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i n th e English Inners+2u. He merely Arad to It is fmt, without meaning I. dwell phon i l y upon it. Lord CASTI.CIt/AMil observed. that this was not material as there were so many English and Americans engaged in the iniworgent privateers. Mr INTO - HI/00N brigged to know what steps had has. taken by the Kohl, Lord to relieve Captain Clarke, of the Diibiiii 'easel, who was, according to the British Comore statement, whip he wrote, 14 months &denied in • creel an d ritornelli cantinereseut at Tewerilre? Lord CASTIMMEAGM *RA, She impression on his mind wie that Captain Clarke bed been released; but be could oat speak positively, as a lung time had elapsed Mere his alien. too. had been called so the eirreisistassee. Mr. Pont,' mini, that he knew of another outrage ems- Inittrit span a vessel which touched at Teneriffe, hosed to the C.p.• nt t;. oil Nitre. He feared each cases were not of on nori.t.4l oh .rrtpi . Mr. Hung immediately withdrew his motion at the egg replica of the Noble Lord. progs ovum. however, to renew it it be had • peat in the new Perliainent, and that ultimate justice was not done In the aggrieved parties. The motion was then withdrawn. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Messengers from the Lords anseoneed their Lordships' Assent to the Annual Indemnity, the Local Jurisdictions. the Fxpiiint Laws the Mutiny, awl the Irish Election Bills. The last with scriesdnients, which were, on the motion of Sir Henry Paruell, agreed to. STATE OF IRELAND. Mr. Knox beW:lto C;111be;;;;;Iion of the Noble Lund opposite to the State of Ireland. It was • toe laneboly fact that many parts of that country were sow imposed to the ravages of so armed banditti, moving in some instances to the Dumber of several hundreds, sad atonal. In more abate one county, the tomtit! Gras tlemen were obliged fur their security to seek refuge in the towns; and he observed, by an lush Paper of this day, that it was the opinion of man) of these Genttriage, that au Insurrection Art viola alone secure the tranquillity of the people. He did not mean to say that such an Act would be the most advisable measure; but he wished the Government to mate what course they meant to take, and what steps they cositemplatril for the restoration of tranquillity in the dis turbed districts io Ireland.(ilear. bear.) Land C►rrxenwacw replied, fist he felt great regret at being able to curb, m the statement made by the Hon. Mem ber, that a lawless confederacy, under the name of Ribbon. Men. had to • considerable extent disturbed the public peace in Ireland. Hitt notwithstanding the outrages cont. mined by these people, be still cherished the hope, that the exert . of the resident gentry and local authorities, sided by t►e troops and police establishment, would be Round ovlrirate to the suppression of the Ribboornen. He did nut hesitate to say that there was no intention of appt)inC the Insurrection Act to this ease; he hoped that would not become necessary ; for so serious au Act, and one which imposed such a of severity. could not he in. troduceil in the absence of so many Irish Members. It would regnire a fuller and more seriessis investigation than could at Ibis moment be cite.. to it. When the new Parliament met, they may perhaps consider bow far the existing powers in Iceland sire found competent to meet the evil. He did nut /row tl•c same serious inference that others did from the pre. neat danger iu Ireland, our did be think it called fur so strung • .sensors as Ihe Insurrection Act. The Horse then adjourned until Monday next. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON. SATURDAY. Fitaiwass t 6, ism The disoolutios of istilament. which wow ex ,preted this day, it is now presumed will not take 14aeo otstitilfothsaftloys The recent discovery of treason and conspiracy is the ostensible rinse of the postponement: If the crime he of the alarming and formidable nature and extent it has been re. prevented, timid persons may expect that the Par liement should nut separate until all the ramifica tions of the treason have been ascertained. It was rumoured last night that Government were so strongly impressed with a sense of danger, ■Jdi ttonal troops had been ordered from the country to teiriforer those already iu the metropolis, and way be expected this day. Hut r-f Harrison, lute a private in the 2,1 Life Guard.. WWI yesterday apprehended as one of This tletcood's gang, and h-ought up to Bow-street. A C col was held at the Secretary of State's Office rsterilAy, which was occupied with the ex- Captain FITZCIAIRENCE