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cession was then gone. He saw the same Officer,
with abtint twelve men, stationed at Cumberland-
gate. and he weokup to him and said, " You are a
vett)! fellow to shoot a man, are you not?" To which
he replied, " I wish you were shot too." A Gentle-
man, who appeared to be his friend, then came up to
him, and some whispering took place between them ;
and witness heard the Gentleman say, " I wish you
well out of it." Witness then went up to the young
Officer and stared him full in the face for about five
minutes, and said, " I shall know you again, you are
so d—d ugly !" and he then went away home. The
Officer was apparently about 20 or 22 years of age,
with rather sandy hair. He should know the Officer
again from 500 if he saw him.
George Rogers, of Mornington-place, Hampstead-
mai, tobacco-manufacturer, was one of the Commit-
tee appointed to arrange the proceedings. lie was
with the Procession when it arrived at Cumberland-
g rte. Here he saw a number of Life Guards within
t e Park. They were brandishing their swords, as
it threatening the people. He next saw a young
mai) with them, whom, " by the effeminacy of his
appearance, and the gaudiness of his dress, he took
to be an Officer." Ile was very slim; and appeared
less manly in his as.:ect than the rest—(A laugh).—
•f gates were at that time shut; but they were at
length opened, and the soldiers came out. They
galloped amongst the people in an irregular manner,
and did not seem to be acting under any orders.
They brandished their swords and cut at the people;
and when they had done so for some time, the people
began to throw stones •, upon which the soldiers drew
forth their pistols and fired.
Mr. WAITHMAN—You have been a Member of
this Committee, and attended it from the begin-
ning. ?—Yes.
Mr. WAITHMAN—Do you know of any plan laid
by the Committee to block sip any of the avenues ?
The CORONER objected to the question, on the
ground that the Jury had nothing to do with the
Committee.
Mr. WAITHMAN (warmly)—" Sir, the Committee,
and other persons, I among the rest, have been charged
in the public Papers with a conspiracy to block up
the streets; and I have a right to demand from Mr.
Rogers whether or not he knows of any such plan in
the Committee ?"
The CORONER.—" I care nothing for what may
have appeared in the public Papers. I have done
my duty, I hope correctly ; and if I have not, I hope
I shall be brought before some other Tribunal than
the public Press. I hope the Gentlemen of the Jury
have not attended to the Newspapers ; and if they
have, that they will not suffer anything they saw
there to influence them in their decision here. lam
not quite certain of the propriety of admitting the
persons connected with the Press into this room.
This is more in the nature of a Grand Jury, and I do I
not feel convinced of the policy of publishing our
proceedings, especially while they are yet unfinished."
A Juryman.—" It is a public Court."
The CORONER." No, it is not a public Court."
Mr. WAITHNIAN warmly contended for the ques-
tion, and it was finally put and answered in the
negative.
Elizabeth Parker was looking over the shoulder of
the deceased when he received his death wound, and
he tell nearly in her arms, with his hands against the
wall, and he fell down. The witness de.tcribed the
previous occurrences in nearly the same manner as,
the former ones.
Miry Montague, deposed as follows :—I live at
46, Upper Bedtord-place, Russell-square; I am a
servant to Mr. Hodson ; I was in the Procession near
Cumberland-gate, on horseback ; I was also at Ham-
mersmith ; the soldiers were in front of the Proces-
sion at Cumberland-gate; I don't know where the
soldiers joined the Procession, as I came round the
Bayswater road; there were soldiers posted at the
gate at the outside of the Park when I came up ; they
were on the outside of the Park guarding the gate-
way ;1 was among the soldiers; my bridle was not
broke ; the mob got round the soldiers ; the others
drove them back hefore the Procession came through ;
I was then in front of the soldiers ; 1 saw one of the
Officers point towards Cumberland-gate and fi;e,
and I heard a cry of " murder !" The Officer levelled
his piece and fired across the street; when he fired
he looked towards the street, and discharged the
pistul; he was over towards the wall, but not on the
flags ; it was in the direction of Park-lane.
By Mr. WAITHMAN.—I heard people say, "This
is the Officer who shot the man." He gave a signi-
ficant shake of the head, as if satisfied that he had
done it. Ile did not deny that he had.
By a Juror.—The soldiers cut at the people through
the railings. I think I could swear to the Officer, if
I saw him again in the same dress. He was a small-
featured man. I did not see Sir Robert Baker there,
nor did I see the man fall. 1 did not see a stone thrown
before the man fell from the place where he stood;
but afterwards I did.
By a Juror.--The first time that an attempt was
made to shut the gates there was about a dozen people
collected there. The second time there were many
more. They attempted several times to shut the gates,
and succeeded only twice. If the people had not fled
so rapidly as they did, the blows levelled by the sol-
diers must have struck them.
The next witness was Joseph Ridout, of No. 3,
Little Surrey-street, Blackfriars-road.—l saw no vio-
lence pass between the soldiers and the people before
the moment when I saw the man drop • I do not re-
collect having heard any shots tired before the man
fell, but I heard many afterwards. On the side where
1 was the people were very quiet during all that time;
saw nothing particular on the opposite side, even
afterwards, for I had enough to do to look after the
man; 1 saw no stones thrown at all ; I do not know
who fired the shot, nor the man who was shot, but
he was doing nothing before he fell.
By a Juryman.—There were twenty or thirty shots
fired after the man dropped, and I cannot say whe-
ther there was one or more shots at the time he fell.
The Foreman of the Jury thought it necessary
that, before they adjourned, some understanding
should take place as to the drawing up of the troops.
'le would therefore submit a motion to that effect.
A Juryman asked whether they could suppose it
-ible that any Officer could be ashamed of thel
in which he was employed on that day ?
,nother Juryman suggested that the best course
ild be for the worthy Coroner to write to the
ime Department.
Mr. WAITHMAN said, that nhether the Home

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Office or the Commander•in-Chief was the proper
authority, everything ought to be done which was
necessary to enable the Jury to come to a fair and
honest verdict. He made that request on the part
of the family of the deceased.
