The Sun.
London, England, 1820-01-15 00:00:00

BANK FORGERIES.

This morning Henry Wicks, a young man of
respectable appearance was put to the bar,
charger( with utterinz a note for the sum of
101.
with intent to detrain! she Bank of England. Ott
the indictment being read the prisoner pleaded
Guilty. Mr. Justice 1-loLaovo enquired of the
prisoner, if he was aware that the offence was a
capital one, and subjected him to the penalty of
death ? The prisoner said he was, anti did not wish
to give the Court any further trouble. The
RECORDER informed the prisoner he must re-
port his case to the Prince Regent without any
circumstances of extenuation ; lie had, therefore,
better retract his plea. The prisoner, howevtr,
persisted, and his plea of Guilty was recorded,—
Mr. REYNOLDS os Counsel for the Rink, ail(' lie
felt it his duty to state, that the proceeding of
the prisoner did not arise frbm any communica-
tion from or on behalf of the prosecutors, as none
whatever had been made.
The Court then proceeded to the trial of Sarah
Paley for a like offence, and the whole of this
day is appropriated for the disposal of Bank Cases.

Sir FEARCIS UURDETT, %vim is oow at Bath, has
announced his intentiou of being present at the
aniversary dinner of the Concentric Society, on
Monday next, at Liverpool.—Some delightful
Speeches expected!
DISTRESS OF THR LOWER I RISH.—AII the bakers'
shops for a considerable distance round the neigh-
bourhood of St. Gilei's were suddenly clears
of
their entire stock of bread, yesterday, even to
their last penny roll, under the following interest-
ing circumstances :—lt had been observed, that
the children in the Irish School in St. Giles's, in
many instances lately fainted away, whilst engaged
at their lessons ; and upon Mr. Finnigan, the sir-
periutendant, making inquiry into the cause, he
discovered that their indisposition was entirely
occasioned by want of food, many of them receiv-
ing no other sustenance thaua small quantity
of
potatoes once in twenty-four hours. Yet their
desire of learning was in general so ardent that
not the slightest complaint was made to the su-
perintendent, they went about their little tasks
as earnestly as though they were in the enjoy-
ment of every comfort. These eircumst mice.
came to the knowledge of Mrs. Coatis yes-
terday, and with her accustomed benevolence she
ordered an ample supply of bread to be sent in-
stantly to the school, lor the relief not only of the
poor children, but their parents also; and her order
was executed so liberally and promptly, that all the
bakers' shops in the neighbourhood were instant•
ly stripped of their contents, as we before de-
scribed.---(Morning Herald.)
DESTRUCTIVE Fute.—About eight o'clock on
Wednesday evening last, the workshop of Mr.
Sitnpsuu, flax-dresser in Knaresbrough, caught
fire, owing to the 'snuff of a candle having been
incautiously thrown upon the floor. The games
soon communicated to the adjoining dwelling-
house and stables, occupied by John Yates, the
cattier between York and that town ; and, we
are sorry to add, that the premises were all com-
pletely burnt down. The horses were in the
stable when the fire commenced, but , they were
rescued, and the household furniture was also
preserved, without the loss of any lives.
AFFLICTING EVENT.—On Tuesday, a lad about
13 years of age fell from the top of a waggon lost(
of coal, near the village of Ashley, and one of the
front wheels passing over his body, lie died soon
after. He was the only son nt a man named
Norm is, who was driving the waggon, and on casually
looking back, saw his poor boy under the wheel
tic instantly stopped the vehicle, but too late to
prevent the fat al .consdtrences, which occasioned
feelings of grief and consternation in the unfor-
tunate father, more easily conceived than described.
Suictne.—Wednesday last, Mts. Ithooss,
of
the Packhorse Inn, Southowram, put a period to
her existence, by hanging herself.
In the night of Wednesd,y se'oatight tcyo beau-
tiful swans, in.the canal it ROBERT RCEBBROOKE,
Esq. at, Itaishbrooke-Ilall, near Rory, being cmi-
hued to a small place broken in the trozen surface,
Were maliciously killed and one carried away, the
other being left upon the ice with its throat cut.