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TRI4L FUR HIGH TREASON.

"OLD BAILEY. TunDAY, APRIL le►.

THIRD DAY.
The trial of Thisilespoed was restlipea this twini-
ng at the Old Bailey. At nine o'clock the Court
was but thinly attended. The Judges took their
seats on the Bench at II quarter past nine o'clock,
and the eleven prisoners were at that time put to
the Bair. They wen dressed in the same manner as
yesterday, acid teemed equally collected. Thistle-
wood was in Trouts he bowed to the Court on en-
tering, and requested the Court would indulge him
with a chair. Others of the prisoners made a simi-
lar application. Chief Justice Abbott Ordered that
two or three chairs should he placed in the dock,
where prisoners might avail themselves of them us
occasion required. Thistleworad thanked the Court,
and took his seat on the first chair which *as brought
into the deck.
The first witness called was r.leaunr Walker,
who resides at No. 4, Fox-court, Gray's-Inn-lane.
Thomas Hideo% a milkman, was the next witness.
The Earl of Harrowby's examination Tullowed.
As his Lordship's evidence was merely a repetition
of facts already before the public we trust we may
venture. wit hoot any infringement of the prohibitory
order of the Court, to state that his Lordship merely
said he held a high official situation among his
Majesty's Ministers, that he was also a member of
the Cabinet, and had issued cards for a cabinet
Auer.. at his house in Grosvenor-square, on the
evening of Wednesday the Oil February. lie
expected the presence of the Lord Chancellor, the
Doke of Wellington, the Earls of Liverpool and
Mulgrave; Earl Bathurst, Lords Sidmeuth, Cab.
tlereagli, and Melville; the Chancellor of the
F.xcliequer. Mr. Cronin, Mr. Bragge.Bathurst.
Mr. IVellesley Pole, and Mr. Itobineon. His Lord-
ship also mentioned the manner in which a man who
was in Court, stopped him in Hyde I'ark on the
preceding day (Tuesday, the 24d February), and
informed him of a particular occurrence that was in-
tended to take place in his house after the Cabinet
thinner. This information was communicated to the
Cabinet, and prevented the Members from making
arrangements to dine with the Earl of I larrowby on
the Wednesday, though all the preparations for the
dinner were nevertheless carried on as usual in
Grosvenor-square, and not countermanded until
%%*esinesday evening about eight o'clock. The
other *names were his Lordship's butler, John
Baker, and John Monument, the accomplice. The
latter was brought into Court in the custody of two
of the %Verde's of the Tower. His examination last-
ed nearly two hours. He detailed, at great length.
the occureetices on the loft of Cato-street on the
evening of the 2.3 d February, up to the period of
t!:e entrance of the police and military into the
room, when lie was amongst others taken luta
custody.
Thomas Monument was the next witness.

Dayer, another approver. was called. Ilia evi.
deuce closed at half-past two o'clock. The Bow-
street ottcers were neat examined as to what took
place in Cato-street.
Captain FrracLantsice was the only military
person called to speak as to the transactions at
atu-street. _ .

The case for the prosecution closed at half-past
faor o'clock.
Mr. Cuawoou rose and addressed the Jury in a
ve,y impressive manner for the defence. Ilia
',Jere!' closed at five o'clock. The witnesses for
It:e defence were then called. Their examination
Issted till a quarter past six o'clock.
Mr. ADOLPHUS then, in terms peculiarly respect-
ful. called the consideration of the Court to the
short tinse-which the Counsel for the defence had
been allowed to prepare to meet so multifarious a
charge. 1-1 r begged their Lordships therefore to
adjourn the Court, and allow him to commence his
address on the following (this) morning.
The CHIEF JUSTICE said, the Court must always
feel anxious to give every consistent degree of lati-
tude to those engaged in defending persons situated
like the prisoner at the bar. Ile wished to know
if it would suit the convenience of the Jury to ad-
journ the Court for that purpose ?
The Foreman of the Jury said, that his fellow-
jurors were of opinion, that their convenience ought
nut to be consulted in such a ease.