The CORONER remarked, that there was a Gentle-
man present who represented the Life Guards, whose
opinion they might wish to hear.
Mr. HANSON thought that any motion of the na-
ture suggested would be premature, as he had evi-
dence to produce on the other side which would pro-
bably place the matter in so different a light as to
satisfy the Jury that no further proceeding was
necessary.
Mr. WAITHDIAN said, that there could be no pre-
sumption whatever in the case, as many of the wit-
nesses had sworn that they could identify the person,
if they saw him in the same uniform. The distance
from which some of the witnesses had come, rendered
it the more important that no delay should take place.
Mr. HANSON said, that if Mr. Weidman had done
with his evidence, he was ready to go on in defence.
Mr. WA ITHm AN thought it probable that 150 more
persons might be produced; but if there was only one
person who could swear to the individual, it would
be the Coroner's duty to order his apprehension.
Mr. HANSON stated, that it was the wish of the
Gentlemen for whom he was concerned, that every
investigation should take place, and he would report
to them whatever the Jury might think proper to de-'
termine.—After some further discussion,
The FOREMAN moved a Resolution, as follows:
N That the Jurymen sitting on Inquisition into the cause of
the death of Richard Honey, respectfully request Mr. Susumu, ,
their Coroner, to make application to the proper Authorities, in
order that the troop of Life Guards, or such part of them as at-
tended the funeral of the Queen, should be drawn up in the
same uniforms, and on the same horses which they used on the
14th of August, that the several witnesses might have an oppor-
tunity of identifying the person who shut the abovementioned
deceased."
The Resolution was agreed to without any further
remark, and the CORONER adjourned the Sitting at
about half-past ten till two o'clock on Monday.
CORONER'S INQUEST ON GEORGE FRANCIS.
Yesterday an Inquest was taken before Mr. HIGGS,
Deputy Coroner for Westminster, at the Triumphant
Chariot, Grosvenor-mews, Grosvenor-place, on view
of the body of George Francis, who was unfortu-
nately shot during the disturbance which happened
on Tuesday last at Cumberland-gate, Hyde Palk.
Before the Jury were sworn, several professional
Gentlemen intimated to the Coroner their intention
to attend the investigation. Mr. HANSON, the Soli-
citor, attended as agent for the Life Guards; Mr.
Pittuars, for the friends of the deceased ; and Mr.
HARMER'S clerk was present to take accurate notes
of the evidence.
The Jury having been sworn, proceeded to St.
George's Hospital to inspect the body. A ball had
passed thtough the right clavicle, and death was the
consequente.
As the room at the Triumphant Chariot was too
small for the reception of the persons who wished to
be present at the Inquest, the Deputy Coroner ad-
journed to the sign of the Goat, Arabella-row, Pim•
lico, where the witnesses were examir.e.l.
James Burton examined—l reside at No. 6, I.isson-
place, Mar)-la-bonne; lam a carpenter. I did not
know the deceased, but saw him shot last Tuesday
about twelve o'clock at noon ; I was close to
him at Ty b int-gate, standing on _the pavement in
Oxford-street, close to Hyde Park wall ; it was close
to Tyburn Turnpike-gate; I was on the foot pave-
ment ; the deceased was close to me when he fell :
he was about a yard distant from me when he fell ;
he had no person with him as a companion; he was
looking on as 1 might be; there were many people
about, but few were near the deceased when he was
shot; there were many soldiers fronting him: I saw
firing going on, and I wished to get out, but could
not; I SAW a young man on horseback ; I don't know
whether a private or an Officer, but he shot the de-
ceased ; he was thirteen or fourteen yards from the
decea,ed when he fell ; he was dressed as a soldier ;
I cannot say whether he was a private or an Officer;
I should perhaps know him again if I saw him; I
saw him fire.
Examined by a Juror—Did you see him fire? I
saw him fire.—Did you see him take an aim ? Seve-
ral were firing, I did not.—Did he belong to the
Life Guards or the Blues ?—I am sure he was not a
Blue.—Previous to this shot being fired did you see
any brickbats thrown by the mob ?—Not one ; the
young man dressed as a soldier fired a pistol, and I
saw the man drop by the side of me ; he pointed the
pistol towards the man, and the deceased tell close to
me; I expected it was my turn next; the deceased
was carried to the toll-house.
Cross-examined by Mr. HARDIER'S Clerk-1 was
standing near Tyburn-gate; no stones were thrown
or tumult had occurred where the deceased fell. The
deceased bad no stick or stone in his hand.
A Juror—Did you hear the Riot Act read ?—I
did not; I do not believe it was read.—Had you any
express order to disperse before the shot was fired ?
No, none.
Examined by the CORONER—Did you see any as-
sault made on the man who fired the pistol ?—I did
not. I had nut been two minutes in the crowd be-
fine the deceased fill. I saw stones and brickbats
thrown from the Park about a minute after the firing.
The man who fired had on a red coat.
Mr. HANSON, Solicitor for the Life Guards, asked
which way the horses' heads were at the time of the
firing? The witness could not answer that question.
The soldiers were between the Park wall and the
Edgeware-road gate. The Blues behaved well.
James Pilkington, of No. 19, Gray's-buildings,
bricklayer, was on Tuesday standing up at the Park-
gate, about twelve o'clock. The Wards came gal-
lopping along up the Edgeware-road, to clear away
some things that the mob had put across. They came
from Cumberland-gate, and pulled their swords out of
the scabbards, and witness got to the railing. The de-
ceased came from the other side of the way, and stood
beside witness, who was alarmeJ, and he said to the
deceased he wished he was out of that place. Then
the firing began, and the deceased fell. Witness did
not know whether he or deceased was shot, he was
so frightened. There was a good deal of firing over
his head when the deceased fell. He did not see who
shot deceased. There were no stones, that he saw,
thrown from where he wax. Theirs was a peaceable
corner, and he believed deceased to have been as in-
no,e it as any one of the Jury. The Oxford Blues
did not fire, but the Life Guards did. He could say

no more, if he were asked a thousand questions. He '
wished- he could tell who shot the deceased. He
heard no Riot Act read. Everything was peaceable
till the soldiers came up. He was so alarmed, that
he did not know whether it was a sword or a sheath.
