The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-07 00:00:00

eseighbourhood, naming SAL zta t it, who was on
a shooting party with a friend, and that he partieu-
larly remembered the bottle on account of the flaw
in it, which he was apprehensive Would burst in
the gentlernan'i pocket ; however, having no other,
he gave it to the gentleman, expressly cautioning
him to be very careful, not to let •it strike against
any thing. On this intelligence, the Olficega pro-
ceeded immediately to SALEMBIER'S chateau, and
there discovered incontestible proofs of h;s
Without incurring suspicion, he had lived by plun_
der a considerable time, and avoid detedion al-
ways.added murder to robbery.. He was instantly
taken into custody, brought to trial, and the fad
being clearly proved, executed. In another ofEe
of the Palace, where Heirs, Executors, &e., take an
oath, as to the amount of property left by:the de-
ceased,' there hangs over the door 'a piaure, repre-
senting the execution of an opulent inhabitant, for
taking a false oath, with intent. to defraud the
children of his wife, by a former marriage, and by
so doing, plUnging :them, for a long time, in the
greatest misery and distress.
" Prior to the Revolution, Bruges was a place of
considerable trade ; the baSon is very commodious,
and is surrounded with a range of buildings, 'capa-
ble of warehousing-the cargoes 'of upwards of 660
yessels There are two cranes, on a remarkable
construdion, each competent to raise a weight of
Eve tons. But, at present, the trade of the•town is
entirely gone, no vessels are permitted to unload ; the
town, through the negligence of its Deputies, not
,bt•ing included •in the list of eletrcpits. For this
reason, Mr. BAuwErts, who was formerly the
thief. Commissioner of Trade and Commerce, has
been deputed by the inhabitants to present a Peti.
Lion to BONAPARTE, setting forth the -hardship of
their case, the inevitable ruin which threatens them,
if Bruges be not _restored to its.ancient privilege of
an emit?" and praying the FIRST CONSUL to is-
sue orders to that eft-ed.

" Among other excellent Institutions, deserves'
principally to be noticed, the establishment known
.by th.:. name of Le Mont de CAariti. Here you are
accumm')dated with an advance. Li. money, propor-
tionate to the value of the deposit, for which you
pay no interest .for a whole year. But if the sum
'advanced be not refunded in the course of a year
and six weeks, in that case the deposit is sold to
niake good the advance. An English gentleman,
who lately died at. Bruges, of the name of STAN-
hasbegiteathed s9ool. to this Institution.
" Another excellent charitable InStitution, is
L'Hospice des rieillards ; there is likewise an A s_i'lurn
for Orphans, in which the males 'and feMales' 'are
educated indifferent houses. •

" About,nine miles from Bruges, is the town of
Blankenberg, a , place inhabited almos; exclusivetY
by fishermen. To this,' place the, inhabitants of
Bruges make•frequent.eicursions, LondOtiers
.do to Gravesend. Mr.,BAUWENs„,ViIIO keeps.three.
carriagei,, a coach, a sociable, and, a curricle„made:
a. large .party, amongst whom _were the President
and his Lady, in whose .coppany JAvent to Blank.
enberg. The sea" makes. great ,eneroachrrierip on
the town, and will in time, to 'judge from 'present
appearances, entirely overwhelm it. -Several hogs es
have already been buried in thp rands. In this
place, there are seldoM less than too fishing ~e~sels,
built upon-a-liege construEtion.
4t The canals in the vicinity of Bruges are in a most.'
deplorable and ruinous • state. With a view of cut_
ting off the Communication, the French have ten_
dered the greater part of the Bridges impassabig,
and in other respeas done such momentous injury
to the inhabitants, *that it is no wonder the latter
look upon them with abhorrence. . They cannot
bear the very name of a Frenchman ; -and though
they all speak French, yet if they. accidentally, fall
in the coinpany of a Frenchman, they immediately
converse in the Flemish language. You never see
any of the, lespee.lable inhabitants 'of Bruges in the.
company of the French Officers. Previous to- the
Revolution the walks, and canals about the city
were lined with a double, row of trees ; but-the
French, on taking possession of the country; cut
down and sold them all. The bridges that are left,
are scarcely passable, and many accidents occur in
consequence of the ruinous state in which they are
suTered to remai4l.
" The Market Days are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Butter is, on an average, 7d. per lb. Beef 4d. Veal
rd. Game, Partridges especially, are rather dear,
fetching is. 6a. the pair. They have Cod Fish,
Soles, Plaice, and all kinds of Flat Fish in alitindance.
Salmon and Turbot are rather scarce.

" There are at present onlyfive churches in Bruges,
nor are all of these in a state to admit of the cele-
bration of divine worship. The old cathedral was,
at the time of the Revolution, sold as national pro-
perty ; and the purchasers of it had the temerity,
notwithstanding it stands in a populous neighbour-
hood, to blow the tower up with gunpowder. By
a fortunate contingence, little short 6f a miracle,
no material mischief was done" by this rash proce-
dure.

" They have a Theatre at Bruges, at which Plays
are peiformed about three months in the year. The
Theatre was not open at the time I was there, the
Company performing at Ghent, but they were ex.
peaed at Bruges, in the course of three weeks, or a
month. The price of admission is nearly the same
as at Calais and Ostend.

Whilst I was ar Bruges; I saw a printed Kalendar
of the Criminals to he tried for capital offences in
the Department De Lyr. They amounted to up-
wards of eighty, chiefly for robbery and murder.
SDme of them were charged with breaking open
houses, torturing the inhabitants in order to extort
from them the -secret, where they had deposit-
ed their valtribles and money, and afterwards put_
ling them to death. Their trials are to come on at
Courtray and Ypres. Mr. BAUWEN6 assured me,
that it is still very unsafe for persons to be out alone,
at any great distance from the town, after dark."