A Circumstantial Report of the Extraordinary Evidence and Proceedings Before the Coroner's Inquest, on the Body of Edward Vyse; Who, on Tuesday Evening, March 7, 1815, Was Shot Dead from the Parlour Windows of the House of the Hon. Frederick Robinson, M.P (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1815. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... leonard hole, 21, High-street, Mary.le-bonnc, Grocer, sworn, I shut my shop about half past nine, on Tuesday evening last, and went to Old Burlington-street. As soon as I arrived, I saw a great number of persons, and heard some of them exclaiming, " No Corn Bill I" and they threw stones, or something against Mr. Robinson's house. There were guns fired--blank cartridge. It was blank cartridge, I believe, because the people dispersed, and nobody seemed wounded. I was there about half an hour, and they fired again from Mr. Robinson's house, and the mob dispersed. The mob had continued to throw, between the times of firing. Four guns were fired, and directly some men present, dressed in great coats, drew their swords, and said, " Off off " to the populace, and they dispersed. About five minutes afterwards, about thirty people re-assembled, and threw three times, one distinct stone at each time. I could hear perfectly. There was only one stone, or one something, thrown at each of these times. I am confident of it, upon my Bible oath, it was only one. Immediately after that, I saw the parlour shutters open, and saw three men in military uniform, and a person in coloured clothes; there were four distinct firings from the house at that moment, and the mob dispersed as before. The mob re-assembled again, perhaps about twenty-five in number. I was opposite the house; a man in coloured clothes appeared at the window, and said, " You had better be off: you will get no good here." Half a minute after, a brick or stone was thrown at the house, and then the window-shutters were again thrown open, and four guns were fired as before. I being in the centre of the house, in the middle of the street, the man who was shot was standing by the side of me. We were all standing quietly...