The National Register. — London, England, 1820-04-09 00:00:00

The streets are crowded, and some audacious in sults have been offered to the Yeomanry of the adjoining counties. Last night, about twelve o'clock, nearly thirty Radicals %volt out from Paisley to Lounsdale, a mile south-west from the town, and demanded whatever fire-arms might be in the house. On being told there were no arms in it, they said they would go next to Foxbar, a little to the westward. The proprietor of Lounsdalc told them, that if they did they would meet with a determined resistance, which they found to be the case, as the proprietor, after vainly giving them warning to retire, fired upon them, by which a young man, of the name of Cochran, was killed, and, it is supposed, several others were wounded, as blood was traced to some distance from the house. The body was lying at Foxbar this morning, the party having retired after the first fire, without carrying off the body. CHAIRING OF MR. SIR FRANCIS E. BURDETT AND Thursday being the day appointed for Chairing the Representatives recently returned members for the City of ‘Vestminster in Parliament, preparation vsas made at an early boor to give effect to a ceremony which many considered the triumph of independence. The litre marked out for the procession was from Sloane Street to the Crown and Anchor, in the Strand. and within that range all business seemed to be suspended. Tire shops were shut, and in general, arrangements were made to accommodate friends with places at the windows to see the procession. Purple streamers and laurel decorated many of the houses ; and soon after two o'clock the streets were crowded with spectators, whilst carts, cam- Vans and coaches, drew tip on each side the way , the purpose of making money. The ['oldie were accom modated in those vehicles at the rate of a shilling or sixpence a head. At half-past eleven the bands and banners of the dif ferent parties arrived and took their stations. Barou ches and horsemen arrived, decorated with blue and white ribands The riders and drivers wore a blue cockade with white rosettes in the middle. The car was superior in taste to any thing of the sort used on former occasions. The triumphal seat was elevated ten feet at least from the body of the vehicle, and the ascnt to it was by steps. The whole was covered by dark blue cloth, and ornamented with gold. On the back of the car apeared, in gold letters— " Triumph of Reform." The sides were tastefully adorned with scrolls of burnished gold, commencing at top, and twisting to increased breadth at the bottom.— lt was hung with drapery, intermixed with the favours of Burdett and Hobhouse. Six grey horses were har nessed to the car. The postillions wore blue and white silk jackets, with caps of the same. About two o'clock, the procession being formed in Sloane Street, Sir F. Burdett, and John Cam Hobhouse, Esq. made their appearance amidst loud shouts of applause The procession moved down Piccadilly, the Hay market, along Cockspor Street, and up St. Martin's Lane, to Long Acre and Covent Garden. About half past three o'clock a shower, which had been some time expected, cause down so smartly, that few remained dry. Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Hobhouse, in their elevated situation, were really pitied by the spectators. They could not: have a cart thread on them. Au umbrella was put upon the but neither would use it. On their arrival opposite the church in Covent Garden, the bands of music played " Hearts of Oak," and " The Con quering Hero." The procession went down Sonthamp ton Street to the Strand, anti thence to the Crown and Anchor Tavern, where the members and their friends arrived at four o'clock. Tory were saluted by loud and repeated cheering from the populace collected round St. Clement's Church. THE DINNER. After the Chairing, there was a dinner at the Crown and Anchor Ta‘erti, Strand, in the Grand Room of ' that house. By six o'clock, the dinner was placed on the table; and immediately acterwtod , the Members, Sir 'Francis Burdett and .1. C. 1 lolii.ouse, Esq. entered the rootu, amidst Boulders of applause. Mr. Ilituildthwaite wok the Chair ; Sir F. Burdett on his right, and Mr. Hobbouse on his left hand. The cloth havitig been removed, the Chairman gave the first toast—" The People, the only Source of Legi timate Power." (Great applause.) The music played " Rule Britannia " The nest toast was " The King. and the Principles which seated his Family on the Throne." Three tutors three. Tune, " Hearts of Oak." 'l' he Chairman then gave, feeling that it required no Comment. " The persectned but fearless and undaunt ed Advocate of the People's Rights, their worthy Re presentative, Sir F. Burdett." (Immense applause.) Sir F. Burdett then arose, amidst loud and continued lie said that it was the first wish of his heart to mutt the approbation of the enlightened Electors of Westminster ; and he could not but feel grateful for the various ways in which it had been shown florin; the day. It was an honourable wish to desire the appro. bacon of one's fellow-ciiizens. Man) events ltd hap pened WWe the period when he last saw them, of the greatest importance,. especially since lie had been ho noured with the notice of the Administration by no ex officio information; but hail he not written that let ter—a proceeding which he had never regretted—he thought he should not have merited the colitiderce of the Electors of Wes aaaa t nter. As to the trial at Leices ter, he lamenttil that such imperfect repents had pone before the public; but he could account for them, as the reports were necessarily couiptessed. Otte income- THE NATIONAL REGISTER. nience that resulted front such imperfect reports was, the trial was not fairly before the country. *1 he trial of Mr. Hutt was most importaid—and he could not but observe, that the public ought not to sillier that indivi dual to bear the expellees of the trial.