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London, England, 1814-06-09 00:00:00


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by Mr. Wright, landlord of the Crown at Rochester,
took place between them.
That. Shilfiv, the led who took the chaise at Dart-
ford, deposed, that he drove the %heel horses. Before
the witness quitted Dittfeed, he beard the waiter a&
the gentleman if he brought good news who said.
yes; Bonaparte is dead; at Cossacks fought fir
pieces of his body, si if they had been fighting for
gold. When they arrived at Beaky, the gentleman
asked the witness if the telegraphs could work the
witness said they could not, the weather was SO hazy.
He then desired they wndld say nothing of the good
news he brcught; he bad sent a letter to the Port Adm-
iral at Peal, as he hid been ordered to do, to have the
news telegraphed. Nothing more was said till the chaise
arrived at Shooter's-hill, when the witness and fellow-
servant alighted, and the gentleman gave them part of a
bottle of wine and some cakes ; he. inquired which
was • the nearest coach-stand they would come to ?
witness told him, the Bricklayers' Arms. He then
asked if there was not a stand in the Lambeth-road
and on being answered in the affirmative, desired to
be taken there. When they arrived there, however,
there was no coach on the stand, and they the*
proceeded to the Marsh Gate, where he ordered
the chaise to draw up by the side of a coach, and let
the step down; witness did so, and he stepped out of
the chaise immediately into the coach ; and after he
was seated gave the witness two Napoleons. Wit-
ness knew the coachman, his name.was Craige. The
witness then proceeded to give a description of the
gentleman's dress, agreeing in substance with what
had been stated by former evidence.
On his cross-examination he s lid he had heard of
the reward offered for the discovery of those con•
cerned in the hoax, almost as soon as it was offered.
The gentlemen who had employed him had not said
he was a clever fellow ; if they had• said so they
would have been devilishly mistaken—(4 Lauri
he might have said the gentleman had a red nose, as
the morning they came to town was very frosty.
Win. Barthelartart, Waterman at the Marsh.rate, re-
collected the chaise coining tip insi Shilling driving.
Witness recollected a gentleman getting out of the
chaise into a coach, which was on the stand. Witness
let him into the coach,.and described his dress. Teti
gentleman ordered the coach to drive to Groseakike,
square, but could not recollect the street or iumbef. -
W. &mulch, clerk in a banking-house, in Pali-Mao
W2' passing by the klarth-gate on the morning in
question, when he observed a post-chaise drive at fall
speed, and a gentleman in regimentals get out and
enter a hackney-coach. Witness was told
news, and was induced to follow the coach
did as far as the Hay market. He noticed his dress,
lint could not speak positivelyas w his person. —Mq
Dc Berenger war like hint.
W. Craiv, driver of the hackney-coach No. 811,
recollected taking up a fare at the Marsh Gate on the
21st of February, from a chaise and four, drove to
Grosvenor-square ; and when there, was ordered to.
No. 13, Green-street, where the Gentleman got out.
G. Obi, a fisherman, was dredging for coajs,
Old Swan Stairs, the latter end of Match last, when,
he fished up a parcel tied up in a chair cover, insist=
ing of fragments of a snit of clothes, a stare some id.
vet and gold lace, Ike. • it was soak with some stout
and pieces of lead. Rritnesalodfcrehe parcel to Mr.
Wake, at the Stock Exchange; A bundle was pro-
duced, and Mr. Wake and Mt. Bailey, of Stock
Bachange, proyed it to be the fan* delivered to theist
by OdeL
Seleitertr, a military-accounwment-maker, Cha•
ringcross, recollected a person coming, to his house
on Siturday, February 19, to purchase a military
dress. He had a military great coat and cap of the
witness, who had since had the coat and cap exactly
similar 'made, which were now produced. The per.
son also had a military scarlet coat. fit for a Staff
10ffiCer, and a star and badge. The witness had a
fellow star to that sold, besides which he never saw
key thing like it. The witness had examined the
fragments found in the river, and, as far as he could
judge, they were fragments of those he had 501 d.—...
witness had some conversation with the person who
purchased these things,• who said they were to be
sent into the country that evening, for a Gentleman
who was going to perform the character of a
tary Meer ; could not say if M. De Berenger was
the person; that person had whiskers; M. De Be.
stinger had none now.
Mrs.

Davison, in February last, lived near the Asr.
ham. M. De Berenger lodged with the witness, and
finally quitted her house on the 27th February. Did
hot see him on Sunday the 20th. Could not say he
slept at home on that night.
Mr. Gliatter said, he wouldnow proceed to the se.
cond part of the conspiracy.
T. Fins stated, that in consequence of a note he re.
ceived from the Carolina Coffee horse, on the 14th of
February, he went there to meet M' Rea, who told him
he had the means of making a good deal of money;
he said he had a scheme in contemplation : he was
employed by men of affluence and consequence ;
that it was one in which !here was no moral tur.
pitude, but was daily practised by men of charac.
ter ;--it wits only biting the biter, or, In other
words, a hoax on the Stock Exchange. It might
he done by going to Folkstone or Dover, and
should be dune that evening, and it would be
necessary to have foreißn dresses. Witness here
stops him, and asked him if he should get any
thing by it M'Rea said, certainly ;—the witness
should first be remunerated, and ultimately get a for.
tune. Witness expressed his•surprize rather warmly
at such a proposition being made to him. and said he
thought M'Rea should have known ham better.—
hl,ftea told mm to speak low. The witness then said,
he would not do it ; but it he (M'ltae) would go to
another Coffee-house, tie (the witness) could perhaps
introduce him to another person who would. Tney
accordingly left the Carolina Coffee-house, and were
proceeding to the Jamaica Coffee-house, when M'Rea
tamed round and would not go. The wiusess made
this proposition in order to obtain some witnesses of
the proposal. Witness afterwards went to Mr. Roth.
re y, of the Atlas Office, and others, and communi-
cated that such an offer had been made to him,
though he conceded WRea's uvba.

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