The National Register.
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THE NATIONAL, REGISTER.

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without drawing n a ttentrrn twit ininiediatAy. bey. lettar, •it is. kkr-flietit
to explain*; yefiliey-admit that they,never wrote ,to me on the subject.
They very Tiietly, however, inserted it, 'and let it remain in the brief
unf;l 1 should happen to discover it ; which, as I have pretty clearly
proved, never did happen previous to the trial. . •It was on the second
day ()I the trial, and nor benne, that tn my very great surprisel disco-
vered in a newspaper the admission of my cotifisel in contradiction to
ruy affiday.it.. . .says this Attorney General. 'A there 'was no
mistake and no suplize—it there had'. the Judges would have disprnsed
with their tide, and granted a new trial—but no !. there was nothing ot•
Gat sort here."
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In whatever way .my so!icktorst took he-examiaation of -my servants
on the subject .4)1. De 13Prengees dress, it is. indisputable that nothing
can justify their_ Neglect in not immediately drawing my attention to
the difference between the result of that eltamination and the statement
in my owu affidavit. It never can he permitted," said the tiolicitor
General, 0 that a Perst'm accused. should try in the first instance how
far he could go without his own- witnesses. BIM lben, should the result
prove unfavourable, how far he could.go with them." .1-low unjust this
observation is, '.is applied to me, is well known to ruy solicitors—they
well know how unxious I was. to have my witnesses brotOtt forward
in the first instance. Those witcesses would and could consclvntiously
have sworn to -the green cola'', which.would have sufficiently corrobo-
rated the deserjptionin my affidavit, as it never was pretended that lie
Bereoger wore a green collar to his scarlet 'coat. . .
It was asked by the Attorney General, " If the servants could have
confirmed Ow Lffitlavit, where was the advocate who could have been
stupid enough• to hesitate to produce thou ?" It is possible, however,
Oa: advocates may be prejudiced, may be. mistaken., and may be misled
by their brief. . • .

I hope that it will now appear to be satisfi.ctorily proved, not only
that I did not see De Ilerengerin his scarlet eoat. but that he did not
come to my. door,•.nor even enter the hackney coach in that dress.
In reply to elteSolieitor General's observation that i had sought to
estab:ish my own innuceoce by recrimination upon theltidge and Jury,
I shall at !Peseta merely. ask the Learned Gentlemitn, whether he' is of
opinion 11;fit a like sentence for a like offence would,have been passed.
on any Nobleman,, or Member of l'ar!ianient, on his side of t be.Hoisse ?
Would a punishment which, according to the unfortunate admisstiso of
the Attorney. General, is calculated to " bow down the heydwith bit
miliation even after I' together with fine and imprisonment, and the
privation of -every office and honour, have been thought` little enough
for a Ministerial defendant s:t sad) a charge ?'Anil if the candour of
the Learned Gentlemen impels hint to answer in the negative, •is it not
fair to enquire whether he thiuks that such u one .would even have.
been convicted on similar evidence.? The Attorney General observed,
" that he was glad' that the period had arrived when the trial could be.
read at I,olgth, and 'thus-do away the effect of thoie 'incorrect state-.
ments which misled the puhlic•mind.".= Retterving my 'remarks on the
trial for a future opportunity, Lshull at present just ask the Attorney
tianeral how it come-3 Thu he, who. is so anxious that the public mind,
should not be misled, should have made the,unfoonded assertion that I
not only pocketed a large sum of money by the foam!, lint put off abs
late ruin ? Such an .assertion is4he more Inexutistilile•iit.thecAtiorney
General who had every facility of obtaining more correct information.
His own broker Could liave•tuld him that theOtnitiumrhiehl
pos-
sessed on toe 191110
_February, when the fraud inie;l have been in agi-
tation, could have been sold on that day at .t.? 7 'Die average
cost was 27 7 Bths, so that the whole loss on the .1.39.,0001. thonitnnt. if
sold on that- day: would. not have amounted to.a.thove4o)l, And when
it is considered that-the result of my- previous speculaiis.ns Was a gailt-of
4./001. received, and 001. in the hands of my -broker,. how does the
Attorney General niake•it out that I had so embarrassed myself by such
speculations,. as itohave n., other 'than franditleot means of escaping
absolute run; ? Besides,
.I can assure the Learned Gentleman, if he is•
nut already infOinied.of the fact, that if I had heid,the ()notion) till, the
Ist, Si,i or 4th of Kari-11,1 should have sold it at a pre' ; and it I find
held it till the settling day, %hell I •most-of necessity have sold it, I
should not have last one.half of the stim Ihad previously gained But
if, upon the wholc,.l had•lost a few hundreds, or even thousands, bow
would the Attorney General be justified in inferring my ahoilote rids, ?
It is well known that I had heels -snore successful at. sea than almost any
other officer of my-standing in the navy, and that I have eoastantly
lived, not only within my income, but at less expellee -than almost ally
ether person -of my rank .iti.society. :00. what grounds, therehtte, 1/4
t tie Attorney General warranted in representing me as a person in such
desperate circumstances as be obliged to have recourse to the lowest
knavery in order to avert absolute ruin ? • • - .••
With respect to the other assertion ,that,l pocketed a large.strin of-
motley in con Sequence of the transactions of the 21st of February, did
not the learned lawyer know that the Stock Exchange Committee had
seized not un!y 1,7001. of my money,which was my actaal profit from

