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the swords flourishing in the air. lie ran towards Comber: land-gate, and there be saw • grest crowd. George Rodgers, of Morniagton-place, Hampstead-road, sworn. --Is a tobaccommanufacturer, carrying on bossiness at Aft, High street, St. Glees. He was one of the Committee at the Freemasons' Tavern, who took upon themselves to arrange the procession of those individuals who might be anxious to thew their respect to the remains of her Majesty. He lift his house at iforningtomplace at six o'clock in lie morning; he went to Hyde Park.curner, and joined • body of gentlemen there assembled, to proceed with them to Bran deuburch House. As he was going thron' Kensington lie new *Vine Cllll4, waggons, and coaches, drawn up as the en. trance of a lane. The Foreman observed, that he thought it had been de rided that they were nut to go into ally unnecessary evidence of *hot passed at Kensington. A Juryman said it would nut be dif f icult to slew that it was material evidence. Another Juryrrass observed, that lie thought it was neces sary to be more particular in their inquiry than they had hitherto been, almost the stoppage in Piccadilly, and who were the parties that caused the procession to change its smile ill that crafter. The evidence was then resumed—Witness joined the pro cesion at Hammersmith; the soldiers joined it between Kensingtm. and Hyde Park-corner; he does not know ex actly where; be came wills the processio• through Hyde I'srk corner ; he had got some distance down Ptreadilly , ou the way to the City, when an alarm was given that a part of the procession, with the body, was going through the Park; upon liereeirog it, he made bus way thro ug h on e of the streets in Plemidilly into Pal k lane, and gallopped as fast as he could sewarsla Cumberliond-zate ; the people were all running is the sane direction. Witness placed himself nearly opposite Ciimherhond.gate, to tak• • view of what was going tau, with • •irov to join the procession as soon as he could ; the first object that be saw through the gale was a body of Life Comets, three in front; the ceolre man appeared to be an officer fions his dress, and the comparative effeminacy of hi s person, bring much thinner cost less manly than the ether Iwo. . Coroner—And that pointed him out as an officer?— (Largh ter.) • trituern—Yes—(' art-eased laughter.)—They seemed to be in viofent irritation, as if they had no command over themselves; OK, were inside the Park, and were braudish. tog their bowls, apparently threatening tke people; the people were biasing them; witness did not see the people doing any thin: more to irritate them than hissing; as soon as they came out through the gates, both of which sere abut whim witness flint came sip, and he does nut know how or by whom they were opened, but they came out, not in any regular Giros, nor dud they regulaily form after wards, until alter the affray; as soon as they came out of the Pas k the *oldie's began to gallop towards the people is all directions, striking •t deem with their swords. They kept no form, each soldier apparently acting by himself. At that time witness had seen no stone thrown; but after she soldier hail attacked the people for some Idle time, per. baps three or tinr minutes, the people retaliated by throw. big stones. The soldiers then begat. to draw (take out) their pistols, and fire them is ass irregular assuner, set Minolta. ocously. Witircss saw no damage done by the firing. The inutile called o Murder !" as the soldiers cut at thrill; but be saw no one lot. Witness was nut near enough in Pic. cadilly to see ohms the soldiers had in their hands. Dame the firing he saw the soldiers sainting the people. A Juryman —Do you mesa by rterbrefajr, cutting the pro. nle!—A. When a soldier strikes with • sabre, I call it n brei Coroner—Sahreing is using swords as they were used at Waterloo?—Witness—They struck people over the heads and shoulders, but I could not see whether they were cut or burl. By kir. Howson—Dote not know whether the people at Bensingtern-gate prevented the procession from {minor through, but he thinks not; be was out, however, near enough to observe. By Mr. Sheriff' Waithman—Yon were on the Committee or the Freemasons T I—Yrs. Did you regularly attend that Committer I—Yes. Was there any plan concerted by the Committee fur the ?repose or obstructing the road by which the burial IV:1S to The Coroner thought this question irregular. Mr. Sheriff %Volition's, with some warmth, contended that it ought to be put. A charge hail been put forward in the public Papers of • conspiracy to obstruct the funeral. The Coroner said the Papers ought to be prom:ailed by any person *loon they charged with a conspiracy. - Mr. Sheriff Waithenan said, the charge had been made, and the Coroner had bens told that he ought to exainiiie loin (sr. Waithman) as to that fact. The Coroner slid, he hoped be should always be above say charge in the public Papers. If any part of his con duct was wrong, he hoped he should be brought before • higher tribunal to answer fur it than the public Papers. Mr. Sheriff Wailliman again argued that the gocalion was tieenssey to clear ap the point. Such • charge had been made, and might bias the minds of nme of the Jury The Coroner said, after all, the witness could only answer for himself, mid trot fur the Committee. Mr. Sheriff Waithman urged, that if Ibis question was not allowed to be put, any statement might be published which, with a weak or an tinprincpled July, might have an influence which would defeat the ends of justice. One of the Ju•y said he hid read the papers, but had not germ any such charge, nor did they come there to iusesti. gateau-1i a char:e. The Coroner Ihr it said, he thought that in point of fact it was not proper that these matins should appear in the papers iu their progress. It appeared to him to be nut strictly proper that persons conuected with the public press should be admitted into that room at all during the inquiry say more than into a Grand Jury room. It was Out an open Court, In the sense of • Court fur the trial of a patty, but it was in the nature of • Grand Jury. The witness bring then inestioned by Mr. Sheriff With. man, said he did out huts*, nor did he believe, that [brie was ally plan kuowa to dm Committee to übstiuct the fit nei al. Coroner—A' Yon have now got an answer." Mr. Sheriff Vlfaithman—"Quite as mneli as I want" Coroner-..