Star.
London, England, 1828-03-14 00:00:00

SIR WILLIAM KNIGiITON:

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' TO THE EDITOR OF THE itAR., •
• Stwa-.Several letters have lately appeared in a Morn.-
.
Ins Paper, under the signature of " Algernon,", in one
of which there are some personal observations to which
I feel it but, common justice to call your attention. I
need not Observe to you, Sir, that a very venemous shaft
may be discharged froni a very weak hand, and that
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slander is a watfare in which malice has always been
snore successful than courage.
The subject to which I allude is a most unfair and
uncandid attack ,upon a Gentleman now
_abroad,
namely, Sir WILLIAM Ksionron—a,.Gentleman of
whom I will net hesitate to say., that Wilt, upon
,he scum of private worth and pnblic service, in the
only way in which be has any concm n with the public.
iew, ye y few.are more justly entitled to general esteem.
1.. private life I have seldom heard his name mentioned
unaccompanied with some just tribute to his pleasing and
mo ,1 fi it•si.ed minuet sas Ai tlemanond to his mote va-
luable and staid qualities as a man ands Chi i ian. In the
couittry neighbourhood in which inch of his time is
passed, there is but carte repots—that a mote courteous
tier tlemaii, a mos e kind riend, a more benevolent neigh-
bour, is nowtiese to be found. In public service, his
otlice is that of keeper (-1 the Privy Purse. It is welt
kr.uwn that %hen he obtained this appointment he sur-
rendered a very large professional business, being at the
tune in. very lucrative and extensive practice. The duties
of this office overstay ily connect him' with the Royal per-
son, nd those u tin are best enabled t•'• report upon his per-
formance of his functions will all concur in stating, that
no one can discharge them with more kindness and cour-
tesy to all. If this w riser were as well acquainted a jib
• the interior of the Palace as he seems to be with
the masons and architects employed in the external walls
of. Buckingham House, he would not tequite to be in-
formed that, no one there suspects the name of Sir WIL.
'LIAM Xsiscarrowto be connected with any thing like in-
trigue. with any onauthorited meddling in affairs not
committed to him, or with any unmanly and ungentle-
manly whisperings and backbitings against absent per-
sons.. The excellent art angements made in his particu-
lar office ate known to every one who has had transac-
tions with him. Under his superintendence the Privy
Purse has been kept in a state in which it arts never
before maintained. A larger portion.of ibis fund than
any in any for mer times has been devoted to objects of
munificence, charity, and generosity ; whilst such a
rule has been observed in the distribution as reconcile,
the generosity of a Prince with a wise and c.ntiderate
economy. There has been nothing likethe withholding
from one in order to give to another ; nothing of a
thoughtless and indiscriminate profusion terminating in
imprudent and unseemly. embarrassment. It any one
should take the average of any three years of the it ign
of his late MAJEsmauel compare them a ith three years
of the present K LNG, he would find that more had been
distsibuted in objects of Royal generosity and beniticence
an the latter ti re: years, perhaps even double, than.
during the former. And all this without arty arrears of
the, Civil List, wishcut any _unpaid tradesmen, without
any thing borrowed or anticipated from any foreign
source or.fond. .

In this attack upon Sir W. Kstottrow, the writer of
whom I am speaking professes to found himself upon
certain words spoken elsewhere. What that speaker's
means c f information are, Ido not knew. His attack,
to say the least of it, was uncourtenus. In speaking of
absent parsons and persons confessedly in high-stations;,
he appears to have employed terms of obloquy and de-
preciation but little consistent with the usual conrtesr
of a' Gentleman. But, in truth, this is the old Whig_
policy.-.that of breaking down the Ktsio's prems
game changing his Ministers, by coarse aryl per.
'-sonal attacks upon those who belong to his house-
hold, and who, being connected with his person; mtot
necessarily be honoured with the communication pt
his purpose, and perhaps (as KINGS must hate the
ordinary family. feelings of men) maybe oicrigiOnaily•,
addressed upon the subject in the Osoalintisibange
of conversation, and in the neceisky inteteoiiiie of.
domestic • lifei This • has* been the. constant cerist
the Whigs at all times—to hamper andrillividr this.
most salutary branch of the Royal prerogative: but
the good sen a and the good teelingi of tote country
and Parliament have always interposed to prevent
i.s effect. The situation of a King, indeed, would
be most pitiable, if his household, males and females,
Lotds and Ladies, could thus at any time be called
upOn to declare whether, at such or such a dinner table,
or upon such or such an ottoman, his MAJESTY had hot
mentioned the names 'of Lords HOLLAND and GREY;
land whether he or she, the. said Lord or Lady of the
Bedchamber, had then given- his-MaJasresuch cossiti?
tutional advice, as, under Magna.Charta 'tad the Bill
.4 Rights, it was theii bounden duty 'to, do. Surely it
is not necessary to say more upon this head.
I have only to add, S r, that Sir W. Knighton has not
gone to Hanover to be Out of the way of any body, and
that a All;ernois," terrific as he is, "must have a longer
beard and.-a. bro :der sword before, by his breath alone,
he can thds'hope to brEak up any portion of his
Ma-
jesty's gousehold." 7. .
rtuvcrlie &moor fo be, &r, &e.
March sea. . REDITURUS.

