The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-07 00:00:00

BELGIUM.

BRUSSELS, Auc. 4. Madame Rochussen, the young
and amiable wife of the Finance Minister at the Hague,
recently met with her death under the following circum-
stances :—She had been brought to bed some weeks
since, and was still in a state of great weakness, when
one of her brothers, a naval officer, whom she had not
seen for ten years, and who was supposed to be dead,
suddenly entered her chamber, without sending up his
name. thinking to agreeably surprise his sister. His
unexpected appearance proved too great a shock for the
exhausted state of the unhappy lady ; she immediately
fainted, and, before her husband, who, at the time, was
attending a ministerial conference, could reach his house,'
she had expired.
A few days ago, a young gentleman in'the law was
attacked at noon day, in the Rue de Laeken, ,by five or
six fellows who pretended to be drunk. They hustled
him, and, while two of them held his arms, a third took
his purse out of his waistcoat pocket. The thieves then
ran off, and succeeded in making their escape.
A Brussels Journal, the Commerce, says that the
scheme of establishing a local bank at Ghent has met
with so many difficulties that the thing is given up.
The Due de Crillon arrived in. Brussels on Friday
evening, and is residing with his family and a numerous
suite at the Hotel de la Regence.
Cai*E.—There are now in the pris6n of the Petits
Carmes eight prisoners under sentence of death, and
almost as many awaiting their trial under capital indict-
ments.

William Perry and Angelina Lamont, natives of Eng-
land, formerly residing in London, were, some months
back, condemned by the Assize Court of Brabant, the
former to fifteen years' hard labour, the latter to twelve
bears, both to be exposed on the pillory and to be
randed, for having forged sundry bank notes and bills
of exchange. His Majesty has recently been pleased to
commute the sentence upon the female prisoner to six
years' hard labour without either exposure on the pillory
or branding. In the case of Perry, the sentence was
confirmed, with the exception of that part which relates
to the branding.
The Government has directed M. Tarloes, the Belgian
Consul at Smyrna, to explore the countries situated to
the south and east of the Black Sea, for the purpose of
ascertaining what markets they. offer to the commence of
Belgium. The results of this inquiry are now known to
the Government. The Minister of the Interior informs
the merchants and manufacturers of the country, that he
has received from that Consul, through the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, a collection of patterns of the articles
imported into those countries, especially at Tauris,
Persia. They consist chiefly or woollen cloths and -cot-
ton manufactures. The first have been sent to
the Chamber of Commerce at Verviers. As for
the others, such as the patterns of long-cloth
Madapollans, chintz, Saxonia muslins, checks,
handkerchiefs, they may be seen by the manufacturers
at the Department of the Interior till the 25th of August,
when they will be sent to the Chambers of Commerce
which shalt pply for them, and then be placed wholly,
or in part, at the immediate disposal of our merchants
and manufacturers. A very detailed notice accompanies
the patterns.
The Queen and the Duke of Brabant arrived at Ostend
on Sunday night at eleven o'clock, after a passage of
thirteen hours. The health of his Royal Highness is
very satisfactory. Their Majesties are now at Lacken.
ESPARTERO AND LORD PAL-
MERSTON.
(From Galignani's Messenger.)
The Guienne, a Legitimist paper of Bordeaux; pub-
lishes the following strange communication, which, it
asserts has been addressed by Espartero to Lord Pal-
merston. We have no doubt that the document is apo-
cryphal :
My Lord—The despatches remitted to me by Com-
modore Lord John hay, on the part of your Excellency,
remind me of my promises and engagements towards
the Government of her Britannic Majesty. It is diffi-
cut for me to satisfy at once all the claims of Eng-
land. If it depended on the Regent alone, you could -
meet with no obstacles. But the Regent and the Mi-
nistry, although devoted with all their hearts to the
English Government, and disposed to promote its inte-
rests, have to contend with the Chambers, whose ma-
jorities are not always faithful to us, and with the
Press, which, in its principal organs, is very hostile.
However, the first step has been got over. The
Ministry has ventured to
.present to the Chambers the
project of making a cession of the islands on the
coast of Africa, which are the object of pretensions on
the part of your Government. The Ministry is employing
every means to obtain the approbation of the Chambers.. No one can inform your Excellency better than. Lord J. Hay of all the difficulties which opposed an examination
of the question of the Philippine Islands during the pre-
sent session. I am of opinion that in order to quell
the spirit of the turbulent and the Opposition, England
should demand, in the name of the creditors of the
Spanish Government, payment of the arrears due on
the Cortes Bonds, and all the succeeding loans"
and this, too, by notes conceived in threatening lan-
guage. The Government will hasten to lay before the
Chambers those diplomatic communications, presenting
at the same time the alternative of war, or a cession or
the islands. It will be impossible for them to meet the,
first extremity, particularly since the Ministry has ex-
posed the state of the kingdom, which is without a nary,
and has no resources to enable it to contend with
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The improvementsinthe Green-park give much
satisfaction. The surface of the Park, which was uneven
with many hillocks, has been levelled, and several young
trees have been planted. There are three excellent
gravel-walks just finished, one running parallel with
Constitution-hill to Hyde-park-corner ; another across
the Park, leading to the same place ; and another
parallel with Piccadilly. The plantations are protected
to prevent them from being injured, and the Park, which
was rugged and by no means inviting, is now a place of
healthy and agreeable recreation.
A fish called the Sea Devil was caught off Bark-
ing on Monday last. It is six feet lour, and four feet
six inches in circumference. It is without fins, but has
feet and flippers. It is now lying at the Gun, Blackwell.
THE NORTH MAlL.—lnstructions have been
received by the Post-office authorities at Edinburgh from
the Postmaster-General, and which will be carried into,
effect in a few days, to despatch a mail-coach from Edin-
burgh, as formerly, in the morning to the towns on the
east coast.—Berwick Warder.

Tong CORPORATION LOYALTY.--At the
Tory dinner given at Chippenham, on Tuesday last, by
the two Members, Joseph Neeld, Esq., and Captain.
Boldero, we learn from the report in the local Tory
paper, that while the health of the Queen was simply
drunk with "three times three," that of the Queeu
Dowager was receivrd with " enthusiastic cheering !"
The.flon. and Rev. Thomas Cavendish, vicar
of Doveridge, and the Rev. Henry R. Crewe, rector of
Breadsall, were on Friday last chosen by the beneficed
clergy of the Archdeaconry of Derby as the two proc-
tors to represent the clergy of the said Archdeaconryin
the election of proctors at Lichfield on Tuesday, to repre-
sent the whole 4ergy of the diocese of Lichfield in the
ensuing convocation, pursuant to her Majesty's writ for
that purpose.—Derby Mercury.
The inhabitants of Camberwell, who, in con-
seqnenee of one of the Lords of the Manor having con-
sented to surrender his claim to the holding of Camber-
well fair, have been confidently looking forward to the
suppression of this nuisance, are greatly disappointed at
the determination of the Police Commissioners to sap e,
tion it for this year, on the ground that they must:take
the occasion of its being held to give notice of tldeir in-
tention forthwith to put it down,—Come.
powl'ent.
During the past three weeks, en(lnity on Satur-
adm
day, the 31st
ission to vie ulwt.,
the Tower. no fewer than 10,434 'visitors paid for
Paris has now upwards oil
twent daily
seven
papers, the average sale of which exceeds
diem, while London has only nin exceeds 9"00 per
sale of about 45,000 per diem. daily papers, with a