The National Register. — London, England, 1821-09-09 00:00:00

ceived the Life Guards had got over the obstruction in Edge. a are-road ; they wete on the other side and forming in Imes on the left by the toll-house. They were firing up in the air as they fell in, in the direction of Bayswater. By Jurors —I might have been five Of MI minntes at Cumberland-gate before the hearse came up. I saw an officer there aids the detachment of solders. After the hearse had been turned, and stones had been thrown at the soldiers, they begat' to use their so ords. I did nut bear Mr. White tell the soldiers to desist. I did not hear him tell the people to desist. I did not hear him ri ad the riot act. The stones I saw thrown were prin.-ipally frum to cards Park lane, and the end of lumina land•street. I saw u genteel person throw a stone, and knock a Life-guardsman oft* his horse. I certainly consider it was my duty to have taken that man into custody. But I must have lost my I.le if I had attempted it. 1 saw a horse bleeding at Cumberland gate, but did nut see his throat cut. Ile was bleeding at the throat. I saw nu oilier persons aith u knife, or other sharp instruments, besides the soldiers. The hearse had not passed alien the soldiers fi. ad iu the air. I have not been examined, but I certainly told \I r. lk hi— what I knots of the matter. 1 did nut go volunt icily ; I wits s.ent to him. I was the only man whu opeucd the gide, when they acre put to by the people the first time, mid I leeike my WU' in wrenching back. I did see it man shot. I did not see any ()dicer lire. When I asked the soldiers to assi.t tar in opening the gate I did not see any stones thrown. One soldier only assisted me; he put his hand upon the gate while be was tin his horse. I did not see any stnoes thruwu when the tiring coumtenced.— I say aliether they had ceased to throw ; I bad ceased to see theta. I cannot say whether the lives of the soldiers were in danger when the firing coin clued. It had begun before I came up, and continued afterwards. There were four or live officers a ith me ut Cumberland-gate. I was st nt to Mr. llenson by Mr. Eitnie. I was not examined by Mr. !brine before I a ent to.'.lr. Ilenstm. lie tamely directed me to go and tell a hat I knew. I was not selected by Mr. BO nie ; I a eat to him voluntarily to tell him a hitt I knew, because dime was a matt as hum I mat kid and wanted to apprehend, and he told me to apprehend him wherever I met him. I have nut beim e %WU ined at the bar racks ; I have not been inside the barracks this tit elvemouth. I was out ex: nined at St. Ceurge's hospitals In the course of the examination by the Jurors, Mr. Brown observed, that the melt had as much right to shut the gates as the peace ()deers hod to open teem. Mr. Adolphus said, he lid no eight to let such an obsei vat ion drop. He (\lr. A.) should be ashamed of it. Mr. lima lillll . i mind a little dirt front the learned person. I rim used to the scurrilous gentleman. Some cons e!sati iii took place as to the propriety of ad jouietug, it hcing nearly half past nine o'clock. Mr. Adolphus said lie would be guided entirely by the :kit, in that matter. lie hail live more witnesses to this past or the case, whom he had selected hum about sixty, and he was ready to go on or stop, as the gentlemen pleased. It was finally agreed to adjourn till Friday, and eleven o'clock on that day wits the hour fixed upon the Jury to meet. LI IV ELFTII DAY.] The Coroner attended soon after eleven o'clock on Fi Way, pursuant to adjournment, and the Joey having been culled, they agreed, on the suggestion .t' Mo. Adol phus, to adjourn at two o'clock to take refreshment. Mr. Henson then directed the beadle to bring up Mr. Bowman, who %Vila called by Alt. Adolphus. Michael Bowman sin a surgeon. I live in Ilatley-street. On the 1-lth of August 1 was near Coin !), rlaml Cate, about twelve o'clock. I saw six Life Guards ell awn up on each side the Gate. The horses' heads were turned lip towards