The Sun. — London, England, 1820-02-29 00:00:00

THE MURDEROUS CONSPIRACY. Great curiosity has been manifested to obtain a sight of Tliistle‘vood and Lip associates. Among those who have gained admit!ance into the House of Correction, Cold-bath Fields, to see them, ate :—the Marquess of Anglesey, Lnrd Graves, Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, Sir Arthur &c The other prisoners who have been apprehended no the charge of being concerned in the Cato. street gang of assassins, and on the charge of Iligh Treason, connected tvith the conduct or the gang, ate committed to l'othill-fields Bridevrell. Lot Ellealmrough, C,,ptain Firzetarence, and tre understand, some of the Niini•tcrc, sent sob scriptlons for the officers, aml a naroher of others. The Cabinet Council sat yesterday upon the subject, at twelve o'clock, at t h e S ecretary o f State's Office for the 'lonic Department, hnt none o f d ie prisoners in custody, or any of the wit nesses, ‘vete c xatnincd. The Cottocil broke up The r,asou the Police 3 , oti after OUC o'clock. Officers were , not more numerous on tl►e night of the attack of the Cato-street Gang w a s, hat they vi-ere distributed at the offices, and at the official G(n.lemen's Louses. This;lewood was yesterday in better spirits than on any preceding day. He says but little upon he subject of his attest. lie exclaimed, when first in cu•toriy that he had stuck to the Nlinisters to the fact, ri would do so whde he breathed. He stands committed for the double crime of tee7son awl murder. Brant, who it is ascertained was present in Cato-street on IVed nesday night, is committed for high treason alone, sod the other nine, whose names we have so re peatedly given. are committed for murder. Two of them ascribe their unfortunate situation to the influence of liont's speeches and Cobbett's writni , ,;s Monument sa e s, when he found what teas contemplated, he emleavoured to get away,, but vidsors, the sentinel, at the bottom of the ladder, would not let him depart. As 1 bistlewirod and all the parties concerned arc so miserably poor, a question has been asked, how they could procure the quantity of arms found in the stable and loft The answer is, that the arms wete all of a description which cost lio:hing hut labour in wood and iron, and the conspirators were all of them mechanica, carpen ters, and smiths. The poles, intended for pikes, were young trees, procured front the nursery grounds, the Regent's Park, or hop-poles. The iron heads (excepting only the labour) arc scarcely worth more than a shilling a score, so that five shillings would have supplied one hundred of them. The halls were made of melted pewter. U v on the whole, never were contemptible means rendered more formidable by ingenious malice and daring wickedness. A rumour has been spread abroad that proofs can be adduced of the absence of Thistlewood from the premises in Cato-street on the night of the arrest of the Conspirators. For this there is not the slightest foundation. In addition to the positive testimony of Ruthven, Ellis , mid West colt, who saw him in the loft, and saw him sub sequently escape from the stable, we now learn, that previous to the attack made by Mr. Birnie and his gallant hand, lie was seen and spoken to by Lee astd Chapman, two other officers, in John street. These men were upon the 100k -out, and were observed by Thistlewood, who approached them as if to learn the subject of their conver sation. Ile looked hard in their faces, and they turned their remarks to some indifferent topic.— Lee said to Thistlewood, he thought if was very rude to stare at them in that way, and endeavour to hear what they were saying, upon which he turned upon his heel, and walked away. A private, but humane intimation, has been given to Miniver) and Ellis to take especial care of themselves, as threats have been made to cut them off before the hour of trial shall arrive. The deluded miscreants by whom these bloody intentions have been manifested• do not seem to be aware that, independently of the evidence of those men, there is quite sufficient to seal the fate of their associates, Yesterday Thomas Preston, the noted cobler, was apprehended by Lavender and Bishop, at his obscure lodging, in Princes•street, Drury-lane, by virtue of a warrant from Mr. Justice Birnie. He was brought to the Public Office, Bow -street, and underwent a short examination. This poor, ignorant, impudent, deluded man, conducted him • self in a similar manner to what he did when he bad been in custody upon former occasions, with igo s orant indifference, nutking use of the most low and scurrilous language towards Gentlemen too contemptible to repeat ; but his gross ins►►lts were principally directed against Lord Sidmouth. He was of course detained in custody. Private information was yesterday evening given to Lavender and Bishop, that Palin, for whose apprehension a reward of 2001. has been offered, was concealed in a house in the neighbourhood of Battle-bridge. They proceeded immediately with their informer to the spot described, but found there. Was no ground for the suspicion which had arisen, Though the officers did not find Pa- tin, they found three men and a woman of some what swpicious appearance. One roan vt , :s in bed, and said he was unwell. 