Star.
London, England, 1822-02-09 00:00:00

THE AFFRAY AT KNIGATSBRIDOtiIARRACEi.

Mr. Sheriff Garratt appeared at the bar of the
House with a Petition from the Lord Mayor, Alder-
men, and Common Council of London.
The Petition being brought op, was read. It com-
plained of the attack of the military on the inhairi-
tants of London on the day of the late Queen's fune-
ral, and that two persons, named Francis and Honey,
were fired on and killed by the Life Guards. It re-
presented also the attack of the Guards on the day
of Honey and Francis's funeral, on Mr. Sheriff Waith-
, man, who, in his capacity of Sheriff, was in attend-
ance to preserve the peace of the metropolis.
Mr. Alderman WOOD said he was anxious the
whole of the proceedings to which that Petition re-
lated should be laid before the House. He would now
only move that the Petition be received, and do lie
on the table. He should after that, think it his duty
to lay the evidence and the Report thereon before
the House, and appoint an early day for an inquiry
into the whole of that transaction.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said it was
not only necessary for the worthy Alderman to give
notice of the day on which he meant to go into the
inquiry, but it was likewise necessary to give notice
of a motion for bringing up the evidence. With all
deference to the Common Council, he thought it re-
quired cause to be shewn that it followed as matter
of coarse, that the evidence taken by their Committee
should be received in that House—(Hear, hear).
Mr. HUME wished to ask the Noble Lord, if he
objected to receive the evidence taken by the Com-
mon Council, would he also object to the produc-
tion of the evidence taken by Lord Bathurst, the Se-
cretary for the Home Department ? The whole of
the evidence should be laid before the House. The
Noble Lord was cheered by those Honourable Gen-
tlemen about him, but they did not understand what
the worthy Alderman had said. He only submitted
whether the evidence should be received ;if not,
would the Noble Lord direct to be laid on the table,
the result of the inquiry by the Home Department?
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said the Hon.
Member for Aberdeen had mistakes what he sai!.
He only anticipated what was to follow the reception
of the Petition—namely, that the worthy Alderman
was about calling on the House to receive also the evi-
dence taken by the Common Council. Healsothought
it as little a matter of course to lay on the table the
evidence taken by Government as the evidenceoi the
Common Council.

Mr. BENNET said it was well known that evi-
dence was taken by the direction of Govern/nov.—
ft would be a wise discretion in the Government t')
lay that evidence before the House.
The Petition was then ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Alderman WOOD rose, and said the Sherni,
certainly had been instructed to accompany the re-
tition with the evidence on which it was foundedt--
The form in which he intended moving it, was to this
effect, that the evidence taken of the affray at Knight
bridge be laid before the House. He would now
move that the Petition be printed.--Ordered.

Mr. Alderman WOOD again rose, and gave rroa
tice that be would on Thursday, the 21st inst. move
that the Petition be taken into consideration.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, it WAS
his intention to oppose the motion for bringing up the
evidence, unless that* was notice; he con.idcred It
matter requiring further notice.
Mr. Alderman WOOD then gave notic: fur a mo-
tion to that @act on Monday neat.