and sonic of the soldiers under his command on Wednesday night. The Coroner's Inquest upon SMITHEIS was also held. and brought to a conclusion. The result was, a verdict of guilty of murder against Arthur 7 histiewood and nine others. It may not be un worthy c.f remit, k, that in the Extraordinary Gazette, oßering a reward for the apprehension of niitletrod, he is charged with high treason and murder, while it Apyrnr. from the evidence on the Coroner's In quest, that in the warrant which the constables went to te. he end his party were only charged al . an unlawful ss.embly. The particulars of the easminaiion hef..re the Council yestereay have nut trWmpired. The following is a report of the In coma On SIMMERS, and of the proceedings at Bow-street :-- INOCEST ON RICHARD SIIITHERS. Yeats...,ley the neighbourhood of the Lste atroci ous scene of conspiracy and murder was one of the greetest confusion ; hundreds of persons were ad. spitted to visit the place where the unfortunate object of this itsveatig dints fell by the assassin's dagger. rebterday morning the fullowing Jury were snm tufted. by Py4ll, the beadle, of 31ary-le- lione Mr. John Morton, Forreczn, Mr. Thomas Hawkins, Amur!l Sonl6. — John Darren, tticharil Ilea iiiisson, — Edward Cooper, Gair, Jiiisit Beckett, .1..11,1 Morns I Frederick Mena, —Wiliam Schein, William Ware, (er, ; Charles Carwasd, 1t ulnas, /Nailer. Charles Wyatt. Winnon S•oethwoucl, Osbrin Pearce. Richard Nitauley, The abcve Jury tonembled at four o'clock. at the Kim and Tavern. John-street. corner of Cataatreet, before Thomas Stirling, Esq. Coroner for Middlearx ; and after being euapene Iled and sworn, they took a view of the corpse of the de. cubed, which lay ta an ante.rown upon a table ; it had been opened and sewed up *rim Mr. John William Fisher sworu—l am Surgeon 16'114 Place ; I wthi (41E4 upon this . thai to view the body of the deceased ; I foetid a wound on the ight breast, between the fifth and sixth rib; it was shout two inches and a quarter in width-super ficially, and about twelve inches in depth ; I have opened the body in order to discover the direction and extent of the injury. The tipper surface of the right -lobe of the liver was wounded by the in strument which inflicted the wound ; it passed through the din/Aram into the chat, and penetrat ed the pericardium into the right ventricle of the heart, and into the left lobe of the lungs. The wound was given by an instrument which was sharp m well as pointed ; the internal wound was larger than the external one, and the membranes, *lnch were severed in two, wank! lint have 'wen di sided by any other than a sharp instrument. The blood flowed from the heart, and that was the im mediate cause of the decensed'a death. The wound had bren measured by a rule, and was exactly twelve inches in depth. Georg* Thomus Joseph Rothiren; sworn.—l am an officer belonging to the Public-Office, How street ; ou Wednesday evening, about half-past eight, I was in this home. and I was directed to go into the place where Richard Smithery was killed, by Mr. Hirnie, who is a Magistrate of the How-street Office ; the place I entered was a shed in Cato -street, in consequence of a number of men being assembled there. Coroner—Was there any information given as to the cause of these men being 34semblerl ? Itutliven—They met for treasonable purposes. Cormser.—How do you know ? liuthven—Mr. Stafford told one so. Coroner—Wm a warrant granted ? Rittliten—Yes, by Mr. Hiker, but I have not got it. Coroner—What did you find upon► entering the place ? Rutliven—When 1 entered the street done, which was not fast, 11.1 persons belonging to their party occasionally were going in and out before, I saw two persons in the lower place, one with a cut lass in his hand, and the other with a musket over his shoulder—they appeared like sentinels. J. Ellis and the deceased entered first, and about nine others. Mr. !Single was not with us at this time. I called out to some of the constaliles to seize the man with the musket on his shoulder, while 1 wen,t up stair.. I do nut know that they did, for 1 went up immediately; I believe the man is since its cus tody. We ascended by a step-ladder, which was so narrow, we could only go up one ■t a time. When l got at the top of the ladder, I saw in the upper room • kind of carpenter's boa or chest, on the top of which lay a great variety of arras of dif ferent sorts. 