King's-bench took his seat in court. The Solicitor-general attended for the crown. The grand jury immediately entered, and delivered several bills to the clerk, who read as follows :— True bills for murder against Arthur Thistlewood, John Thomas Brunt, Richard Tidd, James Wm. Wilson, John Harrison, and Jas. Shaw Strange. No bills for murder against Wm. Davidson, Jas. Ings, Richard Bradburn, James Gilchrist, Abel Hall, and Richard Charles Cooper. True bills for felony against James Ings, Rich Tidd, James Wm. Wilson, and Arthur Thistlewood.. The Foreman stated, that there was no other bill before them. The Solicitor-general said, that it was not intended to prefer any more bills at present. The Lord Chief Justice said, it was not, therefore, necessary for the grand jury to attend again without special notice to that effect. He could not discharge them; but, if he should not have the honour of meeting them again, the country was obliged to them for their services. The Foreman requested, in the name of the grand jury, that they might be accommodated with places in court during the trial. The Lord Chief Justice said, he should personally feel happy to give them every accommodation, but he could not make any order. The trial would not be in that court, but in some other court. He would take care, how ever, to mention their request. By his lordship's direction the Court was then adjourned to the 15th of April, at half-past nine. Yesterday having been the day appointed for the execution of Edward Voss, Dennis Keaton, Wm. Connor, Wm. Frith, Peter Rainer, and Thomas Bramsgrove, convicted in December and January sessions, an immense concourse of persons, amongst whom were many well-dressed females, assembled in the Old Bailey to witness the awful scene. The two latter were respited during his majesty's pleasure. When the respite was communicated to them, the whole of the unfortunate men were together. Rainer fell upon his knees, and could scarcely sustain himself, and Bramsgrove appeared equally sensible of the mercy which had been extended towards him. They continued with the other malefactors, and joined in singing and prayer during the night, and until the time arrived for the execution of the others. Voss, who was only 18 years of age, and Keaton, who had not attained his seventeenth year, and who was of diminutive stature and boyish look, were found guilty of uttering various forged 5. notes; and, although there were no less than 17 indictments against them, the whole of the offences were effected in much the same way. They had a horse and chaise, and took with them a female companion. Voss wore a naval uniform, and the lady was supposed to be his wife. Keaton represented himself as the servant, and, on alighting at a country inn or tavern, his first inquiry was, "If his master and mistress could be accommodated with dinner?" The affirmative being given in reply, an elegant dinner was provided, a few bottles of wine consumed, and all expenses discharged by the payment of wellexecuted forged notes. W. Con. nor was convicted of stealing a great many articles of plate, in the house of J. Jones, esq. of Norwood, with whom he lived servant. He packed the articles up, and had them conveyed to a temporary residence, in the neighbourhood of Manchester-square; and, as an excuse for so stealing them said, he had been directed by one of the members of the family. Wm. Frith was found guilty the same session of a burglary in the house of Francis Gregg, esq. of Dowgate-hill, and stealing therein bank-notes and articles of plate, amounting in the whole to upwards of 700l. the property of Mr. Gregg and the Skinners' Company. He had lived confidential servant with Mr. Gregg for 6 or 7 years. The unhappy malefactors were attended early in the morning by the Rev. Dr. Cotton, the Rev. Mr. Devereux, and Mr. Baker, and their minds appeared made up. The boy Keaton wept much. He has, it appeared, been a thief since he was tall enough to put his hand in a pocket; and has admitted that in a crowd, in one day, he stole four watches, and a pocket-book containing a 600l. note, which he afterwards sold for 70l. A few minutes after 8 o'clock, the awful preparations being complete, the fatal sighal was given, and they died without much bodily suffering. The Irish papers mention another act of singular atrocity committed by the Ribandmen. On Monday se'nnight, a body of them, to the number of about 300, went to the house of Mr. Walker, of Belleisle, in the county of Galway; and there being nobody at home but the ladies of the family, and a young lad, 18 years of age, the ruffians broke the windows, destroyed the furniture of the house; and, but for the interference of some of the ring-leaders, would have consummated their villainy, by cutting out the tongues of the young ladies! The ladies, it seems, were suspected by the Ribandmen of having disclosed their signs and oaths. APRIL. Copy of a letter from the Secretary of State's-office in Rome, to the Queen of England's Chamberlain :— "February 24, 1820. "The Cardinal