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

came as the friend of Mr. C. J. to give patterns for
a. me furniture for that gentleman. The morning
was a misty cold morning. He and Mr. De B.
went over the house, and twice over the room which
was Mrs. M,Gtii7e's bed-room, that morning. Mr.
Tahourdin was his attorney. He acknowledged
that he had given orders to Mr. Tahourdin to issue
130 %% tits against gentlemen of the Stock Exchange,
for which he believed the Hon. Mr. C. JolinstOne,
was to pay.—This closed the defence, when
Mr. GURNEY stated, that it now became his duty
to address the Jury in reply. He should not de-
tain them at any great length. The case before
them was one of great importance. The honour
of gentlemen was dearer than life, and to wound
the honour of gentlemen, raised in every bosom an
advocate for the injured. Men, however, must be
tried by their actions. Their birth and cities could
give them no protection there, if their' actions did not
shew that they merited it. It would be for the Jury
to say whether those named in the indictment were
innocent or guilty. Their actions were before them.
What that verdict would be he could not entertain a
doubt. If he felt confident when he opened the case,
he felt possessed of confidence increasedaenfolJ, after
he had heard the evidence adduced on the part of the
defendants. 'When he recollected the nature of the
evidence which had been, and which had not been
adduced, he could not for a moment suppose that
the idea of innocence could enter, the mind of any
one who had attended to the whole trial. Mr. Ser-
jeant Pell, with his usual ability, had endeavoured
to shew, that what he still considered as two parts of
one plot, were, in fact, two distinct plots. If they
were, he could then only say, that miracles had not
ceased. But unfortunately that was their own testi-
mony against themselves. M'Rae, according to Mr.
C. Johnstone, had offered to divulge the whole, and
'lce placed confidence in that offer ; but if Mr. M'Rae's
vaeve a distinct conspiracy, how could he pretend to
divulge the secrets f the conspirator Du Bourg.--
The feelings which-must have occupied the minds of
persons who had bought so much stuck and Omnium,
under such peculiar circumstances, wc.uld not afford
very favourable evidence. They were proved to have
. been the holsters of stock to an enormous amount—
they were proved to have possessed nearly a million,
so enormous a sum, that by the trifling fluctuations
of .at jay they might have lost £OOO. They, of
cruise, must have become anxious to get rid of so
ennswous a burden, and they had no means of get-
ti' g rid of it without incalculable loss, except a sud-
den rise in the Funds took place. By the small rise
which did take place tl.ey gained £10,000; but if
they had got out of the business without loss it would
be gain to them, when they'hadso much at stake. If
on the morning of the 21st of February, that intelli-
gence had beets reetived, which shortly afterwards
arrived, of the rupture et the negotiations, they would
have lost F 150,000. Ruin then stared them in the
face, and therefore they were men in desperate cir-
cumstances. It then became clear that the conspiracy
would benefit them. 1 he conspirat. r who was to fulfil
all their plans, appeared in the person of Du Bourg,
and the object first had been, to find out who this
Du Bourg was. They had found the pr!rne agent
in the person of Mr. De Berenger, as they Lad proved
by the clearest evidence. They had identified Mr. De
B. beyond all doubt—but an alili was attempted.—
To establish that, they had been nauseated with
most contradictory and absurd evidence for hours.
He had exeected that their last resource, an aliti,l
would be attempted; and he therefore made out his
case in such a manner as to render it perfectly unas-
sailable by gni. Calculating on such attempts being
made, he determined to take up the conspirator like a
bale of gocds, convey him along the road, bring him
to town, and to deposit him. He had done so ; he
had lodged him in Lord Cochrf;;ls house, and had
his Lordship's receipt for the modity's safe de-
posit. In the course of his professional experience
he had heard much on the subject of identity, but he
did not know a case where it had been so fully proved
as in the present instance. Evety witness recognised
the countenance of Mr. De B. for it was no common
one?—the Jury must remember how they looked
round the Court, and at last dwelt with confidence
on M. De Berenger as the man. Well, then, it De
Berenger were Du Bourg, what became of the criti-
cisms on the writing of the letter to the Pore Admi-
ral ? Besides, was it to be supposed that De Berenger
would be so egregious a fool as to write that letter
in his ordinary hand. Althobgh he might have gone
through the letter pretty well, yet lie contrived to
betray himself at last ; for as Lord Yarmouth had
said, the R to the name was like that used by Ran-
dom De Berenger. The great agent of the plot, alter
having per formed his part, proceeded straight to Lord
Co chrane's house ; so that he who was so deeply in-
volved in the funds had•with him the instrument by
. which it was contrived to promote a rise. But Lord C.
4nxious to save himself from perdition, unfortunately
sent forth his affidivit ; and he called a host of wit-
nesses to confirm what wanted no conlirmatiou—
namely, the application to Governinent to obtain for
De Betenger an appointment, without calling wit-
nesses to confirm that part of his Lordship's affidavit
which was of the most vital importance, that Was,
the dress of the Gentleman who called at the house
of Lord Cochrane on the morning of the 21st Feb-
ruary. Lord Cochrane said that De Berenger had
on green uniform, but it had been proved that it was
red. Yet if the contrary were the fact, there was a
maid-servant, and a man who was now abroad, who
could have proved the fact ; but they had not been
called to support Lord Cuchrane's oath. A curious
reason was assigned for changing the pretended green
slress or sharp-shooter's uniform, because De Beren-
Yer was going to Lord Yarmouth ; why, as Lord
armouth was his superior officer in the sharp-shooter
corps, that of all dresses was the best. This was, in-
deed, a most painful part .f the affidavit; it was re-
butted by such an immense body of evidence; but,
painful as it was, it was his duty to bring it under
the observation of the Jury. Extraordinary as this
case was in all its circumstances, he ( Mr. Gurney)
hardly expected that the Bank-notes would have
been accounted for in a manner so very remarkable.
--Mr. De Berenger, it was represented, bad perform-
etl work as a designer of buildings, for Mr. C. John.
stone, and various drawings were produced, of his
manufacture, 'which were suppOsed by an architect
to be 'worth two or three hundred pounds. , This
.monex earned in this manner had been paid in a way
Jury would take into their serious couside-

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