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Did Madame De Mont say any more? -Yes, she said every thing that was good of the Princess, and that she never observed any thing about, or of her Royal Highness, except what was good.

Do you remember whether Madame De Mont said any thing about spies?Yes, she told me that, ever since the Princess left England, she had always been surrounded by spies.

Did she say any thing more?—Yes. State what?-And that every action of the Princess which she did with the best intention was misinterpreted; that the Princess knew very well the fact of her being surrounded by spies; but that she did no action which she was not willing the whole might know.

Do you remember any thing to have been said by De Mont about the late or the old King?-Yes; she said, in the conversations which passed, that the old King was the only prop of the Princessher only support.

When were you examined first respecting this conversation?-Do you mean by the gentleman who came to Switzerland?

Yes. Then it was about three weeks ago.

Who were these gentlemen ?-They were English names: one of them was Carston, or Johnson, and one was Young. Was the examination in writing?—Yes. What arrangement did you or your husband make for coming over here?My husband had nothing to do with it. What arrangement about remuneration?-None; these gentlemen told me we should be indemnified in a just and honest manner by the government of this country.

Was there no particular sum mentioned to you?--As I did not know those two gentlemen, I would not trust to their words, because, two years ago, an Englishman, named Addison, occasioned me a loss of fifty louis; on this account they had deposited 100l. at the bankers, Messrs Maret, as a security for the performance of the promises they had made, and I have the receipt of the bankers for that sum.

Is that sum to be paid to you?-This sum cannot be paid to me without the orders of those two gentlemen, because it is only placed there as a security for the performance of their promise.

Was there no promise made to you that you should receive this 100%. ?—No, but for what the government may grant me as just and reasonable, this money was placed as a guarantee. It was for the performance of the promise made, for those gentlemen said they did not want to buy any witnesses.

Have you received any money?—I have received 70%. sterling to account, for which I gave a receipt; for I have a suit depending, and it will, or may be, given against me, if I do not return by the 24th of next month; and not knowing how long I might have to remain in London, I did not wish to leave my affairs without some persons to attend to them. The money was only given to me on account.

Besides that money you received, who paid the expenses of your journey?— Those gentlemen.

Where do you reside here?-We arrived in town last night at midnight, and they placed us somewhere, I do not know where, but here I am to-day. (A laugh.)

Mr LEMAN, re-examined.

At what time did you arrive at Carlsruhe?-On the 13th or 14th of September, early in the morning.

Did you on your arrival inquire for the Baron d'Ende?—I did, and was informed that he was at Baden. Upon further inquiry I learned that he was not to be at Carlsruhe till the 17th.

Did you set out for Baden to meet him? I did. I took a coach on Sunday, the 17th, and set off for Baden.

As you were proceeding to Baden, did you meet any person particularly?—I did. I saw a coach coming towards Carlsruhe, and inquiring of the footboy, I found that it was the carriage of Baron d'Ende.

What did you then do?-I turned my coach round, and overtook the Baron in his.

Did you speak to him?-Yes. I asked him whether I had the honour of speaking to the Baron d'Ende, to which he said Yes. I then gave him the letter from her Majesty, which he opened and read. He then invited me into his carriage, and took me with him to Carlsruhe.

To what house?-To his own.
I believe you had some conversation

with him on the road, and at his house? -I had.

Had you from that conversation any doubt that you were speaking to the Baron d'Ende?-Not the slightest.

How long did he remain at Carlsruhe? -He said he had come on some affairs of his own, and would remain till Tuesday. That the minutes to which he found it necessary to refer were at Baden, and that he could not answer some questions that I put to him until he arrived there, and consulted those minutes.

Did you remain at Carlsruhe till Tuesday? No. I went to Darmstadt, and ' returned on the Tuesday evening following.

When did you next see Baron d'Ende? -On the following morning. He took me in his carriage with him to Baden, and we arrived there that evening.

When you arrived at Baden, what did you do?--I took his depositions, he consulting a journal which he kept.

How long did you remain with him at Baden?-Only that evening. I left it carly the next morning.

Before you left Baden, did he state any thing to you on the subject of his coming to England?--Yes; he said that, as the information he was to give was to be given in his official capacity, it was considered by his friends that he ought not to come without the consent of the Grand Duke.

Was the Grand Duke absent from Baden? Yes, he was absent from Baden at the time.

Was he at Carlsruhe ?-He was not at either place then. I understood he was absent on a tour.

Did you learn from Baron D'Ende when the Grand Duke would return ?-He (the Baron) said he would return by the 20th, and that he would then ask permission to

come.

Do you know whether he asked it ?He came to me on the 23d, with her Majesty's letter in his hand, and told me he was going to the palace to ask permission to come to England. I went to the door with him, and saw him going towards the palace; in about half an hour I saw him again, and he said he had had news for me, as he had been refused permission to go to England.

