§ Sir Richard Vyvyan,not seeing the noble Lord (the Secretary for Foreign Affairs) in his place, would ask the noble Lord (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), whether his Majesty's Government had received any confirmation of the assurances previously made to it from the government of France, as to the withdrawal of the French troops from Belgium; or whether his Majesty's Government understood, that any orders had been sent to the individual commanding the French troops, directing him to withdraw?
§ Lord Althorpwas glad to be able to state, in answer to the hon. Baronet's question, that his Majesty's Government had received accounts from Brussels, that orders had been given to the French troops now in Belgium to withdraw from that country. He begged leave also to add, that after his Majesty's Government received the assurances from the French government, so often alluded to, they had never any reason for a moment to doubt the good faith and sincerity of the French government.
Sir Robert Peelsaid, the answer of the noble Lord was quite satisfactory. He hoped, however, it would not be supposed, that any one at his side of the House had encouraged any suspicion as to the sincerity or good faith of the French government on this subject. He presumed, by what had fallen from the noble Lord, however, that the evacuation was to be complete, and that no part of the French troops were to remain in Belgium.
§ Lord Althorpcould only say, that such was the effect of the information that had been received on the subject.