‘ , The some might have been bad at first, if the question bad been properly pot" Mr. Sheriff Waiihman said he hoped, when • question was &friend in point of form, that the Coroner would have the goodness to auscsid it. Eliaahath Volker, of Stingo-lone, Mary-le-bone, widow, sworn —She stood 1.111 the steps of the Arai dour in Oxford street faom Coutherlaud-street, when the Pork.gairs were shut sgsinst the Queer') cmaing through; dues not know who shut them. The soldiers opened them. It was the people •eolloeted there who had shot them, to prevent the Ludy front coming through. The first thing she saw through the bulb before bee was the Queen coming through the gate, Vefore that the soldiers were riding about among the people, fourishing their swords shout. They were out. .lair the Park-gate niter, she saw them before the proem i•oi came through; and they dr' w th.it swords, soil elvail :haul about as they itarle backwards sod far w.mdi; she did sot ore therm strike soy person with their swords at that time; dues not know what they were riding Munn for except it was to step the pr. eras' ; the only sol diers she sew come ant of the Park were the thfurd Blues, who accumpanird the funeral when it came through. She did not see say thing done by the people at that lime; saw tau stones or any thing thrown at that time. When the hearse caw through the people turned the horsed' heads demo Oilarehstreet, tuusrele Glies'o, and the sill. awn I. red Costa resisted them. When the hearse was gone the soldiers begat; to fire. She does not know dorsal what street the bears* went, but when it turned out of her sight she heard owe giros fired. She saw no stoiws thrown itiatil after the mean was shut. She did not see say person fire. She was near enough to hairs caught the anal he might have died in her arum of So do it; she stood behind him looking on the name was standing un the lint step, A "el ) " a be fell against her anti dropped at cried, "Oh! that nisei is shot, that mist, is , to try locate+ the fallings with his left hi Notatieba was so treat she could not sell soldier was afar at the Wow t she did not _ . to the doctor's; bat wham SW, opined 131, the blood, arc Carried altal tome ao fly the Foreman—The man wai not throwing atones, nor were any thrown from that part where they were standing. She only beard one shot fired when the man fell; she thinks it was the first shot. By another Juryman —She knew the gates were shut to prevent the body from coming through, because the peo ple called out, "The City! The City!"—The man who fell, when the hearse appeared, put his umbrella between his legs, and clapped his hands, crying out " The City ! The City !" and that was all be said or did. He never spoke or moved from the time he fell. She tweet saw him before. She did not bear the Riot Act read, nor hear any Magistrate or Officer speak so the soldiers or the people. fly Mr. Sheriff IVaithntats.—Wh en she saw the soldiers she was alarmed, and wanted to make her escape from the mob; but the deceased prevented her, telling her elle was best where she was:--that there was no danger, sad that it' she stood behind him she would not be hurt. William Moutagn sworn.—H r lives at MI, Upper Bedford place, Russell-square ; he is • servant in the family of Mr. Hodson. He met the procession at Hammersmith. but left it and came round by Bayswater. By the Park-gale, when he came up, he saw some soldiers misted near the gate out side of the Park; they were guarding the gate, and he was amongst them on horseback. The b gathered round the 'withers before the procession CRTC. throtigh. He saw an Officer point a pistol towards Custffisrland-street and tire it, and he heard a cry of " Murder !" be did not 11. e any person fall. The procession was coming through; a part of it might he through the gate. That was not the first shut. After the mall had fired, the people began to throw *tours. The soldiers were at ilie gate, stud witness went among them. They kept riding round to disperse the mob; they dispersed it a little way from them, and the officer I, welled his piece •od fired across the street. %Vitae's% was about the fourth or fifth horse from theuffizer. He saw rio atones thrown before the officer fired, The people begets to throw immediately afterwards ; and a stunt struck witness a violrut blow tin the head, so that he hardly knew whether he was on his horse or on the ground. The of f icer was a young slim man, sod mounted on a brown horse with a short tail. Before the shot was fired the people cried out "The City, the City !" and the soldiers rode about and made a clear ring round them. The officer then turned his horse and fired. Witness saw him afterwards, but the stones flew so fast he could not take 'twice of hon, and he was afraid to go near him. Ile was in the middle of the road, and the ufli , er was