The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-07 00:00:00

THE ;STATEEkbfiAN;

ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE BODY OF'

A HONEY.

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TWELF TB DAL: SEPTEMBER 7.

The Jury met this morning at 11 o'clock, pursuant to
adjournment. Before they proceeded to the business of
the day, an arrangement was entered into that they
should adjourn at two o'clock for a short period. Mr.
-Adolphus then called Mr. Bowman.
Michael Bowman, sworn.-1 am a surgeon, and reside
in Harley-street. On the 14th of August I was in Ox-
ford-road, near Cumberland-gate. I saw the Horse
Guards there. They were drawn up in two bodies of
six, one of which was on each side of the gate. By
each side of the gate I mean that all the soldiers were
in Oxford-street, but six on the right and six on the left
hand of the gate. They were under the command of a
young officer without a cloak, attended by a person
whom I supposed to be a trumpeter. At that time there
was no disturbance, and their swords were not drawn.
I went into the Hyde Park Hotel, and when I had sat
there three or four minutes my attention was drawn to
Cumberland-gate. I saw the soldiers in the act of
drawing their swords, being then pelted by the mob
with dirt and other things. At that time a considerable
crowd bad collected. I saw no one there on horseback
but the guards. A great crowd of both horse and foot
was coming up Park-lane, and at that time the Life
Guards wheeled right and left, and went in at Cumber-
land-gate, holding their swords over the beads.
There appeared to be a great confusion abo gate,
and the soldiers soon returned throng gate,
pelted by the mob with brickbats and stones. I saw
many of the bricks brought from the wall of the Park,
I thought that the lives of the soldiers were endan-
gered by this pelting. The soldiers repeatedly rode
dawn to Quebec-street, after the mob, amidst a shower
of stones and bricks. The stones and bricks were

thrown on all sides, partienlarly from the Park wall.
When the soldiers pursued the men who threw
stones, the latter mixed witl► the mob, so that it was

impossib!e for the military to reach them without
riding among the p: ogle. The officer was struck with
bricks and stones, as well as the rest. My attention
was particularly drawn to one man, on the Park wall,
who was actively employed in throwing stones and
bricks. A man whom I supposed to be a trumpeter,
with some difficulty, forced his horse on the foot pave-
ment, and I sAw him strike the man on the wall,
with the fiat part of his sword. When the trum-
peter turned lix horse, the tr.an again pelted
him. At this upon looking round to Cumber-
land-gate, 1 saw the bead of the detachment under the
gateway. They moved on, the hearse followed, and
the stones and brick-bats increased. There appeared
at this time to be great confusion about the hearse.—
The hearse passed on, and about three minutes after-
wards I heard the report of a pistol. The report ap-
peared to me to proceed from Cumberland-gate. I do
not mean that the shot was fired there, but the report
came in that direction; as I conceive the pistol must
have been fired nearly opposite the Fate. in a few
' seconds, several other reports were team: Soon if-

terwards, a man was carried by the window on the
shoulders of others. I saw blood upon his shirt, and
I made the obscr►•aticn, " That man is shot through
the heart." When I saw the soldiers pelted at the
Park-gate, they made no resistance at all. At this
time they were going: through the Park.
Mr. ADOLP111::; here asked if the conduct of the
soldiers in general was forbearing or otherwise.
Mr. Blakie contended that the ►luestion was an im-
proper one, and that the witness ought only to spcah
to the acts of the soldiers.
Witness resumed.—The soldiers showed the greatest
patience and forbearance.
By Mr. Brown.—At the time when the soldiers
wheeled and went into the Park, they were very much
pelted. I did not observe any peace officer remon-
strate or expostulate with the mob. When I heard the
report of the pistol, I did not see the person who tired
it. I have said that I saw the detachment halting under the
gateway ; I did not see an officer at the head of that
detachment; I only saw the soldiers ; I was anxiously
looking to that spot in hopes of seeing a reinforcement
arrive. The detachment did not then fire ; the soldiers
whom I saw in the first instance, seemed occasionally
to mix with the other soldiers. That detachment
which (saw under the gateway did not mix with others,
it preceded the hearse; but other soldiers after-
wards came up, who mixed with the soldiers who
had first been stationed there. I did not see
an officer with the detachment that followed
the hearse. There was no tiring until after the
hearse bad passed through the gate; I do not know
what detachment it was that fired. Between the time
when I heard the first report, and when the firing
became general only a few minutes had elapsed. The
firing had ceased when I saw the dead body carried by.
By Mr. Green.—The number of bricks thrown was
very great. If I could count them, I should suppose
that there were 20 stones flying at a time, round the
officers' heads. I did not see whether the bricks were
whole. I thought the lives of the soldiers in imminent
danger. 1 saw none of them wounded, but saw se•
veral struck with stones. I saw an officer a good deal
pelted; I did not know the officer at the time, but I
now believe that it was Lieut. Gore. The trumpeter
only struck the man on the wall with the back of his
sword. I do not know the trumpeter by name. I de'
not know whether I should know him if I were to see
him again.
By Mr. Blakie—l de not think I should know
him again ; I do not know whether he was a man or
boy ; he was a young man, not a boy; the soldiers were
drawing their swords at the time, when they were
pelted with dirt and stones. I could not see into the
Park, and do not knot► whether 'any thing transpired
there. The man who was struck by the trumpeter, was
sitting astride the wall pulling off bricks. At that
time the soldiers were riding about, and were crossing
close to the man. I saw no ether soldier tut at the man bat
the trumpeter. I saw another soldierendeavour to get his
horse on the pavement, but be did not succeed, the
stones flew so thickly around him. I was in the coffee-
room at the Hyde Park Hotel during the whole of .the
time. The windows were shut. I had a side view of
Camberiand-gate, not a good view. 1 saw stews thrown
from immediately ander the window where I was stand-
ing. The soldiers were at that time riding..np and
down. I saw stoner thrown two or throe wands be-
fore the firing. I cannot say where the hearse might
be when I heard the Ant report. The firing commoseed

