The National Register. — London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

4 / y . ~~ 1441 poi tderfpt- LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 17• From the Pails papers we learn, that the King still suffers from attacks of the irregular gout, but . - is able to transact bnsiness in his apartments. The trial of Louvel, the assassin, is expected to come on before the House of Peers on this day. It does not appear that he has made any discovery, nor had he any accomplice. M. Bidault, the responsible editor of one of the most independent papers pub lished in France, was tried on the 12th instant, charged with inserting an article in his Journal tending to excite the people to a civil war. He endeavoured to put off his trial, m consequence of the absence of his Counsel, but the Court would not allow Ifim. It was then considered that he permitted judgment to go by default, and he was therefore sentenced to five years' imptisonment, and a fine of 12,000 francs (5001.), being the maximum of punishment that could be inflicted. He in tends to appeal against the judgment. —Spain is per fectly tranquil, and the people begin to feel the happy effects of the revolution. King Ferdinand has passed a decree, which permits his subjects, the partizans of Joseph 'Bonaparte, who have taken refuge in foreign States, to return to their country, and authorizes the restoration of their confiscated property. A private letter states, that the Staff of the garrison of Cadiz have been dismissed, and are to be tried on account of the disorders of the 10th of last month and the following days. We am anxious to be informed with whom the treacherous and barbarous business originated. Colonel Infantes bad an audience of his Catholic Majesty; he was deputed by the army of the Isla de Leon to con gratulate their ling upon his acceptance of the constitution. As the organ of their sentiments, he informed his Majesty, that " that division of the army would keep possession of the Isla until the Cortes shall have assembled." The Russian, Prus sian, Greek, anti all other vessels at Cadiz, with the exception of the British have been sent back to their respective countries. The English vessels are not only regularly paid their freight, but ordered to hold themselves ready to put to sea; whence it is inferred that all idea of sending out an expedition is not yet abandoned. In another part of our paper, will be found an account of the trial and and conviction of Mr. Mit chell. It will be remembered that this Gentleman was repeatedly denounced by Mr. Baines, the pro prietor of the Leeds Mercury, as an intimate friend of Mister Oliver, and a spy employed by Govern' went, to furnish matter for another Green Beg.— To the first part of the charge he pleaded guilty on the trial, and the latter part is corroborated by the fact, that after the indictment for seditious speaking was found by the Grand Jury, Ministers did not employ the Attorney or Solicitor General to carry it to conviction. If poor Mr. Mitchell acted under orders, it will be rather hard for his employers to allow hint to linger for six months in prison for what he did. We are rejoiced, however, to per ceive by his sentence, certainly the most lenient one we have for a long time recorded, that the occupants of our judicial seats arc retracing their steps, and that we may yet find that "Mercy tem pers Justice." OLD BAILEY, Motukty, April 17. The Court sit at ten o'clock precisely for the tri tl of the Clot-street Conspirators, and that of Arthu Tais tlewood, according to the pre-arrangone•ut was immedi tely called on. 'Dm pnliminaty business oe so much tune t hit at hall-pima one me cmalleng lug the Jury had not finished ; we are of course pre vented by the lateness of the hour !Min gitinog the names of those who will ultimately form the Jury on tbi4 im portant occasion. We understand that, at the levee on Saturday last, his Majesty presented a gold stick to the Duke of Wellington, as Colonel of the Blues. This makes the third gold stick on the establishment of the royal household. THE NATIONAL REGISTER• PONTEFRACT SESSIONS, Thursday, dprii IS. ZING W. WITeIIIII.L. Mr. Alderson stated that the indictment charged the defendant, that he being a malicious, seditious, mad ill-dis posed person, did, on the fourth of oetober last, in a meeting held near Halifax, nutlicioasly and unlawfully speak to, and in the presence of divers liege subjects of our said L ord the King, then and there assembled , amoug st other thaws, tee following seditious ,surds, which are contained in the second count (which comprises the whole of what is stated to the otht r counts): " Our laud, once the happiest and noblest under the sun, is now a disgrace to the eye of Heaven, on account of the maNled coleuses of the men with which it is filled. What, then are we to do ? Are we to petition the Prince Regent? That would be useless, because lie has thanked the Man chester magistrates already. Are we to petition the House of Commons ? No. that would ba useless. Redress from that House ! The thing is impossible. To petition that cor rupt body to do justice to the people would be worse than ab-urd. We fib well ask it to 'reform itself, which would he like paying a teief to give back the property he had stolen, and be hanged. 