The Sun.
London, England, 1840-06-06 00:00:00

TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

2, Union Passage, Bath, Jute 4, 1840.
SIR—I • to draw your attention to a prosecution now
pending against which, upon consideration, you will, I
am swo, admit to of all the political prosecutions
whickt Iwo marked rccent.he most unjust and un-
called-for.

At the last Bath Quarter Scssio true bill wa3 found
against Thomas Bolwcll and Robert n Philp (both
being charged in the same indictment) u 'thu the
Western Vindicator, a paper published by Mr. lib:my
Vincent, and said to be of a seditious nature.

What makes this affair the more notorious is, that the
said Western Vindicator had, at that time, ceased to
exist upwards of four months, and that it had been ye-
lantarily discontinued by the party publishing it for Mr'.
Vincent, in conaequence of its having become obnoxious to
the Government.

The Vindicator bad been repeatedly spoken of in the
!louse of Csmmons as a periodical of a dangerous nature,
but no steps whatever were taken on the part of the Go-
vernment to suppress it.

The VindicWtor was published throughout a twelve-
month, and extensively sold in every part of the kingdom.
Bolwell was an agent for it from the commencement.
But, up to the last three numbers I had scarcely ever seen
it—when I, becoming connected with the person who pub-
lished it for Mr. Vincent, served a few customers with it in
the way of business, without having the least interest therein.
This representation of the case has been made to the
Home Office, and the whole proceeding, referring equally
to Bolwell as myself, has been loudly denounced as a gross
piece of injustice.

An official information has been conveyed to Mr. Bol-
well, that further proceedings against him are abandoned
(unconditionally).
Upon this I myself communicated with the Marquis of
Noimanby, and by him was referred to the Bath solicitors
for the prosecution, from whom I have learned—that if I
will consent to be brought up, and plead guilty, I may
escape by being' bound for future good behaviour (the in-
dictment charging me with being a malicious, seditious,
and evil-disposed person.) But if not, I muu, be proceeded
against.

-Now, Sir, think over the facts of the case. The
Vindicator is published for twe!ve months under the eye
of the authorities without interference. Four months
after it has ceased to exist, I am arrested on a charge
of having sold it,—and, it would appear, although I was
the least connected with it, I am the only person to be
proceeded against for it.
The affair has excited a strong feeling here, and I have
been recommended to place the facts in your hands, in
hopes you will deal severely with the instigators of such
violations of justice. Of course I cannot consent to plead
guilty to the charge, and must proceed to trial. No
case ever called more loudly for condemnation, and, I
trust, you will exercise your influence in my behalf.
The above is a correct statement upon which you may
rely, as you have hitherto done upon my communications.
I am yours, &c.
IL K. PHILP.

SUICIDE OF AN AUTHOR.—Thursday even-
ing, about five o'clock, as one of the Regent's Canal barges was
passing the lock situate between Battle-bridge and Camden-
town, the rope drew up what was found to be the body of a
man of remarkably fine proportions, arid information being con-
veyed to the police-station in Phcenix-street, the sergeant on
duty there, Grinham, 21 S, immediately had the body taken to
St. Pancras Workhouse, where it was searched, and a number
of papers found in the pockets written by, or addressed to, " St.
George Gregg," author of a poem called " Ambition, another
on " The Currency," and several others. There were also
several copies of these poems printed in the present year. That
oii -- Ambition" was ded!cated to the Queon, and amongst the
writings were the author's manuscript of the dedicatcry epistle
to her Majesty. It was apparent from his letters that he had
but recently come from Ireland, that his expectations of sue
cess as a writer and lecturer hail been blighted, and that be had
exhausted his means of subsistence. The deceased, when found,
was without shiet or stockings, which he appeared to have re-
-W.lloi disposed of, ..,..there was in his pocket a pawiihraer's
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