the box of white lace, is certain he saw her take it and under her arm: had conversation with Miss Gregory down stairs afterwards, who came up stairs, he shortly after returned too, he then saw Miss G. with the card of white lace in her hand, which had the private mark he had put on it: he went out and saw Mr. and Mrs. L. P. together, they were apart afterwards, in attempting to speak to Mrs. P. she went to her husband: witness asked his name, said he lived in Paragon-Buildings: witness went to the Town-hall to lay the complaint, but the Magistrates were gone: they were afterwards much occupied with the soldiers who were passing through for the expedition to Holland, attended almost daily till the information was laid. CROSS-EXAMINED BY Mr. BOND. Smith had left Bath before witness was hired by Mrs. Smith: the goods were the property of E. Gregory, Mrs. Smith was in Cornwall: witness was brought up in the haberdashery line, was a journeyman once in St. Paul’s Church-Yard: never had dealings with one Crouch, a pawnbroker: never brought goods to Crouch: was not in the house of Moore and Terry, but was a partner with Terry, who is now gone to Lisbon; they, when together, sent hard-ware to Lisbon, but never himself saw or knew any thing of the goods sent: never look’d into the books, though a partner; their goods sent to Lisbon were bartered for goods; goods were got by them in the City and Birmingham: never dealt with one Caldwell; if Caldwell sent goods through their hands to Lisbon, he knew nothing of it, Mr. Terry alone managed the books, at length they were bankrupts, afterwards became partners with one Crout about 5 months after the said bankruptcy; they were together about 18 months, then this house also was a bankrupt, his certificate is signed yet only by 7 out of 10 creditors; before Christmas there was no name to the certificate, the certificate was never refused by any one; he believes his creditors and commissioners were satisfied, but he believes the solicitor to the commissioners was not: being the confidential servant of the shop, he took the best care he could of every thing: does not know he ever put up in a parcel more things than had been purchased: knows _now_ a Miss Blagrave, and recollects when once she purchased a veil at the shop; this happened after Mrs. P’s affair, he put up Miss B’s veil, Miss B. came back the next morning, and asked if he remembered serving her with a black veil the night before; he said yes, she said you ought to be very careful after Mrs. P’s affair, how you do such things; when the veil came back, received it, would not have received the veil if he had not imagined it belonged to the shop: did not tell Miss B. that he had not put up the veil, thinks he told her he did not put it up: knows of no other instance: knows of no person of the name of Kent, who deals in their shop, or any lady who bought gloves in her shop some days before Mrs. P.