Cumberland•street. There were 12 men in ail in Oxlord•strt et—a young titan, an officer, was commanding. The procession passed on, and three mi nutes after this I heard the report of a pistol. It came from near Cumberland Gate. 1 do not mean to say the shot was tired at 011;1W:slant! Gate, but I should suppose it was near Cumberland Gate. In a few seconds I heard several other reports irregularly made. Soon after this a man was canted by the window on the ehuuklets ofuthers. Ills breast was open. I saw blood un his shirt, and I made the observation, " that man has been shot through the ; heart." The conduct of the soldiers at the Park Gate, while the mob were pelting them, was forbearing.— They ntailt ❑o resistance at all, at the time they were going into the Park. Examine a by Mr. Brown.—lle did not see any peace officer. Ile saw no one expostulate with the mob. lie saw no firing, only beard the reports. A very few seconds elapsed between hearing the first report and the irregular tiling. When he saw the man shot, the tiring ceased. Examined by Nits. i;laki.• (a Juror).—The number of In icks thrown from the wall were near tweedy at one tune. Sonic struck the officer. He could nut see whether they were whole hitt ks. 'l•he soldii is weir, in my opi nion, in danger of their lives. Several were struck; lout I saw none wounded nor saw an Wheel with tic detachment. He did not know him then. Had sine,. mulct - stood it was Lient. Gfire. 'l•he tetimpett r, who struck the man en the wall, might have given point, and killed hint ; but he sit tick wily with the bar►; of tin sin lie dill nut know the ti uutpe te t by liaillt Should Lot know hits:•, if be saw I • Nolo. He might know but he did not believe he shoettl. He dues not know whe ther be was a titan lit hey ; he believed bins to be a young man, not a boy. lie could not say %Omit; die hearse was when the firing commenced. He heard the !quirt tit tiring two or three initiates alter the hearse out of sight. He could not tell 'whether the whole el the proce►sion passed at that time. Re-examined by Mr. Hrown.—He repeated the manner in %%bleb he SAW the detachment of twelve mete at C • Gate. He saw an officer without a cloak, and a trumpeter. He then went into the coffee-house and read the newspaper. He teed the newspaper dating three minutes. After that time Ile saw what he had stated. Mr. Bross answers satisfy me lie dues uut kuow what the pluvocation for throssiiig stones wa•. I du nut see how Mr. Adolphus esti me Ise this proof that the people gave provocatium Mr. Adolphus.—l cuusidct it proper evidence af that Get. Mr. Brown —I deny it. Aduliilitis.-1 nate vay you will, and deny it by your verdict. Several J snots exclaimed, " Shameful! Shameful !" Mr. it, a acandalmeb water h ism+ assault to the Jury, To anticipate out verdict infamous. Mr. Adolphus.-1 pet mfu Nhu bpeal.s of infassitma totilitet klau Id look at 'luau., _ Mr. Brown.-1 am the object fir attack. 1 Logan the itittrcatiou. I am the active p.a. 1 bdy hit. Adurphte. THE NATIONAL REGISTER has brought this witness to prove the people gave the first provocation, and I deny that be h.:, proved that fact. Mr. Illakie.-1 am sorry my Brother Jurors, who know the nature of this proceeding, pay the least attention to any thing Mr. Adolphus says. Mr. Spicer.—Gentlemen, this is not the way to conduct an inquest. We should be more orderly. Mr. Green.—Mr. Coroner, we wish not to be brow. beaten and bullied by ass Old Bailey Counsellor. Mr. Brown.—We have permitted him to be here, Mr. Coroner, on your account, lied you attended to our protest against the attendance of Mr. Adolphus, we should have gone on quiet. Coroner.—lf this is to go on, we had better adjourn till we get cooler. Mr. Spicer.•—Gentlemen, you will be sorry for that. Mr. Adolphus.—They are Gentlemen of the Jury 110W — but we all know what they are. 'rise witness was then examined by Mr. Green.—Mr. Bowman, did you Pee a teen with a banner ?