The Sun.
London, England, 1841-01-18 00:00:00

FLANDEW= MAIL.

BRUSSELS! JAN. 1.4.---Our readers will recol-
lect that in the month of April last, a band of for-
gers, whose head-quarters were at London, spread
themselves all over Europe, travelling in post-
chaises; lodging at the first hotels, with servants in
rich liveries, &c., and who, by forged letters of.
credit from the house of Glynn, Halifax, Mills,.
and Co., succeeded in obtaining eeormous sums
from many banks in almost all the great cities of
the Continent ; among the rest in Belgium from the
houses of Nagelnuit:kers, and Cerfonlaine, a'. Liege,
and Engler, at Brussels. This band, which the
police of Paris described as European forgers, in-
cluded persons whom nobody would have expected
to find in it, such as the Marquis de Bourbel and
Baron d'ArglISSOll; beloMling to ancient noble
families in France, Messrs. Graham, father and
son, and Mr. Boyle, two rich bankers at Florence.
By a decision of the Court of Appeal at Brus-
sels, dated the 13th January, Messrs. Perry Gra-
ham, jun., and Baron d'Argusson, are to be tried
before the Court of Assize of Brabant for having
made use of forged letters of credit at Liege and
Brussels, and attempting to do the same at Ant-
werp and Ghent, where their schemes were de-
feated. A female, Angelina Lamont, who was in
company with these persons, is also to be tried as
an accomplice, but only on the ground of having
knowingly received part of the funds obtained by
means of these forgeries. The other persons, such
as Bourbel, Graham, sen., &c., not having committed
any act of the kind in Belgium, could not be pro-
secuted.

We shall acquaint our readers of the progress of
this aliair, which promises to be extremely curious,
on account of the rank in lite of the accused, their
plans, their manwuvres, and their ramifications.
Al. Van de Weyer and his lady have arrived at
Brussels from London.
A letter from Maestricht, of the 9th of January, to
the JournG.l of Belgian Limburg, says, ‘• 1 have to tell
you that the line of demarcation is irrevocably fixed as
to Canoe. The Belgian Commissioners have ceded .to
Holland the two heiguts which it was so important to
retain for the safety of their country. The bad weather
alone prevents the continuation of the works of making
out the line."

BRUSELS, JAN. 13.—What we foresaw when the
thaw set in so suddenly, has unfortunately taken place.
The Senne, vouch swollen by the melting of the snow
and by the rain, which has fallen without interruption
for SQvcral clays, has again overflowed its: banks, and
covered an immense extent of country. Since yester-
day, the environs of Brussels again have the appearance
of lakes. The water is nearly as high as in February

1539, rmd it continued to rise to day at noon. From
Bruss.els to Viivorde is only one vast sheet of water; the
meadows are covered to the depth of several feet, and
OIL iron railway is almost wholly under water. The
same is the case from Brussels to Halle.
At Brussels there are few cellars in the lower p in of
the city which arc not full of water.
The causeway at some distance from Anderlicht
gate is almost under water, and the communication is

interrupted. The damage is incalculable.
The river has still much floating ice. We hear that
the environs 01 M.dines and Louvain are also inundated.

SWITZERLAND.

The state of Switzerland continues unsatisfactory. We
have already announced that disturbances had taken place
at So',cure, and that about thirty persons had been arrested
in that town, as also at Balstal and Otten. The Helvetic
de 1840 of the. 12th states that M. Scherer, the principal
editor of the Sentinelie du Jura, had been taken into cus-
tody, and aM. Gugger. It seems that troubles had also
broken out in the canton of Argau. The Paris Constitu-
tionn4 of Friday has a Berne letter of the 11th, asserting
that the insurrectional movements in the cantons. of
Argovia and Soleure have arisen from the union of what
arc called the Papistical and Aristocratical parties against
the Liberal party. The Argauvian Government had sent
an express to the Vurort, which had assembled and de-
spatched reinforcements to the scene of action. Guligneni
says :
" Another account states that the troops under orders of
the Government of Argau, 2,800 strong, had marched Into
the insurgent districts (those of 111uri and Breingarfen.
where the Cathelies had taken arms against the new con-
stitution), and lied come to an engagement with the rebels
near Wohlen. The latter are stated to have had thirteen
killed, and the Government forces, who hadf only
wounded, took possession of Wohlen. The
Prefect
ehe the in_
officers of police had either been impricsaoll
companiesstivadton oo
of
1,,d e'ci outy 8,000
surgents or forced to fly. Berne
cantons of Zurich and Basic
ctraoroapbsin,
eacnrds,h.,cdurmbaartothecridesfooutr
artillery,
t a I i ()
a,n‘dtwoa.
cavalry, upon Argau. The
It was expected that
country had also sent assistance.
l_eu.re.. Switzer-
d,.iscTtuilif:reboaninizcoceuvscul.esd,ooduelisda breakpQthecuai:zoltico7,,,rieisi a
soc
of
thei
it,,ornifdoozli
following
0 v,Lliaunscgre, Lucerne."
eney. '
to
itso
the agitation existing in Switzerland :
ike a river when
Fresh disturbances have been on the point of break-
ingtitoza d
federali n
organisation,
snat
,toino:uo:fui
esStoi.
its dikes have not been repaired for some length of time.
do not feel that there is above them
aTnhdeswo ma tect'inie:scabP;sa nouitlh earl! sli'daerstie s are dial"reinsg ue3looungehgfaopr
rheeyentral authority. The Federal Diree-
laiido,uwtitinh
taaons:ytrtohnirg,ga,
ibideeraeug•auelat
is compelled to intervene as it can. It maintains public
order by coups d'etat. It saves the old federal constitution
byla violating
customs it. The power of Switzerland is vested entirely
in and usages,
that of the contniune.. Heriiisttrielengftahmielyonosrigs
tasni
in s att
hi o and
en
vices
ioes
which she does cot possess. Being disjointed, democratic, and
dispossessed of great towns, great properties, and large for-
tunc!, she knows Lot the value of great personal influence.
lle who can agitate his commune is unknown at two leagues
from his sphere of action ; it would be perfectly ridieu-
16us for him to try to make his influence to be felt at a
greater distance than the shadow of the belfry at his vil-
lage. Such a disjointure of everything is attended with
serious inconvenience, which nothing can completely rec-
tify. It has also its advantages. The evil is propagated
with quite as much difficulty as the good ; everything is
local, even the spirit of insurrection and revolt. There
have been twenty revolutions in Switzerland since 1830;
and yet it cannot be said that Switzerland has been revolu-
is an enlightened man, as he
Lonised. The Federal Directory is at prevent at Berne.
The canton of Berne is, by its
iste;utt.lte first of Switzerland. The
ili.alool.spl
seut,n‘llsacsatu:i
s(;li isnaat uoaEc,nr o
.dne
resoluteryee
sPvooursuel,sclidiled
choose
a bad momint if it dreamt
of a counterrevolution at the present time."

Newport mil of the best quality is selling at
Bridgwater for 12s. per ton. In consequence of the pre-
valence of north-east winds the vessele for coals from Irc.
land, II:von, Dorset, and Cornwall, have not been able
to reach the Welsh coast. The trade at Newport 15
therefore very bad, and there are many colliers unemployed.

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