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London, England, 1821-10-06 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK MEETING.

Pursuant ti-aralvertisement a meeting of the
Electors of Southwark took place yesterday in the
'Town Hall, for the purpose of considering an ade-
quate ine.se of compensation to their Ittepreveutaii ve,
Sir K. Wilson, fur the loss he has incurred by the de-
privation of his military commis & s.
The crowd aboitt the Town Hall became consi-
ile rable in numbers before the hour of meeting, viz.
cue o'clock.

At the period jolt named a number of the lead-
ing men among the electors made their appearance,
and were loudly hailed by the assembly.
On the M 06041 of Mr. Black,
Mr. WETHEILITONg was called to the chair by
acclamation.

Mr. WETHERSTONE said, that he felt it to he a
post of difficulty as well as honour. Considering
the men in office with whom they hail to deal, per-
haps there was full as much peril as honour attach-
ed to his situatiou. All things considered, he could
not but wish that the High Bailiff had consented
to call the meeting. whereas lie hail refused to do
so. The electors took the next best course, and
applied to the Lord Mayor of London, who had ins-
methately acq'tsiesced in the proposition made to
hon. The object of the meeting was the farther-
acce of a sub.cription on behalf of Sir R. Wilson.
in compensation for the losses he hod incurred in
serving them. The refusal of the High Bailiff to
convene a meeting For such is purpose was must un-
fortunate, becau-g it placed the proceedings of the
assembly under the restrictions of the six Acts, by
which they became shackled and tongue-tied, which
would nut have been the case had the Bailiff con-
tented to have called the meeting. He was
happy in having it to say, that from letters
which would be laid before them, it would be
seen that several counties in England had already
shewn a disposition to symputlyze in the plan which
was ;injected by the electors of Southwark. There
would be read to them letters of no small import-
ance : one from Sir R. Wilson, upon the immediate
ohjrct of their meeting—another from Cirencester,
front an individual who possessed exactly the same
feelings with themselves. Both of these letters
were tie the possession of the worthy Alderman on
his left, who would read them to the meeting. He
had nothing more to add, except that he was quite
ready to listeu to the observations of any gentle-
men who were prepared to address the meeting on
the subject for which they were convened.
Mr. Alderman WOOD then said, that he felt it
to he of the drat importance to introduce to the
notice of the meeting the letter which he had re-
ceived no later than last night from Sir Robert
Wilson. wherein were expressed sentiments and
opinions which he conceived must make the elec-
tors of Smiths/irk proud of their Representative.
The letter did the highest honour and credit to
Sir Robert Wilson. He (Mr. Alderman Wood),
though a Magistrate of the Borough, and holding
considerable property in it, only appeared as au
elector, wishing to do justice to their Represents-
ove, and bring determined, as long as he should
live, at least to preserve the freedom of speech ss
well as of voting. As • constituent then of the
gallant General he owed a debt of gratitude to
him. He would leave the Resolution* to those
Grvitlemese who were from interest as well us inch-
"lotion more immediately conilivted with the affairs
of the Borough. They perhaps were the hest
judges how far 'Sir Robert had effectually
them. But as an efficient Member of Parliament
(and here he prole.sed, without vanity, to be a ear-
teieut judge, because he possessed a sound consti-
tution, and wits enabled to aittend, late and early,
withoot the loss of half an hour in a Session) he
bore witness that Sir Robert Wilson was never out
of his place. and that not only with respect to the
interests of his constituents, but as it concerned
•the' principles of civil aml religions liberty gene-
rally, his services were astonishingly useful and
powerful. As to-tU—eunteitts of the letter from
Sir Robert, which he was about to read to them, he
could not agree so the condom's to which the gal-
lant Knight had come, as lie had begged that the
.electors *Mild decline the iutended astiestripiinn.
He proceeded to read the linter of tbsi gallaut Go-
tiered, couched as follows :
•' TO THE GENTLEMEN ASSEMBLED AT THE THREE
TONS TAYBIN, SOUTHWARK, SEPTEMBER 25,
1821.
M—l have this handset received the Resole.
tient, which wear passed at the meitaig held under yuor
auspices.
'• impressed with use most grateful (relines fur such a
proud memorial of your ',teem, I still must entreat you to
caned the Resolution relative to • pecuniary subscription.
" Eeonomv, and arrangements 1 have no doubt of making,
will afford me ample mesas to manifest' incouveoieocies to
ohch my family might otherwise be exposed, by a coals.
cation of my military income, sod of the capital vested in
the commission.
" 1 have, Gentlemen, 1 assure yon no fear that your
bounty omelet prove any shackle on ;hat independence of
action, which it is wow more than ever accessary for your
automats 1 should sesiattou, but l could not, without an
abnse of your generous hiendship, permit the proposed
-mullets is my favour.
" 1 retrain, Geutlemen,
" With riatcful f obligation,

