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_Mr. Charles Addis, sworn._
_Examined by Mr. Gurney._
_Q._ Have you a house in Shorter's-court?
_A._ No, I have not; I am concerned for a gentleman who has some property there.
_Q._ You have the letting of a house for a gentleman there?
_A._ I have.
_Q._ Was any application made to you in the week prior to the 21st of February for any part of that house?
_A._ Yes, on the 15th or 16th, I think Mr. Cochrane Johnstone applied to me for an Office in a house, the letting of which was under my management.
_Q._ What number in Shorter's-court did he finally fix upon?
_A._ It is number 5, the house almost immediately adjoining the Stock Exchange.
_Q._ Did he on that day take any part of the house of you?
_A._ He took one room for an office in that house on that day.
_Q._ The house in which Mr. Fearn is now?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ How soon did he take any more?
_A._ He called on the following day and engaged another office.
_Q._ That was the 16th then?
_A._ I believe it was the 16th, I will not be positive, and he called on the following day the 17th, being the third time.
_Q._ Did he, when he called on the 17th, write that letter in your office (_handing it to the Witness_.)
_A._ This is a letter he left in my absence in the office, on which day I cannot say, but this was a letter that he left for me.
_Q._ That was on the third day after he had engaged the three offices?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ He had then engaged all three?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ Are they three rooms in the same house?
_A._ Three rooms in the same house.
_Q._ (_To Mr. Fearn_) Is that letter Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's hand writing? (_handing it to the Witness._)
_A._ I believe it is.
_It was delivered in, and read as follows:--_
"Sir,--I called again upon you to know if you have Powers to sell the house, part of which I have taken, as I find there are several persons in the house at present, which is rather awkward, and makes it too public.
"If you have powers to sell I will immediately treat with you; have the goodness therefore to leave the terms with your clerk, or send them to me at No. 18, Great c.u.mberland-street.
I will however call again this day before I return to the West end of the town.
I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, (Signed) A. COCHRANE JOHNSTONE."
_(Addressed) Mr. Addis._
_Cross-examined by Mr. Serjeant Best._
_Q._ I believe he took the first room for Mr. b.u.t.t expressly?
_A._ Yes; and gave me a reference to him at Mr. Fearn's, who then lived in Cornhill.
_Q._ And the next time he came he said he wanted it for Mr. Fearn?
_A._ No; he said then he wanted it for Mr. b.u.t.t.
_Q._ And the third time he said he wanted it for Mr. Fearn?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ Mr. Fearn has now the whole.
_A._ Yes.
_Mr. James Pilliner, sworn._
_Examined by Mr. Gurney._
_Q._ Are you a Stock Broker?
_A._ Yes.
_Q._ Prior to the 21st of February had you made any purchases for the Defendant Holloway, in Stock or Omnium?
_A._ I had, in both.
