The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-02 00:00:00

THE WILLS' FORGERIES.

IfIANSION-BOUSE.
(dontinnecl from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Mr. Goat-aim' (the 'chief clerk to the Lord Mayor) began,
as scion. as it was intimated ,to the prisoners that they were to
be again brought up, in consequence.of the application of,tho
Learned Coil el forßarber, on the 23d instant, to read over
the
.dpbotitionsin the several cases.-
Fletcher paid the 113,1)4 intense attention to the entire of the
';eildeliEe; but left theiwhole.:management of his case to Mr.
Humphries, his solicitor. Barber occasionally wrote as Mr.
Goodman pnkeeded, and communicated with Mr. Parry,
taFho was understood tq be-in attendance as the representative
-diMr. Chambers, the barrister employed in the early stages of
-the proceedingsrd,i that foisoner.
.The case Wiii,4,"lltaryHunt was alleged to have been
personated for the purposes of fraud, was the first upon which
the depositions :were sworn to and signed.
The depOsitlons in the case in which Eliza Burchard was
alleged to have been personated. by Mrs. Dorey, at that time
GeOrgiana- Richards, were the next read over, sworn to and
signed by the several witnesses, and in neither case was any
comment-made by the prisoners or those who attended for
them: „ _ _

In the case in which John Stewart was alleged to have
been personated, when. Mr. Goodman arrived at the evidence
of Mr. Pott, of Doctors' Commons,

Mr. Pott 'expressed A wish that the following words should
be added to the evidence he had given upon his examination
relative to the, iirisOner Griffin :—" Griffin said, in his state-
ment,That the affidavit had not been read over to him, or if
it had been read over to' him he did not understand the
nature of it.; Noiv I declare that it was read over to him,
twice at least,,and the draft of the affidavit is now in the
hands of Mr. Freslifield; with the word " approved" upon it,
and signal "T. Griffin."' The witness stated that the addi-
tion of theie Words would prevent the continuance of a mis-
apprehension es to the evidence he had given. He had, in
fact, received sereral communications upon the subject.
Mr. Humphries:—l think it necessary (seeing, as I do, in
what character Griffin is to be a party) that the state-
ment_now made by Mr: Pott' Should be added to lais deposi-
tion. It refers to a statement made by Griffin to Mr. Weir,
and deposed to by Mr. Weir on a' former day.
The Loup MAYOR directed that the addition made by Mr.
Pott should be added to the deposition of that gentleman, and
expressed a hope that publicity should be given to it.
Mr. Humphries asked the witness whether the draft of the
affidavit' had been read over to Griffin? Mr. Pott—l have
no doubt at all that the draft was read over to him by my
clerk';' but I can only swear 'as to the original having been
read over to him.

. .
Whep. Mr. Goodman read the deposition in the case
in 'whielr 0.0 'property 'of Anne Slack was alleged to have been
drawn-out,of tile,h4ndS of the Coinmissioners for the Reduc-
tion of the National Debt,' by means of a fabricated will,
signed Eninia

Mr.,,49lphries,#dlle,Observed that the evidence of Miss
Slack was stated'in the' depositions to have been taken-in
the presence of the prisoners.. Now such was not the case.
'The evidence of Miss Slack was taken wheri in fact nobody
was in custody but Mr. Barber. lie noticed the fact, not to
put it forward as an objection, but to show the propriety of
adopting the course recommended by the Judges to have the
words taken down at the moment from. the mouths of wit-
nessess in every Cas&."
Mr., Goodman wished that it Dever became necessary to
depart from such a Ouse, in sorno cases the system was
impractieabld;
Mr. Humphries—The departure is an evil hi the opinion of
the first authorities.

The depositions of all the witnesses examined, with the
exception of Cuckson and his daughter, in the case 4esig-
nated the case of John Stewart, having been read, sworn 0,
and signed,

Mr.—Weir (of Messrs. Freshfield's house) stated that these
two,witnesseg would, no doubt, reach town in the course of
the day, and would attend upon his Lordship at the moment
of their arrival, in order-to-be formally sworn to their state.
ments.
The Limn' MAYOR—I shall most willingly attend at the
Giltspur-street Compter.

The follbwing is.an account of the sums of money stated to
have been obtained by means of the wills alleged to have
been forged upon the evidence which has already appeared
in del ail before the public-:
LN THIS CASE OF ANNE SLACK-3,500/. Consols; 1,1511.
s. 10d. dividend.

