The Sun. — London, England, 1820-02-28 00:00:00

ig - ww. TUE MURDEROUS CONSPIRACY. As early as ten o'clock yesierday morning all the great thoroughfares at the west end of the town leading to Cato-street, were lined with per sons of ev.•ry rank and description, pressing for wald with the utmost eagerness to take a view of the stable and lott whet cln the conspirators as sembled. John•sttect looked like a fair; but Cato street was crowded the extreme. The st Able. &c. was sliewn at so much n head, anti the (lours tit a theatre %lege never mote anxiously be- siuged tor adult taittce. It wAs i4id that tirvorch of 501. I:id been luken bt+ite tour o'clock its the attechoott by those p,rs ,, nb who had v os , -essed t h etioe ives.a the stable. The J(lj4.ittihg Sei bait also little boys statidiog outride of Hie doors, invitiog the passeog4ll to sfep itt nod take a look at the place throtegit «bich the cott,pirdtors ti,Rl escaped. The witid ,, t•s of the b3ck pat tof the houses itt Johu-street, which command disoa view et the,prertlit , es, Hi persons of rail ttttd Lidies tlegAtitly (I,vss‘d. Lirtle groups of pervms in valious pelts of the i:vighiwuritood Were teen converting top-ther, and a 11 ousand unties ‘iete told rt se( ctiog the escape of Thi.stle flie greottest conftision previiied wood. the w11,71e (Ly. The Horse end Groom pot:lic- bout* %vac crawined to excess to a Lite hour, acid the c;o0 d it► Cato-street con►tnued fora It.ngtl► On this occasion, as %cell as others, were observed characters of the worst de scription, for whom excellent vcope was afforded for depredation, especially in the evening. Seve ral constables attended near the spot. The Cabinet Council assembled yesterday, at one o'clock, at the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Department, to proceed with the inves tigation of the .charges acainst the assassins.— Their Lordships were assisted by the Law Offi cers. flobert Adams, latex private in the Royal Horse Guards, was examined before their Lord. ships. His examination lasted till half-past two, which was too late an hour to proceed with the examination of Abel flail, a tailor, who bad been apprehended on Saturday morning in Seward street, Chiswell-street. Thtir Lordships being engaged to attend the King in Council, at three o'clock, at his Palace in Pall-mall, Hall's ex i'minati,m was nut gone into. it was the time after datk. examination iif some of the witnesses that led to the discovery of John Symnunids, the footman of Miss STRATFIELD, in Upper Seymour-street. On their being interrogated how they knew a Ca binet Dinner was to be given by the Earl of HAR- RowBY on Wednesday, they answered, John Sytumonds, the footman, gave the information ; but it has not transpired how he possessed that knowledge, or what connexion he had with offi cial gentlemen's servants. lie has lived eight years in the service of Miss STRATFIRLD ; she gives him a most unexceptionable character for integrity, honesty, and sobriety. ‘Vhen Laven der and Bishop apprehended him on Thursday, he was in the act of laying the cloth for dinner, and his mistress took great interest in his wel fare. The Cabinet Dinner intended to have been given by the Earl of HARRO*BY last Wednesday, would have beets the first this year, all of them having been sospended in consequence of the demise of the late King, till after the funeral ; and it being customary for the Lord President of the Council to give a dialler annually abort the time of pricking for the Sheriffs, the dinner was appointed to take place last Wednesday, instead of the regular Sheriffs' tlay, which annual dinner is not strictly a Cabinet Dinner, as the great Officers of State, the Clerks of the Council, &c. are invited .to it. Therefore the information of the assassins could Dot have been better for their diabolical and mur derous scheme, as there is scarcely any occasion upon which there are more high official cha racters assembled in one private house at' the same time. The man who gave information of the assembly of the villains in Cato-street, which happily led to their apprehension,.persevered so much, and was so prudent in giving his informa tion, that he would not entrust it to a third per son, and actually called three times at the Earl of liattaowav's house, in Grosvenot -sqaare, perse vering against the refusal of the porter to see the Noble Eiri, unless he would say who he was, or what business he had with the Earl : lie ex pressed himself with so much anger a' the refusal, that the porter considered him a madman. We hope this man will be liberally rewarded, and even provided for. The Lold Chamberlain, through indisposition, not being able to attend the dinner party intended to have been given last Wednesday, sent an apology. ADDITIONAL