The Sun. — London, England, 1820-03-04 00:00:00

FUR THE SUN. " IttitAtomamine, de to haec fabula narratur." Ma. EDITOR—Ai/ben you and 1 and all the world were good little boys, we were all amused, _no doubt, with the old £sopian story of a Trumpeter, who, being taken prisoner in battle, •called upon his Captor to let him go, as he was .sio fighter, and did not even carry a sword.— True," said his assailants, " you are no fighter we see, and you carry not a sword ; but then you carry a trumpet, with which you excite others to bloodshed !" • But, Sir, if such reasoning was correct in an cient times, what stall we say no'v to modern trimpettrs—to CORBETT, WOOLER, SHERWIN, lie ST--to City Knigios and City Mac-men—and to r.triotti others, ‘lllOlll it is fleetness to tlesig- (19 1 V. N.sy, even after the results of their spent- in;; and writing liie been .recorded in letters of blood, the cloven foot 'sill still slim itself; and thus we find The Times and Morning Chronicle of Mon day last, after denouncing Conspiracy in good set phrases, return to their silly petulince against Ministers, " hoping that they will desist from those measures which have driven a part of the pe(ple to desperation I" I do not repeat the exact words, perhaps ; but I give their sense, much within bound., and refer the inert diilooS 10 the leaders of those two Papers nn the o.ay mentioned. Now, Sir, this insinuation comprises two points—what Ministers have done, and who they have driven to desperation ; but I protest I Cannot see any thing either committed or omitted by Mi nisters, that could drive any body to desperation, except their obstinacy in retaining office so long after Messrs. TIERNEY, BROUGHAM. &C &c. &C. have told theta that they are totally unfit for it ; and as for the who, why really, Sir, I can only suppOie those to be the Whigs themselves I Let ns look at the Conspirators ; what have Ministers done, iVhich they ou r tht not to have done, to Thistlewood p Will The Times or Morn ing Chronicle have the goodness to answer that question plainly and directly, and 'without going about the bush ? Will they explain how Ministers have reduced cobitts, butcl;ers; and the rest of. , the gang taken in Cato-street ? Will they point out any one of those individuals whom Ministers have injured ? Is less meat eaten I Are fewer shoes worn out ? [lave they made porter dearer and worse ? Look at the war malt lax repealed, and ask the 13rewers' druggists !' If tl►ey cannot positively specify any one of these points, what opinion are we to form of the hearts that could dictate, the heads that could conceive, or the pens that could give form and substance to such ribaldry ? It is in fae . t throwing oil instead of water upon a horn ing house. It is an ignus fatuus that may lead Jurytnen astray, and pre vent the due course of public justice Party we must and will have—but partizans ought to " think twice and write once,"—to calculate the consequences of a party squib before they throw it into the crowd. Your's, IGNOTUS. P. S. Oh, Sir ! Oh, Sir ; the Westminster riots are begun ! Sir FRA.NKY has already broken ratactAN's head,: and murdered his Majesty's English ! Nevei . did I lament the death of HORNS Tooxe until yesterday; for though his senti ments were not Eaglish, yet Nis language was. — I wish he were now, alive that the Baronet and he might play a little more at Purley. Look at his Address Sir,—why be makes as sad work with the ablative absolute, as he and his gang would make with power absolute if they had it. Besides, Sir, he will certainly come under the Treating Act, as he has already - served up to his Constituents LAMB with sour sauce ! Then he reminds the Electors that his proposed Colleague is just come Out of Newgate---] dare say, the Electors al,o remember when be himself came out of the Tower, end the name of the gate by which he made his pirate exit, flying like FALSTAFF Of old from his ragged recruits on the bill. But then he dont care twopence for the ATTORNET-GENERAL ! It may be so ; but he does nut spew that by the way in which his Address is worded, unless in. deed that he expects an Ex.officio information for fake grammar. the jam saris ! Robbery of the Duke of and Lord Ayles ford.—On Thursday last, in the afternoon, as the Duke of AnGYLL was leaving town in his travel ling carriage, behind which his servant had care fully fastened a trunk, containing valuable pro perty, some villain or villains contrived to cur the straps, and endeavoured to carry away the trunk. The evening of. the same day, Lord Asurtsroara was leaving town in his travelling carriage, when, in Park-lane,' although the set vents were sitting behind the carriage, some vil lains had the audacity to run atter the vehicle, •nd en, this straps which fastened the trunk, con taining the butler's book of accounts, and various valuable articles. 