The National Register. — London, England, 1819-05-24 00:00:00

MAY 24. BANK 01 , E.l Gl.l D i „w E,v7s. The following are Official Copies of the Resolu tions laid on the tables of the Houses of Lords and Commons:— HOUSE OF LORDS. That it is expedisigt fetcher to continue the restriction ono° rash payments by the Back for a time to lie limited, in such manner, and oil such conditions. as sm a ll h e pi n . by P41114111.41t, with a view to ensure its final ttr taientiun at the penult so to be fixed. That previously to the resumption of cosh paymeets by the Bank. it is expedient that the Bank al Id be required, at a time to be fixed by Pullen:scut, to give in eileilitll:ze for its notes gold duly assayed and stamped at his Majes ty's Mint (ii demanded to an amount not less than a num ber of ounces 'to be limited), vetoing the same in such exchange at a price not exceeding et. Is. per [inure. That at the expiration of a further veiled, to be also fixed by Parliament. the Bank should be required to give in exchange fur its panics gold so assayed tool stamped (if demanded to an amount of not less than a co lain number of outliers to be limited), raluiug Ilse sante in such exchange at the ABM price. That at some time between the two period. above men tioned, the Bank eltoald be tequired to give its extitange for its notes gold so a•saved a fit Pillalled, valuing the same at a [nice between Ili, la, nuts die Mint price; and that after the price at which gold shall be valued in such rx• villages shall have Levu pace lowered, it slionid not again lie liaised. 'plat after the period shell have arrived at which the Bank shell i.e required to give gold in exchange for its notes, at the Aline price, a further pet iml In be fixed by Pas - lime nt should uealiooed, and a cell Wit nosier elven, before the Batik shall be rervill eit to pay its nut es its rash. That It is expedient that all laws which prohibit the no-liing or exportation of the gold or silver coin of tile tealist, and the. "spoliation of gold or silver imiLiut, made tai such cunt, should be tepealtd. HOWSE OF COMMONS. " That it is eapetheht to continue the Itentriction on pay ments in Cosa by the hank ui England, bilunol the tune to %Melo it is at present limited by law. ". That it is expedient that a definite period should be fixed fur the terroluation of the Restrit ti on on Cash Pay mews; and that preparatory measures mould be taken with a view to fneilitute and ensure. oa the airivnl 14th:it period, the poynn tot of the Pinmosorx Notes of the Bark of Eng land la the legal Coat of ti e " That is order to give to the Bank a greater controul over the issues of their Dotes than they at pre,rut 110.4 flit, provision might to be made fir tue gradual relay toe t In the Kink of the sum of tea mations; being part o f - the sum duo to the Bank. on TICTOIIIIII of advances made by t help for the public oetvice, and nu accoent' of the purchase of Exchequer Bilis wafer the authority of the Acts of the Len itlot tore. ';'l bat it is expedient to provide, by law, that from the Ist of February, 1820, the Rank bimll be liable to deliver, on demand.gold of standard borne's, having been assayed and stamped at hi, ‘l , jetly', Mint. n qu intity of not lets than :Allay (more, required in exchange for such an amount of notes of the hark at shall be equal to the v due ulthe gold so required, at the rate of flair 'wood, one shilling per ounce. " That foam. the Is( of ortobi r, 1820, the lank shall he liuhle to deliver, on demand, gold of tasidard fineness, assay ed and st u mped as before mentioned,. a quantity of lint less than ,Irby ounces being required io ex. hange foe such an anemia of notes ;!ii shall he equal In the value of the gold so required, at the rate of 31. 194. 6d. per ounce. That from the Ist of May 1821, the Bank than be liable 13 deliver, on demand, gold ',isthmian! fineness, assayed and bustard as befove-mestiosted, a quantity of not lets than sixty ounces being required in excistoge for such an amount of notes ss shall be equal in value to the gold ft/ 11.4U:red, at the rate of 31. ITs. 100. peeoutice. " That the Bank may, at any period between the Ist of Fel•ruary. 