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also road a resoluiion o meeting of the coral:Maar of
the Sun Fire-office, dated 20th July, 1825. The 1-isola-
tion decided that the memorial of Mr. John Turner,
praying to be allowed to retire, should lie on the stable. The witness next read a resolution, dated JaimOry ,§,
1826, in answer to a second memorial presentO
intestate, praying that,he ;nigh; §e.allplyed to ret!t:e,Au
a pension, as he was incapable, through his advaippeA
age, of discharging the duties of his office.
Mr. E. Ferrer—Was a surgeon residing in giiil4-
ford-street, Russell-square. Knew the intestate, and was
his medical man. Began to attend him from 1.38 .until
the time of his death. Latterly he attended him daily.
First knew the intestate in 1837 through a Mrs. Watts,li
friend of Mr. Turner's. Had been present.on occasions
with Mrs. Watts, when witness had said to the intestate
that he had better make his will, or his property would
go to the Crown. Mr. Turner was in the habit of say-
ing, that although he had no relations he would take me
that the Queen did not have his property. He said bpi
age was about eighty. Was present at an interview be-
tween Mrs. I. I)ersley and Mr. Turner. Witness re-
mt mbered Mrs. Persley coming into the room, aCC0111.•
panied by two younger females, and saying, " Aid that
is my dear brother John; I should know him anywhere."
The intestate then rose, and shook hands with Mrs.

Dersley. One of the young women asked him if he
knew Mrs. Dersley, and he said, " No, no;" but he was
glad to see her, and talked of his father, which he was
always doing. At this time the intestate was a lunatic.
The name of " Theophilus" was not mentioned.. Mrs.
Dersley did not resemble the intestate. Witness was
present at• the interview between the intestate and Last.
Last looked at him, and said " That is John Turner."
Last asked him if he remembered
.Dr. Ord, to which he
replied, " No, no," his usual manner of answering all
questions after he became a lunatic.
Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGER—Was in the
habit of " plying" the old gentleman to make his will
fro.o 1839. There was not the least resemblance be-
tween Thomas Turner Dersley and the intestate.
Mr. Frederick Prescott proved that he had heard the
deceased state that he had no relations. Had received
a donation of 8001. from the Crown, and given a bond to
restore it in case of the plaintiffs succeeding.
Mr. John Fitzgerald examined by Mr. HILL—Had
received 5001. of the testator's property, and had given a
bond for 1,000/. His children had received 504 each,
and he had- become surety to the Crown for the repay-
ment of the same, if the plaintiffs should recover. lie
knew the intestate intimately ; he was in the habit, from
1794, of being acquainted most intimately with his
uncle, Mr. Fitzgerald, who died in 1818.. He had
walked with .the late Mr. Turner by the Tabernacle, in
Tottenbam-court-road, and. the intestate said, "If you
want to know my age, that stone will show you," and he
afterwards said " The date of the building being erected
was the year in which I was born." In the year 1835,
Mr. Turner said he was a fine old boy for eighty. In
1802 witness became the possessor of Bretfield-house,
in Suffolk, and Mr. Turner came down in October, 18Q2,
and he then said he had never been in the county of
Suffolk before. He never was called Theophilus or said
that was his name. He was a thorough " Cockney "in
his habits.
Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGER—Mr. Turner
had lent him 7,0001., which he owed him at the time ;of
his death ; but he always :paid the interest. The prin-
cipal was now paid.
Mr. E. T. Watts gave nearly similar testimony. He
had received altogether from the Crown 1,100/. out of
the intestate's property, and had given a bond to return
it if the claimants should be successful.
Lucy Clapperton examined by the ATTORNEY-GENE-
Ran—She stated that she had lived 17 or 1§ years with
the late Mr. Turner. She was five years with him be-
fore she became housekeeper. He told her that he went
to school at Chelsea, and that he was as a parlour
boarder. She had often asked Mr. Turner whether he
had any relations, and be said he had none living. Be-
fore he became a lunatic her master told her that he had
a half-sister, of whom he was very fond, but that she
was dead, and had been a teacher in a school. Mr.
Turner told her that he caught the small-pox when at
school at Chelsea. The intestate called her Sally,
because he was fond of that name. He said
he wished to settle his affairs, and leave his
property to certain charities and among his
friends. When Mrs. Dersley saw Mr. Turner he had
quite lost his recollection, and said his father was living.
He never lost that impression. He said he was born
- about the year in which. Whitefield", Tabernacle was
built. He said he was baptised in St. James's Church,....
Piccadilly, and that he should some day get the certifi-v
cate of his baptism, by paying 2s. 6d. for it. Mrii;:;i
Turner never had a cane with a gold knob,' but always?.,?o
carried a cotton umbrella.
Cross-examined by Sir F. THESIGER—Witness had'
,J,fceived 1504 from the Crown, but had given no bond to
return it. She and her husband had set up in the busi-
ness of a baker. Mr. Turner told her that his eyebrows
were burnt off with gunpowder when he was a boy at
school.
Charles Hodgkinson produced the rate-books of the
parish of St. Giles's, from 1759 to 1772, by which it ap-
peared that a " James Turner, of Great Russell-street,
was rated at 1/. ss.
This concluded the case on the part of the Crown.
Sir F. THESIGER, as evidence in reply, called a witness
of the•name of Allsop, who put in A copy of the bap-
tismal register of Mary, the daughter of Keen Fitz-
gerald. The register was dated, " Parish of St. James,
Westminster, June, 1755." ,
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL objected to this (as not;-,
being relevant to the matter at issue.
Mr. Justice ERLE inquired what motive the Learned
Counsel-had for producing this-evidence ?
Sir F. THESIGER said that the late Mr. Turner was a
great friend of Mr. Fitzgerald's, who had married Mary,
the daughter of Mr. Keen Fitzgerald ; and that it was
possible he might have gone to see the registry of 'the
parish of St. James, Westminster, for some purpose of
Mr. Fitzgerald's, and there having discovered the name
of a John Turner as being born in 1775, had adopted it
as his own register. He should also put in the certifi-
cate of the burial of a John Turner, who was buried in
1756, and described in the certificate as a child. There•
tore it was possible that the John Turner set up by the
Crown had died the same year in which he was burn.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said his Learned Friend
was mistaken upon that point, as the John Turner
whose burial certificate he had was the son of a Henry
Turner, whereas the John Turner whom he said was
the intestate, was the son of a James and Elizabeth
Turne-r.
Mr. Raven was then recalled to prove this fact, and he
stated that he had searched the register of the parish of
St. James, Westminster,•aiad found that a John Turner,
child, was buried in 1755; he was, however, the son of a
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a most powerful and argumentative speech, which lasted
upwards of three hours.
Mr. Justice ERLE asked the jury, first, whether
John Turner, to whom the defendant had administered,
was the son of John and Elizabeth Turner who resided
in Suffolk ? and, secondly, whether John Turner was the
person' liaptiSed under the name of Theophilus Turner,
at Badwell Ash, in Suffolk, in jan._l4, 1762?
. The jury immediately returned a verdict for the
plaintiffs.

