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an ,••• t t o: one, ! dir. reek 'eutT' kir - • SIR ROBERT WILSON. It ha; been already stated, that Si ROBERT WlL so's •demand for a Court Martial, on being dis missed his MAJESTY% service, had been met by a re fusal. The following is a copy of the Letter from his Royal Highness the CONINIANDER-IN-CHIET, commu nicating the refusal : g. Horse Guards, September 25, 1801. • gra—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 20th instant ; and having laid it before his Maarnrr, I have it in command to acquaint you, that his Mural" , does not judge i t proper to comply with the wish espressed in it.—l am, &c. (sgve d) “ FREDERICK, Commander-in-Chief." " Sir It. Wilson." On receipt of this Answer, a Copy of the Corre spondence was immediately transmitted to his Con stituents, accompanied by the following Letter : TO !NEI:LECTORS OF TILE BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. " Paris, September 29. " feel it to be my duty to put you in imme c," po ssession of the following correspondence between his l o y a l Highness the Duke of Yost: and myself. u The meanne which the KING'S Ministers have advised his is:artsiv to adopt, and persist in maintaining, is one that gives me comparatively little concern, on account of my own interests; hat as it involves questions affecting all the elementary princi ples of justice, public safety, and liberty, I pledge myself to the discharge of every duty thetie considerations impose. [ mu g, for reasons with which you may hereafter be made artruicted, remain in Paris until the arrival of the next Mail; to [propose, in every event, to be in England at the end of the oil deg weA.—l am, Gentlemen, with great respect, &c. (Signed) " ROBERT W I LSON." It has been said, that Sir Itottetyr Witsox, being an Officer on half-pay, was not subject to a tr-al by Court Martial. The COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, how ever,. in communicating the above refusal, does not Fiace it on that ground; on the contrary, by simply exercising the power to refuse, there is evidently im plied the pos s ession of a power to grant a trial, had the Ktso been so iltalled. The fact is, that Sir ltottEur WILSON, though on half-pay, was subject to nal tial Law, in consequence ?Pis holding, at the same the Brevet of Mcijor-Gencral. The authorities for this view of the question are Tuf.rie on Military t am page 112; and 31‘.4arituit on Courts Martial, p. 196. The words of TITLER are: 0 In the year 1786, after a long discussion of the question in Parliament, it was decided that (racers holding Commissions by Brevet, though receiving no pay, were subject to the regula tions of the :Mutiny Act." The words of MiAnntun are: • In the Bill brought in in March, 1786, instead of the word ' mustered, the word commissioned' was inserted, by which shertien, all those Officers who held Commissions by Brevet, though out of the service, were made subject to the regulations of this Act." In the late war Sir Ron Ear rendered the most im portant services. lie was presented, subsequently to the battle of Bautzen, by the Emperor ALEXANDER, with tht: Cross of the Russian Order of St. George, as a public and honourable testimonial of the Es,- PEKOE'S approbation of his conduct on that well-con tested field. And the EMPEROR, in a letter written with his own hand, refened to this occasion in these words:—,.. When I decorated you, in the face of nzy arn.y, with the badge of St. George, I did justice to the indefatigable zeal which, during the whole of the campaign, has constantly attached you to the ad vanced guard—to the brilliant valour and devotion of laid I have been an eye-witness at the battle of Baut zen ; and, finally, to the many other proofs of intre pidity, attested by all the brave warriors of the com• bined army." Similar testimonies to his transcendent merit were b:'rne by the King of PRUSSIA and the Emperor of Al/STRIA. And Prince ......RnHWARTZEN.• BERG, the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces, officially declared to the English Ambassador, that he considered the success of the Allies in the great and decisive battle of Leipzic to have been signally promoted by Sir RObERT WILSON'S judicious dispo sition of the Austrian cavalry; and by his conduct on that glorious day. The following letter has been sent to Mr. WEA 711ERSTONE, of the Borough, the .Chairman of the Committee for calling a Meeting to consider of a Subscription for Sir ROBERT WILSON : " Oxford, September 29. • Sim—Understanding from the newspapers that the distin guished General Sir Robert Wilson is dismissed the service without a trial, or even :in accuser; and finding that the Public are proceeding to indemnify that patriotic and noble minded Gen tleman for his pecuniary suffering on the occasion, may I re quest you to enter my name for Fifty Pounds for the above pur pose? I am, Sir, respectfully, your very t:l),:dient servant, " J. T. BARBI:it BEAUMONT. "To George Weatherstone, Esq. Chairman of the Southwark Meeting, &c." Sir ROBERT WILSON left Paris yesterday, on his return to London.