Star. — London, England, 1818-04-22 00:00:00

o. 'lle Raab, howl, twit it tam Mob he t extraordinary tO say, the" Right Hon. Gentle nediately after ca me down, and without any I va ir ~ ,,z . c on the subject , g ave u p another prioductiv-e •*1 burthensome tax to the . ?..In SHAW briefly replied. _Hepublic t hought that iaf- , c •,,eqt r ounds had been laid for the appointment of mittCt ; and, therefore, he should feel it his to take the sense of the House. The question was then loudly called for, and stran gel-were ordered io wi th dr aw. On a division, the s obers appeared to be— . 67 —le "yell I:Ces - Majority against the commistee mon wows . Ol INZSTAIINSTER. On our re:urn w the Gallery we found that there NIARSH urging a s the order stolid be laid before the .House an Account of the Profit' derived by the High Bailiff from his office, should be discharged. He insisted that it VMS et wriely unfair to call thus upon an individual for an account of all the profits of his office, after ouhese. had re ceived a vote of compensation from the Hlt eel not any part of the duty of the High Bailiff of Westminster to attend the hustings at Elections, till that duty was imposed upon him by an Act of Par lament. He concluded by moving that the Order he discharged. Mr. BANKES contended, that it was the uniform iraerice of parli.imeg to require an account of this ;Ind where a rota of compensation was asked. It had ;rely been done in th; case of the Royal Dukes; and. war not in that of the High Bailiff of Westmituter; oh; had submitted to such an order, both in 1811 and 1814. Lord ALTHORPE, Mr. TIERNIET, Mr. MONEY, Sir .I.I%.ISCUiTOSH, Sir J. NEWPORT, Sir E. BRYDGEE, eir WILLIAM Bunitoomis, Mr. J. P. GRANT, and lad fOLICESTONZ, contended, that as the applica frn of the High Bailiff was not for an increase of his Llowance, but merely for a compensation for injury vim& consequence of the negligent wording of , at Act of Parliament, there was no necessity to re an account of his emoluments. CALGILAIT, the CILINCIMLOR of tilt EXCHE- Irlt, and MT. ROlll/17 SIOTH i , did not see why he ihould refuse to prodtice accounts which he had con seni to give in 181 1 and 1814, and therefore op rnd the motion.--Tbe House divided, For the motion • - - 46 Alpine it - 46 The SPEAKER then gave his casting vote against tle motion, which, of course, was lost. THI SAS? INDIA DOCKS. Mr. B. SHAW said, he had to submit a motion, tolling on a Palle Company to . produce their ac touts, according to Act of Parliament. In 1803 a Company was established, called the East India Dock Company. He was not now called on to eater into the merits of that Company, or to comment on its particular provisions, except en one clause, which vas a provision that the .Company should annually produce their accounts to Parliament ; and it was also provided, that if at any tine the profits of the Company should, after the payment of all charges, oford a dividend of more than 10 per cent. the sew plus should go to reduce the rates paid by vessels , under the Act constituting the Company, obliged to go into those Docks. He did not to say the profits .had ever exceeded that snm percent. but he wished to have the accounts to Company, to see if ill the charges which they made were such as they were authorized under the t to make, especially a charge of 41,9311.135. 2d. certain'improvements, &c. not provided for out their increased capital, although according to the mum before the House there was a balance of ca hand of upwards of . 68,000/. .The Act re !sued the Company to lay annual ac counts-before ?ornament, stating their receipts and expenditure, they had not done so. He now called on the (+a• y to comply with this provision, which. they . not done. If they now refused to do so he should unsider it was because they could not fairly do so. not now a question with the Ship-owners, r they should go to these docks or not ; they the Act wts imperative, but they were now Ifs. per ton in these docks, at a time when could unload at the out-ports. for 4s. and in Lon for 3s. but for this obligation ; and they were to reduce this heavy cfiarge as much as they td, under the previsions of the Act. The Hon. concluded by moving for the particular :punts to which he had alluded.. ASTELL opposed the Motion, which was led on mistake. The charge was not Ms. per as stated by the Honourable Gentleman, but ‘Sl4.s.; and of this sum 2s. was returned to yes in the Outward Dock ; and they had other ad ia3cA. So the sum for repairs, which had been at 41,0001. was in fact only 13,090/. , The tourable Gentleman said, the flocks were opened BC6 ; for two years the profits were 5 per cent five years they were 6 per cent. for two years' I were 61 per cent. they had since been 7 per I.