The Sun. — London, England, 1817-06-17 00:00:00

there Islre sixteen - or seventeen-Gentlemen in a l cd'untio4 7 .liouse: a young taxn was committed 's I - searched the young Win. and fin ) " "' "r3 , i , Pin;ket3.---Ble Was Oievin pain:rS, • and he Sam 'a - PaPets which he marked sense i:ays aft er. JnY PDS)essiou ; L! ft them Stith Mr. Wo:ii 'ter, the 1; I ,hoiee e these . papers to he the same; I did into sty , pease, Ot i s cut the time, I .laid them itool and part on a window ledge, mid went to ayor's, when I asked if they would. let nie go back atte papers that I took off x young 111411 • " l ' e 2 ) fonntl these papers near the stool ; there are n" lf .pistol was put iota my hands wh;le.l was search itscJnati t 1 kept it for a day or. two, but marked it wodUccul the took the young - man up It three pair but irosat. ;•erantioed by Mr. WItTIIIIttAI.L. papers iu tWo hunts, when I returned I fonnd also - opened a door -in Hyde-street, Bloomsbury; the out-of'toy possession n day or, t trm before I 'at.—Vatchrus IS : innister wv..s called into Court. less sant th's-wm the 'pursue at whose house was hick the keyo r eoen. SnA -examiiied by Ilfr. Gu NR Y • is Itoy4lEXChatige about half past twelve o'cluick :ember lasC -The first - sight I had of the mutt 11111 1. My Lord MavOr and myself hating heard in - Ventin pursuit ut tttent ; they were going to tht ly Lord Nlayor and I went thrthigh the Exchange it them, which we did do; they had one flag it was it flag' of three colours, devoted on a eery witness did not perceive the mob was armed of the reason might he, his mind was wholiyoccu• to importance of taLing the colones, • which he he Pole',—EA flag was here prOduced in Court.] Ty reason to b e lieve that it was that which he h a and the Lind Mayor had left it in the care of the luytl's; the pole he could positively have sworn produced kid precisely the same inscription and lours as that of tt Inch he haul spoken ; he heard 1. and saw one Liken from a rioter , to secure token, he and those o ith hint retired to the Royal Exchange; tWo muskets were tired nailer the lloyal Exclutoge, the doors haring been pre ; at Ibis time some of the rioters were in the • examined, by Mr. Serjeunt Coptit Y. not sty with what the two pieces that were fired be went that morning tis the Mansion-house to The Lord Nloyar uu the hest means of preserving the City ; he, the Lord Mayor, and Mr. White, 'stables, left the Mansion-house, and proteeded to obtain more assistance, but were.only able to :itional conitables; their whole party thus can• it persons, and none of them were pr. Tided with first sr.v the mob in Corn hill as they were passia; lit of the Royal Exchange; at that time he pre were no rioters on the north side; wishing to to leaders, and if possible to disperse the a lobi , nred to confront them, and met. them near the vroceeding towards the 1.1,311,k ; they dispersing them ; a short struggle for the colours lit it was very slight, and he apprehended none hint felt the least personal alarm; prepa. Lsten made to e-1 guard. against tiny disturbancn one days prerions to the id of Oveetolstr ; these were a matter of public notoriety; the gatef of eliange were soon opened for .hire and the Lord pursuit of a small remnant hf the rioters, who 'd to the east of the city ,• they had gut as far as Alert, whets they were informed that the rioters lel) , dispersed, and in coosegoence of this lain - - went au. further ; the contest near the Stock' doesn't& to have been very momentary. need by 01 SOW CI R.GEN ERAL • it to be after the mob had been dispersed by the Ise, that the muskets were fenti&uturer the gates. mite. to a question by Mr. Serjeant Copiebhe asserted been hurt by the intokets.fired. Les w u re here brought IMO Court, for the lion. 'int out which of them had had the gag attached bad taken. He said, the pole of which he had , at among them. The Honourable Baronet then It>f).S7-OENERAT , now moved, that the papers in Ntr..lieckwittk's house, should be ign,ALL, objected to the papers in question bite jiaperi it did nut appear had been read by ;lion ittuy..wete taken; they has been left ots the tcluxv, white the witness (Worrail) wearto the Ise nu duty, as he said ; the rnritott3.l been in the was much couluion, and un etortt, after two houri, the papers were not :"uliod where be in. Under these eircunlstitaces; he su!mittcd • stiflicieritly identuitd. • had no further eridenea en offer. ENBOROUGH th3u.tht, untlcr,till the cicet4ltt• ,e papers roust besiteil nit 'ORNEY-ciENERAL said, when the Coln bad A a doubt on the subject, Le could not ,thlnli of 'I Ay Loft er a nnnetl by . . 11l T. (3 yil:sl,F.Y . . ' JIJ it. Houndsstr.cli going towards the listories, tin. r. ~K,I:N lis It's t. F.Y examinittlby- Mr . GuRNOY. iundsditeli on the tati . of December ; saw the mob •i armed with gliis, i pistols, and cutlasses; saw iv mob. . . ,L, Esq. - e:rathbled.by Mr. RlCllattl3lol4. 