The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-19 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, MARCH 17.—We learn that the French Go-
vernment has lately decided that all the French officers still in
the Belgian service shall be recalled, and must return to
France in a fortnight. General Hurel, who is at the head
of the general staff of the army, is recalled as well as all the
others.

The politicians are in a state of great agitation, and thus
agitation will shortly be communicated to the mass of the
people.
'I he address which the majority of the Senate proposes to
present to the King, in order to acquaint him in a round about
way that the Ministry has not the confidence of the Senate,
can have no other result than an appeal to the opinion of the
country, the definitive arbiter, to which recourse must be had;
for there is a manifestlisagyeement between the Ist and 2d
Chamber. We can foresee only fatal consequences from all
this to our manufactures and commerce, the interests of which
we defend, while they are risked by these same persons who
complain of their being in danger.
This conflict between the Chavnber and the Senate is only an
additional proof of the impotency and the danger of the repre-
sentative system which teems to lay itself open to an 18th of
Brumaire.
The Address of the Senate is calculated to embarrass the
Sovereign, who cannot, however, take on himself the re-ponsi-
bility of it. A general election, then, will again agitate the
country in a strange manner; the struggle will be terrible, and
every body will suffer by it ; 3et the Ministry which it is pro-
posed to overthrow, as being suspected of Liberalism, is some-
thing less than Liberal, if we judge by the regulations which
it just adopted against associations, regulations which the
preceding Roman Catholic
_Ministry would not have dared to
make.
In the sitting of the Senate yesterday a proposal, signed by
M. de Rouille and nine other Members, was brought forward
to this effect:—" Conformably to Act 32 of the Standing
Orders, we have the honour to propose that the Senate form
itself into a Secret Committee.'

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The proposal was energetically opposed by M. Duval and
several other Members, but as the terms of the standing order
on 'this point are positive, the galleries were cleared. In half
an hour the public sitting was resumed, and the draft of an
addre,s to the King was read, the substance of which was,
that the nationality of Belgium was founded on the union of
divergent opinions, for one common object; that the deplor-
able dissens,ons which have appeared during this session in
the National Representation prove that the Legislative As-
sembly are unable to attend to the real wants of the nation,
when parties diverge instead of approximating to each other.
That the attention of the Senate teccs.,:a,rily has been celled
to a state cf things which impede the regular course of Go-
vernment, and is pregnant with great danger : that it relies on
his Majesty's wisdom and impartiality, and is convinced that
whatever measures lie may employ to put an end to fatal divi-
sions, prudent and moderate men of all parties will support
him. On the motion of the Minister of Justice the debate on
the taking of the subject into consideration was adjourned till
the next day.
(It seems that there are 22 votes in favour, and only 17
against the address.)

BELGIAN' F U NDS-15 entreats, Marten 17.
Actual Debt, 2% per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 1,8%
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. B9
--.-- 3 per Cent. —
---••Thirtapseven---- ... 6914
—(1,40) 98%
Loan of City, 183:1, 4 per Cent. 88N(
Society of Commerce, 4Siper Cent 14,2
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent. .........
National Ssciety .
Exchange on London (short)
—Brussels Papers, March 17.
A USTRIA N FUNDS.—Vianars, MARCH 9.
Flveper Coats. Dfetalliques
frost percents. i9
Three par Cents.
Bank Shares
...411genzezne Zeitußg. March II

LLO YD'S SH IPPING-(THIS DAY.)

