The National Register. — London, England, 1820-05-01 00:00:00

on the Friday, and remained in custody since. He iden tified Davidson, Wilson, Brunt, Ines, Cooper, Harrison, and Tidd; there were two he did not know ; they were again called forward, but he said he could not sear to them. lie was sent forward near the duck ; but he said he did not know them. One of them, be said, lie saw at the meeting. Cross-examined by 4r. Corwood.—He went not them to assassinate his Majesty's Ministers. His legs carried him there. His outward intent to all :appearance was for that, but his inwaid intent was against it. He was kept to it, because Brunt said, whoever forsook them would be marked. Ile became acquainted with Brand in Cain bray, in 18111. Ile had been a soldier years ',afore. He was a shoemaker. He had never been treastircr to a benefit society-. He carried with hint 401. He thought the money his own. He had never been charged with stealing it. He was introduced to Thistlew mid by his friend Maim to assassinate his Majesty's Ministers. That was the first object. He first :save inf./111%01On en Sa turday after. It was indeed from compunctien. I. My snotive was, gentlemen of the Jury, I do assure von, that I made a vow to God that I should till the truth. I did indeed regard it with horror. I felt compunctions visit ings bebire I was in custody. It was not because I felt my neck in danger, or beeanse I thought that it was bet ter that eighteen should be hanged than myself." 'File greatest her he ever saw present was fitleen men.— The greatest sum he saw was the There was No collec tion of halfpence or pence for the newspaper. was the depot. He saw no ter-roll, and no cannon ball. Th. • cannon were to lie charged with cartridges, and a large hammer was to be bought to strike down the tops of the iron pallisades, as it was thonght they would do more e‘ccution than balls. The newspaper was The New Times. Wituess did not know whether it was cor rect. lie haul seen nothing of Edwards since. He wits employed to carry a sword, as being expert at it. lie was not stitlictently near to have killed the inan in the loft with die sword. Ills lurnil was not in the least ex tended. He could tell nothing of the proceedings that followed He went a war, and did not deliver himself up, because he saw nu officer. He went home to abide the event. Re-examined in chief.--11c said the British armvwere at Cambray when he became acquainted with Brunt there. _ The Court was now adjourned till nine o'clock on Tues day morning. SECOND DAY.—ToEsnaV, APRIL 18. The Court met this mooning at nine o'clock and the names of the Jury having been called over, and Thist!e wood and the other prisoners being put to the bar, the evidence foi the prosecution was coat timed. Joseph Itale a young lad, the apprentice of Brunt, exa mined by Mr. Curtsey —1 am apprentice of Blunt. I have served tau yeasts and better of lily apprentireqhip. I lived with him in Fox Court. I remember a person coining to lodge there in Ja.mary. His name was Isis, a butcher.— Brunt and lie looked at the roots,. Brune said '• It aill do; go do wit and give them ush fling." After that fogs used to come to the room. The ke) was mostly kept in the front room, and logs used to conic there for it. Persons used sometimes to collie in to the room w lierw my master ass taken up. This was every evening. I saw, different persons.— They were Ings, Tidd, Bruilburn, Maud /1411, Potter, amid Strange. 1 remember a inan named Adams, he came. David.on tha black snail, came also.— Others used to come, hut Ido not recollect them. They used to stay nearly tan hours. There was no furniture in she room that ever I saw They used to take chain in out of the front room. I did tint hear any of their conversation. They used to call Thisileatiod sometimes T. his initial, and sometimes Arthur. 1 mige saw the door of lug's room open, and some thing poles, like branches of trees cut rough; suppose about VO of them I sometimes heard haulm; ring and sawing iii the room. There were mutt that .ning than ever • I had seen come up before. All the persons whom I have named were there that morning. After she meeting. broke up I saw Strange in my in •ster's roost,. There was no meeting on the evenings at* Monday or Tuesday. On the Wednesday there were several persons gulag, in and out. Some of them came into the front room, where I work ed.