The Sun.
London, England, 1808-05-03 00:00:00

FORGERIE

.ak new system has been for some short time et.
four, the authors of which have been- succeasful ial
acquiring considerable booty, and lucky enoWid
hitherto to escape detention. The instruments forg-
ed have been the checks of merchants, and
respeetable persons, who keep cash With se"at
bankers in the city, many of whom have paid souse'
to a considerable amount, on those false 'orders,
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which the hand-writings
_of the pretended principas.
have been so accurately counterfeited, as Dot Lady to
elude the Scrutiny of Bankers' eyes (generally preay
sharp), but almost to puzzle the parties thermeives,
whose names were forged, and to oblige them to re.
cur to their check-book, the better to slicertahl
whether or not they had really issued such hrtiev.,
These forgeries must- hive been effeated by
person well acquainted with the couneaion and in.
tercourse of the banking-trade, and an adept, v;hc:e
adroitness it requires no ordinary vigilance to detra
and countered. Amongst the banking-houses w.'°.
have already suffered by these frauds, are those et
Pre.scott and Co. to the amount of tihhi. ; Master-
man and Co. 2501.; Boldero and Co. 2001. ; Sykes
and Co. 4001.; all of which sums were paid in single
check., purporting to be from persons who kePt
cash at their houses, and all within the last ten day
The house of Down, Thornton, and Co. 111 Nit;
tholomew-lane, most narrowly escaptd a loss °4
5001. in a similar way, on Friday last. A ticket-
porter presented at the counter a check for 5001-
purporting to be drawn by Baron Wolfe, who
keeps cash there. An order for so considerable
a sum, presented by a common ticket-poi-tett
naturally excited some curiosity in the Clerk to
whom it was presented, and he asked the man, who
he had received it from, but without in the least
suspeCting a forgery. The man answeted that he
lived in Great Ormund-street, that he was called oh
by a hackney. coachman, a friend of hii,,to ctuie to
his coach in that street, where a Gentleman waited
in want of a trusty ticket porter to receive soma,
money fur him. He went as desired, and the Gee.
tkmau gave hini this check, desiring him to go f(if.
the payment, and bring it to him at No. 18, Grei",.
Ormond-street. Some doubt, however, being e.l"
cited by the story, the Clerk went and shot ed
check to the senior partner, Mr. Tute, relating 101
circumstances ; the latter immediately compared the
name signed to the check with that written by
,Baron Wolfe in the arm-book, anti seeing the
litude so exact, all suspicion was obviated, and till
Clerk, as he was ordered, paid the check. In A ICI
minutes Baron Wolfe himself accidentally entered'
and Mr. Tute communicated the CirOunistatzi;cl
which had just occurred, and shewed the cbokl
which the Baron declared to be a forgery, as be 10"
written no such order. The Clerk was
ly dispatched to No. 18, Great Ortnoed-strect, iD
coach ; .but on inquiring there, the inhabitant kne/r
nothing of the Geutlentau or the trahsaaien.
his return homewards, 'he met the ticket-porl
whom he bad paid, on his ,way No. ;he
hint, the check was a forgery, mind asked Ni'lLit be
had done with the Bank-notes ; the man said
were safe in his pocket, aitd offered to surrende
them instantly ; but the clerk also tuld him, he mud
account more particularly hoW be came by tb;
check, and accurately describe the person" who go°
it.bitsse or. berbiraseit taken into 4:ti.;tod). 'Lime pleA
said, he could not describe the Geolleulan's lace, 0
lie held down his head while giving hint direcliont,
but descrihed his dress and person, and said 10
Shahid know him again if he saw him. At the
juntture, a well-dressed man was passing. on tbp:i
oppcsite side of the street, whom the porter intro'
diately pointed out as the person who gave him this
hheck, The Clerk, along with the Niter, crosicd
over to the Gentleman, and the termer asked hall
if he lied not given the check in question. to II!
porter. Upon which he seemett to take high. 0'
fence, and asked how be presumed to atfroin L!1,1)
by such a question, and denied, in a very high stll
of indignation, that lie had given any check to et));
person, and 'then walked oil, The clerk did tio
feel warranted to secure him, but brought back (111/ i
porter to the Banking-house, where he returned lb'
,notes.
It is somewhat singular, that this was the
cal ticket porter who tionie time since presented
forged check at the house of Bond and Co. tor t
he
uttering of which two men were afterwards CO'
vitled and executed.
To such a pitch of nicety, and such success, 11,
forgery now carried, that no check has been I°utiv
hitherto completely etledual to avoid fraud k 3'4
indeed the facility with which tradesmen are
to accept any thing in the shape of a bank-note
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their property, without any precautioo, operates 0
a strong inducement to persist in the cilektiioll:f
more especially as not one in a hundred of 1110
ties concerned are detected and brought to 11144
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8111,1 MS. Of
On Tuesday Lut, in Thayer.itreet, AlidiCliCbter-14"
the Lady ut K. Dawson, Ems, of it- Daughter. ; i 4 a
on the 19th ult' mt the Abbey, Shrewsbury, the 4,-,Yi
GCGT&C Reid, Esq. of a Sou and tleir. .s,,itil°
ens,Sundsy last, the Lady of Isaac Goldsmith of
squerei of is Son. f
Yesterday; at his house in Fittroy.square, the LaJi c
Nathaniel Winter, Esq. of a Daughter.
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On Thursday last, at aright. P. lateq.
Grace Salisbury, yvwtgest : of the lclo.---
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lisbury, Esq. of Lancaster. ve
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On &outplay last, at IsLtry-le.bone Church, Georr,-
too, Lag- of WAidsworth, Surrey, to :jr). Ur 0'
daughter of the late Alcsouder Aberuetnie, Esq. M.P,:,„,
Baal,. North Britain, anti widow of Coliittliono L; rant,
late of Baker-sdv, Ttreet, Portnian-sqUare. „watch
The ulna homas k'wktord, Esq, of Pear
(31C$iti tC, to Elizabeth, second daughter uf EttwAtie
tins, Esq. of Court Herbert, C; hinurposhire. 1010
the sist ult. At /411110 w. in 6h/Qpiaiire,rr
Lasbrey, to bliss Wollaston eldest iiAugliter of
Wollaston Esq Ald • tstl
. tatuan nit, own.

DIED.
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On Saturday last, at Chistiont, Mrs. N,firtha Ciyuchao
lid of 14:.;.;$ Cl)tld, Usti. It one of the principal °
ottHii M.qesty's Lhock.yni, l'ortsmouth.
Ou "fltursd_ay sennight, at 131$41eswada, in 00 prlitlth.9l;
life, Ceorgc: Herhcrtt ESq. Merchant and flanker, 0
place, anti of -,1(1 Stamford coach. ,rr

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