The National Register.
London, England, 1820-04-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, MowitaY, APRIL 17.
The interest excited by the trials of the State i.oners was
thie 11101 111 lig strongly iceirifeeteti by' tltc aseektub!aee Ma crowd in
fruit of the tee.ihiOnS. (louse, teerly as seven ine oca. PR:slims
to this time a 11111111:1,119 body of the civil three had arrived. eita
were stationed in such eituations as to controul the multitude.—
For the purpose of preventing the roterniptiasarising from the
passage of carriages and carts through the Old &Oki, rail. were
erected at the two ends, next Ludgate Hill end Feat Laos.._
These were only opeaed to admit the carriages of pereolis eilataeo
in the busimee, of the Court.
At eight o'ele kk the arrival of the Jurymen who had beta shale
moved created considerable bustle, and that was greatly Lli 'lanced
by the preasurc of tuner pencil, for alines :ion to the coma—
Regulations were tempted to prevent the athineeion of these who
were not arovided with rickets. This was the wore necessary,
as front the limited nature of tart Court but a entail port on of
the public could obtain seematirodetion. Tile Jury alone, who
stood in the tasty of t tee court. were upwards if et to in number.
Certain buses were teed to the reception of ladies ; a greet
number tit' w lan ..• eaent.
'fhe witneak.. C, iwn wereedivided into two parties.—
Some were p , „nand Jury room, and triflers remain...
in a contiguous Monktnent. w o li.s rem:Oa...it a
prisoner in tie 'Cower, was brought from theme in i::e care
of two warders and Lavender and Bishop. lie aas teat: ki ii
mom by himself, as was Adams, who was broaaa :row the
house of correction in the custody o. Goccmor Adkins. Tile
pikes, ewe 4, guns. deism a grenades. ammunition, and other
ankles intended to be intireimal . trial, and waien. the
witnesses brought wit. • . ,t. tt a most formidable
appearance.
At lialto aet eight. Thisdewooki was coaditeted from his cell,
in the clic of one of the turnkeys. .;c still re airs greatly
dejected. lie was placed in the apartment usztaily devoted to
those shoat to be put on their trials. The otter prisoners were
not brought down.
As an rime appointed for the sitting of the commiesieners ap-
proached, the body of the court became greatly mailed. The
'flic boxes eseigned to the committee of city lands and tie grand
jury were tilled with an overflowing audience.
At lone o'clock the commissioners entered the court in the
came order as tibserv.s, ern Saturday. The court was then creened
in the 11.;11, I font'.
Mr. S .enon immediately proceeded to call over the names of
ofike Jurymen erinintonal. Its they aoswered, they mete aeeert,
whether te ey nese aweholdiets in the couhty elidtikesex tu the
amount cf tee is i in6s a year, of of a freehold and copytio.d
together of 4.t1011114 ?in the event of their answering in the
negative, they sere passed over. 'rho* who did not answer
when called, were called upon their summonses " to come forth
and save their lima of a hundred shillings and issue." Several
were in this predicament While this form was going through,
the prisoner fiiistlewood was put to the bar, and attracted general
attention. lie was dressed as on Saturday, and came forward
with apparent firmness. lie hod in his hand a pen el and a
sheet of paper. lie paid particular attention to the names as they
were called over.
The Counsel for the Crown in attendance were, the Attorney.
General. tile Solicitor General, Mr. Gurney, Mr. s6lland. and
Mr. lattleitale. Those for the prisoners, as assigndity the Cow t,
were Messrs. Curwood, Adolphus, WaltOrd, and Broderick. Stich
was the presume occasioned by the assemblage of the Jury that
they were constrained to ask permission to quit the Court as their
names were celled over. This request was cumptied with, but
they were desired to remain within hearine.
As the priumer stood at the nor, and while the Court was oc-
cupied in attending to the list of the Jury beteg celled over, a
matt of shabby appearance contrived to get to the corner of the
dock. :Ma to place its hat on the board in front. and then ceding
Thistlewooins attention, directed him to take the contents.
Thlstlewood immediately took from the hat tire oranges, which
he put in his pocket. Mr. Brown, who was in his box, witnessed
the interaction, and admonished the ohtruiler. lie afterwards
directed one of his turnkeys to take die oranges into his possession.
Thistlnmayi, un being asked, delivered up the frelt, and they
were earned out of court to be examined. There might stein,
hi this ceialtiet on the part of Mr. B:own, something of harsh-
ness, but when it is recollected that an orange might he made
thevelticie m'coriseying to the prisoner the means of persenal
ae'tructton, or conic oilier thing which the precautions already
taken were fill'U)lL (0 present, it will be seen that he did no more
than became the vigilant execution of his duty. It was intimated
to This:loaned, that he should be provided with any thing in the
way of refreshment which he might require.
Subsequent to this transaction two letters, which had come by
post, were daivered to Mr. Brown. Wt. believe they were
addreseetl to the prisoner, and after they had been shewn to him,
Mr. Blown Mt it his duty to enclose raid send them to the
Solicitor of the Treasury.
At twelve o'clock the whole of theattry her' been called over.
Thistlesvotat then adtirc:,..cd the Court and said, " Will your
'Lordship tallow me a eintirr
The lam' Chief Justice.—" Considering the length of time
which your trial is likely to last, the Court will grant yeti this
indulgence.
A eliair was then placed at the front of the dock, and the pri-
soner alit down.
TRIAL.
Mr. tilichon announces' to the prisoner, diet the Jary were
about to he called; arid that if he wise (heliostat to challenge any
or either of thee, he would do so on their coming to the bow to
be sworn, and benne; they were sworn. 'flue list of Juror: v.,
called over till a euttitneat number of unchallenged met were
found. The Crown challenged the prisoner 34 The tol-
lowing Jurymen were thee iniputetelled and sworn r
Alexander Barclay, foremiti I Tillinll4i Willilllll
Churchill, James lie bert, shuder, Semite' Granger, Geo.
piekitiann John Edward Shepherd. John Fowler, Wni. Globs
Roberts, John 1)obeon, and Williatit Cooper.
'f lie Lord ChiefJ uetice thus delivered himself Ns there
are several per: one eitargeti with the taienee u I li,!u reason by
this indictment, whose trail. arc likyly to be taken one Hiker the
other, 1 think it tweeseary, in furthertince of jueticia unruly to
prohibit the potato:mien of the proceetiings of this, or eve other
day, until the a box it the trials shall be brought too ci whisk"
It is highly nece-sary to the purposes of justice that the public
mind, or die Jurynou elm are hereafter to serve, should not be
influenced by the publication of any of the prociatlinas which
Hasty take ilea:, until die whole of those proceeding:, shall be