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that day's sale, but also a further sum of 7701. to answer their exagge-
rated calculation of that profit ?•ond that •the aforementioned sum
vol. was also lost through the proceedings of that Committee? If the
Learned Gentleman knew nothing of all this, I cao only observe, that
lie ought to hove informed himself on the subject before he made such
statements in the House of Commons. '

I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, .
With great respect, your moat obedient and faithful servant,
COCHRANE.

his. Lord-hip, in another letter, has put a number of queries to his
solicitors, which they declined answering; he 1133 released them from
all obliglyi, Tls of'secrecy. Seven fresh affidavits are appended to the
letter, which go to p,o‘le the bad character of Crane, the coachman,
and that De Derenger actually went t' Loyd Cochrane's in a green -
coat ; it is added, that De Bvrengerhinistlt has owned, since his con-
Snenient, that the coat in which he appeared before brd Cochrane was
dark. green.—No reply is made to the letters of De 13erenger.

PROVINCIAL ASSIZES.

SUSSEX.

n lIINGTON v. GRANT.--This .was an action of- assmslt. The
plaintiff is Barrack-masts, of Lewes, and the slefendant h Captain
in the-18th dragoons. On the 4th of November last, Lewes was
illOnsinaled in celebration of the victory of Leipsie, and the plaintiff
illuminated hiA rooms at the barracks, iihich• overhung the road.
He alsolet off sonic fireworks in his- garden.• Captain Grant was
coming from Lewes to Brighton, and as•he approached The plaintiffl
garden, called out with a volley of OrStliSv and asked him *what he
was doing ? The plaintiff replied, that his he sent back in
his teeth; that he was rejoicing for a victory, and he that would not
rejoice ought to be doubly d--d. This produced turther•-alteri • •
cation. Captain G. asked if he had a servant tQ hold his horse. • ti
The plaintiff replied lie Baal no. servant at his• command. Captain
,G. said he wouhl soon Rini a•servaist, and drove round Back towards
Lees. He Rini ned in a abort, time
.with two private, dragoons.
Lieut. Lempriere, or the Horse Artillery, and Lieut. Dawson.
They came into the plaintiff's garden • upon, which Capt. 0. asked
the plaintiff who he was.: To which lhe-replied that he was a gen. •• • •
tleman. ..He said he should then expect to meet to-morrtrw • •
monthly. Mr. W. said, it he sx,ould.pot his...ropiest in writing, ht
would meet him before a magistrate. Captain G. asked him if lie •
was a coward? He, said he was no coward, for. he had served .his
King and. Country. Captain 0. told him to send Isis wale out of the
.garden. He answered, he should order no oneatutAnst him; rapt. ti;
Tit is altercation proceeded at some length, when Capt. knocl6. • '
(1 .Ir. W. down, and when down, he was about to kick him in the
sides with his spurs, when he was caught off by the barrack-serjeant. • •
The serjeant who gave evidence represented his languag„as a tor,
rent of 'oaths and violent expressions. The plaintiff was at the time
very lame from the gout ; had formerly heen a Lieutenant, but
being incapable of active service, was made Barrack-Master at
Lew s. -• Mr. Gurney addressed the Jsiry'in Mitigation of damages, ,
when they found for the'plaintiff—Damages 501.: '
Tna.Kive v. Gn A KT.—This was an indietturnr against ..Ca;'lsl..t
Grant, of the 18. h Dragoons, tor assaulting Mr. Dail, a land sisise,,e
of this comity.—Tl:e facts, as stated by Mrs. Bull, were, that as she
and her linsband were coming from Lewes to Ibighton,- in their g*,
iltcy met Captain Grant coining in the contrary direction. At first he
was on the right side of the road, but be, cr0."40 over, and catnrbo
&ice noon them, that Mr. Bull was obliged' to go oG the road on 11,e
,green swat(' by the road's side ; upon this he asked Giloain Giant I y
he did not Touter ? Th Captain replied, w15..4 is ;hat you soy ► 11-w• e •
'slOwn upon voor knees and beg my pardon, or I will horses‘ hip you.
,To.this Mr. Bull replied, that he never beaged paldon of ripples.
Captain (;?ant made no other reply to this, nut !wean plyieg
his
horsewhip over the shoulders of Mr. Bull, and•with• •a hide La a
consequences, that Mrs. • Bull and the child iu her alms rec• ived save. •
ral sei ere lashes. Verdirt—Otilitu.--He was tumid • guit'y abu the
other indietmemt. for acsnultino Nits. Bull.
• • PAC F, SF NT TOR, I'. NawmAN.-williis was an 110;04 }fir n"duhi"" the •
.plaintiff., by horsewhipping him. The plaintiff nfrovacds of 60.
the deleodant•trot hoe Ulf ..the iiee....:llr. • Pupas, wh., sat
Onidray, in this conuty. gives animal races in his park ; and the
plainuhF, an m
old huntsan,- ts.aiapnoioltd si'ward of th.r ‘‘3lll.se' ""
the Ist .17une last. He haiiioccH.ian to turn, ff 'he def. 'want from
the who was,, Tiding. Aube head of- the racers, much to the
annoyance of good order, -fur-which- the defenclimt subsequently most
violently assaulted and horse-v,hinped him. A surceon.had never seen
worse eifeets from military flogging. Verdict for plaintiff--damages
fifty pounds.
A

