The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-08-30 00:00:00

who fired took deliberate aim, he took aim about a second. The witness having signed the depositioiess l withdrew. ‘• The Jury then adjourned for about 20 minutes le take refreshment. The Jury baring returned, Cor poral Colson was called in and examined as follows : —My name is Thomas Colson ; I belong to Captain troop ; I don't knew any thing of the death of Richard honey, net in the least; I was Orderly Corporal on the 14th of August; 1 belong to troop C.: I don't know what men Sub-Lieut. Bore had un- der his command on that day; I don't know the names of all the men of the same troop who were out 0., that day ; it is impossible for me to know; I am ordered to take so many men on such an occasion, and the first I see 1 take. There were some men oh my troop wounded that day ; one remained in the llos pital ; I can't say how many went into the Hospital ; all were present at the next parade to the best of my knowledge; it was my duty to report the absent ; I have no documents to refer to, none at all; I can't say whether any were absent at the next inurniog's parade. Juror-1 need not remind you that you are here on your oath.—Witness. I know that. Juror—Do you know the number of men Lieut. Corr had under his command T—Witness. I was not present with him, and can't tell ; I did not see them march out of the Barrack-yard; I saw them in the Barrack-Card ; I can't say whether there was a trumpeter with them ; I did not see them return ; I was on duty ; I saw them only when they were dis mounted. Here a Juror observed that the prevarication of this witness was such that the truth was not to be elicited from him in this way, and it only remained for the Coroner to do hid duty. The Coroner said, the witness did not in his opi nion prevaricate. lie could not state what he did not know, and it appeared that the questions which lie .va' asked were relative to matters with which he did tea happen to be acquainted. A Juror—Ten men went out with Lieut. (lore. It tn:...let he possible to get the names of them ; I can't 14.4 ; the orderly hoed: will not give the names; I weeiel tell if I could; I don't know any person who hes ent the names ; I sin the only person who should base the names, but I hare not got them.—(Loud Ism: bane.) —There was great cenfu \ion in the Rer ead:, that doe, so many orders were given. If one of tie ten deserted, we 0 11 not find it out perhaps till the next day ; I should know that he was missing. te...es all ; I have 09 book it, which the names are written ; there is no tench book. Jtereir—Would the Roster tell:—Witness. The Itneer you know more about it than I do. Juror—Well, let us hear what you do know. Foreman—lie has told us 20 thing , which he does not know ; let him say what he does know. Witness—At this present moment 1 could not find the names, it would take me more than one or two days it I was to sit in this place. I could not do it in two hours ; there are 'LWOW'S over our stalls. I .% • the matt who goes by a certain number. I have lea got a list of the names. I said there were ten Ines awl two corporals. I said I dill not see them go unt. behoves me to wake out for you the names of the into, If you nitwit it. whether the Coroner wade a to the officer or no. The &positions of the witness were then read war to him, and he was ordered to attend on Friday whb the names of the ten men who had been out under Lieut. (lure. The Coroner said, lie understood Mr. Ex-Sheriff Parkins and his servant were in attendance, in order to lie examined. A Juror asked Mr. Henson whether he had sum mored the Gentleman ? Mr. Henson said, certainly not. Mr. Parkins' servant was then called in and sworn. he Coroner observed, that there was a decorum In sociel which onght to be observed, and which was violated by calling the servant first, unless it was the master's desire. J. W. Parkins (Ex-Sheriff), the next witness, having been sworn, Coroner—Now, Sir, he so good as to give us any tor Itrimat'nn ynn possess upon this subject. Mr. Psrkinei proceeded-1 live at No. 10, Bridge street, ; 1 am the late Sheriff of London ; I am not insensible to the mode of examination put , Need, as I see by the public papers—that of taking evidence from the beginning ; I shall therefore follow the same pl in in git int; my evidence :—On the morn ing. of the fewer:ll of her late Majesty, I proceeded cram my own house, or residence rather, with my ser vant neer Westminster-bridge, and through the Horse titraidt— Coroner—That does not relate to this Inquest. does it ?