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London, England, 1820-04-05 00:00:00

STATR PRISONERS.

MondAy Peeping copies of the Indictment for
High Treason found against Arthar Thistleteoud,
Win. Davidson, James lags, John Thom Brunt,
Rh hard Todd, James Weer. Wilvon, John Harrison,
Richard Brodborn, John Maw Strange, James
Gilchrist, awl Char/es Cooper, were delivered to
them respectively in the Tower of London, and ■t
the lions. of Correction for the County of Middle-
sex, with a list of the Jury for their trials, and also
a list of the witnesses to be produced for proving the
said indictment. We uude►s+sud the prisouers
art to be arraigned on Saturday the 13th inst. ■nd
that the trials will he proceeded on the following
Monday, under the general commission of gaol de-
livery, at the Old Bailey, and that the prisoners will
be previou.ly removed from the Tower and the House
of Correction to the gaol of Newgate, in order to give
the court of gaol delivery jurisdiction to try them.
The prisonets are each entitled to rhalleisge 33 jurors
peremptorily; therefore, unless they join in their
challenges, they must be tried separately, for the
jury panel, numerous as it is, will not 'Oink of a
joint trial, if the prisoners sever in their challenges.
The Act of the 3d William 111. directs that the
prisoners shall be admitted to their full defence. by
counsel learned iu the law; and the 7th Wit-
ham 111. that they shall not lee anointed hut by and
upon the oaths and testimony of two lawful wit.
penes, either both of them to the same overt act, or
one of them to one, egad the other to another overt
act of the same treason, unless the party indicted,
or arraigned and tried, shall willingly, without vio-
lence, in opts) court, confess the same, or shall
stand wute, or refuse to plead.

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The indictment contains lour counts—
The first is on the statute of the 4fith of Edward 111. and
charges the prisoners with cumpusing, isnaginiort, invent-
ing, devising, and intending to deprive sad deprse our Lord
the King from the style, honour, and kimilly lassie of the
Imperial Crown of ibis resins.
The second count is on the same statute, and charges

the prisoners with compassing, imagining, null intruding to
move and excise insurrection, rebellion, and wars against
•ur Lord the King, within this realm, and to subvert and
alter she legislature, rule, and government now duly and
happily established within this realm, and to bring and put
our said Lord t►e King s• ileitis.
The third count is up the 36th Geo. 111. and charges the
['slangier' with CUM passing, imagining, devising, and intend-
ing to levy war against our Lord the King, within this
realm, in order by force and constraint to compel Him to
change his measures •ad counsels. And she overt acts
charged, for manifesting and proving these act■ of Imam,
are, first, meeting, conspiring, amid consulting, to devise,
arrange, and mature plans amid means to subvert and destroy
the constitution and government of this rooks, a■ by law
established.

idly. Conspiring, &c. to Mir up, raise, make, and levy in-
surrection, rebellion, and war against user Lord the King, and
to subvert and destroy the constitulion and government of
this realise, as by law established.
3dly. Conspiring, Sce. Ise assassinate, k ill, and murder
divers of the Privy Conncil of our Lord the King.
4161 y. Procuring, providing, and having large quantities
of arms, with intent thereby to arm themselves and other
traitors, in order to assassinate, kill, and murder divers of
she Privy Council.
Sthly. Providing arms and ammunition, iu order to raise,
mike, and levy insurreetiou, return ~,,,, and war, scaliest our
Lord she King, and to subvert and desisuy the constitution
laud government as by law established.
Athly. Agreeing to swum ■nd take panessios of divers
eanuon, warlike weapsiss, awl senutussitimb, with irritant
'thereby to arm themselves and other traitors, and to raise,
levy, and make inserreesiun, rebellion, suit war, sod subvert
and destroy she constitution and government as by law
establishes,.

71hly. Coitus Wag and agreeing tu set ant la, been, and
destroy, divers houses and buildiags, and diverse barracks
used fur the reception and residence of the soldiers, troops,
and forces of the King, and to provide and prepare CUM.
buslibks and materials fur the purpose of setting file to and
burning she same.
. .

Sthly. Composing and preparing, with intent to publish
addresass and proclamations, containing solicitations Roil
incitements to the King's subjects to aid and assist in mak-
ing and levying insurrection, relwllwii, and war, and 111/
subverting and destroying the constitution and government
as by law established.
I lthly. Preparing, kvying, and making public war, arm-
ed, and arrayed in a warlike manner, against oar Lord the
King within this realm.
The ninth ovtrt set is omitted in the third count.

The 4th count is also nu the statute of the 36th of the
Isle King, for levying sod snakiisg war against our Lord
Ilia King within this realm, and attempting and endeavour.
lug by force sod arms to subvert and destroy the roisatite.
tints aud government of Ibis realm as by law established,
deprive mid depose our said Lord tier King of sod
from dm style, hoininr, and kingly mango, of Ike Imperial
Crown of this realm.

LIST OF TUE WITNESSES WHO ARE TO GIVE EVI•
DENCE ON THE PART OF THE CROWN IN THE
APPROACHING TRIALS FOR HIGH TREASON.

Robert Adams, cordwaine►, sow in custody.
Leonard Alderson, Aulelope•prdcus, Holywell-mouut, cord-

%valuer.
James Aliloos. Berwick.strret, pawnbroker.
George Avis, Bow street patrol.
William Adkins, Governor of the House of Correction.
Right Hos. Cloths Bathurst.
Jolla Baker, @invest to the Earl of Harroothy.
Robert Baker, Esq. Justice of the Peace, Bow .street.
Gab% iel Baker, yeoman, Warder albs Tower.
William, H. Baldwin, shopenau to Mr. C.oluagbi,priotseller,
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Gickspor-strert.
William BAtIrOW, chsir.msker.
Janie. Davey, soldier Yd Regiment Coldstream Guards.
Daniel Bisbup, officer, Buw-stiett.
Richard Birute, Esq. Bur-street office.
Joseph Wiled, servant to John Saunders, St. John-street,
Clerkestoell.
William Charles Broiiks, Bow-street patrol.
Charles r, Esq. Assistant Solicitor, Treasury.
John Balmer, Warder of the Tower.
Thomas Rabb, watchman.
Julia Mastoid, Captain and Adjutant of the London and
Westminster Light Hone Vuluatirei•.
James Buller, Eagl. one of the Clerks of his Majesty's Myst

Honourable Privy Conned.
George Brand, turnkey of the House of C.orrecliom
Henry Brawl, dins".
Irusteest Cad Irrn.h.
Thomas Carr, cordwainer.
Mutates Carter, Yeoman, Warder of she Towne
George Caylock, Catoatrem, blacksmith.
Jos. Champion, Bow-street patrol.
Robert Chapman, ditto.
Richard Vest-wpm Chetwynd. our of the Clerks of his Ma.
jesty's Most Honourable Privy Cl/11111161.
Nielslwo Claddis, Yeoman Warder of the Tower.
Atha Clark, ditto.
William Clark, ditto.
Thomas Clark, Gies& Turk Melee, Porta.
Wm. Cooper, Wm.ls r of she Tower.
Jonathan Curtis, soldier 24 Coldstream Guards.
John Sygrove ditto.
John Wry. Yorker-street, Drury-lane, wheelwright.
JerenaMb Davies, Warder of the Tower.
&teary Davies, aerosol to the Earl of Aileshery,Gresvesser.
square.
Theseas Devises. prieter, Deltastrett, West SelithleW.
George Meer, Teems., Warder of the Tower.
Girard Devise..., Esq. Brysastrumairett, reerehast.

u.aqoare, tailor.