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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

hear,) It was impossible for any one to be more unva-
rying and exact in this particular, and it was this which
made his lon. friend deservedly an object of their es•
teem. Indeed, while he continued to use the sante
exertions that he had done, for all which concerned the
good of the borough, it was impossible the case should
be otherwise. But that good conduct was more espe-
cially spparent in the ardour his hon. friend always
manifested to support the great principles of constitu-
tional and religious liberty. No person was better able
to advocate those than Sir Robert Wilson; and, in-
dead, the admirable way in which be had advocated
them hul excited the surprise of some among his most
particular friends. On Mesa grounds, then, he (Mr.
Alderman Wood) was justiled in saying that no
man could serve his constituents better than their
worthy representative. Whatever might have been the
motives of those persons who had advised the Crown to
adopt the measure of dismissing him from its service, he
(Mr. Ald. Wood) thought that they would be the very
persons, who, on some future occasion, would be the
most sorry for it. It was such an action, that, he thought,
one more wicked, more cruel, or more mischievous to
the country, was impossible to he done. (Hear.) Ile
would not detain them much longer ; but he would ob-
serve. befOre he sat down, that although this letter from
Sir R. Wilson did hint and his feelings much honour,
lie could nut go along with the writer in the opinion
which it expressed. His hon. filend tnust he the best
judge of the state of his own finauces, and his family;
yet he could not help thinking that they, who were his
constituents, would do well to consider the propriety of
'dressing his gallant friend to acquiesce in the course
which was proposed to be taken. Of the resolutions to
be submitted, he would only say that he (Mr. Alderman
IVood) had seen them, and that they met with his entire
concurrence; and although his gallant friend had said,
"Don't go on with this subscription," he trusted that
the electors of Southwark would, and that their conduct
would be extensively made known. (Hear.)—The
worthy Alderman then handed the letter front Sir It.
Wilson to the Chairman, by whom it was read to the
meeting.

TO THE OWITLEMBk ASS 88888 D AT Tna TUNES TUNS

TAVERN, SOUTH MARS, SEPT. 26,1821.
" GENTLEISEN,—i have this instant rend the resolutions
which were passed at the meeting held under your auspices.
" Impressed with the must grateful feelings for such a
proud memorial of your esteem, I still must entreat you to
cancel that resolution relative to a pecuniary subscription.
44 Economy, and arrangements I have no doubt of making,
w ill afford me ample means to counteract the inconveniences
to which my family might otherwise be exposed, by a con•
&cation of my military income and of the capital vested in
the commissions.
" I have gentlemen, I assure you, no fear that your bounty
would prove any shackle on that independence of action
which it is more than ever necessary for your interests I should
maintain ; but I could not without all abuse of your gene-
rous friendship, permit the purposed sacrifices in my favour.
" 1 remain, gentlemen, with grateful sense of obligation,
44 Your obedient servant,
" Paris, Sept. 30,1821. " R. T. IYILSON."

This letter was erected with loud applause.
Mr. Alderman Wouo again rose.—He was quite sure
that the majority of the meeting would go along with
him in the view he took of the great honour it that it
reflected upon them to have such a representative.—
(Hear.) Perhaps it was not altogether the consideration
of the money that might be raised in the Borough of
Southwark, (although he did not doubt that great libe-
rality would be evinced on the occasiou), but it was the
principle of the subscription which was to be looked at.
The adoption of such a principle would prove to his
hon. friend that his constituents were well satisfied with
his conduct. (Low! cheering.) Whether the subscription
might he extended further was another question (hear,
hear), and not now to come under their attention. They
had, however, been told by some, that the subscription
in favour of his hononrable friend, in its present state,
was not all real. In answer to this, he (Mr. Alderman
Wood) could assure the meeting that he could name at
that moment one of the persons who had given 5001.
towards it. (Hear.) It might not be very proper, how-
ever, for him to do so; but the meeting might lest satjs„
tied that the subscription was a genuine one. If it was
was to go on to a more general and extensive subscription
among the friends of Sir Robert Wilson, still he could
not doubt that his hon. friends constituents would come
forward and bear that sort of testimony to his character
which they were ever ready tout() in favour of the friends
of liberty. (Bear ) Tl.ere was another letter which
had been put into his hands but a few minutes since, and
which he would prevail upon the Chairman to read,
as it might show what was the feeling entertained upon
this subject in a distant part of the country; and he haul
received several communications from oth-er quarters, all
tending to show how much was likely to be done in for-
warding the ends proposed by the present meeting.
The Chairman then read a letter handed to him by the
worthy Alderman :
a CIRENCESTER, 04 t. 3, 1821.
" SIR,—I am reqnested by many respectable inhabitants
of this borongh to inquest you will have the goodness to
transmit to them, through me, any prospectu,, plan, or reso-
lutions, which may be adopted in consequence of the public
meeting to be held to-morrow by the inhabitants of the
I ll of Southwink. . .