—Yes, I did. Did yon see the man cut down I did nut. It is retrial kable that you can see with one eye, and not with the other. _ _ Yen say the officer had no cloak on ?—Yes, I said so. Did you make any observation to a person near you in the room where you were looking out of the window ? I said to the waiter, when I saw the man fall, " That is a dead man." The witness then said—l saw no fire•arrns. I do not know whether the soldiers had carbines or not. Mr. Brown.--'Phis gentlrman comes to prove the sol diers gave the people no provocation. They did nut 'no woke them to throw stones. I will not believe it. Mr. Adolphus.—Such an observation from a Jmyman, who onght to hear all the witnesses without remarks, and theta give his verdict, is anticipatory of the ma I.ller in which he atoms to give his verdict. Mr. Ilrown.—Mr. Adolphus may say what lie wishes to say, but the Jury have some Spartan blood, and we will atop here till we can get at the truth. Mr. Adolphus, to the witness.—When you first saw the soldiers they %vete tiding through Cumberland Gate?— Yes. Mr. Gall.—When you came from Edgware-road towards the Park Hotel, was cute load blocked up ?—lt was Hut, MS I ea*,. Richard Buckle Teen sworn.—The fit ing commenced about ten minutes aflcr I saw the fist stones tlitown. There was a continuation of stones throwing until the tiring. I cannot desetihe the throwing of stein's. The first seven m• eight shots were fired in the air. About halt' a minute alter the commencement of the fit lug, a man was on the ground, about till cc. paces from No. 24 /, Oxford street. Mr. Adolphus.—llo you mean a soldier or a private person ?—A. Nut a soldier. A Juror.—!lave you been in the Inquest room during the twelve days !—A. I have been in a short time ; nut from any wish of mice. Examined by Mr. ltlakie.—l cannot describe the pace at which the hearse was coming through the Park. lain not sure the soldiers opened the gates. The soldiers were emleavom tug to open them both times. When I saw the first shot fired, the hearse was neatly opposite 218, nearer to Ty burn Gate than otherwise. I know Lion. Gore, but did not see I tree. There was a trumpeter riding about bet I Lieut. Gore. Ile appeared to be a young mail from eighteen to tatnty-twe. I should not know him again. Mr.thown.—llid you see any Peace-officers in attend ance expostulating a ith the people?—A. 1 saw nu expos tulation at that time. Q. Did you observe the Guards tide amongst the people berme the tiring commenced ?—, l l. The throw ing of stones at the gate was the commencement of the nth ay. Mr. Hayward.—Did you observe the man you saw fall throwing stones, or committing any improper au /—Cer (slaty not. Here one of the Jurors said it would be desirable to adjourn utter the Coroner had Inn-lied the evidence of this witness. Thu Jcry was disposed to take refresh ment. 'I he Jury then wiihiliew. At a few minutes after tour o'clock the Jury returned to the Inquest room, and the inquiry was resumed. J. Lloyd, of No. Itt, Great C hurl ind-street, sworn, and examined by 31r. Adulplins.—lic telwed the preced inn' witness, and in answer to questions by Jurors, said, I have been examined before 1 roue here—l was exa mined by Mr. Henson. 311. you oblige Hs by relating the nature of drat exasuinotimi _ . Wit ne,,.—The samw iu affeet, though not ',crimp, in the same moods as I hove stated here. Ido hold a situa tion lei Government as our of the household trumpet ers, and ant a Mon-keeper at the Coburg 'naval's!. 1 have Ho other occupation. Mr. 6.111.-1 believe, Sir, that there is a technical phrase among iiiiisiciaiii, such as, t• do you know the (11) you knots the little," Tlaut means, •` can you play such au aaaaa eiii,"--1 believe e do you know the if lIIIIpeI ? du not. These you hold the situation of household trumpetes, and eall . l plc) the trumpet?—Yes, it is so. 1 du out know the truitiper.—( A laugh.) By Mr. Adolphis,.-1 really do not know whether the place i, held fin lite, or do: tug pl. asiii . 