The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-15 00:00:00

STATE OFTHE POLL.

?WO O'CLOCK, THIS DAY.

I4.3!)iinuge
Laud>
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CONSPIRACY AT VALENCIA.

A full statement has been made public of the pt.:.
ticulars of this plot, with the names of the conspirators
and An amount of their execution. Col. Vidal, diet:
leader, had raised themselves from the ranks. Twenty
titr hours were allowed the prisonera to make their de-
fence, which is a mere matter of form, for no defence
is ever listened to; and the day after, all the thirtts—,
were condemned to be hanged ; but the esecutionet
who is u poor slim fellow, with too much feeliitg tsar
his employment, gave notice he was ill; in consequetc:e •
of his having strangled a Either, son, son-in law, and-
two cousins, the same week. Ile was asked if he could
bang one? He answered is; so Vidal was fixed 11:0I',
be hanged np by the side of their fellow conspiratoi..
Tlhe mode of execution in Spain is as barbarous as it, is
1 fatiguing to the executioner. He places the head of
the culprit between his own thighs, and on the signal's
being given, they both swing off together, the former
sitting a califoarc'hon, on the shoulders of the latter—
ha then twis:s the body round and mind with the
utmost velocity, at the sttme time -kicking violently
with Ili; heat on the breast and lungs of the criminal,
and raising himself tip anti down (as one does in attar,'
trot) to increase the weight of the hanging man. All
this the Spaniards as: is to put the unhappy wretch.
-the sooner out of his misery. The moment the hangman
throws himself off with the criminal, an the speetaturs
take off their hats, and begin saving Ave Alarias for
tho soul - of the dying man, which continue all the
while that the executioner is v.visting rnd twirling, and
swinging and jumping. Vidal, when brought out is
his execution, was so emaciated by fever, as to be
scarcely wide to support himself; but just before he
was turned off; being called a traitor to his country by •
I the Monk who attended him, he started, raised hi/
head with a sort of eouvulsive effin-t, and looking this
Moult in the face, sternly exclaimed, " Traitor to rat •
country—Never, never—l have been too loyal taker, ••
for that I die."

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING's BENCH, Feb. 3.

CONSPIRACY.

THE KMG V. J. F. BURKE, BOOLE FRENCH, & WELCH..
The defendants were this morning brought up again,
pursuant to an order of the Court to that effect.
Mr. Gurney again addressed the Court in suppert
of the prosecutioa, and Mr. Scarlett and others for the
defendants.
Mr. Justice Bayley then proceeded to pass the jade.
wont of the Court, and addreased the defendants at • ,
very considerable length. In the course of his address
he commented in strong terms on the enormity of the
offence committed by the defendants; after which ite
pronounced the judgment of the Court ; which was
that J. F. Burke should be impriboned for three ye.irs
in Neweate, and the other two defendants one year
and a half in Cold-bath.lields Prison.

Soule doubts havz arisen as to the hest sititsfrm
which to place the masterly cast of the fine C.,1,.:,5a1
Statue, by sent as a present from Rome to
Prince Regent. Waterloo-Ace was at first fixed upon ;
but it has since been suggested, that the centre of the
new Circus, in Piccadilly, will display this ad nirtat4
work of art to the best advi.ata;;e.
Tvnittrsotscs.—Ha'erisi was the riehost albs. Arabia=
anti at the same time the most liberal MI every day wade
I,rre applied at the gate for rel,
Oa.• of his friends praising his liberality said, " 1 think
there never am a% a 01 ~t noble a " I beg vont
pat said Recta a; " not bin` silica met a poor ft llow
stiitlgeting tinder a bundle of thorn. which he bad been
ti„.w„pd. his pave' iy, I asked htm
instead of Is:inuring an basil, lie lid nut go the gale ut
Ilaienstai fir relief. lle answered, the roan that ran cart, a
morsel of v'ad by his °will:oohr. toi nn ve dI• be obitied
to 11,itenit it. 'flits roan's mind wits tru:y metric.

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IMPERIAL I'ARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, FEU. B.
tominess of importance was transacted day.