The Sun.
London, England, 1845-10-06 00:00:00

-EXTE-NSIVE-SYSTEM OF
FORGERY.
Two foreigners, the one named Knut 8011, aged 29,
and the other Peter Schmidt, aged 38, were brought be-
fore the Lord Mayor, on Saturday, in the custody of
John and Daniel Forrester, the officers, charged by Mr.
Kearsey, of the house of Huges, Kearsey, and Morti-
mer, solicitors of the Norwegian Consul, with haying
committed a most serious efFence—viz., being in posses-
sion of papers containing forgeries of the bank-notes of
Norway.
Mr. Kearsey, in detailing the circumstances, stated
that it was impossible to conjecture what extent of mis-
chief would have been perpstrated if the prisoners had
not been detected in making the necessary preparations
for carrying their iniquitous seherne into execution.
Mr. F. J. Wightrnan, of No. 9, Little Queen-
street, Holborn, engraver, sated that Knut Bull
called at his office on the 27th of September, and
brought a packet which he said contained paints,
and in it appeared some article of ornamental
workmanship. Bell expressed a wish to have ar
exact fac-simile of the ornamental work engraved on
copper-plate, and gave particular instructions that every
fine line should be precisely the same as the original
produced. Witness worked the order, and 801 l called on
the Tuesday evening and received the plate, and wished
for an impression on paper. As the printer was gone,
witness told him that he should have an impression next
day. On Thursday morning 801 l called again, got
an impression, and toed: the plate, for which
he paid a guinea. In the afternoon of the same
day, Bull called again, and said the Lon's nose in
the embellishments was non sharp, the paper w:s
too dark, and the impression too strong. Ile wish, d
some corrections to be male. Witness made the re-
quired alterations, and 801 l was to call on Friday morn-
ing. 801 l at that interview gave witness an order for
three brass stamps with projecting letters, and deposited
11. with him, desiring him to be very particular. The
price witness was to have was 4L, and 801 l said lie should
have several other things for witness to do, and ho
hoped witness would do them dell. When witness saw
" Norges Bank " on seine of the pieces of paper which
801 l had given him to copy, and that money was con.
cerned, he suspected that something was wrong, and he
communicated with the Norwegian Consul on the sub-
ject. He amended the plate according to the order he
received, and 801 l was satisfied with the performance.
Witness next saw him that Saturday morning, when he
called for the plate, and was takes into custody. Wit-
ness believed he had seen the two prisoners together,
but could not swear to Schiniit.
Daniel Forrester, the officer, stated that he, in com-
pany with his brother, went that morning to Mr. Wight--
man's house, and looked ruttgli the window in the par •
lour into the shop, when Bell was there. Witness then
came by a private dour into the street, leaving his
brother in the parlour, and saw the prisoner Schmidt
looking in at Evans's, the printseller's window,
in Little Queen-stree t. When 801 l came out of
the shop he was joined by Schmidt, and they
crossed the street and went into Great Queen-streer,
leading to Lincoln's Inn. Bell appeared to take some-
thing from his side-pocket, and when witness approached
closer to them he observed a brown paper parcel in
Bell's hand. In that brown paper was a plate, and
witness immediately took hold of the plate, and as
801 l strongly resisted, witness's hand was cut with
the edge of the plate. Subsequently witness found
in Boll's pocketbook four pit ces of paper, which
are imitations of certain portions of an original
Norwegian bank-note. 801 l raid he lived at
No. 34, Gloucester-street, Queen-square, wrote down
that address, and Schm*.dt wrote down ditto, ditto. Wit-
ness afterwards went to the address, and was shown the
room in which the prisoners slept, and in which there
were two beds. He there !ound a bunch of keys, one of
which opened a shaving-case, in part of which he put his
hand upon a piece of a Norwegian b trek-note, and a little
bit of paper.
Mr. Kearsey said the morsel of p )per produced by the
officer would be found, in the future investigation, to be.
of great importance.
Wm. Thomas Newell stated that he was in the employ..
ment of Mr. T. H. Saunders, Cloak-lane, stationer and
paper-manufacturer. He had seen both prisoners tes.
fore ; he first saw 801 l on the 10th of September. 801 l
called with a female, who said that she came to interpret
for him, as he did not understand the language. 801 l
produced patterns or specimens of an article, and
asked whether witness could imitate them. He replied
that he could. The patterns were in white paper.
and appended to them was a piece of pink
paper, the colour of ordinary blotting paper, in which
colour 801 l said thefiessimiles we re to be done. Witness
told him the order would re quire time, and he was tc
call next day to know the expens:. He did call on the
11th. Witness gave him the plate, and he agreed to pay
4L 10s. for the moulds, and sixty shillings a ream
for five reams, or 2.400 sheets. [lt appeared that each
of the sheets would constitute a spurious note for 100
dollars, or about 251. in English money.] Witness pro-
ceeded--eßoll gave him Si. on account. The whole were to
be ready in fourteen days. 801 l culled on the 27th of Sep-
tember, but was informed the paper was not ready. On
the following Tuesday he culled again, and stated
to the witness that there was an error in the water-
mark, which must be corrected. He then ordered the
Oin the water-mark to be altered into aC, and
marked the paper as he wished this alteration to be
made. Witness told him the paper was useless at
that rate, and must he paid. for, and he admitted
it and consented. 801 l called again on the ensuing
Thursday to know if the mould was ready, and
said witness must proceed immediately with 1,300, and
he expressed a desire for another alteration, and pointed
out an extremely minute one, stating at the same time
that the colour of the paper was not exact, and that the
paper itself was too stout. 801 l upon that occasion
handed to witness a small bit of paper as a sample,
which he told witness must be taken particular care ot,
, and be returned. Bell then paid 101. on account. wrote
down the name of 8011, and gave witness an order foe
1,300 sheets, to be ready by the next Thursday.
