The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

TICK SUN, LONDON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 6. P 44 t.

:BELGIUM.
BRUSSELS, AUG. 4. Madame Rochussen, the young
and amiable wife of the Finance Minister at the Hague,
repently met with her death under the following circum
stances 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., Ills
unexpected :!ppearance proved too great a shock fur 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 Luken, 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 Regencti:'
CRlME.—There are 1101 V in the prison of the Petits
Carmes eight prisoners under sentence of death, and
almost al many awaiting their trial under capital indict-
ments.

11'ilif:m Perry end Anyelina Lamont, natives of Eng-
land, formerly residing an London, were, some months
back, condemned by the Assize Court of Brabant, the
former to fifteen years' hard labour, the latter to twelve
years, both, be exposed on the pillory and to be
branded, fur having forged sundry bank notes and bills
of exchange. Ilis 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. Parloes, the Belgian
Consul at Smyrna, to . explore the countries situated to
the south end east of the Black Sea, for the purpose of
ascertaining what markets they offer to the commerce 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
Yoreign Affairs, a collection of patterns of the articles
imported into those countries, espeCially at Tauris, in
Persia. They consist chiefly of woollen cloths and cot-
ton manutlictures. The first 11:LVO been sent ,to
the Chamber of Commerce at Verviers. As fur
the others, such as the patterns of long-cloth
Aladapollans, chintz, Saxonia muslins, checks,
handkerchiefs, &c., 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 shall t pply for them, ad 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.