PA RTIetTLA RS. The reward of one thousand pounds offered for the apprehension of Thistlewood, it seems, is due to a private individual, who gave information of the place of his retreat. Perty's party of patrol have seized a quantity of ball-eaiiiidgef , , a tnu'ktt, and a cavalry s‘vuld, which th, y found concealed in a ruinous abed at the back of a small house near the Regent's Park. The woman occupying the house was also brought up, but atter a short examination she was dis• cltargrd. I did not appear that she had pt y kw / a:ledge of these things being on her rormises. These articles appear to have been deposited in the place where they were found by some of the conspira►ors in their retreat. Davidson, who on his apprehension exhibited the strongest marks of hardihood, is said now to • he as much depressed. lie, as well as all his as sociates, excepting Thiitlewond, seems anxious to betray their companions to save themselves harmless. tin Saturday morning, at 7 o'clock, Lavender, Ri-hop, and S3lnton, having been furnished with ►v.,rrant on the preceding night, set off to ap prchend a man, who, it is known, was actively co-operating in the designs of the conspirators,. at the name of Abel Hall. They found him in Seward.street, Goswed-street. On his being se cured, he stated himselt to be a ciilor out of cm ployment. His appearance was most wretched. Ike kvas conveyed to Ilow-street, and placed in the ir►►nt office till the arrival of Ht. Adams, al rea►iy n►cntioned, with whom, at 11 o'clock, he seas sent down to the office at the Secretary of tit rt' C. Upon the body of :tnithers having been taken home to the lodgings of his wife, on le'riday night, it ices ftlllnd that a pistol bullet had penetrated his sbouldet uearly six inches. It was extracted by Benuett. and was toned to have been cast from pewter. A second sabre wound was also found ~tact his Itlade bone. In what manner these wounds weme inflicted, ( here are no means of knowing, but it is supposed they occurred alter his fall.. Simmonds, Mrs. Stratfielirs footman, was on Saturday morning taken before Mr. Birnie and Mr. Hicks, for the purrise of undergoing a private examination. This proceeding took place in con sequence of his having expressed a desire to make some voluntary disclosures. Consideration, bow evO, seemed to have induced him to forego his intention ; and be stated nothing which was of the slightest importance respecting the offence with which he stands charged. Firth, the cow keeper, by whom the stable was let to Harrison, and who had been permitted to go at large, was again arrested on Saturday, by Samuel Taunton and Nicholls, at his house in Bryanstone-street. The warrant upon which •be was apprehended charged him with the crime of high treason—he underwent an examination be lote Mr. Birnie. it appears that Chapman, the officer, was the first who seized Davidson in Cato-street, at the moment he struck at him with his sword. After be wits handcuffed, Chapman searched his pockets, and found a written list of several Noblemen and others, with their names and addresses subjoined. It was much worn, as if it had been a long time in his pocket. Two gun-flints, a winch, a knife, and : three nutmegs, were likewise found in his ,pockets. He made a most desperate resistance; his sword was knocked from his hand by Gill, at whom he discharged his carbine, and Ellis seized him behind. Time officers not being apprised of the nature of the duty they were to undertake, were not all sufficiently armed. ings was at the rendezvous on ‘V e d u esday evening, es early as six o'clock. lie is a reso lute ruffian, and next to Thistlewood, made a most desperate resistance on being surprised. When brought to Bow-street office, wi'h his con federates, he appeared the most cool and collected amongst 'them. He is apparently about thirty, a atom, brawny, rough-headed fellow, of a very dark complexion and ferocious aspect. When put to time bar, he exhibited a most terrific appearance —fl u shed and heated from the struggle ; his hands, face, and clothes were besmeared with blood. The beholders turned aside with horror ; a feeling which was aggravated when, •in a n • swer to the question of the Magistrate, " What are you, Sir ?" he replied, in a strong h ars h voice, " Me ? I was bred to the butchering siness." Those now in custody are the ten mentioned at the Coronet's Inquest, together with Robe►t Adams, - Abel Hall, John Harrison, John Firth, ‘ViMain SiMmonds, and Brunt, in all 16. They all stand committed :—Robert Adams to St. Mar tin's watch-house; Simmonds, Harrison, Flag, and Firth, to Tothill fields ; and the others to the House of Conectimt. On Sin:mantis, Harrison, Hall, and Firth being delivered to Tothill-fltids, they shook hands wi , h each other, and seemed to be old acquaintances. Some person, not an officer of Bow-street, nor otherwise authorized, on Saturday took posses sion of the premises, in Cato street, and received a considerable sum from curious spectators, whom he admitted to see the place at Is. each. The following is a correct statement of the small hand of police-officers who accompanied Mr. ilirnie on the desperate service of Wednesda y night :—George Ruthsen, one of tl►e principa l officers of the Bow-street establisbn►ent ; l►e came out of the conflict without injury, though he led the party, and was in the midst of the affray fron► the beginning to the end. Richard .