18Y04.and slue Ist of May, 18'g I, undertake to deliver gold of standard dueness, assayed and stamped as before mentioattd, at any rate between the sums of 4! Is. per trance, and 3419,. leid. per ounce; but that such intermediate rate having been mice fixed by the Bank, that rate *ball sat be sebseqeent ty increased. " That from the Ist of May, 1823, the Rank shall pay its notes, on demand, In the legal Coin of the Realm. " That it is expedient to repeal the laws, prohibiting the melting sod the exportation of the Coin of the Realm.. " 19th May, 1819." CORRESPONDENCE: BETWEEN THE (MAN CELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER AND THE BANK DIRECTORS. Donning-oreet, Ipt of July, 1818. " Gentlemen,—lt being alio:lately necdssary that the rum ad d out of the ronsolidated Fund in Ireland for the put lic service, should be replaced to the credit of the Con solidated Fund before the dose of the prrsent quarter, hod it appealing probable that she payments into tite Exchequer will not niord the means of doing it, and of providing tor other necessary payments, in which care the mil) mode in which die same ton lie replaced will Ye by uu iioue of Exchrmier-hits nor that purpose, which *ill not exceed &0.000 " I rrque►t, tin-refine, you 11 ill have the giontneiis to, Inner your Court to COMM to recciveeaeb Exchequer-bills as moucy, t o be applied towards payment of the dividends be- °miss,: due on the sth instant. " I tvi.h It to be unilvn.tood that this advance Is not in. tended to inco-nse the permanent advance of the Bank, but is to be provided for separately. " I huve the honour to he, Gentlemen, " Your suest obedient getvant, N. VAN SITTART." " The Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England." " Resolved,—That the Committee cannot recommend to the Court s.f Disectort to comply with the foregoing appli cation." '• Revolved,—'l hat the application of the Chancellor of the Exchequer vamp& h r chinplied " At a Coot of Directles ott th,• flank, on Thursday. she 9th of July, ISI e. the Governor reported that himself and the Deputy Gott:rout had waited upou the Chancellor of the TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. Exchequer, frith the fits°tedious of the last Con. t. The Chancellor of she I.xrlr quer said, he was carry floe Cows were tit.t incltsted In nthunee the I - 00.00W. in the manner to tiptoed, be ih-uld therefore hnn•ow the triode rum nu the trine. axreed upon, nuttnel, to he repaid out of the ftr►t two., the yri.v‘ilq.produce of the ( oidulichtted Fund in the regling Quarter. " At a Committee of the Tremitry, 22.1 of July, ISIS, the foil )IA mg letter from the Charicehur of the I-At hetluer was rtait, viz. : " Downing street, 21-t of July, 1818. " Gentlemen.— I beg leave t•o represent to you, that it w ill be a peat at commodation to the public service if your Court will coonserot to exchange the Exchequer-bill+ is your posors.iion, dated in May. !SIT, (lor)orall the ammo of I,! 00,0001., of which part has already been paid oft; and the remainder will be paid as soon as the co•ovenience of the public will admit) for other hills to the like amount, to he datrol on the 4th of Att;;,tist next, anol to bear interest at the rate of 2.1. per cent. per diem. I beg, therefore to recptest :lOU will have the goodness to 'cloy.: your Court• La coastal !beret ; and " I have the honour to remain, k.e. " V, VANSITTART." " To the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Hark of Eng and." " R'•solvrd,—That under the, ci - rum•taners of the deli• Henry of 3't3,.001. of the NMI of 1,00)41)01. engaged to he paid for the mouth of May, the olosappoointmecoi in not re ceiving 1,000.00h1. fur the lomoth of June, and no provision twin:: yet made, for the hills of the present month, HOW nearly ex pit ii • the Committer ate of opinion that the Court of Directors are not lilcely to comply with the re quest container' its the said tenet : hevesthelosoo, they me ready to submit it to the Court, if the Chunceilur of the Ex chequer desire it. _ 6 . Th a t the Gweetuoe a n d nevelt Governor be rettue.letl to unit upon the ChesneyHut of the I.xcht quer milt the above resolution." " At a Coromittoe of Trt.a.ttry. 2.1.1 Jul). 11i18 . "The Governor acquainted the Committee, that himself amithe Depot) Gaveru,r liail waited mum the Chancellor of the Excliequei. ROll had commanieated to him the reso lution of the C 1111 l mince on hi. , letter of the VIA instant, to conseqwmee of ssh.ch the Chancellor of the Escheqtrer had desired that his letter might not he laid before thu Court: " At n Committee of Treason . , sth August, —• _ " The Governor bald before the Committee a proposition delivered to himself and the Deputy Governor this morning, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, as follows : " It is pi npowd to complete the payment of 1400,0'01. no the Plat hills head by the Wink. and 1.1 pay 200,0001. on the J one bills, and to artvertise the June hills, the Bank con *t Ming to exchange the remainder of their May bills." " !Lewd% ed , —The Committee, havinz token iota conside ration the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, are of opinion, that consistently with the sentiments expres sed on the 6th and 11th May, and on Xlst July, they cannot recommend the Court to exchange the hills dated iii May, whilst the instalments for June and July