The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-27 00:00:00

SIR EDWARD KNATCIIBULL.

On Monday last the Friends of Sir Edward
Knstchlmll its the town and neighbourhood of Ash.
ford, celebrated his velum to Parliament in a man-
simmer most honourable to him, end gratifying to
Themselves; nearly. fifty Freeholders, and most of
the principal inhabitants of the town, with u band
awl their colours, went out on the road toward.
Mershon' Hatch, to meet their worthy neighbour
and repre•eotutive, and being joined by other friend-
tof the Ilartmet, preceded lulu into the town, fol-
lowed by many of the neighbouring country Gen.
tlentris in their carriages, and by upwards of 150
Freeholders, with many other., anxious to evince
their approbation of Sir Edward's public conduct,
and their attschrnetit to the cause which he so mile-
pendently and ably supports, The same banners
werr displayed, bearing the inscriptions which 30
years ago were emblematical of those principles
which then successfully suppressed that spirit of
miarchy and misrule, which so soon afterwards set
Europe in a flame, and which, at this day, have
bust forth with renewed fury, though we hope not
with unextioguishable combust' . The streets and
windows of the town exhibited a blaze of rutin'.
viaotic joy. which was not more expressive of here.
dusty attachment to his family, then of admiration
of the private virtues of the 1111111. The dinner was
served up in the principal room of the Saracen's
Head Ism, to a greater assemblage of person., than
cats be remembered to have met there on any simi-
lar occusion, and as that and the other rooms of the
house were crowded In excess, many of the Mem-
ber's 'fiends were compelled to return home with-
out sharing in the festive scene. Amongst the cum-
only there were upwards of 70 of the principal in-
lialretarsis of Aeliford, The utmost convivialny per-
ssiled though the day, and every thing combined
to ilemotottate, that the motto at the head of the
room, was chosen with the most felicitous aptness
wed tills the moat yearn sincerity.

A proposition was made in the Chamber of De-
puties by M. ',Atom DE Vis.t.ewEseua, that the
Journalists •houlsl hr wtrnrnmwJrnt,d with mita
within the body of the tut the ptirpotte
ui' taking too.", it the 1a..; ttltillge• Tire Member
trolatkrsl, 11ist tharisig the extinction of indivi-
oltdol liherty ul Frolics., and white the previous
erso.orsloop existed, the publicity of the legtela-
lpe proceedings war the only memo of coun-
t. i.ciong the effects of arbitrary power; SUM
r.lill intelligence could toot be given correctly if
ills*, who undertook the task were toot protected
loom inconvenience. The Chamber, by a large
nnijority. determined that they would take the pro-
powiosio ioto their consideration. A Committee
was appointed to prepare a report.—(Purls Paper.)

Monday last, about three o'clock, the following
melancholy accident happened TuomAS
SR accLota, a student of St. John's College, while
batiOug iu the river Cans, near Newnham, unfottp•
tuuately pt oat •f his depth and was drowned.

TRIALS FOR HIGH TREASON.

