The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-02 00:00:00

LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE.

The spirited proprietor of this very popular
and fashionble periodical has produced a num-
ber this month every way worthy of him. The
embellishments are first-rate, particularly the
showy one of the Guildhall, as it will appear at
the approaching festival.

Mr. CUMMINGS, the favourite of the York
Theatre, was remarkable for a voice of extraordinary
strength. The power he possessed seduced bun into A
habit of ranting, which the public being pleased with,
confirmed him in. Thus, when Jong Kxst ma visited
York, he was told by the gallery he " cud na shoot oot
laik Coo Mases." The death of this gentleman was ano-
ther of those singular coincidence, of which JOHN PAI.-
weles is a well•known instance. lie was playing
.Duntont, in Jane Shore, at a town in the York circuit,
and in the last scene with his wife, when he had repeated
the words--
" lie witness for me, ye celestial hosts,
44 Such mercy and such pardon as my soul
4' Accords to thee, and begs of Heaven to show thee,
" May such befall me at my latest hour!"
he tottered an instant, sunk down, and expired. The au-
dience, mistaking this for an intended " point," rewarded
him in the usual way ; but, alas ! he was for ever insen-
sible to their notice! re,tl and mimic life were essentially
niingled into a departed shadow, And the actor was now
upon a level with the monarchs and heroes it had been his
highest ambition to imitate...-Beertard's Retrospections
of the Stage.

BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENCE.

(From the Morning Chronicle.}

Tlausser.s, OCT. 27.—Tbe Prince of 'Orange has an-
ticipated hia fate, and instead of being driven from the
Country by the Duo':li, and even Flemings, he has left Ant-
werp and gone to London. What sort of a reception he
will meet with there, from the uncle of, the Princess he
desired once to marry, we cannot predict; but be who
once aspired to the Throne of England now seeks an asy-
lum as an unfortunate Princo. Well ! we owe him no
reproaches. He has not wronged Belgium, and his last
words are those of peace. Ile has yet hopes of the Con-
gress recalling him ; and he calls it " a National 'Con-
gress." But why has the Prince proceeded to London?
Why did he not go to the Hague, remain in the environs
of Antwerp, or even make his entry into this city? He
would not have been harmed here, and the confidence it
would have manifested would not have been lost on the
Belgians. Some say he has gone to London to explain
his conduct to the Court of St. James. Others say he
has gone to ask for aid ; and many, who are his partisans,
declare the voyage is made to impress on the mind of my
Lord Wellington the My of hoping to conquer the Bel-
gians by an expedition, or to re-attach these provinces
to Holland. Upon the whole, this latter reason seems
to be the most plausible, and I willingly adopt it. Will
you do the same? I think so, though you are no lover
of Kings or Princes, yet you will do justice to the unfor-
Ornate. The French and Republican parties here take
the Proclamation of the Prince of Orange to be the
signal of his retreat, and say that the Mouse of Nassau is
now gone for ever from the shores of Belgium. Though
the Prince of Orange has left Antwerp for London, the
Dutch troops are still committing great excesses in the
neighbourhood of the former city. All round Antwerp
the pleasant country houses are being destroyed—the
women insulted and violated, and property of all sorts pil-
lagerl. Our Belgian troops, which have attacked them,
have not been very successful, and at Berchent they have
been defeated. Our volunteers, though the bravest of the
brave, cannot sustain in open country the regular firing
of disciplined troops. Maestricht has not yet fallen into
the hands of the Belgians, hut is resolutely defended,
though declared in a stage of siege. The Congress can-
not dispose of these questions, and I doubt much whe-
ther the King of Holland will be bound by it, though his
son should be accepted as Prince. ALPHA.

Mumma, OcT. 28, 1830.—We have received the
terrible news that one of the most ancient and beautiful
cities of Europe (Antwerp) is being burned to the ground.
How shall I find words, my friend, to describe to you
Noy grief and anxiety? Our old friend J— is still
there, bed-ridden and palsied. lam told his house was
on fire, and that he would he burned to death in his
chamber. I cannot think of that fine town and those
brave men who lived there being ruined and destroyed
without shedding tears. But we must do more than
this. I have sent off my son to represent me. The
Government has called all to arms, and Gustave prayed
to go. I have lost all my anxiety for the House of
Nassau now ; and I can only grieve that I have been so
deceived. Hew perfidious was the scheme ! Fit at,
they got off the Prince of Orange. Second, they got
from the Hague a revocation of his authority at Antwerp.
Third, they divided the Belgian from the Dutch forces in
the citadel, in order that they might be sure of their stra-
tagem; and, finally, they then fired on the town, and
bombarded that pretty, good city of Antwerp. You can
form no idea of the exasperated state of the people here.
It would be quite out of the question now to propose the
name of the Prince of Orange. No one will listen to it,
for whether he be really or not a party to this attack on
Antwerp, he is a Nassau, and the blood of that detested
family rens in his veins. What shall we do now? We
must establish a Republic, or adopt your plan of joining
ourselves to France. But will France have us now? I
should say, No. Write me your opinion by return of
courier. Something must be done. ALPHA.

