The Sun.
London, England, 1831-02-10 00:00:00

F OREIGN INTELLIGENCE

FRENCH PAPERS.
(From the Constitutionnel of Monday.)
AFFAIRS OF BELGIUM.

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PARIS, FEB. 6.—The Belgian Deputation charged by
the National Congress to bring the Crown to our Duke de
Nemours arrived this day at Paris. The commission is
composed of the President of the Congress, M. Surlet de
Chokier, and nine other Deputies, namely:—:Messrs.
Felix de Merode, Member of the Provisional Government,
Deputy of Limbourg ; d'Arschot, Member of the Diploma-
tic Committee; Lebon, Member of the same Committee,
and Deputy of the Province of Hainault; L'Abbe Bon-
queau de Villeray, Deputy for Anvers ; Marlet, Deputy fur
Luxemburg ; Marquis de Hodes, Deputy for East Flanders ;
Gendehien, sen., Deputy of the Hainault ; Barthelemy de
Brussels, Deputy of South Brabant; and Charles de
Bruckere, Minister of Finances, Deputy for Limbourg.
Three of these envoys, viz. Bruckere, Lebon, and
d'Arschot, preceded their colleagues some hours. Scarce
had they arrived, when the Count de Cellos presented them
to the King. His Majesty received them in the most
gracious manner, and introduced them to his family.
The gentlemen retired, affected by the benevolent recep-
tion they had found, and with their hearts elated by hope.
The whole of the deputation will reside in the Hotel du
Government, which is prepared for their reception at the
expeuce of the state.
We are ignorant as to what will be the official answer
of Louis Philippe to the offer made to his son by our bro-
thers of Belgium. It is understood that this high question
was not brought on at the presentation which took place ;
but if we are well informed, the frank reception experi-
enced by the Belgian envoys is proof that the answer will
not be so ❑nfavourable as that which has been spoken of in
Paris during the last two days. Our opinion is supported
by new information received this day from Belgium. As
we said yesterday, the majority in favour of the Duke de
Nemours would have been more imposing if they had been
sure of the acceptance of the King. When the result of
the votes was proclaimed, those members who had sup-
ported the Duke of Leuchtenberg, applauded as loudly as
others. We know that two of the latter, Messrs. Abbe
Bonqueau de Villeray and Marlet, are part of the deputa-
tion just arrived, and that they have been selected to express
in the most positive manner, that the wishes of the nation I
are unanimous.

It is said that a majority of the Members are occupied
at this moment signing their adhesion to the choice about
to take piece. We also understand that all the cities of
Belgium entertain the design of sending addresses and de-
putations to the young Prince called to reign over them.
If several of the envoys from the National Assembly
have arrived at Paris since their colleagues, it was because
an enthusiastic population threw themselves in their way
and retarded their passage. Serenades and rejoicing proved
a check upon the movements of the Commissioners. In
short, letters from all parts confirm our belief that rejoic-
ing was never more general and sincere.
We cannot doubt but this influence must finally have
effect in the definitive determination of the French Go-
vernment. At the same time we do not wish to pre-
judice the resolution which royal wisdom may adopt.

The most of the Journals condemn the refusal.
The Journal die Commerce ridicules the idea of
paying any regard to Foreign Powers. " If they
have not declared against us, it is not for want of a
pretext (it says), but because they do hope for
success." The Quotidienne has some very bitter
remarks on the conduct of the Government :
" Courage, says the Government to the Belgians, when
they were ruining their commerce, and obtaining by their
conquest anarchy, distress, and hunger ; courage, you
operate as a diversion ! Courage, it says, to Poland, im-
prisoned by the Russians within a circle of bayonets !
Courage, Poles, you will die, it is true, but as your ruin
forms a diversion in our favour, your death is beneficial to
us. If Poland demands assistance, it is referred to his-
tory. Why is not Belgium, which demands a King, re-
ferred also to history? When we see, on the one hand,
the Ambassador of the Polish Committee, where eat so
many personages of power, setting out for Warsaw, to
exhort the Poles to persevere in their revolt—while, on
the other hand, we know that the Ambassador of the
Palais Royal hears to the Emperor Nicholas the wishes
formed by his Government for the success of the arms of
the miserable Czar, we hesitate between indignation and
disgust at that policy, at once shameful and homicidal,
which speculates on the calamities of nations, and sees
only a diversion in the ruin of a people. Belgium and
Poland ought to teach us the secret of the foreign policy
of the Cabinet of the Palais Royal, if the name of him
who represents it at London did not tell us. M. Talley-
rand is there as the High Priest of the new regime, leading
with him the revolution of July to sacrifice it on the high
places."

(Fro:n the 3lessaper des Chandaes of Tuesday, Feb. s.)
PARIS, FLn. 7.—From the joy which is expressed
with so much frankness by all the Journals of Belgium at
the election of the Duke of Nemours, it is easy to see that
there exists in Belgium a profound sentiment of paternity
for France, which the efforts of intrigue cannot eradi-
cate. While the choice of a candidate was the subject of
debate at Brussels, it seemed that the French party had
lost all credit. As soon as the French candidate is
named, we see an almost unanimous explosion of joy and
approbation.
We now represent to ourselves with real chagrin
the vexation and the invectives of the Belgic people,
when they shall be informed of the refusal of France for
the Duke of Nemours. They thought that they had been
relieved from a provisional state of Government, equally
ruinous and turbulent, and now they are thrown back
into it. They will now accuse us, without reserve, and
the greater their joy was, the louder will be their im-
precations.
We have no time to-day to mentien all the motives of
the refusal, except the chance of a foreign war. Let any
one read in the extracts from the Belgic papers the advan-
tages of every kind which the country expects from the
King that it has just chosen, and answer conscientiously,
if it is possible for every body whatsoever to realize them.
We shall content ourselves with affirming, that in the
present state of things, none of our readers would accept
the dignity if he were the Duke of Nemours.