The Sun. — London, England, 1820-04-24 00:00:00

THE STATE PRISONERS. OLD BAILEY, ArraL. CONVICTION OF JAMES INGS. ":- Ipirl', gt %;r 0 COO' r ol l %' :40 1.41 0 1 JUG: apes sine irai ~ s of ing ;itet i Co' of r • At" (he 60 11 18g . Oa the the oydi This morning the proceedings against the Cato •strcet Conspirators were resumed. At eight b'clotk the Court was opened, but, with t'►e ex cel►tiun of the regular Officers, very few persons i►►►ieetl were present. At nine o'clock, the LORD CHIEF BARON, Mr. Baron GARRow, and Mr. J‘tstice RICHARD3ON took their seats on the Beach. James Brunt was put to the Bar, and the Jury Were called, several of whom were challenged by the Plisoner, and also by the Crow n, It will Le recollected, that at the house of this individual a considerable quantity of the combustibles were found which have beets produced in Court on the former trials The ATTORNEY • GENERAL rose, and observing itim o a violation of the older of the Court in the the proceedings of the trials before , their final conclusion, said, he should not for the present interrupt the proceedings, but he should feel it his bounden duty to bring the case before their Lordships.—(The Learned Counsel alluded to a certain Sunday Newspaper.) Mr. BoLLAND shortly opened the proceedings, and the ATTORNEY-GENRRAL having stated the *rations circumstances in which the prisoner was implicated, he proceeded to call witnesses for the Crown, Robert Adams was placed in the witnesses Box; Li& testimony was similar to that which hat: been riven on the other trials, and his examination lasted the whole of the morning. The Court was but thinly attended this day. The appearance of Brunt is certainly much more tespectahle than that of most of his companions, end his general deportmen. is respectful.—The Number of Versons round the Sessions House is *noel) less this day, than on any former one since the comme:xement of the [FURTHER PARTICULARS OF SATURDAY ' S PRO CEEDINGS.] After Mr. ADoLPHys had concluded 11;a able ttidress in defence of ilia Prisoner, James Ings, Lord Chief-Justice DALLAS asked the prisoner whether he 1 / 1 3S satis6ed with the defence which had been made for him by his counsel, or wished to add any thing from hi m s e lf ? The Prisoner—" My Lord, I should wish to explain how became involved in this business." CutEv—tosztcE—" You are at liberty to state any thing., and every thing, that you may judge proper for your defence tut you had, perhaps, better first consult with your cou:,sel." Mr, Harmer's clerk (Mr. Harmer himself being absent) stepped forward, and consulted for some minutes with the phone'', Togs then proceeded to address the Jury. tie said he was a plain uneducated man, and hoped the Jury would hear Lim with indulgence. He now gave a . very minute narrative of circumstances which had happened to hint since leaving PQrtsea, iu August last. In several parts of his Address he was violently agitated, and wept bitterly, especially when he 'mentioned his own poverty, and the distress of his family.—. ale continued speaking for about 20 minutes: The Loan CHIEF Jusytee, on ascertaining from the pri soner that he had finished what he had to say, called on the Attorney-General for his reply. The prisoner (pulling a paper out of his pocket), " I for got-; here is a certificate, which will show the gentlemen what My character has always been." The paper was handed up to the Bench, but the Lord Chief-Justice said it could not be received as evidence. The ATTORNET-GENERAL then proceeded with his reply. The Lord Chief Justice DALLAS summed up the evidence 'with the most careful impartiality, and the utmost per spicuity. He said that, however unparalleled in the hiss tory of human wickedness, the end and object of the Conspiracy was to assassinate the King's Ministers, the crime would not amount to high treason ; but they would say whether or not the conspirators had not as their ulterior . abject, that of forcing the King, by that assassination, to Change his Ministers. He pointed out the way in which the evidence of the accomplices had received confirmation from unsuspected and unsuspicious witnesses; and concluded by calling on the Jury fearlessly to find a verdict of guilty against the prisoner, if, in their Consciences, they believed him to be So; if they had auy rational doubt, then to acquit. The Jury retired at half-past 8, and at a quarter to 9 re turned a verdict, finding the prisoner—Guilty, upon the let and 3d counts, of levying war on the King, to depose him. The prisoner heard the verdict enmored, and was taken from the Bar. 