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London, England, 1814-06-10 00:00:00

ARMY ESTIMATE&

Mr. PONSoNBT, from the situation of the town,
thought -it would be very inconvenient for Mem-
bers to pass to or from,the House after a certain
hour to-morrow, and therefore suggeited the pro-
priety of postponing the Army Estimates,_ as
great deal of conversation might be expected
when they were moved.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was far
from, wishing to press any subject on the Cortsi-
deration of the House at an inconvenient
had been usual to dispOse of Army Esti-
mates. before the Chancellor of the Exchequer
brnight forward his statement of the Weys and
Afeans of the year, commonly called the Budget:
In the present instance, however, postponing the
Army EstiMates till after the Budget had been
brought out, he woidil endeavour so to frame his
statement as to avoid touching unnecessarily on
topics which were subsequently to be diseussedi
Mr. I'ONSoNn'S. begged to return his thanks for
the manner in which his suggestion had been re-
ceived.-,--Adjonrncd.

FRAUD ON THE STOCK-EXCHANGE.

COURT OF. KING's BENCH, .Tt' 9.

THE KING V. DE EF.RENGER AND 'OTITERS.

'The Court assembled this morning at ten
o'clock, in pursuance of adjournment--Lord Lau-
derdale, Lord Melvifle, General Torrens, and Mr.
Cronldburne again took their places on the Bench:
The crowd, although great, was not so numerous
as ma- the day. precedinr. M.
.de• Berenger ap-
peared in Court, attended by Mr. Newman, the
Gaoler of Newgate, in 'whose cistody he is.
The business commenced by, Mr. BRouogal4
putting in several letters froth Mr. Le Marchant.
to Lord Cochrane, on the subject of the Stock
Exchange hoax, the contents of which went to.
throw doubt on the testimony which he gave re-
specting Lbrd Cochrane.
Lord Melville was then examined. His Lord-'
ship deposed that he :ca acquainted with Sir A.
Cochrane; he was lately-appointed-to a foreign
service. Recollected Sir A. Cochrane applying
to him to allow M. de Berenger to accompany him
in his command on the North American station.
Did not recollect the precise time, hut it was about
five or six rnontbs.ago. The service which Sit A.-
Cochrane wanted Mr. de Berenger to.azeompar-;.
him in, was that' of teaching the Marines the rifle
exercise—and also when SirAl Coch;"ane expreSsed
a wish to have an Engineer Officer, and when his
Lordship expressed his fears, from the small num.-
. her of Officers of that description,- of being able to'
procure one, Sir Alexander said he would be quite
Satisfied with Mr. de Itt-etiger. Lord Cochrane
Was appointed to command the Tonnant before
Sir Alexander sailed, -and was to join him on the
American station. His Lordship had no personal,
knowledge.or Mr. de Revenger.
General Torrens deposed, that he Was Secretary
to the Commander in Chid. Recollected some
application baying been made on of Mr.
Berenger, by. Sir Alex. Cochrane, to urge his.
appointment, to give his. assistance -in the Org,a-
nization of light infantry on the station to which
he was appointed ; great difficulties weir started
to this appointment ; the appointnrent did not
take place, but it was under consideration in the
i:oinurimler-in-Chief's Office.

Mr. Goithiburne, Under Se,retary -of State of
the Coloaial Department, stated, that applications
haa been made to his department by Sir Alex.
Cochrane for De l3erenger to go abroad.
The object of this evidence, Mr. PARK stated to
be, to ahoy. that there ‘vas a connection between*
Lord Cochrane and Mr. De Berenger, indepen-
dent of the illicit transaction imputed to them. •
Mr. K Mg, a tin-plate-worker, was employed by
Lord Coehreine in the manufacture of signal lan-
terns and lamps for the use of the-Navy, for which
his Lordship was then ;Mont getting a patent. His
Lordship was in the habit of coining to his mann-
factgry, in Cock-court, Snow-hit!, -while he was
so employed, His Lordship usually came between
ten and-eleven ; remembered a note having, been
brought to his Lordship byhis servant ; was pre-
sent when the note was brought ; his Lordship
shortly after went away from the workshop: This
was between ten and eleven o'clock. Cock -lane,
from Grosvenor-square, was about two miles.,
Saw his Lordship read the note, but heard him
make no observation, save saying to his-servant,
" Very well, Thomas." •
- Mr. Bowering, a clerk in the _Adjutant-Gene-
ral's Office, deposed, that Major-Cochrane, Lord
Cochrane's brother, was returned; as being -iwthe,
South of France, inure beginning of this year.—
The Major was,.returned, as being sick, on the
25th of January. --. •
Thomas Dewman; a' servant to Lord Cochrane,'
deposed, that he had been a servant in his Lord-
ship's lam ly.for 17 years. Remembered carrying
a letter to Lord Cochrane. from a Gentleman who
came to his Lordsnio's never saw this
Get man before. Witness told- the Gentlentau
that his, Lordship was
.breikfasting in Great Cum-.
Berland-street ; took the note to enmberland-,
street, but his Lorchliin was. gone ; took the
nate back to th,e.- Gentleman,
.who, then asked
if he knew these his__ Lordship was He an-

