The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-07-31 00:00:00

, . 1 , k 1 s 4 , • i . 1 ) ( . 1 ~.i ( I , ( t . * I ...• , ;t RIG!! TRE,4SON. SPECIAL COMNIISSION—DeNIRARTON. WSDNE4II.III", JL'LT The Special Court of Oyer and Terminer assembled hor:: this day in the Parish Church, which had been repared for the occasion. At 9 o'clock in tits tnoraing their Lordships walked ite !aoression from the Elephant Inn to the Parish Coln h, attended by a party of the volunteers, and a ~.,?:,r a ng of the veterans from the Castle, preced e d by a band of music, and followed by the Lord P ro . a, Sheriff, and Magistrates. The Court consisted of the Lord President, the Lord Justice Clerk, the Lord Chief Baron, and Lord Phialllv. The principal doors of the Church were at an early hour surrounded by n vast crowd, which the military had great di& ci:!ty in keeping back. The Church was soon filled ill every corner, the audience consisting of a great p-oportion of well dressed females ; many of whom came o l doubt to witness the uncommon exhibition of a I.:nch end a bar, with armed soldiers, Within the walls uC a -lace of worship. The prisoners were brought to the bat from the Ca.tle under an escort of the military. Their Names were. Patrick M'Devitt, William Blair, Robert Mon- Lieorge Monroe, William M•Phie, and Richard riounrion. The following jury were chosen :—Arebibald N'Naughton, WFarlatie of Hellensburgh, John 111Tarlane of Hellensburgh, Padang 11I'Farlane, Hobert 111'Hutchen, parish of Lass, David Napier, ~t Dumbarton. smith, John Latta, of Dumbarton, linter. Robert Denny, of lireenhead, James Lang, Dqn aid 31•Parlane, John M'Farlane, Walter Colytthoun. In apitointinr the jure, a circumstance occurred which i;;•41 a good deal of merriment in the Chnreh, eon %W rung, No, the awful occasion which had draws tooher the assembly. One of the jury being called upun, a certain individual rose and stated, that he is the so■ of the person whose name was now called, b.o. that his father was old anti could not attend, and he had come in his stead' Koh:rt Monroe was first put 'Ton his trial. The ! imlicitneot against him was then read, which consisted so four counts : I. the compassiug of the death of the, King : 2. the levying of war against the King : 3. , rompassing or imagining. to depose the King; and, lastly, compassing the levying •f war against the King. Ibe SULICITORMINEAAL opened the prosecution with a short address to the Jury ; and concluded by od:ing witnesses to substantiate his case. The Ar•t witness who was examined seemed to give, hi esi.lettee relucta.itly, that the Lord President, r u l t ta w h e was strongly suspicious that he had kept b id: a I rreat deal of the truth ; and that if he had June so, be had to answer for it to Almighty God. The evidence fur the prosecution being closed, the Court inquired of Air. (Irani if he intended to' bring foroard any exculpatory proof for the pri soners Mr. (JUAN r signified that such was aortainly his in tention. The pmpmeti, it being then about eight o'clock. and the remaimler of the proceedings on thisirial being likely to occupy much time, they would be under the necessity of adjourning before they maid be concluded ; and it was better, he thought, to adjourn now than at any future stage. • Tolltts proposal the Counsel both for the Crows and for the pris titer assented. The Lunn Purstoeyer then intimated to the Jury, that it would be necessary to enclose them by them selves an night, and he hoped they would for one* ribmit to the inconvenience ; and care should be taken that they would he provided with refreshment* and every necessary accommodation. The Court then adjourned till to-morrow morning at nine o'clock. The Chart+ throughout the day was remarkably crowded, and the Court had the utmost difficulty in keeping clear the passages, and in preserving silence. A sno4ll degree of agitation was once experienced sbriug the proceedings, occasioned by one of the seats in the gallery. on which the crowd were standing, yieltlinz to the weight with which it groaned ; which i•npressed the audience beneath with an apprehension that the gallery itself was giving way. The Lord President severely reproved those in the gallery who hal caused theascrident by so indecorously elevating themselves, and jnstly remarked that a mach less acci dent might have been fatal to the lives of a number of persons. His Lordship also gave orders that no per sons during the continuance of the trials should be admitted into the galleries. THURSDAY, JULY 27. The Court this day met at halt-pant 9, and remitted its proceeding+ on the trial of Monroe. Present, the lord President, the Lord Justice Clerk. sail Lord Pitwilly, who were escorted in the same manner as yesterday. 