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London, England, 1820-04-23 00:00:00

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The(.. . ni. t : :, ..0 too;,. ,at nine o'clock i and the names
of the . . :•..v:„ b.. 1.0 c..lled over. Thistlewood. accompa-
nied :• .i,.. .•''.er pert maws, ,a. put to Cie bar. Shortly . Nine
th• proecs.tiiiig- tominei.eed' Taint:mood, in 4 very mild tone,
‘,.q.le.ecel th r Coact to indulge loin with a chai,. The Lord
:.:II:. I da:mice ~.rdered a iuw chairs to be !nought. that the pri-
bUnel n .eight it in tu:ll.. a they were tired. The sante cool
a d cohected manner w:.ie.. 11141 k, tl 'l' hi .ilewood's conduct yes-
terday was if so oh.c.i I/ ,rne n-lacy. The other prisonus con.
ducted tpeinseleci Will a c.souness Igo:tiering, one would imagine,
on as utter unconscemmess o. their awful simation. The min-
cu a: entiie...ses extent ed LO tiny were—Had. an a,icentice to the
i !i.o.a.r Ilium; Haden. who was cornice!, . Will the patty ; the
Bail of lia:rowby ; John 7.lununucilt. (me et tile gang seized
ii, tato...neer, atimit..ea as K tog's evidence; his -brodiet,
'l' ani/tug ilonument ; Tiltowis Dwyer, who gave information of
tile plot to Lout idaioutli, a little after ant o'clock on the day
on witted it is alleged that i. was to have been carried into exe-
cution ; Oxirge Kaviock, Richard Alonday, and Etizatietit West-
ali—the three last inlatbi ts of Cato Strut ; and Ruthven, the
police officer.
Mr. Ruth-Am was ceoss lined as to his surtfreilt'arlee of This-
tlewood since Wittstm's trio . , James Ellis. William Westcott,
Hugh Nismn, John Wright, Williain Charles Brooks, Odes
May, and Robert Chapman, police officers, as to the wits of
the ct.l of February, in Cato Street, Capt. Fitac!cr &' gave
evidence of his part of the proceedings. Saninel 'faun stated
His th..coveries in the lodgings of Brunt and Todd on t 2-Sth.—
Daniel Bishop gave evidence of the apprehension of Thistlewootb
Lavender and Bothwell produced all the iir ides taken in Cato
street, on the persons of the prisoners, or ia their lodgings.—
Sergeant Harrison, of the Royal Art.llery, opened and explained
the contents of a grenade. /tad a tiie-Lail.
The Attorney(seneral said that was the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Curwood then rose. and, in an able speecii advocated
the cause or' the prisoner; against whom, he contended, neither
the charge of imagining the death of the King, or of conspiring
to levy car, or of having actually levied war, had been wooed.
The following witnesses were then called on the part of the
prisoners :
Nlitty Barker. the daughter of the prisoner Thiel , Edward
Ilucklestone, an acquaintance of the informer Dwyer, to whose
character he spoke ; Jo .eph Doane, the Court reporter; Andrew
Chill, printer; and John Whitaker.
The case for the phonier being closed
Mr. Adolphus said, that, coasolering the solemn duty he had to
perform, he tilt it necessary to make a request to the Court,
which he was confident would be complied with, if consistently
with the convenience of their proceedings it were possible. He
requested that their Lordships would now ajount the Court, in
order to give him an opportunity of considering the multitarious
points connected with this important case.
Chief... Baron Iliinianls-..-You wish, I suppose, to postpone your
addres, to the Jury until to-morrow ?
Mr. Adolphus—Yes. my Lo.d. There is almost a total want
of preparution on my part, in tanisequaire of the shortness of tune
since I was retained. I therefore labour under considerable
difficulty.
Lord Chief-Justice Abbott...lt most be the anxious wish of
the Court that every in ltilsen,..: should be granted to the nrehr-
mate 111411 it 4111: bar; and, if we even go on now, it is very
&Antal whether we can conclude the whole of the business.—
My wish, however, isto study the convenience of the gentlemen
of the Jury as much as possible. At the laillt, erne. I ttl) not
think that we ought to pro td hastily ieith a tIl-0.: which con-
cerns tote life of an individual.
A Juror—My lord, our convenience is not to be considered
at all.
Lord Chief-Justice Abhott.—That cxprestion is exactly what
I expected from you. We are nut, however, conic to that hour
when, under other circumstances, we caght to stop. I think,
however, that the Aininistrat ion of jusace wilt be better con-
sulted by allowing Mr. Adolphus time till to morrow.
A Juror—My 1.41111, no wane doubt has been thrown 011 tile
evidence of the witness Dwyer, I and my brother .lurors would
be bs' ter satisfied it' Col. James. or soot person from the Som.
tarry of Stiee's Office, were called to corroborate the truth of the
statement winch the witness has made, relative to his comniuni.
eating the designs of the parties.
Lord Chief-Justice .Abhott—lf this trial be adjourned, the At-
torney-General will have an opportunity of considering that
point; but 1 ant not sure whether such a course can be taken.
Mr. Guraey....Certainly it cannot. 'flue Cate the the prosecu-
tion is ciosed. and it remains for the other side to contradict the
tostiniony of Dwyer.
The .1 tiry wan reiterated his suggestion.
laird Chiet.Justice Abhutt.—Perhaps it would lie better for the I
present to tin bear saying any thing more on that subject. Ali 1
opportuoity will be shoaled to all the parties, at a future time, 11
ti make their 01i:et-yahoos On it.
The Court then adjoin ii...d, at a quarter past six o'clock, until '
nine o'clock on Wednesnay morning.

