The Statesman.
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co istheseditri,t "sieinit otos.
e Morass Colson, Corporal in the Life aliards.—l. do
! t, know the name of the Trumpeter who was at Cent
I. viand-gate. I now the names of the seen—Cog
s- reels Heywtaid.and Fordge, Sowersby, Keys, Lyster,
rarrett:Shafteshnen, • Cotterell, Pickersgill, Hitchens,
nashourne, and Bennett. They all belong to mt troop.
They ate not well. Sowerby is in the Hospital with his
shoUlder-bone broken; be has been there since the 14th.
Th'erels a•Trnmpeter of the name of Jones in our regis
merit. -I had nothing to do with the Trumpeter. I did
not seethe Trumpeter turn out. 1 know the men of the
party, and seine of them may know the Trumpeter.
There iseTnunpeter belonging to each troop.
A Jamison observed, that probably the Trumpet-Ma-
jor could tell the name of the Trumpeter who was with
Lien,: Gore's party.
Wm. King, who was examined before.—l find that the
gentleman to whom I could swear was here, and I feel
much aggrieved that I was not allowed to come in beforW
the Jury to giver my evidence. I have been here since
two o'clock. I saw a person in this room to-day, whom
I can swear to be the person who shot Honey. I was on
the wall opposite this house when I saw him; I have not
seen him any where else today. I am quite positive that
he was the person who discharged the pistol, which I
cannot say was intended for,me or Honey. 1 saw him
near abouts where I now sit myself. • •
Creestexandoed by Mr. ADournes.—Witness. I do
not.know. that I am tinder compulsion to answer any
one here hut the Jury or the Coroner.
Mr. AmtLesiva—.-The Coroner has ruled that you
shall answer Me.--Witness. If so, then I will answer
you. I did not mention to any person that I recog-
niied the Gentlenian alluded to; no person was with
me's! t the.. time I recognised him ; I came here to-day
of .oly..own accord, finding that the officers were sum-
sootiest 44 used theexpression when, 1 came into the
room. 'ens.. Coroner, I tell you what it is. I feel much
agriietedl" - I said so, because having but one limb,
and little to support me .except my pension and my
daily labour; for the latter I can get very little, and
I cannot afford. to lose my time without any prospect
of compensigion ;- I came here voluntarily to-day, no
one suminoiling Of desiring me ; I cannot say exactly
the time I was looking from the wall, perhaps about
an ago. When I left it Was about half an hour
ago; I have lived at IS. Great Wild-street about eight
'Plinths : I lived before in Hampshire, where I cause
from ; I lived io Stockbridge, Hants, before I cause to
Wilal-street ; I lived there with a brandy-merchant.
who is now an hotel-keeper ; I lived there about four
or five 'month.. Before that I lived at Whitchurch
three or four *months.. I came from Plymouth to
Stockbridge; I lived in Queen-street, Plymouth Dock,
before I came to Stockbridge.
Several of the Jury maintained that this inquiry
was irrelevant.
A Juror observed, that it was better at once to retire
and consiiler their verdict, than listen to such prolix.
impertinent interrogatories. •
Mr. ADOLPHUS contended, that he had a right Ile
make this inquiry ; for, suppose he should find. from
application to the places mentioned by the witness.
that evidence could be adduced to thew that he was
not entitled to belief on his oath, would not such
information be very material on a question affecting.
the life of a man ? But such inquiry was. no doubt.
toile immaterial, if the Jury were prepared already to
find -their. veidict. .. • •
The Jury, declaring. their readiness to receive any
information that could elucidate the truth, still pro-
testi(' against such inquiry as irrelevant and tedious,
and several said that.they should at once decide against
Inch a course.
The Coaosaa decidearin favour of the course of
examination proposed by the Learned Counsel.
Witness resumed-1. live at Whitchurch by my own
Lards ; I lived. before I went to Wilal-street, in Great
Stanhope-street, Clareonarket ; I have been five years
freni the sea; I lived in Half Moon-court, Stanhope-
street, about twelve months ago.
The Jury protested against this course of exam-
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iration.
he Conostee remarked, that the interruption of
t 1::. Jury oily served to prolong the business.
I nits some time afloat in a ship at Plymouth.
Mr. ADOLPHUS desired to know the moue of the
slip in which be was afloat at Plymouth, and witness
pratleced certificates to his services and merit from
that ship, as well as from every ship in which he had
se: ved. The certificate was particularly strong from
the comniander of the Peacock. on board which the
st.;tr e•-s lost 1,,,i,s limb in an action with the American
ship 'iornet.
tViti:ess resumed :—I was at the Horse Guards last
Sunday week, at eleven o'clock in • the forenoon ; 1
SW the Officer there who shot Honey ; I fixed upon
. bi:n ,in my wind; I dial not think proper to disclose
that the Officer l then saw was the same whom I have
seen this evening, in the room. The window was
open when I saw.. the Officer. If allowed to come
sLto the room,' I should ha* sworn positively to him
in your presence, and his own.
r. Aohiantes—Why, Sir, you are swearing posisl
tiveliy to him now. .
Witress-Ifes. so I am. The person whom I sawn
tere this evening was in uniform when I saw him at
tl:e Horse Guards on Sunday week, and was relieved by
the Oxford Blues.
Sat:curl Green, who had been examined before.-1.
saw the person to-day who I knot: shot Hones': I saw
Lira between six and seven o'clock, when he first tame
bate the door of this house; I saw him come out again;
I saw him in this room, but not to discern him; 1 am
quite positive that he was the person who sbot Honey ;
be came into the house followed by one or two; *I was
also followed out by several ; I saw the regiment in-
spected on the 21st, and this man was him whom' 1
poirted out in my own mind, but I was so ill-disposed
that l could not positively' recognise him ; I was
about three or four minutes looking at the regiment,
anal shout a second looking at hint ; I wis so long
confined, and so ill-treated in the barracks' that I
was so much fatigued •as to he unfit to inspect any
thing ; I have not been to the Horse Guards or else-
where since to see this man ; canine here to-day hes
masa I was summoned on Wednesday, and.nrdered by
some Gentlemen.. I. know not whom, to attend here to-
ile). ; I was acce.-otanied here to-day by two friends.;
I was euntned in the barracks on the :Ist from o

