Star. — London, England, 1820-04-18 00:00:00

THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, APRIL •111, -1820. • MR FUNDS. • PRICY. o.±. STOCKS Tills DAY AT ONZ 0 - CLCCX Bank Scick 221 222 3 per Cent. Ileduced 687 8 6914 IA 3 per Cent. Consols 69% V s 7 O l /8 70 l! ! per Cent. 77% 78—I :.er Cent. 87% % Vs 5 per Cent. Navy 105 1 4 % Bank Long Annuities IS 1-16 India Stock, 216 1 / 2 .217—D0. Bonds 28s. 90s. pr. Old Annuities 68 3 / 4 7 / 3 —New Annuities 69% Exchequer Bills (2d.) 7s. ss. Gs. pre. Ul' l p Endorsed 3s. rre. • Consols for Acct. 6978 70 1 / 4 70 TRIAL or ARTHUR THISTLEWOOD, FOR lIIGII TREASON. OLD BAILEY. The ATTORNEY-GEN:7I:AI., at about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, rose to address the Jury, and concluded his speech at a quarter past three ; and the remainder of the prisoners being then con ducted into Court, took their station immediately be hind Thistlewood, Davidson and Wilson standing next him. Their names were then severally called over by the Clerk of the Arraigns, and they remained ir. Court during the proceedings. Robert Adams, shoemaker, of No. 4, Hole-in-the- Wall-passage, Brook's Market, was the first witness examined for the Crown, and he continued giving his evidence till half-past 7, when the Court adjourned. SECOND DAY. in consequence of the restrictions under which the admission to the Court has been judiciously placed, neither the body of the Court nor the galleries were this day in the least crowded; but on the outside, a considerable concourse of persons have continued ai.iembled from an early hour. Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT and the other Judges, took their seats on the Bench exactly at ten minutes past nine. Thistlewood and the other prisoners were imme diately brought to the Bar. Thistlewood, addressing the Court, requested that the indulgence of a chair might be continued to him. Lord Chief Justice AISBOTT." Certainly." Davidson (the man of colour) stepped forward, and said, that he had been much fatigued by standing for so many hours yesterday ; he hoped the Court would be equally indulgent to him. The LORD CIIIEY JUSTICE said, two or three chairs might be placed in die dock, and that the prisoners could from time to time relieve each other. The humane suggestion of his Lordship was im mediately attended to by Mr. Drown, the jail-keeper. The Court now proceeded with the trial. Eleanor Walker, whose examination was postponed last night, was first called. She is servant to Henry Rogers, 4, Fox-court, Gray's Inn•lane, the house where the prisoner Brunt lodged, and where Ings also bad a room. The following witnesses were afterwards examined in succession : Maar ROGERS, wife of the aforesaid Henry Rogers. Josern HALE, apprentice to the prisoner Brunt.—This wit. ntss was cross-examined at some length by Mr. AIXOLIMML THOMAS SMART, who was the watchman on duty at Grosvenor square, on the side w here Lord Harrowby lives, on the night of the 22d February.—Shortly cross-examined by Mr. CURWOOD. HEYRY GIESON, servant to Mr. Whittle, Apothecary, 15, Not.r.t..trcet,Grosvenor-square. Josni 11z.::oR Moaiiis, journeyman cutler to Mr. Underwood, Drury-lane.—'Fold to remain in waiting, as he would be again required. revrano SIMPSON, Corporal-Major Scl Regiment of Life Girtrds.—Cross-examined by Mr. Cuawoon. Jszass Aseous, Pawnbroker, Berwick-street, Soho. THOMAS Hunts, cowkeeper. Earl of HARROWBT, examined by the Arrostar-GiaixaaL Joint Besse, butler to his Lordship. Jou): Mesuusurr, a shoemaker, who was arrested at the house in Cato-street, and was brought into Court in custody of the Warder of the Tower. He was examined by the Souctroa- GENIRAL. Txoxas 110N031/3i7, brother of the preceding witness. THostas DWIMR, who was under examination by Mr. Goa- NIT, when our Reporter left the Court, at one o'clock. During the examination of John Monument, who gave his evidence in a clear, distinct, and connected manner, the prisoner Brunt, to whom it materially related, was particularly attentive, and frequently made notes. The'Earl of HAnnewny remained on the Bench after he had been examined. The LORD JUSTICE CLERK teas on the Bench, and frequently took notes of the proceedings. A son of Mr. WILBERFORCE *as also on the Bench. The prisoners have the same clean appearance which they presented yesterday, and continue to con duct themselves with the most perfect propriety of demeanour. Thistiewood recurs frequently to a priqted list of the witnesses, which he holds in his but takes no notes. Brunt, who is seated on a chair in the front, beside Thistlewood, was occupied v. ith a pencil and paper during the time his appren, Cce, Joseph Hale, was under examination. 