The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

h• • wee tiding on horseback in St. James's-1 d o or c..,‘ to him a letter. informing the je particithir terms, that a gang of assassins 0 1 ,,prbo were to assasinate his Lordship and o_7l*a I Cabinet Ministers, when assemble at his 0" * a wning of that day, at the Cabinet dinner 10 1 " g ar i was to give. Th. Earl of Ilarrowby. 0 516 k • ~..,k b. et sot know the man, stopped to listen to IPL i palation, in addition to the contents of the let- Iliiie re aris consulted his brother Ministers on 11 .. k i e t. The molt of their determination, in the l 01 ' 7 0 . was to postpone the dinner, the residence of! r e gad being well calculated for an ass.issin to lit' , 6 fa avenor-square being sucii a wide open space, itaile, once lost sight of, 'nigh: he pursued awl lt It hat the one he too k. om information given at the Office was at past r„l oc k, when it W3S made known that a certain ro f o fficers, constables, and patrol., would be ./ The aatore of the duty with which they were !,%,',..- i a‘ kept a secret till they started, Which was 1 7 0 - ib a Ntist e;ght o'clock ana nine. The place of the assassins was in Cato•street, John allillisgbe Ssiare-road, a here the nei me ghbours had imealsreted b um a nber of strange n assembling 7ab, and s loft over it , after dark. and sacks were pa ^ ar se the inside of tie windows, to prevent their i kon acts being feel. mo" -- k osparse of the day inquiries had been made, and pima es , !!'at some desperate act or acts were ex take place. The Ministers' servants were ;oak pistols. and two officers or constables ap tom each residence. The Earl of Ifarrowb; and • o s tletragb dined witlrthe Ratl'ef Liverpool, sos taso'tlock they went to the Secretal-y of State's A re k the !font'. Verartmen , , at which time all the i •e a st Ministers assembled, to be in readiness to give 010 care of any desperate act of resistance by toowedan 1 nusguided wretches. 4 4 the name of Northmore, who lives in a s pa immediately adjoining that in which the conspi aw ambled, found a sabre in her yard yesterday sue. This also is a wrapo'i of foreign manafactare, l ik e n i's appearance, had evidently:been ground Ai slay or two. It was perfectly sharp on both & A sk in addition to its brass hilt, there was attach otts ban (kerchief, so disposed as to afford a sort of Isr the arm. Mrs. Northmore, on finding the seerfor a friend, who advised her to transmit it s leet. This was accordingly done ; and extra ibasets Tyler, it was recognised by an active mem edisi establishment as exactly representing one of peek of trhi..h a description had been given at the ip t iel which were known to have been taken to al gut kr the purpose of grinding, • day sr two since. who took the sabres to the leafier Is known, joist isque.natism is likely to be elicited by the dis rid this weapon. I 1 DC D. Ilk irriew ;army Imit Jersey licesilvrei islyistei 3 sroc•KS Tll I: Red. Nil Con . 771 Ivy llt 14 s•ft Niel) G:1; DUN. I • Holland O Flanders it Frnnee . 9 1.1,b0n O Malta DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock Ditto Ronde 13s. 114. 13s. pm. 0:.I 4:noitie4 Ex. Bias. 441. 4s. die. Is. pm. Ditto Co.. 10nmium con. for .ie. M 4 I.on. Tickets X 93 !is. TH• inn= :4tattOman. ORPORATED virtu " Tll2 LONDON: IIUDAT EtENINC, FIBRIL:ARV 46, 11340. White Minket' are making 'the most they tan dihe wicked, senseless, and impotent conspiracy, *opportunely detected, with a view to reconcile he public to the injurious and ruinous measures of tierGoverturent, let it not be forgotten that des pise is making its progress in this country, and, idled, all over E.irope.—The longer it is ea kelailted, the les it is said to he f e lt ; but, at last, L._ . - larerer, it arrives to inch a degree as to propel tee people 'n arts of indiscretion, despair, and Wm Till the KING or Ministers& attack some erianchise, sacred as it were to all mankind, uarreetion nil! seldom be other than partial, and Oseersfly avail nothing, bat expose fiery and ed spirits to an ignominious termination of 'listener. In almost every insurrection, the alone begin hostilities—men of forecast tor no party till they ate hurried by the which they cannot stern, What have we %491sitend (mm the attempts of a rabble ? ire commonly Without resources, and with . wroperstion. They have never any great %Int for taking arms against tyranny; they can lithiterid upon one another I and they want se' /111 90thieb they rarely can secure. In their tits 1d....