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v the latter in liStiin7 the warrant ; but then t't
Court and Jury were piked in a situation ofdiffi-
culty respecting the necessity of Nadin's applicatitin
in the first instance, in consequence of that person's
uct her in produced in the witness•box. He believed
11r. Holton to be a respectable man, who would not
mislead them ; hut he must say, that such important
evidence as he had given ought not to have been
permitted to teethe that corro6oratiozi ta.7,ich it might
have had
,from his brother Magistrates who were ia
roof): with hint, a:2d from -Win, tie Constable
it was due to the defendants to urge this want of
corrobi,:ra:ive evidi,nce on such important facts ; and
if the omission were calculated to raise a doubt in
the minds of th Jury, the 2efer,dants were most cer-
tainly entitled to th beratit of that doubt. It was
not to he suppo:x.l, t'iat. Mr. Ilult:in stated anything
'which he did not believe to be true: but sitting there,
as he did, to administer equal justice to all, he was
bound to teli the Jttry, x: though great part of
::hat took place occurred is thz presence of several
of his brother M.i:7istrates, not one of them had been
c:-.lled to speak to the same facts that Mr 11.ilton
hid sworn to. It ?.-otild not do to say, that they had
been in attend.-tnce: tha fact was, they had not been
called.—After commenting on some of the minor
evidences, Mr. Hunt objnted to what he called a
sugi_te,ti in of Mr. S,:ariet.:'s.
SeAraaav denied that ha hat'. made any snt,:‘:-sti,m.
Justice 13..vt.sv.—The dcfend.ints are entitled to my sar-
vicas if they please it.
Tie defendants severally informed hords'lip that they did
rot wish him, 1:1 hi> exhau>t,J.l state, (which they re;,trettcO) to
procerti any further.
The Laarned •1t ocl.pro:eedell with the evidence until a quar-
ter brier: einht, when he tiliserved, he could clot do ';,istico to
the evidence tin both side-, if he att.:•mpt:d to proceed farther at
so la•s an hot.r.

1:7. Hunt wished some means could he alpted by his Lord-
Air to prev,nt the Jiiry seeieg any Newspapers, As he eons-
pljned or the they contained against hini.
ir. BA .::.er.—The Jury shall be sworn if Mr. Hunt
require. it; I thh± he may depend upon their honour to
cc.....-.:esation on the subject.
111V2 113 objection. my Lord, to be sworn
t' :hat.

IL:A.-Oh! I wznt no such thine.
CourL then tA.;o;.:-ni:cl till Line o'clock on Monday.

LEIGH TREASON.

1-1-ECIAL COMMISSION, FOR THE TRIAL OF THE
CATO-STREET GANG.
SESSIONS' HOUSE, CLERKENWELL, MARCH 27.

