The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-25 00:00:00

uood deeply meted the spettatom with the poignancy of
I her grief
Smith era had net been long at Bow-street, but lie was
a rising meritorious officer, and much regretted by all
who knew him.
. Captain Pits-Clarence hrooeht in one of the prisoners
into the Horse and larootn, after a most desperate resist-
ance: during the alarm the doors of this house were.
cloud, and the military were obliged to force them to
place some of the prisoners in the house.
Mr. &sitters was not artinainteil with the person of
Thistlewoo.l. Ruthven, who was acquainted with it,
went first; but on Thistlewontrs making resistance,
Susithers palled hack Ruthven, saying, let me come at
him, I ant stronger than you. In fart, Smithera was a
remarkahly strong man ; but Thistiewood, who had pre-
viously made a rutting blow with his sword at Rutliven,
now made a thrust at Smithey', which unfortunately
took effect. and laid hint dead on the spot.
The spirit and resolution which Captain Fite-Cl;rente
displayed on this trying occasion, excited general semi-
ration; but they were near proving fatal to him.
When Thistiewood was first seised. he trembled ex-
ceedingly, and was in great agitation. Afterwards ha .
recovered himself, and talked most auslacionaly of the
horrid event of the preceding night.
The prisoners were taken in coaches to the Rome Des
partmant, and placed in the outer apartments, ?Petit
which they were taken, one by one, into the room where
the Council was sitting, to he examined. All those
\thorn we hail an opportunity of seeing, were poorly dada_
and, upon the whole, cot a miserable figure. They were
mostly slight-made turn. Tidd, however, was stout and
rather tall ; his face stptare and harsh, with prominent
cheek-bones, his eyebrows grey and bushy, the tipper
part of his head bald. Ile sale silent, but with visible
emotion, frequently biting his lips and grinding his
teeth. Davidson, the man of colour, was short, with a
firrce, or rather surly countenance, the expression of
which was rendered more revolting by the effect of the
bruises which he hail received, and which had nearly
elev.(' up his right eye: he also seemed deeply nomi-
nating on his unhappy situation. Cooper, on the con-
trary, looked careless amt indifferent, anti as he passed
through the outer room, after his examination, a sort of
smile seemed to play upon We features.
Brunt, who has been apprehended, is a very ferocious
individual, and bat acted iu concert with Thistletrood.
as a sort of lieutenant-colonel under him. By dint of•
perseverance the officers were enabled to tind his
lodgings, situate in some court in Gray's.itan-lane, in
which were found, besides fire-arms, pikes, daggers. Le.
upwards of two hundred weight of romboatible matter.,
A very singular cirrnittstanee has occurred relative to
one of these miscreants, Davidson. On Tuesday morn-
ing he received thirty shillings from the Mendicitif So.
ciety for the purpose of redeemine his tools, he repre-
senting himself to be a carpeoter, and actually out of em-
ploy in consequence of aot being able to procure the
necessary implements. With this money, however,. he
went, on Wednesday morning, to a house in the neigh-
bourhood of Soho Square and purchased a blunderbuss
which was the some be SIMI at the time of the affray, and
whirls Me. Birnle has now In his possession. ititralls
have been issued against seven others of the gang.
The horrible plan was, it is said, to hare been executed
in Om following manner :—Thietlewood was to have
knocked at Lord Harrowhv's door, with a letter, pur-
porting' to be a dispatch, or with a red hog, as is used
in all the public offices, desiring it to be delivered imme-
diately to the Cabinet Ministers at dinner, without de-
lay. The servant, it was supposed, would immediately
proceed with the dispatch. while Thistlewood, with an-
other of the conspirators, entered the hall as if to wait
—they were immedicely to open the street dour—others
were to rouse in with band-granades, which were to he
thrown into the house, and in the confusion produced by
theft, all the rest of the conspirators were to rush into
the dining-room, where the Ministers were at dinner.
and the work of assassination was iuhave been instantly
begun.