— They got sonic pistols and acre 'slotting some new dints in There were five or six pistols. One of the men said there were people overlooking them Irma the next house, and Brunt told them to go to the back noon. Strange and a man whim' 1 did not know were the men nho hail the pistols. 1 cannot say how many I bitty go in and out I saw 'lbis tlewOod that day. It, the afternoon he asked me for a sheet of writing paper. I gave Ism one. Ile took it, I believe, into the back room. My master after this came out of t tie buds rooms, and desired me to get six sheets of cartridge paper. lie gave me sixpence. I bought the paper and gave it him, itlid he loak it into the hack room. This tins about four or five in the afternoon. I !ward people going stools stairs bet wren live sind six illy master vas in and out several times. Ile weitt nwn) finally about 1.1%. There' was a wan men' with him. It atn nit one of the men I used to see there. A s a bl e hard been taken that da) from my mistress's room to the b a rk )))) . lit waned the table and %eat to it. I kiitickeigat the door, and Potter 1111111411 it. Ths Fe is ere four or five in the room la sid-s Potter. After my ma-ter ma. gene, 1 saw Tilt' between seven awl eight. NI s. Brunt railed him, awl Ise came it.. the room. Sin •1i0%%e1l him a Dike head and a sword. she asked kin shat she should 1111 With 1111 . 111. S!le then gave them to ham, nail he foals them oat of the room Ado the hrel. n o t.. Alter t hi- I .onte pets. n 1.11 ao,i, scars. Told lett as are-age, that it ally pt.I.FIIIII rolled hexshould hi sent It, the 11 11111 1 Ilan, Some per,on, silt c... 1 so 11sy 1114-411 711$11 t wilt 111 241,:11 . 010111 111 the IS bite limt. Potter came, and he went. Ile knew the may himself. Tlcre were three came to whom I Olen etl the tiny. My master came home that night at about nine to . ; lock. I ..tweryeti his stress tins ditty. lic appeared contused. 1 heard him say to his wife, it is as all up, sir words to that eile-t. He said that a here he hail been a great many officers had come in. He said that he had saved his life and that seas all. Just as Its said this, another mats came in Ido oat know that noun. Ihnut sl k 'mods iistli him, and asked hint if he kite% aho had iliforitied.— The mon said, no. The man then said, lir had bail a dr. ad ful blow on the side, a hich knocked him Ilona. Brunt then " There is sounethitig tmi be (lone .t." After this Brunt and the other 11140 went an ay r. Mrs. Brunt and I tate, we n t 111 I tig's t . I sass 4 1 1 rolls of brown paper With lam in them. I silts 11111 11 1 11 . 101 l remain ing. I sun something tolled op, mid lied mold a ilk •t I tooletst 1 theta to be lialid-gieliadcs. I Nis an it oil pot belonging to Brunt. my muster ensue iii about clevese TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER. o'clock. He told me to get up in the 1111 l rning as soon nt I could aud el.asi hi. boots They were very dirty. fie cal led sue in the morning at half-past six, and wisest I got up he asked nie if l knew the Borough. I told him yes. lie then ask, dmeif I knew SOO% 's Field's. I said no. Ile then went into the back r 111111 l and put the things out of the cup board into two baskets; one of which was afterward, poi into a blur tiara's beloonAing to Mrs. Brunt. This apron hail before been as a cut tabu in hig's MUM. My master told ine that Pinter lived in Snow's When we Mid the basket( ready, tan officers came in null took tea-ter into custody. 'fill lived IVall-passage, Brookes's Inc 0.11. Adams lived next Cr.ss-examined by Mr. Adolphits.-o-Nly master is a join , neyman shoemaker : nut a vcrs l main Adams is also a shoemaker. logs had the lodgings live weeks. I Is 1 eve they had meetings there every nialit. I thought there were about 20 persons there on the Sunday. I kilo% some of the prisoners. Strange is a boot •seller--selling boots sic a slow. Edwards was an artist. 