The Sun.
London, England, 1817-02-03 00:00:00

THE ATTACK UPON TIIL REGENT.

ratittiltlAMlXATl‘,lsi OP THOMAS SCOTT, ON SUS-
it(oti TaeAsoN. •
,
tv-," STlABET.—lt„lifeing generally understood
lbw the move-mentiontd person 'sees Sator-
day to u ex'Aminntion on a chirge of
,soil against his lloyul Highness the
More Regent, a great number of respectable
persons sbraaiged to tie Oilier at an early hour,
anSinitti to/he pi eoc fit at SOliOpOrtatit an ineesti-
gatioo. Prisoner had been brought up from
the Muse of Cot riTtitin, and at halt past eleven
o'clock Lord litties,Mortav arriVad at the Office,
and signified to the Alagistrates, Messrs, Hicks
andGidord, his wish that the exantioation should
be' proceeded' on. The PriiOner- Was accordingly
tit to the bar. •Lord Jaines Murray was the
ritt witness called. ile ti at ea that on Tues-
day lust he accompanied his Royel flightless the
Prince Ite'tteiit trout Si. it:ones.'" Palace to the'
noose of Lords. On coining into the Park, from
the Stahle-yierd, he discovered that a great coil-
course of spectators had assembled, and they pro.
eceded to atm ound the carriage, hooting,' his-
sing, 80.
Mr. Gireomo—" Would your Lordship be
able to recognize any of their countelemect
think I could 'regOrlnize the conotenances
of five or six."—llis Lordship's evidence being
resumed, be stated that the mob was with, and
Dear the carriage, until it artived at the Horse
Guards; some of them then separated, end went
towards George-street ; lee supposed for the pur-
pose of meeting the carriage in Palace-yard.
They met and assailed the carriage in Whitehall ;
and near the House of Lords his Lordship saw a
great many of the same counteuances he had teen
in the Pork arnand the caiiinge. Ott the return
of his Royal Highness, alter hes Mg Passed through
the Horse kinarde, the mob followed' the carriage
iii tits wime manner they had dune before. •
Mr. Girroan--,". Did your Lordship observe
any of the sante faces that were in the Park when
his Roytkl highness was going to the 'louse ?"
Lord Murray...." I was going to say they came
from Gcmge.street, but instead of coming tin
both sides of the carriage, they kept to the. It ft ;
the near side I saw many of the silitie (seasons th it
I saw on gain to the House ; those whom I
saw active out going to the House :lid not keep
dote to, the carriage, but kept at some distance,
opposite the wiadow, behind the life guards ;
there were about a dozen, and at great number of
them were known to tacit other, a id acting in
concert."
Mr; iltcats—" Will your Lordship come to any
thing particular that might have ocenrred."
Lewd Murray—" Yea.; whets the carriage art'
rived nearly opposite the anti of Mailborough-
house, the near' window was perforated ire two
blaces, itt roentlish holes; there was., about the
readth of two fiagera between them, and in the
letertnediate sluice', here %Sias a crack renniugfrOut
ono hole to the Other."
Mr. .Did your Loldship hear any
thing before yoo slaw the tidies " 1 heard
the glass struck very sharply, awl I then Silty it
WitS broken. I !'ilw the glass es quick tiS lightning
striven iii it sleeting pinion to the other siiie of
the carriage. It struck trace glass so shotiply, as al-
most deprii/e me of my licitOttg.ll • '
Mr. fl&s:.le----11 Void Lordihip sat with your
back towards the' horses, sir that array person in
the carriage might not hare heard it soloreibly?"
" My tight tear was very dose to the glaFs."
• Mr. From all your Lordship SAW ,
and tkedra, Wilitt is the
,Inipiessiou on your I..eurd-
ship's mind With respect to what could have caus-
ed the perfOrisliOn r —A: ." t think, front what
I heard, and from 'appeatances; that they must
have been caused by bullets, or by sonic compo-
eition 1 run %tire 'they could not have been made
by ',roues, as' bUtii the boles were made ut the
tame time."
IVhatever it might have heen,
metalling to 'this futpression tin 'your Lordship's
mind, it could not be stories ?" A. " No, RS the
holes were Obliquely made, ee if the cause of them
had Conte front the trees." '
Mr. titeeoun—" Did your" Lordship look up-
wards to the trees ?—A. No, I did not."
Here the proceedinge were ioterropted by
some person, Who announced that some friends
belonging to the prisoner wialled to have access
so think upon which the prisoner• ohm vet, "
aloft% wish any hotly to Coins, here for Inc'; I ion
ha'e to answer for my pnnt deetle.“
Mr, litcte.;--14 Your friends may he admit-
ted, prisoner ; but the Noble Lord cannot speak
to your person at call ; he Only speaks to the con.
duct Eel character of the mob."
Mr. G&r.ottO-ss" Prisoner, yon' will have jts;•
lice done to you." His Lordshils evidence be.
ing'resetnett.—The holes were of that size which
he had seen made by shot fired out of an nir gun,
made in the shape of a stick, about the size of a
pea.
kaldr. A POLPHUS, Counsel for the Prisoner', now
made his appearance, and Mr. liars told
that :alihongit the examination was 'fixed for I
o'clock, be had proceeded with it, ail his Lord-
ship was anxious to gd•away its soots its possible,
end it Was not material to the Prisoner, us his
Lordship could not identify, hint..
AomPtioi thanked Mr, /It6Kl for the po.
litene's that dieteted such an explanation.
Lord Murray's eeidence resented —When we
got bet ween Marlborough-garderta and the Stable.
yard, a large stone was-throwu against the win.
(tote, anti so much of the particles of glass got
Into my eyes glint 1 could scarcely see."
Mr. Gwros,o-4" Can yothr Lordship say wile.
titer any stone's were thrOwit after the grass bail
b'een perforated ?"—A; '‘.! I think *hoe stones
were thtown behind; -about ten yards alto' the
carriage had passed Merlborough G4rdens, be-
tween them a(ntl lite Stable-yard, a tittle stone
was thrown, which frectured the glasii ; it was
thrown with ttri Mneh.vinience AS to wilco ize, the
glass k saint, pleats stick into his Lordship's fore-
head, add .ithne:of the larger pieces Of'klaSt
theqNstrisege, and Soule into the road. Witness
put up hrrt hand; to his eyes,. and immediately al-
um/anti veveo ea let stones Were thrown.
which, 10,00 different parts of the carriage, Tittle
were ;SWIMS of the description of tllO5ll SO'