Mr. David French, of No. 11, Fisher-street, Red!
Lion-square, Gentleman—was in a house opposite the
scene of action oa Tuesday, about half-past eleven
o'clock, near Tyburn-turnpike, when he was asked to
the window to see the funeral approaching. It
stopped opposite the house in which he was, and the
first thing that attracted his notice was an Officer
riding after a man in the crowd, and making many
ineffectual blows at him with his drawn sword. The
man guarded them with great dexterity. This was
previous to the confusion, or any noise on the part of
the mob. He did not see him strike the man, but
every blow he made would have cut the mari's head
off. The Officer had a great coat on, but he did not
know of what colour. It might be a petticoat for
what he knew. He did not know whether he was an
Officer or not. There was then a cry of " Shame!
shame!" There seemed to be an obstruction of the
road, but he could not see what it was. The soldiers
seemed to be extremely indignant and passionate, and
threatened with sword or pistol all who ctied out
" Shame!" The soldiers wore red; they were Life
Guards. They threatened some unfortunate men,
who were cooped up under the house in which he
was. One of the soldiers presented a pistol at a man
who was standing before a window at which witness
was, which induced witness to remove to the top of
the house. From thence he saw a great tumult in
the street; and the soldiers reloading their pistols, as
if they had fired before. He saw the balls put into
the pistols separate from the cartridges. A servant
pointed to him that a man was killed, but he did not
see him fall. He did not see him till he was on the
shoulders of man, and then it struck him that he had
seen the deceased before, and that he lived in his

street. The cries of the people mere most tremen-
dous; but he saw no stones thrown, nor any assault
on the soldiers. He saw about ten pistols fired, pis-
tol after pistol, which seemed to appal the people,
and from first to last he saw no person offer to resist.
They were often fired after a dead pause: distinctly,
solemnly, and on his oath, he saw no stones thrown,
but " Shame!" cried, and that was a legal disappro-
bative expression they knew. He never heard the
Riot Act read. If the soldiers were drawn up, he
thought !re could tell the soldier who pointed the
pistol at the man who stood before the window at
which he was.
R. B. IValker, House Surgeon of St. Georges Hos-
pital, said, the deceased was brought there about half
past one on Tuesday last. He was perfectly sensible.
Witness found he had a shot through the shoulder.
The man seemed to know that his case was mortal.
He remained in the same state during the night and
' next morning, without either getting better or worse,
until about seven o'clock on Wednesday night, when
he was taken worse, and died, apparently from suffo-
' cation. He made a statement to the Chaplain, but
witness did not hear it. The ball was taken out from
the left shoulder, and had passed through the lungs
and the spine. It had broken a rib on each side. He
was sensible till the last moment. The wound was,'
no doubt, the cause of his death. He thought the
pistol must have been fired on a level with deceased.
The Reverend Morgan Hughes, Chaplain to St.
George's Hospital, attended deceased in his illness.
The hrst time witnes saw him was about two o'clock
on Tuesday. He told witness that he was a journey-
man bricklayer in Kingsgate-street, Holborn, and
that he had a wife and family, and wished her to be
sent for, as he considered himself a dying man. Wit-
ness consoled him as much as he could, as his spirits
were drooping. At six o'clock witness found his wife
with him and read prayers to him. Ile then asked
if he had any or malice against any one?
and he answered that he bad not ; and that he did
not consider the soldier, or he who had shot him,
had done anything but his duty ; that he thought
himself a dying man, and that he died in peace with
all the world. Whoever had shot him was perform-
ing his duty, for if he was a soldier he evidently
acted in his own defence. He denied that he bad
thrown anything at the soldiers, and said he had no
stone. He admitted that he had been in the crowd;
but had then retired to the pavement. His wife was
about the bed, crying and sobbing ; but might have
heard all that passed. He did not know who shot
him. The deceased declared that stones and brick-
bats had been before thrown at the military. He
would positively swear that the deceased did say that'
if a soldier had shot him he was doing his duty.
Those were substantially and to that effect, the wow!'
the man made use of.
Mary Francis, wife of the deceased, of No. 1,
Kingsgate-street, Holborn, deposed, that he left
home at ten o'clock in the morning, in good health.
He was about forty-three. She next saw him at the
Hospital, about two o'clock. She was sent for. She
asked him what occasioned his being in the Hospi-
tal? when he replied, that a shot had taken him in
the breast. He never told her that he believed him-
self to be dying. He said he was standing at the
Park-gate, and saw the mob throwing brickbats, and
then he wished to get away. She was present when
the Minister came to her husband, on Tuesday even-
ing ; but she could not tell all that passed between
them, as she was so agitated. The Minister asked
him if he made any riot ? and he answered that he
was as innocent as the boy that stood before him.
The Minister enjoined him to speak the truth, and
then he declared that he bore no malice against any
one. She was asked whether her husband had used
these words, that ~ whoever shot him was doing his
duty, for if a soldier, he was evidently acting in his
own defence ?" She declared that he did not ; but
she remembered that the Minister said her husband
made no answer ; he did not assent to what the Mi
nister so said, or mention the name of soldier
all. Here the poor woman manifested such emo-
tions as affected the whole Court; throughout her
examination, indeed, she was suffused in tears.
Some of the Jury here expressed a wish that the
evidence of the Chaplain should be erased, but it
was objected to.
Immediately afterwards Mr. PHILLIPS, who at-
tended professionally for the friends of the deceased,
complained that the Gentleman (Mr. Hanson) who
attended for the Military had, with an improper view,
just given his address to the deceased's widow de-
siring her to call upon him.
