A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and Other Crimes and Misdemeanors from the Earliest Period to the Year 1783; With Notes and Other Illustrations Volume 32 - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 edition. Excerpt: ...to see a poor man in distress; the two Watsons were there; I understood the meeting was, to petition for a reform in parliament, the elder Watson made a speech; it iwas a small room, there might be thirty people there; Preston said, petitions had been scnt to parliament so often, it seemed to be of no use; I thought it irregular that one of the party should propose a petition and the other oppose-it; the elder Watson produced some paper to the meeting, and it was said to be a memorial, the elder Watson read it: I was nominated to the chair, and Watson junior was secretary for that evening. I attended at the same house again, on the Thursday evening following, I did not know where Preston lived at that time; Ilhave been at Greystoke-place, I think No. 9. Thad seen an advertisement in the Independent Whig, convening a meeting at Spa-fields on the 15th of-November, with my name to it. I-saw Preston at No. 9, Greystoke-place; ThisUlewoodcarne in and was dressed very much like a gentleman, he was dressed in Hessian boots; this was before the first meeting; I went in consequence of my name having been put to the advertisement, which was without my consent." On his cross-examination he says, " I am the identical person who was called the greencoated orator at the Brentford election, I am very well known; my name was used without my knowledge and consent, inthe first instance; I consented afterwards, but it was with great difficulty on my part; when I met, it was for-constitutional purposes." Thomas Makins says, "On Monday, the 4th of November I-went 'to-a public-house, in Slaughter-street. I saw Watson the elder-there, and a young man, whom I believe-to be young Watson, and Thistlewood. The elder Watson media...