The National Register. — London, England, 1821-10-28 00:00:00

0 1 .Ariatiana• , it tr Our sing, Comititutiott, att73 - I ■ .INP 111 Lt itittr+ - R a~ • i.--. ..) • immm •• • • '. ~ -,~. ' ; No. 1 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1821. PRICJI 91d. irbt. XIV.] SIR ROBERT WILSON. On Th ursdae a meeting took place at the City of Lon don Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the purpose of con siderinz a n!! adopting measures to aid the subscription by the Borough of Southwark, to raise a cubiicription with the view of pl.icing Sir R. Wilson, " beyond the reach of Ministerial vengeance and ma lice... to quote the language of the advertisements. The meeting was held iu the large assembly-room, on•i a more respectable we never beheld. Soon aftrr one o clock a large party entered by the side • door—smongst them were Messrs. Lambtou, Bennett, El!:ce, &c, Mr. FAtELL moved, that Mr. Latubton do take the chair. Carried by acclamation. Mr. LAMBTON (the member for Durham,) took the 'chair amidst loud applauses. Ile had deemed it his •drtty, he said, to attend that meetitift in compliance with the solicitations of the committee for Southwark, being anxiuna to attend wherever the cause of Justice and his country c.iuld be beneficed by his presence and the ex ertions of every man. lie begged to say, that this was tt , n the cause of an individual—it was in every sense a national queshon—(Hear ). If it were once admitted that an armed body were iluplicitly to obey the dictates of a Ministry, whatever those orders might be, then there would be an end of their liberties.—(Hear, hear.) A, to the dismission of Sir Robt. Wilson, he could not discover ady shing like a cause for it. He knew the einu!uct of Sir !Wien. Nilson on the eventful day; he thoutht he knew all that individual's thoughts and wishes on the occasion, and he could take upon himself to say, and he pledged his character to the accuracy of what he stated, that all that had been set forth by the adherents of Ministers was false, wholly false.—(Loud illfldaus , ..) The conduct of Sir Robert Wilson on that (1.. y, that eventful day, had materially aided the magis. trates; but the fait was, that such oilicer had sustained our late Queen through the persecutions levelled against her by the Ministers—persecutions that would make them stand for ever memorable in the pages of history. Bat it was part of the system. Those who were not the blind tools of 'Ministers were dismissed—whether it was Lord Fitzwilliani, Sir it. Bakal', or Sir R. Wilson, and those were the Ministers, he said, who hall employed a Cattle', and Edmunds, and an Oliver.—(Hear, hear!). He, however, would have the people look to and be j:alous of the army, for its members were confined in Darr icks and separated from the people; and lie lament• ed to observe hut the army were being directed to such parpows as he feared were contemplated. The services of Sir It Wilson were of the roost eminent character. lie had his country in the East, the West, and the North, and every where, with the most distinguished success and advantage. The Sovereigns of Europe had recognized those services; but amongst all the stars and hanoors that glittered on the gallant officer's breast, not one of them had been placed there by the government of England.—(Hear, hear 1 )—How was this? %V by, as the Emperor of Russia told him—" You speak the truth." Yes; he spoke the " truth," in the camp and in the Parliament, and that was reason enough for at. tempts to destroy hint. • Let the meeting recollect that the arm 01 power was 'still raised against Sir R ; and therefore it became the people of England to step for ward to support him against such power—for this cause was the people's. Though the question was properly taken op nen., lie trusted it would he investigated by Padiament. He had nut much hope of the result there —but itivestigation would tend to expose the character the system more completely,—(A pplause.)—They would now have the resoluttous submitted to them. FetV el.!. then rose. He said he had been soli cited to step forward to move a series of Resolutions.— He aid to with great pleabure. because he thought the dismission of Sir R. Wilson a most unjust proceeding, and if' they did not step forward to sustain the cause of that individual, what would the Sovereigns of the Con tinent think 01 this country 1--they would declare it to be no longer " Great," but " Ltlt!e" Britain.