The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-08-24 00:00:00

FATAL AFFRAY AT CUMBERLAND GATE.

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON GEORGE FR kNCIS.

IItIIVIITU Dia.

The Jury assembled at fire o'clock, pursuant to ad-
jonrnneent, at the Goat, Pimento.
The names of the Jary were called over, and the
sett! Jarymeasmaime-matermibeent yesterday was again
excused on &crown of indisposition.
Mr. French, a witness who had been already exa-
mined, stated that he had been in attendant, since
three o'clock; that be had been twice minimal admit-
tance at the Barrack', and that he bad no farther evi-
dence to give. He was permitted to withdraw.
John Lloyd was then called in, and examined by
Mr. liaxsos, jun.-1 live at No. 19, (beat Climber-
land-street. I am of no profession, but h ,ve been a
servant. I now take tare of Lord Bagot's house; I
am also employed as door-keeper at the Coburg
Theatre. Part of the house looks into Oxford-street,
and part into Cumberland-street. I was in the dining-
room, on the ground-floor, on the 14th, at about half
after 12. The house is nearly opposite Cumberland-
gate. Hundreds of people had been in the streets all
the morning; just before the Funeral Processi .n came
up, a number of people got out of the Park and fas-
tened the gates. At the time the hearse was approach-
ing, come Lifeguardsmen and some undertakers' men,
after consider.ible resistance, succeeded in opening the
gates. A great number of stones were thrown ; the
people endeavoured to get up the pavement stones.
saw stones anti bricks dying in all directions towards
the soldiers. Sotnetinirs the gate was half opene4
and then shut again, in the strngele between the sol-
diers and the people ; the people seemed determined to
shut the gates and the soldiers to open them. I oh
served the horses of the hearse pass throng h the gate.
1 observed the people endeavour to turn the horses'
heads towards St. (Files's; they succeeded in turning
the leaders' heads. The soldiers and the undertakers'
men turned them by force the other way towards Ty-
burn gate. I►uring all this time the throwing of the
stones continued, in my opinion, with more violence
than ever. 1 saw several et the soldiers sirack by

brickbats and stones. Several appeared to be severely
struck in the side, and I saw one shuck on the head
and his cap knocked off. When the soldiers passed I
observed the blood running down the faces of two or
three of them. The stones were of rjrious sizes; some
as big as whole bricks, of three or four pounds weight.
A Jurynian.—lt would require a strong man to
handle a stone of that size?

Wirness.—l saw no firing, and if there had been ant•
firing at the time the stones were thrown, I must l►a%e
observed it. I heard firing after the soldiers had
passed, and after the stones were thrown ; about ten
minutes elapsed between the throwing of the stones
and the firing ; between five and ten minutes, but I
cannot speak precisely to the time; I thought the sol-
diers behaved with the greatest forbearance, and I
could study have believed it possible that they could
have been brought to such a state of discipline as to
bear so much without resistance; I never saw them at-
tempt to cut at any man ; they merely flourished their
swords to intimidate the people.
By Mr. HAIDIER.-1 went backwards and forwards
from the window and back again ; there ►night be
cutting when I was called away to the bel fro►t► the
window, but I did not see it; I saw the soldiers ride
at the people, but not upon them ; I did not go from
the window above two or three times ; I do nut know
that I was absent half a minute ; I merely went to
the door; I cannot tell at what time I went away;
will swear that I never saw the soldiers cut the peo-
ple; if a man had had his arm cut off, I mast have
seen it, or if he had been less severely wounded. The
firing might have continued a minute; but I cannot
tell how many firings there were. The people retreat-
ml when the soldiers rode after them; they might be
driven ten or twenty yards down the street; I do not
believe the soldiers went so far as Hyde Park Tavern.
In answer to a question bow he happened to be
sworn as a witness, the witness, after some hesitation,
answered, that it was in consequence of a gentleman
calling upon him.

Mr: liiamsa.—Wbat is the name of that gentle-
man ?—Tbe witness looked towards Ur. Henson, jun.
without answering.
Mr. HARIIIII—Do not look at that gentleman, Sir.
bat answer the question:—Witness. 1 do not know
that gentleman's name ; but it was that gentleman
opposite (pointing to Mr. Henson. jun.) _

- How did rota happen to know that gentleman ?-414
milled upon me as Mr. IVaithatan might.

You were not at home to Mr. Waithman, I suppose?
—Mr. Waithman called upon me bet I was not at
home; 1 ganef course give ■o infurmatiun as to what
passed when I was absent from the window; there
were other persons at Lord Bigot's window beside
myself; I cannot tell all their names; some ofthem I
can tell, but there was one Ovule's:an whom I did
not know; Dr. Ellsgood was at the window in the
drawing-room ; Mr. hard, who keeps a toy shop, was
also there, and three female servants of a relatioa of
Lord Begot, and there was a tientleasan in the balcony
whose name I did not know.

Mr. Haewea—Will yen venture to swear that any
stones were throw■ before the soldiers used their
swords ?-1 cannot swear any such thing.
Will re venture to swear that any person might
not have been wounded at Camberland-gate before a
stole was thrown ?-1 cannot swear to it. r
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