very close to Mr. De Berenger, and I declare I
do not recollect any particular words; he put some questions respecting
the Stock Exchange. I did not hear any names mentioned. I remember the
word information, that they wanted information, but that is all I
recollect. Mr. De Berenger said he was unwell, and exhausted by his
journey. Mr. Wakefield conversed with him about ten minutes; I put my
marks upon these things before I went to Holland." So that his going to
Holland is immaterial, for his marks put upon them before he parted with
them, identify the bank notes, and the bank clerks say they gave them in
exchange for other notes.

Mr. Fearn is shewn a check of the 5th of February; he says, "I gave
that check to Mr. Butt on the day of its date." That was afterwards
attempted to be proved, but it came, I think, to nothing.

Mr. Smallbone says, "On the 10th of February I drew that check, which
was a check for L.470. 19. 4. I drew it for Lord Cochrane; I gave it him
on some stock account; I think Mr. Butt was in the office at the time; I
feel satisfied I gave it to Lord Cochrane, and not to Mr. Butt; I did
not see him hand it to Mr. Butt; I presented it to him on the table,
that he might see it." The check is then read, it is upon Messrs. Jones,
Loyd & Company, dated the 19th of February, very shortly, that is on the
Friday before the Sunday on which this person must have departed from
town, it is payable to No. 119 or bearer, and is signed William
Smallbone.

Then Edward Wharmby says, "I am a clerk to Jones, Loyd & Company. I paid
that check on the 19th of February, in one L.200 note, two of L.100
each, and a L.50.; the L.200 note was No. 634, the L.100 notes were, one
No. 18,468, and the other 16,601, and the L.50 note was No. 7,375."

Then to shew that Lord Cochrane dealt with the produce of this check as
his own, Thomas Parker, the coal-merchant of Lord Cochrane, says, "I
received in payment a bank note of L.50 from Lord Cochrane, which is
this very note, the number of which is 7,375; I wrote on the back of the
note, and that is my hand-writing." Therefore it appears that this
check, which was drawn for Lord Cochrane, was in the first instance for
his benefit; for L.50 of it went to his coal merchant, and the other
notes appear to have come to him, or to Mr. Butt, and the produce is
afterwards found at a very critical period in the hands of this person,
De Berenger, seized after he had gone from London. The check it