near the Park-gate, near the wall when he fired. By Mr. Sheriff Waitlimatt—He did not bear the offiei r say any thing; but the people ones wards galled nut as lie passed, " Tbia is him—this is the officer that abut the man!" and lie shook his head as if be wag proud of it. By the Jury —He saw the gates shut once or twice by the people, and the soldiers cut at them through the railings and opened the gate. He should know the officer if be saw him in his uniform, and on his horse again. He was email featured IMO; he did nut bear the Riot Act read, nor did he see Sir R. Baker there. He did sot see the man fall, but he saw • crowd gather in the place to which the officer ' , Meted—oar did he see any stones thrown from that part before the man wee shot, but some were afterwards thrown from towards the middle of the road to the right of it. When the gate was closed the first tints, there was not more than a dose's persoua; but the second time there were a great many more. They attempted I times to close the gate, but succeeded only twice. By Mr. Sheriff Waithman—The soldiers did not use their swords to wittiest', our point soy pistols at him ; they waved their swords, and told Mtn., as they did others, to keep back ; he did not ace any body struck by the swords, hut the soldiers st ruc k a t severa l , an d would hare bit them, but they were too quick for them in getting back. Joseph Ridrout sworn.—He lives No. 3, Little Surrey street, Blackfriars-road. He is a gluier; he joined the procession at Hammersmith, and came with it all the way to Keasingtma. The Life Guards joiued it at the gate going into the Park front Kensingtnn. There was a confusion at that gate, but he was behind the prtierssiou, and nut near enough to know what took place. He proceeded with the provessiou through Hyde Park -curlier, and went as far as the comer of Park-lane. Hearing that the Queen was gone thiough the Park, he turned back into the Park, and passed slat through the Stanhope-gate into Parklaue; he went up Park-lane, mid croased Oxford-street ; be was standing nearly opposite Cumberland -gate, awl saw the hearse come through. The soldiers were there at the time; the first thing lie oh. served in particular was the man filling dowu at the rail lug; he saw no violence pass between the soldiers and the people until lie heard the shot by whirl, the man fell. He does not recollect to have heard any shuts before that time, but heard several shots afterwards. On slit side where wit ness was, every thing was very quiet; after the shut was fired, his atteutiou was entirely takcti up with the matt who fell, and he did not see may stones thrown at all. He went away down Cumberland-street, and did not return. He dues not know who it was that fired the shot, nor did he know the deceased before; deceased was doing nothing when he was abut. I By a Juryman—He diJ not see the person who fired the shot ; a number of shot.; were bred afterwards, perhaps '2O or 30, or he might say 40, he cannot say, for lie dill nut notice at the time, 11 healer one or more sb .is were fired when Ike man fall. When the Jury M3ll *limit Its adjourn, the Foreman rose sad said, he thought it was necessary as bail brfure been sintril, that there should he a clear understanding as to the troops beim/ drawn up an as In have the officer who fired the pistol properly identified; be therefore moved that applica tion should lie made un the part •f tbs Jury to the proper authority fm that purpose. A Jwymau asked übether it was possible to suppose that any officer in the life guards would feel ashamed ur afraid of owing what duly he was Oil that day? Another Juryman said, the best way would be to make •pplication to the flume Department, front which uu doubt orders would be given to the proprr authority. Mr. Sheriff Wailliman soid, the proper way was for the communication to be made from the Jury throne) the Co roner. Tie Jury had is right to call for any evidence which they thought n r). -----,• 'llse Coroner Said, there was a gentleman present who at. tended fur the regiment, and perhaps he would undertake to emoinuuteate the wklies of the July. Mr. Iliueson said, he thought the Jury were premature in making the request at this lime. They had better wait to hear the evidence tot their (his and his elienes) side before alley called for the officer, and when they bad healed some euideliee which he h.d to brim( forwmil, he hadno doubt that they would find their pregi us ■pphuU.,u wholly 1111111( , ceastry. Mr. Sheriff Ilfaitbman tl gilt they ought not to proceed omits presionption. It had li , en sworn by in ve.al witnesses that the fatal stint was fired by a parlicular officer whom they could id, ntify ; and it ws■ necessary for the ends justice that they should have the uppoitunity to do so.— Many of the witnesses lived at a great distance, and hail been in waiting fur a great ueouy hours Iwo days; and some of them being quite worn out were now gone home. So that even if the grin Irlll , lll rat to undeitake that at ten tu•morrow, the regiment st 111 be drawn up for that pur. pose, it wunia out lie posti.lite to have them in attendance by that time Foreman—My object in making the motion was to secs lerate the hood 111'..4. If our ri quest be not complied with be the proper Authorities, we shall hive dune our duty, and let the minim, if their he say, fell win-re it Is due. A Juryman—The (ientleni iu abo appears for the troops may have bee., taken by surprise on this point, and per ► aps if lime were given him till Monday, he might be better pee. pared to give an answer. Mr. Howson-1 will undertake to communicate the wish of the Jury. Foreman—A