—(Loud sa,dause.) He concluded with moving the following Resolutions:- 1. Tbat the dismissal of fl . r Robert Wilson from the army, without imp ry,tri•il, ur eseu the statement of ally charce against Imo, is a wanton II ct of urbitiary putter, under the plea of prerogative, it daring inroad uu the priacip les of the coastitution, and a cruel injustice to a brave, humane, and meritorious:, oreicer, whose dirtitiguish,d mrvi.ts to this semidry mid her allies have been repeatedly itaid sole unify re co,:n!Zeti by every potter in Europe. 2 That this meeting, as friends of public liheity. aria I lie co:taatutiota.nf their country, asc.tabhehrd et tile 'evolution, willingly mole:ate this opportunity of avowing their abbot retire of soy aditainistrittion maintaining a large *tainting urn l Y in tune of peace, and endeavouring to make its taws 14.' nacre ere:,tures of the minister Air the time teeing. S. Thai this meeting stews Ishii great tai tariina the mud) and lite-rat manner in which to man) at the best and •iii trueat mtepottert the }diet het ut ttli:cuthitry aloe came tura ard to matte ss kb their fellow eitisent in ni Itteig their jou at such au attempt, at equall.) daagi roils to tnc . . cmist thithin awl degr.itlor4 t o the arm) ; tlor too.itta the one withhuhrel•Pau by iniloary Nice, and delinving the other of the smith -t birtbri ; ;lst of Englirloven—that ut freely datehateg the illesibUre. of the iuveninwllit under Wiliea they live. 4. That the subscription set oil font by Sir R. W.'s coo- stituents shall have the best support of this meeting, it having fir its object to protect Sir Robert Wilson &toilet the elf..cts of miuisterial vengeseee, and to show to the world that, as often as the advisers of the Crown shall commie the means of oppressing those public men who support the cause of the people, the people will stand forward to frustrate sty such one orthy attempt'.. 5. That the whole of the subscription raised and to be raised, shall bemested is live trotters, to be by them dis• posed of in the way most beneficial to Sir Robert Wihme and his family. E. That the allarquitegt De . M. P, g Site Frao# Burdett, Bert. N. P.; - NU George Lambent, Esq. 111: Edward, Efilee, Esq. M. P. and George Weather., E-q. be requested to act as such trustees. 7. That the thanks of the meeting are eminently dee to John George Lambton, Eq, M. P. for buying originated this siitiscriptiou, and for his unwearied seal in this cause; particularly for having attended the meeting of this day. h. That the thanks uf this meeting be given to the Marquis of Tavistock, M. P.; to Sir Francis Burdett, Bart. M. P.; to John G Lainhton, Esq. M. P ; to E. Ellice, EN. M. P. and to George 11'eatherstone, Esq. for having accepted the office of trustees to the subscription fund for Indemnifying Sir itobi•rt le That the thanks of this meeting be given to Janice Bar• belt, Esq., fur having, kindly accepted the office of treasurer to the said fund. Mr. G. ligreareer rose to second the Resolutions. He bore testimony to the great merits of Sir It Wilson; success had followed his march; and honours had been heaped on him in consequence by all countries but his own.—(Hear, hear.) Yet he had obtained honours here—they, however, were given by the people. South wark had done itself great honour in electing Sir Robert Wilson, His heart and his feelings were completely English. He had eventually endeavoured to resist toe persecutions of the Queen—conduct that had heaped coals of fire on Sir Robert's head, and kept alive that malignity which bad never slept ; that had been the result. As to the dismissal, no ease had been made nut against hitn. IVity Because he verily believed they had am case. No doubt, the honk-office was filled with affidavits against Sir R. ; even the home-office, however, "would not believe them. Sir R. had shown great humanity; and that, he believed, was great cause of utience, else why hail Sir It. Baker been dismissed?— (Hear, hear.) He (Mr. B ) trusted that the people would show that as Sir R. Wilson had lost no honour, he should not stutaiwisme e meeuniate loss ; and thus ' prove to certain grovelling minds, however high might be their stations, that the people would not desert those who supported t hem.--( Applause.) He wished tne go vernment to learn that the people were prepared to sus. tain to the last their lreedom.