two or three minutes after the hearse got out of my
sight. I cannot say whether, the whole of the proces-
sion bad passed through the gate. I went to the spot
from curiosity. Most certainly there was plenty of
time for the person, who was shot, to have lone away
between the arrival of the hear :e and the commence.
ment of the firing. I have ond.:rgone no examination
respecting this subject. I wrote to Mr. Stirlinc the
morning after, and I gave a statement of what I bad
seen to Mr. Henson.

Mr. Browne afain examined the witness, but as be
put no questions Which had not been put before, and
elicited no new fact (except that witness real the
newspaper for a few 'ninnies), we shall not swell our
columns by giving his examination.
A long altercation took place between Mr. Adol-
phus and the Jurv, in which the latter displayed their
usual warmth and ever y. The cause of the dispute
was this, Mr. Browne said that the witness had not
prored the commencement of the affray, and M. Adol-
phus contended that he had.
Mr. Brown.-1 deny that.
Mr. ADOLPHCS—I dare say Ton do ; and I dare say
you will deny it by your verdict.
The Jury here cried " Shaw!" and Mr. Maki',
warmly observed, that l►e wondered that the .!...uors
should notice any thin,- that fell from Mr. Ado;phus.
Mr. Green—We are not doing to be insulted by a
brow.heating, bullying, Old Bailey Counsel.
Mr. ADOLPHUS retorted—" These 'are Gn►tlemen of
the Jury, but when they have ceased to be a Jury—
we all know what they are."
The CORONER prOpOV*l to the Jury to adjonrn until
their beat had a little subsided.

Mr. Spicer said that be was sure the Jury would be
sorry for it in half an hour.

Witness resumed.—l saw a man with a banner at
Park-lane; I was induced to notice that the officer had
not a cloak, because it was a sing,Aar thing to see the
other twelve in cloaks and the officer without.

Mr. Browne again observed, that there was an in-
terval between the time when witness went into the
Hvde Park Hotel, and the time when he first directed
his attention to the crowd.
Mr. ADOLPHUS said that such observations were evi-
dently anticipatory of the verdict which it was intend-
ed to give.
Mr. AnoLrnrs—When you first went into the Hyde
Park Hotel, the soldiers sere sitting on their lwrses
with their swords undrawn ; now when von next saw
them were their swords still undrawn ?—They were
drawing them, and ►were pelted wi.h stones and dirt at
the time.

By Mr. Gall—Edgware-road was not blocked up
when I came along it to Hyde-park.
The deposition of the witness was here read to him
and signed by him in the usual manner.
An explanation took place respecting witness's
knowledge of the officer who had commanded the sol-
diers whom he had first seen.

Mr. ADOLPHUS—Witness has said that he has
since seen an officer whom he believes to be the
same, and whom he has understood to he Lieut. core.
In point of fact, there can be no doubt that Lieut.
fioss.‘ras the officer with the 12 men on that day.

Mr. Cave (evidently under the misapprehension
that Mr. Adolphus had applied the term 'melee min to
the " Geattemen of the Jury") exclaimed " Who do
you wean by the twelve men ?
31r. AnoLencs-1 mean the soldiers, Sir.