verbal communication mould not be satis facto►y, it will thetefore be better to carry the motion. The Coroner thought it would be better that the party Memos, no doubt, understood Our kg better than be, who only picked it up by 'scrips from oilier Gentlemen of his profession; but he knew what was common sense, and the law was but common sense, after all, if rightly nuderstood. He remembered a can he which the solicitor meting fur the party had given up the ease, bat the Jury insisted upon go ing on and calling still further evidence. Mr. Miueson said, he thought Mr. Wail's:omi had better, as the Coroner had suggested, apply to the office himself, where, no doubt, be wonld get a proper answer. Mr. Sheriff Waithman said, if he were In apply at the once, lie should expect to be n..ked who mud what he was, and told that be had no ha•iotss with the matter. It was better that the application shoild tome from the Coroner or the Jury. A paper was then drawn up in nearly the following words: " We, the undersigned, being Jurymen assembled oti an luquisition to ascertain Gum what muse Richard Honey came by his death, respectfully request Mr. Stirling, oar Coroner, to make application to the proper authorities that the troop of Life Guards, or such part of the same us was on duty at the Queen's funeral, may be drawn up in the same dresses and on the same horses as they used on that day, viz. 14th August, to afford the opportunity of identifying the individual who fired the pistol which caused the death of the said Richard Honey, and that suffiiient notice may he given of the saute to give the wit nesses time to attend." This paper !toeing been signed by the Jury, the Inquest was adjoortted at a quarter before eleven o'clock to two o'clock on Monday ; tht• Jury being bound its Penalties of 40/. each to attend at that time. _ The windows of the room where the Incrust was held opening upon the Edgware-road, a crowd of people was assembled around them throughout the day. Among the ►pectators was an leisatir person, who frequently interrupted the pri.ceeding , , by calling in at the .window, and throwing things into the room. The Coroner repeatedly desired that he might he taken away, but notwit•tandrug several of the Bow -street police estahlisliment were in attendance, no effort seemed to be made on part to prevent this interruption. The Coroner at length said, if it were sigam repeated, he ,hotild make a formal complaint of the circumstance at the Bow-street Office. COWIN EWS INQUEST ON THE BODY OF GEORGE FRANCIS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 17. Tbis day, at four o'clock, a Coroner's Jury was summoned to sit on the body of George Francis, who died in St. George's Hospital on Weduesslay last, in consequence of a pistol. shot which he received on Tuesday last, siehr Tyburn Turn pstre-gsse. The Jury assembled at four o'clock, at the Triumphant Chariot public•house, in Hs!tin-mews, near Grosvenor. place, and bring morn by Mr. Higgs (who offi ciated an the Deputy of Mr. Gen, the Coroner), they pro ceeded to view the body, which was at St. Geoi ge's Hospi tal. The ball had entered just below the collar hone, on the right side of the deceased, and had lodged near his left shoulder, from whence it had been extracted. TI gh so recently dead the air of the room in which the body lm was extremely offensive. In consequence of the smallness of the room at the Triumphant Chaim', the Jury were adjoarued after viewing the body, so the pu: h e•house, the sign of the Gust, In Arabella•row, The following were the names of the Jury sworn : Mr. Massey, Foreman; Little, Rogers, Cooke, Swannell, Millard, Gruver, Walls, Baum, Bermes', J. Jackson, T. Ailkin, Cowell, Black, and Gunton. A Solicitor attended, as we understood, on the part of the Hrgistreut of Life Guards, and another on the part of the wife of the deceamil. The first wituess, James Burton, was then sworn and eat missed; he said, I live at Nu Q Lisson-place. Mary-le-bosse, cud sin by trade a carpenter. On Tuesday remising, about twelve o'clock, I was standing near Tyburn turopike.gate as the pavement, close to the Palk wall in Oxford-street; I did not know the deceased ; I saw him shut ; I was about a yard from him. He was also on the foot pavement; lie did not ap pear to have any companion with I ;he was doing nothing but looking on; there were hut few people near him when he was shot. The soldiers were flouting the deceased; I en deavoured to get out, but could not ; I saw a young man, a soldier, who shut the mass, but whether he wan an officer or a private 1 cahoot say; he was a dozen or fourteeit yards off, in the crowd; perhaps I might know him if I were to see him again. By a Juryman—Did the soldier look at the man whom lie shot ?—Wituess, I cannot say whether he iliil or nut, but he shut the man. Ily a Juryman—Did the soldirr belong to the Home Guard,. or Blues ?—Wituess. lie was not ■ Blue, drat is cer tain. He was dressed all a Life Guardsman. I wit/ glad to get away; I thought my turn was oral. I saw une young i►an charge his Mite! three times mid fire. I saw no stones or brick-bat. thrown till about a 'simile after the shot was fired. The soldier pointed his pistol towards the d • d, who fell immediately. The deceased was carried into the toll-house; I saw him there. By one of the Solicitors —I did not mean there was ouly one soldier in the crowd; there were a good many soldier.. The deceased had imilmig in his hand. He never spoke a word or acted io violence. I saw but that one fire at that t.me, By • iiityman.