The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-18 00:00:00

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MI • for the greet patronap ahem% by 1M "Alla to their
Contracts just concluded, la witidkney had the good for-
ties to Share sad 8.11
4.461 a Prize of Z 95,000 I b.
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sd•-.4er tie Selmer Lottery
ALL WIC PRIZES OF 220.010!
the Capitals la last Coatract. Prizes of Conn*
whereby they were able to increase them one-third In Num-
ber. and also to pay the fortaaate Holders a Profit of 4 and 6
per Cent. on them more than had been allowed to Govere-
meat. a rise hazing taken place to that extent which appear-
awes happily enabled them to anticipate.
J. astd.l. Steelman? recosusead the merits of the pre-
set* Sebease, containing 3 Prizes 01433.000-3 Prizes of
AIMS. and 6,711 other Prises ALL MONEY,—Nor Two
%AOKI TO A POSS. to COMM 'nee Drawing 30th OCTO-
BER. Tickets sad Mares for which are selling at their Old
°Sees. 37, Conlin, 11, Holborn, 38, Haymarket. sad by
their Agents.

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TRIAL OF MR. TURNER.

Was. Saline! Barnard Turner was put to the bar, in-
dicted fur forging eight several transfers in the Bank of
England; and also for forging seven certain receipts,
&e. with intention to defraud the Governor and Com-
paq of the Bank of England. The prisoner pleasied
Not Guilty.
Mr. HOLLAND opened the case.
Mr. Sergeant HOSANQUIT addressed the Jury.—The
unfortunate man at the bar stands indicted for a most
serious and capital offence. The respectable situation
in which be was placed supposes that his character must
have been good ; but placed as he was, in a situation of
considerable trust, he ought to have prevented others
from defrauding his employers. The Learned Sergeant
explained the nature of the circumstances under which
the fraud was committed, which were shortly these.—
Sir R. Peel had in March last considerable property in
the Navy per Cents. 10,00 W. of which was transferred
into the name of John Pena, Esq. of Highgate. This
was not discovered till the 20th of May; when en
referring to the books in which the transfers were ea.
tered, two leaves were foetid missing. It was theb
covered that the stock had been frandalently sold, and
that John Penn, the alleged purchaser, was a fictitious
name. This transfer being made. it was necessary Bke-1
wise to proceed to give the receipts. For the purpose
of a check three books are kept, in which all transfers
are entered; and it was necessary that this transaction
should appear in each; and the manner in which it was
entered excited suspicion. which led to detection. The
Learned Counsel then entered into a long detail of the
various circumstances attendant upon the fraud, and
which it would be his duty to endeavour to prove in
evidence.

Mr. RITNOLDI then called Edward Salishy—l am
a clerk io the Bank of England, in the Navy 3 per
Cents. Office. Our office is separated in•o four divi-
sions ;itis my duty to enter the transfees. We had

no account of a transfer from Sir Robert Peel on the
20th of March. (Here the witness examined the
ledger.) The last entry is dated 30th May, 1820; it
is "0. Y. 86. to J. Bann, No. 5,281, 10,0001." It is
not my writing; 1 wrote the following words, " 20th
Mar. 1821, to J. Peen, 10,0001." which were erased

I made this entry from the transfer-book. I should
be able to refer to the transfer-book, by this entry, if
it were correct. The original entry of mine should
have said R. Y. I stated it from memory. The book

I have now before me, is what the transfer should
appear in. It appears to me that two pages of this
book have been torn out, which would occasion the
corresponding leaves of the sheet to be out too. There
is an alteration in the paging of the folios. The fol-
lowing page now stands 85 upon an erasure; and the
pages are altered as far as 93. There is no alteration
in the former part of the book.
The date of the entry preceding the leaf that has
been taken out, is 20th March.
Cross-examined by Mr. GURNIT—When I speak of
the state in which I wrote the entry, I do not speak
from any recollection of the fact, but from reference
to other books. These books are not written by me.
There are about 50 clerks in the Navy 5 per Cents.
Office. All of then would have access to the ledger.
Each clerk operates as a check upon the other. Entries
are mad* on the same day, and aftewards checked.—
Notwithstanding, accidents sometimes occur.

Re-examinedby Mr. RICTNOLDS.—There are eleven
elerka is my office. The accounts between Sir R.
Peel and J. Penn would have been entered in my di-
vision.

