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y i r TI 71 fr r I i IPSWICH ELECTION. Nvg are authorised to state the result Of the Scanty, for the BOROUGH of IPSWICH, whiri clued yesterday, was, that Roma? AMMAN:II Oman; Esq. and Wua.ux HALDIMAIID, Req. were Returned, and not Messrs. LENNARS and fira.nnumn, u appears in some public Prinb. The Numbers on the close of the Scrutiny were ; COMM? . 430 I Mr. ROUND 424 "Mr. Ilnurowns - 42111 Mr. Lumen - - 427 THE EVENING - STAR. -LONDON. SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1820. THE FUNDS. PRICE or STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK : 8 per Cent. Reduced 68 3 4 5 / 8 3 per Cent. Consols 60 1 /s % 4 per Cent. 8644 4 5 per Cent. Navy 105 1 Bank Long Annuities 17%815-16 India Stock 215 1 / 2 -India Bonds 2Ss. 295. pr. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 6s. Bs. pre. Commercial par - Consols for Acct. 69 1 / i 1 / 2 . , HIGH TREASON. ARRAIGNMEr OF THE STATE PRISONERS. OLD BAILEY, THIS XORNING. Although the intended arraignment of the State Prisoners, this . morriing, had been announced for some time past, the Colin was by no means crowded. Tho, , e, however, who were anxious to see Thistletcood and his associates, arrived at a very early hour. To the Gentlemen connected with the Press every faci lity was afforded by Mr. Sheriff RoptwEct, who be haved to them with a degree of urbanity and polite ness, which deserves their warmest thanks. At ten o'clock, Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT, Lord Chief Justice DALLAS, Chief Baron RICIIAnDs, and Mr. Justice RICHARDSON, took their seats on the Bench : 'There were also preent, the COMNION SERJEANT, Sir NI; m. LEIGHTON, Sir R. C. GLYNN, and Alderman CHRISTOPHER SMITH. The Counsel for the prosecu tion, the ATTORNEY and SOLICITOLGENERAD, and Mr. LITTLEDALE ; together with Mr. CERWOOD and Mr. WALFORD, of Counsel for the prisoners, took their places at the table. The prisoners were shortly afterwards conducted to the Bar, and their names were called over by Mr. Stri:t.rots, the, Clerk of Arraigns, in tile following - order :—Arthrit Mid/mood, II illiainDavidson,Jan!es Ings, J. T. Brunt, Rickard Tidd, James Wm. Wilson, John Harrison, Bradburn, J. Shaw Strange, J. Gilchrist, and Charles Cooper. All the prisoners auswerech to their names, except Wilson, who said his name was James Wilscn, not James William Wilson. Chief Justice ABBOTT said, he must state the mis nomer after the indictment had been read, and he was called on to plead. Mr. SHELTON then proceeded to read the indict ment, which charged the prisoners, for that they, being subjects of our Lord the King, and not having * the fear of Goo in their hearts, but being moved and instigated by the devil, as false traifeis against our said Lord the King, and having v, ill:drawn from him their allegiance, on the st!l day of February-, in the first year of the reign of his l',Liesty, King George the Four th;and at different other tunes, both before and since, in the . Parish of Mary-la-b: vre, intending and devi,ing to depose our Sovereign Lord the King, of the imperial crown, style, and title of this realm, with force and arms, in said Parish, maliciously and traitorously did assernl,le, meet, and conspire, amongst themselves, and with divers other false traitors, of names unknown, to subvert the Constitution of the said Realm, as by law established. The indictment then went on to charge therrk, with conspiring to kill and murder divers Members of the Privy Council of our Lord the King—with having collected large quantitik.! of arms of divers kinds, viz. guns, pistols, swords, pikes, pike•handles, bullets, sings, and hand-grenades, for the purpose of murdering .certain Members of the Privy Council of Sur Lord the King—with having also collected. the said arms, in order to levy wnr in this Realm against the King —with intending to set - fire to, and destroy divers . buildings in. and about London, meant for the recep tion of the soldiers of the King—with hiving, on the said sth of February, composed and prepared a certain paper, purporting to be an Address to the subjects of this Realm, in which it was stated, 4. that their tyrants were destroyed—that the Provisional Government were sitting—and calling on the Peo ple to levy war against the King—and, finally, with having, on the said sth of February, made war against our Sovereign Lord the King. There were three other counts, setting forth the • same offences, in a different manner. The indictment having been gone through, Mr. SHELTON demanded of Arthur Thistlewood whether he was guilty, or not guilty ? :11iistlec000d.