The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-04 00:00:00

THE etausriater CONSPIR,4CY.

Soon after eleven o'clock last morning, I:weenier,
Salmon, and other officers of the Bow-street Police,
strived in three roaches at Coldtruth Field* prison,
with orders from the Secretary of State far the flume
Department, to bring immediately to Whitehall,
the conspirators confined in the Douse of Cor-
rection, for examination before the Privy Coun-
cil. Mr. Adkins, the Goreriitor of the prison, im-
mediately delivered over the following prisoners into
the care of the officers, viz. Thistlewooti, Monument,
Wilson, Davidson, Tidd, Gilehrirt, lags, I.lrad-
burn, Shaw, Cooper, and Brunt. They were int-
mediately conveyed in the coaches provided fur
their reception to Whitehall. The Prisoners were
all handcuffed to each other. About the time
that this detachmeut reached ‘Vhiteliall, Mr.
Nodder, the Keeper of Tothill-fields Prison, ar-
rived at the'same place in a coach, with Preston,
Simmonds (the footman), HIS ',ism. Ville a Life
Guardsman), Abel Hall, and Firth, the keeper
of the loft in Cato-street. The whole of the Pr-
isoners on their arrival at Whitehall were placed in
the first apartment at the left hand, adjoining to Mr.
Day's office. Those from the House of Correction
were placed in a line; hand-cuffed together, on
the bench immediately facing the entrance, and
the Tothill-fields prisoners were seated on a bench
at the right hand side of the room. The appear-
ance of the whole was wretched in the extreme,
sod one or two of them seemed mere boys. This-
tlewood appeared quite downcast, his festuieli
ap-
pear every day to undergo an alteration for the
worse—his complexion is become quite jaundiced,
and his general appearance nerveless and emaciated ;
he wore the old brown surtout in which lie was gene-
rally seen of late in the streets, kept his eyes occa-
sionally gazing with iodifference upon the strangers
who thronged the room, but mostly fixed on the
ground. Davidson, this man of colour, seemed
perfectly at his ease, and talked cheerfully to the
Prisoner who sat next hint Preston was not
only quite composed, but enjoying a onsistant
smile of self-complacencj. at the inquisitiveuess
with which strangers as they ionised asked,
which is Preston P"-." winch is Thistlewood 1"
Preston seemed in his usual good spirits, awl had
not a little of the appearance of exhilarated
them in the course of the morning by a jolly
draught. While the Prisoners were in this torso a
comoiderable number of Gentleinesi were permitted to
pass through the room, hut mole to converse %101 l
them. The Police Officers were stationed at the end
of each seat. Mr. Lee, the active High Constable of
IVestininster, was in attendance at Whitehall, and
a crowd of idle !remiss remained in front of the
office during the day. Nothing but the common
emperors' of mere curiosity marked the conduct of
this crowd as the Prisoners pained. •

The meeting of the Lords of the Council was
atiesidird by the same members as we stated yester.
day; in addition to the Attorney and Solicitor.
Grovel, there were present bar. Sheriff Ruthwell,
Alderman Sir %Vu.. Curtis, &c.

The Prisoners in custody upon the present horrid
charge were brought lathe Office Giulio. purpose of
Leo►ing the charges exhibited against them. A
witness was examined who had beeu d►scovered by