'no patrol (Jeffery and Tanner) suspecting him to be one of the Cato. street gang of assassins, and that he was in bed in consequence of the bruises he I►act received, made Ilia; get up, vi hen he evas found ro have all . . his clothes on except his shoes. They stripped him, but be had nu bruises. The other two men were melting, lead in a frying-pan. One of the men lived at that phice, the others in Mon- mouth-sfreet and Brownlow-street. They were all three brought to the office, and underwent an examination before ;Mr when ther'e being no charge against them, and they not helot.: known, they were discharged. It i 3 supposed that Palin might have taken the alarm, and escap ed at tne back of the house while the officers were kocrekiug at the door. COURT 014 COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held for the special purpose of receiving his Ala jesty's answer to the application of the Court, to know at %hat time his'Alajesiy would be pleased ro receive the Address of Condolence and Con gratulation.' REFUSAL TO ALLOW SHERIFF PARKINS TO SIT IN THE COURT. When the Court was made, Mr. Sheriff Parkins was obset ved standing in the body of the Court, amooest the Mrmbers. Mr. T. N. Wteetsats immediately moved that strangers should withdraw. All below the Bar were then moving out of the Court., but Mr. Wil liams said, he did not mean that those who stood where strangers were usually allowed to remain during a debate should be included in the order. His object was to hive the hotly of the Court confined to the Members, who alone bad a right to sit there. The space below the Bar was soon filled after this otoitication, but the moment those who were limos iedulged were comf - nrtably situated, Mr. T. N. WILLIAMS again rose and said, he had learned that the Sheriff had a communication of a sery delicate nature to make to the Court, which might render it necessary to dispense with the presence of strangers, until the Court should ascertain whether they could with propriety he admitted. Ile, therefore, felr justified in mov ing, that strangers should no longer remain in Court. Mr. BROWN said, there existed no necessity for excluding strangers. The business before the Court could with great propriety be stated to the Mr. WILLIAMS insisted upon the propriety of carrying his suggestion into effect ; the queatioo was extremely delicate. Mr. JAMES observed upon the inconsistency of telling the strangers to withdraw, then calling them back again, with the assurance that they were not meant in the order, and then issuing another order for their exclusion._ There was, lie declared, no sort of necessity for departing from the usual course. Mr. Alderman WatTnststs said, it certainly was at the option of the Court to admit or refuse admittance to strangers, but the latter never was done except upon very substantial grounds. Mr. Sheriff Parkins had, upon hearing the com mencement of this conversation, withdrawn. The proposition to exclude strangers having failed without a division, or even the form of putting the question, Mr. PATTEN rose, and moved, but in so low a tone of voice as to he scarcely audible below the Bar, that Mr. Sheriff Pat kins be permitted to have the privilege of sitting upon the Bench with the Aldermen in that Court. Mr. Patten stated, that the Worthy Sheriff had an importent communi c,tion to make, in 'conjunction with his worthy Colleague, from his Majesty, anti thaz it was consistent with the dignity of the Court to extend the privilege to him. A murmur of dissatisfaction here vet) , generally prevailed, Mr. Hutu:omile seconded the motion for the Sheriff's admission.