—making an average of 6 per cent. profit since 'l6. He entered into several details, and conclnd• by hoping that he had satisfied his Honourable ul that there was no necessity for the production accounts he had moved for. tr. MARRIOTT contended that the Company no right to set of the articles which they had 'duced into their account against the rates, so as Rep down their apparent profits and postpone the at which those rates should be reduced. At carpool the same services, for which 16s. per ton paid to the East India Dock Company, would !pe:formed for 2s. 6d. and would be here, if it 're not for this monopoly. This it was that drove tide to the outports ; for our trade was leaving aid we could only hope to sepia it by reducing let charges to a level with those of its rivals, "r• Alderman ATKINS said, the building ex -7;6(.5. e the Do c k h a d excee d e d the estimate, and . the Company had never received a larger divi than per cent. *3lr. THOMPSON said that le belonged to the 14 ', 1 Company of Hull, and should have been wed to pet his „p name to accounts like those pre ,tu, trent the East India Docks. . P a o tecommended that the Direc tcrl the East India Company should not oppose sk. lllePs 'icmetion, for the sake of the character of .ratobllshment. RTIS did not heliete that it would be ci "e had himself been a Director last year, ia a liol!ord to be so nit, ana IA 'koala topporl the motion• Mr. B. SFIA•W shortly explained, after Which th 4 question was put, and the Motion was:earl - UK!, .1 FORGERY OF. BANK: NOTES. A person from the Bank of England presented vertain Returns of the number of persons prosecuted for forging, uttering, and having Forga Bensk,Neies in their possession. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER toot this opportunity of requesting Sir James Mackintodt to postpone his motion. on the above subject, in order that the Report of the Budget might be brought up and discussed to-night. It. was Extremely important, that the- latter- should not be delayed. Sir J. MACKINTOSH expressed his willingness 4 notrithltanding the frequent postponements of this subject, provided it were understood that it should come on early to-morrow (this day), or on Friday; before the discussion of the great general question of, which this formed an important branch. The CHANCELLOR ofthe EXCHEQUER said . that he could enter into no engagement either for to morrow er Friday—in consequence of which Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH rose, and reminded the House that two months ago he had moved for the accounts which had now been presented. He. had now to move for some accounts' in addl . .. su to those which had been presented, none of which would be objected to, but one. That to which objections would, he understood, be made, was, the account of the expense of the prosecution for forgerici. To this it would he objected, that it would be an interference with the private concerns of the flank, to eall . for suet. an account. In answer to that objection it would become necessary to prove, that since the Dank Restriction, and the consequent increase of crime which lie could prove to have flowed from that mea sure, any accounts relating tg the offence of forgery could no longer be considered a private concern.— He should thew that the present system of currency ~created an enormous public evil, tainting and cor rupting the morals of the people ; that it had in cruised crime to a degree unexampled in the history of law and of society. While he thus proved that the matter was not only public, but a public question of the highest importance, and that• it was 'conse quently a right of the House to demand all necessary information respecting it, he should also perform A service in exciting a discussion on a branch the question of the Bank Restriction, which would bear to he discussed separately, and which would disencumber the body of the argument from the de tails with which it might otherwise be overlaid.