The Sun.
London, England, 1839-02-28 00:00:00

BRUSSELS PA.PER.:-

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We are requested by the Administrateur de la Secrete
Publique to declare that the statement inserted in No. 70
of the Observateur of this month, is entirely contrary to
the truth.
Mr. Steele was summoned to the office like all foreigners
who hare not regular passports, besides he had not had h;s
passport submitted to the formality of the Visa in Belgium.
The application which he had made to the King was quit.;
unknown.
Mr. Steele has not been subjected to any measure of
which be can complain, and it is especially perfectly false
that he has received directly or indirectly, an injunction to
quit Belgium ; if he had he would not be now at Brusselc,
The central section is composed of the following mem-
bers:— M. Raikem, President; Messrs. Lebeau, Doles,
De Behr, Leedts, Van Volxam, and De Merode. The
Politique of Liege says, " A private letter received yes-
terday from Aix-la-Chapelle, informs us that part of-the
Vanguard of the corps of the army had arrived at that
place, and that the remainder is expected in a few
days. The barracks are so full that it has been n ecessary
to quarter some of the troops on the citizens. Some are
expected at Rupen on the frontier of Belgium. The whole
road from Aix-la-Chapelle is covered with troops."-__
Moniteur Belga.
Several petitions have already been made in favour of
the acceptance of the treaty; they emanate from sources
which are eminently national. What can be more
decided than the wish of the majority of the people,
the manufacturers and merchants. Will the repre-
sentatives hesitate to declare for peace when they have
such an initiative before them? We think net.
They will not oppose the real sentiments of their consti-
tuents. They will rather desire to show to the nation that
they have been the first to understand its painful situation,
and that they are resigned to submit to the iniquitous sen-
tence of the Allied Powers. —Courrier Beige.

BRUSSELS, FEB. 25. —The great quantity of rain and
snow that has fallen in the environs within these few days
has, for the third time, inundated the meadows of Curi-
ghem Velvordese. The Senne has overflowed Its banks
in many places since the morning. The lower part of
Brussels is under water.

Six O'CLOCK, P.m.—The water continues to rise; already
200 houses in Moelenbeck Oenderlecht, seem half covered
with water ; the veterinary school, the abattoirs, are also
inundated. Every exertion has been made since the morn.
ing to afford assistance to the unfortunate inhabitants of the
houses which are under water. Many cattle have been
drowned. An immense crowd of people has been this
afternoon to the gates of the city to observe the melan-
choly effects of the inundation.

The travelling on the railroad has been interrupted since
Sunday evening. The railroad from Brussels to Velvorde
is sx inches under water; Hal and Velvorde are inun-
dated ; at Grmmont the Dendre has overflowed the greater
part of the town. The Scheldt has inundated the envi-
rons of Oudenarde. At Liege, and in the whole province,
and also in Limburg, the Meuse has overflowed all the
country on its banks. All the communications in the vici-
nity of the river are interrupted. The damage is immense
and incalculable.

ANTI-CORN-LAW DELEGATION.

The attention of the Delegates has been called to
the operation of the Corn-laws on our trade with Af-
rica, and the gradual intrusion of foreign cutlery and
American cottons into the Negro markets. About
15 years ago British manufactures had almost a
monopoly of the African demand ; but now the
ruinous taxes on food are driving us away from po.
sitions so long held. Specimens have been sent to
the Committee of the articles of foreign manufac-
tures which compete with our own, and the differ-
ence is from 20 to 70 per cent. Merchants con-
nected with Africa declare that the trade will be ex-
terminated unless the means of cheaper production he
(riven to our manufacturers. Are the agriculturists
too blind to see that every manufacturing labourer
thrown out of employ, is a customer lost to them ;
and that the withdrawal of labour and capital from
manufactures, must increase the burthen upon land?
for the land remains stationary and responsible.
while the artizan and the capitalist are not bound to
the British soil.

The intelligence from the agricultural districts cf
Scotland is cheering. Mr. SMITH, of Deanstown,
has made an excellent speech at Donne, on the•
subject of the Corn-laws. Some important statisti-
cal details have been communicated from Dundee,
showing the increased consumption of butchers
meat by the operatives of that great manufacturing
town during the years 1834-35, when the price
of corn was low ; and the increased prosperity of
the farmers in that district, through the increased
demand for their live stock, during that period.
The farmers of " the braes of Angus" are quite
aware that the rents weighed less heavily on them
at that time than they had done for a lona time pre_
vious,or than they have done since. A Caithness-shire
landowner announces with great glee, that a
public meeting is to be held in \Vick for the
purpose of petitioning for the total repeal of the
Corn-laws, and of all restrictions on trade. He goes
on to point out " the great error of attemptin; to
cultivate for corn, land fitted only in a climate
like this to feed stock," and that every one knows
that unless trade and manufactures are pros-
perous, there is no profit in breeding or feeding
what no one can buy. He adds, " There is a re_
port that the Government plan is to be a O.iity
to be diminished gradually. This is so like the
Whigs, and
.would be the worst plan ul'tet the
present. As to the Government it is no riser
speaking about them. All the honest and i„'ten;_
gent fellows even in this remote region aaq
Dis-
gusted with them, and nothing but- the,
orJrror
the Tories, prevents them speaking out,:, • o