The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-31 00:00:00

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IIORGEU NODES.
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By the late trials at the Assizes for Lancaster,
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it appears that a Olathe in forged one, two,
6►e.puund notes has existed for some time to an
alarming extent. The Governor and Company
of the Bank of England have long been aware of
these forgeries, and they have taken means of de.
tecting and bringiug to punishment many of the
delinquents. It appeared that the traffic in forged
notes was carried on in Lancaster, and the ad-
joining counties, on a larger scale than was ever
known before : and a witness stated that he had
been assured by one of the prisoners, that at Bic.
mingham he could buy forged small notes, by
wholesale, enough to load a jack-ass ; and it ap-
peared these were afterwards retailed by ignorant,
deluded wretches, few of whom could write or
read, at from 5- to 10 shillings in the pound.—
Birmingham %AS clearly traced to be the fountain
head whence these numerous forgeries lowed, and
Wales and Scotland the parts where they were
principally passed. Comparatively but a small
portion found their way to London, as here they
were liable to be detected almost immediately. It
was fnuthl, in many instances, that the forgers
had blundered on the signatures of Clerks of the
Bank of F.ogiand who had long been dead, and
some of the notes bore the ehristian names of those
who signed them. From these incousistepcies,
and the general b.id colour of the paper of which
they were fabricated, they were not likely to pass
undiscovered in London, and were, therefore,
chiefly circulated in parts remote from the metro-
polis. The Agents of the Governor of the Bank,
however, have been so extremely ♦igilant, that'
thirteen prisoners were brought to trial ; and, it is
to be hoped, that a death-blow has been given to
this iniquitous business ; the principal names of
those concerned in this nefarious practice, as well
as the coiners of counterfeit gold, have been
discovered and made known.

The method adopted fur taking in custody all
the Prismleis of the above description, tried at
these assists, was weii preconcerted. A ware that
greallialarm would be excited by apprehending them
separatvly, it was contrived that they should all
be taken in one day, and the 25th of July was
fixed, on account of its being near the time of
the commencement of the assizes.
Nadin, the Constable of Manchester, gave in
the Court the following account relative to the
particulars of taking's notorious vender of forged
notes, of the name of Bolton :
About one o'clock in the morning of the 25th
of July last, with proper assistants, he went to
the Piisuner's house. He knocked, but the door
nut being opened, be forced it, and got in. The
place was all darkness, but hearing a noise, and
somebody going up stairs, he at length found out
the staircase, pursued, and took a man prisoner;
he followed and secured another, who proved to
be Bolton, who, as well as the other, had nothing
on but his shirt. A lighted candle having been by
this time procured, on further search, the Pri-
soner's daughter was found. Nadia then went
1 into the back room, where he found hid in the
closet Bolton's wife, who was Quite nd iremtivi
Having thus seized on all the persons in the house,
he began his search for the forged notes. Among
the coals, he found 92, of 11. each; in a large
mug, with water it, many more of the same des-
cription, a quantity torn to pieces, and two 51.
notes. In a pickling jar, with liquor in it, he
found 41 21. notes, and 3 of 51. with a quantity
torn to pieces; and, in another room, 20 more.
The cant terms for false notes are :offs and
screens—of counterfeit gold, yellows. It ap.
peared, the paper composing the notes was maim-
factored in Iceland, and the forgeries executed at
Manchester and Birmingham.

Various accounts, similar to the abo►e, were
given by the Officers employed in taking into cus-
tody these unhappy, deluded people, who ima.
gined they were free fruin danger, if the forged
notes were not actually found in their possession;
and (hit they could nut be con►icted, unless by
the evidence of a third person seeing them take
the money for the disposal of them.

POLICE. •

Uszow-HALL.—Yesterday the Office was much
crowded at an early hour to hear the second exa-
mination of the elan confined under suspicion of
the murder of Elizabeth Winterfiood.
In addition to the evidence which we laid be-
fore our readers yesterday, another witness was
examined, viz. Aun Ballard, of Hudson's-place,
Lock's-fields, whd stated, that, about a month
ago, Ann Robinson, the principal evidence against'
the prisoner, told her that the prisoner had taken
701. of her money since Christmas last, and that
she would arrest him for it if he did not pay her ;
she afterwards said she had him in her power, and
would have her revenge, as revenge was sweet.
After a patient investigation of all the circum-
stances, the Magistrates were of opinion there
was not sufficient ground to commit the Prisoner;
he was accordingly discharged, and no further
light as yet thrown upon this mysterious affair.

Tuesday night as a young woman of the name
of Newman, from the country, was going along
Chick-lane, she was surrounded by some females,
who robbed her of her shawl and fire pounds in
bank notes.

On the `24th instant, the fishermen of Brighton
reported, that while engaged in trawling for soles,
Ac. iu the Aug, at about seven the same morn.
ing, a very small boat, containing five French.
men, passed them, who they supposed had but re.
ecntly broke out of an English prison. The boat
had no rudder ; an oar, therefore, was made to
supply that deficiency, and five or six handker.
. chiefs tacked together answered the purpose of a
'sail. The fishermen did out attempt to interrupt
them in their progress, though from the strong
wind, and the tremendous swell in the Channel at
the time, they consider it as totally impossible
that they could reach the apposite shore. Unless
the timely interposition of some vessel, therefore,
rescued them (emu their perilous situation, as the
boat was of the most insecure kind, the pressay-
ties must be that.all on board have perished. 1

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