The National Register. — London, England, 1820-04-16 00:00:00

l - - them as they are, is absolute folly." Harrison said, "It is a grand principle that a whole nation cannot rte; and if there he a thousand walls between us mid our Pt ince, we will blow them duals either to heaven or lied :" these were not the precise words, but that was the ssiliSleliee. Harrison said, "and let us see what sort of an animal bilb sport the throne." When Harrison said tuts, Sir Citailes Wolseley leas four or five yards from him. Alter tins, Sir Charles Weiseley spoke. Did he say any thing about the Bastile ?—He said that he had assisted io taking the Hasiiie ; he said lie would not desist from his exertions in the cause of the people; and there was something like English Hostiles, which I do mut remember. lie-examined.—Harrison spoke of its being useless to petition the throne, because Lord Sitlinuntli lied refused to present the petitions. It was at that time that he used the exits clarion of " ten thousand Wale.; • the metaphor referred, witness thought, 10 the let lsal al . Los d mouth. Mit Won did nut state any objection to petitiou ing the House ut Lords. James Swinilehs was at the Stockport meeting from 13 40 YO minutes. Was not near enough to wadi-island the speeches. Is a diaper by trade; has a f aaaaa ; out fell DO Walla. ?its shop was not Mint, and does out know it Any other slum was shut. Should have kniiivii it tt (Dery bad been any Shut. it being now near eight o'clock, the Coiti t adjourned till nine to-morrow. A great crowd attended mr Charles Wolseley to his lodgings, and cheered ~,,, to ndiy. TUEssDsr, SPN.IL 11. This morning Mi. Iteliyna witnessed the Jury on the part of the prosecution, sifter alit. a The Chi >f Justice sit ~,,,, id up, during %Melt he was sepeateilly corrected by rutl. apt the darn ants, as well as by the Coo, sel employed by Sir C Woi.sir., navios in many ill-levees stated fuels 1., have been pulsed. which were not in evimilee—and in .1111 s, hastm, stated as testa what way by the v. itilesr.s. The Jury eotrAt3ted for about tau ~,,, tutes, whet§ they desired to urine. Toe indictment was Isatide.l to 111 , lit. — They retired at one o'clock, and Rewrite.. in Direr yam leis of an hour 'l , l IL Verdl• t of Gutty u,ailWl 311' Willebit!) and Joseph liar, nem. 'I he Colas! rob Sri) tioad- Od, and all seemed to teal the greatest interest, but no ex pressiou of lentil, eel Odipailltd the verdict. 31p. Pearson had It ft t hrstt.t this Mtn 11111,;. The Altoroe) G. fiend said, the .nuts would 'cults' into the salute trro,,usT.tote. a. befor.., to op eat forjuag sent in tin Kin„,'s Broca. Mr. Chin' Justice vltiraru. Ye : what arc they? Mr. Beityint..—Very small, %hi. but 11. am satisfied with them. Sir Charles Wohely, on leassag court, was followed by a great crowd of people to its lodgings. The .owl pro ceeded with the trial of fel a. file traverse of tile Xing against King is fixed for I* d ;FLA.). Alaltellll is has becustir excessively depressed. The visit and conversation of n clergyman are said to have penetrated his mind like a flash of li,,lnuing. REMOVAL OF THE STATE . PRISONERS TO N Friday, at three o'clock Mr. Sheriff Bothwell received a strontium trout the office of the Secretary 01 State fur the House Department, requiring his presence at White hall, to make the necessary arratigettients for the reitio val *like state prisoners in the Tower to Newgate. The worthy Shealy's' no time in attending to the incita tion;..atl, in company with Mr. thider•Siterilt Turner, immediately proceeded to the Home-utfice, where they were introduced so Lord Sulmouth. T i re mode of con veyiug the prisoners havirig been decided upon, Lord Sidmouth delivered to Sherif f Outlived ! a wr:t, empow ering hire to receive into custody, from the Warder of the •rower of London, the hodiesof Arthur Thistleevuod, William U,etdsuh, James lugs John 'Donnas Brant, Richard Tidd, James William Wilson ' and John friar -sison charged with high treason. His Lordship at the same e intimated that a military force would be in attendance, to guard the prisoners to their place of destination. Inconsequence of the plan adopted, yesterday morn ing, as early as half-past six o'clock, Mr. Sheriff Both well, Al r. Under-Sheriff Turner, Mr. Under-Sheriff Polka, Mr. Brown (gaoler of Newgate), Mr. %Vollmer (the Chid City Marshall) and 11.1 r. Brown (the Deputy Marshall,) arrived at the Tower, and were immediately introduced to the. resident Governor, Major J. H. El lington, who had been apprized of their coming, and had given direction; to the Warders to have their prisoners in read mess. A numerous detachment of the Life Guards soon afterwards arrived at the