WEDXESDAY.
The Court opened again this morning at nine o'clock. Sir
Walter Stott took ht, scat on the bench a few minutes before the
arrival of the Judges, and appeared to attend %%oh intense in •
tertst to all that was pa,mg. After the tiallty4 of die Jury had
been culled over, Tinstieweod, who looked more pa:o and lii.ggartl
torn 011 either of the ',remitting days, tetpiested that Id, Lordship
twain allow him the indulgence of a chair, which had I.et.ii
granted him on a former day. Their Lordships inailtdiately
acceded to his iegitcht.
The Attorney-I .tneral then me and said, Via in cotrequenec
of a saiggit.uon %Melt Lad fallen last bight fi'olls too 0: the gen.
tlsuieu of the July, a person, who had been alluded to, and whose

presence had been desired, was now in attendance on the Coati.
lle could not himself examine without the leave of the °tiler
patty, since he had concluded his ca•.e, and since the name add,
40:nth:man was n•,t among the list of witnes.ses on the back the
indictment. It was, however, in the option of those oppo,:d
hint to examine hint if they Ciougut proper.
311. Adolphe.; said, that the proposition just made by Ii i
AtturueyGeneral meant nothing at all. lie did not choose to
call Inc tile evidence of the person alluded to, as he had not been
examined by his solicitor, and as he (Mr. Adolphus) therefoie
coital hire no idea of the Lstitnony which be noig.ot be going
give. Neither was lie boonn vo cell on this eel fence; for
recollected that Lord Lllenhorough lead once said, on a
occasion to the present, that if this aas the way in which buzities.
was to be done, it was high time to give it over.
The Attorney-General intimated, as far as we could hear him,
that his praposal ouAlit nut to have been received in the manner
in which Mr. Adolimus had taccived
Mr. Aldphos disclaimed all personal incivility; and Loid
Chief-Justice Abbott expressed his opinion that n, such thing
was meant. _ _

Air. Adolphus then addri.L=.ed the Jury on behalf of the pri-
soner, and in a speech which occl:pied tour hours in the delivery,
comentit,4l that were was not evident* to support the charge of
high treat-on. At its conclusion,
The Lord Chief -Jaime (Addressing the prisoner) said, " Ar-
thur Thistlewood, if you wish to otl'er any thing to the Jury, in
ailtiition to what has been advanced by your counsel, now is your
time.