-1 did not hear the Riot Act read previous to the pistil being fired; our did I bear any order given by ' • Magistrate or any Other person for the people to disperse. I saw no assault made oil the man who fired the pistol. 1 bad nut beets two MOMellii in the crowd before the 111111 was shot. 1 saw some sinuses thrown from the Park, but none • were thrown from where 1 Mood. When use soldier fired. they (the soldiers) were between Ilse Edgware-road and Tyburn-gate. Tleesoldiee who fired the pistol bad his horse's head turned towards Tyburn-gale. Second Wituess.—Janies l'ilkitigion, swo►w cm I examined. —1 reside at No. 19, Gray's-buildings, and am a bricklayer mid plasterer. 1 was standicg up at the Park gale, near T)boro toll-gate, on Tuesday last, the day of the Queen's funeral. 1 had been waiting some hours; it might be about twelve o'clock ; some soldisrs, Horse Guards, came gallop ' ping along from Cumberland-ante, •nd proceeded up Ed;- ware-road; they then drew their swords in the scabbards, but 1 saw tau swords 41(11W0 ; I got up on the railway, mid afterwards got away towards Oxford-road. I observed the soldiers galluppiug backwards and forwards as fast as they could; the firing began, and the man was shut close to me; I slid nut know at first whether I was shot or not ; the de ceased fell touching my breast ; there was • good deal of firing at the time the deceased fell; there were no stones throw• from where 1 was; the people were quite peaceable; 1 did nut hear the Riut Art read; the deceased was carried to lb toll-house; a surgeon was seat for; •nd thu deceased was afterward s taken •way ou a shutter serus• the Park to St. Goorgt's Hospital; 1 outwit tell who shut him, 1 wish 1 could. '•ln answerlo questions put to him by the Solicitor who attended to the Giro& of the deceased.—eve r y lying wan peaceable where! stood, till the soldiers mote U. I can't say übetlser they were swords the soldiers drew ur nut, but they flourished them about, and cried, "Maud back' stand bark!" stud 1 jumped nu the railing. 1 think it must have bees their swords which the soldiers drew—they were about two fret long. On the deposition being read over to the witness, a dis cussion arose un the subject of the weapons which the sol diers had _ 'woe in; the first thing that attracted my attention was an officer, or a soldier, on horseback ; he had a great coalmn. • I think ; I could swear to the man if I was to see him ; his 'sword was drawn; he aimed several times at • men o• 'loot, who eluded the blow, with great tiexterity; this wee previous to any confusion on the part of the people; the man was not strut*, he escaped in the crowd, but any of the blows would have bee. auffirient is have severed his head from his body; I then lost sight of the officer, and that ter minated that scene; nest arose a violent cry of "Shame shame but whether that alluded to the transaction lbws just related, I do nut know; there seenscd to bean obstruction near the Edgware-road, but as I wan shunted I COMM not see what it was. The procession was aow stopped, and a ♦iolent cry resounded from all quarters of " Slistrie—. shame !" which I perceived the soldiers were extremely in (ligroin. at ; all who erred so they threatened with both sword and pistol. They wet° life guards. Four mess under She house in which I was were cooped up, and were threatened by the soldiers, with their drawn martinis, sod afterwards with their pistols. %Vie:wirer • cry of "Shame!" was utter ed a threat instantaneously followed. I removed to the top of the house is consequence of a pistol being aimed sl one mail, and I was &eaul of being hart. A person with a staff in his baud, appearing to belong to the procession, came tip on horseback, and seemed to expostulate with one of the soldiers ; every word lie said was followed by s nominee with the soldier's sword. The soldier, at the close of the ex pnstulrt tun, shook his head in • very significant ruatiorer, a■ if he Outmoded to remember it; this was lofure I removed to the top of the house, in consequence of the soldier levelling the pistol •t the man opposi.e me; that mail seemed very peaceable, and approved to be at a lugs to know what to dot to obey the atidote; when I est or the top of the home I saw a great tumult; before that I sew the soldiers loading their pistols ; I saw one soldier luadiug with what 1 took to he a ball ; the first thing I oh. served when I got to the top of the house was the report of a pitiful which was fired, and a person near me said there was a man killed, but I did out see the ma■ who fell ; hot • short lime after wards I saw a man on the shoulders of the people, and I thought I recognized hint as • freesia, loving in the same street whrre I du; I do not know the de. erased ; the soldiers appeared •ery much exisperatetl ; I saw no stones thrown, our soy disorderly conduct on the part of the people; I neither braid ur saw the ftiot Act r.ad; I saw several pistols fired, Dhow tea perhaps. After the "tumult had ceased they were fired. At the firing of the first Mewl • comparative silence ensued, the people seemed ap palled, and to my astonishment I afterwards heard about ten shuts fired at intervals, its a state of !Jeerer& calm. No re sistance was offered from first to last. I did out observe if they aimed al the people. The funeral then went oir, and I saw no more of them. Some of the pistols went uhf deny( s dead solemn issuer after the first pistol ; there was a calm of perfect stillness •nd honor amongst the people ; I couki tint discover either from noise or action, or any other act of the people, any cause fur the last shots which wire fired. It seems d to me I. be an if in remembrance of past injuries. In answer to a quiestion by the Solicitor