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His GRACE TIM DUNE oF RUTLAND'S SA I.C,

ON lit APtIL 6, AT NVITMARK, T.
I. Ned, rashig byl eddy Ibe Grinder; dams by Pit. 9
uut of I.vvrhuting
2. The Paint. r, rising 3, brusher b Salvatur, I y
Truropator, out of Hoppicker, by buogouraoo yu
3. Sus.a•lrilt, ri.itog 7, by Grouse, not of Vcuviu, by
Wowlpi cher
SALE 111 31.1 lIED%%OIITH WILLI AllhON's srup,

♦T /MUTE FADAY, •rait. 94.

1. Pan, row,' by St. Geotrgr, oat of Halloo's i. gr.
....old to %It Beeetrie for
g. Walton, r.,tag I t. Ly Sir l'irt,r—Sir J. Shelley rSO
3. lhollier to Walton—Mr. Hawke, oio
4. Echo. rim; IValtou, iik her 'usage-

- soca in the bakfr-31r. Simanirie
S. A I! rain Cull, ri.nas si, by Ihrektfa, wt of WC.

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toil" tiargl—..ll. GCJ6Cll6ll6lrin th' N,;111
O. The Dam a the above, wit► a fine Cott feat at het
foot, by St. Geo.ve-11,0ed Darbegbps

Numb,'ti, wag bruil by his ittqal Iligisewoo the Pointe of
:eakal on 1;4r) and g.li bf Deaptio.m; her .t. h.!
P1...10441 1tT1.1.41.11.1, VI. *t.,1% awn t.. • ....p,
Vila of II Solcr .0 lUatl-saa-AILYIark, t.y C. 4i. —'hr
lbe dam of LAircister. by Sir e'rivr 1 riier
sad Pas were both winters• flr 1)(4!,:

To the EDITOR of The BRITISH PRESS.

4
fi H rin FF WOOD.

Sit-Some iticorrect paragraphs havii appeared
in the public.pritits, and some incorrect bt.tverueitts
harmg been usable in the House of Conti:nous, re-
Ming to my conduct. subsequent to my receilsing
the letter of Sir Francis Burdett ; and furring re-
ceived, from two Police Magistrates, a Icttier,
iu-
c!osing a paragraph, cut out of a Morning Paper.
purporting to be a report of a speech made by ine
at the Livery Dinner, its the City of London Tavern.
on Thursday, the lutli instant, which report is not
perfectly accurate—and those two Magistiates has-
tug since addressed a lettei° to th? public in vet-tolls
newspapers, inferring to such report, I think it
proper, that the public should he carrertly inform-
ed on a subject in which I b•et myself materially
interested. I wish. therefore, through the medium
of year paper, to lay before the public, the follow-
ing Narrative of all the proceeduigs, us far as tiit?
relate to myself, which took pirce,preeious to the
leisure. by military forces, of the person of Sir F.
Burdett, under the authority of the warrant of Ili,-
Spealer of Me House of Commons.
I sins. Sir, your most obedient Servant.
MATTHEW IVoOD.