590 •

DEVON.
At A- :z. 4. the 6,ll,.%.ing_nupoilant Vial came on it Nisi

Iti • V. TWita !-1 %in %, AN. 1)11.91T. A 1p DR A IF.
'this uat a La tra.colvis, he information, at the suit of his Nlsjesty's
oey erel era!, stealitrt ttae'e deleurlants, for a convirary end
fraud ; it, vin duriog the rear 1813, supplied inferior articles It
4w t• i•de Into int•id, Inc the pre.oneri ot war et DArtmoor in order to
1t.4.1y0N tort t t I Ihe good article, ,peCified in the contract ; namely
the entire prod al re of Brit4h or lore ign Wheat—with intent
tilt•rrhy 1.. rt fraud
Ato.r 'Mr. !-erj..tint lens had op( n• d the rase, hr called Billing% the
nrivinal Cutit,aelor Leith tile Tianap.., ho deposed that he vli-
tril4leti th» deterittent4 T., vie• ;Aid HogPtliall WWI the performance ot
the contract- --Twill:on the attleirs liiiii.elt for three months
4.1t1v. II eritl;o4.l.l(l hi% tie., thfee n-mitbs to Putt for 5001 -urdo.log
bolt p.-, iod6. Dr, ke wit% the baker—and Ha.•esnan then went on *vain
trt.l. the c .i.if act, dud, g the rental. der of the year. The bread da-
Sciita-dh? the witnesses was made nit of materials con.istinu of about
our h-11 a.f wt eta al, and the other half of balky Otarps, Indian
• me .1 l.•;111 Ste.,-,..the quantity ;et d v about 36 sacks, Made
i.tto J ;'IO •'es 1,1 witor tt. ducciVe the .1% ens at lie pris-ns
that, 14 ,it lyeetrl not de of a brier tiiiittsi r. t!.e I-re and alter
lid It oil! r•ebe a .ample loaf 'was taken.. -Three
e ).e d wyttaw, p.,ike, and Ilagetuan, were found Guilty,
and %111 r• et iwe ,etitt.tice in the- Court of King's tlelich next Michtte•Mas
Term. . .

TIIE HEBDOMA DART.

AUGUS C.
Da v •auti night.
. Seca time and harvest, Iwo anti httary frost,
Shall lio,d their course, till fit e purge all things new !
• ,illwrote,

14. Tenth Rtinday after Trinity.--Morning Lessnns are from Ist
K,04!.. Yt ::nil Act+ 12 :" tlir Evening. are 4rtnn (.22, and James
4 %ill i e tti Cositiiinction with the Moon at Mitinigltt. •
Mopidati Ton cot the Vire.in Mary. reklYnted • both in
th. -6,e‘ k and I.4iiiittirelies. On tl;ie day, say borne, the Mother of
went till is, !leaven, there toleign.will• hiss, . Cabot% althritovli a
C. tholiet Rive• hpt little credit to this assumption.-Commemorwirm of
the Fcand at ion of 1,410..e.i's College, Osfurd.—Cunjunctiou ut Mars with
the Moon w II take place at Miollight..
tiovcsi ILloon will make h.er ingress this day, at nine minutes past
tar. o'cl ;ck•tn the A fter-oon.

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Turstioy.-.-Ilittli-dry 44lhe Duke of Ys ask, who to-day will enter
liislitiv-.econd year ; aim). a liolidny.at .11u. Pulthe•Otlices • .
17. Irecittesday —.Lipner %ill be iu Conjunction with the Moon, at
four in 'he Morning.

18 Thursday.---Twilight erds at 55 minutes pa*t 9in the. Evening.
19. Friday. Day is nrw ly 14.hnurs and 'Pi ruin utes in Irtigtll..
to. Kati rduy.-suu rise* at. alter 4; stta at 9 minutes
past?.

NATURALIST'S rALENDA R.
`rho, the planting of antumitarflowyrilig bulb:'; afi colchieums.
einew,, ,sett Node,— Budding %P.t he completed .in
%Wish. the curious tir rtire sliectes...Ten.wrek stocks may he. sown,
so p.. 1 winter bibs will be. required in Itut•bouses, though air
spay by sentinel in sunit3..viealber.

Dft.yB.

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HIGH.WMIR AT LONITON-BRIDGE.

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Afternoon.

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2h. ?8 in,

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2 h. 49 tn.

3 h. Jo to.

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3 h. VI in.
4h. Gin ••• • • •

3h, 45 ns,
4 h. 15 sn.

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70. . sh. 10 iu. . • 5 h 28 tri.
tifivntvr is :t7 feet 2 inches 31 London Bridge.