The Sun.
London, England, 1830-10-15 00:00:00

there shall appear good reason to apprehend an interrup-
tion to the public tranquillity.
PETERSIIIIncti,.sErr. 26.

His Excellency the Vice• Chancellor, Count Nesselrotle,
arrived in this city on the 23d.
SErTeMBEIL 28.
Up to the 27th, 1,139 ships had arrived at Cronstadt,
and 1,116 sailed. The mines of gold and platina pro.
diced in the first six months of this year, gold 180 pools,
platina 61.

The French Papers contain some amusing
details relative to an alarm of a revolutionary
movement, which seems to have half paralysed
the-official authorities of Berne. The particu-
lars are of no great moment, except inasmuch
as they show to what an extent the mere appre-
hension of something like revolution has in-
fected even the humbler and more peaceful
Governments of the continent. The Belgic
Papers are filled for the most part with
decrees respecting the new laws of election in
Belgium, by which we learn that no man can
be an elector under '25 years of age, and that
the National Conven►ion shall be composed of
I'2oo Deputies.

It gives us pleasure to find that the new im-
provements in the Strand, and elsovhere, are
proceeding with great rapidity, and in a proper
business-like spirit. But we would venture to
suggest to his MAjEsTY's Chief Commissioner
of Woods and Forests, as the Strand has been
already so much improved by extending its width,
the propriety of extending it still further, and
wholly doing away with that abominable nui-
sance Holywell-street, which is no less offensive
to the sight than the health of the neighbour-
hood. This fetid, miserable lane or alley,
which presumes to call itself a street, once re-
moved, an entrance might be made to New
Inn, which, viewed from the opposite side of
the Strand (London's greatest thorough-
fare), would have a very imposing effect.—
We merely throw out this as a hint for his
Lordship's better judgment. Under his su-
perintendence numerous public improvements
have been already made and are still mak-
ing, and if the sphere of such improvements
can be extended, we see no earthly reason why
they should he lost sight of, for want of a timely
suggestion. The alterations East of Temple-bar,
arc, we believe, under different superintendence,
but here, too, a considerable improvement might
be made by the widening of the Fleet-street end
of Fetter-lane, which is at present so narrow as ac-
tually not to permit two carriages to pass abreast.
It is consequently the scene of daily—indeed
hourly—interruptions, and perpetually resounds
with the oaths of carmen, draymen, cads, and
others of that accomplished fraternity. By the
bye, St. Dunstan's Church is, we hear, put up
for public auction, pulpit, reading-desk, and
all. Is not this rather an irreverent) way of dis-
posing of consecrated goods and chattels ? But
n'importe ; lucre, which redeems the character
of almost every strange bargain in England,
can also redeem this, even were the clergyman as
well as the Church, to be put up for public
suction.

We copy from the Chronicle of this morning
the following paragraph. It is a satisfactory
answer to the many calum9ies that have of late
been scattered abroad against the Belgians, to
the effect that their armed force was ill-provi-
sioned and (what is worse) split into factions,
that their Provisional Government was vacillat-
ing in their policy, and Belgium itself in a state
of general anarchy We learn from a gentle-
man of honour and veracity, arrived from Bel-
gium, that the Provisional Government main-
tained its popularity, and that the Belgian army
was daily receiving reinforcements, and com-
pleting its organization. The amount of
armed force at the command of the Provi-
sional Government had already attained to
nearly eighty thousand men, completely equipped,
and nothing less than the conquest of all
the Belgian towns would satisfy the demands
of thyse patriots. Throughout Belgium good
order and tranquillity prevailed. Neither arms
nor provisions were wanting. So much for the
misrepresentations of the present state of Bel-'
gium and Brussels, put forth, with vain'
design, in the Government newspapers.* The
enthusiasm said to prevail in Holland for the
Royal cause is much exaggerated." In all
cases where great changes take place in a
country, an incredible quantity of misrepresen-
tation must for a time he expected. The two
opposing parties will spare no pains to revile
each other's motives, though as a matter
of course the greater modicum of malignity will
always be On the side of the losing party. The
king of the NETHERLANDS being the loser in
this instance, has taken good care that the ordinary
principles of human nature shall not be departed
from in his case, and has accordingly, through
his emissaries, represented the Belgians as in the
lowest state of prostration. During the early
movements of the Revolution this notion re-
ceived no slight degree of credit in England ;
refutation, therefore, like the one we have quoted
above from our intelligent and public-spirited
cetemporary, bearing as it does the stamp of
authenticity, is absolutely called fbr and deserves
consideration. While on the subject of Bel-
gium, we may observe, that a paper has
been put into our hands, stating that sub-
scriptions are on the eve of being opened
for the benefit of the sufferers at Brussels.
We trust that such is the case. Victims
in the cause of freedom, no matter to what
country they belong, are peculiarly entitled to
the sympathies of Englishmen. In the first
place, Innnanity,—that fine, universal feeling,
which in the hour of distress makes brothers of
us all—speaks trumpet-tongued in behalf of the
Belgians; and secondly policy, which teaches,
or should teach, Englishmen that whoever advo.
catea the cause of freedom abroad, is advocating
it for themselves at home. 'The French Revo-
lution has given the first great impulse to
Reform in the House of Commons ; the 13clgians
rhaps still greater
has given it a second, and pe