The Sun. — London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

Tr1 4 .7r 4 ~. . /:-, 4s, . I '-;.. - A 7 . - . -8 ,; . , , el___,•\,,, , ..-:. ~t t \ it , - ,A i- : 4 e 't 4 .1... T, '.. \ ,-- • . . ' '''•• Ts ,' r''` . ..... - , " ~ 'At'q if',// , / . ', , • .. :: 1. ~,,,,,, if it ~ , os , -, t 1 i 0. 11 1 , I . ... '-, ', ' 'i - ,'. .1 ..; • - ; , .... , .. r:'. • ... , i,•• r; 7. ,- 1-. _-_ ;) P , ., ...-- ‘ \ - ,---- 4 . , I . ; 7 •:'., . , , si. . • *1 . --- ..,', " ,\, ';,-,, •A, .... , ,,st- • V \ -. ......-/,‘"j2nl • ..4,. • • • !. ! .:::'. • 4 • • ..t., , Xl- * ' -, 11i11/14"\•7 . . . it r it" l llo424.4:*---• C ift-0ff,d004111,100---- i .e" FRIDAY, FEI3RUARY 25,. 1826. N UM TIER SSF3 ErRiCB.SEV.EZOENCP, Y? _ oENERAL E,I,gCI lON. LONDON J 0 UIiNA LS. COUNTY OF 13F.DFOItD ELO.CTION. C6,III.IIITEE is SITTING DAILY at Na. 16, SOUTI - lAMPTON-STREET, 1 / 1 4) bNI-51IURY, iiere all Commui will be fall ri.et FROM THE MORNING PA.PERS OF THIS DAY. THE MURDEROUS CONSPIRACY. [The Times 3 iVe have learnt the following particulars re- OPENING OF THE NEW ARGI'LL ItOOMS. THE 111 , 1?11 . 311:11.6 of the REGENT•S HAR NIONIC INN I'II'UTION 'respect fully inform tire No irllriY and rh.ntry, tliat • thcie KOONIS WILL liE OPENED NlO`'t% k),• the w ith a ciitAN CONCERT o vocAL AND IssTittimENTAL MUSIC. Leath. rof the P;;itid, r. P. Cit'AAl bit. Conductor; Mr. atEATottgN. - . • •, SCHEME OF I'l-1E CONCERT. C 1 I Overturt — , -Zatli)ciltote—Nlozart. Clee--"scerip. le " A ge:wrtiits ? fi g -- Al.i;s Q;irsto Sul"--Zingnrell i. 4kilm etto—Piano Forte, Vi9iopicello, Contra lias4,--Nlvss-cs. Cruuer, F. Cidwer, it. Ashley, Liudicy, • dtid I ;rllrer. Sa:m9o; Tu clrr accendi"—llussmi. 444 Fsrs.Brabasu and li'i lab, 4411114 t.t--Ir. Vaughan, " Alexis," accompanied by 4 .11 r. (440 (1 lluve Suu" (Co ,i fan Tutie)—Mozart. • "hs I saw lair (lora", ACT 11. Sinfunia—llayda. S b .„ " --- s—ariss Stephens, "Sweet Bird," accompanied by Mr P. Cramer—Handel. Discord, dire Sider," Niessrs. KnyreLt, 'Vaughan, tilNi'hi; and Sale- r TlVelih t , g4l-1 S cena—Mi:Braimm (never performed in this country) 41.111 "t 4 --Niolin, Viola, Violoncello, Cornu, Clarinet, lias -4461); and Contra-Basso—Niesvrs. spagnotetti, It. Ashley, Pete' ides, Holmes, and Diag,onetti— Veettiosen. 4"1-- AIrs.liCt1011 and Miss Sirphil•ns, " Sul aria," (Figaro) G,- '"d Palale—" Alla iuia Despinetta," (Coati fan 'rutty)— . b.lCK,cart. 'l'o Commence at Eight o'Clock precisely. p arties 'or Six and upwards may be accommodated with .3 4% " by an early application. Tickets ar lialf.a-Guinea each, are ready for delivery at 14* ltegeut's Harmwmic Institution ; Argyll Rooms, Regent- Irti t et. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, Hy lb. :' , Oll - lEfiY, At h• - Is Ilotiqe, No. 3, •WELLINGTON-tiTREEt, Strand,l ~,IlltilosliAY, March i, i 82(r, and Nine following Days THE extilitidl, at 'rm.: lye o'Ckck, THE Entire and very Valli.We LIBRARY of 1;,,, ir EllNIUNI) FLF:MING AKERS, Esq. of Btrryturaid 1 . , Acton', going AliroarL PART I. ~nJJcoin • .• the (.Ik.: l l es, and Classes of "rue°logy r Jurisprudence, Arts Belles Letties. o f `' bH e viewed, 'Li and Catalo es (price 25.) had a t th e Place i t t • 1 he Second Part, .containing the Class of History, will in a few 1),,'.”.• 11 BRITISH PAINT - AI'ANUFACTORY. PI QUEEN ON and CO. C 2, -STIIEEi •. , bi, un v!'ctrable EA Ppaintssw,..., LoNboN. Clveap, liiirable,' and • v . L I • I tt t ' S ib!! 172 per Cwt.- per Cwt F•,,„ ; ,••• ....r een . 4Oi Black . . 56s .; t, (prt•en ' - • 76s White - . . 46s N i .l 4 "eP Green . 1 l 'is Yellow . . 36s ilt:l'iiii,:h• rlidtd: 26s • Slate and Lead Colours 48s • 36s Prepated Oil to thin' tor hti,:t,'Lre . 40s ' use . Ile Ilia! t. 4s 6d 1 •14„: ..01 0br '.• • 48.5' I , 4 " : ".°il Turpcotine, and Colours of Every Description. )riti. s e Paints are very .oroaniental, and ntay• be applied irisid:P:4t advantage. to all the purposes of useful' painting, tf1ti.1,,,."-I but,' wifere;" a 11e 'appearance, dm-ability, 4311,1 d • -.