'I he names of the prisoners and Jnry were sAt called over. Mr. Saneronn then rose, and in • short address invoked the attention of the Jury to the exculpatory evidence which was to be brought forward in t!•e prisoner's defame ; the Investigation of which is now going on. On the 26th inst. the Chain Bridge across the Tweed, near Tweed-hill, was opened. ('apt. Brown, in his tandem, followed by 12 two horse carts laden wit► stones, and Mr. Molle, of Muins, in his carriage, passed along the bridge and returned ; a little after wards, the stability of the structure being thus tried, the Right Hon. the Earl of Home, the Commissioners of the High Roads, Isc. preceded by the Berwickshire militia band, playing Hod save the King, passed along the bridge. The Earl of Home and a numerous party of gentlemen of the first respectability. sat down to a most excellent dinner prepared in a tent by Mr. Paulin, of Horndesn. After dinner, many loyal trid appro priate toasts were given, the bane playing suitable tunes, and the day was spent in the ■tmost harmony. Many other tents were erected, in most of whom noniron' companies dined ; : • I amend thousands of I people assembled on the occasion. The length of the bridge is 405 feet, without any support in the middle, sod the reed across selfielently wide to. allow two carts to meet. with a•.foot path on each side.: its-~-•.ra .. ~-- ~ OLDHAM 'AFFRAY. •Ip.P - T Jame* Whittaker and Jamul; Ifinterbeham, were pdt to the har, charged with riot and assault at Old ham on the t sth of :461 lag'. Mr. tiltl'llAS had Jost stated the leading fiefs or the ease, when The defendants said they wished to traverse. The Court said they were too late ; they had said that they were ready to proceed to trial. The defendants said they were not ready for trial ; their friends were not in attendance, as it was expected that the trial would be delayed. _ _ _ The defendants, who appeared ignorant of legal forms, it seemed, had misunderstood the Clerk of the Court, and had answered, Yes, to the question, whether they were reAdy fur trial, when they thought the inquiry was whether they wished their indictment to be Ira versed. The Court assured the defendants that justice was their only object. It was a solemn thing now, that the Jury were sworn ; and the Court could not break through the ..butte" of justice. The defendants said they had neither Counsel war witnesses present. Edward Connell, a private in the 7th Dragoon Guards, deposed, that he was drinking with other sol diers, at the littll's Head inn, at Oldham, on the 25th of April last; ii'hittaker was in the room, and made use of some bad words. He also began to sing a song called Petering", in which the military were mach abused. Witness got up and said that that song ought not to be sung before soldiery, and that he would leave th e com pany. Whittaker, then took up a glass of ale and threw it in his fare, following it up by a blow, which made him fall bark. As soon as witness recovered, he returned the blow. A scale then ensued, in which about '2O or 30 of the townipeople, armed with sticks and other weapons, set upon thew. One of the witness's comrades went away, to fetch a party of Guards. Ile was knocked down and kicked most severely with the clogs which the people wore. Winterbotham went out at the beginning of the fray, and returned with a great number of people, with sticks. They durst nut stir out of the house, there was such a number round it, until a guard came. Whittaker, in cross-examination, asked this wit ness, if he did not recollect throwing' liquor in his fare first, and then striking hint ; if he did not wantonly burn his bat, and some other questions, but the witness could not rec :fleet any of these circum stances. John (lough. a private in the same regiment, gave the same answers to the questions of the ►•ounsel for the prosecution as the former witness ; when cross e‘aminmi by the defendants, his memory algs proved defective. Ile admitted that he had kicked Whittaker out of the house for be deserved