Star. — London, England, 1814-06-09 00:00:00

Sarah Alexander lives at 61. FetWr-lane, tea stated the whole amount of balance in the hands oft , lodges on the same floor with the witness.: On Sa- Lord Cochrane, Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, and Mr. ' turday night, the 19 th of February , he brought home Butt , on Satur day, the 19th, at £759,000 Omniurn; a s mall parcel, and gave it to his wife ; said it wa s and £278,000 Consols, which together were equal to valuable, and desired it might be taken care of. On 4.1,611,430 Three per Cents.; and the profits upon S al ida), the 20th, be went out in the morning, and Which, all being sold on the 21st, was £10,450., on his return brought two coats. dark blue, done which was shared as follows s—Lord Cochrane h ad' with braidings or ornaments, and two opera hats ; £2470, Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, £4931 ss. and Mr. one of the. coats was lined with white silk, mull bet- Butt £3048 15s. ter than the other ;so was one of the hats. He put Mr. Addis, a house agent, stated that Mr. Cochrane one of the coats and a hat on, and asked if he looked Johnstone had on the 15th of February engaged one like an Officer ? He went out again, and soon after room in Shorter's-court, and on the 16th took another returned with some white ribband, and ordered it to room. On the 17th he called and left a letter, ex be made into cockades. On being asked what they pressing a with to purchase the house, as there were were fir ?—he said, to deceive thejlere He then other persons in the house, which was very aukward., took the things ; said he must go to Billingsgate, as Mr. Pillow had purchased stock for Mr. Hollo he was to start for Gravesend at three. Witness saw way, and bad received orders to sell all Iris stock on, him again next day about two o'clock. He was then Monday. 1 in hit, own cloaths, and had one coat and hat in a J. Steer:, broker to the Accomptant.Geaeral of dia l bundle. He said he had been at Northfleet. He Court of Chancery, purchased et 15,000, 3 per Centl,l a p v eared to the witness as if he had not been in bed at 711 on Monday the 21st. all night. The white cockades were pulled to pieces, Mr. J. Wright proved that he had been employed and the white silk lining was taken out of the coat. by Lord Cocbrane to publish his affidavit. Lord Mr. M'Rea was poor previous to this, but afterwards Cochrane had given him a book containing it, which the witness saw him with a relo and one pound notes. the witness was ordered to fetch, the Counsel for the He also bought himself a rew coat and new hat, prosecution being unable to authenticate the affidavit and told the witness he was to have £5O for what he without it. The affidavit was then read. had one Mr. Le Marchand had known De Berenger more Mr. Foxall keeps the Rose Inn at Dartford. He than sixteen months ;on the 14th of February he had received the letter put in from Mr. Sandon, and in told that he was going to America with Lord Coch consequence of the order it contained, sent a chaise to rane ; he expressed his surprise; as he knew De Be- Norilifltet, which. on return. Contained two Gentle. renger's affairs to be in a deranged state ; he told the men, with white cockades in their hats, and Mr. San- witness, however, that that matter would be made don in the chaise with them. Their hats were large easy, for he bad rendered such services in stock spe cocked hats, and they had blue coats on. The wit- culations, that Lord Cochrane and his friends had ness forwarded them in another chaise to town. San. put several, thousand pounds into their pockets. De don said they had been on the water all night, and Berenger further told him, that Lord Cochrane had were s he bearers of news of the utmost consequence. made a purse for him of a per tentage on the gains of The chaise was ordered to Westminster. the various transactions. 