The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-24 00:00:00

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11 IGU TREASON.

OLD BATLEY. FILIDAY. Arno. V.
TitIAL OF JAMES INtis,
The Court met tins morning, pursuant to adjourn-
ment, to proceed in the trial of the other prisoners for
bight tre3loll- The Court was very thinly attended, nor
was the crowd in the Old Bailey near so great as it had
Is.iert on the former days, although there was the saute
attrodauce of constables to keep the avenues clear, and
toe miser arrangements woe such as to afford the great-
est facility to the proceeding's. Proclatuaion having
*been made in the usual font), the jurors entered, and
nearly filled tine body of the Conn.
At a few minutes past nine o'clock, the Lord Citief
.Iwaice of the Court of Common Pleas, the Lord Chief
Baron, and Mr. Justice Richardson, took their seats on
the 110161. The Lord Chief JusEce Abbott was not in
Coon. The Duke of Hamilton' Marquis of Lansdown,
I.:xi Sefton, Sir James Shaw, Sir Richard Carr Glyn,
and Mr. Alderman NVaithman, were on the Bench.
Lord Chief Justice Dallas.—Bring in the prisoner,
James
The prisoner was itninediately put to the bar. He
was dressed in black clothes, as before, and looked per-
fectly composed, though paler than on the former day.
In the course of the day he pulled out several oranges,
which he divided with his unfortunate fellow prisoners.
It was mutually agreed that the names of the jurymen
should be called over front the point at which the Court
left off when the jury in the last case was selected, that
is to say, at No. 108.
'ldnefollowing Jury was empannelled :
Clarks Fanner, St. John's Street, hardwareman.
George Santo, St. John's Square, Clerkenwell, ja-
panner.
Wm. More, Uttion Street, Limehouse, bricklayer.
James Eades, Lampton, farmer.
Thomas Beauchamp, Beaton, farmer.
Benjamin Blythe, lslcworth, organ builder.
John Beck, Guiders Green, Hendon, gentlemm and
ocedsinan.
William Percy, Cleveland Street, Marylebone, plas-
ter Zr.
Benjamin Rogers, Lampton, farmer.
John Young, Frederick Place, St. Pancras, gent. and
scale maker.
James Carey, Wade Street, Poplar, joiner.
William Edgecumbe, ditto.
The Jury hating been sworn at 10 o'clock,
Dlr. Shelton proceeded to read the Indictment. It
was the same which has been already described in the
case of Thistlewood.
The Jurymen nut sworn were then told that they
might depart for the present, and glee their attendance
on Monday.
Mr. Bolland having shortly opened the indictment,
The Solicitor-General rose at ten o'clock to address
the Jury for the prosecution. It was hardly necessary
fur him, he said, to entreat their calm and patient at-
tention to the facts which he should have to lay before
them ; for he wtut convinced that they felt the necessity
of paying it, not only in obedience to the dictates of
their own cousztences, but as imperathely due to the
prisoner at the bar. In justice to him there was one
fact now known to them, and to which he might there-
fore, without impropriety, allude—he meant the con•
viction of Arthur Thistlewood. They were bound not
sulti:r that fact to operate in any way to the prejudice
of the present pre:oiler, but solely to judge of his guilt
or inniteetice upon the evidence they would bear this
day adduced against hilts, and on that alone. On the
law of the case, he was under no necessity of snaking a
single observation—not a doubt had been as yet thrown
upon that part of the subject. The Solicitor General
then stated the nature of the charge, and tilt evidence
which he (Willa to adduce agaiiist the prisoner, and
which, in obedience to the order It the Court, we refrain
at present )rum putilishing. The learned gentleman
spoke for an limn and a quarter.
Lord Chief Justice Dallas—Let the other prisoners be
brought in.
The prisoners, wah the exception of Thistlewood,
were then brought into the dock, and severally answered
to their names, except Wilson, w no, on being called or:
as James William Wilson, said that his name was not
Witham. 'lthy all distilated th.• utmost firmness, and
exhibited less anxiety about the proceedings than the
spectator around them. None oh the prisoners applied
for the indulgence of a chair.
l'he first witness calico was Robert Adams, formerly
a soldier in the Life Guards (Blue). He wai. examined
Ly the Atiurnev-Gerieral, and gave nearly the same evi-
dence which he had already detailed on Thistlewood'a
trial.
During the exautination of Adams, Brunt appeared
very active in taking notes on a slip of paper, and fre-
quently g•ne indications of denying such part of the
evidence as affected himself.
Eleatior Walter was next examined, and gave the
same testiumn • Ai she old on Tuesday last.
The witness' s called against Thistlewood were called
in this case, a.ti -is e pr cisely the same evidence. At
eight o'clock, Bishop. who apprehended Thistk,„„,i,
was called, but did nut appear. The exhibition before
the Jury of the various articles seized was postponed till
to-wortow. The Court adjourned at eight, till nine
to•morrou morning. •It is remarkable that Dwyer has
not been called its this case. The Court was by no
gleans eiosealed.

Tile in 'boners, since Wednesday, have remained in a
state of :treat dejection; Davidson piidosnphicany says,
4' it cal,'‘ he helloed;" and "that they can (1;t: but
()lice." Suitt, of Ills cmiipsnions cannot reCAlCik kht I:1
selves With tile Saute ititlifferenee to their i•ft)ba'll' kite.
Airs. Thietl sv-ma has had an interviews witil her litt
band since iris elms iction. She was ady afected
the levity which she had previonsly manifested seemed
to have deserted tier, and she gave way to the lull tide 01
her feelings.
hin.sell seemed to be perfectly reconciled.