AnBOTT'SCH ARGE TO THE GRAND JrRY.
GENILE:!EN OF elta G,n.sen INQUEST—We are assembled in •
tine Flocs', onaer the aethoeity of his Majesty's Special Commis-
alogn isseeci tor tat 1 utpose of inquiring into, hearing, and deter-
rraeling, ct rtsin °forces, therein particoleriy mentioned. These •
t . first, all High Treasons. except such as relate to
tee eoin of toe realm; secaadly, all Misprisions of Treesen ;
telealy, the 'teach of apt roan, named Richard Smithery, aini all
crimes touehiag the death of these person; and, fourthly, any
te:eaces csonontteri against the persons of Frederick Fitzcleronee,
George Legg, Juho Borman, Westcoaee, John alud-
clock, dames Betsey, and other persoas, or any of them, contrary
to the form of an Act made, or passed, in t 1: forty-third
year of the reign of hie late most gracious Majesty, for,
among other things, the further prevention cf the maliciously
shooting, meiming, slabbing, or wounding, any person or per-
sans; and, Gentlemen, it has become my sluty to offer to lour
consideration tone remarks on each of these subjects, for your
noistanee in the discharge of the important duty naielt %%Ude-
% Ove upon you when the Bills are laid before yuu.—The parti-
cular kinds nt Treason to which it would be proper to call your
ettention, are to be found partly in the ancient atetute of the
*Stli of Edward the Third, and partly itt the Statute of :be 36th
of his I ,te Majesty. In the first cf these Statures, it is made
High Trensset to compass or imagine the dettructicn of the King
of these realiese or levy war against him within the realm; and
by the second Statute to which I have referred, it is also made
'Loh Treason for any person to compass, imagine, or devise the
destruction of the King—to do him any bodily harm, such as
maiming or wounding hint, with a view to his death, or deposi-
tion from the throne of the realm; to levy war against, to im-
prison, or restrain him in any manner—to attempt to depose
him, to assemble in large bodice, in order by force to eqtaapel
tam to ch inge his meesures or Councils of Government—or to
cto rswe either of the two Houses of Parliament—each per
so offending shall be adjudged guilty of High Treason. • BO!!
Gentlemen, in each of the offences which I have menti med, the
crane will consist in the intagininn or 'intending, according to
thee Statutes, as well as in the actual perpetration of the crime
it But in this case, the law requires that the party accused
s: ii be ronvicted of some open act, determining the character
c: las purpose; and by a later Statute, if the party shall publish
I ; arty writing his intention, such publication is an overt act,
Cloy competent to establish the intention. The law has wisely
provided, because the planic safety requires it, that, in cases of
ireasea, the tutentioe shall constitute the crime ; and the same
lay winch pruviden this, at the same time says, that that inten-
tan S'iAn !es manifested by some act of the party towards the
viatiai or victims of his puronsi.. It may he poyer to
See, ta.a. boar: the last Statute, it was settled i,y sevee tines,
rc• nil: by the opinions of the best text writes, elan all at-
t.:lino to clans. tee King from his royal star-, to restnan nis
; .•ae. o: te i y tear ag; . iast hint, were iligh Treason ; and all
stonstatetious, eel agreements, for those purposes,
o • •. rt zet: of czorpasena and imagining the death of the
..o. !le cite late enotete, however, the conspirine or consolt-
is s. toona:r, with intent to depose or destroy the King, or to
7 • imanson him. or to levy war against him, is each a
st Inca:ad.; and thus the law is made more intelligible
I) :Ilan oho have ta obey it, as well as to chose who tn..y have
a2-nt. scer it. It may also be proper to remark, that all the
'pea, eiretnestanzes nsually attendant on military array art
r ,• .try to time constinnien of tlnt crime of levying wan
einasei iraurreetions, tar the purpose of bringing
re et ;:!:y ilUievrusn in public affaii s, and manifesay intending
fors, ef &lumbers, to secornalish their purpose, are guilty of
lo nit a wer within 'la reolnt. Rebellion, at its commencement,
•..:. ist leund in oraitary array, nor dote it assume a military
ay:ere:lee until the progress of Treason •verrants the illegal
Hero or. of anr.s. I have said, that any act tending to mania
tie ; ie,:ntior. of traitorous deed, is a corearteet overt art.
eat Lon, that overt acts will consist ia opeo et— hest deeds;
tit tee ta), are these overt acts, but the law also drcleres, that
".• • t an• may frecjoeatiy consist of ir.eetiogs, conniltations, and
eoreerneets and promises of mutual support, and
eteleets to (Alters to er.gaz!.• in the same scheir.e. Alnentiea
•' i I a'oted measures, preparing weopons or other instrurr.ents
ta in the progress of the iilegal plae, are also oven
J. iet,:eice. In the crime cf Treason, the law ad-
ac:esset Ie it, all who zee partakers are prinripats.
.t ate be ''at in all conspiracies, trey 0.r..01e or other-
oe natieuler pewees heve a particular part assigned them
• le.oletea. n.

fcund more active, others me r: 'thaw ; .erne
r.-.ore will 11".vr rl^re
• ruare Lte ; but anto.:gst thr persons tht:
1:0 iistinctior. Tile act o each is :be act of ail,
•-r Cnc.: au: ro: d.-)ne in tit,: presence of sercral
• .'_lad here t.,e I.rw I Lite to be fc.ianded upon a very
because,, though a parry :ray not be actl....h;
even engaged in (au treasonable plan at the precise
'r to y.heu Cu.! treasonahle uct is co:or:titled, yet, by his ,übse-
re,arded as sanctioned and
• to ..11 the acts of those with wawa enga.,,,,s. The
..1 tct, being of so much irrspocarice, ou3lit to be
' • —• ti.e fif.lest evidehce; and benze 'lac law rcquire:
of two competent witnesses to eertildish it. But
i.ttpertance to remark, that in order to convic:
c.. i s Tr...ason, it is not necessary that two wi•nvsse.,
75,VC the commission of the same overt act. If one

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aids to one overt act, and another witnes3 prow a
zrt ac• of the same spazi?s of treason, their testis:Pia-
rA• • ..,1 !•• •,;:qtdcr.t. to • c.::.1•01h the gudt of High
:hi law th..t tot of ike over. act' shall be prow!

