The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-16 00:00:00

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TIIE NATIONAL REGISTER

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Mr. Blaki: --Snmil up ; look round at every countenance, and
see if you can recognize hint.
The %items looked round the room.
Mr. Illakie, pointing to Bishop—ls that the person?
Witness—l think not, looking hard at him.
Coroner—Do you know he is not the trumpeter?
Witness-4 am almost positive lie is not the man.
Coroner—Arc you quite po.itivc?
Mr. Blakie—Look at hint again; have a good view of him.
Witness--That is not the man.
Coroner—Will you swear that is not the man ?
Witness—l am tilim positive.
Mr. Henson—WM you swear that is not tile man ?
Witness—No.
Coroner—How near were you to brim?—About as near as I
not now.
Mr. Blakie —How hag did you stay there?—About a minute
or two; passing the street, my eye was caught by his countenance.
Mr. Spicer ?—Was there great confusion at the tittle ?—lt was
,11 quiet then.
Brown.—We do not wiAt you to do wrong, look at him

again.
Witnesr—l think he is not the man.
Coroner—Are you sure it was the tiumpeter you saw, and not
an Mika ?—I am pretty sure of that.
Coronet —Pretty sure ?—.l*es ; a person passing through the
street might be mistaken.
Mr. Green—Mr. Coroner, this question is put in a particular
manner ; you are not in the habit of opposing every question
this way.
Conmet —lie says he only saw bint;for an instant.
A Juror—lle was snack by hi- being handsome.
Coroner—He might think this man handsome.
Mr. Henson—Will you swear he is not the man ?—I could
:,'lost swear it.
Mr. Green—What is the impression on your mind ?—That he
was extremely handsome.
Do you believe this 111 an is, or is not the man ?—I lx"ieve he
is not the own.
Mr. Green—What more can be said to that?
Coroner—lf you cannot swear to the fiat it is no use.
Mr. Spicer—Bishop, are you an the same dress you were in on
the 14th..—( He was in uni rota.) ?
Bishop—No, sir.
Mr. Sheer.—That is material, Mr. Coroner.
Mr. Spicer—Do you not think dress may make some altera-
tion in a man ?-1 think it might.
A Juror—Should you know the trumpeter you have impressed
on your mind, if you were to see him—A I think I should.
Mr Spicer—Mr Coroner, w''l you release Bishop?
A Juror—Nu; ce..ainly not yet. You seem alarmed for him
Mt. Spicer,
Thc Foreman of the Jmy then stated, that severrl witnesses
who hail been summoned, rid were in attendance, had left the
house. lie was not able to detain them. Mr. Henson we'd
crntiivc to keep his a itnesses by sending them to en hotel, but
he (the Foreman) had not the same advantage.
Mr Henson said, the witnesses called by the Jte y might be
detained, by doing towards them as he did to the witnesses.
The Jr y then requested leave to adjourn for an hour to take
refreshment, and accordingly withdrew for that pr. pose.
The Jeiy retutood to the Inquest Room about quarter be-
fore four o'clock, and theoretics of the jurors having, as is au
ternary been called over, the Inquiry resumed.
The Foreman then rose and said,—l beg to inform you, Mr.
Coroner, that it is not our intention to call any more witnesses.
We have reliefs in attendance, but we have no AA' to col any
more.
The Coroner then took his seat in a cenuical position at the
table, and having arranged the depositions. he observed, that
although in the testimony of the several witresses, there Fright
be some apparent contradictions, the Gentlemen of the Ju.
wou'd be pleased to recollect, that the wittietare up at di
ferent times, and were i•lsatitHlS sifuntions, and therefore fright
have taken very differztt s.ews of the transaction, which was the
subject of inquiry. •
The Coroner then commenced reading the evidence, beginning
with that of Mr. Gould the Officer of Onlnance, who, it ai" be
recollected, was the first witness called.
At ten o'clock the Coroner finished the summing up of the
evidence rid his chargc to the Airy, and a discussion arose, as
to whether they should immediately consider of their verdict,
or whether it would be better to adjourn before they came to a
decision.
It was finally determined that the Jury should meet on Wednes-
day at 11 o'clock, to consider of their verdict.
'FOURTEENTH AND LAST DAY."
The Jurors assembled at hal* past elevtako'clock, and the Co-
roner arrived won afterwards, and took Ins seat. The names
of the Jury being called over, the Foreman •t suggestod to
the Coroner the propriety of his (the Coro) withdraw:rig,
while the Jrry agreed upon their verdict.
The Coroner had no objection, Iv: said, to withdraw. Ile had
delivered his judgment upon the cause, and he had stated to
them what part of the evidence he considered to be must worthy
of credit. Ile left the case in their hands' and when they had
ag.ved upon their verdict they would send for hint.
At twenty minutes before Imo o'clock the Coroner accordingly
withdrew to the Hyde Park Hotel, and the Jr -y were left to de-
liberate. They continued shut up in the room until a quarter
befine six o'clock, when the reporters were admitted.
The Foreman then said, the Jury had agreed upon their verdict,
which was—
., M A NSLAUGHT ER against the officers and men of the
First Regiment of LifCGuards who were on duty between Tybern
Gate and l'ark Lane, on Tuesday the 14th of August, at the
ti ne when Richard Honey was shot."
Coroner—Tnis is the verdict you have unanimously come to ?
Foreman—lt is.
'The Inquisition was then signed by the Jurors, and the Co-
roner saki, r• Gentlemen, 1 believe you have now done, and you
may 41i...chime the inquest." Pyal, the beadle, accordingly Jib-
ch.uged Meru.

INFAMOUS LAW IN FILANCE.......A gentleman just
returned from Prance, thinks it a duty he owes to
his countrymen, to acquaint them by every possible
MAUS that, in unsequenee of a law passed verN,
recently, no mares, once landed in France, under
whatever circumtances, cuss bereinsbarked. Asi
milar law has long been in force respecting entire
horses and still continues so. The above gentle-
man was detained at Calais nearly a fortnight, in
the hope of obtaining some mitigation of this unjust
act, by a petition addressed to the Director-General
of the Custonts, at Paris, but in this he was disap-
pointed, his answer being that the law could not be
infringed in his tiivour. It may be supetfluous to
remark, that the law now existing has a particular
prospect to the detention of English mares, by
which France is desirous of improving her breed of
horses The English, generally, appear ignorant Dj
this law ; and even at the custom-house at Dover,
the gentleman who writes this was shewa the
French tariff of customs or 1814, to show that the
prohibition extouded to vtallium only.