The Sun.
London, England, 1823-02-07 00:00:00

many as he could get of the poorer classes of ()rangeinen, who
Child not provide tickets, to the sign Of the Black Bull in that
street. At 40r5 in the afternoon. saw Forbes, a person mined
I4llCulloch,,witnees's brother John, Henry liandwitch, George
Graham and several others, at that hoist: m Ship-stieet : one pit-
ticket was given to every three, to give to the poorer class to
admit them to the upper gallery.; from 20 to 30 tickets were
given, which would admit from sixty to ninety-person. There
were about thirty persons present at the time: all that were
at Ship-street went to the theatre that night; there were full
as many in the theatre as left the lodge; they had sticks with
them. It was then mentioned, that after the tune of " God
save the King" should be played, they should insist on the
" Boyne Water" being played by the musicians; and that if
they would not play it, they were not to let the play go on for
the remainder of the evening until it should be played. This
was to be effected by their making as much noise as they could.
\Witness Certainly commenced taking some steps to prevent
this. He was cautioned that these proceeding's might be
unsafe, and was afraid that their passion weld& carry them
to acts of.violence. On Saturday morning went to the Park
to inform the Lord Lieutenant of the facts, but did not give the
information to his Excellency, as the sentinel at the Lodge-gate
stopped hint as he was going up there, and he had not any op•
portunity of making the communication, and then gave up the
intention of making the communication g did not tell the senti-
nel what his business was. It was arranged on Saturday evening,
that they might know one another by the words " Look out,"
which were to be used as the watch-word of the night. The men
had got some spirits and porter to drink ; there were some spirits
left, and they brought it with them in a vial, or large bottle such
as is made for a quart bottle. When Handwitch was going away,
he said to the men that were going to the theatre, Boys, be
wicked." Witness saw that party afterwards in the upper gal-
lery, on the opposite side to Lord Wellesley : witness assisted
in placing them in the gallery, along with Forbes, 51'Culloch,
John Atkinson, and Henry Handwitch ; witness left them in
about twenty minutes, and saw them after towards the centre of
the gallery ; saw Forbes in the house that night in the upper
tier of boxes : he had a small whistle in his hand, and whistled
with it—he was within half a yard of the gallery, and was
speaking to some of the patty in the gallery. This was after the
first part of the riot. Saw hand-bills golng about in different
parts of the house—they were printed. Saw them before in
manuscript with 31'Culloch (they were produ.ced and identified);
saw 31‘Culloch dispersing them through the house, from
the part of the house immediately over the Lord Lieutenant's
box, and one of them fell on his cushion. Knows a person
named Kelly ; and did not see him at the theatre that night,
but saw bins after the play at a house in Essex-street, belong-
ing to a person named Flanagan ; saw Forbes throw some of
the hand-bills on the stage ;,,heard whistles and shouts from
the gallery ; some cried out—" A groan for the Popish Wel-
. lesley !" someone also cried out—" Bald-pated Wellesley, you
May go home." At that time there was much noise, and the
performance interrupted sometimes : it was after those exprea-
mons were used he saw Forbes speaking to the people in the
gallery ; knows nothing of a bottle having been thrown ; saw
at Essex-street, Forbes, W. Graham, and Kelly, for short time,
and several others. A gentleman, named Smith was there, and
Brownlow and John Atkinson. There was a good deal of
conversation. Forbei made use of the expression—" The devil
mend him" (Lord Wellesley), when speaking of the bottle
,having been thrown; that he did not care if he himself were
transported, so as lie could raise an orange lodge wherever he
should be sent. There was no particular conversation, but .a
mere running conversation among themselves ; they were speak-
ing as to' sandwich being taken,. and who was to go bail
for him. Forbes asked some of them who had been In the
pit way they had not been more active? He said this to
Browniow,- who answered, that those in the pit did as much
as those in any ether part of the home. They said that Hand:
witch was charged with throwing the bottle. They expressed
themselves in terms that they were sorry in fact that the bottle
did not take effect, Forbes, Brownlow, ',il'e:lll°6, and several
others were present clueing the whole of this. The witness here
identified all' the traverser%
On his cross-examination by several Counsel for the era-
venters, he said lie never gave information of what he now deposed
to, to the Government. This was his first public discloinire of
them. His father is first clerk in Mountrath-street Police...of-
fice, and his brother John a clerk in the Costom-house. No
deadly weapons were ever proposed to be brought to the theatre
—that is, the arms; never heard any directions given to assault
or insult any body.; never remonstrated with any one against
going to the theatre ; does recollect perfectly well that FletCher
did make use of the Lord Lieutetrant'iname, as well as the Lord
Mayor's, and in the presence of Forbes, when raising the sub-
scription; first haVe the whistle with Yorbesat the Lodge in Ship-
street; witness had got one also, but did not buy it at all, as
there were several handed about in Ship-street; cannot say
positively it was Ida brother handed them about. Forbes was
certainly very warm, and somewhat tipsey, when he carne to
Flanagan's ; recollects his given toasts after supper, viz.—
" The King,:" "
-r." The glorious Memory,"— The Protestant
Ascendancy." They separated at half-past one in the morning.
There were strangers in the room, wheal none of them knew.
Forbes summoned witness to the trial in Green-street; doei
not recollect havink told any body that he could give material
evidence for Forbes, provided it did not injure his own
brother. Did not hear any intention mentioned of throwing
a missile at' any body e dui snot hear Forbes give any such
direction.; does not think' the words, " Boys, be wicked,"
could be intended to apply to the insisting of playing the
" Boyne Water ;"hi*. no office • now ; was in the Custom-
house, but was reduced about two years ago.
Ite-examined.--..Was sent toe to give information in this
matter ; and did go tp the person• who sent for him ; no threit
or promise was held out to him.
At half past four o'clock the Court adjourned to nine o'clock
next morning. It is expected the trial will not conchide before
Wedneiday afternoon. •