'WINDSOR, APRIL 23. Yesterday morning a Considerable number of persons were collected at -the Castle-gate to see his MAJESTY Alight from Lis carriage. About' 3 o'clock one of the Royal carriages arrived, containing Count MUNSTER, General TAYLOR, Sir Wm. KNIGHTON, and Mr. EICKNELL, About 4 o'clock his MAJESTY ar rived, appearing in good health and spirits, ac companied by Sir BENJAMIN BLOOMFIELD. His ATAJRSTY dined with his Royal Sister at Frog more, -and returned to the Castle in the evenin4. --This morning, at half past 10, his MAJESTY, Princess AUGUSTA, and Lady MVIY 'TAYLOR, went in one of the Royal carriages to S. George's Chapel,which was filled by a most respectable con• gregation. The Rev. Mr. LONG preached a vet y excellent sermon. His MAJESTY ;$ expected to temain at the Castle till Tuesday or Wednesday next, to the great joy of the inhabitants. Pre. Parations are making for illuminations and rejoic ings: this evening. The employment of convicts in the public works, at the Severat ports, it is said, is to be discotri '""'ai 'bey will in furore be kept closely to ou board the several bulks: Hz, 01 be Cea• !ntatiO6 gli P ' People' rtb-dtl ust will urity ;identlf nt wi'ti liarged , ed U 1 ell ternii' victio o G u ilti it , viz , Bcc. to rt-ant e Vethif In too iettia Ibl4C®' t, till b a rail In 613° scnic e ni. 'ate t° in is sown' rderea [denc6 tests • y that e cO arge 4 r oio orne" gitla. , but ,oiset re-fer , con- 4 : ti 01 inla lat it lock , y ci Id st ;Y of anon 53# (well Ire• f 1 1 ; C y Tye FOR HIE SUN. MR. EDITOR—As a retired Officer, tvlr,o never before attempted to address a Public Print, I have little doubt but you will conclude with me, 'lint I might possibly he more adroit with sword than the quill. However, Sr. as a Reader of the print Called THE SUN, I must say, that I highly approve the principles of teat paper ; and I trust', Sir, that your exertions .in aid of the good and .great of the United Kingdom, shall yet prevent the evil designs of wicked men from overturning a Go vernment, which, with all its defects—for perfee• lion is not human—is the first and best that either the Old or New Worltl can yet boast of Rut what I at present wish to state, is a conversation I have just had with a friend of great veraci , y from Glagow, and who is since returned to that city. He stared, that the Head Magistrate of town in their neighbourhood. was so annoyed with anonymous threatening letters in November last, that he was deterred front acting against the Radicals. The oext Magistrate in seniority hay. iog more nerve, was very RC! ive nottvithstaoding they had admonished him. as they had snccesstolly alarmed his senior in office ; and they nailed a pike to his door, with his name inscribed under it, Rut it appears that the active Magistrate in question d,d receive an anonymous letter prior to ;he discovery in Cato-sireet, stA , ing that an event mould tats • !dace soot, which woul.i do for Lord CASTLvRty.GH , 17itt ,201, anti 4gt‘,nish the world, or tvord , to cti-ct. So 7! is ovident that the diktUolic,l plan discovered C a io ,11 . eet w a s con .. certed with 'he I.:how:edge of (pony; and the only way to tffeii:toally st-I the M4tier tat rest, would he to destroy Kid ,men liquid in errs. The Scriptures say, that tw o who have recourse to the sword shall rristi by , he sword—no doubt meaning, that men who shall in despite of law ful authority take up the sword shall perish by ir. And, however we may pity those deluded wretches, yet, having lent themselves to aid a set of de signing villains, I would extirpate them as I would mad dogs, or any other species of hurtful vermin. You may make what use you please of this : if it communica►es nothing new, put it in the fire ; but if called upon, I have no doubt, ►hat through tl►e ins►rutnentali'y of the friend i have alluded to, who has returned to Glasgow. I could sub stantiate all that hr advanced, for it was not com municated in confidence, • but related as a aoto- ious fact. I am, Sir, Your Reader and obedient Servant, Edinburgh, April 21, 1320. MILES. SHIP NEWS. LONDONDERRY, APRIL 18.— The Revenue cruizer Castlecoote, Captain ELWIN, last night captured, off Ennishoen, the American schooner Sweep, laden with tobacco. When captured she was in the ac: of opening her hatches to unload the cargo, and Ennistioen boats wet e alongside to receive it. Captain ELWIN secured the whole of the crew, together with the boats and men from the shore. DEAL, Arum 23.