The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-22 00:00:00

an address to some Polish Generals at the time'
the disturbance broke out, and could not resist
the temptation of taking a share in it. They
were soon, however, put down. The Paris
Journals also contain the report of the Commit-
tee of the Chamber of Peers, upon the Bill
brought up from the Deputies, to abolish the
hereditary privileges of the Peerage. The report
possesses few or no novel points, and is not of
much importance, for the public mind in France
has already settled the question.

Brussels Papers mention that the Conference,
not being able decently to deviate from its de-
finitive treaty, is endeavouring to make the af-
fairs which are not terminated, in consequence
of the refusal of the King of HOLLAND, a
question between Belgium and Holland only.
In other words, the Conference, if this state-
ment be true, which we cannot bring ourselves
for an instant to credit, having found that it has
got into a scrape, is endeavouring to back out
of it, like a dog out of a pantry with his tail
between his legs. Such a line of conduct is
consistent neither with prudence, common sense,
nor dignity ; sure are we, therefore, that it will
not be adopted by the Conference. The All-
gemeine Zeitung contains matters of more
moment, and copies an extract from the
Handelsblad (a Dutch Paper), to the effect
" that the Emperor NICHOLAS has resolved,
first, not to ratify the treaty of peace proposed
by the Conference ; secondly, not to recognise
Prince LEOPOLD as King of the Belgians till
after his Majesty the King of the NETHER-
LANDS shall have recognised him as such ;
thirdly, not to permit other Powers to interfere
henceforth with the differences existing between
Holland and Belgium." So the Emperor
NICHOLAS has resolved on all this ! Really
his Imperial Majesty is a most wonderful
despot ! But will his resolutions be attended to ?
We rather think not? It is impossible that two such
Powers as France and England, who united are
a match, and more than a match for all Europe,
can allow themselves to be fairly bullied out of
the field of interference by the threats and blus-
ter of a semi-barbarous Russian Czar. An Im-
perial Ukase may create a sensation in Poland ;
in France and England, it will only afford food
for contempt and ridicule. That the Emperor
NICHOLAS is at the bottom of all this delay on
the part of the Dutch MONARCH is unquestion-
able ; that his main object in so doing, is to em-
broil all Europe in war, in order, that during
the confusion that would inevitably ensue,
legitimacy may be again enabled to rear
her Hydra head, is, we fear, equally unde-
niable ; the obstinacy of the Dutch KING pre-
sents a plausible opportunity for the execution
of this project : it can, however, have but one
termination, the ruin of those despots who have
contributed to bring it about. As for the Em-
peror of RUSSIA, his power—which, somehow
or other has always been overrated by the west
of Europe—is a mere bug-bear. It is, in fact,
like the spleen—
‘ Fling but a stone, the giant dies."
With all its vast military resources, aided by the
enfeebled and distracted condition of Turkey,
it took Russia not less than two campaigns to
wrest even the sorriest advantage from the
Sublime Porte; and as for its late achievements
in Poland, we have seen what a long and
triumphant stand a handful of brave men were
enabled to make against ukases, manifestos, and
even the flower of the Russian military. Well
then may England and France laugh at the re-
port of the EMPEROR'S resolution " not to
permit other Powers to interfere henceforth with
an armed force in the differences existing between
Holland and Belgium."