The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-28 00:00:00

TVlifilLiY, AP:al. '25.

Mr. l'unwoon rase un the part of the prisoner, and
we it over the same gr multi of defence as on the pre-
ceding trials. He did nut call soy witnesses.
Mr. Atios.rnus proceeded to address the Jury fur
the pri,oncr. He took a comprehensive view of the
whole of the evidence.

CHIEF itARON.-If you wish to say any thing- on
your own behalf, this is the time.
Brunt then rose. He stated the origin of his ae-
tpuintance with the witness :Adams, and attempted to
impeach the whole of the witnesses who hail appeared
against him. Ile alluded to a person in the list of
witnrues the part of tl.e Crown, whose name has
often been mentioned in the your:e of these pi-tweed-
tugs, but who has not been called alm. Ile declared
that he had been seduced by this man, and had often
received refreshment of meat and drink a! Ids evpence.
Ile concluded an address of half an hour, by appealing
solemnly to thud for the truth of Isis assertions, and de-
clared that whatever might he hi fate, he tvituld not
die unworthy a descendant of the Ancient 'tritons.
Meru tar Chief Baron had concluded his charge,
the Jury retired, and, after ron-t.ltilig about ten mi-
nutes, returned with a verdict of Coldly on the 3d and
•Ith counts.

MEDNEPIPAV. Arni I. 26.

Hiehartl and 11'ilhalu Davi'two were pot to
the liar.
5I r. IioLLAND !tate,' 0:e ca.e.

111 r. Iit:FINLV adds curl the .Pure for the preirration,
and, with touch ability, gA‘r a 'lt tail of thr eritletire
which was about to lie called iu support of thr in-
dictment.

The same witnerten itere again ocamined.
The Court adjourned.
APIIII. 27.

Mr. Cunaooil whir. ssed the Court in behalf of the
prisoner..
Mary Harker and John Rennet gave the same e 4
deuce for the defence as on the former trials. Thomas
Chambers was adduced to impeach the testimony ofl
Attains.
/seat. Cool: and Robert :W•Williato testified in fa-
ronr of the character of ILI bison, as did Stephen
Hales, William French, and Samuel Lands for that of

Alr. A I'OLPIII'A argued at stormr length to show that
the prisoners bad not hcen guilty of High Treason.
even admitting that they were etirtgell in a conspi-
racy to Essa%sinate his Alajesty's Alinisters.
Mr. Handl t; taaow informed the prisoners, that if
they had any thing to say, the was their time. .
Davidson made a long speech in his own defence.)
We shall insert it to-morrow.

l'ithl also most solemnly tleclareti that he was in-
nocent. fie was in One meeting in Brunt's room, a. 4
„ ...s assures re Le by Haworth it was hold Ix Or the
purpose of a deform' in Parliament s. --r,
'I he prisoner Davidson again gala— Lord and
Gentlemen of the Jury, I fear tny heing a man of co-
-I.otr may injure me, but, my Lord, I hope it will not:
my lather was an Englishman, null my grandfather a
Scotsman, so that 1 hare some claims to English jus-
tire.

Mr. Baron liannow.—Prisoner, let not that appre-
hension he for a moment entertained in your mind.
You are a human heing•, on the same footing with as
all in the eyes of (mi, and a man of colour is as sure
to receive As murk justice in the routrts of Britain, as
the fairest of the British fair could hope for or expect.
Evert• justice shall he dune you, I pledge myself for that.

111 r. Baron ti.takow went into a inn review of the
whole evidence, and at c,msideralole length connected
the diferent points in which the evidence of Adams
was confirmed.

Davidson, in the course of the rharte, handed up a
parr to the learned Judge, which it was his desire
sholoild he read. It WAS accordingly read by Mr
Baron (farrow•. It stated, that in his defence, he hail
forgot to state that h•Atse was nut only searched,
but nearly pulled down, and yet nothing was found
there of a treasoutilole nature.

i,hl also observed to his Lordship, that slonanient
and his brother had frequent interviews in the Tower,
and there they might have contrived ts•give the same
evidence. The prisoner made thin remark in reply to
some observations the Judge was no.okiag ou the evi-
deore.

The Learned Judge concluded his charge, which
occupied him about four hours, at half-pass seven.
The Jury were then furnished, at their own request,
with an abstract of the indictment, after which, they
retired, and in forty mintites after, return, d a verdict
of Uuilty against Davidson on the third 'punt, except-
ing the !flit and 100 overt acts. They vve a similar
verdict of 4luilty against Tidd, on ib.,,,Asar &MIK
with the same exception of the nth and 10th overt arts.
Mr. Cenwotio then praced that Wilson might be
allotted to withdraw his plea of Notiluilty.
't he ATTORNEY OINER•L consented.

Wilson was then pt to the Bar, and said he with-
drew his former plea of Nut Guilty, in order to plead
Guilty to the charge.
Mr. Baron lianaow asked if he was aware of the
consequences of this? and the prisoner being again
arraigned, he pleaded Guilty.
The plea was then roeurdesi.
Mr. WALPORD made the same application in behalf
of Ha. risen, Strange, Cooper, 3ratiburn,andliiichrist ;
and the Attorkey-General consented.
These prisoners were then placed at the Bar, when
the Indictment was read to them, after some obser-
vations by their Counsel, Messrs. WsLeoan and Bso-
MUCK. each of Whom made a powerful appeal in be-
half of the prisoners, expressing their ardent hopes
that the mercy of the Crown might be extended to
them.---• Che prisoners severally pleaded Guilty.
An awful silence pervaded the Court, which was
rr ntrded to excess in every corner.

