Star.
London, England, 1817-06-09 00:00:00

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' !hey *ant to Ward! puldfc-feesses. sad Waled OA eildgellie
With bar; Tawfamed feud the mosey. Wham hid sees
min of the navigators a few nights before, who said, A that they
wished for was a good row; for that they would rather die than
be starved to death. This indicted them to go to Paddingtott.
Thielowood said they wanted the navigators for a job. anti ho I
many could be got together / Ths 'neva. aside 500 or (00
in the course of a few hours, thane were so mail nut of emri iy.
Wilma and Tlibdewood then went to a publie-horse in Long
11011. where the Covent-garden soldiers Iliffe. Thlstiewocd
trusted them with half a gallon of beer at firet. and asked them
bow they were treated by their officers. and what theirtay was.
They then went to a public-house In Woburn street, where they
found several soldiers who attintded Drury-lane Theatre. They
treated them with beer. which Thistlewuod paid for; thinks it
was a gallon. There was a soldier Vier*' a Yorkshirentsns who
spoke against Government, that induced Thistlewood to give
more beer than at the other place. Thistiewood gave witness
two Se. pieces when they parted. and desired him to go to the
different houses and collect all the people be could. They met
the seat day. by appointment, at Newton's, where witness met
'rhistiewood, Watson, and Harrison. The party divided, and
witness and Misdealoil went to the Fez-under the-bin, under
the Adept* where they found a great number of coal-heavers
and people who work upon the River. Thistiewood gave them
some bee, and they said, the in a morning SO or GO of them
'right be seen out of employ at every avenue. At a meeting is
Fetter-lane, whams and Watson said, they bad inspected the
barracks, to see bow they could be fired. Thisdewued and young
Watstn told witness they had been before to the barracks. Wit-
ness told them them were six avenues Is Kapetreet barracks,
and only two to those la Portman enact. The object was to
calculate bow much combustibles it would aka to Pet Are to all
the avenues to prevent the soldiers corning out. A road mat-1
ire of the Commute was sprinted en Seeds, to arrange the
business. All the Se met on the Sunda. Harems tattler
could get the pike beadles at the back of* King's Busk
Prison.,
Thistiewood asked hew meth they would cat a . H f arriere
ism' thseapasuots festrpeace a-plece,but it the loath.
At
_* meats, es Sunday a large bee tem decked dews omits
fur a seat. There ware no chairs, sad there woe eurielsing like
a pettitia-hoese stool for a table. 1 be hoseteess marched, that
no one might Overhear. Thtsdeweed predated a map of Lea-
den. This was about the 3d of November. Thistiewood poin-
ted est where the mete that Amid be collected should be placed,
fee the plumose of unmans the liareaske. Matisse were as-
, signed each Az as Generals, so as to attack sea gives sta.'
east. Watson proposed l'histiewood as the heed General, he
lading the whole of the money. l'ldstleweed sad young Wa-
sp were so take the two &apiece, from she Anillery.ground,
Ise OrnY's hall- ace. Harrisoo was to attack the Attlikry Bar.
Meeks sear the Regent's Park. Harrison said he had been an Sr.
okryinan. Witness was to set fire to the King-street Barracks,
nod to take prisoners, or kill ail that might attempt to make their
Minas Weals we. to have such men as could be collected.
armed with what they could get. The elder Watseo was to set
Ire to Panama-sweet Barracks. Pitch, tar, rosin, turpentine,
or spirits of wine, and sulphur, were to be procured. There
were five peiple to follow awn:, and seize the carriagmeto make
barricades' with, and to der them who Gould ride snout the
harem. After witness bad accomplished his part, be was to Inert
the elder Watson at the top of Utaford-street, sear the Park.