OLD BAILRY, WIDNRSDAT, APRIL 46.
RICHARD TIDD AND WILLIAM DAVISON. .
This rooming the Court of Special Commission
resumed the State 'Friel' at the Old B siley. The
Kourt was thinly attended. At ten minutes after
nine o'clock, Mr. Baron GARROW,
BRIT, alprl the COMMON SEILIRANT took their seats
on the 'Bench; the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr.
GURNEY, mid Mr. ROLLAND, and the Prisoners'
COlll/111.1, Allessrs. ADOLPHUS and CURITOOD,
prayed in Court at the same time. Some column-
nicetion took place between the Coon-el osi hodh
aides and the Bench, when the Prisoners' Counsel
immediately left the Court. A delay of some
minutes having tocciered, Mr. Baron GARROW ad-
dressed the Gentlemen who were wailing to be
celled on as Jurors. They might. he said, feel
some satirise et the delay, end the Bench felt it
right to declare that the present delay was caused
entirely by the application of the Prisoners' Coon-
sel. Ile hoped that the Jury would not consider
the delay as intended to convey any waist ~1 respect
towards them.
One of the Jurors said he hoped the Court would
allow them to sit down, us many of them had come ,
a considereble distatice to attend the GAM.
Mr. Baron °ARROW said, that the Court felt
every disposition to accommodate, in every palisade
manner, the Gentlemen of the Jury, and requested
them to occupy the seats vacant in the Court.
Iu a few minutes the Prisoners' Counsel returned,
and, after a short communication with the Court—
Mr. Berms GAMMON then addressed the Jury.
Ile might now explain to them the cause
of the delay that had just taken place. The Coun-
sel of the Prisoners, who had ma the recent trials
exerted themselves with an 1111C11 ability, had left
the Court to consult with the Prisoners as to the
propriety, instead of separating their challenges,
to jolts in a common defence. By the delay which
had just taken place, the Court and the Jury hail
in Get gained time, es two of the Primilers (Tidal
sod Miriam) agreed not to separate their dial-
lenge-, but to be tried by the 11111111 Jury.
After his Lordship concluded, the Prisoners •
Titld and Davison were put to the her.
Mr. Shelton then proceeded to call over the Jury
list. The following were called, after some ex-
cuses had been inbuived for others :
Thomas Fagg, Cheeks Benham, Thomas Robins' Archi.
bald Richey, George Cux, William Haycock, Edward Cruel,
Robert Rolwris, William Retold, John Lewis, Joke Balm,
Richard Emiley,Strpheo Guard, Wm. Beton, Joh. Roper,
William Blashun, Thomas Lender, Ittilwrt Stephenson, Iran
Goon Echo mod Commotion, William Shore, sod John Jostle—
(gnwed by She Crow..
Judie Mayor, David Payne, Richard Tacker Thomas
Beecham, John Ruben Seeley, Benjantia Winona, George Bur-
rows, Edward Ellis, Benjamin Blight, William Clare. John
Jackson, Johu Beck, Felix Booth, Francis Dormid, Richanl
;Aycock, William Cole, Edward Flower, Stafford Prier,
James Carew, Williamdeciosslo, 'Mom Brans, William
Norton, Joseph Davies, Rirha.d Blunt,Tkoniati Wilkimott,
Samuel Fish,Josish Bartholomew, sad Thomas Bristow—
Chnlkayed by the Prisoner*.
William Percey, Joint George Holden, Jolts King, Charles
Ednemsd Prescott, Benjamin Boyers, George Gould, Charles
Page, John Turtsg,winiam Butler, Joseph Sheffield, Wil-
liam Churchill, and Samuel Granger—Sinew.
Twenty-two were challenged foe the Crown.
and twenty-eight by the Prisoners._
The COURT then said, that the Geatiemen of the
Jury not sworn might depart, but the Court would
expect their attendance on Friday morning at Moe
o'clock precisely.
The Prisoner, Davison, here asked whether the
Court would allow him and his fellow Prisoners to
sit down The Court complied with hits request,
and chairs were brought to them.
The Gentlemen to whose names are annexed
swore, were put on the Jury.
Time indictment against the Prisosiers for high
treason, &e. was then read, and they repeated their
plea of Aut
Mr, BOLLARD opened the pleadings against the
Prisoners.
Mr. GuItNEY then rose to address the Jury. Ile
said, that the crime for which the Prisoners stood
charged was net of a private maitre, it was a
crime which struck at the existence of the Govern-
ment. anti aimed itt its subversion. The Prisoners
11111 their associates intended, instead of the Go.
verument under which we live, to establish a Pre-
visional Government, and the means they intended
to employ ter its establishment were slaughter end
coufligratime. The Learned Counsel then pro-
ceeded to say, that he would lay before the Jury evi.
deuce to support the charges contained in the indict-
ment. Ile then proceeded to detail at considerable
length the nature of the charges, the various circum-
stances of the case, end the evidence which the Crown
intended to produce. He went on to anticit.ate mid
to refute the possible defence that might be made
for the Prisoners. He admitted that the evidence
of accomplices in the common crime ought to be
treated by the Jury with much jealousy; but if
that evidence in every material point should be
confirmed by the testimony of witnesses spinet
"shout no seen objection could be urged, as well as
by the circumstances of the cape itself, the Jury
would not reject their testimony ; for, if the eve.
dence of accomplices should be rejected by Jurors,
then atrocious crimes would never be brought to
light. The Learned Genleman concluded it very
feet:title address. mid the witness and accomplice
Adonis was called and examined by the Solicitor-
General.
His evidence was very nearly the same as on
the former trials, any thing which it comprised of
new merely regarded the degree in which the Pri-
soners on trial appeared to be implicated, and this
we feel ourselves precluded from publishing. Ours
Mg his examination Told rose from his seat, end was
proceeding to comment on something said by him,
but Mr. Baron Garrott suggested that it was both
more regular. and probably more advantageous to
Min, to wait till the examination iu chief should be
concluded. yawn he would have on opportunity
both by himself and his Counsel to put any qua.
lions they might think proper. But he should
not prevent a perion in his situation from remark.
lug, oil the eVideoce in the way he wished, if lie per.
misted in his desire, though it would probably be
more beneficial to him to leave thaw things to the
tliscretion of his Learned Counsel, who was irking
notes, and would, no dobbt, avail binned' of every
thing material for his defence.

