The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-15 00:00:00

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.T42III3II9DAY.—The investigation connected with
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' - The 51 trates assembled at the Town Hall, at eleven
'-',, *4.00'05' ,` h there were present—Thomas Adams, Esq.,
ttl ' /!•': grayugk: lilt Banister, Esq., Robert Blunt, Esq., William
~ .t... 11:t0a44. _ ,bent Tebbatt, Esq., Thomas Clarke, Esq., and
'4;',..-4:: 47iiiWtj("46de, Esq.
- 'Major Williams, of the 2d Life Guards, attended to watch
the proceedings.
Mr. `'ogles, solicitor, attended on the part of the military;
and Mr. Kettle and Mr. Williams, barristers, and Mr. Darvill
and Mr. Mills, solicitors, on the part of the civilians.
After some discussion, which was carried on in no very
courteous terms between the gentlemen of the bar and the
Magistrate's clerk,
Mr. Blunt stated that, in consequence of a breach of the
peaca having been committed, the magistrates had instituted
an inquiry into the facts for their own satisfaction, arid not
from any intimation they had received from the Horse
G.iards.
Mr. Voules—Could prove that the military had taken no
part in the commencement of the affray ; that they were first
gros;ly insulted by the mob, and that they had protected the
irdia!iitatitS from their fury.
Mr. Mills tendered the evidence of Sarah Seagrave, who
deposed as follows :—About nine o'clock oil the evening in
question I went down Thames-street, and returned to Mr.
Adams's shop in High-street. Saw six or seven Life Guards-
men run into Mr. Adams's shop, and 'come out again with
broom-handles, without the birch on them. Passed the door,
and saw the broom-heads lying in the shop. I stood on one
side of the door when the soldiers entered ; afterwards crossed
over to the butchers' market; shut the gates because the sol-
diers were running in there. After waiting about five or ten
minutes, went down Peasrod street. I was alone; saw the
mob a' tie top of the street.
By Mr. Mills—Saw Weyman standing against Thum-
wood's window, which is nest to Mr. Adams's. Did not
speak to Weyman until I overtook him going down Peascod-
street, when he then said, " It was a shame that Mr. Adams
should let the soldiers have the brooms." (It being here in-
timated that Weyman was in Court, ha was ordered to with-
draw.) When we got to Tapplin's, the shoemaker, in Peas-
cod-street, we saw a soldier push a man and a woman with
a child in her arms. Weyman cried out " Shame!" Saw a
soldier strike a Mr'. Hall in the market-place with a stick.
Observed no assault before that.
By Mr. Blunt—Saw the birch lying in the shop as I passed
the door. The soldiers went in one after the other. They
were all in the shop together. There were sin or seven of
them. Did not see the shopman or any person hand the
brooms to the soldiers. I live in Charles-street with my
parzats. When the soldiers came out of Adams's, I crossed
over into the market-place. I was much alarmed.
By Mr. 'males—My father is at home. My mother is
not. Saw no one struck until I crossed over into the mar-

ket -pl.we.
Mr. Kettle stated that a person named Jones could corm-
bo:ure the statement of Weyman, and he wished the magis-
trates to have him examined.
An interruption at this stage of the proceedings took
plx.e, when Mr. Kettle suggested that the magistrates had
no right to administer oaths to witnesses, as this was no
trii,nnnl, and that the witnesses were not legally responsible.
Mr. illunt—The magistrates are acting under the direc-
tions of their legal adviser.
John Jones deposed—lle was in the town on Saturday last,
at teal"-past nine o'clock, and saw live or six soldiers come
ont of Mr. Adam's, the grocer's shop, with sticks in their
han:ls. They looked like broom sticks. Saw no blows
struck while standing there. Afterwards passed on to Sheet-

Sr. Seigrave recalled, which Mr. Kettle objected to. To
a qtwstion from the magistrate, she said she did not know
A(lani,'s shutters were down or up.

Mr. Mos,, surgeon, wished to be allowed to put some
qu?,;ti9ns, through the magistrates, to a military gentlemen
now present. Tie wished to know by what authority the
troops were let out on the evening in questbm ?

-11t1j:)r Williams was advised by Mr. \reales not to answer
th, question.
Major Wifliams, however, stated that he was not in
thc, town during the affray, and knew nothing whatever
&mut it.

In an.iwer to a question from Mr. Darvill,
Mr. Blunt stated that this was not an inquiry instituted in
comequence of an intimation from the Horse Guards or any
other quarter.
Major Williams stated that he was positive no men left
the buracks with sticks other than they use on ordinary

occasions.
Mr. Kettle submitted that a witness named Gilder be

sw:
Jonathan Gilder was accordingly sworn, and deposed as
f,ll:rws : —I was in the town on Saturday night last; saw a
soldier come out of Mr. Adams's shop, after eight o'clock,
with a boom in his hand, and go into the gateway and cut
the head otr; was standing opposite Mr. Adams's; saw the
noise--IA laugh)—(Mr. Kettle—What colour was it?)—
also siw a man and woman knocked down in the market-
place by a soldier, with something like a stick.
By the 3laYral—l was standing in front of Mr. Foster's,
the chemist's, house, and could see distinctly across the road,
the crowd tieing against the Castle Inn Tap and Market-
h nu

By Mr. Axley—The man and woman knocked down gave
no provocation. Did not see the man come out of the shop.
Saw no affray with the butchers. _ _ _ .