man with whom I have
been in the habit of correspondence.

_Q._ Then, not knowing what your Lordship's answer may be, I will
trouble your Lordship to look at that.--[_The letter sent to Admiral
Foley was handed to his Lordship._]

_A._ I will read it through, if you please.--[_His lordship read the
letter._]

_Q._ Supposing you had heard none of the circumstances which this trial
has brought to every body's ears, and of which your Lordship has heard
so much yesterday; from the character of the hand-writing of Mr. De
Berenger, should you have believed it to be his hand-writing?

_A._ Certainly not.

_Q._ Your lordship, I believe, knows that in the month of July, this
gentleman was very urgent and solicitous to go out as a sharp-shooter to
America, with Sir Alexander and afterwards with Lord Cochrane?

_A._ He mentioned to me one day, when he came to me on the business of
the corps----

_Q._ Was that in January?

_A._ I think so; but I cannot swear to the date; he mentioned to me,
that he had very nearly arranged to go out, to drill the crew and the
marines on board of the Tonnant. I thought he mentioned it in a way to
suggest, that he wished some little additional influence, and I got rid
of the thing.

_Cross-examined by Mr. Gurney._

_Q._ The writing of that is larger than Mr. De Berenger usually writes?

_A._ Certainly, it is longer.

_Q._ The character of the letters is longer?

_A._ Oh, certainly; it is a very round small hand he generally writes,
and a very pretty hand.

_Q._ Will your lordship look at that letter, and tell me, whether you
received that letter at or about the time that it bears date? (_shewing
a letter to his lordship._)

_A._ Yes; either the day it bears date, or the day immediately after it.

_Mr. Gurney._ I request Mr. Law will mark that letter; the date of it is
March the 19th?

_A._ I believe I marked the cover.

_Q._ Will your lordship have the goodness to look at the hand-writing in
that road book (_shewing it to his lordship_); that I believe is larger
than Mr. De Berenger's usual writing, is it not?

_A._ I think it is; some part certainly does not look larger; it is less
round--it is more angular.

_Q._ Does your lordship or not, believe that to be Mr. De Berenger's
hand-writing?

_A._ I am not sufficiently conversant with hand-writing, to wish to
swear to an opinion either way.

_Re-examined by Mr. Park._

_Q._ That is in pencil?

_A._ Yes.