Star.
London, England, 1803-02-10 00:00:00

Q

OW yea Lea the eonvi which pall' klatiteett
ing?—A. Very little of it; for it was prevailed that all thole
who came tor the purpofe of fettling bulkier', Ihould go to ate
fide of the roost; and all thole who came merely to thew thc.r
prod will Giould retire to the other.
Q What fide of the room did you go to?—A. To the fide
whicn was the forth& front the fire.
Q What Ode did Colonel Defpard go to!—A. He fat at a
table very near ohe fire.
Q Was that the tide allotted to thole who came to fettle
buffilefs !—A. It wall.
Q.....Wcre you at that time acquainted with Colonel Dcfpard?
--A. No, I bad neve r ken him before that day.
Q Who introduced you to him, or how were you introdu-
ced.—.A. It was Broughton introduced me. Broughton thit
atked ow in the room, did i ever fee Colonel Defpard ? 1 an.
(we red that I had not. He then Paid there is Colonel l)cfpard,
be ip a very fine man, and aPerwanls he Introduced me to hint.
Quid you hear any particular converfation at this meeting ?
—A Yes, I beard a great deal of converfetion about how is
would he heft to attack the King.
Q Did you hear any plans laid for that purport ?—No, gpt
my pofitive plan, but I heard a good deal of talk regretting-it.
Many Paid the belt place to attack his Ma lefty would be in the
Park, either on his leaving Buckingham Houle. or at the pri-
vate gate near the HurfcGuards. They laid the Parliament.
Houle mull alfo be attacked, and after that was done, they
mutt file away for the Tower diredtly.
Q Did you ever fee Colonel Defpard fince that meeting till
be was arrefted N—A. No • I never faw him befort or fince.
Caoss-alatatirso.—ti, Pray how often have you been
tried ?—A. I neve( was tried, except by a Court Martial.
How often have you been tried by Courts Martial ?—A.
Three times.
Q For what offences ?—A. For abfenting myfclf from the
regiment.
Q, In pain Englith, you mean for defertion ?—A. Yes.
o,Wliat was done to you by thole Courts Martial
was forgiven the Brit time, b t punithed the fecond and third
limes. Q Were you never charged with theft ?—A. Never.
Q, Do you know Philip Evans ?—A. Yes, he was my cra-
g/17c
Did he never charge you with Reeling leather from him?
A. e had loft fume of his leatker, and raid he believed I
mull have made away with it.
WILLIAM FRANCIS EXAMINED.

0., What arc you, Francis I—A. A private in the Sift bat-
tali,ia of the IR Reginain of Foot Guards.
(`Were you at any time lately applied to take any oath, and
by %clam !--A. t Was applied to by Colonel Dared in the
month of September UR, at Tower-hill ; I was alto applied to
by john Wood aid homas Francis-
. Was there any written or printed form of oath (hewn
you. A. There was.
ft Did you read it?—A. I cannot read toyfelf, but they ca-
ptained it tonic.
tz_ Do you remember what was the fubflanee of it, or what
they told you was the nature of it?—A. It was about overthrow-
Dig the Government and all the Royal Family.
QDo you recolkel any particular converfstion of the pri-
inner to yea upon that day ?—.A. He liked me'what were my
principles about the mute tint was then going forward. mean-
/el the attack of the Towe-, which was to take place that day.
I then aped him was the attack to take place that day?
His told' me it was not; it mutt be poßponed, as he expeded
money and news from France.
<Z. Was there at that time any afremblage of people near the
Tower?—A. Them was, but they deperfed very loon after-
;weds.
(Z.._ By whore orders did they Opole ?—A. By the orders
of (Acme! Detpard.
Who read the Oath to you !—A. Colonel Detpard read
it, apd then Wised me to kits It.
Q_ Did you do C No, I did not.
OlLliVere you at any meetings after that b.—yes, I was at
smotEer Merritt at the Coach and Holies. I heard there' plan
cod over refpoßtne the taking of the Bank and Horfe Guards.
Q, Was soy Oath toodeited to yen at this meeting ?—Yes,
Colonel Defpardyead the Oath to me again, and *Red me to
lia's it, but 14ii, refuted.
Q Did the Colonel make any obferrations upon your refit-
liner—A. He laid it was very odd that my principles were not
at all the fame asmy brothers.
Do you remember any other paper peodarted!—.A. Yes.
itzdaire breorght paper from Windier. refpedling phase of
riven:anent'.
Q 2 Do you remember the contents of It?—A. Not preeite-
ly ; tf was awe maintaining rights and overturning the Go-
vernment.