—Gazette de Fiance cy . nesdv. When King WILLIAM wa, pressed by his Ministers to discharge Sir GEORGE ROGER, on account of his continued opposition to their measures both in and vat of Parliament, he asked if they had anything to object against him as an Admiral? in which case he assured them a Court of Inquiry should be instituted ; but being dumb on that head, he told them he would never discharge a brave and meritorious Officer on account of his opinions on politics; at the same tine declating that the duties of a Citizen and a Member ct Parliament were essentially different from that of in Admiral, and ought to be executed according t 6 every nian's conscience, without the imputation of being disaffected. Government have entered into a contract for ten thousand load of mahogany, for ship-building, on ac count of th e hi g h p r i ce o f oa k t i m b er , an d its liabi hty to the dry-rot. I r.l3ctsri.ev, butcher, of Stafford, has contracted with the Trustees of the General Infirmary there to l'iPply :hat Institution with beef, mutton, and veal, during the ensuing quarter, at fouri;:nre farthing Per round. _ . I, l*.rdtteiday last a Gentleman, residing at Black le.tth, was coming to town in his gig, when, on hii 2rtinal at th e f oot o f Blackheath-hill, he observed ht . tt stage-coaches coming towards him with consi tterahle speed. He endeavoured to draw up his horse ca me side of the road, but before he could accom plish that, one of the coaches came in contact with the wheel of the gig, which was instantly np,et, anj the Gentleman thrown out, by which one of his arms was dreadfully fractured. He was conveyed to a neighbouring surgeon's, where his arra Au.. ret, ltd afterwards Cilricd home. " " MEETING or rnEELECTORS or SOUTHWARK. At one o'clock this day, a Meeting of the Electors of Southwark was held at the Town Hall of the Borough, f.r the purpose of taking into considera tion the propriety of ente:ing into a Subscription to indemnify Sir ROBERT WILSON for his pecuniary loss, in consequence of that gallant Officer's recent, dismissal from the List of Major-Generals in his MAnsTY's service. The Hall was crowded to excess at an early hour by the principal inhabitants of the Borough. Mr. Alderman WOOD and several other friends of Sir ROBERT WILSON were present. At twenty minutes after one o'clock Mr. WATIIER STONE was called to the Chair. He opened the busi ness of the Meeting in a speech in which he glanced at the eminent services of Sir Robert Wilson, and the hardship of the recent treatment he had experienced. Mr. RYLAND then proposed the Resolutions, which were of some length, and declaratory of the senti ments of the Electors of Southwark upon the unjus. tifiable course which had been pursued towards Sir Robert Wilson, whose services he highly eulogised. The Meeting was going on when we went to press. ASCENT OF MR. GREEN AT BRIGHTON. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Newhaven 7.d Oct. 1821, ten, A. sr. Mr. GREEN, who ascended from Black Rock bottom yesterday, arrived in this port, in the Unity packet, Captain CLEAR, this morning, about two o'clock. As observed yesterday, he descended in consequence of the balloon having unexpectedly taken a course to the sea, when over this place, and observ ing the packet and another vessel, he deemed it pru dent that no time should be lost in descending as near to those vessels as possible. The balloon, after hav ing reached the water, drifted nearly a mile before it could be secured, and in endeavouring to secure it, the jib-boom of the vessel pitched into it, and did, in consequence, considerable injury. Mr.GttEEN had great difficulty in extricating himself from the ropes attached to the car, and considers he should not have been able to have sustained himself more than five minutes longer, had not the crew of the packet ren dered him the assistance they did. The crew of the King's boat from Birling-gap put off, at great risk, to render Mr. GREEN every assistance in their power. When he first ascended, he had no doubt but that he should