related to the above) be fhortly overtaken; and should either of thefe pedestrians meet with an antagonist whofe abilities are fuperior, fo as to hurry them from this ftage of life, no expence will be spared to have them interred in a manner suitable to their character, as a PAUL is already got, and a room is to be upholstered with black paper."

Benjamin Booth being indicted and tried at the Manchester Seffions in July, 1793, was convicted on the fole testimany of Thomas Dunn, of damning the King. His teftimony was directly contradicted by Booth's fifter. As the examinations of Dunn and of this woman contain fome curious facts I here prefent them to the reader.

THOMAS DUNN,
Cross-examined by MR. LLOYD.

2. What are you

A. A weaver.

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2. Where did you come from? What part of Ireland

A. From Athlone in the county of Weftmeath.

2. How long have you been in Manchester ?

A. About three years.

2. What was your business in Ireland?

A. A weaver.

2. Did you leave a wife in Ireland?

A. She came after me a few weeks.

2. Did you leave one wife in Ireland? A. She followed me fome time after.

2. Was you ever employed by the East India Company?

A. No.

2. Was you ever employed as a crimp?

A. No.

2. Not to pick up foldiers?

A. No.

2. I believe you are not a Proteftant?

A. No-yes-I was a Roman Catholic.

2. Was you excommunicated from the Roman Catholic church?.

A. No, I defy any perfon to prove it.

2. How long have you been acquainted with Booth ?

A. Seven or eight months particularly.

2. Who were prefent at his houfe with McCallum and Smith? Were his wife and fifter in the room?

A. Yes.

2. You went there at fix o'clock ?

A. Yes.

2. You fent for Burton ale?

A. Yes.

2. This Burton ale is very strong. You drank freely of it?

A. Yes.

2. You never have been baptiz'd ? *

A. No.

* Vide the Trial, to which this is a Sequel, page 16. where Dunn fwore that this question had never been asked him.

2. You joined in wifhing the French fuccefs? A. Yes—and am forry for it.

2. You were no friend to Kings, then ?

A. No, but have changed my principles.

2. How long have you lived in the New Bailey?

A. Six weeks.

2. You furely was not accused of any crime: Did you ftay in prison by your own consent ?

A. No. I was taken up for circulating a feditious paper on War, an Address to Manchester, figned Sydney.

2. At that time you loved a little fedition?

A. Yes.

2. I am told you were not very shy at that time in speaking. Did you bring thefe principles from Ireland?

A. No.

2. You don't recollect how much you had drank from fix to twelve o'clock?

A. No.

2. You fix the precife time the words were spoken, about ten o'clock, and ftaid drinking till twelve?

A. Yes.

2. Was the previous conversation about the Fast day?

A. I don't recollect, I drank Thomas Paine's health: we disapproved of the Fast day.

2. What was you charged with, when you was taken up?

A. With circulating the war paper, and was taken before the magistrate.

2. And you immediately gave information-did you drink fome fhrub and wine ?

A. I did not drink shrub and wine, but fome good porter; it was the next day I drank fhrub.

2. Did you fend for the porter yourself?

A. No.

2. Did

you drink the porter before you turned evidence?

A. Before and after I turned evidence-I had it from the man who took me up.

2. How long after you were taken up, did dence?

you turn evi

A. Immediately on my being taken up I turned evidence, I had refolved to do it a month before I was detected.

2. Was you drunk when you fully refolved to turn informer?

A. No. After I turned informer, I got pretty forward in liquor; at moft times I am fond of liquor.

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2. You was then brought here?

A. Yes.

2. And have been confined ever fince ?

A. Yes, feven weeks next Wednesday.

2. Has there been any promise made you be released, if Booth is convicted?

A. No.

2. Have

A. I have been three or four times in the council chamber.

2. Was you fet to watch the bridge?

A. At the time Mr. Paul was here, to fee who came to fee him, and who would not.

2. Then you had the cuftody of Mr. Paul?

A. No.

2. Though you fay you had no promife, don't you expect to be let out if Booth is convicted?

A. No.

2. When was you discharged?

A. Mr. Griffith there (pointing to the bench) defired me to ftop, and faid I was no prifoner.

2. Do you know McCallum's dog?

A. Yes.

2. Did you get any thing by that trick?

[Here Mr. Lloyd was interrupted by the Counsel for the Profecution.]

2. Did you drink wine at Mr. Paynter's ?

A. I don't recollect any thing of it.

MARY BOOTH,

Cross-examined by MR. TOPPING.

2. Was "God fave the King" fung that night, or what were the fongs?

A. I don't recolle&.

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