— In considering the increase of the crime of Forgery, he had to proceed on imperfect materials, as some of the returns. had - only that evening been laid on the table; but the materials were sufficient to warrant the consequences which he should deduce. By the return of prosecutions (for there were no returns of executions), it appeared, that in seven years before I the Bank Restriction, there was no prosecution on the part of the 'Bank Of 'England for Forgery. In, seven years after (orpittiAg 1797, which was between the two periods) there wtsfectwo hundred and twenty . two convictions—Vieurlirefi t ), In the fourteen years before the Ristrietion e gist were four prosecutions. In the fourteen pears'aftii, theie were four hundred and sixty-nine..-{dace keg,-!) Of the prosecutions on the part of the Bank, there were no accounts pre vious to the year 1782. But if we calculated for twenty-one years by the ordinary rules of proportion, after the ratio of the fourteen years, the twenty-one years before the Restriction would have produced six prosecutions. The twenty-one years which had suc ceeded it had produced eight hundred and fifty— (hear, hear.)—.l-le would ask; whether in crime of criminal law there had been heard of so great, so sudden,_ so permanent an increase of crime. In that plain statement of figtires there was more argument than by any words it was possible to convey—(hear, hear.) But for what he had heard and seen out of the House, he should. close his case here. lie had heard, however, that much had been said to prove that the Mint prosecutions must have decreased with the decrease of metallic currency, as the Bank pro secutions has increased with the increase of notes.— The account of Mint prosecutions had been produced, and instead of exhibiting a decrease, it sheaved an in. crease. But this argument respecting Mint prosecu tions had a double edge, for now it unsaid, that by analogy to these prosecutions it appeared that the in crease of forgeries arose from increased depravity, and not from increased temptatir. , But neitherdid the account of Mint prosecutions support this asser tion ; for instead of exhibiting a sudden leap from nothing to 222, the seven years which followed the Bank Restriction, exceeded those which preceded it, less than they exceeded the seven years immediately preceding them. The 14 years after produced not more than twice as much as those which preceded the Bank Restriction ; the yearly average was about trebled, and not multiplied as forgeries were, 120 fold. The great cause of this increase of forgeries, undoubtedly was the suspension of cash payments and the great circulation of small Notes, which had been prohibited by the ancient law and policy of the country, which had been first issued to the amount of one million and a half, and which now circulated to the enormous amount of seven or eight millions ; he would say, the only cause, for it would be a delu sion to suppose that any other cause had co-perated. And here he should observe, that these crimes had increased a I , undred-fold, though the punishment of death had not • only remained on the Statute Book, but had been executed with a rigour never exceeded ; had been executed, without perceptible effect, to the utter confusion of those whose only secret for the prevention of crime was—Hang! hang! hang !— (Loud cries of hear , hear)—While it was thus shown that the severity of punishment could not reduce crime where the chances of escape were alluring, so, is the decrease of highway robbery, a crime which had been often pardoned, was it shewn, theta dimi nution of the chances of eseapewould put an end to crime, even without the most rigorous punishment ? -..