have kept along the land for a considerable distance, but the current of air being different above from what he expected, defeated his intentions, other wise there is no doubt he would have gone many miles before he alighted. One of the crew of the packet, in his eagerness to rescue Mr. GREEN from a watery grave, nearly lost his own life by jumping into the sea, instead of the boat. He was saved by a rope being thrown to him from the vessel, which was at the time under a press of canvass, and going fast through the water. The Unity has on board the corpse of THOMAS KING, Esq. who died in Paris on the 19th of September last. The Unity has been at sea ever since Friday last, and has experienced very heavy gales. The principal part of her passen gers were lauded at the port of Dover. Yesterday, as Mr. W. WOODWIN, a master brick layer of Chisvrell-street, was inspecting the repairing of a house in Crown-street, Finsbury-square, his foot slipped, and he was precipitated into the street, nearly fifteen feet, and, falling on his head, ,his skull was dashed to pieces : he has left a large family to bewail his loss. Letters dated the 28th of July have been received from Buenos Ayres, and of the Ist of August, from Monte Video, on the opposite bank of the river Plate. No accounts, it is stated, had been received from Chili for some months by the regular mail, the dis turbed state of the interior having long prevented all information by that channel. A few travellers with great difficulty and danger occasionally effected the journey ; but as the haste and secrecy with which they were comiielled to travel would not permit the in cumbrance of letters, great ignorance prevailed in Buenos Ayres regarding the situation of the inde pendent cause in Peru. Better prospects appear to await the province and surrounding territory of Buenos Ayres, which have so long been a prey to in ternal quarrels, and the struggles of so many diffe rent parties for pre-eminence. The death of RANII REZ has been a fatal blow to the cause of which he was the leader. The accession of Salta and Tucu man to the league, which was deemed certain, would give increased -strength and consequence; and the extirpation of the Montoneros, with the establishment of a Federal Government, might be expected to follow. At Monte Video, a Revolution of an important na ture has occurred, that Province having declared it self a portion of the Brazils. An Assembly of the Representatives of the People was called on the 15th of July, to consider that step, or the alternative of establishing an independent Government. They chose to become a province of Brazil, but on what terms is not distinctly stated. Ij is mentioned as one indis pensable conditio.), that 6000 European troops shall be maintained for their protection. We may doubt, however, whether the united Government of Portu gal and the Brazils may think the adherence of Monte Video worth purchasing at so expensive a rate; yet it is clear that their vicinity to the roving tribes, that have so long been the scourge of Buenos Ayres, ren der a large military force indispensable, and the Province is too poor, unassisted, to support them. Vessels had previously been sent from Rio de Ja neiro to bring eff the troops from thence, but they were disembarked as soon as the above determination was adopted, and the vessels immediately sent back. The military were by no means satisfied with their detention, as it appeared to remove the prospect they had of receiving their pay, which is no less than twenty-three months in arrear. On the night of the 2-1411 of July, therefore, they advanced, in arms, to the gates of Monte Video, and demanded admission. Being refused, they were on the point of forcing them, when their Commander, General Lacor, appeared.— The soldiers, instead of submitting to his authority, loaded him with reproaches, and demanded their pay. General I.acor was only able to pacify them by promising within one mouth the full payment of all the arrears. ... • -.11 . -t:~ INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COUR D. Yesterday Joseph Strange was brought up to be heard on his Petition to be discharged, and was op posed by Messrs. BARRY and COOK, on behalf of his landlord and several other creditors. The insolvent had been a farmer and cattle-dealer at Stonehaven, in Dorsetshire ; and it appeared by the evidence, that being in arrear of rent, he sent his cattle and furniture to his brother's, and shut, up his house. A witness who saw the insolvent removing his property by night, stated that be (insolvent) re quested him