The Sun.
London, England, 1834-11-08 00:00:00

NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE BRAZILS.

The permanent Regency, in the name of the Em-
peror, Don Pedro 11., makes known to all the subjects
of the empire, that the Chamber of Deputies, compe-
tently authorised to reform the Constitution of the em-
pire, according to the terms of the law of the 12th of
October, 1832, decree the following changes and ad-
ditions to the same Constitution :

" Art. I.—The right recognised and guaranteed by the
71st Article of the Constitution shall be exercised by the
Chambers of the districts and by the Assemblies, which,
being substituted for the General Councils, shall be esta-
blished in all the provinces under the title of Provincial
Legislative Assemblies.
" 2. Each of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies shall
consist of 36 members in the provinces of Pernambuco,
Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Minas, and S. Paulo ; of 28 in
those of Para, Maranhao, Ceara, Paraiaba, Alagoas, and
Rio Grande do Sol ; and of 20 in all the remainder. This
number is, however, subject to alteration by the general law.
" 3. The General Legislative Power may decree the or-
ganization ofa second Legislative Chamber for each province.
" 4. The election of these Assemblies shall be made in
the same manner as for those of the Deputies to the Ge-
neral Legislative Assemblies, and by the same electors ;
but each Provincial Legislature shall exist only for two
years, the members being eligible to be re-elected.
" 5. They shall meet for the first time in the capitals of
the provinces.
" 6. These Chambers shall be at liberty to nominate
their own Presidents, Vice-Presidents, &c.
" 7. There shall be a Session of the Chambers every
year, which shall last for two months.

" 8. The President of the province shall be present at
the installation of the Provincial Assembly.
"9. The Provincial Legislative Assemblies shall be
competent to propose, discuss, and deliberate in conformity
to certain fundamental articles of the Constitution.

" 10. The same Assemblies shall be competent to legis-
late upon the civil, judicial, and ecclesiastical division of the
respective provinces, upon the state of public instruction,
&c.—upon objects of municipal or provincial utility—upon
the police, &c.—upon the limitation of the municipal and
provincial expenses—upon the municipal revenues of the
several provinces—upon the public works, high roads, and
navigation of the interior of the respective provinces—upon
the erection of prisons and their discipline—upon charitable
establishments, convents, &c. ; and to nominate, suspend,
and even to dismiss provincial functionaries,
" 11. The Provincial Legislative Assemblies shall also
have the power to organize the internal laws, to authorise
the Municipal Chambers and the Provincial Government to
contract loans according to their respective necessities, to
regulate the administration of the provincial funds, to de-
cide in cases when tho President of the province is by law
incompetent to act, to decree the suspension and even dis-
missal of magistrates, against whom complaints have been
made, the parties being heard and allowed to dolontl them-
selves. To watch over the Constitntiou and the laws in
each province, and tq rTre4lnt to the Provincial Assem-
bly qllY iris' ctiftP cf its rights.
it 12. The Provincial Assemblies cannot legislate upon
duties on importations, nor upon objects not comprehended
in the two prooeding articles.
4‘ IA The laws and resolutions of the Provincial Legis-
lative Assemblies upon the objects specified in the 10th and
and 11th articles, shall be transmitted direct to the Presi-
dent of the provinces who shall have the power of sanction-

" 19. The President shall give or withhold his assent
within the space of 10 days, and in case of his not doing so,
it will be understood that the project receives his sanction.
" 20. The President of the province shall send to the
Assembly and General Government authentic copies of all
the Provincial Legislative Acts which have been promulgated.
" 21. The members of the Provincial Assemblies shall
not be held responsible for the opinions which they may
utter in the exercise of their functions.
" 22. The members of the Provincial Assemblies shall
receive a daily pay during the continuance of the Session.
" 24. In addition to the power vested by law in the Pre-
sident of a province, he shall also be enabled to convoke
the new extraordinary Provincial Assembly, to prorogue
or dissolve it as it shall seem fit for the good of the province,
to suspend the publication of the provincial laws in the
cases and according to the forms prescribed in the 15th and
16th articles.