fur the Life Guards, the wittier* said, '• I hare stated not my oath that I did root see • single stone thrusts on the part of the people;" I was • very short time going from the parlour to the top of the house; I may soy it wcs done institute nrously. The deceased was demised iu a suit of dirty fora 'ion coloured dress. lu ati.wer to a question by a Jaryman—l think I abashd know the sAlier who pointed the pistol at the wan whilst st lat the window. Al the r. quest of the Cormier, the witness went lo SS. George's Hospital to see the body of the deceased. On his retort, hr said, I have MINI the lowly, and it is the man I saw on that day, null whom I had frequently seen betore ; soil he i■ the same person I saw carried uu the shoulders of the men, wounded. fourth Witness—Robert Wilkey, House-Surgeon at Sb George's Hospital, sworn and exatnined.—The deceased was brought into the Hospital about half-past one o'clock on Tuesday last; he was perfectly sensible. I examined him; lie was shot through the right shoulder; I considered it a hope. less ease; the man told the Chaplain lie considered himself mortally wounded. lie continued till the next morning neither better nor worse, and continued an till about two hours before be died; about seven o'clock on tVednesday night he got worse, and at twenty minutes past eight he died ap parently from suffocation. The chaplain is in attendance here. I have examined the body since the deaths, and on examination I found the bull bail passed through tha body ; it bad passed through the lima and lodged in the left shoulder. The injury by that ball was the cause of his death. Two of his ribs were tam Woken; liar ball hail passed through the spine. Tate mats was sensi ble to the last moment. 'I person firing the pistol, it •p -peered from the wound, was email) on a level with the deceased. Fifth Witness—The Rev. Morgan Hughes, Chaplain to Si. George's Hospital, swum.—l attended the deceased in his illness; I saw him first shoat two o'clock on 'Fara day last, and asked him his name, busiervi, and residence; he said be was a journeyman bricklayer, and resided in Kiugsgste-street, H.ilhorn; un my immiring whether he had a wife, he said hr had a wife and L. ly, and he was very anxious his wife should be vent to, as he considered ler was a dying man. He was exceedingly low, I spoke to bim i■ consolatory language and then left him, and sent a man to inform his wife. 1 returned to him about six o'clock, and found his wife with him. I read prayers with him; I asked bim if lie bore nay malice or.. ill will against any one. lie said he had uo ill will or malice, he w..■ dying in peace with all the world; he considered shit whoever shot bins was performing his duty, fi,r, if he uas a soldier, he wa■ evidently acting in Isis own dertllCC. I 11,10'd whether he had thrown any thing at the soldiers, lie Said, no, he had slut at all ; that be was a little retired from the crowd at that time; he had been in the instills of the crowd, but (hit be was then retired on the pa‘emrut. His wife was reseal and heard the greater part of this conversation. tic slid not seem to know who it was that shut him; lie told use the soldiers were acting in their own defence. One of the Jur) men remarked on the apparent contradic tion of the deeetßetl, declaring that not any stones were thing at the soldtera, yet addini, that they acted in self defence. He (the Juryman) doubled whether it could be considered a evidence. The Solicitor fur the I.ife Guards insisted that it was evi dence, and wind be received. By a Joryman.—The dying man did not say that the awl• dieis were pelted will) stouce ? Witnesi.L..No. Examined by the Solicitor for the friends of the detested Did the deceased say the soldiers were acting iu their owls defence ?—I swear it. Nal withstanding he Lad stall d that no stones were Ihrt,wn at them ?—Ycs. l'hes if the wife who you say was present should come and swear that be did not say so, she would swear falsely ? —1 do not pretest! to recollect the direct words, but they are substantially as 1 bare slated them. The Solicitor then submitted to the Coroner that unless the priceie word• were mated by the wituess o it could nut be ►eecir.'l as evidence. This wit:. dl hied by the Solicitor for the Life Guards, but the decision of the point was postponed. Sizth witness—Mary l'raueis, the widow of the deceased, was called, and sworn. She appeared much affected, and was accommodated with a chair. She deposed that she and the deceased had resided at No. 7, King.rate-stieet, Hol born ; at ten o'clock on Tuesday minting last he left her, and she did not are Linz again until she saw Lim in Si. George. Hospital; he sent fur h. r; Le was about 43 yeses of age; when she went to the hospital, she went to the bed. side of the deceased; he said he was standing at the Part, and after bv war wounded be lost his seams; he did not wit 7 when he told her ibis that he thought be was dying, hut be said he considered himself in a very dangerous state. . . , . he answered thit he had sot, he was at innorcnf N ., I.„ N „. 1 ,„; was standing in the ward ..f any riot. The Nliiimier •a boiled him to speak the troth; lie insweird he ho e .- in his henri to the person who had wound, il him, or to any other person. glie did no, hear the tlnci , ..ed that the soldier who had Shot hiM bad only don• hi= elniy ; if lie ii.id said so she must have heard him. The 0,0 deceased if he would know the man who limit shot lwn , ai.4 he nurnered in the negative. The Minister scked the ileresi..d if he had malice against any person in the witild, and if lie did not think the pers.in whit ,hot him did it in pram in lin a of his dtity, to whi*-11 the deceased made no :thaw( r. A Jaryman oliserireil, be was of opiiiion I it the depnci. lion of the Clergyman ought ro be re...4A Gum the ;Mastitis. Mrs. Francis then withdrew. 