" Your obrdieui
" Paris, &Welber 30. " It. T, WILSON."
He (Mr. Alderman 1Vnorl) thought that the newel.
plc was the chief thing tie be considered, and that it
was or tile utmost consequence that the integrity and
propriety of the gallant General's conduct should
be appreciated and defended by his constituents.
It had been doubted by some, whether or not the
subscriptions already sent in were real or not. He
could undertake to say that lie knew the !tartlet
who had subscribed, and would mime them if
there were positive necessity for so doing. In the
mean time he considered a declaration of the con-
stituents of Sir Robert Wilson to be necessary,
es his more iininediate and powerful friends would,
no doubt, meet to consider his interests, and niu%t
be ouroerially affected by the opinion entertained as
to the conduct of the General by the electors of
Southwark. He had another letter to luy before
them from isle Who entirely sympathized iu their
initiations—a oautleman of Cirencester, named
Mieiasd Hawkiaa, who wished to be informed of
ahwereaolt. ai these procreator, as also where he
sad his friends might deposit their subscriptions
for the self-same object.
The worthy Alderman then read a letter front

the last-named geoilemee, sea set dews staid loud
applause,.
Mr. BYLARD apologised for the egotism which
compelled 10 piling • unwise himself in years, and
Ilb-isseapert iu the coucerus of the Borough, to
take upon him to propose such important Resolu-
tions. A• to the peril and honour mentioned by
their Cheirman as incident to his situation, he
was quite confident that all present would be
ready to participate in nosy danger which might
awsit their meeting. He knew how necessary
it was under the circumstances to confine
themselves within the strict letter of the no-
tire served on the resident Magistrate relative to
the object of their meeting. He was at all times
willing to bow to the decision of the laws; but how•
ever they might be confined by the ordination of
recent Acts of Parliament, as they had met under
authority for a specific purpoie, there must be a
right remaining for speaking in some sense to the
object for which they were assembled. They must
of necevity give some reason in furtherance of the
subscription which it was their purpose to aid. It
would not be travelling out of the literal direction
of the new Acts of Parliameat to speak to this pur-
pose. Sir Robert Wilson, then, it was to be ob.
served, was a child of their own creation. They had
vent him into Perhametit without an expense of 6d.
to himself, and by hi. parliameistary services he
had amply recompensed all the sacrifice's which they
had made iu returning him. He had, through
so serving them, been deprived of his commission.
No satisfactory reasons could be assigned Air this
deprivation. The osioisterial writers blinked the
question altogether. The facts were, that Sir Ro-
bert had paid for his commission'', and yet,
contrary to all rule and
_precedent, lie had been
deprived of them without due opportunity being
given for disposing of them. It was no dispa-
' regenient to the gallant Grafitti to say, that
he could not easily part with the-advantages of his
military rank. Ile was, in &et, a soldier of for-
tune. It became an important question, then,
with his constituents—why was he deprived of his
rank in the army, and of the emoluments of that
rank, which he hail not only purchased in full mo-
ney value, but also by 25 years of hard and effi-
cient service, in what Ministers themselves called
the most glorious and fortunate of all wars ever yet
waged ? The answer to this question was, that the
electors of Southwark sent Sir Robert Wilson into
Parliament to oppose men and measures, which he
bud accordingly opposed.—that they determined to
summit the interests of the late persecuted Queen
of England—that Sir Robert, in compliance with
their wishes, had done the same. and here were the
only causes which could be assigned for his dis-
missal. Prime facie, then, the electors of South-
wark had caused those losses to their Representa-
tive, and they were bound to make them good
again. He conceived, therefore, that he had no-
thing more to do thin to proceed to read the Reso-
lution', which had been prepared in furtherance
of the object of the meeting. He then reed the
Resolutions.
Mr. BLACK in seconding the Resolutions just
reed had little to say. He was pleased to learn
from letters which had just been received, that the
feeling in favour of their object was so extensive
throughout the conotry. He could not agree,
however, in the conclusiou couched in the letter of
their Represeutative. Sir Robert hoped by economy
and a little incoovrwrocr, to do without the sub-
scription of his constituents. and to make good the
loss of that income which he had been so unjustly
deprived of. It was the duty of his constituents to
repair the loss which he bad incurred by serving
them. Fortunately he 11611 MO to travel out of
the road, nor to incur the pessalties of six Acts in
implying himself to this subject. It was • case
which required no declamation to enforce it. Sir
Robert Wilson was too well ksiowts to them to need
any descrirtion of his services, of which the public
were the best judges. He misted that when she
subscriptions wrie regularly opened in the Borough,
the example would be followed throughout the
kingdom, and that more instances would be seen of
subscriptions like those of A. and 0. already ad-
vertised. It was, iii short, the dusty of Sir Robert's
constituents to place him above the reach of power,
and there could be no doubt that lie would prove
himself to be worthy of their protection. It had
always been understood that ass Officer could not
be deprived of his commission without a court-
martial or a coast of inquiry, one of which had
always been granted as mutter of course. The Hots.
knight (no longer to be called in the military phrase
the gallant General) had been deprived without any
such process. But it was their business to skew
that they thought that Sir Robert Wilson ought
not to have been dismissed for any thing yet
alleged against him. He (Mr. Black) hardly
knew what else to urge. Englishmen were at all
times diffident in expressing their sentiments; but,
under the restrictions of six Act., by which an em-
bargo was laid ou the tongue, and when, per-
haps, every word which he tittered might be con-
strued as opposition to the six Act., it became
peculiarly iikesome to continue addressing them.
He concluded, therefore, by cordially seconding the
Resolutions.

