The National Register.
London, England, 1820-05-01 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

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the snow. There wet e Thistlevrood, Brunt, Har-
rison', Cooke, Ittadbaru. 'Fluid, Edwards, and Wilson.
myself, viol ..... 'her. W. Cooke, on looking round the
rosin, There are twelve in the room, and I think it
eniutieli to tot in a committee." •fltistleivooil propose that
Tiad should take the chair. 'laid took the (dent awd l sat
with a p•ke in his hand. ThistleWtoonl Was on his right anol
Blunt oil les fell. Thistlewood said, i't eutlenlein,you
all know w eat we are flirt for," and then he terned to the
der,
as if mow Iling to mention it, and snit " the west
end jou." Ittrint then held, " 1) n iii',' eyes, name it."
Ois which 'ltiistiewilool again said, "Gentlemen, we are
come 10 the determination to do thi• job, that we are
talking about so hung, and as tie find there is too) pi obabi-
lily of meeting them (Minisiess) altogether, we shall, if
no opportunity of doing them altageiho r occurs, take them
separately, at their own houses, and 41,1 as many as we
can. If we can only get three or four at a tone we must
do them." He alsosaid, " I suppose it will take IS men
to do this west end job; and I propose to take the two
pieces of catmint in Gray's Inn-lane and the six pieces in
the artillery-ground." He proposed Cooke to lead this
party, and he himself wood(' e issid. Ile said they
should take the Nlatision-house the seat of the l'rovi•
:lomat Government. They veto next to take the Ile itk of
England ; and Pining should be the 111411 will) sheet.] set
lire to the is:in.:mks:mil seer ial parts of London. This was
the p 1 hailed part of the plan, but if' any thing else oc-
curred
he lore Wednesday, they would think of it.—
Wiest was then going to put a proposition which he had
lOr assassinating the Ministers, hut 'lllistiewouil said
his plan should be first ;old from the chair, as they
were all agieed on it. He desired the 011411111411 to Ask
It nay of them had any thing to communicate. and that
they should say it ; none of them saying any thing
the plan was carried ittieninsously. Brunt then came
forward e Oh his plan. w filch was, that they should assas-
sinate as many of his Majesty's 31inisters as possible; that
they should draw lots to assassinate some of the Minis-
ters; and whoever the fellow was on whom the lot led he
sleould murder the Minister, or be tourdered hiulseh ; and
• hat if any 111411 failed in the attempt, lie (Brunt) swore by
Lill that was good lie should be run through the burly. On
which I got 1.111 anal said, " Mr. Brunt, do you think it
poedble for a man to attempt such a thing and not suc-
ceed in it; and do yon meat) to say lie should be sun Biro'
the body fur not doing it ?'"lia which he sold, " 1 do
not , if a man should attemptit and nut succeed, lie is a
good man; hat if he shows any cowardice, lie deserves to
Le rim throitgli the body." This proposition of Brunt was
then lat to the meeting. Soon after this, Patin, Putter,
and Strange, came iu. They were welcomed, and were
desired to sit near the fire, as they Were wet. ('alit' said,
" Thule is one filing I went to know ; it it Can be done, it
will be a great assistance to our plan ; 1 Wdlit 10 know
.altat men are to perform each part of the plan, and who
ale to take the Cannon. I want to know, 111 callilig 1111011
the meal, whether 1 call tell theta in part or whole what
is to i a dune." '(lie chairman said, he did not see where
rue was of telling what was to be done. .Jr. Patin,
seeing Ile lied that liberty, sat down quite satisfied. No•
thing regsthoir was transacted in the emir after that. alr.
Thisilewood said, "0 Brunt, that is well thought of; as
Petits is here; you and Pelin go and see if the house Rea'
Eon nival's-inu is tit ter fretting fire to. They went (Patin
and Brunt) and reported it would make a d—il good tile.
Thistiewoud talked ell gettitug means for a (rest Oil Ines-
, day and Wednesday. Ki tint said, lie would be d--d but
lie would contribute the only 11. note he had earned for a
lung tune. They proposed the While Hart for the house.
Thistlewood proposed Ms own room, but afterwards
thought it would not du, as it might create suspiciong.
This was all us. the Suenay mut. g. Ou Alunday mut is-
lug tail met again Witness then told them what Iluoues
told him on Sunday night, of imputes made respecting
radical meetings at his house, and that iefoimatiun of it
was given al Bow-sheet ()thee, and at Lord siditioutles
office. Harrison turned 1 (mud on witness like a 11011, and
Said, " Adams, you have ecteil il—tl w one. ' Bluth seld
so too, and added, " Whatever you have to cui ttttt onicate,
you have no business to cot 11111 l usicate utit tu the aid tu
Thistle is oud." Witloess said, it cence I nett all, and lie
stiould telt all ut at. 'they repeated the same umervatioes.
