The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-04-28 00:00:00

have Leonean:mined, and never knew a man who pro fessed to give his information from disinterested mo tives, whoa. evidence ought to be depended upon. 1 his foals, Gentlemen, had been eoncerned in the whole progress of the conspiracy; he had been kicked cat of the chair, and been insulted and treated like a dog ; he had been present during the occurrences at Unto street, and had left that scene of murder as indiffer ently (to use his own words) as though nothing hail happened, and yet his conscience never prompted him wake the disclosure until he was appreolendeol, and his life was in danger- These coutpunctions feelings then :.:.: not to he easily credited ; and he must certainly sap p‘se that you have nut hearts in your bosom!' in thus upon you to c re di t a story which the very chil dren in the nursery would have disbelieved. If, Gen tlemen, in the course of my address, I have appeared to treat with levity the plot formed against the lives ut his Majesty's Minietert, I do beseech you to absolve me from such intention. I have merely mentiuneal it with the ridicule which could not fail to attach itself ta a conspiracy conducted upon such principles as this. M e now come, Gentlemen, to confider the wa der:: brought forward to support that of Adams. A ::.au of the name of Hvden has something to do. Ile, it appears, was called upon on the 22d, but having a jab in hand he peters making a sure sixpence to the splendid employment of levying war against the King. Gentlemen, this is not the way in which Monarchs ate diet/Yell and Governments overthrown, nor ought yen Si collect sach an intention from the talk of ..n idle fellow in the street, who i.s willing to leave ail hand in goverusnent-making when he eau vex a sixpenny job elsewhere. Monument, another accomplice, never saw Adams, and it is not the least angular thing in this affair, that these men, who all am:tided meetings, and who were all at Cato -street, should never have seen or heard of each other. Here teen the case would rest, were it not fur the evi stance of' Dwyer. Dwyer's character you hare heard, ,att are able to judge of it, mid I leave it confidently your bands. Gentlitenen, the witness Adams has tattl you that meetings were held for sows time twice a Jar, in Brunt's lodgings in Dray's-itiii-lane. Now, s be supported in this by Mrs. lingers, the landlady, who says that she never saw any person there except noon one solitary occasion. At one of Gies.: meetings he mentioned Strange somewhat particularly. Now, Gentlemen, when I ordered three of the prisoners to stolid forward, one of whom was Strange, he confessed n.l did not know which Strange was. Gentlemen, I had in the list of witnesses a man of the name of Ed :arils, a man who was present at their meetings, who c.instantly -advised their measures, who is cognizant G.: all the fa-ts, and vet he has not been called. Why ha has not been called I leave you to judge. The Aztornertleneral, in anticipating part of the defence, cad that you were not to believe that a plan was not terined because it may appear not feasible. Ido not, tiantlewen, call uptinyou to disbelieve the existence of a plot because it is impr.obable ; but I call upon you to disbelieve a witness who has sworn to an impossible Oat. You will, uo doubt, recollect Thistlewood's Wo w:7. He was only liberated in Jane last from a long ' 4. ;:atinetnent, for sending a challenge to Lord Sidmouth. It is probable that this circumstance rankled in his ::rind ; that inflamed by the Manchester occurrrences, and encouraged l.y thee:ample of Bellingham, he might aoncert a design for the murder of those who be e,asidered as the cause of his tuisf,rtunes. But this agrees with the opinion which I have before stated, that poverty had exasperated his temper, and had urged him, alit had urged his companions, to deeds of violence and plunder. Gentlemen, you will con iider all them circumstances. If you think that the 7,risoner did actually conceive the