— Not Guilty. Mr. SHELTON.—How will you be tried ? histkwood.—By GOD and my country. William Davidson also pleaded in the usual form. When James lags, having pleaded a Not Guilty," WAS asked how he would be tried ? He answered, a I will be tried by the laws of reason, and then I cannot be found guilty." Chief Justice Assort," He must be instructed to plead in the ordinary mode." lags being told bow • he was to plead, said—..“ will be tried by GOD and my country—the laws of reason I consider to be the le►s of - Goo." _ • I.T.Srutg, Richard l'idd, John Harrison, Richard Bradburn, Shaw Strange, J. Gilchrist, and C. Cooper, pleaded Not Gadltg, in the ukual manner. When James Wm. Wilson was called on to plead, he said—" That is not my name." II The CAMP JusrlCE.—" What is your name?". Prisoner.—i , My name is James Wilson." Mr. CURWOOD." I have a plea to that effect." Chief Justice ABBOTT.—" You plead that in abate ment ?"--Mr. CURWOODo...-" Yes, my Lord." thief-Justice ABBOTT.—" Then the prisoner must swear to it." The prisoner was then sworn to make true answers to all such questions as the Court should demand of him. Chief Justice AssoTr.—" Fie must swear that the plea is true in matter and substance." Mr. SHELTON.—" Are the contents of that your affidavit trut ?"—Prisoner." Yes, Sir." Chief Justice AIBOTT.—" The plea is received by the Court. The Attorney-General will state what he means to do with it. Let it stand over for the present." Arthur Thistlewood, William Davidson, James Ings, J. T. Brunt, Richard Tidd, John Harrison, and John Shaw Strange, were then arraigned for the murder of Richard Smithers, on the 23d of Feb. last. They all pleaded Not Guilty. Ings._" Are we to to tried together or sepa rately ? I wish to be tried by myself. I can clear up the charges brought against me." Chief Justice AsnoTT.—" You will probably have that granted, if you desire it. This, however, is not the proper time to state your wish. An opportunity will occur by and bye:' Arthur Thistlewood, W. Davidson, James Ings, Charles Cooper, Richard Tidd, James Wilson, Rich ard Bradburn, J. Shaw Strange, and J. Gilchrist, were next arra;gned, under the verditt of the Coro ner's Jury, for the murder of Richard Smithers. In this indictment, Wilson's name was correctly in serted. The prisoners pleaded—" Not Guilty." Artftur Thistlesood was next arraigned for firing a loaded pistol at W:lliam Westcote, a Police-Officer, with intent to kill him or to ,o him some grievous bodily injury. James fogs was arraigned for firing a loaded pistol at NV:C. Brookes, a POlie-ofEcer. Tidd was arraigned for firing a loaded pistol at W. Legge, a soldier in the Guards. These three prisoners pleaded " Not Guilty." James William Wilson was arraigned on a charge of firing a loaded pistol at J. Murrell. The Prisoner.—" That is not my name." The Prisoner's Counsel was directed to prepare a plea in abatement, founded on the misnomen. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.-" I understand, My Lords, the prisoners intend to challenge separateli." Lord Chief Justice AnsoTr.—. , Then, let Arthur Thistlewood be informed, that he Will be tried, alone,' on the indictment for High Treason, on Monday." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL.—" Perhaps it would be as well to hear the fact from the prisoners them: selves." Chief Justice ABBOTT—" Several of you are in jicted joilitly for High Treason: do you wish to join your cl;allenges, or to challenge separately?" Thisticwool,—" We mean to separate our chal lenges." - Chief Justice&Asnorr.— ,, We now have the fact from the prisoners themselves." Mr. SIIELTON..-.- 44 Arthur Tbistiewood, the Court, :A ill proceed on your trial, on the indictment for High Treason, on Monday, at nine o'clock precisely." Chief Justice ABBOTT.--" All the prisoners, ex cept Wilson, may now withdraw." On leaving the dock, Tidd and Thistlewood shook hands very affectionately. Wilson remained in the dock, until his plea in abatement was drawn ; he immediately swore to the truth of its contents. Chief Justice Annorr.—ge Your pleas will be re ceived. You may withdraw. The prisoner is not discharged. There is an indictment found against him, by the name of James Wilson, under the Coro ner's Inquest."—Wilson then retired. The appearance of most of the prisoners was ex tremely shabby. Thistlewood, whose countenance is care-worn and sallow, was dressed in a black coat and light waistcoat. He conducted himself with rumness. Davidson, the man of colour, looked well, and pleaded in a very audible voice. The rest behaved with much composure. It was generally reported in Court, that the pub lication of the proceedings will be prohibited, - until they are finally completed. The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this fore-! noon. The following news from Madrid is extracted from the Bourdeaux Papers.