The Sun.
London, England, 1818-01-29 00:00:00

STATE PRISONERS.

At the rising of the Court a person named
:Mitchell,-who bad been'detained under a %Vali-ant
from the Secretary of State, and discharged, ap-
plied to have the reeognizances which he bad en-
tered into discharged, On,the ground that be had
been compelled to enter into them against his own

consent. •
. The Court granted him a rule to spew cause.

THE MAN' OF Ross.—lt is said that a Gentle-
man, in the neighbourhood of lioss, where this
memorable character, whose fame will live for
ever in poetical records, resided, has it. in con-
templation to piopose to the descendants and re-
latives' of the late Mr. John commonly
called the Man of Ross, to establish a Society in
that town to be called the Kyrlean and Pbilanthto•
pie; the intention of which is annually to celebrate
his Birth-day by a Jubilee, to raise,tt fund for the
'improvement of the walks- and repairing those
public buildings we?e erecter!, and,
lion of that amiable Phikoithropist, to reiteve ho-
liest merii itt disiress. Such aninstitiit ion (it s:T-
poried with that public spirit which so strongly
characterises the inhabitants of Ross) will prove
of great benefit to the town, and pay aim: tribute
of respect to . the Memory of departed worth, as
well as preser‘ing from total anoihilatidn those ino7.'
'summits of his attachment to that delightful spot.
We-understami it is to be upon an extensive scale,
and to secure respectability, the Members to be
elected by ballot, lidt•earifined to tics distatic_•.

SAN.
The rerson. charged with --nigh Tt;c3so•?,
"Iy'diseltarged frEiiii Coutinenietit niion th'eir
Appeart it) the tOart of Nioo
Bench tin Fridulr 11St, not‘eichta,piinit they
been intormed; ity prelously .to
leaving their respective lia;);iations; that thi!
tendance si-nuld be dispe6med with, Those. wk°
are 'resident in thii. riiighbunrhood
were on IVediiOrfav last tnade- acquainted With
the contents of a lettek recciveil tram the Sear"
tary of State's °thee, by MrANti, Ei(l. t°
that purport, and orciim.se they tniOt have saved
theinselves the trouble and •expence of so long
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"journey, of vo;ich it seems they complained 0".
Friday 140. The ftillowingl§ a copy of the letter
all Oiled to:— • . .

, (COPY
Sits,--Lord 844,10:nab being informed that several of the
periOns,sylio, after being apprehended, and detained by 1;14
Lordship's warrants, on charges of high treason:, hav-itig bee"
lately discharged, upon entering into recognizances to appear
_on the first. day Of next, term (the 23d. instant) in the Comet °f
King's Bench, tire undei. :Mole anxiety tor the folfilment
theit.recognizances, is desirous of letting the several person 4
so circumstanced know; that as nothing has appeared against
them in their.conduct since their'diseharge, tlicir attendance'
in the Court of King's Bench will be dispensed With ; and
Loraship has directed me to request, that as the per4obo
named in the margin 'reside in your immediate neighbour-
hood, you will have the goOdness, either ttirongh aConstahle
any oilier medium more convenient to yourself, to commuffl-
cate to those persons, that they need not appear in put suance
of their tecognizances in the ensuing Term ; and his• Lore):
ship nopei that their future conduct ail/ never render' it pe
cessary to call tlonn i,,to a Gault of.iuitice.
I hare the honour to he, Sir,
Your most. obedient humble servant,
HoptiouSE.
•
W. D. Evans, Esq. Police Office, Manchester.