Star.
London, England, 1821-04-09 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND PROSECUTIONS.

APRIL s.—Ann Williams was convicted of having
forged notes knowingly in her possession, and re-
ceived sentence of transportation for 11 years.
Clementina Rebecca Miares, pleaded guilty to an
indictment for a similar offence, and received the
like sentence.
William Groves was indicted for uttering at Cam-
berwell, on the Ist January, a forged £1 Bank of Eng-
land note, knowing it to be forged, with intent to de-
fraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of
England.—The prisoner pleaded guilty to the minor
offence, and was acquitted of the capital charge.
Thomas Meyers was indicted for uttering a forged
Bank of England note in the parish of Si. Saviour,
on the 10th of February.—Guilty.

James Stevens was indicted for a like offence, com-
mitted on the 28th of November, in the parish of St.
Mary, Newington—Guilty—Death. The prosecutor
recommended him to mercy, and said he should not
have prosecuted him had he not taken seven forged
notes in one day.
William Jarvis was also indicted for a like offence,
committed on the Bth of January, in the parish of St.
Mary, Newington. The case being proved against
him on the clearest evidence, he was found Guilty.
John Champion was indicted for uttering, a forged
£1 note at Dorking, on Ist November.-(-Not Gbilty.l

William Garton was also indicted for a similar of-.
fence, in uttering a forged note to Mr. Plant, a ho.
sier, in the Borough. A strong primofacie case was

made out against him; but, upon the whole of the'
evidence, the Jury found. him Not Guilty.
CRARGR OF MURDER.
Richard Wigley; a watchman of Petersham, was
indicted for the wilful murder of Robert Knight, on
the 28th ult. by shooting him with a gun.
Mr.Tuaroo conducted the prosecution, and called
the witnesses, who stated the transaction in the same
manner in which it was represented on the Coroner's
Inquest, as accurately reported in the STAR of Sa-
turday se'nnight.
The prisoner was a man of respectable appearance,
was deeply affected, and received a most unexcep-
tionable character from an immense number of Gen-
tlemen in the neighbourhood, who spoke of him in
the highest possible terms for humanity.
The case went to the Jnry under the Learned
Judge's directions, and they immediately found the
prisoner Guilt of Manslaughter. He was sentenced
to six months imprisonment in the County Jail.
APRIL 7.—The Assizes for this County finished
here this evening, about seven o'clock, which ended
the Home Circuit. Both Courts sat this day to try
prisoners. -
John LambeU, Jesse Santulli, Charles-Smith, and
John Weston, were indicted for burglariously break-
ing and entering the dwelling-house of Mrs. Eliza-
beth Green, an aged Lady, residing at Englefield-
Green, Egliam, on the 2Gth of March, and stealing
various articles of plate, &c. to the amount of £BO.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoners Lambell
and Sangwill forced their way into the house of the
prosecutrix while she was lying on her death-bed,
and with the threat of personal violence to the family,
by means of loaded pistols, robbed the house of plate
and money to the amount of £BO. They were after-
wards apprehended, and part of the property found
in their possession. A strong case of suspicion was
made out against the other prisoners, but not conclu-
sive of their guilt.
The prisoners Lambell and Sangwill were found
Guilty, and were told by the Learned Judge that
they would be certainly executed. The other pri-
soners were found Not