The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-05 00:00:00

-LORD FOLKESTONE'S HUMANITY.

We yesterthi'y announcea thie result Of the Trial
on the Indictment preferred .by that great Re-
fin'iner, Lord FOLKESTONE, against the Reading
Gaoler, for-obedience to the Orders of the SECRE-
TARY of STATE, 01011'0 it May be fairly pre-
sumed that there were more -reasons to justify
that order that.' Lord FOLKS TONE could offer
defence Of ihe curiosity which induced him to at-
tempt
to contravene it. His Lordship's
TeCISOTIS
liqwever, are easily guessed, but they will
barctly,
eiccnse him, in the opinion 'of the Pci.lic,
for his rigorous measures against the ho test
Gaoler. The following brief account will serve to
tiring the matter to the recollection of cur
Readers

" READING ASSIZES, MARCH 3.

LORD FOCKESTONR V. EASTAFF.

" Our iietulers-Jvillrecliecithenature of this
atse, which has been canvassed both in and out
I'3f 'Parliament. By virtue of an Act of e 31st of
....George H. empowering and directing Magisl rate,
to visit the Gaols, and to examine and report
the situation of are prisoners, Lord FolkestOne, a
Berkshire Magistrate, in the months of 'June and
tietober last, demanded admittance to three State
l'risoners •in Reading Gaol. The Giolor, Mr.
•itistaff, refused to admit his Lordship, by order
'"vf the Secretary of State's warrant and three-
which ordered him to admit none hut the
Magistrates to persons confined under
',6Piciori of High Trersoon. On the -defendant's
• !irk it «as ti i*g neri, (hut the Act .co, Id not have
State Prisoners in contempht ion. On this ground,
Verdict" was given for the ftetendmit, after a trial
of almost ten hours, in a most crowded Court.—
'Counsel for the plaintiff, Messrs. Taunton and
Hettley ; for the defendant, Messrs. Jarvis,
bauncy, and Peake."

THOJAS RILEY.

(From The Leeds Intelligexcer, March 2.)

In the Mercury* :ve have upwards of a column
thiefiy respecting Kiley, the object of which is
to make it appear that that unhappy wretch was
bojustly charged with High Treason, and that be
Pitt an end to his own existence, in York Castle, •
con the 7th of October last), not from feelings of
tonscions guilt, hu! in consequence of the hard-
ships to which he was subjected by his imprison-
Mem. This, it would seem, is on the authority
of that highly respected, honest, upright, gentle-
'man, (Magistrate, we beg his pardon) !MICHAEL
STOCKS, Esautae, of Catherine-House, alias
Aeggarington ! lire would not be surprised, if such
a PURR itlfortltßtion as this induced our excel-
lent Lord Lieutenant to change his opinion on
'the subject of the SUSPENSION Act ! ! !
In reply to al; this trash, it is only necessary to
'state, that, before Riley was imprisoned at York,
• that is, on the day after hiS•apprehension at Hint-
dersfit-1(1, in Jute last, he attempted to hang him-
self. The following paragraph respecting him ap-
peared in this Paper of Jut!, fourteenth
one of the •chief Conspirators, now in York Castle under
Z•'tuarge High Treason(wl,ise name we shall not men-
°n, as the trial for his life is at hand", warily avoided en-
' Pging Personally in the ontl.czes. He, however, assisted ac-
:, lively at all the 'meetings for arranging the plan; and has
• been impeached since the apprehei.isitni of sonic of his ac-
.l compliers. On beinz taken up himself, he-said, he had for
• many years kept the Law and the Govertment at defiance:
, and now he was betrayed to destruction by a set of his own
blockheads at last! While he was in custody of the Consta-
. • bles who were charged to convey hiAl, escorted by cayalry,
to York Castle, he was placed in an upper room, till the
:lior'ses were got ready; and tie had seized the opportunity to
• • attempt s:Af-destructioh ; the Coiastahles having cut -hies
dawn, after he had actually suspended hiatvelf front er bed-
44ad in the apartment."
* An arrant Jaeobin.,eal•Paper, published at Leeds, of
• -Which Tie iNTELLIGENCEa is a loyal and most honourable
contrast.

SUICIDE.,--Yesterday morning, a man named
ll'otvell, foreman to a respectable painter, put a
period to his existence by banging himself in a
room in his master's house at Kennington. He
Was between 40 and 50 years of age, and has left
a wife and six children to lament the sad ca-
tastrophe. No cause has been assigned for the
dieadfillact, except that he had been in a state of
intoxication for several days previous.

I;lessrs. COOPHR and Co. of Medical and Sur.
Rical celthrity, after forty years experience in this
lietropolis, are consul►ed daily at both houses
until nine at night, and the poot have advice,
gratis, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday Morn-
ings, until twelve o'clock.

Patients at a distance, describing their case,
Immediately attended to.—All letters to be direct-
ed Charlotte House, Blackfriars-road, but none
are answered which do FlOi contain a consult-
lug fee:

We are authorized to state, that since the Me-
-11%1 Board has been established at Charlotte-
ouse, Great Chnlotte-street, opposite the Rev
Rowland Hill's Chapel, and Woodstock-street,
adjoining New Bowl-street, upwards ,•f Thirty
Thousand Patients of both sexes have bren re-
rnred to perfect health, many of whom had
2ittgered for years under the most pititorl and ob-
stinate diseases, were pronoun-ed incurahle by
respectable practitioners, and several dischatged
from Hospitals—Such is the effects resulting from
tombined talents !

