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London, England, 1821-08-30 00:00:00

FATAL AFFRAiratCUiVIBERLAND GATE.

ADJOURNED INQUEST on the BODY of R. HONEY,
EIGHru DAY, AUGUST 29.

The Jury assembled at the usual hour this day,
and the CORONER being 'present, they remained
some time before the Gentlemen attending. the
Daily Press were admitted.
The Beadle announced that the Corporal and
the Trumpeter who had been summoned were
arrived. The former was then called in and ex-
amined. •
My name is John Heywood. I know-nothing
of the death of Richard Honey, furiher than that
I was out on a•party that day stationed at Cum-
berland Gate. There were ten privates, two
corporals., one officer, and a trumpeter. When
we came to 'Cumberland Gate we were divided
' into two divisions of six each. One siN. stationed
on. the right hand side of the gate, the other six
_on the-left. The whOle were in Oxford-road, at
the first coming out. After we were stationed
and divided into two divisioneki_lie were.ordered
to cloak. The nnxi,thirig tliateurrod:w.hen
we tame to cloak, I.,!9utcriert.t- fl 4 ore; who com-
manded the party, bad no cloak. I rid out of
the ranks- and, asked Lieut. Gore to accept my
cloak. The next thing that occurred, wheni
asked Lieut. Gore to accept mine,he'Said " No,"
and' then lifted up his shabraque and said,
"- My servant has sent me out without'cloak or
pistols." The next thing, we walked our•horses
about, backwards and forwards in the street.—
The next thing, that occurred to that,: a. large
crowd of people came forward and shut the gates.
-We opened them again, and put a sentinel
on each side of the, gates in the inside .of the
Park. The next thing to that was a larger crowd
still, who shut the gates again and forced the
two sentries. We . opened the 'gates again by ,
force and posted two more sentinels: At that
time we were saluted, by a shower of brickbats
and stones by :the:mob.
and
about dinner
time, between twelve and two o'clOCk, before the
procession came 'op, The,-next thing, I was hit
on the temple with a brickbat, which made rue
deaf and blind for some minutes.: When I came
to mySelf again,' I saw a great crowd of people
blocking up the Edgware-road. The next thing
was, by the assistance of my -.comrades and the.
police, was to get away two waggons, posts, and
gratings—that is, iron things to carry away the
water from the main road. That was all I saw,
except being hammered with brickbats and Stones.
There were
.no horses in the waggon. Some of
'my comrades had been ordered to :clear the peo-
ple, and I saw them busy blocking up-this road,
and came down there. I was hit at the time the
Order was given to clear the people, and I was
dizzied •for about two minute,s.- We were oblig-
ed to draw our'swords, because the peOplewoul4
not obey. the -order to disperSe, and we were ob.:
liged "to use 'violence with the flat parts of .our
Swords. When' we drew our swords it was the
second attempt to shut the gates, and there seem-
ed to be a confederacy between thoSe people and
those at the end .of the Park throwing stones.
Before. we began dispersing the people the first
time, that is,' at the• first shutting of the gate,.
there was a good deal of ill language and a few
stones thrown, but -nothing of any consequence
to take notice of.
Mr. Spicer.—l beg to remind Corporal Hey.
wood, that he is not obliged•to say anything to.
commit himself. •

Several Jurors thought. this caution improper
and unnecessary.

One said, if he speaks the truth he canno
commit himself.

. Witness proceeded.-.--When we were first
drawn up in. Oxford-street, the • people shut the
gates. We asked them if they were the gate-
keepers? The saki, No ; and called us abusive.
names, threw some few stones, but- nothing 'of
'consequence. The gate was shut again, and 'we
were. obliged to Use violence to open them ; I,
mean by violence, that we used force. When
-we attempted to open the: gates_ a second time,
which were shut • by.' the mob, or the' people, if
you are pleased to call them. so, stones carne in
great currents from the Park-, the wan, and off
the lodge. 1 used the flat part of my sword
myself, and as many as I.: saw use them. ' I saw
nobody use the edge. The -procession had -cotne
up at the gates when the second' shutting of the.
gates took place, and- then the sfeet of stones
came. I was then struck with a stone, 'and- not
able to know what took place for some 'minutes.
The other Corporal was one of the sentinels in-
side the Park. Then I came down with
.my
comrades and the Police, and cleared away the
waggons., and posts, and grates. I heard firing,
but I. saw none ; I saw no man fall. T:reinained
on my station until the detachment marched off
to the barracks We then formed, 'and I was on the
left of the detachment in the rear. I did not see the
Officer and the trumpeter in conversation as they
marched 'along. I heard no cry. by the people;
" There go the two butchers together." It is
the duty of a Trumpeter to bt .in the advance
guard upon all duty. I cannat.say whether' the
horse could have been cut with a sabre or not.
It could not have cut him under the jaw. There
were stones thrown from Oxford-street, on the
left going from here, but whether from Cumber-
land-street I cannot say. They came more from
Park-lane and the Lodge than there. The
Trumpeter who attended was a boy named
Bishop, to the best of my knowledge I did not
cofne here with that trumpeter ; to the best of
my knowledge, the trumpeter who attended the
detachment out of the barracks, was the. boy
named Bishop ; he is about 18 or 20. Ido not
know that it WAS him, but I tell you to
,the best

