The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-30 00:00:00


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INQUantismog/Rlam o EST ON MED MONEY,
rrooll pep.
same nand to the corset of Bryanetossuteeet, as-
g onspanied by a fiendeatan on horseback ; we had not
bees at the censer of this street one miante before a
volley of shot was fired near Tyburn-Rata by the troop-
ers. all enntasse. I remarked to my Mend so What is
the meaning of this ?" Some one said, `
ofey
ere bring blank cartridge." 'Aro or three the
troopers came from the body, and within eight or tea
yards of the street where I and my Mend stood, and
began to load their pistols; one of them in great
trepidation, let his asmanition fall, a man picked it
up, tied I desired him to give it to me; on examiniag
the cartridge, it proved to be a ball cartridge; there
it is. [Here witness threw the cartridge and ball on
the Coroner's table.] I have kept it in my pocket
ever since: the man seemed much agitated, he then
loaded his pistol, and presented it through his arm at
me, looking at se very indignantly ; I called to him.
and said there is no necessity for 6 ring this way, for
there is no one offering any molestation ; be then pro-
ceeded on with the other soldiers.
A Amon—Did be make any reply ?—Witness. No,
though be felt what I said most severely; I then said
to my Mends, " I shall go away from this; I came to
a funeral not to a BOW at this time the coach in
which Lady Hamilton and Lady Hood were came past,
and she called to me.
A Jitror--Was it Ledy Host) or Lady Hamilton
who caned to you ?—Witaess. k was Lady Hamilton;
she was in very great alarm, aid said that a man had
been shot.
The Coroner objected to roceiviag any thing WM
by Lady Hamilton.
Witness—l don't wish se persist in this as evidence;
bat you will And it of importance by and by. Yon will
perhaps have to call the coachman and postillion, and
other persons who can state what passed. It way here
be necessary to observe, that a set of iii-looking fellows,
thieves and pickpockets, were engaged in the affray.
They belonged to no party. but were endeavour's/
to treater • not for their own pntpesos of plunder.
Coroner—You can't say whether the soldiers cut with
the edge of their swords or the back ?—Witness. As
to whether the soldiers cut with the back or the edge of
them I met give you no Worms:ion.
Witness here said that he knew Colonel Cavendish,
and that it was that gentleman who was in plain clothes,
and who headed the troops who went to turn the hearse
at Cumberland-Rate, and who in that attempt trampled
on one of the undertaker's men; be knew it was Co-
lonel Cavendish; I know this of my, owu knowledge;
that is to my knowledge of information ; I know from
having seen him on that day. and from having after-
wards seen Colonel Cavendish pointed oat to me at the
barracks by a friend of mine from India.
Mr. Henson—Then I do not wish to mislead you.
Colonel Cavendish was out of the barracks on that

day.
Mr. Henson—While you were in the street thee were
throwing stones T—Witness. They were; I did not see
any stones thrown in Bryaestone-street, except when
the soldier who presented at me was going away; I then
saw one man (to whom 1 called) throw a stone; 1 was
at the corner of Bryanstone-street when the firing com-
menced ; I was not more than two or three minutes
going to Bryanstone-street ; I hesitated a little, as I was
inclined to go away, and told my servant so; but my
friend advised me to stay.
Coroner—l wonder you Mold hesitate shout
nets. Daring thistles, 1 saw the soldiery struck very
severely.
By a Juror—The man who urged the soldiers to act
spinet the people was a Mr. Uoolde, who lives In King-
street, near Cheapside.
!Ir. Parkin here repeated that the persons who threw
stones were, for the most part, pickpockets and black-
guards. He saw a thief-taker pursue one pickpocket,
and be the (thief-taker) wag eat down by the soldiers.
He had. with a painful eye, observed the whole pro-
ceedings.
Coroner—The soldiers could not, of course, discern
between the thieves and thief-takers; it appears that, in
one instance, the pursuer was cut down.
Witness—l saw by whom the riot was created, and if
1 had a posse of constables, I should take care that no
attack wonld have been made upon the soldiers, and that
they (the soldiers) should not have been put upon the
recessity of defending themselves.
The Foreman requested the Coroner that that should
be taken down.
The Winless proceeded—There were pickpockets and
low lived fellows in abundance; they threw stones in
great numbers ; it was a most monstrous thing. If I had
a of constables, those persons should have been
tire:leap, and there should have been no necessity for
she soldiers to act upon the defensive. They were W-
inking ragamuffin rascals.
A Juryman—Take that down.
Another Juryman—Then. you don't think the
dim so much to blame ?—Witaess. Excuse me, 1 don't
know what to say to that.
The witness was about to attack the accounts in the
Newtpapers of his conduct.
The Coroner declared that they had nothing to do
with that.
Witness proceeded—There was a gentleman in co-
loured in clothes at the head of the troops near the
hearse, that ilentleinan was Colonel Cavendish. At
this . t.bne a man who bore a whitish flag in his hand
was cut down ; the screams and yells were hideous.
:The next witness called was John Thorne.-1 am the
NeKvant of Mr. Sheriff Parkins. i bad every quiet ride
down to Hammersmith, and afterwards came to Cumber-
leted-gate. On coming up the Park to Cumberland-gate
with my master, 1 saw the people throwing stones ; then
1 saw the soldiers gallopping about and cutting with
their swords; 1 did not see any body hurt ; next
- I went to Bryanstone-street. but before that 1 saw the
hearse at the gate ; the people there wanted to go up
.oggged.steset, and laid hold of the reins; 1 saw the
postillions drive up that way too; 1 saw the soldiers
gallopping sad one of them ride over a man ; 1 do
net know whether he trod epos hint or kicked him;
J taw the man get up again. but I can't say whether
lie was hurt or no; after this I saw one soldier
nor me loading a pistol, and some others by the gate
tiring ; 1 did not see any stones thrown at this time ;
the soldier seemed very mach alarmed, bat 1 did not see
if be was ill used.
By aJarynsan.-1 was struck myself on the back with
a brickbat near Cumberland-gate ; 1 don't know *he-
• ther it was thrown over the wall, or from whence it
came.
By another Jarystan.—The man whom 1 saw knocked
down had no colons is his hand.
The next witness was Thomas Wheildon-1 live at
No. 2, Hertford-street, May-fair; I am apprentice to
a citash carver, Mr. Jacobs; on the day of the funeral
of the tenses 1 accompanied the, ptocession from
Knightsbridge through the Park, to Cumberland-gate;
1 observed nothing take place till it arrived at
Cosisherhiad-gate ; 1 was at the gate before the
bean,. There was a great concourse of people
there who viest the gates; 1 was on the halo
le the Paeit. nod the crowd en the on% the gates
were shoo.; tie soldiers in attempting to open the gates