The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-07-07 00:00:00

THE NEW BANK NOTE.

A Bill, has been introduced into the House of
Commons. for the further prevention of forging
and counterfeiting Bank Notes. The preamble of
the Bill furnishes a general description of the new
vide. which is about to be issued by the Bank of
England. It recites that—
Ss well for the prevention thereof, as to facilitate the
detection of the saute, the Governor sad Cumepsey of the
Bark of England have, after great maaliteratioa, labour,
and expense, formed a new plea for printing Bank wateo,
it which the grosindwork of each Boob sole wilt be block
or coloured, or black and eadoured i.e work. and the
words " Bank of Engineer wiN be placed at the top of
each Bank note, in white lettere opus • black sable or
dark grown!, stick ground coataioing white lines intersect-
ing each other, and the wonserical amount or ins of each
Bask note in the body of the sae will be printed is black
end red 'register work, sod liseh e *We will fist-
thenily slaw lAe whsle controls thereof is a teemed fat-
pranks."

The exclusive privilege of using this plan of
printing notes is given to the Bank of England,
mud the Governor and Company, are further autho-
rised to cause the names of the pentane intrusted by
the Company to sign Bank notes in their behalf,
to be impressed by machinery upon Bank notes,
instead of having them subscribed in the hand
writing of such persons respectively.

The Rev. Mr. Gamins is now on a visit to his
brother bard, Sir WALTER SCOTT, in Edinburgh.
The celebrated Lady DOUGLAS, of Delicate
Investigation" memory, has lately takeu a house iu
Edinburgh.
Salmon are more plentiful in the Clyde this sea.
son than they have been for twenty years past.
Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal by the ship
Clyde were closed at the East India Holm, and
delivered to the Commander of that ship tte—
Passengers per Clyde:—
Fur Bengal—Captains Snodgrass will liaise Liateleaset
M. Ramsay; Mr. Carole, free mariner; Kr. Brows; Messrs.
Mackenzie and Henderson, cadets.

An official return to an order of the House of
Commons. states the total amount of blink notes
bask post hills in circulation, in the week end.
ing the 9th of May last. at 9.4,339.630/.; and in
the week ending the smih ofJutie, at e 3.933,1001.
The Report of the Committee of the creditors of
RIAU.? Cisnmel Bauk, was made at a general
meeting held in that town on Wednesday se'unight.
it suited that the Messrs. RIALL found it impoesi•
tile to re•opan the Bank at the present moment with
advantage, but that they hoped to do so at u future
period; that by recent payments made to the Batik
of 33,000/. the debt is reduced to 1423.6091. 3*. 6d.
The Report being
,read. it was resolved by the
meeting. that they were of opinion. that the Messrs.
have ample means to discharge elf their ell.
gagements. that the meeting had the fullest coati.
deuce iu tlwir integrity. cud that it would be Weis.
able that the affairs of the establishment should
continue under their guidance.

DEATH.
0. Wedeeeday the bib i.s. aged IS, Eliza Raw Frown,
wife of Edward Gabbles Wakefield, Req.

HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LOND6I4IIRIDG'E.
lientiag U &Reel!. Emile, Y after I*.