From The Times, 19 May 1819, posted with permission of the transcriber, Petra Michinson. Geo. [Advertisement.] - FORGERY OF PRIZE ORDERS. - At the last assizes for the county of Cumberland, held at Carlisle, John TOWNSHEND was convicted of forging an order and certificate to obtain the prize money due to one Isaac BANKS, who had been a seaman on board the Nymph. He was also found guilty of uttering forged orders to obtain prize money in the name of Henry BANKS, and was sentenced to be hanged. This man had been in the practice of assuring seamen and marines that he could readily get their prize money from Greenwich Hospital, and after obtaining their orders he commonly forged a certificate to complete his purpose. In some instances he obtained the money from Greenwich Hospital, and in the case for which he was prosecuted he had obtained more than 40L., out of which he gave to the person really entitled only the sum of 5L. He was executed at Carlisle. As the Directors of Greenwich Hospital prosecute all those who are discovered personating or assuming false names or characters, or forging or uttering forged orders or certificates to obtain prize money, and the punishment is death, it is hoped the fate of this man will operate as a warning to prevent others from being guilty of these crimes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~