'Die CHAIRMAN twill, if ally gentleman present
wished to offer any observations upon the Resol•-
tions. before they were put, he should be happy to
hear him.
Mr. Alderman WOOO said he had omitted to
state OA in the letter which he had received from
Sir R. Wilson, euclosing that which hid been
reed, he mentioned that he expected to arrive in
London to-morrow.
The CHAIRMAN said he had •lso received a
letter from Sir it. IVilson. to the same purport.
The following Resolutions were then severally
put and unanimously agreed to:—
Resolved—That without questioning his Majesty's pre-
rogative to dismiss officers from bis service, we cannot brit
view with great sorrow the late exercise of it in the person
of sour respected, honourable, and gallant Representative,
Sir Robert Wilson; aur ran we but fer I that the advice
given by his Majesty's contideutial advisers to that effect,
•as intended wore to p It an uppoeer of their measures
amid a supporter of the Isle ever In. be-lamented (luee•, than
for the benefit of the public service; nor can we consider
that advice upon any ground.; to be just without an upper-
lenity having been given for his defeat..., tending, a. it has,
to deprive Sir R. Wawa of his Commission, to► which he
paid upwards of Five Thousand Nimbi, and after having
tendered the must eminent services to his country for nearly
twenty-five sears in Stir most eventful period of our history.
Resolved—That in order to send forth the opiatious of the
Electurs of Southwark, of the manliness, magnanimity, and
indepeudeuce of Sir ttobe►t mud their althorreoce of

gierneemliam in awe, M immq
soription be imrosiiatoly awierad is
him for the peasmisry lees the late ___________
occasion, sod to prove to the weed that his Comatiteents,
sad the People of Roglaad, do, eveis is them times, protest
&goblet arbitrary power, and will support as Injured sad
high-minded intheisisal.
Resolved—That it is highly expediemt to invite a Public
Meeting of the ladopesident Citimetes of London, awd such
Noblemen and Gentkmen of the Country as may feel dis-
posed, to attend as mom as posolitle, kw the purpose of fur-
thering the object of ties Meeting.
Resolved—That a Committee, consisting of the following
Gentlemen, be now appointed, is seder to carry the. above
Resolutions into effect, via.—Mr. Wetbentone, Mr. Alder-
Imam Wood, M.P.; Messrs. Hall, BooslieW, Richardson,
Mellish, Ryland, A. Ryland, Pole, Mot, Slanbovli Mara. ,
des, A rrowsmith, Townsiemed, Davis, Goiter, Black, Miller,
Whiting; and that Mr. IL Hall be requested to act as Se-
cretary.

The CHAtaIIAN then aid he would now hive
the pleasure to read to the meeting, two letters,
which he had received, and which he thought would
tend in some measure to dispel the scepticism of
the Ministerial Papers as to the reality of the sub-
scriptions which had been announced.
The first letter was from T. W. Barber Bean-
mont, E.q, a Magistrate for the county of Middle-
sex, enclosing a subscription of 501.
Another letter was then read, announcing the re-
ceipt of several antonymous subscriptions, amount-
ing to 1,2501.
Thanks were then proposed end voted to the in-
dependent Journals :of the metropolis, for their
exertions in the cause fur which they were as-
sembled. •
The CHAIRMAN then announced that the Com-
mittee would it at the Three Tuns tavern, for the
purpose of receiving subscriptions, from two WI
fnur o'clock ; and that he had just received two
subscriptions, viz. Mr. Williams, V. and Down
with Derry Down, II.; to which he begged to add
his owe subscription of 0201.--(Great opplowte./
Mr. Alderman WOOO then came forward, and
said he felt great pleasure in proposing the resolu-
tion which he was about to move, and in which he
requested them to join with him, as lie was sure
they would, of thanks to their worthy Chairman.—
(Applause.)—He had been the first to move in this
business by calling together a few friends, and pro-
posing to them to take the sense of the Borough oa
the conduct of their Representative, and the treat•
merit which be had received ; and the means which
be had adopted for that purpose were most effi-
cient, for never had lie veers a better Meeting than
the present. The worthy Chairman had also the
credit of framing the Resolutions, with which he
(Mr. Alderman Wood) thought that nut even the
framers of the Six Acts themselves could find
any fault.—(Litegiter.j—There were mail of his
friends, perhaps, who might think that they were
hardly strong enough, but they were certainly
quite sufficient for the purpose for which they were
intended. The worthy Alderman then moved the
thanks of the Meeting to Mr. Wethrrstone for his
able and impartial conduct in tile Chair, which was
carried with acclamations.

Mr. WETHERSTONE then mid, he had observed
to them at the opening of the Meeting. that the
situation in which they had placed him was one of
difficulty; but he now felt bunself io much greater
difficulty, to find the means of adequately express-
ing his sense of the honour they bud done him in
voting hint their thaiibt, and approbation of his
ende.ivoura to discharge. to the utmost of his limited
ability, the duties they bad imposed upon him.
He felt grateful to kis fellow-citizens for their kind-
oes•, and should ever be ready to attend their call.
The Meeting was then dissolved.

FOREIGN INTELLIGANGE.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS, OCTOBER 2.
Yesterday the King transacted busiuess with the
Duke of Richelieu.
The Duke of Chatre has returned from Lille.
French Funds.—Five per Cent. Consuls 88 I.
65 c. Rink Stock 1,580 f.

