The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-04 00:00:00

SEDITIOUS PLACARDS.

QUEEN-SQUARE.—Yesterday evening, soon after 7 o'clock::
111 r. AIARKLAND took his seat upon the Magisterial Bench;
when a most respectable looking gentleman, who gave hiw
name Christopher Dickenson, of Shrewsbury, was charged with
having that day distributed a number of treasonable placards in
the neighbourhood o 1 the Horse Guards, Privy-gardens, and
Whitehall.

Mr. Dickenson said, that he had recently come to London
from Shrewsbury to see his daughter, who resided in North-,
street, at the west end of the town.

S. Reynolds, of No. 10, Dartmouth.street, Westminster,
who overtook and secured Mr. Dickenson, now being sworn,
deposed that he kept a stick-stall at Whitehall. About four
o'clock in the afternoon he noticed the prisoner, who was looking
at the proclamations posted at the Horse Guards, near the Tilt
yard, when witness took notice that the gentlemen had a large
bundle in his hand. Witness did not 'then particularly notice
the papers; but he frequently saw one hanging on the rails,
which be took down, and gave to Thompson, The street-keeper.-
He then saw the prisoner pass onwards to Lord Melbourne's
fillars, and there hang another of his papers up. Witness then
ollowed the prisoner up Parliament-street,. and saw him hang-
ing up papers on the railings, all the way he went, out of the
large bundle. He went back again to the Horse Guards, and
found him, after he had put his own sticks up. Witness, in the
course of his watching, saw the prisoner hang one paper on the
gateway to-Richmond-terrace--which paper he could identify.
This paper Was shown to the street-keeper, to whose custody
the prisoner had been confided by the last witness, and was ideu,
tified by him. The street-keeper also corroborated the evidence
of Reynolds. When the prisoner was searched there were found
in his possession eleven Sovereigns, one half-crown piece, twcr
shillings in silver, and four-pence in copper.
Mr. MsaimawD—Can you say anything, Mr. Dickenson.
as to why you were putting up these things ?
Mr. Dickenson-1 put them up, Sir, because I wished them,
to be read by the public ;as they have sold my property; and
used me very ill.
Gilmore, one of the officers, took charge of the placard.
Mr. Dickenson here applied to have his money back, but he
was informed that he could not possibly have it that nigh's, ag
he must be committed.

Mr. MARYLAND—Do you know any one living in.towns
Mr. Dickenson, besides your daughter ?
Mr. Dickenson said, that he was acquainted with Mr. Nether-
sole, an attorney, in Essex-street, Strand.
Mr. MARKLAND—You bad much better have seen Mr.
Nethersole, if possible, than proceeded to pot up inflammatory
papers, tending to bring the King into discredit, and-impeach-
ing the justice of the Crown. .
Mr. Dickenson expressed his wish not to be remanded to the
Watch-house, as two hours' confinement in the night,-in such a-
place, might cause his death.
Mr.. MARK LAND-:-You will be ace() -nmodated in one of the
best places we have, which is Tothill-fields, awl I will endear
your to see Mr. lloblouse early in the mowing..
'e understand that Mr. Dickenso., in his." eOict," stttes„
that daring the last ten years he had been robbed of:consider-
able property by the uninstifiable opptession of law ; that for
the last seven years he tout been app,ying. for redress, not.only
to his Majesty and the two .Secretaries of State, but.also.to the
gentlemen, or the House of Commons ; but that after all these
•efforts,.no redress Was to be had. That therefore. his 'Majesty,
as respected the due administration of justice, had not acted
up to the -coronation oath ; that, finally, George the ,Fourth •
commonly called King, ought to be such nu -longer,-but_hieheir
put upon the throne. . •
The paper is signed by the writer, and dated, from Shrews.'
bury, last month-