to keep counsel ; and the landlord's So licitor deposed( that when he accused the insolvent of having made away with his property, he appeared very sorrowful, and cried, but did not deny it. The insolvent said he was indebted to his brother, and gave him the property in payment. The COURT said it was very evident that the in solvent had either concealed his property, or given an undue preference to a creditor, and in either case it was necessary that he should be visited with the consequences of his conduct. The judgment of the Court therefore was, that he should not be dis charged until he should be imjisoned 18 months after the date of filing his Petition. William Humphreys was brought up to be heard. It appeared by his examination, that he had been sent to prison on the 11. th of May, and that he did not file his petition till the 27th of July; that the day after, he sold his furniture, which was valuable; and on the 4th of August he assigned the property then in his possession, which was of trilling value, to the provisional assignee of the Court, without making any mention .of what he had sold. The insolvent said he had sold his furniture to support himself in prison, and to defray the expense of obtaining his discharge. The Coma animadverted on the insolvent's con duct, in not truly stating all the property he was pos sessed of at the time of his going.to prison, the whole of which should be assigned to the provisional as signee of the Court, after which the insolvent might apply to the Court to be allowed a sufficiency for his support and necessary expenses. The judgment of the Court was, that the insolvent should not be dis charged until he should be in prison nine months from the date of filing his petition. James Robinson, a sailor, was brought .up to be heard, and was not opposed ; but it appeared by his l etamination that he had sold his watch while in pri son for his support; and, on reference to his schedule, that he had not mentioned having a watch when he was arrested. The COURT told the insolvent, it was his duty to have stated in his schedule all the property, of every sort, that he had in his possession at the time he was arrested ; and as he had not done so, he could not be discharged immediately. " I am sorry for it, Sir," said the insolvent. 'll am sorry too," said the Chief Commissioner, " but your case is one I am bound to notice for the benefit of others ; but as I believe you acted in ignorance, and were probably urged by dis tress, the judgment of the Court is, that you shall be discharged in two months from the date of filing your petition." Finxs.—Yesterday morning, at three o'clock, a fire broke out in an uninhabited house, in Monmouth street, which is undergoing a thorough repair, be longing to Mr. Nicitocs, a bui:der, residing in Cole man-lane, Cannon-street. It originated in the cellar, in consequence of some unslacked lime which was there having ignited, which burned with almost in credible rapidity for some time ; and, before it was got under, destroyed the cellar, and almost the whole up to the first ficor. Yesterday morning, about four o'clock, an alarm ing fire broke out in one of those retreats of poverty and wretchedness, situated in Church-lane, St. Giles's. The house being a receptacle for the accommodation of persons of the very humblest description, who take up their nightly lodgings, was much crowded. On the alarm of fire being given, men, women, and children, were seen running in all directions, in a half state of nudity, to escape from the devouring element, the poverty-stricken appearance of whom presented a most finished picture of human misery.— By the active exertions of the watchmen and others, the fire was fortunately subdued, without extending its ravages beyond the house in which it began. The lire is supposed to have been occasioned by one of the lodgers coming home intoxicated. ACClDENT.—Yesterday, between the hours of one and two, a shock of a most violent description took place in the neighbourhood of Oxford-market, incon sequence of the falling in of several houses contain ing families, who narrowly escaped with their lives. The leases of some houses in Castle -street, Oxford market, it appears, had expired last week, and it was intended to have them pulled down; but Mr. Brown, a green-grocer, who resided in the house that first fell in, not being prepared to leave immediately, was allowed to remain a week beyond the expiration of the lease, but the whole of the lodgers fortunately quitted the house at the appointed time. At the above hour the inmates were alarmed by