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 Cross-examined.—He was never employed to coin for the Bank; he uses similar presses in his trade; the things he found in Booth's house are not the size for buttons; he is a plater, and uses aqua fortis for cleaning; he is a Birmingham constable.

Re-examined.—He is constable for the year only—he never saw buttons cut out of the size of dollars.

John Ingeley repeated his account as to working for Booth, and that he was employed in the barn, until about eight or nine days before Booth was apprehended; Booth came into the barn on the Friday week before that time, and asked him if he would help him for a couple of hours in the house, which witness agreed to do, and as they went across the yard. Booth said, if any body should ask you what we have been doing, say we were striking penny pieces; he then said he believed witness's brother was going to leave him, and if witness would work for him, he would give him the same wages he did his brother, which were 25s, a week; witness replied, from what he could learn from his brother, it was not a fitting job for any one to do for twice 25s, a week; witness, however, agreed to assist him, but not for a constancy; Booth then took him into the parlour, he never was in that room before. Booth shut the doors in the passage after them, and fastened them, they then ascended up the ladders through the trap doors into the garret; witness was there again on the Monday following. Booth, the Scotchman, and witness's brother were then there, they were employed in striking off dollars, his brother and himself worked the press. Booth put in the blanks between the two dies, they then flung the press round, which stamped the impression of the die on the piece. Booth then took them out, the Scotchman put them through the edgers, that was done before the impression was put on, the Scotchman gave them to Booth as he edged them, and Booth then put them between the dies; they were employed at this about four hours, from four in the morning until about eight: Booth. Scot, witness, and his brother, all slept in the chamber over the parlour the preceding night: thie doors to the parlour (in the passage) were shut and fastened when witness came down to breakfast about eight o'clock that morning; two or three hours after breakfast. Booth told witness to take the dies they had been using, and plant them, they were covered over with soft pitch