The information respecting the meeting and sonder
had scarcely been made known in the metropolis, when
thousands of persons of every rank in life, hastened to-
wards Cato-street, to take a new of the place where,this
horrid crime had been committed. The constables anti
police-officers rook' scarcely keep off the crowd, who
eppearett resolutely determined on exploring it. It is
the first building in Cato-street, a phase inhabited by
the middling class of society ; lint it is said, the name
of " Cato- was likely to give haportanee to their ad-
herents. The lower part of it, on the on, aide, is a
coach-house, and on the other a stable, strewed over
with bricks and rubbish; and, in one corner of this
stable, is a ladder which stands finite aslant, awl a nil
attached to it, but it is of so narrow a description, that
a levity person would final some difficulty in aseending it.
Over the stable is a loft, in a ruinous state, which has a
large hog in it, and part of a broken form; eontigttnns
to which, are two small rooms, also empty. The whale
appearing truly desolate and wretched. At the top of
the loft is a windosr, from which the rope-ladder was
suspended, and by which means several of the Radicals
escaped. A door that leads into the yan: is alto Ally
to the ladder. Throughout the whole- of the lay, Ally
to
Members of Parliament, Justices of the Peace, he.
were examining every part of it.
At the time of the examination of the prisoner, it
Bow-street, on Wednesday evening, the Cabinet Mir

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ten assembled at the Earl of Liverpool's house. in Privy
Hardens, where Mr. Biro', soon after waited npoa theui.
He remained with them till nearly two o'clock; and,
immediately after his departure, the Erffivordiapay Oa-
zest. (which we inserted yest►rdsv), offeriag a rdward
of a thonsand pounds for the apprehension of Thifflc•
wood was ordered to be issued ; and at the same time
Privy Council was summoned fur I! o'clock

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dente at some length receierd against them. At the
close of their examination, they were rakes hack to
the Hesse of Correction under a won't escort of the
Life Guards.
Davidson, the Mark, seemed to he In high seirits, for
in his way to and from the Conseil, be forcibly song
" Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled ;" rod when reproved
ht officers being - noisy,
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Every thing was tranquil throughout the night; bet 11" L shall as I pleases sad 1 'am re* to die tor ,
the °Seers of the police were actively engaged in 'Rate.' betty."
wonting to ascertain the retreat of those of the conspirer 1 M the time of their examinations, the Magietrake
ton who had excapeii, and in bringing in the 'runlet issned several other warrants for the arrests of astopeotog
of the arms, au 1111 l tinition, and other things found et the/v.:I
~ persona. (intottg these was Firth, the latedised of lbw
rendezvous in Cato-street. Among these things wet o,' sables autd loft in Cato-street. He ims* Se
quantity of hand•grauades, pieces of leather, late orh%h Bow-strort, and, almost inuoediateky Ott . NM
nails had been driven, evidently for the purpow:of the Consent when he said that he Mg tb. i.l.su
annoying cavalry force, fire-balls, or large oappaps to a person named Harris (who had - AseStal
of pitch and oaken), nearly the size of a al4hee ' rerjeant in the array) a few days ago;
head r pikes of truism descriptions, some of 'lane knowledge of the wee istaladed to be leek .0144
antes. with a *ores of wire at the end, aid ja hard Late la the mut a footless% UMW - "al
with black; this wil, as intended to answer hie the service of n yin Upper gefebellPeereet• Mr
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tiara 'by diem were •not in i part likely to peOve fatal, there is, we understand, a saliva of ?WWI. s, ~ , 1
it would prevent the wounds front being cared, as they Two ether perinea implicated in this Wm
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such as are age by smiths; staves Stied to receive them
I out of Baldwin's-gardens. Their caws are le,
pikes, he. be.