it. Wm. Griffin, a soldier in the same regiment, cor roborated the statement of the two last witnesses. lie added, that trhittaker had given a disloyal toast. He also could not recollect the sol.liers throwing beer in Whittaker'► ?ace and striking him. Wm. Collins, another private of the 7th Dragoos Ilnards, and Serjeant Pulliday, of an infantry reel. meat, gave similar evidence. Neither of them recut• lected any thing in favour of the defen.lants. The defendants then called Thomas Slott, who stated that he on the 25th of April last. one of the soldiers, who t be milted. it was a loyal ness seemed The CIIAIL a loyal one. Witness proct which was called (The 'tit hed done.) it, if it was songs, one of n he had done, one of the soldiers asked, body c mid sing " Prterloo t" Whittaker said that he mild sing it. Ile began, but had not sung the first stanza, before Connell, the soldier, jumped up, threw a glass of beer in his face, snatched Isis white hat off, ■nd put it on the fire, where it lay till it was burnt. Connel immediately after threw another glass of beer into Whittaker's face, and as Whittaler was rising from his seat, Connell struck him in the face with his fist. One of the soldiers had put the poker in the fire some time before, and by this time it was red hot ; the sau►e soldier pulled it out, and standing before the door with the poker resting on his shoulder, threatened to strike any wan who should enter the room. Wiki came in, and be was immediately struck with it on the side of the head by the soldier. One of the soldiers went out for a guard. Witness was in the room all the time, and saw the whole transaction. Thomas Mellor was at the Bull's Head Inn on the 25th of April last ; there were some soldiers and t .wuspeople in the house; the soldiers had a song called Waterloo sung, and one of them asked if any Body could sing Peterloo; witness was so situated that he could not see the singer, until a soldier got up, threw some beer in his face, and, snatching his white hat uIT, put it into the lire. The defendant, Whitta ker, then got up, when the soldiers struck him on use face so as to knock him down. A scuttle ensued; use soldier held a red hot poker in his baud, threatening to run it through any man who came into the room. Some persons cowing to their relief, disarmed the soldier. John Schofield was at the Ball's Head daring the whole of the affray. lie corroborated the testimony of the preceding witnesses; which was also further sup ported by the evidence of Thomas James tie boleld. The witnesses for the defendants were all cross-ex amined at considerable length ; bnt notitin* was elicited to invalidate their testimo. They all acquitted both the elefendents of commen cing the affray; they described them as only defending themselves against the soldiers. The witnesses fur the defendeots appeal el to he very respectable sewn. Those for the prottedstion were all soldiers, excepting the surgeon, who gave Widows ea the blows they had received. The defendants, in defence, gave a otaeousout of tile proceedings on the 115th of April, precisely ohlaiht that detailed by their witnesses. They were sot dm be. gi noon of the affray, they bad only defended themoeine 'guinea thee arum its of the soldiery. Mr. COLTMAN rep lied . — He treated the ease will' great jocularity,..• maintained that a man could MO suffer a reel hot poker to rest cm his shoolder, without Morning it through (This arypeasist seamiest to be Emended on the supposed aerially that the poker should Ire red hot at both mi..) The Jury rare the linkman no troobk to smo up. and after deliberating about tea Ninon. retuned • 'in dict of guilty againstboth of the gefoittisats. le was at the littll's Hem! lon, t. lie was acquainted with o regne.ted his to sing a song al sung, if hh Mit say true. rather ashannailtwhat he ha innaar.