Secretary of State received yesterday evening the request, to cause a guard to be placed at the door of the palace mentioned, and it likewise was made known to him that a categorical answer was expected upon this subject. "The observations which the above-said cardinal made yesterday morning, verbally, when you, by orders you had received, called at his apartments, not having permitted him to answer directly to the royal personage who did him the honour to write to him, he is under the necessity of requesting you to lay before the same the following: "His Holiness's government cannot grant the guard to my lady the countess Ŏldi. No guard is given to private persons; and when even royal princes travel incognito, under a private name, they do not receive this distinction. There is actually at Rome an instance of this. The papal government did not fail in paying this honour to the princess of Wales, during her stay in this capital on a former occasion. The royal person, however, who has now come to Rome, is not announced as the princess of Wales, but as the queen of England, and for this the guard is requested. But as no communication has been made to his holiness's government, by the government of his majesty the king of England and Hanover, upon the change that has taken place, nor upon the rank of the said royal person, the papal government does not know that the queen of England is in Rome, and in consequence cannot grant a guard to the same. "Whenever the government of his holiness may receive from that of his majesty the king of England and Hanover the usual notification upon the change that has taken place with the royal person in question, he will consider it an imperious duty to pay to the queen of England all the honours due to her. (Signed) "C. CARDINAL GONSALVI." Town-hall, Southwark.-Tuesday, a solicitor, in Chancery-lane, applied at the justice-room for a constable, to apprehend the wife of a respectable tradesman in Horsleydown, having instructions from her own mother to proceed against her on a charge of felony. He stated, that his client was a lady near 80, possessing 16,000l. which she had placed at interest for the benefit of her three daugh ters (one of whom was the accused) and son; the latter was a shopkeeper at Horseleydown, and his mother lived with him. She would not permit a penny of her fortune to be touched by any of the family till her death, and she allowed herself but 80%. a year for support. She had a huge pair of leather pockets, in which she kept her money; and those during her illness, she concealed between her pillow and bed. Wednesday week the accused called on her, and, finding her very ill, stayed with her a considerable time; the old lady's disorder seemed hourly to increase, and at last she fell on her pillow, to all appearance dead. The daughter lifted her up; but, finding no pulsation, thought it was all over; and, before she alarmed the rest of the family, she examined the old lady's leathern pockets, from which she took (as he should be able to prove) 501. in bank-notes, and some keys. She then rang the bell, and a medical gentleman was sent for, who after, some time, succeeded in restoring the old lady. In the mean time the suspected daughter had gone away. The first thing the old woman did was, to search for her money; and, missing that, she became quite outrageous, and questioned all in the house, who denied the theft, and expressed themselves ready to be searched. Suspicion then fell on the absent daughter, and she was sent for, but denied as strongly as the rest any participation in the crime; she, however, prevaricated considerably; and, from circum. stances which had since trans spired, no doubt remained of her guilt. An officer was ordered to attend the solicitor to the parties, with directions to be very circumspect in his conduct, and to take no charge unless the case was clear. In a short time after he came back, and reported that he had recovered the keys and 40%. of the money, and that a satisfactory arrangement had list of the jurors contains the been made for the payment of the remainder, without which the complainant had expressed her firm determination to prosecute. Her death is daily expected. The Gazette of Saturday contains the grant of the dignity of a baronet of the United Kingdom to Walter Scott, esq., and his heirs male. Extraordinary Occurrence. A gentleman of very high fashion, large fortune, and noble connexion, has had his carriage and 4 horses seized on their way from Brighton to London, in consequence of the carriage containing smuggled goods. A replevin has just been effected, on the payment of 500l. The real state of the case was as follows: -The coachman had the folly to secrete two half-ankers of Hollands gin within the vehicle; and his fellow-servant the footman, angry at not being let into the secret, laid an information, and the seizure of the carriage and the consequence. Both the servants have been dismissed. horses was 4. STATE PRISONERS.