design of deposing :ae King, and subverting the Government ; if you think, after what you have heard respecting his means and finances, and the means of his assuciat .s, that be did conspire with them to commit the aence charged, then you must find him guilty. But if you believe with me that in all his proceedings (however shocking t!sey mar have been to humanity and reason), that be never thought of carrying his animosity further than the murder of the Ministers, and the plunder of some houses, t'.en it will be a duty due not only to the prisoner, but to the country, to return a verdict of acquittal, or, to o :e a more coorreet phrase, to tind the facts ;on proved against the pri-ciner. I leave him in your hands and yenr consideration; and I pray that he, by wham • kings reign and Princes decree judgment, may so en liyhten your minds, that you may come to the conclu sion which truth and justice will warrant. Here Mr. Adolphus sat down, after a speech of up wards of three hours. There was nothing particular in the reply. It was, however, an able and masterly speech. The Loan Cl.lll/ Jurrisa summed up, reading to the Jury the Act of Parliament under which the of fence of treason falls. Due Jury, in 20 minutes, returned a verdict of tet.lty. lAIDAT, APRIL 21. At nine o'clock, Lord Chief Justice litu.ss, Chief Earon flicnseris, Mr. Justice IttcrisansoN, and the LOAIMON-81HUSANT, took their seats. The prisoner, Janes I nifs, was then put to the bar. The witnesses to support the ease were called ; but much of their testimony was similar to that given in Lae trial which we have already so fully detailed. When the case on the part of the crown was concluded, Mr. Cuettooo then rose to address the Jury on be t aif of the prisoner. Thomas Clambers was then examined for the de f rrce. Mary Barker, daughter to Tidd, gave' her evideuce u: before. Anot.rurs addressed tha Jury. Chief Justice DALLvs.--Jantes logs, do you wish t..) leave your tlefenee to the observation, of your 1. morsel, or do you wish to say any thing yourself? lugs then addressed the Court. IVant of room corn / els us to postpone the insertiou of his address till to su.irrow. When be had concluded, The ,Vrrovstv-llaNattvt. replied, awl the JI:DIiE summed up. nearly.aight o'clock the Jury retired, and after Laing absent about an hour returued a ierdiet uf-- (st:ILTY upon the lst and 3d 11 .unta. /MONDAY, APItIL 23. At ten o'clock the prisoner, John Thomas Brunt, %VAI put to the Bar. lle looked witch agitated. THE STATESMAN. Hr. ROLLAND is,•ened the pleadings against the prisoner. The .Vrroirst:T4in:smast. st.ited the Cafe to the Jury as alferling the prisoner. Hubert Adams and other witnesses were then called, and merely at the Fame as before: PRICE OF STOCKS THI Bi block /I per Cent. Red. CM} 3 "or Ct. Cons. ROM 14• per Cent. 774 4 per Cents. Rl} 3 per CI. Nat y 10311 Long Ann. 17 - I4 Imp. I per Cent. Ann. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India Stock Ditto Bondsille. pm. Old Annuities Obi Ex. Bills, 2d. 4s. ss. pm. Dino Com, Omnium ron. for Ae. Mit I.ott. Tickets 1 . 23 4s. TVlifilLiY, AP:al. '25. Mr. l'unwoon rase un the part of the prisoner, and we it over the same gr multi of defence as on the pre ceding trials. He did nut call soy witnesses. Mr. Atios.rnus proceeded to address the Jury fur the pri,oncr. He took a comprehensive view of the whole of the evidence. CHIEF itARON.-If you wish to say any thing - on your own behalf, this is the time. Brunt then rose. He stated the origin of his ae tpuintance with the witness :Adams, and attempted to impeach the whole of the witnesses who hail appeared against him. Ile alluded to a person in the list of witnrues the part of tl.e Crown, whose name has often been mentioned in the your:e of these pi-tweed tugs, but who has not been called alm. Ile declared that he had been seduced by this man, and had often received refreshment of meat and drink a! Ids evpence. Ile concluded an address of half an hour, by appealing solemnly to thud for the truth of Isis assertions, and