The Sun.
London, England, 1824-09-08 00:00:00

TIIE LONDON JOURNALS.

DAILY

Extracts from the Morning Petpers, &pt. 8.

[THE Tarts.]
-The Storthing, or Pirliament of Norway, was
prorogued by the King on the 9th ult. The
speech from the throne, and that in reply to it by
the President, have been published at length ;
they are of a mingled character, containing many
expressions of mutual good-will ; but betraying,
in regard to aluestion of the highest interest,and
under the forms of superabundant courtesy and
decorum, a feeling on one side of deep dissatis-
faction, and on the other, of calm and resolute
self-respect. Tine King has repeatedly urged
upon the Storthing, the necessity of granting,
what the constitution of Norway has refused, an
absolute veto to the Sovereign. This prerogative
appears,indeed,at first sight, to be essential to the
existessse of a kingly Government; since without it
the Prince is excluded from even a negative shire
in the power of legislation. This, however, is more
the aspect of things as they appear upon the sur-
face, than when they are thoroughly understood.
• Can the veto ever be exercised without produc-
'sig.:the most lively agitation throughout the
country ; or without placing the Sovereign in open
and manifest opposition to the wishes of his sub.
jects) the great body of whom would on such an
occasion make common cause with their
.repre-
sentatives ? In England, where the veto is abso-
lute, who, for u whole century, has ever seen it
brought into play ? What Minister would dare
to recommend to his Sovereign the employment
of so odium a power ? We are the more sur-
prised at King Charles John of Sweden at-
taching such infinite importance to this pre-
rogative, because he has shown himself in

many instances a man of practical sense, and
capable of discriminating betwixt real and fic-
titious value. Whatever difference ►nay exist
in the attributes of their executive governments,
a limited monarchy, and an absolute repub-
lic, curie nearer to each other in the nature and

distribution of their legislative powers, than men
in general have supposed. In both it is the'na-
,,tional feeling which legislates, and the interposi-
tion of a veto, except in cases where public opi-
nion is much divided, would carry with it such
an air of separate interests and objects from those
of the nation, that the person exercising the royal
authority would hardly wish to make the same
use of it again. The desire expressed by Charles
John for the institution of orders of nobility
among his subjects appears upon the face of it
to be more consistent with the real wants of a
Constitutional Monarchy ; but there, likewise,

the States of Norway have shown little deference
to the Royal solicitation. On the closing of this
session the King admits that many useful laws
have been passed, and is in his turn congratu-
lated by the Storthing on the increasing prospe.
rity and general happiness of the Norwegian
people.

• . [NEw Ttstv.s.)•
We yesterdity. received New York Papers to so
very recent a date as -the 17th ult. They abound
in matter of very great interest. Among the facts
which they positively state are the recapture of
Lima and Callao by Bolivar, the entry of Bravo
into Guadalaxara, and La Serna's resignation of
the 'Viceroyalty of Peru. The last-mentioned
fact was quite unlooked for ; but it is very ra-
tionally explained. General La St'rna had re-
eived the Proclamation of King Ferdinand
annulling all appointments made during the
prevalence of the authority of the Cortes :
and as the General's own nomination as
Viceroy had taken place during that period,
he considered that the King's Proclamation
bound hint to give up his authority. It seems ge-
nerally believed that Iturbide has proceeded to
the Pacific, to land on a part of the coast where
his friends are most powerful. An arrival in
America of nor quite so much political import-
ance is that of General Lafayette, who landed nt
New York on the 15th ult. lie was of course
received with many tokens of respect ; and it
would have been extraordinary if the Americans
bad not paid particular honour to an old man and
a foreigner, whose name is so closely associated
with the foundation of their Republic. One con-
ciusiou from the old General's voyage is irresist-
ible : it is that the cause of Liberalism in Paris
is utterly defunct, and annihilated. Nothing but
desperation could have made General Lafayette
sacrifice the pleasures of La belle France to
dwell among the Duhhiltinse of New England.

[BRITISH PR ISS.]
, ' The last accounts from Brazil bring us further
intelligence with respect to the extraordinary
and suspicious alarm which Den Pedrois spread.
lug in that country, under the pretence of
an expected armament from Portugal. All COM.
mercial transactions were paralysed, and the
whole power of the State was concentrated in the
hands of the Emperor. The General Assembly of
Brazilian Deputies held their first sitting on the
21st of June, but his imperial Majesty did not
Condescend to favour them with his august pre-
tence. De is watched with the utmost suspicion,
his whole time being spent in endeavours to in-
gratiate himself with the army, to whom he gives
splendid entertainments, at which he contrives
to attend in person, though he could not find
time to wait upon the National Legislature. It
is so sinFular that he should be acting in this
twiner just when, if he had concerted measures
with Don Miguel, he would be expecting daily
to hear the result of the treasonable outrage
aguiast their Itoyal Father, that we cannot divest
ourselves of the opinion that the Infiniti of Por-
tugal are brothers hi feeling and principle as
witch as iu blood.

[MORNING HERALD.]
On looking through the file of Pipers, which
we received by the last packet from Buenos
,Ayres, we find them chiefly taken up with Euro-
pean intelligence. it is, however, not difficult to
glean from the occasional discussions which they
Contain upon the►ir domestic affairs, that party-
feeling is still carried to au extreme degree
amongst them. The new Congress is composed
of Members of every party that has distracted