The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-04 00:00:00

771 R CONSPIRAMRS.

The following are forthei.joartietilnes enneerninf the
examination and committal the l'atooltreet aeassaine

The following was the toiler in whirls the prisoners
were brought before the Privy Connell yesterday. The
Governor of 'lsot i I -fir 1.I• I tri arrived about eleven,
having in his rnstody Siinintools, the footman; Firth,
the row-keeper and proprietor of the eatowtseet pre-
mises; Hall, a tailor ; liaerison, the en-Ufairmwtismasi,
and Thomas Pre•oon.
Soon after Air. .Atiltitia. the 11nreennr of eolilhatli-
fiehl4. ;Arrived with Are hackney roaches. He boil is his
chsrge Thitile‘t 1111111USent, WON*
Thid, Gilchrist, Ingo, 14;u1Intrts. SWIM, 'Cooper, and
Brunt.

The whole of the prigoners were placed in the first
apartment at the lett hand. :I.ljoiniitic too Air. Day's 'ghee.
'novo. fr the Iltiomt of Curter %%Err pLicell in a
line, lianti-eotfed toxether. on:the Isem• iatooritiately
faring the rotrau..e ; aril the Tuthill-firkin pri%i.ners
were seated on a bench at the right 11X41.1 Alt of the
room.

The Counsel dill not assemble till nearly an hone af-
terward*: and it was nearly 11:01 an hour more before
any of the prisoners were r.ille.l before them. lu the
intermediate time a great number tti respectable people
were permitted to pass throne', the room, at whose pre-
sence the prisoners 14.1.1110) not at all incommoded.
rbistlessooll appeared spoite dons twast, his features
ingot every day to undergo an alteration fur dip Worse:—
his completion is become quite jaittnlierd, and his ge-
neral app. -.rau,e nerveless and emaciated; he sew the
old brown antfout in whilt;:alf wa.geuerally seesor late
in the streets, kept Isis ey easioalanY Mt* I*
difference upon the etrangerrelto tlsrouged the room.
hut mostly lived on the roam. Davidson, the man of
culotte, seemed perfectly at his ease, and talked cheer-
fully to the prisoner .4.1444 all next loins. Preston was
nit only twin. 1•011111) AAA. bet rfljelyoii a rOnlitallt IMMO
of self-complacency at Ole itioitn.titiVeltrOs with whirls
*framers, 44 doer passed. asked " Whirls is Preston ?"
•• Whirls is Tiiistlewosiii:••• logs was gloomy and mo-
rose. though Ise Oer34ionally lotus' out into a fit of des-
perate gaiety, and em1e.4%,.0r4.41 to rally the drooping spi-
rits of Monument. Cooper spoke to no one, he seemed
absorbed in thought, and took snotf almost uneease-
ingly.
Tne Attorney-limier:ll and other official chanties's
having arrive.% al! %U....L.:era were ordered to withdraw.
end shortly after the prisoners were singly examined.
Arthur .I.lsissleniiiid WM% the tiro who was examined.
The Lord Chancellor. st bui presided, itifurniell the priso-
ner, that lie C11.1T.5.11 with the crimes of high treason
and sunnier the other prisoners then individually lin-
dens-cut • short examination. very few of them .4ayilig
any thing in their defence to the charges stated against
them. )lot .. ametit remained nearly threenpiarter. Of
an hoer in the Coutwil Chamber. At his retort', he
seemed inure tlepressrti than before. Si tttttt units' exami-
nation also continitel a considerable time, and whose
evidence is sitppo.:rel to hr important.
When logs returned fr the Council Chamber, he
reasoned his seat with increased sullenness; and as soon
as the officers had replaced Isis Isatolcillfs, Ise and Thistle-
wino) renewed their ronyersation with great ragerne•a.
Thistlewoo4l spoke almost in a whisper ; but logs was
noire I I ; and, at the close of their conference, he
ejaculate % a. it talking to himself. hut loud enough to
he heard I.y all in the mini—" It is want offload at hick
has brought its here. Death !—Death wrothl be a plow-
sure to me—l wools) sooner be hanged this instant, than
turned into di.: street there; for I should not knurls
where to get a bit of bread for my family; and if I hail
fifty necks, I'd rather have them all broken. our after
the other, than see my children starve:"
Preston was not examined, at which no doubt lie was
considerably disappointed, fair he hail evidently prepared
in his 'slim( to give the Ministers "a blow up" as he
styled it. When he was informed that his examination
would not take pia •e, he Immouronsly sail, " he sup-
posed as 11,13' had given 'etu sari. a taste afore, as
they did not tike him to come again."
.% witness was examined, at had been discovered
by Taunton, the officer, as haying procured mute swords
to he sharpened, both back and front, very lately, fur
one of the prisoners.
,1t two o'clock Visenunt Castlereagh and the Chan-
rellor of the Exchequer left the Council. Their Lord-
ships entitinited in close deliberation after this fur a con-
siderable t. during whirls strangers were again ad-
mitted throng!, the room ; among them were several
Nislslemen and military °Hirers ; Sir William Curtis, 1/r.
Sheriff Itiothwell, &c.

In the interim an expreas wag 'tent off to Captain John
F,lrinzton, Fort Major of the 'rower of London, di-
recting him to prepre for the immediate reception of
ten ante priioners.

About half past font n'rlock, thr offirers were directed
to separate the following prisoners from the rest:—
Arthur Thistletvood, John Nlonottuent, James logs,
Thom 14 Brunt, James Wilson, William Davidson, RAI.
and John Harrison. They were i 000000 esliately placed
by themselves in the adjoining room, and almost directly
■Rrrwanb their rommitments to the Tower uppoo•
charge. of High Treason were delivered to thst offiwrs.