The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-26 00:00:00

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IVilliaur Salmon, of Edgware-road, tailor, deposed, 4--
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on Wednesday night, about eight o'clock, on passiug tbecl*
..„eis
Cato-street, he heard Westcott say that Smithers had in--
stabbed, and saw two or three persons conic out of the stable
door ; one of them Was a tall man, with a dark coat, %"'lid
cut at him with a cutlass; he was cut through his pants'
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loons and coat; several shots wet*. also fired and flying la"'
street, apparently from the window of .the shed.
Here the examination of the Witnesses terminated. ,
A Juryman asked the Coroner whether those who surf;a
dered thernAelres were as much Implicated as 'Fbistlewood • s,
Coroner—There care be no doubt of it. They were allte
sembleel for one common purpose, and the ~t of one is l
act of the whole. It is clearly Murder in them all. if a sisio"
intends to do a mi'cbief to another, and, instead of kilit
him, happens to kill a second, it is equally murder as if "--
had killed the man he intended.
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The Jury then, without further hesitation, returne
VERDICT of WILFUL MURDER against the follovri •"' S
Persons :
Arthur Thistlewood, f John Shaw,
James Ines, . 1 Richard ISrmlburn,
James Wilson. James Gilchrist,
Charles Cooper, William Davidson.
' Richard Tidd, and others uuliuoara'
John Monument,
In the course of the day, the afflicted parents of the de;
,ceased visited the body, and showed much feeling upon iov
occasion. The old couple were so decrepit as scarcely t° ~,,
able to get tip stairs,—Smithers was a stout handsome soy
thirty-three rears old. . -
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THEATRICAL .REGIST,ER.
Performed Laid. Night.
THEATRE ROYAL, COVE:FT-GAROFN,—An OraWrio.
THEATRE ROYAL, Dauer-LANE.—No -Performance.

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SOLEM QUIS DICER'S FALSUAI Air/EAT?

LONDON,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1820.

THE LOTTERY.

This morning the Gentlemen of the Stock s‘'
change attended the CHANCELLOR of the Excil°'
Quail, at the Treasury, to hid for 20,000 Lotted
Tickets, when it appeared that there were 6sls
parties, but one of them, Mr. SIVEWRIGHT, UP°ll
seeing so many bidders, withdrew his offer. Afie
some preliminary conversation, the Biddings "110
given in as follow

Messrs. liszAßn and Co. - gel4 sl°
Mr. GEORGB CARROLL • 14 510
Mr. T. Bisu . . • 14 3 9
And Mr. G. WEBB . .. 14 35 .
Upon which Messrs. HAZARD acid Co. and Afri
CARROLL were declared the Successful bidders.

We received this morning the Paris Papers °,l
Tuesday and Wednesday last. The Moniteur
Tuesday •announces the following ath.llllo°6l
changes in the Ministry :
" Louts, &c.

" The Count Simeon, Under Secretary of Sisql
in the Ministry of Justice, is appointed Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of dig

nterior.

(Signed)
(Countersigned)

" LOUIS.
" ktIcHELIgO.

"'LOUIS, &C.

The Baron Moonier, Peer of France, is Sr
pointed Director-General of the Departmental
Administration of the Police.
- (Signed)
(Countersigned)
Lours, &c.

" LOUIS.
" RICHAiLiEti'

" The Count Portalel, Peer of France, Co";
cillor of State, is appointed Under Secretary
State in the Ministry of Justice.
(Signed) " LOUIS.
(Countersigned) " RICHE,LIEti•"
In the Chamber of Peers on Monday, a Specie)
Committee was appointed for the examiuitioi)

of him. Ile fit td at Brooks; but I cannot say what fire•all'
he used, as be threw it down before I reached,
bins. W°
cried out, Stop thief; and I immediately apprehended 101.
The ball went through the coat and waistcoat of Brooks, 353
grazed the top of his shoulder. I took Ings down to Marl.
le-bone watch-house, assisted by Brooks and another nthcera
I searched him, and found seven or eight bulitts In bit
pockets, some gun-pollee in a tih.flasket, and ,a havresol'.
,He had a kind of belt on each tide for pistols.
. William Legge, a Serjeant of 'the 2d Battalion of the Co
stream Guards, being sworn, stated, that on Wednesday Digll
last, Near eight o'clock, he was ordered'by the Magistrates of
Bow-street to attend at St. John-street. He received orders
to turn out when called upon under Captain Fitzclaresce'
Upon arriving at John-street, they waited for orders, vibe's
Capt. Fitzclarence ordered the soldiers to advance in daabl°
quick time. On coming through the gateway leading o 0";
street, witness prerceived a man with a pistol in his bat:141,111;1cl
be attempted to fire at the Captain; the witness seized holAd
the muzzle, and ascuffie ensued which should have the pistA
but he kept hold of it until it went off. The sleeve ef•
jacket was burned, and also one of his eyelashes, and his de
. was blood-shot; he seized the prisoner arid pistol, and `le'
livered him over-to. the Police, Tidd is the, name of the
softer. He theu followed the officer and the picquet upstairs'
where he saw, pistols, &c.; he also saw Smitlicrs lyin4 '444'
The prisoners were then conveyed to BoW-street
with a reinforcenient. [Here the Messenger returned ff`'.l
Mr. Baker with a letter, stating, that the warrant was eiS
at the Secretary of State's Office ; but if the Jury thought is
.necessary to adjourn, it should be produced to-morrow.
answer of Mr.-Baker was so explanatory, that the Jury wde
quite satisfied.]