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FRIDAY RTZNINU, ♦PRIL 24, IJCU.

Boston Papers arrived this morning to the 111th
March.

(eRO3I TIIE PAPER er TUE ISTit.)

Tux ts..—lt is said that the President, in
anticipation of thr fill reported to Congress, requir-
ing him to occupy the Florid's, has directed a consi-
derable body of troops to sasticentrate in their vicinity;
4 to 500 sailed from the l)eleware for this destination.
Letters bon ever from W:vhington, intimate the proba-
bility that the Bill is ill not pass into a law.
The ship Orleans, and brig Pehicatia, which sailed
from Philadelphia on Saturday for New York, had
on board between Ito :,00 troops to be landed at Ap-
palachicola.
CoNuotss FRIG tie ARRIVED AT CANTON.—Ship
Chauncey, in 140 slays Canton, brings informa-
tion of the arrival of the United States frigate Con-
gress at Lentin. China river, on the tid March. She
was waiting fur permission to go up the river Chum-
pee.

Extract of a letter from New Orleans, dated
Feb. 16:—It is stated that Paul Laurens, late Presi-
dent of the Planters' Bank, has stopped payment for a
million of dollars, of which a large amount was due
to the Bank ; the apprehension that the Bank would
lose the debt, has caused a great run upon it. The
same letter mentions the house of looutelet and Sagery
having stopped fur 600,000 dollars.

The termination of the State Trials yesterday, and
the conse.luent necessity of gratifying the public with
the knowledge of all their important details, leaves
us no room this morning to enter into a minute exa-
mination of his Majesty's Speech. We shall, there-
fore, merely state, that in some respects it has grati-
fied, and in others has disappointed oar expectations,
and, we believe, those of the country. The momen-
tous subject to which we alluded yesterday, is entire-
ly omitted, and en intimation is given that his Ma-
Jerry will rest satisfied with.the settlement of ISI6.
Is this to exclude the formation of a proper establish-
ment for the Queen, or is it intended that the ex-
pense of that establishment shall be defrayed
out of the hinge revenue, withoirany additional
shave to the public? The latter would certainly be
'nor',- eon siiten t with thaw principles of economy, whist,'
are stated ill the Speech to have regulated the draw
ing up of the Estimates for the present year. But if
no such settlement be in contemplation, Parliament
will nut hesitate, though invited by no royal recom-
mendation, to ivvestigate the subject, and to cause
strict justice to be dine. Disagreeing as we do, with
the principle of the late measnres, we cannot admit
the reality of the (fleets imputed to theni. When we
are told that they have served to restore " confidence
and tranquillity," we look round and see contra-
dictory evidence i t the late insurrections, and the
ill-suppressed discontents of the people. We re-
joice, however, to find that his MAJESTV'S Mi-
nisters have not dared to proceed further, and that
there seems, as yet, to be no intention of demanding
additional powers and fresh encroachments on our li-
berties. In both flutists, Addresses, in reply to the
Speech were unanimously agreed to, with a declara-
tion, on the part of Sir Famrcta HUSIDZTT and Mr.
'TIERNEY, in the Commons, and Lords LANSDOWNE,
LijwSrsNos, and HOLLAND, in the Peers, that they
by no means pledged themselves to an unqualified
approbation of the sentiments expressed from the
Throne.

NAVAL LVTELLIGENCIL
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DIM., APRIL 27.—Sailed last evening, the Scaleby
Castle and Orwell East Indiamen, for China; Staf-
ford, Remnant, for Philadelphia; Agamemnon, Sir-
ties, for New South Wales; Perseverance, Hayward,
for the Canary Islands ; and Duchess of Hundy,- for
Tenerife. The Swift, East India pilot yacht, bail
lust an anchor in the Dawns, tai proceeded fur Dcner
Roads. Arrived the Maria, Ituby, from New York.
Hanwrcn, APRIL 27.—The Nancy, Harper; Ann,
Hebbern; Union, Dobson ; and Good Intent, Ward,
have lost an anchor and cable each.—Sailed the Lei-
cester packet with a mail for Holland.
PLysiorvii, APRIL 26.--Arrived the Cork Rump,
Small, from Cork.—Sailed the Ibis, Simmons, and
Nassau, Trernayne, for London.
Dorm Arai!. •27.—The John and Sarah, Parnell,
fr,mt Madeira, for London ; has been carried into Folk-
stone harbour, with loss of anchor, cable, bowsprit, and
sails.—Arrived the (ollingwood, Mackeatb, from Rye ;
and Saxe Cobonrg, from Htight.m, with their anchors
broken ; Mary, Head, front Dublin, with loss of both
anchors ; and Industry, Madge, from Exeter, with her
anchor-stork broke, and sails split; a great many
vessels have anchored in these roads for shelter, the
wind blowing very hard.

Fora or hoar, Aram 22.---Arrived the Thomas
transport, from Weymouth, with part of the 3d Vete-
ran Battalion; Atlas convict brig, from Dublin ; his
Majesty's ships Luttrell and Cygnet, from a cruise.
Sailed the Sarah, transport, for Quebec, with °tavern-
meat store!. e

A Messenger from the King of Spain arriveti in
town this morning ; it is supposed that he is the
bearer of important dispatches.