—" When Colonel In fantes, I)eputy from the Patriot Army in the Isle de Leon, felicitated the King on the late happy change in affairs, he at the same time said to his Majesty—. 4 , The army will preserve the possession of the Isla until the assembling of the Cortes ; having , taken arms for the good of the Nation, it is to the Cortes that the armywill-restore them; the troops have not any private project in view ; but the desire of teeing the Constitutional system consolidated, and some clouds dispersed, obliges them to Maintain themselves in a military attitude." A Decree of the KING permits all the refugees ou the party of JOSEPH BONAPARTE to return to their horhis ; and orders that their properties stall be re's stored to them. A veCture full of Inquisitors from Spain, lately passed through Dar," o±/ilo's occti , pation's gone."—Five per Cents. Tuesday, -74 f. 10 c. THE ARMY. Lord Commortnchaving written home from the West Indies to decline the Government of Ceylon, which had been offered to him, Sir LOWRY COLE is appointed to the administration of that important island.—Sir LOWRY CoLE refused the nominittion of second in command in Ireland, from which Sir ELF WARD PAGET expressed his wish to retire ; and Lieu tenant-General MONTRESOR goes to Dublin to supply his place. Three Companies of the Rifle Brigade, which were stationed at Loughrea, marched into Tuam on Wednesday se'nnight, in addition to the division al-, ready there. A great number of them were sent in different directions about the neighbourhood, where the Veterans were quartered. 'foam is at present their head-quarters. Wednesday se'nnight, the detachment of the 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, which was stationed in Tuam for some time, marched off for Birr, to join the grand division. They are, we understand, or dered for Guernsey. A Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry is forming at Not tingham, which is to be called, The Loyal Not tingham Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry," and is tohe under the command of THOMAS MOORE, Esq. NA VAL INTELLIGENCE. The Elizabeth, Ca:Arany, from Jamaica to New Brunswick, was wrecked on Seal Island on the 20th of February. The Olive, Ocrivie, from Dundee to Riga, which was on shore near Elsineur on the 31st ultimo, 'has been got off, and proceeded to Copenhagen. Vessel.% SPOKEN ITH.—The Maria, from Flushing to Rio Janeiro, on the 14th of February, in lat. 4. N. long. 22; the Success, from Bayonne to the Havannah, on the sth ultimo, in lat. 26. 20. long. 38. 40; and the Prince Leopold, from Belfast to Charleston, on the oth February, in lat. 34. 30. long. 70. 30. Nvarocus, APRIL 13.—Arrived John and Sarah, I'AaNast., from Madeira, for Lordon.--,Sailed the Plymouth Lock Hero, Caen, for rrince Edward's Island; Susannah, HUNTER, for Pieta ; Lord Wellington, nests; and Lord Exmouth, !UR.' REIT, for Quebec. ANOTHER LETTEII.The SPARTAN frigate, Captain -WISE, which sailed from this port on the =th ultimo, arrived at Li•-•- bon in six days, and was about to sail from thence on the 4th instant, with Lord Bearstoae, for Rio Janeiro. The William and Amelia, Joan, from this port, with passen gers for St. John's, New Brunswick, is put into Pcnzar.ce by contrary winds. ThE Esperance, ZANDER, from hence to Dantzic, arrived at Elsineur on the 22d ult. and on'the 26th the Clristianz, ‘VAL ass, arrived at Hamburgh from this port. I-The schooners Mary, DREW. and Nassau, TREILLYNE, both of this port, arrived at St. 'Michael's on the 18th ult. Wednesday, arrival the .Ditivza, of l 8 guns; from the Leith station, to be refitted.—Suiled the Fa vor star, for the Newfound land station. The Ficus , went from llamoaze to the island and Main. PORTSVOCIV, Aram 14.— Arrived the Spectator, 11 ICILLIM. SON, from the Downs for Demerara; and arnhull, WnErz, from Gibraltar: the latter is placed under quarantine. . DEAa, Arum t4.—Wicd S. W.—Came dosvn from the River last evening, and sailed, the Caledonia, IlattatooN, for Jamaica; Prince, 139.AITHWAITZ, for Quebec; and Express, Basiterr, for Gibraltar.—Arrived, and sailed for,tbe River, the Elizabeth, Exus • and Wellington, Thosias,froni Chester. •_ _ 1/W,39, APRIL 14.—Wind N.