Star.
London, England, 1820-08-02 00:00:00

BANL PROSECUTIONS.

Samuel Hall, Ben jintin Price, and Josepla'Reyino.Ys,
were arraigned at the bar, charged with uttering
forged Bank of E land notes. The prisoners pleaded
guilty to the capital offence, upon an understanding
with the prosecutors that they would be transported
for life, which sentence was- passed upon them.—
Benjamin Price declared that he had been thirty years
a wholesale dealer in forged notes, and never had
been detected before.

George Skinner, a young man, a native of Bi--
mingbam, was indicted for the minor offence of hiv-
ing unlawful possession of a number of forged Bank
of England notes.
The Jury, after some consultation, found the
s)ner—Guilty.
The JUDGE proceeded to pass sentence upon the
prisoner of transportation for fourteen years.

Abel Mil, aged 23, a most• hardened wretch. tel.°
was condemned at Stafford, Lai been since executed,
for murderivig(by drowning) Mary Martin and her
infant child, sixteen nomtlis old, of which Hill was
the father, and the unhappy woman was again preg-
nant by him.
The celebrated Model of Gibraltar and the Rocks
is now removing from the Model-room of the I..te
Queen's Palace, by water, to the Ordnance Depot at
Woolwich.

The 26th alt. the Chain Bridge across the Tweed, •
near Tweed-hill, was opened. Cart.tin Baowx, in
his tandem,, followed by 12 horse carts, laden with
stones, and Mr. Moi.r.E, of Mairs, in his calliage,
passed along the budge and returned ; a little after-
wards, the stability of the structure being thus tried,
the Earl of HOME, the Commissioner of the Ilie•h
Roads, 4c. preceded by the Berwickshire Militia
Band, playing GOD save the also passed along
the bridge, •
THE REGENT'S CANAL..—This Canal, of the ope
ing of which we gave an account j esterday, has been
nearly seven years in completing. It unites all de
principal Canals in the kingdom With tle river
Thames. From its commencement, to the termi:a-
don at Lin-Arouse, it extends nearly nine miles, and
within that space are comprised twelve locks and
37 bridges. The construction of the former is on
so excellent a principle, that only three n-intres.and
a half are occupied in passing each-of theft). ffhe tun-
nel under Islington-hill is abort three :404tritri of a. -
mile in length, and passes beneath the bed-Of the 14* i•
River.—After the ceremony of the opeiridg_had hien
concluded yesterilay, nearly a hundred !Condor:tn.
sat down to an-eThgant dinner, the- Earl of MseeLseo.
FIELD in the Chair. After the'removal of the clot', •
and when-the usnil k;y al and patriotic toasts hat:lbsen
drank, the Noble Chairman -proposed;• Saccess to -
the Regent's-Taira]," whleh was drank with pren ••
cordiality. A number ofcither appropriate toasts'were
drank in the course'of the evening, and the festivity
of the company was continued kill a laterhdor. .. •
House or LORDS.—Having removed he Peers'
seats, the workmen have begun to take up the- fkkis
on either side of the Honse. to examine the niturebf
the foundations for the- piliaes -to support the mitt
galleries. These floors, on being restored,.
more gradually elevitsil, so that the back benches
may have the fullest possible view of the witnesses-
belOw the bar, and of the whOle house. By this'
elevation an additional bench will-be Obtained. The-
position of what are called the cross benches,/
which heretofore ranged parllel with the bar; will
be altered; they are to run nr line •ss kb the: side
benches, should it be deemed requisite-to retain any
of them, beyond what are reqtrired for the Judges
and Clerks of the House near the . table. The gal. •
leries, it is expected, may be made .more capacious
than was 'at erg calculated ; and this would atfru d
the opportunity to dispense with same of the.henclesi
near the bar, which it is feared would interruptrthe
view from those who may sit on the sectollsacks,- the
Dukes, the Lord. Chancellor, &c. lire parch,
dons below the bar, for the Counsellf *houses:. ansk
interested, atre marker) eut; and
titese separations from the " strangeri".• afd forwarded
IrsciOrdint to the precedents in tbp-cases 'of Jade& ,
:and, the Berkeley• Peerage: No- instruction&
'Mere Wit 'given to make an? other'peduliar.acco*
Egiclatkin for periOns not Mchibers of -*Mouse.
Trie STORK.—Monday morning, after . the tre7
niendoui lightning of the preceding night, the Pa-
rade•ground in the Tower of London; *nletl.4
planted round with trees,. was strew eta all aver-Oth •
4ead sparrows and other birds which tootshelter in
e trees at night, most of them had their eyes .outiot
and were much singed from the effects of the.e.ettrii;
fluid; what is remarkable is, that the trees did snot
appear to have received the smallett •irfjoty.4—AS
Maidstone the effects of the &term were 1054*Verely
felt ketween twelve and one o'clock ; scarcely as house
in Week-street, and Stone-street, having eseatud with•
out broken glass from the bail-stones which fell.
The house of JAM as HuLst ES Esq. at Tovili'suffere. d
very severely, as have also the mansion and grounds
of the Earl of ROMN 114.—A child at Maidstone was
struck by the lightning, and was seriously hurt by
hop-grounds were completely dueastated,
the binds being stripped from the poles ; 'and the
corn-tields, in. many places -were laid waste. The
damage '
sustained in the neighbourhood of Maid,
stone, is estimated at not less than £50,000.
Covent• Garden Market is now undergoing a con-
sPerable improvement, by paving it with Scotch
Stone,insted of the old stone which was used nearly
saty ye.ars ago. •
COALPALciiitaz, Mast-taws. MMus? 2.—A eimeddimblie
qtatititj of Wheat remained over from Monday's gaff** for
rOblelicbare•was. little or no demand this moronic haying hot
SeW bityers at market,. yet prime sampk s support lay s
prices • although the salos were exceedingly heavy; then
qualities cannot be quoted lower. Oats are ratter cheaper,
ethatqueseoof the magnitude of the arrivals. In licsoarress,
toil barley., there is nu alteration.

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