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London, England, 1820-04-28 00:00:00

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1820.„

street. Brunt seemed to think that be had waged the observa-
tion of the Police; he remained at home thaviiight, and was'
the next morning employed in ty ng up two baskets in an apron
of his wife's. when the Officers came in and secured hint, and
the baskets, which, on examination, were found to contain gre-
nades and other ammunition. The Attorney-General then pro-
ceeded to detail the circumstances attending the apprehension
of Thistlewood., He must now return to the conentetions on
the s3d of February. After the assassination of kliaiiters, the
Barracks in Portman-street were to be set On fire, Harrison
saying he was acquainted with the situation of the building, and
could easily effect that object. Thistlewuod sat down to draw
up a Proclamation, in the following words—" Your Tyrants
are destroyed—The Friends of Liberty are called on to come
forward as the Provisional Government is now sitting. Man-
sion House, James legs, Secretary.' These was also another
Proclamation prepared for the soldiers, motnising them their dis-
charge, full pay for life, and twenty pounds per man to carry'
them to their homes. These were written on sheets of cartridge
paper, and this taper was purchased by Brunt's apprentice.
These Proclamations left no doubt of the intention of those
engaged in this plan, and if he should prove these facts, what II
answer could be given to it? No doubt could exist but that the
object which three misguided persons bad in view, was the over-
throw of the Government. To what other conch:lion could the
Jury come, as reasonable men, if these facts were substantiated?
Their duty to themselves and ta their country called on them to
glve the only verdict which they conscientionaly could give, a
verdict te.' Guilty.
The first witness called. was Ilobert Adam. Witness reside.
at No. 4, Hole-in-the-wall-passage, Brook's market; is a shoe-
maker by trade; was in the Royal Horse Guards; knew the
prisoner Brunt ; first became acquainted with him at Cambray,l
lin France; he then went by the name of Morton, this was in
1815. On the 13th of January last,he was introduced by Brunt
and Ings to Thistlewood, at his lodgings, in Stanhope-street.
Brunt said to Thistlewond, this is the man I was speaking to
you of; Thistlewood said, you were once in the Life Guards?
Witness said, no; I was in the Blues. Thistlewood said, you
can use a sword? Witness replied, he could use a sword to de-
fend himself ; but not having used any arms for years, he was
not so efficient as formerly. Thistiewood adverted to the state
of the country, and said, there was not a man worth ten
pounds in it, who was good fur anything to the people. The
shopkeepers of London were all Aristocrats, and he should
glory to see the day when they were all shut up and plundered.
With regard to Mr. Hunt, be was a cl--d coward, and if be
could get Mt° Whitehall. be should find llnnt's name on the
books as a spy of Government. and that Cobbett was as bad.
After this, some other interviews took place between witness
and the prisoner at the White Hart, Brook'senarket ; on Sun-
day, the 16th of January, Ings, Brunt, Hall, and (before the
Meeting broke up) Todd, were present. On the nest day. wit-
ness went to Whitecrou-street Prison for debt, and remained
there tEI the 30th. the day after the King died. Next evening,
witness again saw Thiatiewood at Brunt's house, in Fox-court,
Gray's Inn-lane • Brunt, Inge, Hall, and Davidson, were pre-
sent ; nothing particular took pier-eat that Meeting ; but on the
Wednesday evening, he met Thietievrood, Brunt. Davidson.
Harrison, and Edwards—
Mr. Cunwoon, for the prisoner, submitted that no evidence
could be given of what passed at this Meeting, slaw it was Dot
set forth in the indictment. The words were, "at a certain
Meeting on the 15th of January, and at divers other times and
places."
The Comer, however, held that GI divers other times and
places" covered this Meeting.