11.(Y Fr. , age through the Bank from Cornbill, by tl.c 1:ullion Office, into Thrbgmorton•street, has, by ge►:cral order from the Directors, been :topped durinz, the impending State Ttials. - ~. FRENCH CAPERS. The Paris Parrs of Friday arrived this forenoon. The ,Chamber of Deputies continue occupied with the regulation of the Financial Accounts of 1818. Accounts from Spain state, that .Count Mosrico has been named Governor-Geneig of Old Castile, in place of Lieutenant-General WO CARLOS OTION NEL ; and that General O'lloNoau had dissolved the united army of Andalusia. We have also, at a late hour this forenoon, re ceived the Paris Papers of Saturday. The KING is said to suffer •much from the gout. - General PAJOL and several other individuals, who have joined in forming a subscription fund for the assistance of persons who may suffer from the laws of exception recently enacted, have been cited to answer for their conduct before the Judge of Instruction.—From Spain there are no fat ther accounts of any importance.— Five per Cents. Thursday, 74 fr. 85 c. The following is an extract from a letter with which we have been favoured from an English tra veller, now at Madrid, dated the Ist instant : " This city is in a state of perfect tranquillity.— The Election of its quota of Deputies to the Cortes takes place on Sunday next, the 3d instant. " All the Monasteries are to be abolished, with the exception of a limited number, and these are . to be confined to particular Orders; and. as it is under stood they have engrossed one-third or the property in Spain, this alteration must serve mightily to re plenish the National Treasuty. " Two nights ago, Messengers were sent off to all the Capitals, to proseed, without delay, in the Eke dens. The Cortes meet the 9th July. " The Army, from about 200,000, is to be re duced to 30,000 men ! " The King, whose controul over the Treasury was absolute, is to have a fixed Revenue-40 mil lions of reals. Since 1815, it is understood he has deposited large sums of money in the English Funds. 41 The Duke del Freias, about to set out as Am bassador-to London, is to have a revenue of thirty thousand dollars. " Since the King succeeded to the Throne, he has had no fewer than forty-four Ministers, all of whom have retired on pensions. -44 The Duke del Infantado, the z ichest man in Spain, resigns his regiment, and all his offices, and retires to the country, with the resolution never to accept of any official situation.— The grapes have turned sour! It was this Duke who founded the British system of education here for 300 boys, and the whole expenses of it have been hitherto exclusively paid by himself. 4 , It was the Duke of Alagon that had so long been the adviser of the King, previous to the late happy charge, and whose head was demanded by the mob that surrounded the Palace when the King agreed to the Constitution. Ile has fled from Madrid, but it is not known what route he has taken. " Yesterday, a grand dinner, on occasion of the Constitution being proclaimed, was given by the Walloon Guards to all the principal persons in the garrison, at which about SOO persons were present. " The new National cockade hoisted is red and green, the size of a' crown piece: it is put over the usual Spanish cockade. " I have just heard, from a Gentleman of informa tion, that a Colonel, lately liberated, after four months captivity in the Inquisition, mentions, that a machine had been fixed to him in such a manner, that part of it, like the pendulum of a clock, should_ beat constantly against his forehead, so as to pro duce his death slowly. " Biscay is believed to be the principal part in Spain unfavourable to the idea of a Constitution, as it is a sort of independent State, and enjoying many exclusive privileges, such as exemption from stamps, and particular duties, ecc. The King is only Lord of Biscay.' " I have seen just now an odd Note, sent to the ' Gentlemen composing the Committee for superin tending the British System of Education, calling on them to come forward and swear to the Constitution! " The Duke of Montego, an adviser, formerly, of the king, is banished. It is said he is appointed Spanish Consul at Bourdeaux. •4 Maily of the squares, streets, and coffee-houses have had new names given them, such as 4 Constito ticn Place, Constitution Coffee-house.' " The corners of all the streets are plastered with posting-bills,addresses, Ecc.