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KINGS! RONICLE. VOL II] ..VfK,^-«* * - «** FRIDAY, (AFTERmoN) JUNE 16, 1820. [No. 24. THE FRONTENAC fl?^F^*ff5 Steam Veflel will (tart from Kingfton for York and Niagara on the ill, nth, and z\ft day's of each month, and from Ni¬ agara for Kingfton on the yrll, 15th, and 2Cth day's of each month with as much punctuality as the nature of the Lake Na¬ vigation will admit of. Kingfton, May 12th, 1820. 19 THK fubferiber having rented that commodious Stone Houfe, the pro¬ perty of Peter Grant, Efq. and lately occupied by Mr. Dauitl Brown, prop >fes keeping a houfe of Public Entertainment, (Sig)i of the Black Horse) for the accommodation of Strangers, and others who may have the goodnefs to fa¬ vour him wMi a call. I'.very attention will be paid to the comfort and conveni¬ ence of cuftomers, and the fmalleft favour gratefully acknowledged by the Public's Humble Servant, SAMUEL MERRILL. Kingfton, 5th May, 1820. 19 NOTICE IS hereby given, that William Taylor, heir at law and administrator of the late Allan Taylor, hath aiTigned all the real and pcrfonal estate of the late Allan Taylor deceafed, unto John Kirby, Alex¬ ander O. hetrie and Thomaa Parker, in trust for the benefit of creditors. All perfons having any claim? against the late Allan Taylor, Taylor & Parker, or Thom¬ as Parker, are requested to prefent the perfms indebted to either the late Allan Taylor, Taylor and Parker, or Thomas Parker, are requested to make immediate payment to the above trustees ; who ate fully authorifed to give difchavges for the fame* John Kirby, A. O. Perrie, Thomas Parker* Kingston, August 28, 1819. 36tf TO LET~ STONE . OUSE, upon the Hill above the Alethodift Cha¬ pel, a ftory and a half high, with KiVheu and Cellar under, with two fifths of an a- cre, well enclofed ; st prefeut occupied by Mr. Underhill —PoflTeffion will be giv¬ en on the 1 ft of May next. For terms apply to Major CorbeTt, or William Mitchell, Efq. Kingfton. Kingfton, 3d April, 1S20. i4tf. P. B. SPiLSBURY, So'RGL'OX* /*. N Late Surgeon of U.M.S. Prince Re-- gent, on L'tle Ontario, <:. Intends pr&cliaing in tho various; ^branches of his Profession, at his res- ^ideuce, next door to Juhn McLean,•: ^Esq. Sheriff. * x i Kingston, Oct. Cth, J SI 9. v so-x^-x>t^oc-joc->;' voc-■**■■<*■':- *;<-<>-*>' -n= --'>■ -<*• A\ 5 v*^*- * JOHN KINCAID, BEGS leave to inform hi* friends and the pnblic generally, that he has o- pened a Houfe of Public Entertainment near W. F. Peafe's Wharf, in the Village of Biockville, undrr the Sion of the Brockville Hotel; Where he hopes, by a ftricl attention to thofe who may favour him with a call, to merit a fhare of the public patronage. He will always have on hand all kinds of Liquor, of the bed qualicy. Brochville, June, 1820. N. & Good StaMftw 22W8 for Hor¬ ses. One Hundred Dollars Reward. TOLEN, about four werks n^e, from a room in Mr. Worden*s Inn, a Trunk three feet Ion£, and two feet wide, covered with a fawn fkin Whoev¬ er wi'l deliver the faid Trunk at the Chro¬ nicle Office, or give information to the Editon, fufficient to difcover and convict the thief, Hi all receive the above reward. GABRIEL ROLLETFE. Kingfton, 7th June, iSzo- 27,tf ^lUCflLTfJIUL NOffcB, A MEETING of the (V.mmitteeof the Midland Dir-tricl Agricultural Society will be held at the Court Hou-e, Kingston, on Wednesday tiro 2 ill inst. at 12 ( 'clock, for the purpose of fixi'igupon the time and plnce of holding a cattle show, deciding upon the piemiums to be award¬ ed, &c. II. C. Thomsos, Secretary* Kingston, june 14, 1820. 23 notice! A LL perfons indebted to the late Co- -ZtIl partneifhip of Richard Robhon ana David Secordy aie requeued to make im¬ mediate payment to the fnrvivinjr p^trt^r. David S<cord. and thofe to whom the laid Copartnership may be iidtbted, aie ie- quefled to lend in their accounts for ad- juftment and payment. Kingfton, 27th May, 1819. 