Brant, and both have earned their livelihood ha iha
The following is a description of Thistlewood's ar-i shoemaking trade. With respect to Tadd the follemet
rest s—The pollee having received information of This- particulars hare been collected is a manor do;
tlewood's hiding place, immediately dispatched Leven-' of 49, anal lived with his wife anal family in a mull 664i'"
der, Bishop. Butliven, and Salmon, with several infro 1 miserabledwelling situated in the Hole-in-the-Wall,w.
rior officers, to No. M, Whitostreet, Type-street, Fins- sage,leaaling fromßaldwin's-gartlens toTorrinetonat'"
bury-square—a kind of lodging-house, kept by a woman I His family con.•ists of one daughter and ruse urn
named Harris. Most of the officers dispersed themselves I children, whom he had taken under his care, Tsai
through the upper part of this house, hot Bishop re• has been esteemed among his neighbours, aid he Alai
'Janine., below, on the around-floor. There were four who have employed him in his trade, as an iodasitiew
doors in the passage, opening into four separate apart- I saber man, and an excellent workman. He has eatard
and I by his own hands 4415. a-week, and very oftenewa a
ascots, two on the right hand and two on the left,
Bishop observed that one of these hail a window look- greater sum. During the whole course of his W..
ing into the back part of the premises, the shutters of Ihe was never known to neglect his work, or iascsaae
which were closed. The door was lucked, and it imme- I inebriated; bat within the last week he has beep io,
diately occurred to him that Thistlewood was concealed drunken state, and his family hare been at a loss to k,
in this room. He instantly called the landlady of the count for the extraordinary change in hie conduct. 0,
house, Mrs. Harris, and peremptorily demanded the t Wednesday night, between the hours of 8 and 9, doe
key. After some little hesitation she produced it, and i mien came to 'field while in inch a state of drankesaissn
Bishop, directly applying it to the lock, gently opened I scarcely to be able to keep his legs, anal forced kin
the door; and, by the light admitted through an epee- away, notwithstanding the earnest entreaties and r
tart in the shutter, he saw the gaunt countenance of 'trances of his wife and Nothing was seit
:Thistlewood just raised above the blankets which co- the men who took him away as to their object. Others;
vere;l him, upon a wretched bed. He had all his clothes i the wife or any one in the house; and wiring the,,
on, except his coat. Bishop instantly adveneed, with night and the greater part of the neat day, they sea
a pistol in one hand anti his staff of office in the other, I in total ignorance of the circumstances since &ache*
exchiholeg, " Mr. Thistlewood, I have a warrant for i and were at a loss to account for the absence of Tel
your apprehension," and then instantl. throwing him- In the morning (Fhursday) between seven mid Oiht
self upon his prisoner, grasped his wrists. Thistlewood I o'clock, two men cause to the horse laden with a hoist
considerable size, and putting it down on the door, pitexclaimed, •'I will make no resistance;" and also said.
" I hope the person wonntied last night was Mr. vrif. I "they would call in a few minutes fur it." The sits
ford." It dial not appear that he was prepared to offer refused to answer the interrogatories pat to theta as;,,
any resistance, no arms of any kind being found in the their object in leaving the box, and only repeated.
apartment ; but, in the waistcoat-pocket, several ball- that they would call in a short time and take it any
cartridges, pistol-bullets, anal lints were found. Hewes Very soon afterwards two more men came with a
then placed in a hackney-coach, which had been waiting large bundle of sticks, some of them of the *id-
in the neighbourhood by a previous arrangetnent. ness of a man's wrist. These were left in a similar ins.