'chant in the City of 1.,""14)i)42° High Sh"itY a if Essex. This wit ness,statel the particulars of of Os sitC,ps of Messrs. Brander and 'Potts, Mitiories on the shl tit a!, .t.iinispitl,l4, in the ) ims"rhistlcwowl very active in the mob. , ItAtiptilt,exanlimea.by Afr..StiEPll,3l4o. .I.llitli in the ?Oinories; 'witness related the:eir . hNt , ,1.14 e 41 ,, of 1114:iota p iec e iis shop , on . td . December eicuil . io ,p ~i i!,l , Amu - Jun.l.ook ..hetweew the Attorney. ', O ' ~'ik ' A l .etber.all. w'/Y ' til l le(i"l°llN•F#Y-PAN,CitA.J. wished to show that the „;,..,,:. flit, i v. Litg gone to the witness's biome ini good tumour. ' '''' l I* - ` lh "-:' gone to that he had attempted to show ,I '''.. l -It t o (1 ,d i d. Ile declared he had .been grossly roisrepre •.'''' 'jilt' 4 " itaesti that to which he referrettlookeit .very like r , iii, 'jilt ' su • u , . ; t' a , .'' tilt ie AT TO ;„ i, tcpres.rti ~ to • 1. veg irt.NE,Y-GFNIsItAI. asserted, 'that if he were -4, ; 11 - V i • . ' . A l ' . . Cr Vitt . ""entlonal misrepresentation, the charge was O i. , .;i; . •..et x , lout' fimailution. ' • ',„r, 1 ' "xlilio u tLEN.lloltot3oll decided that there had been ir ,;l Pile ;;•Y uf cundua on both sides. .i. , ' lI RA ji; , „ . 1: iti ki 4 examined by - the ATTOIItitEY 4 GENERIit. ,J:' '*' l ;al. 3 gtzllstuith in the Miitories; witness.stateil , the par of the littack on his shop on the 21 of ,December. e t i ll icei St i 4 . llo l)lErriN examineei by Mr. ToppiNG. I; kil,, „` 4 t-iiick on Mr. Beekwith's 'shop, 'and saw Hooper j i ) 6 , ou • ,p• . LIM , •'' . it,;(lie 21 . AHD WHITE examined . ,b 4 li t t•ord . h ;- or December I was at the ansion Pouseiwitb 0' ,Ikitiltiiheyor atid Sir .I. Shaw, When the rnessengers'ar , 11 i Z111 4 ,,,,,. i ' t Hews of the riot ; we all went to meet the F mob 0 ,0 1 1 4 i, t uft us . t i , e ! l *.ily a hack-way, but were tout by an of ,cer, i l / k li ''; I m i ld "el' %%ere then near the Exchange; we weitt .oP,ii iiii‘ 4ll 4,t;: e e "II way•through the Exchange, and`seized the `y 4 r;) ti.: - .,!-Ii• E xt at k• who cart ied it; I :endeavoured to get hint % d:' l l' itith ' "'lige, b.st a rescue should Lille place; I did not 114. c...." Person taken, though I endeavoured to Wrench 4 .., i i 4 , ;4,lp:tiled Sun from a man :i. itic trial ; I sow """LnY pS' l l , ...q t ith e 1 allttS, but they were .11., i think, hivling •oieces: , 44 '4 44 eetate'tutd Mayor was forcing down the bolt of the Ex ;l4s , > r kite with his foul, same one or more fired under it, L A. TIO O 2 Lents passed between omr legs, but what they 1 '4 1 ) p at ent s lino;: ‘o. e ' ; • I I .l.ben volunteered to fetch the military. .4 4 L ‘li4 0 01IN Li e,,,,- il i h, l At t h., -..:.Of)GETTS eXtintiilCd. !'fif,/ Ni. 2; ;1, 1 ; EP3bange about one o'clock ou the 2 4" f 13 , e " i,, t si' . 1 14, 41 'hiii.,1 11 .._`vus' then about MO pertons together on rue Il i t ; i tl !ivil th e '": 4l i nada quantity more a! a tittle dist:in‘x; iiv„Nytt-ii. 41 ili u , )011 before then at the ArtlaSio4l House; I Wds A • . ~ tii ii i ‘ - - fi cluit before the j•:sehisn,:ze i I there seised 0 . , , , , Cr Tt i ud i tiu P'si him into the Exch.,o4e ; I e xivoiiied ~lei, 41 . 4 " L wo pistols concealed between; I,ls c,.,4t and ' f - t D l w ti, "ICHAR LT le 4 tiqii, e m i, . D'A.:AYivool)* . e.rittlaitied. 41/4„ 11 ; .,.'urie t ~ quw g Ic),.yariii the Ititlik : followed them to - ,t , s , ii: . -M N t i i ; l !_t!is i saw the situ pS 0,IIi1441, 1 (4, was on Tower ,,, ;,.„0 fir ..,ttotervt:d a person, viith a 'Ulack . beitlin! a t 541.1 4 ,4 r ' 11 it t, 1 .... Atttille"frual 'among the mob to Tower- hill ; ;.4 t , rl q „ n ,""re been 7'histlewood • tie come to the raiting 1 ; 9 4 ' t.i I lell I• " 1 Itie Tow .; , ' • - •il 14 11 6. 44 t )11,1 ' , .,i t - rr ' l i n' 1 LVt . t . 1104roihettlits pyerti.th ;,,,,.i *4 ~, the• pro , o►Olt t , lillers on the reiiiparbi ; be O G-r f a P: 4 H, p. . • '.! s itle At , o lies Captains, and double their pay, i t ',be,' rd : 'E ton : 1 :1 0 m theta. fr l it 1 .-* l , "' l ed by 11Yr. Serjeant CoPLEY. ,i g 4,4, hi I' Thistlew ,ft l 'i 'Y'I N "issitou t* . °tut before. the day of the riot, and I'i, t} I ‘"et I went , down to the Tower titer.'," ' ‘ 4 1 ,. /1 ,„ .44 , t91 4 th at I sho ., Jld see libiatluwoud f. , i i ott.ti.„ l4 A-ti tP ht the autn ! had heard , speak - to the i ‘ 4° Agri :6 vk'as in - a roes; alone, erbiat•l re,p- , ir,; illaal;wit" T i ., 1 ,, 4 :::i 1 ' 414 ' 11° 1 '44 n i d i 110 , ' 91,, Y. charge o- ; ci•-• • . ' r. j to ,rlyers .10 tits il;lerat ' '''' ''.l- , lII ' e I . w , re t 1 1 , . vr avoil' re out 01 Jr ': erii iraitt (4 4 ; _ M4rslial 4 aat teke ute,, trfgity.prt ott Mr, st ' s r,:erOgr "Oke Lird Alio r - ot ~ Audi ,1 • 01 . f ett 1 etoli 0 ~.„, I :tilt t#41;1; I 1 , fr 7.!,;.,: , iloarti. A 1 i:'o6(-rr o,pf, th eyouu, , e0 : 1 i „ , , , , . - .411r pr 41,0 ),, ',MI Wi t , t 11, 0 13 Cross I'''s 'RS it r . ,te 4 ,eit tile leis te). 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I1 1 ; oXprt-iStd ~111 1' 0 , Af , i ::‘,., 4 1 44 the d i . t 0 41 , 4 ;), 0 !, 1 totS A% prior,. . .y thx: ixiql 0; gjr ' I 'D etii: i b ''' ° "4U • " it.el:r t ' 4 e • IS K p 1,,,t 14 44 !n Hasp siti, , tliat %%ay , 1 70 4 r ' tit 'n ill the 44 , ON x II ~_ , Al, L IT V , 114 i'•: 4 Mere., ~, iurity'of : ; 1,:i.,,,, e, : :17:,144:Ibtrild:rla hii , la ' I r , lt4i, ' i Iv . gAlt4 14 • thi ll ; t 4 gUltsl 1 N„.... 14 ' ,0 1 uf • . . . . . en7nisei hintoneept only the warden, who wa-s tli4tlnga:sbcd 14 his dreis ; I 'thew that tiir l i iiitl Mayor was silz,ine; it. 4911 0 ,:3i thty to inat collect iliforioill, alto' thu.24l of Dec.einieer, but I Rorer %vela to.state uny 'thing up tlat subject ; I wns nut anxious to appear qs a witne4. . , ... , llt ()M a s EDMONDS eV/Mined. 