—[There were loud cries of No, nal] The LORD MAYOR stated, that the Court bad been specially storm - mooed for the purpo se of re ceiving the communication from the Throne, He trusted that any other question would not, upon such an occasion, be agitated. Mr. Sheriff Both well bad waited upon his Majesty-- Mr. SAVAGE—WaS not Mr. Sheriff Parkins with his Brother Sheriff? There was a loud cry of Yes in the Court. The LORD MAYOR continued---Mr. Sheriff Bothwell had stated to him that he had waited upon his Majesty, who was graciously pleased to say, that he would receive the Address of the Court of Common Council at tour o'clock that day. His Majesty was also graciously pleased to say, th at he much regretted his inability to receive it sooner, and requested that a deputation consist ing of a stimuli Dumber should be appointed to be the bearers of the Address. Mr. BRowte wished to know why the m ot i on for the introduction of Sheriff Parkins should be delayed so long ? He saw no reason why the com munication should not be made at the Bar. It was :rue the Sheriffs bad in no case for the last 20 years been refused the privilege of sitting on the 'tench in that Court. The courtesy was in all cases granted; but where could be pointed out the precedent of a Sheriff who bad conducted himself as Sheriff Parkins had ?—(Loud cries of Hear !)—And who had ever heard of the admis sion of a man who had been complained against by the Chief Magistrate, and whose case bad not yet been decided upon ? It was inconsistent with time dignity of the Court to support such a mo• tiou. A number of Members rose, and the attempt of the Lord Mayor to fix the at►ention of the Court upon the question upon which they bad expressly assembled was wholly ineffectual. There was a ary of " The first question 'must be disposed of," which overwhelmed all other efforts. Air. DIXON said, that a communication from the Throne always superseded all other business. The question was evidently agitated from party motives, which it was not very honourable to operate upon such an occasion. lie hoped the Gentlemen who had introduced it would not press it. The discussion must necessarily interfere with are important business on which they were as sembled, and was indeed unworthy of being ewer tamped by the Court. Mr. Wiwatts (of Smithfield) said, that if the present question had been objected to when it was first started, it might have been disposed of by tl►e Lord Mayor without discussion ; but the propo sition having beer► regularly moved and seconded, a decisii,n in the usual way must be obtained. lie supported the motion, but he was not induced to do so by any party feeling. The occasion ot► which they were assembled was an extraordinary one, and the presence of both the Sherds in Court, particularly as both of them had teceived the communication front the Throne, would be more decorous than the attendance of one only — (a loud cry of "Let t he Sheriff appear at the liar," was here set up). Mr, JAMES observed, that it would be necessary to say a great deal more for Mr. Sheriff Parkins than had yet been said for him before be could be thought entitled to a seat in that Court. The special matter should have been entered upon be fore any other. The Worthy Member then moved the previous question. Mr. CLARKE (a new Member) said, that this unnecessary discussion had taken place in conse quence of an oversight upon the part of the Lord Mayor, who should have stopped the discussion in limine. Mr. OLDHAM wished that some intermediate way bet ween the Bar and the Bench could be achapted, for the purpose of disposing of this ques tion. Both the Sheriffs bad waited upon his Ma jesty, and had communication with his Majesty; the Court would therefore see the necessity of their attendance. There was a way by which this could be accomplished without compelling the Court to agree to a proposal which it might be necessary to consider with greater care. The amendment already moved prevented hint from submitting that plan. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said, he bad been frequently in that Court when the other business of. the day was gone through before Addresses to the Throne were discussed. The Court was not, therefore, acting without precedent. He did not know Mr. Sheriff Parkins personally. That eon wet which some Gentlemen of the Cowl seemed to object to was probably in the Sheriff's Opinion pertecily correct. At all events the Sheriff's con duct elsewhere was not a questiotrin that Court. It was the situation as it regards d the City of London that they were bound to consider ; and as to the charge of objectionable conduct, he had seen men in the Ceair of that Court, men who, though unworthy to sit in it, were treated with respe c t. This respect Was merely paid to the situation. Mr. Sheriff . Parkins had never insulted the Court, and the question was, whether . the Court were deterwinee to treat him as a Gentle- mao, or to deny hint the privilege to tvitch, as a' high Officer anti a Gentlemen, he was eetifleit ? Mr. J ACKS was of opinion, that the questilon should be set at rest by calling the Sheriffs to the Bar of the Court, at which place the first Mer chants in the City had attended. Mr. HURCOMBE said, the refusal appeared to hint very exit aot Jittery. Mr. Sheriff