_A._ I did on the day of its date, the 10th of February.
_Mr. Joseph Brumfield sworn;_
_Examined by Mr. Gurney._
_Q._ Are you the clerk that paid the check on the 10th of February?
_A._ I am not.
_Q._ Is Mr. Evans here?
_A._ I believe not; I have not seen him.
_Mr. William Smallbone called again;_
_Examined by Mr. Gurney._
_Q._ On the 19th of February 1814, did you draw that check [_shewing it to the Witness_]?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ For whom?
_A._ For Lord Cochrane.
_Q._ Did you give it to Lord Cochrane?
_A._ I did.
_Q._ For Lord Cochrane?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ To pay for gains upon the stock account?
_A._ Not gains exactly, but upon the stock account.
_Q._ To whom personally did you give it?
_A._ To Lord Cochrane.
_Cross examined by Mr. Serjeant Best._
_Q._ Was Mr. b.u.t.t in the office at the time?
_A._ Yes, I think he was.
_Q._ Do you recollect whether you gave it into the hands of Lord Cochrane or Mr. b.u.t.t?
_A._ I think into the hand of Lord Cochrane; I feel satisfied in my mind that I gave it to Lord Cochrane and not to Mr. b.u.t.t.
_Q._ If you gave it to Lord Cochrane, did you see Lord Cochrane hand it over to Mr. b.u.t.t?
_A._ No, I cannot say that I did.
_Q._ Have you no recollection one way or the other?
_A._ No.
_Q._ Nor is your recollection very distinct whether you gave it to one or the other?
_A._ I have no reason to think I gave it to Mr. b.u.t.t.
_Q._ Mr. b.u.t.t frequently acted for Lord Cochrane?
_A._ Not with me.
_Lord Ellenborough._ Do you believe you gave it to Lord Cochrane?
_A._ I do, but I am not certain whether I laid it before him upon the table, or gave it into his hand.
_Lord Ellenborough._ You presented it to him, and gave it into his reach, so that he might take it?
_A._ Yes.
_A Juryman._ You charged him with it in account?
_A._ Yes, I did.
[_The check on Messrs. Jones, Loyd & Company, dated the 10th of February 1814, for the sum of_ .470. 19_s._ 4_d._ _was read._]
_Edward Wharmby sworn;_
_Examined by Mr. Gurney._
_Q._ Are you clerk to Jones, Loyd & Company?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ Look at that check [_handing it to the Witness_] did you pay that check?
_A._ Yes, I did.
_Q._ On what day?