treader, Bishop, Rothven, and Salmon, also took their nee, and the men also refused to answer any qeestiess,
seats in the coach, and drove to Bow-street. saying only that they would call again fur theta is a
Ou their arrival at Bow-street, Mr. Conant, Colonel few minutes. Ten minutes had not elapsed before two
Trelawney Brereton, and several other Magistrates were Pslicoofficers entered the house, and seized the hoz aid
on the Bench, in the public Justice Room; the prisoner the sticks. When the box was opened, it was discovered
was immediately taken into the private office, where to contain a great number of pikeliea,:s, sharpened resat
Mr. Birnie, Mr. Chambers, and other Gentlemen were for use. The sticks were also seized, and carnal away'
aseembleci. Thistlewood is 'finch altered in his personal by the offieert. It now appears that Tadd wastalosA,
appearance of late. Ile never was a very comely man, the three moo whom we have described, to the stalk is
hut now he looked haggard and care-warn; and though Cato-street, where be was subsequently apprelienhdow
he affected to appear firm and unmoved, yet there was carried to Bow-street, together with several °then
a ghastliness in his countenance, and a restlessness in The next person suspected of being connected 'ITC%
his eye, which manifesto, a 'spirit perturbed in the ex• transaction, who has been apprehended, is Bruit. de
tremor. Whilst the officers were relating the cirenni- is a shoemaker, living in Fox-court, leading cwt of
I stances of his arrest to the Magistrates, he stood by the Baldwin's-gardens. He was an excellent work sad
tire, his hands still manacled, anal seemed to listen to all earned between 40s. and 30s. a week. He was, wow
they said with the most intense anxiety. He was dressed demand, taken in bed early yesterday morning. We
in a thread-bare black• (mat anal waistcoat; corduroy learn that he had previously provided himself with a
breeches, mueli worn, and 'habil dark coloured worsted sword and a brace of pistols, in case of need, lise he
stockings, with worn-out nasty shoes. Ile was asked no did not make use of them on this ore:ripe. Ow
questions here, nor did he speak at all ; but the Magis- of the other prisoners taken on Wednesday sight k
trate having satisfied himself as to the identity of his Cooper, also a shoemaker, living in Oardea-mend
person, sent him off instantly to be examined before the win's.:;ardene, and was apprehended, we undetstaiLia
; Privy Connell. Ile was taken there in the same hark- the middle of the day,
and in the custody of the same officers who Cato-street is rather an obscure street, and isisshied
had brought him from White-street ; aid aa dre. tame% Iby portions in we Inmdele flaw °flirt"; it tosrlYent7Sis-
I drove off from the floor of the Office, the crowd, which i street into Quern-int lA, and is parallel with Newtises-
:by this time filled the street, uttered loud cries of gee- street. It is open at one end fur the. admission of cot.
oration. Mr. Itirnie instantly followed in another coach. aaricaArrst;:r 41? closedt e bnivieent.",:ttose'slt etioenZts7;lnt. oeleheo,Pereul
They arrived at IFhiteliall before the Council had as- stable, with a loft above, iu a very dilapidated conlitier.
Thistlewood was seated in the porter's hall, They are. we oselerstaad, the property of lienetal Ife-
between Lavender anal Bishop, Rnthven anal Salmon son, anal have been recently in the possession of seek
standing near him, anal ten or twelve more officers sta- semarvnatnitteeofhtts who
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tioneal in different parts of the hall. There was also a machinations have beenfk so t nerdy disruf:ovai. Tle
serjeant's guard of soldiers in the hall and the lodge people in Cable-street were ntterly ignorant that the
adjoining. stable was lector',
tmsterday, when several persons wow
As the Members of the Council passed, Thietieleeod seen to go in and out, and carefully to lock the doer
manifested touch curiosity to know their names. Who after them. Sonic of these individuals carried sacks aid
is that ? Isn't that Loral Castlereagh ? That is the parcels of various descriptions.
Lord Chancellor, I believe, isn't it?" be. By half-past
one o'clock the following Privy Counsellor. had arrived : The annexed is the derseition of Elizabeth Harris,
Thistlewood's landlad
—the Earls of Harrowby, Liverpool, and Weoonorland,
Duke of Wellinwron, Lords C.astlereagh, Sidmonth, and y :—She stated, that her husked
works at f'asten's letter-foundry. (In Wednesday, de
Melville, the Chancellor of the Excheqtter, Mr. Canning,
Sir William Scott, Slr Samuel Shepherd, Mr. Wellesley , had a bill in her window to let her • lodgings, when, in
the morning. between ten and eleven o clerk, Thistle.
