The Sun.
London, England, 1831-05-30 00:00:00

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

We received, last night, Brussels Papers to the 28th of
May. It will be seen from the following extracts, that
out of the 122 Members of the Congress, 96 are is favour
of the election of Prince Leopold, 24 reserved their votes,
and only two against him.

NATIONAL CONGRESS,
SITTING OF 24T11 OF MAY•

This sitting was chiefly occupied with the discussion of
a long motion by M. Pirson. In the speech with which
be supported it he was called to order, for saying that " the
King of England raises himself above the Aristocracy of
his country ; the King of France stakes his crown, his
fortune, Isis family, and perhaps his head, to reconstitute
it." These words threw the whole Assembly into confusion.

SITTING Or 24T11 Or MAY.

A proposal, signed by M. C. Lecocq and a great many
other deputies, was read ; it was that the Congress should
pot the choice of a sovereign in the Order of the Day for
the Ist of June. Another proposal is in these terms—
" The undersigned have the power to propose to the Con-
gress the election of Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg as
King of the Belgians, signed Ch. Lecocq, C. Rodeubach,
D'Aerschot, Van de Weyer," &c., to the number of 94.
M. C. Bodenbach said, his motion, proposing the Ist
of June as the day of election, was laid on the table yester-
day, and should have the priority. Being seconded, he
was called on to defend his motion, and ascended the tri-
bune. The substance of his speech was to the effect, that
the chances of war being greatly increased, the choice of a
Sovereign was indispensable. If war once begins, we
shall not be alone in the contest ; the slightest pretext may
lead to an intervention, which nobody can now foresee. I
am persuaded, said he, that the moment the French set
foot in Belgium, our political existence is at an end. If
we choose a Sovereign before the struggle begins, we shall
triumph or perish with him.
M. Rodenbach then proceeded to combat the fears of
those who thought that the choice of Prince Leopold
would place the country under English influence.
M. Van de Weyer, who was chosen to defend the pro-
posal of the ninety-four members for the election of Prince •
Leopold, observed, that the Prince of Saxe Coburg had
been brought up in a Constitutional school, and having
before his eyes the sublime example that the King of Eng-
land
has just given, will undoubtedly govern according to
the principles of our Constitution, and all their conse-
quences.
After M. Van de Weyer had concluded, M. de Ger-
lache read the following proposal of M. Blargnies
" The National Congress decrees, that before proceeding
to the election of the Prince of Saxe Coburg, it will make
known, with as little delay as possible, to the Congress at
London, and to the Prince himself, the arrangements to
which it thinks it could accede with respect to Luxem-
burg, Limburg, and Dutch Flanders."
M. Blargnies having spoken in defence of his motion, it
was resolved that this and the two preceding motions
should be referred to the sections without deciding to
which the Congress could give the priority till the Report
of the Central Section on all three should be heard.
M. Gerlache then read a motion of M. Robaulx to this
effect :—Considering that the provinces of Antwerp, Flan-
ders (including the left bank of the Scheldt), and Limberg,
having been declared by the Constitution to be parts of
Belgium—that the Dutch troops, notwithstanding the ma-
nifest right of Belgium to those provinces, still occupy parts
of them—that the suspension of arms, so often broken by
the Dutch, has not produced the expected effect—that if
Belgium owes it to its own dignity to resume hostilities, it
also owes it to the neighbouring Powers to declare that it
desires no conquest, and will he contented with driving
the enemy from its territory ; that further negotiations are
now impossible, unless the independence of Belgium, and
the integrity of its territory, according to the Constitution
are first secured, the National Congress decrees—" The
Executive Power is immediately to take measures, even
by force, to establish the Belgian laws and authorities in
all the parts of the Belgian territory actually occupied by
the enemy."
M. Robaulx having spoken in favour of his proposal, it
was ordered to be printed for the use of the Members, and
referred to the sections.

The Sitting of the 26th was occupied with the discus-
sion of natiorthl affairs.

BRUSSELS, MAY 27.—Lord Ponsonby arrived at Brus-
sels yesterday afternoon at six o'clock. He passed great
part of the evening with M. Lebeau. We do not know
what news Lord Ponsonby has brought with him.
P.S. to the Sitting of the Congress of the 26th—The
Report of the Sections states, that out of 122 Members,
96 have given their opinion in favour of the election of
the Prince of Saxe Coburg; twenty-four have reserved
their votes ; two were against it. M. Lebeau has announced
for to-morrow the communication of an official note
which Lord Ponsonby is to deliver to him.—Brussels
Papers, May 2S.
[None of the Brussels Papers has the 22d Protocol
published in the Dutch Journals.]