Harrison was to join them with the artillery, and a volley was to
be fired to let the others know they had got possession of the ar-
tillery. Two field-pieces were to be takes to the raft, and Are
upon the soldiers if they eame from Koigiudwidge barracks. i he
guns were to be protected by pikensso. All the amnia about
Portmaii.greti were to be herricalood, to taut any horse
coming that might be out of quasars. They were then so go to
to Pekoe* mid barricade all the gates to the Parks. Piccadilly
gate was to be barricaded and chained. They were then to go
amass the Park, and prevent any entrance by that gate. Young
Watson and Thistkwood, atter 'bathe got the two guns from
Gray's Inn-lane, were to souk and break open gunsmiths' shops
and oil-shops, to gat arms and combustibles. At the bottom of
Tottenham Court-road Thistlewood and Wawa were to make
their grand stand. One yea was to be painted up Tottenham.
court-road, and the other up Oxfouleoad. Prison was to at
_pit the I ewer. Young Wean was to ham come front St.
Giles'.. and barnacled all the mesa on she right and left down
to Piccadilly. and so on to the Tower. Preston, if he did not
wasted in taking the Tower, was to have proceeded to London
brtdge; to prevent the artiliery from coming front Woolwich.
He was then to have liewitstsd Whkeebspe, • is !Wait say
troops coming Iron' she country. When he collated a std.
Seaga to s., be waaasessa .heAurkeiperk att-abo4salpy sad,
them, Übe had any force to spare, be was to mod some liana.
die d* to'Londea bridge. The Bank as calla the yid Lady.
and the i ower the OidGentientes, or pa Mu, Afeke this sr:,
rallibill*Ot had been made. Doctor Wan, was so ukases how
much the combustibles would came to, and how touch they
woultjake for eetry avenue. fiverf mesa he smut of the'
=barracks and the Perunatietreet barracks. °home-
of 410 u was the evens, but the pipers were de-
era* when the estimate watt made. Thistlevowl said. they
were sot to spare them tor Jedli, bat to toast theta well. Gr.
Wesel said it would born so rapidly, and the emelt would be
a stiatg, that it woad sidle them in a few minutes. Yowls
Watson and witness were to go and take a house to lodge the
osenbeatibles and the arms an. They were to take it foe some
teade-the thought an al and esker &op. He was ordered to
Ps shi hems nest nneillo/1, and Thastiewood said chef might
Om weather would Opr. Is, as they did not lowed to pay for it.
Di. WGtson was to porches' the combesdbas. The buskins.
the attack ea the Barracks, was to take piece on the Saturday
alsbe a the Sudsy anteing follovilig, when it was supposed.
piple hoed be so date that little anemia would be paid to
tem they did. He WM to be Wasea's savant, sad young
Watson was to be the 18711111ter. '1 big were a hire as 01311, men
Ile they could, to fates the pike heads urea the sicks. It was
Seed who was to hue* comassod. Mr. TideUeweed was to
be the Out, Dr. Wateua secooll. Mr. Harrison third, and wh-
in.' himself iamb; young Watson was to be the fitthL and
!WPM limb, becaute bona There was to be a C.mintittee of
Pubic Safety, which was to meet atter they got the better of the
soldiery or they should join them. Stuns of the names were Sir
Burdett, the Lord Mayor Lord Cochlear, Mr. Hoot, Major
Cartwright, Gale Jones, Mr. Fawkes of Yorkshire, Sam. Meeks,
'new (Femur, Thostipma on Holborn, and the two Pram's,
Watson, and Thistlewood. A pliscianiatiou was to be hewed as
seen as they got the better. sad a sew Government was estab-
lished. An hundred glur . a were to be offered to the soldiers,
or double pay for Use if they would join them. There wat an
observances of Iliad/wood to Watson, that he *oil calculate
bow stuck it would amount to provided they took the too gut.
sass. 'l'hq found it about X 2,000,000 which would be nothing
asmared with the National Debt, which would be wiped on.
Harrison said. that when the people should be called together,
be was afraid thee would sot be so many is tbigr favour as the;
mooed. Waists said be woad not wait looser than Segur-
IVa followisg. or Modal murateg, Wilsey auto three get
buhdred men. Witness was with thew Gent thew eleven
lo the monting till five or Ss m the .owing. That was on SM.
day,' the it :
November. k was mined that they should )<o
dews le places to we how many mos they could radio(
these get . They were to make a report a the umbers.
