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London, England, 1819-04-30 00:00:00

CO 0 A APRIL 24.
PLOT AGAlifr TSE IMPIIIIOR ALEXANDER.
Outiteaders'know, that of the eleven person.* ac-
ettied as accomplices in the plot apinst the Emperor
ALEXANDS2, five were set at liberty on the 41-6 d of
least-touch, and that' the sixth, Laborde, formerly an
Officer in the French service, has either fled or cone
cealed hiiisself. The five others appeared this morn-
ing at- the bar of the Court. They were :
baude Andre riser, aged 26, a Oarrier.
Prance& Xavier Berth, aged 41, a Wine Merchant.
Fransoit Dierykx, aged 35, a Coal Patter.
Adolphe PotieUat (ohm Lacroix), aged 55, Ex-French °Seer.'
Louis &idiot aged 50, Vinegar Manufacturer.
Dierukx is by birth a liehrbut—the other four are Frenchman.
It appears from the documents relative to the pro-
cess; that at the end. of July, or the beginning of
August, 1818, when the news of the Congress in-
tended to be held at Aix-la-Chapelle, and the ap-
proeching"arrival of the Sovereigns in that city, had
been received, a el-decreer French Officer, Alexander
Laborde, calling himself Aid-de-camp to General
Vandamme, and having been obliged, as it appears,
to quit France on political grounds, conceived, dur-
ing his abode at Brussels, a project, ridiculoui for its
rashness; but even the partial execution of which,
with respect either to the end or the means, might
disturb the public tranquillity.
It was intended, with the help of some confidants,
to seize on the Emperor Alexander, during his jour-
ney eitlier in France or the Netherlands, to compel
that-'Sovereign to, sign an Address to the French,
tending to proclaim Francis Charles Napoleon Em-
peror of the French, and his mother Regent; lastly,
to make Napoleon Bonaparte return from the place
of his stile.' It even seems, that in case the Emperor
Alexander had refused to subscribe to this demand,
they would have done violence to his person.
Emperor signed the Proclamation, it was to be taken
to France, where.an insurrection, excited by the con-
spirators, would, as they expressed, e overturn the
throne and the dynasty which occupies it." Laborde
first communicated his plan to Piger, who worked
at Brussels as a currier. Piger and Laborde saw
only one obstacle to be surmounted; this was, how,
to procure the money requisite. To 'this end, they
associated in the plan J. X. Bersh, who promised
money. This promise not being performed, the plan
was for a time abandoned till the end of October.
When the Emperor Alexander returned from his
tour to France, it was then they applied to Dierukx,
-whom they knew to be connected with several smug-
glers. Piger obtained from him a letter to one Gao-
dian, a tavern:keeper at Boussu, in order to procure
• him some good fellows to carry on the same opera-
tions which he, Dierukx, said he had carried on in'
the house of Gandri ; to this letter was added a tiote,
written by. Dierukx pointing out the least frequented
toads by which the Emperor of Russia was to be
taken to France, 'as soon as they had seized on his
person. Piger having received' these two pa ,pers
from Dierukx, exclaimed with' satisfaction—" Now
we shall smuggle Alexander and NapOleon into
France r=-It was at this time that Piger wrote, from
the dictation ,of Laborde, the Proclamation to the
French (added below), at the bottom of which they
intended to make the Emperor Alexander annex his
signature. They took into ilie plot another
namely, Pouellot (or Lacroix), formerly- a French
Officer, who in his tura communicated the particu-
lars to LouWßuchoz. The latter at this moment
exClaimed, that it was an affair which was better
than that of the Duke of Wellington, because, said
he, "•I shall do my part." This was the Sd of No-
iember. The same die, Lacroix and Bucboz ape
plied to the Magistrates, to whom, they denounced
the plot. They were ordered to watch the conspira-
tors...and give an account of what passed; but it will
be seen that they departed from the passive 'part
which had been assigned them. •
Oa the 7th November, it was agreed with Dierukx
to suppress his first letter, and that he should write