1 7 ...taint's ate: there ahnost every day. Hall was u jouriwymato tay Ito - , I believe. dont know where he lives. I cat 1111 l t Ely how many persons acre thew at one time on Wednesday. The baskets used by icy master acre rash baskets. As near as 1 can guess t iiere were about YO poles. They weir branches of trees in a green raw state. I believe they kept a tire in lag's room. I do not know a heater the poles here t sot up to light the tire or Scot. Jahn Hector Marais examined by the Attorney-General. I am a journeyman cutler to Mr. Underwood, in Drury-lime, I remember on Christmas-eve :a man !nought a soo ord its my master's shop. The usaii was haltited like a butcher. lie drew the saint' from under his 1111 l ck-frock, a ithout a scab bard. He wiihed to have it groan(' sharp, pariieulai ly at the palm. lie said to put the name of I illib all it t hut lam hard of heal Mit, and it ought he lut s. lie called for it Ma few days. In al a fuetnight he brought another ,word to have it sharpened its the some way. It ails minis 10112.1 r than the other. LI lere the a itileSS identified the prisoner 11%4 as the men who brought the swords.) I should know the swoids again. Tliomss Hyden examined by Mr. flurney.-1 ant a cow keeper. I was formerly a member of a shoe.makeis' club. I ktn•w Wilson there. I saw him a few days before the 23d of February. lie met site in the street and made a pro position to use. He asked me if I scolds' lie nice •f a party to destroy his Majesty's Ministers. He said that they were waiting tot el cabinet dinner, and that all things were ready. He told me they had a sort of tilings which l never saw—they were called by the Millie of baud-grenades--and lie said lie depended on me to be one. He said that This. tlewood would be glad to see me it I wo u ld be sour. He said the use to Ice made of the Mind-grenades, was to be put under the table (at the cabinet dinner) welt the fuse alight, and those who escaped were to be destioyed toy the sword or some other weapon. He also said that fires were to be lighted, and the town kept in conliosion several dots', till the thing became geueral. He named some houses. Lard Hai rowhy's, Lind Castlereagh's, Lord Wellington's Lord Sid , 1111 l the Bishop of London's, and several others which I do not remember. 1 told him L would make tone. This was I believe tour or lye days before the Cato Street basin-as. Before that I went to Lord Has rowby's ; I do not remember the day. 1 followed his Lordship in the Park, - L gave him a mite. Oil Wednesday the 2:341 I saw Wilson again. believe it was betweeti four and fiie (o'clock in the aftertiotian I met him in Manchester Street, Manchester Square.—lle mid •' Hydra, you are the very man I wanted w see." I asked him what there was going to be; and he said, there was to be a cabinet dinner at Lord Harroirby's, Grosvenor Square. lie 1.1111 MC 1 was 11l it to the llorse and Gloom public-house, I was to go in there, sr ()therm ise I has to wail at Ilse corner until I was shoved into a stable .lose loy. I then asked him the hour, and he said about half-past five or a quad tee before six. I then asked hint boa many there acre to be, :Laid he said twenty or thirty. I asked 1 • was that all that there was going to he, and lie said there was to he another party in the Borough, another ta Gray's bu tane, and another in Gee's Court, or in the City. lie said all Gee's-court were in it, but they would not act till after the English began, us they had so often dec. ived them before. (tec ' s tort is inhabited by Irish. It is at St. Gile's end of Ox ford St reel. He. also sa id there aas a gent lemon's servant supporting them with money. and if they a mild at t up to the subject, he would give them a great deal mule. Ile asked me it 1 had a gun, and I said yes, but it was oaly a rtib• bishing one. lie then said they would provide me a itii gun, and something to Mork a lib. 'I brie area, lie also sa id two pieci s of cannon in Gray's lan-lane, a Melt they could get by bresking iti a small door, He said there acre four pieces of et in the artillery-ground, and they could be very rani). lA:tinily killing the scmtiuel. Alter they left Grosve Square they were to meet near the :Mansion house, I was told to come to my tune, Or the thing would he done befere I came. I went to John Slice' that evening It "as nearly seven o'clock. The entrance to Cato Street is a little gateway from John Street. When 1 got tho re I say , ' 11 ikon : a id Davidson. I had seen Davidson before.