The Sun.
London, England, 1819-10-04 00:00:00

ELECTION OF LORD MAYOR.

The 'Poll on. Saturd►ly was conducted with at
vouch spirit as on Friday. At the close,
.at three
o'clock, the numbera were as follow : •
Alderman Brydges
Alderman Thorp 1469
. Alderman Wood 1456

The numbers having been declared in the usual
way, there was the accustomed quantum. stdficit of
hisses, plaudits; hootinks, and htdzaings.,
11r. Alderman BRYDOSS came for Ward, and said
" Gentlemen, I thank you ; I wish you every
success, plenty of employment, and plenty ofspast
beef."—,(Loud applause, and a tumult of hisses.)
Mr. WILLIAMS then stood forward, and endt.u-
voured, but without effect, to obtain a hearing ;
and after braving the hisses of the assembled, Li-
verymen, as they are called, for several minutes,
be was obliged to retire to make way for
Mr. OLIVER, who said the -friends of Aldermen
Wood and Thorp were not at all alarmed at the
state of the poll. Ile had only to•say, that the
friends of those Gentlemen, who were to-day en-
gaged in their honest calling, would on Monday
show their honest faces at the poll. .They had
three points to contend against—power, corrup-
tion, and a partiality in favour of rotation. They
Lad no less than 2500 packed votes, to contend
against ; yet if they were trueto.themselves they
foist triumph, since the age of delusion stn this
country was over. Since Friday there had been
ii meeting in the Ward of Cheap, at which Mr.
Sheriff Rothwell presided, and at which a resolu-
tion was come to to support the Magistracy.—
(Applause.)—lt bad been observed,,on seeing the
voters come up to-day for Aldermen Wood and
Thorp, what well dressed men they were ; this
teas said in a sarcastic and chuckling tone ; true,
they were the voters of Wood and Thorp ; (bey
were not so Well dressed as those of Altlernb4n
iirydges• voters, but they earned their living by
the labour of their hands. If they lived, as Alder-
man Brydges' voters did, on the plunder of the
public, they might then, as these Gentlemen did,
come up with their lily-White hands, their gold
rings, and their dandy coats,—(Applause.)—lie
concluded by urging the Livery to persevere, and
he had no doubt but their efforts on Monday
would prove triumphant, and that they would te-
sign every thing, however valuable, before they
would give up the privileges bequeathed to them
by their ancestors.

Mr. WILLIAMS again came forward, but was •re-
ceived as before, with the vilest din which imagi-
nation can.conceive; there were;•bowevey,• some
few persons in the Hall who applauded him. Ile
congratulated the Livery on the state of the poll,
which showed at least a majority 'of 528 good men
and title, and he had no doubt but Monday would
increase the majority. •
Mr. COATES was sorry the Livery would not heir
bath sides, for he was convinced Ihe,Gentleman,
who spoke last could have said little to the advan-
tage of the cause he espoes,ed, He could not consider
their opponents had tuna cause to rejoice; this was
a day when the honest and iedusti ions were employ-
ed ; but a day was approachiug (Monday) wheo the
friends of liberty, would _not tail to Tally. To•
morrow, indeed, was Sunday,4and a day ofJest ;
he revered the Sabbath as: rnticii as any man could
do, bet as the !Sabbath •-•wasentade for man, and
Do( ti a t for the Sahbath,, lie. thought it could not
be bett.er employed :hap in endeavouring to protect
those libel, les which oprauccstots had handed down
'to us.—(Applause _and hisses.)—With respect to
Aldermen,licydges he te,vered liim•as a private in-
dividnal, and would not for a moment compare
hint wilt) Alderman Atkins. lint though the men.
were different, their politics were the same, and
therefore he could not
.euppori.his election. Tne
contest in which, they were engaged, wa§ one
into which they had been crircp by otheis ythey
had used every (Sort to induce Alderman Bryd;-4es
to declare he would, it elected Chief Magistrate,
perform his:d.dty to the Livery, but Mr. Alderman
Brydges, had refused to do this.. " Had he been left
to himself, lie (Mr. Coates) was persuaded
would have acted differently. respect to the
system of rotation, it would be a most important
triumph indeed, if it wet e done awAy altogether.
For what was the system of rotation but taking
the choice of the Court of Aldermen? This was,
at best, es Horne Took had said, to make choice
out of a basket of. rotten ()tango. He trusted the
Livery would, on this occisipu, prove they were
a body of men who would not give up one iota of
their rights ; and, as the best mode of prozecting
them, elect Messrs. Aldeimen Thorp and Wood.