-, 610 iny i are , ciinidcriitions: F • or Park Palings, Out ..";k,. 1 : - : ti s : itleco and Piaster Fronts, Iron and Woad /tail ilitY 4. l ,.;?ping purposes, they are peculiarly adapted, as r,_` rk *Co r ' s ,',,' he etleas'of Weather' io au Unitsual degree, and •'''t,„, 1ik...",.`, rb rilre•WOl in and . Diy. Rut. Tlirralsweover a Inc r:"il stii;rit.wil:V as great' as . otlici Paints, and may be ap :l"t-ecl'i, " ti e trouble, requiring only to be thinned with Ur ..! 14c kired IrParid Oil. r's —ual 'I ar Bruhn 205.. per - cwt. Varnish; &c.-&c'. ' CU N D IMPROVED •COUGIIS, COLDS, an d AST/BIAS . ) ',t ' ELL's IMPED BALSAM of HON . Elf. ; It, CUNDELL, No. , 47, AIINCMIES, 41 el '.ti• hHuh , it inv a alttaDutble y to Min dicier e his Friends and the ... . Cu's Iprved 1,41, hi that his tp t ,. ll 6 1 H oney; is still in the same Demand ticle:l 1110 m it o ha. t:,,, ,, itriced fur so long ii serks of Years for the effectual ritew?till aboveComplitint, ; it has b een t oo ! wi g a favon iri'll the Public to need a3iy further observittion. NU•• {:4-0411 -b egs that Potticers will be•,p ar ti cu l trr in b 'titf ig . I"! " Cundell's Intprov ' ed Balsam of nutlet . ," as 1 C4.)ttliterfi•its are al".""; ..A............_____ Sold by all Medicine Venders. —•- • ' kitLARIIYS IMPERIAL stintriNG cLotli. r.A.,.,..., cily his I'Vlajety's Royal Lett ers Mitelit.) NIII.3ES goitig A iiitoAl), or tettirniitg ‘l4„.'s !.lt.int the East :roll West leidiestTlic Nobillty,lkil7,-. , ti.,..', 1 ,? arid the Putilic, are resiii•ct fully infuritted, the . a _,. _ ,It t „ ..1 " ( 1 4 es, soh', stant ped exclusively by the Pat ea , tee, t , tt his , 1 p i - ~ V v .1, .. • and BRITIsH FAAIILY JANE\ WAREI-10 , L , S '.,, cov.:,,.CHEAPSIDE, antl-Na where else whatever, ' l 4 hale •7l..'"r Expertation,-atai- by the Piece ; the Paices i•ontatir 1674E1t. ." 26. tit 2 - yards far Shirtio;?.., -awl is tumid 'desirable to 41.1 the East mat West ladies, where a warmer 4rticle _Ltatti is required, its %% a, ivi the cult) t:litnites, and I 1- 'Ts ek:otiunty. l Ile Pieces' fur Shed log colitain trom two 4 foltr Vail' t4tch. ti„"l4o's exetaittztl witb the greatest fidelity. F.rery descripj (1,-1.1,"1 Fatuilv Limits, ludic atid - Britisli Long (lobs. W.ltite l b! Ft g, tk,141 .1it1ig063... illtiia' gait' Bt it i,ii Altislias; &c.; the 1 -.1 41 ~,. 1 4i is.,;(iize:. itiAia'.eatU'Vetriuus iittii,li Pti./... ;awls, ) 4 egialeAr to 1 opecting thii horrible transdetion, 'the scent - icy of which„as to fact, may be relied on :4-- 'filmier only 25 persons . were iri the loft at the rime when they were surprised by the Police', yet it is understood that, in the course of the eYeiting, oot less than 50 had been present,. but half of them had slunk away, it is inppOsed, - from a sits 'pieion that the Cabinet Ministers would not dine together at Loril.' Ilitaao.wirert i t—the, remaining: iialf begri'a gritddisllY . tri'ehie44-Air'-flielfrtne don, and were, it is said, deliberating whether t hey should deter their diabolical prtrpose to ano ther night, when Rut liven burst into the - room— Though Thistlewood had not tberemotest notion that any o! Iris gang- had betrayed him, and there fore could not h'av'e been in any degree - prepared for such tin attack, yet be showed no ethbarrass• mem or hesitation : the hardened villain, as if his mind was ready for every emergency, stood in stantly forward stirh his drawn sword, and faced Ruth% :at this instant, Smithers, who, though pro.ided witti a pisrOl and a'cuthiss, had bad no time to prepare them, and had merely his staff in his hatii, pressed Onward gallantly to the side of Ruth ve Thistlewood, instead of attacking the' later, instantly darted forward, and' ibritst his sword up to the hilt in the breast of Smithers, who diztl on the spot. The reason of his se lecting Smithers for his victim has been since explained by himself. Smithers in height and figiire, and even in face, bore a strong resem blance to Mr. Stafford, the Chief Clerk . of Wow. street, whose activity and