1 saw swords, pistols, and daggers. There appeared about 25 persons in the place. Thistlewood stood on the right side of the chest, handing the weapons to the other persons present. I am quite positive that Thistlewood was there ; I know him well; I have followed him for days to gether ; I have known him a long while ; 1 could nut be mistaken, I know him as well as I do my father. Ile had a brown long coat on that night. I have no doubt whatever as to the identity of his person. As soon as three or four officers were up, I ssiitl, " We are officers—seize their arms." A s soon as 1 had said that, they (the conspirator.) took up what arms they could, and retired to the further end of the room. Thistlewood retired into the little room which is adjoining to the left, and over the coach-house. There were a great number of °then in the little room, whose names and persons I do not know-1 should think about five or six; they all appeared to be armed. Thistlewood, as 14 re tired, held • large sword, which appeared bright, in his hand, which lie brandished to keep us off. Sraithers was on the right of me, and approached Thurtlewond, when the latter ►tabbed him with the sword which he held in his hand, on the right side. I saw the candles put out with the swords of the conspirators. At this time a pistol was let off. The sword that Thistlewood had was ►traight in the blade, and was remarkably long. I should think about three feet sod a half or four feet long.— Smithery fell against me; I heard him ejaculate, " Oh, God ! I am done;" or something to that effect. I did not see the sword drawn out of the deceased's body by Thistlewood, fur a pistol was fired at the moment, and the lights put out instan taneously. I have been able to recognise three of the persons besides Thistlewood, who were iu the room : Shaw Strange is one, but he has another name; Blackburn is anwher ; and a man named James Wilson. Another man, whose name is T,dd, I secured as he was coming out of the room, just after lie had fired at a serjeant of the Guards. —Todd at first aimed the weapan at Captain Fitzclarence, the serjeatit knocked it aside; I threw him down and took him into custud3. I found some broom-sticks, about four feet and • half iii length, cut at one end, apparently for the purpose of fitting /one implement upon them. As soon as the lights were put out, I heard some of Thistleivood's companions cry out, up stairs, "Kill the h--a, every devil of them !" There were nine of the men taken that night, but riot all inthi stable ; Tsild I brought into this public hoarse and secured him. and after assisted in securing Strang* and Wilson ; they were then conveyed to Bow street, and fawn thence, to tee House of Correction that night. Coroner—More than ball the number escaped ri l f• 7 " " ' , • then ? -A Ret6au—Y cm e is • e span semis as per.. sous, therefore more than half most have gist away. .luryinan—We *site wutliiiog of your brother officer after he fell. Rath/ten—After the prisoner. were secured, soil the weapons and hassil.grenadrs were put away in ,defy, I saw Sossithers !yin,: on hi. face on the Boor. Only four of us entered the upper room ; the shots were fired on the stair-ca.,; I should think at les - st there were 20 shots fired and some ap. Peered to be fired in the street for alarm. I do not know who the men who stood at the bottom of the place, with a gun on his shoidder and a cutlass by his side. was ; he has been identified. I do not know that he was s man of colour ; Ellis can identify him; he saw him very perfectly. Another person was wounded by a shot ; his name is Surman ; he was wounded in the head, very dangerously.— Westcott was shot through the hat, and one of his fingers were cut. Both these persons are officers of Ilow.street. I hid a pair of pistols, one fi oohed; and I slid not fire the oths4, becalm I thought I might, as it was dark. wound my brother officer. I secured some arms rod other thine, in the shed ; there were eight hind grenades, small, and one very large one, about 14 or IS pounds in weight ; the latter bigot the end a cannister filled with combus tible., and pieces of iron, the whole bound round witlo flax soil cord. There were also a number of swords and pistols, and about three dozen bayonets to fix upon sticks, and about a dozen sticks to fit in them; also about a dozen ball cartridges and a great massy balls. Juryman—Probably some of the arms were car ried off by the conspirators who escaped ? Rutheen—That is evident, as • sword was found in the area of a house in the neighbourhood, and two of them were stopped with inu4kets in their possession. I sin sure that uo shot was fired before Smithers was stabbed by Thistlewood, but • shot was fired at the tame instant ; but by whom I do not know. James Ellis sworn.