The Sun.
London, England, 1844-04-13 00:00:00

THE WILLS FORGERIES.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.

(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
On the re-assembling of the Court, the first witness
called was

John Hadling, examined by Sir J. BATI-tr —I am 71
years of age. I live in the parish of Crichton, in the
county of Edinburgh. I knew John Stewart. I knew
him all my life. He was a gardener, and worked with
Mr. Peterson. He worked with him many years. Pat-
erson had three sons, John, William, and James. I
knew John Paterson, the son, first, when he was about
fourteen years of age. He went into the west country
to some nobleman's house. He was a gardener. John
Stewart went from Crichton to Phantasie, and, lived with
Mr. Rennie. I never hoard John Stewart mention any
family that ho had.
Cross-examined by Mr. GRAVES--Stewart is a
common name in Scotland. I never knew but one John
Stewart. I never saw him at Phantasie. I never saw
J. Paterson, the sOn, aftei he left Crichton.
Re-examined by Sir Joule BATLEY—It was about 50
years ago that John Stewart left Crichton.

John Withersperne, examined by Mr. BODHIN—I re-
sided at Kigdore in Scotland. I know the last witness.
I lived once at Phantasie, in Preston Kirk. That was
.52 years ago. I knew a John Stewart living there with
Mr. Rennie, in the same service that I was in. He lived
there a twelvemonth. Phantasie is 18 miles from Crich-
ton. Stewart was at Phantasie when I left. He had
very few relations that I understood. He said .he had
one brother named James. He never spoke about any
sister. I was very intimate with him. He
went over with me to Haddington, in the road to
Crichton, when we went home for our certificates, and we
returned to Phantasie the same day. Ido not remember
his showing me his certificate. He came to pay me a
visit before he left Phantasie. ge left soon after that.
I did not see hint start. He was eight years older than
I am. My age is seventy-four. He was about thirty
when he left Scotland. I have never seen biro since.
Joseph Lockhart examined by Mr. CLARKEION—
I was formerly a gardener. I reside at Wimbledon.
I was acquainted with John Stewart, a gardener the re,
between 40 and 50 years ago. He always was considered
as a native of Scotland. Ile lived with John Shelley, Esq.,
at Wimbledon. John Paterson was working under him.
I was intimate with him. I saw him occasionally until
nearly his death. I knew him also with two Mr. Strode',
uncle and nephew—one at Tyam, and the other at
Port Carden. Ile used occasionally to call on me at Wim-
bledon. I once saw John Paterson's father. He came to
see his son at Wimbledon, when he worked for this John
Stewart. Old Paterson and John Stewart appeared to
be acquaintances. I never heard John Ste wart mention
his family but once. Ile said he had no relations living
that he knew of ; he never had but one brother,; he had
gone to the Indies, and had not been heard of for twenty
pears, and therefore he supposed that he must be dead.
_a never said that he had ever had a sister.
Cross-examined by Mr. GRAYES—I never was at Mr.
Strode's.
James Gudge examined. by Sir J. BAILEY—I am the
clerk of the Journals of the House of Commons. This
is the Journal of the House of Commons of May, 1839.
It contains an entry of the appointment of Speaker.
Charles Shaw Lefevro, Esq., was appointed Speaker. He
oontinued as Speaker in 1840. (The Act of Parliament
appointing the Commissioners for the Reduction of the
National Debt was put in.)
Mrs. Jane Burn—l reside at Falmouth. I know Mrs.
Susanne Richards, who was married at Falmouth more
than 30 years ago. I saw her once after she became a
widow. She had just returned from Lisbon. I do not
know Mrs. Dorey. The children were young when they
left Falmouth. She had three daughters, Lydia, Su-
sanne, and Georgiana. Mrs. Richard's name, before
she was married, was
Crane. Her father was a soldier.
Cross-examined
by Mr. JAMES—I never spoke to her
father.

J. H. Gef,ui produced thocopy of the mania& cortifi-