They talked oh calling a ineetilig of the Merylehune limos',
as Intl wanted some money; and Damn said, it vculud be
of use fug that ;impose. Witness and Puttee went in the
evening to tile White Hart, Palm and &isthmus pitied
them. Next mut g they weir there too, and aim went
'flusher+ mitt, Tidd, Ines, Harrison, and Brunt. LolWal
ds
Came dud told them there was to be a cabinet duolll neat
night. Thistlewood said he did nut think it was true. A
or a Ap•pci- was sent tor, and read by losistiestrod—tic said
that they were to dine at Lord Hallow uy's, Gross euus-
square. Brunt then seid," be d—d of 1 iiu'ist not-lies.
clime is a God. l have mum prayed that he would Li nog
all these thieves togetiser, w order to destiny them. lie
lies answered my prayer." Thistlewtem proposed, that
they should forma CO 11111 l Mee, 41111 bit 1111illeditilel). Wit-
took the chair. Thistlewood plopused 1111 l ediatety
a fresh plan to be t illicit respectiug the 4364,silialluii.
1V line's exist essed a 1101ie they had paid due comsat's.' alum
to What lie said yortleillay. All gut tutu ll:Andaman. (lat.
fawn said," ll—lt that 111‘181 who attempted 10 11110 W cold
water on tar piano, bull he would milli him through with the
Witill's• sett the chair, /Mil lldd took it. Biota
'noted that a ',retell simond beset on the Earl not ilastrow by's
house diet night. The uoject was to see it ally Men ut
solobeis wrest bib) Lail Hai lowoy's. 'Tao were to go at
10 Ott relieved at 1011 0, mid they well to CWll'llll6 till
lathe. The watch was to be le:01,11er, at four 'lest
nar-
long. Thistlewund said lie hoped they would he satisfied
their,: %vete no butane-. 1,11-y Wuillt,l du what they
had 'lmes mined hensiouuw evening, mid added, that it
is ullOl aiosvi el their pill 1,0-eN tinsels better thau to shack
tiles. loot's: s Si'a' ateiy , worn only two or three could be
got toAether ;—liere Intl it instil have It or to; a mare
hewl to to r them all. •• I piopuse (cuistinwed he)
whim the !limy is opened, to lush Su, seize the servatits,
present pistols, affil tlii eaten 10 kill them 'laity snake ally
11..15,-; la 0 10 Make the viiii..ilice to We stalls upwards,
and two milers to the J 14.1510 Ilse loiter pailot lilt- boullse,
rlll3Cli frith himelerbot•sts ,oisil 11.111 d alitl 11 olio)
4do-11111t 10 11110* 114,01 gleioaile.o, 411th ilestiOy
them all. 0111CI'S ace 10 go. Noi• le low Aliaisleis arc, to
'Mader them all, It shah .44 ails ;oie,i an "r kill
them tut seeping bail t oolononio) " ••id
lie %mild go w Insi, wino 1/I.le, AblIVC5a
'flat 000kilA uoil 011 ail ilieio ;
and
Castle' eagii's and abolllll be 11111.1:; 1.. t Lag by
tueinselves. Ile add td, I shall ease
gut as good men lucre as the Manchester yeomanly ; cuter
citacus, and do your daty." Ilatrisou and wttutw acre

to be the swordsmen. After the execution of Lord liar-
rowby, at his house, I litrrixon proposed that some should
go to King-street horse barracks, and set tire to the pre.
anises by throwing tire into the straw in the stable. Har-
rison and Wilson were to go to Gray's Inn-lane, and in
ease they could not carry the cannon out of the military
school, they were to wait till a party came to assist them;
—thence they were to proceed to the artillery barracks,
to assist Cispke in taking taw cannon limit. It they linnet
their strength sufficient to proceed. they were to advance
to the Mansion-home, and plaid three of the cannon on
each side of the Ilauswu house, and to demand the Man-
sion-house. If it were refused, they were to tire, and
then it would be gi up. M 411.i101141011sie Was to
be made the seat fur the Provisional Goverhisient. 'the
Bank of Engiatill was next to be taken ;--they would lake
the books, which would enable them to see fainter into
the villainy of the Govt.' isment. '!'lie further pail* of the
plan were delayed till Wednesday.. They agreed upon a
sign and collide' sign. The wield was " Button;' the
man who came up was to say 11-u-t; the other was to
reply T-om.---Beirtg asked as to the watch, witness said,
There are other things which L wish to stale. 1 went
there net imbruing, and tumid Edwards, bogs, and
making fuses tier the hand-grenades. Davidson went on
the watch at six. Witness mid Brunt went to rellicet, the
wateil. They saw Davidson in the !Opiate, u the watch.
