Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-06-02

4 The next IN rotation was inomaS prunt.--
The trial of this man continued two days.
When called on for his defence. he spoke
! for nearly three quarters Of an hour. The
Jury brought verdict Of guilty, on the Cd
and the 4th counts, viz. " conspiring to levy
war, and actually leyying war against the
king"
The trial OF Joseph Harrison, commonly
called Parson Harrison, took place at Ches-
ter, on the 18th of April. Hewas tried up
on two indictments, for sedition found gull
~ on both, and sentenced to two years I'm.
prisonment in the county goal, and to ilnd
securities for bis good behaviour tor two
years.
The new Parliament assembled on the
9Ist of April, In the House of Commons
The Ri. Hon. Charles Manners Sutton was
re. elected speaker.
The queen has been publicly, and solemn
~ recognized in all her rights and privileges
bv the first tribunal of the land.
o. the Esd Of April, an explosion OF gas
took place in Bond street, by which accI-
dent several persons were severaly Injured.
The Duchess of York is in low state OF
health.
Nothing had occurred in England, since
our last adyices, TO disturb the general tran.
guilty.
The person who headed the Radical
troops at Hudders6eld, was formerly cap
tain in the 84th reg. OF foot. He is now in
custody.
Since the Bank of England has been COM
PEELED to pay specie. there have been on
" three ingots issued from the Bank to the
public.
A Cabinet Council was held at the Fo-
reign Office, on the cath.
Mr.. Rothschid is appointed by the Empe-
ror of Austria, consul general, to reside in
London.
AT Constantinope, on the 18th Feb. fire
broke out, which destroyed between tw 20 and
three hundred houses. The loss is esti-
mated al elght or ten millions.
On the Fist of April, the Grand Jury for
the city of London, having gone through the
business Of the sessions, presented the keep
er of Newgate for not granting them per-
mission to visit the state prisoners. Some
alteration took place between the Court &
Jury. The Court observed, that Mr.. Brown
the keeper, had most awful responsibility
on his hands, and the Court could not say,
that. in refusing the gentlemen of the Grand
Jury admission to the prisoners, he had act
ed improperly. The Jury protseted against
the power exercised by The Court.
The Jury then proceeded to Newgate, and
in the afternoon returned with the following
prssentment.
The London Grand Jury respectfully
beg leave to present TO the Court, that, in
their opinion, the alarming increase OF
crime in the Metropolis, especially among
the juvenile offenders, is to be chiefly attri-
buted to the very inadequate state of Ne'
gate Prison, for the purpose of CHASING the
prisoners according to. their various degrees
Of criminality thus, boys and girls, who
may have been committed for some slight
misdemeanors. are forced to associate with
the basest and most hardened telons, and are
consequently returned upon society (when
the periods OF their Imprisonment are pass
a @bo oT I'll fbop ,,f
most practised offenders. The Grand Jury,
therefore, earnestly imp!ore the Court to
give their most serious and immediate atten.
ton to this deplorable state of Newgate Pri
son. and to adopt such measures as shall eff
fectually remove this great discIedt from
the Metropolis.
g The Grand Jury beg leave respectively
further TO present, that in the exercise OF
their duty they have been refused admission
TO that part of Newgate where the State Pri-
soners are confined thus the rights and pri-
yileges which have been handed down FROM
then predecessors to the Grand Jury, have,
in THEN humble judgment, been infringed.
(Signedl
GEO ALLEN .AYLWIN, Foreman, "
Price of .4mericdn Stocks on the 22d April.
Three per cents 6S new six per cents lol
a IoS. u S. B ank shares 22l
British Stocks on the 25th.-Consols for
account 697-670. Three per cent consols
6ea.