The National Register.
London, England, 1816-12-09 00:00:00

ItEGISTER.

THE NATI

DIE LA7',
fLIITIIkR PARTICULARS,
Weregret to say, that the accounts or Mr. Platt were
not so favourable last night as we cold& have wished.
lie was no wonv+ than on Friday, but he we+ far from
being better. The contents of the pistol had not been
extracted.

The account received on Saturday from Mr. Platt was,
that the ball is not extracte,l, but that he is free from
fever ; there is no inflammation of the wound, which
hits a regular discharge, and the medicine haa tie tie-
sired effect. Mr. Ashley Cooper, who ittealiliim, bas
favourable. hopes.
The younger Watson, of whose identity as the person who
shot 3lr. Platt, there u now uut the ileghttut doubt, it is sup-
posed is soon likely to be in the hands of the Police, who, we
understand, have received pritty accurate Information of his
route.

The re-examination of Preston, Hooper, Cashman. Carter,
and Gamble, at the Mansion House, took place on Friday ;
but they were all again remanded.
The Lord Mayor has had an interview with Lord Sidenontli.
Hi. Lordship, we ander:den& recommended, in the strongest
manner, the necessity of 110111111 a a public examination of the
elder Watson; numerous Individuals, as Well by letter as
otherwise, having stated that they were prepared to identify
his present. A number of persons hourly present themselves
at the Mansion House, who can speak to Ow enuel'3ct of the
parties in custody, and who were observed as the most 'retire
in the divracefhl scenes on Monday last. The Lord Mayor,
therefore, in order to obtain the best possible evidence., has
postponed the examination until Wednesday next.
• It wv stated by his Lordship, that the plan wns much twee
extensive than was at first imagined —Tile attempt at inseir-
• rection wits certain, as well as the bring provided with arms.
This latter fact is not only established by the deelarntion of
souse of the parties in custody, bat by Ow accounts delivered
from several quarters of the purchase of snot and powder on
the morning of Monday. A person in Bishospgate--,re et, in
particular, disposed of a quantity of powder and Shot early
that day; bat his servants, who supplied the mime:wets, had,
at coureptinnappwaitefisiun of their design.—From deck-
tation o'resten, w charged yonna Watson with pi (rim-
tsney, itiippears, that ti operations were not to have coot-
Mceil tJlt rlark.
Preetootalks more enthnslasticallv than before of the extent
o(the plot.; and adds, that nu ICJ. than 300,400 persons welt
enrolled in the cause! Hooper, who ststes Presinn to no the
instigator of hie conspiracy, has dc; !arid that the tWo Wah.
sons, himself, and Presto; were in coneef' tageiht. in Spa-
fields on the morning of Monday. By some eldenr, however,
when the party left that place, with aottiii Watson at their
bead, for the purpose of advancing into the esty. they lost
sight of each other; but Hooper afterwards --t.v tale 1.011114,r
in the midst of the mob in Cheapside. Preston elsr e, v.now-
ledges that he was with the party in the Minorees at three
o'clock. _ _