Ilitown itt trit-e`.rti,4 11k ti;;ol:Atip ii tinge
seen tim-carlia,ge, and lie found it to be Aeeply
indented.

Mr. iitc.l—" :Your Lordship had, better con-
chide the evidence appertaining 'to the stone'
being thrown. " His Lord,hip was'astonished to
find that the stones recoiled froth the glass. Be-
tween ,Marlhorougls Iloose and the Stable-yard,
there were a great malty very large stones thrown;
they flew thickest when the ,caniage -was turning
round in the Stable-yard ;. some of them were as
hi;; ai his fist. Mr. GiVrortn,---".My-ovinion:is,
that the roues were thrown in order to. I •Miterate
the two No, l don't think the mob
saw the holes ; it might have heel) so.
,By the
advice of his Royal Highness; I pot tip my hat to
the broken glass. I have examined the, slate,car.
114,re since, and have discovered several indention,
in I'the pantitl near the glass. There were font to
five indentions near the ghee where his Royal
lfighness sat. I went to the Park yesterday, for
the impose of ascertaining the precise sprit where
the carriage was attacked, and 1 found a great
many stones there. l looked into the trees, and
was astonished to find, that ber.vven Marlborough
Ilottse and the Stable-yard, in every other ttee
there were a locat marry stones." In answer to
some tine,tions put by Mr. ADOLPHUS) his Lorli.
ship.said, that his Royal f-lighness the Prince sat
in the centre of the carriage ; there was no persoh
opt either side of him. It was usual for the officers
of guards to ride near the window, but in the pre-
sent rase he believed that the oTheers bad gono
hark to look after some di the ailob.—H6 Lord-
shipthen

Au
the drpoiitious taken orf the first exartiimt-
tiou were Theo rend to Mr. AnoLyttus, %V[ NN
permitted to take it note Of such ns he
thought would be tteeestutry to the de:deuce of the
prisoner on Isis !Aid;

Mr. litcKs---.." If there Ite.any person, present
Who saw this it trOC:ous attack upon the Itrgent,
it is filch duty, WI gtoOd xnd loyd subjects, to
clime forward and give their evidence. 14 there
any person here that knows the prisoner
voice from the crow d•-" I do."

Alr. II icKs—'‘ Then route tot ward.'" The per-
son stepped forward. His name, he said, was
James Moot house, and lie lived at No, 39', .New-
ingtott-eauseway. On Tuesday last Ins went to
the Park, to see the Procession . to' the [louse;
lie stood on die top Of the hill 'near cartrinclitxuse I.
there was a great deal of hissing and hontiv,,
ft*
which witness was very sorry to hear. IV; : 't
continued in the Park until the procession re 'fi.•
ed, and. went towards the Stable-yard ; lie
got stationed in the 'crowd, jiitt heyond Malibu,.
rough•honse ; on the right side 01 the middle
walk. Witness was rather lietore the carriage:
when he saw the Prisoner once or i tyke. WititetN
.was quite , sure of his person, as he
~liait eeeo
hint before- about the toirn; he appeared to
he pressing forward, and was very active in
the mob. 'Pitiless saw !lint It s 'C,,liil I iHre near
the life•guardsnian . (Layeriek.) Wittiest saw,.•ti
stone thrown, but could not say the Pri-
soner threw it ; it shuts rrOal Ihe place where
the prisoner was standing.; he, Saw an arnt riiited
up, but he could not say it was the prisoner's.
Witness isaw no.. nines of the rini 6 i int r ; ' I,c got
near Lord Harrington's witidnws, and saw--a boy.
about 15 or 16 years of age throwing stones at the
curriage. , 'Witness attempted to seize him, butt
could not, 414 the pressure of the crowd was so
great. The stone • struck the Royal carriage ; he
chunkd know the hoy again. Wit Deis. ll'ell I to they
IlOnse of Cortection :rot Tlitirsday; and immedi-
ately identirted the prisnlier.
Robert Turner was next called. The whole
amount of his evidenee" wits', -that be saw a man
throw a stoup at the, carriage, and it broke the
window, but he did not' know it was the pri.
inner.