—Hawkers bawling about the streets different publications, &c. It is now a real Printers' harvest.—What a change !" A Mail from Holland arrived this forenoon. A melancholy accident is mentioned to have recently occurred at Gottenburgh. The Lodge of Freemasons in that city having taken fire, no less than thirty persons lost their lives by the conflagration. It has been reported in the City thit morning, that accounts bad been received at Dover, of the QUEEN having reached Calais, in her way to England. It is true that such an opinion prevailed at Dover yes-' terday, and in consequence the Cliffs were covered with people to watch for the vessel; but the report itself rests on no good authority. At seven o'clock last night, when the Mail left Dover, there had not been any arrival from Calais. The sca all day was a dead calm. AMERICA': - q Philadelphia Papers arrived this morning to the 19th March, from which the following are extracts: EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ON BOARD THE MACE DONit 2 iN f DATED DECEMBER 5. "We arrived on the sth at Lima. We expected, from Lord Cochrane 's character, that he would attempt to prevent our breaking his blockade of that port; indeed he *aid that no man of war, of any nation, should pass him. Determined to support the character of our flag, and conscious of our duty in the pro tection of American commerce, we left Valparaiso with two American Supercargoes on board, whose business led them thither, and who depended on our protection to enter the port. Every - necessary preparation was made to give battle to the Engl6ll renegado, provi4ed he interrupted our course. Off the harbour we met part of the Chilian fleet, consisting of the 0' [lig gins, 44, commanded by Cochrane in person ; the Indepentlania, commanded by Captain Foster: these two ships are manned by English and • Americans, and outlaws of all nations. Besides, there were two gun-brigs, of 16 guns, in sight. We beat to ',flatten, and cleared ship for action. The two ships bore down upon us, and asked who we were? After answering, and being answered several questions, we filled away and soon anchored in Callao harbour—the port of lima." Extract of a Letter from an Officer of the United States' Navy, dated Ne* Orleans, February 27 : The Galveston Establishment is to be demolished and' aban dotted by the Latlttes, voluntarily. I have seen the agreement, so that henceforth the Commerce in that quarter, and in the Bay of Mexico, will be so far less exposed to depredations." Accounts from Laguira (via Philadelphia) state, that General MORILLO is in a much better condition than the former accounts taught us to expect. The following is an abstract of a letter, dated February 4: " This is the true statement of oar affairs, whatever may be advised to the contrary ; I can assure you, that our General, Morillo, with 6000 men, veterans, is stationed in front of the enemy, watching every movernent'of the hostile party ; and be sides, there are 6000 stationed in the different garrisons, and we k arts also in expectation of further reinforcements." AFFAIR AT GREENOCK. By the accounts from Greenock this morning, it appears that the distressing affair there has been less justifiable on the part of the Port-Glasgow Volun teal than we had at first supposed. It is but justice to observe, however, that the officers seem to have exerted themselves to prevent the outrageous conduct of the men. In a former Greenock Paper it was stated, that the Volunteers were justified in what they did by some declaration of the Highest Legal Au thority in Scotland. This has excited much surprise here, and it is desirable that the writer in the Greenock Paper should explain to what he alludes. GRERNOC, APRIL 15. Wednesday, Sir Thomas Bradford, Commander of the Forces in Scotland, Sir William Rae, the Lord Advocate, and