The CHIC! JUSTICE said, the answer was such
as he should have expected hum men of such cha-
rovier and respectability.
One of the Jury wished to know if they were
bound to observe the evidence of one of the wit-
nesses, whom they rather distrusted ?
The CHIEF JUSTICE mildly observed, that was
not the proper time for considering such a question.
The Court adjourned at a quarter after six
o'clock.

A large body of constables were in attendance,
and the utmost order was observed both witlint and
without the walls of the Court. We have made
the most ample arrangements for giving a full Re-
port of these interesting Trials as soon as the tort-
duct of the Court shall be taken olf.

DISCONTENT IN SCOTLAND.

GREENOCK. APRIL 14.

Wednesday Sir Thomas Bradford. Commander
of the Forces. in Scotland, Sir %Vslliam Rae, the
Lord Advocate, and Mr. Dope, Advorate Depute,
aimed here ; likewise Lord Blain) re, Lord Lieu-
i-nant of the County. T he Lord Advocate, we
ornierstand, examined the progress of the precogni-
tion, with the conducting of which he expressed his
saiisraction, and took a view of the ground where
the affairs of Saturday occurred. IVe learn, also,
that he ordered the examination of evidence to be
cl.,sed, bot directed that individuals might give in to
the proper authorities written statements, with their
sigirturvis, during the remainder of the week, after
which the whole should be transmitted to him.—
During the stay of these distinguished officers, we
believe they bad ample opportunity of satisfying
themselves trgarding the retreats' quiet of the town,
mud rap:eased thendoelses accordingly. One re-
markable occurrence, whiclespeaks more to this im-
portant fact than volumes of assertion, we'rather
think fell under their immediate observation, as we
observed them walking along Cathcart-street but u
few minutes before it happened. Between 4 and 3

o'clock
. •
(the (linnet hour of the Working classes
here) the bodies of Adam Clephaire and Juru
111'Whinnie. two of those killed on the Sth inst. at a
short interval from each other, both teopectalily at.
tendril, were borne to " the house appointed for all
liVing." It pas just it the lime when It might have
been expected tout the populace would he thronging
the streets. On the contrary, however, we observed
fewer than under ordinary circumst.nees t buts far
more respectful tribute was paid to the unfortunate
titan that which the insatiable spirit of curi-
osity. amongst other motives, usually calls kith.
Those who were aware stopped, and beast on the
mourners and the receptacles of the mourned, that
sympathy of look which tells of the tacit commu-
nion which exists in society between the most ex-
alted 'slid the lowest ranks, through all the inter-
mediate stages. No crowd followed, Koenig as they
we're 66 for want of thought ;" • look was given,
and no more; then pursuing his way, each proba-
bly pondered on the fatal effects arising from the
idle curiosity and the irrepressible spirit of mobs,
and apparently aware that the peace of the town was
somewhat connected with this hue of arc-mous con-
disci. It is possible that, iii the unkindlissess of
their q)ititr, some, at a aistatsre, may imagine. from
what has so recently happened. ihst our society
must be strangely demoralized. The above is a
fact nevertheless, and the more worthy of theit at-
tention, us " facts are stubborn things."
On inquiry, this morning, we learn that Archi-
bald Nl'Kinuciti, one of the patients in the lotir-
mary, the only one, in our statement of Tuesday,
d-clared doubtful, is doing well. The same may
be said of the other four patients in the hospital.
Several persons have been incarcerated, on suspi-
cion of having been concerned iu the breaking of
the gaol on Saturday night.

GLASOOW, APRIL 15.

On Thursday nugl►t, about eleven o'clock, a I►arty
of hussars, Lord Elcho's Edinburgh troop), and
twenty of the Glasgow troop, with twenty riflemen,
in spring-waggons, and a piece of flying artillery,
left this city for Ayrshire. At Kilmarn►ck, Gals-
ton, and Newmills, 16 Radicals were ap►prehe►►ded
and sent off prisoners to Ayr, under the escort of
the Edinburgh troop. The inhabitants of the dif-
ferent towns 'hewed no inclination to resist the
milita►y. Could we give a view of the actual situa-
tion of the country, fur many miles round this city,
such as it is, it would scarcely be credited. We
shall mention one filet regarding Galant), which
thews the audacity of the Radicals in a striking
point of view. A respectable gentleman, last week,
on his way to this city, in psssu►g through that vil-
!age, saw, in broad day-light, several individuals
sitting at their doors, deliberately sharpening their
pikes; and such he learned was the power of the
Radicals there, that not au individual durst open
his mouth who was of a different way of thinking
from themselves ; and he further learned, that this
principle was predominant in all the surrounding
villages. The hussars, the Glasgow troop, and
the riflemen with the piece of flying artillery, re-
turned here yesterday about two o'clock in the
afternoon. _

