The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-28 00:00:00

SOUTHWARK.

18, Regent Street, Oct. 43, Int.
GENTLEMEN,—T feel it to be my duty to lay before you
copies of the letters which have passed between Lord ViscourA
Shintouth and myself; with an ataximpanying ineinotandum of
a conversation with Sir Richard Birnie.—And I have the honour
to be, your not obedient servant,
To the Electors of Southwark. R. WILSON.

No. 11.

SIR ROBERT WILSON TO THE LORD VIz,COUNT
SIDNIOUTH.

18, Regent Street, Oct. 19, 15.21.
MY Lonn.---Having seen a statement in the Newspapers,
authenticated by the signature of Mr. Thomas Julion, clerk to
the Magistrates of the Kensington Division of the County of
Middlewx, in which it is asserted that Sir R. filmic, one of the
said Ilagistrates, did, at a General Meeting of Justices, held on
the ath of September, 1821, at the Ilammenanith Coffee-house,
declare that information had been given to him, at Bow Strto•
upon oath, that a meeting had been held at the house of .' .
Youde, at which the plan of interruption to her late Majesty 1
funeral was concerted, and that I had attended the meeting; I
have to request that your Lordship will be pleased to direct a
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 sweating.
I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's obedient servant,
To the Lord Viscount Sidmouth. R. WILSON.

LORD VISCOUNT SIDMOUTH TO SIR R. WILSON.
Whitehall, Oct. 19, 1821.
Sts,-1 have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this
day, referring to a statement in the Newspapers, that Sir
Richard Birrae had declared, at a General Meeting of Map•-
trates, that information had been given him, on ciAth, that you
had attended a certain meeting, at which the plan for intenupt-
ing her late Majesty's funeral was concerted; and requesting me
to direct acopy of such information, upon oath, to be tirliveitd
to you, that you might be enabled to prosecute the informant tir
perjury. In reply to this request, I have only to observe that, it
any such information does exist in the hands of a Magistrate, it
dues not appear to me that I am the proper channel through
which an application tot its production should be made.
I have the honour to be,
Your most obedient and humble servant,
To Sir Robert Wilson. SIDMOUTH.
MINUTE OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SIR R.
WILSON AND SIR R. BAKEIt.
On the receipt of Lord Sidmouth's letter, sir It. Wilson ad-
dressed a letter to Sir R. Birnie, for a copy of the deposition on
oath, assigning also the motive of the request.
The letter was sent on the 20th. On the 22d Sir R. Birnie
sent a note to Sir It. Wilson, stating he had been absentattending
the funeral of a fricna in the country, and requesting Sir Robert
Wilson to call upon him, when he would give him the intiurm.-
tion he required.
Sir R. Wilson having waited on Mr. Birnie the same 6),
with Mr. Wm. Lambton, and renewed his demand for a copy
of the information on oath, Sir Richard informed Sir It. IVilson
" that no information in writing had been taken ; that the infor-
mation was a verbal one, founded upon a report at the Freemasons
Tavern of a meeting having been held at Hammersmith, at
which an o Ecer had been present; but that, on the examination
of the tavern keeper at Hammersmith, Mr. Youde, all the
Magistrates were &nastiest Sir Robert Wilson had never been in
the house."•
• The above Minute was shown to Sir R. Bimie, and received
his sanction. R. WILSON.
No. V.—(Second Series—No. I.)
SIR R. WILSON TO LORD VISCOUNT SIDMOUTH.

18, Regent Street, Oct. 21 1 ,21.-.
MY LORD.—Having 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 impedimenta to tile funeral procession of
her late Majesty, I have the honour to request your Lordship
will be pleased to direct a copy of such deposition to be delivery-4
to me, that I may institute a prosecution fur perjury against ti.a
person so swearing.
I have the honour to be,
Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
To the Lord Viscount Sidmouth. R. WILSON.

No, Vl,—(Second Series—No. IL)
THE LORD VISCOUNT SIDMOUTH TO SIR ROST

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Whitehall, October 23,1521.
Sin,—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
Oflice of your having heen seen on horseliack, on Tuesday, me
14th Of August, with a porter pot in your hand, encouraging the
populace to pull up the pavement, and oppose impediments to
the funeral procession of her late Majesty ; and you therefore
request that 1 will direct a copy of such deposition to be delivered
to you, that you may institute a prosecution against the person
so swearing tOr perjury; and I have the honour to acquaint you,
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 most obedient humble servant,
To Sir Robert Wilson. SIDMOUTH.

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 College 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.

tolition :
SE DAY, OCTOBER If.

The correspondence between Lord Sidmouth and
Sir Robert Wilson, and the minutes of what passed
in an interview between the latter gentleman and
Sir Richard Birnie, will be read with lively interest
by every one. The Secretary of State for the
Home Department implies that in his Office there is a
deposition, which it is known is founded in perjury,
and he refuses to deliver it up for the purpose o
prosecution—thus placing the /Egis of his official
power between a villanous delinquent and the jus.
tice of his country. This document, however, has
been acted upon by Ministers (shrouded under the
King's prerogative), and acting under the belief of
its verity, they have advised the most unjnst, op-
pressive, and censurable exercise of a power which
is " had and holden of the people" for their benefit.
--The communication with the Chief Magistrate of
the British Police is more ridiculous, on his part,
than any occurrence we remember on the part of so
high and mighty a character! He declares, (after
having repeatedly asserted, during the inquisitorial
proceedings towards the landlord of a public-house
at Hammersmith, that depositions had been taken
that " no information in writing had been taken ;
" that the information was a verbal one, founded
" upon a report at the Freemasons' Tavern of a
" meeting having been held at Hammersmith, at
" which an officer had been present ; but that, on
" the examination of the tavern keeper at Hammer-