11 Jurors. —1 cult:Maly taw WPM, tlituun from all whole prick-b:O% ?—Witnes..—Yes. 1 did cut , :my ‘sinowled Ibat l know of. ldid nut itt lIIIU uitli hi. (hi oat tut, . The attars, sighed his deposition and quitted the roam. Michael Lambeth Este sworn. 1 um scrgeim of 1111, I-I regiment of Lik Guards. 1 war in attendance at the bus land all day un the 141 b, and received the sulditis as they came in. There were 37 came under my care un thot CO: 1111111 and hruists received on th..t day. Five of them had broken bulies—another (Sioncrhy) a shoulder bune—u third a cu.lir bunt—a lout th au unkle.bime broken, and the shin-bone injured—another had an :a ht Woken. 111 the-e men acre receuily a mica. tl. 1 beg leave to tileserre that mac Of tile 37 aas hurl a:ter the alliay, in the ert && i&& . I Wt. a heti: he au• us•.ulcd and trampled upon be• cause lie ans u Life titundsatt.u. Tll4 was 1.. e man alto had Isis collar Luce broken. Alt. .ktlutithu,—Ttrett you will tale (tut the to thir.l.trioe, Mr. Untrue... Dlr. Llakie.—lf you title out the I )141 takt out the mail told 1114 horse ullogetio 8, in Nc Dec Slut t.iiquiria,g Lamm, it wit iu'.k phire iu 11i.:tal.a. , :rt. Uy Jurors.—Tile Hall With I'm l ute , : t.ii i t the hos 1.1t..1. Amu: ul tisciu btvis att,itil Jul,. 1 a 4 (.213S there when they crime, to receive 'heel. Sowerby came •ri the day after she 'airily. Ile did not think his heart was broken until I particularly it. The men with fractures had certainly not been 1/11 duty since the 11th.— They were nut ut the impect at Knightsbridge. The five men ssitli fractures were certainly not present at the inspection. Las a medical man, think that they could nut with aafety have been present. Samuel 810 %am, veterinary surgeon fo the Ist Life Guards, swore. On the I Ith of August 1 inspected the horses 114 they returned from duty. A great many were hurl, but not disabled from duty, and of those I did sot take cognizance. l'here are two privates' m o d one racer'. horses now unfit fur duty. Edward Pelham Brenton. Esq. Captain in the Royal Navy, arts next culled and swore. Ili, es idence was a awe repetition of that given by" the Household trumpeter." Col. Cavendish 9W0111.—1 attended the inspection of the Life Guards, by some of the witnesses, on the 'list of August. I saw a person who gave his name to Mr. Birnie, or tine of the magistrates, ns Sprati. Sprott did not to my recoliection atop or make ally motion at Litut. Gore. I might aiy cer tainly nut, but would rather say front my recoltectitin. urn well acquainted with the ;smarm. of Limits. Gore, Lock, and Wulroud. Both Lieuts. Lock and Walroutl have very fresh complexions, and as to paint I should be mistimed of the regiment if any of the officers could use it. By Jurors.—Neither Lieut. Locke tier Lieut. Walreud is the least like Mr. Gore. I did nut send Lieut. Gore to re. neve any other officer on the King's Guard on Sunday. If I had it might or might not hive helm entered in the orderly book. I think Lieut. Hall is not like Litut. Gore. Ile is shorter. _ . Thomas Erne m, Adjutant to the First Life Guards I keep the orderly book of the regiment. [Here the si linens pro duced and referred to it The Kin A 'a guard is relieved every 24 hours. On Friday, the 17th of August, the °Meer* tin the King's guard acre, Captain Martin, Lieutenant [Wpm!, and Sub Lieutenant Gore, amid they staid there till Saturday the 15th, at eleven. Ido not think Mr. Gore has been on that duty since the 17th. I saw Mr. Gore on the Sunday at the church parade. An officer c .111101 change the gualit without lease from the commanding <Miter. He would lee subject to a court martial if he did. Nu other than the ... mending utheer can give that leave. By Jurors.