The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-10 00:00:00

BELGRIM.

BRUSSELS, Nov. B.—This being the day fixed for the
opening of the Session of the Chambers, his Majesty re-
paired in person to the Palace of the Nation, where he was
received with the usual formalities, and having taken his
place on the Throne, delivered the following speech
" Gentlemen,—Your Session opens under happy auspices.
" I continue on terms of friendship and good under-
standing with foreign powers.
" My Government has been able to maintain our rights
by defending with perseverance the position acquired by the
country, and guaranteed by treaties.
" The laws for the organization of the Communes
Provinces, and that which regulates the higher branches of
education, have been carried into effect.

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" The election of municipal and provincial Counsellors
has been regularly effected. We are persuaded that they
will answer to the views of their constituents, and the just
expectations of the country, by always manifesting in their
labours that spirit of wisdom, prudence, and moderation,
which becomes a people that can appreciate the institutions
that it has given to itself.
" The re-organisation of the State Universities, the free
competition, and the impartial institution of the Jury of
Examination, will contribute to extend among us more and
more the domain of knowledge.
" The project of law on the primary and intermediate
schools, which is submitted to you, will complete one system
of public education.

Trade and manufactures are in a prosperous condition.
" The constant object of the efforts of my Government
is to connect our interests more closely with other nations,
and thereby to give those important branches of public
wealth a more free scope and new developments.
" The law on the mines will give rise to a more extensive
working of our coal mines.

" We return thanks to Divine. Providence, for having
fulfilled the wishes of the farmer by blessing the country
with an abundant harvest.

" The works of the iron railroad proceed with activity.
The solicitude of my Government in this great enterprise
coincides with the opinion of the public, who see in the
execution of these works a new source of prosperity and
national glory.
" The emulation which has been excited in the province
by the vote of the subsidy for ordinary roads will bear good
fruit.

" The improvement and extension of the inland navigation
are objects of serious attention and assiduous care.
" A project of law will be presented to you containing
enactments calculated to secure the maintenance of the
roads in the country, and to prevent encroachments.
" My Government, in conformity with the intentions
which you have snore than once manifested, has devoted its
particular attention to the fine arts. Success has justified
our expectations. The excellence which our artists have
already attained gives us hopes of the return of the illus-
trious days of the old Flemish school.
" Learning and science, encouraged with discernment,
follow the improvement of the arts.
" The Budgets for 1837 will be immediately laid before
you. I have the satisfaction to announce to you that a
considerable reduction of the floating debt will be proposed
to you.

Though the excise on sugar may be said no longer to
afford a profit to the Treasury, the interest as it is will
suffice for the wants of the State.

" This result, gentlemen, attests the prosperity of our
finances. You will not forget that the burden of the loan
contracted for the continuation of the iron railroads and
the extension of the ordinary roads, is already borne entire-
ly by the Treasury, which does not enjoy all the advan-
tages that the employment of this will produce in the sequel.
This loan has been realized on advantageous terms. The
mode of its emission has consolidated the national credit,
by manifesting to Europe the resources and confidence which
it enjoys.
The collection of the taxes in general, and especially
the land tax, which is now more equitably apportioned, is
effected with the greatest regularity.
" We have well-founded hopes that peace will not be
interrupted ; yet prudence makes it our duty to remember,
that the army of a neighbouring State is maintained on our
frontiers in a menacing attitude. So long, therefore, as
this state of things remains unchanged, we are obliged to
keep up a military establishment which may secure the de-
fence of the country.

" The annual assembling of the troops in camps greatly
contributes to their instruction and discipline. We have,
to our great satisfaction, convinced ourselves by recent ex-
perience of the happy result.

" We arc persuaded that you Will readily vote the sums
hat are judged to be necessary for this important part of
:he service.

" It is to be desired in the present Session the Chambers
may be able to vote the laws relative to the military school
and pensions.

" The country, gentlemen, takes an interest in your la-
bours ; it has gratefully seen every useful result of them.
" The Session now commencing calls your attention to
important subjects. We have, I am certain, but one and
the same thought, the same ambition, viz., the glory and
prosperity of the country. To attain these objects you
may depend on my constant efforts, as I depend on your
frank and active co-operation."
The Assembly adjourned to the following day.
rsE IA; lAN k UNDS—BaussEcs, Nov. 8.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent,
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOO%
Loan of Thirty Millions
Loan of City, 1532. 4 per Cent. WO
Society of Commerce, 4 V?lier Cent. 1011,4
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 1214
Brussels Papers, Nov. 9.
DUTCH EU NDS—Astsrettsem, Noy. 7.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 52,4 52141
Ditto, ditto 5 per cent.
A itum t syndic, 4 4 per cent 94t 95%
Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. 75% 71114
Commercial Company, 4% per cent 1714 172%
Ditto (ISI2 and 1n33) 5 per cent.
Exchange on London, One month l2 u 5
Two months
—Mach Papers, Nov. 8,
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Oer. 29.
Five per Cents. Metalliques
Four per Cents.
Three per Cents.
Bank Shares 1313
—Allgenzeine Zeitung, Nov. 7.
HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, Noy. 5.
Bills. Money.
Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent.
Ditto ditto 4 per cent. —
Ditto ditto 9 per cent.
Russian PaperDitto
la
Inscription, Inscription,S
eSrhOll6, 1330 132 A
ii)eioricven.
Russian 5 per cents. Metal.
Anglo-Russian Loan
Series cent
Co., 3d and 4th I°'i
10
2'2
94 93 %
Ditto, Certificates
tortuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent
Ditto, 3 per cent 3l 32%
Dutch 214 leer Cents.
Ditto 5 per Cents —
Polish Bonds, 3 per cents.
New Tickets 149 14S4=
Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents ' 72 711,
Norwegian Loan of 1534, 4 per cents.
Spanish,_ in piastres, 3 per Cents —
Cortes Lean, 5 per Cent —
Greek 4 per cents. 1533, guaranteed by France 90

E CANADAS.
The Halifax Papers to the 13th of October are entirely
destitute of information. One of the journals states, that a
short time ago a vessel arrived at Halifax, with passengers
from Scotland, who had the small-pox ; the vessel was put
under quarantine, but the passengers rose on the Captain,
tbok the boat, and went on shore, the health-officers having
taken every precaution to prevent its spreading ; but we
have heard of some cases to-day.
The New Brunswick Papers are alto void of interest.
(From the Prince Edward Island Papers.)
Another meeting will take place at the Commercial Inn
this evening, to ascertain whether a sufficient number of
shares will be subscribed for in the North American Bank,
to insure to us the advantage of an agency. A subscription
of 150 shares will entitle the Colony to an agency of the
Bank, with a capital of 30,0001. sterling, 101.7 %have to be
paid immediately. An address 1.1.a.11,10:41 presented to the
Governor by the in,liaW;ants of Crossand and Sable, cor!-
grtttiAtirhg Ilia Excellency on his arrival. Real estate is
rising rapidly at St. John's ; lots, that a few years since
might have been purchased for 300/., have recently brought
1,8001.

Despatches were forwarded yesterday, from the
Foreign Department, for Lord Ponsonby, at Constantinople,
and for Lord Durham, at St. Petersburgh.