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to have been emennitted whirlsi thle'enenty where the indicttnit;t
for the crime is laid, and if a different witness shall then esta-
blish-the commisition.of another overt act elsewhere, fife charge
of High Treason is made good. Having said thus much upon
the general law upon High Tresi in, I shall make a few nbserva-
dons upon the particular case which is to be shortly laid before
you. It is not my purpose to eater into any detail of the ch.-
curnstances of that case, lest I should be the meausrof creating
any prejudice in your minds; aad even what I am about to say
with respect to that inquiry, I hope you will regard as all sup-
pce.izious. It is proper that I should give an outline of the mat-
ters of fact, in order to enable you to apply the law as I have
laid it down to you. It has been supposed that a conspiracy
was formed to assassinate certain persons engaged in the admi.
nistration of Ow Government of the country, when they were
assembled at a dinner at the house of one of them, on the 421 d
of February ; aad it is supposed that a treasonable hOstility to
the Government dictated that act, and the abolition of that Go-
vernment should foiloo this assaaiination. In furtherance of the
deaign, several persons Were found almost in the act of imme-
share preparation, in an obscure situation, with arms and offen-
sive weapens, suitable. to the accomplishment of that purpose.—
Those persons, when attempted to be arrested by the Peace
Officers and the Military, in their endeavours to escape, which
!wary of t!tein of fated, killed one Richard Smithers—pistols
were dischargol—,weapans of death were used, and some, or all
of the persons named, were wounded. Of these matters some
or all of you have, no doubt, read anti heard; therefore I take
the liberty most earnestly to intreat you to confine your atten-
tion to the evidence laid before you, turd to banish from your
minds such information as you may have previously received as
to the motive or object of this supposed conspiracy, or as to the
conduct of the particular individuals engaged in it. With respect
to the law upon cases of this naturto it is proper to state that a
conspiracy to murder private individuals, grounded only on pri-
vate malice far the gratification of private resentment—this
conspiracy, however odious in itself, is not an overt act of
treason. But i; the assassination thus meditated, be meaat as
a signal for a gene:at attack upon Government by force, with a
view to compel the Sovereign to adopt such measures as they
thiek lit, this conspiracy assumes a differeut complexion, and
may be an oserc act .of Lveing war, and compassing the
death of the King. I.; therefore, this is to be rejarded as a
conspiracy to take away the lives of his Majesty's Ministers, you
will of course see that the overt acts are competently proved.-
-You will regard the persons who are the meditated victims
of the plan, their rark, their offices, and relations. It is diffi-
cult to conceive that the supposed destined objects of ;Mack in
this iostance, should be tasked as the victims of the private re-
sentment of so neiny persons. Fur though history furnishes
many examples of crimes committed by individuals for the gra-
tification of private resentment, it has fureisned even instances
of a few persons, bound by sons: particular neletion, as being of
she same family, having leagued together for the perpetration
of seine crime, in order to eratity a common malice. But that
mal.ce of this private nature should be entertained by a great
number of persons, not bound to each other by any relations,
is very difficult to believe. It is mil more difficult to conceive
that private malice could be the motive, in a case where con-
fessedly the intended victims were not known to the persons,
except in their public capacities. Therefore, it is extremely na-
tural to suppose that the object might be entirely of a public
nature. Bur, Gentlemen, I would have you bear in mind, that
the facility of one of these suppositions, and the difficulty of the
other, are not to take the place of evidence in your coasidcra-
doe; I orly intend that they should conduce to the reception of
thcte proofs that may be adduced, in ender to the manifestation
of illegal designs. We all know very well that attempts against
the Government of this Country would be val.), fruitless, and
in s3l)er reason hopeless; but the rash and evil mind brooding
over its own ill designs, gradually dismisses from its view the
difficulties that oppose its scheme, and inagnifies its first faint
prospects of success. It is Tivoli-al for vicious men to think there
ar: others no less vicious thin themselves, and they easily be-
lieve th it they shall have numerous supporters, if they can mani-
la.: their design by striking some dreadful blow. And it is this
heief that makes them rashly and hastily communicate their
purpose to others whom they think likely to participate in their
deoigns. Dark and deep projects, therefore, are seldom deve..
loped, except by participators who give evidence against their
companions. Such evidence is always to be received with cau-
tion, at the same time that it is fully competent to be received.
Its credibility depends in a greet measure upon its intrinsic cha-
racter, as well as upon the quantity of support it receives from
witnesses of unblemished character. But yet it is to be received
with great circumspection, fur he who once acknowledges him-
self to have been a party to a cri:ninal design, does thereby de-
preciate his own character in a great degree. Bat if it were
once laid down that the testimonies of accomplices is to be re•
jetted, a great security is taken away from the good part of so-
ciety, and an encouragement is given to the bad when the fear
of mutual treachery is withdrawn. Thus confidence would be
afforded when di-trust reigns to the continual counteraction of
bed men's designs. But, Gentlernea, it is, enough for us to
know thet the Lw does rot perraa.the rejection of such evi-
dence, nor need we apprehend any great danger from receiving
it, when we remember that the evidence upon which you now
determine, will be afterwards referred to the consideration of
another Jury, .who will have an opportunity of hearing both
sides of the case.