—DoWira allitomed of proceeded : lie seg two sot railed " Waterloo." When soldiers asked. if any body ,MAN. ' . • Another lmlietntant was tried a t tains% Whittaker for drinking a disloyal toast. A soldier swore to" the fact, and the Jury instantly found him "(silty. The Chairtnan and . his fellow Magistrates then with drew, and returned In about ten minutes, when the learned and reverend chairman addressed the three de fendants at great lehgth, conteueuting on the great wickedness they had committed. The sentence of the Court was, that (ledtub". for the seditious words, should he imprisoned SIX MONTHS, and fur the assault, TWEINIP. MONTHS, and then to find sureties for his rood behavour tiering the next two years. Whitaker and Winterbothain, far assault and riot, to be imprison ed TWO Yr.MIS. :dui then to rind sureties for the Newt two years, and Whitaker fur the seditious toast to be fined sixpence. NEAPOLITAN RErOLCTION. NAPLES. JOLT 8. hie of the last measures adopted by our government, for overawing both the nation and the army, and re pressing the demand for a constitution, was to publish, in the official Gazette of July 4, (two days before the •Reroluti"n broke out,) the following note of the Rus sian government, addressed to the Spanish Minister resident at St. Petersburgh. You will see, by this do content, that the Emperor of Russia strongly condemns every constitution imposed on a Sovereign by fore.: NOTE OP TOE I)MP►RIAL RI:ASIAN MINISTRY TO THR RASIVAN I' SPANISH MINISTER, PRTERSIVIIIIL, APRIL 20 (mmr 2.) The note which the Chevalier de Zee de Bermede: addressed to the ministry of Russia, nyder the date of the 19th of April, has been laid before the Emperor. Constantly animated with the desire of seeing the prosperity of the State and the glory of the Sovereign maintaining themselves and flourishing together in Spain, his 31ajesty the Emperor could not, without profound :Action, learn the events which have oc casioned the official note of the Chevalier 'Lea. Even though those events should be considered only as the deplorable circumstances of the errors, which, since the sear Is I I, scent to have presaged • catas trophe for the Peninsula, still nothing can justify the aggressions which deliver up the destinies of the country to a violent crisis. Too often have similar dis orders announced days of sorrow for empires. The futnre for Spain appears again under a som brous and disturbed aspect. Well-founded disquietude must be awakened throughout all Europe; but the more actions these consequences are, and the more they are capable of becoming fatal to that general tranquillity of which the world has scarcely tasted the first fruits, the less does it belong to the powers gua ranteeing th it universtil benefit to pronounce separately, with precipitation, and according to limited or exclu sive views, a definitive judgment on the transactions which have marked the commencement of the month of March in Spain. Not doubting bat that the Cabinet of Madrid has addressed similar communications to all the allied courts, his l►uperial Majesty readily believes that all Europe is about to speak in oue unanimous voice to the Spanish tieverpment the language of truth—consequently the language et a leieodship «way frank and well in tentioned. - - - Meanwhik th 6 Russian ministry cannot dispense with adding swage eousillerations us the anterior facts to which the Chevalier 'Lea de Bermudez has referred in his mote. Like him, the Imperial Cabinet will in ♦oke the t‘stiniony of those facts, and, in citing them, will :orke known to him the principles which the Em peror proposer to 1%/Unif in his relations with his most Christian Majesty, In shaking utitlse foreign yoke which the French revolution !ad ho posed, Spain acquired indelible titles to the esteem and gratitude of all European powers. . Russia paid her the tribute of those sentiments in the treaty of the bth, (310th) of July, atilt. Since the general pacification, Russia has, is con cert with her allies, given more than one proof of the interest she takes in Spain. The correspondence which has taken place between the different courts of Europe attests the wish which the Emperor has always forgoer' that the authority of the King might be consolidated in both hemispheres, through the me dium of pure and generous principles.. and with the support of vigorous institutions, rendered still more vigorous by the regular mode of their establishment. Institutions which emanate from thrones are con servatory ; lout if they spring up amidst troubles, they o ply engender a new chaos. In dertlariug his couvic tion on this mist, the Emperor only speaks according to Ivssons of experience. If we look back on the past, great rxa oples present the.nselves for the meditation of nations and sovereigns. His Majesty persists in his opinion ; his wishes are sot changed : of that he here gives the most formal It now belongs to the government of the Peninsula to judge whether