—Witness. It does in some degree, Sir. Coroner—Well, ga on, Sir. IVitntot proceeded—When I arrived at Hyde Park-, earner. I saw a nun in a black cloak ; he informed ms that the f •nerel pro. e-sion would commence at Bran deiihnrgli-house, and I proceeded thither without w ise; any one on the read, or saying any thing until I arrived Illainmerseuith, where I form! parties anew I bled to join the precession, and there waited it-short time near the door of Brandenburgh-house ; 1 under stood there was considerable disturbance relative to voting the corpse into the hearse. Coroner—Were the soldiers there then ?—Witness . Vete, Sir, they were. A Juror—We have nothing to do with this: our inquiry lies as to what took place at Cumberland-gate. aVituese—ls this Gentleman a Juror, Mr. Coroner? Coroner—He is. Witness—Then, Mir, he ought not to interrupt me; yes must bear my evidence as it is given. A Jnror.—We easiest ester into irrelevant matter. 'rhe Coroner has laid it down as a rule net to receive any evidence het that which relates to the inquest be fore us. Wituess.—Then 1 must say that this is a rude inter ception ; I will give yen information, thentletuen„ and it is this, that when a witness is giving his evidence no Juror liar a right to igtemtpt hiss; you most receive his evidence as he gives it. Witness proceeded--After the dispute reladve*plece ing the cop h ad subsided. the presoak' was 1011•1111.• ed by the. Ulises via great solemnity and order, until we arr fdrisist the Kesaiagton Turnpike-pm, between that and she church; as sotanapdaa then rook place. and after esprOag some time(it reissue very herd), I proposed `the /Um. Mr. Bennet and Mr. Hob bootie, who was nestme. to proceed forward to inquire the cattilic:r to Om stoppage; and when 1 ar- THE rived at Church-lane (I think they call it so). I foetid the place stopped up with dung-carts and wagsremg, a great conconrse of people, standing upon then ind round them, who cheered no, and exclaimed that " they would go through the city ;" I rebuked them for u do ing,assii cautioned them againstinaking thatslisturbonca ' at the funeral ; I returned back and saw a man of the name of Piper, who placed himself at the head of the troop of cavalry, mode himself very busy pointiug one to the olbcer co mmansling, what was his line of duty ; the officer and troops, all remained perfectly stationary. Lord flood being very near iu his car.: riage, spoke to me as to the impediment and obstruc tion to the funeral, and it was suggested by him or myself, to send down to Lord Liverpool, to communi cate to his Lordship the actual state of the affair, and the total impossibility of passing the funeral through Church-lane ; I was requested to bear that intwissa tioti to Lord Liverpool, others having refused to d , . so; a gentleman offering to accompany me, I set off with him at full speed. When we arrived at Reusing gate, the Park gate, a man in charge of the gate said he had orders to refuse admission to aby person con nected wills the funeral. I informed bins that I was on particalar business to hold Liverpool, and he must let me go through; with which lie complied. I pro -1 eeeded with the same rapidity until I arrived at the Horse -guards, through the Parks. At a little dis tance within the Horse-guards I met Sir Robert Ha ker, with a roll of paper in his band ; lie was motet: ed on a cavalry horse, and had two cavalry etddivrr, one on each side of him. I did not stop to speak to him, but went to the Home Department. Being well known there, a was ran before me to, Mr. llobbouse, .A.ri and— Coroner.—Yon cannot tell what the man said ?