The Sun.
London, England, 1817-10-06 00:00:00

THE INDICTMENT.

benarsrlt dr: To Wit.--'m, Jurors tor or Lord the King
merit their oath preseot,that e of the.aarisit
of Penn-id:sr,. scathe county of Derby, )(Otani cc ear Oth
y,rantireth, late of the saute , ads!' of Pew; id , ,111;t:-
county, labour:0o irthel•wiaesesllea lat'e o •the
same place, lanourtsr, (Abet-Wise called the Nottirrglotia Cap,
train, late of the sruhe 4 4Ce, labourer;; George ly,eighttitau,
Attie of the s4roe parish of Pentridge, in the sante county of
Derby, •saosyer.; Williant Turner, lute of tli• parish of seuth-
teiagfield, in the tattle 'county of Derby, study-idooo ; JOseph
Toroer, late of the tsars parish of Sonthsviogoield, in the
sanieyountv of Derhy, labourer, otherteiSe called Manchester
'timer, Life bf the same Place, labourer; Ludlam the
elder, late of the Same parish of Southwingfield, in the 54114 e
county of Derhy, stone-ketter ; Isaac Ludiau the younger,
-late of the same Parish- orStrtitliwitigfield, in the saute county
of Derby, labourer; Srintriel Ultima, late of the Same ;wrist)
of .buthwioneid, in the sanie "eotticiv of Derby, labourer;
Willhon Istollaus, Elie of the same poiaslt it Sornhwingfield,
in the ;ante county of Dertiyi hiliaurer; Samuel Hunt, latent
the same parish of South in the 'saute county tif
Dierby, farmer; Edward Turner, late of the same parish of
Stott bwingfield, in the same County of Derby, stony-Moon ;
Robert Turttei;,late, of the sante, parish of. Southwingfield; in
the sante County of Derby, labourer; ChArles Swaine, kite 'a
Southwingfield, in' the sante County of Derby, labourer; John
Onion the elder, late of. thi, said of Petitritfge, in the
same county of Derby, latiotirer John Mac Kesswick, lOte
of the parish of Heanor, in the same county of Derby; la-
bonrer ; John Hill, late of the. said parish of tiosithwitiVield,
in the same county of Derby, labourer; Joseph Rawion, late
of the parish of Alfreton, in the said cOuntrof Derby, las
hooter, Otherwiie called. J4Seph Thorpe; late of the sante
place, labourer; Joseph TOphani, late of the Said parish of
Pentridge; in the same county of Derby, blabk,smith; German
Buxton, late of the said parish of Alfreton, in the sattleiCodn-
ty of Derby, labourer; Edward Wore, kite cif the aunt pa-
-rish itf Pentriifge, iti the same tottinty of Dterby; labourer;
Josiah Godher, late Of the same parish of Pentridge, in the same
county of Derby, labou rer ; GeOrgeßraisington, late of t he same
parish of Pentridge,• in the same county of Derby, labourer ;
Adamsolrite of the same parish of PentridgeY in the
same county of DerbY, landurei ; Hardwielq, late of
the same parish of Pentridge, in the sanit county of herby,
labourer; John Wright, late of the sante parish of Pentridge,
in the same county of Derby, labourer ; Thoinas Emorr, late
of the saute parish of Pentridge, itt the Same gounty of Derby,
labourer;. Joseph Savage, late of the saute parish, of Pen-
tridge, in the .same county. of Derby, labourer ; John Moore,
late of the same parish of Pentridge, hi the saint county of
Derby, labourer ; William IVeightinan, late of the sante pa-
rish of Pentridge, in the same county of Derby, labonrer ;
Thomas Weight man, late of thug-saute pariah 'of Pentridge, in
the same county of Derby, labourer; Joseph Weightman the
younger, late-of the saute parish of Peotridge, in the same
county of Derby, labourer ; James Weighttuan, late of the.
