The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-17 00:00:00

SESSIONS HOUSE, OLD BAILEY, APRIL 15.

This morning having been appointed for ar- 1
raigning and receiving the, p :t the eleven men
against whom hills of indietn.,., lave been toned
(or high trea,on, and whose al to: Newgate
from their respective places • .Arement we
have already noticed, preparatiO ' °Ncir that pur-
pose were made by the officers, of the. Court.
An the pri!oners, it appears, slept soundly on
Friday night. 'rhistlewood had a cell to himself,
but two men remained with him cluring.the night.
The other men were placed three or lour in a
ward, and were also under the supervision of
persons appointed for that purpose. Their con-
duct was orderly and discreet. No person has
been allowed to have communication with them,
but in the presence of one of the turnkeys, with
the exception of Mr. Harmer, who has undertaken
their defence. *A subscription has been opened
for the purpose of defraying tilt expenses ; but
this does not appear to be in the most flourishing
state. .

As early as nine o'clock,
,the prisoners were
cooducted from their several apartments to a sort
of anti•toom outside of the Court, preparatory_ to
their being brought up to• be arraigned. They
seemed to be in tolerably good spirit', and con-
versed freely with each other on their situation.
Mr. Harmer visited them here, and consulted
them on the course which was to be pursued dur-

Ong their trials, as well as upon the Counsel who
were to be retained for their defence.

Soon after nine, the Common Serjeant tried
two prisoners, who were charged with minor of
fences. This occupied the attention of the Court
until the arrival of the Commissioners froth the
Sessions House at Clerkenwell. At this time the
spectators in the Court were.few in number. • In
!tic!, the outer gates of .the court-yard-were kept
shot, and no person was admitted but through
the private entrance to the Sessions House, and
these only individuals who actually had business
to transact or were connected with the approach-

ing proceedings.
lAt ten o'clock precisely, the Commisioners,
entered the Court, preceded by Mr. Sheriff Roth-
well. They were, the Lout Chief Justice Abbott,
the Lord Chief Justice Dallas,- the Chief Baron
Richards, and Mr. Justice Richardson. The Con)-
root) Setjeant, who is also in the commission, was
likewise present ; and Sir Wiliiam Leighton, Sir
R. Carr Glyn, MLAlder man Christopher Smith,
and several other persons of respectability were
on the Bench.

The Lord Chief Justice ABBOTT, after the Com-
missioners were all seated, rose and presented to
Mr. Shelton the indictments which had been

found under the Special Commission—for the pur-
pose of having them tried under the lie nera
Session of Oyer and Terminer, and gaol delivery,
then holden in that Court.
Mr. Shelton, on receiving them, immediately
gave directions to Mr. Brown, the gaoler, to bring
up his prisoners.
The prisoners were then brought int'S Court,
each man accompanied by a constable, and placed
at the back part of the-dock. Arthur Thistlewood
entered first ; he looked pale and dejected. He
was dressed in a black coat and velvet collar, light.
coloured waistcoat, blue trowsers, and shoes.--
No►ne of. ,the prisoners were either handcuffed or
bolted. The other then were decently clad, ac-
cording to their means, and appeared cleanly and
healthful. The whole being assembled,
Mr. Clarke, the Deputy Clerk of the Arraigns,
proceeded to call over their names from the back
of the bill found for high treason, preparatory to