of State any resolution of claiming as matter of right, or accepting as a matter of favour, the attending to see the soldiers paraded to-morrow for the inspection of the witnesses; but that, without at all bringing in question the matter of right, it was their intention to attend in their capacity as Jurors; that the communication made by the Coroner was unknown to the Jury, and that they will attend in their capacity as Jurors to-morrow at the hour appointed."

The examination of Mr. Deane was then concluded, and was followed by that of Brook Page, of 9, Warwick-street, Golden-square, furniture polisher, and of William Bennington, mariner, of 10, Queen-street, Ratcliffe.

The Jury adjourned at four in the afternoon.

4th Day, Tuesday, Aug. 21.-The Jury met at the White Horse Inn, at Knightsbridge, at one o'clock. It was the intention of the Jury to have proceeded from this place, accompanied by the Coroner, to the barracks, there to be present at the inspection of the troops by the witnesses. At one o'clock several of the Jury had arrived, and very soon after that hour the whole of them were assembled. It was, however, within a few minutes of two before the Coroner made his appearance. The Jury, afraid of being delayed beyond the hour appointed for the inspection of the troops, had, before the Coroner's arrival, agreed to ad

journ from the White Horse to the Rose and Crown, and a notice to that effect was posted up outside the door of the former place. Before the Jury acted upon this determination the Coroner arrived, and, preceded by him, the Jury went towards the barracks. We should here observe, that some time before this, the gates of the barrack-yard were closed, and, as we understood, preparations had commenced within for drawing up the troop. Several of the witnesses were already in attendance, and waited opposite the gates with their tickets of admission. Mr. Alderman Waithman, Sir Richard Phillips, and some other gentlemen, who had been present at the Inquest every day, were also in attendance; but it was not, we understood, the intention of any of them to seek for admission within the barrackyard. At two o'clock the Jury, preceded by the Foreman and their Coroner, went on to the gates. On knocking for admission one of the gates was opened, and some few words passed with the soldier by whom it was guarded. What those words were, we were not near enough to hear, but immediately after the door was closed, and the Coroner and Jury proceeded to a small door leading to the barrack-yard. There the Coroner having knocked, the door was opened by a dragoon, who demanded his business. The Coroner told him, that the Jury which had sat to ascertain the cause of the death of Richard Honey were in attendance, and requested to be admitted

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to see the inspection of the troop by the witnesses, and desired him to take a message to this effect to his commanding officer. The dragoon shut the door, and after a short pause it was again opened, when an officer made his appearance a little way within the gate. Addressing himself first to the soldier near him, he said, “The Coroner must wait a little;" but perceiving the Coroner standing in the door-way, he observed, very politely, "You must wait for a short time, Sir." The door was again closed, and in a few moments was re-opened. The sentinel again presented himself, and asked the Coroner whether he had a ticket of admission. The Coroner replied, Why I gave the tickets." Upon this the door was again closed, and in the interim some of the Jury suggested that they should get tickets. Some tickets were given to them, which, on again demanding admission, they presented. The Coroner then entered, and was followed several of the Jury. . Some, on being admitted, presented their cards; others had none to present. The officer who stood inside, seeing several of the Jury coming in at the same time, said to the sentinel, "None must be admitted who have not tickets, and then must come in one by one." Those gentlemen of the Jury who stood in front, some with and some without tickets, were here rather rudely pushed back by several dragoons; but not appearing to retreat as quickly as was expected, an officer said in a harsh and menacing

tone, " Soldiers, do your duty." This order was no sooner given, than such of the Jury as still continued in front, were most rudely repelled by the soldiers, one of whom struck a Juror a violent blow on the face with his fist, with such force aswould have knocked him down if he had not been held up by those behind. Some of the Jury had by this time got in, but three or four who stood in the door-way were forcibly driven back, and the door shut in their faces. After a few moments, it was again opened, and the other Jurors who had got tickets were admitted. Those who had not were excluded. The violence thus offered to the persons of the Jurymen, was observed by some of the crowd of about twenty-five or thirty persons who were outside, and who expressed their disapprobation by some hisses and cries of "Shame!" The Jury and the Coroner remained in the barrack-yard for a short time, but were not admitted to see any of the witnesses or the troop, except those who were stationed inside the door.

The Jurors admitted were asked for tickets, and it was stated to them that none would be received but such as were signed with the names of the bearers. This, we understood, was complied with by the Coroner signing the tickets with the names of those present; but even this was not held sufficient, and they were told that none but witnesses could be admitted. The Jury were then told that they must withdraw, or that

they would be put out by force.

The Jury at length came out evidently indignant at the treatment they had received. They soon after assembled at the Rose and Crown Inn; but the room there not affording sufficient accommodation, they adjourned to the Old King's Head.

Some angry discussion now followed. The Foreman of the Jury and several of the Jurymen conceived that they were trifled with. The witnesses Deane, M'Gowran, and Samuel Green, complained that notwithstanding their tickets from the Coroner, they were not admitted into the barracks, and the refusal was accompanied by insult.

Mr. Sheriff Waithman: I requested tickets for fourteen or fifteen individuals, prior to their being sworn; and as it was stated at the time that they would be admitted, I hold the refusal to be a gross violation of justice, and of the solemn engagement entered into by the Secretary of State, or, at least, by Mr. Hobhouse, as well as an insult to the Jury, and to every person concerned. In this country, if a demand were made for a whole regiment to be drawn up, in the face of the world, in order that all persons might assemble, to identify an evil doer, it has been constantly complied with. I have seen this done myself. I have seen a whole regiment drawn out to identify a man who stole a piece of dowlas, "of filthy dowlas." But in this case, a man is killed, and the Secretary of State tells you, you shall have