The Sun. — 1825-08-30 (London, England)

LUNATIC.—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 adunatic. 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 hada large sum of Money, from 20R to 300,0001. in Paris, sent there by Mr. Corms, 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 he had been persecuted by him on account of his having greater influenee'in the country than the Duke, and on account of his pro-motion. Ile then changed the subject from the Duke to Lord Liverpool, and said, if he had an opportunity, lie would kick them, and shoot them, and be revenged on th'cm. About a fortnight ago, Lord Radnor and Lord Folkestone.w ere objects of his revenge. He believes in supernatural agency, and fancies that the secrets of the Cabinet are conveyed to him thereby. He says that the Ministers have given 5,000/. each to Lord Folkestone and others to rat. He told me he had- been elamining Dr. Rees's Cycloptedia, and found that nine things in tea Were wrong. He said Dr. Rees, called a ship a machine ; but he called k 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 sym. pathised with the sheep from which it was taken. Ile famiieS himself a Peer of the _Realm, and has with his-peerage from l to 310,0001. •  • , Dr. Grove examined--I had some conversation with him about the Cabinet Ministers. He said Lord Liverpool and Lord. Grey, under the sanction of the King,. had murdered Mr• Perceval. tasked him how he knew ? He said he had sectct intelligence that a man at Mr. Warburton's had 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 Yontbilk which he in, tendedao sell, He talked of starting a stage-coach from Fiznithill to. London, and said he knew he should lose 2,0001. a,yearby 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 ih either House. He abused Rees': Cycic. pceditz, and said he could write a better in 'a few weeks. Ile also abused Lord Pembroke. He told me he was-not mad, but was confined hy.Government on account of opposition to the Ministers. He also told me many other things, but he spoke so incoherently I could not follow him. Richard Noyes, Esq. was examined—His evidence was' to the same effect. Ile considered Mr. Burroughs as a confirmed, lunatic. The Jury decided that he Wai.of ".uniound mind, Without lucid intervals."  The building for the new Post-office begins to display itself very conspicuously over the high boarding whick has so long concealed it,