The Sun.
London, England, 1830-09-27 00:00:00

the good citizens to work with them in unpaving the
streets and in erecting barricades, then they go into the
houses to force the inhabitassts to buy the paving stones at
three francs fur every basket full. The last diligences that
left finviselswere stopped at the gates by the populace, who
arrived here yesterday evening, 'and those from whom we
have these details, were obliged to give up to the heroic
defenders of the country, one his great coat, the other his
hat; the other passengers were served in the same manner.
Such is the picture of the state of Brussels at this mo-
ment, and which threatened to become still more gloomy,
if the King in his goodness had not resolved to put an end
to so many evils.

(From the Journal de Gand of Sept. 25.)
GRIM, Sm. 24.—We have official news that the
internal heights of Brussels, the Park, the three Palaces,
and the adjacent squares and streets are occupied by the
Royal troops. Besides this, the cavalry, with 30 pieces
of cannon, entered the city on another side.
All those who are acquainted with the state of parties
at Brussels easily anticipated this result. The rich and
the merchants occupying the upper-town, and having been
long under the tyranny of the mob and the agitators, have
doubtless joyfully introduced into the quarters where they
reside the troops who came not to conquer but to defend
them. It is added, but not officially, that the remainder
of the city was occupied almost immediately. This ap-
pears to us to be the infallible result of the occupation of
the first positions, and especially of the manner in which
that occupation took. place.
All persons acquainted with Brussels know that those
heights form a plateau, very favourable for the use of artil-
lery, and that they command the outlets of all the streets
of the lower town, in which the infantry and flying artil-
lery can there act with ease. We are told that these
events were prepared in the following manner :—After
some partial engagements at other points, a corps of 600
men, placed before the Flanders gate, having opposite to
it some Brussels troops who wore the Orange cockade, is
asia to have been seduced by their appearances of concord
to fraternise with the troops of the city, and to have en-
tered the gates without mistrust, but that they were per •
Odiously attacked by those who introduced them, and did
notiffect their retreat without having 15 or 20 wounded.
Whatever truth or probability there may be in this state-
ment, this violation of all ideas of honour and probity is
said to have exasperated the troops in the highest degree,
and to have been followed by an order to fire upon Bros-
eels. Soon afterwards this formidable demonstration having
filled with terror the wealthy cititens,who have no interest
in the fatal struggle in which agitators and the populace have
engaged every body, are said to have made a convention with
the troops to give up to them the positions which they first
occupied. Such at the moment of our going to press is
the situation of affairs as far as it is known. Victories
without any result;.—.this is all that a revolution could
produce, which not being the expression of a want could
not take deep root in the minds of the people. Our city
is happy in having discovered the real motives of a move-
ment founded on private interests and private vanities,
and the martyrs of which have not even the consolation of
dying for the success of a great idea.
All the accounts which we receive confirm the entrance
of the troops into Brussels, and the occupation of that
city. We expect the details, which we shall immediately
give in a supplement.
M. &Melia, Member of the Second Chamber, has
given, as we hear, orders to two Advocates 4d Bruges,
to sue the local authorities for damages, on account of the
spoliation of his house, and the destruction of his furni-
ture in the riot at Bruges, in July.
Several persons have been arrested in the environs of
Brussels ; it is reported that Baron de Stemma has been
arrested near Mons.
. The Antwerp Journal of the 23d says This morn-
ing a carriage with a strong escort, brought to Vilvorde
as prisoners M. de Ducpetiaux, President of the club of
Brussels, and one of the Editors of the Courier des Pap
Bas, and M. Everard of the same city. We do not
positively know the circumstances of their arrest, they
were lodged in the prison and immediately examined.
Yesterday about three in the afternoon there was some
fighting on the plain of Mont Plaisir. This morning at
half-past seven cannonading was heard at Boom, in the
direction of Brussels, The cannonade then ceased, and
it is hoped that the hostilities are concluded. It is probable
that the troops, however, entered Brussels to-day.
May this be effected without bloodshed, and may policy
and clemency disarm the severity of justice.

The following letter, dated Antwerp the
24th inst., has been received at LLOYD'S this
Morning :--

t. " Prince Frederick only acted upon the Proclamation of
e 21st inst,, yesterday morning, when at seven o'clock
the troops began to move towards Brussels; they mat a most
determined resistance, and not until one o'clock r. 14. did the
troops make themselves masters of one of the gates, they
ultimately possessed themselves' yesterday afternoon of the
upper town. The whole of the day, until late in the af-
ternoon, very heavy firing of guns was heard, and again
this morning. Reports on Change to-day state that at
tan o'clock this morning the troops had succeeded to get
Possession of all the gates of the unfortunate town. How-
ever, no official accounts have reached here since yesterday
afternoon, than the Prince's first success wag announced.
We remain here in a state of the most anxious suspense.
The reports all agree that the insurgents here lost
4 great many men, far more than the troops, as grapeshot
Only secured the success gained by the troops, who were
brought down to the ground by cannon shot. Three in-
dividuals, who presented themselves before the Prince on
Wednesday to treat, were arrested and brought here. It
would appear that they came to the Prince armed."

The French and Dutch Papers contain much
interesting matter. The Gazette de France of
Friday gives an impressive account of the state
of affairs in Brussels. A brisk action had
slready commenced there between the Dutch
troops and the populace, in which the latter
had slightly the advantage. Subsequent accounts,
however, mentioned in the Paris Papers of
Saturday, state that the Belgic insurrection was
at an end, that the Dutch flag floats over
Brussels, but that the entry of Prince FRE-
bIRICK into the capital had been pre-
ceded by some hours of the most frightful
anarchy. The same Papers teem with re-
Ports respecting a change in the French
Ministry. A stronger infusion of Liberalism
is, it seems, to be thrown into the Cabinet, of
which LA.VITTE is publicly talked of as likely
to be the head. The Dutch Journals are filled
chiefly with the address of the First Chamber in
answer to the RING'S Speech. The Address
promises his MAJESTY'S hearty and unqualified
support.

t the annual meeting of the Mechanics' In.
lt, hutieh, held a few days since at the Court-
house, Leeds, Mr. BROUGHAM made some
Pertinent and caustic remarks on the Earl of
WILTON'S late lachrymose speech respecting
the education of the lower classes. After corn-
hienting on the notable absurdity of the Noble
Lord's line of argument ; on his alarm as to the
progress of knowledge throughout the country;
and on his attempts to inoculate the Duke of
WILLLINo'row with his own apprehensions; the
Hon. and Learned Gentleman went on to ob-
serve, " he (Lord WILTON) was greatly mis-
taken if he thought the bulk of the community
derived their education from the kindness of the
upper orders; the bulk were not taught by the
upper classes, but he (Mr. BROUGHAM) rather
thought that the upper classes were taught by
the
b• • •
ulk. • This is precisely what we ourselves observed
when remarking a week since on the same subject.
The lower classes taught by the upper ! What an
egregious farce I As well might the unformed
scholar attempt to teach his master the ru-
diments of the classic tongues. The Per
!lasses have never
yet instructed the louwePr,
have
this
nothing to teach worth knowing—
the intellect is almost wholly on the other side.