I shall next advert to the second offence rnentiored in the
Commission, that of Misprision of Treason. And a man is said
to be guilty of this crime, seken he knows the existence of trea-
son, although not a party to it, and conceals it. As in the case
of High Treason, there are no accessaries in this crime—all
who are partakers are regarded by the law as ptiucipals. High
Treason being a crime of the deepest importance to the State,
the law makes it incumbert on every person who shall attain to
the knowledge of it, to go before a Magistrate and make a com-
munication of what he knows. The wilful concealment of High
Treason is therefore regarded as a great crime, and is punished
wit), the fin-Litt:re of goods and loss of property during life.
Bet then it must he clearly made out that there has been a -know-
lige of the crimp, as also a knowledge of the traitors, for it is
not enoueii to have been acquainted merely with the crime. It
is proper to add, that this charge must be supported by two
wimessas. If any bill, therefore, charging persons with this
criroe, is plesented to you, it is probable that the Misprision
will be of the Treasun to which the first b:11 relates. You will,
thr:efore, apply yourselves primarily to the first Bill, in order
to satisfy yourselves that the Treasun has been committed ; and
then you may come to the other, into which you wilt of course
ieouire with the same caution. Concealment you all ke isv to
be a negative act ; therefore, it will be necessary to have proved
some discovery of the Treason to the person against whom the
charge of knowledge and concealment is attempted to be esta-
blished. Bat hare, as well as in all other cases, the considera-
tion of circumstances will materially guide you in your corclu-
slonsa The third subject to which your attention may be di-
rected is, the Murder of Richard Smithers, and any other of-.
fence touching the death of that person, who lost his life on the
occeiien of the Attempt made to arrest those persons now in cus-
tody. It will be material to take into your consideration the
place, the time, and the circumstances, where, when, and under
which that attempt to arrest them was made. The caution re-
euee..l by law as to the conduct of officers of justice in appre-
heeding persons charged with crimes, is confined to a small com-
pass. Dweilieg-houses, the doors of which are not open, may
ete boenteree; but all other buildings may be entered, and per-
toes found therein are bound to yield in the same manner as if
met in the open street, upon the notification of the purposes for
AN hich the officers came. And this notification need only be a
generel one, at the same time sufficiently intelligible. if the
persons called upon to bethink, think proper to demand further
information as to the authority of the officers, it must be given.
hut if, after such further information, the persons within pro-
ceed to commit any vialeace upon the officers, and that the death
:Of any of these offers ensues, then, provided, the, the arrest,
if it had taken place, would have been lawful, the person by
rwiroe act the death of the party ensues, is guilty of murder. An
acres by peace officers authorized by a Magistrate, is a lawful
arrest. So is the arrest peace oil-ricers, without a warrant, of
persons suppesed or reasonably alleged to have committed felony.
also is an arrest by peace-officera without a warrant of per-
sors actually ereeeee:i in any breach of the peace, or of persons
es:ea-Oiled end a:reeol., or otherwise preparing fur the immediate
perpetration of murder; because such an assembly and such a
preparation are in themselves criminal, and the arrest is actually
necessary for the prevention of the accomplishment of a still
more heinous design. I mention this, because the case likoly to
be submitted to yoo may ithin these observations. The
persona tenured to surrender to the officers of the peace, though
they may net be au:Oorised to arrest. them, are nut, I am' ound
to tee you, warranted in assaulting those officers With deadly
weapons, wi:hout warning them to stand off—and if they do,
.aid Oath ensue, they all subject themselves to the punishment
for the crime of nurder—at all overes th:y would be guilty of
maes!aughter. In sneaking of peratine guilty of murder, yOu

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tsitilestler-,Ast aN 4116 aliite ite'res 4i:ince-are € /tally griiity
or murder. I, use the word ea wbo unite let resistance, because
wheri several persors are assembled together, no matter foe
wlnt.perpise, -provided it he riot illegal; and something unex-
pectedly occurs to alarm, so that some fly to arms, while others
remain passive—in this case if the death of any of those who
thus unexpectedly gave rise to the alarm occurs, they who do
not take up arms cannot be said to be guilty of the murder. If,
therefore, the indictment charges several persons with the mur-
dcr•of.Smithers, you will have to attend to the extent of proof
against all who are so charged—you will regard their conduct
before the moment when the assault began, and also their con-
duct upon being taken, anil then determine the share which each
might have in the ease. Gentlemen, having said so much upon
the third head of your inquiry, very little remains to be said of
the fourth. This comprises all offences committed on the person
of Frederick Fitzclarerice, and the others maimed, contrary to
the 13d of the late King, the title of which is set forth. You
will there see that the jurisdiction does net extend to all offences
committed against these persons, but only such as are contrary
to the Statute I have just mentioned to you. That Statute is
the 58th chap. of the 431 of hi-slate Majesty, and as no doubt
it has been broUght under the vice: of many of you, I need not
enter fully into it. It enacts that if arty person will shoot at, or
wilfully and illegally present and point fire-arms at, or attempt by
drawing a trigger to discharge it at any of his Majesty's subjects,
•r wilfully to stab or cut with intent to murder, maim, or dis-
figure any of his Majesty's 'subjects, to do them any grievous
bodily harm—or prevent the lawful apprehension of any person
—all such persons are guilty of felony without benefit of clergy.
There is an express provision in this Statute which enacts, that
these offences niu..t be committed under such circumstances as
that if the attempt succeeded in depriving a fellow-creature of
life, it would be murder. Now, if such an attempt be made in
the open :area, which, probably, is a cese which may be brought
before you, there can be no qutstion of a malicious design to
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iiiiirdet or to do some grievous bodily harm. As, however, no
case is likely to come before you, falling within the excepting
provision of the Statute, 1 forbear to trouble you with any fur-
ther oloservations, being well aware that In this case, as well as
in every other, the best security fur the due iliscliarge of the im-
.portaut trust reposed in you be `•:curd in your own good
sense, your own sound discretion, and your own general know-
ledge. If, however, in the progress of your investigation any
unexpected difficulty shall arse, the Conit will be found ready'
to give you such further advice as you may require. Havi: g
detained you thus long, with such ciocrvatimis as I have thought
necessary, 1 no•.v &szniss you to the discharge of that important
duty for the execution of which you are assembled.
The Jury then retired to their roo.n, and pro-
ceeded to examine witnesses upon the indictments
which were pieferred before them.
The following are the names of the witnesses who
were sworn to be examined before the Jury ;
John Baker, J. Bourchier, James Adams, T. lieedon, T.
Price, Emanuel Francis, Thomas Pocock, Mary Rogers, IL
Mundy, R. Birnie, Esq. George Kaylock,' T. J. Iluthven,
I. Ellis, W. Westcott, J. Surman, J. Wright, W. Lait, J.
Morrit, Curtis, W. C. Brooks, G. T.. Moore, S. Laven-
der, W. Taunton, G. Harmsen, William Lees, —Bishop,
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Mr. Bourchier, one of the Solicitors to the Treasury,
vas the first witness examined. Ile was only a few
minutes before the Jury.
t Adams, the ex-Oxford Blue, and an ac-
complice of the conspirators, was next called. He
was brought from the House of Correction, where he
has been in confinement since the final examination
of the conspirators before the Privy Council, in the
custody of Mr. Adkins, the Governor, and the prin-
cipal Turnkey. He was three hours under examina-
tion. He appeared perfectly cool and collected when
he came from the Grand Jury Room. His general
appearance is much improved since his apprehension.
The Right Hon. Nicholas Vansittart, Chancellor
of the Exchequer, was the third witness. The RiglA
Hon. Gentleman (together with Captain Fitzelarence
and other witnesses of the superior order) was ac-
commodated with a private room while waiting the
summons of the Grand Jury. He was not more than
ten minutes under examination.