'I he Solicitor for ilie blends of the ilecesae,l addressed ft, Coroner, mil sd.J he was Sorry, iii the ill ge of lit: dote, to find it necisanry to n.k thtt the nom—; oho hail just I. tt the Tlllllll shioahl be recall. d , as he had been info fffff th:it the Solicitor (appraised to him Yid gireis hi r Lis address, anJ desired hi r to call on hint. The Learned Gentleman alluded to rose s.ith consid,rahle warmth, and denied any improper motive in eiriiir ad dress to the tinfori unite Widow of the di rem, ;hr had heard it whispered in the room that a mbar" ipions would he rain nolo ea for her, nod he gave her his address that be might be Mile 111 Cllllll ibute his that% „ n ; Sr wraith wit tress— Sa t tt t tt t sr i tizmg awwrn , depOCII that he was a con.isble, and resided at Gray**-yard, James. „ street, M imeheater—opr are ; that he was bail a small dist lure frum the toll-house, Edgware road, on Twesday Net ; he sap. limed shoot two iiebek the tiring of the military rem. turneed ; hr went behind the tell-house for safety, and while there, he heard rt man was idiot ; he went to the *pot where the wounded Ulan wa.. to trite lilt assistance; the deceased wag taken into the turripikediimse; he (the witness) went to Mk: °pelt's, coach-maker, Oxford-street, la punnet a *boiler In early the deceased on to the hospital, es he saw he was mach injured. He saw the moldier' fire, but it was is the air ' • they fired with ball cartridge..., for br heard them a bridle. He Jut not see the deceased oft: rto offend an) person. lie did not sue the people du any thing 10 aggravate the military; un the contrary, they were very quiet; he did nut ire darn” throw any stoat* before she dece.ocd was hurt. In answer to a question put by a 'sapiens. Lr sild be get behold the toll house for safety, fur •Ithoogli the eoldirr• were firing in the air, he did not how how soon they might *lunge the position of thilif'sims. He cetisitily appre hended Jaeger from the manner in which they weir finite. (lit his eroes-druninattou he said that the elem.'s' e of per sons besides the willies y was slut muse than 200; by saw no stones thrown by the crowd ; he did hot bear the Riot Act read ; he did nut SIC Sir Robert Baker there; he might have bent there without he (the witness) seeing him. The witness was not on duly that day as constable. Eighth iiiiiiiesi—Wm. Hinnington being •worn, deposed, he was • mariner, and resided at No. 10, Queen-street, Rat cliffe-highway, nod that he went to Mande-mhos gli House early on Tuesday ttttt roino last ; he returned with the pin. cession of the Atonal tor the Queen, and came into Hyde Park with Sir Robert Baker, although not in hie compare. Ile went with the procession to Tyburn-gate by the side of the carriage carrying the crown and etishein, nutil he saw the Life Guaida go through Cumberland gate, between twelve mid one o'clock ; lie had nu watch, huh lie believed that was the hour. On the Life Guard, getting theungh, the gales were shut, on which they turned round and cost •t the people with their •worthi ; he meant by the life guards those that wore reel jackets ; the Blocs wese not theft., they wire atteuding the ptocessiun. The life guards thee re opened the gate, and struck right and left with their swords, after which the gall a were again dosed by the pressure of the people. Ile saw a led coal Soldier strike • matt with Ids sword and wound him ; the blood of the also New about the gate, it geolleintise who was titling in the peocess.int came up to the soldier, nod said to him,'' You villain, do you not see you hive wounded the nian ; if Toe want blood take toe life,l and opened the breast of his waistcoat, on alinrh the Life Guardsman took Ins place it, the ranks, moil the gen tleman with some tithe's rode through the gate ; the same soldier afterwards relented to the plane when: ' he had wounded the men, and the people hooted at blue, on which he struck at several and wounded some; the soldier then resumed his place in the ranks, and the *deletes was standing behind Ilia horse, when a stone was thrown at the • soldier, which struck ;he witness on she mouth (I lie effects of which were risible). The it duns afterwards got tlensugh the gate iuto Great Cumberlaintatied, winds was partly blocked up by waggons and wood; Ilse waggous were easily removed, and the LifeGuirds got over the I, Jurist i c which time the people continued booting, and the LdeGoards kept cutting at them; another body of the tame reignite:id cause iii an opposite direction, and dr..ve the people hack to Cuinlitt land-gale, except himself •tol a Ml/111211, who was the g, ate st fury lie ever saw, for she struck at the hones with her drooled baud. lit' thou went to the toll-bonze; he saw three or four persons tort, the heads of the horses which drew the hearse bearing the body of her moat gracious Majesty towards Ox ford -street, on whirls the soldiers began braudishing their swords and cfmmeueed firing. Nu stones had been then thrown by the people, nor did he hear the Riot Act read. The leildiers dish not fire by the command of tin ir other's, hhty fired iudiseriminately, and at people who were ruin,. fount the piece; they loaded and fired several t men. One of the Life Guards dime up to the oituess mod told Ism) he had better st.iiiil in the doorway of the lull-house, fur he (she soldier) was •rprehensive that much iniedoef Instal a take place, and he did so accordingly. 