The National Register.
London, England, 1820-11-05 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

On Tuesday evening Mr. Pearson appeared before Sir
Robert Baker, in relerence to the case against Fletcher,
alias Franklin, whet the tr.llowing dialogue took place:
Mr. Pearson.—llave you heard any thing of Mr.
Fletcher?

Sir R. Baker.—No, nothing, Sir.
Mr. Pedl6oll.—Are you sure, Sir, that you have heard
nothing?
Sir H. Baker.—Quite sure.
Mr. Pearson.—But, Sir, you have had letters?
Sir R. Baker.—Yes, Sir: what is that to yon?
Mr. Pearson.—Did you not say, that the last letter
but two which you have received font Fletcher acknow-
ledged his guilt, assigned his reasons, and was wrote to
you for the purpose If publication
Sr:lt. Baker.—Yen I did.
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Mr. Pearson.—Thcn, Sir, I now dare you to publish
those letters; and I charge you with hating got then► up
to answer your own purposes.
Sir It. baker.—Sir, I cannot keep my promise ; they
are in the hands of his Majesty's Law Officers.
Mr. Pearson.—The Law ()dietr to wh you have
given the letter, I know is an inlinude
.1; ion! and a relation
of Pletcher's.
Sir Robert Baker.—l will :ay no more. Officers, re-
move Mr. Pearson.

Mr. Pearson.-1 wilt give your officers no such trou-
ble. You ought io know theta the man who always
tioesiions your weakness, would never (Amy your power.
Mr. Pearson tium kit Lime Mike.

Upon this mysterimis correspondence between Fletcher
and Sir Robert Baker, more, we :arc toll, is to oouse out
hereafter.

MANSION HOUSE.

PUBLIC ILLUMINATIONS.—Wednesday Mr. Stokes,
of Lombard-sin:et, attenden by his Solicitor, i 1 r. Eicke.
a uteouber of the Court of Common Council, appeared
before the Lord Mayor to answer the ellinge of haying
printed an:l ordered to be placed agai int the walls within
the city, placards of which the following is a copy :
" A Gene' al Illumination, expressive of the public
opinion of tile Queen's innocence—so fully and %Atli-
tjetOr Ily estab:isned at the recent close of her Majesty's
defence, is expected to take place on Monday, the nth
of Noyelither.—Stokes, Printer, Lombard-street,"
The bill-sticker, who attended at the Mansion-house,
was put the bar.
Alderman Scholcy was present, and took a part in the
ineesitgat toot.
The bill-sticker said, he did not like the business from
the first, mid that he went to consult Harrison the Mar-
shalman, the nigiA before, upon the propriety of put-
ting the ord.r into execution. Harrison advised him
not to do it until he had consulted Mr. Winitner ; but
lie (the LIP-sticker) could not see the marshalsman at
the time, and Mr. Strikes hail promised indemnify
him for any injury he might sustain; be therefore
thought nothing mischievous could take place, and
ac-
cordinglystuck the bill.
Alt. Stokes then admitted that he was the printer of
the placard.
The Lord Mayor—" Did you print it from your own
mind, or at the suggestion and by the command of any
other person?"
Mr. Stokes.—" I decline answering that
.question,
but ant ready to answer for the °Stowe of printing the
bill, if it be any offence.
The Lord Mayor.—" I feel it to be my duty to inter-
pose upon this occasion. There are in my opinion, per-
sons who might take advantage of a public invitation of
this sort. Tote rabble might be excited to a disturbance
of the peace of the city of which I am chief magistrate,.
and am bound to prevent such au occurrence."
Mr. Eicke.—" My Lord, this placard is not calculated
to produce any disturbance. It contains an expression
of that of which your Lordship is aware—the 'public
opinion of the Queen's innocence."
The Lord Mayor.—" I repeat that I will not allow
it, and if any more placards are stuck up the person
shall be taken into custody. It is necessary that, under
all circumstances, I should preserve the peace of the
city. I shall neither sutler bills to be stuck up against
hurfor the Queen."
Mr.Eicke.—" This bill cannot be called for or against
the Queen. It expresses, in common with the opinion
of my fellow citizens, my conviction, which is, that
she is completely innocent. The citizens of London,
in Continua Hall, expressed themselves to this effect,
and the bill is grounded upon their decided opinion. If
I ihitik proper I shall ill .. inate."
Alderman Scholey.—" Nut one in ten have expressed
themselves so. I would not illuminate. If the man
persins, he mall be taken into custody."
Mr. Eicke.—" I wish your Lordship would say wile-
Our you consider this treason or sedition, or whit
Yo.trl...ordship has called meetings in the city upon Oie
subject, and were not subject to such imputation's."
The Lord Mayor.—" 1 no not give it any such name;
and I lutist declare, that I hate been misunderstood in
any object in calling out the sol.hers on a former occa-
sion. 1 was bound to protect the city, and I acted to
the best of my judginelit, not knowing what rabble
might take advantage of the circumstances under which
we ilS9Cil I bled. I snail not pron,-tillee upon the ilaeard
until I have further advice; but i not detain Mr.
Stokes, or the bill-sticker.
Tile defendants then withdrew. A number of bills
' have been taken :tom the Lill-sticker.

Admiral Sir Richard King had a lorg interview
on Saturday, with the Board of Admiralty, on his
cturn from th& command in the East Indies.

The iiipdcit, a. 74 gun, Capt. Patterson, and
the Scringapalam, frigate, Capful!' Walpole, both
from the Last ludics, ate to be paid at Plymouth.

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