—Arrived, and sailed for the River yesterday, the Sophia, Vickermay, from Seville. Came down from the River, and sailed, the Laag, Clark, for St. Vincent's. The Coro mandel, Hunter, for Madras and Bengal, got on shore Testerday morning on the Brake Sand dur ing a thick fog. The Diligence East India pilot yacht and the Fowey cutter went to her assist ance, and in the evening she floated off without much damage, and brought op in the Downs.— Came down from the River, and sailed to-day, the Unity, Turner, for Batavia, and Isabella, M'Neil, for Charleston. Arrived the Fanny, Patterson, from St. Vincent's. The Harmony, Woodall, could not reach the Downs, and has put back to Dover Roads. PouTsmouTtr, Arrtm 23.—Arrived yesterday . the Zephyr,Cox, from the Downs for Jamaica, and Solid, Hammerstein, from Christiana. Passed down Channel the Moira, Hornbiow, from the Downs for India. Sailed the David Scott, War rington, for Madras and Bengal. Arrived to-day the Ann, --, and Prosperity, Partridge, from London. Sailed the Sylvia, Price, for the Bra zils ; Viper and Quail cutters on a cruise. HARWICH, APRIL 23.—Arrived the Lord Dun can packet with a mail from Holland, and Ne pean packet with ditto fram Cuxhaven. Sailed the Prince of Orange packet for Holland ; Bean foy packet for Cuxhaver. ; and Charlotte packet for Gottenburgh—all witb mails. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 21.—Sailed the Ganges, Chapman, for Calcutta. We understand that a Commission of Oyer and Terminer is to •be sent down to try the persons accused of high treason. The prisoners will, of course, be tried in the particular counties within which the acts of treason were committed. — (Edinburgh CJarant, April 20 ) THE THEATRE; A Dramas Romance, tinder the title of Henri I Quatre, or kis in the Olden ,Time, was brought forward on 'aturuay last at Covent-Garden Thea tre. This lece, it seems, consists of a combina tion of incents relating to the celebrated,Mo narch of Force, whose title it hears, extracted from many rrench Dramas founded on the same subject. lie time of action was when Henry had besiege Paris, and Ole plot consists of events oecrred while he and his faithful Minister Sully v,ertramblih4 incognito, in order to ascer tain the , sentiments of the People. They s arrive at village on his birth-day, where they find tire Itesants prepared to have a dramatic sketch in i TiOnour of him, .in which his eha tacte.r 'is to be introduced. The Peasant who was to poeonate the Monarch erot having return ed, Henri, who k taken for an ordinary trooper, is desire, fo assume the office. He consents, and a IteiiciOut farce ensues. At.length the surrender of Paris bads to the discovery of the Monarch, who invites the honest rustics to Court, and gives ring to the representative of his favourite Ga brielle,'Ao secure their admission. They attend, witness lis coronation, and are made heppy by ap pointmetts. There is another plot, arising from a Tiarrel retwe ,, n I.vo military friends, Eugene de Biron KENITSLE) and Frederic St. Leen (AB norr),,eho -engage a duct, in .vhicii the for mer is enunded. Eugene de Biron being ordered by the King to undertake a mili,ary enterprize, is prevented by the wound which Ire has received t; otn eneaging in it. St. Leon undertakes it, aed stice:eesk, 'hut ascribes all the honour to iris friend Eugene.—The King prepares to reward the latter, whose high sense of honour, however, will not sailer him to deprive his friend of the glut y of the achievement. lie therefore con fesses the duel, and attributes the honour to St. • Leon. The King decrees the punishment of death to Eugene for his bre.clr of military duty, and he is sent to prison. .The Governor being Iris old friend, prmits him to leave the Castle, as his presence was necessary to witness the insrriage,of his Sister Clotilde (Miss 13ftuNToe) and St. Leon. O tt his return, to keep his promise with the Go vernor, hr rescues two travellers from assassina tion. it appears that they were the King and Sully, and he saves the life of the former. At lene,t h Isis signal service in this respect is ; - tirade known to the Kinte, who takes agnin into favour, and the piece concludes with the marriage of Eugene wish Florence (Miss STEPHENO the sister of Frederic St. Leon. This piece is attributed to Mr. MORTON, to whom the public are indebted for many popular dramas, and who has adapted it very successfully to the taste of the day. It is a mixture of pa thetic and ludicrous incidents, and forcibly ex cites the attention of the audience. The serious parts are well supported by KE,MBLE, ABBOTT, Miss BRUNTON and Miss STEPHENS, and those of the humorous kind by LISTON, FAWCETT, and BLANCHARD. Mr. J. JOHNSTONE Was introduced in the character of an Irish Officer, and warmly welcomed by the audience.