Pole, llr. Hatboro, the Lord Chancellor. and many wood came into her house, anal inquired about the iolk
I other Members of the Council. Mr. Birnie, anal Mr. ino : the told him it was only half a bell with het se
' Ilak'r, of the larlboronoleetreet Police, were in attend. phew ; Thistlewood agreed far the half bed, for Odra
arse. Soon after Thistlewood was placed before their
limiahips, when the Lord Chancellor addressed him as he was to pay two shillings sod 'sixpence • week, NMI was
to take possession of it that night. She said, at firot, the
follows: had a slight knowledge of Thistlewood, hut denied it
" Mr. Thietletrool, yon stand charged with the two- I afterwards, saving she was mistaken. It was otppeeed
fold crime of high treason and murder. Have you any she was conceding Thistlewood, as he was locked jolts
thing to say ?" room; this she explained. by raying the door flew opts.
Thistlewood replied firmly. I have nothing to say et , and that she could not keep it shut was the cause or leer
present." locking it. She said 'Fbistlewoml arrived. at her War
He was then removed to the porter's hall again ; and, ' between ten and eleven o'clock on Wednesday uiyht:
lie observed, that he was late t she replied, he was late
in a few 'mutes, Mr. Baker delivered his commitment
ha the officers; who instantly conveyed him to the and she had almost given hint np. lie went to IA
Hansa of Correction. cold_heeh„gridc in his way Yesterday adorning, at nine o'clock. her husband ram
there he appeared I- Trticnlarly anxious to know when he into the room whew
home to his breakfas-, anal came
ishonitl hr sent to the Tower, end the oaeers. taking Thistlewood was in bed, when Thisflewooil asked Mis
advantage of the opportunity lie dud thee one, oi for some coffee, and she took him a basin-full sead-senr
seeking. inquiries in return, asked him what he had toast, an bed. Her street door standing open only bra
unenot.taalo with the hall-cartridges found in his pocket latch, the officer had entered, and smirched the
To which he hastily replicol—o It won't do, Mr. Bishop, part, before she 'knew- thPV sessre- 'there: WNW
I shall answer no questions." He was safely loalgeal in
the prison about half-past two o'clock. and, in that mean asked her to unlock the door of the room ia vb.
Thistlewood was in bed, she instantly did so,
time. the nine prisoners, committed-from Bow-street the Mr.. Harris and Mrs. Hill were discharged.
night before, were taken the Council, and ggi- liars respecting the unfortunate &althea,.

partietti._
we subjoin.—lmioeJiaiely of his being raised from.
ground, a messenger was dispatched for Air. Kees.' so-
spectable su•geon, residing et No. 36, Has $-•
Limon-green, Paddington. isle. Keys arrived a Mk
before nine o'clock, and upon viewing the body, he di-
reeled the clothes to be tak►n off; this wits done in die
loft. The blood flowed from the side of the deceased le
torrents, and it was time before as ssasslos!loo,

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amid take place. The dagger of the 1000'
freed the right side of the deceased Witte the Mall
and tenth rib; the iacisioa was wore this** WOMB '
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depth; the lunge of the assassin most baeorbilltnroll
teemenduous one—the dagger paned through the •
Soho a tise liver. Me. Keys traced. Os* wooed ide
r% asd stated to those present at the essoiaMilli
the dassaaed. that the injury in the liver was anialllo-
- rause Ms death. He also stated, that she woandellr
awed by a weapon with a triangular Ma*
a bayonet. Mr. Keys rendered prompt Isisipte7o;;;lll
illsers who were wounded ; hut none of their Weds
Irmo( a dangerous description.

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The first intimation received by Moisten of the sow
spiracy against their lives was macs on .ireigraof
morning, to the Secretary of State's tldiew fee the NOW
Deportment, by the Kari of Harrowisyi tint 14prJ Pod'
dent of the Council, wl.o, it is said, was slePr4