!be Prisoner acquiesced.
Tidd was a second time about to put a question

to the witness during fifil itioriesosa, but by the
recommendation of the Bench pellioned it.
Here Davison took the popeperhich lay before
Tidd. to take a note of that peel'[ the evidence on
which the latter had been devinves to remark, but
Tidd declined his assistance, and shortly after hav-
ing put on spectacles. commenced taking note*
himself.

When the direct eimmination had been ended.
Davison sent up a written potter to the Belle'', con.
mining, we presume, such questions a. he or
fellow-prisoner on trial thought proper to be put to
Adoins—it was handed to Mr. Curwoud.
That CAesatlemaii then commenced his crosses-
'ruination of Adams. Witness'. demeanour was
more sober and respectful thou ins former dap; 1w
accounted for this change by saying that lie was
When Mr. Cuovrooo had coute to au end.
Mr. Baron GARROW told Kidd. that having
heard the last of Admin.'s evidence. he might if lie
thought proper, pursue it himself, .by putting
questions, mid if lie had not a recollection of the
parts to which he had before objected, be should
assist hie memory by reading them from his notes ;
but iu general it appeared to him to be safer for
Prisoners to put themselves under the guardian.
ship and protection of their Counsel. and to confer
with them by the means afforded by the Court,
than to trust to their own dsscretion. _ _

Tidd did not avail himself of the i►roposal made
by the Court. but Davison mid he had a questiou
to put.
Mr. Baron GARROW said, his object in saying
what he had said was not to prevent the Prisoners
from questioning witnesses theonselves if they de-
sired it. but it frequently happened that Prisoners
asked questions winch proved prejudicial to them.
The question having been put into Mr. Cur.
wood's hands WWI proposed by him to Adams.
Eleanor IValker and Mary Rogers were then ex-
amined.

When the last witness had left the box, Davison
rent up it written question to be pot to her. Mr.
Curwood was not in Court, hut Mr. Baron Garruw
took it for the purpose of putting it. When he
hid read it, however, he informed the Prisoner that
it was one which his Learned Counsel would pro•
bably not put in ally shape, being founded on a
supposition that the witness had proved a fact un-
favourable to him, which she had nut, but which,
if closely pressed, she might.
Davison thanked his Lordship, and the question
was suppressed.
The different other witnesses for the Crown who
had been produced on the former trials were then
examined. Nothing new transpired from their evi-
dence. They were examined precisely in the same
order as before. About five o'clock the evidence
on the part of the Crown was completed, save the
exhibition of the arms found in Cato•street. The
trial was then postponed to this morning.
The Prisoner Davison now addressed the Court,
requesting that his wife might be permitted to see
I hat evening, for the purpose of enabling hint
to send her to certain witnesses necessary for his
defence.

The COURT said, it was not their province to in.
terfere in this respect. If the Prisoner addressed
the proper quarter, they had no doubt but that his
application wouhl tweet with whatever attention it
might deserve.

IRE LAND.

DURUM. ♦PRIL if.

The benefits of the Performers who have been
unemployed during the whole of the season. in
consequence of Dublin not having • place of thea.
tricel amusement open. will commence on Monday.
The first benefit will be that of Mr. Williams;
then comes the tin less worthy candidates for favour.
Messrs. Cobham. Johnson. and Fullam.