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London, England, 1821-08-28 00:00:00

cut or not; I did net s•ze any of the soldiers fire.; I did not see
any thing thrown nt the soldier that fell from his horse ; thLt
soMicr's coat was rcd.- •

A Juror—Did you see a man shot ?
Witness—No.
•
Mr. .Adolphus—,What part of the imue were-you in ?
Witn,ss—in the balcony on the first floOr.
Mr. Atiolphus—Do you mean to say, that you saw no stones
thrown when the soldier fell, or that there were none thrown ?
Some of' the Jury were of opinion that there •,vould be MOn-.
strous injustice in allowing. tins question to be put.
Mr. Adolphus asked the question, because he had heard it
said, he would not state by whom, that the soldier threw him-
self down, in order to say that the mob had injured him.
A Juror (called Calf or Cave) here rose, and addressed Mr.
Adolphus,.in a tone and manner, which we cannot describe, to
the foliov:ing effect:—' I said it, Sir, to the Gentleman who is
sitting mr.a me, and when I was behind your back. lam now
before your fare, and I sa,y it again, anti what have you to say,
Sir ? I don't know what right you have to sit here, and listen to
what I have to say, and I say, Sir, that you are going beyond
your duty.".

Mr. l'ilakit!--1 never saw Mr. Adolf/hus so much out of his
element.

A Juror-11e ought not to remark upon what is said private
ly by any Juror.
31r. Adolphus-1 have a right to remark upon any thin
which is said within my hearing relating to the inqu:ry now go•
ing forward:

Air. Spicer made some remark upon the conduct of the Jury-
man, who we un4cestcod to he valle4l. Oa, when the latter ve-
hemently exclaimed—" t;Thew me your authority, Sir, for in-
terfering with
Mr. Spicer—Shew me your authority, Sir, for your conduct.
A .Juryman said. that notwithstanding all that might be done,
they should do t;;Lir duty."
ttlr. Adolphus I canret doubt that every one of the Jury
will discharge their duty according to their oath and. consci-
ence ; how they will discharge it, it will remain for mankind
and posterity to judge.
The Foreman—That is an insinuation.

A Juryman asked AdApia's whither be could show any
alacrity for being pzesent ?
Adolphus--If the Coroner should think it necessary to
ask me whether I come hue by instruction, or of my own head,
I should feel it my duty to laiswer him ; to you, Sir, I do not
feel that en answer is reouil-rd.

Mr. Rl.lltie.--Mr. i'.o'ronci, I w;sh to' have it from you
whether Mr..Adolphas is legJiy entitled to be here or not, as
a Solicitor.

The Coroner—He is here as .Counse.l. You cannot shut out
any evidence that can IA? produced,. or prohibit nay means of
arriving at the truth.
• Mr. Blakie—l suppose I shell not get an answer.
Mr. Browne—l say that to ask a timid and friendless woman
if she could take upon herself to answer that there were no
stones thrown- at • a man, must be done with an intention of
thwarting the ends of justice. -
Mr. Blakie asked'for whom Mr. Adclphus appeared there
in a legal capacity?
Mr. Adolphus,--For all those on whose part Mr. Henson had
appeared from the commercement of the proceedings. I cau..
not, under the present cirenmstances, be more explicit.
It was again asked of the Coroner whether Mr. Adolphus
possessed the right of being present?
The Coroner said, that they had all along adMitted one per-
son to act for one of the parties, and they could not prevent any
one from assisting to discover the true causes by which the de-
ceased came by his death. If Mr. Adolphus can, therefore,
bring forward any witnesses in furtherance of such discovery,
that is our object, and we cannot refuse him.

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Mr Sheriff Waithinan- said, that he never appeared there in
the character of an .Adrocat. lie had only come forward at
the written recnest of the friends of the deceased.

Mr. Adolpl;us —Exactly so.
Waithman proceeded. He did not address four senten-
ces to the Court the last day it sat, ar.d he had not intended to
do so upon the present ; most probably he shculd not open
his mouth again during. the proceedings. The difference be-
twixt Mr. Adolphus and himself, -seemed to be this : the name
of his client (Mr. Waithman's) was knoWn, whereas Mr. Adol-
pints appeared for all the world, and nobody knew who in
particular. _ _ _

Much confusion here ensued, during which Mr. Blakie
threatened to move an adjournment.
Mr. Adolphus rose and stated that if he had an Advocate to
contend with, he should know what to do ; but where there
were so many Gentlemen who were to be judges-in the case,
and after what he had heard from them, he certainly felt a (a-
gree of delicacy as to the line of conduct he should adopt. Ile
would howeVer state now, upon his knowledge of law autho-
rities, that he was there of right as Counsel. With regard to
the question which seemed to have met with ono common op-
position from the Jury, how it had happened that Gentlemen
set themselves up against it, he was at a loss to conceive. It
was the most common. question that could be put, and one
which occurred in every examination. If a witness stated that
he did not see a thing, the next .question which followed of
course, was, whether he could swear that such a thing did not
Occur, although he might not have seen it. It was in fact the
A.B.C. of examination. He could rot at all understand the
objection to the presence of any professional .inan, unless it
was to be said that when men were accused they should have
no defence.