Did he afterwards take you to his

house?—He did; he appeared much agitated, and said he regretted much that he was not permitted to go. He caught hold of my hand, and placing it to his heart, said, "Feel how my heart beats." (A laugh.)

Did you after that make any other application to him?-In about an hour or two after this, I went to call on him; but lest I should not find him at home, I wrote a letter (a copy of which I have) to leave for him. I called at his house, and not finding him, I left the letter.

Did you receive any answer to that letter ?—I did.

Was it written, or verbal?-It was a verbal answer. It was sent by a lieutenant of the Life-guards of the Grand Duke.

Do you recollect his name?-Yes, his name was Schweitzer.

What was the answer?-The Baron sent word that he would not make anv depositions without the consent of the Grand Duke; and he declined sending a written answer to her Majesty.

CAPTAIN BRIGGS re-examined. On referring to his former conversation with Lieutenant Hounam, he said :-I observed to Lieutenant Hounam that in a conversation which I had had with Captain Pechell, he had informed me that Bergami had stood behind his chair when the Princess embarked on board the Clorinde frigate-I asked him (Lieutenant Hounam) how it was that Bergami was now admitted to her Royal Highness's table? Upon which he replied, that it was so; that he had entreated her Royal Highness, on his knees, and with tears in his eyes, not to admit him to her table, but to no purpose.

Cross-examined.-This conversation took place in November, 1815. He does not think any one else was present. Lieutenant Hounam came lately from Brandenburgh-house, endeavouring to find out the nature of the evidence he was to give, but he declined all conversation on the subject. He had mentioned the thing some time ago to Sir G. Cockburn. Does not recollect how the conversation arose. Has no memoranda, but distinctly recollects it, his attention being alive in consequence of what Captain Pechell told him.

No. II.

REMARKABLE TRIALS AND LAW

PROCEEDINGS.

STATE TRIALS.

THISTLEWOOD AND HIS COMPANIONS FOR HIGH TREASON.

Old Bailey, April 17.

THE KING V. ARTHUR THISTLE

WOOD.

At nine o'clock this morning Lord Chief Justice Abbot, Lord Chief Justice Dallas, Chief Baron Richards, Mr Justice Richardson, and the Common Serjeant, took their seats on the Bench, and the Court immediately proceeded to the trial of Arthur Thistlewood.

The Jury were impanelled, after 48 challenges had been made on the part of the crown and of the priso

ner.

The charge was stated at great length by the Attorney-General; but the clearness of the proofs rendered the pleadings on this occasion only of secondary importance. Our limits, therefore, induce us to confine our selves chiefly to the evidence and the declarations of the prisoners, in which the main interest of the trial consisted, and which we shall give very fully.

Eleonor Walker and Mary Rogers proved that Brunt had lodged with them for some time, and that several of the conspirators had frequented his apartment.

Robert Adams, examined by the SoLICITOR-GENERAL.-I live at No. 4, Hole-in-the-Wall-passage, Brookes'smarket. I am a shoemaker. I was in the royal regiment of Horse-Guards. It is 18 years last Christmas since I left them. I knew Brunt at Cambray, in France, he went then by the name of Thomas Morton; it is 18 years ago since I first knew him. I know Thistlewood. I knew him first on the 16th of January last. He then lived in Stanhope-street, Clare-market. I was introduced to him by Brunt and Ings. I saw him at his own place. We had some conversation together.

The examination of the witness was continued.

When I went in, Brunt said to Thistlewood, "This is the man I was speaking to you about." Thistlewood said, "You were once in the Life-guards ?”

I said, "No, I was not, I originally belonged to the Blues." Thistlewood said, "You are a good swordsman ?" I said, "I could use a sword to defend myself; but I could not use it very expert, as I had not used any arms for a long time." Thistlewood said, there was no one who was worth 10%. who was worth any thing for the good of his country. As to the shopkeepers of London, they were all a set of aristocrats together, and were all working under the same system of government. He should glory to see the day that all the shops were shut up, and well plundered. He then alluded to Mr Hunt, and said, he (Hunt) was a d-d coward, and were he (Thistlewood) to go to Whitehall, he was sure he would find his (Hunt's) name there, as a spy to government. He then turned the conversation to Cobbett, and said, he was equally the same as Hunt, and for all his writings, he had no doubt he was also a spy. This ended the conversation then. I was afterwards confined for debt in Whitecrossstreet prison. The next interview I had with Thistlewood was on the 16th, at the White Hart public-house. It was in a room in the back yard. This tlewood was present, and Ings, Brunt, and Hall, and, before they broke up, Tidd. On the 17th, I went to prison, and remained 14 days there. I came out on Sunday, the day after the death of the King. I saw Thistlewood on the Monday evening following. I sa him in the same floor in the house where Brunt lived, in a back room. This was in Fox-court, Gray's-Innlane. There were Brunt, Ings, Hall, and Davidson, present. There was nothing particular took place that night. To the best of my recollection, I met them next on the Wednesday (by them he meant Thistlewood, Brunt, Davidson, Harrison, and Ings.) I had a conversation

saw

Mr Curwood here objected to the

witness speaking to what then occurred, as no overt act was set forth in the indictment on that day. It merely referred to a meeting on the 16th, and at divers other times.