a creaking noise, and shortly after the house of Mr. Brown gave way with a tremendous shock. The streets were immediately tilled with dust ; the neighbours rushed out of their dwellings in a dreadful state of alarm. The falling of Mr. Brown's house brought down with it that of Mr. Bridges, in which some persons narrowly escaped with their lives. At the time that the houses fell in, an elderly Lady, named Allen, was with her son in the garret : she was sitting on the side of her bed, whilst her son was at work near her; they were both suddenly precipitated in with the floor, and covered with a small quantity of bricks, timber, and rubbish however, they were got out with their lives. Mrs. Allen was much injured on the legs and arms, and received various bruises, and likewise her son; she was carried to a neighbour's house, and from thence to the Middlesex Hospital. The neighbours were busily employed during the day, removing their goods to places of safety, and about half-past two an adjoining (third) house fell in with ittremendous crash. Other houses in the street were so much shook, that labourers were immediately employed to place sup porters against them to keep them up. There were no less than twelve families altogether, who provi deutially escaped. Yesterday Mr. BRIANT, a coachmaker, in Hatton wall, was thrown out of bis gig by a stage-coach running against him in the New-road, by which he received several severe contusions. SPORTING INTELLICENCP.. BETTING 1100111, OCTOBER 4. Odds on the Newmarktt :%ta:ches, on winch was the where betting i—Parniiis, Bct. ICIb. a s st Prophet, Sort. to 4 on Prphet. art. apt Bst.-6 to 4 on Lawrence. Woful, Bst. 71b. agst B:::.—rycn on Wortil. The match between Potemkin and Argot...tut is of NEWM AliKF:f FIRST OCTOBF.II MEETING, 1821. THURSDAY, bexouxii 4. The Town Pi.tte of d..'50, for 5-yr-Al colts, Sst. 71b. Bst. 31b. I).l.—Fourattze sgs.—The late Mr. VERRAM, by his will, directed his Executors to 'my COgs. to :he winner of this Plate. Lord Stradbrokt's brown colt Incantator - - - 1 Mr. Fox's chesnut colt North Wester - - - - 2 Duke of Grafton': hay coit 'titian Mr. Chifney', bay colt Cayp - - - - - 4 Mr. Greviile's Lay colt Frimont sto 1 agst incantator-2 to 1 agst North Wester-2 to 1 agst Titian--C t. 1 agst CsAyp.. Sweepstakes of - 15 cs. each, for 3..yr-nld colts, Bst. ilb. fillies, 31b. Tanais Udney's broth. r to Sir Joshua - - - 2 Creedle's bay filly, by Aladdin - - - - 3 7 to 4 agst Tana Li-2 to 1 agst Brother to Sir Joshua. The Kiog's Plate of 100 gs. for 4-yr-olds carrying 100. 4Th. 5-yr-olds, 1 Ist. 61b. 6-yr-olds, fist. and aged, 12st. 21b. R. C. Mr. Batson's bay filly Lusa, 4 yrs old - - - - 1 Lord Clarendon s bay filly An tope, 4 yrs old - . 2 Mr. Wyndhant's bay colt Robin flood, 4 yrs old - - 3 11. R. 11. the Duke of York's bay horse Banker, 5 yrs old dr 7 to 2 agst Luss—ll to 8 apt Antiope-7 to 4 agst Robin Hood. 31r. Mr. Mr. . WOODFORD MOOR RACES, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 3. A Hurters' Stakes of sgs. each, with 15 added; to carry 12ats Heats.—(Seven SJbscribers.) Mr. Harrison's Guide - - - - 1 1 Mr. Arbuthnot's Merriman - - - 5 4 Mr. Hunt's Chance - - - • - 3 3 Captain Jones's Mirth - - - - 4 5 Mr. Leonard's Mi,s Jane - - - - 2 4 Captain Swan's Go'ander - - - 6 dr 6 to 4 agst Chance; 2 to 1 agst the winner.—Close heats. Mr. Henry's Rob Roy, list. heat Mr. Harris's Pilot, two miles, for 50 guineas.-6 to 4on the winner. Sweepstakes of 15gs. each, h. ft. Two miles. Mr. R.Y. Prince's Fortunio - - - - 1 Mr. Ford's Greyloeks Two ran on the wrong side of the post. A question will immediately come before the Jockey Club re specting the winner of the Ten Guinea Stakes run for at the late Walsall Races. Sir Thomas MOSTYN'S b. h. Alderman Wood came in first, and Mr. JACKSON'S Minerva second ; but both the horses are objected to by Mr. Tosirs, the owner of the third horse (Duplicate), on the ground that the above two were not duly qualified. The late OZWARD G . , Esq. who died a few days ago at his seat at Gataere, in Shropshire, at the advanced age of 86, was, during the greater part of his life, a keen sportsman, and, when above 70, would clear every five-barred gate that came in his way in the chase ; he was also much attached to athletic exer cises ; few could, in the early part of his life, equal hint in jump ing and wrestling, and he posseshed a decided superiority as s pedearrian, having accomplished many arduous tasks. EXTRAORDINARY UNDERTAKING. Thursday sennight, a journeyman baker undertook for a trifling wager, to pick up with his mouth 100 