01 there would be an awful revolution in taking from Col. Horton a part of his property and giving to the poor a small portion from the large estates of the Bedfords, the Cokes of Norfolk, and the Fozwilliams. Certainly so there might; but how many of our starving population would be benefited by it ? It has been made a law that a national debt should be incurred, and that is 1000 millions; but as we can repeal some laws, why should we not repeal this? And it ought to be repeated, if the whole sunk to the bottom of the sea. But 1 would not deprive the poor widows and orphans, who have money in the funds, of of their 501. and 1001. No, but I agree with nay friend, Mr. Cobbett, that a re-funding system should be commenced, and those who have amassed money to themselves should be made to refund, and pay those small pensions." Mr. Maude stated the C 350 to the Jury. The first witness called was Mr. John Tytts, who said be is connected with " The Times" newspaper. fle attended a public meeting at Skircoat-moor, near Halifax, for the purpose of taking a report for that paper, on the 4th of October last. Heard the: defendant address the people.— After sense observations on a loyal declaration which had been adopted at Halifax, be went on to slate, that they wanted to destroy whoredom and bad principles, and nut bad man; hut if they were oppressed by bad principles, they would destroy bad men mid tyrants, rather than be oppressed by them. Mr. Mitchell then went on and said, " Our land, once the noblest and happiest under the suit, is now a disgrace to the eye of Heaven, on account of the mangled carcases with which it is filled. What then are we to do After saying it would be useless to petition the Prince Regent, he proceeded as follows:—" Are sae to ratan the House of Commons? No ! that would be still more useless. Redress from that house! the thing is impos sible. Te petition that corrupt body would be worse than absurd; it would be worse than asking a thief to give back the property lie had stolen, and be hanged." Mitchell then paused and turned round upon his assertion. and recommen ded that they should petition. Some observations were then made by Mitchell about taking the capital from the Corin thian column, and also about Col. Horton, which introduced the following But, 0 ! there would be a great revolu tion in taking part of Col. Horton's property, and giving it to the poor, and a small portion from the Bedford., the Cokes of Norfolk, and the Fitzwilliams." He then re peated. " 0 but there would be au awful revolution," and said something about the funds, which the witness said he he did not take any note of; but some time after, in summing up his argument; he said, " Certainly there would, but then how many of our starving poor would be relieved ?" Witues said that Mr. Mitchell was here called to order. lie said also something about a refunding s; stem, to this effect, that be did not wish to take from the poor widows and orphans their small annuities. Witness was cross-examined at great length by Mr. Mitchell, but nothing transpired to easy the account he had given of the language used by the defendant. Mr. Edward Baines,jun. attended the meeting, for the purpose of taking a report for the " Leeds Mercury." He proved the words which had been stated by the last witness, and stated more fully that part of Mr. Mitchell's speech which related to the fundinA system. He observed," that the national debt was a thinicand millions,; but which, as his friend Knight had observed, having been created by one law, they might pass another to repeal it, and it ought, (continued Mr. Mitchell) to be repealed, if the whole was sent to the bottom of the sea. This witness was truss-examined at great length by Mr. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell then addressed the Jury in a speech which occupied an hour I a half in the delivery. lie admitted that he had travelled a good deal fur the purpose of advocating the cause of reform, and that he h-ad attended meetings cuoivened for this purpose in diiferent parts of the kingdom : Ise mentioned Wolverhanipton, Sheffield and other places which he had visited for that purpose. But his motives were pure, lie had two object: in view in his itinerating, firsts to assist in procuring a radical reform, which he then thought, and still thinks, was the only means of relieving the burdens under a hich the people suffered. His second object was to prevent the people liaviug recourse to violence. Mr. Mitchell contended that the circumstances of this prosecu tion not having been instituted by the Attorney or Soliciter- General was a presumption that what be had said was not considered as deserving legal aniumolversion. the then adverted to his connexion with Oliver, who had been introduced to him as an honest man, and be had no reason, during his inteacomrse with him, to suppose to the routs ary. Mr. Mime hell concluded his speech withrequest ing the Jury to dismiss fiom their minds all impression which had been made to his prejudice, :laid to be governed in their vei diet solely by the evideece. The defendant called ituesses, moue of a hum wok any notes of the . speech of air. Mitchell, mid they professed to remember it very ha ' perfectly ; but they all stated that they bad some rerollec tiou, mole or less di ti a_met,of several of the expressions spoken to by the a finesses out the part of the prosecution. The Jury, slier a onsulaing together a short time, found the dr fenolani guilty of the seditious language, but acquit ted him of the conspiracy. Mr. Nlatidc, on the part of the prosecutor, recommended Mr. Mitchell to all the lenity which she Court could show consistent with their duty to the The magistrates retired to deliberate upon the judge ment to be passed upon the defendant : alter remaining in colisialtation about fen minutes, they returned into Court, and the Chairman sentenced the defendant to lie imprisoned, in the Castle at Yet k , six months, and at the aspiration of that period to enter into his own recogai mace of 1001., and two sureties of 501. each, to keep the peace for two years longer, mid to be further imprisoned until such security was given. EXECUTION OF MAGENNIS. ....... CHESTER, APRIL i 5. The fearful sentence