(Near, hear)—That decrease of highway robbery had been spoken of as a benefit of the paper circu lation. The small notes, which had chiefly increased of late yews, were received with so little caution, as to afford no security against robbery. He attributed more to. stage-ceaohes, to the mail, !lot only a safe conveyance, but a perpetual patrole, to turnpike gates, to the enclosure of commons, to-the horse pa trol. around London, and the general improvemear .of police, which (with the exception of oyeasioasti. Wage Murdets) had turned tiie eurrent of crimes from force to fraud— 'C.riesef hear, hear, hear, hear) —As to the measure E,:0,.0 the House which would diminish the number of Country Bank Notes to in crease those of the Bs,* of England, 'he ctnakl only look on it as to its effects As " a Bill for the better Promotion of Forgery ;" foritisits intended to. lessen the issue of those Notes seldom Or never forged, and tO increase the issue of those for illrging which so litany hundreds had within a few years' lost their dives —( beau, hear). It.vras, in fact, a Bill for ihe erection lid furnishing of gibbets ; for it,was not true that forgeries of Country Notes were.frequeltt; but seldojti prosecuted, lest the Banker should expose land injure his credit. In a limited district, a Rae urned to the 13ankets generally in a fest ddys: 'hie amount of the Notes which could be put off waS Small, and the chance of detection greater. The Bank of tnglanst Note might take months to per-. form its circuitous joarney from Falmouth to Lon don. The Bank of England, within four years, had more than 100,0001. of forged notes presented to it, all of which they immediately checked, excbpt. one, sum 0f.199 . 1, which they paid, but all which they, after wards recovered. So that the Bank of England hid; by their care, contrived completely to protect thentselies. Yet with all their care and ingenoity, an unequal tax; of 25,000/. a year bad been thrown by' them on the 1 lowest and most ignorant people—a tax levied in.the shape of the most cruel disappointment. If the House of Commons had to impost, such a, tat, they Ivoald not Adore it—but by not taking soave mea sure, tjiey did that at which their heaft would recoil if it were proposed in a direct shape (Hear, hear.) — The moral effect of forgery was alarming. The crime of forgery was generally committed by persons a little above the lowest—who would bring others after them by .their example. It was a lamentable fact that few reputable occupations were open to females— but while society shut them out from employment, the la* laid its snares for them. Forgery required' neither boldness nor strength. A most painful case of this nature was now under discussion. He feared to embitter the execution of a public duti—but.it was due to his conscience to say, that the convic tions of women at Warwick, at Lancaster, at the* Old Bailey, must till mankind with a degree of invo luntary horror--(Loud cries of hear, hear, hear.)—, It was lamentable that the Courts of Justice whioh,, protected the people should beCome hateful, yet this might be the case without a single fault on the part of those who administered the laws, when the laws themselses were ill-judged. To see a father, a wife, daughter and sons, convicted in mass for such crimes as. these, might be just, might be necessary, might be legal, but would be abominable—(hear, hear, hear). The average number of executions. from 1805 to 1812, was 56. In one year the persons executed for forgery on the Bank were 1:3, or 1-4th of the whole number of persons capitally executed. It had, in deed, at last been found impossible' to adhere to the ancient rule, aid nothing could more mark the in crease of forgery, than the relaxation it had produced in that unbending rule of. the law. Forgeries had been pardoned—pardoned through necessity, or the slaughter of men, under the name of justice, would have buried the crime and punishment under com mon abhorrence—(hear, hear). What remedy was to be devised against this crime ? The natural remedy' war tarevert to that state in which there had been no forgeries ; but if this was not done, at least all the ingenuity of the Legislature should he em ployed to lessen the evil, With regard to the ex pedients which had been suggested to prevent For , gery, he rather doubted their efficiency—(hear, hear). The ingenious men who had devoted their