1 —• ..' , .., l am a .private in the Coldstream Quarchts I WnslO the Tower on the td of .Decclulier; I looked toward. , thi• rain from the, parapet,. aad there heasal a Man say, '' Sol-diers. open the gates„and Ave will give you! it hundred guineas." I was then ordered to the parade, mid beard nu I fltats9 DlltLit44Tott. I am a private in the , 2d Coldstrt , ini Guards, and was , on duty in the Tower; 1 heard the moil on the it! of Dec.; 1 saw the man with the sword against, the railing, he said. " Open the gates, soldier., and every mail shall hare a hit, dred .gnineas bounthand lout le pay:" he said farther, "that they did not take the soldiers he tlieir,eneiniei, licit their friends;. that the sniffle/. had been flAtiting for the right. of their conntry, - and tould not get them ;" I was then:proceed ing to parade, aod heard no more. Cross examined fly 411 r. Sekleant COPLEY. F 4101011114 WO nut With we at the time, apt* (1 , , I kro4 where he wa. ; the sentry way; no the t - itiopart*,, dint 1 did nit' notice . who he was; I do,not know Wm. 'I think there might he Wand ;40 elf_ 40 boys about the person who . .snoke front the, railing. Theist seas a mob of. boys ; Altoet litloW What ,uUul tier ; but I suppose about .or 40. THIRD DAY, WED:,:ESDAY, JUNE 11. CHARLES 1.11.L1i eximined. , . Was a horse patrole of Bow-street on the night of the id of December took the elder Watson into custody near Highgate. Upon searching hint papers were found in his pocket, which were produced and read. The first was as follows: " Contuse. P. S. (Public Safety,)—Sir F. Burdett, Lord Cochrane, A. Thistlewood, Mr. .1. tl'ittsett, Mr. J: Gale •Major Ciao:right, T.J. Leans, 11. mint, Esti.• Mr. Hardy, Boger O'Connor, Mr. , Woodford." Another liaises WAS as follows ltd. tram Divisions, collect and meet at Lord ?Sri's, and ;Hovered to the Old Man.—Collect numbers at Psidg. when will be met and led to Old Mass, (the Old Attu, as subse quently appeared, was the Tower, and the Old Wonsan, the liatik.)—Frons Paslgss. to proceed to St. G, (St: Giles) meet eras side Hol. Bars march to T. B. throligh Chant. L. and Cy, s. broad part of Ilor visit liars, Cliy. Lint." " Q. Carey St. Temple liar. • " 3. Thessald's Road, Gray's Inn Lane, Elm Street. " 4. St. John Street, Old Street hued. "b. WiliteChapel. ti. 'fewer. 7. Bank. 8. Poultry." The third paper found was a letter signed Thome% Gilbert, and eddressed to Preston, from one who requested employ went in sticking up bills. EVIDENCIi OF THE ACCONIPLICH. .Togo Ca tiles. was thins called. lie said lie tines Watson the elder perfectly; he knew young Watson, Tbistlewnod, /limper, end Preston ; lie knew Hooper two years ago, and became acquainted with Watson etiout the first of October. last ; lie had leen bias before; he because acquainted with him at the Cock. in Grafton-street, where'ss :society of ~pe'set'as meet. Watson . first introduced hiwelf to hint by staying it would he ass easy thing to upset (lovernateneconditionally, if properly handled. This was at Gnaw's-street, nod they ap pointed the next night to meet at the Mollsurry Tree, Moot. fields, where another society of Spetteeaus meet. .He saw prestos that same slight, and had seen him, before; Presto's that ;tight tolled him down stairs, mid wished him to meet him at anothi r house near Fleet-usarket, where a society of tradesmen met; be asked fur what purpose they meet? .Preston question i y l , S i V s it ‘ l ; t ia t t h s e ffi s i ts b e ud o , f seist it was to petition Parliatneut to machinery. He also allied the same do to meet the next flight; he told him be had already pro. united -Watsois. Attottlitigly, on Lilo neat •night, he met 'them at the Mulberry Tree. The two Watsons, Preston, Hooper,: 'Philsttcwood, rind•the taro Eeistise4; were th e ee i and Jahn Harrison; the Mgrs, he did 'not know. He .Was led away that night with the prisoner 'Watson, who again re ;vented it would be an easy matter to upset' Government, if the matter was handled.as it ought to be. The witness asked What way.t Wsitson said it mild be easily doise, if a few good 'fellows were gut togiither. Tic said he had himself drawn up a plan to preveist the.cavalry from attacking the people. fie then said they had already got several people, and a' Cons. mince via; eppointed and Sitting, tnalevise the best tnode'and the hest plan. He 'then asked where he lived, and the wit nest told hits No. 3, New-strect.reed. Watson said he would calf the next•morstirsg . and she's , / IsiM his plan. lie 'did Call the next 44 atone, i n Saturiloy morning, and showed hiM severa . lpaoers; one was a plan of the , "fewer ; a plan of a new lute to keep off the cavalry (runs annoying the nulls; it was about the size of a coniniiin coach-wheel, with spikes mid a Sort of scythe at the end. lie wished the witness to exert Massa:lf to get men to join them. There were other drawings ot the bridges and the different avenues tit the Tower. Ile :', how easily . men the nut nets thought - he tomtit bring'; be replied, .that he knew a gri at' many, but did 'n'ot Liotty whether they could be depended upon if they were putt° the test. Watson said Ise 'twist exert himself; the Witness 're-, plied, he . testl nothing but his business to live on; lie said, 'serer misid that. thee had ;deist) , of inishey, and would 'tied something better forbiin he believed -they met again Shut out certainly the 'next miwnitse,; and during a walk 'down Dairy-lane, Watsols'saisi, they had got a Committee of Five—Titiotiewoorl,• Han ison, Preston, himielf, and son,:, that lie should be one of .the Generals, and have a party elf pdtatuen stud others, and might consider himself as one of the Committee froathat time, and they 'Would tiske nu noore r ;.. they then made Nag's appointment to meet at Spun:Fat) Rfeetln g, at the fiend, in Caratiii• market; they tit.