of my belief, and I will not tell you a lie ; I do
not know the name of the privates out with ,the
detachment ; there is an orderly corporal to each
troop, who knows the names of the men; Corpo
ral Coulson was the orderly for our troop that
day. When men go out to assist the civil power
they are taken from different troops, those that
were ready first; we were commanded to clear
the gates the first time they were shut, by Lieut.
Gore ; we were obliged to use violence, because
the people would not disperse without it. Lieu-
tenant Gore could not have seen that his cloak
was not there without lifting up the shabraque.
By Mr: Hanson—Lieutenant Gore commanded us.
Foreman of the Jury,--I do not know whether any Magistrate
was present or not when Lieut. Goreordered us to clear the
people ; I know none of them. '
By Mr. Hanson—We could not have cleared the gates with-
out using the swords, as that was impossible ' • the people would
not obey the voice nor take orders quietly. To the best of my
recollection, as I was hit on the head, the firing did not com-
mence till I got down to the Edgware-road.
A Juror—Are you quite sure you, saw no firing ?—I did not
see any firing, neither did I hear any report, until I got down
to the Edgware-roark• There was only one Officer, Lieutenant
Gore, who commanded at the Cumberland-gate ; Capt. Oakes
and two other Officers came up at the time.
The evidencelof , the witness was then read over to him pre-
vious to his signing it, and the Jury expressed their satisfaction
at the manner in which it had been given. '`
The Coroner stated p 3 the. Juryq'that he had received a let-
ter signed by Col. Lygon, acknowledging the receipt of the
summonses in the absence'of Col. Cavendish, and stating that
those fox Corporal Heywood and the Trumpeter had been
served, and that the other individuals, for whom summonses
11,14 been sent to the Barracks, were absent from town, but
would receive orders to attend as soon as possible. •
Mr. Hanson said that the wishes of the Jury had been com-
municated to the parties, and although thedistance.at which.
they were, prevented their attendance this day, they would cer-
tainly be in attendance to appear at the next Meeting of the
Jury.
Several of the Jury thought these communications had been
made in a handsome manner. •
The Trumpeter being present, was then called in and
ined.—My name is Richard Farman, I belong to the letter H.
troop; I do not know who was the trumpeter with.the detach-.
ment who went out on the 14th.
Bya Juror.—.On your oath do you not kno.Whim
saw hip go out of the .Barracks, or return.
Juror—Upon your oath do yoii. not know who was out with
the party ?—I do not; I never saw him ; I can give you the
names of all the trumpeters in the regiment. •
Juror—Give us the name of the youngest trumpeter in the
regiment P—lt is Selman.
Juror;--.How old is he ?—He is about my age, 34. •
Another Juror—You are asked who is the youngest trumpe-
ter in the regiment, but we mean who is the youngest man
among the trumpeters in the regiment ?—The youngest Man.
is named Edwards ; I thought you meant the yoUngest trum-
peter in appointment.
Juror—How old is he ?-11e is about 2Q, or 22..
Mr. Browne-4s there a trumpeter named Bishop P—There
is such a•rnari. I can give you the names of all the trumpeters
in the regiment.
Mr. Browne—The Jury will see my object in putting .the
question.
Some of the Jury assented. . • .
A Juror—Are there not young men learning to be trumpet-
ers, in the Barracks ?—YeS, there are.
Is there not one named Bishop?—There isnnenaine&Dishop
who sometimes -blows • the • trumpet in the-Barracks.- Bishop
was not at the: battle of Waterloo; he was never emploYedin.
the service as trumpeter. Does not know who was orderly cor-
poral on-the 14th of August.
Robt. Aldiss, wood-turner, Hart-street, Blooms-
bury-square, was one of the persons who assisted
in picking up Richard-Honey;;- was standing on
the curb-stone in front of the deceased. When-
the.man fell, it was in such an awkward position,
that he said, 44 I think you are drunk enough,"
as he was not aware of the death of the-deceased
until he saw the wound'; -he was carried to Mr.
Lightfoot's, surgeon ; when he fell Witness heard
the report of fire arms ;does not know who-shot
the than ; he pulled the person who was near,
saying, he thought they were firing.balfcartricipS,
and that bo did. not think it safe toTemain.where
he was ; did not see anybody troubletotne'at that
time, either in word or deed.- •
By a Juryman.-7--Did .not see the man 'before
he was killed but as a_ casual spectator; at the
time of firing should have thought that the sot:
diers were on the other side of Cumberland-gate,
but there were some'Stragglers between the 'bate
and Perk-lane ; did not observe 'any •persons
throwing stones, nor, to the best o.f his recoliec-'
tion,- did he. hear a murmur; there were several
females .near him
,saw one in particular against
the :railings -when he turned' round.; heard no-
thing menacing from the liar! Where he stood, but
was intimidated from bearing -the Avord.4•charge
from t.tie-41.0.dy of the.soldiers, widely-made .hirn
.I:ear..they :would, Are ball.-tartridges..Did
,not.se,q P-ark-gatei shut or. put to.; saw
a. great. many :persons,qlLClirriberlaltd7gate, when
be arrived,there:,;.saw bricks and .stenes...throw,
ing flora itlie.Park before he eameoutotiti :this
was after something had -.taken place in conse-
quence of the people not behaving so pleasantly
.as the sOldiers'expecte.d.--The name of the friend
who accompanied and was with him at-'the time
of Honey.'s death,. wasltichardsi a dyer, residing
in Duke-street. • .•• .
The Coroner Then this man knows no more than yourself.
A Juror wished Richards to be examined.
Coroner—l see no advantage in it; as they were . both. to-
gether. .
Juror—Yes ; but there have been 'examined on evidence, two
men looking out, of theiarhe window ; one of them saw a great
deal more than. the Other: •
By a Juror.--Sam are officer go down park-lane, but did not
see him return. William .
Ding,. l 8•, Great Wild-street,. Lin-
coln's;-inn-fields, house painter, first saw the pro-
cession in Piccadilly ; went as far as Park-lane,.
and saw a 'stoppage there, which existed also at
the next turning ; the funeral procession was
turned clown to go through the. Park ; went down
Park-lane, and saw the procession .going, through
the Park, headed by -some Life Guards, who
galloppecl towards Cumberland-gate. Saw a
number of stones lying in Park-lane,. which I,v.e.re
thrown with great rapidity towards the Life.
Guards ; this was opposite Grosvenor-gate, and'
from, thence down to Comberland-gate. The
stones .were thrown by some hundreds of the mob;
when he got to.the end-OlPark-lane, he.saw two
officer.s.at the end, who appeared anxious to join
the regiment which was at Cumberland-gate.—
One of the officers having joined . the regiment,
the other. turned round and went down Park-
lane, appearing to avoid the stones, which were
thrown in great numbers. Witness waited at the

