Star.
London, England, 1821-09-25 00:00:00

" TO THE EDITOR.

" SIR—A paragrapit,iitlei".inotbeiiTreen Bag Plot,' hav-
ing appeared in the Morning Chnonic'e of Monday, the 17th in-
sunt, giving an account of the proceedings of the General Aleet-
ing of Licensing Magistrates. held on the Bth instant, at I lam-
mersmith, for the Division of Kensington, in which the conduct
of the Magistrates is serioualy attacked, 1 beg leave, as the
Clerk to that Bench, to give a true statement of the transaction.
" The paragraph I allude to Is as follows Another Greco
Bag Plot.—At the General Meeting of the Justices in the Com-
mission of the Peace for the County of Alidellesex, acting for the
Division of Kensington, held at the liammerstnith Coffae,house,
Hammersmith, on Saturday, the Bth instant, for the purpose of
granting Licenses to the Publicans of the Hamlet and neigh.
bourhood, present It. (Imre, Esq. S. Sketchky, Faq. I. Matt-
son, Esc( and (specially) It. Birnie, Faq. we have heard that
some difficulty was experienced on the renewal of the annual
licenses, by THOSE PUbtiCanS who were suspected to be attached
to her late Nlajesty, of is any way connected with the popular
feeling of respect paid to her memory on the day of her funeral.
We have been informed that the proprietor of one of the moat
respectable licensed houses in the District was subject to a must
examii:ation before his license was granted to hint.
The circumstances are these:

The Cottec-house-keeper was call •d before this quorum of
Magistrates, and informed that information had reached his
Majesty's Government that Sir Robert Wilson had attended a'
private Meeting at his house, purporting to be a Meeting of the
Inhabitants of 11:U11mA-smith, when the door was carefully kept
from all intruders, and that at that Meeting the obstructions
which afterwards took place in the progress of the Procession of
her late Majesty's Funeral were planned. To this the Tavern-
keeper replied, that Sir Robert Wilson had never been in his
house; that the Meeting was, in the fullest sense of the word,
a public one, and, as a proof of it, sonic of the Gentlemen con-
nected with the Public Press attended, and reported the pro-
ceedings. The solen:n asseveration of the Laidlerd was not
thought sufficient by the Magistrates present. •A long affidavit
was drawn up, and without any copy being given to the party,
he was upon the instant required to swear to and sign it. This
affidavit was corroborative of his own statement, above alluded
to, and he was informed that he would hearfurther ofelthafair.'
" Now, Sir, the facts attending this case are these :—When
Mr. Youde, the landlord of the Coffee-house, entered the room
to have his license, Mr. (now Sir Richard) Birnie (who had ap-
prised Mr. Youde of what he intended saying, and, as living in
the Division is a constant attendant at the Bench) requested the
room to be cleared, not wishing to say anything in the presence
of strangers which might hurt the feelings of 31r. Youde. Sir
IL 'knife then informed the Bench that information had been
given to him at Bow-street Office, wpm oath, that a Meeting
had been held at Mr. Youde's house, at which the plan of in-
terruption to her late Majesty's funeral was concerted, and that
a late gallant General had attended the Meeting, all which Mr.
Youde most unequivocally denied. As I well knew, by the experi-
ence of eleven years' attendance on that Bench (as its clerk), that
to do justice to every individual victualler was the wish and senti-
ment of the Magistrates, I took the liberty of speaking to them of j
Mr. Youde, in those terms I am sure every one who knows
him will declare. Though the Magistrates were perfectly satis-
fied of his good conduct, and of the falseness of the charge, yet
as the information beforementioned was upon oath, the Magis-
trates thought it would be proper that the contradiction of it
should also be upon oath. Sir Richard Birthe immediately drew
up an affidavit, denying the allegation, which he read to Mr.
I oude, and asked him if he would swear to it? Mr. Youde
readily complied, and said he did it with the utmost cheerfulness.
He did subscribe it and attest it, and he was told he might have
a copy of it. Sir Richard Birnie then said, a Mr. Youde, Idu
this to serve you and clear your character, and you will hear co
further edit eats.' Mr. Youde received his License, and the
Magistrates complimented him on his good character. Now, Sir,
I flatter myself that every candid mind will say the facts are in
direct opposition to what The Manning Chronick has stated.
" The paragraph goes on to state, 6 To this we have to add,
that a tradesman of Hammersmith was peremptorily sent for by
the Magistrates and examined, relative to his knowledge of the
affair.' This assertion is gromlyfalse, no tradesman was examined
by the Magistrates upon the subject alluded to.
" The paragraph goes on further to state, that the occasional
Meetings of the Magistrates, which halo been long held at Mr.
Toude's house, are in future to be removed to Kensington ; true
it is to be so, but that order, for changing tkeplace of meeting,
was issued full a month before the licensing day, and was occa-
aimed by so few Magistrates having atteuded at Hammersmith'
(the major part living at Kensington and Chelsea), and there-
fore, at the request of those Magistrates, and for their conveni-
ence,
the place of meeting was changed. In making this appeal,
I have only sought to put the Public in possession of facts, and,
at the same time, to rescue the characters of meritorious indivi-
duals from foul, and I think I may say, malignant aspersions. I
am, Sir, your obedient servant, '4 THOS. J
" Clerk to the Magistrates acting for Kensington Division.
" September 19, 1821."
" P.S. I have learnt from Mr. Youde, that a few days before
the paragraph alluded to appeared, a Gentleman, who said he
belonged to the Public Press, had called upon him to question
Min as to the subject matter, when Mr. Youde said he never
identified himself with politics, and after the very handsome man-
ner in which the Magistrates had behaved to him, he could have
nothing more to say.

•
" Since writing the above, I read in the Morning Chronicle of
this day (September 21) another paragraph, stating that the Ma-
gistrates
at a subsequent Meeting had discussed the subject of ,
the former paragraph, and instituted an inquiry as to its author.
That the Parish Clerk was accused of bring its author. Now,
Sir, I do solemnly declare, that at the Meeting of the 18th inst.
no material discussion took place, nor was there any inquiry in-
ni:uted as to who was the author. The matter naturally occa-
sioned a conversation between some of the Magistrates, which
took place after the business of the day was over. The Parish
Clerk was ii*t there, of course not questioned."

Another princely subscription of Five Hundred
Pounds has been added to that which we announced
yesterday, in favour of Sir ROBERT WILSON. •

In an action for defamation,. tried at the Omagh
As4izes, in which the Rev. Dr. Hewsox was the
plaintiff, and the Rev. Dr. NASH the defendant, there
was a verdict for the plaintiff, found by a most re-
spectable Jary—E4oo damages and costs.

BETTING ROOM, SEPTEMBER 24.
TL•is was a busy day at Tattersall's—settlUng the Doncaster
bets—Mr. Powlett, the owner of Jack Spizgot, is the greatest
whuier.

GRAND DUKE MIMAEL STAKES.
7 to 4 agst Rogioald 10 to 1 apt Tressilian
4 to I agst lbla 17 to 1 agst the Walton colt,
6 to 1 agst Prophet Out of Mockbird's darn.
NEWMARKET ST. ElNitt.
10 SO C agst Reginald I 2to 1 agst Augusta.

PEnEsTatANIAm..... A man who some time since ran against the
Ipswich coach, from London to Ipswich, and heat it, ran ten
u:drs within an hour at Maiden Fair. .The first two miles he
accomplished in tune minutes ; the second two, in nine and a
half ditto; the third two, in ten ditto; and the whole in fifty-
seven minutes and a halt