de clared that whatever might he hi fate, he tvituld not die unworthy a descendant of the Ancient 'tritons. Meru tar Chief Baron had concluded his charge, the Jury retired, and, after ron-t.ltilig about ten mi nutes, returned with a verdict of Coldly on the 3d and •Ith counts. MEDNEPIPAV. Arni I. 26. Hiehartl and 11'ilhalu Davi'two were pot to the liar. 5I r. IioLLAND !tate,' 0:e ca.e. 111 r. Iit:FINLV adds curl the .Pure for the preirration, and, with touch ability, gA‘r a 'lt tail of thr eritletire which was about to lie called iu support of thr in dictment. The same witnerten itere again ocamined. The Court adjourned. APIIII. 27. Mr. Cunaooil whir. ssed the Court in behalf of the prisoner.. Mary Harker and John Rennet gave the same e 4 deuce for the defence as on the former trials. Thomas Chambers was adduced to impeach the testimony ofl Attains. /seat. Cool: and Robert :W•Williato testified in fa ronr of the character of ILI bison, as did Stephen Hales, William French, and Samuel Lands for that of Alr. A I'OLPIII'A argued at stormr length to show that the prisoners bad not hcen guilty of High Treason. even admitting that they were etirtgell in a conspi racy to Essa%sinate his Alajesty's Alinisters. Mr. Handl t; taaow informed the prisoners, that if they had any thing to say, the was their time. . Davidson made a long speech in his own defence. ) We shall insert it to-morrow. l'ithl also most solemnly tleclareti that he was in nocent. fie was in One meeting in Brunt's room, a. 4 „ ...s assures r e Le by Haworth it was hold Ix Or the purpose of a deform' in Parliament s. --r, 'I he prisoner Davidson again gala— Lord and Gentlemen of the Jury, I fear tny heing a man of co -I.otr may injure me, but, my Lord, I hope it will not: my lather was an Englishman, null my grandfather a Scotsman, so that 1 hare some claims to English jus tire. Mr. Baron liannow.—Prisoner, let not that appre hension he for a moment entertained in your mind. You are a human heing•, on the same footing with as all in the eyes of (mi, and a man of colour is as sure to receive As murk justice in the routrts of Britain, as the fairest of the British fair could hope for or expect. Evert• justice shall he dune you, I pledge myself for that. 111 r. Baron ti.takow went into a inn review of the whole evidence, and at c,msideralole length connected the diferent points in which the evidence of Adams was confirmed. Davidson, in the course of the rharte, handed up a parr to the learned Judge, which it was his desire sholoild he read. It WAS accordingly read by Mr Baron (farrow•. It stated, that in his defence, he hail forgot to state that h•Atse was nut only searched, but nearly pulled down, and yet nothing was found there of a treasoutilole nature. i , hl also observed to his Lordship, that slonanient and his brother had frequent interviews in the Tower, and there they might have contrived ts•give the same evidence. The prisoner made thin remark in reply to some observations the Judge was no.okiag ou the evi deore. The Learned Judge concluded his charge, which occupied him about four hours, at half-pass seven. The Jury were then furnished, at their own request, with an abstract of the indictment, after which, they retired, and in forty mintites after, return, d a verdict of Uuilty against Davidson on the third 'punt, except ing the !flit and 100 overt acts. They vve a similar verdict of 4luilty against Tidd, on ib.,,,Asar &MIK with the same exception of the nth and 10th overt arts. Mr. Cenwotio then praced that Wilson might be allotted to withdraw his plea of Notiluilty. 't he ATTORNEY OINER•L consented. Wilson was then pt to the Bar, and said he with drew his former plea of Nut Guilty, in order to plead Guilty to the charge. Mr. Baron lianaow asked if he was aware of the consequences of this? and the prisoner being again arraigned, he pleaded Guilty. The plea was then roeurdesi. Mr. WALPORD made the same application in behalf of Ha. risen, Strange, Cooper, 3ratiburn,andliiichrist ; and the Attorkey-General consented. These prisoners were then placed at the Bar, when the Indictment was read to them, after some obser vations by their Counsel, Messrs. WsLeoan and Bso- MUCK. each of Whom made a powerful appeal in be half of the prisoners, expressing their ardent hopes that the mercy of the Crown might be extended to them.