Is an attendant amongst the congregation, and a hearer of Mr. Church. Received a letter in the beginning of the month of October, but there was no name to it. There was no place of abode given, nor any thing except the day of the month; could not tell from whom it came; gave it to Mr. Patrick’s daughter, who gave it to her father; it was returned to witness again, who took no further notice of it. Witness had a subpœna _duces tecum_ so produce it, but was impossible to produce it. After the letter was returned witness took no further notice of it, but put it into a drawer; knows no more than his Lordship what is become of it; looked for it on the Thursday morning before she came, but could find no scraps of it; was not able to find it; was wholly unable to find it; witness searched diligently to find it; is convinced there was no name to it. Has seen Mr. Church’s hand-writing, and has seen it written in a different hand, not always alike, but sometimes very different; not to say exactly two different hands, but such a difference in the same hand-writing that she would hardly think it the same; has seen it so different, at times, that she should not at all times, think, it was the same; thinks it was Church’s hand-writing, but could not be positive, as there was no name to it; cannot say whether it was or was not; it is not in witness’s power. Witness believed, at that time, that it was his hand-writing, and believes it still. When she opened it she was very much struck with the similarity, for it had very much the appearance of his hand-writing; but, as their was not a signature, could not be certain. It had the appearance of his handwriting. Witness’s belief now, whether it was or was not his hand-writing, is exactly this same now as it was then. Cannot say. She firmly believes it was his hand-writing, because it was not signed. Did not communicate it to any body but Mr. Patrick. Communicated to Mr. Patrick that she had received a letter from Mr. Church. _Cross-examined by the Common Serjeant_. The search which witness made for this letter was not until last Thursday. Witness has no reason to believe that it is in her house, for she did not leave a draw or place unsearched. _Lord Ellenborough_.—As far as evidence can go of the loss of an original letter, to let in the copy, we have it in this case; for I asked her whether she made diligent search after the original, and she says, she has made diligent search. _Mr. Patrick examined again by Mr. Marryatt_.—Was acquainted in October last with the hand-writing of Mr. Church. The letter from which he made this copy, and which he returned to Mrs. Hunter, was, in his belief, the handwriting of Mr. Church. _Mr. Marryatt_.—Now, my Lord, I propose reading this copy of the letter in question. The following letter was then read in evidence:— _October_ 6, 1816. “Dear Mrs. Hunter,