Star. — 1825-08-29 (London, England)

CURIOUS CASE OF LUNACY.  An Inquisition was last week held at the White Hart Inn, Salisbury, to inquire whether a Gentleman of property, *named Sackville Burroughs, Esq. was, or was not a lunatic ?  Mr. Sackville Burroughs (the lunatic) stated, that the people in the house had been using coercive measures with him ; that they wished to take away his property; that he bad a large sum of money, from 200 to 300,0001. in. Paris, sent there by Mr. Coutts, in case he should be arrested while on the Continent ; that he had been in Parliament for Preston, in Lancashire, and had been voted a Peer of the realm.  Dr. Finch, in describing the incoherent notions of Mr. Burroughs, said, among other things, when he first came to me, the Duke of Wellington was an object of his revenge. He said be had been persecuted by him on account of his having greater influence in the country than the Duke, and on account of his promotion. He then changed the object from the Duke to Lord Liverpool, and said, if he had an opportunity he would kick them, and shoot them, and be revenged of them. About a fortnight ago Lord Radnor and Lord Folkestone were objects of lus revenge. He believes in supernatural agency, and fancies that the secrets of the Cabinet art conveyed to him thereby. He says, that the Ministers have given 50001. each to Lord Folkestone and others to rat. He told me he had been examining Dr. Rees'. Cyclopedia, and found that nine things in ten were wrong. He said Dr. Rees called a ship a machine; but he called it a piece of a machine, made up of sympathy. I asked him how an inanimate thing could be capable of sympathy ? He answered, in the same manner as the wool of a coat sympathised with the sheep from which it was taken. He fancies himself a Peer of the realm, and has with his peerage from 100 to 500,000/. Dr. Grove examined—l had some conversation with him about the Cabinet Ministers. He said Lotd Liverpool and Lord Grey, under the sanction of the King, had murdered Mr. Perceval. I asked him how he knew? He said he had secret -intelligence that a man at Mr. Warburton's hod provided the pistol. He said all his meat was drugged—it had a great effect upon his constitution, and made him as rampant as a bull. He said he had a large sum of money left him by the will of Mr. Coutts ; that he was in the possession of Fonthill, wh•ch he intended to sell. He talked of starting a stage-coach from London to Fonthlll, and said he knew I,e should lose 20001. a-year by it, but still he would start it. He also said he was a Peer of the realm, and sat in the House of Commons; that he had a privilege of sitting in either House. He abused Rees's Cyclopedia, and said he could write a better in a few weeks ' He also abused Lord Pembroke. He told me he was not mad, but was confined by Government, on account of opposition to Ministers. He also told me many othet things, but so incoherently that I could not follow him. The medical men were decidedly of opinion that Mr. Burroughs was insane; and the Jury pronounced accordingly.  The Governor of the State Of Rhode Island has a salary of only 400 dollars a-year, and the Lieutenant-Go, vernor receives only 200 dollars.