The Sun.
London, England, 1818-03-24 00:00:00

PARLIANSENTARY PETITIONERS.

_the infamous falsehoods upon which most of
the Petitions to the (louse of Commonc, from
wretches who attempted to subvert the Govern-
"'vitt of the Country, were founded, would make
tis winder that any persons should degrade them-
te4,,
and insult the Legislature by presenting
then', if we did not know the influence of Party.
Any) ...
g others of a similar kind was one presented
case of RICHARD LEE, and of that we may
"toio disce onznes. But as facts are the best
*arguments, we shall avail ourselves of the haw--
1'41141n afforded us in a Provincial Journal, to
we have often been indebted, and which is
eobthieted with such spirit, energy, and true pa-
triuti'ln, as to emitle it to the approbation of Ali-
;isters and the esteem of the country. The lot-
-Irtving exttacted from The Leeds Intelligencer
Yesterday •

1411. Sir " TO OUR READERS.
Burdett notice. that be shall
ng before the House
Cinitu'oNlis( r
after —''
the siteeess, we think proper to
defer Our refutation of it till that period.
Intethgencer of the 9:11 inst. it will be
the He :144 we inserted a copy of the petition
"firth Ise Of Commons, of Richard Lee, of
'breutio°,"e of the uteri apprehended tinder the Sus-
ttie irlP • Act, in which the petitioner complains of
slicti‘,'s'ice of his arrest, and of cruel and vin-
Castle treatment during his imprisonnset t York
• 4,„
s "ugh the deservedly high character of
t4ttiv, Governor of the Castle, lAA the wei,is-
iita;-.4 excellent management of the prison, were
,ace-'e Suffi
t.te
cient to repel the aspersions of Lee,
14:141thiell the pubiication of his petition with
several documents, which completely prov-
, _'e falsehood of his allegations.
l'aving.been insinuated, however, h some,
-j
'}e evidence was all on one side, we arc Isaii-
Zx:.° state that Lee himself has been personally
si;ete'l,,nie'l, and that the result has beers that of
1-fry. stamping the allegations of his petition
if, At the General County F..essions, hoiden on
ttes:ebinst• at York, it was agreed upon, by above
sipp Y Magistrates, that a Committee sisould be
g4irnred, for the purpose of thoroughly investi-
ronsteig his case. He accordingly appeared, in
IS Mtlocuee of notice sent to hint express, before
11,1, 4gistrates, who assembled at the Castle on
skta'At(i" last ; and who in vain endeavoured to
atm: 'rora hint any charge against Ni r. Suavely, or
11,-111' that worthy gentleman's matsagemenr of
ste Prison, or any complaint as to the treatment
fateelv!`l himself while in Isis custody In the
aWt'be audacious assertiolls Contained in his
Itskitotietbion, he now dented that he had ever
tie(h-ada"Y complaint against Mr. Stavely, or that
11114%-- anY complaiot to offer: Scarce any otteri
kut ir toescous could be obtained from tint;
'"ttkitZtylliv complaint was against those who hat)
's iis,pris„nment, who were not there to
1:110 its ~tttldjcai;l t•!lent,eivei', and not against Mr. Slays
-,,tHi'means of refitting his lot mer Asser-
iatiqie• ;I be Magistrates, very properly, were not
' with those .aitswers, but proceeded, tint-
b^lit►th'(,d""llog,, to a most strict and careful exami.
pi.,;, ,
)f. the most" titionte charges contained in
*ltu 'he re...oat was to the utter couftssion of Lee,
"flume.'" a most despiCable figure doritig the exa-
Thai 1,1;?". it being ascertained beyond a doubt,
treatment had been in eves y respect Int-
kitv -'oo-that the only step takes' for the sects-
41tooOf I'4 person had been to put a single iron
*Xi), ate of his legs, a precaution which the
pen 'ett of the gaol rendered hlls-
.
616 "to. it is with the cases of those worthy Pa-
test" "1411 their rile fabrications a, e put to the
Viti,:C,""telhpuible as the taco themselves ale,
11,14.4nh the Alvmhets of the Legislature who
Attdsi"miescemied re-echo their falsehoods
Ittert:,,tbe wAls of Parliament have debased
cities still totve"