are unpaid t and that the Governor he desited to acquaint the- Chanctllce of th• Exchequer with the above resolution." " At a Committee of Treasury, 15111 ;lan. 11419. - . - - - " The Governor stated the conversation which had passed at Fife-house on Tuesday last, and that a question to the following alert had been put to the Chairs : " ' Whether. in rase the advances of the Bank to Ga. vernnient should be reduced to 120,040,0 W in the of April, it would enable the Bank in control the threicii exchanges, and give the Directors euficient confidence to Inert the aliening ?' " . . . . " The dommatee of Treasury beg to give it as the opinion of its members, that if the advances of the Batik to Gemeroment are only retinced in the month of April to the degree proposed during the last Sessions of meal, the Interval bet area ilia( time and the sth of July will be too short to effect so essential a reduction iu the issue of Bank notes, as appears to them nee y to iy the experiment, of whether the foreigo exchanges can i i that measure be turned in favour of Great Britain, and be afterwards totaMtaineil iu that comae, more especially at a time when the then comparatively high rate of inte rrst given abroad induces persons to invest their capital in foreign countries. .• It 1145 ever been the desire of the Directors to keep the issue of Bank notes at as low an summit as the, could find consistent with a due attention to the peat interests of the country, which they diem to be the peculiar object of their care and although a reduction flour their pre sent amount may be thought expedient, with a view to the reiadmition of calk pas mesas, yet such a measure cannot be attained by any other than grarinal mean•, without great bijou to the commercial pint of thy community, %I 11011 P co-operation is most desirable in producing a fa vourable turn in the radian's. " Whilst the standard of the gold coin is continued, as now established, the experience of the last two years, in which a large tic of specie has been made, as well as the experience of a course of former years, rvinccii that the law cannot restrain its exportation, envier circum stances similar to those in which this country is plow placi d, and its relation to the rest of Europe; it is not a miiilares. but a sit ady and settled favourable rate of exchange, which can alone give hopes to the maintaining a PM faille currency, amidst the extruding circulation terptired by the financial and commercial interests of Great Britain. ..... _ _ " There remains another guestiou ou %Melt the Direc tors request the opinion of (rover: meat, as in giving it they will be doubtless assisted by the law office'', of the Crown. This relates to the most proper procreilisb; um the part of the Batik, in presectiting the persons who are almost daily committing the crime of forging or one' lug counterfeit Dank notes. •• Also, whether any and what proceeding it becomes them to mke against a description of priorm , , who, by their writings, Ale endeavouriut to decrj the public rre.lit of the country, and to vilify those persons whose duly it is to maintain it. • • • Direetors hare en ,aitaions hope that Iris Majes ty's Government will consider it to be no improper appliw lion of its aothotity, to been's'. the • Preset such in the most &vent ertheite cases, and apt let elm, task lull upon geutleuten, who,field the .deliea et , their couLiatutiel 165 trust, are very much averse to become the defenders of their own trpetatian, although so unjustly attacked." " At a Committee of Trealtury, Jan. 20, 11 1 119. " The Governor Bovine repotted the Ailbstkolice of the couvt nation at a cot.tetenre at File.hent,e, on the I sth in 4., which was attracted .by sevrrel mmaltere of the Cot son nee', a, ce :41 Ayr tit" ehnirot of the Batik : " itesolved.—This Co 'tire having deliberately tvriclicd the subject, and considered the improbability that the foreign exchanges a ill lir turnettand pi tinatiesolly • settled i i fat onr of Gavot Itittplin by Match, )S2O, the time to which it is 'proposed to limit the duration un tlt I restliction of cab pa)meitti, think it a matter of the highest important e that the public shall net be deluded nub an expectation Ditch is not likely lo he icaliaed. " That it appears preferable to submit to Ike come— t:retires of n P.trliantentary intriry, rattier than pass a bill fur a time inadequate to the cireunistanees In which the country 'nay be plated." THEATRES. COVZIT G .—A enel.i-drams, called gardish Po. • friotisin, was produced on Wedoesdas. The priertipal clue- racier of the story it a Catinel Albert, a Swede, the head ' the Goihland insurrection, for the exiled King Ciattavus.