—Wit aess. No, Sir. Mr. Hobhouse sent Inc word that be was going to Fife House directly ; I proceeded him to Lord Liverpool's office, and there I met NM mot, who, I think, said that Lord Liverpool was not within ; I then informed him (he knew who I was well) that I had come from Kensington Church, where the funeral procession was totally stopped, and that it was morally impossible to proceed through Chnrch-lane, and that if they did persist in going that way, that many lives would inevitably he lost, and that those who per sisted in it would have to answer for the seine; Air. Wilmot said he would communicate that information to Lord Liverpool ; the Gentleman who had accompanied we retired, and I mounted my horse and returned. In passito. , through the horse Guards again, there was something worth noticing ; a troop of the Life Guards was drawn out, the yard on both sides was quite full; three of the offirers were in the gateway, whom I was obliged to request that I might pass. Mr. PARKINS—T h is may appear tedious to you, gea denten, hut pm will find it useful. A Juror —We see it, Sir, you shall not be hurried. Witness.—l am sorry, gentlemen, that thus much of your time has been taken up unnecessarily, but if you want information, I can give it you. I proceeded on until I returned to Kensington-gate, the Park-gate. The procession bad passed there, and I proceeded on, passed the Barracks, at Knightsbridge; I then turtle anti passed through the Barracks, at Knightabridge.atiol overtook the procession, or the rear part of it, nest live Turnpike-gate ; here some delay took place, but I d ii. not proceed forward to see the cause of that delay ; a short time the hearse turned round, and went thro e the Park-gate, and I followed it, and proceeded along with the hearse; at each nf the gates in ikedrailk IPM the Life Guards drawn up, six or eight abreast at each gate. Nothing material occurred until we arrived at Cumberland-gate, when an interruption of the proces sion took place, and I proceeded forward to see the cause of it. I was accompanied by another gentleman ; the first thing that attracted my notice, near the gate waos, that a mail of the name of Goolde, tvlio was making use ut very violent language, urging the soldiers to do what he called their ditty, that was to force the gale ; I proceeded past him nearer to the gate, one-half of which I saw shat, and the military attempting to get it open. A soldier either of the Blues or the Life Guards had slipped from his horse at this time, and rather obstructed the . way ; but when he was removed the gate was open, and the passage was free, and we all went through. In pass ing through the gate I saw a pool of blood and water mixed. While waiting at the gate I heard horrible screams aml yells, and most abusive latignage used to wards the soldiery. I proceeded on, and took noy po sition at the end of enniberland•street, on the left hand side, close by the corner house towards Oxford-street, my head towards Cumberland-gate, waiting for the hearse to route through. Nut knowing which way it was to turn ; and when it came through, clear of the gate, I being hi front, could see that the postilion and coachman inclined or drew their 'dos towards Oxford• street. By Juror.—They were then in Oxford-at. And at this time a matt, you may call him a gentleman, if you please who was stressed so much like Sir 11. Baker, in coloured clothes, mounted upon a charger, came in with two or t hree troopers with him full speed. Cowmen—Do von know Sir It. Baker?—Witness. Yes, very well, and his conduct met my .approbation. Ilse geuoletuan who rode the troop horse, 14 :a Hoped up to the heads of the leaders of the hearse, knocked thlrw, a man tt ho appeared to use to he one of the andertaker's I men, and seized the reins of the leading.horses, Alter the gentlemen himself or one of Ilia troopers, bat I think himself: . The horses reared up, mei seeragfell backwards. Aluelt altercation took piece between the postlillion, the coachman, and the party. At this time great quantities of stones were thrown (this was the first time I SAW stones thrown), and they dew over Park-lane Corner, and from behind the wail, anti mop v of them fell near use, who was standing at the corset. of Cniteheriand-street. At Ibis time I saw a soldier at the other side of the Wane, whether •4 Beardmore or Blue," I don't know, pursue a man with a whitish kg in his hand; a whitish lag; and cut him down. I saw the matt rise agate and seise his flag. The screams and yells at this time were truly horrible; the stones were dyksg in showers ; all of which tame in the direetioeef Cumberland-street, where I was stand; ing, bat