Parkins bad not been treated by his fellow citizens as his brother Sheriff had been received. He had been elected considerably before that worthy officer, and consented without hesitation to accept the office. Mr. Sheriff Rothwell had not evinced the saute readiness to attend to the (holes of the situ ation to which tie was invited, and still the latter was received into the Court without opposition, while the former was treated with harshness and ungrateful severity. He had good reasons for wishing to appear in Court, and would state them upon being introduced. The Bailiff of the Bo rough was admitted but tke other -day, and the motion for his admission 'vas carried unani mously. How then could the Court refuse to admit an Officer who bought a message - from the King ?. Mr. Sheriff ROTHWELL said, he felt himself in rather a very delicate situation. In the simpli city of his heart, and without troubling the Court with any observations, he would declare to them, that he was ready to attend• with pleasure at the Bar of the Court, and to request Mr. Sheriff Par kins to do the same. A great many Members shouted their appFause upon hearing this proposal, and there was a loud clapping of hands. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN said, he did not by any means think the proposition of the Sheriff worthy of being entertained. The question could not be got rid of by such a ptoceeding as had been suggested., and be, it he was the officer, would not consent to stand in the situation pointed out by the Worthy Sheriff and Alderman, for the purpose of presenting an important com munication. The refusal to grant the privilege would be wholly inconsistent with the practice of the Court, and have the appearance of being pressed by that class of men who had included him in the list of prosecutions now pending. Mr. DIXON called on every man in .the Court to take the conduct of Sheriff Parkins, since his election, into consideration, and to say whether the Court would be justified in admitting him ? But the question was etade merely a party one, otherwise there would not be a word of dis cussion, because there would not have been a mover and seconder. Mr. CLARKB (the new Member) again rose to accuse the Lord Mayor of an oversight, in not having prevented the discussion upon this ques tion (there were loud cries of order), The LORD MAYOR said, he had not discovered the nature of the question until considerable pro gress had been made its it, and it was too late to prevent the Court from entertaining it. Mr. GRIFFITHS said, it was more dignified to have two Sheriffs than one in attendance. Mr. T; IV. WILLIAMS said, it was manifest that Mr. Sheriff Parkins never expected to be per. witted to sit in that Court, for he had never pre sented himself. He was now brought forward to be thrust down their throats. There was no more in the Resolution proposed than was meant to meet the .eye. He (Mr. Williams) for one thought the office of Sheriff most woefully de graded. All the business had been left to the other Sheriff, and now a message was brought in that the Court must comply with Mr. Parkins', wish to sit amongst them. Mr. HURCOMBE declared, that he had never heard of the Resolution until he toOk his seat in the Court, and that he had done his ut most to prevent th e W ort h y Mover from bringing it for ward. The question was by no means plecon- Mr, OLDHAM suggested, that the Sheriffs should make their corninunication at the Table of the Court. Several Members cried out, " withdraw the Motion," A number of ,Members rose, but -the precious question was put a loud distinct tone, and car ried by a chew of hands with a causiderahle ma- COMNIUNICATION FROM THE THRONE. Mr. OLDHAM then moved, that the Sheriffs should be tequestetl to attend at the table of the Court to malie the comtuttnickAtioq from bii Ma jesty to the Court.—Carried in the affirmath l with very few dissentients. •4 Mr. Sh er iff R ot h we ll then l eft the Cohrtf 4 ° 4 soon after ret urne d, accompan i e d b y Mr. Slier' Parkins. Mr. Sheriff ROTHWRLL stated, that in con l P li t i ance with the directions of the Court, he IQ% waited upon his Majesty with the Add ress of tha n Court, and hi s M a j esty was grac i ously please d to appoint 4 o'clock the hour at which he Would r h ' ceive the Address. His Majesty appeared tou t indisposed, and expressed his regret at not 110 44 been able to receive the Address before that ti O d e : His Majesty ex p resse d hi s w i s h to rece i ve the A dress at the h an d s o f a D eputat i on consist i ng Qt 6 small number. This statement was read from rti parer. • I Mr. Sheriff P ARKINS sa id t h at b e, i n his offici*d capacity, thought it necessary to state, that he