The inconsiderate zeal of the handful of partisans still remaining
to the House of ORANGE in Brussels, excited, as it has been, by the unjustifiable attempts of the Allies to foist once more that hated family on the Belgians, has led to results which are not the less to be deprecated that under existing circumstances they are far from being incapable of palliation. It appears that a Colonel BORREMANS had been, or was supposed to have been, very active in underhand endeavours to put down the popular associations against the Nassau family, And part of his regiment were charged as influenced by the same spirit. BORREMANS has been arrested. A number of other persons—among whom were M. MATTHIEU, a banker, Messieurs PREVINAIRE and JENNY, cotton-factors, and Mr. JONES, a coach-builder (an Englishman)—were equally charged with Orangeism. The first burst of popular indignation against these individuals was displayed on Sunday night. The mob beset the house of the obnoxious M. MATTHIEU, somewhat after the same fashion that an Indian does the house of a reluctant debtor. They said they would not act while the civic guard remained ; but they would wait them out, if they should take eight days to it. The civic guard are not obstinately-minded men—they withdrew at nine o'clock—to supper, we presume ; and the mob stormed the house, front and rear. The house and stores—for M. Mem= u is a colonial merchant as well as banker—were completely gutted. The house and warehouses of Mr. JONES were also plundered ; but the carriages, which chiefly belonged to private individuals, were spared. PREVINAIRE'S establishment was threatened, but there the authorities interposed. The Regent's power, at Do time great, has not been strengthened by these events. He has issued a proclamation against them ! The Congress met on the 29th; what may be the result of their deliberations, we do not pretend to foresee. The Allies are proceeding, by every means short of force, to place Belgium and themselves in a position from which nothing short of three can extricate either.
Our Prince LEOPOLD is again mentioned as King of Belgium. His fifty thousand a year is what Belgium principally wants.
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