Joseph Baker, servant to the Earl of Harrowby,
and fourteen other witnesses were then examined in
succession. Amongst them was John Monument,
one of the eight committed to the Towel on the
charge of High Treason. He was brought from the
Tower in the custody of two Yeomen of the Guard,
and several officers, and was kept in a private room,
attended only by the Yeomen, with their swords,
during the day. He seemed very uneasy, and con-
tinued pacing the r•om the whole time that he
remained there. He is pale and dejected, and ap-
peared to be by no means a willing witness. After
his examination, which lasted nearly an hour, he was
conducted back to the Tower in the same custody.
Adams was also taken back to the House of Correction,

There were several women among the persons ex-
amined. They were of respectable appearance. Two
boys were also called.
Captain Fitzclarence was the last witness called ;
and at six o'clock, the Grand Jury adjourned until
nine o'clock this morning.
Lavender, Taunton, Bishop, Ruthven, and other
officers of Bow-street, were in attendance throughout
the day. and the witnesses were bountifully supplied

wi.h refreshments. Constables were ir. attendance
to prevent them from going " out of the way."
Frith, the cow-keeper, who stands committed to
the House of Correction on charges of liigh Treason,
murder, &c. has, since his confinement, undergone a
strange and melancholy alteration, both in mind and
body, He is reduced almost to a skeleton; and his
mind, which, from his first commitment, was in a
state of extreme despondency, has, for the last few
days, been completely deranged. He raves conti-
nually on the subject of the conspiracy, and frequently
exclaims, in tones of deep anguish. " Oh, poor
Smithers !—the poor murdered man !" Serious ap-
prehensions are entertained for his life.

MowEN, whose interesting Travels in the In-
terior of Africa, are just presented to the world, by
Mr. BOWDICII, is the nephew of Count MOLLIEN,
who has held various high civil appointments in
France. M. MoLLIEN was scarcely twenty years of
.112;e when his enterprizing spirit irst led him to ex-
plore all the countries watered by the Gambia and
Rio Grande. He traced the sources of those Rivers,
and entered the country of the Southern Foulahs,
proceeding as far as TINIEO, the capital, situated, ac-
cording to Major Kennel, on the Rio Grande, in the
tenth degree of longitude and the same of latitude,
afterwards turning North he discovered what he con-
ceives to be the tr ue sources of the Senegal, more to
the South than has been hitherto supposed. Finding
it itnpossible to proceed through nations at war with
each other, he again descended the Rio Grande, and
returned to Seuegal after an absence of twelve
months, during Which he experienced the severest
privations.
Early on Saturday morning, the sister of• Mr. BEN-
FIELD, of Norton Falgate, who was subject to occa-
sional fits, and who had frequently been known to
walk in her sleep, got to the top of the house, white
in that unfortunate state, from which she tell into
the street, and was chl?hed to pieces.