fortress, and these were followed by 'ascender, Salmon, Taunton, Ellis, Smith, Morris, and other lh n v Street officers, in Seven carriages, which were engliged for the occasion. At serei o'clock, every thing being in readiness, direction , were given to the Warders to bring forth their prisoners. Toe prisoners were then conducted separately from their respective places of confinement, between two Warders, into the Coto byard, where they were delivered to the officers in waiting, by whom they were handenffed. W bile Lavender was placing the handcuffs on Thistlewood he was greatly agitated, and trembled excectibigly. Their names were called over fronts the writ, and Mr. Brown, the gaoler of Newgate, was thus enabled to rteognize then persons. They were all per fectly silent until about to depart, when they expressed their thanks to the Warder for the humane attention which they hail received. The whole being now as sembled, Intl , were marched, each between two Bow Street talkers, sal the Fosse-gate, beyond which the car riages had been drawn up. Thistlewood was placed ni the first carriage, and wasjoined by . Lavender and two other officers. The remaining prisoners were each placed in a separate catris.gr, and each uncurled by three Bow.street officers. They were accompatiied by a troop of Life-Guards, and proceeded in a direct course to Newgate prison. The carriages were flanked on each side by llorse Guards in b InAle tile. Notwithstanding the early hour of the morning, and the secrecy with which the rtniu;al was so prudently conducted, as the carriages issued front the Tower gates, an immense throng had assembled to witness that departure. THE NATIONAL REGISTER. In the gaol of Newgate, the M irshol's men, and i large holy of constables, were assembled at seven o'clock, for the purpose of preserving order ; and when, at (.10 minutes belore eight, it was announced that the prisoners were approaching, they sallied forth and formed a half moon in front of the felons' door. In a few seconds afterwards, the Horse Guards turned the corner of the Uid Bailey , and rode up to the prison. Mr. Sheriff Holt well, and she Under Sheriff, drove up to the private door of Mr. Brown's house, and obtained admission to rue gaol by that means. The prisoners alighted at the tritons' door, and were received by the chief turnkey.— Thistlewood, as he went up the steps, appeared greatly dejected as did Ings, Tidd, and Brunt. Davidson, Harrison, and Wilson, scented to maintain their confidence. The prisoners were ultimately conducted to the cells which had been previously prepared fur their reception ; and the whole being thus safely delivered to the proper authorities, the Horse Guards rode off to their quarters. Tnistlewood is placed in a small but comfortable cell by nionself, having a fire and other accommodations. In he day tune au officer is constantly present with him ; And at night two are kept on guard. The other six 116- soteers brought from the Tower were placed all together, and base toe accommodation of a large yard on the north side of the prison, in which they are allowed to take the air. With totem also is one officer in the day ti,ne, and two at 111 . 011, are always present. At three o'clock in the afternoon the four prisoners conlitied an tole House of Correction arrived at Newgate, without any military t scut'. 'fury were brought in two carriages, accompanied hs five or six police officers. Th ese new prisoners wire placed in a separate cell Jew. ;nun nurse who tad teen brought Irons the Toner. With respect to the prisoners arrived from the House of Om-retool the same precautiolis are taken, and one 1,, .ew dry, and two at night, wee appointed to be pre,eiti watt them. lotlt t to prcten• any disturbance of a serious nature trk,ua place, a tin tier pr cannon had been taken. A tics a•• tit of toe Lunde II mihva arrived in the .coure 1), u c af . ..cii..mo at Ncws,,le, and will continue there with ttx whole of the trials are concluded. waves and other relatives of the prisoners has ing on Friday morning been refused admission by Mo. Brown, toe ke.Ter, to see them, they applied to Lord Sitlinoutu for orders to be admitted every evening during the trials. After waiting some owe in the lobby of the H Department, orders were grained to Mrs. Inistle wooto, Mrs. Wilson, and two others, and they saw their husbands. Friday evening the Committee toe defending the prisoners sat at the Crown and Anchor, King's head-court, Shoe-lane, and considerable sums were sub scribed for defraying the expeuce of the defence, &c. FROM TUESDAY NIGLIT'S GAZETTE. WRITIIIIALL. APRIL 10. The Xing has been pleased to command, that the skth day of this instant April