1. Baldwin, a post-boy at the Rose, proved that On cross.examiaation, he said he had tried to bor. Sandon came from Northfleet on the morning in row money from Lord Cochrane, and had been re question ; and the witness took him and two other fused, but denied that he had any malice against his Gentiemea tom:4rd to town. The chaise was ordered Lordship. He did not know whetheeor not he s hould along London Bridge, down Lombard-street, along have given his evidence, if he had succeeded in bore. Cheapside, along Blackfriars Bridge, down the New rowing the money. Notwithstanding all he had said, Cut, and when in sight of the Marsh-gate Turnpike, he thought De Berenger a very honourable man. they were ordered to stop. The two persons with illood, the officer, proved the seizure and retention Sandon had military coats and hats on, and white of the notes; and Fernelance, and several bankers' cockades, and the horses were covered with laurel. clerks, proved them to have passed through the When they stopped near the Marsh-gate, they got hands of Cochrane Johnstone, Lord Cochrane, and out, took off their cocked hats, tied them up, and put Mr. Butt.—The Prosecution having been closed, on round ones and walked away. Mr. Serjeant BisT rose and addressed the Jury on , Mr. Bail/ stated, that he had sent for Light and the part of Lord Cochrane, Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, Holloway, in consequence of information he had re- and Mr. Butt. He contended that there was nothing ceived, to attend the Stock Exchange Committee.— in the evidence that could implicate Lord Cochrane. Holloway denied having any knowledge of the tran• The affidavits of his Lordship besides ought to have eactron ; but Light said, be had rode with Sandon great weight. These affidavits, it was true, were and &VILA fransNorthfleet, through the City. He taken before a Magistrate ; but his Lordship must had no idea that the business would turn out so se• have been sensible that he was as amenable for per. TiOhl. They denied having any connection whatever jury bad they been false, as if they had twee taken in widsMe. Johnstone. Witness believed Mr... Holloway the Court of King% Bench itself. Should he have ha'3 oillered to communicate, gratis, all which M , Rea made these affidavits, though conscious of gent, he could have communicated, who had demanded so was liable to be-convicted net only of conspiracy, but large a sum for his information. Mr. Holloway and of wilful and deliberate perjury. Nothing. however, Light certainly stated, that the business in which they had appeared in evidence to invalidate these affida vits.Co engaged, had nothing whatever to do with The Learned Stile:ant then took a view of the b chrane. . s tatemeuts contained in the affidavit, and contended rd Me. Feats The witness was a stock-broker; had that there was no proof ofhis Lordship havin shg bp in een • known Butt several years • was introduced by him to is the C it y that morning, • but only at the o tid Cochrane and Mr. johnstone. In February last, Snow-hull, where he was accustomed to attend in the was employed by them to purchase stock. The mornings, and where the messenger found him, in writness bad then an office, No. 86, Combat. Mr. Butt forming him of the arrival of the officer at his house. Dad then an office in Sweeting's-alley, from the 12th Had Lord Cochrane been engaged in the conspire/4 , , to. the 19th of February. Witness saw Mr. Butt at it was not at all likely that he would have gone back bit ethers daily, frequently in company with Lord to his own house to met him so openly. He imme-t, C. and Mr. C. Johnstone. Witness frequently took diately returned, from an idea that it waren Officer milers from Butt for Cochrane Johnstone, and the bit- from Spam. Nit% De Berenger having called -on ter alivays recognised them. On the evening of the Lord Cochrane proved not:iing, as he sh-uld be able 79th, Lord Cochrane's balance, in Omnium, was to prove that Mr. De Berenger had repeatedly ap alrl39,ooo- Mr. C. Johnstone had, on the same day, plied before to Lord Cochrane, to enable him to go a balance of af14.0,000, his Consols £lOO,OOO. Mr. out to America. He contended that Le Marchand's Butt% Otnnium, on the same day, was £154,000, evidence was not deserving of credit, and to spew and his'Cousois £168,000. On the morning of the this, comiuented on Le Marelialat's letter to Lord 21st, the witaess sold them all. On that day wit. Cochrane, requesting an advance of money, and 'less removed to a new office, No. 5, Shortet's-cou:t, :hewed the inconsistency of this l etter with the evi• close to the side door of the Stock Exchange. There deuce he had given this day. '1 he change of dreis were threerooms. The witness had one and a small that De Berenger requeszed was to enable him-to .closet. Lord Cochrane, Mr. Butt, and Mr. Coch- go to Lord Yarrneuth and the Ailinii ally, and whe raneJohnstone, had another room, and Mr. Lance had Cher' Lord Cochr,:ne acted foolishly or not, in the thirdroom.—Mr. Lance was generally emplo)ed -affording the change of dress, his conduct was not by Mr. C. Johnstcne. Mr. C. Johnstone took it of unnatitral in yielding to the request. Why did the witness for au office ; Mr. C. Johnstone took a Berenger, it was asked, go to u Lord which he was up far the office, Mr. Butt and Mr. C. Johnstone, as early from doing, it would be evident that it would be ne. as ten o'clock, at which time business on the cessary for him not to go to his own lodgirigs, and Exchange begins. Consols for time opened on dietetore to avoid the scent of the hounds in pursuit of Monday as they I.7ft off on Saturday. it was near hint, he might go to Lord Cochrane's under any pre eleveu before any good news arrived; heard Bona- tepee. But it was to be observed, that De Berenger pal to was killed ; this news had an immediate effect sent for hirdto a place where the plot, supposing hto on the Funds. Witness had previously began to sell exist, could be of no service; It would have been —began at 29: up to Sot ; Consuls began at 701 much more natural for Mr. De Berenger, to have and rose to 72:. Witness received Ins orders for sale gone to Snow-hill to his Lordship, as tieing much from Mr. C. Johnstone and Mr. Butt. In the course nearer the scene where those infamous transactions of the morning the witness heard of a postchaise were every day carried on. It had never been denied coming through the City ; could not say it they rose that Mr. De Berenger was acquainted with in consequence of that. About two o'clock the funds Lord Cochrane"; he was well received, as a man of fell again, the news not proving true.* learning and great attainments by many persons of Crees.examiesed by Mr. Serjeant BEhT.—Lord Hoch- the first respectability in this country—such a .coaspi rant, Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, and Mr. Butt , had rac y was onl y fit for a man in desperate circum previous to Febiuiry 19, bought and sold hundreds stances, and not for a man of honour and character of thousands Of 4mninm. • They had began these like Lord Cochrane. He next proceeded to the case speculations as early as November. The witness had of Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, where the same unfair ester; always to sell when he could make a profit of proceedingh on the part of the Stock Exchange, were one per cent. He believed he began to sell on the equally observable. They had stated, as an argument, mormeg of the 21st, before he saw Lord Cochrane, the largeness of Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's balances these Mr. Butt; or Mr , C. JohnstOne. Witness had ex- on that day being 5e420,000, but on the 14th pressed 4 wish to have the te n anting-house taken for balances were so high as £600,000, an d were re him in Shorter's-court, and it was accoidingly taken duced before the day of the hoax to £420,000, for him. He liked the situation :end had it still ; his which was not likely to have been the case had owe had been up ever since Ow 2.lst of February. there been any plot existing for raising the funds. R. Hitches: had made various purchases for Mr. lie began selling so early as the 9th, and even on Cochrane Johnstone ; on Saturday, February 18, li the 19th, the d hae w y as before constantlybuying selling, lead received orders on Saturday to sell £50,000 at and had always instructed his broker to sell even on one per cent. profit, and