The National Register.
London, England, 1817-05-19 00:00:00

THE LING T. WOOLLIt.

On the !notion of Mr. Richardson, this defendant, who was
lit-ought lip some days since to plead to cult-sin criminal infor-
mations for libtls upon the Goren ttttt••nt and Parliament, wit,
again brought to plead to another information, for pnbiishiug
scandalous and defamatory libel', concerning Administra-
tion , and also for publishing anutlier libel upon Lot it Ca,tlv-
teugh and Mr. George Canning, charging them with an
unjust distribution of tla. public murky; and thelehy increas.
int, the distresses of the country; and with other corrupt
adliCeS, as menthers of the King's Administration..—The
tie fendant pleaded Not Goias.—lie was informed by the
Ut rk of the Crown in Court. Asst iii• trial would take place itt
the' Settings after the present 'Feria ; and he was committed
in default of finding bail.

HIGII 7'REASON.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, Mast 17.
This morning, on their Lord-hip's taking their seats the
tiew Attorney General, Sir Sanittel Shiplima, stated, that
lour persons, named Artdnr'l'histlewooot, Jame, the
elder, Richard Hoot el, and Thomas Preston, hail twin
brought from the Tower by Habeas Corpus, to plead to an
Indictment for High Treason preferred against them.
The psisioncrs wt re now btunglit into the Court separately.
In the custody of the Yeomen ut the Guard, and on their
being placed at the bar immediately behind the King's Conti.
set, Thistlewood, Wat-on,and Hooile!, cordially shook hands
with each otlita • and Preston, who came in last, shook hands
with Watson, %int was 11,'1t 111111, :lad bowel, waiving his hand
to the other two. Watson was dressed in a new Mack coat,
a black silk w aistcoat, ..111.14 k small eloatlis, and stockings,
and appearetfpaie im a el ev isli browmeolonred
coat, and butt' WaiqcOnt, and appeared perfectly unconcern-
ed Miring the whole proceedings; Hooper was dressed in a
gri y great coat, a Claret-c010n..4 body cons with plated but-
tons, and a black waistcoat ; and Thistle wood had on a louse
jacket, and a n d neckerchief.
Attorney The General now moved, that the Return of the
Dlulquis et' Hastings, the Go% ernur of the 'Power, auig lit he
read. Tl,e Turns lof the Cemit accordingly read it ; and on
another motion of iho litturney Urencial, it was tiled.
Lord Ellealtoi I/ ugh addreoted the prison,. s as follows:
" Prisoners, (repealing their names,) would ail or any part
of you nisi' or il,•; re to have Counsel assigned to you This.
tiewood, *mild ton i
Prisosier 't outl..—" Certainly, my Lord."
Lad Elleimortmelt.—" Would yeti lid Iwo now, or
would you wish to have until Monday or Tuesday to Ilaille
Lim?
ThiStleWOOtl.—" My Lord, I have not made up my mind
yet."
Lord Ellenbormigii.—•`Jery well. James Watson, the
elth•r„ nmild you wslt to hate Counsel a,signell to you
Watson.—" Nly I .ord, I ei•etamiy wish for Counsel; but I
base cot in Ile up mind ;it pre,rtil."
Lord Eden 11, .1, .111.11 James Peados', will you have
C -el assigned to you non, or will you have time to consi-
der of it i"
Prestun.—•• The gentlemen who have preceded me, my
Lord, have c•piessed my 1440111w:4% on the ,iihicet.
Lord Elletiliormigh.--" N'ery- well. Rielian ti Hooper, st it,
you hate Coousrl ~signed now i"
Hooper.--`• l w esti for Counsel, oily Lord, but I have not
decided yet %hoot to ha VC. ll' not improper, 1 should wish
to have the btu rty of comitlcring fur a tew days."
Lord Elieilltormali.—•` Well."
Ntatsms.—a Would it he impertinent to enquire of yotir
Lordshies, wholit r, it' Coilitsel be assigned to me, I slim he
allot% et to iipe.l, in in) out defence as well us the Counsel i"
After their Lord-nips had consulted together Nine awe,
the Dila illlaWertli its lOUUR t

TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Lord Ellenhorongh—" You will not be restrained from ad.
dressing any thing to the Court and Jury that you think of
importance for your defence ; and von may intimate to the
Court hereafter, or to any single Judge at Chambers, who the
Coinsel may be that you prefer."
Watson.—" Am Ito understand your Lordships, that if my
Counsel goes into any discussion on the evidence—."
Lord Elleoliorough.—" I counot enter into a discussion
with von. You will not be restrained from saving one thing
that shall be exit, dieut and necessary for your defence."
The Attorney General now moved that the prisoners should
be arraigned
The indictrent (which will be found in a subsequent co-
lumn), was then read over, and the usual questions in the form
of plea were put to the prisoners. They severally pleavied
Not Guilty, and in the usual manner said they would be tried
Iry God and their Country ; after 'which the Master of the
Curt repeated the words, " God send you a good
imee." _ _ _

Master of the Court.—" }lave each of you had a copy
of this Inductutentgivento you."

