whose natural evacuations ran involuntarily from him amongst these yams, creating an effluvia too shocking for description. On their being released from irons, their appearance was most distressing, scarcely one of them could stand on his legs, from cramp and evident starvation. The space allowed for the females, 34 in number, was even more contracted than that for the men, measuring only 9 feet 4 inches in length, 4 feet 8 inches main breadth, and 2 feet 7 inches in height, but not being confined in irons, and perhaps allowed during the day to come on deck, they did not present so distressing an appearance as the men.' This wanton act of cruelty against unoffending individuals is performed for the benefit of a monster holding the high rank of governor, auri sacra fames. We glory in the difference between true Britons and slave-dealers. Capt. Kelly found these Africans in the very lowest state of degradation and misery; he not only broke their fetters, but he, his officers, and crew, by their humane care and attention, preserved their lives for freedomonly one died on the passage. From the non-arrival of the Portuguese commissioners, the commission being incomplete, the trial of the vessel did not take place. After going through a regular examination of the witnesses, the 71 ci-devant slaves were landed on the 20th inst., in good health, and sent to the town of Bathurst. With respect to the Spanish schooner, she was taken off Little Bassao; the captain was on shore purchasing the remainder of the cargo, and declined coming to Sierra-Leone to

defend his property. One day before, the Morgiana, captain Strong, fell in with a large schooner off Grand Bassao; she was at anchor off a ledge of rocks; on perceiving the man of war, the slaver used every exertion to land the slaves, and being aided by nearly 40 canoes, she would probably soon have completed her purpose; however, two boats being sent from the Morgiana to intercept the canoes, although the ruffian ordered, in English, his people to fire on the British boats, which order they obeyed, not conceiving his vessel perfectly secure from capture, he attempted to push on further, got into the surf, and was upset: the masts were soon seen overboard, and a great number of slaves running to the woods-but how many perished in irons in the hold!"

23. THE DUChess of Kent.The following is an exact copy of the answer returned by this illustrious lady to the address of condolence which was presented to her from the House of Commons by lord Morpeth :

"I am very sensible of the feelings which have induced the House of Commons to condole with me on the calamitous and untimely death of his late royal highness the duke of Kent; and I request that they will accept my grateful acknowledgments for their message, as it shows me that my beloved husband's memory will be preserved in this country, now, I am proud to say, become mine, by affection and inclination, as well as from my connexion with it by marriage to a most amiable and excellent

prince, whose loss is to me irreparable."

The duchess of Kent received the address of condolence from viscount Morpeth and viscount Clive, the deputation of the House of Commons, with her infant princess Alexandrina in her arms. Her royal highness received the address from viscount Melville, and the deputation of the House of Lords, at one o'clock of the same day.

24. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. -The King v. Watlin.-This was a criminal information against the defendant, as vender of a libel in No.II. of a work called the Republican, in which was a letter addressed to his royal highness the Prince Regent. The Publication stated, that the impartial historian of the present times would describe his royal highness as a competitor with the most ferocious and cruel of the Deys of Algiers. The blood of his murdered countrymen cried aloud for vengeance. If he delayed a day, it might be too late the fate of Charles or James might be his. Many were misled by the early promise of his life, and still hoped he would shake off the influence of luxurious habits, and exert his original vigor. If his life were spared a little longer, he would make Englishmen feel the necessity of a Republican government. The period was arrived, when, according to the most constitutional writers, recourse must be had to the dernier resource-to physical force." The defence, which was made in the defendant's own person, was chiefly rested on the circumstance of his being a general vender of books, and the impossibility of his knowVOL. LXII.

ing the contents of all the articles in his shop. He was found guilty, as were five other defendants for precisely the same offence.

This day the metropolis was thrown into the utmost alarm, by intelligence of the discovery of a desperate conspiracy against the state, and the appearance of the following gazette, which government issued shortly after midnight.

London Gazette Extraordinary, Thursday, Feb. 24. Whereas, Arthur Thistlewood stands charged with high treason, and also with the wilful murder of Richard Smithers, a reward of 1,000l. is hereby offered to any person or persons who shall discover and apprehend, or cause to be discovered or apprehended the said Arthur Thistlewood, to be paid by the lords commissioners of his majesty's Treasury, upon his being apprehended and lodged in any of his majesty's gaols. And all persons are hereby cautioned upon their allegiance not to receive or harbour the said Arthur Thistlewood, as any person offending herein will be thereby guilty of high treason.