Daniel Forrester here stated that he told 8011, upon
taking him into custody, that he must account to the
Norwegian Consul why he got the plate engraved, and
Bull replied that he had met a Mr. Santag of Hamburgh
at a cafe, who had given him the order to get the
engraving done. He did not know where Mr. Santa °.
lived.
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and in Sweden. He was in the habit of having in his
poss.
session Norwegian notes. The currency money
-was
principally in paper. The notes of different amounts
were printed or engraved on differently coloured
paper. ,The four dollar note was upon white paper,
and was simple looking. The ten dollar note was
upon yellow paper. The fifty dollar note was
upon green paper, and the 100 dollar note was
upon pink paper, resembling blotting-paper in colour.
These notes necessarily changed colour by passing
through a variety of hands. Witness could speak as
to the authenticity of an original Norwegian note.
From his official position he was acquainted with the
royal arms of Norway. They consisted of a shield sue-
mountecEby a crown, upon which was alien rampant, with
a crown on his head and a battle-axe in his paws, in the act
of striking, [Here the witness identified the arms of Nor-
way on a genuine note of that country.] From his know-
lege of the laws of Norway, he could state that the pos-
session of an imitation of the genuine note was an offence)
punishanle by its laws.---(The witness here produced the
code of Norwegian laws, from which he stated it was
evident ;he offence was most heavily punished.)
Mr. ISeairsey then requested that the Lord Mayor
would remand the prisoners for some days.
They both expressed a hope that the remand mould not
be for any length of time, as they were both very anxious
to be at tlamburgh next week.—Remanded.
T-

:HE HEALTH or HER M. STY.—There is every
probability of an addition to the Royal Family of England
in the course of the ensuing spring. This important national
event is expected to take place about the month of March or
April next.
SUICIDE OF A YOUNG LADY IN THE SERPENTINE.—
On Saturday ibrenoon a' protracted inquiry was held before
Mr. BMW, the coroner, and •a highly respectable jury, at
the Malpils Arms Tavern, Charles-street, Grosvenor-square.
touching the death ' of a' female apparently aboutmeeighitveeeit
years dage, whose body was found in the Serpent'. R_ .
under the following circumstances:—The jury having beet
Sworn, proceeded with the coroner to the dead house of Sr.
George's workhouse, in Mount-street, to view the body,
which wal that of a fine made young woman, and dresses]
as followsl:—White straw bonnet, trimmed with pink and
white ribbon, a drab shawl with red figured border, lila.:
coloured gown, her linen was marked "M.A. E. I." She had
a mole on. her left cheek, dark hair, and hazel eyes. 'n*
jury having viewed the body, returned to the inquest-roam',
when the following evidence was adduced;—Robert
Sinclair, one of the boatmen belonging to the' Royai Humane Society, deposed that on Friday morning, about
half-past six o'clock, whilst lie was proceeding along tree_
northern side of the Serpentine River, to attend to th
bathers, he .saw a bonnet and shawl lying en one of the
seats. Witness raised an alarm, jumped into a boat and
commenced dragging near the spot, and after about twic
minutes succeeded in finding- the body of the doteased.
Witness rowed to the • receiving-house with the body, anti
gate it in charge to Mr. Williams, the superintendent.
Witness Witness had since searched the place where the
shawl were found, but could not find anything
identity. ; A verdict of Found Drowned v ultoib'l:eaa) tdelt%?hret4
corded. The body .lies at. St. George's:iOfirskhotise; MOunt.
street, Grvenor-square, for identification.
THE RINCE CONSORTS SALE OF LIVE S,tlboceicrt---
.on
A large portion of the live stock, fatted by Prince
Windsor, and in Windsor
near
the Flemish and Norfolk fabreirn-,
selected by Major-General
Home Park, have s
Wemyss to be disposed just beat:
in the course of the present month,
by public; auction. The stock comprises between 300 anti
400 Southdown Is, ethers and ewer, upwards of 50 short.
'
horned enWs and heifers, and 23 Shetlands and Highlander,..
Various store stock, and horses belonging to the Prince will
also be di posed of at the same time.
Theatricals seem to be in a very flourishing condi-
tion in America. The Keens bad just concluded an engage-
ment at the Park Theatre; which had brought more money to
the house than had been taken for years. They were
gone to Philadelphia. The New York papers also speak iii
very high terms of the talents of a young English lady, Miws
Fanny Gordon, who Us made a most successful debiit at the
Park, and had appeared with great success in several of Yes-
tris's characters.
CHURCH RATES IN LEANITNGTON.--The deter-
mined re istanca offered by some of our fellow-townsmen
to the p yment of church-rates, has, we regret to state.
compelle the parochial authorities to seize the 'goods of
i
the resisang individuals. The unpleasant step was taken on
Thursday last, and, in one instance—that of a respectable
tradesma4 living iu Regent-street—attracted together a
large concourse of spectator,:. In each case, and we believe
there were six altogether, goods were removed from the
houses of•the defaulters.—Leamivgton courier.
TEMPpE CHURCIL—Yt sterday, this church, after
being closed for a month, during which period it underwent
a thorough cleansing, was re opened for divine service.
The Rev.lMr. Robertson officiated.
ha ~EAST;
RIDING
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EAST RIDING REVISION.—The following is a fact •
:lawyer and his two clerk a travelled twenty miles to sup-
portthe 1 Conservatives" at the court held last Monday at
Howdeti. There were only three objections to dispose of, ant
they faileil W, two.—iftdlAdvertiser.