Nesurely a day has passed during this week but
numbers of the Radical Leaders have been appre-
hended in this district, and committed to !prison.
The person who stuck up the treasonable placard
of April Ist, ut Balfron, we understand, has been
apprehended.
Ills Majesty's ship Verogeur sailed on Monday
from Leith Roads for Greenock, all which port, it
is understood, she is to lie as a prison-ship.
It is tomoured that a Special Commission will
be initnediately issued for the trial of those accused
of treasonable conspiracies iu Scotland.

[From " The Edinburgh Courant .1

EDINBURGH. ♦rRll. 15.

Early yesterday morning the privoners taktree at
Bouisyntuir were removed from the goal to the
Castle. They are confined in separate apartments
and strictly guarded.
Thursday afternoon the grenadier company of
the 80t6 regiment, under Captain %Vslsh, with the
colours and baud, marched into the Castle from
Aberdeen.

The piquet of the Royal Mid-Lothian yeomanry
(which war stationed at NI ussrlbutgli) cootie in here
on Thursday, and parade every morning at the
Riding School.
We hear that Captain L'Amy's rifle company,
120 strong. made a tender last week to march to
Glasgow. to assist in putting down the insurree-
tan there, or to any other part of the kingdom
where their services might be required.
On IVechiesday last Mr. Murdoch, with a party
of eight men, left Airdrie •to escort a quantity of
atumunitinti for the Airdrie volunteers. On their
return they were attacked and abused by a crowd
assembled at the barrack-gate, • who followed
them along the road, hissing, hooting, crying
" Seize the powder 1." and assailing them with a
shower oh: stones. Two men were placed in front
as a guard, and the rest closed behind. There might
then be about 700 or sou men, and their insolence
incleasing, they were charged by the party. They
were instantly rejoined by the crowd, who conti-
• nued to pelt them with stone.. When they came
to Westinuir and Shettleston, the mob became
quite infuriated, crying " Kill Murdoch." In this
manner they were handled till past Ilsillieston toll,
when the appearance of a party of volunteers, sent
to meet the escort, completely turned the pursuit.
The party. were all injured by stones, sad some of
the horses cute Only one shot was fired. and that
over the heed of the mob ; but some of them will
doubtless feel bruises given them with the broad
side of the word,

On Monday morning seven Radicals were seized
at Ilalfron by a party of the Stirlingehire yeomanry,
and lodged in the Castle.
Early on Wednesday morning a party of the
♦eomanry cavalry surrounded the town of Mauch.
True, when a strict •h was made for arms and
papers. About 30 Radicals were taken up, mid
are now under examination. Sheriff Bell and a
party of the veteran battalio►r left Ayr next morning
for that place. Soule pikes were found on Thers-
day morning concealed iu a field near Ayr.
On Monday se'noright, these was a general strike
of work in several of the manulectusing villages
throughout this county. and crowds of idle people
collected on the streets 111 the most threatening
attitudes, and apparently anziomily looking for iu•
telligenct of some general rising of their brother

TH E i; II I'i'LSH PRESS.

LON DON.
iVEDMSDAY. APRIL 19. 184..

