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

STATE Prti.E•iONERS.

Yesterday evening copies, of the indictment
high treason, found against Arthur Thistlewood,
%William Davidson, James logs, John Thomas
Brunt, Richard Edit, James William Wilson/-
Jain Harrison, Richard Bradburn, John Shaw'
Strange, James Gilchrist, and Charles Cooper,
were delivered to them respectively in the Tower'
of L:indon, and at the House of Correction for"
the county of Middlesex; with a list of the Jury
for their trials, and also a list of the witnesses td
be produced for proving the said indictment. The
list of the jurors contains the names of upwards
of 200 of the beeholders of the county of Mid"
dlesex, resident in the different parishes oil
places in the county, many of them at a consii
derabie distance front the metropolis; the list of
witnesses contaitis 162 names, and amongst otheri
those of the Earls of Harrowby, Viscounts Pal'
merston and Cbetwynd, Lord Castlereagh,. th 6
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon.
Charles Bathurst, Robert Baker, Big., the chief
inagiv.rate at Bow-street, Richard liirnie,
the Bow-street officers and the military present
at the apprehension of fhe prisoners, seveial war.'
tiers of the Tower, anti others. We understand'
the prisoners are to be arraigned on Saturday the.
15th inst., and that fire trials will be proceeded in,
lie following Monday, under the general cot...
mission nt gaol delivery, at the Old Bailey, and
that the prisoners will be previously remove() from
the To'il'er anti the tlonse of Cur rectlon to tbd
gaol of Newgate, in order to give the Court of gaol
delivery jurisdiction to ity them. The ltti ooers
are each entitled to challenge 35 jurors peremp-
torily ; therefore, unless they join in their chap
lenges, they must be tried separately,
.for the
Jury panel, numerous as it,is, will not admit of
a joint triel, if the prisoht•ls sever in their chat-
lenges. The- Act of the 3;l 111. direct*
!hat the prisoners shall be admitted to their full
defence, by Counsel learned in (he law; and the
741 Witliiim ill., that they shall nut be attainred
but by and upon the oaths and testimony of two
lawful witnesses, either both of them to the sai,nq
overt act, or one of them to one, and the other
to another overt act of the sante treason, links,'
the party indicted, or arraigned and tried, shall
‘vithout violence, in open Court, con-
fess the Sallie, or shall stand mute, or refuse td
plead.
'flue indictment contains four counts ; the first
is un the statute of the 25th of Edward 111., anti.
charges the prisoners with compassing, imagin•
ing, inventing, devising, and intending to deprive
and depose our Lord the King from the style, ho-
nour, and kingly name of the Imperial Crown di
this realm.
The second count is on the same statute, and
charges the prisoners with compassing, ituagin:.
ing, and intending to move and excite instatec-
tion, rebellion,. and wars against our Lord the
King, within this realm, and to subvert and alter
the legislature, rule, and government now &di
and happily established within this realm, and ""
bring and put our said Lord the King to deatii•
The third count is on the 36tly.Geo. M., and
charges the prisoners tvitf; compassing, imagining,
devising, and intending to levy war against our
Lord the King, within this realm,-in older by
force and constraint to compel hint to change his
measures and counsels. And the overt acts
chatted, for manifesting and proving, these acts
of treason, are, first, meeting, conspiring, and
consulting, to devise, arrange, and Motive ping)*
and means to'.subvert and destroy the Constitti•
(ion and Government of this !calm, as by law Ls'
tahlished.

2dly. Conspiring, &c. to stir up, raise, make,
and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war against
our Lard the King, and to subvert and debut./
the constitution and government of this realm, 06
by law established.
3diy. Conspiring, to assassinate, kill, aoa
murder divers. of the Privy Council of our Lola
the King.
4tlily. Procuring, providing, and having largo
quantities of artily with intent thereby to art
themselves and other Trsitors,-in order to ass?ts°
sintte, kill, and murder divers of the ?tiYf
Council.

sthly. Providing arms and ammunition, in or-
der to raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellioor
and tear against our Lord the King, and to subvert
and dtstroy the constitution and government 0
by law established.
6thly. Agreeing to seize and take possession of
divers cannon, warlike weapons, and ammuni•
tion, with intent thereby to arm themselves, Oa
other traitors, and to raise, levy, and make
in-
surrection, rebellion, and war, and subvert ao°
destroy the constitution and government as by
established.
7thly. Consulting and agreeing to set fire t°
burn,' and destroy, divers houses and buildiog"
and divers barracks used for the reception and re'
silence of the soldiers, troops, and forces of tPe
King, and to provide and prepare combustible°
and materials for the purpose of setting fire t°
and burning the same.
Bthly. Composing and preparing,. with intent
to publish addresses and proclarnitions, contfli°,:
ing solicitations and incitements to the King '
subjects to aid and assist in making and levYjag
insurrection, rebellion, and %vat., and in subveFt°
ing and destroying the constitution and govertl‘
meat as by law established.
ciblis
Mthly. Preparing, levying, and making
war, armed and arrayed in a warlike manner'
against our Lord the King within this realat•
The ninth overt act is omitted in the chit
count. Stith
The 4th coon: is also on the statute of the •a
of the late King, for levying end making '"na
against our Lord the King within this realm,;
attempting and endeavouring by force and 01;#
to subvert and destroy the Coustiintion and
vernment of this realm as by kw established', °of
to deprive and depose our said Lord the Ding
and from the style, honour, and kingly nafttel
the Imperial Crown of this realm.

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LONDON Printed by J. B. CARSTAIRS, of So. 29, 1,
Ormond-street, Qtiven-synare; and published I7Y :41
SCRIPPS, of No. 7, Southlton-street, at 'IIIAO de o,
Office, No. 114, Strand ; where A ilveitisemenTst
Loters, Ate. (post-paid) [Bust be aldrestcd.

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