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into the back room, where we found one of the poles I had seen before, and in the cupboard were several rolls of brown paper with tar in them, some paper twisted up, and some things as big as my two fists, and strings rolled round them, and an iron pot that Brunt had had for some time before. At eleven o'clock my master again returned home; and said he should want me to get up as early in the morning as I could, to clean his boots; they were very dirty; he called me next morning at half past six, and asked me if I knew the Borough, which I did, but not Snow's-fields; then we went into the back room, where I took two baskets by his direction, and we put the things out of the cupboard into them; he told me they were going to Potter's in Snow'sfields; one of the baskets was tied in a blue apron, which had been put up as a curtain in that room that he called Ings's room :" then he says, "I went into Brunt's room to look for something to tie the other basket in, and two officers came up and took my master into custody; they searched the room and took the baskets. Tidd lived in Hole-in-the-wall Passage, Brook's-market, and Adams next door to him. I have been at the lodgings of both." | On cross-examination, he says Brunt was a journeyman shoemaker, but not in very poor circumstances, he had one child; Tidd was a shoemaker living near us, he has a wife, and I believe children; I don't know if he is a poor man; Adams is a shoemaker also; Ings had the lodgings nearly five weeks. I believe there were meetings every night during that time, the greatest number I remember was on the Sunday morning: about twenty men were there then. I know some of the people I have named; Strange is a bootmaker's shopman; Edwards, who was there very often, is a modeller, he was there oftener than Adams; Hall is a journeyman tailor, and the whole were of that rank in life; the baskets spoken of were rush baskets, and the materials filled them; there were about twenty branches of trees in a green raw state; I dont know how they came there, there was but one left on the Wednesday morning; there used to be a fire in the room, I do not know if they burnt the poles, but there was one left." This witness, you see, proves beyond all question that this room was taken by Brunt for Ings, and that it was frequented in the evenings and on some mornings by the persons Adams spoke of, and there were hand-grenades, pikes, and fire-arms seen by him.

The next witness is Thomas Smart, who is a watchman in the parish of Saint George, Hanover-square. He says, he was on the watch on the south side of Grosvenor-square, the 22nd of February last, his box nearly faces lord Harrowby's; he went on at eight o'clock; soon after he went on he saw four suspicious looking men walking about thesquare, two tall, and two short, one was a black man, or nearly so, "it was after I called half-past eight; I took particular notice of them, they VOL. XXXIII.

were looking down the areas, and taking notice of the areas." This was intended to confirm what Adams said, that Davidson was on the watch that night. Henry Gillan says, he was at a public-house in Charles-street, Grosvenorsquare, at the corner of the Mews, on Tuesday, the 22nd of February; he says, "I saw the short man with a brown coat (Brunt); there was a tall man along with him, they had bread and cheese and porter; we played at dominos. I went away before ten and left them there :" that is another circumstance to confirm what Adams said, that he and Brunt went that evening on the watch, and that they were at this house where they had bread and cheese, and Brunt played at dominos.

Then John Hector Morison is examined, who is a journeyman cutler to Mr. Underwood in Drury-lane, he recollects a sword being brought to him on Christmas Eve by a man dressed like a butcher (he points out Ings to be the man), he had the sword under his smock frock without a scabbard; he desired to have it well ground with a fine point, he said his name was Eames, or Ings, the sword was ground and he took it away in two or three days: a few days after, he brought another for the same purpose, it was a particularly long one; one of the swords afterwards seized, at or near Cato-street, is afterwards identified. by him.

Edward Simpson is called, who is corporalmajor of the second regiment of life-guards, and knew the prisoner Harrison, who was discharged out of that corps about six years ago. "Harrison knew the King-street barracks, five windows of which looked into Gloucester Mews, but they were stopped up a few days after the affair in Cato-street." That is only to shew that Harrison, the person who was afterwards to proceed to the barracks to throw the fire balls in, might reasonably be selected for that purpose, as having been stationed there.

John Aldous is called. He says he "is a pawnbroker in Berwick-street; he knows the prisoner Davidson from having pledged things at his shop; on the 23rd of February he came there, and took a brass-barrelled blunderbuss out of pawn."