nisi/mood's trial was resumed yesterday noth-
ing at nine o'clock, when many witnesses wete
examined on the part of the Crown, and the case
for the prosecution closed. Mr. CUItWOOD ad-
dressed the Jury on the defence, and some evi-
dence was received. The further proceeding were
adjourned to this morning. The strict injunction
of the Court prevents us from publishing any fur-
ther account of the proceedings than a general
description of the scene, the names of the witnesses,
and the appearance and demeanour of the per-
sons concerned, which will be found in another part
of our Paper.
It happens, we think, rather unfortunately, that
while the many perinea, who have been admitted as
auditors during the trial at the Old Bailey are en•
able(' to communicate through all parts of the town
vague, mutilated, and contradictory narratives of
the statements made by Counsel, and of the evi-
dence given by the several witnesses in the case
now pending. the newspapers are prohibited from
correcting this manifest evil, and from giving to the
world clear, accurate, and impartial reports. The
question does not rest between reports and no re-
ports, between communhzation upon the one hand
and silence upon the other—but between correct re•
pints and vague statements, between truth and
falsehood, accuracy and confusion. Every man or
woman who has succeeded in obtaining admission
to the Old Bailey within the last two days conceives
it necessary, either for the gratification of agility, or
the curiosity of others, to give what the horn-boys
call " a full, trete, mud particular account{' or the
proceedings in Court. and from the faithlessness of
memory, the want of experience, or other causer,•
these several accounts vary in general as much
from the truth as they differ one from another.
In one circle is to be found a young lady,
for the edification of her female friends, laying
down the law of treason with the precision of a
HALE or a FosTER, and detailing. with happy
volubility, the striking points of the direct testi-
mony, and the felicitous dexterity of the cross-ex-
amination. In another circle may be heard a young
Gentleman rivalling the eloquence of the ATTOR.
REY-GENERAI., while he undertakes to communi-
cate to • wondering crowd the facts contained in
the Learned Gentleman's statement. Facts and
law thus reported must not hope to acquire much
correctness and accuracy as they proceed from one
mouth to another, and should they its the course of
their wanderings chance to visit the ears either of
the counsel or witnesses with whom they were sup-
posed to have commenced, we can easily imagine
their astonishment at the strange metamorphosis
which their unhappy progeny had in so short • time
undergone. We have had occasion to observe this
consequence of the injunction, and cannot but
think it more pregnant with evil than if the public
were permitted to receive correct and authentic re-
ports through the newspapers of the proceedings as
from day to day they occur in the Court. While
the injunction remains in force, however, it is our
part to obey it. Thistle's' ood's trial will probably
close this evening.

Paris Papers of Saturday last have arrived at
our office. From the frequency with which the
writers in the French Journals turn their attention
to the affairs of Spain, it is easy to perceive the
deep interest which the progress of the Spanish re-
volution inspires in the people of France. The
Journal des Debars recites from the (Vidal Gazette
of Berlin, • long historical statement respecting the
establishment of the Cortes on the 24th of Sep-
tember, 1810, in the Isla de Leon, the object of
which is to shew that this body was not elected by
the nation at large, and consequently could not be
entitled to alter the existing constitution of the
monarchy, and also that the Cortes never enjoyed
the confidence of the people. The members of
the Cortes undoubtedly were not elected by the
nation at large, because at the time of its esta-
blishment the far greater part of the Peninsula
was in the power of the French army, but they
were eonvened by the Supreme Junta, which dur-
ing the vacancy of the throne exercised sovereign
authority in Spain, with the universal convent of
all who were capable of expressing their opinions
on the subject ; and when so convened, they were
recognised as the legislative and supreme authority
in Spain, not only by the Spaniards in general,
but by. the Courts of England, Russia, the Bra-
zils, and Sicily. The British Ministry uniformly
acted in conjunction with the Cortes, and from this
body the Duke of I%.IILLINOTON, with the per-
mission of his own Court. received 'tile title of
Captain General of the Spanish Forces—a title
which, us the Journal des Debits remarks, disgust-
ed all the Spanish Officers, and especially Geiser.'
BA LLASTIIMOII6 The Court of Russia concluded a
Treaty with the Coon, dated the loth July, MI,

the third article Of ill/ 111 a;•
jesty the Emperor of Mimic reoognises as legiti-
mate the Assembly of the Cortes, General and Ex-
traordinary, now sittiog it Cadis ; as also the Cm._
Mission of the Spanish Alone/city, which this As-
sembly has decreed and promulgated." With the
Costes the Courts of Brazils sod Sicily treated;
but what objection can be urged to the legitimacy
of the Assembly, since it has been solemnly re•
togitised by OeßttniaNd himself, following, as he
t nipholicelly declares, the full and express wish Dr
leo people ?