ALARMING Flitv...;--The inhabitants of Seymour-
place, ll:try-le-11one, were tuddettly alarmed at
seven o'clock yesterday morning, by flames burst-
ing forth tram the drawing-room windows., with
such force as to threaten destruction to a range
of mews of a quarter of a mile in length at tire
'back of the house. o'i the door being
burst open, it appeared .that the hands of in-
ceadiaries had been at work, as the .upper part
of the ait case was iti,a blaze, and the lower
part untouched. The house belonged to a Mr.
:)TEWARr, an Officer in .the Army, now abroad,
and it was left in' the Care of a soldier's wife of
the Gthod;, servant to Mr. S. Site was found in
bed in the back parlour, and the bed clothes where
she lay, and the bed itself, //ere on fire, there
being no such appearances in any other part ot the
room. She was questioned as to the cause of the
fire, when she attempted to cut her throat, and
made a slight incision round it. By the prompt-
cxer. ions of the firemen, the house only was de-
stroyed. The servant, who was removed to an
opposite house, and Watched, related the follo'N-
ing account of the origin of the fire:—She stated
that she had been much teased on Saturday,
night by one of the I,;fe Guards, who wanted to
get into the house and to stay with her all night,
which she refused. She was very uneasy in her
mind, and she took some laudanum, which made
her worse, and she first set fire to the stair-case,
stud next to the bedding below. She had stated
to another person, that her uneasiness arose front
her having made away 'with various articles en-
trusted to her care. Dr. Notch, of Seymour-
place, attended her in the twiddle of the day, and
be found her in great egitation, but being nt tor
perfect senses, and free from danger,: she was re-
moved in a coach to the Mary-le-bone Infirmary.

INQUEST-AY 01.;.131-1AM.

FOURTH IAY-OCT.2.

[From the Morning Chronicle.l

To•day the Coroner's Inquest on John Lees,
which hod -been adjouriled on Weduusdoy last,
was resumed.

Mr:Barvow, an attorney, from Manchester, requested Mr.
Hornier to poslpopie I be, torther examination OS. Davenport,
Who had beetrpartially examined at the last . sitting, until
Menday.. He ►uaae this request. on account of the unavoid-.
able' absence of , Mr. Ashworth, who was in Court during
Dareoport!s exaniination.
.Mr. Hariner.assented to this.
'rite Coroner then asked, is there any one here taking notes
'fiir The TiMes NvWspai:r
One of the Gentlemen, who are here for The Times, said,
he attended for, the purpose of takinguotes.
The Coroner—Th'en, Sir, I forbid you to do so any more.
I will not allow it ; our shall I allow you (addresing himself
to my colleague). to take any more notes for the Mom*
Chronicle—you also I►ave pulilii.hed accounts of what passed
here, contrary to my interdict ; besides, you have givea--gar-,
Jiled and iiiiMiraectionts of What passed. You must not take.
any more th,teL here.

The itupoi)ser said, that the passages objected to were per-
fectly coneet ; that they were the same in The Times and the
other London .Papers.
Coroner-..Y our offence is worse than that of The Times, as
you liar, made comments.—[Here the coroner read those
comments from Thi, Morning Chronicle.j
keporter-i4Tbose comments bare no re:Vrence to the nature
of the evidence given in this Court, or to your older against
immediate..pnblication. 1 tope, thereft,re, you will feel that
no punishmenteran be equitably inflicted upon me.
Coroner—Youhave said that-my judgment was not worthy
of attention. • • •

