Star.
London, England, 1818-04-15 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND FORGERIES.

The High Bailiff of Birmingham has, in compliance
with a Requisition, signed by upwards of one hun-
dred of the most respectable Gentlemen of the town.
who state that they " perceive with deep concern the
progressive increase of the crime of Forgery of Bank
0/England Notes, and believe that one inducement to
its commission is the facility with which these Notes,
-in:thsie4rEssent form *re imitated"---appointed a Ge-
neral Meeting of the inhabitants of the town and
neighbourhood to be held on Wednesday, the 22d
inst. to determine on the propriety of Petitioning Par-
liament to take the matter into their serious conside-
ration. " The temptation," says the Birmingham
Gazette, " afforded by the comparative ease with
which Notes of the Bank may be imitateal, has proved
a heavy affliction, and highly injurious to the charac
ter of Birmingham—very few of the Assizes having,
for many years, passed without consigning some of,
its inhabitants, convicted of engaging in the execu-
tion or uttering of forgeries, to a long term of impri-
sonment, transportation, or death. The recently con-
cluded Assize furnishes a dreadful, but remarkable
illustration, of this fact.—No town in the kingdom
will, therefore, have greater reason to hail, with plea-
sure, the adoption of any plan by which Forgeries of
Bank Paper may be, if not entirely prevented, at any
rate placed above the execution, as at present, of al-
most the lowest class of engravers."

In another column, we have given a copy of the
communication made yesterday by Mr. HASS to the
Stock Exchange. It proves to be exactly what we
stated—a new loan, to an undefined amount. Con
siderable bustle followed the proposal, and in the
course of the day between two and three millions
were subscribed in the books at the Bank, and the
Funds rose.

Should 100 millions be subscribed into the Con-
sols and Reduced, 11 millions will be paid in money
and 22 millions of Exchequer Bills be funded, making
the new Loan 33 millions—and so in proportion for a
less or greater sum. Taking the Consols at 80, it
Would require 131.65. Bd. (being the sixth part of 80
shillings), to buy an Annuity of ten shillings, but
Government agrees to sell it for 111. payable by in-
stalments, or for la 12s. ready money ; being
21. 14s. Bd. above the market price of the day, as a
bonus for la 12s. Had they opened a Loan as here-
tofore, in the Consols and Reduced, it is believed
they might have had the whole sum wanted in one
day at 78; and have thus raised their loan at 3/. 15s.
per Cent. whereas they are to pay nearly 41. 15s.
We will not enlarge at present. A few days will
decide more correctly the operation of this new
measure.

Accounts were yesterday received from Madeira
of the death of the Honourable JOHN PERCEVAL,
eldest son of Lord ARDEN, on the 15th of last month.
_ _

Mrs. HANNAH MORE IS so dangerously ill as to be
given over by her physicians.
His Royal Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke
of MecicLENauao-ScHwEitis was to have been mar-
ried on the 3d instant to her Serene‘Highness the
Princess AUGUSTA FREDERICA of Hassz-lloidautto.

.
On the 12th ult. a cook in a rich private family in
Petersburgh having got drunk, got an assistant to do
his business for him, and gave him some flour to use
with which poison had been mixed to kill rats: four-
teen persons who partook of it were poisoned, one of
whom died, and the rest arc dangerously ill.

SPORTING

NEWMARKET-CRAVEN MEETING, Isis.
Tursumr, APRIL 14.

Swoopstidass of liars. each, b. ft. colts, est. 71b. Silkt, M. •Ib.
D.M. Those out of untritd tastes, er by waviest atadiuro,

allowed Mb. if both Mb.
Mr. Watson's colt, by CS:flier, est. 71b. - - - I
Loot G. H. Cavendish's Ally, by Middkt►orpe, 7st. ilib.
Mr. Payne's filly, ►y &In, est. 41b. - - - - $
6 to 4 out Mr. Payne's filly.
Sweepstakes of 100 gs. each, h. ft, colts, est. Tib. fillies, est. 41b.
Mr. Goddard's chesnut colt, by Dotterel - - -
Lord Solield's bay filly, by Sorcerer - - - - d
Mr. Rush's bay filly, by Orville
5 to 4 apt Mr. Goddarsrs ea&
Sweepstakes of leOp. each, h.ft.- for oaks, &e. Anne 5-yes-014
and not enraged in the Derby, Oaks, Newmarket, or lay
Stakes; cake, eet.llb. Ades, est. Mb. Ab.
Lord Moss's bay colt Lops', by Zodiac -
Mr. Thorsbill's Brother a CoTsr -

Mr. Maeda Matelek Cale rby Sorcerer - -
7 to 4 041 Brother to Cwrw.