stones in minutes, on Stroud Green, Newbury. The stones were one yard distant from each other, and were to be taken up separately, and brought to the place where the first stone was laid. The baker per formed the task five minutes within the given time. FOOT RACE. A running match, which excited the most lively interest, foe a wager of 20 guineas, took place on Wednesday morning in Hyde Park, between two young men of well known pedestrian fame, who were designated for the occasion, the one .rock 44- golt. and the other Tull Boy. At seven o'clock they met at the Basin, from whence they proceeded to. Buck-hill, where the ground (150 yards) was measured. Before they started betting was rather in favour of Jack Spinoff, whose ability as a runner has long been known, but when both were stripped, the high condition, length, strength, and known bottom of Tall Boy, eotn pletely turned the tables, and betting then became 5 and 6 to 4 in his favour. They started precisely at 20 minutes past seven o'clock, and kept abreast for eighty yards, when Jack Spiggolt began to lose ground. Betting now became Bto 1,10 to 1, and at last 20 to 1, and any odds, as every sti ide threw him behind. Tall Boy eventually won the match, beating poor Jack upwards of nine yards, amidst the acclamations of the winning party. The Hon. F. G. HOWARD has this year grown, in his garden, at his seat at Elford Hall, in Stafford shire, a bunch of telsite grapes, which were of the ex traordinary weight of fifteen pounds! Aforked radish, weighing eight pounds and a half, raised in New Jersey, is exhibiting at Philadelphia! Sunday, a Lady and Gentleman from London, arrived at Carlisle by the mail, • and immediately set off in a chaise and four for the matt imonial shrine at Gretna-Gieen, where they were duly bound in the silken bands of Hymen. They concealecrtheir names in Carlisle. The gallant was considerably older than the Lady. Mr. CURRAN observing one day in Court a l—se crawling on a brother Barrister's forehead, told him of it. " You joke," said the other. " If you have many such jokes in your head,"replied CURRAN, " the sooner you crack them the better !" At a Special Term of the Circuit Court for St. Clair County, holden at Belleville, in the United States, on the 26th of July, came on the trial cf Timothy Bennett, for the murder of Al phonso C. Stewart, com mitted in February, 1819. It appeared that the dis pute between Bennett and Stewart arose from the loss of a mare belonging to Bennett, which he sup posed had been killed by Stewart, The parties met at a tavern, at Belleville, when it was proposed to Stewart to challenge Bennett to fight a duel, the pro posers assuring Stewart that it should be a sham duel. The challenge was accordingly sent by Stewart, and accepted by Bennett. The seconds loaded the rifles with powder only, taking care to slip the balls which were in their hands into their sleeves. Bennett was seen to put a ball into his rifle, after his second had handed it to him. They then went into the public street, took their distance, and fired. Stewart was shot through the heart, and fell. Bennett was im mediately arrested, examined, and committed to pri son, whence he escaped on the evening previous to the day appointed for his trial. About six weeks since, he returned to the neighbourhood of Belleville for his family, and succeeded in removing them to the IState of Missouri. He was apprehended near St. Ge- I nevieve, and again confined in Iselieville jail. The Jury, after a patient investigation of the case, returned a verdict of Guilty, and he was sentenced to be hung on the 3d of September last. Coss EXCIIANOW AIAIN.LANIC t s.—The arrivals of an Grain, since Mon day, have been but small, yet our Market continues extremely dull for the inferior qualities of new wheat; but line old fully supports Monday's prices. Barley is Is. per quarter cheaper, having but few buyers. Beans and Peas are dLll 'ale at Monday's prices; but Oats were tolerably brisk, at a decline of Is. per quarter. SMITHFIEM MARKET, OCT. s.—There is but a middling sup. ply a Cattle at Market this morning, in consequence of which the prizes are somewhat higher than oh last market day. The price of Hay is rather lower. Straw and Clover remain as on Monday.—Current prices : Beef. 3s. Od. to 4s. 41. per stone of albs.; Muttnn, 21. 6d. to 4s. Od. Veal. as. 01. to 4s. lOd. fork, 2s. 61. to o.ol— at Market : Beasts, 410; ( alves, 220; Sheep and Lambs, 7,4.50; Pigs, 190—flay and Straw per load, Hay, SI. 10s. to 44 6s. Clover, 41. to 51. Ss. Straw, 11. 10s. to 11. 16s. 1 1 1 : CH I _ .~: -