same palish of Pentridge, in the sante county of Derby, la-
bourer; Thomas Bettison, late of the said parish Of ,Alfreton,
in the said county of Derby, labourer; Alexander Johnson,
late of the said parish of-Pentridge, in the same county of
Derby, labourer ; John Bacon, late-of the sante pariah of Pen-
trudge, in the same county of Derby, labourer; Joseph Weight-
titan t he elder, late of the same parish of Pentridge, in the same
county of Derby, labourer; James Barnes, late of the
said parish 'Of Alfreton, in the same colony' of Derby, la-
bourer; Edward Haslam, late of the said parish of- Alfre-
ton, in the. same county of Derby, labourer ; Joint Hors-
ley, !tile of the said pari-h of Allieton, in the same
county of Derby, tailor; Samuel Rriddrin„ late of the
said pariah of Southwingfield, iu the sante. county of Derby,
labourer; William Barker, -late of the said •parish of South-
sciag,field, in the same county of Derby, labourer; trillium
Elliott, late of the said parish of Alfreton, in the sante county
of Derby, labourer'; James Taylor, late of the said par.sh of
Southsvingfiehl, in the same county of Derby, labourer: Joseph
Taylor, hate of the said parish of Strutlttringlheld, io the sante
county of Derby, labourer ; Benjamin Taylor, late of the said
parish of Sontbwingfield, in the same conaty of -Derby, In=
bower; and Samuel Walters, late of the said parish of Pent-
ridge. in the saute calmly of Derby, labourer, lo'owise call-
ed Samuel Dudley, late of the sante place, labourer ; being
subjects of our Lord the King, not having the fear of God in
their hearts, nem weighing tits ditty of I heir allegiahee ; but
hying moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, as..
fah e traitors against our said .Lord the. King, and whtilly wit
drirwing the love, obedience, fidelity, and allegiance,
every true and_ faithful subject of our
.said Lord the King'
should and of right ought to beer towards our said Lord
the King, on the 9th day of Jone,in • the 57th year of the.
reign of our, Sovereign L4d George the Third, by the
Grace of God, of -the United kingdom of Great Blatant and
I re /and, King, Defender 4,t. .the Kull h ; and on divers other
days and times between that day and . thso 15th day of the
same mouth of June, with forceorrol arms, at the said parish of
,Southwingkeld, in the said county of Derby, together with a
great moltitarle of false traitors, whose names are to the said
;furors unknown, to the number of for). and more; arrayed
and ;trilled in a warlike atwitter, that is to say, with mock,.
pist. da, elohs,bludgeotts, and other weapons, being then and
t here unlawfully, malicionsly and traitorously assembled and
g altered together against our said Lord the King, wickedly,
maliciously, and traitorously did levy and make war against
our said Lord the King within this ,realm; and briog so as-
sembled tnget bets arrayed, :rad armed against'dur said Lord
the King as aforesaid, did then with great force and violence
• parade and march in an lot the manner in and through divers
villages, places, awl public highways—to wit, at the oafish
of Southwingfield aforesaid, in the said comity of Derby; and
did then and there maliciously and traitorously attempeand
endi. meow by force And arias to subvert and destroy the Go-
vernment mid Constitution of this real ut as by law established,'
'in contempt of our said Loral the King and his lawi,: to the
evil example of, all others, contrary to the duty of the alle-
giance of them the said prisoners, its aforesaid„ against the
form of the statute in such case made atid provided, and
against the peace of our said Lord the King, Ins crown, and.
d:onity.
And the Jurors aforesaid, .npon their oat haforesaid, fur-
therliresent, that Hot said prisoncia as aforesaid, being sub-
jects of our said Lord the King, not having 'the fear of God in
s heir hearts, nor weighing the duty of their allegiance, bto
being moved and seduced by the instigation of, the Devil, as
false traitors against our said Lord the Rims, and whoily
withdraWing the love, obedience, fidelity, and .allegiaisse,
which every true and faithfol Subject of. our said bard the
King, should and of right ought to bear towards our - said
Lord the King, oil the.said 9th day at June,. in the 57th year
of the reign aforesaid, and on dive's other .days Putt times
as well hefore as after, with farce and arms 'at the parish
of
.Southwingfield aforesaid', in the cona;:y,.of Derbe afore-
said,
maliciously, :tad tiaitoroosly amougst themse It ea, and
together with divers other false traitors, 'otiose names are to
the said Jurors unknown, did compass, imagine, invent, de-
vise, and intend to deprive turd depose-our Said Lord the King
of and from the style,loonmr, and kingly name of the Impe-
rial Crown of this Realm; •and the said compassing, imagina-
tion, invention, device, and intention; did then and there-ex-
press, utter, and declare, by divers overtaCti and deeds hereinaf-
ter mentioned, that is to says—ln order to fulfil, perfect:and
bring to effect their most evil awl. wicked treastio and treas.