courve have long made him forthidable to public villains of all descrip tions, and ag,aiust whom Thistle Wood felt a par ticular grudge on account of the Spa•fields busi ness. lu the dim light, and the confused bustle, Thistle wootrmistook Smithers fir Mr.Srafford, and eagerly s-ized the. opportunity of destrOying, as he conceived, his great enemy. Toillis circum stance it is to be attributed thattßuthven escaped; and. Smithers was killed. As the poor fellow was' falling, Ellis, who was behiod•hiM, fired over his shimider a piitol loaded with two slugs directly at Thistlewoud, whir, however, slipped aside;and avoided the death-blow : he then jumped from the loft down to•the stable below', where he was en countered by Wesicott, the 'officer, whir seized him. Thisrlewood instantly fired a pistol in West, cottie face, the ball of which providentially took an upWard direction, and passed dr his"hat,having only grazed his forehead, but the powder frir a mo ment blinded him, and Thistle wood escaped. Gips. Fit zclarence, whose ctitirage'and zeal had led hint to be one of the first, if not the first, of the military who entered the loft, was in imminent danger of his life. A ruffian named Tidd, aimed a pistol tie hi'm, but Ruthven seized the villain'sarni,and er). detivoured to take away the weapon. Tidd being a strong man, the Setif& was - desperate, and he and ltuthven polled each other to the ground. Tidd still kept his mutderotts•purpose, and though on the flow directed his pistol at Capt. Fit zelarenet, which sett jeant Legge perceiving,stOopetriodistirin the foffi;ti, who, determined not to be wholly disappointed, fired, and wounded the sergeant in the shoulder. Among the instruments' of destructian found ` in this den of banditti, were several hand-grenades and fire-balls, the object of which was, it is as serted, to produce a.cooflagration in different parts of the town. The number of the wretches en gaged, in these horrible machinations is said to exceed' 100, though they are all ofilie lowest, de scription ; nor is there one of them who, in Sta tion, any more than in crime, ranks so high as the iag leader, Thistlewriod. When Bishop ,opened the door of the 'room where Thistlewood was•iu bed, he instantly ran and threw himself - upon- him • with - his whole weight, to preienCany resistance'; - ThistleWmid, however, ptetended that he had no wish to make any, exclaiming,•" Ha ! Bishop,• is that you ? I shall not resist." He Immediately Slier the first surprise recovered his callous indiflerenee of manner, and,-as- far as be judged from exter nal symptoms;'has fordtigane no violent emotion from the time of his .apprehension; He occe; sionallytbites his lips; but it seems IS habit rather than' a Rork: of any Unosnirl-sehlation.'• The-ex-. ptessioo- okbis eyes is fiied, and itorricorhats but not anxious; and hii'cheiltihave all die c 8 tb nets as well arthe - sallowness of a waxen image. Sueti sees his appearance ar Bow-striet,' Where he was talteri to be identified as , t'he misitrit i rei . by' lintisven, Ellis, and others, and where he would not open his month : such was his appearance in the Hall of the HoMe'Department, where born dreds of spectators wete perMitted to take a view of- him , : and:such •was his appearance befote the Cabinet Connell, the members of which ht could bear to look upon with an unblushing unruffled countenance, though he had doomed every one of them . to deiteution. • • ADDITIONAL PARTI(ULARS, ,The prpmiQp4, iu r.t....mrept, which consist of a'3.stall stable , and a loft over' it, were taken ahistit' a - month" hack . by a' Man of am name of Harris, who was formerly a' sergeant in the army, but had received his discharge. They were let to hiM by a, perion named Firth; who is alsis stated o haVebeen in the army, and to' . have . lived 3er earn with General Watson, to whom the stable belongs. Firth had turned cOw-keeper, and was permitted by his master to. keep 'cows in theie premises.; but having disposed of his stock, the 'stable