SIDMOUTH.

The above-named Arthur This tlewood is about 48 years of age, five feet ten inches high, has a sallow complexion, long visage, dark hair (a little gray), dark hazle eyes and arched eye-brows; a wide mouth and a good set of teeth; has a scar under his right jaw, is slender made, and has the appearance of a military man; was born in Lincolnshire, and apprenticed to an apothecary at Newark; usually wears a blue long coat and blue pantaloons, and has been a lieutenant in the militia.

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25. ARREST OF THISTLEWOOD.-Information having been received that Arthur Thistlewood, whose ordinary residence was in Stanhope-street, Clare-market, had recently taken a lodging at No. 8, White-street, Finsburysquare; orders were yesterday morning issued by the Bow-street magistrates to Lavender, Bishop, and Salmon, senior officers of the establishment, assisted by a body of the patrol, to proceed in search of him. When they arrived in the neighbourhood, they alighted from the coaches in which they were conveyed thither, and stationed parties round the house, so as to prevent the possibility of any individual escaping from the premises. On knocking, Bishop, Lavender, Salmon, and Ruthven obtained admission without difficulty. They proceeded to search the apart ments above-stairs, where nothing suspicious was discovered. On descending, Bishop recollected that two rooms on the groundfloor had not been searched. On attempting to open the door on the right hand, he found that it was locked, and he immediately proceeded to the adjoining room, and demanded the key of that in which he believed Thistlewood was concealed to be delivered to him by Mrs. Harris, the woman who appeared to act as landlady of the house. The demand was immediately complied with; and Bishop unlocked the door very softly. He then entered, with his staff in one hand and his pistol in the other. He states his reason for entering thus, "doubly armed," to be, that in formation was given of the intention of Thistlewood to defend himself, and he was anxious that

he should not have any excuse for doing a deed of blood, by pleading that he was not aware of the situation filled by the individual who apprehended him. The moment Bishop entered the room Thistlewood raised his head from his pillow-looked out

and immediately shrunk back. Bishop said to him, "Mr. Thistlewood, I am an officer of Bowstreet. I have a warrant against you. Surrender!" and he immediately threw himself on the culprit, and secured his hands. Thistlewood, though in bed, had got his breeches and stockings on. When Bishop stated to him who he was, and the nature of his business, he having been at this time secured, Thistlewood said, "I shall make no resistance, Sir." Bishop, having handcuffed him, proceeded to feel about the bed for arms. Finding none, he said, "Where are your pistols, Mr. Thistlewood ?" Thistlewood answered, "I have got none, Sir." The other officers were, of course, in close attendance on Bishop, and, with their assistance, he was taken out of bed. He appeared much dispirited. On searching Thistlewood's pockets, two ball-cartridges were found, several musket-balls, and a number of flints. Lavender found in one of his coat-pockets a broad black belt, similar to that which, it is in evidence, was worn by the person who stabbed the unfortunate Smithers. The search having been concluded, Thistlewood was placed in a hackney-coach and conveyed to Bow-street. From thence he was taken to the office of the secretary of state for the home department. Several members of the privy council were assembled on the occasion.

The lord-chancellor informed the prisoner, that he was charged with the double crime of high treason and murder, and asked him whether he had any answer to make? Thistlewood answered, "No; I decline saying any thing at present." He was then conducted to Coldbath-fields prison by the Bow street officers.

The Chapel Royal, St. James's, was attended by his royal highness the duke of York, earl Bathurst, the earl of Westmorland, lord Melville, and several others of the cabinet council. Immediately previous to the general thanksgiving, the rev. Mr. Knapp, the reader, announced "that several members of his majesty's privy council desired to return thanks to Almighty God for their late preservation." In subsequently reading the thanksgiving, he introduced the words within the brackets:

"Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all men [particularly to those who desire now to offer up their praises and thanksgivings for thy late mercies vouchsafed unto them]," &c.