attention to this subject, professed to have two objects in view —first, the security of the Bank, and secondly, the security of the'Firblit. It seethed', heiWeier, to be forgotten, that the Bank was already secure, and that it only remained to provide "for - the *Seitirity of 'the Public. But how was this,proviiion fni.beitiade, un less it 'were practicable to plaCe some narks upon Bank Notes, which should be so ConspicuOirs as to be recognized by the poor and ignorant, and which should be incapable of imitation (hear, hear, hear), He feared that such a discovery was very difficult; Still, in his view; it ought to be eagerly sought after . and should never be abandoned until the difficulty of atsaining the object was found utterly insurmount able. Any expense that attended the pursuit the Bank would surely defray, while there was a hype of rescuing it from the expense of prosecution. For it must he more grateful to the feelings of the Bank Directors to pay artists for the discovery of any ex pedient to prevent forgery, or even to render it diffi cult, than to have money applied to encourage an odious system of espionage, or to reward those wretches who first contrived to deprive persons of innocence, in order Afterwards to deprive •them . of. life— (hear, hear, beer) .--For an exposition of the artifices of these abominable miscreants, he referred to his Honourable Fiiend (Mr. Bennet), whose in quiry into this subject formed one of the most laud able traits of his intrepid and indefatigable benevo lence—(hear, hear).—The Honourable and Learned Gentleman concluded with proposing several mo tions, with a view to ascertain. he prosecutions insti tuted by the Bank, and the expense attendant upon such proiecutions. , . . • ' Mr. MANNIVG. cleclare4 that the Bank Directors were thiLmost anxious to encourage every means cf. preventillg forgery. The honourable Member en tered into a comparative statement of the proseco, tions for forgery of metallic and taper currency,, in order to shew that the conclusiotis of the Hon. Aqa Learned Gentleman were erroneous, with regard to the prosecutions which arose out of the restriction upon cash payments. With regard to the expense cit. prose cutions by the Bank, he thought the Learned Gentle ! , man might as well call for the publication of any other brinch of the expenditure of that body. ... Sir CMORDAeNT stated, that all.the respectable inhabitants of Birmingham were so shocked at the facilities and consequent encouragement to foigery, which the present system afforded, that they intended to present a Petition to the House, .praying thaosome measures might be devised to prevent the erogtess of an evil afflicting to humanity and: so injurious to idle morals of the country. • Mr. Alderman WOOD expressed his ccmvictiott that nine out of ten. of the prosecutions for forgery: in London originated with persons who were paid, Ow coking others to commit the crime. This he 'VW enat!lastto statefrom official experience and au thentic information. Was not the present system then ttlth a 4 cat'od loudly for the Legislature ? flow came it, he would brother of the unfortunate female who to die on hid:* for forgery Irak allowed liy a Police Ofiieer, while his sister, whom firer had led., into• crime, was prosecuted deemed to death ?—;(ifedr o .hirlin). Mr. GRENFELL, after en*iiing luminous speech of the 1:6144-Moirer, it happened that the Bank Direitorsitevef aeted the invention of Mr. Tilloth, Which Was !' tOtherii its 1710, accompanied by a certificate the abase distinguished eitgiavers in the - that intention was ineitirairte.of imitation? le was incumbent on the Bank not trta ' analety, but to prove that they had hand:oh the stilijeft lielfirsted the 14A its dtity to do every thing in its pdwer etirifrng he a deshiblectineleSton Oh that tans L The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEI eeived that the givineqf the nu mbers of proses and convictions would. answer every reasonable Posi, and that there then would he no necessit-• statement of - the expenses the Bank had the conduct of prosecutidali . lathe 'view consideration` of • ittfijeet—i Iff appeared that the lionouiable and tleMan had suspicions that the Bank