A. He came from a room above stairs with several gentlemen in the coffee-room.

Q. What did you first perceive with respect to Mr. Frost?

A. He addressed himself, I think, first to Mr. Yatman, but of that I am not certain; he was asked how long he had been returned from France.

Lord Kenyon. Was he asked that by Mr. Yatman?

men.

Mr. Solicitor-General.

A. By Mr. Yatman or some of the other gentleHe said he was very lately returned. What did he say more? A. He asked him what they were doing there, and he said things were going on very well there; they were doing very well.

Q. Did you hear him say anything more?

A. That he should very shortly return there.
Q. What more?

A. There was nothing more till a few minutes after, he went into the body of the coffee-room, two or three boxes from where I was. I heard him exalting his voice, and he was for equality. “I am for equality." Upon which I got off my seat, and I went forward and inquired, "Who are you, sir?"

Lord Kenyon. You asked him?

A. Yes, because I did not know him. Mr. Yatman answered, That is Mr. Frost; upon which I asked him how he dared utter to such words. He

still continued, "I am for equality and no king." Mr. Yatman asked him if he meant no king in this country, and he said yes, no king, or no kings; I rather think it was in the plural number. That the constitution of this country was a very bad

one.

Q. Did he say anything more?

A. He said nothing more. I said he ought to be turned out of the coffee-room; upon which he walked up the room and placed his back to the fire, and wished, I believe, rather to retract, if he could have retracted, what he had said; but he still continued, he was for no king, and he was for equality. He quitted the room very shortly after by a general hiss from all the company.

Q. How long did he continue there?
A. I suppose not above five minutes.

JOHN TAITT-Cross-Examined by Mr. ERSKINE.

Q. You went, I suppose, to the coffee-house, just in the ordinary course of your recreation, I take for granted?

A. It is a coffee-house I very seldom go to.

Q. How came you there that night?

A. I went there to sup.

Q. You have been there often?

A. Very often.

Q. Then of course you went to have your supper and read the newspaper?

A. Exactly so.

Q. I take it you remember all the conversation that passed between Mr. Savignac and you that night?

A. I believe Mr. Savignac wrote down to the same effect.

Q. I dare say you wrote down this?

A. I wrote none down.

Q. But do you recollect the conversation between Mr. Savignac and you?

A. No.

Q. Mr. Frost had been above stairs?

A. Yes.

Q. With whom he was dining you do not know? A. No.

Q. Can you get out of that room without going through the coffee-room?

A. I don't know.

Q. Don't

you know the contrary?

A. I do not.

Q. You must have seen people coming from above stairs, having frequented that house?

A. Yes.

Q. Then you know the way from up stairs is through the coffee-room?

A. Yes.

Q. You say you are not certain that Mr. Frost addressed himself first to Mr. Yatman?

A. No, I am not.

Q. The first of the conversation, you will venture to swear to, was a question put by Yatman to him?

A. Yes.

Q. Will you venture to swear that when Mr. Frost came down stairs, he was not going straight through the coffee-house into the street, till Mr. Yatman stopped him and asked him that question? A. That I cannot say.

Q. What time was it?

A. About ten in the evening, rather before than after.

Q. Mr. Frost was perfectly sober, I suppose?
A. I cannot say whether he was or not.

Q. There was a good dinner, where a number

of gentlemen had been present?

A. I cannot say.

Q. You saw other gentlemen come down?

A. Yes.

Q. Were they not all drunk?

A. They might be; I don't know.

Q. He asked Mr. Frost how long he had been from France, and he told him he was lately returned; the conversation went about France? A. Yes.

Q. Will you venture to swear, the conversation

did not continue between Mr. Yatman and Mr. Frost from the time it first began till the time you heard him say he was for equality?

A. I cannot say; I did not attend to it till he exalted his voice, and said, he was for equality.

Q. Then what question was put to him, and what turn the conversation was taking, you don't know, till you heard him exalt his voice?

A. No.

Q. Then you did not know whether the conversation respected France or England; but hearing the word equality, you was all a-gog?

A. No, I was not all a-gog.

Q. You was in another part of the coffee-house? A. I was in the next box.

Q. By your own account you don't appear to have been very attentive; but hearing his voice louder than before, you immediately went up, and asked him how he dared to utter such words?

A. Yes.

Q. You said that in a tone of voice that showed you felt yourself insulted?

A. Yes.

Q. Before you knew to what his words alluded; for he had been talking about France, you know, and how things went on there, and you immediately then interfered. I believe several other persons interfered in the same insulting manner?

A. Yes, I believe they did.