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and ten minutes woad noinplete.theit Wink. Soon after this,
witness heard a bustle below, and 1417 of " I iolla, sheer light !"
'Milder:sod took the candle and looked down the ladder, and
immediately put down the candle, apparently much confused.
The Meer at this moment appeared on the top of the ladder,
and said, " We have a warrant to apprehend you all; here's a.
pretty nest of you, but I hope jtott will Ittarrvlder quietly." M
this moment, he saw a number of those who had been in the
loft come from a little room behind, and immediately after
Den heard an Officer had been nuirdered. l';'imess on this, in
the confusion, got down the lade awl through the stable, the
same way he went in ; went home directly, and was taken fete
custody the following Friday; he had been in austwly tee:
since. The witness then identified Thistlevenod,.Brunt, David-
son, Tidd, Cooper, Wilson, and Harrison.
The examination in chief haled four hours and a quarter.
Ddr. Cutworm commenced she cross-examination at a quarter:.
after seven o'clock. Witness went to Cato.strcet, taker:Jay -
joining in the plot of assassination, but inwardly against it. • 11e
kept amongst them for fear. Since he left the Army he had
principally supported himself by his trade, and he went to Fro 2-41;
in 1815 to pursue his trade. lie did not take money with him
which was not his own, He was introduced by ilrunt to This-
tlewood, to join in the assassinatien plot. 'llte first &cermet-
witness ever gave to Government Was the day after he was ae-, ;
prehensied ; he had no idea then of beiog admitted an rrialce..
He made the disclosure from motives of conscience. He felt; •
compunction before he went to Cato-street, but that feeling was-
inereased after tinsithets was mardered. He did not give hint.
self up, but. he tilt& so pains to escape. The gtateet. timber .
of persons he saw together was on the Mich of Febtuall ; he
then saw fifteen together. He never :awe greater sum of money
amongst them than six shillings, which Mr. Thieleerocd et e
' day handed to Brunt.. The depot was kept at nut in a
corner cupboard, but in a chest. Tlicy,had no cannon-Lalis,
but they intended to take a sledge-hammer with ':hem to Weak
off the tops of the iron railing*, which they esnsidered would do
more execution than ball. When in the loft, he saw the man's
arm stretched forward just as the murdered man felL • He was
not near enoujh to have reached him With a sword, thee, el ho •
might have dont i with a pistol.
The Court than adjourned.

SECOND DAY—(TUESDAY).
Eleanor Walker was the first witness esantinetl.--Che was
servant to Mr. Rogers, who lived at No. 4, Fox-court, Gray's
Inn-lane. &tun was a lodger in the house, arid occupied two
rooms; about a month before Brunt was appithendtd he intro-
duced a lodger, but she did not know who he was.
Mary Rogers occupied the house in l'or-court ; she knew
Brent, but did not know the lodger Brunt introdsced; he said
he was a butcher out of work.

Joseph Hale was apprentice to Brunt, and had served hint
for three years and a half; he lived with hlm ; recollected Inge,
a butcher, taking a lodging in the louse; ever, evening persons
came to the hired room; be recollected Thistlewood, A(ixias,
Tidd, Hall, Strange, ffiavidson, and others, coming to the morn ;
they used to stay two or three hours at a titer ; be at one time
saw about twenty poles in the room, and at ansnhLr,he..rd some
work going forward; on Sunday, the uoth of Fehrt ary, there
were more assembled than he ever before recollected ; on the
Wednesday following he saw his master and others patting new
Sint, into pistols; witness was sent out by hia master tur 5:1
sheets of cartridge paper; at about six o'clock in the estinre
Brunt went .away, and returned at nine very dirty, appear. .1
much confused, and said to his wife, " It is all tip ;" adosrg, " f
have saved my life and that is all ;" just as he had said tha, an&
other man cams in, and Brunt shook hands with him, asking
him whether he knew who had informed? The man said,
' " No." Brant said, " There is something to be done yet,"
and he and the man went oat together. Mrs. Brunt and wit-
ness then went into the back room, where they found one of the
poles, and in the cupboard were several rolls of brown paper
containing tar, also some cartridgek and things caned
gessoes, Ind an iron pet. At eleven o'clock, Brunt again re-
turned home and slept there; Brunt get up early nest morn-
ing and took witness into th back room, where they began tq
stow away the rolls of paper into two wicker baskets; whist
so engaged, two Deters Came in, seized the baskets! awl mull
Brunt into custody.
Thomas Smart was a watchman of Grosvenor-square, on
Tuesday, the eild February at night, saw three or four .train
walking about the square.
Gillan, servant to Mr. Whittle, apothecary, had seen
Brunt and a tall man on Tuesday nigh:, the seed February, sit
the Rising San, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square.
Jiaho Hector Morrison, a journeyman cutler to Mr. Under-
wood, in Drury-lane, recollected a sword being brought to the
shop on Christmas Iva, by a man dressed like a butcher • he
had the sword wrapped np in a smock-frock without a sheath—
he desired to have it well ground, and with a Lie point—he
said his name was Ines; the sword was ground, and he took it
away in two or three days. A few days after, he •brought an-
other to have the same repair; it was s particularly long one;
had seen it since with a Bow-street Officer.