had the abominable practice of eittpltiiing foriners--(iicar; hear)—ht souses once posett amount of their expenses rof pros'pc , 'that they paid sums of money for the practice of inveigling Individuals--(tear. believed that such suspicions.ivere wholly as they related to such a respectable and body as the Directors of the Bank. He' faction of knoWing many of them, and tom Of his heart he believed them incal Which ought to produce such sutpicions therefore, beg the Learned Gentleman explanation as to what had 'fallen from seemed to imply suspicions' of that nat . thintiklit that what had fallen froin the demi* respeeting judicial p i toeeedingr. explanations, ancithat they 4 were more estiect from him, as he had occupied a knfichil himself. He hoped, therefore, thel:"eaid ed Man would consent to explain himself: • Mr. lIEWET animadverted with peculiar. don upon the system. or prosecution instituted Bank, and especially Upon the conduct Solicitor, who had, it appeared, the discretion letting such as should be victims, and - plead guilty. .According. td law, to felony was a penal act, hut it appeared Solicitor had in the system of those special immunity—(/4cer, hear): It was table fact, that a rev...and:4 151. was persOn concerned in di.ccoiering fwl meant creatiag) the crime of Forgery. 301. Were paid to .the Police. Officer anti prosecutes( the two. Poor lads wl, transpeited to Botany Bay, after have tented to death, for te crime, the which that Officer might have prevented—* But every Agent in prosecutions insti• Bank was rewarded,_ while every one cuted was. sure to.lre ptinished-A(Heur, The punishments were-so rumerous ant to defeat'their own Object, for the feelii„ try revolted against them. There were victions fee forger/. lately, at the cow which were not followed by death. for instance, there wase•eonSietien for wens; execution.tvar not, the No-there the Bank was-not the proieci where the Bank 'prosecntett ao mercy - p_eited, as appeared from their rigotit the'trnhappy woman wlio was ordered Friday.—( Hear.)—lf, howevei.the Ban' severe in its system,• they might depend a change must take place ; for, howeve rectors might be supported by the Ri Gentleman (the chancellor of the 1 country would not much longer endue blood-shedding-(Laud cries of H'ar, Mr. THOMPSON expressed his sin 12 or 14 years investigation, the Bans nothing,' to correct a flagrant evil. prosetuting and haaging—(hear, hear) geared to be their only remedy. Ni try banks it could be shewn that a notes could be. contrived, whereas Ur, land had done nothing. The Bank-r as any bungling engraver could imit. appeal to the feelings of the Directors England, and ask them, whethe.: if thi creased issue of their notes, which Bible, there would not be more forger , people in the country were afraid of land note. He believed there wt forged ones in circulation than had for payment, and that_ the Bank of committed great Mistakes on the sub man was hanged at York, and he beard He stated that lie had bought , the nr ham, as he had done previously. Ht son) believed that he had a tolerable ledge of a real or forged note, but I really that he had a great diaiculty the notes that this unfortunate man fact was, that :tt Birminghatu there tories of Forged dotes—,(keur, hear). ferent descriptions on both sides of forging of them' more difficult ; but land Notes were badly executed, candle figure .rendered them more ear in consequence of the temptation of - Bank of England stopped payment, a...year were*rigeci. Where country circulated in small. districts,.there Mr. BABINGTON said he knew of iii which not one forged note in a 'while the forged Bank .of England every week, As to the mischief of tht irhad been stated at £25,000 a-year Pie believed it:might be• estimated. sum. A great ...number of. them ne , Way to the Bank:. lifter oirculatieit, torn to pieces or putintd the Seel and fu snore dratiwent. to the Bwnk. bourhood had issued notes payable aribeit. or in London, and they became plat ries ; but when they confined therni lady Deem uviuc wise not in that who had submiu and 1814. Lord A vrnbs 3. MACUITO6II, elt WILLIAM B Ud tommaao: f,,, 0 o f the High a lms-ante, but IT Te peired, cmis ka Act of Parlia