eons from it. The stones came front Pork• lane, and from behind the wall and houses near the gate; the stones came promiscuously, there appearstk to be no aim taken. And at this time I heard aderatlfel noise from the 'aside of the PSI k more particalsely ; and on turning towards the railing I saw the people trying to poll he eating down for the rupee of ell ling from tbsethe Park into the street, it hich they ef- J./coed. By this time the ilearse bad proceeded es into the Kolgware-road ; the Gentleman in coloured 'lathes on horseback, and the troopers leading it ou. 1 thee proceeoled from my position at Cumberland-street, and [For sonlionotico qt the loped we last reps.) ,a NG'S FURTWA TO., 1.1 - —ow-- Advice, from Vienna of the 15th abate tkat hie Kit of England will proceed to Vienna, after haring visites his Hanoverian dominions. His Majesty is expected to arrive in that capital on therth of next month. Prince dlsterhaty, in announcing this news, has gives orders to mike on his istate of Eissenstadt, all the necessary pre porattens for the reepdon'of 'Met ge IV. on his jottrney. Illis Majesty will make but a short stay at Vienna, and hill set out on his return to England in October, taking Paris in his way.—(Frestek Paper.) VstaNieronr, Aua. 01.—The general report that his Majesty the King of England will visit ate Conti nent towards the end of September, continues to be snore and more confirmed. It is now said, that Isis Majcitv will not sojourn here, but at Wilheltntbad, near Ilanna, where he will see his august Sisters. PLTNIOUTII, Aue. 27. Reports are revived of the King's intention to vit YEA port upon his return from Ireland. His Majesty is expected bete about the 10th of the ensuing month; a notification to such as ' t has been received by the Heads o f d ep artment ings are ordered to he laid down in Ilanso.ote and Sound for the squadron, *bile preparations are slaking on an extensive scale in the prospect of such a visit. ....--- rims , DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 4'l OF STOCKS TH Meek ?33 • Cent. Red 76e1 6 r Comi.Ces. "4* ._,. er Cent. 661 4 per Cents. 94144 6 per Cl. Navy 10911 11 per Cent. Long Ann 19 9-16 49-16 Insp. 3 per Cast. 761 Irish 6 per Cent. i■dln Stott Ditto Ronda 50 .. 001 —t. South• Sea meek South Sea Old Ann. Fa SOM. Os.3s. 43. 9s. pa. OSMIUM for Money p. Hank for Account India for ditto Oen. for Aunt 70 61 Lott. Tickets IW. 'Ss. NIGIS WATT* AT L0T411104-111RIDCZ TO-3101tROW., Meraing I oda. after .In after 4. etc stitsomn. " TN. 111111TIta STATUNAN " If INIXIMPOIIAILD WITS " TNN DIATIMINIAN." LONDON: TiIeRSDAT LVENING, Al GL 30, 1821. STUCK EXCILINGE, TIVELVE O'CLOCK. The chief business transacting at the Stock-Et change this morning, is paying and receiving the differences of the last Account. Consols opened at 751 i for Money, and 751 76 for the Account. Paris papers to the 23th have arrived this morning. They contain an article from Vienna dated Aug. 16, giving a minute detail of the reduction and destruc tion (by the Greeks) of Aivali, a town situated at a distance of 12 leagues from Smyrna. The carnage is said to have been caressive. The inhabitants who, previous to their disasters, amounted to no less than 35,000, were all either ruined or destroyed. The fire rage.l nearly two days, and, wills the exception of a few isolated houses, the town was completely con tained. The Turks, on finding it impossible to resist the attack of the Greeks, set fire to the town in more tllast twentp places. The Greeks who effected the . con• quest, had landed from a fleet consisting of 70 sloops of oar. Dy acconnts from Spain dated Madrid, August 16, it would appear, that that country still remains in a state of great agitation. Mr. Sheriff Warrimas's letter to the Secretary of State, is assailed by all the Ministerial writers with inure than their astral malevolence. In their endea vours to refute his statement all regard to truth and decency is rejected. and every trick is resorted to that sophistry and artifice can suggest. To one passage of his narrative a false construction is given; another which is striking and conclusive it suppressed ; here an effort is made to attack his conduct with petulance, and there to intimidate his spirit with threats. The contempt in which tlrete writers