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circumstance of Mr, C. John- 

 stone's havinj^ taken a new office 

 in a court adjoining the side door 

 of the Stock-exchange against that 

 day for Mr. Fearn, their princi- 

 pal broker, without having pre- 

 viously ucquainted him with his 

 intention. An affidavit by Lord 

 Cochrane was then read, which 

 admitted the coming of Beren- 

 ger to his house on Feb, 21st, 

 but stated that he was in a green 

 uniform, which he took off, putting 

 on a black coat which his Lord- 

 ship gave hira for the purpose of 

 waiting on Lord Yarmouth. The 

 affidavit further averred that Lord 

 C. had no knowledge whatever of 

 the imposition, and stated that he 

 had given instructions to his broker 

 to sell out the whole of his omni- 

 um at a rise of one per cent. 



Mr. Le Marchant was next ex- 

 amined with respect to a conversa- 

 tion held with Berenger; and he 

 deposed, that having asked him 

 how he could go to America un- 

 der the command of Lord Coch- 

 rane (as he had said his intention 

 was) with the embarrassments he 

 lay under, B. replied that he was 

 easy on that score, because, for 

 the services he had rendered 

 Lord C. and Mr. C. Johnstone, 

 whereby a large sum might be rea- 

 lized in the funds or stocks, Lord C, 

 was his friend, and iiad told him he 

 had kept a private purse for hira. 

 The Hon. Alexander Murray, a 

 prisoner in the King's Bench, also 

 deposed to a great intimacy between 

 Berenger and Mr. Cochrane John- 

 stone. 



Another examination of wit- 

 nesses to a considerable length was 

 consequent upon the capture of 

 Berenger, who had absconded, 

 at Leilh, when there was found in 



his possession certain papers aud 

 bank notes, which last he was very 

 urgent to have restored to him, but 

 which were detained, others of 

 corresponding value being given to 

 him. From an entry in his me- 

 morandum book there appeared to 

 be a sum of 540/. part of wiiich he 

 had expended, and the remainder 

 was in the notes in his possession. 

 All these notes, as well as most of 

 those he had paid away, were with 

 great industry traced to Lord Coch- 

 rane, Mr. C. Johnstone, and Mr. 

 Butt, This closed the evidence 

 for the prosecution. 



The business on the following 

 day commenced with the evidence 

 for the defendants. Letters were 

 first adduced which passed between 

 Le Marchant and Lord Cochrane, 

 and which went to contradict the 

 evidence he had given. 



Lord Melville was then called 

 for the purpose of proving that ad- 

 miral Sir A, Cochrane had made 

 application to be allowed the ser- 

 vice «)f Berenger, in his command 

 on the North American station. 

 Colonel Torrens, secretary to the 

 commander in chief, was examined 

 to the same point, as was Henry 

 Golburn, Esq. The intention in 

 these examinations was to confirm 

 Lord Cochrane's statement, and to 

 show a connexion between the 

 parties independently of any other 

 transactions. King, a tin-plate 

 worker, next deposed to Lord C.'s 

 being at his manufactory in Cock- 

 lane, on the morning of the 21st, 

 whence he was called by a note, 

 brought to him by his servant.. — 

 Dewman, a servant of Lord Coch- 

 rane's, deposed to a gentleman's 

 coming to their house in a hack- 

 ney coach, and writing the note, 

 which be brought to his Lordship. 