duet be. in all respects, observed and kept as his Majesty's Wrth.day, instead of the itth day of August. At the Court at Carlton House. the sub of April, 1840; pat sent. the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council; this day the Right Hun. David Boyle. Lord Jusuce Clerk of Scotland. was, by hi. Majesty's command , sworn of hi s Majesty's Most lion rrivy Council. and took his place qt the Board accordingly. His Majesty having been pleased to appoint Major General Sir Benjamin D'Urhan, K.C.8.. to be Captain General and Governor in Chief in and over the islands of Antigua and Montserrat. he this day took the usual oaths appointed to be taken by the Gover nors of his Majesty's plantations. BA N KRUPTS. J. Wadsworth, Long Buckby, Northamptonshire. dealer. So licitor, Mr. Becke, Devonshire Street, Queen Square. H. and H. Phillips. and T. Pole. Birmingham. toy makers. Sols. Messrs. Baxter and Bowker, Gray's Inn. W. Fisher. Avon Clift, Wilts, innkeeper. Sols. Messrs. Dax and Co. Guildford Street. J. Miller, Burlington Arcade. Piccadilly, bookseller. Sols. Messrs. Allen and CO., Carli.le Street, Soho. R. Beek:dine and T. Davies, Bridgnonh, ironfounders. Sol. Mr. King, Sergeant's Inn, Fleet Street. C. Berry, Cavershain, Oxfordshire, saddler. Sol. Mr. Hamil ton, Berwick Street, Soho. LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM. An excellent dinner was un Monday given to the sup. poi tent of this valuable Institution, at the City of Lou don.favern. It was numerously attended, and wr should suppose that upwards of SOO were present. Mr. Thomas Wilson, M. P., presided in the absence of the Lord Mayor, the nun-attendance of the Chisel Magistrate, as we afterwards understood, was to be attributed wholly to a mistake, it being his full imtention to have complied with the wishes of the managers of this institution, and to have taken the chair. The cloth having been removed, the usual toasts were proposed and drank. On " The Royal Fancily" been given front the chair, it was received with enthusiasm, accompanied with loud cries of "'Flee Queen, the Queen," and hisses. " The memory of the Duke of Kent, the patron of the Asylum, was drank in silence, and was succeeded by "The prosperity of the Lomita' Orphan Asylum." In proposing this latter toast, Mi. W ilson expressed Isis high approbation of the insti tutiusi. It was but seven stunt years NiIICV its commence ment, and he hoped it was now established on • firm foundation. Its object, the support of the Iriendless or phan, to give food, clothing, mid education to those help less beings, merited, and he was satisfied would receive, the patronage of every feeling heart. 'l•he number of us pilaus tit st supported by this institution was only four, but by the liberality of the public, that number had been nue. increased to 9:c. At about nine o'clock the Lord Mayor 'imed the room, and was accused with loud u;•phause. lie shortly and s•ti►tactorily explained the cane of dm mistake, and concluded with reputing; a soa , t ss hick was di auk with great entlinstasiii—" '1 he li. Ito nee M . the people, and may they never be crushed by despotism, or tent asunder by democracy.' • The sob. see ip !Walt: received in the course of the es • g unwonted to aisurst 1,0001 Al about half-past 10, Mr. Wilson left the chair and it was filled immediately by the Lord LAMENTABLE OCCURRENCF: AT GREENOCK, Extract of a Letter, dated Greenock, April 2.—" 1 know not in what manner to lay before your readers the lamentable scene which took place in the streets of this town yesterday afternoon. It originated at first in a report which was circulated early that morning, iliac a number of Paisley Radicals were to be brought tootle gaol under a military escort. As the inhabitants of this place are not much acquainted with sights of this kind, it was naturally to he expected that immense crowds would assemble to witness their entry ; and about half lent four o'clock our ears were regaled with the music of a druin and fife, which announced the triumphant, and to all appeararice pompous, entry of about fat) 4 the Port Glasgow inhabitants, beari rig arms, and called an "Armed Association," guarding a cart with five Radicals. Some persons amongst the crowd began a hissing, which became pretty general, and, as far as I observed, a few mischievous boys began to throw stones; when, in order to strike terror amongst the crowd, they discharged some of their pieces, and the contents of one struck a little boy without doing ally material injury. After the prisoners were received by the magistrates, and lodged in places prepared for them, this association began their maven homewards, amidst loud hissing and now