The Sun.
London, England, 1817-06-17 00:00:00

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en7nisei hintoneept only the warden, who wa-s tli4tlnga:sbcd
14 his dreis ; I 'thew that tiir liiiitl Mayor was silz,ine; it. 4911
0 ,:3i thty to inat
collect iliforioill, alto' thu.24l of Dec.einieer,
but I Rorer %vela to.state uny 'thing up tlat subject ; I wns nut
anxious to appear qs a witne4. . , ... ,
llt ()M a s EDMONDS eV/Mined. 1—• ..' , ..,

lam a .private in the Coldstream Quarchts I WnslO the
Tower on the td of .Decclulier; I looked toward., thi•
rain
from the, parapet,. aad there heasal a Man say, '' Sol-diers.
open the gates„and Ave will give you! it hundred guineas." I
was then ordered to the parade, mid beard nu
I fltats9 DlltLit44Tott.
I am a private in the ,2d Coldstrt,ini Guards, and was,on
duty in the Tower; 1 heard the moil on the it! of Dec.; 1
saw the man with the sword against, the railing, he said.
" Open the gates, soldier., and every mail shall hare a hit,
dred .gnineas bounthand lout le pay:" he said farther, "that
they did not take the soldiers he tlieir,eneiniei, licit their
friends;. that the sniffle/. had been flAtiting for the right. of
their conntry,-and tould not get them ;" I was then:proceed-
ing to parade, aod heard no more.
Cross examined fly 411 r. Sekleant COPLEY.
F 4101011114 WO nut With we at the time, apt* (1,, I kro4
where he wa. ; the sentry way; no the t-itiopart*,, dint 1 did nit'
notice .who he was; I do,not know Wm. 'I think there might
he Wand ;40 elf_ 40 boys about the person who
..snoke front the,
railing. Theist seas a mob of. boys ; Altoet litloW What
,uUul-
tier ; but I suppose about .or 40.

