The Sun.
London, England, 1852-02-18 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

The following appears in the Journal du Bruxelles :
" Rumours relative to the pretended projects of the
President of the French Republic against Belgium are
spread in our towns, and disquiet the populations, and it
is even alleged that the execution of these projects will
take place at an early period. Nothing justifies these
rumours; on the contrary, the Prince Louis Bonaparte
has sent pacific protestations to the great powers, and
they have shown themselves satisfied with them. If it
were otherwise, we should see troops concentrated
.on
the right bank of the Rhine; bat nothing of the kind
takes place. It is, however, objected that the Belgian
Government is adopting measures for placing our
fortresses in a respectable state of defence. Is is per-
haps, however, not known that during
.the. long 13
the Go-
vernment, by the new project for the orgaonuirsafourotnifi,eodreralatheeers
disorganisation of the Belgian army,
en. consequences
thpen i t
oafndthoisurditraeremoradtecariaulsewderbeysiunbejoecmtepdetteontth;
vwearsn moennity, which,necessary ins instead do maintaincu tinwg"st.h short existed,
sttheed theories
.
which each one improvised, indulged in them, remained
with its arms folded; 'and now it is necessary to renew
what was allowed to perish. Hence the i
extraordinary
measures to which an immediate ;object s ascribed,
whilst they are only tardy operations which common'
prudence might is great part have rendered un-
necessary."

ITALY.'
Letters froniNaples of the 10th make mention of
an expected amnesty. Several prisoners had had their
sentences mitigated.
It is reported at Florence that the Austrian Minis-
ter used every means in his power to hinder the
GRAND DUKE from conferring the cross of the Order
of St. Joseph on M. MURAT, Charge d'Affaires of the
was
Frenc
alsoh R
divided bat
Florence,F anti that the Ministry
matter. The GRAND DUKE,
however, was resolute.

______.........,,
MUSICAL INSTITUTE OF LONDON. On Saturday
evening the members of this society met for the first time at
their rooms in Sackville-street. The president, Mr. Hullah,
delivered an inaugural address, in which he adverted to
the necessity which, had hitherto existed in London for a
spot where musicians might meet and discuss points of inte-
resto connected with their, art, and described the objectserfa.
which the society was established, and its proposed
_oeptun,
tions. A quartett, composed by Mr. J. Lodge Ell r
Webb,
was then performed by Messrs. Dando, Watson,
Henry
and then performed
Dolby sang a song compose 7
about
Lewes (who flourished in 'the /T. lililst 1
fifty years before Purcell), to Walter's words,4far
pianoforte
listen to thy' voice." A sonata of Bah'.
Sloper and
and violin, was played by Messrs.
Lindsay
of Babylon," the
Dando ; and a psalm, .. By the waterswas
sung
by Mrs.
music composed by Mr. P. W. Waley,
of Charles
Endersohn.

THE ENGINEERS' DISPUTEI.—MANCHESTER, TUES-
DAY AFTERNOON.—The workshops here are gradually filling,
though not, we believe, with the men who were discharged.
The masters have advertised very extensively for hands, and
to-day they have letters from Scotland in answer to them
from men who are willing to come on the terms propounded.
According to the police returns obtained by Captain Willis,
the chief constable of Manchester, out of the 46 firms of
engineers, &c., in his jurisdiction, there are 24 working with
full complement, 21 with short complement, and one not
open. The contrast between the number employed previous
to the turn-out and that now employed is as follows :—Before
the turn-out, 6,164; at present, 2,986 ; required still, 3,178.
Since Saturday about 200 more names have been received,
so that probably, at the present time, there are 3,000 more
men wanted.

NEW METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.--'Yester-
day a meeting was held at the Three Pigeons Inn by: ad-
journment from the Town-hall, to take steps for obtaining
the adoption of Brentford as the site of the great cattle mar-
ket to be established in lieu of Smithfield. A memorial to
the market committee of the city of London was adopted,
after various speakers had addressed the meeting in favour
of the fichome.