—Arrived the Lord Nelson pa let, with a Mail from Holland. The cruizer belonging to the Eagle (Revenue cutter), Lieutenant Enz, brought in here last night, a lugger which she had chaced a considerable time,' during which she threw overboard most of her cargo, and was at length captured, with 50 tubs of gin and 12 hands on board. lAvapiroon, Ara I:s.—Arrived the Albion, Srzwitair, from Calcutta ; sailed 29th November, in company with the Sappho, for London • on the 7th January, in lat. 19. 29. long. 75. 40. E. spoke the A sia, Segos, from Batavia for the Isle of France.— Also arrived the Atticus, WasztoTr, from Charlston ; sailed on the 1011 of March. ARRIVAL S.-At Newry, the Grounds°, Munro, from New York. At Newcastle, the Mary, Smith, fr,..m Riga. At Ald borough, the Neleus, Hutchinson, from Ilamburgh. At liilboa, the Mitchell, Irvin , from Hull. At Gonna, the Hope, Briggs, from Boston ;.the Louisa, Sowler, from London ; and Albion, Ritchie, from the Clyde. At Dublin, the Active, Hutchins, from London. At Cuxhaven, the Eliza Redwcll, from Trieste; and the Belle Alliance, `—, from ltssina. At Lubec, the Unity, Eyre, from Lo ndon. At Leghorn, the John and Sarah, ---, from Liverpool; and the Hero Halliday, from India and Genoa. At Sandy Hook, the Martha, Sketchley, from Liver pool. At Newry, the Helen, Patterson, from New York. At Belrast, the Broke, Cowan, from Alicant. At Jersey, the Ac tive, Westlake from Antwerp. At Boston, the Triton, Hol comb, from Liverpool; and the Warien, Webb, from London. Thursday, the dispatches for Madras and Bengal, by the ship Moira, were closed at the East-India House, and delivered to the Master of that ship : Pass&N.nxes raft Monts.—For Bengal : Messrs. Toone and Laing, sen. merchants; Lieutenant-Colonel Croxton; Lieute nants Vetch and Kempland; Mr. Mabert ; Mrs. Vetch; Misses Laing, Sweteaham, and Ileggan ; Messrs. Ileggan, Smith, and Tudor, cadets. For Madras :* Major Yarde ; Captains Samuel and h and; Lieutenants Forrest, Lowe, and Woodhouse • Mr. Assistant-Surgeon Sherman; Mrs. Yarde; Muses E. a nd F. Yarde, and White; Messrs. Symons, Massey, Grubb, Sher *nun, Arden, Kades, and Lawson, cadets. A Noble Lord, who lately returned from the-Con tinent, has had a private interview with his MAJESTY, and has set out again for France. He will, no doubt, be at the Congress at Versailles on the 26th instant. Lord CASTLEREAGH'S Parliamentary dinners com mence on ;lie 20th instant, for which day a great number of invitations !rave been issued. Yesterday, Count WRBMA left town for Ports mouth, to view the Dock-yards and Arsenal, previous to his departure from this country, which is fixed for Friday next. The Count has purchased several Eng lish horses, which he will take with him to Vienna. At the Levee, on Saturday last, his MAJESTY pre sented a gold sack to the Duke of WELLINorcar, as Colonel of the Bluei. This makes the third gold stick on the establishment of the Royal Household. Yesterday, the Earl and Countess of NARROWLY gave a grand dinner at their house in Grosvenor square. The -departures from Southampton for. France; last week, were very numerous. The Chesterfield schooner packet, Captain WooD, sailed on Friday with a most respectable party for. Havre de Grace, consisting of about 30 passengers, and one carriage. Mr. JOHN NELSON LAVENDER, one of the princi pal Officers of Queen-square, is appointed Governor of Worcester County Jail, in the room of Mr. DAVIS, lately resigned. One of the most eminent German painters of the present day, M. KIIIIECHLEN, of Dresden, has been assassinated. The melancholy event has excited a great sensation.at Dresden. The Kn has offered a reward of a thousand crowns for the discovery of the assassin, and' already several indi v id ua l s , ag ai nst whom there are strong suspiciOn.s ) have been arrested. PUBLIC MEETING D GLASCOT, CONCERNING ILL-DISPOSED WORK AI If; N. _WEDNESDAY, APEIL 12. Pursuant to a Requisition, a highly numerous and respectable Meeting of the Manufacturers, and Pro prietors of Public Works, was held yesterday in the Town-hall; — The'Liiiiii*Ptfoiiiisl was called it , ft: Chair. In a brief but neat and appropriate spec.h, heOpened the busineis of the Meeting, and expre,sed his sincere regret that such a treasonable conf:deracy should have sullied the character.of the country. He described . the important and difficult duties v:liicit Magistrates had to perform at so critical a period._ He was perfectly happy to say, that the disaffeckd hail been thwarted in their mad and criminal de signs, and hoped the good effects of the treasusys which would be proposed at this Meeting would pre vent the like occurrence in future. Mr. ICt RIEMAN