11 hale he g a standing there one of the Life Guaids was lirtategldirt into the toll-house, who had fallen front hi. hose; seemed muds hurt, and asked the witness to luck after Alp horse, who was then in the hands of some of the people, wllle were looking at the horse's knees to see if they had beta injured, which convinced him that the horse had fallen with the soldier; the Life Guard. were then Going in rico' direc tion, and stones were Hying about them; they were out firing in the air, their pieces were elevated on • parallel with the peuphe's loads. Ile saw three of the Life Guards to griller; they fired obliquely; nue of the three who so find' killed the deceased. He saw him level the pistol at the deceased ; he did it in the saute way as any person that was in the habit of using fire-aims would do, for it was not necessary to bring the pistol on a level wish the rye to take aim, bat the eye on the pistol to snake so of the mark. He mettle this übservalitin as a man rcpt linseed in the use of fire arms. He was of /Tifton' that the person who shot the deceased was guilty of wilful mews der; fur he took direct aim. The denaird was about SSyarda from the man who shut him ; when the witursa saw him fall he ran up to him, he found that he was shot its the been,. and that him le ga and arms had (bopped. The deceased bad not been doing auy thing improper ; he had Lens ms•rsiy tr conversation with two or three persons, wool was laisghing ; he was mut st•uding near the Olive Com oboes the betimes were !blown at the military. The 'dues' was about seven or eight yards front the ceased when Ise was shot, after which he followed the life goardseisau, who shut hint some distance, and got within two or three horses of hitu, when the •t•otes came sit thick does lie was glad IS, glee up Ow puletui . hut lee however leltowid hint at a distance, used the Lite (guards wheeled NI or a street, the name of which he did out know. sod it es. us:- less fur hum to follow them as they commenced galloping: On his cross exatniustion„ he said lee dod not hear the Wet Act read; it might have been read without his knowing it. The Cormier observed, that the evidence of thin wiiticts a was s e us s t ho i should l a i b l el a ' i l : e u s ilne w which ac 'ea l= the i i wo uld et; u g f i n a as s sat. that . He then put it to the Jury whether it was their wish that they sitoutil adjJuna the investigation mold. a 'astute day, err befo r e btil'g a te n n w o c c A ltic is k i hi n le a: l6 adT i ost a ru il e i' d ' u th u e ti i l ngi tt i rs e t o n ' t e lao quart a o l ; Monday neat. The Curouer nosed as order fur the iuterment of the de. \, ..~• i . ,r,: __... —.........• ..ewcu an WANT tor sue Interm e n t o f t h e d e . I e uou oat sec any person rore. 1 Th e c oroner [nought it would h e bett er th4l the party ' h ers h a d in their halide ; as the witooesor did out appear to In answer to a questi o n p o t b y one o f the Jury she stated, ceased. caught the man is, her arms, wishing it to be dour should make the nopheatiou, whichhe k uow a sword from the scabbard. A sword sad that ber husband dui n u t sa y t h at t h e soldiers were only :r arm., if she had had spirit thought could not with •- - l i propriety roam s, m either from th e was sent fur and chew to him, but he then CGcouldcouldoo say sluing their duly rh ea he was abut. retn.Millon Althey state, th a t The last aceounts inr very z unwell.LsAl I was rather bell es , b u t il I I looking over his left shoulder ; 1 Coroner or the Jury. whether it was suds a thing the soldiers bad i n th e i r hands , Th e C oroner was of opinion, that be cou ld not rece i ve Countesstheo iu ed F w e first seep, nod she WAS on the I M tiee r . r iof mol a nhe,' saw. if the C o r oner wou ld rea d the but be gelded, nut it kW • handle to it i ultimately it stood evidence as to any declaration a the deceased if it was so t still e d dropped at her feet, an d s h e I wai l, o r the Jury, h e could lied t h a t t hi s was au iiiquiaitioo, on th e C oroner ' s minutes es swords, which were draws and proved that he considered himself in a dying state. Mrs. Francis then resume d h er evidence; she was present QUEEtts CollaultT.—An interval of more tha n , 1 that man is shut." lie seemed which menet an inquiry'. Iluurisheol shout by the soldiery. Mr his left band as lee fell; her I C oron e r — , o ye s , they are to inquire upon the ev id ence Third wituesir--Daniel French. residing at No.ll, Fisher- on Tuesday evening, when th e Minister was at the Hospital eighly years elaps e d b e t ween the death °filo, QUEEN ill not tell whether any Moose- 1 berme them." s t reet , Red Lain-square, Gentleman, sworn and e xam i li ed— a bout six o' c l oc k ; s h e h eard t b e conversation between him uf Cituane 11. nod the d ea th o f th e 14L.F 104 of his. Immediate successor, (ti . EeltIGU 111. We cow mit- t she chit not go with the Inoly ; M r . sh er iff w a i l i maa sa id it was th e i r d u ly r e g et at all I was in a house hear Tyburn-gate on Tuesday about half- and the deceased, but she could not recollect the whole of hey opened his breast and she the iotfarmstiou withal, their reach, and to rail for all Sheryl- past eleven o'clock; I saw the funeral coming from the what passed on aceotont of her being su much agitated,— peas a similar event oucurting within the space of ty hwne as fast as she could. deuce which they might Olio!: uecessary. The Learned Gen• eastward; it stopped opposite the parlour of the house I Tbs. M inister askrd the deceased if he uas making any riut ' three years. I •- . . • ~00 44.\., i -' . . , . t . . __ t • i • ;11 • • *44 - .311 I