♦IENNA, SEPTEMBER 21.
Every thing announces that the tranquillity of
the rust of Europe will not be disturbed, at least
this veer. The pac►fic sentiments which actuate
our Cabinet have been met by corresponding dis-
positions in the heart of the Sovereign of Russia.
Whilst the blind multitude of project-mongers
were provoking en immediate invasion of Turkey,
an invasion which would have e►tabl►shed a prece-
dent fetal to the rights of indeliendent govern-
ments, and the result of which, even in a mditery
point of view, would have been very uncertain,
the true statesmen of Russia appear to have recog-
nized the necessity of submitting toe Congress the
decision of the question, whether and in what man.
ner they should interfere in the affairs of Greece.
Au official document is talked of, iu which Rus.ia,
in stating the reasons ou winch she grounds her de-
mand of certain stipulations from the Porte in fa-
•our of the Greeks, its subjects, has at the seine
time declared her determination tint to act by her-
self, but to submit to the general opinions of the
Members of the European Alliance the measures
which should be pursued in case the Porte should
refuse to enter into a negociation, which cannot be
entertained even as a supposition.
The Court will go into mourning to-morrow
for the late Queen of Englimd. Caroline Amelia,
Princess of lirunwick Wollenhuttel. The mourn-
ing will continue without any change till the sth
of next month.

The men of war which have been dispatched to
the Levant for the protection of the national flag.
have received the moat positive orders to observe a
stile neutrality towards the Belligerent Power+.
The Greeks in this capital have raised the sum of
6,000 florins for lite relief of the Wallachian emi-
~ra►ttF.
ODESSA SEPTEMBER 4.
A courier arrived on the 2d for Baron Stro-
gooott; who has completed hi. quarantine. As the
rumour of the prohibition from exporting grain
into Turkey wus circulated immediately afterward.,
it was concluded that a declaration of war would
appear immediately. The English here are in a
sad cooditimi; they cannot expect any vent fur
their immense quantities of tnerchaudive.

. DUTCH HAIL

HANISOIGH, SZPTIIIIIER 28.
The day before yesterday the Russian Minister
here had two couriers within a.host internal of each

"THE mum s PRES S.

LON DON,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 38t1.

._--'-

A Report of the Meeting held yesterday in the
Borough of Southwark, to consider the propriety
of opening a subscription to indemnify Sir ROBERT
Wetso►+ for the pecuniary loss he has sustained in
his dismissal from the army, is given in another
part of our Paper. The Coxrier of last evening,
alluding to this meeting, says—

" TM friends of Sir Robert Wilson are to meet this Jay,
•ad what they will say and do may be easily anticipated.
There will be measureless abuse of the King's Government,
some wise qnestioning of the King's prerogative, much flat-
tery of Sir Robert himself, mud very grave declamations
that England is worse than Algiers, because he is no longer
a Major-General."
The Courier is a false prophet. It. anticipa-
tions have not been realized. There was "no
questioning the KING'S prerogative." no declama-
tion that 6, England is worse than Algiers." There
was nothing of the kind.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday have arrived. The
differences between Turkey and Russia, it is said,
will be submitted to a Congress. The Court of
Vienna has gone into mouruing for the late Queen
of ENGLAND.

Extract from a private letter :
" BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 1.

_ .
" The KING left Brnpsela at half-past nine
o'clock this morning. His MAJESTY appeared in
excellent health and spirits. His MAJESTY was
accompanied as fur as Sombre!' by his Grace the
Duke of WELLINGTON. and, in his way thither,
passed over the fields of Waterloo, Quatre-bras, and
Ligny, with the sight of which he seemed highly
gratified. His MAJESTY quitted Sombre( at half-
past three p. m. on his way to Namur, where he pro-
posed passing the night, and proceeding, on the fol-
lowing day, to Aix-la-Chapelle, and thence by
Dusseldorf to Hanover.

The Admiralty yacht has been dispatched to
Calais for the conveyance of the Princess AnGUSTA
to Englaul from the Continent, where she has been
for some time on a visit to her Royal relatives. tier
Royal Highness was hourly expected at Calais, but
had not arrived when the Karig George packet left
that place about three o'clock on Thursday.

The Duke of WELLINGTON and suite arrived on
Wednesday night at Dover, in the Lord Sidosouth
passage vessel, from Calais, uud set out in the MOTH-
lug of Thursday for London, under a salute from
the batteries on the heights. His Grace accompa.

nied the Knit to the geld of *Merino, Where, after
describing the battle fought upon that Celebrated
plain, be took leave of his MAJESTY, and returned
to

We regret to state that a re-action has already
taken place in the conciliatory system so strongly
recommended by the KING its his late visit to Ire-
land, and which we were given to understand would
lust for ewer. The famous toast •f " TA!
Memory of King William the Third," was drank
at the LORD MATutel dinner on Monday. It
was given in a modified shape, or what is called.
• sew version. But this was a weak invention of
the enemy : the spirit and substance of the atl•3
jectionuble toast remained the same, and it was
so felt by the company.

It would seem from the report of Lord Nat.:
BURY'S speech at the ceremony of swearing in
the new Lord Mayor of Dublin, that it is pro-
posed, upon the principle of economy, to abolislr
the Viceregal Government of Ireland.

The Commissioners of inquiry sit every dsy in
Grenville-street, Dublin, and have already coin•
menced the work of retrenchment ; several suspeo.
sinus have taken place in the Custom.house, &c.
and it has been intimated to tho-e who hold places
in different public establishments, that they must
snake their election, fur they cannot hold more thou
one situation.

