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visionary Government, of which all the world complains.
Unfortunate child I called to the throne of Belgium,he would
with difficulty attain his majority as King without hie
throne being overturned. On the other side, convinced
that Louis Philippe, by his love for peace, does
sot desire our reunion with France ; and that, by
love for his son, he does not desire our acceptance
of this son, yet a child—a task which he himself, a man of
experience, finds already not very easy, the French party.
dm most numerous and strong of any, have for some days
tumid their eyes too ands the young Augustus Beaubarnois,
Duke of lauchtenberg, brother of the Empress of Brasil.
Of a convenient age, glorious remembrances, liberal French
education, talents of mind, beauty of person, personal riches,
commercial alliances with Brasil, sympathy with France
—in him is comprised every thing. Last night
a great number of deputies pronounced for him in
the sections. In certain sections he obtained thirteen
votes out of fifteen. His portrait circulates from hand to
hand, and nothing is demanded or dreamed of so much as he
is at this moment. This night there will be a private assem-
bly of the members of the Congress, the object of which
will be to send deputies to the young, Duke of Leuchten-
berg. Be has many chances of being called to the throne
of Belgium, and every instant tends to augment them ; be-
cause it is believed that the powers represented at the foreign
office at London could not agree amongst themselves to give
us a Prince of any House of theirs, without destroying the
principle of non-intervention by excluding the Princes of
other Houses. To augment still more the chances of young
Beauharnais, they speak of his marriage with one of the
French Princesses.—Le Coutitutiowl.

The courtesy of our men of State does not wholly pass
unnoticed under our eyes ; the greatest number are care-
fully brooding under the Diplomatic Montagu, and it is a
great chance if, by one or another, something be not
hatched. The unlucky publicity which the Belgian Con-
roe' has given this day to some words of M. Sebastiani.
forms a glorious corollary to thb diplomatic reputation of
• the honourable General. It is well for us to know
that France refuses to acknowledge Belgium, if she
constitutes a Republic. For what cause? M. Se-
, bambini says nothing; we must Weirs then that it
is because Belgium is either too large or too small, or that
it Is a country too flat and marshy. One thing alone is
certain ; it is that M. Sebastiani will not acknowledge it.
Belgium is not uneasy for all this, and smiles at the false
philosophy, as well as the silliness of the general's mission.
France puts no constraint upon neighbouring states, she in-
terferes not in their interior affairs. us Belgium is entirely
at liberty to organise herself as seemeth good to her, and
to take a king Cif she will,) or what she judges convenient.
He having only made the four following conditions :—lst.
She is not to Unite herself with France ; 2d, She is not to
choose a French Prince ; 3d, She is not to choose a Native
Prince ; 4th, She is not to form herself into a republic.—
Oh l what a fine thing is non-intervention, with diplomacy
and M. Sebastiani.—La Revolution.

The Belgian Journals confirm what we said yesterday
upon the state of Belgium. Contrary opinions and disunion
of minds, have manifested themselves this day by cutting
differences and by energetic dissentious. Each day and
every new fact gives proof of weakness, of discord, and the
incoherence of all that has been done, and of all that will be
done. We are reproached with viewing thus the Belgian
revolution ; and of 'hewing it as the work of a
Catholic party ; others say we have been wanting in gene-
rosity towards a brave people ; and a journal (1 Avessii ) ac-
mess us with being the old liberals of the sebool of Voltaire,
without tolerance, without the enlivening principles of civi-
lisation, repulsing the emancipation of Ireland and the li-
berty of Belgium. We cannot conceive bow our words
can be taken in that canoe, or when we have done any thing
that shows such a tendency in our politic.—Le Tamps.

SWITZSKLAND.
Our private correspondent from Switseriand informed
us yesterday that the city of Basil was blockaded by the
population from the country, and that the citizens, who
expected an attack in the day of the 17th, had sent, on
the eve, a proclamation, from which they hoped a happy
result. The following are some passages from that procla-
mation :
" Bain, Jan. 6, 1831.—Dear Countryman—Listen to
our voice I listen, for the love of our dear country I What
do you demand from the Government ? A Grand Council,
named by the people' conformable to the principle of the
popular sovereignty ? But does Rot the Grand Council ac-
knowledge the principle in all its extent? A proof that it
does, is that it is occupied with the new constitution which
you demand ; and when that constitution shall have been
sanctioned by the country, the Grand Council will itself
compose all the popular elements which you desire, and
all you may desire. But what do you wish this day 2---
Does. not the project of the new Constitution answer
all wishes ? Does not Article Ist proclaim the so-
vereignty of the people ? Does not the primary assembly
give to you much finer rights than those which you oared
the Grand Council? Would you have recourse to violence
to succeed in your demands ? But, as burgesses oldie city,
we are opposed to that violence. For when union reigns
amongst us, one party must not seek to rule the other. We
respect your rights, but you must also respect ours. If you
persist in your unreasonable demands we shall, with re •
gret, be forced to separate, in future, our political des-
tinies. If you make hostile deetoestratires spurt
us, if you decide to attack our city, to obtain by force
the accomplishment of your wishes, it will prove to us a pro-
found f. But, if it is to be thus, we announce to you,
that allattack against our city will be regarded by us as a
blow at public order, and as such we shall it by arms,
and (*wider your proceeding as a prove to civil war.
Ostia more we oilw you peace: if yen accept it, GOD be
thanked ; if yes attack us, Gon will be judge between► us r

The Lucerne Constituent continua its labours with zeal.
The following are soma new points ordered is the Assembly
of the 19th of December :-
1 Art. 8. The Catholic religion is the religion of the State
and of the Canton. Project 16 carries. " The Charter
ronalon she Catholic religion." It is asked, sad we de-
limit*. sem here, what elpifiss the word of the State ?
Art. 9. The law rules pablieisstruction. Art. 10. No place
of public employ is for life ; an eseployi any at all times be
dismissed from his charge before the •of his time,without any naives being given. • 11. All the
Mans am to hold samba for the defence of the country.—
Art. 12. In future, no sanitary capitulation will be concluded
with foreign Powers.—iteeeoper la Clweatbres.

We were is bops to have received *hie day a letter from
BasU, of the date of Jas. 8 . we have only received s for
lime writers I. as fern Idelbauses, dated die 7th.
The Coosa of Bud set beim sere of the inhabiteats
Mt the disraddes of the troop, have nest to the peoseetrY
assembled, it is said, at Lineal to the amber of eight of tee
thawed, adnpstatlss to sasoomos to that the owes-
rises iissiesseml will take peas • One o 6 moos. tee N-
siarkabie I. be pima ever is site se, is that tie yeewieVY
have at their bead the Akers et die Guard of Charles X.
The cassoalers of Beni km inland that they will sot ire
seem fellow-either of the siostry.—ifesteser kr