The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-06 00:00:00

DEPARTURES.

Mr. Poulett Somerset (Coldstream Guards) for Lady
Charles Somerset's, at Brighton ; the Count and Coun-
tess Deventy, from the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-
street, on a visit to the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. F. Baring, at
Ruckenham, Norfolk ; Lady Edward Thynne, from
Richmond• terrace, for Brighton • Mrs. M'Pherson
Adams, from the St. George Hotel, Albemarle-street ;
Sir John Lister Lister Kaye, Bart., from his house, in
Portland-place, on a shooting tour ; J. R. Reid, Esq.,
from Nelson's Hotel, Portland-place, for Weston-super-
Mare ; D. E. Hugor, Esq., from ditto, for Liverpool ;
D. H. Browne, Esq., from ditto, for County Mayo ;
Isaac Pinto Esq., from ditto, for ditto ; Major Hyde,
from ditto, for Bridgewater ; Wyndham Anstruther,
Esq., from ditto, for Scotland ; W. B. Gates, Esq., from
ditto.

CHANGES.
The Dowager Duchess of Cleveland, at Newton House,
near Bedale, Yorkshire, from a visit to the Marquis and
Marchioness of Norma nby, at Mulgrave Castle ; the
Earl of Norbury and Lady J. Toler, on a visit to Lord
Blayney, at Castle Blayney, from a tour.
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lc roma _ ARK.—The contract for three miles o
park paling has been re taken by a Mr. Marshall, its
execution having been thrown up by Mr. Hull, of Go-
dalming, who had previously taken it on terms of 1,5001.
below the highest tender. Workmen are engaged in
forming Old Ford-lane into a straight line of road, and
a row of houses, called King's Arms-row, has been
levelled. Within the last three weeks upwards of 700
loads of rubbish have been brought from the works in
progress in the formation of the new road at White-
chapel, to fill up the excavations, and for other purposes.
A circle has been staked out in the Grove-road, which
is to form one of the principal entrances into the park,
and some progress has already been made in the drainage
of many of the fields. The chief part of the tenants in-
habiting the houses forming the remaining wing of
Bonner 's-hall have vacated their occupancy, prior to the
demolition of this interesting structure, which will com-
mence at once. This is ono of the most picturesque
parts of the locality, the venerable trees which still re-
main showing it to have been the remnant of a formerly
well-cultivated park. The active arrangements for its
formation are under the directions of Mr. Pennithorne,
the late Commissioner in Ireland under the Poor-law in-
spection.
BANK FORGERY.—A forgery of 51. notes of the
Stockton and Durham County Bank has just been dis-
covered, though there is reason to think the amount in
circulation is not considerable. One, it has been ascer-
tained, was issued by a joiner at Stockton-upon-Tees,
named Watson, of whom the police are now in pursuit.
The forged notes are very coarse and bad imitations of
the original. They have been evidently printed from
wooden blocks, on rather coarse blueish paper. Watson
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parties went together into the cleria vhsaisnktdwe rmos,
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toria Inn, at Stockton, and called for two glasses of rum
and some tobacco, for which they tendered one of the
forged .5/. notes. The landlord, not being able to change
it, sent it to the post-office, where change was given, and
the forgery was discovered by the post-master about an
hour afterwards. Information was then given, and the
parties were traced to Darlington, where they had suc-
ceeded in changing another of the forged notes. There
all trace of their movements was lost, but police-officers
have been sent off in various directions, and the parties
cannot long elude their vigilance. Eight notes are
known to have been passed. Watson was some time
confined in Newcastle gaol fur smuggling a quantity of
manufactured tobacco. _ _

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CUSTOMS.-It having appeared that some of the
"orders" which are issued to the tidewaiters on board
ships in the docks, and vessels and steamers in the river,
by the registrar or officer whose duty it is to issue such
documents, and which alone authorise them to deliver
any part of the cargo from the ship's hold for the pur-
pose of the same being landed or delivered overside,
had not the signature of that officer, and fears being en-
tertained that the revenue is exposed to risk in conse-
quence of such irregularities, and that goods might be
delivered without the 'proper authority, directions have
been given that in future no such delivery order be issued
from the office of the registrar, without the same being
stamped with a seal to be provided for the purpose, bear-
ing the words, " Registrar's-office, Customs, Legal
Quay's," &c., as the case may be ; and the tidewaiters
have received instructions not to permit any goods in
future to be delivered from the ship upon the receipt of
such orders, unless they be so stamped in compliance
with this regulation.