and then assailed by stones ; and I ant convinced that the hissing principally arose on account of their very awkward appearance: for the people of Greenock are a very loyal people, and not at all in clined, at any time, to trample under foot the laws of their country, or to rifler indignities against any body of men doing their duty in the manner the law requires of I them; and the stones which were thrown, I have no doubt, would have been the same, had the same Asso ciation been acting in a different cause; and I think the great error lay in not investing the same charge to well disciplined military; but can I term these men well disciplined who acted as if every one was com mander; one officer attempting to command, and ano ther contradicting it? It would have been well had they continued so, and made the best of their way home —hut they neither attempted to charge the crowd before them with the point of their bayonets—they read no Riot Act—they gave no proper warning of what they intended to do ; and, without forming into a line, they poured their shot amongst a crowd made up of the guilty, the innocent, and the unsuspecting; and they repeated this wanton outrage amongst the crowds which assembled from various places of the town, until they killed on the spot four persons, and wounded twenty, (five of whom are since dead.) I should have been happy to excuse their proceedings ; hut, in justice to my own feelings, and those of the principal part of the inhabitants, I cannot. It is true the crowd should not have insulted them; but who would not bear the greatest insult before they would attempt to kill any man?— Their lives were not in danger at the time ; no doubt ' some of the stones injured them, and irritated others; 1 but their minds should have been prepared for all this, amid the utmost extremity alone should have compelled them to fire. " I need not say the inhabitants were alarmed, in. ' deed they would not believe their eyes at first when they saw their townsmen carried in all directions towards ' the medical gentlemen, whose prompt attention cannot be too highly praised. After this bustle and alarm had subsided, after the dead had been carried to their rela tions, and the wounded to the hospital and their friends; a cheer in midst of the square by a few brought many together, and it appeared they knew not what they would have wished. The magistrate went into their centre and insisted on their being peaceable; but it ap ppeared they had no very bad intention, and we must make some excuse for their exasperated feelings, which prompted them to the rash act of breaking open the I prison, which they accomplished in a short time, anrl liberated the five Radicals, whose names I could not . _ learn. The crowd examined them narrowly believe they permitted them to escape, lest they by mistake should have liberated any other prisoners, which was not their wish ; they then allowed them to shift for themselves. Shortly after this, a considerable crowd assembled, and a piper played at their head through the town for about an hour and a half. It scents they had at first an intention of attacking Port Glasgow ; but for :he honour of my townsmen, I am happy to say it was not carried into effect , and the magistrates not knowing what might happen, used the wise precaution of sending for forces, whose services were not required, for about eleven o'clock all had dispersed, and there was as much regularity iii the streets as if the week had closed with its usual quietness and good order. " 1 learn this melancholy detail of facts with feelings more of sorrow than of anger, satisfied, in my own con science, that what I have stated is correct according to my own feelings; and I trust that through the meditun of your paper, the world may know that no treason or conspiracy lay at the bottom of all this, but that the imprudence of a few who wt re in the crowd, and Lhe unjustifiable rashness of the armed, were the the only means which disturbed for a few hours the peace of our streets, which at the present moment exhibit all the simplicity and good order which are characteristic of a Scottish sabbath." His Majesty, we understand, has appointed Mr. Colman, the popular dramatic author, Lieutenant of the Yeomen of the Guard, in the place of Mr. Davis. A private letter was received on Monday, from the Earl of Lauderdale, dated Rome the 3d inst. He is, we understand, pursuing a rapid route towards Leghorn, which place the Queen contem plates reaching on the sth. His Lordship, from popular sense of feeling. has tendered his important services to accompany her Majesty to England, which is thought more to ctl;:ct before the meeting of Parliament. 113