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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 19th of February, he brought home Butt, on Saturday, the 19th, at £759,000 Omniurn;
a s mall parcel, and gave it to his wife ; said it was 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
Salida), 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 had'
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 dial
bundle. He said he had been at Northfleet. He Court of Chancery, purchased et 15,000, 3 per Centl,l
apveared 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 she 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 should
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. . statemeuts 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
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• known Butt several years • was introduced by him to is the City 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 letter 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 racy was only 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 tenanting-house taken for balances were so high as £600,000, and 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
wyas 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. at "Ilia he of hum nine to ten thousand pounds; but the tales
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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 statedtAathe 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

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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.

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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 the 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.

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" 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.

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