'l he Coronet of the above Noblemen is on the different articles, and Plank, the Officer, at Marlborough-street, yesterday, re cei►ed information of the robbers mud a dosirip titan of the property. TI it CONSPIRATORS. The Governors of Tothill-fields Bridewell, a - nd the House of Correction, Coldbith-fields, (with their assistants,) arrived at the Home Office, ‘Vhitehall, a few minutes before eleven o'clock yesterday, with the prisoners in their custody, in three hackney coaches. The Lords of the Council issued their orders that the prisoners should be brought before them separately. Thistletrond was first taken up stairs to the Council Chamber. Lavender, the Officer, of Qoeen-square, went before him ; and Lavender, of Bow -street, and Bishop, on each side. He walked with a hurried step, and appeared a little agita ed. He was attended by the officers to the presence of the Council, and was simply told that he stood committed for highs treason and murder. He was then taken back to the, room behisv, and Brunt was led up in a similar manner. The same course was observed with respect:t o a ll the oilier prisoners, Preston excepted. Sinstnonds as twenty minutes before the Council, and Mo ournent about the same time. The latte'r• is' a watt of very diminutive stature, but is said to pos - - sess some iniellect. , On the present 'occasion he seemed to be suffering under the agonies of ter ror. After they hail all nudergotie an exaniina tion, they occasionally e , dered into conversation. Thistlewood wore his hat, and looked as if he had made 'di mind up to meet his fate with firmness. The Council, atter a deliberation of nearly two hours, announced through the medium of Mr. Hob house, the under-secretary, that eight of the pri soners were to be committed to the Tower upon a charge of high-!reason. These were Thistle wood, Brunt, Davidson, lugs, Wilson, Tidd, Harrison, and Monument. These were then handcuffed in pairs, and an escort of the Hulse- Gnards was sent for. On the arrival of the Guards, four hackney-coaches were procured, in each of which two prisnoers were placed. They were accompanied byThe Fort-Major of the Tower. Capt. J. 11. Erliogton, Lavender, Bishop, Ruth- . vett, Taunton, Salmon, and several other police 7 officers. The Horse-Guards surrounded them on all 'sides. .Every thing being in readiness, the carriages were driven over'Veitminster•bridge, end by that route over London-bridge, up Fish street-hill, through Feochurch-street, the Nino.: ries, to the 'Tower.. Au immense crowd witness ed their departure, and followed their course; but there was not a 'Dingle sympathizing expres sion uttered by the throng. After the departure of the man thus committed for high treason, six of those who remained,— Bradburn, Cooper, Gilchrist, Strange, HA, and Firth, were committed to the custody of Mr. Adkins, Governor of the House of Correction, under different charges ; some for murder, anti others for shouting at persons, with intent to kill. They were conveyed to their place of destination under !ti esc.ott of Horse-Guards, Ind accompa nied by several Police-officers. Symmonds, who, it is supposed, be admit ted a witness for the Crown, and Preston, Were remanded to the custody of Mr. Nodder, Gover nor of . Tothill-fields' prison.. Preston seemed quite astounded, if not disappointed, that he had been treated with such contempt. lie bad evi dently prepared his mind fora " blow-up," as h e •called it, with. the Ministers ; but he said, " be " supposed as how he had given 'cm such a taste " afore, as they did not like him to come agai n ." lie underwent no examination whatever ; and its all probability his sheer nonsense will save him from the fate which threatens his companions. The first intimation of the intended commit ment to the Tower was brought there about 2 o'clock, when orders were given to make imme diate preparations for the reception of several State Prisoners, who arrived nt 20 minutes past 5. Their escort consisted of 20 Draglon Guards, under the command of a proper Officer. The 1 , official bearer of the warrant was in the first hack ney coach. Each priaoner is confined in a separate apart ment ; two warders mined in the usual way, with cutidS9CB and halberds, are in each i room ; and at each door is stationed a sentinel armed, to whose care is intrusted the key of the room, with strict orders not to permit more than one warder to be absent.at a time, and that only for occasional purposes. Thistlewood is placed in the prison known by the name •f the Bloody Ti , seer. Davidson is in the prison over the water-works. Tugs is in a different room of the same prison. Nlonurment is iu the prison at the back of the Horse atlllenay. Brunt and Harrison occupy separate apartments in the prison over the Stune-kitchen. Tidd is secured in the Seren-gun battery prison, and Wil son in the prison over the parade. The prisoners Lave, by the indulgence of the law, what is ca►led state allowance, fur their daily maintenance, wh:ch, to such wretched poverty as theits, !milt make even their present awful situa t;on, as compared with their confioetncot Lt Cold bnth-fithls, a change for the better. The number of warders sufficient to do the or. &nary duty of the Tower is 10 : but, as soon a s the summand for preparing the prisons reached the. Never quarCer . , dirootabos wes4 ,given to in crease the number of warders to 60. The iron gate at the east end of the Tower will be closed this morning, as is usual upon such oc- CHSIOO9. [For further interesting Particulars, see the Fourth Page.] LONDON JOURNALS. FROM THE. MORNING PAPERS OF Tills DAY. [Morning Post.) We have reason to belieie that the Steward of a distinguished Female Personage, now abroad, has received orders to have tz house in readiness for her return to this country. TnISTLEMOOD.