The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-19 00:00:00

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In our Second Ed

ROBERT DAUN, M.D.

ition of Thursday w•e stated

that a Council would be held at Brighton for
the purpose of determining the time at which
Parliament should meet for the despatch of busi-
ness. Much disappointment has been expressed
in the City at the announcement not having
appeared in the Gazelle of last night. We
have still every reason to believe that Parliament
will meet by the 6th December, or at all events
by the Tuesday following, should no cogent
reason appear to the contrary.

The great Lincolnshire Reform meeting,
which will be found in another column, took
place yesterday. At this meeting which was
attended by almost all the influential men in the
county, a variety of strong resolutions, were
passed, for the express purpose of counteracting
the Ultra report that a re-action had com-
menced in Lincolnshire. One of the most effi-
cient and energetic resolutions which was pro-
posed by General JOHNSON in an able speech,
was to the following effect:—
" We reflect with indignation upon the conduct pnr-
sued by a majority of the hereditary Peers in rejecting the
Reform Bill. This conduct we ascribe to faction, self-
interest, and thirst of immoderate power.—(Tremendous
cheering.) For the conduct of the Spiritual Peels we en-
tertain a feeling which no lungusge can adequately ex-
press.—(Loud cheers ) We are firmly of opinion that in
order to secure the right of the Crown and the liberties of
the people, faction must be suppressed, malappropriation
of public money be corrected, and ecclesiastics confined to
their spiritual functions."—(Deafening cheers.)

This was carried with little or no opposition,
amidst tremendous acclamations, and will doubt-
less have a very salutary effect on the minds of
the Anti-Reformers. " For the conduct of the
Spiritual Peers, we entertain a feeling which no
language can be found adequate." This was hap-
pily put by Gen. JOHNSON, and was in accord-
ance with the sentiments of the meeting. The
Gallant General afterwards observed, that " if the
Bishops were to send in their adherence to the
measure now about to be proposed by his Ma-
jesty's Ministers, so help him GOD, after what
had passed, he would not trust them." No, nor
any one else. The Bishops have lost all hold
on public confidence ; they have shown, that
they are, with but one or two exceptions, mere
time-servers, pledged only to promote their own
interests, and further the views of despotism ;
and can only cease to be despised, when they
cease to become Members of a House which
they never should have entered. As for trust-
ing them, the people are not such fools; they
know that the Bishops are sincere only in op-
posing Reform ; that they have an interest in do-
ingso, will not give in their adhesion
to the na
hatedd that
measure,
etahey
sure
until it can be satisfacto-
rily demonstrated that their princely revenues
w II not be injured by such conversion. General
JOHNSON, therefore, only echoed the public
opinion when be asserted, that after what had
passed he would not trust the Episcopal Bench.
It is much to the credit of the Lincolnshire Re-
formers that they have spoken out so manfully
on the subject. Other towns and counties will,
DO doubt, follow the example, and express them-
selves with equal fearlessness on the subject of the
Episcopal Bench. This Bench we hope to see,
before many months have elapsed, fairly thrust
out of the House of Lords. It has no business
there ; it never had ; it never ought to have.—
Let Bishops henceforth be confined to their
spiritual functions, and cease to legislate on
Game Laws and Criminal Laws, and matters of
trad.e and commerce, with which they have no
more to do than a Brahmin with the revenues of
Derry. If Bishops should be allowed to sit in

the House of Lords, so ought inferior clergy-
men to be allowed a seat in the House of
Commons.

The following are extracts from Lisbon Papers
eceived this morning :

LISBON, Nov. I.—The Gazette contains a very long account,
extracted from the Correio do Porto, of the public rejoicings,
brilliant illuminations, &c., at Oporto, on the 20th of October,
in honour of the King's birthday.
(The articles coming from Portugal in the Lisbon Gazettes
from the 31st of October to the sth of November, are accounts
of rejoicings on the King's birthday, ship news, &c. The re-
mainder are filled with Russian, French, English, &c., news.)
(From the Diario do Governs.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, SEPT. I.—The Regency, in the name
of the Emperor, has thought fit to prorogue the General Legis-
lative Assembly to the 15th of October next.

SEPT. 12.—1 t having been discovered that the Portuguese brig
Trojan, lately arrived, had on board seven Africans, orders
have been given to institute the legal proceedings necessaly in
such cases.

SEPT. la—Two letters from the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
dated Sept. 6 and 9, announce that despatches, dated Hamburg,
June 16 and July 7, had been received from the Chargé d'Af.
taires of Brazil, Antonio de MenezesVasconcellos de Drumond,
informing him that the cholera morbus had unhappily mani-
fested itself in many parts of Europe.

" DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Seer. 14.
" Sie,—To save time I send to your Excellency all the ori.
ginal documents, transmitted to me by our Charge d'Affaires in
Sweden, relative to the cholera morbus ; and your Excellency
will have the goodness to return them to me as soon as you
shall have made use of them, to take measures for preventing
this scourge from afflicting this Empire.

" FRANCISCO CARNEIRO DE CAMPOS.
" To Senor Jose Lina, Coutinha.

" Palace of the Government, Sept. 10, 1631."

SEPT. 15.—This number of the Diario is filled with the do_
cuments relative to the cholera, mentioned in the preceding
letter as having been transmitted from Stockholm.
SEPT. 17.—This number of the Diario contains an official
letter from the Medical Society of Rio de Janeiro to the Mini_
ster of the Interior, Senor Jese Lino Coutinha, stating the
opinion of the Society with respect to the cholera, and themea_
. sures to be adopted against its spreading to this empire.
The Society recommends that vessels coming from Hamburg,
and other parts in which the cholera rages, shall be subject to
the operations of articles 10 and l of the sanitary regulations
approved by the decree of the 17th of February, 189.9, when the
yellow fever existed in Gibraltar. The Society hopes that the
precautions which prudence recommends, will in fact be unne-
cessary, as during the long period in which the empire has corn.
municated with India, where the cholera is endemic, it does not
appear that it has ever reached Brazil, or that it ever spread
from India to the Cape of Good Hope.

It seems that a portaria or decree, and a circular notice, on
this subject were published in No. 71 of the Diaria, which has
not come to hand.

In the case of the House of Lords again re-
jecting the Reform Bill, the following resolution
will be moved in the House of Commons :

Resolved—That with every respect which this House are ever
desirous to pay to the rights and privileges of the House of
Lords, this House is convinced that it is directly contrary both
to the principles as well as practice of the Constitution of the
country, that they should interfere in any way in the choice of
persons to represent the people in this House.
Resolved—That such interference can be no more claimed as a
right, than that this House can direct the orders and proceed-
ings of their Lordships.
Resolved—That all the regulations respecting the representa-
tion of the people, ought to rest with their constituents dulyand
fairly chosen, and no power in the realm, save and except the
Royal approbation, ought or have any right to interfere therewith.
Resolved—That such of the members of this house as have the
honour to be of his Majesty's Council, be desired to wait on his
Majesty with the most humble request that his Majesty would
be graciously pleased to give his Royal approbation of these Re-
solutions, under the Royal Sign Manual, in order that the same
may be enrolled amongst the Records of Parliament in both
Houses.

Resolved—That it is the opinion of this House that these re-
solutions may not be used or taken as a 'precedent in any other
cases than those which immediately concern the representation
of the people of Great Britain and Ireland.

By the St. Kitt's Papers we learn that at a
meeting of the merchants and planters some re-
solutions of a strong nature were agreed to,
similar in spirit to those passed in the other
West India Islands.