1110111COUliToplikrietAitY,EfliNBURGII,
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Monday Se'nnight, Patrick. Iliaria ii, Isaac E.-
des, William Prerm and Mary Fisher, we're con-
victed of fraudulently pretending that thee were
authorised to draw 'money front the Parish cf Cor-
sterphine, for. persons trevelling to Glasgow. and
using simulated Faeces for that pm-prise. , Mary
Fisher was sentenced to be transported for seven
years ; William Brown to be transported for five;
and Branin and Eccles to be iniprisolied in Bride-
well, and kept to hard labour for one year.
On the 18th ihst. William ffiniarz•Eini!h, weaver ie
Airdrie, was committed to- Gla.gove Jai!, accused et
being actively employed- in assisting et secret and
select meetings, to induce various tinier) Societies cf
ltedical Refotiners in the neighbourhood of Airdrie,
to provide themselves with arms, for ualawfel
put' pOSCS.
Tlitirsday morning, Hamilton Jail was broken by
the prisoners, and two criminals and oese debtor Made
their escape, viz. Francis Hamilton, late mercha. nt in
Glasgow, a debtor ; Tbornas.Craig, froinStrathaven,
accused of theft ; and Ilt%h Wetson, collier, from;
Greenend, near Airdrie, accused of wilfully setting
fire to a coal-pit in that neighbourhood.
Sonday se' nil ieh t, George itaere and /Ve.ler re/ inson
were apprehended et Birmingham, for using the most
gross and seditious language. Beth are committed
to the I louse of Correction, not having been able to
find 1) iii for then good behaviour.
Richard Manyield, of Licliliehl-street, Birming,-
ham, was apprehended on Mondey se'nnight, for
selling 7he Address to Me Reli.rincrs of Birmingham.
lie has been committed to take hiz; trial at the Sessions.
On . the 13th instant sonic rniscreent set tire to
Lord GALLOWAY'S valuable plantations, at Knock-
man, in the parish of Minulgaff, stewartry of Kirk
cudbright.
Saturday se'nnight, a most calamitous accident
occurred near Brahan Castle. On that evening, Sir
HUGH INNES, of Lochalsh, was proceeding in his own "
carriage from Dingv.all, where he had attended a
public dinner, to Brahen, accompanied by Mr. Gre •
LANDERS, of Highlield, when just below the ferns
square of Brahan, the carriage wheel unfortunately
came in contact with a large stone on the side of the
way. The carriage and horses went over a sloping
bank, and made a complete somerset—,the drierr
was pitched to a great distance, but happily escaped
unhurt; but the butler, who had been seated beside
him on the dickey, was killed on the spot. The situa-
tion of Sir HUGH and his companion may be better
imagined than described. Both Gentlemen provider,
tially escaped with their lives, though severely hurt,
Mr. GILLANDERS having his collar-bone broken.—
Sir Huai: and Mr. GILLANDERS were immediately
conveyed to the Castle, and medical aid was soon ob-
&lifted, so that they are now in a fair way of recovery.
Last week, Slr. Edward Brown, late a respectable
solicitor at Hambledon, was found lying on the
turnpike-road ler.ling from \Vicchester to Bishoe's
Waltham, eel died before he could be conveyed .o
the latter place. It appears that the deceased w. s
returning home from the County Election, and had
fallen from his horse backwards : part of his skull
Vita beaten in, it had caused his instant death.
Tee following fatal accident occurred on Thurs.,
day evening last, at the house of Mr. E. Jones, malt-
ster, Lammas-street, Carmarthen. While three of
his female servants were taking tea in the Etcher),
with two other persons, the whole were alarmed by
a tremendous crash, when two of the first mentioned
females ran towards the door, but were instantly
buried under-the flooring and timbers Of the first and
second stories, in which 650 bushels of malt had-
been deposited,' and, melancholy to relate, wee thus
suddenly depriVed of life. Their fellow-servants
were providentially saved by the timber fishing in an
oblique direction over their heads. The names of
the two unfortunate sufferers are, Ann White and
Hannah Thomas.
Wednesday afternoon, T. CUNLIFFE, Esq. Corn.
moner of Christ Church, Oxford, was found by his
bed-maker'in a lifeless state on the ground, his head
resting on the sofa. Warmth still remaining, a sur-
geon was sent for, who bled him. A few drops
flowed, but life was completely extinct. A Coroner's
Inquest was held on the body ;. the head was opened,•
and a quantity of blood found on the surface of the
brain, clearly proved that his death was occasioned
by apoplexy.
A few days since, the body of Mr. ANTHOSIy
HEDLEY, surgeon, was found in the river Esk, near
Westerhall, in the parish of Westerkirk. On the pre-
ceding eight the deceased set out from a house in
the above-mentioned parish, at a late hour, on his
way to Langholm, the place of his residence ; but,
owing to the darkness of the night, he had wandered
froth the road and fallen into the river.
On Friday night, some person contrived to steal
a travelling trunk from behind the Earl of SHANNON';,
carriage, on its way from Seven Oaks to his Lord-
ship's mansion in Hamilton-place,' Piccadily, where
it was missed. It contained several gold snuff-boxes,.
a silver star of the Order of St. Patrick, some trin-
kets, and other articles of value. •
A French Paper contains the following article:
"-Letters front Dole state, that a horrible crime, attended with
peculiar circumstances, has been committed at the village of
Ougney. A woman, who was travelling with a considerable
sum of money about her, stepped at an inn, and asked to remain
there for the nitht. The mistress of the inn and her two sons
immediately formed a plot to rob and murder her, and fixed
upon the middle of the night to execute their crime. Their
guest in the meantime became suspicious, either on account ler
the sum of money which she had about her, or by being struck
with the badness of the physiognomy of her hosts, and could
not conceal her apprehensions. In order to encourage her, the
mistress of the house proraiked to sleep selth her, telling her 2t
the same time, that the would sleep inside. Midnight arrived,
the two sons entered the room withe:.t a light., crept up softly
to the bedside, ascertained with their hands the position of the
two women, and plunged a couple of daggers int, the breast cf
the nearest of them. The woman who was ia,lcle shrieked ettr,
and the brothers started back with horror, perceiving that they
had murdered' their mother. It happened that she had fallen
asleep, during which, the t-avelkr, at the first noise she heart,
sprung from tlia place she had occupied to the inside of the bed.
The culprits are in the he tds of justice."
Ezzeuvosis.—qrliont Fe; ces.-ic:•ed of a rape at Tathvrell,
at the late Assizes, was executed on the drop at Lincoln ca .
Friday list, purQuant to his sentence Ile cret his doom sotth
resignation, walked across the Castle-yard with much firmer',
and joined with the 'Minister in prayer at the foot of the Lila(
`tree. On 'ascending the stars, bisfortitude rather forsook him,
I -In the agony of his metttal feeliegs, he repeatedly .exclaimed--
l" LORD have mercy u:ern me !" A. large cemcourse of. sfee-
connected, was executed on Tuesday last,
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LONDON.

TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1820.
THE FUNDS.

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONZ O'CLOCK
3 per Cent. Consols 681/2 5/8
5 per Cent. Navy 104 1037/s 1041 A
India Bonds 9s. I Is. pr.
Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2s. dis. par, Is. dis.
Consols for Account G 8 g/4.

The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived this forenoon.

The discussion in the Chamber of Deputies on the
Project d Law for the re-establishment of a Censor-
ship of the Press, was concluded on Friday. The
Reporter on the Project was to make his reply on
Saturday.
A number of constitntional Peers met on Fi iday
evening at the house of Marshal DAvousr, Prince
d'EcKmunt., to confer upon the means proper to be
adopted, for protecting individual liberty from the
attacks of Ministers.

Lourel has undergone another examination before
the Committee of the Chamber of Peers, which lasted
two hours and a half. The Committee afterwards
interrogated an old man of Tours, who arrived at
the Conciergerie in a public voiture, guarded by
only one gendarme. He was immediately after-
wards released.

M. DECAZE is saiJ to have been recallvd by his
MAJESTY, net, however, to resume his .asciniancy in
the Cabinet, bout to fill a high situation in the King's
Household. His return is the subject of much bitter
animadversion in the Ultra Journals.

Five per Cents. Friday, 71 fr. 40 c.

The news from Spain,. in these Papers, presents few
events; the Revolution goes on consolidating itself
wi:h a firm and imposing, but tranquil progress.
The Provisional Junta of Government have offered
their fclicitations to the Nation, in a Pi oelamltion
publi,he3 at Mad:id on the 13th. "In every Lest
crisis," say the Junta, '' nothing so much distin-
gni Ales a virtuous people, as crder in the midst of
aitation, respect foi the Ao:horities at the moment
of a political charTr, veneration and fidelity towards
the 11 snatch from the instaut that he adopts saltita:y
insti!ntions, coLformal)le t, the general will of the

Nation and calculated to ensure the public prosperity.
Such are the traits of errar...ieur which have signalized
the days cf a.-.d 9th of March ; they will
occupy a d:se,-.guished place in the annals of his-
tory, and arc already the 'admiration of the whole
of Europe."
The P..oclamation exhorts the Nation to preserve
this majestic calm duiing the time in which the
Junta in concert with the KING, be engaged in.
preparirg the means for passing from the provisional
regime to the older of things provided by the Con-
stitution. It particularly pi c,ses, on the inhabitants
of Madrid to consider the Decrees which have b..en
already issued to this effect, as sufficient to dissipate
all fear and doubt as to the intentions of the KING,
and his determined will to execute the Constitution
in all its ',Arts., and to follow the course pointed out
by the general vo;ce of the people.
The Captain-General of the Province of- Madrid
has addressed himself in similar terms to the troops,
and calling upon them to take the oaths to the
Constitution.
The KING has chosen for his Confessor, MARINA,

a clistingui,lied publicist, and author of a ‘‘wk erti-

tied Theory of the Cu;ics, in NI. hich he explains the
origin of these ttssemblies, and their connection with
national liberty. This important choice has been
observed w ith the greatest pleasure ; it is considered
as a new guarantee of the sincerity with which l'cli-
DINA so ha taken the wise part of throwing himself,
v ithout reserve or je,uitry, into the arms of his people.
The garrison of I'ampeluna addressed, on the 10th
of March, a Proclamation to the inhabitants, in
which they invited them to unite with the defenders

of the country, ra;lying around the sacred standard

of the Constitution. From all sides MINA'S old corn-
, panior.s in arms repaired to-join him, and on the 12th
be entered Pampeluna, at the head of 2000 men.—
The best understanding existed between him and the
Vier ROY.

A letter from Barcelona states, thatCOPPONS, the
Commandant of that !lice, lead been superseded by
the Colonel of the lir.?,iment of Murcia, ESTALEVA,
and that it wits prnpwed to raze to the foundation
the prison of the Inqui.idon, and to erect in its place
a monarneot to the liberator t Spain, Qut ROCA.
At Valencia, the Csmmund-in-Chief and the Ad-
ministration have been confided to Colonel TOR RI..
.301 and M. It()%IF.NO A LPUENTE, both of them per-
sons whom the Revolution has rescued from the
dungeons of the Inquisition !
The Government at Madrid were, at the date of
these advices, still without any news from Cadiz ;
and wete waiting viith lively impatience for intelli-
ence of the effect which the Proclamation of the
Constitution, and the announcement of the KING'S
adhesion to it, had produced in the Provinces.