bold the under standings of the people is in nettling more clearly manifest than in these attempts. and evinces such an ignorance of the state of the public mind, and such an awkwardness in the arts they possess of delusion, as can nut, one would think, hut expose them to their employers. Who, fir instance, could conceive that the statement of the Sheriff, when the coleavour was marls to throw his horse over the te ry, could furnish ad occa sion for misrepresentation or derision? To the Courier, however, it affords enough. The object is to hare it believe.' that the Sheriff was in little danger. One would suppose, says this shameless .pint, that the descent wa♦ like the fall of Niagara; and then appealing with unblushing effrontery, to the knowledge of all, as if they were referring to an in contestible fact, they flippantly remark in a tone of affected ridicule, that every body knows that the ele. ration of this causeway would not have upset even a child's go-cart!!! It i. child's play, incised, to at tempt, in such a style, to delude the public; it is only such children of a larger growth, with whom it is a favourite, that can read it without disgust. lint it is not only by petulance and contempt of truth that the character of the spirited and prudent Sheriff is at tacked ; it is assailed, on the other hand, with the most audacious and serious threats. Referring to the 'transac tions that took place on the day of the Qintex's funeral, and insinuating in a sly and covert manner, what he hail tot tote frankness to speak out, the Editor of a morn ing paper of to-day, has the boldness to subjoin such paragraph as this Mr. lyat•ruKAY's Conduct." says see of our correspondents, "` Must aid skull be inquired into. If others will not do it and an in dividual can, his proceedings shall be exposed to a severe ordeal. lie shall not escape if the law can pu. tusk him."—That Mr. Sheriff WAITIIMAIN will ever be an object of resentment to the enemies of constitu tional rights, and popular freedom, ire cannot be sur prised. The spirit, firmness and consistency with drat, - k (laces, pose) due. the dr. quarto to frbm an earl: 1 Y P.- wart, Op. ,sod, in the City Court', the proceedings calculated to countenance the unconstitutional and injurious melt. of the he sores of the Ministers, can never be forgotten or for. given. The respect he has subsequently paid is th e late lamented Waco, and the exertions he has ream. ty made to render effective an inqieat on the body tif ► man who was shot at her funeral, have etaeperated the temper not oily of the Life 'thuds who w ere unfortunately employed against the populace on that melancholy occasion, bat of every tool bf Ministerial power. It was not, it will be remarked, till after ai, e public spirited Sheriff had distioguished himself is this investigation, that any umbrae bad been tared at his connect 'during the deer of the funeral. Of tile disasters of diet day, the whdle blame was thrown e e first, by the ilinisteiial papers, on Sir Roam:- BAXii, and afterwards on the COmMittee that had met at Freemasons' Tavern. Mr. Sheri:f WALTHAM< tat not thought of, till be exposed the conduct of the Life Guards on Sunday towards himself as well as the people ; and for the purpose of recrimination, not only is recourse bad to the grossest perversion of facts, Let to the assertion of doctrines more hostile to the spirit of die laws and the safety of the public than have ever been broached since England boasted of a tenstitt lion. If the military power is not to be subject to civil authority, what senility can we have for per sonal or political rights ? On Saturday last, the solemn entry of the bake( the Queen of England was expected to take place et Brunswick. Alderman Wood bad arrived ley the Packet-boat at llambnrgh, and proceeded to thateitr. Atlviers from Frankfort, dated August I', state, that Professor Krug's Proclamation had prothicmi great effect in that neighbourhood. In the first few days after its !publication, 100 young men of gong tropilies applied to Captain Dulhcrg, in Aschaffenburg. It is said that a Prince of one of the most distinguish. ed Sovereign houses in Dermany, who acquired great military reputation' in the late wars, took particular interest in the cause. It is even added, that Le contributed 30,11011 florins towards the equipment of the young volunteers, and that there was reams to hope he wobld take an active part in the expe dition. 