—The part of Henri was suF ported with manly firmness and easy hu mour by MACREADY ; and the sagacious Sully with suitable gravity and shrewdness by EGER TON —The Scenery, representing different, views iu Frdnce, chiefly in the neighbourhood of Paris, is highly creditable to the pencil of GRIEVE. Tire Jresscs and processions afford a magnificent spec' acle, and do honour to the liberality of the Managers. The music had no marked character of novelty or excellence. The piece was warmly receivedwould b a very numerous audience, but its in terest ou y ld be much increased if it were short ened by nearly an hour in the representation. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING, 1820. SATURDAY ) APRI Renewal of the Palace Stakes of 150 gs each, 100 gs ft. colts, Bst. 71b. fillies, Bst.4lb. Then rising three years o!d. R.M. Mr. lidny's hr. c. Ahjer, by Truffle, out of Brisels • Ld Foley's ch. c. by Soothsayer, out of Merrymaker's dam e D. of Rutland's c. by Haphazard, out of Elizabeth Five started—Nine pd.—The Judge placed but three 3 to I agst Abjer-3 to I agst Soothsayer C. Handicap Sweepstakes of lOgs each, for two-yr-olds and upwards. R.M. Mr. Wyndham's c. by Octavins, 2 yes, Est. 121 b. Ld Grosvenor's Aldford, 3 yrs, Bst. 81b ' Mr. Wilson's Haruspex, 3 yrs, Bst. 51b 3 Five started—Two pd.—The Judge placed but three 3 to I agst Octavius c-6 to 4 agst Aldford. Ld Grosvenor's hr. e. by Thunderbolt, Sst. beat Sir J. Shel-. ley's brother to Cmuus, Bst,slb. Ab. M. 200 gs, L. ft.-6 to 4 on Thunderbolt c. BOXING. COOPER AND SHI3LTON.—A further deposit is to be made this evening, at Spring's borre, in Little St. James's•street, betvireen the backers of the above pugilists, making the stakes good 1501. aside. SPRING AND R. BURN.—Both men are gone into training, and Spring, who has twice for feited through indisposition, is getting all right. The battle will be fought on Tuesday, the 10th of May, the day before Epson) races, for 100 guineas a side. Even betting, but Spring for choice. PREFRRMENTS.—In the Consistory Court of Worcester, on Thursday, the Reverend John Wingfield, D. D., Vicar of Bromsgrove, and the Reverend Francis Mills, M. A., Rector of Barford, were elected Proctors for the Clergy of the Diocese of Worcester, at the ensuing Convocation. The Rev. James Meskin, M.A. was elected Proctor for the Dean and Chapter.—Thursday, the Rev. John Michell, LL. B. Reverend John Timbrill, D. D, Rector of Beck ford, and Reverend George Cooke, D.D. were elected Procurators, the former for the Dean and Chapter, and the two latter for the diocese of Gloucester, for the ensuing Convo cation. The Stare Prisoners continue to cnoduct them aelyeS with great decorum. 7'histlewood maintains a sort of sullen resignation. Separate returns of the two Lord Mayors of Dublin, viz Alderman KING and Alderman %VEST, the one chostn by the Court of Aldermen, and the other by the Common Council, bay., been made to the Privy Council, who will decide which of the two are duly chosen. THE MARKiiIrS. CORN-EXCHANGB, APAIL 24.—We had a good supply of Wheat this morning from Essex and Kent, besides a tolerably large arrival since this day week from the Northern Poris, yet prime samples from the two former Counties sold rea dily in the morning, et an advance of from Is.to 2 , 5. per quarter on the prices of last Monday ; but there is no amendment in the price of tiny other descriptions, for which the demand was comparatively small ; prime samples of Malting Barley sold 25.• per quarter higher than on this day se'nnight, but the ordinary qualities were heavy sale, and rather cheaper ; the-arrival of Oars hav ing been very 'considerable has Caused a decline in that article of Is, per quarter, the supply far ex- , ceeding the demand; in Beans and Peas there is no alteration. SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 24.—This morning's Market was well supplied with all kinds of prime Cattle, but in Sheep there was rather a short supply. The prices of Beasts 'maintained last week's Markets; but Sheep was rather higher in price than last Market-day. Button, higher in price ; Veal, Pork, and Lamb, same as last week.