never

end of Park-lane, and saw stones•throWn troin
thence towards the gate. He went into O'xfOrdr.
street, opposite to Park-lane, *finding that the
funeral was passing the corner towards the Edg=
ware-road ; he stepped close to a man, whom lie
afterwards understood to be Richard Honey•;„
they had ceased throwing stones at this time; he.
saw a young gentleman, whom he afterwards un-
derstood to be an officer, whose horse's'head 'was,
towards Cumberland-gate ;he turned .rdpn4
qUite wantonly, as there were no stones throviin'g,
at the 'time, towards the people, and presented:•
his pistol over his bridle arm." Witness charigea
his position when •he saw this, one pace; and the'
deceased fell ; he stood so close to the man) tllkt"
he did not know ...whether The contents' 'were
'lodged in himself or the deceased. • ' •
By a Juror--Saw the flash of a pistol, andlhatt
every opportunity of recognising the man's .feal-
tures who fired the pistol. After -he had dis=
Charp.;ed-the pistol, he rode immediately amongst
the soldiers. He was a very young Man; and
wore no cloak nor mantle. On seeing Rithard
Jinuay...fall, witness retreated a little *way down
Oxford-street; but finding the•firing had ceased,-. •
he came up. again. Saw the same Officer ranged"
in Cumberland-street. Ile was inside of the
'Trumpeter in the ranks. Saw hith conversing
with the Trumpeter, and a private of the'Life
Guards who was near him, on the near side, with
great familiarity, and occasionally laughing. Has
had an' opportunity. of seeing the sante 'Officer
since at the Horse Guards. Last. Sunday Wbek
saw him relieved by the • Blues at the- Horse
Guards. Does not know his but makes no
doubt of recognising his person at anytime, unlOs
disguised. •
By Mr. HANsoN--At was at eleven o'clock' on'
Sunday that he was relieved.
By Mr. Blakie—Should, not know the 'two •
officers again who Were pelted with stones. • 'Has
been in. the Navy, and lost a limb in the service ;
has 161. per annum in consequence of that loss.
Knew an Inquest' was Sitting on- the body of
Richard Honey ;. came to this InqueSt in-cot-0e-
quence of a summons. Did not coineVoltitita-.
rily, 'as he feared he might lose his pensiOn.;•,
neither himself nor the deceased had been throw-..
ing.stones at the time the shots were 'fired: ..He
was not hooting, or in any other way irritating
the soldiers at that time. Does not recollect hew;
many men were with the officer. : Does not
,
know whether the trumpeter was young or Old, •
his-attentiOn being solely. directed to ..the:offiCer....-
The. officer was 30 yards from the witness when,
he stood next to Honey: The Officer was near
Cumberland-gate, and :he deceased at the con---'
ner of:Cumberland-street. Is convinced that the.-,
pistol which he saw fired by that officer-
Honey, as that was the first pistol which was fired.....„.
Mr. Spicer—The deceased stood on the left band side nf the".
officer, who was oPpoSite, but rather inclined towards Tyliurzl`, -
Turnpike. The deceased was looking towards, though not
abreast of the office.. .
By Mr. flansOn -.7 Was, on board the sloop of War Peacock;
when he.lost his arm in an engagement'With the Hornet.
,
What was his station there ? • •
A Juror—ll object-to that questinn, as being improper.
The Coroner--4 bbld that Mr:nanson has a right tOaslethe:
question; as he onlyasks the station of the ivitness, which -has -
been asked of every. witness who has been examined. -,,, f.
The FoNman,-If the other. party is allowed to put Awl]. :.:
questions, I. shall claim the, same privilege for
The Coroner-L-I am very much surprised by the Foren4n.
making use of the word us' in the present ease.' • '•
am convinced that there is an evident- partiality:,
shown in conducting thei exaniination.
Coroner —I. do not understand what you Mean, Mr. koretnin • '
-
and 1 think you act very improperly.
Foreman—Sir,,l am very sorry for it. . •
.•
('Droner—So you ought to be.
•-Foreman—The-other day a legal Gentleman, by the name
th.lt a -similar question-which mas put was of:the
:nature of h'eroSi-eXaniination, whiCh he should object to.
cross-examination might intimidate future wit.:
nesSes. • . . ,
coroner-I maintain that Mr.:Hanson's qiiestion merely re,
lated..to.tzlie)tatiOniti life of the witness.

Fez; na This .is vi examination as.to.the death of an indi

.yidual,: and. what has. su ch a question :to' do with it ?
•:.Coroner7-,1-layzNe.not asked every man in what capacity he
Was,. and what more has been demanded here. I reguest. chat
t.lirete not ote wrangling about nothing, and that the exarni-
pation.be pFr:xnitted to proceed without interruption. .• •
Nx: Hanson resumed—There were; from two tolve hundred
persons the time 'Honey fell; did not.see the hearse as: tie
Understood it was gohe down Edgivare-road ; the rimb ha3clceas... -•
ed.tci throw stones aborit five minutes to the best of his know_'?
ledge; at the place where he stood when Honey fell, he could
not gee What was passing in Edgware-road.
• By a,duror—floney•was not:on the first step when he fell;
was not saying any thing; cannot say whether he had an Um-
brella

. .
Ey a Juror .Had been standing betide Honey from two to
„three minutes ; -did not see Honey clap his hands, and say,
" the city, the city.;" did not 4ee any other officers with•the
officer, drawn up in Cumberland-street, when .he returned ,t.ip
Oxford-street; Saw the two officers whom he mentioned in the,
first part. of his deposition, before the death of Honey. •
Corporal Coulson.—Was a • corporal in Capt.
Mackneal's troop in the Ist Regiment of „Life
Guards. Knew nothing touching the death of
Richard Honey. Wag orderly corporal on the •
14th Auguit.' Did not know what men Sub_
Lieut. Gore had under his command on that dity-.
Did not know all the men that were out fr'oinhis
troop on that day. He, was ordered to send out•
a certain number, but it was iinpossible fcir him
to. know all the men, from seeing their faces, iu
the hurry of the moment.
A Juryman thought nothing more easy.
Several soldiers were wounded on the 14th.
Only one remained
,in the hospital. Coilld 'not
• say
,what number went in. Those who went
there were sent by the ,Doctor, without his
knowledge. All. were present at the next parade.
If they had not been preSent it would have been
his dUty, to report them absent. As far as .he
knew they were all present at the nextriarade,• •
hut he could riot remember who were there for
the whole week, and he' had no document to
which he could refer to ascertain the fact. lie
did not know the number of men under Lieut.
Gore. He did not see the detachment go out of
the Larrack yard; he saw them go into it, and