• raterin-smisre,'Apnl Qy,lslo.
• Tke letter hers Waned to, appeared In this Paper on
the orth iintaut.
On Saturday the 7th of April, in th • evening, I
received a letter**, Su F. Burdett, tier u-ltiek see
this Paper of the gth instant.)
nyeipt of this, I ' went immediately to tl
house• of Nle. Sheriff At kiln, who was not at home.:
Is jog gone into the coisetry ; I therefore left a clip
of the letter at his house, and from thence proceed-
ed to the Mansion-house, where I communicated to
the Lord Mapir the general purport of the letter I
bad received from Sir Francis Bartlett. •
In a situation of high responsibility, and of which
there was no precedent, as conservator of the pram..
of the county entrusted to my care, on theone ha.;
and on the other required by the Speaker of the
(louse of Comments to aid and assist iu the excre-
tion of his warrant. I nest waited on him at Lis
house, accompanied by Mr. Smith, my Ender She-
sid ; and having also communicated to Mr. Speaker
the letter of Sir F. Burdett, required his informa-
tion and advice upon the sub;ect. The result of
this communication was an observation from Mr-
Speaker.that •• iu lensiug the warrant he had per-
formed its duty, and that he had no doubt I slice LI
do mine."
Thom left, without even the opinion of the
Speaker, whom I naturally conceived beet able to
ultimo me. of the nature and extent of authority.
of his own mandate; and regarding the Letter of
Sir Francis Burdett ar on intimation of a disturb-
ance, of %hick, as Conservator of the pence,. I was
hound to take official notice ; I then wont to Sir F.
Bnriett'• house, in Piccadilly, in front of which
I fumel a strong military force; although, at that
time, there were hot few persons in the street, :mot
those by no means indicating any disposition to
riot.
Sir Francis Burdett requesting tne tobpass the
night in his house, fur protection, Ste. by eivil
power against twittery force. I readily eanseeLd
to comply with his desire.
Sir Francis Burdett then retired to acquaint.
Ludy Burdett with my intention; tad shortly re-
tu said. her Ladyship frit meek tranquil-
lised by the assurance of my presence; slid Oust
she and her family.. could now retire in peace."
At half.past In o'clock we left Sir Francis
dett's house, without interfering, at that tone, with
the military; either directly or indirectly ; but h.-oil-
ing the eric's of a woman in the street, a few doors
from Sir F. Burden's house.• we proceeded to in-
pure into the ',cession of her cries, when one of
the Lire Gin;rds, instantly riding up on the foot
pavement. exclaimed, rt Damn your eyes, walk
on !" at the same moment aiming a blow with his
Isw..rd at• Mr. Sin:th, winch that gentleman for-
tunately parried with his stick. Tlie soldier again
swore and threatened to " cot us down," if we did
not go on. Mr. Smith replied, that he was not
aware whom he was attacking; .but we proceeded,
and the soldier discontinued lies attack.
Anxious to preserve the pi ACC, Without the inter.
ference of the military, I immediately directed Mr.
Smith to issue precepts for the attendance of all
the constables( the county', that could poissibly be
assembled on the following, morning, and then
went to my owo house, to inform my family of my
lawsuit'', of sleeping at Sir Francis Burdett's. I
was stepping into a carriage, to return to Picca-
dilly, when I received a message from Mr. Sheriff
ATKINS, that he Mould be with use iu ti few nit•
notes.
On him arrival we dispatched a note to the Se-
cretary of State, with a copy of Sir Francis Bur-
dett's letter, and then proceeded to his house in
Piccadilly. where the following reply, from the Se-
cretary of State, wesdelivered to us.

" Whitehall, gunday mornin7, 2 o'clock,
April oda, ism
His moment had the honour ef re-
ceiving your latter, issebsaiwg one to you hum Sir Fr:mei%
Burdett.
" It is not for we to enter into the reasoning Cl feat -;4
Puritan's letter, hut, I can have no doubt, that you a iii tel
I. IK ”).11 duty 11,-. Eire el-ry 1111.:14111K.: 11111C11 may be re-
quiied of you, in aid of the Speaker's it arrant,
111 ',ma'am, to it.
" I hare tie honour to be. Gentlemen,
" Your must übsdtcut :ItstuMe E/TVan..
,`4igried, "
R•
" The !Iberia of London and MiOcllcieu."
We remained in the house of Sir F. Burd. tt un-
til nearly half-runt two o'clt.ck, when the whole la-
truly, except Sir Francis, having. retired to rest, I
declined passing the remainder of the sintht there,
from the necessity 1 was under of mokinsC ofroliKe-
merits for the ensuing day. At mite o'clock next
morning, Mr. Sheriff Atkins and myself apia pro
credrri to Piccadilly, where. on our arrival, we found
the military parading in front, end to some distance,
On rd h side of Sir Francis's hon-e.
Oar arrival being notified to the commanding
offs er we were introduced to him ; he tiihirorti us,
that lie eiin,itlered himself as n,:tins• under the urlers
If the Magistrates; trot that for near two hours not
one of them had been present, although he had sent
for theta scented. Unto, to Sow.strect.
pri‘rd been of•our office and authority, as Sherif... ;
a rd ,spre-sed my sieicre that the tnifttaty !night he
Xt Alitia.!y removed from ;he f ~•nt of Sir 1.-1404:III'S