Mr. Hope, Deputy Advocate, arrived here. Likewise Lord Blantyre, Lord Lieutenant of the County. The Lord Advocate, we understand, examined the progress of the precognition, with the conducting of which he expressed his satisfaction, and took a view of the ground where the affair of Saturday occurred. We learn, also, that he ordered the examination of evidence to be closed, but directed that indivi duals might give in to the proper authorities written statements, with their signatures, during the remain. der of the week, after which the whole should be transmitted to him. During the stay of these dis tinguished Officers, we believe they had ample op portunity of satisfying themselves regarding the re newed quiet of the town, and expressed themselves accordingly. GLASGOW, APRIL 15. Thursday night, at half-past ten, a strong party of Military, consisting of a troop of Hussars, a com pany of 'Artiflei y, with a field-piece-and waggon, thirty of the Rifle Brigade, mounted on two spring waggons, drawn by four horses each, the Edinburgh troop, about 100 strong, under the command of Sir John Hope, and twenty of the Glasgow Light Horse, proceeded to Kilmarnock. They arrived at half-past three, and were joined by a party of the Veteran Battalion, from Ayr, when, after taking possession, eleven prisoners, against whom warrar.ts had been issued by the Lord Advocate, were lodged in the Town Hall. In the meantime, the Glasgow troop and a party of Hussars, after taking posses sion of Galston and New Mills, sent off five prison ers to Ayr. The Edinburgh troop were left at Kil marnock, with the charge of the prisoners. The others returned to Glasgow. FROM THE GLASGOW COURIER OF SATURDAY. Could we give a view of the actual situation of the country for many miles round this city, such as it is, it would scarcely be credited. We shalt mention ome fact regarding Galston, which shows the audacity of the nadicals in a striking point of view :—A respect able Gentleman, last week, on his way to this city, in passing through that village, saw, in broad day-. light, several individuals sitting at their doors, deli berately sharpening their pikes ; and such, he learned, was the power of the Radicals there, that not an indi vidual durst open his mouth, who was of a different way of thinking from themselves; and he further learned, that the principle was predominant iu all the surrounding villages. Scarcely a day has passed during this week, but numbers of the ltadicalleaders have been apprehended in this dist: ict, and committed to prison. The person who stuck up the - treasonable placard of April 1, at BAllren, ha.), we ut.derstariel, lccu al piacadvd. LEEDS, APRIL 16. Though 'kept in a constant state of alarm, we have remained hitherto without -witnessing any actual out rage; still we are not without our apprehensions of an explosion, from the great numbers of men who are out of employment, and the artifices that have been resorted to by some utiprincipled scoundrels, who have been for several months traversing the No'rthern Districts, inciting the poor half-starved po pulation to acts of insurrection and mischief. Friday, four more persons arrived in this town, under a military guard, from Huddersfield, and pro ceeded forward to York Castle, being committed on a charge of High Treason. Two of these men had s?rved in the battle of Waterloo ! We expect eight more of these deluded creatures through the town to-morrow ; and it is supposed the whole of those in custody at Huddersfield will be committed for High Treason. Many persons implicate.) have ab sconded, but a strict search fur them is making in every direction. It is imagined here, that a Special Commission will issue for the trial of those already in custody, as soon . as the Cato-street plot is (lit— posed of. All the men apprehended, with two or three exceptions, are most miserable-looking objects, exhibiting, both in their persons and apparel, some of the worst specimens of human wretchedness! On the arrival of the four prisoners on Friday, on their way to York, a vast concourse of persons as sembled round the inn where the coach stopped, and a considerable sum of money was collected in the crowd, and handed up to the prisoners, who evinced much thankfulness. The language and de meanour of the mob, on this occasion, was highly