—l am • Bow-street patrole; I live at No. 22, Paradice-row, Paliner's-village, IVestminster. On Wednesday night, about half past seven o'clock, Mr. Stafford, the manager of the patrole establishment at Bow-street, directed 'me to take Richard Smithery (the deceased), John Summit. and Wm. Gibbs, and proceed to the car. ner of John-street, Edgeware-royd, as quick es pos. sible—and there, he sold, we should meet Mr. Birnie, who would give us further orders. Wheo we arrived at the spot we found Mr. Birnie waiting: he asked if we had seen any thing of the military— I said no; he told us 4 wait a little while. In about twenty minutes Mg. Birnie called us to. 'ether, and directed us to go towards Cato-street. Upon getting at the top of the ladder, Ruthven I saw go on one side, and I observed • number of men rushing towards the bark part of the room, apparently all armed, and three or four men Irack ing into a little room on the right hand, all armed with swords or cutlasses, when a tall man bran. dished a sword at me in • posture of defence. I held tip my staff with one hand, and my pistol in the oilier, my staff I held high that he might see it (witness described the manner lie held his staff); it was very light at the time. I told him to desist, or I should certainly fire. Juryman—And did you fire? Ellis— I afterwards did. At the moment I spoke to the tall man (whom 1 since know to be Thistle wood), Stnithers rushed by me to endeavour to enter the little room. The tall man pulled his hand back, and made a push with his sword, which I saw struck Smitbers on the breast, who imme. diately threw up both his hands, and fell towards me, exclaiming at the time, 1 . Oh, my God!" I instantly fired at the man who stabbed him, but without effect. In consequence of Smithery falling against me, lie pushed toe towards the top of the stairs; I stumbled and fell, and by • rush of the conspirators against me, I wu pushed down the stairs from the top to the bottom. As I fell, I saw the candles put out by the swords of Thistlewood and his companions. When I was in the stable, down stairs, I heard several shots fired; I did not see by whom. Ido not know that the officers tired at that time. I saw a man run into the street (Cato-street) ; I pursued him, with in twenty yards of the farther end of the street ; I seized him ; he appeared spent with running ; be made • cut at me; 1 swinged my arm round his neck 111111 took him, he had a carbine in his posses sion, and a sword, nail cut at me ; I was wounded, but 1 do uot know that he did it ; I did not feel it at the time; the man is a nun of colour, his Name is Davidson; I believe him to be the same man who stood sentinel at the bottom of the stairs when 1 first entered with Ruthven. [One of the Jurynstneo produced the drawing of a sword-blade, and asked witness if he saw the sword Thistlewood had in his hand, and if the blade resembled the drawing in shape ? The gentleman said the sword bad been lately introduced at the War Office ; it was a most destructive weapon Rutliven resumed—l saw the blade of Thistle wood's sword, it was in shape exactly like the draw ing. When I had secured Davidson, by handcuffing him. I returned to the shed, and found all the conspirators una►med, and is the custody of the .soldiers. I assisted iu tying the men together, and when that was accomplished I looked to Susithers ; I turned him over, and thought he breathed, he was either dying or dead. I took off his neck. •4 low F.' kerchief. wad r.ioed hi. 63(17. .1 don, 00;d op some ball cartridge (witeess produced them) mod a pistol. Juryman— tre you quige islititive that the man who stahbrd SisoillePrs W 44 ThiSile4loo4 ? Ellia-1 hare seen 'l'hi•tlewood. and I have no hesitation iu swearing that he was the men who thrust the sword in the deceased's body. Thistle.. wood was the only mini who stood direct before me. Juryinsii—liefore yds, saw Thasilewond, did nuthrrn tell you that Thistlewood was the men who stabbed Swithers Ellis—Millirem did soy so. but the moment saw l'hostlewoool, ater his apprehension, I was pn. sitive ih4t he was the m too who stabbed Smithey.. Ituthven's observation ollio! not at all bias me. 1 formed the conclusion from my own personal oh. srrsa►inn at the time. Thistlewood plunged his sword on the deceased's breast. Coroner—Upon what charge did you go to ap prehend the Prisoners ? Ellis—The warrant charged the parties with un lawfully assembling ; I had the warrant when I went to apprehend them ; I have it not at this time. I do not know the exact words in the warrant—Mr. Baker hod the warrant. The Coroner called Mr. Eyed!, the beadle, and asked