— Ile la limited through the country afire the defeat of his • party, sod through a variety of adventures, till be is saved bt the troops of the vie toi ioas Gustavus , . Terry sits the Colonel, A Limit his friend, and Mks Foote the. lady fair of the friend. The scenery se as characteristic of the country, and•eery clever; and the Goal explosion was so brilliant as to .cent to our terrors an extension of the tire (von the stage to the theatre.. It was extremely well received. Bishop's music had • large share in its popularity ; Lut Terry's acting was the move Pie of the melo-dranie. Saturday, after the Heart of Mid Lot/dem, a (hematitc Sketch was performed for the first time, entitled Cozen ; or, fluff an ltuu♦ on gance. The plot, if any plot belong to it is simply Ma' Dick Mutable (Yates,) a young man attached to Julia, (Mrs. T. HMO is visited by his fa. that in France, accompanied by Julia and her aunt—he cot.trives to make his father think he is in an hotel, and by these means lie is enabled to per , onate a Swiss porter, and to give imitatlons of Yowl, Kenible, Kean, Mat thew s, Terry, and Talma. His imitations were very good, partirirlarly those of Telma, in which he proved himself 4 good French scholar. Mr. Blanchard came forward to announce the repetition of the Interlude for Monday. but the andience imitating the rpt Ickery of the rival Theatre called fur " Ya•es," by whom it was given oat for Monday w ith, we believe, an unanimous feeling of approbation. We admire the versatility of talent that can so far vac ceed in imitation, and Mr. Yates imitated each person illimitably, butt we would remind that gentleman that imi tation is closely ullied to mimickry, and that mimiekry at best is a contemptible faculty. We think Mr. Yates has that in him " which passeth ►kew" of such sort, and in the present dearth of real ability on the stage, we mild eunjtireibini not to allow the powers nature. study, and edneation, appear to have nnit*illy conferred eisan him to dwindle into imitation. If he chose, we 11. ink lie may take higher, more noble around. POLICE. sv.sl RELT. Oa Saturday Robvs Is, liatintiersly, Oliver, lateg, and Stauoeford,paisates belonging to the Ist tegunent of Pout Guard., were again brought sod tinder...lll 4 1411 g eXii4o44lioll before Mr. flicks, charged wilt the robbery at the fire in Dover...tree?, Piccadilly. on the mut gof Thursday the 13th instant, and wets -again rtiaautird lug a final hearing on IVedne.itsy. • NIAMION-HOUSE. On Saturday Thomas Putter was finally examined before Mr. Alderown J. J. Smith, on a charge ut hating forged Binds of England notes in his possez.sion, and was gully committed , fur trill/. MARLBOROUGH STB rE On Saturday a young u hose appearances bore • !narks of past respectability, was latunglit up town the natelo-hour, charged tinder the tollosshooe eircionmotooree —The watchman stated, that in the moaning he ulosersed the prisoner 1.41.0 , 5ing a gentleman, a.que.tmg loom in gas e her in charge, tliAt she might lodge in the watch•huw•e daring the night: he atterwards sass her linking stoma with a bundle under her anal, and he took her to the %smell-house. 'lie WI/111411, in her defence, bronvlit to the reeolleetiow of 31r. Conant iliat she hid tbtril neloie him before, but in v different torn; she stated, that her hationd was some time ago one of the pi ineival carpi liters at One ut the, Winter Thraties, and that in thr pi esent instance sbe was driven to distrts., and had adapted this plan to go to the attic rhouse.—She was disci's. at .1. QUEF.N-qiiAttF, l Bus OH Saturday (wore, Cattwriglit. charged to illt a burglary, nt the house of 31r. Pope, No. t, I tomer( rry. rum), war bro,.ght up (rum Tothitth Idf lir.&wi.ll fur le esuniiim.au, w neu :After a long iuvestegatiuu he wa. fu:ly committed Ivr to 111. HATTON GAIIDF.N. Saturday, William Price, a youth of rwunt ems character. was charged by 31r. Edward Hastings, of nori.s alloy, liquoryond street. Gray's-inn-lane, with stealing a silver watch an.l ts ap— pendages. out of his dwelling-house that morning. The charge being made out to the satisfaction of the Maiiistrate, the pri soner was committal to Newgate Mr trial. Satidi Courtland. a girl of the pave, well known in the purlieus of Grays-inn-lane, was brought up for &Anal examina tion, charged by Mr. William an elderly gentlimian„ reAding in the nughbourhisoil of Siiho square, with robbing him of eleven I/. notes, in a notorious brothel in Charlotte buildings. The presniturr swearing positively to the charge, the prisoner was fully cominitteJ fur triad. Saturday the Scotch Society held an Anniversary at the Freemason's Tuvern, to celebrate the vi^to. ries in which North British regiments had signalirt ct themselves. The Duke of Athol presided over a numerous and respectable company, and the evening was passed with great .onviviality.