Walter Prideaux examined by Mr. Bow.astn-1 am
a clerk in the Transfer Office. It is my duty to enter
a transfer. I recollect making an entry for 10,0001.
to J. Penn, Esq. Highgate; I took it from the R.Y.
entry-book. I have the book before me, but it is not
here now—the number 4,181; when I posted it, it
was 11,181. There was no account opened to John
Penn, of Highgate, and therefore I opened a new one.
As the entry now stands, it is " 1821, Mar. 26. P.Y.
86, by R. (some name illegible from a blot), No. 4,181,
10,0001. As I made it, it was "R. Y. 86, by K.
Peel." I can find no ticket for such transfer. No
transfer is made without such ticket. The transfer is
entered into the book from such ticket, they are
afterwards filed and taken into the strong room. I
have looked there for this ticket, bat I cannot And It.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLax—ln the alteration a 4
is substituted for a 1. I cannot swear from recollection
that I ever saw a figure of 1 in that place. It is some-
times, bat not always, my duty to take the file of transfer
tickets into the strong room. It iris not my slaty to
carry in the file on which this ticket ought• to have
been.
John Baker Mansell—l am a clerk in the division

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L. ten. is ammo' °Gass ether witnesses. On the
12th Ef April, ISt& there wu se entry is Sir R.

Poll's name, in the ledger, for 14,7591. Is. 5d.; the
original traasfer was for 4,759/. Is. sd. which is my
head-writing. Some ops has added the figure of a 1,
whisk makes it 14,000. -
By 11t. Ounesr--1 have been a considerable time
in the office Of Mr. Turner. At the time he was
charged I *wed him 100/ which be had ad required
me to pay him. At the time of his apprelibusion I
owed hiss 951. The anal time for the Clerks to leave
10,:1rem three to half past three o'clock. I ant not
swore that Mr. Turner, on the day of Ms apprehea-
ob., left earlier.

Jolla. Ahem, amoebas clerk is themen Ace, ',t-
angoed by Sergeant Sown/I:RT.-4e wham', duty, on
the Ufa of March last, to aureate* the trawlers.
bus alik sonfusial recollattioa of a tsansfer in that
1:11/31Z woof Sir it. Peal, bar' assorspiiii

Tissmas 'Cho- des Frames, another clerk in the same
office, examined by Mr. RavNoLes. I am in no divi-
sion. bly hominess is to search the powers of attorney,
and compare the ledgers with them. in the month of
March last I found no powers of attorney in the name
of Sir R. Peel.

John Oswald Trotter, another clerk in the same
office, corroborated the foregoing evidence.
Charles Norris examined by Mr. Boct.suo—l am
a chief clerk is the Navy 5 per. Cents. Office. All
the clerks in that division (from L. to R, 15 is number)
were present on the 20th of March. Their names are
always entered into this book. (Here Mr. Holland
called over their names which tallied with the book.)
It is the duty of all those clerks, as occasion may occur,
to witness transfers.

Cross-examined by Mr. WlLLtaste-1 have no recol-
lection that Mr. Tenter was absent on leave about the
20th of March. (The witness here referred to his
book, and found that the prisoner was absent from the
21st of April to the 7th of May inclusive.) I have
been on terms of intimacy with Mr. Turner for up-
wards of three years, and my opinion of him was very
high.
The other clerks in that department of the office were
then called, wharespectively deposed to their not having
attestednay transfer from Sri R. Peel on that day, and
likewise to their having made no alterations in the
transfer book. They also said they knew of no such
person as James Smith in the Rotunda (which was the
name inserted for the broker employed.)
Sir Robert Peel was then called. Mr. Alley ob-
jected to Sir Robert being examined, on the ground of
his below le 'interested party. until it was proved that
Sir R.'s imkbail bees made up. and some considerable
diamaiptatle plasm loetweeu the Learned Counsel for
the res partite and the Reach, which ended by
a decision in fame, of Mr. Alley; and Sir Robert was
not here examined.
Robert Best, Esq. Secretary to the Bask of England,
was then sworn.