%Imre; conceiving, tlist from the titan ipotreht
IN/ the people (coniriosed prauctually of
Mass. u,en %tut spartatow4Lau not or disturbance of
the peaca saaqa.fieapprellrelidcal ; and that the pre-
sence of the iniltiary had u natural tendency , to
vreate a crowd of spectator., and. as en simila o r c-
casion+, very general Coil Kre it irritation.
Ifni...rated the tonintanilitig Officer. that I mo..
wiontartiv expected a great number of constables,
who hail hee.i amnia stied ;. and, by whose aid, I
hoped and expected to lie enabled to prwwry the
peace, witiwint the tis.istance or iuterLrence of the
iiiihtary. The officer very readily a smutted with
my desire. and the nation,' acre gradually
de.tao at I had reLpiii rd.
That Nit .if l'a:ta‘tilly. in front of Sir Franc's*
Bordett's house. rentaii.ed without dia: hats. ef. r
con.nl.ral...e tlone. The paaseng
ill carriages and an ilne-ehMek. • hill ws re coutiou-lly
pa.sing. aas very con-i.ter.ble.; aia,iy of the latter
anomie.* oppOste to Sir Fra..ais Ittirilett's
nod dirt tenably was thri.wii ht sow.- few
dull., at tbuee.parsoos ciarroig.... nod osi horse-
Inc It, who refurad to take off thttr hats while pass.
.0.4 the
Fr in the shortness of the notice, it happened,
that the Col4l4li)te• did 11.4 arrive iu on consider-
able norther ; but a Imr:te body of Alerting officers
was Sit Olotrotoite

In the donne of th- looming. a' notice to the
prople•ts kerp the pea., "Am &pelt np. aria &is-
ipatched for 1)1-Intel's .)friva buy iwhelog
sirs a long time before St could be primed mud
Atccordisig to (tor ioteut rots.

At three o'clock. the'eroeirunation preseribecl by
the Riot Act was read by Mr. Birnie. one of the
Police Matz strat, ; on I a'alut an hour elee gas-
slierMuugornte to large chara'•tent nu s piece
a piper. a placard eiiiitaiotoo the i'silo,viug
dl-
judtted and offensive word. " Yra are all Aloes."
which hr said he should display twos, Ins hat. 66
the- crowd. Against thi4 1 rviiiii-striated, said
street& reenininetided kin ant :o dn.o, as such
so exhibition you'd serve no teller purpose thou
Cult of irritating and iellsiuing uhf peopie.
Soon after. the offi..er commending Vie troops
informed us. that he Asti reef-iced written orders
from the Magistrates to aet—l instantly protested
sgsiust Ms Cu dni.o j, and warning lim of the ►e-
sponsibility he would InValf by ..iteh s our asure. ex-
preNserl ruy setortishinent that the Magistrates
should have Rtren•s*ch orders.
When nee of them lied. lint o few minutes be-
fore, seceded to the propnety at my proposal. of
going est.** snnn as the shove notice nI4
to alienist the Atsper•ion of the people ourielvitio
he requested me to aer the Magistrates, mod cons
ducted me and toy brother Sheriff to their r u.