They weld into a pubic-house, Where Brunt played at
domino with a young man. Aetna 11 they (sent into the
square, and walker for slime tone, till is one's get ashamed
lit himself. They went assay al o'clock. He went next
day to Fox-court, between two and mice; he found
Brunt these. Strange came in, and in a few minutes
atterwards two snore strangers ;gauge and another were
trying the dints—they went into a baek room to .15,411 the
:di angers, where witness saw elltlasses, latitude' busses,
&c. Thistlewood, lugs, and hall came iii .1
his lewoutl
" Well, my lads., this looks like strumming to be
done." lie touched Willie's on the "Mountie', and asked
boa, lie Was. Winless Irplied that he was %el y unwell,
mud iu lOW spirits. Thistlewood sent for beer mid gin;
lie then wanted sonic paper to write bills on. Witness
said, cart, Ike paper would do. The paper was brought;
and table and Chair were got;—the tells wet e then writ-
ten ; they were to he set oh the houses, to let the people
know what had welt done. Thastlewood read as part,
" Your tyrants are destroyed—the fiends of liberty are
called upon to collie for wai d—the Provisional lievern-
meld is mow sitting. James Lugs, Secretary. Feb. 23."
Thistle% ood was ninth agitated, and could write only
Brice. Anothei bill was written, which was ;in address
to the soldiers ; another peitun was elliployed to write it,
and remit. wood dictated to Wm.—lugs had two black
bells on, one for two pistols, the other tor cutlasses;—lie
had two bags on his shout 'ens like soldiers' haversacks ;
he looked at himself And said, lie was nut complete yet,
lie had forgot Isis steel; lie took out a large Kurile, and
brandished it about, and said, it would cut ott the heads
j of Castlereagh and Sidiuoitili, and it would be thought a
great deal lit at sonic future time;—it wits a large broad
kiiite, 12 inches lung, the handle hound sound with wax
to keep a firm held of it. Others trete busy at other arms.
'!'hey began to leave the room alsout half past four or tire,
to go about the business. Palm came in half an hour
before; he said, they ought to be aware of what they
were about, and to 111111 k within tiiimiselves whether they
were to du their country sr, vice or not, and whether the
Assassination would tie countenanced try their country. If
they thought their cumuly uutitiljoin Wein, then the matt
who flinched should be roil througli on the spot. Unless
they came to this &lei ‘IIIIIAIIOII to-y would do no 1;ood.-,e
A tall man came 111, anti asked what tile busiuess they
weir about was. WllllebS had meter sees, 111111 before.
The tall 1114113 AM, It Illey wire to serve their country, he
was their 111411, and ti airy one was ottani of his life, lie
ought to have nothing to do with such a toneetii its that.
Thistle wood was Weil guise. 1111111 t Was told, that inqui-
ries were made by some wnu welt present, as to the plan
they were abuut. Ilium said, that was not the loom for
tereng that, but they bliuuld go with into, and they would
know Brunt promised spirits; and the tail nom can-
tainted against drunkenness, as 111111011 S to a calve like
thisi;—they went along the streets, two and two. sod at
some distance, that tile. out be uoserveil. These
was a eupuoard.ll the rOOlll used fur swoirls, band gre-
I lia.,rs, and dauurl wigs for cartridges, one lit which' was
toil;—the rtsioh die alms was in Tidd's 'omit ; that was
die depot. 'fiustrewood was always 111 a thirty to carry
every dung that was gut seady into the depot, lest any
ollieer should see u. WitUeSS canoed a mass-barrelled
u 1111 l des rniss;—there were pikes made of eta tiles. Wit-
ries, as he went on missed all his associates; lie returned
mick, owl met Brunt, who remelted rack with him along
the 1.11 they met ThlsllvaMid ; they Wellt
all togeme, to tic std lilt: IU Cidu•bli eet. ll itie-ss staid
behind till Hai IsUil came up, and made him go in; lie
saw there, Davailsou and W 11s4A1 below, Tinsilewood,
logs, Brodutllll,3itallge, Coupe r, the [all luau, and others
above; Diet ewe* e, as ThlStleWOOd ealeilla,l.ll, at last, IS
111101/e, 1111,1 two tieluw. 'Here was a Ueliell dii4)V a', 1111 d
41111 S out It; 30,11 e titer was standing MI the tame; diet e
were tights; there was a Chest. BelMe came,
'Fhistleistol went out for some trine. Wont'', heard a
deal of talk below, and he found flestle wood, Brant,
Hawser', I)avitlsori, Arid ;—the spoke ill the good
news, they heal II that tile tan 'ages were al 11‘. log at Lord
lierrowlry's as rest as they could. Witness event tip to
the lull, stunt saw liostlewourl and Brunt tutu lo 4ltatrti ;
they spoke of Tod* absence. Brunt pledged his wolit
that he would chute; lie sums allerW a• came. Thistle-
WOUII Said, " 1 hope you will out gill! 1111 what you arc
going to du; if you du, this will be atwitter Despard's
business." lie then counted 20 pee suns, and said that
Was enough, 14 would ire sufficient to go into the louni,
and the Miler tax would take care el tire set suits and
doors. *limy their set apart 11. The gin bottle was then
started. 'llestlewouil said, it Lord Itairowey had iii
atsat YalilS,lhat Was ..untingois they would not he to epared.