Mr. HANSON'S address being handed to Mr. PHIL-
.

LIPS, that Gentleman asked for what purpose it
was given ?
Mr. HANSON exclaimed, that he felt indignant at
the question, as he did not put his address into the
hand of the witness until her evidence was gone
through; and his only object was, as he mentioned
to her, that if a subscription were set on foot for her,
he should be ready, when called upon, to contribute
his mite. This he did, because he understood form
Gentleman below stairs, that it was intended to insti-
-1 tote a subscription for the poor woman.
One of the Jury observed, that the Learned Gen-
tleman needed no communication with Mrs Francis
at his own house, in order to indulge his beneficence,
as he might easily send his subscription to her by the
Two-penny Post.
Another Juryman asked why the Learned Gentle.
man should wait until a subscription was set on foot,
and until he was specially called upon for his mite,
instead of contributing at once to the relief of this
poor forlorn woman ?
Samuel Hill, of Gray's-yard, James-street, Man-
chester-square, constable of Mary-la-bonne, deposed,
that be was a little way from the Toll-house, Tyburn.
at the time of the firing of the soldiers on Tuesday
ist ; he was there, indeed, from the commencement
to the conclusion of the firing; he went behind the
Toll-house for safety ; on hearing a man was shot, he
ran to give assistance ; when he got into the Toll-
house he saw a man badly shot, and he immediately
went to a coach-maker's hard by, for the purpose of
getting a board to convey him to an Hospital; he
observed a great deal of firing among the soldiers, as
he thought, in the air ; they were firing ball-car-
tridges from pistols; he heard the bullets whistle;
did not see the soldiers firing at any person,. northe
crowd doing anything to irritate the soldiers; the
crowd were very quiet where he was ; he did rot see
the people fling anything before the soldiers fired.
A Juryman asked why the witness got be ind the
Toll-house if he saw the soldiers firing in the alt ?
Witness replied, that he placed him-elf there fir
safety ; for although he did see the soldiers cuing in
the air, he did not know that they might not change
their minds, and put him in danger. lie sate the
soldiers firing in Oxford-street before the filing eras
Tyburn Turnpike; at the time he saw the deceased
shot, there were nearly 200 people about ; he never
heard the Riot Act read ; did not see Sir Robert
Baker in Oxford-street; Sir Robert might have ban'
there without his seeing him.
William Brimmington, of 10, Qoeen-street, Rat-
cliff, mariner, deposed, that on Tuesday morning
last he was at Bnindenburgh House, from which he
accompanied the Queen's Funeral Procession to Ty-
burn Turnpike,where the deceased was murdered. Wit-
ness being checked for using this expression, corrected
himself by saying, where the deceased was shot, by
which shot he met his death." He was near the car-
riage containing the crown and cushion, in Hyde
Park, when he saw the Horse Guards pass through
Cumberland-gate, between twelve and one o'clock;
he had never been on that spot before ; on seeing the
Horse Guards get through the gate, he ran on :11
order to get through it himself. The Life Guards !.e
meant when he spoke of the Hot se Guards, for he
never saw the Blues misbehave, while the others be-
haved more like cowards than soldiers. When the
Life Guards got through the gate, it was closed,
and they cut at the people on the other side.—
They cut at them through the iron bars of the gate.
—The gate was forced open, and two of the Lite
Guards came into the Park, one placing himself on
the right side, and the other on the left one of these
cut at a man who was actually forced against the
gate, and wounded him on the left side; the blood
Rowed copiously from the wound, and a Gentleman
on horseback remonstrated with the soldier, in so
brutally treating an unarmed man, observing, that it
would be more manly to wound him, or any other
Gentleman, than the poor being who was then suf-
fering before him. This Gentleman passed through
the gate with a few other Gentlemen ; and the same
soldier passed over to the other side of the gate,
whertr he struck violently at several persons near him.
Witness remonstrated with him, especially upon the
attack which he had before made upon an innocent
man ; the soldier did not cut at him, but he cut at
others who had hooted at him for his violence : there
was a stone thrown at the soldier, which struck wit-
ness on the face, and he bore the mark of it. On
passing through the gate, witness found the Life
Guardsmen cutting at some persons who had, they
said, attempted to turn the hearse down Oxford-
street. At this time no brickbats or stones had been
thrown; but the Life Guardsmen were hooted for
their violence. Here he first heard firing. Some
brickbats and stones were flung from the Park. He
heard no order from any Officer to fire. Did not hear
the Riot Act read. All that he had stated took place
before the deceased was shot. A soldier's cap was
carried into the toll-house to be taken care of, having
fallen off his horse, which two persons took care of
the deceased was shot there was only one per-
son standing near him and both were perfectly un-
offending. Witness thought he could recognize the
soldier who shot the deceased, as well as the soldier
who behaved so cruelly at Cumberland-gate. He
endeavoured to lay hold of the soldier who shot the'
deceased, who appeared to him to have been most
wantonly murdered, but he failed. This soldier he
saw take a direct aim at the deceased. All the sol-
diers, indeed, whom he saw fire, took aim, as would
be obvious to any one acquainted with the use of
arms who saw them, from the manner in which they
levelled their pistols. He did not believe the Riot
Act was at all read on Tuesday, and he accompanied
the Procession throughout.
Here the Court, understanding that several mote
witnesses were to be examined, adjourned further
proceedings until three o'clock on Monday next.--
The adjournment took place at half-past ten o'clock.
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We are happy to announce that a subscription is
opened for the widows and families of the men killed
by the Military, on Tuesday, the 1 ttls instant. One
of the Gentlemen from the Freemasons' Committee
was shot through the arm, and several men bad
sabre cuts, that could not get out of the way.
SULPHUREOUS FUM IGATIONS.—SirARTIIUR CLARKS,
whose Essay on Bathing has attracted so much attys.,
tion, has just published a small work on The Elcds .
