m in any part, they knew it
all. You have it in evidence, that they have inspected the notes in the
letter-case; they knew the use that we were to make of them, and then we
have that notable expedient, the fruit of Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's
fertile brain, the mode of accounting for all these bank notes, by this
extraordinary transaction of the drawings of a design for improving an
acre of ground behind Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's house in Alsop's
buildings.

Now, gentlemen, only have the goodness to look at it. The work was done,
it is said, last September; L.50 was then paid on account, respecting
which you might, from Mr. De Berenger's letter, have supposed that no
voucher had been given, for it is mentioned carelessly in the
postscript, "a-propos, you have paid me L.50 on account." On the
contrary, you find that Mr. Cochrane Johnstone took a stamped receipt at
the time; then we have the architect called, as in an action on a
quantum meruit; and architects have most magnificent ideas of plans and
money, and he tells you, that two or three hundred pounds would not have
been too much for such a design as that. Gentlemen, I think we are all
as well qualified to decide upon that, as an architect; you will, if you
think proper, look at it, and form your own judgment. But how comes it
that we have these strange accounts from Mr. Tahourdin, his verbal
testimony contradicting his client's letter. Mr. Tahourdin says, "I did
delicately, but I did by Mr. Berenger's desire, again and again hint to
Mr. Cochrane Johnstone the subject of payment, to which I must do him
the justice to say he was never averse. I had done this some time before
February, but no money had come;" and then, as soon as these words were
out of his mouth, he puts in Mr. De Berenger's letter to Mr. Cochrane
Johnstone, who says, "You (Mr. Cochrane Johnstone) have been pressing me
to take money, and now I will take it." Oh, gentlemen, when does this
fit of money-paying and money-taking seize these two persons? _On the
22d of February!_ The day speaks volumes. Added to all the extraordinary
coincidences, which the Defendants wish you to believe were accidental,
we now have the acknowledged payment of money by Mr. Cochrane Johnstone
to Mr. De Berenger on the day after Mr. De Berenger had so rendered Mr.
Cochrane Johnstone, Lord Cochrane, and Mr. Butt, the important service
of raising the funds by the imposition that he had practised, of which
they had so promptly and