The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-09 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

IBCIMION IN THE BELGIAN CHAMBER
UPON THE FREEDOM OF THE PRES&

The Brasses papers of yesterday contain full re-
ports of the sitting of the Chamber of Representatives
on Wednesday, in which interpellations were ad-
dressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs relative to
Idle attack made upon the Belgian press in the late
Congress at Paris.
The sitting commenced at half past two p.m. The
galleries open to the public were densely crowded.
The interpellations, of which notice had been given
by M.Orts, were Ant on the orders of the day.

E. Ohre sommeeeed with shading to the 'question
nested is Belgian by the grave accusations and seem-
isseneenasedtreoted against Belgium and its press in the late
sittLege of the Paris Congress. Ha would not deny that a
few of the joursals of Belgium had indulged in violent and
unpatriotic Impale, bat even this wes not exclusively
directed spinet France ; and certainly posensed no feature&
which mould not be remedied by the wagtail' laws. He then
pointed oat the exceedieg stringency of the sots regarding
the press, end demanded to be informed of e single cue in
which the application of the law bai been relined. But
was the Belgian press the only oats in Europe in which vio-
laters of language wee In be found ? He wished to know of
the government if myelin. had been done to communicate
to the Proud government or the governments represented
at Paris, the protest of Belgian against the accusations of
which it had been the object. The speaker then proceeded
to remark epos the charge that Belgium had failed in the
exercies of its. International duties,—reviewing the history
of the many due the declaration of Its independents', and
shaming for it the virtu of ►ewing by its attitude rendered
the greatest service. to Europe. " They speak," he rot-
eluded, " 4 the dimmest to whisk I have referred, of
reforms asomeary, Indispensable, to the rep os and
traaquility of the European states—reforms which
the Belgian government and the great majority of the
eolietry ere sot able to effect. What us these reforms
They are—we have the right to suppose so, at Inset—re-
forms In the institution, seeing that for legal reforms the
legislative majority is trufficient. In the presence of these
words, I am authorised in demanding of the government a
plate reply to the following questions the French go-
vernment, en say of the other governments which took
part in the Congress of Park, in the sitting of the Bth of
April, asked the Belgian government to introduces any
reform late war sonstitutioto ? and, if such a demand is one
day placed Wan the cabinet, I ask that it tell me cow,
is it Its Intimation to empty 1 Such are the questions which,
In order to reassure and j notify the cowry, I believe it my
duty to put to the cabinet." (Cheers )

Y. ViLLI3I, Minister of Forslgn Afia re, roes amidst pro-
found silence. He sald,—Gentlemen, I have the honour to
reply in a very words to the three condone put to me by
the honourable K. Ora, H. asks me, in the first plus, if
the cabinet has made any communication to the French
government or to any of the governments represented at the
Congers, of Paris, shore the publCation of the protocol of
the 8 h April. When I read this pro•oeol in the journals I
believed it my duty, in spite of engagements of a melancholy
character, to prepare—in case the Fr. nob government, or
any other government represented at Pale, should transmit
officially the tnaty of pace with the protocols to the cabinet
of Brawls—a reply, whieb should be communicated to all
the governments taking part in the Cannes. This response
was finished four days ago; it is ready, and if it was
permitted me to read It here, perhaps the chamber would
find la It a portion of the considerations which the hon.
H. Orts has set before us. (Hear, hear.) There is only
wanting to this doeument,—whCh has been finished and
ready, I repeat, for four dap,—there is only wanting my
signature. It was my inter Von to deliver it on the day
after that upon which any of the powers repreestried at the
Caress of Paris, notified to us the treaty apace and the
protocol.. Is the second plaos, the hon. U. Otte wishes to
know if any one of the g iveramenu represented at the Cou-
pes& have demsaded that the Belgian government should
propose some modification in the constitution. Noes!
Finally, the hon. K. Oren asks If the cabinet, in
ease such a demand should be made, would be
disposed to propos, to the chamber any cheeps in the con-
, stitation ? Never (This last word pronoucced by the
misister In a load vole*, was received with "bravos " and
prolonged applause by the left, by the entre, and by some
members of the right, at also by the galleries.)
Y. 01T1—I thank the minister for his reply to my inter-
' pellations. After the reception which has been given by the
chamber to that reply, I have only on. sentiment to expreees
and that is my pride at having heard sub • reply mood
from the lips of a former member of the National Coupons.
(Renewed appl nee.)

- - ,
The PIISIDEXT—After this peffotic words of the Mi-
nister of Forsiga Affairs, the sentiments expressed by M.
Oren, end which us those of the whole Assembly, I believe
that Inas declare the incident at an sod.

A lively emotion was manifered in the Assembly. The
President proposed to go on with the orders of the day, but
13 great was the euftement that upon the request of several
members the chamber adjturued.

ADDRESS OF THE CIRCASSI
TO THE SULTAN.

The following Is a translation of the address pre-
sented to the Porte on the 24th ult., by a deputation
from the mountain tribes of the Caucasus:
"TO U. THE SULTAN ABDUL NEWID KHAN, &O.

"The undersigned have the honour of setting
fortk, that although you have been at all times our
Padishab, our refuge, our light, and the fountain of
our prosperity,.the invasion of the accursed Mus-
covite has brought us in some sort under
his tyrannical sway, and caused many and grave
die uteri. Nevertheless, even as when the sun sets,
his rising is certain, and may be predicted—so have
we with equal constancy ever refused to listen to
Russian blandishments, or yield to his schemes;
neither has his gold purchased u, how great soever
may have been our tribulations. We have never
erased, se all the world knows, to risk against his
strength our lives, our fortune*, and those of our
sots, struggling on and combating night and day
with the sole aid of the Most High.
"Thanks be to heaven, the light of the Imperial
sun, so ardently longed for, has at length shone, and
shed its glory on all the Mussulman rase; but espe-
cially on Cireassia. May God Almighty, for the
love of our holy Prophet, guard your Imperial High-
ness and sacred person from all the ills of life, and
grant a complete victory over all your enemies.
"The proverb say., time out of mind, that we
should never allow an old custom to fall into disuse I
and according to that of our country and its im-
perishable law; after having sworn we set about the
work without delay. Some thirty years ago, your
servant, Zanude Befer Bar, having chosen twelve
delegates among the twelve Circassian tribe., pro-
vided them with credentials and dispatched them to
your Imperial Porte, with • declaration that the
Pad-shah—our only light and fountain of prosperity
—being our only sovereiga and master besides—we
were determined never to separate from his rule.
"Ever faithful to the state, and to the true faith,
we lived in expectation, when a great functionary
tame to Circaseia with a mission, and
,provided with
your Imperial firmao.
"Your sovereignty was thus established in M-
oues. We rejoiced with our children, offered up
prayers and sacrifices to Heaven for the prolongation
of our Padishah's days and his triumph over his
atomics; swearing also before the Eternal God, that
never till doomsday should we acknowledge any
other master.

" When this war broke out, in which our Padi-
shah, together with the two Allied Powers, fought
the Muscovite—the undersigned, your servants, en•

tared the lists and did their best under the command
of Befer Puha. But as now the news of peace hu
reached, and there is no mention made of Circus*
this petition, drawn up by the different tribes of our
rue, and declaring that we shall separate from
our Padishah, has been entrusted to 360 delegates.
Now, aceordlng to the maxima that all things return

to their source, we have turned towards your Imps.
rial Majesty, and while we kiss the dust under your
feet, we adjure you to order that we be placed for ever
under the majestic shadow of your Imperial throne."
(Signed)