APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
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son so fortified is not to be beliey- 
ed, it would form a case by which 
conspiracies would always be pro- 
teéted, because conspiracies can never 
be known but through some who 
were participators in the crime. 
But the case would be otherwise, as 
it regarded some who are not striétly 
accomplices. Such, as I take it, is 
the case of Windsor. I do not 
think, strictly, that he can be called 
an accomplice; though, without 
question, a’ great degree of blame 
attaches to him for his conduct in 
repeatedly going to these meetings. 
Gentlemen, having made these ob- 
servations, that if each evidence is 
confirmed, is consistent, is uncon- 
tradicted, and more especially con- 
firmed from pure sources, it ought 
to be credited, I shall now proceed 
to detail the evidence itseif. His 
lordship here read, verbatim, the 
_ whole of the evidence taken through- 
out the day. In commenting upon 
the form of oath, he observed, that 
it appeared, on the face of it, to have 
an ulterior purpose, which was to be 
carried by the conflict of arms, and 
not of reason, or argument, or why 
was there a provision to be made 
‘ for the families of the heroes who 
should fall in the contest?’ and if 
Despard was found distributing those 
papers, and acting with those ynited 
in this bond, it formed stronger in- 
diciz of the purposes of his mind. 
Having gone through the evidence, 
his lordship continued: Gentlemen, 
this is the whole of the evidence, 
and you have been properly told, 
there is no question of law in the 
case. It is admitted, that a traito- 
rous scheme did exist, but it is de- 
nied that it was the prisoner’s. If 
it was not his treason, whose was 
it? If the witnesses, produced upon 
their oath, were not to be believed, 
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it was open to impeach them ;. but 
no such thing is done. Then with 
respect to accomplices, we find in 
the law-books, particularly in the 
case of King, Charnock, and ano- 
ther, that. the evidence was whelly 
that of aecomplices, without half so 
many circumstances of corrobora- 
tion as are found in this case. The 
main circumstance of the case is con- 
firmed ; that of treason. Then who 
is the traitor? The prisoner is found 
in the society of those most unfit for 
his rank and situation; no account 
is given why he attended these meet- 
ings; we find him sitting down and 
associating with common soldiers, 
and partaking of their ordinary fare. 
No other explanation is given of this 
but his former character. Happy, 
indeed, would it haye been for him, 
if he had preserved that character 
down io this moment of peril. 
Now, Gentlemen, this is the whole 
evidence on the one side and on the 
other: see how it applies to the 
charge. First, with respect to an 
overt aét, committed within the 
county. It is proved at the Oakley 
Arms, and at the Flying Horse ; 
that point of law is, therefore, sa- 
tisfied. The only remaining consi- 
deration is, whether you will he- 
lieve the evidence of Blades, Wind- 
sor, Emblyn, andFrancis, or@itheror 
any of them? If you have any hesita- 
tion, you will look at the circum- 
stances,—the confirmation. When 
he was taken with them, they had 
about them the mischievous furni- 
ture of their designs; 1 mean the 
printed papers.—He was found al- 
most in the aét of command, and 
they of obedience. ‘* Follow me, 
one and all,” was the language he 
used. It was.dw.confirmation that 
he was at. the Coach and Horses, 
in Whitechapel, by Campbell and 
Qq4 Dean 
