The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-02 00:00:00

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CORRESPONDENCE AZTWEEN LORD DATUITRIT AND
iiiirltlrl WAltilleall.
In consequence of the circumstances which
place at Kniglitsbritlge on Sunday afternoon,
Sheriff Waithman addressed the following letter
Lord Balinese :
.• My Lord, I consider it my duty to apprise hie M;
Government, through your Lordship of a vroleat outrage
put blicllii pcace?ouomiteed hr 'oweae individual. e( the Life f
u,
t 1463411111.1116144 st.oi wipsegapt at
uponpersinally,, while to the r.:rilie of my dull: Pail
of Middlesex, as the head of-the cavil tower of the county.
" Your Lmtlihip thought proper to direct the Lout Mayo
Saturday to take the neeestary measures to preserve the peace
the city during the intended funeral of honey and Francis;
although no such caution was addressed to the Sheriff, rr
servitor of the public peace of the county, I felt it my
direct the deputy sherif& of the city itrid county to order
constables of the divistene nearevi to, and through which s..
netel was expected to pass; and also to attend in person
proper officers, to prevent or (moll any tumult or disorder.
" Conceiving that, under the existing irritation of the p
and the circumstances for which they had auditubled. some ,
cult might be offbred to the Life Guattle in their barracks, I di,
posed of the constables chiefly in that vicinit), and actually
ranged a body of them in front of the barracks, with interne
lions to apprehend every individual who should attempt to'
nit any act of outrage or disorder.
0 The funeral, in consequence of these precautions, panted
barracks in an orderly and quiet manner, 'waked by no other
culiar circumstance titan that of a brick being thrown from
barracks, which fell near my horse, and wounded, as 1 or
formed, a young girl. My admonitions, and the presence s
constables. succeeded, however. in represdng the irritation
wanton act was cakulateil to excite.
" When the procession had pasted, 41111 tbe ittsall tod
timed to be clowded with people, slow el the bereeeke
thrown open, and the avenues ilthel: the soldiers.
people. as might have been fureseen. round the spot.
anti expressed their displeasure. A unnule waned inevitable. I,
requested to speak with the °Ricer on duty, but without e*a
aid it length, by repeated expostulations with the soldiers.
succeeded in prevailing upon therm to retire and close the gates.
i• Some time after, upon returning, to the s.une spot. I '
number of soldiers running from the wicket gsa, and p1:1
the people on the eauseway. Finding an affray Genially 4,
ukenDOtli I vettutg Ply harse upon the causeway, interposed
tweets the peruse, and suceeeded in suparatiog them. Wh
thus engaged, a soldier, with whom I had before been expose's.
lacing and who was therefore acquaiuted with Any *theist StistiOD,
a QOM forward as 161311411 and knocked blet dowo. At the ran,
time, white using my utmost endcevoars to prevail upon t
soldiers to retire Mtn the barracks, and the people to (table
keep the peace, the bridle of my horse woo violently seised,
the one lade by a young Otiose In undress, tied cm the other
the soldier whine violative 1 had Jura noticed, who together
deivoured to thrust my bursa over OW Catitewk.T I clad I C
succeeded in extricating myself by striking the wittier with ,
stick, and stoking my horse plunge, Inirnedietelr several of th,
soldiers rushed at me with thew weeds drawn, And one actually
loadesl his eorobino, and dieWited 0P05461410t, but was. act have
been infortuett, knocked down by onset the constables. Further
mischief was prevented by the intr Won of' some military
officers of Ingher autlonity, and the jars at length retired' -
their barretelts,
s' My Loyd, these etreuttestanoes roller no comment.
wicket coopuictitre the soldiers wore lail to their own 6M66,1;111.1111
feehotli taw inaelfeett-ti a lawless spate. The mil posvcr ---
toy tlireetitin was fully adequate fur the pret:.,rratlon of the ,
tonoog the oaople, hut not to anuounite tut tinned soldiery,
had ltd ete;,•Uttnicatirte *mu his Meo rn ltro tvveioent, nor
I 0104.00 an Interview with any of the oettif, of the regts
and when I deemed some of she cureiobles to represent t
utheete, its the nlael veloatftd tes.-.ls, toy desire the, di, 'oil
should be kept within the barracks, the esiciotetec. ~turned'
VhW the alheriff might bed..id, they would not r, .se their ,
prisoners for him i* and I feel assured. Chit had I not Interposed
with the civil pew*, end ern riakesi env own life, a frightfe.
isleughter must hove toputal. Of suboxitnation to wed man,
the soldiery sword to be wholly talconseitios, and that •
My, in my pkr.on, was repeatedly insulted and grossly out
s. lt
.weuld, my tort lit as 01444066 as prtairoptuous
to attempt to instruci. you;lioldshide and his Mapoty's got
Mot its the 1111tUre if the 9424rit10U011.1 Nlikally under wh
at atrial yotordoy, or the riott I taotee.l,l in my valeta el
tcl to hive Oloitueil the mid offel 61,14inkneo m'itiose very WILL,
WPM*, 'With. WitWORTO, upon this minion, in open delitit
of the wird authority, been the proiiieters of it I nor nevi, I it
one word lii oKirrnveti.n of the *Newel onntolittslt the otlhndi
can, Win* of thou, ha itienutMd. 444 I tfl!it your Lonlallip '
cause immediate anti dieting! uremia to be ',digital to bring
If+ jtletiet, M e salutary yaw* ut athora,
I. I Wes the humour to be. my liostk
" Y Ott LC/W.llO olathett humme on'
4' redpt-atrevt, Aug. a'. Lt+4l. *6 R. WAIIII.
"The lit. Ilan, Lai ileatUrst, &c, ilid."
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‘ViltittlALL. Aug. ttl,
Sta...-1 have to annoy/10r the reetipt of your Lettlit
17th inst. felonyo tu a riot which wok place at Itstightsbrid
buntlay lost.
I had, better the receipt of year Neter, I,4ren &wen
an inquiry to be made into the VlregMbtilliee, of tilts trusses.
in centietiticnor of represcutatiotte Main, in tale. which I ern
bound to bey tililtr in tuany meentitti pariiiiillati item the state.
mint which I have received front you.
I cannot renam front *Vetoing my regret and (impels% that
" when the civil past under your directi*a was tally adequate
(w you mw) Mr 'lie piewrvaitun of the pesse among the people."
a mob should Unsold have been passim:id to remain 111 a eon.
thwe.l state of riot. after the rold:ors had been withdrawn within
thew hernias, until the riot see was Kan by 'Mr. Conant, and
the Osiers dive seil by the inner *two tinder Is. Mimeeli:ste
Orders 4 OW I do 1101 UndOtidan.l ling in the execution of tins
duty he retvived any ,r,,Setento from you.
I ion. Sir, teur 'owl ob..illent humble sorrane.
Mr. Sheriff IVtlinniu. BATHURST.

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