The Sun.
London, England, 1803-04-06 00:00:00

APRIL S.

In a Cause Petition, brought by the London
Dock Company, praying that certain sums of
money attached to their concerns might be paid
into this Court, the LORD. CHANCELLOR took oc.
ca,kion to observe, that it had for some time past
been the custom of persons engaged in undertakings
of more than ordinary magnitude, to maki similar
petitions, and that the praElice intreased every day,
and became, troublesome. if, however, it. was ne.
cessary such applications should be continued, his
Lurdship did not see why the Court 'of Exchequer
should not alsii be addressed in common with.the
Court of Chancery, or the parties might apply to
the Accomptant.Genetal of the Bank, who would
be ever ready to transad their business, without
making the smallest,objeetion.

MANSION-HousT.—Yesterday, Mrs. Lou, Red-
man., and Bauman, were again brought before the
LORD MAYOR, in order that a further investiga_
tion might take place respeaing the fate of Miss
levy's two children, mentioned in this Paper yes.
terday. Mr. Norman their reputed father, said,
that he was given to understand by their mother,
that they died at an early age, and were buried in
Bishopsga re Churchyard, and that he had advanced,
at two different times, money to defray the funeral
expellees. The place where they were baptized
was also mentioned, but on searching for their re-
gisters in the Church books, no such names as their's
appeared.—Mrs. Levy, Redman, and Bauman, were
remanded for a further hearing. Norman was or-
dered to find bail fur his appearance when called
upon.

A most eingular discovery was made on Friday
last, at Deptford. While a number of sailors and
others were busily employed in unloading the car.
go of the Admiral Apha, an East Indiaman which
arrived at the above place a fortnight ago, from
Madras (laden with sugar, saltpetre, and some
bale goods), then being in the aft of dragging
out of the hold some bags of sugar, they dis.
covered, from a board in the hold of the ship, a
green snake, of art amazing size, whose appearance
was sa,terrific that it gave a general alarm, and it
lying, well known that its bite is instantaneous
death, it was found necessary to procure weapons
for its destruction, which they completed by ty-
ing a spade to the end of one of the oars of
the hoar, by ..which they severed the head from
the body. It was as green as grass, fifteen feet
tong, and eighteen inches in circumference.—lt
is supposed that this- animal, in the night time
t..)urici,ita way .on board the ship while lying at
Madras, by means of.concealing itself in one of the
Lags Of sugar, or Iliding on one of theplatiks into
the hold, following the scent of the sugar. Its
iii(e is always,understOod to be more venomous than
k;le bite of a rattlesnake.

