Star.
London, England, 1803-02-05 00:00:00

TRIALS FOR HIGH TREASON.

SPECIAL COMMISSION, NEW SESSIONS-HOUSE,
BOROUGH, FEB 5. ißoz.
Lord ELLENEOROUGH, Baron THOMPSON, illftiCeS
CHAMBRE and LE BLANC, prefiding.

The Court having opened at to o'clock, and
the ufual Proclamation made—the Prifoners were
put to the Bar. Arthur Graham, one of their num-
ber, applied to the Court, naming Mc frs. igICYLL
and Hov EL as Counfel for himfelf and fellow Fri-
Rlers, as follow, •iz.—

Lander
Samuel Sn.ith
John Nl•Nama:a
John Doyle
John Wood

James Sedgwick Wrattan
John Francis
Thomas Phillips
Thomas Broushton, and
Daniel Tyndal.

Thomas Newman
Which appointment of Counfel was feparately con-
firmed by the Plifoners.--,-(Coloriel Defpard had
named Serjeant Bssr and Mr. GURNEY as his
Counfel on the &ft opening of the Commillion on
the atfi ult.)
Marcia Dipard and the feveral prifoners
abuve•mentioned were then arra;gned.---The in-
diament coufilled of three counts, mentioning in
the uft:al technical detail the feveral Overt Ads to
which proof was intended to be adduced.

The firit Overt At of the firtl Count Rated,
that on the 16th day of November, in the 43d of
his prefent Majefly ; and in the parilh of St. Mary,
Lambeth, the prifoners at the bar, together with
divers other perfons, did confpire together, and
attempt to feduce feveral foldiers in his Majefty's
fervice, particularly William Francis, Thomas
Blaize, and William Windfor, to unite with them '
in the purpofe of fubverting the Government o
this Realm in Church and State ; and to dcpofc,
kill, and deßroy the King, &c. &c.

The 2d Bated, the adminillration of oaths to
William Francis and two other perfons, named
Pike and Bird, to combine with them, the prifo•
ners, for the purpofes aforefaid.
The 3d charged the prifoners, at the fame place
and time, with feeretly obtaining printed Cards
of an Oath and Engagement to be of the Society,
not to give evidence of the proceedings, and to
bind the perfans taking the fame, to the objeds
aforefaid.

The 4th Rates the adminiftration of the laid
oath and engagement to Blaize, Windfor, &c.
Thelth charged the prifoners with intending
to lie in wait and attack the KING, and treating of
the means, time, and place for effe&ing the fame.
The 6th, with a confpiracy to attack and feize
upon the Bank, Tower, &c. to poffefs themfelves
of arms, in order to kill and deitroy the foldiers
and others his Majefly's liege fubjeas.
The 7th went to the fame charge, varying the
terms into arms and ammunition.
The Bth and laft Overt AR defcribed the in
tuition and confpiracy of feizing upon the perfon
of the King, on his way to meet his Parliament ;
to furround and make themfelves makers of both
Houfes of Parliament; to feize upon the Bank,
Tower, and other Magazines ; and to flop the
feveral Mail Coaches, as a fignal to other traitors
in different parts oldie kingdom.

The fec:md and third counts of the indidment
recited the overt ads as above Rated, with form
difference at the conclufion of each. In the one
Rating a defign to imprifon the King; and in the
other to depofe his Majesty from his Imperial
Rate and dignity, &c. The indi9ment being
read, Mr. JEKYLL expreffed for himfelf and for
Mr. HOVEL, who was abfent, their readinefs
to accede to the appointment of the Prifoners,
who had named them as their Counfel.

The prifoners feverally pleaded not guilty. On
the ufual quellion having been put to Mr. Belford,
" How he would be tried ?" He anfwered, that he
fuppofed that had already been decided.—The
queftion being repeated, and the informality of his
anfwer being reprefentcd to him, he exculpated
liimfelf from any difrefpedful intention towards the
Court ; but unaccuftomed to thefe things, it (frock
him as fomewhat orange, that after every thing
relative to the profecution had been previoufly ar-
ranged, he fhould be afked a queflion of eletlion ?
The Court obferved, that no injurious conarue-
• tion would be put upon his anfwer.
The Prifoner then anfwered, " fly Con and my
Country."
Mr. ATTORNEY GINERAL, then addrefling the
Court, laid, that nothing could be more preju-
dicial to the impartial adminiftration of Juftice
than the publication of a trial during its pi°.
grefs. The impropriety of publications thus tend-
ing to affeft the Minds of the Jury, did not admit
of a doubt; it was a ferious offence at Common
Law ; and in the prefent cafe it was peculiarly fo,
becaufe, although the trial of one perfon might
be concluded in a day, it was morally impoflible
that the whole bufinefs could be difchargcd in the
fame time, therefore, as all the prifoners were in-
volved in the one charge, and the fame evidence.
probably, applying throughout, the publication of
one trial would render it almoft impoffible for the
juror to go into the box unprejudiced and ab-
hafted in his feelings and judgment. Mr. At-

torney-Cencral, therefore, aged upon his duty in
giving timely intimation, that he would put the
law in force againft any perfon offending againft
the prohibition which he then gave.
The Court then expreffed its truft that the ad-
monition then given would have its doe effed, and
that there would be no occafion for the law to be
enforced againft offenders.