LONDON, MARCH 19.—Wind this day at noon. It blew
very heavy last night from S. and W., and continues th s
morning with squalls from the southward.
DEAL, MAnc 18-.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived the Winches-
ter, Dalmon, from Mauritius ; Egham, Findley, Cadiz ; Boa-
dicea, transport, Westward ; Ilmari Rivanni, Stavanger ;
Johanna Catharina, Crichsen, Mediterranean, and sailed to the
eastward ; Henrietta, Willems, Surinam; Ouderneeming, Ba-
tavia. and sailed for Amsterdam; S phie, Addicks, Buenos
Ayres, and sailed for Rotterdam ; Botwar, Westward. Arrived
from the river Tyrian' Clarkson, Cape of Good Hope ; Sena-
tor, Kerr, Ceylon ; Helen, Kellick, Barbadoes ; Favourite,
Howell, Havannah ; City of Adelaide, Fester, South Australia ;
Hamilton, Bradbury, Port Philip ; Euphrates, Wilson,
Madras. Saled the Gladiator, for New York. Arrived the
Aurora, from Rotterdam, and supplied with an anchor, &e.,
having been in contact with the Danish brig Adolph on the
12th inst., and received damage, lat. 48, lon. 4.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Active, Food, from
Odessa; Brockett, Nixon, ditto; Navigator, Nantes; Even-
wood, Howe, for Bordeaux ; Venus, Plummer, London for
Cork. Sailed the Coquette, fur Hamburgh. Arrived off, the
Morham Castle, Davidson, from Odessa; Sheldrake, packet,
Vera Cruz, with 860,000 dollars.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Quebec, He-
bard, from New York. The Thompson, bound to Seaham,
got on shore at Sally Port this morning, but expected to be got
off with the flood.
DARTMOUTH MARCH 17.—Arrived the Dart, Wills, from
Teneriffe ; Dewdrop, Furler, Figuera ; Wave, Gibraltar.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 18.—Wind S.S.E., fresh.—Arrived
the Louis Philippe, trout St. Übe's ; Margeretha, Mulder,
Harl;ngen. Sailed the Heroine, for Trinidad ; Shannon,
Pike, Mobile; Tyrone, Spear, New York; Emma, Irving,
Leghorn ; Heroine, Blyth, Lisbon. A piratical vessel, mount-
ing 18 guns, 73 men on board, has been taken into one of the
bays of Madagascar by a French brig of war, and carried to St.
Helena, Jan. 26.
m
dCamptElowN, MARCH, I6.—The Tamerlane, of Clay, la-
en
with sulphur ore, abandoned by the crew, has been brought
: Adaly;
che or
acit 18.—Arrived the Frankland, from London.
TORBAY, MARCH 17. Akrtived the Mary Anne, Faro.
BRISTOL, MARCH 18.
!1
Bererived the Eleanor Rees, from
Demerara ; Petit George,
Rouen. A vessel, bottom up,
from 400 to 500 tons, quite newly
American, was pa-sed on the sthyitn)ainted pea-green, supposed
inst. lat. 37, lon. 40.
KINsALE, MAucti 16.—The .ch
of this port, was totally wrecked ionon
lirocFkryießodasy, ofn nine miles,
east of this port, yesterday afternoon •
SCILLY, MARCH 15.—Arrived off,
theewChsaavthed. am,Richard-
son, from Mobile ; Ihomas Metcalfe, 13rOl
e, Calcutta ; Tra-
yeller, Bell, Nassau.

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Unionhe CanalEdinb Edinburgh The large span of
key-stone put into it on Thursday,
near FAkirk, had the
gow Rail vray, thi-t crosses
art
the 4th inst. This is supposed to be the largest stone arch
cit vation ; the length of
in Great Britain, of co low
the span is 130 feat,
the ground rom
this
the height fromf the springers twenty-
four feet six inches; the height
from Forfarshre ; they
under-
neath thirty-fire feet. The stones of which great
arch are composed were rIl brought Forfarshire;
are four feet deep in the bed, blueish colour, and of pecu-
liar liar strength. The weight of the arch stones aloneo oof
tong.
t
stupendous piece of traionry is upwards of L 9 . .
The arch was thrown upon trussed centreF, constructed by
Mr. Mitchell, who manrges the building department in
the contract. It required no less than betwixt
twelve and thirteen theutand cubic feet of timber for their
construction. The contractoce, Messrs.' Forbes', Ross. and
Mitchrll, have, with the aid of their machinery, 1. erformcd
this operation in OW shortest period of time imag7nable
for such a mighty fabric. The arch work was commenced
and finished within the period of twelve days only. Mr.
Glennie, the I-aide-in engineer, superintended the whole,
and it is to be hoped he has done himself no small credit,
as it was at one time thought to be an impossibility to
throw an arch over such a width of span, with so low an
elevation. Immediately after the key atone was put into
its place, which was in the evening, the people employed
thereat gave three tremendous cheers, which echoed
through the magnifieient vault, to the great satisfaction of
all present. Ti.ey then paraded, in masonic order, to
Falkirk, accompanied by an instrumental baud of music,
where they received a repast from their employers.—
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