The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-23 00:00:00

DECIMAL COINAGE.

TO TRU BDITOR Or TIII SITSIIII.

SIR,--As the great difficulty in a new coinage is
the suiting it to the mode of reckoning by the old, how
would the following answer, bearing in mind that the
coin most is use amongst the muses is the penny ?
Abolish shillings, and let the following coins be Issued:
Gold (value, 100 pence), to be called a Victoria, or aught
else. Silver (value, 10 pence), to be called an Albert, or
aught else. Let each penny be deemed equal to 10 mils,
and upon a fresh issue each coin to bear the double deno-
mination. Let each halfpenny be deemed equal to 6 mile,
and upon a fresh issue each coin to bear the double deno-
mination. Let each farthing be deemed equal to 2i mils,
and upon a fresh issue each coin to bear the double deno-
mination. Then

Tenths or
Victoria. Alberts. d.
1 = 10 100 = 1,000
1 mv 10 = 100
1 10
=
j the farthing to be
= 1 the lowest coin.
The present sovereign would equel-
-2 Victoria. and 4 tenths, or 240 d., or 2,400 sails.
1 „ „ 10d., or 100 oils.
ld., or 10 mils.
id, or 6 rails.
ed., or 21 sails.

- .
By the above plan, the converting the old into the new
money, or vice versa, could be readily don* through t►e
'sodium of the well known penny bearing the equivalent
value of 10 mils.

£5 31. 9d. old = 1,2464. or 12,450 mils new.
9,200 mils new = 920 d. or £3 160. Bd. old.
I am, sir, yours obediently,
Kept. 22. J. C. D. B.

DRAMA.

OLYMPIC.

Last night Mr. Farren took Lis leave of an
Olympia audience in Lord Ogleby, a superannuated old
fop, whose infirmities, mental and corporeal, ars the salient
points of TAe Clandestine Marriage, a fin set comedy of
the old "legitimate" school. It is needless to say that Dlr.
Fatten rendered the per: with that almost painful actuality
which of late years has characterised his impersonations of
aged characters. He was admirably supported
by the other members of the corps, and the play
with its ingenious cross pur 'owe and its broad humour—
at times, a little too broad—delighted a fair, if not a very
crowded house. Mr. Farren, whose first appearance was
greeted with a welcome almost inconveniently eatkiesisatle,
was called before the curtain at the conclusions: the piece,
and retired with a compliment vocal and feral, ample
enough to satisfy the largest desire. The burlesque SAyloek,
which has afforded so much amusement to the frequenters
of this theatre, was also played for the last time, sad was
followed by a popular farce.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY.
A very this attesdaace, nodally the followbur bete unto
under imam :

THE CESAREWITCH.
4000 to 209, 1000 to 50 (twice), 500 to 25, and NO to 10
takes ►bout Nulty ; 1000 to 60 and 600 to 25 TM Isom
Warrior ; 600 to 20 and 250 to 10 Songstress ; 000 Is 0•
Haight of this Shire ; 1250 to 26, 1000 to 20, 1000 to 111
(twice), and finally 1000 to 30 Tedeington ; 1000 to 20
Ooorksh (at the comusencemest 1000 to 40 wee booked).
7 to 1 would bass been taken about King Pepin.

280 to 20 apt 0tost;;, iiiit; To 4,T gallons, and 600 to
20 apt Balrownio.

LEICESTER RACES.—Tinnuaty.
BILLISDON COPLOW STAVIS.

Draytoa bona 1
Birthday

HANDICAP SWIIPSTAINI.
Tomboy 1
Maidston•
Quasx's PL.&TI.

Hungerford - -
1
Maid of Golborao
Eugenie
PLATS of 26 sues.
Governess 1
Ways 2
Isutuarnita' ?LAM.
Audubon earn. is first, but the race is disputed.
Priam the Third walked over for the b so,. Sweepstakes.

ESTER RACES—Tavaaries.
WiLTIR 111NDICAT.

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Surveyor
It
CEINSTEDFIIILD HANDICAP.

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Barrel
Juliet 2
WILTON HANDICAP.
Aonla Sutherland
Lady Evelyn
A fine close race in with the two. Won by a head. Four
others beaten off.

STAiri.

Barrel
1
Snowdon Dunhill
BILLING STAILBS.
Selman
Cassy 2
Nancy Martinson