Several Clerks in the Bank of England, not in.
eluded in the original list of reduction. have pe-
titioned to be discharged upon similar terms. The
number of applicants yesterday amounted to twenty,
■nd several others are expected to follow the ex-
ample. It is presumed that a like system will be
adopted in the East India House and several other
public offices.

Doubts begin to be expressed, even by the pro-
fessed retainers of the Ministers, that the promised
eff'orts for reducing the expenditure of the Govern-
ment, will equal in even a remote degree the hope*
that are entertained by the people. This, however,
they of course attribute to the injudicious height to
which these hopes have been raised. It may be
recollected that the speech from the throne, at the
commencement of the last Session of Parliament.,
actually exhorted the House of Commons to under-
take the work of retrenclinieut ; and an assurance
was ■t the same time made, that the estimates
should be framed upon the lowest scale consistent
with the dignity of the throne, and the safety of the
country. Such language naturally excited the most
anxious hopes in many minds, that the Ministeta
bad at length seen the absurdity and cruelty of
nsaintainiug an expenditure in time of peace, that
was wholly incompatible with the eventual prospe-
rity of the labouring and industrious classes of the
state; and that, in good earnest, they were resolved
to reserve for future emergencies the resources of
the country. There were others, however, who saw
in such promises a purpose to mislead Parliament,
and to divert the public attention from the case off
the late unhappy Quegn—to purchase favour at
the expense of justice, and to creates certain popu-
larity which might counteract the strong feeling of
indignation that had been excited a;aiost them for
their conduct in proroguing Parliament, even at
the moment that the QUEZN was appealing, through,
her Law Officers, to the wisdom and justice of the
House of Commons, and in having continued to treat
her MAJESTY as a convicted criminal, although the
House of Lords had not sanctioned their prosecu-
tion against her. They who entertained this opi-
nion did not expect that these ',manses would lead.
to ally serious result, and the event justified their
apprehensions. The actual diminution of expendi-
ture in the year, as compared with that of the year
preceding, was very inconsiderable, and what rea-
son is there now for supposing that the promised
efforts of the Ministers for the ensuing year will
be more productive of beneficial consequences ?'
We shall not be much surprised if the Army
Estimates of the next year exceed those of the
present year, even in consequence of time reductions
that have or shall have been effected in that service-
But this will arise from the mode adopted for car-
rying these reductions into effect. tr a certain
number of men be required to be reduced, who,
that wished to save expense, would thing of looking
to a regiment in India fur the objects of such reduc-
tion ? The cost of transporting a regiment, and
especially a regiment of cavalry, to Indi■ is enor-
mously great, yet now, when a project of reducile.,
the public expenditure in thearmy is content:o.'4'.
one of the cavalry regiments selected for reductioi:
is the 19th dragoons, one that was serving in Lothar.
An order its sent out for its return to Eogland, and
the safety of the Eastern Empire requiring's ere:tire
force to he maintained there, another regiment, the
4th dragoons, is sent firm Europe to replace
it. The country is thus burdened with the
expense of bringing home one regiment, and of
sending out another merely for the purpose of
sating snowy by dish:sliding the former in Eng-
land. A man of ordinary understanding, if lie
were really resolved to save money, would have
thought it more prudent to leave the lgth dra-
goons in India, where they were already equipped
for service, and in their place to reduce some
regiment, even of a lower number, serving in
Englund. The numbers of the other regiments
might then be altered to suit the circumstance,

had !b. Comairy iraald have been allotted the
doable transport. It May be said that this
node Of proceeding Mould be unfair to the
regiment of the lower number, and that the bider
for changing the numbers ist some other regiesents
tnight displease them. But be it remembered that
it is just as fair to reduce any sae regiment is the
service as another, and 11th respect to the chaage
of numberv, nO divplessore was ever expressed by
those distinguished corps the old 96th, the 97th,
end other regiments up to the tooth, when they were
611 required to change their numbers repectively on
ihe occasion of taking the old 95th out of the
sine, and constituting it into a rifle brigade.
With respect to the Naval Service we sincerely hope
%hat, at least in the effective pert, there will be no
more reductions ; but in truth it is to the civil de-
partments of the State, rather than to either branch
of the service that the public look for retrenchment.
We have already shown what the Ministers have
done, or rather have resolved to do by way of re-
deeming their promises to the country. Their plan
contemplates no present saving, and even iii its
prospective results looks only to the salaries of
clerks—to " the candles-ends and cheese-pairings
of office." None of the bloated sinecures are
touched or threatened. No security is offered that
pensions will not continue to be given where none
but the givers see merit. We do not find that
means are adopted to reduce the whole depart-
ment of the third Secretary of State, by trans-
ferring the Colonies to either of the other offices,
or to reduce the Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty to a number not exceeding the necessities
of the service. The " sleeping" Lords will still
enjoy their repose, and thousands of pounds will
still be squandered in this " nursery of statesmen."
Commissioners of Revenue and Ezcise, and of every
other imaginable branch of public service, will still
swarm in the land, while the public are sought to be
amused with the deductions of some paltry pounds
from the hard-earned pittances of poor clerks!
Will Parliament he satisfied with such • manifest
evasion of the votes of the two Houses ? The Mini-
sters, we fear, count too securely upon the constitu-
tion of the " Great Council. of the Nation," to ap-
prehend any thing from their displeasure. But un-
doubtedly the public will not be contented with a
pretended retrenchment, which is allowed to operate
solely and exclusively upon clerks in office. Doubt-
less if the salaries of clerks be too large they ought
to be reduced, but let not the clerks alone be as-
sailed, while the heads of the several departments are
permitted to enjoy salaries of enormous magnitude,
to which their duties bear no proper proportion.
Those who from their private fortunes can with
least embarrassment endure a diminution of their