• Prisnner..—" Here is man behind who will
spe,,k to my conduct on the orcaiion."
Mr. Arint.Ptito thtl not wish,' in the iiroent
stage of the business, that he slio h cnll ittly t it-
11CM.S.

Mr.. litctts stated to the ',dialler that, for his
own satisfacOon, he would tell him that his- Conn-
sel was attending there to hear and watch the
evidence t!gainst hint, and the force of iris, power';
his defence was at present Unnecessary.
Mr. GlyroAD----" We 'should, be acting .as
Judges, anti not as Magistrates, if we were to Ai-.
same the competency of hearing evidence."
Prisoner—" Feeling as I do, couseittus of my
innocence,. T should 'bite to he acquitted to-day.—
lie hegged that his witness might he heard.,
A'inan--, named Chanter, then stepped forward,
and Mr. HICKS asked if be Inn) not been him
before ? If he bad not beer' before him at Marl-
borough-street ? Chanter said he had. Mr..
Ilicxs asked -him for what ? " Knocking' down
,watchman, '• Its rejoined.—Mr. I
shall trot exntubre you : you had better go home ;
the px,isouer is not put upon his detenec."—
Chanter—" Well', your Worship, why canuot I
be beard i" Mr. litcKS—" It is not allowed,
Sir ; I will commit you it you are so impertinent."
Mr. Anot.rtios,—As this is not a linal.exantioa,
tion,• awl as no determination will he conic ttj.
this day as to what course may ultimately be taken
with regard to my client, I do uot consi,!er t bit a
proper npportuttity to, offer any reintrks in his
behalt. I Call only say, 1 amo prepared with re-
spectable ball, who. would answer for his appear.
once, if that,wmild he excepted ; but knowing
the view which you (Mr; Ilicks) take of his
etinut, I fear that to offer it til woold he oiniie
less. It is not for me now to question the Opi-
ition, which, as a Magistrate, your •
may have
formed of the prisoner's
.eoutittet, or of the evi-
dence submitted against him ;, on a future neca-
tiloo, when your mind shall he ol,(1,; imp, it will
then Ire my duty to submit such remarks as may
;suggest themselves to nue, on the view I not.v take
of the ease, as well as purithe such miter course;
as the interest of my client may 'demand. • ..:
Mr.'lttctsA Magkunte iu all C3SCS, more
especially itt One. bite tills,. of snob high Moment,
must be fittaitins that the prisoner should have
the assistance of counsel. In the prt.setil luso/lice,
the prisoner could not hare loan more fortunate
in his selection. You. Mc. Ailolidtos, say, you
know the ,opittion which I have binned of this
case; it may not, t4setefortl, be tlecesSay to state
it. I have no besitaison its stating, however, that
toy impresSiots, agaillat the ptisoner.ut present 13

if kerious Vialn.re i ;hall ItArreatplea-'
inte, hereafter, I can avoid (idly COmmitt.Mg
thi's 'man foC the eritne high treason. In a case
of so inn'ell iMportan're I (11) not mean to act trill).
preeipitatinn ; shall certainly con'sult all the
great points of the law befOtel entmitit. At this
instant f dal', the evidence which has been sob-
!bitted iFstinetly proves, the counruission of three
different acts 14 high treasolt. • lime far the pri-
s,,ncr may have participated in these nets is the
miestin.n which remains to bt decidca. Under,
+hese circumstances I teel it my duty tii remand
the prisoner until Vtiednemlay.'
Mr. ATPOLKI us then applieti for.permi4Sion tot
the l'iisoner to be attended by his Solicitut. This
Was conceded.

. A parmle now produced some- large stones
whielt II been taken frunt the trees hcSt.Janies's
Perk, ntar the shot where the uttaek lied been
matte.

This man was desired to attend the next exa-
mination, and the Prisoner was removed' from the
bar.

The Priioner, in the course of his examination,
repeaterly declared his innocence and his willing-
ness to stand the test of every-inquity.
Informittion ha►s heel) received by Mr. HICKS
tending in a great tne:ishre to confirm the belief
thdt it was intended to ntten►l►t the Regent's life,
lott this in nu respects affects or applies to the
Prison r.

An Officer, who was, present tinting the exao
anti who had served kit if II the army in
Spain, 'Ton hearing the dem:riptitin' of the holes
made on the plate ~lass, said, he hail known many
instauees of hallsstriking plate glass and rebound,.
first pitiverized the spot which they
had struck ,0 as to create a circular fracture keith-
out destroying the glass altogether...