At the conclusion of the service an excellent discourse was preached by the bishop of Oxford, from the 6th chapter of the epistle of St. Paul to the Romans, 22nd verse; in which he pointed out, with great eloquence, the advantages to be derived by mankind, both here and hereafter, from an adherence to those principles of the Christian religion which the apostle had laboured to inculcate.

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(the 26th) adjutant Drummond, of the 3rd Guards, called upon Mr. Birnie, and informed him that two privates of his corps were in a public-house in Doverstreet, on Friday evening, and in the course of conversation man, dressed like a coachman, said, amongst other expressions of a similar kind, “D-n and b-st the old fat-g-tt-d king, I had as lief shoot him as Thistlewood, and be d-d to him." A warrant for the apprehension of this man was immediately issued, and Salmon, assisted by Bond, was despatched to execute it, accompanied by the soldiers, for the purpose of pointing out the man. They proceeded to the White-Horse cellar, Piccadilly, where it was understood the accused was employed, and one of the soldiers pointed out one William Jenner as the man. was instantly seized by Salmon, but, as he was securing him, about twenty fellows gathered round and attempted to rescue him, and it was not until one of the soldiers drew his bayonet, and threatened to use it, that they were enabled to bring him away.

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A subscription, has been opened, in order to reward the policeofficers for their zeal, activity, and bravery, in breaking into the hay-loft, and apprehending the conspirators in Cato-street.

PARTICULARS OF THE CONSPIRACY.-For some time past it has been known to his majesty's government, that an attempt at the assassination of his majesty's ministers was meditating, and that Arthur Thistlewood was at the bottom of it. On Tuesday certain advice was received, that

he attempt was to be made on Wednesday night, at the earl of Harrowby's, in Grosvenor-square. It is supposed that the earl of Harrowby's was fixed upon, because, being nearer the outlet from London than the residence of any other of the cabinet ministers (lord Westmorland's excepted, who lives in the same square), escape out of town, after the attempt had been made, would have been more easy. Be this as it may, the conspirators, as soon as they had ascertained that the cabinet dinner was to be held there, lost no time in arranging their dreadful and diabo lical project. The place chosen to arrange finally their proceedings, to collect their force, and to arm themselves, was near the Edgeware-road. John-street is a short distance on the road, and intersected by another street, called Cato-street. Cato-street is rather an obscure-street, and inhabited by persons in an humble class of life; it runs from John street into Queen-street, and is parallel with Newnham-street. It is open at one end for the admission of carriages, but is closed by posts at the other. The premises occupied by the conspirators consisted of a 3-stall stable, with a loft above, in a very dila. pidated condition. They are, we understand, the property of gen. Watson, and have been recently in the possession of an old servant of his, who had turned cowkeeper. From this man they had been engaged by some of the diabolical crew, whose machina tions have been so happily discovered. The people in Catostreet were utterly ignorant that

the stable was let until Wednesday, when several persons were

seen to go in and out, and carefully to lock the door after them. Some of these individuals carried sacks, and parcels of various descriptions. For two or three hours previous to the entrance of the stable, the police-officers were on the spot, making their observations, but still no suspicion was excited of the real object of their attack; and so well was the plan of surprise laid, that, until the discharge of fire-arms was heard, every thing remained perfectly quiet. Thus accurately informed of the intentions of the conspi rators, warrants were issued to apprehend them while they were assembled. These warrants were put into the hands of the policeofficers, under the able direction of Mr. Birnie, the magistrate. A detachment of the Coldstream Guards, from Portman-street barracks, were also ordered to accompany the police-officers. They proceeded to the place of meeting in Cato-street, the policeofficers proceeding first, for the Guards did not come up quite so soon as the officers, having entered the street at the wrong end. The conspirators had taken the precaution to place a sentinel below, and the only approach to them in the loft was up a ladder, not wide enough for more than one to ascend it at a time. Ruthven went first, followed by three other officers, Ellis, Smithers, and Salmon. Thistlewood was nearest the door of the loft, armed with a drawn sword: the whole number of conspirators in the room was 25. Before the officers ascended the loft, they secured the sentinel placed at the foot of the ladder, but we suspect he contrived by some means to give those in the loft notice of the approach of the