Then my lord Harrowby was called; who tells you that Hiden did come to him in the Park, and did deliver to him a letter directed to lord Castlereagh; that he afterwards appointed to meet him in Hyde-park, and did meet him there. He says, that he himself is one of his majesty's privy council, and is the president of the council; and he did intend to give a cabinet dinner on the 23rd of February. At the cabinet dinners no persons but those who compose what is called the cabinet are invited; the cabinet consisting of the principal officers of state. The invitations were sent out in the latter end of the preceding week. Then he gives you the names of the persons who compose the cabinet, and who were invited upon that occasion; namely, my lord Chan

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cellor; the earl of Liverpool, first lord of the Treasury; Mr. Vansittart, chancellor of the Exchequer; the earl of Bathurst, secretary of State for the Colonial Department; lord Castlereagh, secretary of State for the Foreign Department; lord Sidmouth, secretary of State for the Home Department; the earl of Westmoreland, lord Privy Seal; lord Melville, first lord of the Admiralty; the duke of Wellington, master general of the Ordnance; Mr. Canning, first commissioner of the India Board; Mr. Robinson, president of the Board of Trade; Mr. Bathurst, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster; Mr. Wellesley Pole, master of the Mint; and the earl of Mulgrave; all of whom, he says, are privy councillors, and persons employed in the most important offices in the administration of the executive government. He says, they are in common parlance called his majesty's ministers. He says, "On the Tuesday before the Wednesday of the intended dinner, I was riding in the Park, about two o'clock, preparatory to my attending a council at Carlton palace. I had no servant with me. A person addressed me near Grosvenor-gate, and said he had a letter addressed to lord Castlereagh, which he was desirous to convey to him: it was of considerable importance, and concerned both that noble lord and myself. The letter produced is the letter. The man (who was the last witness), at my desire gave me his address on this card," which his lordship produced. "He met me by appointment on Wednesday morning in the ring amongst the young plantations in Hyde-park. After this was communicated to me, I did not inform my servants that the dinner was not to take place, but I directed that the preparations should go on as if the dinner was to take place, until I wrote a note from the earl of Liverpool's, to my head servant, to say, that the cabinet would not dine there, but that the preparation should be going on as if it was intended they should; the party would have assembled if the dinner had taken place, between seven and half-past seven." He says further, that he had some previous general knowledge, and had some reason to expect, for some time past, that there was some intention of this kind, he does not know, nor has ever seen Edwards, upon whom so much observation has been made.

says the archbishop of York lives near to lord Harrowby, and there were carriages at his grace's door about six or seven o'clock: so that persons who were watching at a distance might suppose that these carriages were stopping at lord Harrowby's; perhaps you may think that may satisfactorily account for what was said at Cato-street, that some of the ministers were come.

Thomas Monument says, that he is the brother of the witness, John Monument, and he confirms his brother as far as his knowledge extends. He says, that Thistlewood called upon his brother; he brought Brunt with him'; after they had come into the room they staid five or ten minutes, when they went out together and remained about two or three minutes, and then returned: Thistlewood and Brunt went away again. He says, "on the Tuesday before this affair, Tidd and Brunt called on my brother; my brother said, why Brunt I thought I had lost you, as it is so long since I saw you. Brunt said that the king's death had made a little alteration in their plans; my brother asked what those plans were, and Brunt said they had different objects in view. Brunt then asked my brother to meet him at Tyburn-turnpike on the next evening; my brother agreed; Brunt said to Tidd, suppose we give them an outline of the plan. Tidd made no answer. Brunt then told us to be at Tyburn-turnpike at six o'clock on the Wednesday evening; they gave us the pass-word—b, u, t,— and if any of their party were there they would answer t, o, n. I did not promise to go; they did not press me to go, and I did not go. Brunt called about five for my brother, but we were busy, and my brother could not go at that time. Brunt then told him to call upon Tidd, who lives in the Hole-in-the-wall passage, I did not see my brother after."

This, gentlemen, is the evidence that has been laid before you, as confirmatory of the account given you by the witnesses, Adams, Hiden, Monument, and Dwyer: many of the facts sworn by Adams are sworn to by others; the communications made as to the treasonable purpose are such as no person not engaged in it could be likely to be acquainted with.

Then they proceed to call some persons who prove Harrison was seen at this building at Cato-street, that he said he had taken it, and was going to clear it out and obtained some candles; and then they call the several police officers and an officer in the army, lieutenant Fitzclarence, to give an account of the arrest and apprehension of several of the persons there assembled, and the seizures there made of arms and other things.