"The highly meritorious and truly magnanimous conduct
of Sir Robert Wilson, claims front the inhabitants of Cirest.
ester that sympathy which must reign in the breasts of all
good men and true lovers of their country; they therefore
beg to join their countrymen 1• paying a just tribute to in.
jured virtue, by assisting the proposed subscription.
I have the honour tube, Sir,

" Your inibt obedient humble servant,
" RICHARD HAWKINS."
Mr. RYLAND owed an apology, he thought, to the
meeting ior the circumstance of so young a mail, and
one ..mparently so insignificant in the bthough, coming
forward to propose these resolutions. (hear, hear.) His
hon. friend, the Chairman, had said that his post was
one inure of peril lball of honour. What the peril
might be, the (Mr. Ryland) did not know, neither

did he care ; but that it was a post of honour the whole
meeting would concur with him in thinking. (Applause.)
Sir R. Wilson was a child or their own. II he was a
member of parliament, they had brought him forward
without his asking them to do so. They had returned
him without his having been out to a single shilling
expense. They had elected him in advocate their cause,
and the cause of British constitutional treedom. (Hear.s
And he (Mr. Rayland) ventured to say, without any fear
of contradiction, that the object of their choice had given
them no reason to complain, or to repent of it. The
electors of Southwark chose to oppose certain useasurts
of Ministers which they considered injurious to the hest
interests of their country ; arid they sent Sir Robert Wil.
son to oppose them in Parliament. They chose to ste.
port the Queen, because they believed her to be insult. d
and wronged ; and Sir Robert Wilson, not merely out
of deference to his constituents, but because such a course
was agreable to his own feelings, supported the Qiiei n
also.—These, then, were the causes, and the only cans, s,
of the dismissal of Sir Robert W. dson. The toren nee
which it remained for the meeting to draw from tht se
premises was this—that inasmuch as they had beet,
prima facie, the cause of their representatne's acting its
this manner. it was for them to sect t from him, as much
as imssible any pecuniary ill consequences of such a
course of proceeding. That being the state of the Cast,
lie (Mr. Ryland) thought it was their duty to repay in
the manner proposed, that which de facto they had
taken away from Sir Robert Wilsou and his
He should now merely read the resolutions; and Lave
them to be afterwards separately put from the chair.
Resolved,—That without qnestiotting his Majesty's pre-
rogative to dismiss officers from his service, we cannot
bet view with west sorrow the late exercise of it in the
person of our respected, honourable, and gallalit repre-
sentative, Sir Robert Wilson; nor ears we feel but that
the advice given by his Majesty's confidential advisers to
that effect, was intended more to punish an opposer at
their measures, and a suppotter of the late ever-to-be.
lain( nted Queen, than for the benefit of the public service,
For can we consider that advice upon any ground to lie
jest, without an opportunity having been gives for his
defence, tending, as it has, to deprive Sir Robert Wilson
of his commissions, for which he paid upwards of 5,0001.,
and after having rendered the most eminent services to
his country for neatly 23 years, during the moat eventful
period of our history.
Resolved,—'That in order to send forth the opinions of
the electors of Southwark, of the manliness, humanity,
and independence of Sir Robert Wilson, and their abhor.
rence of persecution iu every shape, it is expedient that
a public subscription be immediately entered into, in
order to indemnity him for the pecuniary loss the late
measure is calculated to occasion, and to prove to the
writ Id that his constituents and the people of England do
(even in these times) protest against arbitrary power, and
will support an injured and high. ilea individual.
Resolved,—That it is highly expedient to invite a public
meeting of the independent citizens of London, and such
noblemen and gentlemen of the country as may feel dia.
posed to attend, as soon as possible, for the purpose of
furthering the objects of this meeting.
Resolveti,—'llat a co 11111 l ittce, consia
ing gentlemen, be now appointed, in or
foregoing resolittious into effect, viz.—
Mr. A Id. iVouil I Mr. Townsend Mr. rdaCk
G.Weatherstone Cooper ALller
J. G. Ryland Hall At rowsueol
A. Ryland Mellersh Jones
Geo. Brasfield Plant Whiting
I Geo. Pule Stanbury Husking
Thos. Marsden Davis Sa tterley.
And that Mr. Robert Hall be requested to act as Secrcs
Lary.
Resolved,—That the following banking-In:uses re.
ceive subscriptions, via.—Messrs. Martin sod Co. Loin •
bard-street; Messrs. Latibruke and Co. blank-buildings;
Messrs. Williams and Co. itirchin•latie ; Messrs. Ransom
and Co. ; and Sir Julm Pinliorn and Cu. Bo-
rough-bank.
Resolved,—That the thanks of this meeting lie respect
fully offered to the Right lion. the Lord Mayor of the
city of London, fur his kindness in granting the permission
to the electors of Southwark to use the Town-hall, after
the High Bailiff had refused odieially to cuovene or
sanction a politic meeting.
Resolved,—'Chat the thanks of this meeting be given ta
the Chairman, George %Veatherstoue, Esq. for his able anti
impartial conduct in the chair.
Itesolved,—That the thanks of this niectiiig be given to
the Editors of The Tunes and other independent journals,
fur their exertions in the same cause.