swered, he should most likely find him at
Mc.' whither he was going) by, hi*
Lordship's desire, with spine glass.; the Gentle-
man took the note front witness, anti said he
e.‘ould' add tWo ot three more lines ; witness then
took the' note to Mr. King's',- and delivered it to
his Lordship, who read it in his presence ;
.lett
his Lordship -atMr;King's; his Lordship had no
oQier man servant in town at that thce ; a man
naitled Davi• left his LOrdship's servicea fexv days•
before, and happened to be in his Lordship's
kit-
chett on the -morning the Gentleman alluded to
called ;• Davis had since tone to the West Indies
with:Adinirat Fleming ; it was about ten O'clock
when the Gentleman called in Green-street ; did
not return home till two o'clock p did not kirw
any thing of .the interview between Lord Coclii;
rape- attic tlie-Gentlethau; knew nothing .of Mr.
Lyte or Mr. Holloway; waited on Major Coch-
rane when he-first event into the Army. '
The patent issued tO bis •Lordship for the in-
vention of.the lamp alluded to •was admitted;
BaouGIIAM declared this to be, the case on
the part of Lord Cochrane.
Mr. Gabriel Tahourden examined by Mr. Scut-
LETT, for Mr. C. Johnstone.

'Be deposed hi: was an Attorney ; had known
Mr. bser Berenger about six or seven years: He
introduced him in May, 1813, to Mr. Coch-
rAne -Johnstone. At that time Mr. Cochrane
Johnstone was in possission-,of:some gardens
at Alsop's-building, Paddington, which he was
desirous of improving ; Mr.
,De Berenger em-
ployed himself in preparing a plan for carry-
ing on this improvement.,-(The
_plan was then
produced)—ln ,the month of Beptember, last
year, Mr'. Do Berenger had nearly completed this
plan. Shortly before Mr. C. Johnstone went to
Seotland,in September, he pahl some money on
account of. the plan, through the medium of wit-
ness, to Mr. Berenger, 50/. Mr. De Berenger
WM' prepared and printed prospectuses respecting
-this plan; *sonic of which Mr. C. Johnstone_tpok
with hint into Scotland--knew of some payments
having been since made to Mr. Deßerenger on the,
.same account ; he knew this through the, medium
of: letters ; spoke to Mr. Johnstone frequentlyle-
specting the payment for the plaits : the price De
Berenger was to have for the plans was fixed in
February last. On the 22d of February Mr. Jahn
stone sent.to witness a letter, inclosing one which
he (Mr. J.)Thad received from Mr. De Berenger.
The letterwas not delivered by post to witness.
(The letters were then put in and read ; that of
Mr. C. Johnstone intimated "his intention to pay
Mr. De Bereuger for the plans, and to advance
him 2001. on his note.)
The enclosure froth De Berenger, dated London,
Feb. 22, 1814, requested payment for the pi-4ns,
and a loan of 2001. Tlte. estimate -he put 'on the
plans was 2301. _Witness sent an answer to Mr. C.
Johnstone. , [This answer was then read ; its con-
.tents were immaterial, merely tending to sinew the
.existence of a correspondence at that time respect-
hig De Berengerl—CLord EllenbOrougb observed, .
that there m.:s no envelope to this letter, which he
lamented, as
,such letters might be written at-a
later date than they purported to bear.l—Witness
heard that money had,-in consequence of De Ite-
rengei's application, been paid to him by Mr.
Johnstone ; he believed a receipt was given for the
sum paid to Dc Berenger in February. Mr. John-'
stone 'Slimed him such receipt—receipt; bearing
date 26th February, was then put into witness's
hand—be saw it, a few days after it was dated.—
This receipt was for 2001. being the balance for
the drawings., A note of hand
,of De Berenger's
to Mr. C. Johnstone for 2001. was also .put in.—
This. was-also dated 26th of February, and wit-
ness saw it with the receipt before
.alluded to. •
Examined by Mr. PAttic
_ _