QDo you remember any ding more that pared ?—A. The
ftibbers drew their bayoesota. bad [lid they were ready to die
the canc.:.
qz. Was there any thing more fad, to you about not taking
due oath I—A. Yes. Radelife biblie to me a great deal about It,
.ind.osivifed me to join the Arbeitttion, and take the oath. I told
him Oat I would not take any more oaths; I had (worn to be
true to my King and Country.
Cit 0 IS- t MINE often have you been dogged in
the Aral ?-4. neverzisa!dogged or iitinidied.
Mean sof rto diet pa/direly ?—.A. I do.
‘4,, Did you dews debut Awn your Regime:?—A. I was
front it dote for so Iron; but I did pot defat; I vo-
binrarily fair, oderal mitt to
tZ Were you not chirgid *Rh fte4ng watches at Chatham,
that time that )IW foliftlootitegintent ?-s.A. I never arm tried
for it. . _

o,,Yerc yonantnliseird by Tow own brother with iteallng
the watches t--,A. fa.. I never wee.
Q_ Ton quitted the gesissent in company with one Calla?
-A. Yee. 1 did." •

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Rid DO, Jou ipwor thin Wiles had feveral watches with
him?—A. Yu. .1 by higa give foam to the Nachman. and
law him paws ono
Q:_ coo you awn moray he only pawned one in your tom.
ratty Dot readied his pawning more than one in my
osmpany
Q Am! P. you fay you were not at that time charged with
.4+%r healing, or being ad accomplice to Celtics in Rating
afewataCs I do net know what might haw:been laid,
but I never was charged or tried font. Utak' with the Kell-
mynt aftworank, and went abroad with them.

JOHN CONNEL •
'Who had been anvil& at the Oakley Anne, on the t6th of
N`Fv.. NW shad boon *knitted u of Evidenr., for the Crowns,
neat called ua Witada Or his entering thewitneers boa
Mr. GAILRIVIt, who pretazin; to examine hint, Lid torbe
t. °art, this Is jobs Conn&
Coonsi Lord, ni noise is not John Cannel, my sense
as rhi Cannel. -

?Oki/aWVow—Did you never pare by the nyse qi Jvhit.
C
witisfi Ilkt—A. Never In my life. I was always Patrick Caned
you. never been known by the name at Jabal—A.
11/4's zve e
My:life.
0 be Capture% fee the Profeuttion appeuod much furprift•d as
as well as indignant at the trick that bad been prodded upon
thenel
Mr. GA a RCM', after a moment's confisktration. then aiked
httn—lllowegne yon to ve in your name Joint Cormel,witen
you were aereftedst the Oakley Aria ?mut. I was adviftzl to
slo it.
rt. Who advired you ? was kale Prif.ncr ?—.A. It was.
IX. OAIROW then fobmitted to the Court. that as he had
binefelf chore+ to aillimethe nam • oilcan Connet,snd haddone
it at the fuggilltion tithe Prifoner, and had been fworn by that
name, he had a right to calamine him et that to
Serjeant BOST obyeetod to his being etandfied as a witnefs.
lie Laid, that the law regokm a true lilt to be delivered to the
Frifoner of the Witadres againft him, will their Chrlitian
names, foramen, and additinest and that it was evident, that
thole who oakum* the defence of a prifoner could not come
r• pared to meet a what& whelk tame was not truly Rued la
t!le 1.11. [smiling to the Trireme before his nisi
The A T at mutate, without at all admitting that
Me min was not liable to be azunined, &mile thouLl be coil.
tent to dtividtheut his tetlimany.
Lord rLLENSOTOrGIT then faid, if the A Gant.
hat contests to wave his tight, It sawn, every pa:ptie that ;
could be Withed for by the Cow:del. who made the otifedlion ;
but ii the Countil for the Protecution meant to bap apon it, 1
he was very moth Inclined to fay, that no man be al. I
Inwed to take the benefit of his own fraud. AM that at it was
ups the foggeltioa of the Pittman' that Patrick Connel had
invest in his/same as Jab Cannel, the Pittance mould not be i
an.upsd moiled open that ground.
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