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dow ; and he find. Thergoldiers were nut of the Tanis. I saw no
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went sway. I saw no stones thrown from Queen-street.
Hugh Shields, of Caltiewgate, weaver, sworn.—l was in Shad-
dongate at work, after dinner, when the military came down. They
halted beside Atkinson the dyer's. Corporal Graham, of the 65th,
reconnoitred Queen.street, and after he returned. the military came
down at a quick pace to Mrs. Clark's, where Isabella Pattinson was
shot. One of the 55tit, whose name was William Irwin or Irving
(a private). discharged his musket down past James Rennison's
house, in Wilson's row. I went into James Noble's front room,
opposite to the new brewery. James Noble anti I were looking out
of the window when we saw Irving come from the place where he
had discharged the musket, and load it again under the wall.
He and others fired, at the order of James Morley, and in all di-
rections. One ball penetrated the window where Irving the clogger
lived, but it did not touch nny body. Another ball went throuch
Irving's door, and grazed the wall. This did nor hurt any one. .%
third ball went into the window. end it warthis ball which Clot
the deceased Isabella Pattinson ; I cannot say positively from which
musket the last ball proceeded. But to judge of the bail's enter-
ing the window from the direction in which the muskets were
pointed, I can say which musket the ball came from. The sot.
doers almost immediately marched away, and I came nut of the
house, and was told first that Mary Birrell was shot, and then that
Isabella Pattinson was shot. I saw stones thrown, out then it was
before the military came. 1 did not see any thrown at the military.
Bye Juror.—When the men fired, they were some distance a-
part from each other. Irving fired in the direction of the window.
It was impossible for any other ball to have perforated the window
but the ball which I suppose prome.ted from William Irving's
musket.
The Jury then went to view the places whence the balls, accord-
ing to dii . witness's ceidence. were fired, and on their return,
William Rlgg, of Qiieen.etreet, was sworn, and deposed to Ir-
ving's being the musket (by his description of the soldier). and he
corroborated the evidence of the last witness, but he could not
say whether or not it was Irving who fired through the window.
Joseph Burdis, a serjeant in the 55th regiment, deposed that he
was ordered out with his regiment to Shaddongate by his Com-
mander, Capt. Gardner. They were, when down at Shoeldongate,
ordered to prime and load by Capt. Gardner, and they obeyed the
orders. Did not know who gave the orders to fire. The mob
continued to pelt them with stones up to the time of the firing.
There were between twenty and thirty shots fired, when the men
were ordered to retire. Their arms were afterwards examined. lie
knew how many balls each man was supplied with. Irving was
supplied with ten rounds of ball. When lie returned to the Castle,
he had nine in his cartridge box, and one in his gun, which had
never been fled. I know this, because we examined the whole of
to! eons. It is usual to examine pieces with this accuracy.
Cap'. Tiineiaa lamed, Royal Artillery, was sworn, and
deposed Me, t'n being
informed that Sir Philip Musgrave was con-
fined by some persons dle cei his canvass, he, in company with
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two (Aims of the 55th regiment, went, through curiosity, to aver.
min the truth of the report, and saw what had been obesity de.
posed on evidence, with respect to 5tU.7.11
groups's of people; but
he wondered that Sir Philip did not conic out there appeared to
be nothing to molest him. Returned abortiy after,
Mayor coming down towards the place. They all went to
Shaddongate, and were assciltd by stones; and there was
great cheering, whereon some of the gentlemen preser.t called upon
the Mayor to reed the Rlot Act, which he did in my presence and
hearing, in a loud audible VAlee ; and I repeated the words after
him. I expressed my opinion that at this moment it would be ex-
pedient for thb Mayor's party to rush upon the mob and charge,
calculating upon the assistance of certain people behind them,
whom I took to be special constables, but who did not conic tip to
our relief, and I partly retreated in consequence of the increasing
volleys of atones. I then stated to the Mayor that I was a military
man, and put myself under the Mayor's orders. The Mayor then
said lie had sent to the Castle for military force, and requested me
to cooperate with a small party under my command. I then went
to the Castle, and found that the Commanding officer of the 55th
(Captain Gardner) had received orders to hold his men in readi-
ness, but did not understand that he was to leave the Castle with.
out further commands. I then told him I had received orders to
repair to the scene of riot immediately, and I then collected as
many of my men as were in the way (three privates and a serjeant),
and furnished them with twenty rounds of ball cartridge each. I
met a gentleman on the way, who told me the Alayor was made
prisoner by the mob, who were ill-treating him, and he thought
unless the Mayor was rescued he would be murdered. I now
thought that as the Mayon was confined, no Magistrate would be
there to give orders. I therefore thought I could not act, and halt-
ed on the bridge, and on looking round, observed a party of the
56th coming down the Irish Brow; where they halted (about 60
or 70 yaids behind Inc.) I sent my eerjeant to ascertain the cause
of their halting; anti to inform Captain Gardner of the Mayor's
arrest. They sent word back that there was no magistrate on the
spot, but that Mr. Ferguson was expected in a few minutes. I
then retreated in a direction towards the 55th ; and when I got
about half way I noticed them advancing towards ns. I then faced
my men, and we went on towards Shaddougate; Mr. Ferguson
shortly joined ua, and the 65th followed. The Riot Act was read ;
the civil party had been attacked before ; and when we arrived
at the spot where this occurred, several people rushed out of Queen.
street and assailed us with stones. Mr. Ferguson and myself ad.
vaneing, I was struck with a stone; and Mr. F. came towards us,
saying, " I fear you will be obliged to fire." Both of the parties
now halted in sections; but they afterwards formed a line facing
the dam. I repeatedly askedermission to charge them. I asked
Mr. Ferguson and Capt. Gardner, who were standing together, but
at first received no answer ; at length the word was given by both
of these gentlemen and myself to prime and load. The men cc.
cordingly did so. The magistrate said we had better fire, when I
cried oat to my men," For God's sake fire high, and do no harm."