ling of the follow-
riler to carry the

Resolved,—That the thanks of this meeting be given to
the Editor of The Trate!kr, for his importaur communica-
tion this day, and for the patriotic exertions made in that
journal in behalf of Sir It. Wilson.
The first and second resolutions having ben carried
unanimously,
The CHAIRMAN said, he had now the pleasure of
communicating two other letters which he had recesses. ;
and when he should have read them, he thought they
would in some measure tend to dispel that scepticism
which the government press had ath:cted u. entertain
relative to the reality of these public subs•ntptions. l'hc
first was from Mr. Barber Beaumont:—
Oxford, Sept. 2to.
Sir,—Understanding from the newspapers that the distinguish-
ed Generrt Robert Wilson is dismissed the service without a
trim, or even an accuser; and finsPog that the public are proceet -
Mg to indemnity that patriotic and noble-minded gentleman ter
I `s pecuniary suffering on the occasion, may I request you to
enter nay name fur fifty pounds for the in/Tose? I :in, Sir,
respectfully, Your very obeioent servant,
J. T. BARBER BEALTAIONT.
To George Weatherstone, E.g. Cludtman
of tne Southiverk Meeting, &c.
(Cheering.) This Mr. Beaumont, he had also the plea-
sure to inform the meeting, was a magistrate of the county
of Middlesex. He would now read 311001;3' note, with
which possibly they would still be inure pleised. t was
from the Editor ol the Travel/re evening p-,p..r:
" Trourtkr.office,ll, Crane-con' t, Oct. 5. 1821.
" Gentlemen—l have the pleasure of announcing to you
the following subscriptions which have been forwarded to
the °thee tit the Traveller, in behalf of the object which
you are about to meet to carry into effect. I beg that
they may be announced as coining through the Editor of

the Trove!Ur.' As the responsibility which lies on me as
to the application of sums so large as those which I am
authorised to subscribe is considerable, I have to beg that
some banker of the city of London may be appointed
treasurer, into whose hands the 1,2501. shall be paid
forthwith.
'• I have the honour to be, gentlemen,
" Your obedient lit,
"THE EUSTUR.
" To the Committee for promoting a subscription
to remunerate Sir R. Wilson, Sic."
D. (By the Editor of the Traveller.)
A. Ditto, ditto.
B. Ditto, ditto.
N. Ditto, ditto.

500
500
50
2(X)

£1,250
(Much applause.) Thus the meeting would perceive
that the letter 1), which the Courier had so much sneered
at—(laughter)—was attached to a real subscription of
5001. that A was also so attached to a subscription of
5001.—and so on. Now, after the Courier should have
seen these sums advertised as subscribed and paid into a
banker's hand, (Mr. Weatherstuue) should still doubt
that he would acknowledge his belief in the reality of
the subscription ; for he was afraid that it was not that
writer's wish ever to believe that to be true which
proved to be of advantage to this couttry.—(Bear•)
The remaining resolutions were proposed and carried
unanimously.
The Chairman then announced, that the following
stints had been subscribed in the room ; viz• :—Mr.
AVilliains, M.; " Down with Derry Down," II
(laughter); to which suhscriptions, gentlemen, he con-
tinued, I beg to add my own name for 201.—(Cheers.)
It was then announced, that the committe would sit
from two to four in the afternoon, at the Three Tuns,
to receive subscrintions.
Mr Alderman WOOD could not allow the meeting hi
break op without proposing that their thanks al Id be
given to their worthy Chaiiman, for his able, impartial,
and becoming conduct in the chair ; nor without advert-
ing, with great gratification, to the very temperate and
excellent conduct of the meeting itsvlf.
This resolution was carried by acclaina:ion ; and the
Chairman in a few words having returned his thanks,
(which were greeted with similar expressions of ap-
plause), declared the meeting to be dissolved. The
meeting then separated, having been occupied exactly
one hour; during which time, it is perhaps superfluous
to say, meir demeanour had been, without exception,
of the must correct and orderly character.

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FROM LIST mGlirs GAZETTE.
WHITEHALL, SEPT. 6.
The King arrived at Brussels on Thursday the 27th of last
month. in good health. His Majesty left that city on Monday
morning. the Ist instant, accompanied by the Duke of Welling-
ton and the Earl of Clancurty ; and after visiting the Fields of
Waterloo, slept at Sombref that night.