---• Che prisoners severally pleaded Guilty. An awful silence pervaded the Court, which was rr ntrded to excess in every corner. A • Axe. DVP. I • Dublin U Waterford I Guernsey and Jersey • • 0 U liottenbarieh U Ilatuhnrgh I Holland I Flandrrs O From* O i.lshom O Malts LON II 0 : FRIDAY RTZNINU, ♦PRIL 24, IJCU. Boston Papers arrived this morning to the 111th March. (eRO3I TIIE PAPER er TUE ISTit.) Tux ts..—lt is said that the President, in anticipation of thr fill reported to Congress, requir ing him to occupy the Florid's, has directed a consi derable body of troops to sasticentrate in their vicinity; 4 to 500 sailed from the l)eleware for this destination. Letters bon ever from W:vhington, intimate the proba bility that the Bill is ill not pass into a law. The ship Orleans, and brig Pehicatia, which sailed from Philadelphia on Saturday for New York, had on board between Ito :,00 troops to be landed at Ap palachicola. CoNuotss FRIG tie ARRIVED AT CANTON.—Ship Chauncey, in 140 slays Canton, brings informa tion of the arrival of the United States frigate Con gress at Lentin. China river, on the tid March. She was waiting fur permission to go up the river Chum pee. Extract of a letter from New Orleans, dated Feb. 16:—It is stated that Paul Laurens, late Presi dent of the Planters' Bank, has stopped payment for a million of dollars, of which a large amount was due to the Bank ; the apprehension that the Bank would lose the debt, has caused a great run upon it. The same letter mentions the house of looutelet and Sagery having stopped fur 600,000 dollars. The termination of the State Trials yesterday, and the conse.luent necessity of gratifying the public with the knowledge of all their important details, leaves us no room this morning to enter into a minute exa mination of his Majesty's Speech. We shall, there fore, merely state, that in some respects it has grati fied, and in others has disappointed oar expectations, and, we believe, those of the country. The momen tous subject to which we alluded yesterday, is entire ly omitted, and en intimation is given that his Ma- Jerry will rest satisfied with.the settlement of ISI6. Is this to exclude the formation of a proper establish ment for the Queen, or is it intended that the ex pense of that establishment shall be defrayed out of the hinge revenue, withoirany additional shave to the public? The latter would certainly be 'nor',- eon siiten t with thaw principles of economy, whist,' are stated ill the Speech to have regulated the draw ing up of the Estimates for the present year. But if no such settlement be in contemplation, Parliament will nut hesitate, though invited by no royal recom mendation, to ivvestigate the subject, and to cause strict justice to be dine. Disagreeing as we do, with the principle of the late measnres, we cannot admit the reality of the (fleets imputed to theni. When we are told that they have served to restore " confidence and tranquillity," we look round and see contra dictory evidence i t the late insurrections, and the ill-suppressed discontents of the people. We re joice, however, to find that his MAJESTV'S Mi nisters have not dared to proceed further, and that there seems, as yet, to be no intention of demanding additional powers and fresh encroachments on our li berties. In both flutists, Addresses, in reply to the Speech were unanimously agreed to, with a declara tion, on the part of Sir Famrcta HUSIDZTT and Mr. 'TIERNEY, in the Commons, and Lords LANSDOWNE, LijwSrsNos, and HOLLAND, in the Peers, that they by no means pledged themselves to an unqualified approbation of the sentiments expressed from the Throne. NAVAL LVTELLIGENCIL --a.- DIM., APRIL 27.