Till following are said to be the particulars of an
alarming ,forgeyy attempted tole pradised on the
Bank of Lisbon ; and which, by patience, ingenuity,
and perseverance, has been happily frustrated. The
present offence, it is stated, comprised a scheme of
magnitude far beyond the consideration of wealth,
viz. a Plan to Revolutionize the Brazils, and ren-
der it independent of the Crown of Portugal ; which
was to be effeded by the circulation of counterfeit
money, and the dissemination of PAlNe's 14 Rights
of Man :" though we cannot perceive how the
means, in the hands of such agents, could answer the
end.—The contriver is a Brazilian, Joze Borges de
Barros, a man who is represented as -possessing asto.
Wishing intellelual powers, but rendered dangerous
to society by a base perversion of principle ; int&
in conception, of indefatigable perseverance, and
determined in cXecution. . Having for: former Thal_
pradices felt the scourge of the law, Barra: aimed
at the total subversion of all order and subordina.
tion. Fortunately he failed, and then turned his
thoughts to forgery, and was deteded ; but owing
to the misjudged precipitation of injudicioui inex.
perience, he escaped with the trifling punishment of
being sent out of the country as an alien. Despis_
ing danger, he returned, and renewed his depreda-
• lions in the associationof S,viverter. Godlia, a Por.
tuguese ; John Farrell, some time since confined in
Coldbath_fields prison, and a man named Cillikgron,
who has been an United Irishman. In May last,
Cillingtosr, and one John Fennell, were brought
from, Liverpool on a charge of forging and circu_
lating small-bank notes; when, at the instance of
the Gentlemen of the Bank, Gininglen was, from
necessity, admitted as an approver against his com.
panion Fennell, who was in consequence executed
at Newgate or. the z3d of. June last. These four
dangerous men proceeded in their operations till
they, were deteded by the following providential oc-
. currence
On.SUnday the rd of January last, Ills Excel.
lency; Mons. DE LIMA (the then Portuguese Am-
bassador) 'called at Mr. BoNe's house, in Sloane_
street, accompanied by a respelable t-rademan at
the West End of the Town, who stated, that by
accident he had seen a printer casting off an immense
quantity of notes, which he knew were forged notes
upon the Bank of Lisbon, but of which the printer
was completely ignorant. M. DE LIMA then re.
quested Mr. Borvp's advice respeCting the measures
proper to be pursued in an affair of such importance
to the country he represented, observing, that as he
had before unfortunately failed in bringing offenders
to justice, under similar circumstances, he should be
sorry, through any mismanagement, his endeavours
were again frustrated; whereupon Mr. BOND re.
marked to His Excellency, 11 that in matters of si-
milar description, success was only the result of
caution, patience, and perseverance ; that no alarm
Should be given ; and that the greatest care should
be taken to •avoid apprehending the parties too
hastily, until the whole.was :mature, otherwise, as
they well knew-, they. had as yet committed no of.
fence punishable in this country, they would despise
the atteiript as they had done before ; but that if he
acquiesced in the above, His Excellency might be
assured that his wishes would be ultimately accom.
pushed, and the offenders rendered amenable."
M. DE LIMA expressed his cheerful _concurrence ;-
and the. unwary Printer was privately sent fbr, who
discovered that Farrell was the only alive agent ;
.in consequence of which Farrell was watched, and
every proceeding minutely and,daily'reported to M.
DE 'Au& and Mr. Bost° for upwards of two months.
By this report it appeared, that some Portuguese, in
this country were the principal agents in carrying
on the forgery, which. amounted to a. 0,0001. in
Lisbon notes of 51. each, all of which were first
intended to be carried by the Packet tp Lisbon for
circulation ; -but it was finally agreed that Farrell
and GU/it/iron should convey the notes to Lisbon,
on board of the Antwerp' schooner, ot London,
Groace Dtcxxilsota commander, in-which vessel
they had taken their passage, and had each paid
twelve guineas. In consequence of this important
communication, M. DE LIMA and Mr. BOND con.
suited together, and The following letter was dis.:
patched to Lisbon by the Ambassador; immediately
upon the Antwerp leaving the River Thames
London, isth Feb. IEo3. •
" In addition to my former letter on the subjeCt of the
forged Notes, I now with certainty acquaint you, that by the
Schooner Aniwerp, George Dickinson Commander, of the
burthen of Q 9 tons, which sailed from London this day, and
is bound to -Lisbon, there are on board of her two men, named
Yob,: FarrellandyinnerGaninon ofthc following descriptien
both equally guilty of forging about Boeo Notes of the Lisboti
Bank, and which Notes you will find in their custody, as they
are.earrying them thither for the purpose of circulation, to
some person who has employed them, who will well
reward them for their labour. • When you first secure both
these men, and which must be done in a very prompt and de.
termined manner, great care must be taken to prevent their
throwing the Notes overboard, for •the purpose of sinking
them, which they certainly will attempt, it they have an op. -
portuni!y, and unless their hands arc first secured to prevent
it. It 16 probable they may conceal the Notes in the linings'
of some of their doubt they wear, all of which should be
most scrupulously examined, even ;heir shirts, shoes, stock..
lags, hat, &c. &c. as well as their cloaths, and every thing else
contained in their packages, boxes, and trunks ; and all which
packases, boxes, and trunks, should likewise be carefully
examined, to discover any private drawer or concealment s
they may have."
[Then follows a description of both.]
_

The Antwerp sailing from the River rhames on
Tuesday, the rsth of February, arrived in the
Downs on the following morning, where she was
detained sixteen clays by contrary winds; she then
sailed with Farrell and Gillington, whose surprize
and consternation can be easier imagined than de-
scribed, when, on entering the port of Lisbon, on
the 16th of March last, the Police Officers came on
board, and, by strictly pursuing the instruetions sent
them from London, Farrell and Gillington were
secured, and forged Notes to the amount of 4o;000l.
found on the person of the latter, and in a private
drawer at the bottom of one of their trunks. M.
DE LIMA being at this period succeeded in the Ern-
bassy to this Court by the Chevalier DE SOUZA
CouTr!Nuo, his Exrellency received, on Wednes.
day last advices of the proceedings of his Govern-
ment at Lisbon, which fully corroborated the before.
mentioned particulars.
Mr. BOND in consequence gave direCtions for the
apprehension of joie Bowl de harm and Saver-

