The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-18 00:00:00

BELG I UM.

BRUSSIiLS, JUNE 12.—Lord Edward Somerset, with his
daughter and suite, coming from Italy, have arrived here, on
their way to England.
Just as we are going to press we are informed of the death of
the learned Polish refugee, Leleivel, at Brussels, wnere he lived
in the glreatest poverty.
The Court of Cassation has rejected to-day the appeal of
Vandermeere and the other three persons condemned to death,
fora plot against the State.

The. heat continues to be much more intense than usual at
this season. On Saturday the mercury in the thermometer of
the Observatory, placed in the shade, rose to 29 degrees of
Heaumur (97 degrees Farenheit). This excessive heat is com-
plained of in France, Germany, and Holland, and in the site of
Walcheten fresh water is so scarce that the Magi trates have
sent a vessel to Holland for a cargo of water, which will be dis-
tributed among the inhabitants.
It appears from a private letter from Brussels, in the Petites
Affiches of Caustray, that the number of Flemish workmen
who have emigrated may be estimated at twenty thousand.
BRUSSELS, JUNE Is.—The average price of wheat last
Iweek was 23f. 770., and that of rye, 13f. 52c.
, The Address of the Estates of the Grand Duchy of Luxem-
' burg is now published. The following is the passage which was
spoke of as containing an expression of disapprobation of the
accesson to the Customs' Union:—" Since Luxemburg had
the distinguished favour of your Majesty's first visit, it has ob-
tained manifest proofs of your solicitude for the welfare of the !
country, and if all the measures that have been adopted have !
not been conformable to the wishes of the majority of the inha-
bitants, we attribute this to the pressure of circum-
stances, persuaded, that when the time shall come for
the renewing the Commercial Treaty with the Union, now
in force, the experience of several years will produce a greater
unanimity of views respecting it, and we doubt not that your
Alpjesty will then cause an account to be rendered to you of
the effects which the treaty should be timed to have produced.
The Journal de Bruxefies announces that General Prisse is
appointed Belgian Minister at the Hague, in the room of the
Prince de Chimery.
The Journal de Flundres says '—" We are assured that in
several communes in our vicinity at. Lootenhalle, Hansbike, !
&c., bands of Workmen without employment ramble about the
country, and levy contributions on the fat mere We are told
of a fat mer of Lootenhalle, named Steguest, whose farm was
oei upied in the night by fifteen persons, who, with vehement
threats, demanded bread and money."

We learn front Bohemia that, in the n:ght of th•
30th ult., a tire which orig:nated in a stable at Hirschberg, in
that country, spread xsith such irresistible force and rapidity,
that 110 houses were destroyed, and the rest of the town was
only saved with the greatest difficulty.

LAW INTEL LIGENcE.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCII, June 17.
(Before Lord Dr N I( and a Spec6l Jury. )
TILE QUEEN V. WALTON.

This case, which was part-heard yesterday, and which was f.t
the repeal of a patent taken out by the defendant in 18:34, forth.
application of a fabric of loth and India rubber to the purpose
forming the backs of cards for carding wool and cotton, came
again before the Court this morning. The all, gation wa.-
that the invention was not new, but had been used by Alt-.
14..ncock so far back as 1824. The answer on the part of the
defendant was, that his mode of manufacture was different from
that of Mr. Hancock, and that the manufactured fabric was in
consequence different, and that the invention was, therefore, in
the light of a new one.

The Solicitor-General, Mr. Thesiger, Mr. Richards, Mr.
Cording, and Mr. Cardwell were for the prosecution ; and Sir
T. Wilde, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Sergeant Bompas, and Mr. Addi-
son, for the defendant.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, June 17.
SMITH v. PRICE.

The plaintiff in this case is a manufacturer of machinery,
and the de endant is a gentleman of fortune, residing in the
country. P. appeared that in the year 1836, a gentleman of
the name of Else had taken out a patent for a machine for
roasting corn for the purpose of malting. The present defend-
ant had advanced him 1,500/. in order that he might carry our.
the invention, and it was agreed between them, that if the
patent succeeded, the defendant should have a share in the pro-
fits. The potent, however, was turned to no account, and Mr.
E;se had since left the country. The plaintiff in this case had
furnished certain machinery connected with the patent; and
tile present action was brought to recover from the defendant
the cost of this machinery, on the ground that he should be
considered an a joint proprietor of the patent.
'1 he Jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, returned a ver-
dict for the defendant.