—Sailed last evening, the Scaleby Castle and Orwell East Indiamen, for China; Staf ford, Remnant, for Philadelphia; Agamemnon, Sir ties, for New South Wales; Perseverance, Hayward, for the Canary Islands ; and Duchess of Hundy,- for Tenerife. The Swift, East India pilot yacht, bail lust an anchor in the Dawns, tai proceeded fur Dcner Roads. Arrived the Maria, Ituby, from New York. Hanwrcn, APRIL 27.—The Nancy, Harper; Ann, Hebbern; Union, Dobson ; and Good Intent, Ward, have lost an anchor and cable each.—Sailed the Lei cester packet with a mail for Holland. PLysiorvii, APRIL 26.--Arrived the Cork Rump, Small, from Cork.—Sailed the Ibis, Simmons, and Nassau, Trernayne, for London. Dorm Arai!. •27.—The John and Sarah, Parnell, fr,mt Madeira, for London ; has been carried into Folk stone harbour, with loss of anchor, cable, bowsprit, and sails.—Arrived the (ollingwood, Mackeatb, from Rye ; and Saxe Cobonrg, from Htight.m, with their anchors broken ; Mary, Head, front Dublin, with loss of both anchors ; and Industry, Madge, from Exeter, with her anchor-stork broke, and sails split; a great many vessels have anchored in these roads for shelter, the wind blowing very hard. Fora or hoar, Aram 22.---Arrived the Thomas transport, from Weymouth, with part of the 3d Vete ran Battalion; Atlas convict brig, from Dublin ; his Majesty's ships Luttrell and Cygnet, from a cruise. Sailed the Sarah, transport, for Quebec, with °tavern meat store!. e A Messenger from the King of Spain arriveti in town this morning ; it is supposed that he is the bearer of important dispatches. Qt~cgotattilman. ' 4 THE lIRITI6II STATESMAN" IS iNceitrocts ED WITH "VMS STATISHAS..4 OLD BAILEY SESSIONS—(Tsra D4r). —..... sarrrimcg OF THISTLCWOOD AND TUB WM! tON. S PI R•TOIS. At an early hour this niornin_; the Court was crowded i t every pi-atter. About nine o'clovk th e Judges entered, and took their seats upon the Rend, These were the Lords Chief Justices of the Courts King's Bench and Common Pleas, the Chief Bar o: the Court of Esvhequer, and Justices Richardson and Best. The prisoners were immediately ordered to tise bar. They were brought up heavily ironed. Ith . Shelton then demanded of Thistlewood, %hat be had to sav why seti!eoce of death should not be pas se d against him ": Thistlewood immediately coasaieeetsl a most violent harangue, in which he acknowledged that it was his intention to assassinate the Ministers, but disclaimed any hostile intentionstowards the Kis t The same tihe,tion was then put to each of the pri soners separately. _ lhvitkots, Brunt, and Inca, sea. rally addressed the Court almost in the same terms as Thistles-um! had done. Tidd spoke very briefly. Those prisoners who had pleaded Guilty seareely offered any °heel cation. Gilchrist, who Wif deeply affected, s a id, t h at b e had served his country fourteen years, aid this was his re.ompence. The whole of the prisoners havinz been pee ' through, silence was commanded in tourt, and thief Justice ilanoTT proceeded to pronounce the awful sen tence of the law. He did this in the lid lueving Imo : You, Arthur Thistlewood, James logs, Jae Thomas Brunt, Richard rigid, and William Davidson, hare been tried and convicted of the offence of high imam; of conspiring to levy war against the King, in order to compel him o change his measures and govern. ment. You, Richard Bradburn, Johu Shaw Strauge, James Gilchrist, Charles Cooper, and James Harrison, having been charged with the sun• cerekee, bare thought fit to withdraw your plea of Not tiullty, an d to plead Guilty to the charge. It may happen that the law against you may not be exercised is its full extent ; but if this should be the case, you will recollect that you are indebte for this cle mency to the mercy of the Court, and to the mer cy of those very persons against whose lives yonr de signs were directed. It now only remains fer me to pronounce the sentence of the law, which is, that you be drawn ou a hurdle to the place of execution, sad there be hanged by the neck until you are dead, arid that your heads be then struck off, sad %oar bodies