then his duty was done. Could not say Whether
or not they had a trumpeter with them.
A Juror said, if they were to have that kind of men sent
befose them who ptevancated, they would never be able to get
at the truth. In such cases he thought the Coroner ought to
interfere.
The Coroner denied that the witness had prevaricated. He
had sworn to. particular facts—whether truly or falsely it was
not for hith to say, and he could not make an individual swear
to -one-thin,„7 or anoth'r.
Several Jurors spoke in behalf of the witness, and some
against him, and all at the same time.
. Whe witness declared he did not know whether
the party had a trumpeter with: them or not, and
:that was sufficient. If an officer from his troop
had gone, he should have known
.it. He could
not say ivho- was the. orderly Corporal of Lieu-
tenant Gore. He had two that week. One of,
them fell sick; he knew that,as he saw another come
.in his place. He did not know the names of the
men who were ordered out from his troop on the
14th. If he were.to -,.make -inquiry he could get
the names of the men, but he could not tell them
at the moment; did not know who had the
- names of the men; he was the only person who
should have had them, but he had not got them.
—(A laugh.)7----After the confusion of the. day
they were marched in, and_their names were not
taken. If one of the:. men had deserted they
sit ht not have iound it out till_ next day till the
. roll was called.;. he,should not:then have known
•v"-ihetber or-not the deserter was one of the party
sent to Cumberland Gate. No book was kept
that this:;. he bad nor stated Lite.
ilumber of the 'detachment ; didrt-Ot *Se.e them go.
lout a tall.;.whenlie had got them into the,yard his
duty was done.- He would endeavour to get:the
names. bf-Fritiay, if the Jury requested it; he
would do his best.
-announced by. the CORONII, that Mr..
--x-Sheriff Parkins and his servant were .43 at
-
'..tendance to give . evidence. Some conversation
took place-as to which-should be first examined.
she
,Coroner thought it due to the forins of so,
Ciety tO,examine.the master (unless the contrary:,
was his wish) before -the servant. The Jury ac-
quiesced in this, and the man 'who had been in-
troduced retired to-make way for the Ex-Sheriff..
Joseph_Wilfred Parkins examined.—Liies at
NO.-10, Bridge-street, Blackfriars; was latelY
Sheriff of London. AS the Jury had taken evi7.-
dente of the whole ofwhat had' passed from the'
commencement of the funeral procession,
,he
WoOld follow the same routine. He then gave the
following. narrative;—" On the morning of that
day (the 14th) I proceeded from my. Own.
-dence with my servant, overAtieStminster Bridge,
and to the Horse Guards. Arrived 0 Hyde.
Park-corner ; while -passing through the gate of
the Park I saw a man in a black cloak. He in
formed me- that the funeral .procession..would
commence at Brandenburgh House, where I pro-
ceeded Without seeing:_ any one "till I *arrived at
Hamineritnitly who, was apparently connected
*with the funeral.. I waited, a short time near the,
dopr of Brandenburgh_llouse. There was a con-
siderable:' disturbance relative to putting.. the.
corpse intothehearse ; ,the soldiers came at .that
timetothe door. of:Rrandenburgh House."
.J.T'A'Juryrnan.coneeivedthese details to be irrelevant. It had
• hien ruled fiti some days past that they were to receive no eVi--
denee of what.had passed at Brandenbargh ',House.
-Mr.-Parkins—That doeS not matter; Liu, evidence must lie,
taken as it is.
:The Coroner-Said they were not aware that any thing con-.
IPicted 'with the.present inquiry. had Occurred till the procession'
Kensington Church. '
Mr. Parkins complained that the juryman who had spoken
inte=a;pted -This; ea a Juryman' he had no right to do.
They Must hear.what lie-had tO say, as he wished to tell it. -
- The Juryinanlsaid they were willing to hear any thing- rela-
tiVeto the matter at-issue. -- • • * •
. .
. Mr. Parkins said the Jury did not know Any thing about the'
evidence which he had to give. Ile. had experienced a rude
interruption. Such conduct rendered the Jury likely to be disc-
solved,.an&then they would Nye .all their trouble over again.
The extraordinary licence, taken by 'some Jurymen, was in-
tclerable.
The Juryman remarked, he bad only pointed out the necessity
olcbservingthe rule which had been established. .
11. Zr. Parkins said their rules ware notlingto hum. ,
—Re're some of the Jury seemed displeased.—

Other.s.were -of opiciion that no harm was meant,
and thi§ldea' gaining ground, he was allolypd to
. ..proceed'in his own way.,-whiCh he did-as follows
When that..was done the_procession. proceeded',
aild, followed-by the -Oxford Blues,. moved on.
with great solemnity and order, until they ar-
rived within Kensington turnpike-gate between
that and the church ; an interruption then took
place ; afte'r stopping-some time (it' rained very
proposed to:00--Hon,Mr. Bennett and Mr.
hothouse, who *as riding. neXt-tne, to proceed
_ forward- to inquire-the-cause of:the stoppage, and
when 1-arrived at..(lie:Church,or-Church4ane,
thj9k, they it, .1- fOund the. place stopped up-
witls dui; •and a.greatdconcourSe.
- • -.oftpt,-9ite standing upon them, and round (hem,
wtd-"Cheered,rne,-and--exclaimed that they would

,thip-tigh- the :City--;- I rebuked then - for snN
-and cautioned them against making a
turbanee at the funeral ion turning back, a man
.-; ;• of -the tnanne:of ViPir,-Who"had Placed himself at
. the bead.of a troop cavalry, made himself
very busy in pointing ,out to; the officer corn-
. manfing, what.._WaS his tine ddlity';';the officer.
at troops reconsTried stationary;
.Lord- Hood':
"beiig,. very hear,- Spoke- te t.•iin the :impediment:
Or'Obtruction 'tO -the futieral and-A-, was
• geSted by him- or myselfi, to send someone down
to Lord Liverpool,. to -communicate to him
_the
inctual state of the'affair,- and the total impossi-
bility of getting. through Church-lane ; ,and. I.
tic as requested -to bear that information td-Lord
• •
•Lii-erpool, others refusing to do so ; a gentles-pm,.
.
. offdring to accompany me, I set off with him,.
- • my servant following me at full speed ; when
• we arrived at the Park-gate, the man. in 'the'
charge of the gate said, he was ordered--not 4
admit any one connected with the procession.;-
said I was going on particular business to 'Lord,
Liverpool, and he must-let me through, on. which
he complied ; I proceeded with: the. same rapi-.
dity. till I arrived at the Horse Guards, by the."
Park; a little distance within the Horse Guards,.
I met- Sir R. Baker with a roll of. paper:-in his
hand, on a cavalry horse, with two cavalry soli
diers, one on each side of him ; I did not stop to
speak to him, but went to the Home. Department
first. Mr: Ilobliouse sent me word that he was
going to Fife house directly; I proceeded be-
fore to Lord Liverpool's, where I met Mr. Wil-
mot, who, I think, said that Lord Liverpool was
not within ; I then informed him (he knew who
I was well) that I had come from Kensing-
ton Church, where the funeral processions was

totally stopped, and that it was morally impos-
sible to proceed through Church-lane; and that
if they did persist in going that way, many
,lives would inevitably be lost, anti that those
who persisted in it would have to answer for the
same. Mr.:Wilmot said he would communicate
that information to Ltird LiverpOol. The gen-
tleman who accompanied me retired, and I
mounted my horse and returned as fast as I could;
passing through the Horse Guards again, a troop
of the Life Guards (at least I suppose a troop,
was drawn-out, the yard being quite full on both
sides), was out, and three of the officers were
in - the gateway, and I. was obliged to request
them to let me pass. •
• Here Mr. Parkins said this might appear te-
dious, but it would he-found of great importance.
A -Juryman expressed his Conviction that the
witness would not trifle with their time.
Mr. Parkins assured them that he would not.
They wanted information, and they ought' to
have it. Mdch of their time had been consumed
''by -witnesses whose evidence was not of impor,.
-tame; this he regretted. He then resumed.
" I then proceeded to Kensington ; there I
found .the procession had gone •on ; I then turn-
ed, and went throng,h. the barracks at Knights
bridge, and_oyertook the procession, or the rear
.part of it, at,the turnpikegate, where. sprat de;-'
lay took .place but I did not: proceed for-
. ward to see the cause of '_that delay ;
and, after a short the •hearse- turned,
round and Went 11trinigh the 'Park gate, and
1.,
followed it, and Vroceeded• along with the
prOcession=that is, followed the hearse. SIX or
eight hose `guards were drawn lip on each side
'of 'the Park-gate. Nothing- material occurred
till it arrivid near to Cumberland-gate, when an
-interruption to the procession was met with, and
I proceeded forward to ascertainlhe cause-of it, ac-
companied by another gentleman. The first thing
that attracted-my notice near the gate was a man
-of the name of Goold, who was making use of
very violent language, urging the soldiers:to do
what he called " their_ duty," by fo-rcing the
gate. I proceeded .past him nearer to the gate,
when 1-sasv one half of it shut, and the soldiers
attempting to get it open: A -soldier, Ido not
know whether of the Blues or the-llorse Guards,
had fallen from his horse at this time—had slipped
from his horSe and , rather obstructed the way.
As soon as he was removed the passage was free,
and we all went through. Passing through the
gate, _ I perceived a pool of -blood and water
mixed. time I was standing at the gates
I heard horrible screams and yells, and the most
abusive language towards the soldiers. I then
went on, took a position at the corner of
Cumberland-street, on the left hand side, close
by the corner house on the left hand towards
Oxford-street, waiting _ for the hearse to come
through, not knowing which way it was to turn ;
and when it came through, and. was not clear of
the gate, I being in front., could-see that a postil-
lion , and coachman inclined to draw their reins
towards Oxford-street—towards St, Giles's. At
this" time a man; you may call. him a gentleman
if you please,-. who was dressed
_much like "Sir
Robert Baker, in coloured clothes and mounted
-on a charmer, came with- two or three troopers in
full sped.- _ 1 _ • •

