Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-05-10

Orator f1uns ana t0ur OF MS associates
have been found guilty, after a lahprious and
patient investigation Of their case Of ten
days, in county to which the defendants
had removed the cause. The words Of the
recorded verdict were as follows Guilty
Of assembling with unlawful banners an un.
lawful meeting, for the purpose OF exciting.
discomfort and disaGection in the minds OF
the licge subjects of our sovereign lord the
king, against the government and consultation
Of this realm as By lay established. and Of at
tending at the said meeting"
Sir Francis Burdett has also received his
trial a, Leicester, for a libel of the govern
ment, contained in his famous letter upon
the unfortunate affair at Manchester; and
also of being malicious, seditions, and
ill disposed person. unlawfully and MALI
ciously devising and intending to raise and
excite discomfort and sedition among the
people"
/, is understood, that motion will be
made. next term, for setting aside the YER
dict against Sir F Burdett, on the ground OF
mis,fnding by the jury as to the place OF
publication.
The ministerial papers are highly elated
al the result the trials of Burdett and Hunt
and bis associates The Courier says, 1--WE
have never put pen TO paper with greater
pleasure than we this day do it, TO announce
these convictions"
High Treason. --The grand jury summon
ed to receive the bills preferred against the
persons engaged in the Cato-street conspira-
cy. have found trne bills for high treason a
gainst Arthur Thistlewood, VIM. Davidson,
James Ings, John Thos Brunt, Richard
Tidd, James William v ilson, John Harri-
son, Richard Bradbury ames Shaw Strange,
James Gilchrist, and Charles Cooper. A.
gainst Abel Hall and Robert George, the
bills were not found.
Bills were also found against Arthur This
tlewoo cd, John Thos. Brun,, Richard Tidd,
James VIM Wilson, John Harrison. and
.Lphn Shaw Strange, for murder. Bill not
found against William Donaldson, James
lngs, Richard Bradburn. James Gichrst,
Abel Hall. and Charles Cooper, for the like
offence. The second was true bill against
James lngs, for feloniously shooting at with
intent to kill. or do some grievous bodily
harm; and the third, fourth and fifth were
true bills against Richard Tidd, James VIM.
Wilson, and Arthur Thstlewood, for the
like offence.
The disturbances continued in Ireland A
letter, however, from Bansgher, states, that
the nelg hboring pari of the county OF Gal
way, is likely sooh to be restored to tran.
guilty. Several of the leaders of the rib
bondmen have been taken, among whom
are several of their captains, who have been
committed TO prison for trial.
The Dublin Correspondent of March 25,
gives an account of an outrage committed at
the house OF Walter Ward. Esq. of Belisle,
in the county of Galway. There was no
person in the house but females, with The ex-
ception OF a young boy, when about 600 rib
boadmen attacked it. They broke the win
dows and frames, and were with difficulty
restrained BY their leader from cutting out
the tongues Of the ladies', whom they de-.
tanned naked in the avenue, for having made
known their signs and oaths. They destroy
ed every part Of the house and furniture.
The funeral of our distinguished country
man, The late Mr.. West. President of the
: Royal Academy, took place in st. Paul's Ca
tbedrai. on tue 28th OF March.
Edward Voss. Dennis Keaton, Wm. Con-
nor, and William Firth, were executed at Tue
Old Bailey, on the 28th.
Ihe internent Of the Duke de Berri took
place at ST. Dennis on the l4th. When the
coffin was descending into the tomb, the king
burst into tears, fell on his knees, and re-
NAMED long time absorbed In profound
grief.
The papers contain many articles of inte-
rest from the particularly details
OF the late important events ID SPAN but
re received them at so late an hour that we
have not time TO give them SO close an exa-
mlnation as we could wish.
The friends OF humanity and religion will
rejoice to learn that the inqlIsition has been
formally abolished, and lis dungeons emptied
of the victims il contained. The following
+ is the decree of the king.