—(Applause.) With respect to the proceedings at Manchester, the Ma gistrates evidently had nut knobs n what to do or what charges to prefer; and it was most extraordinary that large meetings and banners were not to he considered legal. lie had, when standing for Middlesex, been present at larger meetings than shat was assembled at Manchester; and he had been preceded by inflamma tory placards, &c. denouncing the Basilic. The worthy Baronet here noticed at great length, a late speech of Mr. Canning's, sigiint Jteforin, and concluded, ! amidst immense applause, with giving—" Reform, the only remedy fur our grievances." Thrce times three.— Tune—" Britons strike home." The Chairman nest gave their new Representative, the able advocate of Reform, and the victim of impri sonment without even citation, J. C. Hobhonse, Esq. It was received with loud and continued applause and Ilona& Mr. ilobbouse, after silence had been obtained, said, that the testimonies which they had just bestowed on him affected Itim num sensibly. The toast iiitroduciid hint with new reconnect-Malmo-01°4i he Milted he sh,ula never be known as a new character ; it intro duced hint as the Representative of Westminster. Af ter contending at considerable length that corruption could nut be deemed legal—that Refortn was required— ' that at every General Election many laws were violated, he concluded rewriting his a cknowledgments. After sonic further toasts, &c. the company sepa rated. We cannot close this account without censuring the folly and inconsiderateness of the Committee, in causing so great au additional waste of time as they did, by postponing time chairing. It is a ce remony which if it take place at all, ought to fol low immediately the declaration of the numbers on the hustings, and not be made the means of ano ther day of idleness, dis ipatiou, drunkenness and riot. FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE. BANKRUPTS. J. Phipps, Dukc St: t, Portland Place, tailor. Solicitors, Messrs. Richardson, Walbrook. J. Attllll. Rotherham, York, grocer. Sol. Mr. Taylor, John Street, Bedford How, S. Wheatcroft, Shef f ield, grocer. 8016. Messrs. Lowe and Cowburn, Temple. G. Thomas, lineage, Cornwall, shopkeeper. Sods. Messrs. Cordele and Co., Gray's Inn. DIVIDKNDS. April 28. W. Fosbery and E. Ingleby, Liverpool, merchants 21i, W. Hell, Leeds, woolstapler-29, T. Iloulbrooke, High Holborn, linen diaper—ls, C. A. Ansell, Carsbalton, paper modus --May 2, G. Upton. Queen Street, colour merchant. C CRT! FteATEs tote granted April 25. C. Hughes, !till, Warwickshire, victualler—J. Starkey, Bris tol, cheese factor—J. Walker, jun. A abridge, Somersetshire, common brewer—T. and E. H. Friend, Sunderland, traders— W. P. Prate, Newport, saddler—J. Young. Carlisle, Cumber land, spirit merchant—R. Walton. Wood Street, Cheapside, hosier—C. Chubb, Portsea, ironmonger—T. Cooper, Kennett Wharf, Upper Thames Street, merchant—W. Roscoe, J. Clarke. and W. S. Roscoe, Liverpool, beakers—R. Bill, jun., Wolver hampton, carrier. STATE OF THE REVENUE. CHARGE O! 011' CONSOLIDATED FUND TO APRIL 5, moo. Exchequer Annuities • • . . A:23,750 South Sea Company . . . . 15:1,456 Hank on their Capital • . . • 59,1 . 25 Dividends 5 266,078 National Debt Civil l.ist 63 824 Pensions . . 63,656 .. . ... Imperial Annuities . • • . . 9,1'75 Other Charges - 55,590 Total Charge : Surplus . 9,480,000 777,617 • • • I:IN/57,617 The Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue for the Quarter ended sth April, 1819, and sth April 1820, is as follows :- 1819. Customs Excise Stamp l'ost Office • Assessed Taxes I.and Taxes Al.stvilaueous Total . 1820. X 2,119,350 5,577, 8 1 8 1.570,757 355,000 535,246 148,440 75,215 10,481,916 1,960 . ,703 5,476:355 1,03,224 541,1,00 875,716 149.409 48,11:0 im05,247 Customs Excise Stamps • Post Office • Assessed Taxes Land 'faxes . Miscellaneous The increase on divers heads in the Qulter just elided, is 337,KG The decrease on others . 316,365 Increase 421,331 In consequence of the Petition of the hop growers to enlarge the time for the payment of the duties, the Lords tit the Treasury hare agreed to postpone the pay. intuits to the Ist of September nest, on condition-that the hops art- placed under the joint locks of the owners and the Crown ; but where there is no socurity but the pt.le,i 00 the grounds, the party must Mimeo:tat, ly pay one-third of the duty, and stye security for the TCIII.IIII - iu twouther payments. llb STATE PRISOKERS.