Witness resumed :—There were several staves in the room,
apparently just cut, and Thistkwood expressed his dissatisfac-
tion that Bradburn had not •brought the feru'.es to put on the
staves. Meetings after this took place twice a day, up to the
It3d of ?arum. Witness recollected baling at one Meeting
about ten days before the funeral of the late King. Harrison
said, be understood most of the soldiers would be out of town
at the King's funeral, as wed as the Police-officers; and that
he thought this would be a good opportunity for kicking up a
row ; Thistk-wood approved it, and said, if they could manage
to get the two pieces of cannon from Gray's Inn-lane, and the
six from the Artillery-ground, they should be in possession of
London before morning; and even if an express should be sent
to Windsor for the Army, by the time they arrived its London.
they would be too tired to do anything ; and that they might
even prevent any Orderly leaving London to communicate with
Windsor, It would also be necessary to go to the telegraph
over the water, take possession of that, and prevent ell com-
munication going to . Wuole ich ; that in the meantime, a Pro-
visional Government might be formed, and steps taken at the
sea ports, especially Dover, Brighton, and Margese, to prevent
any one leaving the place without an order from the Govern-
ment. Brighton, he said, was the most important ;an armed
force must be sent there ; and he further added, that the pre-
sent family had inherited the Crown long enough, and it was
no use for the new King ever to think of wearing the Crown.
Brunt and lugs afterwards came in, and the plan was commu-
nicated to them. but they disapproved of it, and said, nothing
short of the assassination of Ministers would satisfy them.
Brunt told witness two or three of them had draw out a plan
to assassinate Micisters, the first Cabinet Dinner they had.
The neat Meeting the witness was at was on the 19th, and the
assassination was then again discussed; and it was said," then it
is agreed if nothing happen between this and next Wednesday,
we'll go to work. Some of them said, they ware too paor to
wait any longer ; a Meeting was appointed for the next morn-
ing (Sunday), and Thistlewood told Brunt he had better go
round that afternoon and see who be could raise ; Brunt said,
he had some work to do, but would go round next morning;
but he thought it was no: necessary to have many at the Meet-
ing. Thistlewood said, it would be necessary far ail who came
the next morning, to bring awns, lest any Officers should come.
Brunt said with an oath, if any 011::::r Caine there, he would
ran him thiough. Nest morning, witness again went to ;be
room. It was then so dark, on account of the snow witness
could not see who was there; but afterwards he distinguished
Thistlewoed, Lies, Brunt, Harrison, Davidson, Ileadnurn, Ed-
wards, Wilson, and .then, amounting to twelve. 'llistlewood
said, it was time to begin business, and proposed that Thiel
should take the Chair, which he did with a pike in his band;
Tbistkwood said, he presumed they all knew what they had
met there for • be named no names, but called it the West-end '
job ; and added, if they did not dine together that day, they'
(the conspirators) were tired of wahine, and were determined
to take them at their own houses, though there they must be
content to take two. ,heee, or four, as they could get them. It
would take forty men to do the West-end job ; and he proposed
that the two pieces of cannon should be taken from Gray's Inn-
lane, and the six from the Artillery-ground ; Coup, he pro-
posed, should take the lead at the Artillery-ground. The Man-
sion-house was then to be seiped as a seat for the Provisional
Government ; and an attempt was to be made on the Bank of
England. Palish he proposed, should be the man to take charge
of firing the different puts at London • and that the plan should
be further arranged between that time and Wednesday. He
further said, Brunt had a plan to propose to them (or the assas-
sination ; but Ern, be wished to have his proposition put bitnet
Chair. This was done, and it was carried ssianimously.
then came forward and proposed. that the assassination should
take place on the Wedne :day, unless they should dine together
before. PAW, ::ad some others, came in afterwards, and the
plan was re-stated to them. Pan said, a number of objects
were here to be carried at one time ; if it could be done, it
would be a good thing; but if 40 UM were to Se appropriated
to the West-end job, where were men to come front to take the
artillery? Ile wished to know if the Committee would sloths.
rise hint to state their plans to his friends, and to tell them wins
they would be wanting? be should then know what he was W '
do. The Chairman mid, he supposed Nibs would not trust
any one improperly, and it was left to Palin's discretion. and he
1, seemed satisfied. The Chair was then quitted, and Thistie-nood
I proposed to Brunt to take Mr. Patin to ilernival's Inn build-
' into, for the latter to give his opinion whether they would take
fire. They went accordingly, and returned soon after saying
it might be easily done, and vresuki make a d•---d good fire.