had dine that before he saw a small profit. It was said that he had gone into the Mr. Johnstone oat Monday morning, and, in come- Co' that morning ; but he was in the habit of doing 5 twice of his directions sold the whole stun at an ad- eo every Moaday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morn trance on the same day. ing. It was argued, as a proof of the conspiracy, that Mr. Smallboner had purchased for Mr. Cochrane they bad cleared among thethree that morning a profit Johnstone Stock at differeat tignSr. a t "I l ia he of hum nine to ten thousand pounds; but the tales . , sold on Monday, the 21st of Vtintlalt la well as the made by Mr. Cochrane Johnstone alone on the lfith, Stock he had belongiag to Butt. amounted to a prOtit of &WM. The Learned Coun- Mr. Rielsardeon_niso stated t Aathe hett wide per . sel then adverted to the takink of the office, and dis chases for - I.477liitit pievious co 9jet, and bad ov the evidence first given by Mr. Fearne. Thai sold then, on that day. paymentof a debt due to Mr. De Berenger, and the Mr. Bailey, [rum the Stock Exchange Committee, advance of a loan by Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, would . __ account for the Dotes traced to Mr. C. Johnstone. The same arguments would apply to Mr. Butt.— There was no evidence to r . w any connexion with De Berenier. He had often bold stt.ck berme as well as on that day. Mr. Holloway and Mr. Light had come forward and acknowledged their own guilt, but they had said nothing that could implicate Ns three clients. If they could, they certainly would have stated that the Cochranes were guilty, as they not only would have got a pardon, but even had they done this, the selo,ooo would have been willingly given them by the Stock Exchange. Could they have done this, they would have made them evidence on this occasion. He contended that there necessarily •must have been some broker or brokers concerned in the plot. It was rather extraordinary, that notwith standing the strong, and he contended illegal mea sures of breaking open De Berenger's trunks, that not a single letter or document had been produced as evidence. Mr. PARK spoke in behalf of Mr. De Berenger, and cautioned the Jury against the prejudices that all the circumstances of the case bad a strong tendency to Create. Mr. Serjeant PELL spoke for Messrs. Sandon, Light, and Holloway, who had acknoss 'edged their being concerned in a transaction on that day, but quite a different one from that at Dover, with which it had not the least connection, except that of having taken place on the same day. It being near four o'clock in the morning when Mr . Put finished, and there being a considerable number of witnesses. to he examined on the part of the de fence, Lord ELLENBOROUGH adjourned the trial; and requested the attendance of the Jury and the parties this day. Lord LAttnennALe., Lord Mum's, Lord YAR MOUTH, and several other Gentlemen of distuistioi., continued on the Bench till the Court rose. 'Allele were several Ladies among the immense crowd be low the bar, who remained also to the last. This day at twelve o'clock the trial re•cemmenced,, at Guildhall. The Court was not so crowded as yes tetday.•—The witnesses for the defence were under examination when this Parer was rut to Press. THE EVEMN. STAR. LONDON. THURSDAY,..TUNE 9, 1814. PRICE AFPOCKS "PHIS DAY Au TWELVE O'CLOC.E. Reduced 67j fleit —ems. stut....for au 691 70,1 4 per CL 9194 tiSit—Bank Long Aims. 16t 5-ietbs Bale Bonds, 49. prem.--Eschequer Bilb Y.lll. Si. rent. •••••=imm..• We have received PAris Papers of Monday. The Moniitur contains a Royal Decree, appointing a Cam. mission of Military Officers to examine the claims to proMotinn and remuneration of the Officers of the old Regime who .have returned to Frmice. An arttclt from Saxony states, that the Duke cf . CUUSKRIAND is about to be united in marriage to the Princess Pagoznica, sister to the late Queen of Paussta, and widow of the Prince al Sotr.l.l3aatruraus. There are accounts in the French Papers from Madrid of the 24th tilt. at which time all was quiet and tranquil.' ! , ..0 Ambassador had been nominatei to Paris. A Mail from St. Sebastian's arrived this morning, and bas brought us Corunna Papers oldie ISth May, The Spilnish Press is at work and busily emplojed in libelling t h e ex-Cortes. The civil war was still raging at the date of the last accounts from South Amer icy. Five Gottenburgh Mails arrived this morning.