d by him.

What is your situation in the society?--My situation to the Association
is as clerk.

Clerk to Mr. Murray?--No; I am not in Mr. Murray's office.

In the Society's office, separate from the attorney's office?--Yes.

In what situation were you before?--I used to assist my brother in his
correspondence with country newspapers.

Not for the town papers?--No, for himself; he takes the reports of the
House of Lords' proceedings, and transmits them to the editors of the
country papers; I used to assist him in the copying, and he paid me for
my trouble.

What is your salary in your present honourable situation?--It is not
fixed.

It depends upon your exertions?--Yes.

Then you work at present by the piece?--No, I do not; the committee have
not yet come to a determination about my salary; I have not made any
demand for salary; I have not proposed any sum; I mean to swear that; not
any sum has been proposed to me; I don't say that I would work for the
Society gratuitously; if I want five or ten pounds I know where to go for
it; not of the Association; I can have it of my brother; I expect to
receive something of the Association.

In your modesty, what may be the extent of your expectations?

Mr. GURNEY submitted that this was not a proper mode of
cross-examination.

Mr. COOPER.--I think it is, and I shall persist in it until I am told by
my Lord that it is irregular.

Mr. Justice BEST.--I don't think any part of the cross-examination is
approaching to anything like regularity.

Mr. COOPER.--If your Lordship says I am not to be allowed the same
latitude which is allowed to counsel on other occasions, I shall not
persevere.

Mr. Justice BEST.--I have no objection to your taking your own course,
but I think this course of examination ought to have been stopped long
ago. I think every fair and reasonable indulgence ought to be allowed to
counsel in such a case, but if this was a mere civil case I should have
stopped you long ago.

Mr. COOPER.--Then I shall proceed in my own way, with your Lordship's
permission. (To witness.) Is this the first job you have been employed
in?--I don't recollect any other of this kind.

Are you sure you have been employed upon no other job of this kind?--I
cannot bring to my recollection whether I have not been employed on any
other. I may have been, but I am not aware of any.

Do you know a man named King?--Yes, perfectly.

Do you recollect doing a job in which he