Thistlewootl.—" es."
he Master of the Cuurt.—" And a list of the witnesses
against you ?"
Thisi le wood.-46 yts." _

The Attorney-Genet al.—" I am now to move your Lot d-
ships to appoint a day fur the trial of the prisoners. Any
day which is most COUVeluellt fur your Lordships in the rally
port of next term."
Lard Eilenborough.—" The Court thinks that Monday, the
9th of June, will probably he the most convenient for the
purpose of trial: the 9th of June, at nice o'clock in the
morning."
The Attorney-General•—" I now move your Lordships
that the prisoners be remanded."
Lord Ellenliorongli.—" Let them he remanded.•'
The prisoners were nawtalsen out of Caiirt, and separately
conveyed back to the Tosser. During the whole proceed-
ings, Col conducted theiese.v es with the kreatest propriety
and decorum, and It/Limon w rote something which after haying
durum it to the other prisoner,, he handed to \lr. Harmer,
who attended as their Solicitor. He seined frequently to
look at a paper he had in his hand, an•! upon the whole seemed
to pay ln attention to the proceedings, especially where
his own num.!, or that of his soil, were read in the indictment
Preston, though apparently seit6 an unruffled 711111 uncon-
cerned brow, listened with attention, and the other two pri-
souers took notice of all that passed.

POLICE.

MANSION HOUSE.

Tut NEW Covet or Swtsini.r.as.—Thursday a gentleman
named Read, complained to the Lord Mayor that he had recently
suffered front the ingenuity of Mews. Evans. Coster, and Co. who
have been defraading the shopkeepers in the city in the manner de-
s..ribed upon a former occasion.. The complainant having had a
number of St. Helena maps to dispose of, adverti,,d them for sale,
aad was applied to upon the subject by Mr. who gave him
what was called an undeniable reference. and offered him bills in
payment. Mr. Read called at the counting-house of a Mr. Mills, to
whom he was referred, but did not see that gentleman. There was,
however, a clerk there who answered all the Tailcoats of the princi-
pal; said that Mr. Evans was a ova mune, Ake. &c. wad declared
that he would take the word of so respectable a,toerchant for a thou-
sand pounds. Mr. Read gave the maps, funk the bills, but found
soon after that the maps had been sold by Evans to a tradesman con-
siderably under the sum for which the bills 'had been given. The
complainant then ascertained that the clerk of Mr. Mills was no
other than Mr. Coster who, in return for many kind offices of this
description which he had esperieno:d from his friend, gave him the
warm recommendation alluded to.
The Lord Mayor advised the complainant to add his case to the
many others ag..inst the two prisoners. lie (the Lend Mayor) would
take Illtre that they should not be liberated without the very best Nail.

GUILDHALL.
CAUTION TO STAGE COACH PASSENGEllS.—Wednesday a
respectable femide applied to the Sitting Alderman tiff a summons to
be served upon one of the proprietors of the Bath coach, running to
Gerrard's Hall, Basing-Lute, for the delivery of her trunk, contain-
ingeonsiderahle property. The complainant said she had been an
outside passenger by the melt to town, and on the way WAS solicited
to exchange placer for a short distance with one of the inside passen-
gers. She did so; but, upon her arrival in town, advantage was
taken of her civility, and inside fare was demanded by the proprietor.
She r, inset so extraordinary a demand, upon the ground of having
exchanged places with an individual who had paid tiir the inside seat
which she occasionally occupied. Her trunk was detained.
The Miter who served the summons inthrmed the Magistrate that
the stage coach proprietor said he was a Common Councilman, and
knew the law well enough to disregard the summons, as the Magis-
trate could not take cognizance of the matter. Sir Charles Flower
regrcued that the contempt shewn by the stage-coach proprietor was
fortified. He could not rnnedy time grievance, which appeared a
very great one; but he ts!viaed the Complainant to take immediate
legal advice upon the subject.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
C. Pistol, Esq. was charged with assaulting a constable of Saint
Giles's, in the execution of Its duty. The &readmit was going up
Holborn, on Tueiday night, when he obstered a number of persons
assembled in the place which lately More the name of " The Wel.
lington Bazaar." He walked in, and saw at the extremity of the
room some persons tidiej down mimes. pia was reki.xl if he would
have his name entered t whep he begged to be informed of the ob-
ject of the meeting. lie was then desired to come another night,
when he might hear the regulations nail over, and to quit the place
innuedirdely. Observing that the doors were thrown open to the
Public, be re into to obey ri is fiat, aid die complain:au was called,
who fumed him out aft,r a short contest, and lodged hint in a
watch-house. The Constable said the room was now licensed as a
place of Worship..—•• Well, Oen." still the Magi acute, •' the de-
lbnilant had a right to be there while he bellevAl in en orderly nem-
trr, and would have been punishable if he had miscinalucted I lm-
self." Defendaot said he had no idea that it was a religious assent •
Wry ; there was no Parson. Clerk. or pulpit, and the congregation
were parading up and down with their hats rm.—Diu:bar, gAL