institution■ imposed by one of those violent acts-...the fatal patrimony of the revelation against which Spain had straggled with so mach houoar—ean realise the benefits which both worlds aspect from the wisdom of his most Catholic Majesty, and the patriotism of his councils. The path by which Spain shall choose to seek this important o►ject, the measures by which she shall en desvour to destroy the impression produced in Europe by the event of the month of March, mast determine the mature of the,relations, which his imperial alajes• ty will preserve with the Spanish tiovernment, and the e,onlidence which he would always wish to testify towards it. Extract of a Letter dated Buenos Ayres, May 8 Our provinces are still in the maw state of aaarchy and confusion. The same struggles fur power conti nue, and so sooner is one party up than leagues are funned to pall them down. Smyth has fallen and again risen up three times, and at length he has been compelled to take to his heels, and has been succeeded in the Government of the Province by Don Miaow,* Ramos, mewed Alderman, low it is impossible be can last brag. Sarratea's party Is in the interior, and if he should again come in, aided by the Chiefs of the Fedral Troops, Dad knows what way set take place in this distracted and unhappy town." It is said, that a cordon of troops is about to invest ohs isetisPassysoding the sassing trill of the Wen, s ad fiat an eassrpawat of NM wen will be formed o n Blackheath. . , 1 _," THE WA'STSRY LUMINARY'. The editor of the West Brigs*, who had the merit noticinF, in the first instance, as it dcsrrveal, tlir, - riot's libel in the Il'est , ra hartaiseerif, on the remarks on Friday, that " the defence made I n • editor of the hicwitectrit, in his paper of Tuesday l ajt . quite in lois old style of reasettinf;—he regards sho w , all who do not approve of his conduct and !anima:ma a sufficient vindication of both. In this case, horer ee lie has fairly overshot the mark 2 for his Prototypes, London Treasur y Jontnals, have found it net - tsar ( exclaim agains t his language as atrociously 11‘ e ji m and insulting', and to rank him with ' fis4oronn , Perim,' who danced before the cart which con ve y,' unfortunate Maria Antoinette to the scaliold. " Our /atomism acquaintance assures his re a d ers, , he would not have accused the Queen of drunkranesi nor arierred that if found on the pavement of Fara h , she would be sent to Bridetvell and whipped, if 6 h d not been ' dinned and bored, and disgusted beyond p a , tienre, hr the hypocrisy of her advocates and :mown' Excellent!—To complete the climax, he declares 0 though the Court writers affect to be shocked' blunt nirthoil of speaking truth. they shiver the things in confidence to their friends; th at I a whispers have reached every village and family' the Country.—This is i heavy charge against Queen's prosecutors. lis another part of his p r K , aforesaid editor accuses Government of hariag .fi t courted his assistance, and then, moat inifeitv a ik returned him evil for good.' We really think th e in I i very unreasonable;—what would he have lim enow do more than they have June 2—Perhaps he sawi ng himself entitled to a pension ? Bet whetevet iwe 6 the inclination of Government, we do not tiefieriik et can assist him now, unless it be by an advance rat the fund appropriated to secret seirires." SPANISH PATRIOTIC DINNIIR. At the dinner given atChTiiid Loudon Tame hr the Patriotic Society of Spanianls, in honour of the "ilia / of the Cortes, his Excellency the Duke de Ennis is Chair, the following toasts were proposed:— I. Prosperity to our native land, and oar Cos**. tiosal King. - Ferdinand VII.-2. May pare and e. lightened Patriotism' actuate the Deplanes of the Conn In all their deliberations.