Star.
London, England, 1816-08-09 00:00:00

CROWN SIDE.

Jones Knfit alias Cluj' was indicted for uttering 49
forged Bank notes, of ati each, to Rees Rees, at Chat.
ham, on the I lth of August. 1815.
Mr. Rees, the prcnecutor, devised, thit he kept a
draper's shop at CZl.!thatn, and on the 11th of An.
gust. JBl5, the prisoner, accampanled by a woman,
came to his•shop between six and seren ie the evening
to perchasa goods. He repreati.tc.l Cini.ell• to be a
higler. and the witness himself sheaved him some of
the goods. The prisoner appeared to he an excellent
judge of the materials which he was purchasing. and
therefore the witness had no doubt of the truth of his
story. He_looked out a eariety of goods to the
amount of £4B Ids. and staid about two hours. The
witness directed some La to be made fot him and his
wife, which they took. He paid hill] in 49 one pound
Bank notes, which the witness marked With his initials
on the back. 'The prisoner said his name was Kemp,
and that he should shortly come again and buy mote
goods to the amount of 490, dr more.
The shopwomart and man also both spoke to ffte
same-facts. and were positive as to his person.
The notes were produced, and by the proper officer
from the Bank they were proved to bi forgeries. •
The forgery was detected by one being tendered
at the Bank.—The Jury found the prisoner—Guilty.
.c'drah Randall, Thomas Rayner, Hem y More, Willi,.
Whirr, 'hamar Patio., and John Browns, were all
severally indicted for having tOrged Bank notes in •
their possessioa, to which they respectively pleaded,
Guilty. and were sentenced to transportation for '
fourteen years.

COURT I,T CHANCRRY.--His L►rdship gitivertea en
Wednesday, to a motion lately mad? by Mr. LEACH,
for an order directing Figment to the legatees ander
the will of the late Duke of Quattssfrenov. He feut,d,
on looking into the papers, that he could not issae
such as order, a suit having been decided in the Court
of Session in Scotland in Gwent of the estate, and
from this decision there were four or five appeals to
the House of Lords. h had been agreed, however,
that these appeals should be all tried at one and the
same time.

On Friday and qattirday.seinnight, three narrow
boats, laden with the hroken.l.tce frames belonging to
, Messrs. fizarnmar anti Born,s, set off from Lough.
boron'', on their route to Stoorport, from whence the
Severn and the Bristol- Channel afford an easy coin.
, munieation with Devonshire, the place of their ulti-
mate-destination. Several of the workmen also ern.
4sarked for this new settlement ion board the same
vessels, and more are preparing to follow them.
Wednesday night, the dwelling-house of Mr. Brad.
ley; °No. 1, Davis's-place, Thomas-street, Poplar.
row, Newington, was broke open and-robbed of At.". 4
in Bank notes, £l5 in silver,- a silver watch, and geld
breast pin.
COIN EICHANGI4 Ansa. g, I 816.—Having had very
few arrivali since Monday, there WAS but little fine
Wheat it market this morning, which description
'*as in demand, and rather higher prices -were ob.
1 Waled, and all other kinds fully maintain Monday's
quotation.--Oats are about Is. per quarter lower;
the supply being large, and a considerable quantity
rernaiiis unsold.—ln Beans,. Peas, and Barley, there
'is too alteration.
smrrHirtELD MARKET, AUGUST 9.
Soar . Als 61 to 3s at Veal 4t 6.1 to fa 61
Motto* 0 04 so So -ed P.. 111 CS 04 to 541 64
Lamb Is c IRO es 64.
rattle at Maims. .
Own 5711—Sbay and Lambs 6,440--Calves S 60•111.6 so.
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