26tf Notice to Carpenters. PERSONS defuous to undertake the building of a Prefbytcriau Church, will give in ftaled tenders by the firil day of July next, to the fubferiber, with whom a plan and fpecifications of the work arc luged. A. MARSHALL, Sec'y. May 31ft, 1820. 22 JVindoiv Glass. THE fubscribers have on hand a con¬ signment of WINDOW GLASS, of 7 1-2 by 8 1-2, 9 by 9, 3 by 10, \o by 12, of excellent quality, and warranted to open in ^ood order, fur (ale at vciy low prices for cafh or fhort approved credit. THOS. S. WH1TAKER iiCo. May '7- ' 20i' All being in readiness, Mr. Shelf on, (the clerk of (he arraigns) addressing himself io Yidstlewood, said9 u Arthur Thhtlewood, vou stand con¬ victed of hij) treason, uhal have you to say why you should not receive judgment to die. yecordin^to law :'* Thisticwood im:nt;liately drew for!h a manuscript address, which he proceed¬ ed to rend in a mournful tone, and with a strong provincial acemt. as follows : c; My lords,—I am asked, my Lord, what 1 have to say that judgment of deaiii should not be pa^cd upon mo ac¬ cording Io law. This to me is mockri v —1«r were the reasons I could oJlVr iu- controvfrlible, and were th<-v enforced even by ihe eloquence ol a Cicero^ still would tho vengeance of my lords Car-f¬ it reagh and Sidmoiwh be satiated only in the purple stream which circulates through a heart more enthusiastic ally vibnitiiii* io t-rriy impulse of pntrioii-m and honor, than that ol any of those pri¬ vileged * * * to their country, who lord it over the live* and property o( iiie sovereign people vsith bnrcfatt d impuni¬ ty. TJiii reasons which I have, however, I will now btjfe—not th.u 1 entertain the "dighfosi hop* Mom your sense of justice or froin your pily. Tin? former is swal- lovved up in your ambiiiou, or rather by tl'c sen illtv you de-sceuilto, to obtain th.- object of i!»at andiition-tl.e h.tter I deNj^e. Justice i i!..,tand. It i am AotmH] it. your pit) h n , equivalent. In ti:e first place, " I protes'a^ain^t the proceedings up¬ on my trial with h i eoi,ccivc (G begross- l> partial, and coutrai \ to the \ery spi¬ rit of justice—but, ala> \ the jurfges who have heretofore been considered (he counsel of the accused, are now, with¬ out exception, in all c^^ between the crown and the poopl.\ t;ie toost i ..piaca- hie enemies of (he Sail r, Jn every in- *c»mih .• Mi.- jnrl ;c s oh m. . 1.. ... • u fmt* Ihesubjeti LuiHy ; cay. in ..u- uutauCl. the jury received a r. juinand, and that not in ihe ^entee!e-t terms, for not strict¬ ly obeying tl e imperious mandate from 'he b r.ch. v The court dectdci] e;.on rnv (rial *'» •3. To Clot hi a P01* sale, a quantity <>f PRESS-PaPFJIS, Tho. S. W'lwtakcr & C\>. August 19, 1819, 34 For sale at litis Of foe, r-fTYlTIL luViu.'uer ^cg* "nave rclo,'0..\J- JL Iy to inform his fiiends ami rhe pub lie in general, that he has cftablilhed a PAINT JMJOP a few rods fouth of Mr*. Tntuck's T2V. ern, where will be kept coullantly al! kinds of PAINTS, prepared ready for the biulh. Likcwife nil kinds of House, Sign, fVeggmtt Sleigh, and Ornamental Pawling* done at the fhortefl nct.'ce, together with raw and boihd Oil, which will be rh'spo- fed of as cheap as can be prccured in this town, for C&fh only. THECDO.iE EROCKETT. N. B. Two good workmrr. as journey¬ men Painter?, will find employ, by apply jng to the fubferiber. Kingston^ 6th April, iSao- 74//" I'M'lKE fubferrbers being duly nomfna- _E_ ted Executors to rhe lalt Will and Tcuament of the late Lawrence Herchmcr. Efquire, Merchant, requell all perfons in debted to hia eSate to make immediate payment, and thofe having demands agaipft the faid etlate to bnitg them forward with¬ out delay. JOHN KTRBY. GEO. H. MARKLAND. Kingflon, 9th Nov. 1S19. 