The CORONER inquired if the witness knew
Sir Robert- Bilker ?

Mr. PARKINS said,_".. 'Very. well, indeed, and
I had much approved of the conduct of Sir
Robert on that occasion. He went on ; the gen--
tle.inart I have mentioned . galloped up to the'
leading horses of the hearse, and knocked down
a man who appeared to me to be one of the Un-
dertaker's men, and seized the. rein of the lead-
ing horse; either the gentleman. or one of the
troopers, but I won't swear that
_it was not him-
'self. The horse reared up and -pearly fell
!backWards. Much altercation took place be-
tween the coaarnan,_ the. postillion, and the
'party. At this time great..cidaptities of stones
Were throWn. These Were the first I had seen
thrown, and. they 'fled over the corner of the
wall in Park-lane; and many of the stones fell
near _me, Who, was standing -at the- corner of
.Ctimberland-street. At this time saw a sol-
"dier, a Guardsman or Blue, I do not know which,
pursue a man With a flag inAlts hands, a whitish
flag, and
_cut him down'. I saw the man rise
again, and seize his flag. The screams and yells
at this time were truly horrible ; the stones were
'flying in -showers,' all of which came towards
Cinnberland-street—tOwards where I was stand-
ing. None went from that part, but all came to it.
The parties must have been near the houses in
Park-line ; at-this time I heard- a dreadful noise
:Mt 'the inside of 'the Park- more particularly.
CC:Fining 'towards the railing:- again,- I saw the
`people trying Co pull them down-to get into. the
gtreet ;. by this time the hearse had proceeded
into- the Edgware-road ; -the -Gentleman in
coloured clothes on horseback,- and- the troopers
''Vs-.it -him leading it • on ; I: then- proceeded from
my po.:,itiorf.at the corner of Cumberland-street
.and came' to ',the corner of Bilinstetne-stret,
accompanied.; by a, gentleman on horseback ;" we
, had n-ot been . at the • corner of this street one
,winute before a' volley of shot Were fired near
the turopike-gate, by the troopers, all. in a mass;
that.was the first shot I heard'fired. I remarked
'to-my friend, -6‘ What is the meaning of this ?"
„Some one said that they were firing blank Car...
,tridge; two. or three of. the troopers came frOm
,the body and with;o ten yards of the end of this
:street and began to load their pistols : one -of
,the soldiers let his ammunition fall ; I _picked it
up-1
-it• proved to be ball-Cartridge ; he then
,loarled his.pistol, and levelled his pistol arm to-
wards me.;_he looked, towards me very indig-
nantly; I called out tohinf that there was no
occasion for him to fire in that direction, as no
one was -offeriner him any molestation ; he -pro-
ceeded on with the. other soldiers; I then said
to my friend, " go away -from this; I came
to a funeral, not a fight."
.A.t this time the coach
came -passing in which were Lady -Hamilton and
Lady Hood ; Lady Hamilton called to me in
very great alarm, telling me a man had been
shot near her Carriage.—[The latter part of the
sentence was here objected to as not evidence.
After some conversation of no importance, the
witness resumed.]—I beg to observe that much
provocation was given by throwing stones and

other missiles"; I conceive it was done by a num-
ber of fellows for the purpose of raising a dis-
turbance.

Examined by a Juror—The man I saw cut with the sword
got up immediately, and endeavoured to grapple with the

By another Juror—The Centlemamj saw in coloured clothes,
and whom I believed to be a lagistrateNst dblJtiel Cavendish.
I begged him not to be rash: I did not then know he was Co-
lonel Cavendish.

Here the witness spoke with so much rapidity upon what he
thought, that the Coroner stopped him, and reminded him that
he was to speak:only of what he knew.
The Colonel rode up to the hearse at Cumberland-gate. I
know it is Colonel Cavendish, because I saw him afterwards in
regimentals at the barracks^: A gentleman named Clarke then
told me it was Colonel Chvendial:

Mr. Hanson here rase,'
_and begged the witness to be calf-
tinus; it was a fact*that Colonel Cavendish was not out of the
barracks on the day in queition.

Witness iesumed—l• can only say that he was pointed out
to me as Colonel Cavendish.

By Mr.. Hanson—At the time I arrived at Cumberland-gate
I saw stones throwing, ---,The distance from Tyburn-turnpike
to Bryanston-street should think, 100 yards. The first
firing I heard was when I was' at the corner of Brycnston-
street. I was about two minutes going from Tyburn turnpike
to Blyanston-street. Perhaps Three minutes. I was then
thinking, of going away, but I thought it better not. I cer.
tainly saw the soldiers struck very severely at the time of the
, - .

By a Juror—l know Nr. Gould, he is a shopkeeper, he was
urging
the soldiers liott:lacts of intemperance ; I must say the
sodiers beliavd w
think it right to info, grAt thamtPtell:earv.cieol and -forbearance ; I
rather by a pardel ;of pickpockets than. byenthee -pwoaPucolamcetheietnt?-
rally: . ..
~. : . -

. ~
ll'y tke Coroner—Of course the soldiers could not distinguish
these. These fellows most cruelly pelted the -soldiers ; I did
not see a single decent looking person throw a stone. About
Cumberland-gate I cannot - say how many persons were ,as-
sembled. ..._

[Mr. Parkins continued speaking With so much rapidity, that
-it was' iMPOssible-tcrkeep up with him.] . .
Questio:n by a Juren--I really shouldlike to collect your opi-
nion on the whole, as.'to the conduct of the soldiers ? . - • '
[This*juestion was objected to, and was not pressed.]
Ex pined by Mr. Hanson—l certainly do not pretend tO
have seen what other people could not see.
The evidence of this witness Was now read over to hiin. In
the course bf the -reading-he took occasion' to observe that he
had been grossly _libelled by several Newspapers respectirz his
conduct in.this business, and that he was determined to uotice•
those libeli in a way which would prove very unpleasant to
their publishers: The Coroner at length succeeded in persuad-
ing. ii r. Parkins to be silent.
When his evidence thus far had been read over to him, the
following additional examination took-place
Ity the Coroner—The soldier who loaded. in my presence
kept his arm extended as if looking for an object ; he ap-
peared to have, been very ill treated ; I mean he looked agi-
tated. I saw no Magistrate or Police officer, even at Ken=
sington. . . _ •
_

A Juror—Pray don't.go back again to kensington; we have
had enough of it ; it's now nine o'clock.