It does not appear, to me, necessary to go through, in detail, the testimony of these wit

consider by what particular individual a pistol was presented: it is important to observe that when the officers came to this place to apprehend the persons, many of them made a most desperate resistance; that is a circumstance

deserving your consideration; but a minute detail of what this or that individual did, does not appear necessary to be given to you now, though it was necessary it should be laid before you in the first instance, by the examination of the witnesses. You find them in a stable: a man was seen on the spot, from whom a sword was taken, and a butcher's knife; that knife is the knife supposed to have been taken by Ings; it answers the description given of that knife. Wright was not able to secure Ings, and cannot say he was the person. It is further proved, however, that when Ings was apprehended, he was found to have a haversack slung to each shoulder, a belt buckled round him, and some cartridges, and a knife case. The circumstance of his having these two bags, is observed upon by the counsel for the prisoner, and it is suggested they are more fit for plunder than for such an abominable purpose as Adams described: it is not very material what purpose they were taken for, because he might not choose to say then that he meant to take the plate, and might say he took the bags for another purpose; but the fact of his having the bags is worthy of your attention as confirming Adams.

You next have the account, by Taunton, of the apprehension of Brunt at his lodgings, and of the contents of the two baskets that were found, and it is important for you to attend to that. Taunton says, "I found Brunt in a front room up two pair of stairs, I searched the room and found nothing material: in the back room I found two baskets, one tied up in an apron. Brunt was then in the front room; I asked him as to the baskets, and he said he knew nothing about them." He chooses, therefore, to give an untrue account in that respect, for it is clear, by the testimony of the apprentice, that he did know about them, "he said the room did not belong to him: there was a pike staff in the room, and an iron pot with marks of tar at the bottom of it. When I found he denied the apartments I sent for the landlady, Mrs. Rogers, and asked her who those apartments belonged to? She said, that her niece, Eleanor Walker, had let them to a man she did not know, in the presence of Brunt. I asked Brunt who this man was; he said he had met him in a public house, what his name was he did not know. From this place I went to Tidd's in Hole-in-the-wall passage, near Gray's-inn-lane, where I found a very large box full of ball cartridges, 965, and a great quantity of gunpowder, and in a haversack there were 434 balls, 171 ball cartridges, and 69 ball cartridges without powder, with a ball in each cartridge, about three pounds of gunpowder in a paper, a coarse canvas bag with ten hand-grenades, and eleven flannel bags of powder, one pound each, ten flannel bags empty, a small bag with a powder flask and sixty-eight balls, four flints and twenty-seven pike handles." These are the things found at Tidd's, which Adams tells you was the dépôt, Then the baskets found

at Brunt's, Taunton says, contained nine papers with rope yarn and tar, and some steel filings, four grenades, three papers with rope yarn and tar, two flannel bags of powder, one pound each, one paper with some powder in it, one leather bag with sixty-three balls in it.

On cross-examination, he says "I found all these things on the 24th of February: Brunt was present when I found them. I went to Tidd's about half-past eight o'clock in the morning." Then another officer is called, and the several things found in Cato-street, and upon the persons who were apprehended there, are produced before you. You saw them, a considerable number of large handgrenades, several pike-heads, carbines, muskets, pistols, blunderbusses, sticks, and many other things which I need not enumerate.

Then Morison is called, who says "this is the first sword I sharpened for Ings, I know it by a mark on the blade."

Then Edward Hanson, a Serjeant in the Royal Artillery, was called, who took to pieces one of those things, which they call hand-grenades, and explained to you its nature and effect, and described it, as it undoubtedly is, as a very destructive instrument. This one had twelve pieces of iron in different parts of it, it was intended this should burst, and its contents fly about in all directions, to the great annoyance and probable destruction of the persons near.

This closed the evidence on the part of the Crown.

On the part of the prisoner, they called Mary Barker, a daughter of Tidd, to whom no questions were put in cross-examination, from a very commendable delicacy, as it appeared to me, on account of her near relationship to one of the prisoners; but you will judge whether her testimony does not confirm that of the witnesses for the Crown. She says, on the 24th of February, the police officers came to her father's, and found a box and other things; it was about half-past eight in the morning; they took away some pike-staves; they had been brought that morning; but she does not know by whom; whether she was present to see them or not, she does not recollect.-"I know Adams, I had seen him at my father's before; I know Edwards, I had seen him there often. The things were brought that morning. I had seen similar things there before that time; I should have judged them to be the same. Edwards had taken a part of them away; I do not know who took the rest: Edwards took part away on Wednesday; my father took none away. Edwards did not take any box: the box was brought a day or two before my father was taken." There was a box which you will recollect Taunton proved he found there, containing this great quantity of cartridges, powder, and things of that kind: she says, "I do not know who brought the box." According, therefore, to the testimony of this young woman, this box had been at that house some days before the night