Iteporter—l Fertainly with.alldeference differed with you
on the point of law, but 1 expressed that difference with-all
due respect.
Here the Coroner read the opinion of the. Judges in, Fleet's
case, in support of his decision. '
Reporter—Those opiiiioas, Sir, do not -apply to the extract
youi have quoted, and lean show that.,
Cortiner-1 know the object of sending these statements,
abroad. I feel it My duty to prevent their circulation.— forn
ing to The chronicle Reporter, to whom.he bi fore ad-
dressed himself, he audio!—,l do not envy either the head or
. • .
the heart yOu or your Editor.' • •
Reporter—Out 011 ir object is the publication of the truth,
and 'we pursue that, whistereVobstacl6hiay be -thrown
in our way. . . ,
Corooer—Sir, I will hold no further altercation with you.
Reporter-1f you mean to indict piiniSliiiient, I ant ready to
meet it; but hope yOn• will nut promnitiee your-final judg-
ment
itiv4hout hearing me in toy detenci• ?
Cor r-1 not hear farther; be silent, Sir; I desire
you to tit do'wn.;
Reporter—!iir,. 1 obey; the authority, Sir, is .rio doubt on
your side, wherever the argument may be. hat remembei,
Sir, that. protest against tleitiliity of the plic'eeding.
The Times Reporter said that The TimespulAithed no cottt-
mettts. puolished in that yaper:wcre con ect,,
and he challenged any one to stew the coutrlry. -
Coroner—it may he so, but on were the first to violate
my order, mid you yourself was the person who used such ex-
pedition'to boodun. • 1 wits not allow •arty notes to betaken
tor Tne.. Times or Chronicle by cut her
,of you, or by any otie
else for you. 'Let' me sec, I think 1 can diseero a new face
among the Reporters. ; • •
He then asked the different persons at the Reporters' table
theircames, and the names of she papers fin- syticti'zticy wrote.
Those from The Leeds MerCury, the 1...6.:ds intrliige::ccr, and
those who took notes for ',qr. Hat utter,. were ailu,ved to pro-
ceed. One of the Littersaid his insane was Willon.
Carom:l.—Were nut yoit at the flanslct Moor Mccting ?

Mr. Wi:taa-1 was. .
The Counter paused gravely, but did not prevent; Mr. W.
from wOtbig sat length he came to me. I pre indite with
the :name of the-paper, and was ordered not to attempt writ-
ing. 1 olis.tr,d that 1 hild nut prey-bolsi, written any part of
thy Inquest, anti
,could not I iteretore have been a party to any.
Violation of the orders of the Court. I hoped the Coroner
would allow me to proceed.: This appeal was itt vain; The
Coroner was._inexorahle, oust 1 Maas cndetnned to sit •a,
quiet listener during the remainder of the day. You will
from this pererive,dtat I cannot go at lengt 'into the et i-
denee ; I can, bdieever, pledge an ysel( for the aceuraey of what
I send yon. This biginess having been settled, Mrs Harmer
said that he Atalit.Sillee. their ;15t. MyellOg, urea looking for
cases in support of the line of conduct he ;meant to adopt.
Mr: then cited •a ea, from Plowden's Rep. Vol. I. 'p. 97.
It was that of eertain persons who Were itidicted as
,aiding
and abetting its the commission ut a .thurder, while the prin,
opal who sti ark the blow was included in the indicosient, but
had escaped. It was argued, that the prif cipal 'having not•
Bing forth:omit-sr, no persons•eould. he accusedasaccessaries.
The Judges, afte: two days, held that the indictment was
good. If a matt, atte:td‘d by his savants, attached a single
person and -Lillcd 111111, then he and-his servants wetcgullty
of unit der, as the presence of the servants helped to intimi-
date the Joan„ and preys-nt him from defending himself.
This be contended 'a ease in point on' the 'present cm-.
easion; .

.......
Niv.,Barrow argued Qll the other side, that the case quoted
was nut a ca.c iu pniiq, in as 'ouch as in that case the prin-
cipal, thoug,li z4isent,_ was included in the indictment, where-
ashetv there was no priiicipal known, and where there was
nu principal there could be ho accessaries.
Mr. Harmer, in reply, said that this argument would
go to acquit every accessary where the principal was nut in
hand. - •

After Mr.. harmer lad sat down,
.a Uentleman connected
with The Times addrtSse'd him in a low voice.
The Coroner observing this, said, Sir, I see you every mo-
ment prompting Mr. Harmer. I taxed you with doing so
before, but you denied it. Now, however, I have found you'
tint.