to Gandri another letter in stronger terms, and that
he should also supply some money. He wrote this
letter, as Lacroix desired it; and when it was given
to Piger, Lacroix urged him to set out immediately
for Benue to procure forty men;most of them late
soldiers in the Guard. Lacroix gave him twenty
guineas for his expenses ; he also observed, that to in-
spire the Smugglers with more respect, Piger ought
to be armed, and better dressed. In consequence,
Berth lent him his pistols and a dress. Lacroix de-
livered him a carte, the head of which was Napoleon
Bonaparte, and advised him to chew the rallying sign
both OD Gandri and to his friends.
' On the Bth November, Inger set out lot Boussu,
whore he arrived on the 10*7 at noon. He learnt
that Candid had removed to the neighbourhood of
Beeiche; but be spoke to a female relation of his, and
desired -her to carry the letter to Gandri. Then he
meuened to Mons, where he was arrested on the 11th.
On Ate 91111, daring the absence of Piger, Buchoz
and 1.11061.2 Malefic patois, powder, &c. at Brussels,
whit& .were deposited in thelouse of Lacrolr, for the
ANSI, as dreg have
.said, of giving more confidence
the eonsipseators. It is ht part proved that La-
croix let ins accomplices know that he was in pos-
sateen et those arms, to use them on occa,sion, and
even endeavoured to engage more persons in the plot.
Beide who so much contributed to the departure of
tiger. discosered the mission of the latter, and gave
all the details to a person of distinction in this city,
who immediately gave information of it to the Xing!
of the Netherlands. In.the night of the 9th, as in-
quiry was instituted; on the 10th, those persons and
others implicated were arrested. On the elth, in the
evening, Piger was arrested at Mons; he had about
elm pistols, the Address to the French, and the cane
• with Napoleon's portrait. The accused have in ge-,
metal confessed the facts; but while some endeavour
to avail' hemselves of the information they gave, the
others point out the informers as the most guilty.
among then:, since they used all the means in their
power to insure the success of the plot.
: The audience began with closed doors at nine o.
teen *imam were examined, and the affair adjourned .
day. The &Wigs will not be made public till Wedn‘esday,
PROCLAMATION TO THE FRENCH.
us am oasts or Tai tasawrar,'ion 01 UM notresoa atziounkaa.
Amu 1. By a decision q( our Congress at Aix-la-fltape/le, we
desire that the initiation of the Army of (kcupatioo shall take
place at the end odes morilh„„and return each to their -
Atm.,. By the said Assembly of Soverrigui, v-
ast by the dr.tratirse of per Cowers in tits -
ntialeo• sea es cedeeeea to .Frapee, and
teseiltentiTwn be declared Iteipesie
mares Poise; Ez4rty Repeat. -
- ..pose at.aafr Coogressofiliarls-Chapelle,
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COMM :Zikilt=6l.4lloo4L ee.
woe% gte cheeissitmempteies sissruentouan.
Tbiewiteam eppliemiel in the Awitarge of a
mer oldie of ife...-Cout!. appoisting a receiver of
raga The motion had been
some dme ap, and stood over Tor the judgment
.or
the LOLD CHAWCILLOIL His Lordship now stated,
.that the application for a receiver had been made on
the ground, that the estate being in the possession of
judgment ezeditors,• the present plaintiff, who had
only an equitable claim, could not proceed by an
ejectment at law, and was therefore obliged to lock
to a Court of Equity for relief; and there could he
,io doubt that under such circumstances the Court
would interpose. He understood that the Duke of
Marlborough in this case had offered by his answer
to pay the annuity; but he wished to know whether
his Grace had so submitted the offer in his answers,
as to make the annuity a burden on the estate. He
should, therefore, reserve the decision as to the dis-
charge of the receiver, until he had looked at the an-
swers. His Lordship then desired the answers to be
handed to him, and said he should look over Ahem
this night ; and if any of the parties would wait on
him to-morrow morning, before he went to the
House of Lords, he should tell them whether he dis-
charged the order or nut.
COURT OF KING'S BENCH, APRIL 29.