- * .eordiogly met that evening, at the ;'a 's Head, both t sle viratsolts, Prestos), Hooper Thistle wood, and the two Evailsess on the Tuesday following,' he thtt the rider " r tilSoh byasppointment ; they w e re to go ,and inipe.ct the Portman-. street Barracks .and the King , street Barracks; from thence ,they - went to the Powder-magazine in the Park ; one Skitoser was' with them; their object was to see how the Barrac l 4s .could be best set lire to; when they : were alone, Wsitsesis said 'Skinner was, sat so clever as he, thought, het bed too idea sit all, be intended to have made • him an Otlieer, but it would do; the Wednesday following, As he believed, he .niet WatsonW at Newton's, mid wos intrinloced to ThistieWdod by ll:raison; he out-staid the strangers who were preseist, Hod Ise had a emseereation with Thistlewooel 41$ to how lung it ;would take hint to snake a qoantity of: pike-heads (he was by trade a smith) ; .Newton's is scar Broad court, Drury-Moe; he told Thistiewood he had no ',place to make any; Harrison said lie thought he Isneve a person Who would lend the use of .his forge-; in the evening they met again, ,acid in the mean time he East got a pike-heod, which was made by one Bentley, in a little.shop ilia cellar its Hart street; he asked Bentley to lend him the use of his forge to make ut spike, but Bentley himself made . it. In the evening they met, and it veos produced; Dt. Watson said it was a ss m ouS,weapoit. .Woison then gave him a paper, with 9, Greystoke-place, written, as the house where the Committee wasoto 'Peet. Al:out that time he had becit to Paddinstott directiora, etwingst the navigators, to see what force could be gut from that quarter, nod what was the spirit of them. They went amung t lie pishlie r hott'ses, stud found, sisanv 'oist of employ, and sense bald they would rather die any hew thatebe starved to death. This report induced Thistlewond and him to go agstin ;. they found. them at the houses) ape told them that probably they should soon want them for is job. Upost esking haw massy could. he , got together in a short time, they were told, that 3 or it ,hundred could be procured. Finns thence they culled ,at the public:- ionises liars-street, o.st meet, where the soldiers frequeot wiso strews duty ,ut the Theatre; ,tliey saw, eight ur tea, and gave them 'souse beer; they inquired...how they were :need by their otli cirs~;t id 'nick posy Front thence they went to :Vo ie go..yerd, to the house frequented by those who were at. Drury-lane; there they had the . sante conversation. Souse of Goversithent, fur sal-. - the soldiers.spcike with violence 'against tiers being discharged wWsout pensions:titer the war. ; This 'th.wciod gtiVt; the witness tau three -shilling pieces, and di mord hint togo to ill 'the linuses,:iinsl collect as many people as he could. 'file neat clay Thistlewood, Watson, and ~11i,litsve they could collect all the. force jlossibien Thi,tlewood went liihe Fos under the Hill, a publicohouse under the Adelelsi„ Is the water side, qtkated by those Who malt on the Thames; they talked with float they found out of employ, and inquired how mustily men were told lig or ti o ;, the they furnish, fur AM) ; they itit went to . seversti tither public-houses ti, find.'people out of rulp i o y,..and he was hod if he room' one more violent thMi others to Wi; his name awl address, sod Losunstinicar:e it to Thiptlewood ii atl llPpoittliatvitt Was Made i n , (lo.ev , tolie-platte for Friday following, ut fleven; he got these precut to time, lint there was nobody in the house; us coming array he sta r t W atton pot cuttit; with Thistlewimd, end they n.clit. hat*: the keg', hut be f , ,,0n ;After arrived, and tliey wesit iuto the louse; soon after voistig Watson Arrived; lie sinuotoseed that be. 'end Thistiewoon had illsPelc4 the 'h,"-ra,,,-1.3 tai Kitt how they could lits t h e fired, EMI share was hsk mode 'of tin; the , people together; ,time, pike head wusprodueeej sad. it was a &smiles weapon t 140 4 5441 fie souls Isave" o so aside; all the t o tioitittee was ,terst hot•Hatasote; the witness:rep/444ft it lie iifid,Watoitq pad also inipected the barrack; to .ee bow avenues 904;14 fired at utler; that there: i re si x atrues tlt fi...its-treet Ilarraeli4l • andende two: to Partmen.strret Rerrocks; Rtotion ;ens , ' tie. eired tit celcuiete hew toilets emulous' ibies :it 7 , 41101 d• 131.0(... tip fireersit.the eve,suee at the atilt! , 'laic, am, they•apr , iiireil tire ,nere ; Sunday rate ii generel nieetiog of the :Seeitnoiltee, eleven., tir asranee the whole ;11411 t : thec owe rot the tie ‘ti S:lthiay ; en the mean time he bed iirdereireeo telze, Used; of • Bentley. and psid We in advarice; 'lltistir we e d said he had haltered v. here hatulles were to be gar, .41ti they might he-obtained at .eome Race behind the Kittee • the nexteentday meriting they all tart, auil a li . ex gas fetshrd down StiilE6 for , a fort here were neither els irs eter.ta 11 . 