- _ or despair, the populate dlVnlre or trust them to miserable venal Ilk % and thereby give their intended victims b ►ender them abortive. If, as is alleged, !Minns recently seized on by the united force a few constables and a few soldiers, had toed the supposed flagitious purpose of as- 'Wolin some of the King's Ministers, what 11 6 the deed, if complete, have effected ! O iefortunate, but ambitious and selfish men *ham been sacrificed to the blind wrath of Wash wvetebes--their office could certainly "ems supplied by others as capable of adopting Or hie principles ; but, alas ! the progress of Was would have been delayed, and horror-struck 6 tbs baldness of the perpetrators of this dark od, man individuals, worthy, yet incapable of would have confounded the real , %If the Ootetitetion and the country with who would treat* on all law, religion, lad I Wet When the violent symptoms of universal 14134 Om from general growing distress, or the tYmnny of the Government break out,; MP' ~......1 _ :THE STATESMA: finless the instirgents be headed ►y some great personage ; unless the measures of an unruly and fluctuating multitude be planned by leaden ca pable Of directing their force, and carried into exe cution by spirited and audacious men, the insurrec tion, inttead Of being a revolt, is bet a sedition, easily suppressed, and always unsuccessful. But the en gaging as a leader of the insurgents is dangerous ; to head a faction is to draw upon one's self all the storm ; and the uncertainty of the success, or the apprehensions of a miscarriage, always tend to restrain the most resolute. How many times have the abused Spaniards failed in their partial at tempts! The army has now, indeed, taken up the cause, and therefore we consider it as next to in fallible. If one-fourth of an army of any country mutinies, the other three-fourths will never force them into terms of submission ; such an insurrec tional army must be treated tenth or eapitukiled to. Woe be to that State which reposes upon the force and fealty of its army with falling finances The soldiery require to be gratified with increased pay or fresh largesses for performing a painful duty, which the repressing the complaints of their noun tlimen is always considered to be. ' EXAMINATIONS AT BOIV-STRUT. —.ow— STATESMAN OPPICE, 71re iiitterk All this morning Bow-street Office has been erowded to excess, with persons of rank, under the expectation of hearing the charges exhibited against some of the conspirators. Two more prisoners, apprehended by Lavender and Bishop, were brought to the above Office ; one of them a tall man, about six feet high, shabbily dressed in a pea-green coat ; but they were imme diately taken to the Secretary of State's Office, to undergo an investigation. In the whole there are now 13 conspirators in custody. A man rather of shabby appearance presented himself to Mr. Birnie, and said he had some private information to give, respecting more of the con spirators, not yet taken. Mr. Birnie retired with him. It is not because we are not agonisingly alive to the sufferings of the country, that we say that much is ever wanting to excite a successful insurrection, and very little commonly wanted to suppress a partial conspiracy formed by a few vile assassins, but because we are sorry and shocked to see the lives of our fellow-creatures thrown away without honour. Nowithstand ing the provocations of a corrupt sod extra vagant system might tend to drive the people of these realms to despair, yet we wish them to re flect on what they do, wSth the view to redress their grievances ; for that unless some men stand forward more powerful in rank, talent, and fortune, than any we have witnessed, the Administration of GEosicE the FOVIMI is too crafty and experienced not to reader abortive any ordinary combination of talent. The above worthy Magistrate also received a letter from the landlord of the Horse and Groom, where the boiy of Smithers now lies, requesting assistance, as the populace was so great about his Premises that he was afraid of the consequences.— Assistance was ordered immediately. The High Bailiff of Westminster, and Mr. Wont net, the City Marshal, were also at the above Office, in conversation with Mr. Birnie ; and like wise Townshend, the officer. Every exertion ap pears to be making in all parts of the metropolis to secure the whole of the conspirators. Bow-street was tilled with persons anxious tO obtain information. This morning a case of considerable importance to pawnbrokers was heard at Bow-street before Mr. 'Ernie, respecting an overcharge of interest al leged to have bees made by a Mr. Laughton, a pawnbroker, in Soho. The case was not tern• naiad when our Paper was sent to press. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. To-day being the Account day, there has been a considerable degree of bustle, though without much fluctuation. Consols opened at OS, and the greater part of the Account has been settled be hinny people erroneously imagine that it is High : tween that and 881, which up to this time have Them to aim at the life of a Minister of State. been the extreme pr i ces. Ris not so: and however such man may be exalted Our conjectures upon the probability of its proving and favoured by the Royal rays or hi s Sovereign, a buil Account s have been verified, the continua yet he partakes of none of the Royal qualities he- non till the next Account having been done as high cause he is in 'Kingly °Rice. Re were surprised as 7-laths, which has earned the market to decline., to read in The London Gazette Extraordinary of and they are now IN, for money, and largo WO yesterday morning, the following passage : gains have been done at MN, the- the April Avis " And all persons are hereby condoned, upon their al h ' ton tef . . T he market looks rat h er h eavy. legionce, not to reetCre or arbowr the said Arthur Thistlewon4l, as any person offending herein will therein , rutilnr aLAigli-treemee." Now, although " Strotortn" was subscribed to this State-paper, yet we can scarcely suppose his Lordship had read It, or knew its exact ton tents ; for the law is not so Heaven forbid it should. la such a ease a all/111 would, under mere accusation of treason, perish for want, as IttrnAan 111. in tended poor J.trii SRORE should, when, in his pro clamation, he declares, that " Whoever gives her harbour or succour, dies ! !" 0? KIMPS ftir2VeN.-(Tisti Her., Robert Shorter, nho was yeitenisy ronricted of pub lishing a seditious libet,was this morning again brought up upon another information, charging him with the communion of the same (offence. Mr. OweSt.—We are glad to heir that this cr. tellent and philanthropic gentleman had been pro posed for representing in Parliament the Burghs of Selkirk, Pebbles, Linlithgow, and Lanark. It will be one step towards purifying that Assembly, against which so many just complaints are ass& to have persons of the independence of fbrtane and mind of Mr. OWEN among them. The Arrester, liesen.st. addretsed the Jnry on the flirt of the prosecution. The libel Which the defendant Otei now it'CUltett of publishing was alto contained in 11le Republican, and purported Ds be a Letter to the Prince Regent, on his answer to the Address of tab Common Council, respecting the recent occnrreneee et blanches ter. This answer war stated in the alleged libel to be as insult to the nation at large, and was otherwise ants mailverted upon in a most indecent and improper ma*. bee. The fact of the poblication was proved by Letitia Lewis, who stated that he purchased of the defendant,Ml the 115th of September, a number of The Republicaa,' containing the lettet in titlestion. Allet the publication hail been read, Mr. Shorter pees i ended to address the Jitry in his own defence. He As' served, that he was neither the author, the printet, net tht publisher of the work in question, but that if buring ana selling books was an offence, he certainly allowed himself to be guilty. His address (wbich he read from ry a written patiecupied a cansiderahle time, but did r not material y differ from the tine of defence adopted by ,briefly replied, and the Jnry, retnrnet: • verdict of linilty. bronght into Court to take a ' - same libel as that upon The Attorney Boners!, Ihe Court* that as the de found iinilty of • Similar of public justice were math ' not therefore press this adopted with respect to whom the infortnatton wee hrnnght into Court. Before se defeedast pet lea. •1146. Ihpcenetl Mr. Sherwin * whdse his defence. The affidavit lertrin was now yet of town* ' timidity nest. On these i trial might be defetred observedi that et the nit' it would be impossible that pit deferred) could come on r I'erm. As, however, the of Mr. Sherwin to he ma- A very nomerona Meeting of the Friends of R. ViAItRNIAN, Esq. assembled this day, at of London Tavern, to propose the most exl measures rot tarrying the Re-election of the and favourite Alderman for one of the Represents *tiros of the City. Many excellent resolntitms were passed unanimously. The Worthy Alderman was afterwards introduced, and cheered thusiastically ; he addressed the Meeting siderable length. We are sorry, in the election convarsatiorts Bediorel, to hear so little of the name of "' issams. The last Member of that name tis be ranked inning