The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-10-09 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT WILSON.

Hoasa GUARDS, Sept. 15, 1811.
eta-1 have it in eorowand from his Majesty to informs
you that his Majesty has so further occasion fur your ser-
vices. I am, Sir, yours,
FREDERICK, Commander in Chief.
To Sir R. Wilson, M.P.
No I.—ANSWER.

Stu—The letter of your Royal Higkoess, dated the 15th
of September was delive►ed into my bands this morons' by
his Excellency Sir Charles Stuart. After the interview 1
bad with Sir Herbert Taylor, your Royal Higbee's. Secre-
tary, on the morning of the 2lst of August, in which I stated
my personal desire to meet and challenge inquiry into the
calumnies ■nd miareprettentations sotoriouely circulated,
together with the motives of my fuibearance, until officially
called upon, from giving i■ my statemast of the conduct I
felt it my duty to pursue oa the 14th *N. whin attending
the funeral procession of her late Majesty, I could not but
be greatly astonished to And the newspaper etatemests of my
dismissal from the service, without any inquiry or previous
communiestion of alleged charges thus officially coufirossed.
But I still appeal with contoknee to his Majesty's seine of
justice, that be will grant my application fo► the institu-
tion of sotue military court, before w►ich 1 may have an op-
puriaaity to vindicate myself, and prove the falsehood of
shims secososisais, whatever they may be, which have did.
posed his Majesty to remove use from sit army in ninth
1 have served twenty-nine years, and is which I have pur-
chaw•d every commission, with the exception of the junior
use. I await at Paris your Royal Highoeso's answer; but
shall be ready to appear before any Court of Inquiry, or
Court-niailial, at the earliest notice.
I have the honour to be,
Your Royal Highness's obedient Servant,
Paris, September 20, 1821. ROBERT WILSON.

The Commissioners of the Navy Board left Ply-
mouth last week, having, after a longer tory than
accompliblied a minute inspection into every
department connected with that establishment.
The princ►ltal changes and alterations, with a view
to reducing the expenses of the Stale, will take
place in that dock-yard, where, bmides r recent re-
duction of one day's labour in each week, a great
discharge is forthwith to follow. Many minor, yet
by no means unimportant revising, will ensue, all
having in view the same desirable object. Six or
seven of the revenue crtincrs will be immediately
paid off, whereby a comiderable saving will be ac-
compluheJ each of thew craft, upon the average,
requiring the annual amount of from 3,500/. to
4,000/. to cover the whole of the exptu,es attend-
ing their respective comnii.tiont: the crew, of one
or two of these vessels will be retained in the pre-
ventive set•ice on the coast of Ireland.

BURGLARY.—During the interval of Saturday
night and Nlosolay morning the shop of SMYTH and
Co. ladies' shoemakers, in Regent-place, Oxford.
street, was broken into, and more than 500 pair of
ladies' boots and shoes were stolen. The thieves
got into the premises by baring the gate of the
area, and opening the kitchen door. No trace has
been had of any part of the property.
The Linear' Mercury contains the following
article respecting the restoration of the little girl to
her parents, whose lovs was announced in our paper
on M r Way
" To a feeling mind nothing can be .o gratifying as the
haviwg saved the life of a fellow creature; this gratification
the Right Hon. F. J. Robinson aaJ his Lady now experience
in • high degree, as, but foe their active and unwearied ex-
ertions, the daughter of a poor labourer named Burrell, now
'cairns d to her grateful parents, most doubtless have perish-
ed of roll and hunger. Ou Friday, the 28th ult. the wife of
Burrell, with her slaughter, • child four or See years
old, mud some other children, went to glean on Nuelou
Meath. After remaining in the field some time, the dol.
skeet were rent home; nod they all Veaebed their parents'
dwellings is safety, except this little girl, who tures-
ed bark to follow ber mother, and was lost. The father
and his (sitar's searched the fields all night, but with-
out being able to trace the lost child : the next morning
the search was renewed, whets the Horiourable Mr. Robinson,
having heard of the diatrrasing eircusnstaacr, most kindly
moil efftetually exerted himself: he personally assisted io the
search daring the greater part of the day, and sent to Lin-
coln and had hilts distributed, offering • reward for the re-
storatioa of the child. Eveuing approaching again *ninon
brining any tidings of the little isomer's*, be scut out per.
sons to renew the search, who at last found the child nutter
a hedge, three ur (our fields from the glare where it had left
the other children. The night which the little sufferer passed
in the field was very wet cold, and, when found, life use
nearly camel ; the only sigu of atiinsation shown was pro-
duced by the shock of falliuq to the ground (the child having
been lifted u■ it. feel), when it instantly opened its eyes.
Lady Sarah Robinson procured all the altall4 necessary to
aid restoration, which happily proved successful; hush Mr.
Rubinson sad his Lady were present, and evinced She kiudril
sympathy is the anguish of the distressed parents."