TRAINING INSTITUTIONS FOR NURSES.—Thursday
a meeting was held at the Hanover-square Rooms for the
purpose of forming a society for the training and in-
-utructing nurses in the performance of their duties. The
chair was taken at one o'clock by his Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge, who was supported by the Earls
Nelson and Harrowby, the Bishops of London, Norwich,
Salisbury, and Manchester; the Rev. Dr. Wordsworth.
Dr. Todd, &c. The meeting, in the course of the pre'
ceedings, was addressed by all the gentlemen above'
.-mentioned, who advocated in the best manner the cause
of those who were to be benefited by the training of the
nurses, and combated the notion that by forming
class of female assistants and visitants of the sick the/
were borrowing from the Church of Rome something
that would tend to injure the Church of England. The
ladies who should go forth to assist the poor were prac-
tising virtues enjoined in the Holy Scriptures, and there
was no doubt of their zealous co-operation. The society
was as yet in its infancy, but there could be no doubt of
the increase of its powers when the objects for which it
was formed were explained to the public. A number of
resolutions concurring in the views taken by the speakers
were then carried by acclamation. A vote of thanks
was then passed for the Chairman, who acknowledged
the compliment, and about three o'clock the meeting was
dissolved.

.11 filli..).

On the Bth inst. at West-grange, Edinburgh, the lady of
David Carnegie, inst.,
of a son.

On the 9th inst:, at Marlborough-hill, St. John's-wood,
the wife' of John C. F. S. Day, Esq., of a son.
On the 12th inst., the wife of C. Ring, Esq., of Doctor?"
commons and Mitcham. of a daughter.
On the 13th inst., the lady of A. Robinson, Esq., barrister-
at-law, of a son.
On the llth inst., at the Oakery-cottage, Beckenham, the
wife of J. J. Tolman, Esq., of a son.

MARRIED.
On the 13th inst., at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, the Rev'
M. W. F. Thursby, rector of Abington, near Northampton'
to Elizabeth Sophia, only daughter of the late Thomas Beek'
with, Esq.
On the 13th inst., at Crayford, R. F. Mountain, Esq.'
youngest son of Dr. Mountain, to Mary Anne Jemi
youngest daughter of J. F. Burnett, Esq., of May-place, Kea'
On the 13th inst., at Lewisham, Kent, N. 13. Englehearro
Esq., jun., of Doctors's commons, to Caroline, third daughter
of the late Rev. W. Marsh, Chaplain of Morden College'
Blackheath.
On the 13th inst., at St. James's, Westminster, Mr. 5.,:
Graffty, of Warwick-street, to Elizabeth Stevens, four'
daughter of the late Mr. J. Madge, of Plymouth.