Star.
London, England, 1820-05-01 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

yousr. OF COMMONS. SATURDAY, APRIL •_9.

The Sr.:at:lß took the Chair at !::.If-past three o'clock.- Lord
George- lleresrord appeared at the Lir, and iitf4tmeS the House,
that be had it in command from his Majesty to allsrize them,
that the King wenld be graciously pleased to receive theil Ad-
dr.:ss, in Carlton Palace, it four o c!o?.lt this d::y.
On the le..,tion of 11r. AactyriiNcyr it was or..7ert.e. that
ro fvr a ivaio Bill should he recei•rcil :fter the s:h.
of May ; tutor resit a lirst time after the 7.011 t of that month ;-
- and that no flepr.:t should be received alter the 19th of June.
Oa :he motion of 31r. A NOT. it *as ruck red that
tha: part of his MajsAty's Speech whl:h referred to the arrange-
s:lent of the Civil List should be :.::ca int., consideration on
Too.;day nest.
Sir “1.!01161:. notice, that on Wed-
in:xt be would propose a V cf Seamen for the present
year, in the Committee of Supply.
On the motion of Itk. AItsi:TAIN.:,T, the usual Sessional Or-
d4 for arranbrmcnt of 'loci:es:mi.:orders was made.
Mkt a quarter before four ilouse adjourned until
Monday tit-At.
The Srra s.:c thin pracecile.l in A:ate to Ca-slton Palace, ac-
companied by ihc .dove: told Seconeer., for the iurpose of pre-
senting the Adre:s of Fol:s,ta his l'ilaj,:sty.
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LONDON,

MONDAY, AY 1, 1320.
13T. AZi.D ST. at the. Szo,::: Ey.thativ.

W.:have this day the painful t;:‘,lc of recording the
inflicti,.:n of the awful sentence of the law on the five
uidiappy n.ca, Arthur ?hist!mood, Janles lugs, John
T7v:was Brunt, Rickard Tick!, and William Davidson,
convicted if 11'0 Treason.,
Sa:urd.ty the COMMON SETIJEANT, in conse-
crience of having been written to by the LORD CHAW-
rEurin on the subject., made his report to the KING
in Council, of the eleven men convicted under the
late Special Commission.- The Judges who tried the
prisoners likewise attended. After two hours' deli-
bet ation, and hearing the report of the trials, the fol-
lowing were ordered for execution on Monday (this
mot ring) in front of Newgate, viz.—Arthur Thistle-
wood, Jumesjirgs, John Thomas Brunt, Richard Tidd,
; ! Thvitison.

As the warrant contains a remission of part of the
sentence of those who were executed, and may' not
be uninteresting, we Subjoin an extract from it:

" And whereas we have thought fit to remit part of the sen-.
terse, viz. the dividirg the bodies of Arthur Thistlewood, James
JoLa Thomas Brunt, Richard Tidd, and William David-
son, severa:ly imopor ports: our will and pleasure is, that exe-
ctti,:z: he done upon the said Arthur Thistlewood, James Irgs,

J:elin Thomas Brunt. IL hard Tidd, and William Davidson, by
their I).:i:tg drawn and hangcd, and having their heads severed
from their botliett, according to the said senter.ce only, at the
usual pl..ce of executior, on Monday neat, the first day of May s
land for so doing this shall be your warrant," &c.
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Mr. llttowN, the Governor of Newgate, received
• the warrant at seven o'clock in the evening, and, ac-
companied, by Mr. PULLEN, the Under-Sheriff to
Sher ?IPA n K INS, immediately went.to the condemned
room, in which were sitting those who were ordered
for execution, attended by eight officers. When he
cr,•ered they ruse in the most respectful manner. He
lrel.l in Lis haw.' the Royal warrant, of the con-.
of which they appe.med conscious. A dead
revailed, but there was not the slightest agi-
. tatieu observ,ible in tli'c countenances or manner of
any ooe cf pnsoneni..

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BnowN addressed them in the following
%void, It is my painful duty to communicate to
you that I held the Recorder's warrant for the exe-
cution of you, Thistlewood, Ings, Brunt, Davidson,
and Tidd, on ".,li:nday morning. I lope and trust
that the slant time you have to remain in this world
will be employed by you in makinB prepatation for
that to which y,,u am going."

Thi,;;;:wr,A imme,l:ateiy Ond in the calmest man-
rcr)—" The sooner we go, Sir, the better. Our
wish is to die as soon as possible." The others said
rot a %void. There did not appear the slightest
shade in the countenance of any one of them. They
looked :it each o:::er intently, and continued to stand.
bROWN and Mr. PuLLEN +v cited, in the expecta-
tion that soma request would be made, with respect
r.:l-araticn, but a profound silence ::axing followed
the avowal of Thiitlexvood, Mr.Bßows az length said,
lf any cf you wish to have the assistance of a
Cleq4mnn of any pet stnision, during your prepara-
tion, I,n. tr.e know it, and I shall apply to the audio-
ri: yhy hick tarn con. inced you v.. ill not be refused:,
Not a Nv cr d wn, uttered by coy one of the prisoners.
Mr. llnow N then said, " Let meentreat you to give
u;) Four thought. to the contemplation of the change
-11 you arty about to undergo. Your time in this
is short ; devote it to repentance and prayer
to tl:nt 11Ett.:c who will not desert you at the moment
of s. ''.a from thii world."
11:-• did not speak nor make any

Mr. Bao-ocu tl.en left the room, and the miserable
Trier. 1u: tied ail;:tv to the conversation in which they
ILO been e!igntsd before he entered., without any
reference to ti:e tidirgs they had just heard.
2 fir. linowri I,OW' went to the room where the six
onsfirators Who pleaded ;;uihy were confined. He
entered with the warrant iu his baud, as.he had done
in his visit to those who were to die. &range, Cooper,
Brat-Porn, and Gild/rise, seemed panic struck the
inA.lnt they ‘a,s: him—they fixed their eyes intently
pptat him, and, for a minute or two, could scarcely
•be said to breathe. !Filson. and Harrison, on the
•Fontrary, were quite unmoved. Mr. DRowN,
pver their names, then said, " I have to inform you
that the Royal mercy has been graeionsly extended
you--your lives are spared." Strange, Cooper,
prat:llnm; and Gilchrist, instantly fell on their knees,