The Sun.
London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

'stand y." ThistreWoOd' brandished his' sword
;again, when Sinithers, who was a brave and ac-
tive officer, aditanced to ThiretleWOOd
!saWi hiit'objeet, and reeeiVedhi:Mon the Writ Of;
his Weapon, whieb. into
hie side.
Smith'ers-,fell into the arms of
Ellis, when '~'lnsile
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:wood called to his ceimpatiinni to put out'the-
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:lights. This and eireildfseleonfuSimien-_:
sued. ThiSileciood'thefi fought his waY down titer
ladder. Who'Was beloW, aiterrinted to
secure him, but the Wretch diSeVarged his pis-
tol, and shot the oftcei in thehand. Westeoti
again rushed towards him, wheb he received
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a blow on the headp. which 6lled :hin► to the
ThisileWood seized thii.
:to escape : he ran into 'the street, and Was
:seen no more. By some mistake the soldiers
feted at the wrong end of the street, and them did
not arrive in lime to co-operate with the
fOrce. When they reached the spot, they belt a'v
ed in the most gallant manner; and secured sorne:
of the most active of the ruffians. The greater
part escaped from'a back window in,o.theyardi
of thedouses in Newi;ham-itreet, throng's the
front doors of which they obtained a
,passage,
leitving many of their weapons behind. The per.
son of ThistlewOod, as the man who killed SMi-
titers, hai been Most clearly recognizes:.
dressed in a dark coat, with a black hAt rowed
his waist, and was perfectly' knoWn to Bothwell
and Weitcott. Davidson, another of the conspi-.
rators, is.the man of colour that headed the party
who at the lasi Smithfield meeting proceeded
with a black flag, on which was depicted a
death's head, to Covent Garden, to disturb the
meeting which assembled there on the same .day.
The body of Smithers remains at the Horse and
Groom publie-honse, near Cato-street, for the.
Coroner's Inquest, which will be hollen this day.
After Mr. Birnie had committed the prisoners
to Coldballilfields, he went to the Home-office at
Whiieha where the Cabioca..minkresS Were as-
sembled, to make his repOrt.
Yesterday, be had an audience of the King on
the same serltiect. We Understand that the worthy
Magistrate not enter into the premises in
Cato-street when the 'police-.officers t;reed their
way, and attacked the conspirators; but he is eri.
titled to great praise for the activity and jeidgmeot
he.displayed in Making his 'arrangemeleti„
ARREST OF THISTLEWOOD.

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The same sOntees of inforMaiion which led to
the .detection of the conspiracy enabled the Ma.
gist'rates to trace the-hiding--plaCe cif Thistle Wood.
instead of returning to his own lodgings in Stan-
hept-street, Clare-market, it was discove.red that
be bad 'proceeded to an Obscure house, No. 8;
‘Vhite-street,` Little Moorfielas. Thither, at 9,
o'clock in the morning, Lavender, Bishop, I-oth-
Ven,:Salmon, and six of the patr'ol, %vere
cit-
ed. On arrivirig`althe house, three of the !alter
were placed at 'the front, and thrz.e at the hack
door, to preient escape. 'Bishop observed a room
on the ground-floor;the do'or-of which he tried to
(')pen, but-found it Icieked.' needled to a woman in
the oppGsite apartment, whose name is Harris, to
tetehliim thikey.;She hesitatred,but at last brought
it: He then 'opened the door softly. The 'light
was- 'pirtiOly excluded, from the shutters being
shot ; but -he' perceived a bed 'in the' corner, and
advanced. At' that: instant a bead was gently
raised from under the branker's;aud the connte-
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nanee"ofThistlewood was presented to his 'view... . •
Bisbop thew a and presenting it at him.
exclaimed,' " Mr. ThiStrewood, I -am a Bow-
street officer ; you are my prisoner :" and 'ben,
to make assurance doubly sure;" he threw him:
self upon hini. Thistliwood said, he would make

no. resistance. Lavender, Ruthven, and Salmon
were then called, and the prisoner was permitted
to rise. He had his breeches and suickings on,
and seemed much agitated. On being dressed, he
,was handruffed. In his pockets were ftiund some
ball-cartridges and flints, the black girdle, or belt,
which he was seen to wear in Cato street, and a
sort of military silk sash.

A hackney-coach was then sent for, and he was
conveyed to llow..—street. lo his way thither he
was asked by Bishop what he nielint to do with
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the ball-cartridges ? declined answering any
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guest ions. He was loilowed by a crowd of per-
sons, who. repeatedly vied " King the
villain ! hang the assassin !" and used other ex.
clarnations Of a similar nature. .When be arrived
at Bow-street,' lie was first taken into the pub.
lie OffiwO, but stiWe,tittently into a private room,