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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 difficult 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 through one 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
his 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
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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.—When 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.—Hr 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 officer 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 struck at several, and 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).

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'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:he•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 afterwards 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.—every 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 wituesso 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.

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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 hoe.-
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 ttttttt 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, Juristic 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 eussthoi should la iblel a 'il: e usilne w
which
ac 'eal= thei i would
et; ugfi n a ass
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 beforebtil'g atennwoccAlticiski hinlea:l6adTiostaruilei'd' uthuetiilngittirs et on 'te lao quart
aol;
Monday neat.
The Curouer nosed as order fur the iuterment of the de.

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e uou oat sec any person rore. 1 The coroner [nought it would he better th4l the party 'hers had in their halide; as the witooesor did out appear to In answer to a question pot by one of the Jury she stated, ceased.
caught the man is, her arms, wishing it to be dour should make the nopheatiou,
whichhe kuow a sword from the scabbard. A sword sad that ber husband dui nut say that the soldiers were only
:r arm., if she had had spirit thought could not with •- -
lipropriety roam
s, m either from the was sent fur and chew to him, but he then CGcouldcouldoo say sluing their duly rhea he was abut. retn.Millon Althey state, that
The last aceounts
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unwell.LsAl I was rather belles, but il
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I looking over his left shoulder ; 1 Coroner or the Jury. whether it was suds a thing the soldiers bad in their hands, The Coroner was of opinion, that be could not receive
Countesstheo iu
ed F w
e first seep, nod she WAS on the I M tiee
r. riof mol
anhe,' saw. if the Coroner would read 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 sot still e
d dropped at her feet, and she I wail, or the Jury, he could lied that this was au iiiquiaitioo, on the Coroner's minutes es swords, which were draws and proved that he considered himself in a dying state.
Mrs. Francis then resumed her evidence; she was present QUEEtts CollaultT.—An interval of more than , 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 Coroner—,o yes, they are to inquire upon the evidence Third wituesir--Daniel French. residing at No.ll, Fisher- on Tuesday evening, when the Minister was at the Hospital eighly years elapsed between the death °filo, QUEEN
ill not tell whether any Moose- 1 berme them." street, Red Lain-square, Gentleman, sworn and examilied— about six o'clock ; she heard tbe conversation between him uf Cituane 11. nod the death of the 14L.F 104 of his.
Immediate successor, (ti.EeltIGU 111. We cow mit-
t she chit not go with the Inoly ; Mr. sheriff wailimaa said it was their duly re get 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.
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