The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-04 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 27,—The Commercial Council of Ge-
noppe has sent a petition to her Majesty the King of the
Belgians soliciting the re-instalment of the Baron de
Stassart. On Tuesday there was a meeting of the Electors
at Molenbeck for the purpose of voting their approval of
the address which the Electors of Brussels have presented
to Baron de Stassart. The proposal was carried by ac-
clamations, after a speech in praise of his conduct in his
post as Governor of Brabant.

BRUSSELS, JUNE 21.—The official part of the Moniteur
Beige gives notice that the number of persons required
for the service of the roilroads is now compete, and that
most arrangements have been made that no more will be
required for the sections of the road which will soon be
opened. The Minister of Public Works, therefore, cannot
possibly comply with the applications for employment that
have already been made, or which may be made in
the sequel. He thinks it his duty to give this
notice that the applicants may not neglect, through a
false hope, any opportunity they may have to procure em-
ployment in some other manner. If he had not replied to
each of the applicants individually, it is because their
number amounts to 8,000.
The Echo du Luxemburg has the following article:—
Since the delivering up of the territory, the Receiver and
Clerks of ate Belgian Customhouses had fixed their office
at Steinfort, in a house on this side of the bridge which no
more belongs to that village. On Monday, about noon,
40 or 50 Prussian lancers and hussare, with M. Munchin
at their head, came and drove away the Belgian officer
with very little ceremony, as may be supposed ; they carried
off the money as well as the scales and the books, to all
which they had no right whatever.
We will not examine what right Belgium has to have
officers at Steinfort; however that may be, and allowing
that ifilgium is in the wrong, it must be confessed that
this is a strange proceeding on the part of a State which,
but a few days ego, concluded a treaty of peace with us.
The Belgian Commissioner; have refused to deliver up
the village of Martelange to the Dutch Commissioners,
whom they met at Steinfort.

On Monday it was reported at Asten that a body of
Prussian troops was marching to Marielenge. Measures
for opposing this expected invasion were immediately
taken, and three Brigades of Gendarmes and the troops at
Aslon were sent in all haste to Martelange.
On the following morning it was known that no attempt
to take forcible possession of Martelange bad been made,
and that Mr. Munden alone had been there to endeavour to
persuade the Authorities to deliver up the place, which
they refused to do. Our troops occupy the village, and
, every precaution is taken to prevent a surprise. They are
ordered to use all means to cause the possession of the
village by Belgium to be respected.
Yesterday the King gave an audience to Mr. Seymour,
the English minister.
FhON FIEPS OF SERVIA, JUNE 13.-1 hasten to inform
you that Prince Milosch has abdicated in favour of his
eldest son. This act of abdication is drawn up in all due
forin and signed by the younger Prince Michael, in the
name of his father. As soon as this document was heard
before the Senate, a deputation, accompanied by most of fle
principal persons in:effice, was dispatched to the Prince at
Milan, who is so ill as to bo almost beyond hope of recovery,
to acknowledge him as Sovereign. Though all this has
passed in Belgrade almost under my own eye, it is difficult
to give particulars without risk of making some erroneous
statement; yet it seems certain that the result of the in-
quiry into the late attempt at re-action shows that Prince
Milosch himself contrived the insurrection in order to
govern as an absolute Sovereign. It was even proposed to
declare destruction to the Constitution, sanctioned by Rus-
sia and the Porte, but this idea seems to have been laid
aside, though it is said that the Prince, who wishes to go
and end his days on his estates in Wallachia, is under a
guard. Five Senators have formed a Regency, and a
deputation is going to Constantinople.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HO USE.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY IN AMERICA.—An American lad,
between 17 and 18 years of age, named John Mayland,
was brought on Saturday before Sir PETER 'whir., who
sat for the Lord Mayor, charged with having robbed his
brother, a wholesale grocer in Mobile, in the United
States, of between 8,000 and 10,000 dollars in American
notes and silver.

The complainant, who seemed to have a strong affection
for the prisoner, very reluctantly stated the circumstances
of the robbery. He said that he was convinced that the
prisoner had been persuaded to commit the offence by
a young man who was a book-keeper in the house, and
who accompanied the prisoner to New York, and from
-thence to England. The complainant, upon discovering
that he was plundered, set off in quest of the thieves
although in a miserable state of health, and travelled by
steam from his place of business to New York, a distance
of 2,300 miles, from whence he set off for Liverpool.
At Liverpool he succeeded, through the activity of Mr.
Dowling. the Commissioner of Police, in apprehending
the fugitive book-keeper, who had upon his prrson a
considerable sum in American bank notes. The pri-
soner, however, having heard of the apprehension of his
companion in iniquity, immediately quitted Liverpool for
London, and arrived in the metropolis a few days ago.
Bills were printed off in Birminghim by the direction of
the complainant, accurately describing the prisoner, and
offering a reward for his apprehension, and the Metropo-
litan and City Police received notice. The book-keeper
was in custody at Liverpool, and had delivered up the
share of the plunder he had pocketed.
Sir PETER LAURIE (to the prisoner)—Which of you in-
duced the other to commit this robbery ? Prisoner—The
book.keeper persuaded me.