Thisdew and he, went to Paddington, to the public-hatesat
which they had beau before. Similar cooversatious same took
place to those they bad belay, and. Thiel/wood told *Mr to
assemble all they could by the time appointed. He told do at to
bring wheever weapons they could get; a spike Mil an the end
of a stick er any thing that would nut into a mates gets. This
Was vildressed to a will who was rather Woke. 'there was one
of the hams they *Wad. be thought of Lissom-green. Randall's.
They seat mot at No. 9, Unmake:visa ; Ibuitlewood cad to
posing Watson, that if be (Watson) wanted the money (CIS) for
the keen% he was to draw upon him. Preston made a report
of some number of pails lie had met at a house in apadelds.—
He (Freesia) wished as sang as the could get to meet at that
home. 'Elie whole its wed and besides theta Hooper, wee
bad not then totted the Conaittee. He did not know the house
at which they met. or the street us which it was. J. Dias was
the(' of the aiming. The elder Watson read a Petition
which _ to be presented to Parliament, or to his- Korai High-
ewe the Prince Ragas. Thiel:wood told witness. that the
only tip was arms, and he was to order itSti more pikes, which
Would make aqto the wiaile.• Pies basis et meeting were on
the skied non nfrisetil, tad canes ordered to be pruned of the
Itedtbseoe be bth at each house. 'Sather Wednesday or Thus-
el slier, they weft to another Mae, where there were twelve
or feenesa pasties. Deli was thee, sad sat Its the chair. He
wiplefted CA. so write cap* of the Petition, which club! pot 4
1 bil,.
~ _ Sgt posted. Wood. Crisp wrote pact a the woes at ass Ceti* Is
I orsessnwritat. 'rhea were three of them at that house at
which dining( at fir" and the rest Were divided. Harrigan
sad he were at that hum,
.and Hurt. who did tuts belong to
the LoniTinktee. He west so that house with Harrison* and
!teepee, Who knew the way. When he OM *lhiadiewou4 again,

rho (Thbt/eVrotid) erpreeeed a dknppotnthient that he l'a' not
met the number which be eepteeeti. Harr son said, it',e reason
why diem were rot shore was, that they hat not had money or
'Skink enough; and if they bad plenty to drink, he would hese
Miff Spafields, On Frday they met seal in Oraystoke-place ;
Thistl:wood that said, that Mr. Coster bad called; he did nut
know whether he would let them have the bouve or not, hut tie-
sired him and young Watson to go and get the key, and put in
the Ingredient.. In the evening young Watson said he had been
at Mr. Cosier s. bet be requires, a q aeter's rent in advance. be-
cause be thought it not qualified tor a bucness of that kind,
being in a new neighbourhood. 'they did not take the !mese.
On the Tuesday after that, the whole of the Committee met et
Greyetolie-place, and a Public Meeting was wiaisimously arced
to, to see how many people they could muster liiistiewood
said, they would have a tame ri-coloured fitg—green, red, and
white. Watson wrote a motto, wiikh was something ,Meat
Nature. Truth, and Justice. It was the same am to they had
on the Bag at Seafields He was requested to get half a share
navigators to meet at the Cock, in Grattan wee-, and to et.
about with the hills on pastehnards on their backs. On the next
morning be was to meet the two Watson, at a Coffee slap
Kingsgate-street, in Hamm, to go and get the pike., to irl't
them in nail-bags, and to bring them Sway. Neat morning he
met them, and old Watson gave the son Bee one pound tauten to
ge with him to Bentley's to get the pikes. Yuuug WalSoll gave
him the money, and he paid Bentley AS. IS.. They then sweet
is Hyde-street, Bloomsbury. where bath the Virsout lived, for
say thing be knew. The pikes were deposited under something
Mks n seta-bed, under a bedstead of some description. 'These
were the pike heads. They thee went to Ureyitoke-place, to
Otteirlase. Wkness produced to Thfitiewood the bill and
11.11411$ wl/111111 he destroyed directly. They in'urmed them
Est they 44 get the pike-heeds, sod the. eider Watson and
he shoo wept as the pincer's for the bills. The naviprefs,
he bad toter, .fteoliewii, were in dissenter* the bills amongst
die ntsetheteters end soldiers; nil he, Preston, and Harri-
son. were to Bellew ties, set toesiAket, they did their duty.
