Star.
London, England, 1830-10-29 00:00:00

LON DON.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29.

The exact position of circumstances, between the Belgian
and the Netherland Government. is, from the facts which
come before the public, very difficult to discern accurately.
Judging of realities by appearances, the facts are not a little
remarkable. A Kinir wbo, to check the progress of
successful revolution, deputes to his son the power of rear-
ing au independent standard, and winning for himself, by
the adoption of popular principles, a kingdom, which the
father had been forced to alienate, presents a plan
of action at least rational. The conduct of the
son, in pursuance of this plan, by renouncing for
himself all claim to govern the alienated districts, except on
the free choice of the people so to do —and, in consequence,
avowedly stripping himself of all adventitious claims to no-
tice, descending to the rank of citizen—appears to us like-
wise, to present nothing but what might be consi-
dered, a rational execution of the proposed de-
sign. But when we observe, in the course of a few
short days, the father, instead of sanctioning the accom-
plishment of an object, in which appearances might have
supposed him concurrent, suddenly denouncing the conduct
of the son, there is such a discrepancy of motive, as to be
almost irreconcileable with any rational plan of conduct.
Such, however, arc the appearances presented to us, by
the late intelligence from that part of Europe ; and to re-
concile the discrepancies they :.resent, affords much subject
for conjecture.
The prime facie' view appears ostensibly adopted
by some journalists, is, that an actual difference of interest
has occurred between the father and son. Some again,
who attribute to the conduct of national affairs,
the disingenuousness, which too frequently occurs in
private life, are inclined to believe, that the father
is merely simulating a difference with the son, in order to
render the suit of th sun more successful with the revolu-
tionary deciding party.
These are din rincipa! conjectures which we have
let heard on the sztbject ; but there evidently may be
other causes fur the existing difficulty ; and we are in-
clined to consider, that neither of the conjectures specified,
will satisfactorily account for the unusual phenomena which
we have detailed ; although we can hardly presume to
mention, any other conjecture that would prove more
successful in accounting for them. We would, how-
ever, ask, whether the sudden change of policy
evinced in the conduct of the King of the Ne-
therlands, may not have its origin in some sudden change
in the influential policy of a connected and authoritative
Court ?

It is now generally believed, that some partial change of
Ministry is to take place in France, and that M.M. Gut zor
and Du PIN, General GZRA RI), and Count BROGLIE, are
to be the retiring party. We should regret this, could we
believe, with our contemporary the Morning Post, that,
the change was to introduce men more submissive to the
clamour of that portion tir the people of Paris, which asserts
its authority by tumultuous violence. We believe the retir-
ing Ministers to be able, enlightened, and good men ; with,
probably too little of the harsh and severe characteristics

of of their species, to direct the executive in such times.
We therefore think other men may be advantageously
found, with similar views of policy, at present not so subject
to prejudice, and yet more capable of vigour to protect the
character of their country. We hope those who fiU the pro-
posed vacancies will be of that description ; and instead
of a party, brought in to yield up the national character to
to the degrading cries of an unruly mob, as appears
to be the conjecture of our contomperary, before alluded
to, we shall see men called into action, with every de-