Official emoluments, ought, above all others, to be
made the objects of economy, instead of stripping
the poor clerks of their pittance, upon which, per-
haps the comforts, and even the existence of large
families exclusively depend. Nothing surely can
be snore unjust than to curtail the means of a poor
man's livelihood, while the more useless but richer
incumbent of office is suffered to enjoy the undi-
minished splendour of his official appointment.

Sir ROSEILT WILSON is expected in town this
day. It is stated iu a Paris paper that he left that
city on Sunday. •
Letters from St. Petershorgh confirm the advice*
from all quarters, regarding the great probability
that the peace of Europe will not he disturbed by a
new war between Russia and Turkey. The ex.
change continued at 9 I-16th. The fair at Moscow
bad turned ant most unfavourably, and large quan-
tities of all kinds of goods hail been returned to
Haasburgh, and other places, from whence they had
been conveyed.

Copt:Liu Sir THOMAS LIVINGSTON, Wort. is to
tincoted Captain M•III.APID in Ilw command of
the Genoa, of 74 gun., which is about to be paid off
at Chatham.

Lieutenant-General Teacu has been removed
from the command of the Plymouth division of
royal marines, in consequence of having counte-
nanced a remonstrance from the of of that
division against the restorut' of Lieutenant-Colo-
nels SAVAOII stud AIIIINETNY to the service, after
they had been removed in coipequence of the judo-
meet of a Court Martial ; the one altogether from
the list of officers of the royal marines, and the other
to the permanent half• pay of the corps.
Government have entered into a contract for ten
thousand load of mahogany for ship-building, on
account of the high price of oak timber, and its
liability to the dry-rot.
A le►ter from the Cape of G"od !lope of the
11511) of July says—" The Locust, a vessel which
lied been sent to survey the river Kowie, has re-
turned, and reports it to be navigable for small
craft nearly to Bathurst. There is found to be
good anchorage for coasting vessels up in the basin,
with from six to eight feet water ou the bar at low
seater. The tide rises six feet."

Four extra chapels are shoot to he erected in
the parish of St. Ma►y-le-Bone. One is already
Itegtin in Windham-place. Montagu-square; and
the foa►rdattnn of another is preparing ist the top
of Edward-street, opposite to Foley-place.

Monday the trustees of the late bank of Sir
W. A !MEANDER and Co. commenced paying the
first dividend of two shillings and sixpence ill the
pound.
Saturday last the Magistrates and Council of
Montrose were served with a summons of reduction
anent the set of the burgh, on the ground of the
Crown having exceeded its powers in the panting
thereof; which summons also charges the Officers
of State as • party, and cites all concerned to sp.
pear in the Supreme Court on the I3th of October.
Tuesday the tolls and does of the Markets of
Use City of Cork for the ensuing sear were dis-
posed of by suction at the Guildhall, to the pre-
sent trader, for 1,330/. being an advance of 10/.
041 the last year's sale.

THEATRES. —,
•
eovgwr•CIAIDIN.
The play of The Stranger was performed here
last night, in which Mr. YouNG sustained the cha-
racter from which the piece is named. This per-
formance is so well known, and its merits so fully
appreciated by the public, that nothing in the way
of commendation need be offered to it here. Such
as its excellencies were in former years the same
they still remain ; the only perceptible variation
of its style consisting in the softening down, in a
slight degree, of the petulance and asperity of his
misanthropy, which gave it more of the semblance
of a deep-rooted and corroding grief. Mr. MICA-
DOW., in Peter, made good his claim to the favour
which his previous performances had obtained him.
The part of Mrs. Huller was filled by Nlrs. Baena-
-Ims,, the lady who lately appeared as Belvidere,
at the Haymarket theatre. The character being one of
Much less passion and complicated emotion, could
scarcely be looked upon as any additional test
of her capabilities, except indeed as far as the ques-
tion
might be raised of the strength of her' lungs, and
the power of her voice being equal to the impressive
and efficient delivery of passages of deep and power-
ful emotion in ■ theatre presenting so much larger
a space to till. Considerable apprehension might
very reasonably have been entertained that this
would prove a task almost too laborious fur the
delicacy of her frame, and last MOO; experi-
ment can hardly be said to have resulted in
the en►ire removal of that apprehension. Her
conception of the part was throughout correct,
and her execution generally good. In the more
pathetic scenes she chiefly excelled; and the an-
guish which accompanied the disclosure of her
situation to the Countess was finely given. Mrs.
traucrr played the Countess with appropriate ease
and gracefulness of manlier. After the play followed
the romance of Blae Beard, which has been revived
in order to gratify the admirers of pageantry. The
haste with which it has been got up gave the
performance the air of a dress rehearsal, and some
disapprobation was occasionally expressed at the
incorrect management of the scenery—a cause of
complaint, it must be observed, by no means of
frequent occurrence ■t this theatre. The general
disposition of the audience, however, which was an
uncommonly full one, was indulgent, and the
plaudits predominated.
UAYMARIET.