-Itnithets, stabbed to the heart, and killed at the first onset. Charles Ellis, stabbed in the calf of the leg at the moment when he received the mnsdeted body of Smithcrs in his arms. W. WeSICOU, sabre Cut on his head, numerous contusions, nod his hat perforated with pistol-balls in fire different places. J. Wright, many contusions, and the thrust of a sword on his left side, through his coat, waist coat, shirt, and flannel waistcoat, entering t't►der the short ribs, anti passing out behind his hip; no personal injury except a slight scar front the said thrust. Surman, wounded on the head by a pistol - bail , which, striking the tempt►ral hope, passed bet wren the scalp and the shill to the length of 3 inches; he is an old man, - who has been 25 years in the service, and he now lies dan gerously ill. And Charles Brookes, a pistol or musket-hall passed through the neckcloth, shirt, waistcoat, and triple-caged watch-coat of this roan, with►►ut doing him any other injury than slight excoriation of the skin on the left side of his neck. Gill, Woodbury, Gibbs, and two others, , all of whom were inure or less wounded. PUBLIC OFFICE, BOW-SITU: V. On Saturday the Magistrate sat in the public office to hear the nightcharges. Duringthe sittinga letter was hatvitd to Mr. Fartant, which was directed to Mr. Birnie, the sitting Ma gistrate. The letter being pealed with an Ear►'s coronet, Le inquired if Mr. Biruie was in the Officer and till be ing informed that be was in the front °dice proceeding with an i n vestigation retperting the gang of assassins, the - letter was forwarded to him. It proved to be from Earl Grosvenor, enclosing a ten pound note for the widow of the unfortunate Smithers. The example of the noble and bene volent Earl was followed by several gentlemen calling in the course of the day to leave their subscriptions, and ❑ot only fur the widow of Sruithers, but also for the brave officers whose lives were in such imminent danger at the apprehen sion of the gang in Cato-street, and also the different Officers who have, since the escape of so many of the villains,, txerted themselves night and day to discover and apprehend them. John Firth, who was discharged on Thursday evening by the Committee of the Privy Council, was again apprehended on Saturday morning, by Taunton and Nicholls, at his resi• Bence in Bryanstou-street, where he carries on the business of a cow-keeper. He is owner of the premises in Cato-street, where the diabolical gang of wretches assembled ; and when he was examined on Thursday before the Committee of the Privy Council, his statement was, he believed that he did not know fur what purpose he had let the stable and loft, except for Jeremiah Harrison to keep a cart and horse in it, whereas it has since been proved that he was connected with the gang, and he bad been frequently scenic' the company of Davidson. Upon this discovery a warrant was issued,and he was apprehended on a charge of high treason. after undergoing a short examination, he was committed to Tothill-fields Bridewell. The said Jeremiah Harrison, upon the first ir.formation that was given against him, was sup posed to be the person commonly called Parson Harrison, of Stockport. It turns out, however, that this was a mistake; for this man was formerly in • the 2d Regiment of Life-Guards. In addition to his being included in the verdict of the Coro ner's Jury, as guilty of the wilful murder of the late Sruithers, he acknowledges being in the loft, and standing close to This tlewood when he . murderrd Smithers. Abel Hall, a tailor, of Seward-street, Chiswell-street, was apprehended at an early hour ou Saturday morning, by La vender, Bishop, and Salmon, at his residence, on a charge of high treason. The evidence against hint was not gone into. Mrs. Thistlewood, the wife of Arthur Thistlewood, applied to Mr. Birnie for an order to see her husband in Coldbath fields House of Correction. The worthy Magistrate inform ed her it was not in his power to grant her request, but re ferred her to the Secretary of State's Office for the Home Depart meat. It is a remarkable