He replied, Yes; but he should keep out of his way. He left me just as the clock was striking a quarter to six. At the door, I expressed my sorrow that I could not take care of the valuable things he seemed to consider in danger; and he replied, 'It is very unfortunate, indeed; but it cannot be helped: Dominus providebit.'" Counsel.--"You say his manner was a good deal excited; pray, what do you mean by that expression?" Witness.--"I mean, hurried, hasty, impatient, agitated. Once he fell into a reverie, which lasted two or three minutes." Counsel.--"Will you have the goodness to state, Mr. Fleming, with as much precision as possible, at what hour the prisoner visited you?" "Silence!" cried the judge, in a voice of thunder. "What is all that noise at the door?" "A man will force his way in, my lord;" said one of the officers, from the other end of the court; "and there is not a bit of room." "Take him into custody," cried the judge. "He says, he wishes to give evidence for the prisoner, my lord," shouted the officer; the noise and confusion still continuing. "He will be called if he is wanted," said the judge. "Take him into custody, if he continues disorderly." The volunteer witness apparently did so; for there was a momentary scuffle at the door, and then some one was removed by the officers. The question of the counsel was then repeated to Mr. Fleming; and he replied, "To a minute I cannot exactly say; but it must have been somewhere between five and a quarter past; for the clock upon my library table struck the quarter while he was sitting with me." Counsel.--"Is that clock very accurate?" Witness.--"It is set every day by that of the church; which is, I believe, a very good clock." Counsel.--"Then it was before a quarter to five that he called at your door? How long does it take you generally to walk from the Rectory to Northferry House?" Witness.--"From a quarter of an hour to twenty minutes by the fields; it would take about half-an-hour by the road." "And you are quite certain that the prisoner left you at a quarter to six--not before?" said the counsel. Witness.--"No, rather after; for the clock struck when we were in the passage, and I spoke to him for a short time at the door." Counsel.--"Then, are you prepared to swear that the prisoner is the man who was with you on that night, as you have described?" Mr. Fleming turned round his head and gazed for a moment or two at Chandos Winslow, after which he replied, in a firm, clear voice, "I am. He is dressed very differently on the present occasion; but I have not the slightest doubt." Judge.--"I will put it to the counsel for the prosecution whether they can proceed any further after the evidence they have heard?" "My lord, I have done," said the counsel for the prosecution. "I am not in the least prepared to invalidate the testimony of the reverend gentleman. His character is above reproach; and I have nothing more to say."