The ATTORNEY GENERAL alked Wit was intend-
ed to try feparately ? Mr. JERTRt replied, that it
was their intention to do fo ; upon which Mr. AT.
TORNEY GENERAL laid he fhould begin on Monday
morning with the trial of Mr. Dcfpard.
The Court was then adjourned to nine o'clock
on Monday next.
The Prifoners were all dreffed tolerably clear,
and difplayed no figns of defpondency ; their de-
portment was decent and colleded. Amman was
dreffed in the uniform of his regiment. Colonel
Defpard was liabited in a plain drefs, and his hair
without powder ; his manner did not 6.:;ray a
confcioufnefs of the offences with which Its fiend
charged.
It is but juft to o.bferre on the indulgent atter-
tion which has been paid to the accommodation
of auditors ; an attention which mull neceffarily
be much bruited by the fmallnefs of the Court.
After the public intimation from the ATTORNEY
GENERAL, which we have juft Rated, and which
was certainly highly proper in itfelf, it would be
difrefpedful to the Court, and a grois violation
of law, to attempt to publifh in the coolie of the
tria's any part of the evidence. Our Readers, how-
ever, may be affured, that we have made Inch ar-
rangements, as will enable us to lay an ample and
corral account of the proceedings before them as
loon as the bufinefs (hall be terminated.

N4VTICiIt. INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, FrBRUARY 2.

Arrived this day the brig Peggy, Capt. WHirt,
with corn, S:c. from Dublin, for this port; and the
brig Three Brothers, \VESCJTT, with fait and
earthen ware, from Liverpool.
Sailed the Dutch (hip Three Sifters, RYMERS,
with gin, for Guernley :—among her Paifengers
is the well•known Major SEM p LE, who arrived here
fame days fence. in the hope of obtaining a pa (rage
for Portugal, Spain, or France ; all failed the
American Ihip Margaret, Capt. LEWiS' for Lon.
don ,• the brigs William, Ea MER, withfogar dce.
for Havre de Grace ; Diligence, WATT, for LA.
don; Venture, DICKSON, for Newcaftle ; Suir,
JONES, for London • Mary, PATERSON, fur Ham.
burgh; Mentura,ENNls, for Briftol ; and Venus,
Tots', for London.
PORTSMOUTH, FEBRUARY 4.
Captain JOHN SINGER, of the Ant cutter, on
his paffage from this place to Plymouth, picked
up on Sunday lad, Jan. 30, about half pad two
o'clock in the afternoon, five leagues S. and by W.
off Dartmouth, a lad in an open fltiff, named
John Lewis, having drifted out of Dartmouth on
the evening of the 29th ult. about nine o'clock,
without any thing whatever in the boat, not even
a (toll : the lad belonged to the fchooner "ga-
ting, SOLOMON BERRYMAN mailer, of Brixham or
Dartmouth. Capt. S. took the lad on board, and,
after affording him every thing his fituation re-
quired, put him on Ihore at Dartmouth.
This day arrived the fhip Camilla, Capt. Jo.
SEEN ANDERSON, after experiencing a molt tre-
mendous paffage, from Bermuda, in eight week;
and three days, having on board upwards of 170
of the 47th Regiment, commanded by Lieutenant
Colonel BACRHOUSE• Capt. A. laments the loft
of the carpenter, who fell overboard on her pe-
lage: the (hip is ordered into harbour, and is now
getting under weigh ; the brig Friendfhip, Noa-
TON, from Poole, bound to London, after being in
the Downs; and was obliged to cut her cables and
come back here, and is in the harbour.

Capt. A. fpoke the Nancy, bound to Smyrna.
off Scilly, out 2 days from Dover:
Sailed the Pallas, CHAMBERS, and Aftive. DLL•
LET, for the Weft Indies.

P.aired by the Ifis from New York. bound to
London.

FROM LLOYD's LIST.

- -
DEAL Fla. 4.—Arrived the Friendship, Clover, tram Phi.
latielphl4 and remains with bit Majcily's dupe as per
Wind N. N. E.
G saran, Fes. 4..... Pared by the Juno, litritait. sod
Mary, johns, from Honduras; Matilda, Davis, dose Omar.
da ; Laforty, Thompfon, and the Shields, Serrimfoo, tram
Dantoic..—Saded the Jupiter, Pdrcyjor Smyrna; Olive Brandt.
Redman, for Borbadoes; Progrefs, Fro*, for Dominica ; Sir
Wm. Donglas, Shaw, for Africa; King George, Cotter, and
the Doddington, Sash for St. Vincent&

The Oneida Chief, lately foundered at Sea, did
, not fail fall from Dublin, as erroneoufly hated
all the papers; the left the Cuftom•houfe dock lag
fummer, and made good her voyage to New York,
after a paffage of near nine weeks ; came to Lon-
don come time back, and was on her return to
America, when the unfortunately foundered near
the French coati. She was a very large vet!,
quite new, and built entirely with Ametican deal.
We have not heard whether any of the crew or
paffengers were loft.

BIRTH.
Wedoefday, 2: his hoofs in the Admiral:l, the Lady at Cars
twin J. Markham, of a foe.

MAkRIED.

At Hi.nnur, in the county of Fllot, Lord Kenyon. to 'Mini
Hannicr, daughter of Sir Thomas Haamer, Bart. of Bettia..id
Park.

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