—(Loud applause.) Mr. LAM crow said, he should most cheerfully do all in his power to promote the object of the meeting. Thanks were then voted to various individuals who who were present, and who had promoted the object of the meeting, Messrs. Lainbton, Hume, Ellice and Lushington, &c. Mr. Hume, having been loudly called for, ascended the table. He returned thanks fur the manner in which his name had been mentioned. lie assured them they would find him the friend'of freedom : and he hoped the time was not far distant when the people from one end of the CUtitilry to the other would call for justice for many things that had taken place in the fatal month of August, at Manchester and at Cilitiberlandiate. If this act towards Sir It. Wilson were to pass, then would up wards of twelve thousand half-pay officers be under the complete and arbitrary controul of ministers; for he de nied that the King had .lie prerogative which had on the present occasion been claitned.—(Lowl applause.) That he should be hereafter prepared to show. 'I tie prerogative possessed by the Kidg seas tor the benefit of the 1.4 . 0p1e ; Ind had the prerogative on cite present occasion been exerted for the benefit of the peo,ile?—Blackstone and Locke told them to the contrary. If these things were permitted, let the country recollect what an engine had Oren obtained by this half-pav military, and between beset' and tight thousand half-pay may officers. In August last, had not the military, Instead of remaining under the civil power, acted for themselves? If Sir N. 11 ilson was to toe put down—hencefo.th every half-pay officer must be considered as a " slave depen dent." lie hoped, in conclusion, that the poor relatives of' Honey and Francis would not be tor• r otten. Dr. LUSHtNSTON also returned his acknowledgments for the manner in whicn his name had been mentioned. The case at issue had been well stated ; and he had no hesitation in giving it as his opinion, that theAonduct towards Sir R. Wilson, nit the part ut Maisie.," partook of the clintraftrt of" Unmixed tlesixn Titere was nu trim—there Wt's no statement to jutitify the dismission ; tand it therefore became the cause of the people. Tney were bound in justice to themselves to place Sir U. Wil son in as nide') video+ a situation as lie would have been had the Constitution been sound ; fur then. he Illo4ot s he would still'enjoy the pay of a general ulcer.--The conduct to that individual, on alp occasions, reflected great honour to himself, and was w advuuaie to the country. in the senate. Ue nail clone his duty; when time (jueeti tai to be pruscctited, that gallant man threw hints:lf into the preach:—oli a! all would have pardoned hint but that. (Laud Ippiatise.) It was that conduct that aroused the dark spirit of tuattiplity; but the ministers would dud that the contrary effect bad been produced—an effect eery different from what might have been wished. Ile looked forward with earnest. • ness to the period when all the circumstances of Augu it 14 would be sifted and branded as they ought to be. He would not advert to them now, because he had no op ponent to expose end defeat. Mr. Ethic e likewise returned thanks, stating that Sir R. Wilson was travelling with him from Paris till the evening before the Qweti's funeral :--so much for the lying statements and a ffi davits annouqcing that Sir A. Wilson had been present at meetings at Zaps arm arid elsbwhere to plan the obstruttion of the 'civil suit military authoritiesb—(llear, hear, and applause.) , Thanks were voted to Mr. Pavell and other gentlemen; after which the fleeting was dissolved, Mr. Lambion having . stated that sulncriptions would be received in an adjoining room. THE MARQUIS OF BUCKING!IAM AND TIE BUCKS CHRONICLE. The following following account of the contemptible, and, we think, disgraceful interference of the Marquis of Buckingham, in his magisterial capacity, we copy from that excellent evening paper, The Traveller:— "The Bucks Chronicle, in its paper of the 28th July, inserted the following paragraph The first and second regiments of Bucks Yeomanry were reviewed in Ilyde Park, on Saturant, by the Duke of York: the Marquis of Buckingham headed his rigi • meat. The Queen happening to pass the Park at the time of their dismisital, a considerable body tire tint regiment galloppod atter her Majesty , and escorted her to Krand e nburgh House.' " This paragraph, which the Editor admitted on rtvectable authority, he inserted as a matter of tact, without note or corn . ment. Great indignation in consequence foPowed, and Sir W. Clayton, the commanding officer of the regiment, pronounced it a malignant fabrication, and