The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-10 00:00:00

e the obeli action in Edge•
:her side and forming in
They were firing up in
_aun of Bayswater.
nave been live or six minutes at
wire before the hearse came up. 1 SOW an
there with the detachment of solders. After the
hearse bad been Mined, and stones had brew thrown at the
5411..1;M, they began to use their ba ords. I did not hear Mr.
While tell the soldiers to desist. 1 did not hear him tell ilw
people to desist. I did not hear him read the riot act. The
stones 1 saw thrown were principally from to wards Park-
lane, and the end of (:umberland•street. I SAW it genteel
person throw a stone, and knock a Life-guard:mm oft' his
horse. I certainly consider it was my duty to have taken
that man into custody. Bat I mast have lost my life if I
it:A attempted it. I saw a horse bleeding nt Csimberland-
gate, but did not see his throat eat. Ile w•us bleeding at the
throat. 1 saw no other persons with a knife, or other sharp
instruments, besides the soldiers. The hearse had not passed
when the soldieth fired iii theair. I have not been examined,
but I certainly told Mr. Hens— what I knew of the matter.
I did not go voluntarily,; I was sent to him. I was the only
man who opened the gates when they were put to by the
people the first time, and I broke my staff in wrenching it
back. I did see a man shot. 1 did not see any officer tire.
When I asked the soldiers to assist me io opening the gate I
did not see any stones thrown. One soldier only assisted me;
lie put his hand upon the gate while be was on his horse. I
dal Out see any mimes thrown when the firing conunenct•d.—
I cannot say whether they had ceased to throw; I had
ceased to see them. I cilium* say w hither the lives of the
soldiers were in danger when the firing coo I eared. It had
begun before I came up, and continued afterwards. There
were four or live officers with me at Cumberland-gate. I
was sent to Mr. Ilensoa by Mr. Birnie. I al6 hal ext d
by Mr. !bride before I well( ill Mr. Helicon. He
dii eetuil me to go and tell what I knew. 1 was mni selected
by Mr. Bostic; I want to hint voluntarily to tell him what
I knew, because tittle was a man whom l marked and
wanted to apprehend, and he told me to apprehend him
wherever 1 met hint. I have not been examined at the bar-
racks ; I have not Mien inside the barracks this twelvemouth.
wasl not examined at St. George's hospital.
In the course of the examination by the Jurors, Mr. Brown
oh.. that the midi had as much right to shut the gates as
the peace othrerS had to open them.
Mr. Adolphus said, he had no right In let such an obset.
vat ion drop. He (Mr. A.) should be ashamed of it.
Mr. Brown.—l don't mind a little dirt from the learned
',cram. I nun used ho the scurrilous gentleman.
Some come: ion tank place as to the propriety of ad-
journing, it being nearly half past nine o'clock.
Mr. Adolphus said lie would be guided entirely by the
Jury in that matter. Ile lutd live more witnesses to this pall
rif the case, whom he had selected from about sixty, and
he was ready to go no or stop, as I lie gent lemen pleased.
It was finally agreed to adjourn till Friday, and eleven
O'clock on that day was the hour tired alum the Jury to
meet.

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ecivrd the Life Guards bad got over
ware-roads they were on the °the
lines oil the left by the toll- house. '
the air as they fell in, in the directitn
By Jurors -A might have been I
Clisoberlainh-gate before (lie hearse
officer there with the detachment