10 Jul :he house house wile lean:Lee, to see that 00 I:l►e‘tt•;,.; • concealed, and-they began their ttelihera; lone ; prodaeeti a iti.witt. ',tendon : tiro trite-roatit weee.tuarked not to the placeeto attack ; they were orreiteed where every inen wee to tads: ltls station l (iener.el, ; the l'otteouttre %vete .a 11 Gearritli t 1)1., etVa tem, propitoel Thistlievortil to. lee (;on e -, inantter in Chief, as he fount all the Money. They were le be armed with pikes :tail itiffereet ether weapens—wheterer. they cool sert...Wate,el t et elder tees to set !He to the Till t titan-street tierrecke; the materials with which fire Was ,to Ite cet to the liartarl.s was talked. of-epitele tar, rosin, ttupen li,ie; spi rite of %doe, eitlpitor, N.C. The thing was to be done by et te, I' lie andeeitieg ere to the ltarraekt at every avetitte, al 0410, 41 cleek iu Lilt otornitti.t. :111 the persons met ie the streets wete tit li e stepped; gentlemen's earrieges were to o he ' 4 ' 1 1 , 1 , 0 , tilt' 1'm...v.4 Auto (row t Item rind ntoient et, by nice who were to act tie ce ea; ry, st fter I his, witness was t o jai it the elder Wal 511 at the top of ()lewd. road, near the Park, after having seen dent none (escaped from the hurtling ref theft:wrecks. tear. riettri was also to join there pieces with the wilt of artillery; it volley was to be tired to %hew they bad got the guns.: this was the signal of their having got the germ e Some pikemen were to lee left at Hyde-park gate to protectthe gulls. They were then to proceed to park•lam—to berricade the Ill'ellUeS to • the Park—to barricade Penitent-street, and all the entrances iu that quarter, for the purpose-of .preventing any cevaley (runt coming in that might he tint of quarters, 'they were thee to ge oil to. Plecadilly gate, (witness means the turn pike -gat e at the corner of Hyde-part:, Piecadilly;) that gare Wai to he chained and barricaded, and a• party was to be left there to tire tin any hurt: that might. come from the country— then to. proceed to Charingscross and the In idge (wititete means tliestwittster-bridge), told harricetle all therrebouti, to stop any tenpin that might come in by the way of Chelsea. As WOO at Thistlewood end the you Watson had secured the ;plat., which witness iiiteettly said they were ordered to talde, they were then to attack the guns tilt he' slieps steel "ell shops; every shop where any arms or conibtistitile materials could be gut; Thistlewood and young Watson were tiPhlack, up every .place horn Gray's Inn-lane to St. Giles's,,, where Thistlewood was to wake hisgrand stand; a gent wits to point up Tottenham Cuurt-ruad ; Preston's business was to attatk the 'Tower; young Watfiall was to prat.tetdiraat St. Giles'e to Clunberland-gate, barricading all the &treaties on the right as lie went on ; Preston, it he failed of taking the Tower, wits to barricade London-bridge against any artillery thud conic front Woolwich, then to barricade Whitechapti against any troops that might come that way; Preston was after that to join the main body at the eank, which was known by the cant name of " the Old Lady," as the Tower washy theneme ,of the " Old Gentleman," or, the " Old Men," 'twits all the sante; .whilst these plans 'etre forming, 'llliseleivoud asked ' the Doctor (Watson) what the combustibles would cost, and howmauch would be wanted for each arcane to theerwrache Thittlewootl bid the Doctor to calculate it; tie Doctor made enicitlation that the whole would cost something short of 1001.: Thistlewood then said, "don't spare a matter of , eol. let ut , roast them well;" the,paper ott which the ealculatiotr had been made was destroyed when tiserl; it was usual to tle stroy such papers when they bad done with them t when Thistiewund said, let 'us roast them well, Doctor Watson (mersiting the prisoner at the 'bar) observed thrall's, com bustildee Weld& barn so rapidly, and the stench would be so slrbag, as to stifle them all (meaning the soldiers in the bars. racks), In a few minutes. . 'rhe next day, atter this plan was settled, witness, mei the younger Watson, were desired to go and look for a house between I he two learracke, to be near them,, itt which the combustibles and•arias were tube lodged; they • were to say the horse was wanted fur any trade they chute; they %aid tie oil and colour shop, because then the combusti bles could be brought in therewithotit suspicion. The whole Committee was present when this beestness was .settird. , Thittlewooil said to witness, " don't mind the price of the house ) as ire don't intend to pay for it," and then ()Merest witness ;Hui youne NVatson to go übutit the house - twee more- log, anti the Doctor to bring e the combustittlees. lit agreeing for the house;loong Watson was- to pass for the master who wanted it, -and witness for his servant. Witness held the fourth-place in the committee; •Dr. Watson !Pivoted him tor it. ThiStlewootl war - to-be the-nest, Dr..Wateon tit.. second, Harriette the third, witness the fourth; Peeettel prepeseel yentne Watson the fifth, and