—The manner in Which Thistle wood fled from the officers of justice immedi.tely atter the murder, has not been noticed in the Pa pers, though it was in no small degree curious. 4laving escaped -from the lott by a trap door at the top, be jumped into. the yard of one of the liullieS in John-street. The height that he jumped was so considerable, that few men would have ven tured on the . experiment made - by Tisistlewood but in circumstances as desperate as his were at that moment. Descending into the yard of the se •cond house from the corner of Cato -street, he at tempted to burst in at the back entrance, with a view of passing through to John-street ; but here he was foiled, as the back door WNI fastened. lii this situation he manifested 'considerable pre sence of mind. Having knocked loudly at the door, when he was answered by the people from within, be demanded a dmittance. Those to whom be addressed hint9clf, alarmed perhaps by the firing which had lost been beard in the loft, hesitated to open the door, when he called to them that be was an officer in pursuit of the Villains who had jest quitted the ltitt . „ anti if the door were not instantly opened, he ivotifd break it down, as on such an occasion he had authority to do so. His auda city.vanqiiished their scruples, and believing him to be the person that hr represented himself to be, they no longer refused to permit him to sitter. The door was opened, and he passed He bad previously said his bo v ioess was to the house, but on finding himself in hs fair way of getting to the It oot door, he rematk ed, its a complimentary manner, that that. was " a decent house," hastily inquired if they had any person concealed in any of their apartments, and, being answered. in the negative, he obierved, " he could lake their word ; and Satisfied with the assurance that be had received, would give thew no further trouble." lie•then made his exit by the, trout door, mud the people to whom he had addressed himself had no doubt that he was trolly a Police officer. it was not till they saw in the newspapers of the following dny the description of the murderer, that they knew the person they had allowed to pass thtough their premises was no other then the notorious Arthur Mist le wood.—(ltid) [ New Times.] The Election for the City of London will com mence on 'Tuesday next : and we are happy to believe it will not be attended with those dis4rnce ful tinutdis which have heretofore occurred. The la a ploceedings in the Court of King's Berndt against Messrs. Hunt, Waithman, llutcotnbe, &c. %vita:ever may be their eveutual result, mu st at least lia•e read the patties concerned, and their ft iende, a serious lesson on the improptiety of riotous conthic. The great body of ilia Livery art now alive to that violation ot their rights and privileges, which is effected by dis turbing the freedom of Election. At the Nlcet lug yesterday at the London Taveto, it W 619 laudably resolved that the Gentlemen present should personally attend with their friends to support t h e nomination of the Candidate whose cause they espouse, against all illegal %iolence. This manly and spirited conduct becomes the Lively. They must stand by each other, not only on Tuesday next, but ' throughout the Election, to prevent the indignities ()tiered by pet sons who are not Liverymen, but who intrude into the Ilan to overhear and clamour down thole that are. It Ctillnut be forgotten, that Thistlewood, in the course of his; dispute with (hunt, some weeks ago, affirmed that he (Thistlewood) had on a cer tain occasion tilled a great part of the Hall with his friends to support [Lint : and what lengths some of them were prepared to go we can now easil7 couctive. l'he Lord Mayor hstwaver, from his sense or public duty, 'nil trona a just regard to his own character, will no doubt take ample precaution to prevent any di,tiobance of the, Election, on city pretence or ftom any quar ter whatsoever. [Morning Herald.] Six FRANCIS BURDETT'S TRIAL.—WII 8111 liven to understand tii:lt;ir FrAncis B •rtictt intolll3 It) pleat! his own cauie et ' the lime of his trial at Leicester, with the assistance ut Coutiwel at LA►Y.. [The Times.] The examination of the Conspirators before the Council, the questions and replies, bre of course confined to that Chamber. As to the possibilit y that there are ramifications of this plot, which is a subject of great ititeresi, we can say nothing : further than that we hear of no proceedings on the part of Government which indicate suspicion at head quarters. We have heard of no messen gers dispatched hence, of no arrivals here ; and therefore our inference would be, that Ministers, with the evidence before tl.em, can trace its bounds or circumference, and perceive no outlet to more remote stations. A respectable tradesman of Westminster, yes terdAy morning, fora trifling wager, of wine, walked over the six bridges within one boor, performing it in 57 minutes. The time allowed was an boar and a bait, THEATRICAL REGISTE IC. Performed Last Night. • . THEATRE ROYAL, COYEST-GAHM:N.