A 110/se was heard below. Thistlewoml took a candle
amid looked down to see who they- were, mid then set down
the candle quite Cl/111 mined, stet), dlllg to N jadg-
'lwo UltiCela took command of the room, hording
small ',lshii., and said, " A pretty nest tilele o, lit soil.
We nave gut a wariant to apprehend yl.lu all, and hope.
you unit go peat:l.:4llly." A Mail Who W. 15 to, the step lit
tut' udder said, •• Lee the coot IM al IC" this was the
eau iiiiii (lett 41, A grunt, et pelbOlai haul got into the
Mlle 10 ttttt 111111 cause lot Watd, and gnu of them
-,tietelied for weld AU arm, wilite•• .I.tw nothing its it, and
aiwthcr presented a pilau'. l he: elan fell. It Was impos-
sible for him to give a particular account of the rther
trausectious. lie gut itway, went home, was apprehended

on the Friday, and remained in custody since. He iden-
tified Davidson, Wilson, Brunt, Ines, Cooper, Harrison,
and Tidd; there were two he did not know ; they were
again called forward, but he said he could not sear to
them. lie was sent forward near the duck ; but he said
he did not know them. One of them, be said, lie saw at
the meeting.
Cross-examined by 4r. Corwood.—He went not them
to assassinate his Majesty's Ministers. His legs carried
him there. His outward intent to all :appearance was for
that, but his inwaid intent was against it. He was kept
to it, because Brunt said, whoever forsook them would
be marked. Ile became acquainted with Brand in Cain-
bray, in 18111. Ile had been a soldier years ',afore. He
was a shoemaker. He had never been treastircr to a
benefit society-. He carried with hint 401. He thought
the money his own. He had never been charged with
stealing it. He was introduced to Thistlew mid by his
friend Maim to assassinate his Majesty's Ministers. That
was the first object. He first :save inf./111%01On en Sa-
turday after. It was indeed from compunctien. I. My
snotive was, gentlemen of the Jury, I do assure von, that
I made a vow to God that I should till the truth. I did
indeed regard it with horror. I felt compunctions
visit-
ings bebire I was in custody. It was not because I felt
my neck in danger, or beeanse I thought that it was bet-
ter that eighteen should be hanged than myself." 'File
greatest her he ever saw present was fitleen men.—
The greatest sum he saw was the There was No collec-
tion of halfpence or pence for the newspaper.
was the depot. He saw no ter-roll, and no cannon-
ball. Th.• cannon were to lie charged with cartridges,
and a large hammer was to be bought to strike down the
tops of the iron pallisades, as it was thonght they would
do more e‘ccution than balls. The newspaper was The
New Times. Wituess did not know whether it was cor-
rect. lie haul seen nothing of Edwards since. He wits
employed to carry a sword, as being expert at it. lie
was not stitlictently near to have killed the inan in the
loft with die sword. Ills lurnil was not in the least ex-
tended. He could tell nothing of the proceedings that
followed He went a war, and did not deliver himself
up, because he saw nu officer. He went home to abide
the event.
Re-examined in chief.--11c said the British armvwere
at Cambray when he became acquainted with Brunt
there. _

The Court was now adjourned till nine o'clock on Tues-
day morning.

SECOND DAY.—ToEsnaV, APRIL 18.