We have stated that two lancets were found in the shop of
Mr. Beckwith since the commission of the oittrege nloir-
day, and that on them were engraveu the letter W. lipou
closer examination, however, the name of Watson was iliseo.
vexed upon the inside of each. Mr. Beckwith attended the
Mansion House on Friday, as did his buy, John Roberts, who
was in the shop with nr. Platt at the moment the rioter,
entered. He describes most accurately the person of the
assassin (corresponding entirely with that of young Watson),
and also of a sailor, who was most active in plundering the
shop of arms. Mr. Beckwith states, that the assassin (a-
before related) loaded a cave of duelling pistols, which he
carried away ; and it is a singular coincidence, thatl on the
night of the elder Watson's arrest at Highgate, the two pers.,ns
in his company who escaped discharged each a pistol. The
Lord Mayor suggested the necessity of Roberts, the boy,
being taken to the Compter, where he might possibly identify
some of the parties in costody, to whom he was ordered ad.
mission yesterday morning.
Two letters were on Friday put into the bands of the Lord
Mayor, one by Mr. Beckwith, which a as fogad on the sloughs,
addressed, '• Mi. Preston;' the other by a Mr. Curtis, of
Goswell-street, who undertakes to identify some of the riaters,
Gamble in particular, whom he saw discharge and reload
their pieces on Monday, at the rurnuentwben they were de-
prived of their standard at the Royal Exchange.
At Lambeth-Street Police office, eight of the rioters, taken
with arms in their hands, have beau examined before Sir D.
Willidms and the other Magistrates, and four of theta were-
yesterday again examined.
It wilt be recollected, that four pistols were purchased by..
man answering the description of Watson, at Mr. Parke"
shop, Holborn. These fuue pistol/ have been traced and iden-
tified. One of them was found on Watson, stn. two on
Hooper, and the fourth is discovered to have been *AM-
with which Mr. Plait was shot. The pistol being thus found
and recognized, the next step was to connect it with Watson
as the purchaser: and this most invention circumstance has
been most satisfactorily demonstrated. Tbe chain of proof
seems to us unbroken, and we give it to the public with an
assurance that it is perfectly authentic. The young min who
went on Saturday last to Mealier of Mr. Parker,to purchase
the pistols is question, was charged 11. 6e. for the first pair.
He tended two 11. notes. The shopinan asked his Dome and
address, which he gave Mr. Watson, Hyde Street, Blooms.
bury: this description was instantly written at the back of
each note. The sbopman not being able to give him change,
set one of the notes out for that purpose ; and on the return
of this messenger, Mr. Watson received in change a Ts. piece
and five separate shillings. He then left the shop, but re-
tained shortly after, and purchased another pair of pistols,
for which he gave soother IL, note (on which his name and
address were written by the shopman as before), together
with a seven-shilling piece and a shilling, and again de- k
parted. As soon as it was ascertained on 'Monday that the
pistol which shot Mr. Platt was one of those purchased at
Mr. Parker's, an enquiry was immediately set on foot to trace
the purchaser. Mr. Parker's shopinon had a perfect recol-
lection oldie purchase, but could not at first remember the
name or address of the man who bought the pistol... The
onus, unfortunately, had been paid away, and it was not
known to who.n. At length the circumstance of the sending
out one note for change recurred to the shopman's memory,
and application was made to the tradesman who changed it.
He also had paid it away, bat knew to whom; and *Berson)e
earth, recovered the identical note having on it Mr. Watsees
name and address. The note being this &end, an officer was
dispatched to Hyde Street, Bloomsbury,nred there discovered
the residence of the two Watsons. The apartments were
{starched, sad several papers were seised. Among them was
ar letter from Hunt, the Orators to Watacro,jon.oo the subject

of the Spa Fields Meeting. Justice, however, demands that
we should declare, that there was nothing in this letter, which
could at all iinplicate Mr. Hunt with what took place in the
city. jt appeared to be an answer to letters written by *at-
son, junto Hr. Heel, while be was in the reentry.

A reward of 5001. hits been offered by Government for
Wauun's appreheasion, in addition to other rewards offered.
" Whitehall. Dem Pier 6. 1816.
" Whereat it has bees hembly_represental taw legal High
the Princelte,rent, that James Watson they late of
street. Bloomsbury, perm, otrairattiargodl. iemdt. on s
lent saspiciesi of baring wilfully aed " is
and murder Richard Platt. on handy Id of this
Weep be:, by firing a foetid fiseel as and irmitdias IM
mid Riclund Platt :
,* And that the said James Waugh dos iamb *mid as vibe.
meat suspicion with haring 0318,1111irad dims War big aid aties6
otu offences:

'•
.His Royal Digitate!, for the balm and more speedy appans:-.
baradtag aad Wigwag to the said how Watson the lib.
ninon& AMON Whereby pissed. sang is dm mass end
on behalf of hie titeisay, se promos to $O7 Firms (*P -Womb,
shill discover and aesd. or cams to be dire °raw and awn.,
handed, the said Jams Wawa, the awn of
FIVE HUNDRED FOUNDS;
to be paid by the lona Onesitaipioneva of his "
Mniestes. Treastuy.
upon the said James Walesa land aoPrawlided awl 1101.4(41 In mg
one of his Majesty's Baca.. DmOUTH.
" The above Joao Watson is a surgentitymko, and has
been employed in that capacity on board a Spon *hip. He is a
young ?otherparentl about 21 en 14 yawl af age,-hutzigy ;
dark hair. pale coaniet ire fast Eve_ joehee radmr
simdcr Hadaslimin order hie Ii eye on a
brown area mat. lime am. black w*enat, drab keesellons
and bragpitare s appearing% shabby gain&lkham lately
in Hydernact. Mnowbuty. and was in the habit of waidag a bilk
coat. buttened. keensyment besachei aid keg ishno.*
Armed of MIL faiths 'Eked by the Lied M. mid
of London. for dm apprehension and mwrialina at the ellaawill.Wit
shot Mr. Platt; and a reward of soL liw the appitheniim and convic-
tion of any of those who broke into the =Olt% Brecwitlk, or
of Mr Brander and Mr. Rae, in the and eels *Nam
tire-arms and oboe property. The parish dklernichres sa Wit
Mr. Beckwith's shop is situated. ma aka 11111111.• maid at
wine amount as that offered by the Laud M 1.11141
of the assassin.

The keys found in Mr. Beckwids's shop have been found
to fit young Watson's boxes ; and in those were found several
papers. and a letter from Mr. Hunt to young Watson. Moe
things are all sent to the office of the Secretary of State.