hiin for the warrant upon which the parties were apprehended. Pyat:—l have not got it, Sir; I can send a mes senger for the warrant to Mr. Baker. Ellis—The warrant was given to Mr. Baker at the Secretary of State's office, who wag there exa mining witnesses before the Council. Juryman—lt may be two hours before we get the warrant, had we not Netter adjourn. Pyall— It is doubtful whether the warrant is at Marlborough -street, or at the Secretary of State's Office, and the latter he thought was closed. Juryman—ls it necessary that the warrant should be produced before us ? Another Juryman—Yes, I think it is; for an officer has DO right to enter any house without legal authority. Coroner—lt would be as well to have the warrant produced ; can you, Ellis, say the contents of the warrant ? Ellis—Not all of it ; I read it; the names of Thistlewood, Tidd. and twelve others were inserted in the warrant. Corporr—Send utf; Mr. Pyall. a person to Marlborough-street, to Mr. Baker, and if the war rant is not there, we can adjourn the inquest. It is now about eight o'clock. Ruthseo—l am positive that a warrant was issue'''. Jurywan—We cannot and a verdict of murder, unless the warrant is laid before us. iiuly not. I hope nobody said or thought so. Ruthttets—The frien,la of the deceased have been waiting three hours for the body, ■nd as the Jury have viewed it, probably you would allow them to remove it ? Coroner—There can be no objection. William %Vestcott .worn—l reside at Simmons. street, Sloane-square, Chelsea. I am a pstrole of Bow-street office for the western division. On Wednesday night last I attended by the order of Blr. Biruir, with another patrole, at Cato-street, for the purpose of entering the stable where the parties had unlawfully assembled. Houma, Ellis, and &slithers entered. I followed them into the stable., The moment the above officers had got up the ladder I seized * man, who by his dress ap peared to he • butcher ; he was rushing out of the place. He had a belt on his shoulder, and a sword by hi. side. Ha clapped his hand inside the breast of his coat, and I thought he was bent ou mischief, and immediately gave him a side blow with my stall on his eye. This was about the same moment that &Dithers was stabbed, for Ellis came tumbling down the ladder, pursued by Thistlewooil. I had got the butcher on the ground at this time, and was hand cuffing him. Ellis tumbling down stairs alarmed me. I turned round, and Thistlewood clapped a pistol at my head ; I stooped my head—[Here wit. nese sheered his h■t, which was perforated in four different places with balls]---and I rushed under his arm, fur he lunged at me with • sword. I fell down, and was considerably alarmed; I rose as soon as I could; Thistlewood was gone. The man whom I before endeavoured to secure. the butcher, whose name is logs; rats away during my coolest with Thistlewood. lugs was stopped in the street• by Brooks the petrol ; the former shot at the latter in the neck, but he was not hurt. Thiatlewood's pistol, which he presented at me, went off I do not know that it was his pistol, sea number of other firearms were let.off while I was in the stable. A ball permed through the fleshy part of my .hand ; I did not feel the wound till after l left the stable. There is a hole through the cuff of my coat,. made by a ball. I was well acquainted with Thistle. wood's person; I had known him some time. He certainly made his escape out of the front door; as soon as I was able I ran out of the front door and looked down Cato -street. and did not see Thistlewood; I then went to the tap of the street, sad looked along John-street, and could not see Isim there. When I retbrned to the stable the military had arrived, and they had neared a ',um ber of the conspirators. I did not set Davidson standing sentinel sheet I altered the stable. Jarymaa—lt is strange that Ellis says, " he turn. • h er. r. • IP • p caret ed Dade mom% end told his compsoirrs r e stew, hist," rrunolting at the time be «is man or (soloist ;" and the last witness pi g ., e entered the *table just at the heels of Kull vr.i. Elba. mud Smithery," and yet he says lie did it-t see D.svulson. Giles Fraukhit Malay suyets..--I am a watchrrao, and reside in Alary.le.hone-court ; my beat is iv Cott.-street. Ott Werinesslay night I apprehr)!).l,l b ig .; Brooks, the petrol was pursuing it g., r. - jag et Slop thief," at the time I ran •up to es .t Brooks, and logs fired at Books; the ball posed through the coat and waistcoat of Brook-, iscl grazed his ohoulder. I secured Ingo, and w•th rt e assistance of another vratchtnen, conveyed ht•ri to Mary-le-hone watch•house. We !searched fogs at the watch-house, and found upon hips some it , ....1)r in a tin boz and a number of bullets. lie had sl-o two haversack., and a cloth belt round hint, 1-r the purpose of putting pistols in. There was on thing its the haversacks. 