THE KING V. WM. PEEL, ESQ.AND -••• DAWSON, ESQ.

In Michaelmas Term last, Mr. Scat ni.Err obtained
a Rule, calling upon the defenalints to shew cause,
Why a criminal information should not be filed against
them, the one as the principal and the cther as the
second, for challenging a Gentleman, named Royer,
to fight a duel.
Prior to the late General Election, Sir Robert Peel
offered himself as a candidate for the borough of
Tamworth, which .until the death a the late Marquis
of Townshend, had been represented by a branch of
*that Nobleman's family. On the death of that Noble-
man his executors disposed of his property .and in-
terest in the neighbourhood of the Borough, but at,,
the late General Election Lord Charles Townshend
presented himself as a candidate in .opposition to the
present Member. Shortly before the Election, Mr.
Floyer, the prosecutor, published an anonimous hand-
bill, reflecting upon the *conduct of Sir Robert Peel,
generally imputing to him the forfeiture of a pledge
which he was stated to have made, never to oppuss
the interests-of the Townshend family in the rem-
sentation of the Borough. In a few days afterwards
he published a second hand-bill, addressed to this.
.Electors, subscribed by his own name upon the same
subject. The severe animadversions. upon the cha-
racter and conduet of Sir Robert Peel in-this publi•
cation; induced Mr. William Peel, the defendant,.to
call upon him for an explanation of his conduct, aid.
'in the result the latter challenged the prosecutor to
fight a duel, but which was refused on the ground
that Sir Robert Peel alone was the who was
entitled to make such, a call—it was person
nver at the
same time said by the 'prosecutor, if the defendant,
.could assign sulicientcause, he had no dbjection to
give him the meeting. This transaction occurred on
Ithe £Sd of June, 1818, and there the matter rested
Ifer that time, so far as the defendant was concerned;
but &slater was further iofornied by the prosecutor
that the whale transaction.should be laid before die
Court of lugs Bench. It appeared that oat the 11th,
'of July following, the prosecutor published another.
Address to the Electors of Tamworth, containing the
whole account of what had passed between him ind
the defendant upon the subject of the challenge, and.
at the same time he entered into further observa-
tions reflecting upon the supposed pledge suited to
have been given by Sir Robert Peel not to interfere
with the interests of the Townshend family. This pub-
lication occasioned a reply on the part of Sir Robert
Peel to the Electors; in the shape of a vindication, but
couched in the most temperate and cautious language.
Matters thus remained in abeyance until the month
of November last, .whett the prosecutor published an
inflammatory address in the Tasnworth Newspaper,
containing an allusion to the challenge given by the
elefendaat, and reflecting in high terms of vitupera-
`don upon the conduct of his father, and imputing to
himself,, in indirect terms, a want of personal courage.
This address was dated on the. 30th of October, and
appeared in the Newspaper on the 6th of .November,
at which time the-prosecutor was residing at Worth-,
in g, in Sussex, and the defendant at ramworth.—..l
The latter, upon seeing the publications went off with
his brother-in-law, the other defendant, to Worthing,l
in a post-chaise and four, and travelled a distance of
one hundred and thirty miles in about thirty hours.
—On their arrival at Worthing, the defendant sent
a challenge by his brother-in-law, Mr. Dawson, to
the prosecutor, desiring an immediate meeting. The
prosecutor refused to accept the challenge, and in
his letter informed the defendant that he should lay
the case before the Court of King's Bench. This
answer was received on Saturday, the 7th of No-
vember, and on the afternoon of that day, the de-
fendant, Mr. Peel, with his brother-in-law, paraded
before the prosecutor's house, the former carrying inl
his hand a horse-whip, but not being able to see the
pr9secntOr, the defendants proceeded to post thei
prosecutor in the Blayne Hotel as &coward, who
had twice reftised to gave gentlemanly. satisfaction.
The next morning, the. defendant,- Mr. Peel, met
the prosecutor and his family going to church and
went up to him with a horse-Whip in his hand, and'
addressed him to thefollowingeffect Mr. Floyer,'
finding that you are surrounded b 7 your family, I'
shall not inflict upon you the chastisement your con;
duct deserves, but I desire you to consider that I
.have horse-whipped you. The
.prosecutor replied—
‘ Very well, Sir," and the defendant went away,,
and added to the placard Whirl he had previously
posted at the Stejne Hotel; a supidement, containing
the particulars of. **Moped
These's- t

opinion, i lA.
of anintad .....in upon the conduct of Mr.}loyer,
said, that the ordinary and constitutional remedy
by indictment was open to the prosecutor, if he
entertained any apprehension of violence from the
defendants.—The Rule, however, Was made absolute.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, APRIL 99.