The King's Theatre, in the ensuing season,
will be honoured with the especial patronage of the KING
and QUEEN, who will be constant visitors in their private
capacity, and occasionally with all the splendour of the
Court. The Duke of SUSSEX, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE,
the Duke of CUMBERLAND, Prince LacoroLn, the Duke
of Gr.ouczsmt, and the Duchess Of KENT, as well as
their MaJasTuss, will each have a private box at the Ita-
lian Opera-bouse.—Sunday Paper.

The Staffordshire Mercury mentions, among
the " Signs.of the Times," in the hitherto peaceful dis-
trict of the Potteries, " the introduction of tri-coloured
flags, nobody knowing from whence or by whom—the
distribution of inflammatory tracts by strangers, who
avoid answering any questions as to their employers—and
the appearance in the neighbourhood of persons bearing
every characteristic.of emissaries of a dangerous society."
The proceedings of the agitators, and the
strong feeling against the Union which their exertions
have called forth, seem at last to have excited the atten-
tion of the influential portion of the Irish gentry. The
Duke of Laistsrea has called a meeting of the noblemen
and gentlemen who are interested in the preservation of
the peace of the country, and who are anxious to protect
the integrity of the empire. This object was accomplished
by a circular, of which we add a copy. The meeting
was to take place on Friday, and it was expected that the
LATOUCHES, and all those ef wealth and consequence
whine presence was not required by Parliamentary duties
in London, would lend their assistance in devising means
to accomplish the object which his Grace describes. The
circular is worded as follows :—" The Duke of LRINSTIR
presents his compliments to and requests the
honour of his attendance at Moaalsors's hotel, on Friday
next, the 29th instant, at three o'clock, to meet a few
noblemen and gentlemen, who have been invited in a
similar manner by the Duke, for the purpose of con-
sidering the expediency of adopting some measure cal-
culattol to discountenance the further agitation of the
question of a Repeal of the Legislative Union of Great
Britain and Ireland."

A rumour has this week been prevalent in
this town that a young man had died from the effects of a
powder, or potion, administered to him by a female, with
whom he kept company, in order to " make hint more
fond of her." Without vouching for their truth, we
merely give the circumstances as they have been related to
us. About six weeks since, Mr. —, aged about 35
years, who held an office under Government, and who,
for some time, had paid his addresses to Miss .—.—, the
youngest daughter of a respectable tradesman of this town,
joined some friends on a day's pleasure to the westward,
Miss being of the party. At the inn at ---., a
powder, said to be cantharides, was, by her, unknown to
her lover, introduced into a glass of port negus, which he
drank. The effect was such that be was greatly disor-
dered in his brain, and, in returning home, overturned the
gig which he was driving, and which was broken to
pieces. Mr. —, however, recovered. The potion
having, as it would appear, failed in the desired effect, the
infatuated girl took an opportunity, about a month since,
of repeating the dose at a house in square. Mr.
was soon after taken very ill, and so continued until
yesterday set/might, when he expired, having passed the
latter stages of his illness in a state of absolute madness,
being strapped down to the bed, in which deplorable con-
dition he died. It is said that, during his confinement.
being aware of the cause of his wretched state, the sight
of a female, even of his own mother, threw him into a
state of frenzy. The rumour (and as such only we state
it) has excited the most intense interest in the town.--
Brighton Herald,

ANECDOTE OF HENRY IL or FRANCE.—
It was the care of the new King, HENRY, to celebrate the
obsequies of him predecessor in the most magnificent style.
The Bishop who pronounced the funeral oration used a
bold metaphor, which gave occasion to the bigots of the
Sorbonne to show their zeal. King Fnaticts, according
to the worthy prelate, had been afro holy a life, that his
soul had gone straight into Paradise, without passing
through the flames of purgatory. The denial of purgatory
was a favourite tenet of the reformers.--The Sot,
bonne forthwith accused the preacher of heresy :
they seat a deputation to St. Germain, to make known
their complaint to the Kltta. Mennoza, a chief Auer
of the Court, first received it ; and, by a facetious spleh,
saved IiANRY from an act of injustice. " Calm your-
selves, gentlemen," said he to tile deputies of the Sorbonne;
" if you hail known the good King Fitancts as well as I
did, yon would have better understood the words of the
preacher. FAANCIS was not a man to tarry long any
where; anti if he did take a turn in purgatory, bel►eve
me the devil himself could not persuade him to make any
thing• like a sojourn."—Dr. Lardner's Cabinet lyelo-
pedia,V al. Xll. ; being Vol. I. oft& History of France.
The spirit of insubordination, we regret to
hear, is still increasing in Kent. We have heard that A
gentleman connected with the eastern part of the county
arrived last night at the Secretary of State's office for the
Home Department, to lay before Government a statement
of what is taking place in that district. In one place one
hundred special constables were ordered to be sworn in,
out of which eighty immediately and positively refused to
act. It is greatly to be apprehended that this spirit will
extend to other parts of the county..—Morning ,paper.