tus, and he says, "From the trouble that must attend it, a
compensation of from, L.200 to L.300. might not be excessive." I have
mis-stated it, therefore before; he does not say, it would not be
excessive, but it _might_ not be so.

Then Mrs. M'Guire says, "I am the wife of M'Guire, the ostler. I did
not know Mr. De Berenger, when he lived at Chelsea, I knew Smith his
servant. My husband mentioned to me on the 20th of February, his having
seen Mr. De Berenger, Smith's master; he mentioned it to me at ten at
night; it was the Sunday before Shrove Tuesday, it was my child's
birth-day, and therefore I remember it. My husband told me, he had seen
him at about a quarter past six; he said, he wondered whether he had got
his liberty yet or not; I cannot particularly say whether he said it was
shocking or not; he said, he wondered whether he had got his liberty."

How this should have excited the curiosity of this man, one cannot well
conceive; but one cannot comment upon that which one cannot read and
believe.

Then Henry Doyle Tragear is called; he says, "I was at Mr. Donithorne's
house in York-street, Westminster, in the month of February last. I was
staying there; I went there upon the occasion of my leaving my house,
No. 39, Little Queen-street, Holborn, where I had carried on the hatting
business. I left my house finally on the 17th, and went to Donithorne's;
I remain at his house still. I had seen Mr. De Berenger frequently
previous to that, at Mr. Donithorne's house. I particularly remember
having seen him there on Sunday the 20th of February; I saw him twice
that day; I saw him between nine and ten in the morning, and again
between eight and nine in the evening; I saw him at Donithorne's house
both these times; he might stop about half an hour, more or less. I have
seen him frequently talking with Mr. Donithorne about some drawings,
designs for pieces of furniture, and things of that sort. Donithorne is
a cabinet maker. Donithorne has shewn me these things before. I am a hat
manufacturer; I am not entirely out of business but I have not a house
at the present moment; I went there to reside till I could get a house
to suit myself, to start in business again." According to the wife, it
did not appear as if he was likely to go into business again. "My wife,
Mrs. Donithorne and Mr. Donithorne were there in the evening. When he
came, Mr. Donithorne went into the garden with him; he said he would not
come into the parlour