Soon after the sitting of the Court this morning,
M:. Bruce (late of the house of Bruce, Brown, and
Scott), made-it motion, through the medium of Mr.
ANDREWS, to the following effect :—A bill had been
preferred by him against 16 persons for a conspiracy,
which was returned as true. Shortly afterwards 14
of tha parties put in their plea ; but two had not yet
conformed. The object of the motion, therefore,
was, to obtain a Bench Warrant forthe apprehension
of the parties who had not pleaded.—Motion granted.
Margaret Patterson, aged 16, was indictei for
stealing in the house of Vi illiam Gordon, of Grafton-
street, Fitzroy-square, a gold watch, a gold chain,
seven rings, several other articles of jewellery, £42
in Bank-notes, and other property.
'The prosecutor said, that on the evening of the
25th ult. he had a party at his house. He and his
wile agreed to accompany some Ladies to Charing-
Cross, in order to see them off by the coach to Dept.
ford. They left the prisoner, who was their ser-
vant, alone in care of the house. On their return,
in about two hours, they found the door opened, the
house deserted, and the drawers, a bureau, and a
dedc.opened, and all the portable property carried
away. Witness and an Officer set out the following
morning in the direction of Manchester, in pursuit of
the prisoner, and at Ashby-de-la-Zouch they came
up with her. Nearly all the property taken was found
with her.—Mrs. Gordon confirmed this statement,
and said the prisoner had been but twelve days in
their service, and, she was received from motives of
humanity, being recommended by some persons of
respectability who commiserated her situation, and
ibtlif from Scotland, of which place also hen hits.
(the prosecut?r) was a native. -
The prisoner mildew defence, and the Jury found
her Guilty—Death. •
The Cower said that the crime was a most wicked
one, and mistimed bar to prepare Gar the worst con-
sequeices ; but the prosecutor recommended her to
mercy on account of her youth.
J. Choper, for breaking and entering the dwelling-
house of J. liewson, and stealing five gowns and
other articles, was also capitally convicted.
R. Brnite was convicted of stealing a hat from
One of the Committee-rooms of the House of Com-
mons, the property of C. Swan, Esq.
B. Blake, was indicted for intermarrying with Phil.
,lis Adorns, at the church of St. Andrew's, Holborn,
ost the Ist of February, his former wife, Ellen Haynes,
to whom be was married at Shoreditch in November,
1814, being still living. The prosecutrix, who was of a
vety Prefosleming appearance, said the prisoner had
colored her for " even long years," before she mar.
tied him. She-live& with him but three months, when
r she discern* he had anoda wife living, and sepa.
rated from him in cossequence..Guilty.

Yesterday a Court of Comnion Council was held
at Guadhall, for the dispatch of general business.
• • Mr. WlLLtissse complained to the Court ot having
been obstructed during the present Sessions of the
Old Bailey ; he wished to enter by the side door into
the body of the Court, and was prevented by an
officer, who told him that the orders he had received
from Sheriff Roberts were, not to admit any person
without his permission. This was, he conceived, a
line of conduct which the Court should not sanction.
It was acting with indecorum to its members, and
in violation of the general principle which sanctioned
the free admission of the public to,Coorts of Justice
After a long conversation, in which several mem-
bers condemned the principle of exclusion, and others
palliated the conduct of the Sheriff,
Mr. Sheriff Mamma was allowed to explain the
circumstance. He said, that on the day in question,
he had expected a great concourse of strangers to
the Conn, in consequence of the nature of the trials
which were expected to come on, and had therefor;
given instruction to the officer at the door not to
admit any person at th,e side door but such as had
businssi with the Counsel. He bad no disposition to
keep any member oldie Court from hearing the trials,
but be was ignorant of thcir having any particular
right to be there more than any other portion of the
public. Here the matter dropped.
The Loan MAYOR said he had received a petition
from a poor man named 'Thomas WoolfOrd, whom
he had been under the necessity of fining £lO, for
selling in the streets without a license. '!he petition
prayed that that pan; the half, of the fine which be-
longed to the City might be remitted.
She petition was read, and on the motion of Mr.
Dixorr, the Court unanimously agreed to allow him
the full penalty.
The poor fellow himself appeared at the bar, most
lwretchedly dressed, and from his manner no one
would have ima4ined that he was sufficiently skilled
in the laws (Ibis country to know that he was vio-
Wing an act of Parliament by selling fuller's eat th
ithout a special license for that purpose.
Petitions to the Right Honourable the House of
Lords against the Bill for the regulation of Houses'
for the reception of Lunatics, as agreed to by Me GO-
vernors of Bethiern Hospital, were produced, and
sealed with the seal of that Hospital.*
The Sword Bearers' Committee Made a Report,
r that
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•111016, ova ability, the absolute- nee-
•of thit usher' the eatraardinary
tt ease.
Om, 'mica and Mr. 'rustic* Bayt,oriAMr.
aw, • Wrath* Holroyd being abselityytere clearly of opinion,
tinder all the circumstances bf the case, that the in-
°f °UV formation oughtto be filed.
madt Mr. Justice Bur was decidedly of a contrary
opinion, and, after commenting in very strong terms

te means in mem ihe particulars Of the last to -wir'onli- ,
crpart--of—ti: recommending the sale of that office, which wits Ile-
dot. transaction. These-were the lenthee circumstances rived, and it was ordered that the place should be
t nine o'clock; four. ,"•• .k.
nett up by Election. The table is to be abolished.
it adjourned to Mon- "' '''''' case. •
: till Wednalay. Mr. Guanuy, r. Notaii .4W . Mr• Elbliit ow Mr. PLATT was appointed a GOvernor of Bridewell
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