The Sun. — 1846-08-28 (London, England)

BRUSSELS, AUG. 24.—The trial of Messrs. 'Udder and Borquet will probably be concluded on Wednesday evening. The list of witnesses for the defence was exhausted to-day, and the Attorney-General commenced his address. The witnesses examined to-day, who received orders from De Ridder, gave evidence of his solicitude for the interest of the Government, as well as to the pains he took to contract for the lowest prices possible. M. de Dordolot stated, that in consequence of the reduction which De 'Udder caused him to make in the prices, the Government gained a sum of 800,000 francs. The King and Queen, the Duke de Brabant, and the Count de Flandre went yesterday, at ten o'clock, to Ant • werp They went to the exhibition of paintings, where the King desired to see several artists, with whom their Majesties conversed with great affability. In the room allotted to the engravings his Majesty stopped a considerable time before ten splendid engravings on wood by Mr Henry Brown, professor in the academy. The King desired to see him, and their Majesties complimented him in the most flattering terms. Their Majesties returned to Brussels the same evening. It appears from the further accounts respecting the murder of M. Londoz, that there are several errors in the statement, and especially that there was no violent struggle between him and the murderer, as represented. Nothing is yet known respecting the murderer, though the most diligent inquiries are being made.  Paris is the place for romantic adventures. One night, some months ago, a young officer of a cavalry regiment was returning to his barracks late at night, when he saw on one of the bridges a young woman of considerable beauty, but clad in the mean garments of a workwoman, preparing to plunge into the river. He seized her, and threatened to take her to the station-house. She supplicated, however, so earnestly to be left alone, that the officer consented to release her; first, however, exacting a solemn promise that she would not repeat her attempt. She hurried away; but the young soldier deemed it right to follow her. Luckily it was that he did so; for no sooner did she believe herself free from observation than the unhappy girl plunged into the river. The officer was close upon her, and, with some difficulty, and not without danger, succeeded in dragging her to laud. This time he insisted upon accompanying her home. With extreme reluctance, the would-be suicide led him to a miserable lodging in the most wretched part of the town. Knocking at the door, an old woman appeared, to whom the officer related what had happened. Ah, madam," she cried, "it was for that, then, you borrowed my clothes!" and she went on to relate to the young officer that the pretended unknown was no other than the daughter of a nobleman of the highest rank, and that she had that night come to borrow the dress in which she appeared, in order, as she said, to avoid discovery in a love adventure. In proof of the truth of the story, the old woman pointed to the young lady's dress which she had left on assuming her coarse attire. This naturally excited the young man's curiosity to the highest pitch. He insisted on accompanying the young lady to her father, to whom he related all that had taken place. Warm thanks were, of course, heaped upon him, and he was invited to the house, at which he subsequently became a constant visitor. An intimacy sprang up between him and the young lady, which ripened into aff,ction, and the affection resulted in a marriage, celebrated a few days ago. This tale is true, strange as it may appear. It has, of course, created an immense sensation in the higher circles of Parisian society; and at present it is said that all young unmarried ladies are bent on attempting to commit suicide at midnight, in the hope of being saved by a handsome officer of hussars. It is so romantic ; and whatever is romantic has immense popularity in Paris.