Was known to Mr. Deßereuger before he knew
Mr...C. john Stone, and became• surety for the
' Rules of the King's Bench without Mr. C. John-
stone's knowledge ; was 'acqnainted- with the
hand-writing of ,De Berengrr ; on looking at the
letter purporting to be,signed De Bourg (the Do-
ver letter), to Admiral Fold•`, .he-said, in his judgt
ment it was not Mr/ Dc Berenger's ; saw Mr.
• De Berenger write dthousand times, and received.
• a thousand letters fro►n him —[Lord plenhorough.
here remarked, that ally man under such circtun.
stances would certainly have* Written a disguised
handl—lle did not, in his conscience, believe
the Dover letter was the disguised hand of Mr..
De Berenger ; front his judgment of Mr. De Be-.
' renger, lie always'considered him a man of strict
honour and integrity ; :,L.: De &Tenger xvas• a
i .debtor of witousS's to the amount of 4000/. be-.
sides his professional claims.
Cross-examined by Mr. GURNEY. ..
• -- A book Was put into the hand of witness, which
was found in Mr. De Berenger's desk ; there was
writing on two of• the pages.—[This writing;
Lord Elleaborough said, was extremely like the
writing in the Dover letter.]-6onte of this writ-
izig witness believed to be more like De-Beren-; i
ger's writing than others. He did not believe
it was all his band-writing. The smaller. parts
looked like De Berenger's writing. lt was diffi-
cult to say whether it was all his hand-writing or
not. Diu,not know whatto say. (The Writing
was in pencil.)
General 'Campbell examined by Mr. BROUGHAM,
' . for Mr. C. Johnstone..
Knew Mr. -C. Johnstone ; met him at the-
Perth-Meeting in October -last ; he shewed wit-
ness a prospectus for a new Public Garden to be
erected in or near the neighbourhood of the Re-
gent's Park. He called it Vittoria. Looked at
the plans produced. They were copies of the sante
he' had seen at. Perth.

Lord Yarmouth was acquainted with De Beren-
ger'S hand-writing. The Dover letter being shewn
to his Lordship, he said, that had he seen it under
any other circumstances than the present,. he
should not have believed itto be the hand-writing
of De Berenger.•
Mr. Stokes did not think the Dover letter to be
Dc Berenger's hand-writing.
Mr. William Smith deposed to the same effect.
Smith and his wife, servants of De Be-
venget-, deposed as to time, which, if correct,
would render it improbable that their master could,
have been at Dover. •

John 11Inguire examined.

Was hostler to the .Cross Keys Livery Stables
-at- Chelsea. Vas acquainted with the person of
Mr. Dc Beren=cr. ou the 20th day of February.

. „
rt 4 erniefed seeing him teat nay, on acco7:int of
his being in the Rules of the King's Bench. lie
determined to ask Mr. De Berengcr's servant if
he was relieved from the Ku saw Mr. De
Berenger at a quarter p:lt
.six, at Mr. timith's
Stable-yard. Gateway, at chclsea. He tisiv(i Wit-
ness if the coach was gone—witness told him the
six o'clock coach W 14.1 gone, hut the seven o'clock
coach would go in three-quarters of au
Berenger then walked towards London ;
had no -doubt of Ntr:Delierenger's licrson. Men-
tionA this circumstance to his wife when he went
home. Mr. De Berenger had fi-Cimerly- occupied
lodgings in Chelsea; hon Which he went to the
Rules of the King's Bench.
Several other witnesses were called, and deposed
to the same effect.