divided into four quarters, to be disposed of as t►e King shall direct. During the whole of this painful yet interesting scene, the utmost silence was preserved in Court, sod each person present appeared deeply to commiserate the situation of the unfortunate prisoners. The prisoners were immediately removed from the bar. MR. CLEMENT. As soon as the above proceedings were tertoisated, the Arroasar.lie axcat. called the attestion of theCeart the alleged contempt committed by Mr. clement, the proprietor of The Observer newspaper. One ' , Aden's* recollect. that. upon a previous occasion, the t4srt had ordered that Mr. Cletargstallsoadd appear this " Ilia name was accordingly called upon, but Iso%lte appear. • An affidavit, proving the service of a espy of the order of the Court, was then read. The Judges consulted together for some time, and Chief Justice Aaaorr pronounced the opiniva of the Court. lle observed, that no one conisi doubt that the publi cation complained of had tended to disturb the alma a justice. It was extremely necessary that the who came to give evidence, on either side, shoarr. with minds uninfluenced, if possible, by the evidence previously given. The Court had thought it right. before the trials commenced, to prohibit, iii dm/plainest terms, the publication of any part of them. Thie order has been attended to by all the daily, and, ash, I am learn. by all the weekly papers, with the single exception of Ate Ofwerwer. The propr:etst melt. therefore, have been stimulated by the desire of extraordinary profits, to the prejudice of those papers who have very properly tximplied with the order of the Court. Being called upon to state what he had to urge in justification of his conduct, Mr. Caumeat has lot appeart.d. By ibis conduct he has sarakbimeelf from the imprisonment, which, if be had appear* the Court certainly would have awarded ; but be shall not save himself from another species of pnnislinsmat. which it is still in our power to indict. Under all these circum stances, therefore, it is the judgment of the Coati, that Mr. Ilennell Clement dopey to the King a fine of 51111. TRIM:TR OF RIXIFICT TO Kt* LAT( ROYAL OZONNIFM tout MAR OF MINT. A meeting took place this morning at tilt. Freemasons' Tavern, consisting of several of the most di • • persons, both male and female, in the kingdom, • order to enter into subscriptions to erect a public statue to the memory of his late Hovel Highness the Dube of Kest. The Duke of Bedford took the Chair at a few ultimates after twelve o'clock, and opeuell the nature of the busi ness in a most eloquent speecb. Ills Orate wet sty' peeled by the Earl of Dar ks , Moo Wilbertilik Tat Clinton, Sir 'Daunts, Clifford, Alderman Wood, Dr• Randolph, Rev. Mr. Collyer, Ike. Tbesobscriptimst an limited to Gee guinea reels prrsun; bet smaller eribiba- Bons are to be received. We are assured that the appointinent of Kt. Kirk land to the useless office of Comptroller of Rader Bills bas not taken place. .11ARKETS. --im-- f'onn EICIIAMIC APRIL 116.—There hive bees MI low arrivals of any (train since Wednesday, and whet ale One Wheat appeared from Essex sod Sul°it °hothead UN' day's prices. but there was scarce any demand for the orb dinary quallties.— Prime Malting Bailey sold es fin SS good terms as on Monday. having but little of that laid at market ; but the inferior descriptions were dull sale. ad rather lower.—ln Beans, Peas, and Oats there Is na al* Iteration. SMITHFIELD. (To sink the Oral ; per stone of Ribs.) I Reef . . 4.1. 6d. to ao..11(1. CAT TAT AT rawer. Seem . Os. SI. to tk. Rd. Beasts Md Veal . . be. Od. to Os. ad. Calves 44 Pork eb .. .. 75.55. ud.ol. to to Si.sNod: I S piirs heel . , Le. .. . uu. .. ".. HAY AND STRAW. 31 los. od. ts R. So. W. . 31 as, Od. to O. Mkt 00. 11. 64, Od. to 11. Fes. IM. Hay. . . . Clover Straw —— - Leaden ; Printed sad Pehlt‘bed by the Pe R. WARDELL, Jen. at the 011ee, No. 144. Seed'' site St. eirwent's Church ; where all Cosemeoleadeet. Of. den, and Adedillaaments are requested le he addrampri. ' l l 4.