46 TO LliT^ AND immediate poiTcfGon given, the Houfe and premises belonging to the subscriber. SAMUEL MEffcfciLL. Kingston* ph Mrtyy 1820. »8tf. For Sale* A Superior constructed plea¬ sure A^'aii,on,a stout brown horse, excellent for saddle or harness,Entjuit'eat this 0;.i< c. m A FEW copies of a SililMOX, prra Ik <1 at Quebec, on the l'2'li i'f Sepii-;nl)'T. nt'liT ihe <h-,.t|> of i!;>: ttace ti:f lifKi: oi- RiCH.MO.vi>, by the Itrvereii'l (I. J.Mountain,A. I> lli>)nij>*s Otlicial in Louei Can«da, and Rector of Quebec. 41 NO riCE. Hflr/E Beard for Militia Pen- -*- sioss, will meet on the tajl Monday in F$&ru&ry% and continue f' to du, the fame day in etch Month, until the fatjintft of this UifiriSf as regards tie fame is fimjhcd. JOISN FlvRGUiJON, K'vv:Jflor* Feb \f) 1819. 6 —----------------- r ■- ■ -----------^ — ■ ■ ■ ^ For Sale or to Let, At TWO ftcy framed Houfe, and a (£s\U- large and commodious ttoue Store* fuuate on the water',-* edge in the centre of rhe Village of Prefeot, on exceedingly ad¬ vantageous terms to the»purchaftr or leasee. Enquire at the Office of CHr. A. HAGERMAN. Kingfton. z6lb February, 1819. 9 m FOREIGN NEWS. London. April '28. SENTENCE OF DKATH PASSED UPON TI1K CONSFUIATORS. This morning, at a quarter after nine, Lord Chief Justice Abbotr, Lord Chief Justice Dallas, the Chief Baron, Mr. Justice liichards, Mr. Justice ilc^t. and the common serjeant, took tbelr seats. Mr. Brown,the gaoler, was immedi¬ ately requested to bring the prisoners to the bar. In a few minutes the cl ink of chains ua*- In aid, and the eleven p*i>ou- ers entered, the court. They were all double ironed, w'lh the Exception of fogs, who ba3 been much indisposed since hi1- onvirflou. Tltistldrood came lir.jt, and advant t d to ti»e bar. Tlure tt'iiS ft melauch<»ly r(.'«i^uatioii ill his countenance. Ilr aj>;jcared considera¬ bly altcai! i.:l. tjj last lkl£ of his bc- ;."' iti court. *#* v * ' itai.jr U;sa dcqjajJ in the diglttrKf drcrrec f:< ;-i it5 Usu:l forms. Najr, it \< will: me 21 qu .'Stioti, ii lis form is usual vvj i h prt'i 1 ,d .1 rr.c !r^ :i o\ain- iuing u i(nc-M"» tu prove the i.iamv of Adams, ol liiden,autl of J)uy r. *i\rc the hsolicitor C-neral re, lied *t» the ad¬ dress of m\ counsel, I nnpllcd tu the court to hear rr-v ivitlie^e-. '1 !i.» Court inhumanly n.fu-cJ, and i am in conse¬ quence hi be consigned to the scatibld. Xumi-raus \tt.\c heen the iuUuirtes. in which (his rule of court has bc-u inf.in- sed : but to have infringed ii in u>\ case Would h;ive been (0 incur tu..- disj.lca^ure of the roart. a ltd 10 furfi it rvi v a'<uirin \ hope ol pronU'iion. A Jew h»urs henxo and i >ha!i b:* ao tnorc : but th«* ni-!itlv broczc which will «liSstte over the silent -irave that shall i-mtectmc from its keeu- >«Wj ftlll bear tojour ie-ih >- pillow t!io memt:r\ cif one \\Ua lived hv\ fnr his . ounlry,—and died when li'vrty and justice had been driven from iu confines by as.itol * • * • * * Fur life, as it respect> my>elr, I care not : tkat while jet 1 way, I would rescue my m. mory frem lite calnn'iiy which 1 doubt not will he Industriously heaped uoou it, when it wiil be UO longer in my uowcr to protect if. " I would explain the motives which induced me to co^ypire against tho ?din- i lers olliis MnjV y, and I wouhl con¬ tra t iliem with tUon whith these very fiiltii-fj tA have aci.'-tl tipon in h siding me to my ruin. To do this, it will be nc- ressary (0 tuhe a sfacrt review of my life iora fp\v mo nth a trior to 1. y arrest,for' the e£';:ee for witch I am lobe execu¬ ted wlii■*.;•: a trl;, —crut least, witliout an i;*: :m i.i.l one, by a jury of my peers. " Tis tine the form, the etiquette of a trial has been .goo* through; but I chal¬ lenge any (,f the judges on the bench, to leil rr.c, lo t-.'