s(rnahle compassing, imagination, invention, device; and tit-
tention aforesaid, they the said prisoners as aforesaid, as such
'false traitaes as last aforesaid, on the said 9th day' of Jout ,
-the 57th year of the reign aforesaid, and. on, divers Mho- days
and times as well before as after, with force and arias, at the
pariah of Southwitightld aforesaid, in the county of Derby
afiresaidonaticious and traitorously did asseirible, ntret, con
Spire, and eon. tilt ammo; theruselves,and together Wnh divers
other false traitors, whose ortmes,are to the said jotrors un-
known, to devise, arrange, 4tid mature plans and. weans to
subvert and destroy the Constitution and Government of this
Realm as by law established; and further to fufil, perk-et,
and bring- to effect their most evil and wicked treason and
treasouable compassing, imagination, invention, . device,
and
.intention aforesaid, they the said prisoners 'as afore- ,
said, as such false traitors as last aforesaid, on the said
9th (lay of June, in the fifty-seventh year of the reign
aforesa d, and'on divers other days and tittles, as well before
as after, with force and arms, at the parish of Sour toeilrgfieta
.aforesaid, in the county of Derby aforesaid, maliciously and
traitorously did assembles, meet, conspire, consult and sig.' et
among themselves, and together with dicers other false traitors
whose names are to the sailtJurors noknoWn, to stir up, raise,
make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war, against out
said Lord the King; within this realm, and to subvert and de-
stroy the Constitution and Government of this realm as fn' law
established : and further to fulfil, perfect, and bring; to effect
their most. evil and wicked treason and teeas„,,,,ok eoropass-
ing, imagination, inventioo, device, and intention aforesaid,
they the said prisoners as aforesaid, as such false traitors as
last aforesaid, on the said 9th day of June, in the-57th
of the reign aforesaid, and or: divers other days trod tittlea,os
well before as after, .with force and arms, at the parish of '
Southwingfield aforesaid, in the county of Derby aforesaid,
maliciously and traitoronsly did pueelmse, proenre, provide,
and bare dryers large quantities of arms, [to wit]
-swortiA,
pikes, gnus, and pistolsoanddivers large quantities of ammo-
intim', [to wit] gunpowder, leaden bullets, and slogs, with
intent therewith to arm and array themselves and divers other
false traitors, is order to attack, fight with, kill, and destroy

!he vipitl4,./ronrs, and forces,► of our said :Lod the kirg;
.and subjects,
s and tea raise ma, e;
411rrfAt stirrecti.., sVar agailist soir said
10A the Mat?, taii= ,resin:; 'am! to rt :fir(' ;..stroy
V-r,} r,I r fth
rsrt!,o/3 as lie er.
tiblis,;;;;:1 foil r faltil, perfect, add bring into ifect
their Jtirrsat es It furl wieloltreasott and tryils4l4op%c
smaginatioa, .ord inteotion afoi-esaid;
prey Pie- said is' :lb ,al,,sit.iii()„ts
.s wen .false ira, ors aa ,
last aforesaid, on the said nth day of June, in the 57th yetir of
the reign' aCre,ant, with, farce anti aritr•,'at the.pittisii
soulhwuwft, i i aforesaid, in the comity, of Derby aforesaid, nia-
lieionali and traittiosoisiy, time her wittfa Very 'gr'eautitimber,
• [to. wit]•psi add More of she
.subjeets of our. said Lord Kid mm the
g, whose ies ;tint to the said jurorslttifinown. then and
I liej-r assenttsled, with shyers, offetisive weatatus, [to wit] swords;
guns, pistols, sticks, and staves, did parade. and ma:eli With
great noise isavitilence, in, through; and along divers <public •
highways, villages, and places, [to wit] At lire, parish vt Solith7?".`
witigfield siferisaid,„in the said county of Derby, and did at-
tact arid,. beset the houses acid habitations of divers liege
sobjects tt our said Lord the King, amid did seize and take
'dicers large kiliant,ities of arms,, (to wit) 100 'pips ;Mil 100 PiS,
tuts, and other offensive.: weapons, with intent by anti witli
the said last mentioned. arms further to arm I.l;tuiselvvs, and
other false traitors, in order 10 attatk, fight with, kill, and •
desttoi; the salitiers, trod s 1 and forces of our said Lord the
Kiag, and other his liege and faithful stibjects, and to raise;
make, acid levy inSurrectien, rebellion and war against our
said Lord, time said King, within this realM anclthereby to
subvert and destroy the Constitution and Government of ail,
realm: ashy law established, (to wit) at the parish of South-
ingfield aforesaid; in the county of Derby aforesaid : and
further to fulfil, perfect, and-brink to efrect their most evil
and wicked,treason, ,and treasonable compassing, iiisagina
tion; invention, device,- and intention aforesaid, they the
said 'prisoners as aforesaid, as such -false . traitors as last
aforesaid, on the said 9th day of dime, the, 57th yeas
of the reign aforesaid, 'with force and arms, at the parish of
Sodthwinkfield aforesaid, in the etnitity of Derby aforesaid, •
together with a great multitUde of false traitors,,whose oamea
are to the, said .Itlrlai unlitiowsi, to the, numbek. of 500 and.