We'wern introduced to five Police Magi.te,r,•.
then at dinner. I rattle -sell my surprise '44 that
they ahnold h'•vr gayest soils order.; that I was.
Confi lent they were more I kelp to irritate nom
to effectu Illy .11.perwt the people; that I would
ru-
gage. with the sole avl *detach orneers as west. alien
lea attendance, to cleir the *Verbs; but that, at all
events, the more constitutional 'mode would he, to
try hro, the effect of the civil noire., and if ll a
thou, and theta Indy, to call so the aid of
the military." The istopriety of this plan was
agreed to by three of the ustagistrntess tlwn present.
During the conversation. the field.officer in a ;lung
upon the Secretary of State , united, and Is s
to that be was desired in say. from Mr. It) iter, that
the Siu rill certainly li.ul the rigid of calling in the
power of she count ; slut that the Inagiatrotes hail
&he the riOit of witing."
How.-ver, se.sny avganteitte sod nliservat'oics
an both ivies, the Commanilisig Otbeee, who had
taken the premostims of rereiviog written orders
from the Magarrates, (.ignel, I Telmer, hy lour
of tan in). to (filters, the people, and tot to
allow any person to plea stn or down the pull c
toad." tieing somewhat impatient. and regointig
hiv final orders, 1 said, azia-lt to the
1/4.2isnr-oess.l '• I prnte..t 'Kama this roenne•••• ; yett
have ask-ii the power out of tity hastily ; Nita it any
n'IP Petitl he killed. yoa will be joittly nostonsible
for sit celisequencea; rod I shall certainly think it
my ditty to whet the pantie' offending."
We '4l nemaiiiell at the Gloni7e.ter Coffitshoosit
—Moot 5 n".•lock Mr. Coleman. the Setjeasivats
Ari.. wit. storialoved. He prielore I the Speaker's
warrant. Mr. Cater, of the Sheriff's olhc asked
whether he i derided to leave it with the She-id?—
He ~,liMP4A is the oittative; and said. thvt the
sulije••t of his visit was to regime thy earl of the
Sheol in as execution." Mr. Cater directed a
copy of the warrant to be taken; mid then melted
Mr. Colman .14 in what matinee he expected the
Sheriff should aid him ; whether by bra along into
the lonise rit Sir Francis Burdett. or hod other-
wise ?" He said..., he did not know." He was

then informed." that the Sh,ritt. haft ennm iereti the

silkier? most fully. and Ott he cone. ited the ult..
rant wai not a legal auth .r:ty to loesk own the
outer door. slid that he could net. therefore, assist
him in that way; hut that he w is retitle to aid hint,
in all other respects, with the Sherilrs power and
authority." ha the course of the' coorrniati.ist,
Mr. Cater asked the Serjenat at Arius, " Whether
he had taken legal advice r He anssered. " gnat
hr hail laid the case before the Attornet -General.
hot had out yet obtained hie opinion." and pro-
tnistol that he would furnish us with it immediately
cid rimeiting It.
We requited at the Gloucester Coffer-house un-
til II o'clock. hut did not hear from him.
Ket minor into die City. mr apprehe•istotis were
realised. The people had been thiren from ooe
end of Pieced 1h• to the other, and there re ttttt toed
to great numtwr.; sod, for a consult-rade distan. e
in the• way. hod broken the lamps, notwithstanding
the presence of the military.
On Monthly morning. I relied on the attendance
of nearly 300. Constable., as well as that of men)
handreds of the inhabitants of the county, who
were ready to come forward to preserve the peace;
snit d hoer no &info, that. with that force, tlist oh.
sect would hoer been folly arcomphsherl without
the .h:ht►N aid from she eei hare.
.rty rosy to Pleeortille I n►••t one of the Under.
Sheeitis. (Mr. Forbes). olio informed ine that Sir
Frsiskts liter.ielt had hewn taken f.o•n hi. townie
shot wtortolvt : that the Serjeatit-st-Arms awl his
Venn's hsrleasied lino Hhr Under-Shenff) ult. s
one o'clock, lout en,1.1t.50.,0r ited to him the Opittivir
efehe Attorner-1 .eneral •.Iren•hv 'wrote the punk. ).
11., at the Woe Vim", n.ionu.•.: S ricatit, it Whit

the §lterits Mention to IA at the Gloucester
Coffee-house, attended by the ICiril Power,•for the
purpose of preaercitn: the peace; that he (the Un-
der-Sheriff was confident the Speaker's Warrant
would curet 00 interruption in its execution ; bat
whether the Shell& would take ut themselves
to enter by forte the honer of Sir F. listartt,
was a eptertton for them to muter ; hut this he
would take upon h•tuself to.ar, Irma his principal,
Mr. Sheriff Atkins, that no molestation should be
of to the Serjeanwei-Arin• iii the execution of
what hr might conceive to be his ditty, In the man-
ner of effectuating that e%ectstion; nor hid 1w any
doubt that Mr. Sherd' Wood, on hns pert, would
do all that wit• tit to be none; but that slot swing
his Under S:writi, lie, from deference and r. pert.
&chord atincipating the opinion of Mr. Sheriff
Wood.

eiltivd the Autiei of the Sheriff ou this im-
pot tap

F1:031 5.4 1VR1).4 Y IGHTS GAZETTE.