'that the promoters of the husihess are is earnest appears front the circumstance that large purchases of cloth for uniforms hare already heel made. The uniform is blue, with a Red Cross ea the hreatt. A letter from Leipsic, Aug. 16, says, of *Mem Btis of August the proclamation in favour of the Ureeks,p& fished by Professor Krug, was confiscated, and pis ceedingi instituted on account of it, both against author and the printer, M. Brokhads, the bookseller. Extract of a letter from Lambeth, dated the 231 instant :—" I am informed that a Oerman Legion has been formed at Ilarriburgb, to assist the taste of the (heel:, against the Turks; that klajen Damnealserg sad Chevalier, both explained conker', have uadertaken the comusasi .f the &Mb l e gion ; that a gemeral subscription had been geed for the purpose of defraying the etpenses of their equipment, under the direction of a Committee beW at Ilanilatagb for that purpose; that the plan hu boo a dopted with the greatest enthusiasm ; that a greet many officers of distinction from different ettastrim have accepted commissions in the said Legion ; sd that proelamations have been issued throughout the lierman States, inviting the youth to join their tram& in the cease of liberty." Extract of a letter from St. Andrews, New BMW wick, dated July 12 :—We beg leave to congratslele you on the Free Port Act, which appears now to Is properly understood. The Collector of St. Jollies 'saving. after due consultation with legal advisers; abandoned the idea of extending its provisions to Po. samaquodoly liar•, has, in consequence, given the Cel• lea it. at Indian Island positive orders not In enter or clue out a single American. Instructions will, 1 understands likewise be forwarded to the collector here, net u• clear oat any English vessels with American praise% that shall not have been taken on board within the bar of this harbour, where all Americans most on load. American vessels, therefore, found losding or unloading in British waters, unless within the sped lied limits, will be liable to seiner, and c ondensnatioe. —British vessels loading with American prodece ad mitted by the Act, that bus not been entered at this port, will likewise be mixable, and there is no dads flat the utmost vigilance will be employed in the es forcement of the Act, according to its true girls nil mer obtained liatal Broil lett Mk leg tir 11. L. ••••• •••• • - limits, will be liable to 'dative and c ondensnatioe. —British vessels loading with American prodace ad- nitted by the Act, that has not Moen entered at this tort, will likewise be mixable, and there is no doubt hat the utmost vigilance will be employed in the ea- Ureruent of the Act, according to its true opine aid " Two or A TIRADE staves, aaasz."--At tie ate Yorkshire .Assizes, Mr. Wear, of York, Anson. obtained a vet diet of 40 guidons aid costs,agaiest % 1 111. ;amble, another Attorney , a lso of that City. See' Brougham was Counsel far the plaint i ff , a" "g. ett defendant. The tied*, was britegbt Mow ("- nages for loss sustained by the plaintiff. is Oiling his eg broken by the defendant, by which he was cab; Iced seven or eight weeks. The parties who reside teAr to each other. bad accidentally met at a hero here spirits were sold ; when the healthof the lasso vas proposed. uponisrldek the defeadant, being a Soya 'object, insisted that the King's health shoe Id he lrauk first. The plaintili espoused the part of the aueee, and would have her health drank first, as pm- 'toted ; but the defendant would mot allow that to be lone, iu kis company; 'his caused a dispete, sad Ihe defendant in pis loyal imitation, brake the plits - Mrs leg. Among the Papers printed by order of the Heals of Commons we find the hollowing : J. An Account of the Average Prise of Wheat, Per quarter, in England and Wales, from oth Much, lOU. to the 23th March, Is2l 'Year l oading Wheat. Year ending Wheat March,l9l2 - 975. MI. Much, lsl7 Kin 48/ * 1913 -120 s. IbltO - 90 ld. 1014 - Od. 1919 - Ws- Id. 70s. 1920 - b9e- Sd- -1910 - lthl. - 625. Average of 10 rears - 2445. s, 9th joie. ittn. (Signed) 4. Wu. DOWLI:4I3, '' Receiver of Corn Reuse - •