Itepiwter---Sir, when I denied your• charge on a former oc-
casion, 1 was justified tO doing so, as L was innocent of it.
Coronet—Sit down, Sir, and heep silence.
Iteportersir, I cannot sit silently and hear myself
charged with a► lie i►t au open Court.
The Court then proceeded with the Inquest.
Sarah Lees, an interesting young girl, diessed in genteel
annulling, was the first witness called. . She stated herself to
be the sister of the deceased. Her account of her brother's
appear ince on his return from the Manchester Meeting on
the Hitt' of August, and of his situation up to the time of his
death, corresponded with that given by her mother, and
whizh has already hem' published. In the course of this
examination, Mr. Harmer was charged by the Coroner with
eintravourtng to alter sonic witness's answers. Mr. Har-
mer dented this, and observed, that he was incapable of
the conduct imputed to hint his only object and wish
watt to elicit the truth, abd to obtain justice.

The next witness was Daniel Kennedy, a journeyman cut-
ler. Ile deposed to liavorig been employed by Mr. Richard-
son, of Deansgate, Manchester, to sharpen the swords of the
Yeon►anry Cavalry; It was in July. Ihtring the week end-
ing the tith July, he had sharpened sixty. They were or-
dered to be made very sharp, and he made them so. There
were hut a few sharpened atter that perioch The Yeo►uanry
brought their slvords and took then► away when dune.
Swords had been brought to the shop un other occasions to
be cleaned, but he gut no 'particular directions about shar-
pening thou.
Mr. Harmer Inaing repeated one of the witness's answers
somewhat differently from the way in which it had been ut-
tered--
The Co'roaer said, Mr. Harmer, you spew too much zeal—
a zeal which will be fatal to the object you wish to attain. I
have already cautioned you to•day on this head. I know very
well what your motives are in doing this, but they will be de-
feated.

Mr. Harmer—God forbid, Sir, that I should he defeated in
my objt ct ; fur 1 seat wily for justice, and that I hope is the
feeling by which we are all actuated. The wit ness .was cross-
e;:ainined by Mr. Ballow, but nothing material was elicited
from bin).

Thos. Padmore being sworn, said he had seen some of the
Ye9manry Cavalry at Pichford's, near St. Peter's Church,
and some more in Portland-street, on the Itith August. The
officers were rightin; and lofting the men; then they stood
for half an hour, alter which they were erdered to load their
pistols; they'did so, and replaced theiti in their holsters.—
After a little time they were ordered to draw ; they instantly
drew their swords, and galloped furionsly towards Peter's.
field. They appeared' as if they were mad, and frightened
the people: very much. He was much alarraed and went to
his house ; be saw. no more that day.
Examined by Mr. Harmerlt was Trafford and Mr.
Birley who were ordering the Yeomanry. He hnew Mr. Bir-
ley before, but not Mr. Trafford.
Mr. Barrow objected to those quesOons; they only went to
fin a serious charge on two Gentltimen, without any just
ground tur so iloinz•
The Coroner was of the same.opitlion. He saw no reason
why such an examinatioushould ho allowed. lie must there-
fore stop it.
Mr. ilarmer—God forbid, Sir, that I should attempt to
anix any charge on those Cientlmen unjuatly, this wit!

ness I.slie7x that MajorTrafford and Captain Birley were coin-
manding the;Cavalry, and I man to bring
.rridence of their
haying liven actinz in Peter's-field milli them.
• The Coroner refused to allow the examination.

Mr. Harmer (handing in a -written paper)—There, Sir, is
what this witness can prove. If you think that it ought not
to he staled, yo❑ will have thagoodness to hand it hack to me.
• Coroner--What ! do you lake the depositions of witnesses
before they come into Court ? • I understood you to say differ-
ently the other day.'
Mr. Harmer said, he did,_ as it was his duty, inquire in
many eases what witnesses could prove. He had, however,
on a former occasion, truly said, that many witnesses were
brought forward of whose testimony he had no previous!
knowledge.

The et'ironer read over the evidence, and asked witness if
it was correct. • •

Witness replied—lt is; but there is one thing which I for-
got to state. While the cavalry were standing in Portland-
street, a man , rode down, as if from Mr. Buxton's house
(where the Magistrates wcre stationed on the t6th)tand hand-
ed a letter to Mr.-Birley.