Thistlewood then proposed that a neat should next day be
riven to the party present, but the difficult, was bow to miss the
ands, when Brunt said, he b+4l remrll4 a Paand-notas and

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would give that. It then became a allied of discos bod as to
the place where she marshal& hi Elva, and the White Hart
was filed on. BlonAaroollethig they met again about 10 &Clash.
Brunt. Harrison, Haft f bp, sad several others, were there.
Witness said, he had something to communicate that had passed
between him and the Landlord of tie: White Hart; who had
told him two Meets had been there, who stated. that they had
information of a Radical Meeting being held at his house. On
witness saying this, Ilarrhen attacked him violanly, as did
Brunt, saying be had acted wrong, es it was his duty to have
communicated nein he heard to Thisdewood or Brunt; bet
witness said, as it concerned all, he thought it his duty to nos:
municate it to all. They still, however, swore at him, and said
he bad acted wrong.. The witness was then directed attend
at the room in the evening, in case any of the party should Ness,
who were not prement at the morning- Meeting; am males
there was mother Meeting, at which most of the phloem were
present ; and Edwards stated to Thistlewood thole was to be a
Cabinet Dieser on the Wednesday; Thistlewood expressed
some doubts, sad a Newspaper was seeffor, when it was found
that they were to dine at Lord Harrowby's, in Grogram.
square, on the Wednesday evening. Upon this Brent said, "fl
be did if I don't believe there is a Oa. I haea oAsn
prayed, that all these thieves might be called together to aimm,
to afford an opportunity to destroy them; and now Ooa hue
answered my prayer." Thkelevrood propose a Committee amid
sit immediately, and witness was put in the Chair. Thisit-
wend pr fresh plan ; but witness said, after what mead'
yesterday. I Toe have given this thing due canderaties ;
this observation darter them all into confusion. Harrison, with
great violense swore, if any one again said a word to throw
cold water on their purpose. he would run him through with a
sword. The wito se was then voted out of the Chair, and Tidd
put in his place; and Brent proposed, that to do away all sus-
picion, two men were to be put to watch who V‘..:nt in and oat
of Lord Harrowby's house; this proposition was adopted, Mid
two men were placed to watch all night; and Thistlewood
this would satisfy all parties. and if they saw no Police-odicers
about the house, they would carry their plan into effect on the
Wednesday, when it would be a rare haul to murder them all.
He proposed to go with a Letter to Lord Harrowby's, and
when the doors were opened, some were to be ready to rush in,
seize the servants, and threatening them with death if they
made any noise, the stairs were to be taken possession of by
some of the party, armed with hand-grenades; and some were
to be placed in the area, armed with blunderbusses and band.
grenades, which were to be fired, if the servants attempted any
escape; another party, armed in a similar manner, with the ad-
dition of cutlasses, were to go to the room where their Lordships
were, and to murder every one, Cue good and the bad; if there
were any good, they were to die for keepfil bad company;
Ings volunteered to be the first man to enter the room; be
would take his knife and cut off the heads of every one; the
heads of Lord, Sidmouth and Castlereagh, he would bring away
with him. His word of command was to be, " Enter Citizens,
sad do your duty." Harrison, and Adams (the witness), were
to be the swordsmen, to accompany Inge, Thistlewood saying
:atzre the best swordsmen amongst them, both having been
The witness agreed to this plan, because be knew,
had he dissented, his life was in danger. Thistlewood proposed,
that on quitting Grosvenor-square, Harrison and Wilson were to
Zo to Portman Barracks, to set them on Ore and the rest of the
petty were to go to Gray's Inn-lane, and seise the two pieces of
sawn ; and from them* they were to go to the Artillery-
ground, to assist Cook to seise the six pieces of cannon ; from
deem they were to go to the Mansion-house, and place the
OMNI ea each Aide, demand a surrender, and if refused, to
fine ups it, when it was expected it would soon be given up ;
Weems to be the seat of the Provisional Government. After
the liandoshotne, the next point was the Bank, which they
were to plunder, but to save the books, to enable them to expose
the villainy which had been practised on the country. Hard-
-en proposed, that in order to ascertain their friends, they should
have a countersign. One should say " BCT." and if the we be
Vidreseed said " Toe." making the word Berm, then it was
"alp that they were Mends. On the 111444 dar, witness spin
Vita bathe Meeting; whets he found Brunt and lugs, and some
mere of the party, making fusee and illumination-balls, in-
tended to set houses on fire. Brunt and witness were after-
wards sent to watch Lord Harrowby's house, which they did
till twelve o'clock, when the witness went borne ; the next
morning he again went to Brunt's house; two strangers were
there, and soon after, two other strangers came W ; witness saw
some pistols, and they were trying the flints; this was in Brunt's
frost room. They then went into the back room, where he
saw two baskets of arms. Soon after, Thhdcwood and Inge
came in, and Thistlewood said, ti well, any lads, this looks like
business; this lolks as if something was about to be dose."