Edward Simpson, Corporal-Major, 2,1 Regiment Life Guards,
knew the prisoner Harrison i • was discharged out of that Corps
about dz years ago. Harrison knew the King-street Barracks,
five windows of which looked into Gloucester-mews, but they
were stopped up a few days after the affair at Cato-street.
James Aldeue examined.— Vas a pawnbroker in Ber*lck.
street; knew the prisoner Davidson, who came to his ahop on
the awning of the 224 of February, and took a brass barrellrel
blunderbuss out of pawn.
Thomas Hydro, a cow.himper, knew Wilson the prisoner,
nod saw him a few days before the 234 of Pebrusry ; the pri-
soner asked him whether he would be one of a party to dear 1
the Ministers? Wilson said, they were only waitieg for a
Cabinet Dinner, and aLI was ready ; be said, Thistlewood would
be glad to see him if he would make one ; it was intended to
throw hand grenades among the Ministers, and those who
escaped the sword wet. to go some other way; afterwards fires
were to be made. sod kept up for some days, until the confu-
sion was general; the houses of Lord Harrimby, Lord Castle.
reagleo.l.ord Sidniouth, the Doke of Wellington, and the Bi-
shop of London, were named as those which were co be set Aro
to among the 'rest; witness said be would make one; this was
four or live days before the 2361 of February; he followed Lord
Harrowby to the Park, 'and gave him a note disclosing the
whale affair ; there were three parties to Dade: them, one o, the
Borough, another in Gray's Inn-lane, and a third in 6ft-s-
-court ; witness was told to go to Cato-qtreet at sic o'clock on
Wednesday evening. Wilson said, a Gentleman', servant b 4
been supporting some of the party, and would' gibe them more
money If they went actively upon the hotline.
The Earl oi ilarrowby examined.--Is a Privy Gomel:kr,
President of the Council, and one of his Majesty's Minittess; is
also a Member of what L. called' the Cabinet. On Wedoesdav
the 234 of February, his Lordship was so have had at his hou4
a Cabinet Dinner, and cards of invitation had been issued acute
days before to the following personages :—The Lord Chancel.
lot, the Earls of Liverpool. Westmoreland, and Molgrave, E4rl
Bathurst, the Duke of Wellington, Lord Melville, Lord Grafir~
reagh, the Chancellor of the lischeTicr, Mr. Canning, BWc
Wellesley Pole, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Biragge Bathurst. Re-
members that on the Tuesday before the %doe's* of the in-
tended dinner, be was riding In Br Park about two o'clock ; a
pert= addressed him neat Grerrenor.gate and said he had A
Weer addressed to Lord Castlereagh, which he was desirous to
convey to him—it was of considerable importance, and con-
cerned both that Noble Lord and Lord Harrowby. (lb lei.
be was kreerecdoced.) The man, who was the last *mess,
met hi p by apraintment on Wednesday moinieg
the ring; annanist.the young plantations In Hyde.park.
I Cabinet Owe &deka take place as intended on the Weds's.
day, hot thateeparations for it were carried on just as if le was
r to take_ plima • •
ereee•erolohns&—.llasi ral ixformation respecting some
*Onion be am the sang the 'Park. Ministers hod had,
torn antsiderable time, reason to expect that some snail of this
name was bstadod. believes they heard of it a chum or two
Ibefore.
John liononsent, another accomplice, Wall a allae-..atakiti;' ar:"
trade, and lived, in ehados-ceurt, Baltiein's-gardeM. Deinpa,.
I now a rescue: is the Towsr. Ile knew the Irises's- 'Mau* :