remained for a conSiderahte time unoccupied ' It is said, it was only within ' the last . few days that the arrangements for completing the diabo. heal crime which was contemplated were brought tO a conclusion, It 'wet' ascertained tliat a Ca= binet Dinner was to be given on Wednesday, at Lord Harrovehy's, in Grosvenor-square, at• which all the Ministers were expected to' be present, and the 'conspirators resolved to seize this opportunity to accomplish their object: After having armed thettisetves iu Cato-street, they were to proceed in a body to Lnrd HarrowbY's horse, and wait till a fit opportunity shOuld arsive for forcing their way its, r anti cOttiMeneing the 'work . of destruction. ThirlewOOd was to rap" at the door, and to pre• sent the porter a box, resembling thOse in which papers are transmitted from one 'Minister to an other ; he was to desire the man to take it imme• diately to Lord Harrowby. The moment of the porter's departure on'this Mission was to be seized for adrnitting the'rest of the - gang, who svere . to be provided with several combustible articles, which were to be thrown into . the'passage to in crease the alarm. The whole binly were then to advanc e to the room in which the Cabinet, we re sitting,- and to-slYoghter all who were present..—. This horrible plnt, having been communicated to the Privy •Council, the place of dining was changed to Lord Liverpool's ; but directions Were given to continue the • preparat ions ' at ' Lord 'Harrow by ; i, as it was known' that periOns were OA the watch to give inforMatign of any change that might be • A warrant against Arthur Thistlewood, and 12 others, whose names were not particularisid, for felony, was then 'mErtle out,`-and deliiered to - Mr: Pirnie, who was to see it properly executed. This gentleman lost no time in making hitp arrange merits : be collected 12 'officers, Ellis, - Iluthven, .tiresteritt; Shiiihers, ToWrisend, Woodbury, Brooks, Gill,. Wright, and two others, lintl - wilh 'these' he repaired to the shot where the coniPiretorswere 'The 'warrant was iiven to Ellis, and it was agreed that a . comPany of the Coldstream - Goards, tinder the command ef Captaiit i Fitidlittence, shnsild be in readinesS to assist the officers. The latter arrived in' Cato. street' between 7 and 8 'o'clock in the evening.— At 0 Mr. BirniesentwOrd to Caw : tilt) Fitzciarente to advance, as lie was about to force his way to the conspirators, who were assernbled in the !oft over the stable: The'Police - Officers, accompanied by • Mr. Biruie , then approaelietl the and, finding it - fastened, instantly burst it 'open. On entering the cable, they saw it Man standing aCille 'foot of ladder, 'vrfilelt was the only means of communication with the loft : was immediately seized'. Rnthven then mounted the'ladder; followed by - E!lis a'nd Smithers• At this titne some of the conspirators Were em ployed in arming`themselves; while others were loading and . filling' grehattes: Rt'ithVerf exclaimed, in a clear and distinct voice, which was' heath by the pat ty'below, .‘ We are Peace Officere; . : lay down ''yoof lain& ThiitleWood utic-ied some abusive' %yr:4(lV, and seemid deterMinid to resist. He had a sword in one band, and a pistol in the 'othe'r:' Upon.' seeing - "him - brim.; dish 'the sword, Ruth e'en reiked a few paceS; When Ellis advanced, with a pistol in his baud; nod- Drop'yoir siwcittf, "or I'll ire'tag i 'stand y." ThistreWoOd' brandished his' sword ;again, when Sinithers, who was a brave and ac tive officer, aditanced to ThiretleWOOd !saW i hiit'objeet, and reeeiVedhi:Mon the Writ Of; his Weapon, whieb . into hie side. Smith'ers - ,fell into the arms o f Ellis, when ' ~'lnsile . ..