Maass said, he was lowe spirited. and enlisted something to
drink ; and Thistlewood sent for some gin and beer. He then
sent for half a dozen sheets of cartridge paper, and Thistlewood
sat down and wrote three bills as follows Your Tyrants are
destroyed—the Friends of Liberty are called upon to come for.
ward—the Provisional Government is now sitting...4mm
logs, Secretary, February es." These bias were to be posted
on the buildings they set on fire, to tell the people what they had
done. Thilliewood wrote three, and then said, he was so tired
be could write no more, his baud trembled, and he could not
tell what was the matter. Some other persons then wrote from
Tidstlevroodes dictation, respecting the soldiers, but the writing
was left unfinished, as they could not agree as to the warding it.
—logs, who was present, bad a black bait on for his eistols,,and
two bags, one on each side. Looking at himself, he said;. be
was not yet emplete. be wanted his cutlass ; on which he took
out his knife, which was of a most dangerous description, and
bound round the handle with a waxed thread. to give him a
firm bold of it; this knife, be said, he would use to cut off the
heads of Lords Sidmonth end Castlereagh ; he would bring
them away in his bags ; he would also cut off and cure 4 hand
of Lord Castlereagh, and keep it, that it might be thought a
good deal of hereafter. The rest of the party who were in the
roam, were employed in arming, themselves in various ways,
before they set out on their expedition. Palin addressed them,
and observed, " he' hoped they bad well considered what they
were about to do; whether they were about to do their country
service? and whether they thought their country would counte-
nance this assassination ? If they were persuaded they were
acting right, they ought to come to a determination to run any
ma through the body who should flinch." Thistiewood was
than ale ens, and a stranger who was there said. be desired to
know more of what they were going to do. Brunt replied, this
was not the place for him to receive information ; if he went
with him to another place, he would receive all the infornaa-
tion he wished. There was a cupboard its the room, in which
were same grenades, and there were also some flannel bags
which were filled with cartridges for the anon.. The great
depot was in Tldd's room, in Hole-in-thowall-paseage. After
the conversation between Plain, Brunt. and the stranger, they
quitted the room at Brunt's to go to the final rendezvous, and
it was agreed that they should go two and two, and at a die
taws, to avoid suspicion. Witness was going along Holborn,
when a stranger tapped him on the shoulder, and told him to
slacken his pace, as Brunt was going back for something. After
this, witness wisiked on till be lost all his party. He afterwards
met Brant, and they went together to Cato-street ; on entering
the greessi,Soos, he saw Wilson and Davidson on the watch ;
he hasediady mead on, and went upp the budder into the left,
where he MI the him* 13isdewood, Brunt, bliss
Hall, Braftburn, Strap,. a tall man. a straw, and
several others that be did not haw; ; according to Thistlemod's
salculation there were meaty 'persons is all. There was ate
candle burning, and there was a carpenter's beach in the room.
on which were a quantity of arms. Thistlewood went to the
square to see if anything particular was to be seen there. Wit.
Ness soon after heard a loud talking in the stable, when he went
down, and saw Thistlewood, Brat, Wilson, and Davidsea;
Thistiewoodi said, he had good news, that tkey were all asses-
bang. as the carriages were rapidly driving up to his Lordship's
door. At this tissue Teel was absent, and some conversation
took place between Thistlewood, Davidson. and Brunt, on the
subject. Thistlewood said, if they now gave up their object, he
would go bane mad hang himself. Tidd soon after came, and
This hwood said, they were twisty is number, a force quite
nitheleat. If they now gore it up, it would be a Despard job.
Me said, Lord Weirewby was not prepared, and they were,