Si° never, till he came into that Court, seen the r s ; per just read. He had to declare, in o pis,osill' be to it, that hi s M a j esty did not appear to him,fo in a bad state of h ea l t h ;. an d h e b egged leave ("„ state, that when Mr. Sh er iff R ot h we ll expre344 his wish to know when it would he convenie° for his Majesty to receive the Address, he kins) did not he a r one wor d a b out a small deputy, : tion. His M a j est y mere ly said, that h e wo uld I.l ' . ceive the Address that day by deputation. The re was a great deal of .private conversation betwee n the Rememb rancer an d M r. S her i ff Roth well. 13 Majesty looked extremely well, much better tl►®4 could be e x p ecte d cons id er i ng the reports 01 him, and he (P ar ki ns ) h ope d hi s Majesty wouji live long, to t i i nm ph over hi 3 enemies, if be I °' any, and to be a benefit to his people.—(Ar plause.)—Mr. Sheriff Parkins was proceedi" when several Members rose and said, that as ti ro Sheriff had m a de his commun i cat i on, he Wrigh t withdraw. Mr. Sheriff Parkins immediately withdrew."' There were a few hisses upon his departure. A discussion immediately took place upon rho question of going up to the Throne by deput 4 ' tion. ld Mr. BROWN suggested, that a deputation iboo be appointed to carry up the Address, but EP the motion should be so framed as to prevent •ti' e circumstance from being drawn into a preceden t ' Mr. DIXON said, he had a motion to s u bmit 11/ that effect.—He then moved, that it was the ill' herent and acknowledged right of that Court, fa be received by fhis M a j est y on the Throne, lA' g that they have, in compliance with his MajestY l wishes, conveyed by the Sheriffs, waived the sowi c on the present occasion, without prejudice to the rights. Mr. BROWN seconded the motion. Mr. HURCOMBE suggested, that as it w a s of' dent his Majesty was not as well as could be wisi l; ed, it would be advisable to let th e b us i ness B ran over until after his Majesty's return from Brigh' ton, to which place he was going on TueAay. Mr. DIXON said, the Court were bound to cool' ply with his Majesty's wishes in the best manner they could upon such an occasion. Mr. Sheriff RoTnwrit.i. stated, that he was col" vinced it would be exceedingly inconvenient to his Majesty to receive a large number. Mr. IVILLIAMS (of Smithfield) said, that this proceeding heitig the first upon the part of Ert l Majesty tom ards that Court, they ought t" be very careful as to the m a n ne r i n which they re" pilled it. A little more delay, considering state of his Majesty's health, would perhaps' be more decorous. Mr. Sheriff ROTHWELL said, that his IVlaies t f would receive no other Address, wil) the excer Hon of those from the Houses of Parliament, 0 96 til his return from Brighton. Mr. JAmFs advised, that no impediment should be artendt-•I to. Mr. OLDumst said, the Court might go verl safely upon this Deputation. The question was ►hen put, and a division taus place, wl►e►, , I4ere appeAred— For the 'notion 54—Against it 45—Majority 9. The Deputation was then appointed. It OW sisted of a number from each Ward, &c. SHOCKING ACCIDENT —A shocking accitlen t held a young man of the name of Jones, yeste' d a y, in Prince's -street, Leicester-stiaare. A •:ork ° lug man liquor had reeled upon his back iFit a the street, a few paces before a Gentleman wbo was driving a gig at a briik trot, and the driver was using every effort to pull the horse up ill vain, when Jones seized the reins, at which the animal became restive, knocked him down, and the wheel went over his neck. He was taken (13 the Hospital in a senseless state. The horse, IP being checked, drew the other wheel over the drunken man's body, and he was taken to tb° Hospital also with broken ribs. A ROBBER FOUND IN A CHIMNEY.-0O SO' day evening last, abort nine o'clock, the servani s belonging to Mr. WHITE, of Lanham-place' Portman-square, were alarmed by something verf heavy being thrown from the lop of Captain WYATT'S house, which is next door, Wilk!) they , found, on examination, to be a quantity Of lead.. Numerous robberies having been committed la the neighbourhood, and Captain WyATT's having lately been stripped to the amount of 100 1 ; value, the servants immediately made an alarto , and the robber, finding that he was pursued , managed to creep into one of the chimneys. A; the rap of the house was found some lend, au° also iron bars, supposed to be stolen from ii' d new street, On further research the robber' who is a little old man, was found snug in tt }e chimney, covered wig) soot, and almost stiff(' cated. He was taken to Mary-le•bAne watcV house, where he gave in his name as Geri. Davis' MARRIED. 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