During the first shots the mob still continued to advance, and
they pelted us. I was busied afterwards in seeking a man who
had struck me with a stone, and I lost him. In afterwards coming
out of Queen-street, saw Sir Philip and his friends at liberty.
By a Juror.—l was not the senior officer present. filr. Fergu.
son humanely desired us to fire into the air. ('pen my oath, no
roan pressed me on the side of the mob to fire. If we had advanced
with bayonets, more damage would have been done. I state this
from my own knowledge and experience as a military man.
Mr. W. N. Hodgson, solicitor, of Carlisle, deposed that the
Mayor read the Riot Act ; and that he read it sfterthe Mayor nearly
to the end ; but the Mayor finished. This was done in the midst
of stones. The crowd pursued and increased upon them.
William Wilson was sworn, but his evidence was generally cos.
roborative. The only material part of it was his examination, at
the conclusion, by a juror, when he said that there was not a living
soul standing in queen.street, but the boy, Mary Rirrel, and
Noble. No one bred at the same time that Irving did. I saw him
level his piece, and I observed the smoke come from it.
This witness was the last examined. Two others came up; but
from what they said, their evidence was not material, as it would be
only corroborative. •
The Coroner summed up the evidence, and, at a late hour,. the
Jury returned the following verdict:—
That the deaths of the deceased Isabella Pattinson and Mary
Birrell were occasioned by balls discharged from muskets, by some
soldier or soldiers belonging to the 55th regiment of foot. That in
consequence of the Riot Act having been read, and the mob not
dispersing, the soldiers were, in the first instance, justified in firing
their muskets ; but the Jurors cannot retrain from expressing, as
their opinion, that they continued to fire in a very indiscreet and
inconsiderate manner, and particularly at private houses, when the
necessity for so doing seems to them to have ceased. That their
deaths were, in other respects, Accidental.
The inquest lasted about 16 hours.

CARLISLE.—(From • private letter of Saturday.)—" The Car-
lisle Papers would give you full intelligence of the proceedings at
the election, and the state of the poll last night. During the after-
toon, the partizans of Sir Philip were indiscreet enough to parade
the streets with flags ar.d music ; and, as might be supposed. much
irritation was manifested towards them. The mob made a furious
attack on them, tore their flags, knocked a great number down with
atones, which they tore front the pavement, and dispersed the whole
party. Fortunately the military were not called out, and on the
retreat of Sir Philip's friends the mischief ceased. The state of
public feeling in a place in which half of the population are on the
verge of starvation, exasperated by party spirit and military execu-
tion, may he better conceived than described."
Sir P. Muagrav, retired to Eden Hall after the affair of Tues-
day. and did not return until Friday, when he issued an address,
stating that he was favourable to a revision of the Corn Laws, and
the substitution for them of a protecting duty. Sir Philip has not
ventured to chew himself on the hustings this day, though he ap-
pears to be no way cnnnected with the unfortunate affair of 'furs-
day, except as being the innixent cause of it, and he has shewn the
most humane solicitude for the sufferers and their families.
"SATURDAY, THREE, P.H.—A terrible disturbance has just
taken place in the Town Hall; I was not an eye-witness of it, but
what follows 1 relate on good authority. Mr. William Brougham,
brother of H. Brougham, Esq., 81. P., rose, and in a most energe-
tic speech declared that Sir Philip :Musgrave was forced on the
freemen at the point of the bayonet ; that at that moment cavalry
were stationed under arms within three hundred yards of the city ;
and he protested most vehemently against such unconstitutional
proceedings. When Mr. B. made this announcement, the uproar
was tremendous ; the Mayor was with the greatest difficulty pro-
tected from the infuriated mob. Sir J. Graham insisted on his
signing an order for the military to retire four miles from the city,
with which he complied. He then adjourned the Court, finding
it utterly impossible to proceed ; but on his retiring, was so roughly
handled, that he is now seriously ill, and has, I understand, been
bled.
"The poll stands thus--Sir J. Graham, 206 ; Sir P. Musgrave,
19S; Mr. James, 107.
"SATURDAY MORNING.--I havejust seen the Carlisle papers,
which you will receive with this post. You will perceive that
the information I have given you is substantiated in every material
point, by all the eon-niilitery evidences, and could, if necessary,
have been deposed to by ten times the number. It is highly im-
portant that it should be known, that • large part of the evidence
given on the inquest and reported by the newspapers, especially
such parts as go to chew the animus of the soldiery, and the cir-
cumstances attending Noble's wound, were not minuted by the
Coroner in the depositions, as be, perhaps very properly, did not
consider them legal evidence in an Inquest over Pattinson and Bet.
sell merely. The only discrepancy lan find between my letter to
you and the evidence on the Inquest, is in the number of shots,
which I underrated, and in calling the irregular discharges volleys.l
"The narrative of the Ministerial Paper, the Patriot, is at suer