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till.. mess. a-47Wt10 meTzierseniiill Ile* Asa
morning tuttll saves in the evening.
Win. Sprott, who had beefs egeolineek beftigtos4
seen the penes this evening who shot Mosley; end On
swear to him: I saw him betimes sit lad seven o'clock
-sitting in this roost about the place where I now sit; r
etas looking in at that window at the time (poistazag to the
window on the south, which is immediately oppienite the
seat occupied by Lieutenant (love); 1 am sure I was
near enough to be certain of his person; I was at the
inspection at Knightsbridge,.where I stopped at two; I
am positive the person whom I have seen to-night is one
of the two ; I selected him out more than the ether, be-
cause I am positive he is the man; my reason is, that I
saw him fire at the man and shoot him dead; but on
the day of the inspection the other officer was made stv
to resemble him bycolours on his face, that I could net
until a future time, and I have decided now.
To a Juryman.—No one made any observation to me
on seeing the person alluded to that he was the man; nor
did I hear any such observation made by any one, of this
I am certain; I did not mention at the time any thing
about the colours on the officer's cheeks, because when
spoke to have seen the man who was here today three
times passing where I was in the barracks, the Coroner
said that I would swear to any thing right or wrong, and
therefore I said nothing about it; the other officer it
was who coloured his cheeks; I swear positively tient
the face of the other was coloured ; I do not know his
name; i stopped at both, but told the Adjutant I could
not swear to the man ; I was however positive, but kept
it to myself ; I looked twice at the man whom I recog-
nized ; I did not mention to the Adjutant that one of
the gentlemen had his cheeks painted; I was ordered to
come here to day by the gentleman who suminoned me
on Wednesday, and who told me he would summon me
to day, if I did not come voluntarily; in inspecting the
troops I might be about ten minutes; it might be about
lire minutes that 1 was looking at the two officers, as I

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had requested to go round a second tis:e.
A lientleman of the Jury animadverted, in indignant
terms, on a remark made by Mr. Adolphus, that he
would transport the two last witnesses.
Mr. ADO, PHUS said, that it was merely a whisper to
his own Solicitor. .
The Coroner declared that it was very improper lathe
Juryman publicly to mention what the Counsel load
communicated to Isis Attorney.

