The National Register.
London, England, 1821-03-26 00:00:00

FROM SATURDAY N10,117"S GAZETTR.
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niit BY HE KING —A PROCLAMATION.
GEO.
WHEREAS act passed in the 56th year of the reign of
his late Majesty g George the Third, intittiled, " An act to
provide for a new silver coinage, ntirl to regulate the gold and
silver currency of this realm," the master and worker of our
mint in London was authorized and empowered to coin, or cause
to he coined, silver bullion into silver coin, consisting of crowns,
half crowns, shillings, and sixpences, of the standard of eleven
ounces and two pennyweights of fine silver and eighteen penny-
weights of alloy to the pound troy; and in weight after the rate
of 665. to the pound troy. And whereas, in virtue of the powers
so given. a coinage of crowns or five shilling pieces, shillings.
sixpences, and other small silver monies usually denominated
Maundy Monies, namely, fourpenny, threepenny. twopenny.
and penny pieces (in addition to the coinage of the other deno•
minations of silver monies, at the rate of 6(,5. to the pound troy.
and of the standard fineness above mentioned ; every such crown
or five shilling piece having for the obverse impression our effigy
or portraiture, with the inscription " Georgius 1111. TL G.
Britanniar: Rex. F. I)." and fur the reverse the image of Saint
George sitting on horsebaek, attacking the dragon with a sword,
having broken his spear in the encounter, and the date of the
year, and on the edge of the piece, in raised letters. the words
" Decus et Tutamen Anno Ilia,mi," the year of our reign being
in roman numeral letters ; and every such shilling and sixpenny
piece having for the obverse impression our effigy or portraiture,
with the inscription "Georgics 1111. D. G. Britanniar: Rex.
F. D." and for the reverse the ensigns armorial of our united
kingdom contained in a shield. surmounted by rue royal crown,
the rose, thistle, and shamrock being placed round the shield,
with the word " Anno." and the date of the year, and the r ;..te
of the piece being marked with the graining used on the coins of
his late Majesty; and every such silver monies a 'tally deno-
minated Maundy Monies, namely, the fourpenny, threepenny.
twopenny. and penny pieces, having for the obverse impression
our effigy or portraiture, with a similar inscription to the shilling
and sixpence, and for the reverse the denomination of the money
encircled by nn oak wreath surmounted by the royal crown. and
having the date of the year; has been delivered from our mint to
the Bank of England, and will be issued therefrom for the use of
our subjects : we have therefore, by and with the advice of our
privy council, thought fit to issue this our royal proclamation :
and we do hereby ordain, declare, and command, that the said
pieces of silver money shall, from and after the day of the date of
this our proclamation, be current and lawful money of our king-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and shall pass and be received
as current and lawful money of our said kingdom, that ism say.
ouch crown pieces as of the value of five shillings, the said shilling
pieces as of the value of twelvepence, the said sixpenny pieces as
of the value of sixpence, and the said Maundy Monies, namely,
the said fourpenny pieces as of the value of fourpence, the said
threepenny pieces as of the value of threepence, the said twopenny
pieces as of the value of twopence. and the said penny pieces as
of the value of one penny, in all payments and transactions of
money.
Given at our court of Carlton House, the 21st dax of March,
1821, in the second year of our reign.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.

R. WTOOtlh eissford, Lincolnshire. draper.
J. Kirkman. Great Bolton, Lancashire, cotton manufacturer.
G. Moth, Poston, vintner.
BANKRUPTS.
J. Ntacleod.Cornhill, boot and shoe maker. Solicitor, Mr.
Pullen, Ntonkwell Street.
A. Benziea, St. Martin's Lane, baker. Sol. Mr. Jopson,
Castle Street, Holborn.

J. Gunnery, Liverpool, dealer. Sole. Messrs Clarke and Co.
Chancery Lane.
J. Taylor, Sheffield, iron founder. Sol. Mr. Duncan, Cray's
Inn.

W. Haynes, Stourhridge. Worcestershire, currier. Soh.
Messrs. Batter and Co. Gray's inn Place.
.1. Wells. Liverpool, merchant. Sob. Messrs. Adlington sod
Co. Bedford How.