The Ju-ror Who' had-fornierly put the question as to the wit;
ness's.opinion of the conduct of the soldiers, now repeated the
question, but it was objected to, and withdrawn.
Mr. Parkins then signed his deposition, and requested' that
the examination of hiS servant might be immediately taken, as
he was going out of town.
The Jury said they had no objection, provided the witness
would begin his narrative at Cumberland-gate, or arrive at it as
soon as possible.
A Juror here complained of the non-attendance of a neigh-
bour of his, who had been summoned and had not attended.,
The Coroner order-_d' that he should be served with a second
summons.

John Hon was then called in and sworn. He
deposed as follows :7--" I am servant to Mr.
Parkins ;,,I was in the procession on the day of
the
.Queen's :funeral. The first thing I saw. at
Cumberland-gate, was the throwing of stones, at
soldiers, by the people ; the soldiers gallopped
about and cut at the people with their swords'.
I saw the hearse go through the gate ; the people
wanted to- turn it up Oxford-street ; they laid
holtl of the "reigns of the horses ; the postillion
then endeavotired to go that ; -the horses
went over' the People ; I saw a man thrown
down by a- soldier's horse, but he got up again ;
I don't know whether he was hurtor not ; I heard
firing at the Toll-gate ; we. then went to Bryan-
ston-street; I saw -a soldier loading his pistol;
no stones were then thrown in 13ryanston-street
that I saw I: thought the soldier appeared
alarmed ; I did:- not see him ill-used ; I was
struck on the back by a brickbat hear Camber-
land-gate ; .I 'don't know who threw it.
A Jurorl—lt might have been a soldier, for
aught you-know:-
Examined by another Juror.—The man I saw
knocked down -had not any colours in his hand.

Thomas Wheildon was the next witness,-His
evidence was as- folloWs live at No.2:,llert-
ford-street,lilay-fair.• I am an apprentice to a
coach carver (Mi. Jacobs) ;'h accompanied the
procesSion froni the. barracks at Knightsbridge,
through the- Park: to'Curnberfand-gate ; I saw
nothing-particular until we came to Cumberland-
gate ; 1.-arrived:there before the hearse. The
people, -I found, had • shut .the gates--; -the soldiers
attempted- to. 'open 'the -..gates, but did not suc-
ceed ; they attem=pted a' second time,. and sue-
ceeded in getting half of them open, and the'
other half rernained'shut: The .soldiers 'finding
they could not completely open:the gates., began
cutting the peoplewith their swords; I saw one
Man cut on. the-iiat. When they began. cut-
ting with their= swords, they were assailed
by brickbats 'from all quarters. This was
when the .bat..was cut ;,.1 did not see wher
titer the man . bled ; I, went through, and
crossed to ttim—lleria:nd-Street. By that time the
hearse. and a
.part of -the procesSion had come:
through, ; I was on fhe "opposite side of the way ;
the people.dttenipted to turn the horses heads
down 0 Xfad-street;•but did not succeed. There
was a great ciitittision.between the soldiery and
the people ; -and brickbats were continually
'thrown; the& passed into-Cumberland-street;
'when half way up, -heard the- firing of pistols ;
"returned,- and-found that by that time the pro,
cession wasr•moVing down Edgware-road. When
1 was. at the corner of Cumberland-street and.
Oxford-street, I saw the. people carrying away
a man who bad been shot. I do not know- by
whom.. .
,

By a-Juror---I do not knOw who opened the.
gates, whether the.soldiers or the people.
By Mr.. Hanson.-----The gate was shut twice ;
I mean it was half-opened. The soldiers could
not get it.completely open. Up to the time when
went up to Cumberland-street brick-bats were
thrown; but not continually. I heard the firing
just before I got .to -Seymour-street. The time
from my entry into. Cumberland-street might be
about four or five: minutes. .

By a Juror.—The soldiers began clearing
away the people before any stones were thrown.

The evidence of this witness: being concluded,
the Inquest, at a quarter before ten o'clock, was
adjourned until Friday next, at two o'clock.

rtEDVCTIO OF SALAftIES.

COPY OF A 11iE3101ITAL TO SHE LORDS OF THE

TREASURY -
. .
ON THE SUEJECT OF THE PROPOSED REDUCTIOI.! IN THE
SALARIES OF THE S RETARIES 'AND CIIMINiIVIc PEA;
LIC • .
TOAtI4.-Right honourable rds

jesty's Treasury.

The humble Memorial of the undersigned Persons holding
Offices in the several Public Civil Establishments, men-
tioned against their respective names--