Yesterday Morning, at Eleven o'Clock, the
Lottery began, immediately litter which; No. 6,963
/749 drawn. and hc,ing the first•drawn Blank was
entitled to Four Pipes of Port Wine :—The Ticic.tt
Itits shared by T. filsH, in Two Quarters, Two
4ightbs, and Four Sixteenths.—ln the course of
the day the following Capital Prizes were drawn,
the whole of which were also sold and shared by
T. Bisti,
No 8,107, a Prize of L. 5,000
21,771
3,817 5OO 9,00 3lO
14,070 soa 11,605
2,863 4lO
When this paragraph went to Press, neither of the
30,0001. Prizes had made their appearance ; hot
BlSii hopes he shall have. the gratification (as
usual) of stating that they were divided amongst
his Friends. The Second Day of Drawing is the
14... Instant.

AMERICAN POETRY.

(From Federal Gazette.)

A NEW SONG —To an old tone.
. • :
*Jot ANDERSON, my jo.linix, how could ye be sae rash,
As try to buy a Congress man, and not produce the cash ?
..
Why offer corn so small, JOHN.? your price was quite too low,
Bid higher and we cash neist time, Jolts A:queas N, my jo !

JoFIN Ax^EesnN, my jo .1011, ye now maun understand,

When neist ye Oa] Wl' men o' law, ye tali' nae pen in hanj,
Those who mitlt' tnickle Proties, like Congress men, t trow,
Think they Why) promise gie nae good, JOHN ANuenswz, myjo.

JoHN ANocasos, my jo JoHv. 'tho' Congress tnak' a rout
Debate, resolve, Coterrogatt:--they'll let ye safely out:
'Fite crime o' tend'riog fees, JouN, will Meet sic fair, ye4ll.
know,
. .
As tencering lasses proofs u' love--JOHN ANDLasuti, my jo.

The Colonel ANttEasnJ here alluded to attempted to
bribe one of the Members of Congress with reference to
some claims in which the Colonel was interested, and the
consideration of which had been referred by the House of
Representatives to a Committee. The Member alluded to
was.one of the Committee, and.on receiving the offer of the
Colonel, complained to the House, who ordered the Colonel
into custody, and a lonic examination and investigation took
place. The result was, that the Colonel was reprimanded
and discharged.

WILL of the lateDukeorNORTHUM BEIILANIUI

The late liuke of NORTHUMBERLAND'S Will was
proved in Doctoretommous, on the I2th nit. by
the Most-Noble HUGH PERCY, Duke and Earl of
Northumberland, the Son and one of the Execu-
tors ; power being reserved tor the same purpose
to the Duchess Dowager,. an Executrix.

The first item is a devise of the Duke's estate in
the county of York, called Hanwick Hall, with
the mansion, pink, and gardens, and other estates
in the county of York, and also in the county of
Durham, to ALGERNON, his second son, and to
his heirs male. • The furniture, utensils, and dead
stock at Hanwick Hall, are to accompany the de-
vise, as heir loomss, as is also the plate called the
camp plate, which the Duke distinguishes as hav-
ing been in his possession before iris father's
decease.

The stun of 20001. per annum is left to the
Duchess tor life, charged on estates in " Tyne-
mouth and Tynemonthshire, in the county of
Northumberland." This is in addition to her
Grace's jointure.
To his daughters. TA r y Lady JULIA,
Lady AGNES. and Lady Emmy, 20,0001. each are
left, to be paid one year after his decease, ‘Titir.
interest at 4 per cent.
Twenty thousand pounds sterling are also to be
set apart from money in the Funds, for his. said
SOll ALGERNON, on his arriving at the age of 21,
and interest at 4 per cent. in the mean time to ac-
cumulate as an additional fund, except such part
as it may be necessary to disburse in his mainte-
nance and education. It is direCted also, that
any Part of the principal and accumulations, not
exceeding 4000/. may be eipended by the execu-
tors at their discretion, for his advancement dur-
ing his minority. His Lordship is now of age,-
and has been called to the House of Peers by the
title of Lord PRUDHOE.

These It.acies to children Rre to he exclusive
of all stuns they may be entitled to by marriage
settlement, or otherwise.

The residue of the real estates and personal pro.
perry is lett to the present aily.t. The will is disetl
Arch 25, 1809. There is nu rodiciL

The effects ‘vithin the province of !he Canter-
bury Court itre sworn 'o he u,,(fer 600,000 L

DISAPPEARANCE of a Young NOBLEMAN.

MARLBOROUGH,STREET.—Information wasgivett
at this Office that the second son of the Doke of
-- had suddenly deserted his paternal roof, un-
der circumstances of rather an extramdwary
na-
ture.—For some time past, the young Gentleman,
who is only nineteen years of age, has been ob-
served to be, very low and dejected: He
always seemed to court solitude, ant: took a
more than common pleasure in perusing reli-
gious books and publications. He is an excellent
scholar. The object of the Missionary Society,
was one which struck him as most laudable,
and at length engrossed so much of his attention,
that he seriously expressed his determination to go
on a mission himself.' 'phis step was opposed
by his- friends ; but their advice had no weight.
The youth had already formed his opinion on the
subject, and, finding that he was unlikely to re-
ceive the approbation of the Noble Duke, his
father, be secretly left his paternal mansion,
without any considerable sum of money, and has
wandered, no person knows where. As soon
as his flight was discovered, the family were in
the greatest terror and confusion. Handbills and
placards were posted in all directions, describing
his dress, and offering a large reward to any per-
son who could give inf,,rmation respecting him.
He is six feet high, blue eyes, and light com-
plexion. hitelligence was received at this Office,
that he had been seen at Brighton, and, in con-
sequence, all ntlicer was sent to that place with
',all dispatch, but failed in the object of his search ;
and, receiving a further clue, set off, post haste,
for Portsmouth, whence ino intelligence of him
has been yet received.

Brirm
On the 2d inst. the Lady of Wm. John Law, Esq. of a son.