more, armed and arrayed ill a warlike manner (that is tosay).
with guns, pistols, swords, elilbs, bludgeons, 3tnd other often-
sive weapons, maliciously and traitorously did Ordain, pre-
pare, levy, and make public war agaitrst our said Lord the
King, within this realm, in contempt of our said Lord the
King arid his laws, hi the evil example of all othis; contrary
to the duty of the allegiance of them the said. prisoners as
aforesaid, against the toiln cif the statute ii such case made
aid provided,.and asgainst the peace Of out said Lord the
King, his ciateip; and dignity.
And the Jurori aforesaid, tip On. their oat as aforesaid,
firetliyr present, that tier said prisoners as ,aforesaid, being
subjects of our said Lund the King, not liating,the fear
,of
kir God in their arts, nor weighing the duty of the allegiance, •
but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil
as false traitors againSt btir said Lord thy King, and
•witlidrawing the lov,, obedience, fidelity, and allegiance,
which every true and faithful subject of our said Lod the
King slit;ttld and of right ought to hear towards our said Lord
the King; pa the said 9th day of 'June, in the 57th year of the •
reign aforesaid, And on diVers other days and times as well
-before as after, with force and arms, at the pariah of South..
witigfield aforesaid, its the county of Derby aforesaid, wall..
eiOusly and traitorou sly amongst sintioselves,and together with
divers other false traitors, whose names are to the said Jurori
unknown, did compass, imagine, invent, devise, mid intend to
levy war against our said Lord tile Ki tig,•wit bin this realtn
order by force andeonstraint to compel him to change his Mea-
sures and counsels; and the said last mentioned compassing,
imagination, invention, device, and intention,. did then and'
there eXpress, utter,and declare,by die ems overt stets and deeds
hereinafter mentioned (that is to say), in order to fulfil, per-
fect, and bring to effect their most evil acid wicked treason
and treasonable compassing, imagination, i'riVentioti, device,
and'intention, last aforesaid, they the said prisoners as afore-
said. ,as such false traitors as last aforesaid, an pie said 9th
day of June, in the 57111 year of the reign aforesaid, and on
divers other days anti-times, as well before as after, with forbe
and arias, at the said parish-of Southwingfield, iii the county •
of Derliy aforesaid, inaiiciously and traitorously did assemble,
'Meet, and consult ammo; themselves, and together with d i verS
other false traitors, whose names arc to the said jurors un-
tiown, to devise, arrange, and-mature plias a and wea its to soh;.:
vert aced destroyd he Constitution Had Guyer iiment oft his realm
as by law established : and further to fulfil, perfect, and hririg
to effect their Most evil and wicked treason mot treasonable -.