Sev;..ral Jurors exclaimed together that there were no two
parties known to th(nl.

Mr. Blakie—There is no party accused.
Mr. Adolphus—Can any man present lay his hand on his
heart, and say, that no persons are accused ?
The only mcnient of silence, during this part of the proceed-
ines, ensued after this appeal.
uMr. Blakie, after the pause, said,. Can you say who arc the
accused ?

i%lr. Adolphus—No. •
Mr. Biakie—lt is very easy to make insinuations.
The Coroner, who had frequently interposed during this irre-
golar conversation, desired the Jury to act with temperance.—
He wished to know if they meant now to proceed, or to have an
adjournment of the Court? • .

The Foreman thought they ought not to separate without
taking measures to have an opinion as to whether Mr. Adolphus
had a right to he there or not. If he was allowed to be there
they ought to have Counsel also. The Coroner had not yet
stated whether he'had that right or not.
The Coroner—l say he has that right.
The Foretnan —Well, then, we will proceed on your autho-
rity, though with the dissent of the Jury.
Mr. Caif—ls Mr. Adolphus to be allowed to cross-examine
witnesses ? is it ever allowed to cross-examine witnesses at an
Inquest ?
The Coroner—l have seen cross-examinations for hours and
days at Inquests.
Mr. Adolphus—l have not cross-examined this young wo-
man, although I should undoubtedly have done so if I thought
it necessary. •

- Another: witness was then called, who gave his name as
Josiah Browne. • I live at No. 2, Great Cumberland-street; I
saw the whole of the procession from the balcony I saw sol-
diers before the corpse came; there might be 15 or If; ; some
stationed dir one side of the gate and some on the other ; all
was quiet for some time, till a little before the corpse came ;
the rain came on, and they put on their cloaks ; when the
hearse came, a person came and repeated something Which I
could not hear, after which the soldiers began riding about,
and cutting away with their swords. Soon after, stones
were thrown, and the people endeavoured to close the gate, and
then there was a great contest between the soldiers and the
people, heating them from the gate; at last the hearse was got
through ; then .there was a great contest, and at one time I
thought they would have gone down Oxford-street ; the horses
were turned some one way and some another ' • when the hearse
was got through the soldiers appeared as if leaving the hearse
and riding • down towards Tyburn ; at that time there were
&'reat screams of "murder," and directly afterwards I heard
firing ; when the soldiers set off at a quick pace; a horse came
down on his side; at that time there were no stones throwing ;
soon afterwards I heard firing round the corner, and saw a man
brought up shot ; the man was upon a shutter, and the people
called out " murder " and " shame ;" I then saw no more of
it; I saw no stones thrown until about twelve minutes before
the body came by ; I saw no person fire.
The evidence was then read over, and the witness added, that
at the first riding of the soldiers among the people, there were
cries of " murder," " shame," and " butchers."
The Witness being dismissed and no others appearing,
Mr. Browne said that the men who had been summoned from
the Barracks were not come. Mr. Adolphus, he understood,
had ordered them not to come.

Mr. Adolphus—Whatever advice I may have thought it my
duty to advise, I certainly have no power to prevent the attend-
ance of any person.
The Foreman—Sir, I do not say that it is so, but if the ob-
structions to which we are exposed rest with Mr. Adolphus, I
know not how they are to be removed.
Mr. Browne—lf Mr. Adolphus has not given orders he has
given advice, and that was the sane.

AdOlp'hus disclaimed hal;ingdone any thing more than
to give that advice to his clients which appeared to him to be
most conducive to their interests.

It was now ascertained that the soldiers who had been sum-
moned were not likely 'to attend that evening. The Beadle
stated that the Corporal, named, Heywood, was in waiting dur-
ing the afternoon of Friday, but that he could not be found that
day. The Trumpeter could rot be found, and the Colonel
stated that he knew no such man in the regiment. .
The Foreman—lf they should not choose to come after re-