the worthies of his But names and Characters rims and fall ; Restatt and Csvcrolas hays preserved lustre undiminished to the present day. county of Bedbrd the contest is likely to vied on with gentlemanly warmth betwi friends of Mr, FYI( and his opponent, Sir BORNE, names of high respectability. Mr. has by far the advantage in the out- , voters, many of whom reside in Loudon. Mr. Birnie, we understand, was yesterday ted to the honour of an audience by his Majesty; so anxious was the Sovereign to inform himielf of the exact particulars of a transaction, the atrocity of which was not less than the danger to the public tranquility and welfare, His Grace the Duke of Wellington Went to is amine the premises where the murder was trated, and also the body of the unfortunate i Smithers. Yesterday Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian ASP bassador, was Introduced to his Majesty, at his roe law in Pall-mall. upon his return to Ery *SS Vieena,.itc. His Excellency had the MAWS • private assilleace of the King. I t i s somewhat singular, that not siatilt i tie mini prisoners apprehended in Cato-street, on ednes day night, had a single piece of mossy about' them; and when Thistlewnod was searched, be was found equally destitute. . the trial alumni be pot of Tile aura 5, R. WRODERARYRN. The defendant in this cense is a man of colour, and hie bed* occasionally in the habit of preaching at Hopkins street chapel. It was for some expressions made nse of in spoof die* discourses that the present prosecution swilimitituOd. Mr. AIRRIPRIRD opened the ease. The Sotactroa-Oste eta i. addressed deo Jury. He oh , sons', that the elehate at Hopkinwetteet Oar, had for Pate a apiacted the attention of the Magistrates i■ 4. 41 .1 r►eod . At this place the defendant was a ri - , and stood foremost amosipt their who the most daring tad impious opinion. aor hail, the►efore, thought it n sa• t• to witnes the proesedlags at rw • MA they (the Jary) *cold end, from die wet. a v ows siwatid briar terwattl, what had beet the cos dart and expressions of the defendant. William Plush, examined by Mr. RAINS, deposed, that he %sows Hopkins•street chapel, Tottenham-engirt-read. On the 23tb October last, he was directed to go there to !*: , hear a debate. He was accompanied by eye Matthew Mather*. The sisbjeet of debate that evetriag Whethei the rectum! of Julep Abbott to alio* Mr. Vieille* reading the Bible in It defence *as to be at - tHbated td the sincere respect he had for the mired or to a fear lest the abssirdities and falsehoods it contained thonld be exposed?" After two persons hid spoken, the defendant rose, and began his speech by complimenting those who preceded him. He then begged leave to call their attend'* to a few Absurdities which they had not noticed. (Witness here repeated the introductory remarks to Mr. lVellderburn's dis course, which wets of a highly blasphemous and offen sive description. The extracts were of considerable length, and their repetition occupied the Witness a considerable tins.% Among other offensive expressions, the defendant visa "Saul heti been destroying ill the witches as devils, or what not ; and at last seat for the Witch of Bodo, to raise np old Samuel to tell him what to do. Tn we are told by this book, that the sools of thee parted either go to Heaven or hell. Then, was Sa muel about in the matter that composes the earth, or was he gone to Heaven or Aell ? Suppose he was irt Heaven, *Thai power codl.l bring him down? Not the power of the witch who was leagued with devils. Chris tianity consists in what I have told. Acknowledge MO K—, acknowledge no priest, acknowledge no father.' After these extracts had been repeated, the witness said that he was quite sure that he hail correctly reported what had passed. He bad committed it to writlog, pact tie same evening, and part the following morning. Be tween -Mend 59 persons were present. Cross-examined by defendant.—Witness is of the Christian rel!xion. The question was read by the l'hairman. V. toes', upon being asked if the word "sap posed" had not been inserted before "absurdities of the, &c.', admitted that it might. This was the state of the trial when we left the Coast. (heat curiosity had been excited. The Court was ex ceedingly crowded. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.. BETTING AT TAITERSAL'S, Fe.. IN. DERBY. tq I asst Arbutus, by Winos. 4. Lisette 16 to I east the Duke of Grafton's Pinder,.le 600 to 11 al, at Lord G. Caseadish's e. out of Cat 100 to 3 apt Mr. 