The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-29 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT WILSON.

No. I.
SlRHosEitrawit.soN TO THE ELECTORS ON
• SOUTHWARK.
In, Regent Street, Oct. 23, Is2l.
GENTLEMEN,—I feel it to be my duty 40 lay before you
copies of the letters which have passed between Lord Viscount
Sidinouth and myself; with an actumpanying memorandum of
a conversation with Sir Richard Birnic.—And I have the honour
to be, your lima obedient servant,
To the Elccturs of Southwark. R. WILSON.

No. IL
SIR ROBERT WILSON TO THE LORD•YISCOUNT
SI DMOUTIL
18, Regent Street, Oct. 19, 1821.
Lonn.—Having seen a statement in the Newspapers,
authenticated by the signature of Mr. Thomas Julian, chile to
the Magistrates of the Kensington Division of the Courtly of
Middlesex, In which it is asserted that Sir R. Birnie, one of the
said Magistrates, did, at a General Meeting of Justices, held on
the Nth of September, I 1, at the Hammersmith Coftte.house,
declare that intiwmation had been given to him, at Bow Street,
upon oath, that a meeting had been held at the house of Mr.
1 oude at which the plan of interruption to her late Majesty's
funeral was concerted, and that I had attended the meeting ; I
have to request that your Lordship will be pleased to direct ;t
copy of such information upon oath to be delivered to me. that I
may be enabled to institute a prosecution for perjury against the
person so swearing.
I have the honour to.be,
Your Lordship's obedient servant.
To the Lord Viscount Sitlinouth. R. WILSON.

LORD VISCOUNT SID:1101;TH TO SIR H. WILSON.
Whitehall, Oct. 19,
SIL-1 have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this
day, referring to a statement in the Newspapers, that Sir
Richard Bircie had declared, at u General Meeting of Magis-
trates, that information had been given him, on atth, that you
had attended a certain meeting, at which the plan fur interrupt.
ing her late Majesty's funeral was concerted; and requesting me
to direct u copy of such information, upon oath, to be deliveied
to you, that you might be enabled to pro,ccute the informant fa.
perjury. In reply to this request, I have only to observe that, if
any such information does exist in the hands of a Magistrate, it
does not appear to me that I am the proper channel through
which an application for its production should be made.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient and humble servant,
To Sir Robert Wilson. SIDMOUTIL

MINUTE OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SIR R.
WILSON AND SIR It. BAKER.
On the receipt of Lord Sidniouth's letter, air R. Wilson :A-
dressed a letter to Sir R. Birnie, for a copy of the depositieu on
oath, asAgning also the motive of the request.
The letter was sent on the 20th. On the 22d Sir H. Birnie
sent a note to Sir IL Wilson, stating he had been absent attending
the funeral of a frieno in the country, and requesting Sir Robert
Wilson to call upon him, when he would give him the inform.-
tion he required.
Sir R. Wilson having waited on Mr. Birnie the same day,
with Mr. Wm. Lanibton, and renewed his demand for a cops
of the information on oath, Sir Richard infomied S.r R. Wilson
that no information in writing had been taken ; that the infor.
illation was a verbal one, founded upon a report at the Freemasons
Tavern of a meeting having been held at Hationersmith, at
which an ((neer bad bees present ; but that, on the examination
of the tavern keeper at Hammersmith, Mr. Yuude, all the
Magistrates were satisfied Sir Hobert Vs'ilsou had never been in
the house."•

• The above Minute was shown to Sir R. Birnie, and received
his sanction. It. WILSON.
No. V.—(Second Series—No. I.)
Slit R. WILSON TO Low) VISCOUNT SIDNIOUTII.

is. Regent Street, Oct. 2g, Ib2l.
Jir LORD,—llaving received information that a deposition
upon oath exists in the Home Department of my having been
seen on Tuesday, the 14th of August, on horseback. with a
porter pot in my hand, encouraging the populace to pull up the
pavement and oppose impediments to the funeral procession of
her lute Majesty, I have the honour to request your Lordship
will be pleased to direct a copy of such deposition to be delivered
to ow, that I may institute a prosecution fur perjury against the
person so swearing.
I have the honour to be.
Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
To the Lord Viscount Sidinutith. R. NVILSON.

No. Vl.—(Second Series—No. II.)
THE LORD VISCOUNT SIDMOUTH TO SIR ROBT.
WILSON.
Whitehall, October 9.3.
Su,—l have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
yesterday's date, in which you state that you have received
information that a deposition upon oath exists in the Home
Office, of your having been seen on horseback, on Tuesday, the
lith of August, with a porter pot in your hand, encouraging the
populace to pull up the pavement, and oppose impediments to
the funeral precession of her late Majesty; and you therefore
request that I will direct a copy of such deposition to be delivered
to you, that you may institute a prosecution against the person
so swearing for perjury; and I have the honour to acquaint yott,
in reply, that I should not think myself justified in giving the
directions for which you have applied.
I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your mot obedient humble servant,
To Sir Robert Wilson.

The eldest son of Sir Robert Wilson was first on
the list of his Royal Highness the Duke of Glo-
cester for a commission in the regiment of Guards
which he commands, and that his second son
was at the Military Coll.ge where his conduct
and his progress in study were such as to ensure his
passing the examination for a commission, But the
arbitrary act which removed the father from the
army naturally prevents the sons from entering it.
We learn that Sir R. Wilson, actuated by a be-
coming pride, has said that he cannot permit his
sons to enter a service in which justice has been
denied him.

A series of experiments were tried at Harwich,
and answered by Languard fort. under the directions
of Rear Admiral Page, on Thursday evening, the
11th inst. to ascertain and arrange the best method
of exhibiting signals in case of a ship being in dis.
tress, and requiring the assistance of the life boats
on that station. Several compositions were burned,
at Landgreve fort, and guns fired and in the day,
two flags are to be hoisted, one over the other, on
the flag-staff at the fort. This arrangement is well
worthy of imitation on every part of the coast.