ttr Uodtia,
and in the possession of G 0.114 the re-
mainder of theJorged notes were found, together
with moo others, which 'had proved defeetive. A
man named Alexander Assupard de Barros has been
apprehended at Lisbon, of whose, connection iii
this transaflion there can be' no doubt; from letters
with his signature found-!in the posieision Of
Borges. It is worthy of remark, that among some
snuff in a paper which Gillington had, were traces
of a plan of the dimensions of the City of Lisbon
repiesenting Ribeira Nova (or wharfs), as far as the
Arsenal and the streets, by which plan (the dispatch
states) it is wonderful how easily Gillington, who
had never been in Lisbon before, marked in writing
the streets, squares; public buildings, and houses,
for. which he was .to inquire, and confessed that this
plan was given him by Borges
,de Barros, that it
might not be known he was in alliance with AMU.
pard de Barros, for whom •he was principally to
search. The dispatch from Lisbon farther state's,.
that the vessel in which the forged Notes were
found, together with the• cargo, is likewise de-
tainvd.

Thus a scheme, ingeniously planned and fraught
with destrudion to commercial' credit, has, by pru-
dence and caution; been most happily defeatedi and
from the indefatigable exertions of M. Da LIMA,
the Chevalier DE SOUZA, and Mr. BOND, they are
intitled to the grateful thanks of their respeetive
countries.

Last Wednesday a decree passed the Legislative
Pady of France, for a gold and silver coinage. The
silver pieces are to be quarter francs, half francs,
three quarter francs, two franc pieces, and five franc
pieces. The .franc is to contain five grammes, of
which nine-tenths arc .to be pure silver, and one-
tenth alloy. The gold coinage is to be of twenty
and forty franc piece's, each having nine-tenths of
gold and one-tenth of alloy. The copper pieces
will be those of two hundredths, three hundredths,
and five-hundredths of a franc. These coins are to
}bear on one side the head of the FIRST CONSUL, with
• the legend, " flotrati4tvra, First Consul;" and on
the ether the value of each, surrounded by two
branches of olive, with the legend " French Re-
public." The five franc pieces are to have the le-
gend, " God proteels-France." .
The 7ourssal de Paris of the list, contains the
following paragraph :
It has been discovered at Hamburgh, that an
order had been given to a manufaCfory of firearms
at Thuringes, for 30,000 muskets of the French
Model, and that 30,000 florins -of the value had
been paid in advance. The apparent and pretended
purchase is the Slave Trade. The faft, that such a
speculation has been made is ascertained, but its
avowed purpose is evidently seppositious. It can.:
not be imagined, , that so considerable a quantity of
arms can be employed in a. branch of traffic, to which
a great variety of merchandize, and but a small
quantity of the same articles, are generally necessary'.
.There is reason to believe, that the intention of ;he
speculators, was to furnish the oceans of defence and
destruction; to the revolted Negroes of St. Domin.
go ; and more than one eircnmstance renders it pro.;
bable, that these:Speculators are Anglo-Americans."
On Thursday se'nnighta another iffion was
brought before His Majesty's Justices of the Peace
for, the County -of Durtibarton, by Messrs. Wm.
Stirling and Sons, against certain operative printers, ,
in the employment of the Pursuers, -for contraven-
ing the Afts of the 39th and 40th Geo. 111. It
has long been the practice _among the operative
calico printers, to exael certaitt. sums, under the-
denomination .of. footings or entries, from every
Apprentice bound to the -Ptoprietors of printing-
grounds, and these sums, were spent in drink, much
to•the prejudice of the health and morals of the
workmen.. The pursuers finding these exactions
had been raised to so great an amount, ahat.they
had a&ed as a total prohibition-to the introduction
of Apprentices, and thus, by reducing the.numberof
hands, to render the interests of the Masters in a
great degree subservient to the views of the ope-
ratives—The pursuers, therefore, were under the
necessity of issuing stria orders at their piloting.
grounds, that this praCtice should be abandoned, and
took in an Apprentice -upon the express condition
that he should not pay any entrance money, other-
wise forfeit his indenture. The operatives, bow.
ever, in open defiance of these cyders, insisted upon
the boy's paying the usual sum, amounting in all to
between four and five pounds sterling, and, by inti
midation, they at last.airevailed upon him to com-
ply with their, unjust demands. These fats being
completely established, the defendants- were sen-
tenced by the justices to one month's imprisonment
in the. County. jail.