" 25. In case of any doubt arising relating to any article
of this code, the General Legislative power shall be com-
petent to interpret it.
" 26. If the Emperor has no relation who unites the
qualities required in the 122 d article of the Constitution,
the empire shall be governed during his minority by a tem-
porary Regent who shall be elected, and whose power shall
last for four years, at the expiration of which time a re-
election shall take place.
" 27. This election shall be made by the electors of the
respective Legislatures, who assembled in their colleges
shall vote by secret scrutiny for two candidates, who must
be Brazilian citizens, but not natives or naturalised citizens
of the province to which the college belongs. Returns of
the voting are then to be made up, sealed, and sent to the
Municipal Chamber, to the General Government, and to
the President of the Senate.

" 28. Upon the receipt of these returns the President of
the Senate shall open them in the General Assembly of the
two Chambers, shall count the votes, and the citizen who
shall have obtained the majority shall be declared Regent.
If two candidates obtain an equal number of votes, the
election shall be decided by lot.
" 29. The General Government shall fix a day for this
election to take place in the different provinces of the em-
pire.
"30. In case of a vacancy in the Regency, the Govern-
ment shall be entrusted to the Prime Minister, or, in de-
fault of him to the Minister of Justice.

"31. The present Regency shall govern until a new
election shall take place.
" 32. Suppresses the Council of State. The Regency,
therefore, commands all the authorities to whom the know-
ledge and execution of the above-mentioned changes belong,
that they fulfil and cause to be fulfilled and duly enforce
the same.

(Signed) " FRANCISCO DE LIMA E SILVA,
" JOAO BRAULIO MONIZ,

" ANTONIO PINTO CHICORRO DA GAMA.
"Given at the Palace of Rio de Janeiro, on the 12th day of
August, the 10th year of Independence and the Empire."

COLOMBIA.

Very late accounts were yesterday received from
various parts of South America, those from Catajo
reaching to Ist of September. It appears that the
Republic of the Equador had been the scene of very
fierce conflicts between the contending parties. We
find that the forces opposed to President Flores had
mustered at Yamzed, in the province of Imbs..bura,
under the command of Colonels Guerrera, Madrid,
and Estas, and had marched on Quito. Several fierce
but fruitless attacks were made by them an that city,
but at length they succeeded in obtaining possession
of the buildings round the College of San Luis, in
which their opponents were entrenched and well sup-
plied with provisions and ammunition. The Palace
of the President was also taken possession of, and was
sacked by the populace, and also the houses of Gen.
Farfar and many of the leading citizens. The be-
sieged were under the sole command of the Minister
Garcia del Rio and General Palleres. These attempted
to open a negotiation, but the besiegers would promise
them nothing but their lives. Ultimately, however, a
capitulation was agreed upon, and safety of person and
property guaranteed, the besieged giving up all their
arms and ammunition of war. An Acta was then
issued from the city of Quito, declaring that the
authority of the President Flores had ceased.

The following is a copy :
" Ist. The present Administration of the Equador is dis-
avowed, and all the Acts emanating from the last Legisla-
ture are null and void.

"2d. Don Felix Valdivieso is appointed Supreme Chief
of the Department.
"3. Dr. Jose Salvadore, General Josse I. B. Manuel
de la Pena, and Dr. Pablo Merina are appointed as a
Council to advise with the Supreme Chief in particular
cases.

" 4. The hostile garrison in this capital have submitted,
it is resolved to march on Guyaquil, to give the last blow
to tyranny.

"5. When the civil war shall have been terminated, the
Supreme Chief,' with the consent of the other Departments,
shall convoke an Equadorian Convention, similar to that of
Ocana, which shall assemble in the capital as soon as may
be, to reorganise the country in the manner most agreeable
to the principles of republicanism, and to proceed to the
appointment of the high functionaries."

In the province of Chimboraza a similar popular
re-action had taken place, and movements of the same
kind had occurred at Latacungo, where a strong Gue-
rilla force had been raised under Darco Morales. In-
deed almost the whole of the State of the Equador
was in a state of insurrection against the Government.
So great had been the enthusiasm of the people at
Quito, that the most delicate females were seen
making balls and cartridges, having first disposed of
their trinkets and ornaments to purchase arms,
'present
either to the
Guyaquil, during the first six months of the,
year, 6,000 persons had fallen victims
civil war or to sickness. At Guyae;,-
11 Itocafuerte had
tsheiezewdluloploennatlvlealfrforigactee and shop of war which formed
of the Government, and had
'-.ance of the river. His Majesty's
and a French ship of war, had sailed
sbilloipcksa cal enid the
~an g
_e,n
fr"".ii Callao to Guyaquil, to protect the foreign inte-
rests. The President Flores was in possession of the
city and the surrounding country.