The Sun.
London, England, 1811-10-05 00:00:00

FORGED NOTES.

gilliam Hickey was charged with uttering a note,
purporting to be a SW. Bank of England note, to
Mrs. Mary Richards of Ship-yard, Temple-bar.—
The prisoner went to lodge with the prouecutrix a
few days since he asked her to get him change for
a 601. note, which she- agreed to do,- and got it
changed at a neighbour's, butshe only gave the pri-
soner at. perceiving him to be intoxicated, On the
following morning the note was returned to MTS.
Richards as bad, when she gave it-back to the pri-
soner;.and asked how be came by it. The only ac-
count he gave of. it Was, that he took it between
London and. Bristol. He soon after made an excuse
to go into the yard, after which, two notes were
found there by Mrs. Richards's servant girl, for
twenty-fence and five-pence, in imitation of 201.
and 61. Bank Notes, which the prisoner bad torn
and, thrown away.
Mr. Hartley, a perfumer; -in the Strand, who
gave Mrs... Richards change for the note; said he did
it. in a hurry, but believed it at the time to be a 501.
Bank of England note. On examining it, how-
ever, on the following day, be discovered, that after
the word fifty, it was blotted very much,.as he sup-
posed over the word pounds, but on close inspec-
tion, he prreeived it to be pence in.,tead of pounds.
It was payable et the Batik in England, and one of
those • tioilioue notes which have lately Wen so
much talked of as tieing in circulation. The pri•
sutler +.+ as committed for trial. •

NUR:GLARY AND 801111E8Y IN sy. JAMBS'S-PLACE.
• MAIILISOROUGH-8T1M1T....—11 h3S,bCen stated that
the house .of Mr. Bird, in St. James's place, was
robbc?d on Monday night of plate, jewellery, coins,
'and other articles, to the amount of inool,. and Up.
wards. Thomas Lincoln ltaßers and his wife were
taken into custody yeste..‘lay morning on suspicion
of the robbery. - _ _

Jr appeared, on' an examination of the parties,
that the female prisoner was acquainted with Mr.
Bird's female servant, V. ho alone had the care of the
house; and she, with her husband, frequently visit-
ed.there, in company also with Edward Warnore,
who keeps a chandler's shop in Si. George's-tieldt;
the latter of whorn was a principal witness in this
rase. He stated, that the man prisoner had brought
part of the stolen property to his houses part of
wind) he left; and .observed, that if he was trans-
ported seven years for the offence, Willmore would
get fourteen years:- He alSo stated that the female
"prisoner enticed the servant out of the house, whilst
her husband (who boasted of hating keys fur every
lock) robbed it. To this accusaliuo •the prisoner, in
a rage, replied, " If I rubbed'ihe house, who carried
tire articles away ? You did, you know you did."
This the witness. denied, however, and continued
his evidence.

Another person proved his having purchased a
quantity of curious coins of the µrisone►'s wile,which
she said she dealt in; and which untied out to be
part olthe property- ht oleo from Mr. Bird's house.
There were other corroborating circumstances agii i 1, it
the two prisoners, who were remanded for another
examination.

A periou was committed for trial, - ror three se.
vein! uttering& or tniged 01. notes, .purpotting to
be hank tit England notes, in goS;CX and Middle-
sex.

. LlNtati.iiALL...4lidtard Estment, Samuel Brown,
and Russel itaper, were ct►arptd at this ()dice "with
stealing a quantity of matt, the property of Mr.
Keen; a mna►ister, in the Bnrou4h. It apppeared
Eamon was ernployed, with several others, so put

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