—An Oratorio. THEATItIi ROYAL, DKURY-LANE.—go Perforraztoce. ..* FikSTIPAPA, on Popery, see t F 3 ~ . - ---•-•••■11...---- IL_ ~.. 411 INVICE OF sTocKs max DAT AT TWELVV. o•choca. Bank Stock shut Bank Long Ann. 184 54Ctbil 3 per Cent. Red. shut India Stock ih ot 3 per Cent. Cons. 3i per Cent. G shut si i li n x d c i l a i . B Bendsli, id ..... I . 3 45 . . 1 1 4 :: d Pi :". 4 per Cents shut Ditto Small ls. (it s ; S per Ct. Navy Ann. 104 i 1031 Cons. for Account .. 69 69 " 104 '" w w! INIAILS. Agniven-1 Dublin-1 Waterford. DIE-1 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Holland, Q Uottenbierslit 1 Lisbon, 2 France, 1 Hamburgb, 1 Flanders. WWI WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE 'lO-',IIO.ItROW•, Turning, 4 minutes alter 5. j Evening, e 2 umlutei after °`-' THE SUN. QUIS DICEHIS VALSUM AUDEA ? LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1820. e linVe again to iinnoonce the non-arrival ° Pai is Papers ; three (lays' Journals arc due. tVe stated yesterday that a Council was. sittitig st the Mine Department, in order to examine tl ► ` Gang connected with the Cato-s:reet ConspiiacP •ud to decide on the places in which they We re to he respectively confined. Our Readers will fin'l in our Paper this day, an account of the e% 4. mivation, mill it is highly creditable to Ministers that they have suffered that account to be sub' witted to the People at large. THIS QUEEN.— . .—We have inserted among °lif daily Extracts froci the London journ3ls, a P . ' ragraph front The Morning Post, intimating orders had been given to have a horse ready I °‘ the return of Toe QueeN. We place greiit r e ' hence on the information usually contaiueto Jl that Paper, but we cannot persuade ourselves o °6 such an event is likely to take place. Her retai l) would certainly excite a presumption that she able to repel all•the charges against her, o . n ` most satisfactorily to demonstrate her itinocen e ' Happy shall we be if she can refute the very head accusations that have been urged against her but we still contend, that it would be an - outrtigt to the MONARCH, and all insult to the People, she were admitted to share the - honours of 114/1 31 ' ty before there is the must convincing evidetfo4'. that she has been assailed by falsehood and IPO' lignity. His SIAJEsrY hay is peculiar tigl.t o u ntts subject, and it Is indeed due to the honour of 11 ' 6 'Throne that such evidence shall appear. Nor 001; 1/ ! :: the People to be taxed for any additiou to her come, till they also are Sully satisfied that stye bas been ,the victim of malevolence. _ The tju ie Are hard, and the pressure of unavoid ably bmthene hangs heavy on the People ; 11 % 1 are loyal and ready to submit to whatever ° V I do honour to the Crown, but they, are also wor ° o and jnet , amt . before thelcan cheerfully assent to . 0 incrersesi provision for the QUaita, they ough t l e 'he'eertaio thtr, at Mr ! WHITEiIkikAD said, it shel l 1) fully Introits it ell that *lre is ' svorthy to -oceol l the thitish Throne." refer the Advocate' for the r es ; e toration of PoreliY to the pertinent Letter r A NTIPArA. ill our Poper of this di) , ( s ee 01 ' 'walk page), and advise them seriously to rell' 6 on the de,l4.:er which may arise from removing ih° " muzzle of restraint" from that cruel Aonstelr wii ch, however tame it may at present arPc i3r , t will bleak forth with all its former ferocity , ever it is admitted to roam at lrtrge in the field Political Power. The Papists solemnly maintoll that their religious Creed is wholly unalterit l)l" and therefore, it their opinions are unchaogeo bl ; what will prevent them, it they have power, r° e resorting to the 34111 e bort ible excesses ut it 0 t3r o recorded by our Correspondent i Let the Elegf °r g through the whole of the British Empire ref le % on the dangers to our present Establishmen t Church and State, and suffer 110 Man to be inves t e ell with legislative power Who is suGpected to the least tendency towards the rettotation of f ° pery to l'oliticAl Authority. The extraordinary severity of the weather it'll again deranged the mails. l'he coach from 'S°ri %rich per Bury, clue this morning, was left be i ' lfl‘ ; ai that in eon3riltience of the tltitted * ll( ' '4 l , l awl the mail coachfrnm (ilat;gow, was stopP et.l.l ' '' the same near Bowes, on Staiawo or ' 'File Bags were in'eunseiptence conveyed on horsc hack and in chaiies. The other Mails 10 ` vivg s. I'4 aiiivrd wittioot much (belly, the Letter-c 3re %vete dispatched trout,Lotnhard•strect at the 115° time. His Majeaty's Antlisters, have, it is sajil , mated nn itittntioti to allow the widow of 11 '` fortunate Swillfer3 a pension of IQUI, 4 Ye Ai' u• `'',~.tt •d • lc sc ci in M t ri ail tit