that Mr. De
Berenger was going to serve in America."

Barnard Broochooft, Clerk to the Marshal of the King's Bench, is next
called. He says, "I know Captain De Berenger. He has been a prisoner in
the King's Bench prison from the latter end of the year 1812, to within
a month or six weeks of the present time; he had the Rules. I missed him
for some months. Mr. Cochrane, a bookseller in Fleet-street; and Mr.
Tahourdin the solicitor, were his securities for the Rules: they entered
into this surety nearly two years ago. I cannot recollect seeing him on
the morning of the 21st of February. The security was under L.400; they
generally take L.100 beyond the amount of the debt and costs." So that
it appears he was not very heavily charged in debt at that time;
however, his debts might be, as supposed by Lord Cochrane, L.8,000.

Joseph Wood, the Messenger of the Alien Office says; "I left London on
the 4th of April, in order to find De Berenger. I found him at Leith, on
the 8th of April; I found him in possession of a writing desk,
containing papers and bank notes; before I parted with any of them I
marked them before the Grand Jury; there were guineas and half guineas,
and two Napoleons in the pocket book." He produced two packets, and a
pocket-book containing a L.50 bank note, four L.5 notes, and two
Napoleons in a pocket-book. He also produced a memorandum-book, and a
paper of memorandums, and a road-book. A memorandum is shewn to Mr.
Lavie, which he says he believes to be Mr. De Berenger's hand writing.

Mr. Wood says, on his cross examination, "I carried the box and the
papers before the Grand Jury, by orders of the Secretary of State. I was
subpoenaed to bring it before the Grand Jury; the seals put on at
Edinburgh, were taken off by order of the Secretary of State, before I
went before the Grand Jury; it has been in my possession ever since I
took it at Edinburgh. When I went to Holland, in my absence, Mr.
Tahourdin wished to see it, and Mr. Musgrave opened it for him; the
seals had been opened before that time. I was absent about a week or ten
days. I was present all the time it was before the Grand Jury; it was
locked up with all its contents; when I went out I locked it, and left
it upon the jury table; I had the key; I was present when Mr. Lavie and
Mr. Wakefield, and another gentleman of the Stock Exchange were with Mr.
De Berenger the day he arrived. I was present the greatest part of the
time. Mr. Wakefield went