This latter titcumstance is in itself sufficient to
put en end to all quibbling upon the right of the
Cortes to frame a constitution, for it matters not by
whom or by what power a frame bf government
may have been devised or proposed, if it receive the
general approbation of the people for whom it is
intended. the despotic power of the Kings which
existed in Spain since the days of the Emperor
CHARLES V. we. a gross violation of the rights and
privileges of a people once enjoying • higher de-
gree of political and civil liberty than ady other
nation in Europe, and if • happy combination of
circumstances enable a great, generous, and gallant
people to fling off the servitude of ceistaries, shall a
paltry pretence be drawn from sodte unavoidable
irregularity in the process, to brand them with gross
appellations, and reproach them with ordicipated
crimes for which their past conduct offers no foun-
datiou?

In pursuance of that feeling of candour which we
hope has uniformly distinguished the tone of our
political sentiments!, we inserted in yesterday's
number a letter addressed to us, bearing the signa-
ture of " iimenes," upon the subject of the revolu-
tion in Spain, in which we were charged with eulo-
gising the Constitution of the Cortes. We appre-
ciate too highly the excellencies of our own Con-
stitution to eulogise a frame of government
which differs from it so widely, and in fact so far
have we been from extolling the Constitution of the
Cortes as a happy of of political wisdom, that
Tax BRITISH PRESS was the very first Paper in
London which emedesneed that Constitution as being
too democratical in its character, and as being on
that account incapable of upholding itself in the
event of political commotions. We indeed sincerely
rejoiced in the revolution, because any change was
preferable to the gloomy ferocity of the old despot-
ism, and the spirit of political inquiry being once
suffered to expand its powers, the errors of the new
Constitution could not fail of being quickly die.
covered, and as certainly emended.

The direct intelligence contained in the Paris
Papers from Spain represents the country as
perfectly tranquil. it is stated, that when
the regiments flat perpetrated the massacres
at Cadiz. on the Itlth of March, arrived at
Puerto Santa Maria, the troop* who were there
took up arms to receive them, and expressed much
indignation at their conduct. The soldieis of these
regiments were disarmed, and matched with naked
feet to the little village of Chipons, where they
were to wait for further orders.

It is also said in the Madrid Gazelle, that the
Constitutional Government does not renounce the
hope of restoring the authority of Spain in the Trails-
A thintic Province,.

The French Five per Cents. are 74 f. Bank
Stock. 1,470 r.

Dutch Papers to the 15th instant have arrived.
It is asserted, on the authority of • private let-
ter from Cadiz or the 41st, that the expedition to
South America is altogether given up by the Spanish
Government, and this assertion is confirmed by the
further account, that all the stores and provisions
which had been embarked in the transport vessels
have been re-landed,and sold at a very low rate. iVe
had previously learned throng!' the French Papers
that all the transport vessels, except the English,
were returned to their respective owners ; but that
the English ships, being copper-bottomed, were
not only retained, but ordered to prepare for sea.—
If O'DourieL's narrative, which appeared in this
Paper some days since, be true, it would seem that
the Constitutionalists had worked upon the minds
of the soldiery to join in demanding the restoration
of the Cortes, by exciting an unwillingness on their
parts to embark in the forlorn hope of the Ame-
rican contest, and we cannot well understand how
the same individuals who have hitherto exclaimed
against the cruelty and injustice of such ass ex-
can now require the troops to embark in
it. Upon this point nothing certainly will he de-
termined until the affair has been laid before the
Cortes.

While complaints are made in the northern de-
partments of France that ►nme of the principal
menufuctureni have heen obliged to .161:barge
part of their workmen, it is stated that the menu_
factories in the southern provinces of the Nether-
lands been to experience a sensible improvement.

Parliament will meet on Friday next, the ft ht
instant. The Members will continue to he sworn
in as they present themselves in the House of
Commons until Thursday, when, we understands
the Session will he opened with a speech from-
the throne by his NIAJISTY in person.
Every preparation is making in the department
of the Master of the Horse for his MAJEhTY'S go.
ing in state to open the new Parliament. In con.
iteinence of the Court maiming, the state horses
will not be decorated with ribbasids, as they gene•
rally hale bees epos these eteesiobs.

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