Mr. Best pro►ed that the Directors of the Bank of
England had resolved to refund to Sir Robert Peel,
the MOW. Navy Fi►e per Cents. which had been
fr .adulently transferred from his account. The reso-
lut'on to that effect was put in evidence.
Mr. Cole examined by Mr. Reynolds.—l am a
broker. I purchased 10,0001. Five
.per Cent. for the
Bank, to be transferred to Sir Robert Peel ; it was so
transferred before the dividends were paid.
' James Oynne examined by Mr. RSTNOLDS.I am
one of the Clerks of the Transfer Office. On the 3.1
of July stock to the amount of 10,0001. was trans-
ferred into the name of Sir Robert Peel. I witnessed

that transfer ; it was made in time to carry the divi-
dends.

Sir Robert Peel was then examined.—l was oath e
20th of March at my house in the country. I did not
myself make. nor did I authorise any person by power
of attorney to make for me a transfer of 10,000/. on
that day.
Joseph Starling—l am a stock broker; I saw the
prisoner on the 21st of March. He calce to me in the
Rotunda, and asked me the price of stock, saying that
he had 1.000/. to dispose of. The price was 10411.
agreed to purchase the 1,000/. He left use, and went
towards the Five per Cent. Office. I saw him again
in the office at the close of the day. I tendered him
my cheek for the amount on his giving me a receipt.
The cheek produced is what I gave him. In the re-
ceipt there was a mistake of five shillings in the calcu-
lation, of which I told him, and be altered it. I be-
lieve the filling up of the transfer to be his {rand.
writing. but I manes speak to a certainty. I saw no
broker In this business. I left it to him to get the
transfer made to use.
Mr. Norris was again examined by Mr. Rev :coitus.
—He read from the transfer book the entry of she
1.0001. sold to Mr. Starling by John Penn, Rig., and
witnessed by Wm. Turner. Knows the hand-writing
of prisoner well ; the signature is his. I can't say in
whose hand-writing the name John Penn is ; under it
is written the name of J. &with. The witnessing.
clerk ought to know that the person so signing was
either a broker or respectable person. The words
John Penn" ought to have been written by Mr.
Campbell, as he is the person who has entered the
transfer. Ido not know any broker of the name of
J. Smith.

Crosfrexamined by Mr. ADOLPIICS.Ii Is customary
for a broker to witness : but it is often the case for
other persons to do it.
Mr. Campbell proved that the name "'John Pena"
was written by him, and that he copied it from a trans-
fer ticket. The witness made out the transfer from a
ticket which he received from a clerk, whose duty it
was to hand kto him on that day, but could not say
from whom it was.

Edward Taylor proved paying a cheek of Mr. Star-
ling's, for 10451, bat could not say to whom he paid
the money.
Mr. Welton is a clerk in die. S. per Cents. 01Ice.
the 17th of March reeeived from the prisoner a 3001.
vote, two:for one hnudred, and some smaller ones,
which he paid over to Mr. Harman.

Mr. Harmauearroborated
witness. end identlied
were three for 1001.; and
Mr. Nixon, Deputy
of Middlesex,' said, that ,
received from the prisoner
1,5001., and on the lth
whole of which be paid i
--Thomas proved
*arch :.:001. from the _
the horse Messrs. Ladbroke,
fact of his Wag in the '
Mr. Allsegir, clerk
broker proved receiving
treitNse previous witness,
sow produced.
Thomas non. clerk
bang from the prlsonst
131144,4%. ix_bauk notes.
'Examined by Mr. '
say. from his pwn recollection,
1001. note from the prisoner,
Bank of Messrs. Curtis , -
March have paid another
hands.

Robert Strabaa identified
to him. Two notes now -
he could not say what
them.

Mr. Kaye, Solicitor, proved seeing the rinser in
the month of Map last, relative to certain entries. Se-
veral transfers were produced and shown tke prisoner,
they amounted to about ten thousand pomade. At the
time of the discovery, the prisoner described Mr.
Smith to be of the Stock Exchange, irloarst &limber,
and that he did not know any thing of Mar, -but from
his attending in the Rotunda. The second transfer
was attested by the same person named Smith. The
prisoner was then asked about Mr. Penn, and said, he
had been introduced to him as John Penn, sod was
about 50, but did not know whether he bad any trans.
betides in the Funds previously. Smith had transacted
business in his (the prisoner's) book before, and he
knew him as a respectable broker, and believed lie was
Wows to Messrs. Campbell and Salisbury, of the Fire
per Cents. Office. All the transfers were witnessed by
the prisoner, and identified by J. Smith. In answer
to further questions, the prisoner said, he did not think
Smith had a box in the Rotunda with his name on it,
and that be had himself observed a difference in ti .e
signature of John Penn to the transfer. That lie
had been ill advised, misled, and defrauded by several
persons, and that he bad lost a great deal of money,
The prisoner had also admitted, that he had sushi oil
the *seek, and got the money for it, and that he had
paid it to that rascal Penn. The prisoner said, he had
been defrauded by Samuel Turner, who bad absconded.

