The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-25 00:00:00

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

The leading topics of the ROYAL SPEECII,
with which the Session of the Great Council of

the Nation will be opened on Thursday se'nnight,
were on Saturday submitted to his MAJESTY'S
consideration by Mr. Secretary PEEL. his MA-
JESTY will not give personal attendance on this
occasion, and the important business of the
Session will consequently be opened by ROYAL
CommisstoN. According to the present ar-
rangements, the KING will come to town about
the middle of April, and hold a Drawing
Room in celebration of his Birth-day, now
kept on the 23d of April (St. George's Day).
His MAJESTY is expected to remain at St.
James's Palace upwards of two months, during
which time he intends holding two Levees, and
will probably visit the Italian Opera, Drury-lane
ant: Covent-garden theatres.

The French Papers contain an obnoxious
circular from the Minister of Marine, requiring
the Commanders of fleets or squadrons, and the
Captains of ships, to make reports to the Ma-
rinf,,, Administration on the conduct and charac-

ter of the persons under their orders. Loud re-
monstrances are published by the Opposition
Press against this circular, It is called inquisi-

:orial, arbitrary, dangerous, and mischievous. It

is said to have produced a feeling of disguEg and
indignation in the Semi e, over which the superior
Officers are thus made authorised spies.
We have not space for this circular to-day,

t shall give it with other extracts to-niorrow.

A coolness is said to exist between Admiral
AIALCOLAI and Admiral HEYDEN, in conse-
quence of supposed instructions from their re-
spective Governments. How far this is at pre-
sent true we cannot says but it will come to that
at last.

FRENCH Folog.—PAßts, JAN. 22.—Five per Cents.,

109 f. 75c. 70c. 75c. '7oc. 75c.; Three per Cents., 64€.
90e. 75c. 80c. '7sc. SOc. ; Bank Stock, 1,900 f. ; Naples
Stock, 0,3 f. 60c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 88f.; Spanish
Rentes Pewpetuelles, 61i 62 ; llaytiza Loan, 4:301
Exchange on London, one month, 2.5 f. esoc. ; three
ulamths, 25f. 45c. Com s Authentique.

The following are extractc. from Brussels and
Dutch Papers of the 23d instant. The Dutch
Government seeems resolved to carry matters
with a high hand, but how long with impunity ?

JAN. 20.

By a degree of the 9th instant his Majesty has decided
that the Philosophical College, established at Louvain,
shall be abolished tt the close of the term which has been
cemmrnced.

The suppression of this College, which has been fore-
wen for some time past by all thoe who have attentively
considered what was passing, offers, as a singte Oct, nothing
particularly worthy of attention ;if on the one hand re-
lieves the Treasury from an expense which had no longer
an object in consequence of the new organization of tha
seminaries, on the other it will' ezcite the regret of those
who still flattered themselves that this establith went which
was offered ien by no means forced upon the CLargy,
might have served to form men who would have been an
orraament to the state and the Church.
It is uaetess to dwell on the causes that have disap-
pointed this hope, bat it is proper to compare this act with
various recent measures of the Governmeot relative to the
affairs of the Catholic Church. The whole together and
their connexion must convince the dullest eyes with what
zcrap.loos fidelity the Government realises as soon as it
can, the hoped it has given to truly religious men ; even
preferring to be accoded of yielding to prejudices to alarm-
ing conscientious opinioks.

Those persons who fear the domination of the clergy
ought not to conceive any fears from those measures. The
Governurnt does trace with a firm hand a stable limit
between the tempo,ra) and the spiritual authority, and by