!Swim wale (Aglow the On.the inth he sweet
es she Peek nod the Mils were est vane. 'fbey were and got
gloiewas eel bills, end brought thew to the Cock. The men 111:
had seised sense, they were sin in number be believe& the
wit:deo( the Oonuoittee were there. They gave thelti bread sad
dense and pewter, and 'I lust lewood went and gut Owe-board and
wrings to tie the placards on their backs. D.r.ctilins were given
for thefts to go into the populous parts amongst the loader orders.--
They were to get a froWl about them, and then to let them read
their placards. They were to deliver the small bits at the same
doe. They were to glee them to ipaturfacturers, and any body
est of employment, and soldiers. *ley were to have another
alibi each when they returned. 'Hay were to have one Md.
begin, and to 'tint at the Cock, in Urafton-street, to receive
another shilling and go out the neat day. Three of them went
there, and the other three went to another Louie, where they
were paid, and received their orders. Hooper and he went after
the men, and saw that they did their duty. The placards he
had mentioned were Inc the first meeting in Spa deMs. In the
afternoon they paid the into, and afterwards they all neat at the
Committee. They appointed to meet at Greysiuke-place. silky
did nut all meet, in conseiptenee of a quarrel which took place
between young Watson said Harrison. Young Watson mails
the report chat they had quarrelled; Watson had said, " if we
had nut-known you well. I should have thought you a hdarplue"
klwrison said, that if they did mind, he, young 'Versos;
I was so violenti he would bring them all into troutile, and lie
would have nailing more to du with them. 'lle report of this
quarrel threw the whole of the Committee into a state of alum ;
they resolved. to have soother place of meeting, but thoopht it
111 m net likely that Harrison would- deceive them. Before they
separated, they appointed Hooper in Harrisou's place. 'Else
OMlnektee were that night at the Blue Last, bear Salisbury.
noire. Fleet-street. He hail to take Hooper there with him.
hie went to Harrison, and told Min that be bad heard from
young Watson that he had withdrawn Mattel!. He said be Intl,
and advised him to do so too, for young Watson wet so violent
that he would bring himself and every body else into trolph!e.
He went to the Cock, in Grafton-street, end there met Hooper,
and informed hint that he was appointed a member of the Com-
mutes instead at Hutoun, who had turned a traitor. Harrison
shortly alter come in, an.t Hooper said, " I bear you are turned
a traitor; I will opt believe it till t hear it from yorrself." .Mit-
sess said he had not called hint a.traitori but that Watson had
called hint a Marp/ot, and he had removed hiintelf.—Hatrisoa
Wei he had withdrawn himself, and would not belong to the
Can niuee any longer. They went to the Bine Last, and sttere
arm& eemsemdis a-two-pair book morn; where they eouill‘brit
be observed. Ike plan about the.barracks was given up because
'the could not get a home: they were to meet on Pudgy, the
15th of November, and Preston and Watson were to address ew
mob. It was arranged that they *ere to meet before Hunt, and
if the people were ready to act, they were to jump dawn from
chevrons's' (they. the ConunumL) and to head the..mob into the
town. Each was to hive a cockade in his hat and bosom, or
wherever they liked to wear them. Thiniewood said, if the
mob wanted weapons, they were to tell them they would soon
and them weapons: that they would get them stab gun-smith's
shops. At that time it was menctuarl, there hail been scarcely
a guaointith's shop which had not been inspected, and the nuns-
her of arms in them ascertained, and the situation, in order that
they "night know where to bud them and go directly to them.-
'limy were to procure arms, and to go and take the Batik by
surprise. They were to take the Bank and lower. If the
Bulk should be taken, it was arranged gnaw they shook' proceed
after. They were to get every thing they possibly could to
the top of the Bank, and to destroy the soldiers II they came
to retake it : they were to throw down glass bottles, and any
thing they could get, not only from the tnp,but loom the w ndow
They were then to get the books, and barricade the doors ; and
if it was likely to be retaken, they were to set it on tire, to do
away with the National debt by burning the hooks. The Come
miner met again un l'hursday morning. Hooper was one, hat
Harrison front that time withdrew hlniself Iron them entirely.