formally contradicted it. This pro duced a remonstrance front the Editor, as there was no inalignity in the case, and Sir %V. Clayton, with a gentlemanly feeling of the fact, disavowixi all intention of imputing any to the BioAs Chronicle. Not so the Marquis of Ileckingham ; co indignant was he, the paper in question most be depriv.xt of the county advertisements, which it received in common with other journals of the district, and in consequence his friends and retainers trip. ported a motion at the Quarter Sessions, which passed by a majority of 32 to 12 to that purpose. The paragraph was, atter all, substantively true, with the exception of the Wee.' tile event occurring on the day of the Coronation instead of that of the Re view,' says the Buckingham Chrouick, in explanation. • The Queen was returning to Brandenburglt house just at the time of the distuissal of the Sea regiment of the Bucks Yeomanry at Kensington. A considerable numbs or the Yeddlumry, to the amount of 50 or 60, surroundetyhe carriage in every direction, behind, in tiont, and on each side, and continued to keep up with it with the express intention of paying respect to her Ala jesty. They had been on duty from two in the morning till that hour, ten at night, and both men and horses were completely fatigued. The Queen drove at a very rapid rate, so that is each man found himself unable to keep up with her, he went to his quarters. Twenty or thirty, however, continued with the car nage beyond their quarters, and six actually accompanied her within the gates of kinuplenburgli House.' " "ro the truth of this statement,' adds the Buckingham Chronicle, • we pledge our public respectability, in the face of Lord Buckingham's denial ; and it' his Lordship, after this open detail, hazards a denial, we will produce our authorities Irons among the parties themselves. 11 e have, therefore, been pro scribed, if the grounds of the order at Buckingham were not a frreteut, for stating without a comment a ciecuroslance whitili we knew to Le true. •• So much for the magnanimity of the representative of the house of Grenvil:e, and ao much tbr the employment of the goose-quills of which the Stationery-o ffi ce, some years ago, sur plied with so prudent a provision. ' CONTAGION. — We copy the following letter from The Liverpool Courier : TO THE EDITOR. Sta,—l find it maintained, in a letter loignetl by Dr. James Johnson (London Courier of the Bth October), that the yellow fever is a disease of local origin, which never was imported into the countries where it happened to rage ; that it was nut personally contagious; that the poison, or maiaria, which produces the disease, originates from the soil itself, being elicited by particular seasons; that the fever so generated, if exported to other coon. tries, could not there be propagated, for want of its proper pabu. him: that, at least, such is the opinion of many enlightened and English physicians—an opinion satisfactorily. con firmed by the personal and reiterated experience of Dr. James Johnson. To the above assertion I beg leave to oppose the fol lowing fact :—ln the year 1800 a vessel, with a cargo of cotton, from Philadelphia, was consigned to Messrs, Segalas and Cu. au eminent mercantile house of Cali& The Board of Health, having been informed that several seamen belonging to that vessel had died during the passage, put her under 3 strict quarantine. As the house of Segalas enjoyed great credit, and the special protection of Don Ifrquijo. then Secretary of State, obtained Barn that Minister permission that the vessel should be released from the quarantine. she was, of nouns, admitted into Cadiz, the crest landed, the cargo unloaded. The consequence w•a.s, that a few days after, the yellow lever broke out, for the first time, in , the town. M. Segalas, the greater part of his family and all his clerks, were the tire victims. Tile des:rue:ion of liumad life the yellow Liver oceasion.sl, then and sine:, at Cadiz, is too Well known. It is questionei whether the fatal disease has been entirely extirpated to this day. Liverpool, Oct. lu, Ib2l. LE CHEVALIER 3I ' - Accounts have reached the Admiralty of the safe return to the coast where tfwv disembarked , of the • the Northern i over.land Expedition, under the coat mend of Lieutenant Franklin, who with Doctor Richardson and the two Midshipmen that accom panied the party, were its perf.ct h . A!h. The die. coveries which they have spade arc liely gratifying and important, . I ~~ .1 f