— Prince CHRISTIAN FREDERICX of Denmark, has been unanimously chosen or elected king of Norway. He persists of course in his opposition to the transfer of the sovereignty to tiweden. In the mean time the Swedish army is ready fur embarkation, so that we may shortly expect to hear of some diltressing events occurring in Norway. " GOTTENBURGH, MAY SI. 66 Prince Christian Freddie,: was unanimously chosen King of Norway, and proclaimed on the 19th. When his coronation is to take place was not decid ed on. Private accounts mention that he M positive in refusing to receive the Deputies 'from the Allied Powers. Nothing but forcing them into subjection will do." GOTTENBURGH, JUNE 4. - - " Orders have arrived here to prepare for the Swedish Head-quarters ; 14,000 infantry and.Sooo cavalry ate expected in a few days." The LORD LieuTENANT of Ireland has issued a Pro. clamation for abolishing the Catholic Board, as an illegal Assembly. The Board had previouily passed a resolution, requesting Lord DONOUOILMORE and Mr. GRATTAN to bring forward the Catholic Claims spee dily, and had fixed an aggregate Meeting fur the llth instant. The EMPEROR of RUSSIA held a Levee yesterday at Cumberland House, at a few minutes atter one, which was attended by his Royal Highness the PRINCI REGENT, the Duke of Yortit, Viscount CodTLE. REAOII, and several other persons of distinction, Eng lish and foreign. The King of PRUSSIA also held a Levee, which was attended by all the distinguished characters who had been at Cumberland House, except the Emperor of RUSSIA and his suite, with the addition of Marshal BLUCIIXR. At five o'clock her MAJESTY held a Court at the Queen's Palace. His Imperial MA/RITY was escort ed by a numerous party of the Bays, or tdDragewns, and rode in . the Pritsca Ritocres state carriage, drawn by two beautiful white Hanoverian homes ; - he was then dressed in a scarlet uniform, with silver lice and epaulets. Her MA3RSTS was pleased to express her high gratification at receiving the Estriaoa at her Palace, and the Euraaoa , in reply,ezpresised hisihigh sense of the flattering manner in which be was receiv ed in England. , . z :• ..r ' ' S Tki“LLUSTR: Our most sad illustrious visitors presented them• selves yesterday in various parts of the Metropolis, and, as might be ezpected, were every where hailed with a hearty welcome froth John Bull ; and every where were the people highly gratified with the kind condescension of the Royal perambulators. The west end of the town during the whole of the day was ime continued scene of brilliant bustle, and the principal streets were for the greater part almost impassable. Piccadilly was thronged on every side ; and opposite the Pulteney Hotel, the multitude was immense.— All regular communication by carriages was nom• plotiely cut off,• and they were abandoned by many. The Emperor of RusaA arose at an early hoar ; at half-past eight, his MAJESTY and the Guano Du. CHESS proceeded to Kensington Gardens, wherein they walked a considerable time. In the P.nk they stopped a while to observe the drilling of rer,ruil , , They returned soon after to the Pulteney Hotel an t ! breakfasted; after which they drove to Westminster Abbey, and viewed with attention that venerable la , pository, within whose sacred walls are ccntained the ashes and monuments of the illustrious dead—of Out HENRYS, and Enw*nn►t, and Et-twig - tits, and of d►nstt who have been the most eminent - in virtue, the most exalted in genius, the most excellent it patriotism, the most splendid in the military and naval services of their country; they were attendee by the Dean. —Thence they repaired to Westminster-Hall, where they were repeatedly greeted with acclamations of rapture: anJ from this venerable pile they procerdel