Cato Street Conspiracy

Cato Street Conspiracy, a plot formed in London in 1820 by a handful of crazy ruffians for the murder of Lord Castlereagh and the other ministers of the crown, so called from the place of meeting in Cato Street, Edgeware Road. As usual the plot was revealed beforehand to the police by one of the gang, and accordingly the conspirators were seized, after a short scuffle, in a stable in Cato Street. Arthur Thistlewood, the ringleader, and four of his dukes, were hanged, while five more were transported for life.