The character of thin entertaining theatre was
fully suatsined last night by a selection of pieces
yet attractive from their sterling merit. and sanc-
tioned by public approbation. In the Heir at Lair,
ZekielHoniespun was very effectively sustained by Mr.
itusscra, ; and his sister, Cecil', It.. seldom found
a prettier or more interesting representative than Mrs.
BAILER. Mr. WILLIAMS, as Lord Dnberly, excited
continual bursts of laughter ; Mr. TERRI'S Doctor
Panglos was supported in r style of genuine hu-
mour. The comic entertainment of Matelmnaking
followed, with A Roland fir en Oliver. In the
latter we cannot omit noticing the pleasing vivacity
which Mr. DECAMP displayed in the character of
the Hon. Alfred Highflyer. The entertainments
of the night were received with warm applause.

The Duchess of DEVONSBIRS, after having had
the honour of being sue of the very select party
invited by the King of the NZTHERLANDs to the
dinner given by his MAJESTY to the King of ENG-
LAND, prepared to set out from Brustels on her
return to England. Iler Grace was expected at
Calais yesterday.

The Lord Lieutenant has left Dublin on a visit
to the Earl of FAaNHAM, at Cavan. His Excel-
lency, after remaining a few days at Farnham-
hoube, will honour the Earl of ENNISKILLEN with a
visit at Florence Court. We uuderstand that it is
his Excellency's intention before Isis return to town,
to spend a few days with Mr. WYN It at his beau-
tiful residence, Hazlewood, mar Sligo.
The Earl of HARROWBY is now on a visit to Isis
brother. the Bishop of GLOUCESTER, at the Epis•
copal Palace ; front whence his Lordship will pro-
ceed to his seat of Santini' Hall, in Staffordshire.
Lady STSWART continues so mach indisposed us
to present her Lorly•lnp visiting the Noah so souls
as was expected.
Lord DUNDAS intends shortly going with his
family to the Continent, where his Lordship will
probably reside two or three years.
The Honourable Mrs. DAHER sailed on Tuesday
last from Dover, in the Rantbkr passage vessel,
fur Calais.

On Friday last there was s hall and supper at the
Farnham Aro►s Hotel, under ihe patronage of the
coo-otos. or FARNHAM, its honour of Ins Ma.
.1 MT'S molt gracious visit to Ireland; there were,
amongst ma►►y others, the following distinguished
personages :
The Earl and Countess of Farnham, Countess of Bantry,
General Sir Getup and Lady Airy, Mr*. Beresfuril, Colonel
sod Mrs. Brook, Colonel and Mrs. Gordon, and Colour!
Soutl►wsll. As excellent supper wee prepared, sad served
up in Ike most elegant manner, under the directions of
Mr. Poston., proprietor of the i'arnham Arms.—(Cosais
Herald.) _ _ _

The Right Hnn. Charles Grunt and Miss Grant
embarked at Donaghadee, fur Purtpatrick, uu
Thursday Is►t.
Some cases of jewellery► directed by some unau-
thori►ed person to Mr. Grant, have been seized at
the Custom-House, Dublin.
We observe a curious import from Dublin this
week, namely, two cases and one trunk of Court
dresses returned !—(Liverpool Courier.)

By a singular coincidence of circumstances Ge-
neral CAIIBIIOIIB, who commanded the imperial
guard at %Voterloo. amid who exclaimed. " Le garde
aware elk ne is read pas!" was appointed to attend
his Majesty GEORGE IV. at Lille, as a guard of
honour ; he had the misfortune to be thrown from
his horse while attending the KING, and received
sonic severe contusions.
There is now • large pear-tree in Cooper's gar-
dens, Ilackney-roact, that has shed a profusion of
fruit this season, and is at present spin in fall
bloom.

•
• ':•tam TattP. • A
gyp' Prire oci.oitas mketifta,
n.Y, surmises 4.
Tie Tetra Nibof SOL Air 3yr oleo, robs Sol. $11...1
Mlle Set. Mb. D.I. Mai ranee 110
Lord thredbretree br. e. losearator
Mr. Fee'r eh. s. !Matti Wester
Doke of Graftee`e h. e. Titles
Mr. Chiferee b. e. Corp.
Mr. Orrevilkl h. e. Printout 5
to to 1 age teetotaler-8 to I opt North Hewer—
! to 1 apt Titles.

•=km of 15p. melt for 3 yr old cults, Sat. 71b ;
tlst. 31b. D.M. The *ismer to be sold fur 100 p.
if demanded, &c.
Mr. Villiers's Tonsils
Mr. Udny's brother to Sir Joshua 2
Mr. Greville's b. f. by Aladdia, dam by .....
7 to 4 apt Tansis-2 to 1 apt brother to Sir holm
The King's Mete of 100 gs. for 4 yr olds, carrying lOst. 41h. •
5 yr olds, list. sib.; 6 yr olds, ltst.; sod aged, ltst. 21b.
R.C.
Mr. Bstsoa's b f. Loss, 4 yrs old. 1
Lord Clarendon's b. f. Antiope, 4 yrs uld.„
Mr. %Wyndham's h. e. Robin Ruud, 4 yrs old
11 ....IR. H. die Doke of York's b. h. Sneaker, 5 yr. old dr

- •
7 to 2 opt Low-11 to 8 opt Antiupe-7 to 4 opt Rubin
Hood.

