The National Register.
London, England, 1819-12-13 00:00:00

HIGH TREASON.

PRE'STON, Dec. 4,—On Thursday lost, Henry
Walden; wheelwright, Thomas Austin, shoemaker,
George Dewhurst, reed maker, 1191:iatn Fletcher,
tailor, and John Adamson, 'tailor, were brought to
the House of Correction,in this town, in three post-
chaises, escorted by a party of the 7th Dragoon
Guards under Cornet Stephenny. They were ap.
prehended on Wednesday night, or curly on Thurs.
day morning, and brought before the Rev. T. I).
Whitaker, L L.D. and Joseph Fielder, Esq. at
Blackburn. Wulkden and Austin stand charged
with having " imagined, devised, or intended to
levy war against his Majesty, within this realm
and with having, in order to the execution of suhe
devices or intentions, divers pikes and other offen-
sive weapons and arms, and divers traitorous and se-
ditious books, papers, letters, and writings, concealed
in their dwelling houses, out-houses, and premises
thereunto belonging, within Blackburn." The
other three prisoners, Dewburst, Fetcher, and
Adamson, are charged with having " on the 15th
of November last, at Aberghain Eaves, near Burn-
ley traitorously conspired and combined together,
with other wicked and traitorous persons,
to the number of ten thousand and upwards, and in
purauat.ce of the said traitorous conspiracy, and at
the time and place ateresaid, with having armed
themselves with divers pikes, pistols, clubs, staves,
andother offensive weapons,and with having thereby
then and there levied war against the King, in order,
by three and constraint, to compel his said Majesty
to change his measures and Councils, and to inti.
midate and overawe the Houses of Parliament."
Upon these charges the Prisoners are at present
remanded for a further hearing, which i.. expected
to take place this day.
Dewhurst, Fletcher, and Adamson, were fully
committed last night on the charge of High Treason.
Mr. Knight, of Manchester, has also been committed
under the same charge. Walkden and Austin are
are to be re-conveyed to Blackburn this afternoon,
where they will be allowed to give bail to answer
for a misdemeanour.

Within the lasi seven or eight days, the wic:.l,limles
of the weather hare been remarkable. Wednesday,
in the last week, at Bo'clock in the moriiiiitz, the thrf-
nintnetor hail stink wren degrees Itelow the freezing
Isom ;on M lay, at the save hour, it stood at fifty,
and by two oclock that day, u had risen to til:y.thrre;
and, on Tuesday at ten o'cloPk, it attained the mean
temperature of the wbole year; or hilt'.-five.
List week as a errant-mail of Mr. Gib-on, farmer, n(
[intim. 11,1 e, named (ielirite was drat% ina a coarse
trout a min with which lie had bent destarryirie hircF,
it onfortuilately went .al', when the whole of the con-
tents passed throulih his hod), and caused Ito inintedia:e
Death.

Faatt.—Between eleven end twelve o'clock on
Thersday night, as the watehmao was going his
rounds, he discovered a fire issuing from the
manuftwtory of Mr. James Twede, cabinet maker,
kosetrary Lane ; he sprung his rattle and gave
the alarm, the neighbours all assembled, and
rendered all possible assistance ; but from the
quantity of timber which it contained the fire had
gained such an ascendancy, that all attempis to
extinguish the flames were ineflip ttial Several
engines arrived, and being supplied with plenty of
water, confined the tire to the manufactory, which
was entirely burnt down. The dwelling-houso
and those adjacent were fortunately preserved.
The ('it it and! Military lAtithon IWI lie, were,
on Willuesday, actively enaageti iu ►earching for pikes
ut CJlden gale, in constincnce of a story Itavoac wale
st,road, that some hundreds of these weapons had been,
s.credy conveyed thither. The search was

YARMOUTH. DECEMBRIt, H.
It blew a eery hard gale on the night of Tuesday the
7th 'twat'', and our beach was strewed with wreck ou
the following morning. From vitriol's parcel. or kilo's
and other articles which three been picked lip, it appears
that a Danish Wert Imbrium+, called the Flimoix, Copt
Gird& , front Copriiliagesi bound to Si. Croix, Struck ou
.unite of the sands ort thir place, and went to pieces. Her
crew and parresigerr mulch all have pet i,lied.
A large vessel was di•eovered riding in a perilous Oa.
anus. autonitrt the Saud., haring lout lie 10.45". The
crew landed yesterday at nowt in skt•ir hoot. Slie proved
to be Vv ii of Bottom. North Arne, tri. Troller,
;motel, frogs Il►enteo b Ito St. Uhea, with cotton. She
has since been takes, pus•essiou of I. . • boat, from
the Aron, wbirharr• hi inging her into the Read..
The Julio, Robinson, uneiter, of antl lion Alt•stiel bound
to Lisbon, with liar. stasi I, .1/4r. tea• di..ro un ►hole at
Pa/4040a on the might i t the 7th instant, and is suite to
pieces. Crew sod 'sort of the cargo sirs. d.