himself the last, on account of his lameness. It was theu settled thud they should appoiiit, a committee, to be called the Committee elf Piddle Safer y ; it,., wai•Thistlewoott Seim pruposed it. This committee wee 10 . be seelledeitgether after.. they Iwitness tenc hit party) had got the better ef the soldiers, ter been joined by them. Twenty four names were mentioned 'tie twin the eerarnit tee ; witness remeinbere the tollawirtg names—els Itureeett, 1114 Liu d Mavor, LortlCochretne, Eleury Hue:, Issn. Major Cartwright, Oriceeenes, Mr. Roger ()'Concur, Sqoire Folkes or Fawkes of Torkultire, Sara. Brookes, 14fi. Thumpaen -of tfolhorti-hill, .Watson the elder, end Thistieteued. -As seen as they got. the better of, the seildierS, that is, as soon Its they heti suc ceeded, a proclamation was ,to be issued, telling that a new Guvernment was to -be establiehed, and a bounty of 100 , .guittees ()tiered to any soldier 'who o°ol4l join them; or, if the soldiers liked it better, -they' we're to have double pay for. life, instead elthe 100 guineae. Thottlewthet. asked Watson bow snitch it would amount to if all the soldiers! prefer 100 gs. anal the Doetoranewered, about 3,000,0001.. which was nothing compared - with- the national drib that was to eke wiped off; Harrison. made an obserection, thee he was afraid the people, when called together, ' would lute be as many as 'lllistlewoed expected: Thistlewooll replied, he did mot care, and Would not wait after the following Saturday night, if Ile got even an many as 500 invit : the meeting at which this passed took place on the Sunday (as witness thinka), Novem ber ed the?' continued at this meeting from eleven o'clock in the morning 'to-five or six in the evening; it was agreed that they should go severally tu see what _men they could get, and report to Thistlewood; all the six menthere of the cons ntittee accordingly went off; they took different ways Thistlessood and witness went to public-houses in Padding ton—the value where wallets hail been before ; they found some navigators there,' and had conversation with 'theta as before; they told the navigators they shoutd soon be wanted for a job, but did not may what the job would be; there was one of the navigators more violent than the rest, and Thrstle e wood desired him to hare a stick with a spike nail et the enul of it, " or any thing that would rue into a fellow'e guts;" th e y went into three pilitVc-houses at Paddington t witness. dots not remember the names of there or who kept theist, but one is at the corner of Lisson-gt reit; they were to meettlite fidlowing Monday (as witness thinks) at Greyetoke-place witness end the two Vl'atsons next met at the house of one Randall, or Ranedall, in Long-sere; the elder Watson parted from them, and witness and the younger Welton went to look out fur an empty house ; they found one near Sey mour place; a woman strewed theta the hurtle, saying she Wel left in care of it, nod referred them to a timber inerchent .near that (the Court) tewitness does sot resume her the. thober merchant's nanse e but it may be (Alger; • tie. required 141-or 131. for fixtures, and asked fora reference; .wittiest geve.Thistiewood's address itt Southampton•build ingse .witnewend. young ,Watson then went to Greystoke place, No. 9, and fotrud the.whnle centtnittee sitting-there, and reported what they had dotty; !Khieelewood said, very well, and that he, should be at Innucfor Mr. CII3Ser, Recto d ing_ the reference, to witieu they observed, that Mr. Caster said he could not go before Awn clays; yering Watseiti was to give It draft on 'lshietleweed if elite:tired; Preston reported the_ number of men be could get in Spit altielde, and the six mem bers olthe committee then,weitt to Spitalfields, with Hooper (not t hen ea 'the committee), to a public-house, where they found a great number of.Prople, euore titan the room could well hole,. sixty or seventy persons; .1. 1.)011 wits there as Chairman ; Watson, the elder, read to the people there a pe tition to the Moth' t,f Commons, or HOOP: of Lords, or the Prince Regent; witeess cannot tell which; witness came away With Thistlieseied, ,who ,ssitl to witness es they•were coming along, thet the otriyootcry of the .people was, that User Wattled al 0i 's, acid lie then ivittteSs to get efet pikes more ; Went two eights after to aeother-pithlice • house in Spitaltielde , the Lamer vies nut large enough, .and iewas settled float there 51W.11141 If: five !where named where copies of the petit ifla Slit/aid he kit vt= ss to Wreathe cere•of thent ; they next bad a level log in one of those houses; I d or lel people weTe there; Itsall Wits in the chair; the petition was lint printed, and Doctor Watsen ployetlet person named Crisp to write copies of it itt wittiOtt'S .prestemse; only threteuf, the Conimitteawere there; only two (witttese correctieg aslittoperwae tun then of- the Committee; the others html gone ta Alert:rent houseei.wite e se joined Thistlewood at the house where they 1:0J rue feri nce meetiug. find Lord ELLKNIIOItOUGET—" new did p=ii : your way to this , house ; you hart: said jots did nue hues tie; strtet in tiihich it 44' . )11 Witness went there with Harrison, who tnew the. way; Thistlesvood said be found fewer tie:eepeeted ; ~13,trets on olsetrreed; thee-mum was ) their want of looney to t pay . for , heir; that he (liarrisen) knew' it would be .sa, 'tied elettejf • , they, hal usueey to 4ive drink ) „ofr might heye Lea . sinter pa the Friday t'.;e' :net azaii, iti theyskke-pi.ce t fool fitistlevewid 1:0111111'.1111t.111‘;(1 Ili ths! '1 14141.'11 AA wtwther Calsee would };ire' lIUMI . 6:Vyr, XVt the ,key; amtprit in ine e:ru , itt it , liN; had 4iraw tor . oi. 411i•tti , ,v,tod at ei,..;t:l or 1,1 Wi,s. 1,1*;41,1):1 ii at t o CAis,:•,_ cßine tt.icu .a,1,1 li' Or !I ;it Cdiser Tvil•lifea Itlrcv t1.4:01:14 reot Oil!' hr 1,:111 t .:.rot ! the ItOef,e, The whole cotiiinlttee met Ott' the Botts t' klarr,soit ',reposed tiott :10 1 1 4; men, ihty shouid c.. 0 I. et a. wits Otiailhootisiv ;,Ir fo.•a it Spa •-field; it-, th e place. awl tke el ter it :,t• sort went m o t erported that it was c 1 I.llllwll place tla_u lbw l' ,,, V(*l' Ina su that t I:e tow, , t ,', et br, he Liken by sitriiri,se, l'histFewood Now, draw op ,11 . ituki-bili that iney be distrilintitl or in the walls as a p.;aeard, - 111': lower Orders.. out of lit ploy iu ,t!ie Itur,aigh, PertY Prance, Ridding tott, and w ever titer' ,ire nr.d „diets ti•illi utit yinoloy." was liceottlnigly Written by the Doctor - (Watstoit), reaita;id agreed to, and urderett.,(Witilei. thinks) trxhe priiiied in the- , `,/,:, , ,ent.?n as air rotre't tiseirrent ; 503 smell l.aY, r. cotes were ordered to he ~priitted t• 1 1'at 4 on, thc:elder, lie would get them printed hy With whom lie had lodged ill (iiuv ' S inn or Fetter• I \'"t son INt'llt.e.ll I*o-11tileti, *flying the printer wanted it pound to buy the paper; l'lthdlewootk then gave lit'atsiiit a.lOl. note to pay the printer, -rind the witness also for the pikes; Il)istle wood asked who wonld.get a traggint, Atoml in for the per pose of making.a few speeches; .witness said lie get ono fur 400. or Los.; then This w tleood said they should have a flag, the true tricolor, green and white and thatiiis wife shunt.' make it; Thistlewood asked 1)r. Watson what. 'should be the motto on it, and the Doctor wrote " Nature, 'frrit It, and Jus tice;" it was the motto of.the tiag iii• Spa-fields; witness 4)e ing the strongest was to carry the flog; Thistlettood desired wit h e,,, to to Paddington and getlialf a dozen navigators to did su, r its i tg l , : t.,g t l ie e l ,, s as‘l a i,d i da l d tmsd e. : l , i t : the te t t : r t e l et t il l y ; t ee i x r io l in i ;te c o k riln s o l un 1,g 1 4 0 1 . Tray fur the pihes and a ittol-tnig to put tkeiti witness gut time .26i1 pity* froth Bentley,,autt went with them to,a wine vaitits near Long-acre, where they met young Watom, who produced a nail-bag, into,whiell thee , Put them, and then young Watson. and witness deposited them under a solit bed, or something lII,e it, i;t a hetise ice 14yde-stre e t„ Bloonishury ; they then returned to Greystote plate, itintWittiess produced Bentley's bill for the pike! to Thistlewood, who bid him destroy it, which he did ; the eiller Watsturand wituess then 'went to the printti's for, the bills; the Pliuter, who was Nut, came in a few minutes, said he jjerl l'eett At'sonte otliCe to know if he could print theft), es he was afraid of tieing brought into trouble, and lied beili tit a Ser:tiie before. therelo:e he would destroy tho, b e tr o t pinned, and give them tho paper for !lie retettniiirr the printer kept the bills in.his ownhanols, and would no; even blieW them ; young tVatson 'then arrived, itlia tt, tear off the printer's name at the bottom; the priti t .er ,voi d,, not agree the elder Watson crought away the, &per ' public-boase, from :whence witness brought jt.to the Coro tuittee, and reported that the printer refused t witnessdoes not recollect his name; it mayhe Storer; then the ruler Watson said he would go to one Seale in Tott'enhant Court road who would _print two hundred and fifty immediately, upon some extra payment; went accordingly, and came liaelc mid rep otted , that two hundred and fifty should be' printed by .eight , CloCisi next omitting; I)uctur Watson then said, lie 'could get urban to distribute the bills itutt,stiek the; plebs:Ns at 2s, (id. the small, and 4s. (id. the large ones ; it was twat agreed that letters should be written to Sir F. Bard :qt. and Mr, How, inviting •thent to the Meeting at Sp-fields;aeol the advertisement fur the paper wise given to tVatsou the elder, .with seven shillings to pity for it , witness was hid to go for She men at Patlclite;tott, and bring them to the Cori:, ica Orafton-street„ tt tti.strilinte the shine thdi placards an their backs antoog the lower orders, soldiers, in the populous parts of, the town, and kl.trr:soli, Preston, and witness, Were to sea that this Was proper:) . dour ; wept to the (s'ock, in tiraftou-street, neat morning ; the bills, not being come, witness went for•thein with Hooper, and brimght theta; the men then came; the whole Commit tee were there; Thistlewood sent out for pastehltartt and cards to tie the placards till the ,ten's backs, which ••vils atC cordiogly done, anti the turn sent tint one,a(ter another, after iItIVIIIK got footle 'neat.; and cheese and beer, Itintri .each ; the taro were bid torro slow ....moot; ltie lower order:s and soldiers, knit oat glee away the bills ~ .xtravagantly, And to urn n , xt day; the elder suit brciught , inet, placards