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On Saturday an Inrynisitii .a WeIA taken tit Cratitield. Beals.
on the body of J. iliislaby, ttho ou the Thorsilay preceding
wa. loiinil dead in Mr. Cripp's bar o, at Amp hill, where he
hiel constantly slept tar two years, from an aversion to ri
gau nue workhouse. This 111.111 had ronsidiiiahle property
lett tarn Ihne trues, and as often ed it away and
iicelarcil, 11.11 V 11.0 noire left liana, le• n "old do the sane. lie
oas a IIUIOIIUUS poacher. Verdict Died by the visitation of
I ;oil.
DIED FOR 1,0VE.-I.lll`,lclail night, an linpvist was Indilen
of the Glazier's Arms, iu Water lane, Fleet-sirrct, on vi. w et
the em.pce of a 111411, 111111114 i liailttlP4, the only .oue lit
of the Landlady el the house, st ho his rsistence
iii.atiarday night by taking a yicuulity el broilaniina.
It appeared that thr deceased hail latterly Lovell in a des-
powiling state stuJ that this tleraigetiseut of mutlerstoudiu4;

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Was occasioned by Ins hopeless attachment to a young lady.
His intellectual malady had increased to such a degree as to
render it necessary to observe and watch over him ; but, of
late, it was supposed the nature of his disorder had so far im-
proved that he was suffered to act like other men. Saturday
last, however, he attended the celebration of a wedding,
which had such an effect on his feelings, that ruminating oe
his own disappointment, he contrived to mix laudanum with
hia liquors, which he drank to the very dregs! soon after ke
reached home, he became alarmingly ill. Medical aid was
afforded hint, but in vain ; and, after lingering till near live
o'clock on Sunday morning, lie then expired in great agony.
It was believed that he took poison enough to have killed
four men. After a minute examination, the Coroner's Jury
returned a verdictof—lnsanity.
Au inquisition was taken on Monday, before H. Lewis,
E.q. Coroner, at the Red Lion, Portland-street, St. James's,
iin the body of Mary Broadstock, aged sixteen years.
Mrs. platy King, wife afJames King, No. 2, Black Swan-
court, Market•stret t, St. James's, stated that the deceased
and her father lodged in her house ; she was a servant to
r. Its rue, in Piccadilly, and occasionally slept there. On
Tuesday, she was sitting in her apartment, and beard deep
groans and cries, which she thought proceeded from the
room the deceased generally slept in. Mrs. Mills, who lodgea
in her house, called to her, thinking the deceased was on
fire ; they went into the chamber, and the deceased lay on
the bed, and appeared in great agony, rolling about the bed;
there WAS a slicing smell of spirits, and on the table was a
quart (lathers lung, which contained the draining of some •
brandy or wine.
Mr. Allcock, surgeon, No, 4, Piccadilly, stated that be
was called on Tuesday afternoon, about two o'clock, to at-
tend the deceased, who he was informed, had drank a pin
and hail of brandy; his assistant went immediately, and he
followed in live minutes ; he found the deceased in a state of
insinsthility similar to apoplexy, or which might have been
produced by tak:ng a very great excess of ardent spirits.—
On table he SAW a mug which contained about a spoonful
of brandy ; while he was in th► house, a young man who live*
at a VI in the neighbourhood, said that the deceased
had pin chased a pint and a half of brandy about half an hone
before, and that it was full proof spirits. He conceived it
was his ditty to state to the Jnry that he was informed the
deceased had been detected in doing something wrong, and
her mistress, Mrs. Byrne, having remonstrated with her upon
the impropriety of her conduct, she threatened to destroy
'wrack: She died on the following morning at eight o'clock,
and he was of opinion that her death was caused by drinking
a peat quantity of brandy.
Susannah, the wife ofJoseph Wainwright, of No. 4, Black
Swan•court, said the deceased last week called at her house,
and was very desponding; she asked her what was the cease,
and she replied, 0 I have never been happy since my poor
mother third." She called the children together in the roart,
on Tuesday, jest before she drank the liquor, and gave them
a halfpenny each, told them to be gaod, kissed them, and
bid them farewell, and shortly after she heard her arearas.
Verdict—" Her death was caused by drinking an excess
sive quantity of brandy, when in a state of insanity:*

Suletne.—T. Wilson, the person who a short time age
threw Ilittlseit. under the wheels of a waggon in Oxford street,
by which both his thighs were broken and he was otkerwise
seriously injured, put a period to his existence by cutting
throat shoos( from ear to ear with a razor, on Wednesday
night. The dreadful act was perpetrated at the Middlesex
Hospital, where lie was removed to un his first attempt, and
every medical and religions assistance rendered, notwith-
standing which he appeared sullen alid morose, and appeared.
to have liarhniired the idea of suicide until a favourable op-
portunity uttered fur its perpetration. Verdict—iusanity.