Mr. PARK said he should call no more %%'itness'es
on the Iran of Mr- De Berenger.
Lord ELLKNBOROUGET asked, if it was not in-
. tended to prove where De Berenger dined on the
day in Citiestion.
ansWerd., he %1.-as not prepared -so
r to• do. • r e••

•
Mr. GURNEY replied.
Lord tLIIEN-BOROUGH then proceeded to sum up
the evidAce with his usual perspicuity: Tho, first.,
question for .consideration, he pbserved, was, as to
the identity of De liereoger; and upon tins part of
the case, he remarked, that he had On no former
occasion witnessed, in a Court of ustice, evidence
more positively conclusive. Lie ,had been traced
from place to place in the most clear and, satisfac-
tory' manner, from Dover to the mansion of Lord
Cochrane.; and the whole of the testimony on that
score had been so dove-tailed to the last, that it

was utterly impossible to entertain a doubt of the
charge that De Berenger 'IVR3 the man who had
first been seetvbt Dover, .and was. the individual
who had been.made instrumental in-effecting that
fraud by which such serious misehielhad„been done.
In order, however, that the whole facts. miii,:ht be
fresh inure memory of the Jury, his Lordship read
his notes of the evidence given by all the witnesses
'bearing on this head of the.case. Upon referring to
the affidavit of Lord Cochrane, his Lordship par 7 ,
ticularlyadverted tothat patrol which his Lordship
stated that the:name signed to the note of De i3eren-'
-ger was so near the bottom, that he could 'hot .
read it; and upon comparing this assertion with
the evidence of his servant, who deposed!, that
Mr. De Berenger.had added some line to the note
after he had returned from Cumberland-street, it
wa imposSilile to withhold an ex-pression of sur-
prise; as it must appear, either that De'Berenger
hasl not signed his name to the first note, -or
if he.- had signed it, his signature must have
been far from the bottom. It was also 'singular'
that Lord Cochrane should have dared to have
given.conntenance to De Beretiger in appearing
in the dress of an Aide-de-C4aq) --- a dress,
of the identity of which there calkd b'e no
possible doubt. This dress Lord Cochrane must*
have seen, as De Berenger stripped it off, for. the'
purpose of putting on that coat which Lod d Coch-
rane had lent him ; and if he did appeat in that'
dress, under. such circumstances, 'it was fur tae
Jury to say, whether Lord COchrane 'was -nor,
utter all which had \ transpired, alt accomplice in
the nefarious transaction in which•M`r. Derßerets-
ger bad taken so conspicuous a part,—The • next
point to which the Jury should direct their atteie--
tion was the Northfleet part of the plOt. Upon this
' subject his Lordship detailed the evidence, and
left it for the• Jury to say, whether there was not'a
community of purpose between Sandorn, Lyle,
M'Rae, and Holloway, and the other defendants,
an inference which l;"e considered; from all that
occurred, fairly deducible. His. Lordship then
alluded to the motives which might operate as an
inducement for projecting this scheme, and referred'
to the evidence which had been' brought forward,
.of the immense stock-transactions which had been
Carrying 'on; on the part of Lord Cochrane, Mr.
Cochrane Johnstone, Mr. Butt, and Mr. Iloilo way; I.
from; which his Lord Ship remarked, that there was •
every inducrment for the franc! Which had been
committed, and this inducement did not alone arise
frOul a view to gain, but front an anxiety to get
well, rid of the accumulation of stock which these
Gentlemen possessed, and by .which, if the funds
fell, their ruin would have been inevitable ; and
that ,the funds, from their unusual elevation,,
would fall, there seemed every reason 6' appre-
hend, His:LordshiP finally referred tai the notes I
found in De Berengee's box, and recited the tes, r
timony which went to truce the notes to the hands
of Lord Cochrane, Mr. Cochrane JOhnstOne, and
Mr. Butt ;' after which he detailed *the evidence
which had been given this morning on the part *of
the defendants. His 'Lordship concluded by Oh- '
serving, that this was the evidence, and, without',
further comment, ' left the Jury to form their own .
judgment, as to whether all the defendants, or any
of them; were guilfy of the crime imputed to them. 1

The Jury then retired, at six o'clock, and at
half-past eight :they returned with their verdict;
by nhich they found the IThole of the Defendants

The crowd collected in the Court and'its ave.-
mies -Was immense. Soule applause burst from
the crowd on the verdict being announced.