The Coroner—you do not know but it was from the Post-

Witoess—Mr. B. gave it
.to, Major Trafford, who opened
and read its Mr. Birley looking over him, and reading-also.
Paving- read the lettrr, the Officers turned to the men, and_
ort-I,lipic them to draw, galloped up the street followed by
the hole party. - •
Witness was asked a few questions by Mr. Barrow, but
from the rety low tone in *bleb he spoke we could not bear
his it,swere.

Peter Drummond was next called. He stated as follows:--
lam a weaver residing in Strong•street, Manchester. I was
in Peter's field on the 16Th August. 1 heard that Mr. Hunt
was coming up Museliy-street; and I went to see him. 1
' found. however, that he was not there, and so I returned to
Peter's-field, round the cottage There 'I shw a number
of people with flags. I wept round, and stood near Mr.
tioNna's house. ' I sate a double line of constables standing
in open column; they extended nearly to thelMtings. Nadin
and another Gentleman were walking between them. I stood
within sixteen yards of-Mr. Buxton's house. 1 saw a Gentle-
, man come in haste, as it, froui the back of the to the
front wind-,w, whiefilielopenell.; and said to-the constables,
" Gentlemen he 'ready., the Boropglireeves, aiiqsirldiers are
eottibig.” .1 thought there was' ilabger,'aud 1 retired a little.
lkiokiag to toy right, I saw the cavalry gallop into Peter's-
field. They We'll, headed by a trump ter, and went on two
Lie two. They halted •aild formed tutu a half circle. The
Meeting .gavr them three cheers, WhiLlt the Yeomanry re-
: turnert,'ffiMuishiog th6e swords; then they cot away right
and kft, throi.gh constables and all ..to the huotingb. did
si-e ;MY one cut, seVer'al were knocked duiert ; but could
see whether they .were cutt•cir tiCt. I tho.u4lit there was
danger, and so I wen, t, the house of my brother-in-law,
which is Lear.lirter's-fied. After that.l.A eni hone, hut I re-
turued in the etriiiiit;, onilS..v the people ituhniug the cart.
The snldi'ers were through several streets, and
dtivincf the inopie houses. The reason .1 returned.
wilt to !oat for inv rootbei..

-To a question (roo..ll•r,•“Ariui:t—l do not know the wan
whoi saw at Nir. litixton',—hi, was a good-lookii.ig Man.
Cross-examined lir glr:Barro"W—Wheir the :filectiLig gave
thice e'le,l4, they were in humour, but the,cavalry
. • pearol angry, thry looked very pale, and I a, a
great deal of int oxiclion„azirii.i.g thesis. I think au ,Lecaue
saw
tiirni roil thrir horses.