Thistlewood—l wish my Lords, with your Lordships' permis-
sion, to exanutie two witnesses who ate in Court. He mentioned
their names, but we did not hear them.
The Loaf cm,:r..lik,;iee— roe time for the examination of
witnesses is cloud, and we must not depart from the regular
course. You got sufficient time to examine • hut now the evi-
dence is closed on both sides, and it would be irregular to hear
any other wanesses.
'fitistlewood—Nly Lords. I am perfectly satisfied. I have
nothing further to offer. lic then resumed his seat with his
usual cumpoeure.
Tae Solicitor General replied, in a speech which occupied two
hours. He contended that the case was fullly substantiated against
Thistlewood. Many of the facts sworn to by the acaumplices
were. lie observed, cuiruboruted, as far as was possible, by di
testimony of tun imwaehed witnesses.
Lunt Chief-Justice Abbott then proceeded to charge the Jury,
making such observations on the evidence of the different
witnesses as appeared to the Learned Judge to be illustrative of
the ease.
At a quarter before five o'clock the Jury rAired ; but, after=
absence vs a few minutes, returned, Mid requested the Learned
Judi: to read to them the statute of the Stith of Geo. 111., with
which lie immediately complied.
The Jury again retired, and, after an absence of about twenty
minutes. returned into Court, and delivered a verdict of Guilty on
the third and fourth counts of the indictment.

fliistlewood, who appeared wholly unaffected by the verdict,
was then removed trot. tic bar, surrounded by several officers.
The Attorney-General then observed, that as it was very pm--
bable many of those gentlemen who were summonal to act as
Jurors on this occasion, not being aware of the termination oldie
trial would be in attendance to-morrow it would perhaps bo pro.
per that the further proceeding. in the cases for high trea:un
should be adjourned until Friday.
Lord Chief-Justice Abbott.—lt will, I think, be necessary,—
The proper officer chin go round and inform the gentlemen sum.
moned on the Jury that they arc to attend again on Friday
morning.
(Uri-Justice Dallas—On Friday morning these trials will be
renewed. To-morrow the orthm,ry busines, ut the Court will be
proceeded in before the Common tierjeant.
A Juror—Aly Lord, are we nut to be discharged ?
Chief-Jtutice Abbott—You will not be wiled on the next
trial, hut I alms not prepared to say that you can be wholly

A Juror—lt is a great hardship on us•--wc have not been home
since Monday.
Lord Chia-Justice Abbott—You will not be wanted, at all
events, before next Monday. Farther than that lam not able to
say now.
A Juror—We do not wi-,h to press the indulgence beytral
3londay, any Lurd.
The Court then adjourned at half past six.

The following is an ab,tract of the counts on which Thistle
wood has been lonnd guihy :
The 3d count is on the Stith Geo. 111. and charges the prisoner
with compassing, imagining. devising. and intending to levy
war again.t our I.onl the King. within this realm, in order by
force and constraint tocompel hint to change his measures and
cot tti•els.

'fife 4th count is also on the statute of the Stith of the We
King, tOr levying and making war against our Lord the hiig
within this realm, and attempting and endeavouring by form :1:1,1
arms to subvert and detdroy the comtitution and governmen t of
this realm us by law established, and to deprive and ilcp.e oat
said Lord the King of and from the style. honour, and kingly
name, of the imperial crown of this rtalm.

We understand tint Mr. Brougham and Mr.
Deniu.m waited, on Tuesday, on the Lord Chan.
cel:or, for the purpose of being sworn in her Majcs-
ty'sAttorney and Solicitor General.

Mr. Hunt was in attendance on Friday morning
at the Court of King's Bench, tier the purpose of
moving to set aside the verdict obtained against him
at fork. He appeared in the court lbr a short time,
but nothing has been done in his case. Mr.
Brougham and Mr. Denman were in Court, and
sat within the bar.

Mr. Hamilton, one of his Majesty's Under Secre-
taries of State tin• the Foreign Department, left
town on Saturday last for liuregew, as alleged On ac.
count of ill la:Alt h, hut, as surmised, on some
mis-
sion of i:uportao,:c, especially as the place acid'
to the froutiLis of Svain.