rest therefore on the part they acknowledge themselves to have taken in this transaction; and it is for you to judge whether their statement is true. If you are to believe one of these persons, you will consider whether it does not necessarily follow that what the others have told you is substantiated, because Hiden's account, though more cautious, is to the same import and effect as the others. You have had exhibited here before you upon the table, and proved to have been found, a quantity of arms, and other things to the extent that has been mentioned. It seems almost to be conceded, upon the evidence that has been laid before you, that the conspiracy to assassinate the king's ministers at that dinner was so substantiated by proof, that it could not be expected you should withhold your credit from it. If you are to believe that there was that wicked scheme and project intended, you will further consider whether it is reasonable to suppose that that was all that was intended; you will consider what the probability is. These persons are many of them unconnected, in most respects, with each other, certainly unconnected with the persons who conduct the affairs of his majesty's government; therefore you will consider whether it is not more natural to suppose that those who meditated this assassination, meditat ed it as part of a plan of a general simultaneous insurrection, which they hoped would result from it, than to suppose that they meditated this and this alone-whether it was intended to gratify their thirst for human blood, or whether it was a part of an ulterior plan. Upon that question it is fit you should attend to the great quantity, as well as to the nature of the weapons, and instruments of destruction which have been produced before you, which certainly are more in number than could be required or used for the purpose merely of that abominable visit and attempt that was to be made in the house of lord Harrowby. The hand-grenades are of a description to be used there the fire balls do not seem at all applicable. When you find all these materials collected together in the custody of some of these persons, some at one place, and some at another, you will take the whole into your serious consideration. If, upon the whole of this evidence, you shall feel satisfied that a conspiracy to levy war against his majesty, or to depose him, is made out by the evidence laid before you-if your consciences are satisfied of that, you will discharge the painful duty imposed upon you by pronouncing the prisoner guilty. If, upon a due examination of all the circumstances, attending to the observations of the very eloquent counsel who have addressed you on the part of the prisoners, your minds shall not be satisfied that they did entertain this criminal project which has been mentioned to you, you then will discharge a more pleasant duty, and acquit the prisoner. You will consider the case, and, I have no doubt, your verdict will do justice between the public and the prisoner.

Foreman of the Jury.-My lord, can we have a copy of the indictment?

Lord Chief Justice Abbott.-Certainly. [It was handed to the Jury].

The Jury withdrew at a quarter before five, and in five minutes returned into court to request a copy of the act of parliament of the 36th Geo. 3rd.

Lord Chief Justice Abbott.-Gentlemen, the act of parliament shall be put into your hands as you desire, but before I do so it is fit I should mention to you, that by its terms it is made to continue during the natural life of our late most gracious sovereign, and until the end of the next session of parliament after a demise of the Crown; it had not, therefore, expired before the present indictment, but by a later act it is made perpetual. I need not give you that, because this had not expired.

A Juryman. If your lordship will read it, it will be sufficient.

Lord Chief Justice Abbott.-Certainly. The act begins by reciting-"We, your majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons of Great Britain, in this present parliament assembled, duly considering the daring outrages offered to your majesty's most sacred person, in your passage to and from your parliament at the opening of this present session; and also the continued attempts of evil and wicked disposed persons to disturb the tranquillity of this your majesty's kingdom, particularly by the multitude of seditious pamphlets and speeches daily printed, published, and dispersed, with unremitted industry, and with a transcendant boldness, in contempt of your majesty's royal person and dignity, and tending to the overthrow of the laws, government, and happy constitution of these realms, have judged that it is become necessary to provide a further remedy against all such treasonable and seditious practices and attempts. We, therefore, calling to mind the good and wholesome provisions which have at different times been made, by the wisdom of parliament, for the averting such dangers, and more espe cially for the security and preservation of the persons of the sovereigns of these realms, do most humbly beseech your majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the king's most excellent majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, that if any person or persons whatsoever, after the day of the passing of this act, during the natural life of our most gracious sovereign lord the king (whom Almighty God preserve and bless with a long and prosperous reign) and until the end of the next session of parliament, after a demise of the Crown, shall, within the realm or without, compass, imagine, invent, devise,

*Stat. 57 Geo. 3rd c. 6.