-Yesterday evening copies of the indictment for high treason found against Arthur Thistlewood, William Davidson, James Ings, John Thomas Brunt, Richard Tidd, James William Wilson, John Harrison, Richard Bradburn, John Shaw Strange, James Gilchrist, and Charles Cooper, were delivered to them respectively in the Tower of London, and at the House of Correction for the county of Middlesex, with a list of the jury for their trials, and also a list of the witnessess to be produced for proving the said indictment. The names of upwards of 200 of the freeholders of the county of Middlesex, resident in the different parishes and places in the county, many of them at a considerable distance from the metropolis; the list of witnesses contains 162 names, and amongst others those of the earls of Harrowby, viscounts Palmerston and Chetwynd, lord Castlereagh, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the right hon. Charles Bathurst, Robert Baker, esq., the chief magistrate at Bow-street, Richard Birnie, esq., the Bow-street officers and the military present at the apprehension of the prisoners, several warders of the Tower, and others. The indictment contains four counts; the first is on the statute of the 25th of Edward 3rd, and charges the prisoners with compassing, imagining, inventing, devising, and intending to deprive and depose our lord the king from the style, honour, and kingly name of the imperial crown of this realm. The second count is on the same statute, and charges the prisoners with compassing, imagining, and intending to move and excite insurrection, rebellion, and wars against our lord the king, within this realm, and to subvert and alter the legislature, rule, and government now duly and happily established within this realm, and to bring and put our said lord the king to death. The third count is on the 36th Geo. 3rd, and charges the prisoners with compassing, imagining, devising, and intending to levy war against our lord the king, within this realm, in order by force and constraint to compel him to change his measures and counsels. And the overt acts charged, for manifesting and proving these acts of treason, are, first, meeting, conspiring, and consulting, to devise, arrange, and mature plans and means to subvert and destroy the constitution and government of this realm, as by law established. 2ndly. Conspiring, &c., to stir up, raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war against our lord the king, and to subvert and destroy the constitution and government of this realm, as by law established. 3rdly. Conspiring, &c., to assassinate, kill, and murder diverse of the privy council of our lord the king. 4thly. Procuring, providing, and having large quantities of arms, with intent thereby to arm themselves and other traitors, in order to assassinate, kill, and murder divers of the privy council. 5thly. Providing arms and ammunition, in order to raise, make, and levy insurrection, rebellion, and war, against our lord the king, and to subvert and destroy the constitution and government as by law established. 6thly. Agreeing to seize and take possession of divers cannon, warlike weapons, and ammunition, with intent thereby to arm themselves and other traitors, and to raise, levy, and make insurrection, rebellion, and war, and subvert and destroy the constitution and government as by law established. 7thly. Consulting and agreeing to set fire to burn, and destroy, divers houses and buildings, and divers barracks used for the reception and residence of the soldiers, troops, and forces of the king, and to provide and prepare combustibles and mate. rials for the purpose of setting fire to and burning the same. 8thly. Composing and preparing, with intent to publish addresses and proclamations, containing solicitations and incitements to the king's subjects to aid and assist in making and levying insurrection, rebellion, and war, and in subverting and destroying the constitution and government as by law established. 9thly. Composing and preparing an address to the king's subjects, containing therein, that their tyrants were destroyed, and that the friends of liberty were called upon to come forward, as the provisional government was then sitting with intent to publish the same, and thereby to solicit and incite the king's subjects to aid and assist, as in the last overt act. 10thly. Assembling themselves with arms with intent to assassinate, kill, and murder divers of the privy council, and to raise and make insurrection, rebellion, and war, and subvert and destroy the constitution and government. 11thly. Preparing, levying, and making public war, armed, and arrayed in a warlike manner, against our lord the king within this realm. The ninth overt act is omitted in the third count. The 4th count is also on the statute of the 36th of the late king, for levying and making war against our lord the king within this realm, and attempting and endeavouring by force and arms to subvert and destroy the constitution and government of this realm as by law established, and to deprive and depose our said lord the king of and from |