Star.
London, England, 1820-04-26 00:00:00

lIIGH TREASON.

OLD BAILEY.
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THIRD TRIAL—JOHN THOMAS BRUNT.
CONTINUATION OF YESTERDAY'S BUSINEsS.

After the doxictroa-GENERAL had finished his reply, the
Loan Carer BARON proceeded to sum up the evidence.
The prisoner interrupted his Lordship for a moment, to state
that some of the witnesses were present, and to express A wish,
that as their remaining in Court night be prejudicial to his fel-
low-prisoners, who were to be tried after him, they might be
ordered to withdraw.

Mr. GURNEY observed, that the witnesses present remained
by common consent. They were only the Officers.
The Loan Cum, BARON and Mr. Baron Gamy, severally
informed the prisoner, that his Counsel had consented to the
presence of the witnesses now in Court, but that if any others
remained, they should be ordered to retire. The prisoner bowed.

When the Cutar %now had concluded his charge, and just '
as the Jury were about to rctite, one of the Jurymen (Mr.
Gooontiso) applied to his Lordship for information on a
point of law. This question was to know, whether evidence
,being given to prove the existence of an actual armament and
resistance made to the civil authority, made out an offence which
amounted to the crime of levying war against the King ?
The LORD enter &am; answered, that the mere proof of
resistance to the civil authority did not constitute the offence of
levying war.

The JuarnAY then asked,_ whether arming with a view to
force his Majerty to change his Ministers, came within the
interpretation ? •
The Lofts ems? BARON replied that it did.
The Jury than retired, and after consulting about ten mi-
nutes, returned whit a verdict of GUILTY on the third and
fourth counts.

The prisoner betrayed no symptom of agitation that we could
perceive on nearing the verdict pronounced; after a slight bow
to the Court, be was taken from the Bar.
As soon as the verdict was recorded, the ATTORNEV-GEREItAL
rose for the purpose of calling the attention of the Court to a
subject which he had mentioned the preceding day, and on
which he now came prepared to submit a motion to their Lord-
ships, h‘ meant the publication of the trials of Thistlewood and
Ings, in defiance of the prohibition of the Court, by the Pro-
prietor of a Sunday Newspaper, called The Observer. He pro-
ceeded to read two affidavits, one stating that the deponent had
bought a paper so entitled of a person acting as shopman to Mr.
Clement, at No. 169, Strand, the other proving an examined
copy of the affidavit deposited at the Stamp Office by Mr. Cle-
ment, as sole Proprietor of The. Observer, in pursuance of the
Stat. 38 Geo. 111. That the publication of the proceedings of
the Court was made with a full .knowledge of the prohibition,
was evident from the following passage, which he would read
from the Paper in question :.-14 After the Jury were summoned,
the Lord Chief Justice said, as there are several persons charged
with High Treason by this indictment, whose trills are likely
to be taken, one after the other, I think it necessary, in further-
ance of justice, strictly to prohibit the publication of the pro-
ceedings of this, or any other day, until the whole of the trials
shall be concluded. It is highly necessary for the purposes ofl
justice, that the public mind, or the Jurymen who are hereafter
to serve, should not be influenced by the publication of any of
the proceedings which may take place, until the whole shall be
finished. It is expected that all persons will attend to this ad-
monition." lie felt that he was only discharging the duty which
he owed to the interests of public justice, and to the dignity of
the Court, in calling upon their Lordships to punish this daring
violation of the order of the Court, which was calculated, not
merely to bring the proceedings of the Court into contempt, but
to defeat the benevolent intentions which had actuated their
Lordships in issuing the prohibition.

After the Learned Commissioners bad conferred together for
some time, Mr. Justice Ricoasssox inquired what particular
motion the Attorney-General submitted to the Court?

The ArtgaNuy-thr.ocam. said, that he moved for an order
calling upon Mr. Clement, the Proprietor of The Observer, to shew
cause why he should not receive such punishment as the Court
might deem proper to inflict.

After some further consultation, the LORD Carer BARON said,
this is an offence of a very grave nature, awl' the Court will
.take time to deliberate. Nothing can be more prejudicial trithe
interests of justice than the publication of trials pending the pro-
ceedings of a Court of Justice. Let Mr. Clement appear to.an-
swer for his conduct at nine o'clock en Friday morning.

• The Court then adjourned till nine o'clock this morning.
OLD BAILEY—THIS DAY.
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FOURTH TRIAL.

RICHARD TIDD AND WILLIAM DAVIDSON.

The Court met pursuant to adjournment' at nine
o'clock this morning. Baron GARRow and Mr.
Justice Bawl. having taken their seats on the Bench
the Jurors in attendance were called in. Some de-
lay having taken place in proceeding to business
Baron GARROW stated to the Jurors in waiting, tha;
it. was occasioned by a suggestion of the prisoner'
Counsel. The Learned Judge, on the return of Mr.