FINLAY', in proposing the Rem tions, remarked, that the present treasonable coati deracy had been in contemplation for a number of years. This spot was the very centre of the Rebellion ; and he stated, with the utmost con-i -' dense, that an audacious attack was to have been • made on Glasgow on Wednesday, by a lame arm force, On Tuesday, however, it was genere,te known that the-English bad not co-operated ; in consequence of this disappointment, t:,: ti - s:tlg on Wednesday was not so.general as it would oti:et wise have been. If the .attack on Glalow been made with the numbers which were expected, it would not have been defeated but with considt.:- ahle difficulty. Almost the whole mass of the pop;;. lation were concerned in thcie desperate designs.-- The youth between fifteen and twenty years were :d. most all contaminated with the principles of sedl tion and infidelity ; and pains had been taken to io stil these ruinous principles into the minds of the very children. He feared it would be long before the lower orders would be . brought back . . to that tranquillity and right feeling which bad been so lon -the boast of the country.. Mr. Finlay then objectel to a Morning Paper, which had imputed tlt.e treason able placard to some adherent of the Government.— No Gentleman would believe this, when it was recol lected that the address was potted up in every tmrn and village within twenty miles of where he then was. He trusted the Meetieg would see the ne,:es sity of adopting such a line of conduct As WC!Ild tribute materially to preserve the public tranquillity in. future. Ile then proposed the Resolutions. Mr. OSWALD stated, he was not inclined togo so far as Mr. Finlay had done in his description of the working orders of the people. He had no doubt that they were contaminated to a certain extent; but the agricultural populace were still untainted, and, when it was recollected that not one man of property or talent was infected by these opinions, he hoped the influence of good advice and example would soon produce a most salutary reformation, upon thosew: o had adopted unsound views. He concluded by se conding the Resolutions. Mr. Ewtuo, in sin eloquent speech, which was warmly applauded, said that he perfectly approved of the measure proposed by his honourable friend (Mr. Finlay). After the disgraceful events which had so recently occurred, it was indispensably requis;te to discriminate between the shades of guilt—between the instigators of crime, and the victims of delusion. There were. some who, full of the most dark and desperate purposes, had pressed forward into the ranks of rebellion. Of these the law would make a just and awful example—an example which would strike terror into the hearts of the disaffected—an example which might, ere long, be witnessed from the windows of the very room where he now spoke. There were others who had been implicated in the machinations of treason, but who, from various causes, might perhaps escape retribution. On such infatuated men, who had within them crimes unwhipped of justice, it was right to set a mark, that theysnight be" prevented from contaminating the rest of the community. But there were others, and he hoped not a few, who had been seduced, or compelled, cr intimidated, who were sensible of their error, aad anxious to return to the path of duty. To these, after professions •f repentance and assurances of re formation, he would hold out the hand of forgive ness, of compassion, and conciliation. "le to their faults a little blind, " Be to their virtues very kind.* Such a scrutiny was necessary, but it must be left to the employers themselves, and he had no doubt that, in the restoration of their workmen, they would stipulate proper terms, both as to atonement for the past, and security for the future: He fully felt the justice of the remark which had fallen from the Chair, at the opening of the Meeting. He deeply regretted the foul stain which had sullied the fame of this once . religious and well-disposed .city. He lamented that the poison of infidelity had been so widely-diffused, and that many had been so deeply tinctured with a spirit of Radicalism—a mere cant term for Revolution—a malignant meteor which allures but to destroy—a pestilential breath which blasts, and Withers, .and kills, all that is fair and lovely in the moral or political world. But he could not coincide with tae Honourable Gentleman Who moved the Resolution, in supposing that the mass of the working population were so com pletely corrupted, or that the prospect of ultimate amendment was so hopeless. He would indulge , i