On his cross-examination he stated, that there was something irritating in Captain Boyd’s manner of making the observation alluded to; so much so, that he conceives Major Campbell could not, consistently with his feelings, pass it over. But, if a candid explanation had taken place, he did not conceive the melancholy affair would have occurred. John Hoey stated, That he is mess-waiter for the 21st Regiment, and was so then. He remembers the night this affair took place. Knew Major Campbell and Captain Boyd. He saw Major Campbell that night in a room where he was washing glasses. Major Campbell had quitted the room ten or fifteen minutes. As Major Campbell was coming up stairs, Captain Boyd was leaving the mess-room, and they met on the stair-head. Both went into the mess-waiter’s room, and there remained ten or fifteen minutes, when they separated. The prisoner, in about twenty minutes, came again to the witness, and desired him to go to Captain Boyd, and tell him a gentleman wished to speak to him, if he pleased. He accordingly went in search of Captain Boyd. He found him on the parade ground. He delivered the message, and Captain Boyd accompanied him to the mess-room. No one was there. The witness pointed to a little room off it, as the room the gentleman was in. He then went to the mess-kitchen, and in eight or ten minutes he heard the report of a shot; thought nothing of it till he heard another. He then went to the mess-room, and there saw Captain Boyd and Lieutenants Hall and Macpherson. Captain Boyd was sitting on a chair vomiting. Major Campbell was gone, but in about ten or twelve minutes he came to the room where the witness was washing some glasses. Major Campbell asked for candles. He got a pair, and brought them into the small room. Major Campbell showed the witness the corners of the room, in which each person stood, which distance measured seven paces. He never saw Major Campbell after, till a week ago, though the witness never quitted the regiment, and retained his employment.