Suleureous Fumigations in Diseases of the Skis. The
subject is new and one of considerable importance,
and we understand it has already excited the alto'
tion of the French Government.

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eableelwahslrg.lvHeant:son exclaimed, that he felt indignant at
cession was then gone. He saw the nine Officer, Office or the Commandersin-Chief was the proper no. more, if he were asked a thousand deceased.
He 1 LIPS,
.that Gentleman asked for what purpose it
with abOut twelve men, stationed at Cumberland- authority, everything ought to be done which was wished he could treelaldw.ll
me up. He was so alarmed, that question, as he did not put his address into the
gate. and he wentsup to him and said, is You are a necessary to. enabHk the Jury to come to a fair and heard no Riot Act
p. etc)! fellow to shoot a than, are you not?" To which honest verdict. e made that request on the part till the soldiers c oEvsheroytththinegdwecaseall;
be did not know whether it was a sword or a sheath. i hand of the witness until her evidence was
he replied, is A wish you were shot too." A Gentle- of the family of the deceased.
he should be ready, when called upon, to contribute'
man, who appeared to be his friend, then came up to The Coaosnia remarked, that there was a Gentle- Mr. David French, Of NO. 11, Fisher-street, Redlthrough; and his only object was, as he mentioned
man,
footfor her,
him, and some whispering took place between them ; man present who represented the Life Guards, whose Lseiecinne-snuaaree,tiGnnenntlaemannes—awya,sainbnanhtouse half-passeevene !to her, that if a subscription were set on
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and witness heard the Gentleman say, " I wish you opinion they might wish to hear.
well out of it." Witness then went up to the young Mr. Hanson thought that any motion of the na- o'clock, near Tyburn-turnke, when he was asked to his mite. This he did, because he understood from
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Officer and stared him full in the face for about five ture suggested would be premature,
.as he had evi. the window t.o s_ee
_the funeral. a roachin It Gentleman below stairs, that it was intended ' •
minutes, and said, " I shall know you again, you are dente to produce on the ot
If
her side which would pro. stopped opposite the house in which he was, an t e tute a subscription for the poor woman.
so cl.--d ugly .i" and he then went away home. The bably place the matter in so di erent a light as to first thing that attracted his notice was an Officer One of the Jury observed, that the Learned Gen.
so tleman needed no communication with Mrs
Officer was apparently about 20 or 22 years of age, satisfy the Jury that no further proceeding was pi:11;g after a man
mewl crowd., and makin ncis
ineffectual blows at hth his drawn sword. The at his own house, in order to indulge his beneficence,
with rather sandy hair. He should know the Officer necessary.
Mr. WAITHMAN said, that there could be no pre. man guarded them with great dexterity. This was as he might easily send his subscription to her by the
again from 500 if he saw him.or any noise on the part of Two-penny Post.
Rogers,
George
of Mornington-place, Hampstead- sumption whatever in the case, as. many of the wit- previous to the confusion,
mob.Hedid not seehim strike the man, but Another Juryman asked why the Learned Gentle-
road,
tobacco-manufacturer, was one of the Commit- nesses had sworn that they could identify the person, the -
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tee appointed to arrange the proceedings. He was if they saw him in the sam. e uniform. Ihe distance every blow he made would have cut the man's head man should wait until a subscription was set on f
- from which some of the witnesses had come, rendered off. The Officer had a great coat on, but he did not and until he was specially called upon for his ()). .
-' sv-ith the Procession when it arrived at Cumberland
it the more important that no delay should take place. . - _
know of what colour It might be a petticoat for instead of contributing at once to the relief of tliti: ..
.`,, g ire. Here he saw a number of Life Guards within .
.!- t e Park. They were brandishing their swords, as Mr. Hanson said, that if Mr. Weidman had done what he knew. He did not know whether he was an poor forlorn woman ?
ere was t en a cry o e , ray s yard, James-street, Man. .•
it threatening the people. He next saw a young with his evidence, he was ready to go oni inldsoefence. Officer or not. Th h • fsi Sham l Samuel Hill of G• ' -
ion of the chester-s uare constable of Mar -1.
imee with them, whom, "by the effeminacy of his Mr. WAITHMAN thought it probable t rat more shameb!"
he
eseemed to be an. obstrucTth . q ~ . y a-bonne, deposed, •
e soldiers that be was a little
see what it was. way from the Toll-house, Tyburn.
apOarancel_and the gaudiness of his dress, he took persons might be produced; but if there was only one road,
.ut
_e could not .
indignant
to be an Officer." lie was very slim; and appeared person who could swear to the individual, it
. would seemed to be extremely ii and passionate, and at the time of the firing of the soldiers on Tuesday
threatened with sword or pistol all who cited out I ist he was there, ineed, from the commencement
less manly in his as.:ect than the rest—(A laugh).— be the Coroner's duty to order his apprehension.
Mr. HANSON stated, that it was the wish of the " Shame!" The soldiers wore red; they were Life to the conclu. sion of the firing; he went behind the •
The gates were at that time shut; but they were at
lei th opened, and the soldiers came out. They Gentlemen
. for whom he was concerned, that every Guards. They threatened some unfortunate men, Toll-house for safety ; ohearing a man w• lt h
lent investigation should take place, and he would report who were cooped up under the house in which he ran to give assistance ; when he got intoasthseloioile- '.
galloped amongst the people in an irregular manner,
gird did not seem to be acting under any orders. to them whatever the Jury might think proper to de- was. One of the soldiers presented a pistol at a man house he saw a man badly shot, and lie immediately
who was standing before a window at which witness went to a coach-maker's hard by, for the purpose of
They brandished their swords and cut at the people; termine.—After some further discussion,
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to the top of getting a board to convey him to
Y an Hospital ; he
and when they had done so for some time, the people The FOREMAN moved a Resolu.uon,. as follows: was, which
.induced witness to remove
" That the Jurymen sitting on Inquisition into the_ cause of the house. From thence he saw a great tumult in observed a great deal of firing among the soldiers, as
began to throw stones •, upon which the soldiers drew the street; and the soldiers reloading their pistols, as he thought, in the air ; they were firing b ll
the death of Richard Honey, respectfully request Mr. &masa, a -car-
forth their pistols and fired. their Coroner, to make application to the proper Authorities, in if .
