The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-23 00:00:00

BELGI UM.

BRUSSELS, APRIL 20.—Great satisfaction has been
expressed here by the fact that the King of Hol-
land has conferred upon his Majesty the King of
Belgium the order of the Grand Crws of the
Netherlands. On the 18th, Baron Bentinck was
received by the King in an official audience, and
presented his letters plenipotentiary, and had, at the
same time, the honour of giving the King the in-
signia from the King of Holland.

NEWMARKET RACES

(THIS DAY.)

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woo;
sack at Five o'clock.

The Bishop of WORCESTER presented several peti-
tions in favour of the Prevention of Seduction Bill.
The Earl of IIARROWBY presented several petitions
praying for an Amendment of the laws regulating
beer shops.

SALE OF LANDS (NEW SOUTEI WALES) BILL.
On the motion of Esrl GREY this Bill was read a
second time.

ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, REBUILDING

BILL.

Earl GREY moved the second reading of this Bill.
Agreed to.

AFFAIRS OF ROME.

Lord BROUGHA \f asked if it was true that the
Roman and Tuscan Republicans had !Aid a sacrilegious
hand on the works of art, and had sold them. He hoped
that those rumours were false ; indeed, he knew that
the rumour that ore of the greatest of the works of
art had been bought by an agent of the United States,
was incorrect. he had also heard that a member of their
Lordshipetlothe had purchased the Transfiguration; this
he believed was false, and he could net believe that any
person in the station of their Lordships would purchase
such works, unless for the purpose of restoring them;
but ho feared some of the lesser works of art
might be purchased by persons in this country,
and he hoped some measures would be adopted to pre-
vent these works from being disposed of in this country,
as the want of title to dispose of them was notorious.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE believed that the
reports were very much exaggerated, and that the
great works of art had not been touched, ,
nor had any attempt been made to dispose
of them. With regard to the smaller works of
art, he was not able to speak so positively, but he agreed
with the Noble and Learned Lord in denouncing any
attempt to dispose of them, and he did not believe that
any person in this country would disgrace himself by
purchasing them.

Lord —REDESDALE said that ho hoped
that no person would purchase these works of
art; but if ever there was a de
_lido
Government, it was the Government of Rome, and no-
thing but foreign interven•ion would put it down; and
he believed, it speculators chose to purchase, that Go-
vernment could give a good title, and as to its having
been established by murder, every revolutionary Go-
vernment bad been so established.
MESSRS. MARRINER AND CHADWICK.

Lord BEAUMONT moved that the petition of those
gentlemen to be released from custody be taken into con-
sult ration.

Lord MONTEAGLE thought their Lordships had
sufficiently'; indicated its privileges, nd therefore would
not object to their release.

Earl GREY thought their Lordships were indebted to
his Noble Friend for the steps he had taken to vindicate
the privileges of their Lordships' House, but he hoped it
would be understood that. should a similar case occur
again, the parties would not be so leniently dealt with.
Lord BROUGHAM, having understood that both
these gentlemen were labouring under severe indisposi-
tion, would not oppose their release.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE thought if they were
released, that release should be accompanied by a solemn
reprimand. He thought the House was greatly indebted
tot his Noble Friend, who had brought this subject
forward.

Lord BEAUMONT would not attempt to palliate the
misconduct of these parties, and he moved that they be
reprimanded at the bar, and then discharged on pay-
ment of their fees.

The motion was agreed to, ma Messrs. Chadwick
and Marriner were bruught to the bar.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then took his seat on
the Woolsack, and, putting on his hat, rcpiimanded
them, after which they were ordered to be discharged.