Lord Chief Justice Abbot observed, that the present mode was the invariable form of such indictments, and no objection was ever made to it. If all the particulars of overt acts were set forth, it would occasion a great prolixity.-The objection was over-ruled.

Witness continued-I went into the room and saw a number of pike-staves, and Thistlewood wanted to have them ferruled. Thistlewood then asked why Bradburn (the prisoner) was not present, and he added that Bradburn was entrusted with money to purchase ferrules, and was not satisfied lest he should not buy them. The staves were green, and seemed as if they had just come from the country. Thistlewood said he would not give a damn for a man who would spend the money in such a way. I do not recollect any thing further then. The meetings were held twice a-day from thence to the 23d of February. The room was hired by Brunt for Ings; Brunt said so. I remember one circumstance that occurred; one evening, about ten days before the Cato-street business, I went in and saw Harrison, Thistlewood, and Brunt. Harrison said, he had been speaking to one of the Horse-guards, and he had told him, that the whole of them would be down at Windsor at the King's funeral; and Harrison said, this would be a good opportunity to do something that night (the night of the funeral.) Thistlewood said it was a good place, and added, that if they could get the two pieces of cannon in Gray's-Inn-lane, and the six pieces in the Artillery-ground, they could so help themselves as to have possession of London before morning; and he said, that when the news should reach Windsor, the soldiers would be so tired

as not to be able, when they came back to London, to do any thing; but that by activity some might go to Hydepark, and prevent any person or mes. senger from going to Windsor. He also said, that they should go over the water and take the Telegraph, to prevent any communication with Woolwich. He then said that they should form a provisional government, and send to the sea-ports, to prevent any gentlemen from leaving England with out passports. He particularly mentioned to send to Dover, Brighton, Margate, and Ramsgate, and he most particularly mentioned Brighton-not that he thought the new King would be there or at the funeral. He said the present family had inherited the throne long enough, and it was no use for the present King to think of being crowned. Brunt and Ings came in after this, and Thistlewood mentioned to them what passed; but they said that nothing would satisfy them but their plan of assassination. They had talked at a former meeting of this plan of assas sination. Two or three of them had drawn out a plan of assassinating his Majesty's Ministers at the first public dinner they had. They talked of assassination at every one of their meetings. I could not say there were pikes in the room before this. I met them on Saturday, the 19th of February, at 11 or 12 in the forenoon. I saw Thistlewood, Davidson, Brunt, Harrison, Ings, and Hall. They were all set round the fire, and seemed in a conversation betwixt themselves. They all got up and turned round, and said, "It is agreed, if nothing turns out before next Wednesday night, next Wednesday we will go to work." It was said they were all sworn that they would not wait any longer. Thistlewood proposed they should meet the following morning at nine, to draw out a plan to go by. Thistlewood said to Brunt, "You had better go round this

afternoon and mention it, in order to have the committee to-morrow." Brunt said, he did not think he should be able to go, as he had some work to do, but he would go on the next morning, and perhaps he might see some of them; it was not necessary to bring a great many. Brunt appeared to be leaving the room then, and Thistle wood called to him, and said, "O, Brunt, it will be highly necessary for those that come to-morrow morning to bring fire-arms with them, in case any officers should come up." On which Brunt said, "D-n my eyes, if any officer should come in here, the time is so near now, I would run him through the body. I would murder him here sooner than we should be discovered." On the next morning I went there about eleven o'clock. It was a little dark in my eyes when I went in after the snow. There were Thistlewood, Brunt, Harrison, Cooke, Bradburn, Tidd, Edwards, and Wilson, myself, and another. W. Cooke, on looking round the room, said, "There are twelve in the room, and I think it enough to form a committee." This tlewood proposed that Tidd should take the chair. Tidd took the chair, and sate with a pike in his hand. Thistlewood was on his right and Brunt on his left. Thistlewood said, "Gentlemen, you all know what we are met for ;" and then he turned to the door, as if unwilling to mention it, and said, "the west-end job." Brunt then said, "D-n my eyes, name it." On which Thistlewood again said, "Gentlemen, we are come to the determination to do this job, that we are talking about so long, and as we find there is no probability of meeting them (Ministers) altogether, we shall, if no opportunity of doing them altogether occurs, take them separately, at their own houses, and do as many as we can. If we can only get three or four at a time, we must do them." He also said,

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