The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-19 00:00:00

DECLARATION OF BELGIAN

In the Belgian Chamber of Repramentatives, on
Thursday, M. Orts desired to be informed what
course the Belgian cabinet would pursue if invited to
join the Western Alliance against Russia. M.
Henri de Brouckere, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
replied that no invitation bad been made to Bel-
gium by the Western Powers to join their al-
liance. The articles of the treaties of 1831 and of
1839, which constituted the kingdom of Belgium,
imposed oa that power a perpetual and obligatory
neutrality. That condition was the very essence of
its independence Lod :nationality. The five great
powers, in imposing on Belgium that obligation,
engaged in return to protect her from all attack, at
the same time that the treaties in question permitted
her to defend herself. From these considerations, it
was evident that there could not be any idea of Bel-
gium intervening in the armed contests of Europe,
as on the day on which she would so act, she would
cease to be an independent state, and would behold
her existence come to a close.—Doily News.

The Monileur of yesterday publishes the following I
note :
FRANKFORT, Fas. 15.
Bina the resolution of the diet, on the Bth of this mouth,
ordain the federal contingents to be placed on a war ,
footing, Germany enjoys a kind of truce. This calm is I
however more apparent than real. Every one feels the Ina-
depeacy of the prescribed measure. The diet, in its sitting 1
of this day, has adopted the propmition submitted to at by
the military committee, that of inviting all the governments
individsilly to acquaint It with the situation of their me-
pemive contingents, with respect to the effective strength of
each, and its ordnance, es likewise concerning the arrange- '
mints entered into for the formation of the mixed corps.
The Monitcur of yesterday gives prominence to
an article from Journal de Frankfort on the subject
of the contingent c-operation of a French army corps
with that of Austria. This is the first time the sub-
ject has been mentioned in the official organ of the
French government. The following is the article:
The Berlin Zeit. of the Bth instant publishes a letter from
Frankfort ander date of the 6th, in which the writer pre-
tends that Austria would aot be soma' sed to conclude an
alliance with France, I. virtue of which a French army
would be concentrated in Bohemia, in order to complete
Austria's line of defence against 'Lassie, unless "she had
first obtained the assent of the confederation to the mea-
sure ; for this latter would alone have to decide whether a
treaty on the paint of conclusion with (omits powers for
the occupation of German provinces does or dote not
threaten the security of the confederation or of some of its
members.
Great stress is laid, says the Frankfort correspondent, on
the fact that the articles 2 and 11 of the Federal Act are

opposed to the conceotretion of Frerch troops in a country be at all times known to the Government. Although
of the Germanic confederation. According to article 2, personally glad of publicity, we doubt the fairness
the object of this confederation is the maintenance of Ger• or propriety of publishing the stamp returns to
many's safety at home and abroad, of tte independence and gratify
curiosity, and to affect the interests of
invirelability of the
article 11, the members of the confederation preserve, it is the proprietors of newspapers; but there cannot be
trot, the right of amending every species of alliance, bat a doubt that it is desirable for a Government to
they are hosed to enter into no Engagement militating know the extreme extent of influence possessed by
against the 'eddy of the confederation, or any one of its the various organs of the press, in a country where
members.
it is so free as here. Take the Times as an instance.
DUO sostolo Parties see danger to the security of Germany it is
la the easseass of a foreign army, especially a Frisch - published in • City whose population is
greater than that of any other capital. It
army. This may would not be placed under the son •
mad of Ault* bet would remain entirely subjected to is reputed to possess a more extensive

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w 95.." 1".."‘" I:l7ls:6l;;Lii.rirefT;rZa;tZlniaoll79, :070%71.010;d1;t;iirtaZiralis a very 'Moog detschment Public exposure las lashed our own hospital ma- busy in Paris, will be; associated with Prince
Bat meek parties se* kager to the security of Germany it is
it is so free as here. Take the Times as an instance. Waterford; Captain Francis Scully, Tipperary ; Lord of efilcient polio., to honked from tbe various police toreas nagement at Scutari into comparative excellence, but obakoff at the Vienna conference.
published in • City whose population is Beetles, Cavan ; Colonel Sir it. Ferguson, Londonderry ; over the country. A communication was received yesterday even yet it lacks the clock•worlc beauty and regularity Yesterday the new dogma of the Immaculate Con-
k the of a foreign army, especially a Ftoach Lieutenant• Colonel Caulfield, Armagh •; Captain Conolfy, by the police authorities of Glasgow on the subject ; and we
easy. This err• would not bs placed ander the sole coma- treater than that of any other capital. It
,_ Donegal ; Captain O'Brien, Sing's CottutY ; Lord Bernard, learn that to entarkising young kfleen very encouraging which pervade even the smallest of the French estab• °option was proclaimed with great pomp by the
mud of Austria, bet would remain entirely sobjeeted to is Malta' to Pomo a 11"" eataaliva air• Cork Artillery. toms will ',reoffered. 'bah' moots. Our energetic aka hays laid hands Archbishop Of Paris it liQtre Daniel and to-an the ,
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