'Thornhill's kballor 100 to i agst Mr. R. Milne*** The Doke OAKS. Q to I apt The Duke of ftutland's f. oat of Sorcery, 0 to I apt Kr. W3radhadt's f. out of Martaunt RIDDLESWORTH.—(h? cuss.) 7 to II and 4 to I apt r. oat of Plasnefer's d. b to I apt the Deka at Grafton's Piadarrie HI to I agst Lord Salleld's e. out of Norah Betting oa the std Class as before. DONCASTIR ST. LEGER. IS to 1 Ogst e, by Walton, out of Lisette TA,limst 51ATCIII.--.n. match Made by Capt. Hughes. to trot two of hid own horse; in tandem style, 12 miles in one hour, and to tern at every break, was attempted yesterday, on the Newmarket road, over i six tsar piece of groat* se fall as : See. I Mile,. >ll2.Bee. -•647 - - - 5 1 ---4288 - - - 5 4 - 5 20 0 - - - 5 10 8I 10 - - - 6 10 11 - 5 12 - 4 40 114 - - - 5 el 3 - 4 - 3 - - II - - VI 501 YV 56 The match was host by forty seconds, the leadre haring broken into a canter in the brit gad third milli. It was fur 100 guineas. NA! AL INTRLIJOENCR. Nal., Fes. 24.—Arrived _ and **led for the River, the Criterion, Avery, from New York; Ind Sulannal.. Peters, from Dablin.—Caihe down from the River, the Poothnomus, Myer; Resolution, Thorp; Alexander. Davies; the Duke of Yerk for Jamaica; and (. I ,erberas. Revitoldson, for Madeira tad India. Severbl more are • turning dOwn--particolars anknoen. PonYamorTn, Pell. !i.—Arrived the George, Baxter, from London for Plymoitth; and his Majesty s brig, Ca. mellon; from *cringe. Passed ttp Channil.tbe Criterion. Avery, from New York, and 141116d.ber passengers her. Sailed the Nirfollt, Smith, for London; Dolphin, Cie • ment, for Elsinenr; Caroline transport, for Chatham ; tad his Majesty's ship Favourite, for the Downs. Haftwicn, Fan. it —Arrived the Prince of Orange picket, with a mail fro.. Holland . Sailed the Castle reagh picket; With a mail for ditto. PLYMOUTII. Fan. SC.—Arrived the Risehorongi., IP William, from Sierra Leone. Livserooz, Feu. 23.—Arrived the ('arleton, Clark, from Terceira ; and Axenoria, Ilignon, from Lisboa.— Sailed the (Hatton, Wilkinson, for the Brazils. • • Fzutorrn, Pita. 2t—Arrived the Oravelines, De Booker; from Hever-de-Orate. MARK El'S. Cdew-Rxr, HA MO Faa.lls:—Not haying had any fres% arrivals of Wheat shies Wednesday, there were Gat few samples on sale this morning from Bales, Kent, or Sul folk, and although there was bit little life in the trade, yet Monday's prices were obtained for the finest quail ties.—Fine Malting Barley sold on the same terms as on Wedeeeder. bat the detailed was not so brisk Monday, awl the wielding qualities are Is. per quarter lower than on that day.—Oats are IL per quarter ekes per, and doll sale at that decline.—ln Beans and Peas there is no.alteration. (to sink the OM: pet stow of Ribs.) lkoef . . es. lid. to M. 441. rATtLi AT MANENT. *Mei 6 es. fad. to as. Id. Beasts Yeti , . bs. Od. to 7s. Od. Calves rock . as. Od. to Od. albeep, fte, .. . Lew Limb . Os. Od. to Os. Od_ Pigs niu - Ayr , Clover emir , , It. Od. to 41. Os. Id. . 61. Os. MI. to. S. 141 s. Gt. . 11. Gt. ltd. to 11. Itt. According to private letters frem Berlin, General Count Oneisenaa proffered ble resignation, which has been amiepted.—(Alig. Zeihing.) We understand that, in esdaequenee of the eon selendeve sereples entertained by soma of the mi- Maisel df Bdinburgh, with regard t 0 the expe dieney, and elven the legality, of Angora' 'e nvoi " oil eke eta, eiontatio., At was eaVagretd by the clergy of that city that any not*, which a t onic, b e taken, in their respective pelpilll d ef the loss which the nation have sustained' by die death of their revered Father, should be eondned to the Sunday immediately sneceeding the proclamaton of the present king. tag of n.. bile ye . ten i a. the City 1 txpedio i st ' Tat Areowerr-firmenet.bri 'her a short deliberation, rein! e worthy William Walled was brougl present's- Wend 'vial for publishing the mOlntitma which Shorter was convicted. m erman larnarever, informed informed II most en- e r fegaaa 4 had yesterday been ft . at ail).- he thought the ends of ci fl y answerml, and should i ion against him. alit** at hat'')sante course was la f WHIT- Sid itsbary, jun. against w deserves fawn. I Altana Mahe *as then hrn 1' etmpre•sed the di timille ,_, rvi %kw that he had subpce ed t een' re once was material to his In the w okra slate, that Mr. Sheri ) be car-' an would not relearn until reen the' s, he begged that his li r j . 0 1 _, stn Monday. Mr Pilf The ATTORMCT ORMIIIAL o . ' . tinge would end te-morrow, it a free` I the trial of the defendant, fit notil4he Sittings after Laster 1 iy admit- 1 defm‘lamt stated the evidence I jesty; so' , tetisi a he would conaeat that tl pi• - • t--:~„ ..~-- *r 1 V