THIRD DAY, WED:,:ESDAY, JUNE 11.
CHARLES 1.11.L1i eximined. , .
Was a horse patrole of Bow-street on the night of the
id of December took the elder Watson into custody near
Highgate. Upon searching hint papers were found in his
pocket, which were produced and read. The first was as
follows:
" Contuse. P. S. (Public Safety,)—Sir F. Burdett, Lord
Cochrane, A. Thistlewood, Mr. .1. tl'ittsett, Mr. J: Gale
•Major Ciao:right, T.J. Leans, 11. mint, Esti.• Mr.
Hardy, Boger O'Connor, Mr., Woodford."
Another liaises WAS as follows
ltd. tram Divisions, collect and meet at Lord ?Sri's, and
;Hovered to the Old Man.—Collect numbers at Psidg. when
will be met and led to Old Mass, (the Old Attu, as subse-
quently appeared, was the Tower, and the Old Wonsan, the
liatik.)—Frons Paslgss. to proceed to St. G, (St: Giles) meet
eras side Hol. Bars march to T. B. throligh Chant. L. and
Cy, s. broad part of Ilor visit liars, Cliy. Lint."
" Q. Carey St. Temple liar. •
" 3. Thessald's Road, Gray's Inn Lane, Elm Street.
" 4. St. John Street, Old Street hued.
"b. WiliteChapel. ti. 'fewer. 7. Bank. 8. Poultry."
The third paper found was a letter signed Thome% Gilbert,
and eddressed to Preston, from one who requested employ-
went in sticking up bills.
EVIDENCIi OF THE ACCONIPLICH.
.Togo Ca tiles. was thins called. lie said lie tines Watson
the elder perfectly; he knew young Watson, Tbistlewnod,
/limper, end Preston ; lie knew Hooper two years ago, and
became acquainted with Watson etiout the first of October.
last ; lie had leen bias before; he because acquainted with him
at the Cock. in Grafton-street, where'ss :society of ~pe'set'as
meet. Watson . first introduced hiwelf to hint by staying it
would he ass easy thing to upset (lovernateneconditionally, if
properly handled. This was at Gnaw's-street, nod they ap-
pointed the next night to meet at the Mollsurry Tree, Moot.
fields, where another society of Spetteeaus meet. .He saw
prestos that same slight, and had seen him, before; Presto's
that ;tight tolled him down stairs, mid wished him to meet
him at anothi r house near Fleet-usarket, where a society of
tradesmen met; be asked fur what purpose they meet? .Preston
question
iyl
,SiVsit‘l;tiatthseffisitsbeudo,f
seist it was to petition Parliatneut to
machinery. He also allied the same do
to meet the next flight; he told him be had already pro.
united -Watsois. Attottlitigly, on Lilo neat •night, he met
'them at the Mulberry Tree. The two Watsons, Preston,
Hooper,: 'Philsttcwood, rind•the taro Eeistise4; were theeei and
Jahn Harrison; the Mgrs, he did 'not know. He .Was led
away that night with the prisoner 'Watson, who again re
;vented it would be an easy matter to upset' Government, if
the matter was handled.as it ought to be. The witness asked
What way.t Wsitson said it mild be easily doise, if a few good
'fellows were gut togiither. Tic said he had himself drawn up
a plan to preveist the.cavalry from attacking the people. fie
then said they had already got several people, and a' Cons.
mince via; eppointed and Sitting, tnalevise the best tnode'and
the hest plan. He 'then asked where he lived, and the wit-
nest told hits No. 3, New-strect.reed. Watson said he would
calf the next•morstirsg.and she's,/ IsiM his plan. lie 'did Call
the next 44 atone, i n Saturiloy morning, and showed hiM
severa.lpaoers; one was a plan of the ,"fewer; a plan of a
new lute to keep off the cavalry (runs annoying the nulls; it
was about the size of a coniniiin coach-wheel, with spikes mid
a Sort of scythe at the end. lie wished the witness to exert
Massa:lf to get men to join them. There were other drawings
ot the bridges and the different avenues tit the Tower. Ile
:', how easily. men the nut nets thought
-he tomtit bring';
be replied, .that he knew a gri at' many, but did 'n'ot Liotty
whether they could be depended upon if they were putt° the
test. Watson said Ise 'twist exert himself; the Witness 're-,
plied, he.testl nothing but his business to live on; lie said,
'serer misid that. thee had ;deist), of inishey, and would 'tied
something better forbiin he believed -they met again Shut
out certainly the 'next miwnitse,; and during a walk
'down Dairy-lane, Watsols'saisi, they had got a Committee of
Five—Titiotiewoorl,• Han ison, Preston, himielf, and son,:,
that lie should be one of .the Generals, and have a party elf
pdtatuen stud others, and might consider himself as one of the
Committee froathat time, and they 'Would tiske nu noorer;..
they then made
Nag's
appointment to meet at Spun:Fat)
Rfeetln
g, at the fiend, in Caratiii• market; they tit.-*
.eordiogly met that evening, at the ;'a 's Head, both t
sle
viratsolts, Prestos), Hooper Thistle wood, and the two
Evailsess on the Tuesday following,' he thtt the rider "rtilSoh
byasppointment ; they were to go ,and inipe.ct the Portman-.
street Barracks .and the King,street Barracks; from thence
,they- went to the Powder-magazine in the Park ; one Skitoser
was' with them; their object was to see how the Barracl4s
.could be best set lire to; when they:were alone, Wsitsesis said
'Skinner was, sat so clever as he, thought, het bed too idea sit
all, be intended to have made • him an Otlieer, but it would
do; the Wednesday following, As he believed, he
.niet
WatsonW at Newton's, mid wos intrinloced to ThistieWdod by
ll:raison; he out-staid the strangers who were preseist, Hod
Ise had a emseereation with Thistlewooel 41$ to how lung it
;would take hint to snake a qoantity of: pike-heads (he was by
trade a smith) ; .Newton's is scar Broad
court, Drury-Moe; he told Thistiewood he had no ',place to
make any; Harrison said lie thought he Isneve a person Who
would lend the use of
.his forge-; in the evening they met
again,
,acid in the mean time he East got a pike-heod, which
was made by one Bentley, in a little.shop ilia cellar its Hart-
street; he asked Bentley to lend him the use of his forge to
make ut spike, but Bentley himself made. it. In the evening
they met, and it veos produced; Dt. Watson said it was
ass
m ouS,weapoit. .Woison then gave him a paper, with 9,
Greystoke-place, written, as the house where the Committee
wasoto 'Peet. Al:out that time he had becit to Paddinstott
directiora, etwingst the navigators, to see
what force could be gut from that quarter, nod what was the
spirit of them. They went amung t lie pishlierhott'ses, stud
found, sisanv 'oist of employ, and sense bald they would rather
die any hew thatebe starved to death. This report induced
Thistlewond and him to go agstin ;. they found. them at the
houses) ape told them that probably they should soon
want them for is job. Upost esking haw massy could. he , got
together in a short time, they were told, that 3 or it
,hundred
could be procured. Finns thence they culled ,at the public:-
ionises liars-street,
o.st meet, where the soldiers frequeot wiso strews
duty ,ut the Theatre;
,tliey saw, eight ur tea, and gave them
'souse beer; they inquired...how they were :need by their otli-
cirs~;t id 'nick posy Front thence they went to
:Voiego..yerd, to the house frequented by those who were at.
Drury-lane; there they had the.sante conversation. Souse of
Goversithent, fur sal-.
-the soldiers.spcike with violence 'against
tiers being discharged wWsout pensions:titer the war. ; This-
'th.wciod gtiVt; the witness tau three-shilling pieces, and di-
mord hint togo to ill 'the linuses,:iinsl collect as many people
as he could. 'file neat clay Thistlewood, Watson, and
~11i,litsve they could collect all the. force
jlossibien Thi,tlewood went liihe Fos under the Hill,
a publicohouse under the Adelelsi„ Is the water side,
qtkated by those Who malt on the Thames; they talked with
float they found out of employ, and inquired how mustily men
were told lig or tio;, the
they furnish, fur AM) ; they
itit went to
.seversti tither public-houses ti, find.'people out
of rulpioy,..and he was hod if he room' one more violent thMi
others to Wi; his name awl address, sod Losunstinicar:e it to
Thiptlewood ii atl llPpoittliatvitt Was Made in , (lo.ev,tolie-platte
for Friday following, ut fleven; he got these precut to time,
lint there was nobody in the house; us coming array he start
W atton pot cuttit; with
Thistlewimd, end they n.clit. hat*:
the keg', hut be f,,,0n ;After arrived, and tliey wesit iuto the
louse; soon after voistig Watson Arrived; lie sinuotoseed
that be. 'end Thistiewoon had illsPelc4 the 'h,"-ra,,,-1.3 tai Kitt
how they could litst he fired, EMI share was hsk mode 'of
tin; the , people together;
,time, pike head wusprodueeej
sad. it was a &smiles weapont 14045441 fie
souls
Isave"oso aside; all the t otioitittee was ,terst hot•Hatasote;
the witness:rep/444ft it lie iifid,Watoitq pad also inipected
the barrack; to .ee bow avenues 904;14 fired at
utler; that there: ire sixatrues tlt fi...its-treet Ilarraeli4l •