The COmmitteicontinued their distributions to the
sufferers of the Rorid Brunswick Theatre yesterday,
at Guildhall, whose claims appear to be infinitely more
numerous th4n at first was supposed. The greatest
accuracy is.observetkin.the investigation of their seve-
ral deplorable.sitaations, and the public will be grati•
fled to know, that the relief afforded, though limited
ill further subscriptions shall come in, is received by
the applicants with the most heattlelt gratitude. The
Committee distributed yesterday nearly SOOl.
DRURY LANE THEATRE.--A vary fashionable au•
dience graced the performances at this Theatre last
night. The Lord of the Manor went off with ex-
traordinary eclat. Mr. BRAHAM, 55 I'ruemore, was
in excellent voice: he was encored in 46 kelvin Grove,"
4nd " March, march, Ettrick and Tiviotdale." Miss
Love sang the 4. Dashing White Sergeant," which,
of course, was towed. The Opera was felltiwtd
by Mr. KENNY'S laughable Farce of the. Illostrione
Stranger, in which Lisron kept the House.. in roars of,
laughter from the cummeoceolent to the. ead--7-
" Love and Folly," was mast dcligisttultysamsby.blis
Lc:vit. It called fpt th ' a rapturous and pastgateus
'ncore.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
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•• -ERTTii4G.ROIS3I, TATTERSALL' S. '• • ~e.
Yesterday was one of :the dullest days we have known for s..me
weeks.•' it seemed as if every one had completed his boat. and oily
waited to know whet be had to pay anJ•rtmine. Towards evening
sontebets were made on the.. Derby, Merchant baying gicemway
nearly two points; and•this• was the ugly Change worth nOticings
The Colonel was not backed•for a •shdling, the effort, i to' 1, bring
without any takers. • Several outsiders ware backed. /t is not
probable that the battiest will .be .very heavy till the Newmarket
Craven Meeting, when many of the Derby and Oaks horses will
oonte.out. Between six and seven the Room closed, when the
odds were as under—
• • " Ds tar. •
6 to I agst The Colonel 25 to I agst Druid
9 to 1 agst Sorcery 30 to 1 agst.&alot
10 to 1 apt Merchant 55 to 1 apt Omen
10 to 1 apt Saveria 95 to I apt Finesse
15 to 1 apt Giraffe. . . 40 to I apt Rpbesua. •
HI to I apt Zinganee (taken) 40 to 1 apt Fair Helen • •
18 to 1 apt Mariner • 50 to 1 apt Lancastriaa.(taken)
20 to I apt Soutbcote 50 to 1 apt Barnardo (mime,
25 tot apt Bugle ~ . . r. 10 to I agst.Maget(taken)•
*OO to 20 apt Mariner, Sarah, anj Coulen,.fot the Derby,
Oakes, and St. Leger (taken)-1000 to 7 apt Merchant, Trampg.
line, and Betsy Bedlam, for ditto (taken).
Binnuswoesu.
5 to .1 agst Ridicule, p.p. (taken)
. Oars and Sr. Lnazz—Not a bet made.
The two horeet,Clinker and Radical, which Captain Ross and
Mr. Douglas rode the famous steeple ehase, are again matched.
The former is to• be rode by Mr. White, the latter by a Gentleman
from Ireland.