FRIDAY.
Doke of Graftoo's e. Carboaaro by World, out of Charcoal,
Sat. 71b. apt, Mr. Bootrerites c. by Elution, Sit. Ab. SI.
11110 gs. b. ft.

Mr. Borreries Pandas, est.lolb. apt Lord Jersey's Pro-
phet. est.llb. D. M. 200os. b. ft.
Mr. norehill'm Sardonix. 801. lelb apt Duke of
Grafton 's lAorenee, est. T.Y C. leegs.
_ .

General Grotorenor's Potemkin, Sat .-711, 2(4 [Aril Si rod •
bruke's Argonaut, Sat. A. F. 200 gs. b. rt. Off by consent.

THE CHASM.
-ow-

The Surrey fox hounds will meet ea Moodily next, Octo-
ber 8. at the Rose and Crown, Riddelsdow■ ; Thursday, at
Godstose; and Saturday, at Wenthans.
The harriers will meet on Monday next, October 8, Wed.
resday, 10, mid Saturday, 13, at Kennel.

IttiSUßic A CTION.
—....

[lite follow's( article is copied from an Evening Paper of
yesterday, is which it is given as a letter addressed to the
Editor, through the Pust Office, Chelmsford ]

CMILMEFORD. OCTOBER 4.

I arrived last evening, about five o'clock. in the
town of Chelmsford, and strolling round the church-
yard. I was attracted within the walls of the church
by the appearance of ■ corpse, followed by an im-
mense number of mourners of both sexes, who
were paying the last tribute of respect to a deceased
friend. While the funeral service war reading over
the body, a noise was heard to proceed from the
coffin, which, for a moment, arrested the attention
of the clergyman and his auditors; but as the noise
appeared to cease, the service was concluded, each
individual being persuaded it must have proceeded
from quite a different source than the coffin.
Just, however, as the coffin was being let down
into the tomb, the same sound as before issued from
it, accompanied with a noise very similar to the
whelping of a puppy. when, in an instant, the en.
closed person, by a sodden and violent effort, thrust
off the lid of the coffin, and sat upright, with her
arms hanging on each side, staring, with eye■ wide
open and rolling in their sockets, at the affrighted
multitude assembled round. and actually appeared
herself considerably " more frightened than hurt."
She was immediately released from her unpleasant
situation, and borne back to her habitation on the
very same bier which supported her to the ground.
understand from the surgeon who has intend-
ed her, and whom I have seen this morning. that
she has had a very good night, and is likely filially
to recover. She is a widow. and had aim " slum-
bered in the arms of death" would have left ten
children wholly unprovided for.
AN OLD TRATELLIM

Ea►l FiTzwit.t.i AWs Yorkshire fox-hounds have
taken the field in high style, awl still coot' to
hunt. during the season, the country round Rain-
borough Park.

We scarcely ever experienced so severe • night
as the last; the storm and rain were incessant. and
of course destructive to the little hope that remained
of the favourable termination of the harvest.—
(En•is Chromick.)
We have already stated that Sir Robert Wilson's
demand for a Court Martial had been met by a re.
fusel. The following is the copy of a letter from
his Royal flighoess the Commander in Chief, com-
municating the refusal :
" Howse Guards, September 25, 1821.
" SsR —I bore to acknowledge the receipt a your letter of
the Ildilt installs, and having laid it before his Majesty, I have
it i■ command to acquaint you, that his Majesty does Nut
judge it proper to comply with t►e wish expeemed is it.
" I as,, Sir, yowl,. . . _

(Signed) " FREDERICK, Comassoder io Chief.
" To Sir R. Wilson."

On receipt of this Answer, a Copy of the Cor-
respondence was immediately transmitted to his
Com.tittients, scconspinied by the following letter :
"TO THE ELECTORS OF TIIE BOROUGH OF
SOUTHWARK.

" Patio, September
_29.

" GlVlTLillita-11 feel it to be my duly So put you I. im-
mediate possession of the following eorroppoodence hetwood
his Royal Highness the Duke of York mad myself.
" The measure which she Riot's Ministers have advised
his Maje.ty to adopt, sal persist its maiataisiog, is one
that gives me comparatively little CollePria, on account of
my own interests; but as it involver questious erecting all
the elementary principles of justice, public safety, soil li-
berty, I pledge myself to the discharge of every duty these
considerations impose.
" I must, for reasons with which you may hereafter be
made acquainted, remain in Paris until the arrival of the
next mail, but I propose is every tenet to be it, England at
the end of the assuiag week.
" I am, Gentlemen,
" With great respect, your obedient Servant,
(Sigued) " ROBERT WILSON."
WILLIAM THE THIRD.—When King WILLIAM
was pressed by his Ministers to discharge Sir GlO.
Rooks. on account of his continued oppolition to
their measures, both in and out of Parliament, he
asked if they had any thing to object against •
him as en Admiral, in which case he assured
them a Court of Inquiry should be institut-
ed ; but bring dumb on that head, he told them
he would never discharge a brave and meritorious
officer on account of his opinion.a ou politics : at the
same time declaring, that the duties of a citizen
sod a Member of Parliament were essentially dif-
ferent from that of en Admiral, and ought to be
executed according to every man's conscience, with-
out the imputation of being disaffected.