Mr. ADOLPHUS remarked, that. if the Jury thus con-
ducted themselves they must he tmiattnelled.
The Foreman observed emphatically, that the Jury
would not allow itself to be brow beaten by Mr. Adol-
phus or any other man.
The Juror, who repeated the words of the Counsel,
declared that Mr. Adolphus should not sit near him any
more.
The Coroner said that a different place must be chosen
for this Inquest, in order that there might be more room
for the Counsel, as well as for the Jury.
The Foreman observed, that lie originally recom-
mended the Yorkshire Sting°.
The witness called for an amendment evidence,
as to the wanton and gross offence Welt he had receive&
from the Coroner on a former day, and this being se-
ceded to, after some objections front Mr. Adolphus, the
witness signed his depositions.
Mr. A DOLPIICS expressed a wish to know what course
it was meant to pursue on the other side, in or;or to•
enable hint to determine whether any and what evi-
dence he should adduce ?
Mr. 111..txtE said, that it was Suggested to him to sum-
mon 40 witnesses, but, at present, be did not see the ne-
cessity of summoning more than the ten soldiers, the two
corporals, and the trumpeter, which composed the party
under Lieut. 4;ore.
At eleven o'clock the Court adjourned to two o'clock
on Monday.

John Cotes, Esq. one of the knights of the shire for
Salop, died on Friday last, at his seat of Woodcote.—
Mr. Cotes was first returned for that county to Parlia-
ment Iso6, on the retirement of Isis relative, the late
Sir Richard Bill, Bart. consequently he bad been one
of the Members for the county in five successive Par-
liautents. Mr. Rowland Hill of Hawkstoue, has al-
ready declared his intention of offering himself as a
candidate to succeed Mr. Cotes.
Before the sporting season commences, it may be
necessary to call the attention of persons employed as
beater's to coursers, to an Act passed in the first year
of his present Majesty's reign for the summary convic-
tion of persons committing depredations and breaking
fences, as we understand several persons acting in the
above capacity were last year convicted under the said
Statute.
Letters received yesterday from Norfolk, state there
is but a poor prospect of sport This shooting season.'
the late cold weather having killed most of the young
birds in the neighbourhood of Syderstonsh.
A young man named West, of Ash, near Wihgbaus,
in Kent, was backed, a few days ago, to run a quarter
of a nsile in one minute, and performed the tusk three
'peon is within the time. A few days before he 'ran
ten miles within the hour, for a trifling wager, and(
did the first right miles in 45 minutes.
tiovernment, on Thursday, sold by auction, at'
Greenwich, 1,500 casks of provisions, two years old.
Ilse beef averaged 90 shillings a tierce, and the pork
60 shillings per barrel.
Bow-sraerr.—Yestertlay a Jew named Isaacs un-
derwent an examination, and was ordered to find bail,
for sending a threatening letter to the Commissioners
of his Majesty's Navy. It appeared, from the sub-
stance of the evidence, that the prisoner had in 1915
submitted a plan to the Commissioners respecting
some improvements in shipping, and it not being ap-
proied of by them, he continued to make application
for some remuneration; finding that would not do,
he imprudently took the step for which he was brought
to• this office.
MARI.IIOIIOCon-STREET.—The Masons alias Tomlin-
son% who stood charged with leaving their two chil-
dren in a basket at the-door of Mr. Knight, in (treat
Marlborough-street, as stated yesterday, were brought
up from St. James's Workhouse fur re-examination.
The mother, on being called upon for ber defence, ac-
knowledged her guilt, and she was
.cominttted to be
disposed of at the sessions. The man, whit was no
Marty to the transaction, took the children into his
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is are; under rronsise of *fulfilling the duties of a-father
Ito them.

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Loss
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Los* .Of rail. EAR 4 „rpm' mcxxir.,
- . No. more oodles have beeesrmilied up Awe fillf 1114.
siclis hopes, therefore, that the prellable number,
ihe *Prete, Isi the melanctsoly shipwreck 'of the
Eare3loira, trim eXaggerated at the time of the catas-
trophe. . ,
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We stated, iis our publication of this day fortnight,
that only 54 persons had been saved by the different
boats which came to their assistance; but this was an
error, and we are gratified in hiving now to correct
it. The total number rescued from a watery grave
was 71; of which 33 were saved by the Eloylake life-
boat ; eight by Neale's boat; it by Currie's; 10 by
Evans's, of the Ilagaxinie; 5 by a Hoylake-boat ;
and 3 by No. 11 Pilot-boat. Now. as several of the
most intelligent survivors agreed in estimating the,
total number of persons on board the packet, when
the dreadful catastrophe took place, at 110. and as 3l
bodies have been picked up, making, with the 71 sot-
vivors, an aggregate of 102, this circumstance affords
a strong corroboration of the opinion expressed above,
that the number of sufferers was, at first exagge‘ited.
:4.(Liverpool Courier.)
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