ch he has not executed, nor ever will. Mr.
Cochrane Johnstone, too, equally threatened prosecution, and he has
equally failed in the execution of his threat; but one fact stated by
the Committee, roused the indignation of Mr. Cochrane Johnstone. It had
been stated by the Committee, that whereas Mr. Cochrane Johnstone and
Mr. Butt, had been satisfied before the 21st of February with doing
business at the office of their agent, that on that morning they
commenced business at an office, taken by Mr. Cochrane Johnstone for the
use of Mr. Fearn, in Shorter's Court, Throgmorton-street, an office most
conveniently situated, just by the side door of the Stock Exchange
itself. This office consisted of three rooms, in one of which rooms were
Mr. Cochrane Johnstone and Mr. Butt; in a second Mr. Fearn, and in the
third a Mr. Lance, a person also employed by them; and the Committee
stated, from Mr. Fearn's information, that Mr. Cochrane Johnstone had
taken this office for Mr. Fearn, even without his (Mr. Fearn's)
knowledge.

Mr. Cochrane Johnstone was extremely angry at this; he declared it to be
a most unqualified falsehood, and that he was ready to swear positively,
that he never had done any such thing; that the office was Mr. Butt's,
and that Mr. Butt had given it up to Mr. Fearn; now that would not
signify much, for I will shew, that Mr. Butt and Mr. Cochrane Johnstone
are one and the same. Gentlemen, I am sorry to say, that after what I
have seen of Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's conduct in this transaction, I am
not surprised at his denying this, merely because his denial is in
contradiction to the fact, but I am surprised that he should dare to
deny it, when I have a contradiction not only by a witness, but by a
letter under his own hand. I will prove to you, by the owner of the
house, that Mr. Cochrane Johnstone did take this office; he not only
took this office, but he was desirous of taking the whole house; he had
taken the office before the 17th of February, and on the 17th of
February he called on Mr. Addis, who had the letting of the house, and
he wrote and left on his desk this letter: "Sir, I called again upon you
to know if you have power to sell the house, part of which I have
taken." This is Mr. Cochrane Johnstone, who is ready to swear that he
never took any office at all--"_part of which I have taken_." Gentlemen,
mark the remainder, and apply it to the morning of the 21st of
February.--"_As I find there are several p