The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-02 00:00:00

BRUSSELS.

The Second Chamber of Representatives sitting in a
secret committee, continued on the 28th and 29th the
debate on the acceptance of the 24 articles. On the 28th
twelve Members spoke ; Messrs. F. de Merode, Melcamps,
de Theux, Olislagers, and Morel d'Hawel, in favour;
Messrs. Dumortier, Helias d'Huddeghen, and d'Haerne,
against them. M. Destourville also spoke against them,
and said he should refrain from voting. M. Angellis spoke
on the articles, and said be should most probably vote for
them.

M. Ch. Rogier terminated the sitting by asking the
Ministers some questions, among others, what is really the
debt of Belgium, and what injury may be done to the
Belgian coal trade by the cession of Holland of the mines
of Kerkrade on the right bank of the Meuse.

M. Dumortier said, that with the twenty-four articles
the restoration became inevitable—the country would
he open at every point to the enemy, who would be only
two leagues from Liege, three from Ghent, and two days'
march from the capital, without a single military position
on our side to stop his progress. He did not think there
was any real danger in rejecting the twenty-four articles.
The only possible aggression. was, in his opinion, by Hol-
land, which he thought much to be desired, as our army
is entirely re-organized, and we could repel any attack
with advantage. As for the European Powers they have
need of peace, and will not risk a general war to enforce
the demands of King William.
In the sitting of the 29th, Baron de Terbeck spoke in
favour of the acceptance of the twenty-four articles, on the
ground that it was necessary to yi.ld to force.
111. Janine spoke against them.

M. de Nief thought that the subjection of Poland, the
suppression of other insurrections, the injury sustained by
Belgium, on a sudden and unjust invasion, have greatly
changed the political situation of Europe, so that measures
of coercion, which would not before have been ventured
on, might now be employed, he would therefore vote for
the project of war, hoping that the King might obtain
some favourable modifications and farther securities.

Messrs. Mary, VaR de Weyer, and the Minister of
Finance, spoke chiefly respecting the debt. The latter pre-
sented a report on the subject, full of figures and calcula-
tions.

M. Le Hon spoke of the absolute necessity of accepting
the terms proposed. As for the frontiers, he said, an
examination of all the treaties which had at different pe-
riods regulated the fate of Belgium, and designated its
frontiers, ought to take place. There was net one which
recognized its independence, or which gave it a more ex-
tensive territory, or better frontiers, than the treaty now
offered. As for the dishonour of accepting the treaty,
there could be none in yielding to irresistible force. We
obtain less than we demanded it is true; but did any na-
tion ever obtain all that it demanded? A nation can no
more fix its owu boundaries than a landowner can fix the
boundaries of his estate, without the consent and to the
prejudice of his neighbour. M. Le Hon concluded by
stating what he knew of the opinion of foreign Govern-
ments, and of the wishes of all nations for the promotion
of peace.
M. Leclereq, after some preliminary observations, was
going to discuss the question, when he found himself too
much exhausted to proceed. The Chamber adjourned till
to-morrow at noon for the continuation of the debate.
The sitting closed at half-past four o'clock.
ANTWERP, Our. 28,--It is said that the English fleet is
in the Scheldt, but we are able to say, that an English
man-of-war arrived in the road of Ostend yesterday, to
protect the Belgian commerce. Meantime, a most alarming
system of defence is continued here, of which we shall
give an account in the sequel, when the legal system is res-
tored. M. Osy has already pointed out the dangers to
which this unfortunate city is exposed.
A letter from Ostend announces to day, that a steam-
boat
has arrived there with despatches, and an application
for Antwerp pilots to bring an English squadron into the
Scheldt.

J3RUSSELS, OCT. 29.—The King is going to Vilvorde
o-day, to review some tooops.

A courier arrived yesterday from the Hague, with de-
spatches from Sir R. Adair.
M. La Rochefoucault, Charge d'Affaires of France at
the Hague, passed through Brussels on Thursday, on his
way to Pails, with despatches.
BRUSSELS, OCT. 30.—Yesterday Sir R. Adair de-
spatched successively three couriers.

Lord Durham, son-in-law of Lord Grey, is exlected at
Brussels to-day (Sunday), on a visit to the King. The
trial of General Le Hardy, de Beaulieu, LejAine, and
d'Armagnac, has ended in their acquittal.