1 apprelornried I. in the Edgeware-road ; he had run a cousikrab'e lance from Cato-street. Juryrossi—We have heard nothing of the ce- Ploits of the soldiers. or Captain Fizclerence. Had not one of the soldiers better he coll-d—hr may throw some light upon the subject. • Was. Legg sworn—l am • serjeant in the 13 hat. talion of the Coldstream Guards. On' Weditesd,y night, about eight o'clock, I was at Portfand•strett barracks, when Mr. Birsiie called, and wanted as- Instance. It was a picket guard, which is a'w.rs ready to turn out at a moment's notice, C.1.'..1 Fitzcisrence was the officer. We were order, A to John -street, and Captain Fitaclarepee wet t to make inquiries where we were to go; he sotto after returned and ordered us to merit) cloub'e • quick time. We ran till we got to the gate way at the end of Cato-street. The first !Inc.; I saw was a man standing near the stable s6-s a pistol, which lie presented at Csplain Ft•z clarence. I posited it aside with my' Whew, anti seized the arm of the fellow; we wrestled t:'l the pistol went off. The contents tore open the sleeve of my coat, and the flash took off my eye lash), and blood-ohot my eye.—[The eerjetrist •hev ed Itiv coat, the right sleeve of which was torn con)• plettly open, sod the s ffects of the injury on his ept was very apparent.]-1 secured the fellow, awl de livered him over to the civil power, his name was Tidd. I then catered the stable and saw Smithers lying dead. Several men had surrendered to the offi cers; their names Ido not know. The men of the picket turned Smidgen over, and I observed a wound on his breast. I wag sent off for more as. anotance—enother picket. On my reefers all the business was over. Nine prisoners were take), off to Bow-street. The persons who surrendered were Cooper, Monument, and another, whose name I do not know. I saw a quantity of tams lying on the floor of the stable. Juryman—We have got seven names or persons who were present. I think it necessary we should have all their names. Another Juryusaa—We have evidence to prove that Thistlewnod murdered Scuithers: we want no further evidence. Coroner—All who aided, abetted, and comfor►- ed Thistlewoud io the act, are perpetrators of the murder. Ellis, the constable, who went with a message from the Coroner to Mr. Baker, requesting bun to send the warrant upon which the Prisoners were apprehended, now arrived with a letter addressed to the Coroner, to the following effect, from Mr. Baker. He expressed his regret that.he could nut send the warrant upon which the men were ap.. prelietided,.as it was at the Secretary of State's office ; but if it was necessary for the Jury to have it laid before them, he would take care it should ire produced on the following morning (this day), but in that case it would be necessary the Jury should adjourn. If it were necessary he could semi the information upon which the warrant was issued. The letter was sigoed Robert Baker. Wm. Salmon sworn—l am a tailor by reads; I was passing through Cato -street on Wednesday night, and heard Mr. Wolcott say that Suiithers was stabbed. In a few minutes several persons rushed out of the stable, and cut at me with a sword, which cat through my kit . and mall. clothes. One man who cat et me was ■ tall:•Thlia person, witl► dark clothes. 1 knew Westesitt be fore, and hearit•.g his voice, 1 recognized him. L suppose the parties took me fur an officer. The Coroner took a list of the Dunce of the con spirators who were in the stable when Siusthers was killed. He stated that they were inculpated sts the charge of winder. The following are the names Artheir Thistlewood, Williams Amidst's, Junes logs. Charles Cooper, Richard Tidd, Joins Mooosnent, Jab, arm &range, Janice Wilson, 'Man Gilchrist, sad Richard Black. barn. The Jury returned a verdict severally against the above' persons, and others unknown, of the •, Wilful Murder" of Richard Smithery, The Coroner immediately issued his warrant, and the above pri•oaer. are expected to be removed this day frost the flambe of Correction to Newgrte. It is acid titan a Spkial Cutocuinrion will be issued to try the celp►its meat wet k. EXAMINATION AT ROW.STNEET. At an early hour yesterday morning, Lavender and Bishop, the officers, went to Brouk's Market, , ['Abort), with a war►aut against Robert Adams, liv. I I I I I } t; . , 4 • •