of the law was executed spot/ Magennis this day at noun ; and we have a few particu. lars, which may, perhaps, be interesting. Magennis was a man of strong capacity, but uneducated. Of his early life little is known with certainty; but he has left a me moir of considerable length in the hands of the Rev. Mr. Armistead, which will speedily be published. The pro duction of this document has occupied him almost wholly since his conviction. The father and mother of Magennis were of the Established Church; the man himself, how ever, appears, by a statement he has promulgated, to have been, during a long time, the class-leader of a society of Methodists. About three years since lie arrived at Stock. port, from Ireland, and followed his original calling as a weaver. His restless disposition, however, soon led bins to join one of the Radical societies formed in the vicinity of Stockport. He attended the sermons of Harrison, and speedily became an active reformer. Atter his condemnation, Martinis left the Court with the most perfect hardihood; but the certainty of death prodnced, in the course of the same day, a considerable change in his demeanour. He subsequently became extremely penitent. On Friday, after hearing the condemned sermon, the unfortunate man took the sacrament, and slept well last night. This morning he resumed his memoir, and com pleted it about I I iii the forenoon. He was very anxious that the thing should be published. About halt past 11 he was conducted to the cell of Bruce. The interview was short and atti.ethig ; they shook hands at parting, and Magenuis repeated his declaration that Bruce was inno cent. After quitting Bruce lie visited Mellor, whose execution for burglary will shortly take place. Mellor maintained much of his wonted fortitude. He then re niained for some minutes in a yard of the prison, in which several of the Radicals of Stockport are confined; they shook heeds with him, but with great indifference. Rip ley, one of the reform orators, was then introduced. " Farewell," and "good bye, " were the only words that passed. Magennis then signed a declaration, that *either Pearson, Bruce, nor his brother, James Mageunis, were semis, ICA to his attempt upon the life of the Birch, and declared he was ready. A few minutes before 12 o'clock the Bailiffs of the City Sheriffs demanded the body of the offender; and under as escort of the Ilst regiment he was conducted to Glover's striae, where lie sprang into the cart, amid with the same escort was conveyed to the city gaol. During the whole of die distance, his eyes were steadily fixed upon a New Testament, which was put into his hands by Mr. Keeling. At the door of the city gaol lie recognized a man, and shook hands with him. He then remained about three quarters of an hour in the chapel of the prison, where he prayed with Mr. Keeling and the Ordinary, and at tem minutes past one he was brought on the drop, attended by Mr. Keeling and the Rev. Mr. Wiliam. The executioner then affixed the rope to the beam, and lie again joined im prayer with the Ordinary; but there did nut appear to be that attention to his devotions which had previously cha— racterised him. His eyes wandered with a look of indif— ference over the multitude below. On being tied up, he expressed his intention of making a spring when the drop. fell, but was advised not do so. The executioner theta left his.; and he signified his intention, by moving his. hands, to address the crowd. Silence was instantly ob— tained : all that he said, however, was, " Good-hy, gen-. demen ! Farewell, farewell, my friend s! farewell!" The Icap was then drawn over his face, and h e immediatel y gave the signal by throwing down a handkerchief. The platform sunk, and iu less than two minutes he was ow more. WARWICKSHIRE ASSIZES. Ann Hestrey was charged with the murder of her mistress, Sarah Dormer, ut Ashow, near Warwick. Eliz. Dormer said, she was the daughter of Mr. J. Dormer, of Ashow. In the evening of the der, the witness, her eldest brother, her two sisters, and a Mr. H nide, went to Mr. Alridge's, at Thickthorn ; they returned a few minutes past seven. Her mother made tea, and the prisoner waited on them.—When they went out they lot her mother, her father, Mr. Harris, two Mr. Brays, and the, prisoner in the house. When they returned, she perceived the prisoner in the passage, very much agitated. Witness asked her if any body had been there. She answered nobody. On the floor of the passage witness noserved souse drops of blood ; they were smeared, as if sonic one had attempted to wipe them up. She asked the prisoner what she had been doing. She said nothing. She asked her to mop it up. She did so. Witness then asked her where her mother was. She said she was gone towards Ashow. Ber sister Harriet called " Mother" repeatedly, but getting no ..nswer she asked the prisoner where her mother was, Site said, about ten minutes ago she went into the g ar den to get smite cucumbers. Witness then went up. stairs. Iler mother's mom door appeared shut. Her sister Mary followed her, and in a monteut site heard her scream violently, and cry out, " Oh, my mother is murder is murdered my mother is murdered 1" 11 ones* ran to her mother's room, and iOnnd her mother dead. There were drops of blood in the passage, but she did not observe any on the staircase. Mary Dormer, aged I-1, corroborated this evidence. . Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty, when sentence of death was passed upon her. She was esteemed un Tisurslay. She was AWOL 22 years of ale ` Some detachments of cavalry arrived . m town on Tuesday night and the night btfure. preparatory to the trial of the State Prisoners; part of them is quartered in the King's Mews. 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