they had fired before. He saw the balls put into tridges from pistols ; he heard the bullets whittle;
Mr. WAITHMAN—You have been a Member of order that the troop of Life Guards, or such part of them as at-
this Committee, and attended it from the begin- tended the funeral of the Queen, should be drawn up in the the pistols separate from the cartridges. A servant did not see the soldiers firing at any person,. nortlie ',
same uniforms, and on the same horses which they used on the pointed to him that a man was killed, but he did not crowd doing anything to irritate the soldiers ; the
nisi/ ?—Yes. l4th of August, that the several witnesses might have an oppor- see him fall. He did not see him till he was on the crowd were very quiet where he was ; lie did rot see
Mr. WAITHMAN—Do you know of any plan laid
of
tunity identifying the person who shut the abovementioned
shoulders of men, and then it struck him that he had the people fling anything before the soldiers Inet. • 1.
by the Committee to block up any of the avenues ? deceased." seen the deceased before, and that he lived in his A Juryman asked why the witness got be and the
• The CORONER objected to the question, on the The Resolution was agreed to without any further
street. The cries of the people were most tremen- Toll-house if he saw the soldiers firing in the ale?_
ground that the Jury had nothing to do with the remark, and the CORONER adjourned the Sitting at
o'clock on Monday. dons; but he saw no stones thrown, nor any assault Witness replied, that he placed hineelf thew ea
Committee. about half-past ten till two
on the soldiers. He saw about ten pistols fired, pis- safety ; for although he did see the soldiers living in
Mr. WAITHMAN (warmly)—" Sir, the Committee,
• CORONER'S INQUEST ON GEORGE FRANCIS. tol after pistol, which seemed to appal the people, the air, he did not know that they might not cl•
and other persons, I among the rest, have been chargedonv
yesterday an Inquest was taken before Mr. HIGGS, and from first to last he saw no person offer to resist, their minds, and put him in danger. Ile sae the
in the public Papers with a conspiracy to block up
Deputy Coronery for Westminster, at the Triumphant
. They were often fired after a dead pause: distinctly, soldiers firing in Oxford-street before the filing neat
the streets; and I have a right to demand from Mr.
Chariot, Grosvenor-mews, Grosvenor-place,
.on view solemnly, and on his oath, he saw no stones thrown, Tyburn Turnpike; at the time lie saw the deceased
Rogers whether or not he knows of any such plan in
of the body of George Francis, who was unfortu- but " Shame!" cried, and that was a legal disappro- shot, there were nearly 200 people abou: ;he never
the Committee?"
nately shot during the disturbance which happened bative expression they knew. He never heard the heard the Riot Act read; did not see Sir Rebert
The CORONER.—" I care nothing for what may , Tuesday ,
in last at f ...7umberland•gate, Hyde PAlk. Riot Act read. If the soldiers were drawn up, he Baker in Oxford-street; Sir Robert might have been
have appeared in the public Papers. I have done
Before the Jury were sworn, several professional thought he could tell the soldier who pointed the there without his seeing him.
my duty, I hope correctly ;and if I have not, I hope
Gentlemen intimated to the Coroner their, intention
.. pistol at the man who stood before the window at William Brimmington, of 10, Q'ieen-street, Ha-
-1 shall be brought before some other Tribunal than to attend the investigation. Mr. HANSON, the soh- which he was. cliff, mariner, deposed, that on Tuesday morning
the public Press. I hope the Gentlemen of the Jury
c itor attended as agent for the Life Guards ; Mr. R. B. Walker, House Surgeon of St. George's Hos- last he was at Brsndenburgh House, from which he
have not attended to the Newspapers ; and if they s
PHILLIPS, for the friends of the deceased ; and Mr. pital, said, the deceased was brought thereabout half accompanied the Queen's Funeral Procession to Ty-
have, that they will not suffer anything they saw
Heemett's clerk was present to take accurate notes past one on Tuesday last. He was perfectly sensible. burn Turnpike,where the deceased was nturdered.%l it-
there to influence them in their decision here. lam
of the evidence. Witness found he had a shot through the shoulder. nets being checked for using t;lis expression, corrected
not quite certain of tile propriety of admitting the ,
fh Jury havingb
e _. een sworn, proceeded to St. 'f he man seemed to know that his case was mortal. himself by saying, " where the deceased was shot, by
persons connected with the Press into this room. Georges Hospital to inspect the body. A. ball had. He remained in the same state during the night and which shot he met his death." He was near the car-
This is more in the nature of a Grand Jury, and I do
passed thtough the right clavicle, and death was the next morning, without either getting better or worse, riage containing the crown and cushion, in Hyde
not feel convinced of the policy of publishing our
~ consequente. until about seven o'clock on Wednesday night, when Park, when he saw the Horse Guards pass through
proceedings, especially while they are yet unfinished.
As the room at the Triumphant Chariot was too he was taken worse, and died, apparently from suffu- Cumberland-gate, between twelve and one o'clock;
A Juryman.—" It is a public Court." small for the reception of the persons who wished to cation. He made a statement to the Chaplain, but he had never been on that spot before ;on seeing the
The CORONER.--" No, it is not a public Court."
Mr. WA/THDIAN warmly contended for the ques- be present at the Inquest, the DeputyAbi Coronerp .ad- witness did not hear it. The ball was taken out from Horse Guards get through the gate, lie tan nni
journe to the sign of the Goat, ra. el a-row "T" the left shoulder, and had passed through the lungs order to get through it himself. The Life Guards !.e
lion, and it was finally put and answered in the
lico, where the witnesses were examieeJ. and the spine. It had broken a rib on each side. He meant when he spoke of the Hot se Guards, los he
negative.
