Now, in the month of September, upon any occasion, and what, did he come to sleep at your house, and did you put a bed up for him?—Yes. On what occasion was it?—He had complained of ill health occasionally; and thinking that he was ill, I asked him out of friendship to take a bed at my house, supposing that the air would be of service to him. You live near the river?—No; not very close. You say you were out from home on the 25th of September. When did you return?—On the evening of the 26th. Upon your return, did the boy, Foreman, make any communication to you?—He did the next morning when I saw him. I returned on the evening of the 26th. By Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—Then it was the day but one after, namely, the morning of the 27th that the boy made the communication to you?—Yes, my Lord. By Mr. BOLLAND.—Did you see Foreman on the night of your return?—Not to speak with him. But on the morning of the 27th he made the communication to you?—Yes. Respecting this transaction?—Yes, respecting this transaction. What did you do upon the boy’s making that communication?—I told him I was extremely sorry for what had happened. You need not tell us what you told him. Did you make it known?—I had many applications from the Congregation, to whom I made it known. Did the communication come first from you, or did they apply to you for information?—In consequence of the information they had received from general report, they applied to me for authentic information. Several of the Congregation made those applications?—Yes. What request was made to you, and in consequence of that request was there any meeting upon the subject?—Yes. Mr. GURNEY.—Unless Church was present, this cannot be received as evidence. The COMMON SERJEANT.—And even if he was present I apprehend it cannot be received, unless it is evidence of a fact. Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—It is no evidence of a fact; but in consequence of something said by the Congregation respecting this subject, the witness did something. The question may be put in that shape. Mr. GURNEY.—If my learned Friend goes to that, I have no objection to that question. Mr. BOLLAND.—I was going on to put that question, if I had not been stopt by my learned Friend. By Mr. BOLLAND.—In consequence of applications made to you from the Congregation, did you go to the Defendant, Church?—I did. What did you state to Church; and when did you go to him upon this subject?—I think it was on the 9th of October. Had there not before that been a meeting of the Congregation, at which you were present?—No. By Lord ELLENBOROUGH.—Did you take any steps between the 27th of September, to see Church, and the 9th of October, upon this subject?—No, my Lord. That was the first communication you had with Church upon this subject?—Yes.