„ , . . :wood called to his ceimpatiinni to put out'the . : lights. This and eireildfseleonfuSimien-_: sued. ThiSileciood'thefi fought his waY down titer ladder. Who'Was beloW, aiterrinted to secure him, but the Wretch diSeVarged his pis tol, and shot the oftcei in thehand. Westeoti again rushed towards him, wheb he received , . a blow on the headp. which 6lled : hin► to the ThisileWood seized thii . :to escape : he ran into 'the street, and Was :seen no more. By some mistake the soldiers feted at the wrong end of the street, and them did not arrive in lime to co-operate with the fOrce. When they reached the spot, they belt a'v ed in th e most gallant manner ; and secured sorne: of the most active of the ruffians. The greater part escaped from'a back window in,o.theyardi of thedouses in Newi;ham-itreet, throng's the front doors of which they obtained a ,passage, leitving many of their weapons behind. The per. son of ThistlewOod, as the man who killed SMi titers, hai been Most clearly recognizes:. dressed in a dark coat, with a black hAt rowed his waist, and was perfectly' knoWn to Bothwell and Weitcott. Davidson, another of the conspi- . rators, is.the man of colour that headed the party who at the lasi Smithfield meeting proceeded with a black flag, on which was depicted a death's head, to Covent Garden, to disturb the meeting which assembled there on the same .day. The body of Smithers remains at the Horse and Groom publie-honse, near Cato-street, for the. Coroner's Inquest, which will be hollen this day. After Mr. Birnie had committed the prisoners to Coldballilfields, he went to the Home-office at Whiieha where the Cabioca..minkr es S Were as sembled, to make his repOrt. Yesterday, be had an audience of the King on the same serltiect. We Understand that the worthy Magistrate not enter into the premises in Cato-street when the 'police-.officers t;reed their way, and attacked the conspirators ; but he is eri. titled to great praise for the activity and jeidgmeot he.displayed in Making his 'arrangemeleti„ ARREST OF THISTLEWOOD. lie ►cas The same sOntees of inforMaiion which led to the . detection of the conspiracy enabled the Ma. gist'rates to trace the - hiding- - plaCe cif Thistle Wood. instead of returning to his own lodgings in Stan hept-street, Clare-market, it was discove.red that be bad 'proceeded to an Obscure house, No. 8; ‘Vhite-street,` Little Moorfielas. Thither, at 9, o'clock in the morning, Lavender, Bishop, I-oth- Ven,:Salmon, and six of the patr'ol, %vere cit ed. On arrivirig`althe house, three of the !alter were placed at 'the front, and thrz.e at the hack door, to preient escape. 'Bishop observed a room on the ground-floor;the do'or - of which he tried to (')pen, but - found it Icieked.' needled to a woman in the oppGsite apartment, whose name is Harris, to tetehliim thikey. ; She hesitat r ed,but at last brought it: He then 'opened the door softly. The 'light was - 'pirtiOly excluded, from the shutters being shot ; but - he' perceived a bed 'in the' corner, and advanced. At' that: instant a bead was gently raised from under the branker's;aud the connte . nanee"ofThistlewood was presented to his 'view... . • Bisbop thew a and presenting it at him. exclaimed,' " Mr. ThiStrewood, I - am a Bow street officer ; you are my prisoner :" and 'ben, to make assurance doubly sure;" he threw him: self upon hini. Thistliwood said, he would make no. resistance. Lavender, Ruthven, and Salm o n were then called, and the prisoner was permitted to rise. He had his breeches and suickings on, and seemed much agitated. On being dressed, he ,was handruffed. In his pockets were ftiund some ball-cartrid g es and flints, the black girdle, or belt, which he was seen to wear in Cato street, and a sort of military silk sash. A hackney-coach was then sent for, and he was conveyed to llow..—street. lo his way thither he was asked by Bishop what he nielint to do with „ . the ball-cartridge s ? declined a n swer i ng any • .. • guest ions. He was loilowed by a crowd of per sons, who. repeatedly vied " King the villain ! hang the assassin !" and used other ex. clarnations Of a similar nature. .When be arrived at Bow-street,' lie was first taken into the pub. lie OffiwO, but stiWe,tittently into a private room, Xll6 01 the i - ',on far ,o 4 eir 114, ips )114 rhe a 10 1 10‘ ro' ;s be JII• : 5 iell /,: