The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-30 00:00:00

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OLD BAILEY, MONDAY, APRIL 24.
The Court VI% int: met at the usual hour, and the
Judges, namely, the Chief Baron. Mr. Baron arrow,
and Mr. Justice Richardson, hating taken their se.its,
the prisoner next in rotation, John Thomas Brunt, wa.:
placed at the Bar, and Mr. Shelton proceeded to call
over the pannels, the following persons were sworn on

the Jury:--
Alexander Barclay, Thomas Goodchild, Thomas S.
Aldersey, James Herbert, John Shorter, Jas. Wilatott,
John E. Shepherd, John Fowler, Win. Gibbs Robert,
John Dickinson, Johol3inith, and John Woodward.-
36 Jorors were challenged by the Crown, and 35 for the

prisoner.
The Jury having been sworn, the rest of the pannels
were excused anti! Wednesday.
Mr. Shelton then read the indictment, and
The Attorney-General rose at the conclusion of it,
and, addressng the Court, spoke as follows:—"
Lords, I think it my duty to bring before your Lordships
a circumstance which has occurred since our last meet-
ing under this Commission. It is, I ain sure, within
your Lordships' recollection, that before these trials
commenced the Court desired that nothilut which oc-
curred, either in part or in the whole of any one trial,
should be published, until the whole of the trials were
terminated. The Court stated as the reason ot this pro-
hibition, that it was intended to prevent any thing gum..
forth et inch inieht have a tendency to prejudice any tit
the parties on trial, or any person liab!e to he called on
their Jury, in a case where met' were on trial for their
lives. With that injunction 1 think it right to state the
whole of the daily press, 1 may say, most properly coot-
plied. But yesterday, in a paper called The Olsert'er,
which 1 hold in tov hand, the whole of the trial to
Arthur Thistlewood is published, and a shaft account
of the trial that followed of Ines. This has been done
too by the publisher with a full knowledge of your Lord-
ships' prohibitoxy injunction, fur he actually publishes
what fell front the Court on that occasion in the very
paper in which he has violated your Lordships' order.
It is not me intention to interrupt the proceedings of
the trials at the present moment by submitting ally too-
tion on this most daring and flagrant contempt of the
order of this Court; but, my Lords, 1 think I owe it to
the dignity of this Coin', as well as to the situation
which I hold, not to sutler the publication of these pro-
ceedings to pass unnoticed, Undoubtedly, some pro-
ceeding will be taken, when the means are furnished
for bringing the matter forward in a proper shape, and
when the mode of proceeding shall be determined
upon."
The Learned Judge bowed; and Mr. &Aland shortly
opened the indictment against the prisoner.
Brunt entreated permission to have the occasional in-
dulgence of a chair, which the Court granted without
hesitation.
The Attorney-General rose about half-past ten, and
addressed the Jury till a quarter before twelve. The
speech consisted of a request that the Jurors would dis-
miss from their minds all knowledge of the subject from
any other quartet, and confine their attention exclusively
to the evidence, and to a narrative of the facts and cir-
cumstaoces to be detailed by the witnesses.
Robert Adams teas now called, and examined by the
Solicitor-General.-11 is evidence, with some little ad-
ditions, was in substance the same as that given on the
two former trials. In detailing some particular observa-
tions which he said fell from the prisoner,
Brunt rose hastily front his seat, and said —" My Lord,
can the witness look into toy face, and into the faces of
those gentlemen (pointing to the jury), and say that I
have said so?"
Adams (turning towards the prisoner, and lay ing his
hand on his breast) —1 can declare it with a safe and
clear conscience.
Brune—Then you are a bigger villain than ever I
thought you to be.
The Court interfered to prevent any further conversa-
tion between the parties.
This widiess was cross-examined at some length by
Mr. Curwood.
The other witnesses examined were Eleanor Walker,
Mary Rogers, Joseph Hale, Thomas Sharp, Charles Bis-
set, Henry Gillam, Edward Simpson, J. H. Morrison,
James Aldous, John Monument. Alter hint, Thonia,
Monument was the next witness examined. His et '-
deuce commutated that of his brother, John Monument,
who was afterwards recoiled, aad examined as to certain
facts.
The next ee aness was Thomas Hyden, who repeated
the evidence to bleu tie had given on former trials. He
was closely cross-examinto toy Mr. Curwood. Alter his
examinat ton had closed, be evinced a wisp sitsiu to i-tas
in Court, on which the prisoner Brunt observed, " M.e
Lord, the wit 114.!,3 stays in Coon." Wi:son, another
ui
the prisoner., own rose, and said, wi:lt great indemation,
•' My Lord, let that perjured villain be turned out
Cow t" Mr. Hyden immediately withdrew froth
Court.
The Earl of Ilarrowby was then called, and repeats,
his former eti.lence.
John Baker, tie butler to the Earl of Harrowbv, cor-
roborated hi- Lordship's evidence
Richard Mundy and George CA) lock proved the lire
settee of the prisoner in Cana•s•n•.t WI the esening tro
which the idol ‘‘ as discovered.
George Rol hs en, Jame: Ellis, 'Dolma; Westeott, and
others belonging to the police-office iu Bow-street; t‘
then examined as to the seizure of the gang. in Cato-
street.
Lient Fozelarence repeated the evidence which he
had given on the former trials
Mr. Gimlet then stated to the Court, that the Case for
the prosecution was clo:ed, except so far as related in hit
examinamm of the arms, seetuithimm, &c.. which ',all
been seized in Cato- tret t, or CM the premises of •he cot
spirators. As it would be. stin-t pruih hi to examine
thetn by day-light, he hoped that the Court would ad-
journ their examination until the morrow.