The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-02-07 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY.

[From the Cork Southern Reporter of Tuesday.l
Yesterday a woman of the name of Pet Coleman, wtro
had for a considerable time lodged with persons of the
name of Murphy, in Oil Post Office-lane, died in her
miserable apartments at that place. She always had
the appearance of great wretchedness, and lived in a
manner correspondingly destitute. After her death, the
people of the house, on looking about her apartment, found
a small box, and were struck with amazement on opening
it, to find it filled with bank-notes. They creditably tcok
it to the Mayor, when it was discovered that the whole
treasure consisted of forgeries, purportir°, to be notes of the
Bank of Ireland, and of the hanks of Pike, Leslie:, and
De-la-four.

This morning Mr. Sheriff Colburne, and Messrs. Hew.
son and Rogers, High Constables, proceeded to the house
where the body of the woman lay, and on searching fur-
ther, they found another box, with some additional notes,
two plates, and a machine for producing impressions from
them, which of course they took possession of. The
people of the house knew nothing of the deceased, they
say, and there is evety reason to believe they speak the
truth She was given to drink, and occasionally in the
habit of staying out all night. Neither of the High Con-
stables, or any of those persons who are supposed to be as.,
quainted with the notorious characters of the town, knew
anything of her; but it is conjectured she was an agent,
for the sale of those spurious notes, to one of the numerous
gangs of forgers who still infest the country, notwithstand-
ing the creditable exertions, and particularly by the peach
officers of this city, to detect and bring them to punishment.
The following is a classification of the forgeries found its
the way we have described :
Pike's Notes - - £3 0 0 Notes 1506 0 0
Do do. - - - 10 0 0 . 500 0 0
Lesliesdo. . - I 5 0 . - 126 5 0
Do do. - - - 114 1 . 17 1 3
Bank or Ireland - 5 0 0 - 145 0 0
Other Notes

£1,474 n 3

PRESERVATION OF SALMON.—As a convincing proof
that the Magirtrates acting in the Carnarvon district are
determined to protect and perserve the salmon, during
the spawning season, Thomas Griffith, of the parish of
Llanrug, shoemaker, was, on the 21th day of January last.
convicted before that active Magistrate, Thomas -Parry
Jones Parry, Esq. in the full penalty of 10/., for pursuing
and endeavouring to spear salmon in the river B.iont, in
the said parish of Llanrug; on a commitment being made
out for four months, the penalty was paid to he distribv
according to the late Act. Previous to the year 1799, is:d-
tnon were taken within the port of Carnarvon in sub
numbers, early in the month of May, as to be sold as
low as 3d. per lb. In consequence of the destruction of
spawning salmon and fry—not one salmon for fifty has
been taken within the last ten years that were taken for-
' tnerly, which has been a serious loss to the neighbourhood,
' and evidently shows the absolute necessity of convicting
persons guilty under the late Act.
The following fanatical advertisement appeared in. the
Leeds Mercury at the period of its date:—
" To the world at large.—Repent. that ye may be saved, sod
live and dwell on the earth for ever. in peace with God; for 1 fore.
tel the full length of every man and woman's life that lived) upon
I the earth, unless they live for ever and never die: for on Whits).*
Monday, in the year 1806, it will rain down tire and brimstuna
until all be consumed that know not God ; but all them that Ityst
in his fear, and strive to do his sill, shall live on the earth tow
ever. Think not much at me for telling this; for u Noah was the
end of the old world, and the beginning of this, so do I declare
the ending of this world, and the beginning of that which shall
follow, and of that there shall be no end.
• KirkstaU Forge, near Leeds, " Utctlet Ray.
Yorkshire, May 2, 1801."