HIGH TREAsosr.—ln the indictment against Thistle-
wood, the two Watsons, Preston and Hooper, there
are four counts, in which the traitorous object is laid
in four differcat ways: but the overt acts from which
those objects are intiTrel, are tire same in all, except
the third count, in which the riotous assembling and
parading on the 2d of December is described as having
been with the intention of subverting the Government
and dethroning the King, acts technically known un-
der the name of levying war.
Ist Count—Compassing and imagining to put the King to death.
2ildittiCortipassing and imagining to depose the King.
3d ditto—Levying war.
4th ditto—Consiaring to levy war al;ainst the King, in order to
compel him to change his measures.
There are 14 overt acts eliarwd to prove the treasons
alleged in the Ist, 2d, and 4th counts, iramuly :-
Ist Overt Act—Consulting to devise plans and means to subvert
the Constitution, and depose the king.
2d ditto—Consulting to levy war, and subvert the Constitutiun..
5d ditto—Conspiring to att-ci the !lank and Tower.
•itit ditto—Conspiting.to seduce soldiers and titian.
3tll ditto—Ordering pike-heeds, Lc.
ith dittu—l'mvaling antis and ammunition.
th ditto—Conspiring to burn barracks.
nth ditto—Hiring a house to keep combustibles.
9th ditto—Conspiring to pruaire Meetings in sisspfrehls.
loth ditto—Treating for the hire of waggons and stapes..
11th ditto—ltiring a waggon, providing antis. anununition, and
banners, making Pn tec.
12th ditto—Parading the streets. attacking gunsmith's sh,n.s &c.
15th ditto—Addressing soldiers in :be Tower.
14th ditto—levying war.
The third count is for levying war as a substantive
treason without any overt act.

Robert Ohlfield wasealled upon in the Court of King's
Bench on Friday to give evidence to the Grand Jury
in the present Char;.,es of l li,h Treason, when, not
answering to his Wine, his non-atteadance was re-
corded.
Neil Donflax, an Unirers(.l;..! Pena her, residing in
Stockwell-street, of the city of Glasgow, is indicted to
stand trial before the High Court of it: tiriary, on the
..2(ith day of May, for seditious e press'. ns when e er-
cising the functions of a Minister in the o urse of divine
worship, in his prayers, semen., or dechm ations, to the
disdain, reproach, and contemp: of his Mo-eaty and the
Prince Itegeot, in their persons as well es it eir offic s—
contempt I f the I louse of Cont nons—ane if the
nistration ufjugicc within the kingdom. '

EXTRACT' FROM THE GIIIRALTER CHRONICLE.

GIBRALTAR, APRIL 19, 1617.—The Ceremony of layinc
the Foundation Stone of the New Extheinge. took place tat
the 16th inst. At 2 Wel ids, 11. E tile Lieutenant Onsernor,
with Major General Sir C. Holloway, and their Peir*.eiial
Staff, accompanied by oi,, following Gentlemen in the order
denoted, proceeded ti.oiti the Convent to the Town Almcda :
H. M. Naval Coniniksioner and the Civil Judge,
The Captain of the Port,
The Garrison Chaplain and the Vicar of the Roman Catho-
dic Persuasion.

Consols of Foreign Powers,
(haul Jury and Merchant's Society, representinz the Pro-
. _ _

testant Persuasion.

John Maria tlosehelti. Esq. and the Ehlers of the Church,
representina the Roman Catholic Persuasion,
Joseph A builerbani, Esq. and nine other Gentlemen repres
Gentili:, the Hebrew Persuasion,
Subscribers gem rally.
the Procession was received, on its an ival, by a Guard of
Honor, commanded by Major Jones, of the veal% Itegt. with
the customary compliments.
Mr. Sweetland, Captain of the Port, then read an inscrip-
tion, previously prepared on a Plate of silver, to the following
effect :

THIS EXCHANGE
Wai Erected by the Voluntary Subscriptions of the
MERCHANTS OF GIBRALTAR.
THE FOUNDATION STONE
Laid Mir Wilt Day of April, ISM
by his Excellency
General George Don, G. C. H. Lieutenant Governor,
Major General Sir Charles Holloway. Commanding Engineer.
David Johnson, Esq. Chairman of the Merchants' Society,
Representing the Protestant Persuasion,
John Maria Boschetti, Esq. the Homan Catholic Persusion, and