l'he remainder of the Bdls were brought to them, end the hulls
and placards distributed as before. Preston came to the colt .
to get his hills, and went to meet the men whose-Isador' he was
to regulate at another place. 'I he Committer Met again in lie
evetting,but did not remember where the place of was,
though be thought it was Greystokellace. I histiewool and
Watson made a report about Mr. Hulk. They said they had
seen him at the llouverie-street Hael, andlitetitioned that he

had made some objection to their Petition, and said he would
Aare one of his owit. Mr. Hunt had had a letter irum Sir 1..4,w:4
Burdett, in which he stated shat his son was very ill at iir,ah•.,o,
and he could not attend. They were to meet nvst morruti tit
a I.ineolnaldre house near the Bouverie-street Hotel. Witit..is

was to call on T Matkwood, to get the flags and the co:hides • be
Was likewise to get a staff for the great fl kg. When r'e Crr t•
mince broke ap, Ilistiewood and witness went to Padidinrou,
to some houses that the soldiers used, be believed ; they went ite
the Nag's Head; they went to get as many as they could to at.
tend the Meeting. At every house that would allow them they
stuck up some of their bills; they saw a Serjeant of the Guard',
ke believed, or a man who had been a serjeant, and li.td genie
conversation with him. On the morning of Friday he went so
Thistlewood's lodgings to get the colours and six cockade, ; these
be gut from Mrs. Fhlstlewood, in the presence of Mr. Thistle.
wood and his son. The nag was exactly the same as that now
produced, and the lime which had been displayed in Spsfield%
He bought a staff for it. lie went to the Lincolnshire MOW in Spa.
fields, where the whole Committee were as srm Sled ; each man tech
* cockade. About hatf.past eleven they left the house to go to Sp:.
fields. Witness carried the colours in his bosom and the staff in his
hand. A person named C • ..as sent for a coach: it was bre:tett
too Mine lookin; tn.., the tie'. Hooper, Preston, and the wit-
sees got into the coach ; Crisp ss.. on the bee with the flagestaff
Is his hand. The witness, Hooper, Preston, and l'histleesay;
Were ill et the Merlin's Cave togetfier ; the twa Mistimes came
hi a chariot with tient. Flinn got on
.the top of the chariot, aild
ilsistlewaoil and witness got open the box. Witness then, at the
desire of fbistiewackl, got the staff irons Crisp, and taking the
colours from his own basson hoisted theist. There was at this bole,
a very numerous concourse of people asseiribleil.—( fhe witness
then proceeded to detail the occurrences which toga
teals on the day of the firs: meeting ; nothin,
has not already been before the public, came.-
When Hunt proeosed an adjournment to 1
the Meeting cat earliatnent, fhtstlewood
tell young Watsou in propose to Hunt
day fortnight, which was adapted. The .
ed, the witness, the two .Watsons, Thistkwc
into a Coach; the colours were displayed; am.
from the coach by the popinace, who proceeded

trituoph, but by some acc•dent they
They then all got out, and -.P...ierd to the
verhpetseet, to Mr. Hum, Wi.."l •,v!tom
lowing Sunday tor* the color:re:,
tad tickvcred aunt &uod.

s which taws risme is the
nothing, how zver, which
=neon' on this cocailtri. I
to the first Monday after
id desired the wailers to
an ailjouronsent to chit
Meeting having worts&
thwooJ, an 4 Hooper, got
red, and the horses taken
rtieeedod to ill aw them in
the coach against a wall.
the Bouverie Hotel, Bo 1.1
they dined. On the fdl-
to _htstlivoad's "Iv is
nod. At two nine ML-s.
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