.l n / coutitry, that jullice was not denied m< iathcveiy place where juitlcfi oidy fl:ou)C] be adminitleied I challenge them V, fay that I was fairly tried. I challenge them to fay if I am not murdtred, awarding to the etiquette of a court, (falfcjy denominated) ofjus- ucei I had Witr^ffes in court to prove that Dwyer was a villain beyond all exam¬ ple of atrocity. J had witneffes in court to prove that Adau-(S ^as a notorious fwin- dler, and that Hi<Ln was no better : thefe wrcre the three u tnelTes, indeed, almoft the only o:iesaganft me; but the form and rules of court muft not be infringed upon to lave an unfortunate individual from the fcalTold. " I called tho.-n witnesses at the close of'Mr. Adolphus^ address to the jury, and before the ^^citor-general coaunca- ced his reply, bu. (|I0 court decided that they could uot bb h'ard.—Some good men have though. anj j |mre thought so too, that befoir t\G jury rctired al! evi¬ dence wa> in timtforci(ilcr tjie projecu- toror the accuse^ n||(j moie particular¬ ly for the latter. na}^ cvcn before the rerdiet was $vtu that evidence could not be cousideie<j (00 |at0- A\VlS ] :.uch people divw thei. conc]asion froiIi [>T;U. ciples of Justice snly—they never can- vaved tU rules sf cour( whic]| fonfa nally sealed my Ll|ha Iy doom t " Many pcopK. wLq ^ mwiBted with the barefaced manner in which I v\as plundered by my Lord Sidmnuth, will, perhaps, imagine that personal mo- tiras inVttgated rne to the deed : but I ilisclaie.i them. My every principle was fsr (he prosperity of my country. My eve'fV feeling—the ln-ight of n»y ambi¬ tion was the welfare of rny starvingcoun- trvmeu. i keenly fell for their miseries: but when their miseries were langhed at. and when, because they dared to express those miseries^ they were — — iligg became too intense, too excessive for iiwluranee, iiml I resolvtd 011 ven- ^ance— 1 resnlved that the lives of the instigators .-hould In- tlie u-quiem to the souls of tne nuirdrrtd innocents* " In this mood 1 met with George Ed¬ wards.—Ami if any drubt should remain upon the mind-nf the public, whether the deed I meditated was virtuous, or contrary, the tab* I will now relate will convince them, that in attempting to ex- ercisG a power which the law had ceased to have, I was only wreaking nation:;! vengeance en as«tf ofwrelche'- unworthy the name or character of men. This i<d- wards, poor and p i;;ivLss, lived near Pieket-streetj in the Strand, sometirm ago, without a bed to lie upon, or a chair to si( in. Straw was his rest.ng plac( : liis only covering a blanket. Owing to iii^ bad character and It is swindling con- due t. he was driven from thence by ids laud U» id. It iy. not nv, intention to trace him through his immorality— suffice it to say that he was in every sense of the word a villi an of the deepest atrocity. Ills landlord refused to give him a cha¬ racter. Some short time after ihis he Called upon his landlord again j but mark the change in his appearance— dressed like a lord, in all the folly ol tin reigning fashion* ile now described himself as the right heir to a German ba- i,\., \nl%t\ ]i\J h*A*«i » -. filBl '■•' ■',- licit Lords Castlerengii and Sidmouth had acknowledged his claims to the title and p.opcrty, had interfered in his be¬ half with the German government, ami ciipplictl him with money to support hi rank in society. From this period 1 dati his coieer as ;i government soy. u He got him!c!fan intiodudtion to the Speoceans—by what means I am not aware of—and thus he became acquainted with the reformers in general. When I met with Edwaida after the maffacre at Maecheller, he defcrihrd himftlf as very poor1 ; and aft .1 lever:d interviews, he pro- pufcd a plan of blowing up the Houfe of Commons. This was not my view—1 w llicd to pumth the guilty only,& therefore I declined it. lie next piopulcd that vvc (hould attack ihe mini ft era at the fete given by the Spaniih Ambaddor.