front tie.iie's ; witness (with [Loper part tit the wav) follow ed the Weil to see that they did I bell' 11031110;$ . pro;leliy• sttick i placards its any ; politic-house where it Wiit , The plaiatds were, that eviing, ital to tie it, Id i:t Stet-fields, on the 15th of ember ; witness identified 1 : rest ntrd,tts'hisll. ,One plitc,rn w•urstiisk hy Hooper oh i.,9 p:de-ttl of King Charles's st,,tite; and the man who atteutlS 'theist's there, told into he might have hint tined ins. for kitting over the railing, The whale Comi,.ittee came in- the otternoots to the Coca, and time men were p:od there, e desired to conte twat hioriiint;. ,They dines, and went into the ,streets, as oil the day before. with the hand-bills, having the, placards 01, then iLiel;ol. Toe Com mittee appoiiited tll meet OW e efil!lg 7:1 GivyAto4-pi:, , ii.,e. Harrison did nut emne; Witt t;un 2:unior ca,iie, .4ittl• ititurmi ti the Committee of a quarrel between himself and Hari i ~,n, their way to Seale's. , Young tVatson said lie spoke to I •-• silo these words---". 1( 1 tlid not Ittiow you aril 1 should Ilan you a :Harrison replied to young , tliAt if they didnot tnitid, he (Watson) was so they is oriel be brought into trouble, by hi)n, arid tb,:t he ;1,1.ii ristiit) would far that reason withdraw.. TliC Cdolitsittee were thrown into alarm by this communication. of ynistig 'Watson. .They resolved to .get, another ;dace of 'meeting bet they were .all agreed its thinking Harrison wt,uld not - de. eeive theni, that is, by,telling what vvas going ,on. Thistte wood desired that Harrison should he ,asked .wliv he' with drew'. They agreed 'to meet late_ that eve Heoper. Was put mithe Committee in place of Harrison ; they theft op pointed a oicetitig at the Blue Last pultlie-honee, near Salis bury-sq,uare ; witness was directed to bring Hooper there witness called sin Harrison; came back and reported th ache asked him why he withdrew? lie oast% ertal, it was becatite yours;; 'Watson was , so wild he wonlit bring them all into troubler, that be advised witness 1p withdraw too; atoll that be (Harrison), . would have no more to du with them, and would isotattend. the Spit-fields Meeting; witness then went to the Cock in firaftmostrest, and found Hooper there; told him lie was chosen of the Committee to place , of 11arrisoil, and why flarriiott withdrew; Hooper said he Could Writ be lieve it till tie •Iteard it frolii Ilarrioni himself; Plarriion then came in; Hooper said, to him, ‘• Castles tells me you tiara turned traitor ;" witness sold " only that " lie liad flail them;" I looper and wit tie, s then went, to the little Last ; not stay, as the hotise•Wat too full fur pi ivavy ; c..une back to the old place of meeting', (ireysteke-p1au...1 Cot . t utu a back room, without a e:inll„a, twat pair op, wl; ere 110' One' coold overlook or overhear them; the and Hooper' was informed that he was. e!ected - of the l'iornuittee;. toe Plan lvtls, then, evrlainetl to Hooper; witness does flit tourt the pjan, of burning the barracks, out that tit hoeing Meet nig in Sri -tic ids ; the plan . way iittiaiied to 11w-ire at Jailows--that.thr t Wat,toni and Preston were to itilJr...ss thentob from a waggon i,t twei ye:o'clock, .to he before-I,;tiit with Hunt,. olau swat to el1;1:62 one, and if the spirit of the people appeared good, Vitt I e wuod WIAS to jump down trout the waason mot head the moh into.tevo. They (witness 1401 the re s t of the ,Cooinsittee) sr,•re to jump down along WO, it hint, Laving . cockades. in their hat, ta bosoms, and with a lf,the loch they .tvatitel weaoo,. , they (the Co u nottee) were to they lit in in Mite gu:i. shops. S,:,tieely eve Sh 01) haul been le.: ‘eittiont to see wtrat lac' the coutained, stn i WIIOE.O Sittliitt;ti. 11,1: trot tnotlth. , .lLtl I•y ti,e eljet WatKon oe hY 'fhistleworal, 11,i: ....yin: the Batik and the Tower v . :ere tiil,irn ryIIYC. If the Was taken,. they were to ot it, ;sail en the tops awl iil tlie wilidows of te,., sett g ttotte ,, ,, to .1411 the he y stick as _..bottles; and if ‘.! , ,e Boni; was in th,i.o;i is g rrtatrehe they were tea tle , ,tvo.. the Iniol,, in order 11, tl , f I , l“ty Na , o e rie,ht ; the p 1,9 lle; ail , ' tP 'iirY Pict on tint Ittortday, ma , : is, the Co:jllliit2;_y.. ; tit illy Wit!, sent out pl.le:::,rds and lmt,d•hiit.i as betOTC ; 11:Vtr. .14 14 tr,1 15 14) .; T ii t i i 3 ic t k e t v ,„ ::;i o ng a , pi lcl t t ht- Pr t e .1 5 , 1' 4, ,, r n 1 1, :A r a ii 10 to ere Hoot, -at the tioneeli,- , ..,trect Hotel. that 'Hunt 'oh jee,ted to that Petition and sti ';S•'% I,lllc oWt1; tifat I-hint 1.3 d rerei,eed a 1.1 . er iii : ~imatiug; that he riot,: nit atkod.o. oti w.es very ill at • the !at'. ' I a tin , • • , . • ~ • , firn to go 4.4410 3:1 , n - 4, 114th,', ' ' • • t • ~ 1.1 . r s ,t 1.4 tiar: • , •,.toess toot l f i l ; i l ,:t m e i c t die ~Jrtrt Llet. , ;:e, sshii haLl-hcoi - • t; e ; `eon iaCtit on I , eiti4 to ThistleWil , ,,%; gist rt,, or loin h7i and his s,iir's eostailes. tis incertion on the dag teN, tho. , ~ y 1,4 r. kV a ts6i i , , 41}I, money trim; Colo 4 far the flag; Hoii, )rn, tut the t lwt a• , 'down. .to the V.attoolitshire.l) ,, n,e,; !alma lb, t..ot.i tee ; distributed the cdskedes - ; the st•iff was fotind too ~ ,shurt; Yntrltitt„ neat W ia eargeitte, WMSOII km:tri got ,r.u-