MR. HUNT'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH LORD
SIDMOLTTH.

The following is a ropy of the correspondence that boa
taken place between Mr. Hunt and Lord diamond'.
" Leaden. Nos. 19.1616.
"My Loan,—At a very numerous M held Map& Ire ilk
the blur of November, a Petition to the we igresioi.'
and it was, by the same Meeting, resolved dm I diebte
nourofpn-senting the said i'etiuun. In ',this sembidem, •
=iiir,
Nib
I have this day waited on Col. *Mahon, at Warder
to icatija a knowledge oi the pleaswre olds oellp,
the time i.nd placed hat he would WWI*. I. .ricsa
Petition coin.intur to my chary* smear I
tiom the Colonel was, that titer. Wan Ni um wale a
Petition to the Prince: me at a Limes. abbb well lies der
just yet; the other. through the isatioWS elllasalir the Haw Dow
pat tm. nt.
" My Lord, what It read in that Rill of afglas which is soerel
boasted of, gni which contain the gramodlesi did& the
Stuart were excluded from the theme; wise 'seal iik that
constitutional IAIV, that one of the ROOD "611111.611 1 iild
on" by the people of England, was the Molt to Petition the Erni,
or either House of Parliament, 1 as a master of mouse.
that the Right to Petition included the Id so reagent Petitions;
because it could not appear to me to beam . muse to declare, this
the people had a right to pray, without bleb(' right_ se aura their
prayers to be heard. And, therefore, * all a Abromad• 0 mosLosh-
seeable, a starving people, who me humbly et
spordrreliern
that their prayer must wait he the mearrede mho' et it I. et
tin the pleasure of a Secretary of /arse, is what I shell net Ile ebb to
do, wi ti tout great pout and usortillostiom
" Nevertheless, that I nay disaster'sy duty to the uemostra
bo
power, -I inclose the above-mentioned Petition. requesting year
ship to present it to his Royal Nieman the Prince II egent. gm
answer. through your Lordship, I shall wait with the resebt
anxiety.
I have the honour to he, my Lord, your Lordsltiplt most obe-
dient, and most humble servant,

" H. H UN T.
" To the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Sidmouth.
" P. S. I beg your Lordship to have the goodness to cute the an-
' 'twee of his Royal Highness to be addressal to rue at Middleton Cot-
doge, near Aver."
" Whitehall. Nov. 2n.
" ftra,-1 have UM before the Prince Regent the Petition agreed to
at the Meeting held in Spa-Fields. on the 13th instant, winch you
you delivered to me yesterday. at the lace; accompanied by a let-
ter to me from yourself, by which letter you appear to hare been cur-
reedy informed by Col. Mahon, that, according; to en invariable
rule. tee Petition in question could not he mated by his Royal
Highness, except at a Levee, or through the Secretary of Site for the
Home Department,—l urn, Sir, your obedient humble 'errant.
" H. Hunt, l.w. SIDMOUTH."
" Middleton CFetage, Nov. 25.
"My Loan,—l beg to rekowerlodge the tempt of your Lord-
ship's favour of the toth itraftMt pormit we to ware rem kudship.
that it will afford me sincere pilaw to be Akio is the Mut-
ing to be held in Spa Fields ook Moser do Id of 'that'
your Lordship has paid attuatitei io ihtir oppilosiisoL-11 biro *a
honour to be, my Lord, your Lordship's mat obedient, mama*
humbly servant. H. HUNT.
" To the Right Hon. Lord Viscount Stihnouth."

The lion. Mr. Law, of the Guard• met whit a dteleppoint-
intent on Monday night. • All °Otero; being ordered to re-
main on duty, Mr. 1.. cent to the house of Lord Litenhoronsts
'ln St. James's-square for his camp bed. the servant and one
or two other men were bringing it to him, when some of the
watchmen, su4pecting that they had not obtained it fairly,
seised them and carried them to Cite watch-house, where they
and the bed were detained till it could be ascertained who
the:, were.—Eredisk refer.

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In the Cann of King's Bench, on Fa iday, the Attorney_
General applied, on the part of the defend:ter, in a cause
Owlett v. Johnsen, to put off the trid, on an affidavit which
set forth she absence of* material witneas. The action W4l
brought en a promissory note which %l r. Davison, the bastion I
of the celebrated actress, received from the defendant, an I
paid over to the plainiiff, lir certain goods purchased from
him. The defence set an is,. that the defendant gave the'
the said note to Mr. Davison in the course of a alining trans-
action, Bed that the evidence of that gentleamal was sect 1.4
sat: tv substaittlaleibt 11$1.

