The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-11 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH AT BRUSSELS

Dec. 24, 1824.—A very extraordi-
nary and rather mysterious circumstance has occurred here
lately, and as I see that it has not as yet found its way into the
English Papers, I will endeavour to give you the particulars as
briefly as possible, abstaining for the present from all comment
upon the subject. On the night, or rather early in the morning,
of the 12th inst. last, an English gentleman of respectable fa-
mily and connections, and who has long been a resident in
this city, was taken out of his bed by three officers of
justice, hurried down stairs with time scarcely to dress
himself, dragged along the streets sans ceremonie, and
plunged into the common prison amongst the commonest cri-
minals, by order of the Procureur du Rul. When the affair
became known it naturally excited the utmost anxiety on the
part of the gentleman's friends, who vied with each other in
hastening to the place of his confinement, in order to in-
quire into the cause of his detention, and, if possible, to
procure his liberation, by offering bail or such other security as
might be deemed requisite. Upon arriving at the prison
door, however, they were refused admittance ; and one gentle-
man in particular, who interested himself very much in his
friend's behalf, was referred to the Procureur du Rai, by
whom he was informed that the prisoner was detained upon
a matter of police, and that nobody could be admitted to
see him upon that day, which was Sunday, but that upon
the following morning a general order for the admission
of his friends should be issued. With this answer the'gentle-
man's friends departed, and upon arriving at the prison the fol-
lowing morning, it was discovered that considerable relaxation
had taken place in the manner of his treatment, as he was no
longer confined with the common criminals, but was allowed
a separate room with some necessary articles of furniture, toge-
ther with permission to correspond with his wife, who, to add
to the interest of the scene, was very ill in bed, and, It is
said, rendered worse by the situation of her husband.—ln the
mean time some others of the prisoner's friends went to lay
their complaint before the British Ambassador, Sir CHARLES
BAGOT, who immediately ordered his carriage, and proceeded
to the house of the Minister of Justice to demand an explana-
tion of the cause of this singular arrest of a British subject.
What passed between those gentlemen cannot of course, as yet,
be known. On the return of his Excellency, however, lie assured
the prisoner's friends and the British residents in general, that
he would exert every prerogative in his power to have jus-
tice done to their countryman, if it should be made ap-
pear that the arrest was illegal. Early on the following morn-
ing, the prisoner was admitted to an interview with his friends,
and subsequently conducted by a guard to the Hall of Audi-
ence, where lie underwent an examination before a single
Judge, and was recondi.icted to prison, from which place he
was discharged on the
.t?llowing morning, to the great surprise
of every body, no specific charge having been brought against
him, and the Procureur du Roi declining either to prosecute
the charge against him, or to inform him of the cause of his
arrest.—(ltforniag Paper.)

DIASTER ASPULL.—The above musical prodigy, who had
the honour of performing twice before his Majesty, at Windsor,
and who performed at two public Concerts of his own last
season, has been on a tour during the autumn along the coast,
and performing at several large towns, with the greatest sue.
cess, accompanied by his father and brother. At Brighton, on
Thursday, he concluded his Morning Concerts, under the pa.
tronage of the Countesses Cowper, Dowager of Clonmell,
Beauchamp and St. Antonio; Ladies Gaye and Sele, Mary
Shepherd, doote. Kerrison, Tierney, Scott, Shelly, &c.