The Court met this mooning at nine o'clock and the
names of the Jury having been called over, and Thist!e-
wood and the other prisoners being put to the bar, the
evidence foi the prosecution was coat timed.
Joseph Itale a young lad, the apprentice of Brunt, exa-
mined by Mr. Curtsey —1 am apprentice of Blunt. I have
served tau yeasts and better of lily apprentireqhip. I lived
with him in Fox Court. I remember a person coining to
lodge there in Ja.mary. His name was Isis, a butcher.—
Brunt and lie looked at the roots,. Brune said '• It aill do;
go do wit and give them ush fling." After that fogs used
to come to the room. The ke) was mostly kept in the front
room, and logs used to conic there for it. Persons used
sometimes to collie in to the room w lierw my master ass taken
up. This was every evening. I saw, different persons.—
They were Ings, Tidd, Bruilburn, Maud
/1411, Potter, amid Strange. 1 remember a inan named
Adams, he came. David.on tha black snail, came also.—
Others used to come, hut Ido not recollect them. They
used to stay nearly tan hours. There was no furniture in
she room that ever I saw They used to take chain in out
of the front room. I did tint hear any of their conversation.
They used to call Thisileatiod sometimes T. his initial, and
sometimes Arthur. 1 mige saw the door of lug's room open,
and some thing poles, like branches of trees cut rough;
suppose about VO of them I sometimes heard haulm; ring
and sawing iii the room. There were mutt that .ning
than ever • I had seen come up before. All the persons
whom I have named were there that morning. After she
meeting. broke up I saw Strange in my in •ster's roost,. There
was no meeting on the evenings at* Monday or Tuesday. On
the Wednesday there were several persons gulag, in and out.
Some of them came into the front room, where I work ed.—
They got sonic pistols and acre 'slotting some new dints in
There were five or six pistols. One of the men said there
were people overlooking them Irma the next house, and
Brunt told them to go to the back noon. Strange and a
man whim' 1 did not know were the men nho hail the pistols.
1 cannot say how many I bitty go in and out I saw 'lbis-
tlewOod that day. It, the afternoon he asked me for a sheet
of writing paper. I gave Ism one. Ile took it, I believe,
into the back room. My master after this came out of t tie
buds rooms, and desired me to get six sheets of cartridge
paper. lie gave me sixpence. I bought the paper and
gave it him, itlid he loak it into the hack room. This tins
about four or five in the afternoon. I !ward people
going stools stairs bet wren live sind six illy master vas
in and out several times. Ile weitt nwn) finally about
1.1%. There' was a wan men' with him. It atn nit
one of the men I used to see there. A sable hard
been taken that da) from my mistress's room to the bark
)))) . lit waned the table and %eat to it. I kiitickeigat
the door, and Potter 1111111411 it. Ths Fe is ere four or five in
the room la sid-s Potter. After my ma-ter ma. gene, 1 saw
Tilt' between seven awl eight. NI s. Brunt railed him, awl
Ise came it.. the room. Sin •1i0%%e1l him a Dike head and
a sword. she asked kin shat she should 1111 With 1111.111.
S!le then gave them to ham, nail he foals them oat of the
room Ado the hrel. not.. Alter t hi- I .onte pets. n
1.11 ao,i, scars. Told lett as are-age, that it ally pt.I.FIIIII
rolled hexshould hi sent It, the 11 111111 Ilan, Some per,on,
silt c... 1 so 11sy 1114-411 711$11 t wilt 111 241,:11. 010111 111 the
IS bite limt. Potter came, and he went. Ile knew the
may himself. Tlcre were three came to whom I Olen etl
the tiny. My master came home that night at about nine
to.; lock. I ..tweryeti his stress tins ditty. lic appeared
contused. 1 heard him say to his wife, it is as all up, sir
words to that eile-t. He said that a here he hail been a
great many officers had come in. He said that he had saved
his life and that seas all. Just as Its said this, another mats
came in Ido oat know that noun. Ihnut sl k 'mods
iistli him, and asked hint if he kite% aho had iliforitied.—
The mon said, no. The man then said, lir had bail a dr. ad-
ful blow on the side, a hich knocked him Ilona. Brunt then
" There is sounethitig tmi be (lone .t." After this
Brunt and the other 11140 went an ay r. Mrs. Brunt
and I tate, went 111 I tig's t . I sass 411 rolls of
brown paper With lam in them. I silts 11111 11111. 101 l remain-
ing. I sun something tolled op, mid lied mold a ilk •t
I tooletst 1 theta to be lialid-gieliadcs. I Nis an it oil
pot belonging to Brunt. my muster ensue iii about clevese