Elizabeth Parker was looking over the shoulder of James Burton examined—l reside at N 0.6, Lisson- was sensible till the last moment. The wound was, never saw the Blues misbehave, while the oiheis !w-
-and place, Mate-la-bonne; lam a carpenter. I did not no doubt, the cause of his death. He thought the hayed more like cowards than soldiers. When the
the deceased when he received his death wound,
know the deceased, but saw him shot last Tuesday pistol must have been fired on a level with deceased. Life Guards got through the gate, it was doted,
he fell nearly in her arms, with his hands against the
wall, and he fell down. The witness described the about twelve o'clock at noon ; I was close to The Reverend Morgan Hughes, Chaplain to St. and they cut at the people on the other side.-
previous occurrences in nearly the same manner as
him at Ty b wit-gate, standing on _the pavement in Geor&e's Hospital, attended deceased in his illness. They cut at them through the iron bars of the gate.
Oxford-street, close to Hyde Park wall ; it was close •
fhe hest time wine s saw him was about two o'clock —The gate was forced open, and two of the Life
. Guards came into the Park, one placing himself on
the former ones. to Tyburn Turnpike-gate; I was on the pave- sy. Hs told witness that he was a journey.
foot on Tue cla - s
Henry Montague, deposed as follows :—I live at
46, Upper Bedford-place, Russell-square; lam a meat; the deceased was close to me when he fell : man bricklayer in Kingsgate-street, Holborn, and the right side, and the other on the left: one of these
servant to Mr. Hodson ; I was in the Procession near he was about a yard distant from me when he fell ; that he had a wife and family, and wished her to be cut at a man who was actually forced against the
he had no person with him as a companion; he was sent for, as he considered himself a dying man. Wit. gate, and wounded him on the left side; the blood
Cumberland-gate, on horseback ; I was also at Ham-
mersmith ; the soldiers were in front of the Proces- looking on as 1 might lie; there were many people ness consoled him as much as he could, as his spirits (lowed copiously from the wound, and a Gentleman
sion at Cumberland-gate; I don't know where the about, but few were near the deceased when he was were drooping. At six o'clock witness found his wife on horseback remonstrated with the soldier, in so
soldiers joined the Procession, as I came round the shot ; tle:re were many soldiers fronting him : I saw with him and read prayers to him. Ile then asked brutally treating an unarmed man, observing, that it
firing going on, and I wished to get out, but could if he had any ill-will or malice against any one?
Bayswater road; there were soldiers posted at the would be more manly to wound him, or any other
not ; I SAW a young man on horseback ; I don't know and he answered that he had not ; and that he did Gentleman, than the poor being who was then suf.
gate at the outside of the Park when I came up ; they
were on the outside of the Park guarding the gate- whether a private or an Officer, but he shot the de- not consider the soldier, or he who had shot him, fering before him. This Gentlemen passed through
way ; 1 was among the soldiers ; my bridle was not ceased ; he was thirteen or fourteen yards from the had done anything but his duty ; that he thought the gate with a few other Gentlemen ; and the same
broke ; the mob got round the soldiers ; the others deceased when he fell ; he was dressed as a soldier ; himself a dying man, and that he died in peace with soldier passed over to the other side of the gate
drove them back before the Procession came through ; I cannot say whether he was a private or an Officer ; all the world, Whoever had shot him was perform- whera he struck violently at several persons near him
it
I was then in front of the soldiers ; 1 saw one of the I should perhaps know him again if I saw him; I ing his duty, for if he was a soldier he evidently Witness remonstrated with him, especially upon t
saw him fire. acted in his own defence. He denied that he had attack which he had before made upon an innocen
Officers point towards Cumberland-gate and five,
and I heard a cry of " murder!" The Officer levelled 2 I
Examined by a Juror—Did you see him fi,re • thrown anything at the soldiers, and said he had no man; the soldier did not cut at him, but he cut a
his piece and fired across the street; when he fired saw him fire.—Did you see him take an aim . Seve- stone. He admitted that he had been in the crowd ; others who had hooted at him for his violence :then
he looked towards the street, and discharged the rail were firing, I did not.—Did he belong to the but had then retired to the pavement. His wife was was a stone thrown at the soldier, which struck wit
• tul • he was over towards the wall, but not on the
pis , Life Guards or the Blues ?—I am sure he was not a about the bed, crying and sobbing ; but might have ness on the face, and he bore the mark of it. Oi
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flags ;it was in the direction ofdaae Blue.—Pievious to this shot being fired did you see heard all that passed. He did not know who shot passing through' the gate, witness found the Lit,
By MI. WAITHhiAN.—I hear people say, " This any brickbats thrown by the mob ?—Not one ; the him. The deceased declared that stones and brick- Guardsmen cutting at some persons who had, the
is the Officer w who shot the man." He gave a signi- young man dressed as a soldier fired a pistol, and I bats had been before thrown at the military. He said, attempted to turn the hearse down Oxford
ficant shake of the head, as if satisfied that he had saw the man drop by the side of me ;he pointed the would positively swear that the deceased did say that street. At this time no brickbats or stones had bee
done it. Ile did not deny that he had. pistol towards the man, and the deceased tell close to if a soldier had shot him he was doing his duty. thrown; but the Life Guardsmen were hooted lo
By a Juror.—The soldiers cut at the people through me; I expected it was my turn next ; the deceased Those were substantially and to that effect, the wosds their violence. Here he first heard firing. Som
the railings. I think I could swear to the Officer, it was carried to the toll-house. the man made use of. brickbats and stones were flung from the Park. 111
I saw him again in the same dress. He was a small- Gross-examined by Mr. HARDIER'S Clerk—l was Mary Francis, wife of the deceased, of No. 1, heard no order from any Officer to fire. Did not hea
featured man. I did not see Sir Robert Baker there, standing near Tyburn-gate; no stones were thrown Kingsgate-street, Holborn, deposed, that he left the Riot Act read. Al[ that he had stated took piaci
nor did I see the man fall. 1 did not see a stone thrown or tumult had occurred where the deceased fell. The home at ten o'clock in the morning, in good health. before the deceased was shot. A soldier's cap wa
before the man fell from the place where he stood; deceased bad no stick or stone in his hand. He was about forty-three. She next saw him at the carried into the toll-house to be taken care of, having
A Juror—Did you hear the Riot Act read ?-1 hospital, about two o'clock. She was sent for. She fallen off his horse, which two persons took care of
but afterwards I did.