—The Hay Market lower, in consequence of the late rains ; in Straw and Clover no alteration. IREtAN D. THE LAW COURTS-COMNIENCEMENT OF TERM. DUBLIN, APHIL 20 —Yesterday being the first Sitting day in Easter Term, the Lord Chancellor held a Levee, as usual, atter which his Lordship and the Judges, &c. attended by the different Of ficers, proceeded to the Four Courts. Lord Nortsorot (we regret to say) was not present, be , ing prevented by severe indi•position ; it W3S rumoured throngli . the Courts, that his Lordship does not intend again encountering the fatigues attendant on the discharge of his Judicial duties.. About three o'clock Mr. Justice DALY entered the Court of King's Bench, and the High Sheriffs having given in their reTective panne's, the Juries were sworn. Mr. Serjeant JOY then addressed the Court, and stated, that a suns of money, amounting to more than 16,0001., had been borrowed by the Commissioners of %Vide Streets, the application of which equally affected the County and City. The interest at present due was more than 4001. and he begged to move the Conrt to direct the two Grand Juries to meet for the purpose of levying it. The Learned Serjeant also informed the Court, that the Commissioners of Wide Streets had purchased some places in Skinner-row—that instead of bor rowing money from a third person, they had bor rowed from the \renders. His Lordship said, there was no clause to prevent such being the case. Mr. GooLD begged to call the attention of the Court to the Bill for re:nlating Elections, passed in the last Session of Parliament, which provided, that the expenses incurred by the Returning Offi cer at Elections, should be levied on the County or City, by the Grand Jury, at the next Assizes alter such Election ; and,begged to know if (as there was no particular clause relating to the County or City of Dublin, in either of .vhicb there are not Assizes held) the Term Grand Jury shonid be empowered to present any 50tH for a similar purpose. His Lordship inquired, if in the Act there was any mention of a Presenting Term, and being an swered in the negative, concluded by congiatu lilting the Grand Juries on the fact, that the Act in question had not the least reference to the County or City of Dublin. His Lordship then directed the attention of this Juries to Mr. Serjeant Joy's Motion, avd that of the County Jury to a sum of 272 i 135.2 d. for the Navan Mail Coach Road, which was to be levied on the County generally.—The Court then ad journed. • Mr. YOUNG concluded his engagement at Bath on Saturday last, which has proved highly advan tageous to the treasury of the Theatze. The First Regiment of Foot Guards appeared yesterday, for the first time, in the new uniform, which we described a few days since. The re storation of skit is to the coat, of moderate length, is a great improveolent, and the dress on the whole is far more becoming than that which of late years we have been accustomed to witness, The altera tion will, we suppose, become general throughout the Army, A most beautiful meteoric ball of fire appeared at a considerable altitude, last week, to the aouth of Fort Pitt, at Chatham, which strongly. illumi nated the surrounding country, for some miles, for several seconds, arid then dissolving into a stream of brilliant sparks disappeared. NEXT THURSDAY, two first drawn Prizes 20,0001. Consols each. The first drawn Prize of 20,0001. in the last Lottery, and the first drawn 20,0001. in the Lottery before, were both sold in Shares by WEBB, whose only Office in .London is 9, Cornbill, where Tickets and Shares are now on sale in great variety. On Saturday, the sth inst. a party of officers and men landed from his Majesty's cruizer the Wellington, to assist the peace-officas of Inverary in apprehending several people for deforeing and maltreating the revenue officers at Loch-Awe.side. The party, alter crossing Loch-Awe, sicceeded in seizing and destroying a number,of distil lery utensils, and securing one pristine ,{.; hot, on their return to the ferry-boats, several shots were fired at them from the people on the tops of the hills, by which two of the officers belonging to the Wellington were wounded. They arrived at Greenock on Thursday, and are placed under the care of the surgeon appointed for the sick and wounded seamen belonging to his Majesty's ser. vice. It is said, that the smugglers baying since, by forcible means, got possession, at Bona w fur nace, of two swivel guns, hays planted them on the heights which command the ferry, to be in readiness against a renewal of the attack.—(Edin bur,;,h Courant, 4pril 2o)