M. Sedgwick, London, warehouseman. Sole. Messrs. Fisher
and Co. Thavies Inn.
J. 1.. Smith, Vauxhall Walk, coal dealer. Sole. Messrs. Ro-
binson and Co. Austinfriara.
J. Johnson, Leamington, Warwickshire, druggist. Sol. Mr.
folioed], Furnival's Inn.

T. Chinn, Maidstone, Kent, linen draper. Sol. Mr. Hippon,
Great Surrey Street.
A. Hellman, Mincing Lane, merchant. Sol. Mr. Eicke,
Aldermanbury.
.1. Morrie. Upholland, Lancashire, tanner. Sole. Messrs.
Taylor and Co. Temple.
W. Kenifeck, Throgrnorton Street, stock broker. Sol. Mr.
Myers, Charlotte Street, tiloomsbutc.
T. Croft, Chatham, Kent, hair are,,er. Sol. Mr. Dickens,
Bow Lane.

J. Walker, Upper Russell Street, Bermondsey, parchment
dealer. Sols. Messrs. Foulkes and Co. Southampton Street,
Caveat Garden.

T. Field, White Hart Inn Yard, West Smithfield, inn yard
keeper. Sol. Mr. Gray, Kingsland Road.
.1. Coulson and E. Le.ulbitter. Gatesheal. flurNim. Rims
manufacturers. Sole. Messrs. Atkinson and Co. Chancery Lane.
G. Richardson, Mecklenburg!' Square, and T. Yokes, Queen
Squate. merchants. Sods. Mesas. Swain and Co. Old Jewry.
B. Phillips, Threadneedle Street, vintner. Sol. Mr. Barbor,
Vetter Lane.

.1. Hauling, Great Winchester Street, jeweller. Soli. Messrs.
Jones and Co. Marylebnne Street.
.1. Dignum. Hadlow Street. Burton Crescent, coal merchant.
Sol. Mr. Harrison, Bucklersburv.
DIVIDENDS.
April 21, W. Luke, R. Whitehall, and H. Jenkin, Nest
Smithfield. linen drapers--17. J. and C. Bigg, Hatfield. Herts,
brewers-14, R. P. Guyard, Throgrnorton Street, merchant-
-14..1. 11. Haywood and J. l'inniger, Caine, Wilts. clothiers-14,
J. Knott. W. Smith. and J. Clarke, Southwark, hatters—i 4, T.
Helim, Bermondsey. merchant-17. R. Rowland. Strand, lini.n
draper—Hi, .1. Ritchie and T. Moffat, Liverpool. merchants-
-14, C. Marsh, 1.. Deane, R. Westbrook, and H. B. Deane,
}leading, bankers—l 4, I). Jackson, lloundsditch, chemist-16,
J. Free h, Bulwell, Nottingham, calico printer—la, J. Allen,
Warwick, innkeeper-12. F. Hutchings, Gloucester. cheese
factor-13, F. Haywood, Liverpool, merchant— 7, .1. Lachlan,
Great Alie Street, Goodman's Fields, ship broker-19.5. Joseph,
Gosport, slopseller-14. .1. Buchanan, Sherborne l.ane, merchant
—l4, W. Turner, West Bromwich, Staffordshire, bayonet maker
—May 8, N. and W. Bowers, Cannon Street, comb makers.
CERTIFICATES to be granted April 14.
J. 001IiR. 'Woolwich, timber merchant--D. Thomas,
Greenwich, chinaman G. I lartis, Worship Street, Finsbury
Square, coach proprietor—W. F. A. Damn, Berner Street,
Chford Street, jeweller—C. Glover, Braintree, E•sez, draper—
T. Worth, Talbot Court, Graceehurch Street, hatietdasher.

CAUTION TO THE Ahtm---Ettsign Min Pin-
niger, on the half-pay of the Ist foot, was tried at
Salisbury tin. having defranded some country bank-
ers, by receiving the amount of his half-pay front his
agent, after the hawkers had advanced the amount
(on the necessary documents) tir the same peritxl;
he was sentenced to seven years transportation
beyond the seas.