De Berenger had
been active in them, to captain Wright of the East India Company's
service, and lieutenant Taylor of the 22d infantry;" he said the per
centages were for the benefit of his (De Berenger's) ideas he had given
to Lord Cochrane and Mr. Cochrane Johnstone as to stock transactions; it
applied to both.

Upon his cross-examination, he says, "I have been corresponding with
Lord Cochrane, I am not now a prisoner in the King's Bench, I have never
had any communication with Lord Cochrane but in writing; my promotion is
not suspended, I hold the situation of Secretary and Register to the
Court of Antigua and Montserrat: I have been prevented from going out
in consequence of being compelled to give my evidence either at this
court or some other court, and only for that purpose; this is my
hand-writing; most undoubtedly I must have been compelled to give this
evidence upon oath if called upon in a court of justice; I do not give
my evidence from resentment, or from any refusal to lend me money; I
know one Palfreyman," _he_ is not called. "I am persuaded I never
represented myself as having any resentment against Lord Cochrane to Mr.
Palfreyman, nor said to him, that I would be Lord Cochrane's ruin;" and
it is not proved that he did. "I never told him that I would assist the
Stock Exchange; I have a very slight acquaintance with Mr. Palfreyman.
The conversation with De Berenger was about the 14th of February; he
mentioned to me, that he had expectations of getting some employment in
America, to serve under Lord Cochrane; he particularly wished to be
employed, that he might be useful in drilling the sharp-shooters, and
said other things of that sort; I had a very high opinion of him, as
being acquainted with the service; he was adjutant for a number of years
in the Duke of Cumberland's sharp shooters. I do not know of his making
preparation to go to America at that time, if he should be successful in
procuring the appointment he was soliciting."

Upon his re-examination, he says, "The Stock Exchange applied to me to
give them information, and sent me a subpoena after Lord Cochrane's
publication."

The honourable Alexander Murray is called; he says, "I am not at present
an officer in His Majesty's service, I am now in the King's Bench. I
have been acquainted with captain De Berenger a year and a half; I was
introduced to him by Mr. Tahourdin, who is my solicitor, and likewise
Mr. De Berenger's; we were frequently toge