circumstance, that Thistlewood, ready for marching his gang of assassins from the loft when the IBow-street Officer and his assistants entered It, was armed with two pistols, and carried his sword in a black cloth belt, tied round his waist; arni although Ellis's view of hint was instantaneous in the loft, yet he must correctly described him as soon as Lavender produced the black cloth belt, which he found in Thistlewood's coat pocket at Harris's house, in White-street, Chiswcll-street. The account given by Mrs. Harris, the landlady of the house in White-street where Thistlewood was found, is not be lieved to be correct. The fact was, he was completely con cealed; for not only was the door locked, hut there were shutters and curtains to the window of the room, which is a ground-floor parlour; and on Lavender throwing open the curtain and shutters to let in light, after Bishop had first seized Thistlewood, Ellis, the conductor of the patrol, who, wtth others,were surrounding the ont4ide of the house, to guard against an escape, looked in at the parlour-window, and on Thistlewood raising himself up in bed, Ellis exclaimed in a loud voice, " By G—, this is the man who murdered Smithers." This so elated the persons assembled round the house, that they gave aloud three cheers to express their satisfaction that the murderer was discovered in his conceal- went. Notwithstanding Lavender bad given directions to his bro , ther-officers nut to let any person leave the house, yet Mrs. Harris eluded their vigilance, slipped out, and went to her husband at Caslon's letter-foundry, and returned again with out any loss of time. THEATRICAL REGISTER. - - Performed on Saturday Night. TfdICA L'RE ROYAL, DM/ RY-LANE.—The Haunted Tower; Lord William, Mr. Braham ; Adela, Madame Vestris. After which, Jack and the Bean Stalk. THEATRE ROYAL, CovEvr-Ga MO:N.—The Antiquary: Lore], r. Durnset : Miss Isabella Wardonr, Miss Stephens. After which (id time), Too Late for Dinner. PRICE 0 STOCKS THIS DAT AT T S per Cent. Red. ...... 681 69 3 per Cent. C0n5..... S per Cent. 4 per Cents 87114 3 per Ct. Navy Ann.....103ii 'EIN v. 0 ° c I.OOR. Bank Long Ann. 181 3-18ths India Bonds Exch. Bills, 2d .. „ Is, 2s. pr. Ditto Small Cons. for Apt il ,.6Biii MAILS. AitillVEl.---1 Waterford, 1 Holland, I Lisbon, I Malta, 1 aunburgh, 1 Flanders, 1 Leeward Islands. Dug-2 Dublin, 1 Waterford, 2 Guttenburgh, 1 France, HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.NIORROW. Morning, 39 minutes after 2. I Evening, 56 minutes after 2 THE SUN. SOLEM QUIS DICERE FALSIIM AUDEAT ? LONDON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1820. It will he seen, as we suspected, and indeed as it was natural to expect, that the execrable Not in the Me!ropolk had ramifications in several parts of the Country. We have this day, as be fore, collected from various sources all the par ticulars which have transpired respecting this flagitious Conspiracy. Some statements are of course incorrect, but it was hardly possible to exaggerate the guilt of the Conspirators, or the horrible enterprize in which they were engaged. Ministers managed the frustration of the dreadful plot with much greater prudence and dexterity 'than the infamous wretches had shewn in the de sign to destroy them, and to throw the whole Coun try into confusion. Orders had been given at Lord HkRROWBY'S for preparing a Dinner suitable to the importance of the expected visitors, and not till the very moment when every thing was ready was the whole ordered to be stopped, and it was signified that his Lordship did not dines at home. Indeed, so secretly were the men sures adopted, that we bear even Lady HARROWBY I who bad been at the Oratorio, was not informed that the Dinner had not taken place, and who, on her arrival at home, proceeded to bed, supposing that the Dinner party would sit to a late hour, so that she was exempted from the alarm and agita tion which would naturally have been felt on so tremendoui a danger, nor was she apprized 'of it till the next morning, when the Conspirators were secured, and the peace of the Country preserv ed. We may of course expect to hear of more de tections throughout the Country, and our Readers may be assured, that we shall collect and submit all that transpires that may be important and in teresting on these horribie machinations. A Council was held this day at the Office of the Home Department, Whitehall, for the further investigation of the horrid Conspiracy. THE FUNDS.