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_Lord Ellenborough._ This entry then will be of no use to you.

_Mr. Gurney._ No, my Lord; it was mentioned that there were two
Napoleons in the letter case: Mr. Wood has those two Napoleons to
produce.

[_Mr. Wood produced two Napoleons._]

_Mr. Gurney._ This, my Lord, is the evidence on the part of the
prosecution.

* * * * *

_Mr. Serjeant Best._ I wish to apprize your Lordship that I think it
will be necessary for the defendants to call witnesses.

_Lord Ellenborough._ I should wish to hear your opening, and to get into
the defendants case, if I can; there are several gentlemen attending as
witnesses, who, I find cannot, without the greatest public
inconvenience, attend to-morrow.

_Mr. Park._. The difficulty we feel, I am sure your Lordship will feel
as strongly as we do the fatigue, owing to the length of our attendance
here; but we will proceed if your Lordship desires it.

_Lord Ellenborough._ I would wish to get into the case, so as to have
the examination of several witnesses, upon whom the public business of
certain offices depend, gone through, if possible.

_Mr. Park._ I have undergone very great fatigue, which I am able to
bear; but I would submit to your Lordship the hardship upon parties who
are charged with so very serious an offence as this, if their case is
heard at this late hour; and then a fresh day is given to my learned
friend to reply.

_Lord Ellenborough._ It will not be a fresh day when you will be here by
nine o'clock, and the sun will be up almost before we can adjourn; I
will sit through it if you require it, rather than that.

* * * * *

_Mr. Alley._ On the part of M'Rae, I shall not trouble your Lordship
with any witnesses or observations.

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MR. SERJEANT BEST.

May it please your Lordship,

Gentlemen of the Jury,

I assure you I am extremely sorry on my own account, and still more
sorry on your account, that it will be necessary for me, if I am able to
do it, to take up a considerable portion more of your time, in the
discussion of this most important question; a question, certainly, of
great importance to the public; a question, of great importance to the
three individuals whose interests are committed to my charge; for,
gentlemen, upon the issue of this question, with reference to them,
depends whether they are to hold the situation in society which