IN TILE. CASE OF ELIZA. BURCHARD-3001.c.,0113018; 1621.
dividend-700/. Three-and-a-Half Reduced ; 4461. ss.
dividend. •

IN THE CASE OF JOHN STEWART-511. per annum Long
Annuities;_ 7394. Ns: dividend.
IN THE CASE OF MARY HUNT-1,210 Consols ; 4351. 12s.
dividend; •
It has been stated in some of the newspapers that a clerk
in the Bank of England had been discovered to have been an
accomplice in these transactions, and that he had made com-
munications which completely involved Barber in the
guilt of forging the wills. The report, as far as regards
evidence affecting Barber, is incorrect. There has been no
statement made, we given to understand, by any person
inthe establishment relative to the participation of Barber
beyond that with which the public has been made acquainted
through the medium of the press, at the several examinations
which have"taken place. It is true, however that a clerk in
the Bank has acknowledged that he had supplied the prisoner
Fletcher with information from the Bank books as to the
amounts, and other particulars, in every one of the cases on
which the prisoners are to. be committed. It is understood
that the indiVidual wg allude to gave the information to
Fletcher corruptly; but it is "understood that he was not at all
cognizant of the object of Fletcher, which was not, as fie con-
jectured, to find out. the existing representatives of deceased
parties, but to create representatives by false wills and false
personations.

Some statements have been also made relative to Mrs.
Dorey,.which it is necessary to notice. Paragraphs have
appeared, representing that she made a confession of all the
circumstances in. the transactions in which she has been
charged with haYing been concerned, several days ago. She
has made d'statement„which she declares to be correct, but
it certainly was not made Until Thursday, the day before the
examination; included in the above account. The particu-
lars of her statement are kept strictly private. One circum-
stance,howeyer,'Ve believe; has appeared in the midst of her
representations. in the-easels(' Eliza Burchard, whom she
represented,p whe,„4lile .went to perform her part in that
piece; sliaiwidupon entering the room that everything had
bean put in a state of complete preparation by liarber and
Fletcher.: Wove not aware, what degree of credit is at-
tached, to. the. communications which she has made, but it is
, . ,
very wrently 'reported that -she had previously expressed
great' anxiety b make statements, and that they were found
to have been concocted in such a manner as showed that her
only object.was to serve herself.
It will be reniefnbered that Mr. Freshfield stated on a
former occasion; that *here. a party impugned the transfer
by the Commissioner for the Reduction of the National Debt
of stock to another' party, a duty was imposed by Act of
Parliament on the party defrauded to follow the person who
vvTongfullyiobtalnad. the money as well as the money itself,
and that Baxter, the. solicitor of Miss Slack, was pre-
'aring' a bill in Chancery fox' that purpose. We understand
that a bill was yesterday accordingly filed in the Court of
clCkneery by, Miss,, Slack, claiming the two sums of 1,000/.
and WU- secured to Fletcher as the deposit • notes of the
London and Westiniusterßank,„ referred to in the depOeitions
of the -10th and 13th April, 1843, and which sums have
' been placed as part, of the proceeds of the forgeries with
winch Fletcher and the Other parties stand charged.

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ITER MAJESSTY'S THEATRE.
SEA 1844.
The following outline of the arrangements for the ensuing season
is respectfully presented to the Nobility, Subscribers, and the Public.
ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE OPERA.
Madame Grist, Madlle. M. Favanti (her first appearance at this
Theatre), Madame Bellini, Madame Dai Fiori, and Madame PETSHUH,
Signor Mario, Slg. Correlli (his first appearance at this Theatre),
Dai Fiori, Sig. Felice (his first appearance at this Theatre), Sig.
Fornasari, Sig. F. Labiache, and Sig. Lablache.
Director of the Music, Composer, and Conductor, Sig. Costa.
THE BALLET.
Madlle. Carlotta Grist, Madlle. Adelaide Frasi, of the Teatro di
Pergola, Florence (her first appearance at this theatre) ; Mad. Guy
Stephan ; Madlle. Scheffre, Madlle. Ferdinand, Madlle. PlMadlle. anquet,
Madlle. Barville (their first appearance at this theatre)
Fanny Elssler, and Madlle. Cerito ; M. St. Leon, M. Montassu (his
first appearance in this country), M. Coulon, M. Gosselin, M.
Gouriet, M. Venafra, Bertram, and M. Perrot, and a numerous
and efficient Carps de Ballet.
Arrangements are also pending with Madlle. Taglioni, and there is.
every probability that the talent of this eminent artiste will be se-
cured for a limited number of representations.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY.LANE.
THIS EVENING, MARCH 2,
Will be repeated a New Grand Opera, in Three Acts, called THE
BOHEMIAN GIRL eount Arnheim, Mr. Borrani; Thaddeus;Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Alter Raintorth; Queen of Gipsies,
Miss Betts. which,
Will be repeated Albert's celebrated Ballet of THE BEAUTY
OF GHENT. Marquis de San Lucar, M. Albert; Benedict, M.
Hoguet Vestris • Beatrix, Mdlle. Fleury Agnes, Mdlle. • Clara
Webster; Julia, Madame Petit Stephan • Diana, Mdlle. O'Bryab. •
Dress Boxes 75., Second Price Ss. 6d. ;'Upper Circles of Boxes 55.,
econd Price 3s. ; Pit Ss , Second Price es.; Middle Gallery 21.,
econd Price Is.; Upper °allay Is., Second Price ftd.

• THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
M. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.
POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT.
THIS EVENING, SATURDAY, MARCH '2
Will be performed the following Favourite Pieces :—Beethoven's
Sinfenia Pastorale—A New Overture, by Signor CrivelliSerenade
from Don Pasquale, by Herr Koenig—The Irish Echo Quadrille—A
Solo on the Violoncello; by lid. Pilet—Grand Fantasia from Robert
1 e Diable—The Nightingale Waltz on the Picots). by M. Jullien..-
The English Quadrille, and the Destruction of Pompeii, &c., &c.
Doors Open at Halt-past Seven, commence at Eight o'Clock.
Promenade, Is., Upper Boxes, Is.) Dress Circle, 2s. 6d. ; Private
Boxes, U. Is. Tickets to be obtained at the Box.odice or the
Theatre• of Mr. Mitchell, Old Bond.street; Mr. Andrews, New
Bond-street ;• Mr. Sams, St. James's-street; and M. Jullien's Office,
3, Maddox-street, Bond-street.
M. JULLIEN'S GRAND BAL MASQUE.
MONDAY, MARCH 4.
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
M. JULLIEN has the honour to submit the following ArrangN
rnents for the BAL MASQUE :
The Doors will be open at Nine o'ClOck.
The Dances will commence at Ten.
The Supper will be served at One.
The Quadrilles, Waltzes, and (lalops will be under the direction of
Six Masters of the Ceremonies, with whose regulations M. Jullien
most respectfully requests the compliance of the Visitors, his only
wish being to secure their comfort and convenience.
The audience portion of the Theatre will be devoted to the use of
those who wish merely to be spectators of the brilliant scene, and
persons booking place, will be privileged to have them retained
during the whole evening.
Visitors to the I all, having also engaged Private Boxes, will be
allowed to pass to and from the Salle de Danse.
Tickets for the Ball, 10s. Ed. each ; the number being strictly
limited.
Admission for Spectators—Dress Circle,' ss. ; Boxes, 3 . ; Lower
; Upper Gallery, Is.
N.B. M. Jullien, in answer to numerous inquiries, begs to state
that it being his intention to make the Bal Masque an Annual En.
tertainment, it will not to repeated during the present season.
M. Jullien requests that any persons having any claims on him on
account of these Concerts will send their bills so the Theatre imme-
diately, in ord. r that they may be examined and discharged.

THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.
MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESSEE
THIS EVENING, MARCH 2
Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST TO THE
MILL.. Marquis de iticheville, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Francine,
Madame Vestris.
After which, a Nevi Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir
Charles Coldstream, Bart., Mr. Charles Mathews • Ssr Adonus
Leech, Mr Tilbury ;- Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary.
Miss Julia
Bennett ; Clutterbuck, Mrs llumby.
To conclude with a New l•alry Extravaganza, entitled THE FAIR
ONE WITH THE GOLDEN LOCKS! King Lachrymoso, Mr.
J. Bland; Prince Graceful, Miss P. Horton; Queen Lucidora,
Miss Julia Bennett.
Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, ss. ; Pit, 3s. ; Gallery, 25.; Upper
Gallery, Is. Half-price—Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 25.; Gallery, Is. ; Upper
Gallery, 6d. Doors opened at Half-past Six, and the Performance
cummence at Seven.
'tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box-
office, frona Ten till Five.

PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD.STREET.
LESSEE, Mr. J. M. MADDOX.
THIS EVENING, MARCH 2.
Will be performed FRA DIAVOLO. Fra Diavolo Mr. Wood;
Zerlina, Mrs. Wood.
After which, a New Petite Comedy, called AGED FORTY. Sir
Harry V% ilder, Mr. Walter Lacy ; Mr Dapper, Mr. Oxberz y ; Lady
Clifton, Miss Fortescue.
And other Entertainments.

THEATRE ROYAL. ADELPHI.
•
THIS EVENING, MARCH 2,
Will be repeated, by permission of Charles Dickens, Esq., THE
cmusTmAs CAROL. Principal Characters—Messrs. 0. Smith,
Wright, Lyon, Maynard, Forman, Miss Woolgar. Mrs. F. Mathews,
Miss Chaplin, and Miss Lee.
To be followed by ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA MARRIED
AND SETTLED. Antony, Mi. Wright; Cleopatra, Miss Woolgar.
After which, the Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Ri-
chard, Mr. Wright; Lady Anne, Miss E. Stanley.
To conclude with THE DAUGHTER OF THE DANUBE.

DAV 'DOE'S ROY AL SURREY THEATRE
THIS EVENING, MARCH 2,
Will be performed a New Drama, entitled THE LAST SHIL-
LING, supported by all the Company.
After which, The Armenian Prodigy. or Wonderful Arid Pole
Dancer.
To be followed by A CHRISTMAS CAROL, by "Boa," with
splendid Appointments.
To conclude with THE PLEDGE OF LOVE.

THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, MARCH 2.
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 36 ; Highest, 53 ; Noon, 45.
BARO3IEFER, 29.55.—W1ND, S. W.
NOTE.—The number 32 on the Thermometer denotes the
freezir g point, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is
usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29.

lIIGII WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY.
Morning .. 0 minutes after 0 Evening .. 12 minutes after O.

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