POLICi 1 ,TELIAGENCE.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A young mart of very respectable appearance, who gave the
name of .lames Smith, which he admitted was not his right
one, and whose face and eyes were frightfully tumefied, was
charged with being " drunk and disorderly."
Police constable No. 32 of the C division, stated that about
h,lf past one yesterday morning, while proceeding on duty
through Air-street, he heard a great noise and disturbance in
Regent-street, and on proceeding there found a crowd of per-
sons, amongst whom were several notorious thieves and dis-
order ly women, assembled in front of the It egent Saloon, No. 81i,
in the Quadrant, and in the midst of them the de:endant, who
a as bleeding so profusely from the nose and mouth that the front
part of his clothes were completely, saturated through. It was
evident that he had been brutally ill-treated. lie was also so
much intoxicated that he refused to give any account of him-
self, but would persist in remaining where he was, and witness
therefore conveyed him to the station-house to keep him out or
the way of further harm.

H.taDIVICK asked the defendant if he had any recol-
lection of how he came in such a plight? The defendant said
that he was on his way home, having drank rather freely, when
a female he met with inveigled him lido the " Heent saloon,"
to treat her with a glass of wine. They had one a piece at a
sort of bar, and on asking what was to pay, 6s. was demanded of
him, and on his refusing to pay so extortionate a charge, he
was menaced and abused by several well-dressed men, who ap-
peared to beli.ng to the house, and at length, fearing he shoutd
get ill-used, he paid the exorbitant charge, and was as quickly
as possible making his way out of the place, when he was at-
Lcked by the men, and one of them beat him about the face
and head until he was so completely stunned that he had no
recollection of how he got into the street.
Mr. HA anwlCa inquired whether this place was known to
the police ?
Police-serjeant, No. 10, of the C division, said it was, but the
parties who had opened it dared the police to enter the pre-
mises, as it was not a licensed house. It had only been opened
but a very short time, yet every night disturbances and fights
a ere accurr:ng there, and numerous complaints had been made
of the nuisance by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood.
Mr. Haanwrcx said he should discharge the defendant,
who had evidently paid dearly for his folly, and the adventure
would no doubt be a caution to him in future. As to a house
of such a description as the one in question, he would himself
see that immediate steps were taken to suppres., it.
Yest,rday, Charles Wilson, aged 18, Evan Evans, aged
15, and James Finlayson, aged 16 years, very respectably
dressed, were plated at the bar, charged with attempting to
pick pockets.

. .
Mr. HA RDWICK inquired if any of them were known to the
police.

A police constable said that Wilson had been tried and
convicted of felony at the Old Bailey ; the other two he knew
a 3 pickpockets, having seen them on different races and paces
of public amusement, in company with known thieves.
;Mr. HA ttowicx said he should remand the ti, in order to
give time for turther inquiries to be made about them.
Thomas Tollett, the driver of the cabriolet No. 351, ap-
peared on summons to answer the complaint of the lion.
Frederick Cavendish, for exacting more than his fare.
The complainant stated that about four o'clock on Friday
afternoon Lst, he hired the cab, No. 351, at the termintt3 of the
Great Western Railroad, having just arrived Irum Wind-or,
and was driven to his residence in Souih-street, Grosvenor-
square, when the driver demanded and received 2s. as his tare,
winch was more than he was entitled to, the distance being
less then two miles.

The defendant alleged that the complainant had made a mis-
take as to the number as on Friday afternoon, at four o'clock,
he was waiting at London-bridge the arrival of the Margate
steam-boat, and on its coming in he got a fare to No. 8, Ches.
tertield-street, May-fair, which he set down a little after five
o'clock, so that it was impossible he could have been at the
terminus of the Great Western Railway.
Ultimately the complainant consented to drop proceedings
in the present case, on condition of the defendant paying him
back the costs which be was out of pocket, and which he should
hand over to the poor-box.
The defendant reluctantly consented to this, and the sum-
mons was dismissed.

Mr. Caventli h then stated that he had summ ned several
cab-drivers lately for overcharge, and he was determined, as he
had plenty of time on his hands, and rode about a great deal,
to punish every case of ov,rcharge he met with; and this he
was determined to do, if it was only for the good of the public.
The fines and costs he invariably gave to the poor- box.