q:.:rt an account Mr. CALGILA7 4.:5, and Mr. should refuse to seuei to give in rod the moths For tke re Aping it The SPEAK] Ike motion, whil T 1 Mr. B. SHAM calling on a Pt mats, accordi) a Company wa Dock Company into the merits its particular pr was a provision produce their ; also provided, I Company ghoul afford a divider t • plus should go ibich, under on obliged t pp mean to Say thi ► of 10 percent. of the Compass' led made were Act tS make, e for entain'imp of their inereas account before piral in band e ► faired the Co; fr' Parliament, st bat they had s • Compwly to o is; sad not done. r, tonsider it wa; was not nc 4 whether they I feared the Act 1: paling 16s. pr W they could nn it• inn for as. la et- alltis tis to red d. could, under • hi. Gentleman n Accounts to I !nt 'lr. A.S'rE to founded on n at— tons as state del only 145.; as sels in the Ot vantages. S ent. stated at 41, s. P.ononrable ; h :808 ; for • fve yea rn- try were E be t.—maki ad; !`)/3. He re- by hopit aid linaiI in a i t h at accou 11% MAII no right , z - oduced *seep dom e at whi use 'verpool t] - paid to IV" • poiorme tre=e net for bvt a tl-..de to seer tis gad we e to ""iert chit • Aida lint- ;v4es o f t h t the. (.4 t the Cor the dead th an 7 n acv 11r. TRO dis- • wet Con s *sod toy any atol fr om f the' 44 4 th. . he• the with die 4 4 , table rsM lita& , 1 ` !'position of the !- i isk, that the . 1 L 1 i • \ was seotenoed . , i wed to escape • ; '; horn that tiro- 1: r ; • t used and'sam- I ' 4 the ible j aild . 1 . irr, asked hew • } : t , :, 1 , 1 vet; aeted tipith a 4 $ , , ! 1 vas sitbmitted i . • il V • • 1 4 1 ertifieate from ' .. , e empire, thtt 1 1 . . 1 • II 0 Iltfloklett - to ifiew•thAr f 1 surnethiit M t • Houle iiiild i I power toOnifas ; 1 ' , et mast iiiirli) , 0 ' •'' ' e ; i ! rEQUER . e6t. ' 1 5f prose cutions easonable yoiit- i ! 1 • i • necessity for r a tad incurred in I. 11 • ! wof 1 jisst.aed i •1 1 , ; ' i --(hear • Aar.) . ii Leani;d- 6*- . ... iad recourse, tia spies ant(, iii- 4 ';„ a 1, gu r 1 t .k, ir . . 1 1 , . 1 it , ) . ectitieks, a;10 khe tleattft vr, teiiir.3,.. - 4 ,1 1' 1 illy unfitande . ' 4 1 end hohostrab p / ii 1 1 , : i e` had the is.ti(- . I froth the big- 1 • ll'i, i capable of acts i 4 $ , oils. He ranit, 1 ' • ' l to make Softie k m him, whicit . • i." 1: tture. He :JO e Learned Geiii- .• 1 • , ii s'required "tint I; l' . espeditlll, dkle ' I. $ tficild sittatlat kaided Gestit i 4 r. . 1 \,, V . ! : 1 ' ' A{ ' i • '. I 1 h I i tii i:i titl jacthsgftt laCpros e cutio ns discretion a ti ; ethea th dS i compound, . i ar d i : 6 ais °ll24l4l;°.: 14. ' p .5 u i . 24 paid . to any , rhich too oftep No less than • who arrested rho were lately '.... tying been sen- commission of r, nued—Orar).— stitutect by the ' i i one they prose- • .. W eer , he ar):-- 4. 1)1 and so severe as ling of the cowl- rere several con- - . ,1 , z 4 ' country Assi7cS, I At Kingstim, ii t ' for forging S ea- a the consequence. I prosecutor; for i cy was to be els I It with regard to ' i ,1 I for execution oaf Bank would per- end upon it that I i l ver the Bank Di- , 4 li, i fight Honourable i . I 1 ' Exchequer), the k ' are such horrible sr, !rear.) - atrprise that after 1 nk had produced • ' .1 . They went oat J• ~ I • tr)—and this ap- Now in the coun- t better form of ~. ~ he Bank of Eog- I , , ) i -notes were such l i itate. He would • rs of the Bank of I there was an in- , ras now very pus- i • ; ,• eries il lie kneW I a Bank of Eng- .. vere many more • I beep preceoted i .. of England had ' ,t • P object. Lately a • 1 trd his confession. e totes at Mining- He (Mr.Thomp- sble good know.: t he must confess :y' in ascertaining had uttered. The re were manufac- . I ..Llerices of dif- a note rendered ... the Bank of Erigrt 1 . 4 and the Montt I easy °Limitation,' 1 e I which, after the .. < .i , • '2O orNIO Fern - s I i r Bank Notes were•••r• # q • care f ew f orger i es . - - I' of-a-country bankt • a • year .oecurted: . ' d nottel-wpfeeaied' here-forged notes . ; ar to the country. d. at.aiottble That never found their. 4 4 4 they were either . td dee am( u.tted' Bank in his-neigh '•''....% atvelvir owsi otnew - . • sgued with forge. metves to a Email;