The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-03 00:00:00

PUBLIC-OFFICE, QUEEN.SQUARE.

ON' Wednesday evening last James White' alias
Jame! Mills, was committed by PATRICK COL-
QuHouN, Esq. to Tothill-Fields Bridewell, for
want of Suretios, to answer the complaint of John
Close, for extorting from him' the Sum of one Gui-
nea, under a threat of charging him with com-
mitting an offence against the Laws, by taking ille-
gal Insurance in the present English Stare Lottery.
On the investigation of the aboVe charge, it ap-
peared that notwithstanding Close had given the
Prisoner a Guinea, he had lodged an Information
and taken him into Custody, for the purpose of ob-
taining from him.a further sum, and that he aftually
got from him at that time three Guineas more, under
a promise that he would not appear and grve•evi-
dence. Contrary to which he did ; and upoli his
Cross-examination swore his name to be James
White, when the fa& has since turned out that his
real name is lades Miles. a notorious Informer.
and who by reason of his testimony being rejefted
by several. Magistrates, on account of his not being
a credible Witness, thought proper to assume the
present name.
The Magistrate much lamented that Mr. Close
had been committed upon the evidence of such an
abandoned Man, as the Prisoner appeared to be, and.
was sorry that it was not in his power to remedy
it, but expc&ed that Mr. Close would do all in his
power to make an example of the. Prisoner, by not
only indiding him for the extortion, blit for Per.
jury also.

Mr. DRUNIMO NI), who has taken so distinguish.
ed a part in the recent Negotiations with the Court
of Denmark, is an excellent scholar as well as a
man of groat political abilities. He has displayed
his poetical talents in a very spirited translation of
Persius, and his-knowledge and judgment as a Poli.
titian by a profound examination of the Ancien t
Governments of Starta and Athens.

The Hind Frigate, arrived at Portsmouth from
Halifax, parted with the Sultana, --, for
London, on the 9t14, and the Prudence, for Liver-
pool, on the 2d inst.

At Wexford Assizes, before Mr. Scrjeant CH AT-
TE RTON, Laurence FUrlong was tried for the mur-
der of Mr. Grey Thomas, on the 7th of June, 1798.
The circumstances appeared to be as follow : a crowd
of Rebels were assembled on that day, near Mr.
Beale's house on the side of Vinegar Hill, (Ennis-
corthy), when John Hay, son of Harvey Hay, of
Ballinkeel, rode up, and being asked " what news ?"
he answered " very bad ! 'that Captain Blacker had
deserted them last night, and that by —, while
there was a Protestant alive, the Rebels would nei-
ther. have luck nor grace ;" and then desired them
all to be brought up to Vinegar Hill to be piked.
Mr. Grey Thomas (the deceased) came up to Mr.
Hay with his hat in his hand, and reminded him that
he had been his neighbour and friend, and entreated
that he would proted him.—" By I will pro.
tea you," replied Hay, and instantly cut- him
down with-his broad sword. He then asked, " was
there no one to finish the fellow ?" 'when Furlong
(the 'Prisoner) came up, and kneeling upon the
ground, shot him through the heart.
Furlong was found guilty and hanged near W(!x-
ford. _ _

The sanguinary villain Hay was executed the.
day alter the King's 'Troops entered Wekibrd, on
innumerable proofs:l(4,oe most flagitious cruelty
exercised against the Unhappy, loyalists who fell into
his hands.

At Lewes Assizes, Wm. Card, John Card, and
Richard Martin, fur stealing Miscreamt and the
&aches! of Limbs, two well-known racing fillies,
the property of Sir F. POOLE ; John Nash, for
horse-stealing ; Wm. Woodfield, Samuel, alias Wm.
Kitchener, and Thomas Fuller, for sheep.stealing ;
Richard Balcombe, James Turner, George Bates,
and John Pitcher, for burglaries--received sentence
of death, but were all reprieved, except, the two
Cards. Seven conviaed of felonies, were ordered
to be transported for seven years.