Nlr. Barrow—Probably:they were had•hersernen,!,
Witness—Why I do ion I hey were very good ones—
(a laugh).-1 did not tell-pul,,els what •I have now stated; I
only told.those who rrt,keti sir;s I. told Mr. VeillSOn ;
.0n my
oath, he did not write it. Another pet son did. I did not
answer this at first, because 1..1E4 not understand you. I
have net so many quit Its as eon have; I can tell a plain tale.
I do not know that my statement has appeared iu prints I
never beard of it being so I know the constables stood in
open column, because I saw them. • I was once :a soldier; but
only fur a little bit; ;shoot six weeks or so; I never wore a red
coat, I was only a 'recruit.
. , John Fell, of No. I; Uninp7street, Ancoats-street, Man-
, Chester, said he was on St. Peter's area abOut eldven o'clock
On lltinel4y. the Pith of.AuguSt; that lie went • near..tu
.the
ho.o.Jogs, and then he observed two lines of constables forma-
ed frien'the thi'st;iigi'fb 'near :Mr. Buxton's Aititise, 'this in-
duced him to go to the ,top end .of ttv•no, to se. what was
meant by such arratigernent, When a 'gentleman said to. him,
• tbereare the MaOstrates„ pointing to a window in,the second
• slot y, where he saw Mr. Hay, Mr. Fletcher, Mr."Wfiglit,"sitid
.several others; after he had stood here ,a cOnsiderable time,
a Masistrite, as he supliosrs,ealleil out, "The Boroughreeve
of Nlanchester is wiinfeif," who came out of-the passage be-
. twcen the lines of constables, and went into the house,,and
up stairs, when they Put down the windose: SVine Mae after
• this it was said front the saute window, that Mr. Nadin
was wanted, who also came out of the afoi•e-mooed
szge, -went into the house and up-stairs.: Several one!: per-
t sons, whom he did not know, passed and tepassed the same
,4Tay—seceral times. Soon' atter this the -people on his
side •of ,the Meeting , began to fly, whets one of the
constahles, seeing nothing, said, it is a falve'•alarm,
but you% see something. immediately. Shortly after this a
bugle sounded, and presently appeared the Yeomanry Ca-
vahYs and balled before the Magistrates! . window, when
they brandished their swords, gave three cheers, and a voice
front thr-window said—" Forward upon which they put
spurs into their horses, and set off ftili speed amongst the
people, andTto the hustings, cutting the people on both sides
of their horses,. as far as tlit:y could reach. One of the Yet,-
. wintry got possession of a flag, which he waved in triumph
before the window where the Magistrates were; the Hussars
presently followed the Yeomanry, and the Cheshire also fol-
lowed them, and two pieces of artillery brought up the rear.
One of the constables upon the hustings took up the Presi-
dent's Chair, and laid upon those remaining on the hustings
therewith, until lie had driven them all off ; he retired, and
went off before Messrs._ Hunt 111111 Johnson were arrived at
Mr. puxton's !louse. The Trumpeter, and, as he under.
stands, Mr. Birley, led the Cavalry on. . .
(MA-examined by Mr. Barrow—He saw one man struck
with a sword and bleeding; he slid not know by whom. He
also- saw a woinan much cut and bleeding. -The criaivd had
flags with various inscriptions on them.
Mr. Harmer said, that if questions of this kind were asked,
he would inquire whether the Meeting was not of a-most quiet
and orderly description.

- .
This was over-ruled.
Witness said, that he never knew any assembly conducted
in a more fuiet ma taller.
Mr. Barrow—What ! Did you ever hear cheering in a
church ?

Witness--" Yes; and fighting in a church also."

Ann Booth stated, that •he had seen two persons wounded
by sabre cuts—one in the Quakers'-yard, and the other on the
steps of the gate ; she also saw a third wound ; the two first
wounds were inflicted by John Hui►ne. Witness was going
on to say who inflicted -the third, when she was interrupted by
the Coroner, who said that such testimony WAS inapplicable
to thii case,

Upon a question, however, from Mr. Harmer, witness
stated, that the Yeoman to whotu she alluded was Meagher
the Trumpeter.

•
Aftcr a few farther questions, and some controversy be-
tween the Coroner and Mr. Harmer, the witness was dismiss-
ed as irrelevant.

Elizabeth Farren deposed. in substance •to the case which
you have Already inserted i but she was not permitted to state
the name of Telibutt, from whom, she stated in the publish-
ed case, that she received her wounds.

Ann Croft, Nathan Broadhurst, and Margaret Goodwin,
deposod to the facts which have been already published
hot each was pronounced irrelevant to the case before
the Court. Goodwin identified 'Chums; Shelmerdine,
as the person from whom she received her wounds, but
she had scarcely pronounced the name, when the Corourr
interposed, and observed,. that that was nut relevant
testimony.
William Butterworth, deposed, that he was pursued from
the hustings •tn the wall of the Quakers' burying-ground,
near which he received two sabre wounds. The person who
wounded him was John Hulme.

Here the Coroner exclanned, that this was not relevant evi-
dence to the present case, especially as the wounds were in-
dicted so far from the hustings.
. Mt. Harmer contended fort he admissibility of the evidence,
and Mr. Barrow on the contrary.
The Coroner decided that the evidence was inadmissible:

Alice Kearslcy stated, that she. received two cuts from a
sabre, one of which nearly cut off her car. She stated that
she teceired these wounds from•Meaglier, the trumpeter.
Here the Coroner exclaimed, that such evidence was not ad-
missible in this case. The witness, in answer to a question
from Air. Harmer, stated that she was seventy-one years of
age.
Coroner—These things have no connection with the case
before the Court, or the death of John Lees.

Mr.. Flamer—Such facts are strictly relevant, because they
serve to chew the disposition of the Yeomanry, to whom the
death of John Lees is attributable. But this case will again
come before a Court of Law, and I hope before a Court of
Justire.