compassing, imagitiatiott,' inyentian, device, and itdention
last aforesaid, .t lit y, the said prisoners as aforesaid, as such
false traitors as last aftres ltd, on the said 9th day of June,
-time bills year of the reign aforesaid, and on slivers olior tlaYi
rikd times, as well before as after, with force and arms, at
the "parish of Soittliwinelield aforesaid, iu the county of
lieu-by ttforesaid, maliciously and traitordusly did assem-
meet, consult, mid agree among themaelres, anti tage •
flier with divers other false traitors, whose names are to the
said Jurors unknown, to stir ua, raise, make, and levy in-
surrection, rebellion, and war, against our said Lord the
King, within this realm, and to stilsvert and destroy the Cows'
stitution and Government-s: this realm, as bylaw establish,-
cd: and farther•to fulfil, pet feet, and bring to effect, their
most evil alai wicked treasaa arid treasonalik ciimpassing.,
imakination,:iiirentioli, device, and intention last aforesaid,
they, the said prisoners as arm esaid, as such false: traitors as
last aforesaid, oh the said 9th day of lilac, hi the 57th year of
the reign aforesaid, and nu divers other days and times, as
well before as aft, r, with force and antts, at the parish of
Sotithwingfield aforesaid,
.in Ibe county of Derby aforesaid,
maliciously and traitorously did purchase, proc•trt, provide,
and have, divers large gnaw ;ties of arms, [to wit] swons,
pikes, guns, and riattsts and slivers large atiatilities of ,
araniunitiod, [to. witl gunpowder, leaden boliets, :Intl slugs,
:with latent therewith to aria and array themselvea and
divers ether false traitors, in order to attack, 6;,:ht with,
kill, and destroy, the so!tliers, troops, acid forces of our
said Lord•the Kills, and -other his liege and faithful sub-
jects, and to raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebel-
Not), and war,-against one said Lord the King, within this
realm, laid to subvert aad destroy the Constittation and, Go-
vernment ,of this realm as by law established: and
.further to
fulfil, perfect, an bring to effect,' their most evil and wicked.,
•
treason •and treasonable compassing, imaginatioti, iovention,
'device, and intentiou last aforesaid, they, the said prisons'ra
as aforesaid, as such false traitors as last aforesaid, 'on the
said 9th day of June; in the 57th year of the'reign aforesaid,
with force and arms, at the parish of Southwiugfield aforesaid,
.in the county of Derbyafoiesaid,malieiously and traitorously, •
together. with a very great-number, (to wit) 100 and .more of
. the subjects of our said Lord the Kin.:;, whose names :ire to
the said Jurors doltnow is, then and there assembled with di,:
very offensive weapons, (to wit.) swords, guns, pistols, sticks,
and staves, did parade and mitaichwithgreat noise aad violence,
ill, t ropgh, a oil along, divers public highways and places,
and did attack ;tad beset the houses fend habitations of divots.
Hove subjects of our said Lord the- King, and did stixeand
take. therefrom divers large qualiTities of arms, [to wit] Ico
gaps, and 100 pistols, with intent by and with the said last=
nietitioned :arms farther fo aria thenyelves, and other false •
traitors, in order to attack, tight- with, kill, and destroY, the ••
soldiers, troops, and forees of our said Lord the King, and
other his liege and faithful subjects; and to -raise, make, and
levy insurrection, rebellion, and star, against our Sovereign
Lord the/Kitig, within this realm; and 111,i-city to 'subvert and
:destroy the Constitution and Government of this i tains. as by
law established, [to wit] at the parish of Southwing&eld
aforesaid, in the said county of I)erhy aforesaid; and further
to -NMI, perfect,_-and -bring. to effect, their most evil and
wicked treason and treasonable compassing, ituaginatian, in-,
ventior4 device, and intention,, last aforesaid, they the said
Pri=oners as aforesaid, asssueli false traitors as last aforesaid,'
on the said 9th clay of June, in the 57th year of, the reign.
aforesaid, with force auti arms, at the parish of Southwi lig-
ofl wDneirbry, aforesaid, together
Ise traitors, whose' names arc to
the number of 500 and more, ,
twafi;i
f'
e t 4,1 [that is to say] with
glins;pistols, sw-ortis, clubs, bludgeons, and other oftetisive
weapons, maliciously and traitorously clid -ordain, prepare,.levy, and make public war against our said'. Lard the King,-
within this realm, in emit empt of our said bsrd the King And
'his laws, to the evil example of ail, others, contrary to She
duty and allegiance of them the said prisoners as aforesaid,
agaitio the firm of the statute in such case matle aft('
vided, and against the peace of our said Lord the King, his
crown, and dignity. . . .

The. Murder of Mary Ashf.oiti —On Sttnday last
Sir R. Wiiiiams, ifd . v. for Carnarvon (we
believe), arrived in, this city, .on his route for" gr-
dington, where he made (hie. enipiries. On the
I,,noiviug day he visited the family of Mr. Thorn-
(On, at Castle Bromwich, HO made a regular in-
spection of all the fields laid down in our plan ;
the result of which he lay before the Seere.
teity „f State.—(Litchfield Paper.)
Among the improvements -making in 'Hyde.
Park, iy a waterfall from the East-end of the Ser,.
pentine River, which will descend betweelLtlie
willows into the piece of water below.