The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-15
Affairs ia belgium.

roLiTIco RELIGIOUS DEMONSTRATIONS m BRUSSELS
THE CLTRAMokTANE CohTEsT-DgBArg raK
lYsIsL sTUhB-ogEAr POPULAR EXCITEMENT.
Br, sse has been the Of popular rmol, which
Al um- assumed the features Of serious political
monsirsii,p. took IL rise in warm and exciting de
bse In tie Chamber or representatives charitable 10
,tu,icns 4" sentence uttered oy Of the members
loudly cheered by the spectators IN the gallery, whom
Pre-, dent rave orders the ,sslcrs clear the
ley Soon afterwards 4 number % mon with their hate
fcrccd their way In aud the Chamber again cleared
by troops, AID orders given % strengthen The military
cries OF all Kinds wcre heard sholu OF "vvo le Rot
mingled with "a has lc oonvepv," "Do~n with the
priests" "Down With the Catholics "1,t "a drown the
Preside nt" 6c 6c. The fonent spread 10 Antwerp and
several other Belgian towns The mob broke the windows
Of several mobateries and JesuiE' colleges The ling
vss very popular Numerous arrests made. Al
lsie,t oI der restored In mot places.
arussels (Nsy 3 Correspondence Of The London rne'
Prior 70 the French revolution of february, Parties
pretty equally balanced 10 the Belgian Legislative
Ace nby the hherals and ulrsmon'anes having alter
ps,. small , ma,Iay, IaSt % oeedos ~, in OF sah.
stry, end, tbanss 70 the wisdom u The King, the pru
Of the government an he cTsty Of the sople
The country passed safey through b. sorm oich levs
81 n.a'iy every Other c'ntpeats' govern nent. Thea
the reaction In Franco ard ctcvhcrc-s reaction
q which the ulIamobt.ne party vas not $40 ' 70
scale, the treat majority Of voers I, The Villages and
bsry orrto's particularly IL the Nemish provin
ces, trvoundy ignorant and completely under the
Domination Of the priess Called exercise TIE elective
hire they driven by the fiocks Ike sheep,
TO the poll In the ION belief thai liberals, freemssoos
be.dousdsliy The Intelligent populations Of Brussels
An,~erp, L'cse, and vervhp have struggled In vsiu
siust TINS pscstly domination ana some tao or three
year. ago the nj rsmontsne party obtained decided
Jorlty In the Legi -lsrive Assembly.
Tos KDs 500 ,hs oussly vnees,ssas Die position =,
the oJuioos 81 shich accordance With those
~ the pafIlsenta-y majority rbe Liberal ministry wss
di-msscd and that Of dc Decker, more tool OF the
tr,es,s appointed place No .ooncr this triumph
gained than inoe, aud bsotry ned develop
nents rte most able organs Of press protested 10
Tlue .hfrn N bv q uutlr a
PASTORAL letters ~erc sucd warning parents OF the
fate which awaited thye who dd DOT psirouzc the jesuit,
college Ioavsn, aud the state Unyecuss Of Ghept ard
Ilsse we're pot under ~, cOpal ban Al length toe pear
med ripe aud about TOO mooths bs5s the govern
, is0aooso 'as n,u apsp TO-, W"
The sdnnsrsuou Of charity In Belgium snce 1880 has
bee completely sscolased AMI ooooenrAed Ia the hands
u The civil POSER Religious congregations add membes
oefgy of even depominsaou arc legally icapaoe
of RECEIVING sbt1butrg alrns aud bcqusse dcsncd Tor
the roor fh. dlstrsstioa made by too institutions
H5p4tahsrts and the Bureasz dc Bp7tatsanos All be.
qu,tH ieg Congregations are pa and void and AL
nAutd insuiutops Il will thus be sna Belgium On
pyss hs more limited In e spricsuo than our lag on
mortman but ~ sfdng ro,eciion AZ sust The priest
10 the dsihs citizen and his family.
1ne shl 'e'Isl nin pro losee thsi tbs govern
mett ,haii have the poser. By Q simple decree uoder
uors TOE rishp Of oidrsns, With ali the privileges
attaching thertto inciadibg tboee Of assessing inherng
and recsivin all donations aod egacIes given or be-
quesbed 10 tncm On The other hand N who vish 10
dupge o their fortune IN isvor u the poor for Oh aita
ble purposes ~ have the right TO special dis
trsiors Os eucb property they shall devote cod
In fact the propneed bill practically repsss the exaog
lsv AMI viihds~s all protect IN from the dying man,
phom leaves In The hands sid 81 the mercy Of dis sp
ritual attendant
BIT thb !. Dot an n Ia frsueh. with danger " the
for Family dbherted In favor of ooovent will
bear god -il 10 yards the King Who has signed the
decree She eby convent IL rendered capable OF In
benuns and whereby they ruined We have hoe'ts
oi -Iescb cay and The pricsk, liberty OF
toe liberty of DeeDg Jet then, hsve liberty OF
cbafi'y' H'vever, the ~ sas brought 10, sod the AZ
cussous regarded sth the greatest anxiety BY Tho
pubic, Who crosdeo the iribunes daily.
10. debates lasted upwards q month ard 90 the 1otb
GU the sncple ~ the bill affirmed By msjovtty N
", on member decnx 70 vote. and Eve eoly being