The Sun.
London, England, 1831-07-29 00:00:00

PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE BELGIC
NEGOCIATION.
Earl GREY informed their Lordships that he had now
in his hands the two papers relative to the Belgic nego-
ciation9, which, as he had stated the other night, he
thought might now be presented to their Lordships. These
papers were the protocol agreed upon by the four Powers
relative to a new arrangement in regard to the fortresses
on the Belgic frontiers ; and the letter addressed to Prince
Talleyraml, as representative of the French Government,
communicating the purport of that protocol. It did not
appear to he necessary to call fur these papers by way of
address to his Majesty, and he, therefore, now laid them on
their Lordships' table.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY begged leave to
ask the Noble Earl whether these were all the papers
which he meant at present to lay on the table, on the
subject of these negociations ? It appeared from partial
publications of documents in those sources of information
to which all had access—he meant the newspapers—that
there were other most important papers in existence re-
lative to the late negociations for the settlement of Bel-
gium —papers which developed the most extraordinary
opinions put forth and acted on by his Majesty's present
Ministers, and which, since the recent declaration of the
King of Holland, had become of peculiar importance. It
was highly expedient that their Lordships should, as
speedily as possible, have all these documents before them,
that they might be enabled to pass their judgment upon
them without delay. He asked whether our old and most
faithfully ally had not been sacrificed by Ministers in the
recent proceedings relative to Belgium ? Ws own opinion
was, that it would appear that the King of Holland had
been sacrificed—had been basely and treacherously treated
by his Majesty's present Ministers. He had been tauuted
with being disorderly when, on a former occasion, he had
asked his Majesty's Ministers whether the King of Holland
had been admitted as a party, to the negociations on the
subject of Belgium; but who could say now, after seeing
the recent declaration of the King of Holland relative to
the eighteen articles which had been agreed upon at the
Conferences, that he had been disorderly in asking that
question? It was now clear that he was not out of
order. He asked whether the King of Holland had been
apprised of these eighteen articles before the departure of
Prince Leopold for Belgium ? He wished to know whether
the Protocol had been communicated to the King of Hol-
land by the Baron Wessenherg, on occasion of his most ex-
traordinary mission to that power ? He wished to know
whether the King of Holland was apprised of the changes
that were to be made with respect to the fortresses,
the erection and maintenance of which had been solemnly
settled by the treaties of 1814 15 ? Had that Protocol
been communicated to Holland—had it been communi-
cated to the Belgic Commissioners, or had it ever been
communicated to those whom it most concerned, until the
information had been forced from his Majesty's Ministers
by the disclosure made in the speech of the King of
France, that the fortresses which had been constructed to
menace France were to be demolished ? His Majesty's
Ministers had communicated the Protocol to the King of
France. But the King of France bad nothing to do with
it, and yet he was the first to promulgate to France and
to Europe as a great and mighty feat accomplished by the
French Government, that these fortresses were to be
demolished. He hoped that it was not intended now
to transfer to France that power in the Tagus
and the Scheidt, that influence with Portugal and
Holland, which had formerly belonged to the British
Government. He hoped it was not now intended to
transfer our ancient alliance with these Powers to France,
with its present impotent and unstable Government, which
could not reasonably be expected to last long. He thought
his Majesty's Ministers ought to be called upon speedily to
1 • the whole of the papers relative to these ilegocia-
prot produce
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wished to know whether the Ministers proposed
honourable, honest, eml faithful ancient
tAolpl);:odlui:e more of these papers, and the day when they
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Mar-
quis, the only one which I feel myself at liberty to answer
is intention immediately to lay any more papers, rela-
tivegie negociations, on the table? My answer
of no commands from his Majesty to lay
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Papers to the
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on that subject on the table at present;
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Bsilaoyvl nothing more on the matter until the proper
time comes, unless the Noble Marquis or some of T-• of
their Lordships should think
pror,eT t.p. Ikeam motion on
the subject.

Thell,larquis of LONDONDERRY—The Noble Earl
seems to think it very dignified and statesmanlike thus
cony to dtcline answering soy questions. I have put
questions home to him on points of the highest importance,
and I call upon hills to answer them if he can.

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QUEEN'S DOWRY.
Eirl GREY, according to notice, moved the second
reading of the Bill for making a provision for her Majesty
the Queen suited to her Hoyql dignity in eqse of her.sur-
viving hisi Majesty. This provision II is been frawd on
the nisdel of that Which had been mr.de fcr the late Queen
Charlotte after the demise or his Majesty. Somerset-house
had at first been selected for the residence of Queen Char •
lotte, which mansion bad been afterwards changed for
Buckingham-house. For the residence of her present Ma-
jesty, Marlborough-house had been selected n tc,wn, and
Busliy•paik in the vomatiy. rte was notaw'are that 'there
was ar), objiAition in any quarteC to the Hear.) It
had been passed'UnanimouslY by the other 'House, and he
hoped' that the same feeling which had prevailed there
would be evinced towards 11?,r 111z.J'esty here. He hopeti
that their T-..ozdallips would feel the same gratitude to her
Majesty for her most excellent and exemplary conduct, and
would manifest the same acl:nowl, dgment of her virtues
and many amiable Qualities, and the same disposition to
provide 011 a liberal scale for her ace DlMOdation and corn-