Letters from the North of Spain arrived yesterday
in regular course. The Constitution was proclaimed
at Oviedo on the Ist inst. and the Revolution at that
place is remarkable in having been effected in great
measure by the Students of the University, who, on
the morning of that day, with such arms as they

could collect, and with three Officers of Artillery at
their head, marthed to the Barracks, where the Mili-
tary were stationed, and called on them to join them
in the act of Proclamation. The troops at first ap-
peared disposed to resistance, but were brought over
by the exhortations of the Students, and the change
was effected without bloodshed or tumult; A Junta
was formed, and Colonel PALA, of the Artillery, was
named Governor of the Province of Asturias. The
advices from Corunna are of the gth, at which time
they knew nothing of the Revolution at Madrid, and
were preparing to defend their cause by force of
arms. A Merchant of London yesterday received an
order from. the Authorities there, to transmit, with as
little delay as possible, a supply of ammunition and
warlike stores for that purpose. They have also given
instructions to negociate a loan of £60,000 sterling
in this city, in aid of their proposed exertions ; for
the repayment of which, and the supply of military
stores, the security of sixteen Of the principal Mer-
chants at Corunna was offered. Had not the events
at Madrid rendered it unnecessary, both these com-
missions, we Understand, would have been executed
to the full extent.

By the ROCIIFORT man of war, letters from Gibral-
tar, of the 14th inst. have also been received. They
state that intelligence of the KING'S acceptance of
the Constitution arrived at Cadiz late on the evening
of the 10th, and the city immediately threw open its
gates to the troops in the Isle of Leon. The Consti-
tution was proclaimed on the following day with,the
requisite solemnities. The communication between
Gibraltar and Spain, both by sea and land, had been
interdicted, by order, as was supposed, of General
FREYRE, the Captain-General of Andalusia ; though
some account; state it to have been in consequence of
inst, uctions keceived from Madrid.

A Flanders Mail arrived this morning, and brought
us the Brussels and ocher Journals to the "I tL instant•
The artic:e deserVing the principal notice in these
Journals, is a letter dated Frankfort, the lkh inst.
which presents the following paragraph:

" A report is in.circulatim, that an extraordinary
Courier, dispatched from-St. Petersburgh to War-
saw, has brought orders to Coent ZAricossongK, the
Viceroy, to place the Polish Army in a, condition to
take the fi:..1:1 (nwlciiser, &c.). It is affirmed, that
this army will he divided into several corps, like the
a:icient French Army. The formation of several re-
giments of Lancers is also spoken of."
We only remark on this statement, that, if the
measure announced has arty conaection with the exe-
cution of that cause in the " Holy League," by
which the parties bind themselves to employ their
respective forces for the support of each other, in
the event of certain contingencies which we need not
mention, quick as Imperial MAJzsvy of all the
RlYsins has been on the present occasion, the Spa-
nish Constitutionalists have "outrun him. In point
of fact, the Spanish Revolution has made it manifest
that Ike Holz/ Lea;:!e has already gone to " the tomb
of all the Capulets." It is well enough known that
rsononstrances and requi,itions were sent from
M.:drid to all the parties to this hall compact on
the breoki:7g oot of the Insurrection in Andalusia.
V.lietlier the old forms arc too slow in their opera
Lions to be capable of meeting the exigencies of such
a crisis ; or whether prudential considerations ad-
moni-led the statesmen in other countries first to
examine their own position at home, and at the same
time to take a glance of the internal condition of the
other contracting States; or whether the rapidity
of the movements, the solidity of the arrangements of
the Spanish.lnsurgents, or the temper manifested by
the dial eat Spanish Provinces, outran all their cal-
dilations : whether any or all of these circumstances
opemated to astound the political sagacity of those
who wish, excitoively, to he called the Legitimates,
certain it is, that on the present occasion, if we
except only this movement. in Poland, there has
heen no indication of actual movements against
the publicly expressed opinion of • a People, in-
sisting on the fulfilMent of the promise of their
King, whatever might be the secret wishes of
the patties who were called upon for aid.—ln a
word, the period has passed away for such wicked
acts of aggression against the rights of mankind.—
The Monarchs of Europe may call, and call with
confidence,. on their people—if they keep faith
with them—to rise in mass to repel a foreign in-
vader; but if they shall venture to lead forth their
armies to rivet chains on the necks of the people of
other States, they have reason to fear—and they seem
now to know it—that they will endanger the dislo-
cation and the entire dispersion, or the open resist-
ance of the armies on which they depend for the
maintenance of their power and authority.
We consider the events that are passing in Spain,
as the Second Chapter in the Assertion of Rights.—
France was the First, and was accompanied with many
horrors. In Spain, the Rights of the People have
been recognized, without the perpetration of any
enormities. Time will shew where will be the theatre
of the Third Chapter, and also whether the Continen-
tal Monarchs, who have failed to redeem the pledges
given to their People, have duly profited by the les-
sons offered by these two Revolutions.

THE EARL or HAREWOOD.—The answer. to the
numerous inquiries yesterday at Harewood-house,
was, that his Lordship was a little better, but still
continues seriously ill. His Lordship's medical at-
tendants, are Sir lIENRY HALIPORD and Mr. CHIL-
DERS. His Lordship is in the 82d year of his age.