reprehensible, and such as to cause considerable ap prehensions of a riot and rescue. They cheered the prisoners, and grossl y abused the military and peace officers. The Chief Constable and his assistants were under the necessity of exerting their utmost authority to preserve order, and took down the names of some of the most active in the mob, which had the effect of intimidating them from any open acts of violence. It would be vain to conceal (although at present all is tranquil in this town and its immediate neigh bourhood), that matters wear a most alarming ap pearance. The many thoUsands of unemployed workmen in various branches—the severe privations they have so long endured, witisout any hope of a remedy for their sufferings—the contempt they affect to feel for any danger which may befall them, or even death itself—and the open mariner in which they talk of an approaching Revolution as inevitable —all tend to keep up a state of terror and confusion, ruinous to the trade and security of the country, as well as to the infatuated men themselves. A Gentleman who arrived this afternoon from Huddersfield, states that place to have been tolerably tranquil for the two last days, setting aside the alarm and agitation occasioned by recent occurrences.— The accounts from Manchester, Barniey, Bradford, Wakefield, and Halifax, ate equally favourable for the present. Extract from a private letter, dated Culombe, October 12, 1819: • I have just returned from an excursion int o th e interior of the Island, during which I visited the ce lebrated city of Kandy, a most singular place, situate in a most extraordinary ccuntry, and inhabited by a no less extraordinary people. I do not know what to make of them: they are a poor miserable race ap parently, and have been accustomed to such a system of tyranny and oppression, that they seem to hare sunk into a state of complete apathy and indifference. Their wants are few ; they go entirely naked ; a small quantity of rice, and a little curry and vege• tables supply all their wants ; and they live in perfect hovels, in the midst of woods and jungles, and sur rounded by wild beasts,for whom they seem fit com panions. Some of their Chiefs and head men, how ever, are fine-looking people. The country is pit ' turesqne, and the soil very rich, but made nothing of, little cultivation being carried on, the Island depending on Bengal, and the Continent of India, for its chief article of support, viz. Rice." A letter from Paris, dated April IS, says The examination of Louvel, the assassin, finished ten days since. His appearance is greatly changed. He has made no disclosures, but seems to look forward eagerness to the day of his trial, in order, as he him self expresses it, to justify his conduct to France. He is to appear before the (louse of Peers on Monday next.—An incendiary paper had been lately posted up in several parts of the city; a man was discovered in the act. The method he took to paste up the in flammatory article is new and curious. He carried a little boy in a box like the magic lantern; and while he leaned against the wall, as if to rest himself, the little boy drew back a slider, pasted on the paper, and shut himself up again ; and the man took a proper occasion to,walk off to another resiing place !" The Appeal in the case, the Marquis of LANs- DOWN appellant sc. the Commissioners of Claims Go France, respondents, was heard beftite the Privy Co.!ncil, on Friday, when the award of the Commis sioners was confirmed. It appears that Use duel between Mr. HUTCHINSON and Mr. CALLAGIIAN, of Cork, originated in a mib understanding respecting a Grand Jury Presei:kment. Monday se'oright, a roccting took place near Caller, bety e C— W 7 -11--ee and William 5--4—r, Esq. the former se«itl. •1 bY James John 11—. n, Esq. and the latter by Capt. P—f--i. After exchanging two shots each, by one of which the la::: Gentleman wai slightly wounded in the back, the patties I. ft the ground.. Thc dispute orikinated jn some offensive exprcs sions used by Mr. S—d—r to Mr. W-41--ce, timing an alter_ cation that occurred the clay previous to the tuceting. n► :,. afte in t Sr sere wal and obt: We ful; rna joic Jim PA] 24A Cle ver Ro Teti a fl Ca ten 2 I 'Th the the St: the co: up! Hi, Dr M i Lo Bri bet pal Se! of at an an -wl. Hi till El ab hi! sh: mi i ,-