Joseph Drake, collector of assessed taxes at High-
gate, knew of no person of the name of Penn, at the
time in question, residing at Highgate.
N. Sibley, resides at the post-office of Highgate;
had lived there for 18 months; had no knowledge
of any such person as J. Penn; his business extended
over the whole of the parish.

James Drat, letter-carrier of Highgate. His walk
extended over the whole parish, except South Wood-
lane : there was no such person as John Penn resident
there.
Joseph !limit., a letter-carrier, deposed that there
was no such person as John Penn in South Wood-lane.
Thomas Ovore, parish officer, said that be was in
the habit of receiving militia papers the last year,
bat did not know of any person named John peon.
Thomas Bennett, the beadle of the parish of High-
gate, deposed to the same effect.
James Barton, one of the patrole who attends. the
Rotunda, had been so engaged for 14 years ; knew no
person of the name of J. Smith there for many years
there was a person named J. Smith wbo used to come
through sometimes, but he bad been dead at out four
years.
John Smith, also a porter in the Rotunda, bore tes-
timony to the same effect.
John Foy, the officer who took the prisoner into
custody, bore testimony to the attempt made by the
prisoner to escape from the room in which • he was
confined.

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Examined by Mr. GIIINIIT:11141 prisoner accom-
panied the witness to the Bank very readily ;, be had
at the time no warrant for his apprehension,
A Clerk in the bourse of Messrs. Curtis and Co.
proved receiving a note fee 1001. from Mr. Mose ; he
did not know It from his own knowledge, but from an
entry made by him.
Mr. Prideanx was called to prove the hand-writing
of Turner ; believed the transfer to be in the hand-
writing of Turner; the entry in the ledger was also in
the hand-writing of the prisoner. Several other entries
were also in the belief of the witness as to the hand.-
writing of Turner.
Cross-examined by Mr. Guarenr.—Tht other clerks
in the Bank might or might not be able to state it to
be the handswritieg of Turner ; they had been asked
.the question ; could not go so far as to say if the word
John Penn had been shown only. that it was Turner's;
if be bad been shewe that name (John Penn) ittacheg
SI a stock receipt, without being told any thing more,
be would not have said it was Turner's ; the relison he
said so was the fact of its being mixed up with the
Bank business ; could not say whether be-bad or bad
not said be did not believe in the New Testament or
the Christian religion.
Examined by Mr. Serjeant Bosamotxxx.—Believed
In a future state of rewards and punishments.
Here the ease for the prosecution closed.
Joseph Starling called again.—l transferred te*
I 000& I bought of the prisoner on the next dii,)sad
.received the produce.
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Mr. GURNET submitted that in a pelt IAN
Indietntest could be midair -

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leged to be-a forger!, mild lave ad' operation on the
Bank of England ;. neither eosbi it .1. all
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**ding, who lad "disposed •a-thipAncit ar.d reiteivell
the money. Therefore, the indictment improperly al-

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141 the notes produced. There
gad he believed one for 3001.
Receiver General for the county
hat is the beginning of April he
alter 1.500/., on the 6th of April
'th of April. another sum. the
Id into the Bank of Curtis & Co.
ed receiving in the month of
prisooer, which be paid into
Ladbroke, he supposed front the
e habit of doing so.
in the house of Messrs. Lad-
of
two 1001. and one 401. notes
aess, and identified two of them
k In the 3 per Cents. Mice, proved
ismer la the meek el -Sank _
rtes.
Ocamtv.—Would tamletithe to
ollection, that he did receive a
risoner. which he paid into the
tin; he might in the month of
other note for 1001. into that
enti6ed the notes paid by Mose
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lOW produced were part of 64102 I •
it day in March it was he received
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