The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-24 00:00:00

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THE NOBLE FUGITIVE.

Lord --, son of the Duke of --, who
eloped the second time from his family, in George-
street, Hanover-square, a few weeks since, has
been again restored to his friends, by the vigilance
of a Police officer of Liverpool, who discovered
his Lordship under very peculiar circumstances,-..
A ,most minute deictiption of his Lordship's
person had been forwarded to all the diif-rent
seaports, and a considerable reward offered for
his detention. The Police officers were in conse.
quence upon the qui wive in the cause, and on
Friday se'nnight Ryley, the officer above alluded
to, thought he recognised his Lordship among a
number of recruits, who were brought before
the Mayor of Liverpool by the Sedeant of a
recruiting party, for the purpose of being attest-
ed. His Lordship was at that time habited most
miserably; a very coarse serge great coat, a pair
of dirty canvas trowers, and ragged old slouched
hat, with worn-out shoes, completing his whole
costume. His extraordinary stature, however
(six feet two inches), first caught the officer's at-
tention; and when his Lordship took off, his hat,
on entering the office, he preceived one of the
described marks on his face. In consequence, he
drew him aside, told him that he knew who he
was, not withstanding his disguise, and that he
considered him as his prisOner. His Lordship
for a long time was very indignant at the de-
tention, and woald not acknowledge himself to
be the person, but the officer 'persisting, and at-
tempting to untie his neck-cluth, to look for a
very particular mark said to be on his neck, he
resisted.with such singular anxiety, that the officer,
without further hesitation, told him that he
should detain him, and take him back to London.
His Lordship asked, what offence he bad cone
mitted, and by what authority he was detained ?
and the officer, „in reply, hinting that he was
stated to be " not in his perfect mind," he re-.
totted with great emphasis—'' Have not I enough
to make me mad ? I am not suffered to associate
with my family or their friends. lam not suf-
fered .to move without a spy upon my slightest ac-
tions—l am treated like a child, or an idiot, on all
occasions; and if this will not drive one mad, I
don't-know what will." His Lordship, however,
made no further resistance, hut, admitting himself
to be the person sought for, readily accompanied
the officer to town, where they arrived yesterday
se'nnight", and he was safely delivered into the came
of his relative,
,Captain M--, of Blackheath.
—On the road, Iris Lordship confessed to the Of-
ficer that be had exchanged clothes with a poor
knite-g►inder, whom he accidentally met on the
northern road, when only a few miles from town,
on the evening of his elopement, and he then
proceeded on his intended journey, with-only 2s.
in his pocket. When • that miserable pittance
was expended, he supported himself by asking
ror food at the different farms on the road, sleep-,
ing at night in barns or sheds of any kind, or
under hay-ricks. On one of his applications for
relief, he was attacked by a mastiff, and his leg
was considerably lacerated. He is only in his
18th year.—( Morning Herald.)

A man named Barker, a labourer in the East
India Docks, on Wednesday last, had an extra-
ordinary instance of good fortune. By the death
of a near relative he has conic into possession of
10001. aonnally, besides other property to a cone
siderable amount.