The King of the Belgians opened the session of his
two Cham- bers, at Brussels, on Tuesday last. There is nothing striking or peculiarly interesting in the Royal Speech, except to the Belgians themselves. It communicates nothing new respecting 4Fie pro- ar,rip.ss,er probable terneiOtion of the disputes with IToilaial; all that is said on this subject is, that the obstacles in the way of a definitive treaty are foreign to the Government of Belgium, and are not yet removed. A reduction of the army, and consequently of the expenditure, is announced : LEOPOLD has no occasion to call upon his subjects to make fresh sacrifices in defence of his throne and their own independence ;—we wish, for the sake of their Dutch neighbours, that the absurd old King of Holland 'could have said as much. Improvements in the internal commu- nications of thecountry, and the general prosperity of all its great interests, financial, agricultural, and commercial, are announced in the speech. It remains to be seen from the address hi reply, and the other proceedings of the Legislature, how far this flatter- ing description is assented to by the Representatives of the Belgian people. In this country, we know too much of Kings' speeches to take all which they contain for gospel.