CuawooD, said, he could now state more fully
cause of the delay. The prisoners had hitherto :--
parated in their challenges, but their Counsel think-
ing that it only increased the length of the proc•zed-
ings without benefiting the prisoners, had enden-
.voured to induce some of them to join in their chal-
lenges; the result of which was, that Richard Tidd
and William Davidson had agreed to take their trials
together. Thus, although some time had been 104
this morning, yet ultimately much would be gained.
The prisoners were then brought in.
Tidd is a stout man, apparently above fifty years
of age. He was dressed in a blue coat, yellow waist-
coat, and coloured silk handkerchief. He appeared.
more thOughtful than usual, or than any of the other •
prisoners.—Dgeidson is a man of colour. Ile was
dressed in a b'ue coat and buff waistcoat, and ap-
peared to possess the utmost composure.
On the names of the Jurors being called over by
Mr. SHELTON, the 'following challenges were made
by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL and Mr. CURIYOOb, on
the part of the Crown and the prisoners relpectively.
John Mayne, by the Prisoners.
David Pain, ditto.
Richard Tucker, ditto.
Thomas Beacham?, ditto.
IZt bert Ceeley, ditto.
Thomas Fagg, by the Crown.
' Benjamin Watson, by the Prisoners.
George Burrows, ditto.
Edward Ellis, ditto. •
Benjamin Blyth, by the Prisoners.
William Clue, ditto.
John Jackson, ditto.
John Beck, ditto.
Felix Booth, ditto.
•
Charles Benham, ditto. .
Thomas Robins, by the Crown.
Francis Dorrill, by the Prisoners.
Archibald Ritchey, ditto. •
fichard Laycock, ditto.
George Fox, by the Crown. •
William Aeock, ditto.
Edward Cruel, ditto.
Robert Roberts, ditto.
William Round, ditto.
William Cole, ditto.
John Lewis, ditto.
Edward Flower, by the Prisoners.
John Balm, by the Crown.
Stafford Price, by the Prisoners.
James Carry, ditto.
William Edgecombe, ditto.
Richard Emery, by the- Clown.
Stephen Gaurd, ditto.
Thomas Braine, by the Prisoners.
William Itcnn, by the Crown.
John Roper, ditto.
William Norton, by the Prisoners.
William Blasson, by the Crown.
Thomas Lester, ditto.
Joseph Haynes, ditto.
Robert -Stephenson, ditto.
Richard Blunt, by the Prisoners.
Isaac Gunn, by the Crown.
Thomas Wilkinson, by the Prisoners.
Samuel Fish, by the Crown.
Edmund Collingridge, ditto.
William Shore, ditto.
Josiah Bartholomew, by the Prisoners.
John Jones, by the Crown.
Thomas Bristow, by the Prisoners.
The following Jury having been sworn, was then
'mpannelled :

Wn.i.t.tx Peace, Cleveland-street, Mary-la-bonne, Plasterer.
Jowl; ,Grozos HotzuniN, St. James's-walk, Clerkenwell, Fu-
see-cutter.
Juum Kura, Islingtoa-road, Gent.
CSIARLES ELTON PRESCOTT, Gainey Hatch, Esq.
BENJAMIN ROGERS, LaMpIOD, Farmer.
Guonor GOLDING, Jamaica.place, Limehouse, Surveyor.
CHARLES PAGE, Crouch-end, Esq. and Merchant. .
Jout4Yetxo, Frederick-place, Pancras, Gent, and Scale-maker.
WILLIAst Burt.ra, Hounslow, Raker.
Jossru SUEFTIELD, Pennytlelds, Poplar, Esq. and Ironmonger.
WILLiAM Cnnacsuct, Hedge-row, Islington, Gent. and Wino.
merchant.

SAMUEL GOANCIZR, Blackwall, Lighterinan.
The Jurors not sworn were then informed by Ba-
ron GARROW, that their attendance would not be
required until Friday morning.
Mr. SHELTON, the Clerk of the Arraigns, read the
indictment, which is the same as on the former trials.
Mr. BOLLAND opened the proceedings, and was
followed by

Mr. GURNEY; who addressed the Jury on the part
of the Crown. He began by stating the importance
and magnitude of the crime of High Treason, and
gave a clear and succinct account of the Cato-street
conspiracy, and the facts which he pledged him Self
to prove in evidence to the Jury.
While there is a disposition on the part of Mr.
Sheriff BOTHWELL, and all the Officers of the Court,
to afford every accommodation to the Gentlemen of
the Press, whose attendance is necessary, they are
insulted by persons who possess no authority. Our
Reporter, who had taken his seat in the box assigned
by tl-.e CHIEF► BARON and Baron GARROW, yesterday
was threatened to be turned out by an individual
who called himself a Grand Juryman; but failing in
.his object, he brought Mr. WohrNett, tbe Marshal,
' who explained to him the :authority by whist] the
'Reporters were in the box, and politely refused to
I interfere.
It is worthy of notice; that the Box which the
Grand Jury thus claim in addition to their osvn,.was
.trected in 1794, expressly for the Reporters, and that
:he Grand Jury Box is not half full. Not one of the
students who yesterday came ready robed and certi-
,icated to claiM their right to exclude the Reporters
from the Box, which for many years they have occu-
;ied without interruption, made their appearance.
On the conclusion of Mr. GraNEN's speech, the

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:..her prisoners were brenght into the dock. It is
melancholy to perceive their numbert gradually
thinned on each succeeding trial, and-mist; we think,
considerable effect on their feelings i*hen they
r, acct on the fate of their companions who are abseut.
11.tron GAitrtow suggested a doubt, whether, as
tic prisoners had been identified, it was now reccs-
san
th3t they should continue in Court ?-but the
Conr.,.el on both sides appeared to with that they
sbould remain, as on the preceding trials.
The first witness called on the part of the Crowd'
ras the accomplice, Robert Adams. •He was era-
r•.:ied by the SOLICITOR-GENeRAL, and gave the
scnc evijence (generally) as •he did on the cruel; of
0:c e.her prisoners..