The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-01 00:00:00

REPORT OF THE ROYAL MINT
COMMISSION.

This volume contains a large fund of curious and
moral infsrmation. Our present extracts, however, are
limited to those portions 40 the commissioners' report which
are destined to ►e the basis of legislative measures : their
ncommendatioos respecting the future organisation and
mansgement of the Mint ; the system uncle r which Mint
prosecutions are to be conducted in future ; and the custody
of standard weights and measures, dtc:
The alteratioas lathe constitudan and micacement of the
Must recommended are ae follows :

We are of opialon-1. That the constitution of the Mint,
as it now *silts, le unsuited to the present state of the public
administrative system, is 11l adapted to promote the efficient
or economical management of the eetabashment, and ought
therefore to he replayed by a sew organization.
" 2. That deo enputinMedlesee of the estslashment'should
be intrusted le • t officer, cumin from all other
charge or duty,wreisald be personally responsible for the
conduct of the beelnanci the Mint in all its branches.

"3. That tho enmities by contract of any part
of the work appertaining to coinage should cease
in 'wiry fore est dime, cud that measurts should
accordingly h• taken for replacing the ter-
rier; of the present conliseting parties by thou: of competent
officers, acting wholly in the public interest, and unoondi.
atonally subject to the controlling authority of the head of
the establishment.

" 4. That all persons belonging to the establishment, of
whatever grade, should be remunerated solely by fired sala-
ries cr other definite allowacc, 1, proportionate in amount to
their respective duties and revonaibility, and exempt from
official fees ea their appointments; and that none should be
allowed to have any kind of dealing is bullion, or to
engage
in any other employment of rob*, too way masteve,
chief engraver, and the medalbst only excepted, under such
regulations as will prevent their prints occupation from
interfering with the performance of their public duties.
" 6. That the appoistmeat to all offices and employments
is the Mint should be made by the Lords Commissioners of
poor Majesty's Treasury ; and that the impossible head of
the establishment for the time bolo, should be empowered
to su.pend, subject to their lordships' inquiry into the ems
any officer or other person with whose conduct or OffiCilne;
he may have cause to be dissatisfied.
" G. That the dwelling-houses sad apartments in the Mint
should be appropriated to those oMiers end other persona
whose residence on the spot is deemed meet conducive to the
public security sad convenience; and that constant resi-
dence, unless whoa specially exempted, should be a condi-
tion of this privilege.
" 7. That all gold and Slyer bullies received into the:Mint,
and the coin produced from it, should be secured (when in
deposit in the strongholds) under them different keys, held
by three different officers, sad be daily replaced in the
strongholds, in their peewees, at the termination of work ;
and that no officer or workems engaged in the operative
promise of the (sissy &odd leave the plain of Ms em-
ployment during the hems is which the strongholds remain
epee, without the ages e permission of the heed of the
establishment.
" 8. That no gold eft silver bullion should, in any Sato or
feria, se on any pretest, be reeeived into or carried ont ot
the Mist, without Mar midi* weighed, and
resimied in tad Seaga OM.; sod that every Mtile
alms custody any belies may be sakeesed, should be held
sesseeltbk for the whole weight &Moen' to him, subject
seine sa anoweese it east ins es sap be skews lave
steeel@dna hi its mem ef ra media the
lat eke Levi odetisesn efmo ykellee,ear Ilkjesty's
17117 fiat the books of reseed and accounts of the Mint
issessedese should be kept NA matted ea the same read
imiLd et prime, hut with seek Whites sad monde-
tisel. Yet
as may be found teedeshe to the
Misoutane end
ipera:asie of detail; sad IV=
shossid be distinctly to a duly tuned emus-
tiet,e=derettb• &milks d the bead of

" 10. That the document called the ' MSIWO lidesteres;
hitherto serving as the chief autkoritrive regulation ter the
government of the Mint, should be repleeed by' more resin
and systematic code of regalatiems, mellowed by the Leads
Commissioners of your Majesty's Treasury, nader the autho-
rity of an act of the legislature.
" 11. flat the prweeedieg galled the ma of the Pys,'
for determining die wediakway thsVst end fineness of the
colas based trews the ilidak take glees at Wall
such in every yew, sot sham whim the ealmise leer be et
such amount 11/061111 Km the of
the pre ivy should mIUM4 adore whither the essay
*owes° enact wedersity with flee • Idol ghee, or only
as to it within the bone albs bpi remedy ;
*ad is the hater ea" it amid /Wei n mall, se Pew
Well. the prelims extent of the dillialese, in the was ma-
w" es it et graleat states that of the weight."
The veftwas reesiaseaded is the solicitors' department
ere as hikes :
" wkh moan to the fee* &whoa treat the seldom of
Mr. lasolthe washer, of Mr. I. J. pal,the woad
A_ wnwsr kiwi of Kr. Freehold. the While to the
lab°Wm,. sad to other iadonmeioa whist we have
wilel
diesiald, we
te *mall we of egiabia_ :-1. flat bah the willitter sad
kb os be ifberely romesoroied lb* ow-
Kew. treat ao ellowasee euser aag the soled outlay
be mo leaveibg espouses. et kr rah atesee; sad that
no pa;yment shwa Is weds to may dike( of the Idiot far
Iri vio
" s The wheaten iadedgesee way, valor aiding Wrenn-
swam, be
'm wathreed tothe
perforproem sedlollor, with rowel to
wisfismima god make mers of iKkentiost um
ihgoold requbed he sloe *dr a Mnew
ties le an hrs.& holtere a awgileate, mad their
'wisdoms la evert ea every iagierleat yewpwatica for
Nary.
although the premed awisteat, who has hose
47 yews in the ionise, maybe allowed to *alas ide Men-
tion to tries in the metropedia, if two wietaale ere hereafter
regains!, there should be no UMW= as le the plow of
'hemline*, unlme the chief sneer el the Mint shall seaci-
tion the employment of a local spat; bus that sash an
sewn should be employed only under akemianese of pow
lar necessity.
t

" 4. That the mods,
th alveuld fa NM
et optinesaiimiscumel who do act attend
e trial
" 4. That the smilereheedil wheat amp oese.eher the
lair has hos stied beim a toose. te the aid
W*Meer of the MA to receive his imeher rope* to
pragmatics.
" 6. That ecasideria‘theireatimapartaace of pesteeing the
Wilk, and particularly the poster douse, from ihesztossive
esaantactur• of base cola, WO de oil sosseusead say Maw
tin is the efforts of the saildhe of a. Was to dart and
prosecute the patios espied la this egeretles bst Wm
above stated warrant the belief that men would beta
at
dismiss*. et =geese, sad ammo aided pranatw of
the Wimp etuthring, Ytto Sena= maid he W a
waremery seetviedeu et the petty seedeee, lanai et baths
eat to be Wei at the cleaner eseisee is adzes; ter,
although the esweity of the loathsome ho a first or semi
anise might be thus Metie the mislay of demi=
aid of leeillmeeewould be meth plater, sash poem
email be sere efietaally edema Is.. the seembeie• ii
the z!iser came, thee ender the puma swaths of the
law.

No allmadon of ezirticg arras Y slassirsisi
with rekrenee to the third wad inquiry :
"After fall coasideration of the preceding drsessotiosss
u well as others of minor importance briseglit to aides in
the evidence, we are of opinion that it weal not be *Km:H-
eat to transfer to the Mint either the charge of the Meeederd
weights rad 11101111111.1, or of the duty of stamping Pig sai
liver plate."