— Davidson asked me if I would go in. 1 said ito, as I aas g g somewhere else to hook fog same cream. He said if I would iti ii r. Thistles( toad aas inCle. I inked him 1% lei 'Four I should he there and lie said eight o'clock. If I ivi•re mot there to time, he said I was to failasi li e u Moose to 611e:senor elM:ele, turd at the fourth I n cise (tom the emller, at the Itattom of the square, I should find them. Cross s !outlined by Mr. Adolphus.-1 am not certain a 'tether the first conversation 1 had with W ilsoti aas In foie the solidity of the (:ado Street basiness. I am tool twit./ certain. It was four or live days. I ant tut I f tthi.• ti, %ay aliat day 1 gave the info' 'iitials to Lord I tat tea Ity. It might be a slay or two before I saw Wil ots in Manchester Slicer. The conversation with Wilson was in ;Manchester Street, ice were walking lip and down the street. - A note was here pot into witness's hand, which lie said was the one given by hint to Loki 'Linos% by, It was his 0%%11 111111 d w ritin L. (.:10%s-examitoe.ll.—The reason why I gave the note to Lord Harrod by was, beeaose I could not see Lord Cas tlereagh. I did not call at Lord Castle' eagles boost., but I rot duce or tour times near the house, in ostler to *ye linO. 1 dill not see him, and then I ease the note to Lord Hai rowby. I ant certain that in Wilson's conversation with me, the words, " His Majesty's Hinkle's," were used. The Earl of Hiierowliy examined room the Bench by the Atiorney 6earral.---1 it side in Grosvenor S'l"tne, on the smith side, near Chillies Street, next door to the Ai elthishop of York's. lam a ivy limo, and m i e of Ms Majesty's 'Ministers t 1 ant I)," sident of the. Commit, and one of the C.tbmt•t.--(n cammon parlance they are called his Majesty's HMls ters. On the 'Tuesday before the intended dinner, I was 35P titling nt tne Park without a servant. it was about two o'clock. I went to a Council at Carlton•lrouse. lamnt t positive as to the hour. As I came near Grosvenor-gato a person met me, and asked me if 1 was Lord Harrowby. I said yes. Ile said be wished to give a note to Lord Castlereagh, which was or considerable importance to him and to myself. Ile then gave lac a letter. Ater some further conversation, be gire toe it card, with his addres , . I saw the man again by appointment en W. ditt.sday mot.. ning in the ring among the young planotitai in Hyde. Park. The dimmer did not take place at my house ou Wedur sday. The preparations went on as if the pat ties were to dine together, until I wrote a note from the Lai of Liverpool's to my head servant, to say the Cabinet would ten dine there. It would be 3CVL - 11, or half past, at which the party would dine. Cross-examined by Mr. Corwood.—l lord some general knowledge ()Isome con•pitecy, or something of the kind, going on before this. Ido not know a 11C1801/ naused Ed wards. We had some general information a consido able time before this, that attune planlwas in agitation, but we did not know the time at which it was to take place, or at particulars. I will not say to two months. It was SOU' considerable time before this. John Monument and Thomas Dwyer, two other ac complices, were then examined, and each corroborated lie evidence piVell by Adams and Hyden. Hutliven, and the other police officers, gave evidence as to the taking the prisoners iu Cato-siresr ; as did Capt. Fit 7.1 Metter and the soldiers, the whole of winch we stated at the time of their apprehension. Sergeant Edward Manson, Or the Royal Artillery, had examined one of the grenades. It aas thus composed :- - Tile tin in the heart contained three ounces and a half Of gmipowdei ; the painting in the mite was saltpetre ; thet was pitch over the tin, and then rope-yarn, in which were pieces of lion; next the tin was oakum. abide WWI a!I tarred. In about half a iii i l inte it would explode. The explosion would Jo much mischief. itness pro ceeded to open one. Mr. Gurney exclaimed, " Stop, stop ; that knife may strike fire upon t h e iron." %Witness said, there wits no danger of that. Five large cart nails were found in it, and tau old stockings. The tube extended from the tit box to the •urtace, and WAS about three inches long. The tin ass bill Of 2110110 N der. . . . . . . He next examined it fire-ball; it consisted of oakum, tar, eosin, and stone brimstone porn:dell. LI Oiled and dimwit into a twilit:, if it touched wood, it was sure to set it on tire. Attorney General.