— This 1 refolutely oppofed, becaufc the innocent would pei.'ih with the guilty ; belides, tiicre were ladies invited to t!ie entertain¬ ment, and I, who am Ihortly to afcend to liie lcaffold, fliuddcred with horror at the idea of that, a fampic of which had previoufly been given by the agents of government at MauchHter, and which the minillers of Lis Majeily applauded. Edwards; was ever at invention : and at length he propofed attacking thematacab- tnet dinner. 1 afked where were the means to cany hisproje&intotfte&? He replied, ,71 would accede, we Inould not want for n cans. He was as good as his word; from him enme, nothwithftanding his ap parent penury, the money provided tor purehaiing ihe llorcs, which your Lord* (hips have feen produced in cowrt upon my trial- He who was never pofTciTrd of money to pay for a pint of beer, had always plenty to puichafe arms or ammunition. Amongll the confpirators he was ever the moll active ; ever inducing people to join him, up to the lalt hour ere the under¬ taking was difcovered' ** I had witneffes in Court who could prove they went to Cato-strcet, by ap* pointment with Edwards, with no other knowledge or motive than that of paffing an evening arnongli his friends. I could alfo have proved that fubfequent to the fatal tranfadion, when we met m Holborn, he endeavoured to induce two or three of my companions to fet fire to houfes and buildings, in various parts of the metropolis. I c'uid prove that fubfequcnt to that again, he endeavored to induce men to throw hand grenade.s into the carriages of miniilers as they paifed through the lireets ; and yetihis man, the contriver, the initigator, the entrapper, is Jcreened from juftice and fron expofure, by thofe very men who feek vengeance againfl the victims of his and their villainy.—To the Attorney and Solicitor General 1 cannot impute the cleared motives. Their object fee me tome to have been rather to obtain a verdidt againlt me than to obtain a full and fair expofition of the whole affair lince its commencement. If their objeft was jullice alone, why not bring forward Edwards as a wituels* if not as an accom plice ; but no, they know that by keeping Edwards in the background, my proofs— aye, my mcontrovertablc proofs ot his being a hired fpy, tbc fuggeftor and pro¬ moter, muft, according to the rules of court, alfo be excluded. * t + v. " Edwards and his accomplices arranged matters in fuch a manner as that his Cer¬ vices might be difpenled with on the trial, and thus were the jury cut off from every chance of *;fcertainlng the real truth. Adams, lliden, and Dwyer, were the agents of Edwards, and truly he made a moft admirable choice, for the:r invention teems to be inexhanftihle. With ref-*& to the immorality of our piojeft 1 will juft obferve, that the afTaffinau-n of a tyrant has always hecn deemed a meri¬ torious action. Brutus and Caffius were lauded to the very Ikies for flaying Csefar ; indeed when any man, or any fet of men, place themfelves above the laws of their country, there is no other means of bringing them to juftice than through the arm of a private individual If the laws are not ftrong enough to prevent them from murdering the community, it be¬ comes the duty of every member of that community to rid his country of its op- prefTorc. * 41 High treafen vras committed againft the people at Mancheu^r, but jullice was rioted againft the mu*iiated, the maimed, and ihe friends of thofe who were upon that occafkm indifcriminately * # # # * * # # Albion is still in the chains of slavery—I quit it without regret—I shall soon be consigned to the grave—my body will be immured beneath the soil whereon I first drew breath. My only sorrow is, that the soil should be a theatre for slaves ff r coward-, for despots. My motives, I doubt not. will herenfter be justly ap¬ preciated.