CORONER'S INQUEST ON MxEv.—.l correspondent
expresses to us his surprise, that while so many ques-
tions have been asked at the Coroner's Inquest about
the officers who fired pistols at the populace on the
1.1:11 of August, it has never occurred to any one to
enquire whether any officer borrowed a eurbine on that
occasion. A carbine might easily he mistaken f,r a
pi,t when discharged across the arm.
A private letter from Paris says that the son of
Marshal .'fey, sent a challenge to the Duke of Wel-
lington, charging his Grace with the deliberate murder
of his father. The Duke sent no reply, and the youth
exasperated at this result, determined, in conjunction
with several Ex-Generals, to publicly insult the Duke
at the Opera, whither he was going in the evening.
Fortunately, however, the Duke, on being apprized of
the design, relinquished his intention of going to •he
Opera, and thus for the present terminated the affair.
It is supposed, however, that this event will give rise
to some interference on the part of the French Govern-
ment. It has created considerable interest at Paris,
wail the parties concerned in it have gone out of the way.
"THE GLORIOUS MEMORT."—We understand, says
The Dublin Morning Post of Tuesday, " that a commu-
nication has been made to Lord Fingal, on the part of
Government, of a nature likely to afford perfect satis-
faction to the country, with reference to a recent
oc-
cnrrence at the Mansion-house, calculated to disturb
the harmony and good feeling so happily produced by
his Majesty's visit." We expect to be able to commu-
nicate the particular in our paper of to-morrow.
• In reference to the same matter, Da Dublin Even-
ing Post of the same day, says, " We shall not now
recur to topics which may be unpleasing. It is ren-
dered, happily, unnecessary by the contrition which
Alderman Darley has expressed for his misconduct,
and by the severe reprimand which he received from
the Government, at the special instance of the King."
Lord Kinsale had on Monday, a private audience of
his Majesty, on which occasion he asserted the ancient
privilege of his family, of being covered in the Royal
presence.
Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 14th of Aug.'
discountenance the idea of a war with Turkey, and
quote the Exchange at 9 3-16 tbs.
Advices from Odessa of the Bth state, " Much sur-
prise has been occasioned by the receipt of an Imperial
Ukase from St. Petersburgh, depriving Odessa of the
privileges of a free port foe the future. A meeting of
merchants was immediately convened, when it was de-
termined to present a petition to the Emperor Alexan-
, der, to restore the freedom of the port."
The East India Company's homeward bound ship
Dunira arrived at St. Helena on the 12th of July.
She left Macao the 15th of March ; and the Lady
Melville and Marquess of Handy sailid from thence
about a fortnight ifter. The outward bound ship
Royal George was in lat. 33. 59,5. long. 34, 3. E. on
the 9th of April; all well. The Marquess Camden
and Farquharson. *lnward bound,• were in lat. 6. 32.
S. long. 24. 44. W.- on the 23d of February. The
Lowther Castle, also outward-bon:ld, was all well on
the 31st of Match, la lat. 37. 58. S. long. 24.21. E.

SP OR TI.VG LSia

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PONTEFRACT SEPTEMBER MEETING, 1821.

WEDNESDAY, SCI*TRIMER 5.

The Gold Cup. r alue 1(14;.::?.. by a Sul! v., 'pi ion of 197 s er
rv::!...10.s added, t1;.2 .!7urples (if an) ) t., be plid to ~..•
wioner ia specie, fcr horses, dc. of all uze.s.--"Fwo
and Seven Furlongs.
Sir E. S. Dodswoi•tli's ch. c. St. Pa:;irk, br. to Saucebo7i.
by IValtou. 4ti r:; old. - - 1
Mr. Lambton's gr. c. Drnsinane. by lh,cbelit. 4 yrs - -
.Ir. Petre's hr. c. V..averl,-v, b. Gmernor, 4 rs - 3
Mr. Wilson's b. c. by Gatnapus, out of Megistrate's
clam, 3 yrs -

Fire drawn.
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Tae Foal Stakes of 34)g, (.^.!..1. forfeit, for tiiree-yer.r
olds.—Last

Mr. nouldsworlh's h. f. by Orville —Sprite, (Scott) wall:•.:1
user.—Tao paid ft.
Fifty Pounds. f,,t• 1? arses, &c. of all dc. tha
same as for Toesdal's Plate, end the 1%. of 'l`;!,,ilay'l
Plate to carry 21b. extia.—lleats, one mile and thre,-
quarters ea(s:t.
Mt. Ferguson's cli. f. Lady of the Vale, 4 yrs old
(Nicholson) - - I
Mr. Bell's b. c. Jehu. by Fitz-Toazle, 4 yrs old -
Mr. Arnistronc's b. c. l:} Card. York or Langton. 3 yrs 5 3
Mr. Yarburgh•s br. f. by Pilate Minister, 3 yrs - 2
Sir IL NelthorpCs br. f. 3 yrs - - 3 .4.
S'.lc dray..n.-13)th heats
The C'ourie, this du). was %yell attralod.