SuLwETH—That your Memorialists have been employed,, in
the Civil ...Service of the public, for, various periods extending
from 5 to upwards of 40 years past, and the salaries to which
they have become entitled; and now enjoy, hi respect of their
past and continuing services, conformably with the establiihed
• regulations of their respective departments, as shewn in the an-
nexed statements, amount only to 9017 per ann. in the cases of
the Junior Clerks, proportionally increasing according to the
rank and length of service of the individnal, but in no case ex-
ceeding the sum of 9501. per annum ; and-on an average of those
received by such'of your Illernorialistses have been in the public
service upwards-of 20 years, not exceeding 4251. per annum.
That your Memorialists have learned with Much sorrow and
alarm, that it is in contemplation to reciliCethe scales of salary
• now allowed to the civil establishments of the country, in con-
' Sequenee.of the alleged increased value of the currency in which
they are paid sioceethoifF scales were foemed and adopted, and
the necessity of TeclUding the amount of .the National Ex-
penditiire. •
. That your Memorialists, in apprehension of the embarras-
- ments which the execution of this measure will produce fo them
and their families, and conceiving that the justice and policy of.
it may be lost'sight of, in the anxiety of your Lordships to ef-
fect retrenchments in all mattets of charge on the public Fie
nances, beg leave most reepectfully to offer the: following obser-
vations to the consideration of your Lordships
That having due regard to the class Of persons who are com-
petent totlie performance of the public busiiieSs, and to the de-
gree of responsibility which attaches to many of the situations
held by your Memorialists, who are, entrusted with the transac-
tion of important State business, and with the immediate super-
intenda..nce of the principal biandies of the public revenues; and
the expenditure thereof; and upon wheie -faithful and diligent'
discharge of. their respective duties; -a, beneficial and ecb-
nomical- administration of the effairs, of the country greatly
depends ; your Memorialists submit that the compensation al-
lowed for those services has always been not merely inadequate,
but below the rate of remuneration at which the ordinary servi-
ces of clerks in the offices and counting-houses of private indi-
viluelsare obtained,_ and, generally, much less than is afforded
in the public commercial estahliSlimentS; and that there is
scarcely a line of business or profession, in which, from their
• rank in life and CdUcatione the persons-toklirig-clerkships in pub-
lic offiess might otherwise have been engeged, which would not
afford a more liberal and certain recompence for the like de-
votion of their time and talents, than they can ever hope to
obtain in the public. service. That in this profession alone;
the ultimate acquisition of a competent -fortune is absolutely
hopeless :—That after toiling from day to day throughout a
period of 20.0 r 39 years, and often moch longer, at a seden-
tary occupation destructive of health, the annexed statement of
your Merndrialists' salaries, shews that a 'clerk in a public
office may esteem himself fortunate . if he . shall then have at- •
tained to a situation yielding a salary sufficient to defray the
cosh of .subsisting_ e small family in the. Metropolis, and, un-
lass he .bat private fortune for his maintenance, that he must
.!::pect to sink under the-pecuniary difficulties-whieli the inadee
:quacy of the stated salaries during the earlier years of service
will produce ; —that it is only --whme the best portion of his life
has been consumed, that he may hope to be able to ap-
propriate a portion of his official income to the securing
some slender prOvision for his fafnily" after his decease,
by .iirrance or accumulation ; and that,
.from the .slow -
progression in which die. can advance tatleeligher situations
of his office,—especially where the, class* are numerously
occupied—even this hope cannot alway's he indulged, to what-
ever period oflife his-official labours may be tontinued.'
That the.principle on which the propriety of a general reduc-
tion of. public salaries is chiefly_ urged, not consistent with
faCts, nor applicable to the circumstances of the case; for it is
assumed that the power of the present currency in the purchase
of all necessary articles of ~subsistence; is increased froin 20 to
25 per cent. above thenuriency in which they were paid during
the late war, and that the salaries having been increased to their
present amount, to meet the amount of the depreciation of the
currency during the war, they ought 'now to-be restored to their
forniei amounts. Whereas, your •MemorialiSts would call to
your Lordships', recollection
_the • fact,
..that the salaries in
publid offices never were augmented on.. any
,principle•-of coun-
tervailing the temporary alterations which. occurred in the
value of the currency; biit that it the 'diffeetnt periods when
the salaries of the several establishments were revised (and not
till after the clerks had long been expoeed-toe almost insupport-
able difficulties, broughton them hy the operation of a two-fold
depreciation in the real value of money, as Well as of the cur-
rency on salaries, preViouSly Very iiiiidequa.fe) reference was had
• only ••to that permanent depreciatiofi in the:is:due-of money which
had- been produced several years before; that a considerable
proportion of the augmentation .was granted in lieu of fees and
other contingent Advantages theretofore enjoyed by the holders
Of Offices; and then entirely abolished ; and that the expencei
'attending- a residence and subsietenCe in London, comprising
the several indiepensible items of rent, taxes., fueleelothing, and
provisiouss are net diminished in a degree to produce the effect
of.converting a moderate into an excessive stipend.
That your Memorialists have naturally considered the schemes
of Service and scale's of salary offiCially sanctioned for their re-
spective departments, as the terms of -their engagement in the
public service, and which would not be afterwards varied or al-
tered to their prejudice ; and therefore, although their present
comparative unfitness to engage in
__new professions, and the
greater difficuldes they would have to surmount in the prose-
eution of them at advanced peiiods of their lives, andafter de-
voting their best years of exertion to the public service, would
impose on them the necessity of submitting to any new arranee-
meets to be prescribed for their .ccintineince in that service,.
havitig the effect of rendering the remuneration they receive
still more inadequate, both prospectively and retrospectively,
yet they humbly_ trust, that upon a more mature consideration
of the isubject in all its bearings, they shall be relieved from
their present apprehensions of an infraction of the understood
terms of their engagements.

That your Memorialists would humbly suggest,. that in all
cases where no contingent advantages of rank or emolument ac-
crue, to compensate the inadequacy of a stated rate of pay or
stipend,. it can be only reasonable to allow to persons daily and
permanently employed in the execution of the public business
such remuneration and -encouragement as the like services would
receive from private individuals, and that, as the due execution
of much of the public business of every public, department must
depend on the practical knowledge of those who are entrusted

With it, and which can alone be acquired' by a long probation
through the subordinate situations, and as those situations affbrd
none of the collateral anszantages which other professions afford
in respect of public consideration, it may be a question whether
respectable persons, qualified to fill such offices " would be
induced hi ac'c'ept them, if the terms of service w6-,1_,,t0 be so
A.
re-
gulated to‘preslude all extation, that they might either
immediately or ultimately obtain such a compensation for their
services, as the application of their time and talents to other
pursuits would certainly insure them; in which event, the pub
lic departments would probably again become occupied by ne-
cessitous and unqualified persons, having no other object than
to avail themselves of a temporary means of employment, care-
less of the petinarzent interests of the public, and always readY
to sacrifice them to their:own ;: reviving all the'abdses, and re-
newing all the malversations, with which many of the public
departments Were formerly justly reproached, and which it was
found so difficult to correct when the necessity and policy of s
more liberal system of administration towards subordinate pub-
lic'officers was recognised by the Government. '

That upon these grounds your Memorialists earnestly depre-
cate any general alteration or reduction in the scales of salary
allowed for their respective departments, inasmuch as they fcel
assured it will be found that, measured as the means of sub-
sistence in London, and with reference to the present value of
the currency, and haying regard to the nature and value of their'
services, the ratio of compensation is below what is usually °l2)-
twined in priFate establishments, regulated and limited as it %s
by the most extensive competition. -
That in presuming to lay-these representations and sugges-
tions befoiv your Lordships, your Memorialists beg leave tq
state,-that they are not actuated by any desire to impede the
execution of such measures of retrenchment and econorl
his Majesty's Government shall determine that .the exigencies
and interests of the country require; but as they will be the
immediate sufferers by the adoption of the particular rnee°:e
which is the subject of this memorial, and entertain the oPini°es
of its injurious effects which they.have endeavoured to express,
they should have held themselves culpable in abstaining free'
submitting them to your Lordihipe consideration, and that hav-
ing put your Lordships in possession of these their humble le-
presentations, they will be-prepared to bow with dutiful sitb-
mission to your Lordship? matured decision thereon. •
- • And your Memorialists will ever pray, &c-
July 19, 1821.

FOR 'FITE SUN.

IJOLY ALLIANCE.

