The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-29 00:00:00

CURIOUS CASE OF LuxAm

An inquisition was last week held at the White Hart Inn, Solis-
b•Jr v, to Inquire whether a gentleman of property, limed Sack-'
vip• Borroaghs, Esq. V3l, or was not a lunatic. . .
31-. Backville Burroughs (the lun;tict anted, that the people in
the 1"01111C had been using coercive ineasures with hint ; that they
I.l,hr:el to talm sissy kiss •property ; that he had a Large stun of
money, from '2OO to 300.0001. in Parts, tent there by Mr. Coutes,
i cue he ahould be arrested while on the Continent • that he had
n us bee rarliamer.t for Preston, in Lancashire, and gad been voted
a Peer of the realm.
'Dr. Finch, in describing the incoherent notions of Mr. Bur.
roughs. said, among otter things, when he first came to me, the
12ohe of Wellington wils an object of his revenge. He said he bad
been persecuted by him on account of his having greater influence
is the country dun the Duke, and on account or his promotion.
Hs then changed the object front the Dake to Lord Liverpool. and
sot, if tic had an opportunity he would kick them. sod shoot them,
arid be revenged of them. About a fortnight ago Lord Radnor and
LIM Folkston, sere objects of his revenge. He believes in super.
nkural agency, and flurries that the secrets of the Cabinet are con.
ye* to bins thereby. lie says, that the Ministers have given
11M. each to Lord Folkston@ and othirs to .-at. He told me he
bad been examining Dr. Reer's Cychrxdia, and found that nine
thing.; in ten were wrong. He mid Pr. Rees tilled a ship a ms.'
clime ; bat.be walled it a piece of a machine made pp of sympathy.
I Whirl him how an Inanimate Aingttiuld arab% of sym.
pia y t He answered. in the same manner as the wool of a cast
syrtrottithxd with the sheep from which it was takes. He fancies
tronaeif a Peer of the realm, an has with his peerage Rom lOU to
3i.1.000/.

Pr Grove examined—l had some conversatioo with him about
Dibinet Ministers. Ile said Lord Liverpool and Lord Grey.
o ..110 the sanction of the King, had murdered Alt. Petteval. I
a, 4 him how he knew ? He said he bad secret intelligence that
• hull at Mr. Warburton's had provided the pistol. He said all
b.. meat was drugged—it had a great effect upon his constitution,
and n,sde hint as remnanty a bull. He said he bad a large sum
u; money left him by the will of Mr. Coyne ; that lie was in the
pi..session of ninthill, which he intended to sell. He talked of
starting a nage-coach from foothill to London, and laid M knew
Le should lose 2.00 hf. a year by It, but still he would start it. He
Aso said he was a Peer of the realm, and sat in the Haase of Com.,
miens ; that I:c had a privilege of sitting in either House. Ile
abused Cyrforrdirt, and said be could write a better in a few
widts. He el,o abused Lord Pembroke. He told me he was nut
mail, hut was confined by Government on acemint et' opposition to
We Allnisters. He also told me many other things, but, he spoke
so incoherently I could not folios. him.
The medical men were decidedly of opinion that Mr. Burroughs
was insane ; bat the lilt accounts do rot give the verdict of the
J.lry.

Arty atc•rr CO(' RIC—A gentleman who has lately re-
tesreertfrom the West, informed the Editor of the illeJ an-1
JrifiGinietie, that in pasting through the State of Indians, I
be stepped et a county town during the Session of the
r.ourt in that place. He was invited to attend the Court,
awl accordingly went. He found the judge sitting on a
larre hloik iii one corner of a log cabin, paring his MC-
3. Slit. and the liquibers of the Bar next the Judge, sera-
r.verl from the people by a pole fastened to the sides of the
I.lluse, and exteu,:ing across the room. Soon lafter.he en-,
tetod this seat of justice, the Judge inquired Of the Sheriff
wl-e the jury were not forthcoming—to which he replied
that he hail eleven tied up stairs, and bib deputies were en-
etaliii running the twelfth dowu, so that the Jury would
iy in a few minutes. Upon this our traveller imme-
diately departed, and soon after lift the state.—Americen
?Ver.

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