The Sun. — 1833-07-05 (London, England)

SOLICITOR-GENERAL-From the manner in which Calthorpe-street was described, a policeman or two might have been stabbed in it without his  seeing the proceeding ; but if they had banners, he thought he must have seen them. The Rev. James Piercy examined by Mr. PHILLIPS Is Minister of Dunhill. fields. Was passing on the 13th of May last from Bagnigge Wells to Wilson-street, Gray's Inn-road, in no way connected with the meeting, which. composed of many hundreds, was perfectly peaceable. The witness then described the rush by the police. .fhe people attempted to escape, but were prevented by she police, wl o were in ambush, and rushing out of every avenue, prevented the possibility of escape. He saw many people knocked down ; and one in particular, who was, in fact, "deluged in blood." He saw some of the people us up Margaret-street, pursued by the police, who struck them, men, women, an I children, violently and indiscriminately in his presence. Cross-examined by Mr. AnoLrturs—Sa,r, the people bearing the banners, and did not hear any cheering. John Hudson, eramined by Mr. Psuct.trs—ls s hair (:,eseer, living in little Guildford-street, Russell-square. Was at the meatiag at Coldhath-fields ahout four o'clock. Went to the meeting out of curiosity, in consequence of having seen the government Proclamation. Saw the van dr,ve up. The witness having described the commencement of the affair, said, that the police marched from Ca!thorpe-street in military order, in a close body, pressing the people into a more compact space. One of the inspectors, a stout man, then gave his men the word, pointing at the same time towards the banner, " Seize those men ;" the police thereon rushed into the crowd, cutting away in all directions; during which scene he heard another inspector cry out, " Go it, my lads." Witness was knocked down, and endeavoured to make his escape by G ough-street, but found it blocked up, on which he ran towards Caltborpe-street, where there were ❑umbers of people also endeavouring to escape, and amongst them a labourer, whose head was cut open, and whose blood trickled down on him (witness) ; in another spot, where witness succeeded in escaping, he saw a policeman knock an old m:n down with his staff, and cut his head open. He also saw him knock down a boy in a similar manner, and he afterwards saw the policema❑ taken to a doctor's shop with his hand in a sling ; he saw a man with a banner, and eight or ten policemen striking at him, on which the people in the balconies cried out " Shame, shame." An old woman who was standing with witness also cried out " Shame," and added, " Oh, ye scoundrels, they have wives and children, and do not murder them ;" on which one of the policemen came up and struel; and cut the old woman, and another of them struck witness, After some further confusion, be heard that a " policemen was stabbed," and he could swear that that man, whom he saw borne between two men, was the same man who bad knocked the old man and the I- ay down. Witness, on having recognised him, said, " Thank God, you have got it ! for you richly deserved it." Witness subsequently dressed the heads of three persons who had been severely wounded ; and amongst them an old man, whose brain he thought he could see. Brooks, one of the men who was stabbed, was bete celled by the SOLICITOR GENERAL, but not having been in Court, Redwood was ordered to stand up, and the witness said that he had every reason to believe that he (Redwood) was the man. . .  Brcoks, who was also stabbed, was then put into the box, and the witness stated that "he did not know that he had seen hi, all in the affray." Examination of witness continued by the