William Cheetliam saw Mr. Hunt taken into custody, and
the cavalry charge npon thy people, upon whom several
wounds were Inflicted, %VitdeSs Was severely wounded by
Meaisher, the ttropetsr.

Martha Robinson deposed, that she was wounded alt.
corner of St. Peter's-field. She said she knew by whom 3',
was wounded, but the Coroner would not permit her to
particularly as she received the wound at the distencePf SD
or 60 y'ards from the hustings.
One of thejury asked, wbether•the Members of the 3WI
were not competent to decide as to what evidence ought to l* •
received.

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The Coroner answered in the negative, observing, that pe
was the sole judge as to the admisaility of evidence.
Another of the Jury asked, whether a Juryman was clot
competent to give evidence, and if so, whether hu should be
sworn In open Court, or at litry to give the information /10
possessed to his fellow Jurors ?
Mr. Hornier said, and the Coroner concurred with hirrriiti
the opinion, that the Juryman, in such case, must.be swan'
in open Court. .
Mr. Harmer asked the Coroner whether he had seen tivt
body of John Lees, as it-was yis duty to have done ? '
Coroner—l give no answer to that question.
Mr. Harmer—Do y'ou decline to answer it ?
Coroner—l give no answer to that question.
About six o'clock the Court adjourned until nine o'clock gttti
Monday morning.

Frani the LONDON GAZETTE of Oct. 2.

[This Gazette notifies the Prince Regent's,ferm
mission to Major-General George Airey, to accept
and wear the insignia of the Tuscan order of St•
Joseph.

• ;rat-Office, Oct. 4.
711 t. Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Licut. H. Cuffel frail
half-pay of the 62d Foot, to be Lieutenant, trice.R. ads
who exchanges, receiving the difference: 1-
12th, Regiment of Light Dragoons—Brevet Major F. Russali•
from the 62(1 Foot, to be Captain of ,a Troop, without par'
chase, vice Stawell, proMoted. . .
7th Regiment of Foot—Lieut. H. Goldieutt, from half-pal
.of the 60th Foot, to be Litutertant,,vice.D. Cameron, who
exchanges.
lath Ditto—t nsign A. 0. Dalglei3h, to'be Lientenant,'bf
put chase, vice Ma-gennis, promoted in the 37th Foot.
41st Ditto—Captain E. B. Stelielin, from half-pay of the 'Vivi;
Chasseurs, to be Captain of a Company, rice J. 13. Gleve,
who exchanges, receiving the difference.
59d .Ditto—Lieutemant .1. Wiaterbottoin,•lo he Adjutant, vice
Campbell. who resigns the Atintancy.only.
56th Ditto—Lieutenant H. E. Hill, from half-pay of the Re.,
giment, to be Lieutenant,. rice W. Galsvey, wilt) exchangrit
receiving the difference.
75th Ditto-.-Lieutenant F. Farquharson to he Captain of
Companv, by purchase, vice Nl`Lean, who retire: ; Ensip
W. Orr to be tietitcnant by purchase," vice Fargititaistm
Gentleman Cadet F. Hawkins, from the Royal .Islilitarf
College, 16 be Ensign by purchase, rice Orr.
tiT.s..yr.—To be Surgwit to the Forces.—Stali-actr-
Crun el', front ii;11-pay. -
To be Assiitm.t.eturgeo,-,s to .the Forces.—F. Brourrearbra
4:le Drag oen Guards, vice J. ‘Voodroffe, hi .1), &lc,
exchanges 'J. French, from half-pay 4th Foot, sire Wifdil"
lett, 11. D. who exchanges; .1, Simpson, fro,u, half- parotid'
Foot; ;rice E. Maher, who exchanges; D. 0. Davies, from.
half-pay 14t!f•Light Dragoons. vice W. A. m•Den.,ol. who
exchanges; T.. Brisbane, M.D. from halt-pay 51st foot,
'vice I'. Ketioo, who exchanges ; D. Rees, from Ihilf-l"
99th Po'ot, 'rico 0. Lloyd[who exchanges; J. Ligertwood,
from half-payt2th Foot, vice J. Stewart, who exchanges.
To be hospital-Assistant to the Forces.—J. Higgins, M.D.,
front half-pay.