-— I will thereforenow conclude by stating, that I shall consider myself a& mu'dered, if I am to be executed on the verdict obtained against me, by the refusal o{ the court to hear my evidence. I could have proved Dwyer to be a vil¬ lain of the blackest d;e, for, since my 1 rial, an accomplice of his, named Ar¬ nold, has been capitally con.icfed at 1 his very bar, for obtaining money under circumstances of an infamous nature. • 1 \ sp&t«mt 5 1 ; » kidi»nanu Liu yi$« 'ice : I have not had a fair trial, and upon that ground I protest that judg¬ ment ought not to be pas-ed against me." Mr. Shelton next addressed himself 'o Davidson, and put to h'»m the same question which he hail put to Thi-tle- wond. D-ivid>on advance d, and spoke lo the followitig effect:— " My lords.you ask me what I have to say why I should not receive judgmrot to die for what has been said against me ? I an-wer (hat I pr^fpst against the pro¬ ceedings in t .is trial in toto. In the firs! place, I always thought that in a court of justice the balance of Justice was held with an oven hand. B-.t this Ins not been the ease with me; I- vtand here helpless and frirndletf. 1 endea¬ vored to '•how that die evidence against me was contradictory and incredible ; and I hoped I had made an impression on the gentlemen in the box ; but the moment I was done, the Attorney Gene¬ ral got up, and told them that the evi¬ dence was pure and uncontauiinated, and to this I may add, that Mr. Boron Garrow almost in-i-ted that the) should pronounce mo uuilt_>. I would a^k, has any person identified me butthe officer*? who, every one knows, hsve at all times been instrumental to the death of inno¬ cent persons. I dn not n&w plead for my life ; I know I inuM fall u victim ti* the vengeance of my enemies* But in what manner have I been guilty of high trea¬ son ? It would seem J was a silent peetatur , none oi'tl/c witnesses impute ru me ff single observation. Now is this probable ? I had always got a sreat deal to say for myself, consequently I wast uot the person who would stand by with¬ out uttering a word ; and yet such has been the testimony of Adams* Then with regaid to the blundeibuss, I have already eNpiained that this was not mine, and that i acted in that affair entirely a$ the agent of Edwards, I have also dc- dared how 1 came by the sword, and I now declare upon my soul, which will shortly appear belore its maker, that I never made any blow at any man, or dis¬ charged any carbine. As for Monday then.au who swore that I had a long sword, with a pair of pistols in my glfm die, who is he? *le is a poor laboring man w ho cornea here lor his day's pay and his victuals, to swear awaj the life of a fellow creature, and tj support the un¬ founded charge against me, that 1 meant to assassinate liis Majesty's Ministers'. 1 appeal to any man, whether it is upon such evidence the life of an innocent man U to be sacrificed ? Buter?u supposing, lor the sake of argument, that the lives of his .Majesty's Ministers were threatened, it did not fallow that »h s was to extend to the King himself. I.i a passage of Magna Charta, it was ordained that twenty-five barons should be nominated to see that the terms of the charter were not infringed ; and if it was found that his majesty's ministers were guilt) of such infringement, I hen four barons were to call upon iliem for redress, if this were not granted, then the four barons were to return to lL»irbrc(h*eo. by whom the people were to be called together to take up arms, and assert their rights. Such au act was uot considered in old times as an act of treason towards the king, however hostile it mi^hr be towards his ministers. But this doei not applv lo inc. I had n« intention ■ iouiitfj; ut any scheme whatever, either trrput d *wa my king; or to murder his rniuisters. 1 w as