—Great confidence seems to be established among the monied interest, not with• standing the various causes, both political and domestic, which have lately occurred to shake their faith. Consols look up, beginning this morning at 68 L , the price they left off on Satur day, and money is now so plentiful that a further advance is fully expected ; the Bears have there.. fore become alarmed, and several have already began to turn their accounts in expectation of rise. No Paris Papers have arrived since Saturday; two days' Journals are due. A Leeward Island flail arrived this mornings by which we have received the following article " ST. THOMAS'S, JAN. 20.—(Private Subsequent to the defeat of General LA TORO General SOUBLETTB marched with his division to join General PABZ, which he effected at the commencement of November in the Chaguratto• and from thence be immediately set out for A° gostura, where he arrived on the 18th Novon" ber, leaving his division in charge of General PAEZ, in order to communicate the tattlers the President, and the General in Chief o f the Armies, and thus to effect the union of all the Patriotic Forces, when they were to march in on e grand body, to destroy the small division of troop. which Aloamt.o had yet under his command ; 1)0 4 it is supposed that General would not wait. 11) 61 attack, but get into some strong hold on the eel' coast." This day the LORD CHANCELLOR left the of Chancery at precisely twelve o'clock, and ura cecdea to the Office of the Secretary of State for the Home Department ; the Attorney and Soli' citor-Generals were also in attendance no t hc ., Council, which met to deliberate on the ferti le ,' proceedings respecting the Conspirators. Esrf r A Y Clay produces fresh discoveries ; a man nam e ,: Palin, alias Puling, has been found particutoti active ; a reward of ,200 is offered for his Alt prehension ; he is described ace shabby lookiPg fellow, and has formerly been a corporal in tl t .f East London Militia, and a Chairmaker by bu" - ness. i - s „ke Court INTERESTING ANECDOTE.—.WheII the late .11 -- • DE BERRI was near expiring, he mentioned to W A wite that he had two children born in Engl an ta and one in France, and whom he wished her to take care of. The moment she was removed ir ° 7, the body she desired to see the children, and their being brought to her she cut off some of r o • hair, and giving a lock to each of them , and e l on e to her own little daughter, she said they 04".% sisters and brothers, and that she would be ill mother. The Princess then went to St. CIO and took the children with her. oes . MADRID, FEB. 14.—General VMS, who as our new Minister Plenipotentiary to the I-Juan` Sates, is the bearer of the ratification on toe part of our Government, of the Treaty for top Cession of the Florida, and that too with t , full and entire approbation of the Court of Li t7 .' c l o don. The ratification is co nditional—Ametiatt must recognize the grants of lands which t° ol place anterior to the Treaty , and she must o'of discountenance the South American, expediti°ol fitting out in her ports ;alien and then 00 1 1 `, l ;i fi the Ktrio's ratification be delivered.—(l3"" Monitor, Feb. 27.) DISPENSARY FOR CHILDREN.--Among the n tj g, m erous Charitable Institutions in this Metropol'A it is strange that there has not been one fouod re exclusively for the relief of CtimototN, who subject to many complaints which require p e can attention and experience. We hope 0 W oo that some benevolent individuals will reflect 01)(0 , the utility of such an Institution being ad ded , 0 the several humane Establishments which do flinch honour to the Country, by which rOc6elf many Children may be rescued from au nnt ili b l e if death, and rendered healthy and active m en) oo t of the community. We have indeed heard ce , such a useful Institution is likely to take pi, and it would be highly beneficial to the peoed large. We shall be glad Co bail its plOgreSs completion: MONUMENT FOR THE LATE PRINCESS C S , )1 •cil LOTTE...--.The amount Of the subscription Woo' has already been collected is about thirteen “10,0 stand pounds. As this money was received it ,d placed in the hands of Messrs. Daummol"n e clt Co. the Bankers, answerable only to - the 1)1 of the Treasury, acting under an order sig" c two or three of the Committee. The work fe bi he in n fit state for public inspection in a ve t Y months. , fir We are extremely sorry to hear tha t se e FA CRTT is confined to his house by a 11"'*t d tons illness, and has not been able t o attelol.,d his harness at the Theatre for mere t han a past. priet ) I:le as , bow I demit th e b Pol.( ' exp, th e lip cloar enabl l ung eti in Ilikdel tiu ns [Rij n iII()1V blurt, TWIN, Dave helit ( Ati th e 1 illtan bas i Otis i it• --1 CON are I, of ti No tho u 11Dn... (len y Atli ti 1 3 11(10 kho u Ame it pr t roth blo c dO lll thty bin " c ur " L .hco I C &lel ( Was Tt fo r 1 the 'I privy Hot; surei G er , 3 411 *el. sem l'er, vise and t er , thy 1 ticul Mat, th e Wit c ( I ' Alll► tigi 1 R it 11L4 .~ h ti