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Sir PETER LAUhIE —ls this property your brother's?
Prisoner—Certainly it is. I was going to return to Ame-
rica u ith it to bim.
Sir PETER LAvarn—A very likely thing I I see that you
arc a very bad fellow. Why. if you were seized with con-
trition; .4id you run away from Liverpool, when you found
that your brother pursued you? Prisoner—l didn't know
how he would treat me then.

Sir PETrill. LAURIE--You robbed him of all this property,
and he has followed you at the risk of his life in a wretched
state of health many thousands of miles, yet you are quite
indifferent about the serious injury to him, or the disgrace
to yourself. Prisoner—l came to London with the ititen
tion of going back to give him his money.
John Forester, the officer, stated that the prisoner had,
upon his arrival in London, exchanged at a bullion•shop
701. in American dollars for sovereigns. Witness had
traced the prisoner from place to place, and the lad was at
but met by Smith, policeman No. 93, who knew him from
the description.in the bills, and took him into custody in
Cheapside. The prisoner said that his name was Hill.
Smith (93 policeman) said that he had seen the bills at
eight o'clock in the morning, r al watched in Cheapside all
persons whose appearance answered the description. The
moment he beheld the prisoner he knew him to be the party
described.

John Forrester said that the prisoner had taken care to
have the bank-notes stitched up in his coat. The sove-
reigns which had been received by him at the bullion-shop
were not to he found, and the prisoner did not seem dis-
posed to give them up.
Sir P. LAURIE—Is it possible that he could have thought
of keeping the sovereigns? Prisoner—l'll give them to
him, if he comes with me.
Mr. Mayland said, he was sure that his brother would be
sorry for what he had done, and return all the money he
could, and begged that the Lord Mayor would dismiss him.
Sir P. LAURIE—I will not allow him to go away from
our custody until he gives up to you every halfpenny. Let
Forrester go with him and receive the money.
Mr. Mayland very thankfully received the notes found
upon his brother, amounting to about 3,000 dollars, and
paid the reward he had offered. He had already received
from the book-keeper the portion which that person had
kept as his own share.
John Forrester afterwards called at the Mansion-house,
and stated that the boy bad lodged the 701. in the hands of
the landlord of the house in which he set up, who at once
handed it over to the owner.

A DRUNKEN GENTLEMAN.—A man, of very respectable
appearance, named Priestley, of Hyde-street, Bloomsbury,
a descendant, we understood, of Doctor Priestley, was
brought up, charged with having been blind drunk in a
cab. The cabman said that the defendant got into his cab
at night, and ordered him to drive to Lawrence Pountney-
lane and other places. Witness found that the gentleman
did n'ot live at any of the houses to which he directed the
cab to go, and was obliged to obtain the assistance of the
police, as the gentleman began to " shoot the cat" all
over the vehicle. At last the witness drove him to the
station-house, where he was stripped of his filthy clothes.
Sir PETER LAURIE (to defendant)—Why, sir, you are
old enough to care of yourself. Defendant—True I am,
Sir, and I am ashamed of the condition in which I M.
But I assure you solemnly that I was never drunk before.
Sir PETER LAUME—SO every drunken fellow tells me.
—(Laughter. )

The 'lnspector said that in a private pocket of the
drunken gentleman the person who took his clothes to be
cleaned found 1401. in Bank-notes, and a bundle of railway

share 3.

Defendant—lt is quite true I had the property about me.
Sr PETER LAURIE..--It was well yriu fell into the hands
of our police; if you had not, probably you would have lost
all the money. Defendant—l would have deserved it for
allowing myself to be led to drink myself into such a brute.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Take care how you repeat tha dose.
It is a dangerous thing for a man of your years to begin to
get drunk when you ought to be leaving it off.—(Laugh-
ter.) Defendant—No one shall ever see me in such a
state again as long as I live.
Sir I'ETREL LAURIE—I believe that the Magistrates will
soon have the power of sending drunkurds to prison for
seven days for each detected offence of the kind. It is too
hard that a rich man to whom the fine of five shillings is
nothing, should be punished in no other way, while the
poor man, to whom that sum is a great deal, should be sub-
jected to the same penalty. Take care of a week's impri-
sonment.

Defendant—l never will drink again.
Sir PETER LAURIE—Very well ; pay the penalty, and
pay the cabman and the police for taking care of you.
The defendant very willingly and gratefully paid the pe-
nalty and all the expenses, and departed.