The commercial advices from Manilla state,

that most of the old stocks of European piece-
goods had been cleared off, and that as no sup-
plies of consequence had been received for some
time, the inquiry was:reviving, and an advance
expected should the place not be overstocked.
There was a probability of metals improving, as
the quantity in the market was very limited. The
quotations for English iron were, 3 to 32 per
picul ; Swedish iron, 4 to 4i; copper slab,
22 to 23 ; sheet, 30 to 34 ; Lead, pig, 5 to 5-41 ;
sheet, 5-1. to 51 ; tin, sheet, 9 to 10 ; steel,
Swedish, 10 to 12. Sugar continued in very
limited demand, and the price was expected to
decline so soon as the new crop began to come
in, the first quality being 4 to 4i, and the se-
cond 2/ to 3 per picul. There was a consi-
derable quantity of the old in hand. Tortoise-
shell was very scarce, and the first sort quoted at
1,900 to 1,500 per picul.

Accounts were yesterday received from Cal-
cutta, as late as the 28th May. It appears that
the conduct of the R AJAII lUNGIIEET SINGII
had attracted the attention of the Government,
and the jealousy entertained of the British by
the Lahore Chief had been made apparent by his
preventing Captain BINNS, with his late MA-
JESTY'S present, from ascending the Indus.—
Information had reached Calcutta at the above
date, which rendered it not improbable that
RUN GIIEET hau opened a negociation with
Russia, and that this was known to the British
Government. This had excited great attention
at Calcutta, and it was supposed the army would
find some occupation during the cold weather.

We have some accounts from Persia, con-
firmatory of the information We communicated a

few days since. It appears that A 1313 As MIRZA
has actually marched a large force for the province
of Yezd, for the purpose of securing his present
ascendancy over his brother on FUTTEH ALL
SHAH'S death. It is also reported that a con-
siderable number of Russians had joined his
forces, and it was feared, should this prove true,
it would be the means of placing our political re-
lations with that country in an embarrassing,
situation. The intelligence from Arabia is like-
wise possessed of some interest, The ‘Tahabec...s,
under TURK EE I3PN SAII6OD, the son of the ce-
lebrated Chief of that tribe, who was seized by

IBRAITAM, and afterwards beheaded at Con-
stantinople, had again recovered a large share of
the power they formerly possessed. The whole
of that tract of country which extends from Gram,

near Bussorab, to Rawl Khyma, had been con-
quered by them. All the Arab tribes acknow-
ledge the supremacy of the present Chief, and it
was expected that he would immediately carry
his arms to the South, and drive the Tucks en-
tirely out of that part of Arabia.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.

FROM LLOYD'S.

PORTSMOUTH, Nov. I.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived
from London, the Samuel Curard, Browse, and Enchan-
tress, Kearney, for New South Wales.
PLYMOUTH, OCT. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the
Guerriere, Bonnici, from Malta.

STANDGATE CREEK, Nov. I.—Arrived the Royal Eagle,
Bunsell, from Xabia.

BRISTOL, Nov. I.—Arrived the Cosmo, Gillespie, from
New York.

LIVERPOOL, OCT. 31.—Arrived the Ada, Forrester,
from Trieste.

CORK, OCT. 29.—Arrived the Jane, Deaves, from
St. John's, N. B.

Hum., Nov. I.—The Free Love, Manger, from Davis,
Straits, ran foul of the Diadem, Sanderson, for Hamburg,
at the entrance of the Humber Dock; the latter has re-
turned into dock to repair.
COWES, Nov. I.—The Avis, Athiam, from Virginia,
came into this harbour to-day to repair.
WATERFORD, OCT. 29.—The Richmond, Gotham,
from Virginia to Bremen, which put in here the 10th
inst. in distress, has been condemned, as the estimates for
repair exceed her value; the cargo has been landed with
very trifling damage, and will be forwarded by the Precisa,
of Grafwold.

The Doves, Carr, from Dublin to St, John's, N. 8., was
abandoned the 23d ult., in lat. 48. long. 27, with five feet
water in her hold.

COURT CIRCULAR.

A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock yesterday
afternoon, at the Foreign-office, which was attended by
Earl GREY, Viscount IVIELBounNK, Viscount PALMER
STON, Viscount ALTHORP, the Right Hon. CHARLES
GRANT, Viscount GODERICH, Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and
Sir JAMES GRAHAM.

The Council sat in deliberation about two hours. Earl
GREY came to town, from his seat at East Sheen, for the
purpose of attending the meeting.
The Russian, Austrian. and French Ambassadors, the
Prussian Minister, and the Russian and Austrian Envoys
Extraordinary, held a conference with Viscount PALamt-
wrox yesterday aftet noon at the Foreign-office.
Sir TuomAs COCHRANE, Lieutenant-Governor of New-
faundland, had an interview with Viscount Con Fermi/ at
the Colonial-office yesterday.
Letters from the Magistrates of Bristol, for Viscount
MELBOURNE, were received yesterday at the Home-office.
Despatches were forwarded by his Lordship yesterday to
the KING at Brighton.