The Sun.
London, England, 1841-10-26 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1841.

PUBLICATIONS.

This day is published, in Bvo.,
THE HISTORYof the BRITISH. EMPIRE
IN INDIA.

By EDWARD THORNTON, Esq.,
Author of 4' India, its State and Prospects."
Vol. 1., price 16s. cloth boards.
London : W. H. Allen and Co., 7, Leadenhall.street.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE AT
BRUSSELS.
(FROM A CORRESPONDENT.)
BRUSSELS, OCT. 2.l.—Much indignation has been
excited among the inhabitants of Brussels the last few
days by the perpetration of a very disgraceful outrage,
in which there is much reason to fear the juaior mem-
bers of a highly respectable English family, residing here
are implicated. Considerable improvements nave lately
taken place in the public gardens and other parts of the
town bordering ore,the:Palace,
arid a numler of beau-
tiful and costly statues have been erected in those situ-
ations, where they would prove most ornamental. Dur-
ing one night last week the rails of the gardens were
scaled by a pirty of half-drunken young men (for the
gates are closed at eight) bearing each.a pot of red or
black paint, and with considerable trouble and inge-
nuity they contrived to bedaub all these new works,
giving. Venus a black eye, painting the beautiful statue
of Diana a deep red, and many of the others black, and
marking them all most indecently. Not contented with
their labours in the gardens they proceeded through
the principal streets in the town, defacing all the
sign-boards, and covering some of the newly-constructed
buildings with the rough outline of figures in most in-
decent positions.

Unused to such Waterford pranks in this peaceahle
•eighbourhood, the police Jost natimein endeavouring to
trace the perpetrators of this wantonly mischievous out-
rage, and succeeded in capturing the son of a certain
English Captain here, at whose house some of the paint
pots were found. Ile has been ever since closely con-
fined, and although he does not deny the charge himself,
yet obstinately refuses to name his companions in this
work of folly.

It is currently reported here he wiit be kept in prison
until he names the parties who were with him, and _then
tried ; and if the ease is clearly proved, fined five thou-
sand francs and imprisoned for two or three years. Al-
though such a sentence may seem severe, yet it will check
a recurrence of such wanton and discreditable conduct
most effectually, and it would be well if our Police Ma-
gistrates had the power to act with equal severity in
cases where public or private property was defaced in a
manner so cool and, premeditated. A fine of 5/., which
often atones for a most gross and flagrant outrage, is to
many no punishment at all, as the loss of such a sum is
no inconvenience. Let us follow the-example of the
Police Magistrates of Brussels, and such scenes as are
nightly perpetrated in London by members of the Wa-
terford fraternity, will be of as rare occurrence there as
they are among oar Belgian neighbours.

CARISBROOK, ISLE OF WIGHT

(FROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
The Tories are at their old trade. Place and pension,
in spite of all that can be said to the contrary, is all they
crave for, and the office of Governor and Captain of the
Isle of Wight, and Governor of Carisbrook Castle,
though condemned by all parties, is no sooner vacant by
the death of James Edward Earl of Malmesbury (whom,
God ,bless him, we Carisbrook folks never saw), than
this sinecure is filled up, and William Lord Ileytesbury
is gazetted Governor !—the sire of our illustrious repre-
sefitative. Shame, shame ! Electors of Newport, is
there any mistake in this ? COI you be again.deceived
into supporting Tory Members to correct abuses and
useless expenses, such as absent Governors ! Lady
sweepers ! ! and under sweepers ! ! ! rho do nothing but
pocket the public money ?