-otl Monday evening copies of the indictment for high treason found against Arthur Thistlewood, ‘Villiain Davidson, Jas. [nits, John Thomas Brunt, Richard Tid(l, James Wilson, John Harrison, Richard Bradburn, John Shaw Strange, James Gilchrist, and Charles Cooper, were delivered to them respectively in the Tower of London, and at the House of Correction l'or the county of Middlesex, with a list of the Jury for their trials, and also a list of the witnesses to be produced for proving the said indictment. We have only room to give a short abstract of the indictmen!. The list of the jurors contains the names of upwards of 200 of the freeholders of the county of Middlesex, resident in the different parishes and places in the county, many of them at a considerable distance from the metropolis; the list of witnesses contains I 6.2. names, and amongst others those of the Earls of Harrowby, Viscounts Palmerston and Chetwynd, Lord Castlereagh, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. Charles Bathurst, Robt. Baker, Esti. the chief magistrate at Bow.street, Richard Birnlc, Esq., the Bow.street officers and the military present at the apprehension of the prisoners, several warders of the Tower, and others. We understand that the prisoners are to be arraigned on Saturday, the 15th instant, and that the trials will be proceeded on, the following Monday, under the general commission of gaol delivery, at the Old Bailey, and that the pri soners are each entitled to challenge 35 jurors pe remptorily; therefore, unless they join in their challenges, they must be tried separately, for the jury panel, numerous as it is, will not admit of a joint trial, if the prisoners sever in their challenges. The act of the 3tl William 111. directs that the pri soners shall be admitted to their full defence, by counsel learned in the law ; and the 7th William that they shall not be attainted but by and upon the oaths and testimony of two lawful wit nesses, either both of them to the same overt act, or one of them to one, and the other to another overt act of the same treason, unless the party indicted, or arraigned and tried, shall willingly, without violence, in open court, confess the same, or shall stand mute, or refuse to plead. The indictment contains four counts; the first is on the statute of the 25th of Edward 111. and charges the prisoners with compassing, imagining, invent. ing, devising, and intending to deprive and depose our Lord the King from the style, honour, and kingly name of the imperial crown of this realm. The second count is on the sante statute, and charges the prisoners with compassing, imagining, and intending to move and excite insurrection, rebellion, and wall against our Lord the King, within this realm, and to star vent and alter the legislature, rule, and government now duly and happily established within this realm, and to bring and put our said Lord the King to death. The third count is on the 36th Geo. 111. and charges the prisoners with compassing, imagining, devising, and in tending to levy war against nue Lord the King, within this realm, in order by force and constraint to compel hint to change his measures and counsels. All the overt acts charged, for manifesting and proving these acts of trea son, are, first, meeting, conspiring, and consulting, to de vise, arrange, and mature plans and means to subvert and destroy the constitution and government of this realm, as by law established. 2dly. Conspiring, &c. to stir up, raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war against our Lord the King, and to subvert and destroy the constitution and govern ment of the realm, as by law established. 3dly. Conspii lug, atc. to assassinate, kill, and murder divers of the Privy Council of our Lord the King. 4thly. Procuring, providing, and having large quan tities of arms, with intent thereby to arm themselves and other traitors, in order to assassinate, kill, and minder di ve' s of the Privy Council. 3thly. Providing arms and ammunition, in order to raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war, against our Lord the King, and to subvert and destroy the constitution and government as by law established. nthly. Agreeing toseize and take possession of slivers cannel), warlike weapons, and anal ... ition, with intent thereby to arm themselves and other traitors, and to raise, levy, and make inairt ection, rebellion, and war, and silli sei t and destroy the constitution and government as by lair established. 7 they. Consulting and agreeing to set tire to, burn, ar destroy, diVVI'S mouse; and buildings, and divers ban ar!ss used for the reception and residence of the soldio s, tam-. and forces of the King, and to provide am! prepare coin btistiblei and materials for the purpose of setting fire to and bat:ling the sante. Stilly. Compatang and preparing, with intent to pub lish, addresses and proclamations, Containing solicit at WWI and incitements to the King's subjects to aid 3wl assist iu making and kvy:ng insurrection, n belling, and war, and in so beet Ong and destroying the Consiitiition and Government as by law established. lltbly. Preparing, levying. niaking public war. armed, and arrayed in a oat like manner, akiteist our lard the King o tiltin this The ninth overt act is omitted in time terme d count. A meeting of thehol householders of Cambridge will shortly be held at die Shire-11A, ijr the purpose of taking into consideration the general state of tl:e borough, and for the discussion of the question relative to the right of voting being vested in the householders. A boat is now building at Plymouth Dock upon an entirely new construction, so us not to wed, the assistance of caulking, the timbei . s being jointed, and is expected to prove water-poi , : in all elisnatss and seasons.