T'HE

OYAL FAMILY.
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Extract of' a letter from Brighton, dated Dec. 2.
" This afternoon her Majesty arrived at the Pavilion.
The military received their orders to be in attendance in
the morning ; and the 10th Royal Hussars, with a part
of the 51st regiment of light infantry, doing duty here,
received the Royal Family with the accustomed honours
as they catered the Pavillien gates. Soon after three
o'clock, the arrival of the carriages of the Nobility, the
Attendants, and Officers of the Royal Household, gave
the signal for the assemblage of a great concourse of
people to weicookre her Majesty. At half past four the
Duke of Clarence arrived from Bushy Park ; and, in a
few minutes afterwards, the Queen, accompanied by the
Priam. Augusta and Lady Macclesfield, drove to the
entrance-hall at the, Pavilion. The Royal Party left
Windsor a few minutes before nine o'clock in the morn-
ing, and travelled by the route of Kingston and Rai.
gate. About ten minutes after the entrance of her Ma-
jesty into Brighton the Prince Regent arrived from
Carleton-house. His Royal Highness was welcomed
with every expression of loyal effusion from a numerous
concourse of :peewees."
BRIGHTON, Dec. s.—This afternoon, Her Majesty,
the Duke of Clarence, the Princess Augusta, the Du-
chess of Molester, the Prime's Sophia of Glocester,
accompanied by Lady Macclesfield and Lady J. Thyrinc,
drove in two carriages, with their attendants, through
tin town, and proceeded. to the ancient borough of
Shoreham, when the royal cavalcade returned by the
western cliflk •to the Pavilion. Before the Duchess of
Glocester went out with Her Majesty, her Royal
Highness accompanied the Duke in a promenade
Pallethe principal parts of the town. The Royal
have confined their dinner parties to the.cirele
of domestic satiety : and in the evening of yesterday
and this night, the invitations of company to the con-
certs have been confined to those Noblemen more par-
ticularly connected with the Court. This'evening the
Duke of Montrose arrived at the Pavilion ; and yester-
day the Mastitis and Marchioness of Mindy, and Lord
Eardley, at Brighton.

—mar
THE GRAND DUKE NtCHOLAS.

After his Royal Highness the Grand Duke Nicholas
and suite left St. Alban's House, they stopped at Bar-
net, where they partook of some refreshment ; after
which they proceeded to Woburn, where they passed
the night.—The next morning they inspected the Ab-
bey. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford not being at
home, his Highness and suite were received by his
Graces new steward, who conducted the distinguished
visitors through the abbey, the garden, and the plea-
sure grounds. .The steward, being apprised of their
intended visit, had prepared an elegant collation, which
they partook of, and they were highly gratified with
the splendid magnificence of that noble edifice, together
with the beautifnl scenery of the gardens and pleasure
grounds. His Highness and suite then left Woburn,
and dined at Towcester, on their way to Warwick,
where they arrived and put up at the principal Inn.
On Tuesday they viewed the Castle, where his High-
ness was received by the noble Earl, who introduced
his Highness' and suite to hii noble Consort ; after
which his Lordship conducted his distinguished visitors
through the Castle, which they highly admired. His
Lordship then conducted his Highness, followed by his
suite, to the grand dining room, where a sumptuous
breakfast, consisting of every delicacy in the season,
was prepared ; after which his Highness and suite, set
out on their way to Birmingham, where Sir William
C ve will join his Highness.
7ereeterday the Grand Duke Nicholas and mate, at-
tended by Sir William Coegreve and Baron Nieholay,
with livery servants of the Prince Regent, arrived at
the Royal Hotel in this town to dinner. In the even-
Endid• Mr. Thomason, in Church-street, illuminated his
' show rooms for their inspection, with which
y appeared much gratified. This morning, about
ten o'clock, two carriages were in readiness, when the
Grand. Duke and suite proceeded to the Tower, in
Widmer-lane ; the nail-manufactory of Messrs. Wil-
liams, Jones, and Co. Britannia-buildings ; P. T.
Munts luid Co.'s mill, in Water-street, metal-rollers,
and manufacturers of steel and iron wire ; Jordan's
patent sash-manufactory, in Friday-street ; Messrs.
Cook and Attwood's brass founders, in Broad-street;
Small's paper mache and japan manufactory, &c.—
Arming/tam Chron. Dee. 4. •

THE DRAMA.

DRURY LANE.

qt as, candidate for public favour appeared for the
first time at this Theatre, and as the bills of the day
annonnoetl, for the fast time on any stage, last Wild.
needay night. The thbolarsie -was a young Lady mused
Mangcon, earl the character which she selected for her
first effort, was autism, in the favourite Open of
Lionel and Clarissa. Miss Mangeon's figure is good,
and het features pretty, though they do not possess much
expremion. Her voice is sweet and flexible, but her
powers are by no means.. great, speaking on the best
judgmem wasould farm of her labouring under all the
disadvantages inaeparablc fromw -flint appearance. It