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

THE STATESMAN.

peered in evidence. Bat if there had existed any dispo-
sition to tontine un board, the defendant's conduct was
calculated to excite it.
The Jury found fur the plaintiff—Damages
Casts Os.

CA TO-STREET CO.VSPIR.47'ORS.

FUSTMIR PATUFICULARS.—At an ear!fr hour yester-1
day morning, Lavender, Bishop, Taunton, Salmon,
Rutliven, and others of the officers went to the House of
Correction in Cold Bath-fields, when James Ings, James
Wilson, Richard Bradburn, Janie. Gilchrist, Charles
Cooper, Richard Tides, John Monument, John Shaw.
and William Davidson, part of the Cato-street gang.
were chained together by threes, and placed in hackney-
coaches under the care of officers properly armed.—
Arthur Tbistlenood was placed in the fourth and last
coach, under the guard of Lavender, the officer, and the
Governor of the prison. Thee all proceeded to the Se-
cretary of State's office for the Home Department, in
Whitehall. _ _ _

Some of them were in high spirits, laughing at some
observations which passed amongst themselves.l Brunt,
and Bratiburn. who is a remarkably good looking young
man, were considerably dejected. Cooper, who is an
Irishman, did not appear to be much affected. Thistle-
t:•lod walked with a hurried step across the Court-yard,
an.l entered the carriage, as if anxious to be convealed
from the eyes of curiosity. lags still bore the mark of
the blow which he received from Westcott in the amble.
His eye is bloodshot, and time flesh around it very.black.
He wore a great coat over his ordinary butcher's jacket.
Davidson was dre.sed in a Mite coat, light coloured
breeches, and :op bows. Brunt is a short, well set man,
about 31.1; his complexion sallow; lie has rather A use-
Jitative countenance, but the general expression of his
physiognomy is extremely unfavourable.
On their arrival at the Home-office, between 11 and
12 o'clock, they remained butt a few minutes, it being
stated that the prisoners bad been brought to the office
by mistake, it not being arranged for them to be ex-
amined yesterday ; they were in consequence taken back
in coaches to the House of Correction, Cold Bath-fields.

A great number of persons assembled round the clan?
of the Home-olfice, when the coaches drew up, and as
Thistlewood passed from and to the roach, a suppressed
expression of execration a as pretty generally manifested
by them.
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Lords of the Conneil had appointed to meet at the
Secretary of State's other for the Home Department, at I?
o'clock, to deliberate on the charges against the prisoners,
and to determine on the best and most proper mode of
proreeding against them, without interrogating the pri-
soners or examining any witnesses. The meeting was
attended by the Cabinet Ministers, the 3larsois Camden,
Viscnnnt Palmerston, Mr. C. P. Yorke, the Chief Baron
of the (*min of Exchequer in Scotland, the Right Ron.
Richard Ryder, Sir John Nichol, Mr. It. Peel, Mr. W.
thiskinson,_ the Master of the Rolls, and Mr. Sturges
Bourne. There were also present upon this important
occasion, the Attorney-lieneral, the Solicitor-tien.wal,
and Mr. Raker, the Magistrate belonging to the Pollee-
odic, in Nlarlborotigh-street, who signed the warrant for
the entering of the premises in Cato-street, and the appre-
hension of the gang of assassins. Th sir Lordships MM.
tinned in deliberation till near halt past two, when the
meeting broke up.
We understand that an explanation of the cin•uniatan-
ces under which Da% isison, one of the Cato-street gong.
was relieved by the Menslicity Society, h is been sent to
the Secretary of State's Oifice, by which it appears, that
the offerers of the parish to which he belongs had oiler m
to take him and his family into the workhouse; Which,
hewers r. he mould nut 1.111141.11 t so. alleging at time 3fen-
ilicity Olive, that he essold get work is 1111 l eiliately, if his
Wills, to the anpuunt of to s sir three pounds, were re-
deemed from pawn. lle wis an entire stranger at the
office, but the extent of his family. and his apparent dis-
tress, excited commiseration, and at. application was
made to the parish officers on his behalf. A respectable
person, to whom Davidson referred, offered to give him
V. ; and a flentleinati residing in the neighbourhood ut
the Mendicity Office, took great interest in the case,
gain' the man employment, and recommended him to his
friends. His conduct, whilst so employed, was repre-
sented very Immo ably, and a letter was received at the
Menslicity °thee, on the 7th February, from the parish
officers, stating that they hail given Ms. towards re-
deeming his tools. The Society, therefore, readily ad-
vanced the same sum, in addition to the parish allow-
awe., and gave it to the Ilentleman whose benevolent
endeavours to serve the family are before alluded. It
seems evident from the account, that however the money
may have been subsequently applied by Davidson, the So-
ciety is entirely exculpated from the blame. whirl', by a
want of proper caution in administering relief, it might
have incurred.