—That is the case on the part of the rroieenitost. Wiinesses were then called for the prisoner. but their testimony VIM% ; after vihich the Solicitor General addressed the Jury on the part t.l the Ill'U`Cell• ilOll, and the Judge, in stunttaine up, leek a eeneral review of the evidence on both sirlett. The Jury retired for about minutes, and returned a vet diet of —(itALTY. FROM TUESDAY NIGIII".S* GAZETTE. FOREIGN OFFICE. Arno. 25. ...... The King has been pleased to approve of Don Juan Conflates de ltiva.s as Consul at Gibraltar for his Catholic Majesty. The King has also been pleased to approve of Mr. C. F. limner as Consul at Liverpool for the Swiss Confederation. The King has also been pleased to approve of Mr. John Wall as Consul at Drogheda for his Catholic Majesty. BA NKRUPTS. C. S. Harvey, Newcastle upon Tyne, brush manufacturer. Solicitors, Messrs. Morton and Williamson, Gray's Inn. R. B. Aluchall, Birmingham, merchant. Sols. Messrs. Clarke. Richards, and Medealf, Chancery Lane. J. Swindells, Itomilley, Cheshire, dealer. Sol. Mr. Tyler, Temple. J. Barrow, Mould Green, Yorkshire, clothier. Sol. Mr. Bat tye, Chancery Lane. J. Broughton, Linthwaite, Yorkshire. cloth nterchant. Sols. Messrs. Willis, Clarke, and Watson, Warnford Court, Throz morton Street. T. Palin. Hanley, Staffordshire, butcher. Sols. Messrs. Prise, Williams, and White, Lincoln's Inn. W. Anderton, Bridgeton!), Devonshire, brush maker. Sols. Messrs. Sandy and Co., Crane Court, Fleet Street. 1.. Hollis, Birmingham, victualler. Sols. Messrs. Alexander and Ilolme, New Inn. T. Garbutt, Manchester, woollen cord manufacturer. Sole. Messrs. Wright and Cole, Temple. S. Minot, Piffling Lane, merchant. Soh. Mews. Reardon and Davis, Corbet Court, Gracechurch Street. W. Wall, Weedon Beck, Northamptonshire, smith. Sol.. Mr. Taylor, Walbrmik. J. Gardner, Birmingham, victualler. Sols. Messrs. Bourdillon and Dewitt, Bread Street. Chearside. J. Welch. Ainsworth, Lancashire, cotton cloth manufacturer. Sol. Mr. Ellis, Chancery Lane. W. Stevenson, Sheffield, grocer. Sol. Mr. Mal:clock, Ser geant's Inn, Fleet Street. 1. Parker, Oldbury, Lancashire, victualler. Sol. Mr. Lowe, Birmingham. F. llutchins, Glocester, cheese factor. Sols. Messrs. Frowd and Clow, Serie Street, I .incoln's Inn. S. Jackson, ltonisey, Southampton, book,clier. Sols. Messrs. Winter and Williams. lietltiml Bow. ( Lit I I I. IR A l'Es to be grat•.ted May 16. B. Langston, sell.. Manchester, cotton no:reliant—R. Gray, Norwich, broker—J. Hahne, Goinersid, Yorkshire, woolstapler T. Ilealord, John Street. stepncy, dealer—J. Willrnott, Man chester. grocer—J. Brickdale, Taunton, battler—C. Ross, Great Barr, Stafthrdstiire, britshinaker—W. Smith. New Roast, St. Pancras. builder—W. Martin, Ormond street, Queen Square, horse dealer. DIVIDENDS. May SO, .1. Oliphant and J. Faxon, Rucklersbury, merchants —2l, T. and W. Jackson, Livetpool, inerehants—to, S. Lord, Sutton. innkeepor-16, C. A. Wheelwright, Cullum - Street, mere chalit—i it, C. C. Watson, Fenchurch Street, wine merchant— . 22, %V. Cobham, jun. and T. Jones, Ware. Ilcrts, bankers-2u, I'. Baden and W. Wilsn, I.angbourn Chambers, Fenchurch Street, coal hictors-18, T. Spencer, Manchester, commission broker -18. It. German, Plymouth. mercer-17, .1. Thackara. Rotherham, York, millwright-19, W. Illenkin, Kingston upon grocer..-14, It. Parker. Elles•nierv, Salop, grocer-16, C. C. Becher, Loth bury, inerchant-6, J. Stocks, Idersgate titreet, salesman— t 9..1. Wilkinson, Sculcuates, York, merchant —IS. 11. Barn, Nortl.owraiii, York, corn dealer —ISO, J. Perks Bristol, merchant. On Thursday night a bureau, in ne aousc of Mr. Sexton, at the Whitlelxme, on the Caton limit was broken open, and five silver tea spoons, aree table spoons, and 41. in cash were stolen. The robbery wns conm►itted by three Nils, wl.a acre apprehended on the following morning.