to inspect the Bsitiah Museum. They had coriat,u. nicated verbally their desire to visit, hi the coarse of the day, the Cathedral of St. Paul, the second ed•fice in Europe. Tie Bishops of LONDON amt HERETCSO were in readiness to receive the EMPEROR and PatN• cuss—but the QUEEN'S drawing-room prevented the.r which not a littia disappointed expectant numbers. • This moroing, about half-past eight, the, Emperor of RUSAIA, accompanied by Colonel BLoostruto and Lord YARMOUTH, Ailed along Westminster-bridge, ' went through the Borough along lAndon.bridge., the Royal Exchange, where the populace greeted hi:ra with loud cheering s ; he very condescendingly thmk ed them uncovered. Hetfien proceeded to the Mits % ion House, from thence al thgby the Bank to the Cr. vise Office, passed through Finsiviry-squ ire, to Islittc. ten, and airing; the New Road, theitEdgewarr-tokds and through Hyde Park, •ou his return to Pim '- dilly. He was mounted nothe PRINCE REGENT'S shire cLarger; dressed in a plain blue coat, le Wier breeclie r - .ind boots, and was followed by two t f the ratAcs's grooms. • About 4even o'clock the EMPEROR and ills sifers the Grand Duchess of 01.nsr:Buitoo, passed the Roy .1 Exchange• on his way to the Docks He was green-.t hll ) , by the populace. who wished to take the hors.* fiom his•clrittge, but he begged they would hot. He was accomPAnied by two other carnage., containing some f ore ign Princes and his usual Attendants, out Any military escort. We understand that the* Illitstrions Monarchs eh) not inteiM to prolong their stay in this metropolikbe. yond ten days The Emperor ALEXANDER proposes to leave Lontion by the Northern Road, and go to Edinburgh. His Imperial Majesty will thus have an opportunity, from the distance between the Eng lish and Scottish Capitals, of seeing a great pan of the interior *of the kingdom. In that case he wilier:* bark ftr St. Petersburgh at Leith , whither he is t o be I accompanied by the PRINCE RIICILM :NCREASE OF HALF•PAY TO THE NAVY. ADMIRALTY OFFICE. JUNE it. His Royal Highnm the Prince Regent having been graciously plessed, by his Order in Council of te 6tit inst. to approve of a proposal submitted to his Royal Highness by the Lords Ct mmissioners of the Admi• ratty, for an increase to the Hair-ray of the Commis. slotted Officers of his Majesty's Fleet ;—This is r• give notice, - that the following rates of Half•pay have been established. to commence on the Ist July next, under tl.e regulations and restrictions at present in force, viz. FLAG OFFICERS. 3 6 Day. per A.dmhal of the Fleet - £ • 0 0 Admirals 1 1,2 6 Vice-Admirals 1 5 0' Rcar-Admirals O 14 O 12 6 . O 10 6 CAPTAPHS. The first 100 on the Seniority List The next 150 The sentairder COMMANDERS. The first 1.50 on the Seniority List - The reniatada • LIEUTENANTS. The first SOO on the Seniority Lis • 0 7 0 'Mellen 700 - 0 i 0 The rernal , xler • 0 5 9 Their Lordships have also approved of an arrange. ment for paying in fittore the half-pay of the Comm s. sionrd Officers of the Rapti Navy riarter&, instead of half-yearly, which renders it, necessary that their Directions fur Officers comin.; onHalf-pay, to Mptirt themselves immediately to this Office, hr most strict. 1) attended to. j. w. mt. • o 10 0 V 6S. At a Court of Common Council held yesterJay at Guildhall, it was resolved to present addresses of con- gratulation to their Majesties the Emperor of Resat*. and the King of PRUSSIA, on their arrival in this courbtry. A Committee met afterwards to consider the most acceptable manner of entertaining chose august personages ; when, previous to cowing to Any resolution on the subject. the 'Sheriffs of London announced to the Committee , that the Ramat Rieocar, and the Imperial and Royal Vibitors, would dine with the LoaDbfaros and Corpovition oa Tuesday next, at Guildhall. ROW'S BIRTIT.DAY..--NO. n6l, Prise of 40000. was sold and Registered by Erron, at hie Lucky Offices, 9, Cornial, and 18, Coventry-strait, where Tickets and Shares are on SaYi for the Two Ten Thousand Pound Prises, and Films other Capitals, which will be Drawn To-morrow. •• • I ■ ■ B I Q