-3. May the pacifisabes sl the ultra-marine Provinces open relationi of teal bp tween the Spaniards of both hemispheres. The Noble President, in returnees' tbsihs fie the sop figments expressed on the occasion, sad dbuiphr i gid as , nor In which he had been entertained,yettembe ei rs,_ (lentletnen—Twice has our limit enemy ',sneaked the world within a few years; at our linit seatendieg for freedom, and, at another, fleniaadingimak soda/ laws sealed with the blood of its Mink Mime art of heroism fully proves that our elm= a k reign yoke did not emanate from these rt of patriotism alone which are to hewn entleimbriens nations, but also from an enlightened live 4 swim Ile • King, by taking the oaths to the Ca lira d 1912, iu the bosom of the Cortes, to las flfZI hod of our triumphs, adds the civic diadem aim the brow of all free awe. A King, acclaimed, reimmil, and avenged—a King whose ascent to the theses he nut been through the common means arising Mt el dr fragility of human life, bat by the courage salute of his people, swearing to preserve to them these lib& ties they purchased with the greatest seediest—is s spectacle unknown even in remote times. The wend promise of the King opens the road to all Idea of pel lie felicity, and more particularly the receseiliatise el me ultra-marine brethren, who may new n*114111% a just and reel freedom, by ceasing toed& it mile useless and disastrous revolutions. Gentlest's—Highly gratifying it is to my bane Ms Spaniard, and as the Representative of the Kleg, it know and see the cordial andpatriotie intimate el fellow countrymen, resident in Ragland. To ewe my warmest protection, and par intense, sod pee eons it will be my zealous duty to support with the filo worriment near which I am placed. On witnessing As sentiments, however, I melt confess! am act aseseisK because they are alike in the breasts of all Seale* and do not depend on a residence in their native hi United by nature, religion, language, and k' our WA and institutions, the most powerful ties wlskb biotin ie society together, wherever Spaniards are to Mime& there will they be seen animated by the lore if the a. In IdOS we all acclaimed king Ferdimarl; is eta. Al have acclaimed the trenstitiitios of 1911,set nand as our Constitutional King. The palms( Spanish patriotism penetrates every where, sailing the hearts of all Spaniards—nothing can : e iz e i n t ; hi this bene fi cent genius that influences oar stilt l i p a r w es: a n sa t da u y n , a w iter t, le by fid ou el r i t a y ah to es o io u tt' r hi M o t aarek be "W es tile. ,l 64 . • , our peNtical regeneratiewwith that prudence sod 41 11 which always accompany as aliglimml r....rree's country. Oentlennen•—l again repeat, with all the sineetityll •y heart, the delight I experience at the seatimedgel Move witnessed, and a: the same time I bef zee to toa warmest acknowledgments fur the dinacties you have honoured me, in electing see s St President. Harvest has al rea4 commfnced in diNereat porno' this county. A fine kohl of wheat was yerterdaf at Penealeniek, near this place. Mr. Martin of Po poll. in the parish of Crantock, has also cosamossa reaping wheat.—(lrcei 13, Roo.) At a time wises tails amongst the ps. expect that the Magistracy with which Cornwall to check any appearance happy order of feeling is experienced pleat Corporator* part of this country, Mayor, the alarming , in that neighbourhood anfactnre several " Ise. A council was laid before to Lord Sidnaouth sa occasion so momentous. realms. should eats information _ osambled at &Amin, was for active ilustations, and 1 fibs of the Cony rest, mentioned -- 1 ,,5• COI Ell 11UP • ) WU me much agitation and di:7r to people in this country, it Is Magistracy is the nemerees small is studded, should he en ik a spearanes of disaihctlea to der ef things. A wag, wise 'W. • fenced is no ordinary de irs of a certain Bo entry, found me:" rming intelligence, that ourhood had received as ISO al hundreds of daggers, swag? . .._llll o ‘ I was ir.stautly held, the the Divan, and it was ressirettlig" . nth fur instructions bow to • momentous Used Ma et arrive. it was Faeroes' t a to the commander eit eles sailitied. Amin, that they might ii kerealP • e service, should the tralW's • insurrectionary moresseM neil. however, rather more the propriety of snaking sew it'll? . 'plying to the Right Hire. 30nit50,7 .4 IFisthis, after some hmieuties. e b im. the accused parties was sees em r a being questioned retail** • s weapons described, be shoat, ee, by assuring the weir . that they were tweeds "tits in making srem Forge orgertai' 4l % moping core In this one* previously to applyir iastnictioss. To. wremi. Me of list he, and es adisses• 4 the blNkllll. SCOW" bis mermisms was 'agar& sista used & . serise-ereeks.—{4 • as:a pri , rt " it rn.• the ialt. is Rise a t as serer, th to t o Pellet sins s! est the 1. that miw ta , .setrp, he h a d id pa, vine es that at hi e m a , the* Stile •r, sh e 'Ant VEI4. est as irises w" ow A 1 1 the la the Tar W. Linn ii.. deft.