The Sun.
London, England, 1833-01-21 00:00:00

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

JAN. 16.—M. Felix de Merode set out for
Paris a few days ago.
Yesterday at noon a great number of powder waggons
arrived at Brussels.
The sitting of the Chamber of Representatives an-
nounced here yesterday could not take place, there not
being a sufficient number of Members present. Only 46
attended, There is to be a sitting to-day at noon. The
Order of the Day is the Law voted by the Senate, for
eiving a sword of honour to Marshal Gerard, reports on
petitions, &c.
The French materiel at Boom is kept there for the pre-
sent. The bakers and bakehouses also remain. Four
thousand workmen are emoloyed in repairing the citadel,
and it is said the number is to be increased.
Is it intended to provide for the possible case of another
siege of the citadel?
The King and Queen did not arrive here yesterday, as
several Journals announced ; they will not return to
Brussels till to-morrow or next day.
BRUSSELS, JAN. 17.—Count Delatour Mauhourg has
returned from Lille. General Desprez arrived from
Lierre yesterday evening ; the officers belonging to the
head-quarters will arrive to-day.
The law voted by the Senate for conferring a sword of
honour on Marshal Gerard was brought down to the
Chamber of Representatives yesterday, and referred to a
Committee. Among the Reports and Petitions was one
,if M. Stas, whe requested the Chamber to intervene to
obtain for hitn the indemnity which he claims for losses
sustained in the revolution of September. M. Gendehien
supported the claim of the petitioner, and was indignant
that the men of September should be so treated, while
others were allowed to use all possible chicanery in order
to swell the amount of their claims. The Minister of Fi-
nance said, that M. Stas was not one of those who had
most reason to complain. Only 300,000 &t ins had been
placed at the di.posal of the Government to meet claims
exceeding seven millions. The claimants, therefore, could
)n'y have sor 6 per cent. M. Stall bad received 2,600
florins on his claim of 27,000—that is more than 10 per
cent.

M. Gendebien thought the real claims could not amount
to seven millions. However, M. Stas was a poor min,
whereas other of the chimants possessed millions, and
could wait. He alluded particularly to M. Le Hon.
M. Gendebien, who had proposed to refer the petition to
the Minister, withdrew his motion, on being assured that
the Government would shortly bring forward a general
measure on this subject.
BRUSSELS, JAN. B.—Their Majesties are expected at
ltrw.sels in the course of the day.
M. Felix de Merode, Minister of State, has returned
`r •m Paris, and was in the Chamber of Representatives
yesterday.
Au express from Lille for the head-quarters passed
through Brussels yesterday on his way to Antwerp.
A Royal Ordinance assigns to each portion of the king_
glom its share in the levy of 12,000 men fixed at the con-
tingent for the year 1835.

General Niellon final!), retires from the service. In
contradiction to some journals, which accused the Govern-
pent of having disgusted the General by ill-treatment, the
Minister declares that the General had solicited leave to
retire, three several times, and Navin,; persisted, notwiil,
.tanding the representations of the Minister of War, the
Government had yielded to his desire.

In the Chamber of Representatives, the project of law
for voting a sword to blatthal Gerard, gave rise to some
liscussion both in the Secret Committee and in the Public
Sitting. The Report of the Committee disapproved the
project on the ground that thanks having been voted to
be French army, in which the Marshal was included, the
.ITer of a new and personal mark of gratitude to him
would be an affront to the French Princes and to many
;wave Generals. In the end the Itw was approved by
tifty-four out of fifty-six members present, two hAvivg
(rained from voting.—Brussels Papers, Jan. 19.
ANTWERP, JAN. 17.—This morning, between ten and
,leven o'clock, there was a heavy cannonade in the direc-
tion of Liefkenshoek. Same firing was heard also at two

ANTWERP, JAN. 18.—The Dutch Journal, the Han-
delsblad, says, " An express despatched from Dusseldorf
yesterday, the 16th, at ten in the morning, brings intern-
.,,,ence that orders had arrived there to commence on the
18th the retrograde movement o: the Pi ussian army of
observation on the banks of the Meuse."—Journal du
Commerce d'Anvers, Jan. 19.