The Sun.
London, England, 1834-10-21 00:00:00

BRUSSELS AND GERMAN PAPERS.

BRUSSELS, T. 18.—Mr. Alexander Gendebien has
just returned to the Commission of the Iron Cross, the in-
signia sent to him as a member of the provisional Govern-
ment. This honourable deputy, in the letter which accom-
panies the returned insignia, declares that he refuses the
Iron Cross, because he is of opinion that civic virtues do
not require for their recompence such a distinction.
The Minister of War having received from the King
leave of absence for a fortnight, set out for Paris this morn-

ing.
We learn that Messrs. Von Meenen, President of the
Court of Cassation, Plaisant Advocate General, in the same
Court, Henry de Brouckere and Verhaegen are named pro-
fessors in the Free University. The entrance of the house
pupils of the college of the Catholic University is fixed for
the 29th of October and the following days. The installa-
tion of the University and the opening of the lectures of
the faculties of Divinity, Philosophy and Sciences will be
on the 4th of November.
On the 16th six squadrons of the Ist regiment of Chas-
seurs arrived at Fermonde, on their way from Ghent to
Malines.
On the same day General Magnan arrived at Liege,
where he will have his bead-quarters.
EXCHANGE, HALF-PAST TWO, P.M.—NO business was
done at the beginning of 'Change. The arrival of several
couriers from Paris, made the speculators fearful of a great
fluctuation in Spanish stock. It was not till nearly two
o'clock, when it was believed that there was a decline (said
to be from to per cent.) in the prices from Paris yes-
terday, that some bargains were made on the following
terms :—Perpetuelles, 45 ; Cortes, 421 ; Coupons, 16i ;
Guebhard, 28.—Brussels Papers, Oct. 19.
The Dutch papers lately informed us that the Duke of
Nassau had returned to Biberich. The Duke, it is true,
returned long ago, but the plenipotentiaries of the Emperor
of Austria, the Kings of Prussia and the Netherlands,
have not returned to Biberich, to continue the negotiations
for the cession of Luxemburg.
The Luxemburg question, 'important to the House of
Orange (not to Holland), and to the Collaterals of the
House of Nassau, but still more important to the German
Confederation, which is called on to cede a portion of ter-
ritory to a Revolution which it hates—this important ques-
tion seems to sleep. Every body asks what has been the
result of the negotiations at Biberich ? The object of the
consultation was to offer to the Duke a pecuniary in-
demnity : but this could not be given by Orange Nassau,
till the Collaterals should have actually come to the exer-
cise of their rights in the Grand Duchy. According to
the family compact the Collaterals cannot alienate claims
upon Luxemburg, till they are transferred to another terri-
torial possession. Notwithstanding this, it is now affirmed
that the Duke of Nassau has at length declared himself
disposed to accept a pecuniary indemnity. With this
result the Conferences at Biberich seem to have
broken off. It will be evident to the impartial
observer, that the willingness of the Duke of Nassau
will scarcely induce the German Confederation to
cede to Belgium a considerable part of Luxemburg, if the
Duke of Nassau is to have an indemnity in Limburg ; but
the German Confederation none at all, as King William
notified to it.
It may be further argued, that the time is past when the
German Confederation and the Northern Powers in gene-
ral would hasten, for the sake of maintaining the peace of
Europe, to cede to Belgium any, even a small, part of Ger-
many. We are rather inclined to affirm, that in conse-
quence of the French revolution, of the failure of the at-
tempts to revolutionize Germany, and to make Switzerland
favourable to the French policy, the German Confedera-
tion is much strengthened, and that the Luxemburg ques-
tion closed in a manner suitable to the dignity of Germany.
VIENNA Oc r. 10.—Five per Cent. Metalliques, 99% ; Four
per Cent. Ditto, 90i ; Bank Shares, I,26l.—Allgemeine Zeitung,
Oct. 15.