These were the limits of the indulgence which the law allowed to human frailty. Was it to be imagined that those men, who were some of the best and bravest soldiers in the world, should come with depraved hearts on an occasion like this to commit-what? Murder! It was impossible to imagine it. They had been brought out to preserve the peace in the first instance, not to be the first to break it; and their conduct, as recorded in evidence by a naval officer, who had been examined, and was eye-witness to a great part of the exasperating treatment these brave men experienced, reflected the greatest credit on the corps, and the highest honour on themselves. This gentleman spoke to their being attacked most violently in the Park, and that they only drew themselves up on the side of the way to get more out of the reach of the stones that were flung at them. When they came to the obstruction of the gate, two of the soldiers only were sent forward to clear the road. Why were there not more sent,, if they had predetermined to do mischief? At this period it appeared no other mischief had occurred but that of one man's coat in the crowd being dirtied. The soldiers were hooted and hissed, it were said; words broke no bones, but stones did. And after the attack by the stones commenced, the result was not surprising, when it was recollected that they had the feelings of men. The Guards rode at the people to compel them to give way,

as had been detailed by a man named Alexander, who said that he himself ran down an alley or" cul de sac," closed at the other extremity, where he must have been at the mercy of the dragoon, if he humanely had not suffered him to continue unmolested-a forbearance which had so little effect on this witness, that he came on again with the crowd until a second charge was made on them, when he again secured himself by merely getting under the shelter of an hackneycoach. At the third period of his evidence, this man appeared to have been close alongside of the person whose death they had now to enquire_ into. These circumstances strongly went to prove that all they wished to do was to disperse the crowd, and the Jury had often witnessed what they could do by the great docility of their horses, whom they kept prancing about to keep open the road. If mischief had been resolved on where there were one hundred mounted horses, should they not have heard of more than an umbrella cut, a hat cut, a man knocked down, previously to their being compelled, in the last resort, to fire their pistols? Yet what was the result of this attack made on men who were guilty of no other violence than that just described; for it is to be observed, that as soon as the soldiers fired, the people ran away, and ceased to attack them; so that before they fired at all, thirty-seven soldiers were injured or wounded, so far as to be subjects for the hos

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pital, with eight horses. This, therefore, could be no slight attack from its consequences. The moment the soldiers began to fire, the people retreated. Much had been said about the Riot Act being read, and a great mistake prevailed on this subject. The reading of the Riot Act neither entitled the soldiers to fire on the people, nor the people to pelt the soldiers for an hour. It only gave to the soldiers a right to apprehend offenders, not to fire on them. But here the case. was altogether of a widely different nature. attack of a most ferocious nature had been commenced on the soldiers, which they had endured with great forbearance for some time, until ill usage had exasperated them. They were not to stand to be thrown at and ill-used like gamecocks tied to a stake at Shrovetide. They had the common right of all mankind to defend themselves from the brutal attack thus made on men who were brought there to discharge a very unpleasant duty, no doubt very much against the will of many of them. Having said so much on this part of the case, it would next come to the Jury to consider if there was any satisfactory evidence as to who fired the shot which proved fatal; if, however, they got so far as to determine this point, they had next to consider the circumstances by which this conduct had been qualified. He trusted they would conscientiously consider their verdict, laying their hands on their hearts, as deciding a case of the greatest import

ance between the persons implicated and society. If they did this in the true spirit of men, actuated by the most liberal motives, he had no hesitation in saying, they must come to a verdict of Justifiable Homicide.

A conversation now arose between the Jurors, as to the expediency of proceeding to their verdict. It being then only ten, Mr. Green said, he should prefer having the business proceeded in. He was ready to wait four hours, if less would not do, though he thought from what had happened in conversation in the morning, they might be able to come comfortably to a verdict. Indeed, an hour would, in his mind, be as good as three or four to make up one's mind, at least so he thought. Mr. Spicer was for dispatch. Mr. Gale and Blakie strongly objected to deciding the question then, it could be done so much better and more comfortably the next day. The Coroner objected to breaking into another day, as he was engaged in the morning. It was finally agreed to adjourn until 11 o'clock to-morrow.

14th Day, Wednesday, Sept. 12.---Shortly after eleven o'clock, the Jury assembled, and having answered to their names,—

The Foreman requested the Coroner to leave the room, as the Jury were now satisfied that they had heard sufficient evidence to enable them to come to a verdict.

The Coroner retired to the Hyde Park Hotel.

No strangers were admitted, and the Jury deliberated from twenty minutes to twelve until a quarter before six o'clock, when they signified to the officer that they wished to see the Coroner, who having immediately attended,

The Foreman informed him that the Jury had agreed to the following verdict:

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'Manslaughter against the officers and soldiers of the 1st regiment of Life Guards, who were on duty between Tyburn-gate and Parklane, on Tuesday the 14th of August, at the time when Richard Honey was shot."

We have thus given, at considerable detail, the substance of the proceedings, and result of the two Inquests on the unfortunate victims of military violence, on this memorable and awful occasion; aware that by a comparison of the various and conflicting testimony adduced, our readers would be best enabled to form a dispassionate and just opinion of the real merits of the case.

FINAL INTERMENT OF THE QUEEN'S REMAINS.

The squadron conveying the Queen's remains reached Cuxhaven on Sunday, August 19th. As soon as the Glasgow anchored in the harbour, preparations were made for transferring the royal remains from that frigate, which could not navigate the Elbe, to the Gannet sloop of war. On the 20th in the afternoon, they were landed