. -
. MR. EDITOR—The impulse which the events
of the French Revolution gave to the human mind, must 1
evitably- affect the internal tranquillity of every Enropean Stste,
and the shock which the fabric of social order '.received 41'
France, must cause a re-action which will be felt from one e'.
f
tremity of Europe to the other. The destructive venom- ,I c
religious and anti-social doctrines instilled by the writings
the pretended philosophers of the preceding century, in the'
minds of the present generation, cannot be easily eradicate'"
To scoff at every religious opinion ; to ridicule the yeller*
tenets of Christianity ; and to call in question the rationaliti
ite,
of submitting to any sort of spiritual or temporal antoovev
are practices which unfortunately prevail at present ine,,e,eane
Kingdom in Eumpe, and-which must shake both the,-I"e'eta,
and the Altar to their-very foundations. Threatening' ann,t3iri-
indeed, is the present aspect of the political horizon, and
fic is the storm, which seems slowly, but inevitably anPr°e-L'eancit
The baneful precepts of Jacobinism, or of Radialli'n-n7
I take to be one and the'sarne, have principally
create the spirit of hostility against exisnng Grnverr&erli
which is now so generally prevalent. The doctrines' ° nil!
and of equality are too palatable not to have heellogre car-
deVoured by the low and ignorant multitude, syn'ecj"talled
stitutes • the • bulk of Society ; whilst the more enlia-it
have yielded to the temptina• and natural desire of recoe. „
some of the rights and privileges-which were once possessn°,
their ancestors. That these feelings have bean long 39, tael
tively at work, is a fact that cannot -he denied ; and tialecoo,
must ultimately produce some violent commotion, iS
ofaatf
quenee which may very fairly be drawn. The conduct
of the Sovereigns of Europe-has tended in no small defies 0
increase the awkwardness of their situation, and P="rli"their
contribline„:lo,
hasten the -catastrophe which menaces the existence
chc rag
authority. Awakened at length from that stupor %athill"
ensured the successes .of Boonaparte, to a due sense.° 00
dangerous situation, they saw the necessity of Iriakrala
mighty effort to crash his' overwhelming power.
pealed to the patriotism and.. to the loyalty of llle,iras'-tle tnlll
and whilst in the name of their country, they dernanue`n retol
great and painful' saerifices,they pledged themselves tense 0.4
to abandon some portion of their authority. This PT% of
hailed with gratitude and. delight, and' Created STer desire°
tnotism, and an enthusiasm which produced t- he doo'f"
effect ; the independence- of iurope was secured by the
3caaite•
fall ofl3uonaparte. But no sooner was this arrenet!'„;-dieseilf
olished, -than most of' the Soirereigns on the Conn"c—ci eritet7
decided inclination not to fulfil the engagements ti ley ha „JO
into with their subjects, irithe face of the whale world ; core
unanimous wish • together with a pretty correct idea °)..t
sequences by which such a breach of faith
be followed, induced them closely' to unite for their tolle,t;
. on their
port, and i..;ay.e, birth to the. Holy Alliance. -What -6-`' to 11l
Alliance has to the epithet prefixed lb it, remaics
discovered. . -1113;,--
• The principles upon which this Alliance is foundedorne";,/
. justifiable in therrseli•esealtho4lin its nature it bearneeetasf
semblance to a ccrispiracy of Sovereigns opposed to a co- doubt,!,.
Nations;: Rulers. •It is, however, witlioqe
much the interest of every Nation in Europe that, t,;ithea.evei
tranquillity of this portion of the globe be not d's`,l",,fere,:„--,
any great political commotion, ax it is that of every i,s -
to protect his own authority, by suppbrting that 0' •
~,ch
Had this Alliance, existed at the early part the 400
yolutiOn, thousands of victims had not peiiSlied on tbcipv
-nor. had the mangled corpses of millions.of
shninan b.e of 11L-)f
strewed over the plains of Germany, of Italy, of Spahlre,etionf,
sia, and of -France. If its object be dilly: the • pFoe itsl4
public . tranquillity, it is Ii adahle. in. its principhlt fricn".ae
fluetice 'must prove beneficial to mankind. Everraprove;,
humanity and of social.order must, indeed, wermlY.%,J
formation seine powerful and syStematic fostittareicos,l-
ing as a barrier to the destructive torrent of
.irtel'nlr°aais"
anti-social doctrines now so generally and s a au dacife° ace iatr°'
rpted. these pestilential principles- :threaten t'' tit. to, tiaeli
ence. eyery gr.at nod tend ev tit;' eat%
duce a system'of anarchy no perniehms lit'eatellg,eoible
itds.fatal in its consequences, it is-the duty of 31°'-aerYP'hen'
individually and coll. etivel-.a, to -eradicate theft bY,e,itanCce veil'
meals. If such he the olneet of the Holy ol
indeed, it is entitled to the approbation of every '0
and of mankind. .- • . 7• • - f natiii 0)1„e
Considered as an abstract question, the riallite-toenet•e-
change, or to new model, the form of its gns'er'-arecn°'-'flA-
which cannot be solved so as to give universal sat'tst,' topti°o
our days, under particular CieCumstanee.s, any a;, he1",,0?
natin to,effeet some change in its coostitution,e• n'r prc
the admiration or to the execratioii of the work', °°l;ic
such a distinction we are evidently influenced lnen„r-aetienrtictel,
udices than by. the real nature of the case- '-'"-ilacier,Pyc°af
is essentially criminal,' cannot become innocent -trbit''-earnii-O
lir circumstances. - It' tooppose the tyrannical or .0 die
ce.
duct of a Sovereign, andto. make any altesall°ns,'lor Pjs o'al
Government,. be a crime in itself, neither titre, ca.cdinege"atice
justify the nation that adopts such a mode of Polsi,ntst Sts'l
object of the Holy Alliance be therefore theca ag,Pfila of rebel
legitimate authority, its power must be exert walla' itivio"-
pets that a eV,- the least tendency to raise the 6 rooVe,editeCt'
lion ;it must boldly avow its resolution to rot "atriot'
every existicg form of government,and its eff"t aaa the :tiai ecl4
ed not oily agai-nst the ('arbonari of NaPlesh arcelte,` ost
of Sp .•in aid of Portugal; but also w;ainst rkurkeY ,J;icat
of the Pine. - The present state of affairs .in a test, W' it, 31i
deed bring the intentions of' this Alliance 'it has assulono,
decide what claims it possesses to the tit')
he dictates dy.le
how far its principles are in conformity lc) tee, article s°--ea.etano`f
and of JuStice. Having already swelled In'
t that the inltaalcce,
beyond the' usual limits of a letter, I trust
_le et.aenl.--wy
of the subject, and the- 'influence Which rise laa
things may have upon the politics. of Europe, 1" r
A. p. r
cus.e for continuing it on some future day.
0.-

Ewhurst, Aar*,. k. ''' o•
tl
. • " We sh. li be glad to receive the future CO
thisCorrespoildent.