By a Juror.--The first time that an attempt was did not; Ido not believe it was read.—Had you any_ asked him what occasioned his being in the Hospi- When the deceased was shot there was only one per
made to shut the gates there was about a dozen people express order to disperse before the shot was fired ? cal? when he replied, that a shot had taken him in son standing near him and both were perfectly us.
collected tliere. The second time there were many No, none. the breast. He never told her that he believed him- offending. Witness thought he could recognize the
more. They attempted several times to shut the gates, Examined by the CORONER—Did you see any as- self to be dying. He said he was standing at the soldier who shot the deceased, as well as the soldier
and succeeded only twice. If the people had not fled sault made on the man who fired the pistol ?—I did Park-gate, and saw the mob throwing brickbats, and who behaved so cruelly at Cumberland-gate. Hi
so rapidly as they did, the blows levelled by the sus- not. I had nut been two minutes in the crowd be- then he wished to get away. She was present when endeavoured to lay hold of the soldier who shot th
diets must have struck them. tine the deceased fah I saw stones and brickbats the Minister came to her husband, on Tuesday even- deceased, who appeared to him to have been mos
The next witness was Joseph Ridout, of No. 3, thrown from the Park about a minute after the firing. in; but she could not tell all that passed between wantonly murdered, but he failed. This soldier li
Little Surrey-street, Blackfriars-road.-1 saw no vio- The man who fired had on a red coat. them, as she was so agitated. The Minister asked saw take a direct aim at the deceased. All the so!
lence pass betwee
nt,
the soldiers and the people before Mr. Hanson, Solicitor for the Life Guards, asked him if he made any riot ? and he answered that he diers, indeed, whom he saw fire, took aim, as woali
• I do not re- which way the horses' heads were at the time of the was as innocent as the boy that stood before him, be obvious to any one acquainted with the use c
the moment when I saw the man drop
collect having heard any shots tired before the man firing? The witness could not answer that question. The Minister enjoined him to speak the truth, and arms who saw them, from the manner in which the
fell, but I heard many afterwards. On the side where The soldiers were between the Park wall and the then he declared that he bore no malice against any levelled their pistols. He did not believe the Ric
1 was the people were very quiet during all that time,
. Edgeware-road gate. The Blues behaved well. one. She was asked whether her husband had used Act was at all read on Tuesday, and he accompanie
I saw nothing particular on the opposite side, even James Pilkington, of No. 19, Gray's-buildings, these words, that ss whoever shot him was doing his the Procession throughout.
afterwards, for I had enough to do to look after the bricklayer, was on Tuesday standing up at the Park- duty, for if a soldier, he was evidently acting in his Here the Court, understanding
man; 1 saw no stones thrown at all ;I do not know gate, about twelve o'clock. The Guards came gal- own defence ?" She declared that he did not ; but witnesses were to be exa • ' mined adjourned furtht
who feed the shot, nor the man who was shot, but lopping along up the Edgeware-road, to clear away she remembered that the Minister said her husband proceedings until three o'clock 'on Monday next.-
he was doing nothing before he fell. some things that the mob had put across. They came made no answer ;he did not assent to what the Mi- The adjournment tookplace
By a Juryman.—There were twenty or thirty shots from Cumberland-gate, and pulled their swords out of nister so said, or mention the name of soldier at
fired after the man dropped, and I cannot say whe- th e scabbards, and witness got to the railing. The de-' all. Here the poor woman manifested such ems,. We are happy to announce that subscription i
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they there was one or more shots at the time he fell. ceased came from the other side of the way, and stood tions as affected the whole Court; throughout her opened for the widows and
families
of the men kille
The Foreman of the Jury thought it necessary beside witness, who was alarmed, and he said to the examination, indeed, she was suffused in tears. by the Military, on Tuesday, the llth instant. Oc
that, before they adjourned, some understanding deceased he wished he was out of that place. Then Some of the Jury here expressed a wish that the of the Gentlemen from tl 'Freemasons' C mint
the om _
should take place as to the drawing up of the troops. the firing began, and the deceased fell. Witness did evidence of the Chaplain should be erased, but it was shot through the arm, and several men ha
lie would therefore submit a motion to that effect, not know whether he or deceased was shot, he was was objected to. sabre cuts, that could not get out of the way.
A Juryman asked whether they could suppose it so frightened. There was a good deal of firing over Immediately afterwards - SULPHUREOUSFRMIGATIONS.-SirAnTIIUR CLAW
possible that any Officer could be ashamed of the his head when the deceased fell. He did not see who tended professionally for the friends of the deceased, whose t
duty in which he was employed on that day ? shot deceased. There were no stones, that he saw, complained that the Gentleman (Mr. Han ) •
Essay on Bathing has attracted so much atte
son who tson, has just published a small work on The Eicds(
Another Juryman suggested that the best course. thrown from where he was. Theirs was a peaceable attended for the Military had, with ' an improper view, Sulphureous Fumigations in Diseases of the Skin. Th
would be for the worthy Coroner to write to the; corner, and he believed deceased to have been as in- just given his address to the deceased's widow de- subject is new and one of considerable importane
Home Department. I nose it as any one of the Jury. The Oxford Blues siring her to call upon him. and we understand it has already excited the alto
Mr. WAITHMAN said, that shether the Home did not fire, but the Life Guards did. He could
say Mr. Hanson's address being handed to Mr. PHIL- tion of the French Government.
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