Star.
London, England, 1805-01-12 00:00:00

COINFRO.

Own Rynohlz was inuiCted for uttering counterfeit
and bale coin, knowing it to be fuch.
It appeared, that the prifoner, along with another
perfon, had frequented a public bottle, called the
Mercers' Arms, kept by a Mrs. Chapman, in Mu-
cer-ltreet, Long-acre, with whom they ran a (Core.
On a Saturday night, they came together to the
Mercers' Arms, and the other man paid off the
fcore due by him, with a half guinea, of which Mrs.
Chapman gave him change—when he was gone the
difcovered the half guinea to be a bad one. On the
Monday following the prifoner came to her, and gave
her another half guinea to pay for fome chink he
had had, and required change of it ; the then caufed
him to he apprehended, and, upon fearching him
fome flyer waffound upon him, but no counterfeit
money ; the half guinea was a good one ; but, up-
on examination, was found to 'be exactly the fame
coinage of the bare one pal Ted by his comrade on the
preceding Saturday. In the mean time the other
perfon ablcondea. It alto appeared, they were both
journeymen, aad bad worked together in the fame
work.thop. The money being all pi minced, Mr. Parker
A iilverlmith, examined it, and broke the counterfeit
half guinea, which proved to be compoted of cop-
per.
The CHAIRMAN, in fumming up the evidence, ob-
ferved upon the intimate connection which had fub-
filled between the prilmer and the perfon who had
abfconded, the former having changed the half gui-
nea when he had nude than fufficient fmall Chang:
about him to pay his reckoning, and the timilarity of
the coins ; all which were very thong circumstances
again(t the prifoner. The Jury, after a Ilion delibe-
ratin•n, fia.nd the pi ironer Guilty. .

In paffing the lentence of die Contt, the CH AIR-
M s told the pi ifoner, it waseafy to difenver that he
had been connected with a iet of colliers, and admo.
ilied him to avoid (nett p,aCticers in future, as other--
wile they would be fatal is turn in the end. lie was
then len•enced to fix months hltplifonment ;—the
Court intimating that hi.; next offence would meet
with a inticii gutter punifhment.
pae Rafferty was i ndiCted for a like cffence, in ut-
tering at different times a hale half crown and a bale
litilling.
It appeared that the prifoner went to the hottfe of
the profecutor, William Gorman, who kept a coal
and potatoe (tall in Golden•lane, and putchaled fur
penny worth of potatoes from his wile, t . whom 111::
gave the halt clown in payment, and received the
change. In about half an hour the .gain returned
for two pennyworth of w..od, and then offered a
fhilling in payment, which, upon examination, the
profecutor tuund to he a had one; hut the prifoner
infilted it was one of thofe the had received from his
wife ; this gave rife to Come fulpicion, the half crown
was difcovered to he a bad one, and the prifoner was
then apprehended. In fearching her, lome (liver was
found upon her, but n• t any of it counterfeit.
The Jury found the panzer Guilty ;—and the
Crtatam as, after giving het a very wholesome ad
monitii.n. fen:en. ed her ro ro.lve month.. imprifon.
mew. The prifone was an elderly woman, and tad been
convieted of a like offence in me year r 797.