The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-20 00:00:00

So far as these aecttaatiomi may be eanaittered t

the Dover Alagistrates, I can matt conettientiouely declare,- on My
long experience as Town that they are utterly false and
nor minded. I never, in any single instance, knew Or heard of any
Magistrate of Dover. being engaged,. directly or indirectly, in
tort;tAgliug trensections; nor did I ever know tie hear of
any relived or hesitation in barking or granting werrants
against pt rsone charged with otTences against the revenue;
nor - did I ever observe ,eity Want of seal or any relaxation
of ditty in enthreing the Revenue Laws. I hope I shall
iro,,t. be considered by the. INiver Alagistrates its comptmitis.
stag their digitity in appealing to the Offitvre of the blockade'
sr,:lee, and t if the Ile venue, in iaarrobor at ion of my amer-
td et, The I.tte gallant and indefatigable. ot r t-
n
~11,:e hirtileee'tes:thr;ll:),"ito
thc>ir truth; a,t,l so it . I iiii;h3s 111111, I moot
unhesii.rtinggty ly to one Wl,otit 1 tun r( )114 to
number in du' htt id Inv t;r thant of tlitefla
Making lire of
This 0111,-er"i'•
pre-
ventive szei vi, e, god, "`"'" "n the
YtIA Ilflit active eNertionx, bid
more frequent rive., Mill I perhaps tatty ofyicer • • -
0111 10 the aid
of the [hoer :tiagi,Alittri. TO hit.)llieer,thronth
WbriPe activity and well 1..00)63 lilen,r Cliay, may lie istiribtf-
ed the apprehension of the men charged with the murder of Moi-•
tHi!iait l
and gas, and who has so a been long stationed at I)over, I would al I.*
peal. Ile attended the examination
on the
-wee gratified- in learning front him. that the el-argue lt.,g4fiscttl xeichti.,m nt h
Magistrate% did not proeoed from hint, or hit Itrother Officer
who attended with hint ; and that be felt the iaju,,,h,,of the
general ebirge. against tha illagistracy. The Colleetots of Cut:
horns Anil Excise at I)over with their respedive 011ie/ere, who are
ti
the constant habit of applying to the Magistrates on reveon,
tnttt-
tera, e4l, Madily tlisprtive these exertions, should -they eat
liC
founded in tenth.
One ward with referenc4 td the breaking open the old ex* in.
secure gaol in I)over, anti teeming the smugglers therefrom, about,
five years ego, I was. not at Ilnyee.stt the tittle it ()centred,_ and
therefore cannot speak of it of I,TO-wit knot% ledge;- -but from the
utcet tomtit, evidence whit It 1 Were its* * able to obtai."' I have
the strongeet grounds to believe that the circtimittances have been
greatly exaggerated. , The outrage was committed by a desperate
gang, all utter strangers to the towtn armed with bludgeons, who
completely nverpowered the. Civil Authorities. Being mingled
with emoted lulls apectators, the military force wino tbrhorne to
he resorted to, front the extensive effusion of blood which, it .was
evident,- must inevitably-have ensued,- A detailed-etittement of all
the facts relating to. Ili* transaction was gent,by rte, under' the

wed. of the AragistriPit, \(') the Secretary of state for the
'Ome DepartrotiO.; and the 011icera of the Revenue and Blockade
Serykt lkiit their own representations to their respective Boards ;
and I conceive it may fairly be assumed that no blame, wo consi-
dered as attaching to the Dover Itiofitti'atjs, Wein the tiovern-
ment not deeming it necessary to iti44itite any proceeding, or
make Any animilverlioi!i. on their conduct.
I cant& -CORO this letter, which I beg you to consider as a public
one, and 'as addressed to you in your public character, without
adverting to the indecent ;11usions in the Morning Heruhl of the
31st October towards the Noble Earl who holds
,the Vacient and
honourable dice of Lord Warden of th Ports. Had the
writer of the article taken tilt 'tot possible trouble to inform him-
self, he would lta"vt found that the Noble Earl bad no more to do
with the appointment of 'Magistrates of the corporate towns of the
Cinque Ports, than the venerable Archbishop of Canterbury. ,
I have the honour to'be, Sir, yOur very oh6lieiii
JOHN SHIPDEAL Solicitor of `the Cinque Ports.,
To Sir R. 13irnies Police Megiatitte, &c. &c. &c. Bow-street. •