Star.
London, England, 1825-11-21 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

For some time past extensive frauds have been practised on the
Bank, and the East India and South Sea Stocks, by persons surrep-
titiously and by perjury obtaining letters of administration, as being
next of kin of the individuals in whose name the Stock was standing,
and then di.posing of it. These frauds were committed generally
in cases where the dividends had not been claimed for some years,
and where, of course, it was supposed that the Stockholder was
dead, and that their relations werefgnorant of their dying possessed
of any such property; but, in sonle instances, the intended fraud has
been prevented by accidental circumstances, and a recent occurrence
has led to the discovery of several parties engaged in a systematic
plan for effecting this description of fraud. On one occasion a Lady
appeared to obtain administration to a Gentleman, who had resided
in l odia, and his death was represented as having happened while on
his passage to England, and a man accompanied her, who stated
that he was a passenger in the same vessel, and could therefore
vouch for the death of the Lady's relation—unfortunately, however,
for them, it turned out that the Gentleman was tiring in this country.
The discoiery took place, as we understand, through the follow-
ing circumstance :—An administration had been taken out, by a
person swearing that the personal estate of the deceased was under
4001. but it afterwards appeared, that be had stock standing in his
name, to the amount of 18,900/. and as no part could be transferred
or disposed of, without paying duty for the whole, the administra-
trix applied to have her letters extended, when the enormous dis-
proportion of the property first sworn to, with the amount after-
wards named, caused the enquiry which led to the developement of
the conspiracy : and Daniel Bishop, the active and intelligent offi-
cer of the Bow-street establishment, has apprehended several per-
sons suspected to be concerned, and has found in their possession
regular entries of business done, and to be done, in this species of
depredation.

Foacray.—C. Islet and Elk. Gushier, alias Gamer, alias llfeek,
underwent a second examination, charged with making and uttering
forged letters of attorney, to receive Bank Stock. It appeared in
the course of the examination, that the two pri.oners bave been
connected with one Rigaud in obtaining letters of administrational
the effects of several persons deceased, and also of one person
actually living, but who is now in a madhouse.
Mr. Feminism, theßank Solicitor, attended for the prosecution,
and stated that he went to Worthing with Bishop. the officer, and
found among the prisoner's papers a memorandum book, containing
a list of unclaimed Bank Stock, and those sums which bad been
received were crossed off. It appeared that the names of the parties
were there which related to the forged letter of attorney which

he produced.
A vast deal of evidence was tone into tending to implicate the
prisoners, and Mr. Haxt.s ordered them to be brought up again on
Saturday next.
The °ewe was crowded to excess. The appearance of the female
was interesting.

Sir Wal•er &Iwo and Mr. Jenner, 'the proctor, were held to
bail, in consequence of what took place at the Court of Delegates,
on Tuesday last.