—l have no knots/eke of Mr. Gore having done that dilly by mistake un that day. The call fur the troops Mr that day aas sudden, and, therefore, was entered in the orderly book as simple duty. I never have been es ainined before Mr. Adolphus, except at u court martial, and that won through the court. At the close of Mr. Lawns' testiusony, Mr. Adolphus said, he should call Lieutenants Locke arid Waldroudc, and then close his ease. W (Ileum Linke, So Is L'euteilant oft he list Guards examined. I was drawn nut a ill, the rest of the tegiatent to be inspected on the 21st of Augu•t. I had not devised any plan, or ink( n any measure to make myself look like Lieut. Gore. I had notused any art to diseolout or disguise my face. I declare upon my oath that I did not use any paint. I had mole colour in my face un that day than 1 have now, becttu,e I have been ill since Sunday week, in consequence of a blow which I received on that day from a brickbat. Mr. Adulphus.—Aye, that is one of the blessings of the funeral. By a Juror.—l have no kuowledge of Mr. Gore having gone on duly by mistake since the 1 lilt. Mr. Gall (a Juror) repressed an opinion that Mr. Gore and the last winters (Mr. Locke) were very much alike, and that a witness might very easily snake a mistake between them. Bethel! Walroud, n Sub Lieutenant in the Ist GstarJ:, swore.—l was at the inspectiou on the 2ht. I (did nut by painting, or in any oilier a ay, alter my appearance on dud day. By Mr. Blakie.-1 have nu knowledge of Lieut. Gore having gone on duty by mistake since the 14th. Mr. Adolphus-1 (la not know u hat course the Jury it ny choose to take, but l think it my duty to say that 1 shall call no other witncs•. Lieutenant Ilan then entered the room for the purpose of 0 1 0 14 41 K the Jury to look at him, iu order to discover whether he was like Mr. Guie. Mr. filakie asked if he could put n question or two now that Nlr. Will was here? Mir. Adolphus said he should neither oliject our consent . Th.• Coroner said, Mr. Adolphus had certain!) not ("Hid Mr. flail as i witness, and he thought it would be hardly fair to ask him any questions. A conversation then took place of some length us to the adjoio 'meta, uud it wits filially settled th it they would incil again at lull &clot kon l'ite.dity winning next. The Gout t then adjourned until that day. Loss or 114 E ROBERT BRUCE.—Extraet of a letter front a gentleman who was passenger on board the Robert Bruce steant-packet when she tool; tire:— " Holyhead, ityth •• `tit,—l beg to embrace this opportunity of giving you a few particulars of this unfortunate tire. Betwixt twelve and one o'clock yesterday !waning the fire was first observed by a heat arid kind of smoke in the cabin, on which discovery Captain Carlyle and men had used every exertion to get it out, but it had, I suppose, communicated with the coals. \Ve were then about 50 miles at sea. Our state being then make known, all hands went to work: the steady and awl conduct of the Captain, and his firm bchaviou•,with the good and steady conduct of the pilot, mate, and men, aided by most woncleriul exertions of the pas sengers, in carrying water, and keeping the fire down, was the means, by the blessing of t'rosidence, (•and having a fair wind), of saving the lives of the whole. ll:lying steered in Mr the cos;, we made Canius•bay about tour o'clock, being three to four hours in a state easier to he conceived than described. IV Nether it was from inattention tai the part of the engineer, or flout any other toiling:b.:en cause, not being lositive, should not like to say. I forgot to say the luggage also was all saved, with a part of the furniture." When the late Queen, some months s:nce, visited Drury-lane theatre, a miscreant in the pit, insulting her in terms too gross to be repeated, was dragged out of the house by one of her servants, uaine.d Sayers. The offender was Carrie I to low -street, but wus liberated in consequence of her Majesty's desire that no charge should he made iyainst him. Sayev, accompanying the remains of his deceased mistress on board the 14:ye,met, to his astonishmeni, Lis trudidam antagonisi. inquiry being made what the Idlow did there, it appeared that h.: t7;11114: us en uttranhint upon Mr. Timms:, one of the Agents of Government!!