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London, England, 1811-07-21 00:00:00

request
Majesty, what shall be the fate of-the cargo of the ship Sophia,
about which inquiry has been made by those whom it concerns.
" 2d. To inquire into the wishes of those Captains whose
eargocs are yet on board, how far they wish to keep them, or
if they will discharge them, and lay them under guard ; in
which respect the Magietrate is required to order the Crown-
servant, Burgomaster Kull, to do every thing in this respect in
bis power.
44 3d. To communicate to all those Captains whose cargoes
have either been discharged, or sti.dl be so, the most firm reso,-
hrion of his Majesty to let them go to whatever place the!),
think fit, as far as the laws permit ; anti in this case those Lap-
tain6 shall directly have their s;211.; :Lod rudders re:,..oreki to them,
as well as their ship's papers, if they inquire for them at the
Committee."

(Signed) " A. F. FIAIIANSON."
List of the Ships, the cargoes of which are condemned ;--
Gostarva' Capt. N. Peterson. Goode V.rvachting, Capt. C.
' Carl and Andreas, Capt. D. J. De Vries.
Brulen. Augusta, Capt. J. M. Kunsh.
Die Tugend, Capt. J. C. Pen- Amelia, Capt. J. A. Will-
son. cher.
Fortuna, Capt. J. Rallis. Minerva, Capt. C. H. Lutke.
F)rtuna, Capt. J. Stroiving. Provideutia, Capt. P. Aschen-
Three Gebroeders, Capt. J. J. dvrif.
D.intzer.

IMPERIAL PAI? LI A MENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.

MONDAY, JULY 15.
Their Lordships met at three o'clock, NNhen Counsel being
Leard in an Appeal Cause, tle House adjournt'd.

TUFSDAY, JULY IG.
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CIRCULATING :•,'II'.I)IUM.
Earl STAN ROPE moved the Older of th )ay for resuming the .
adjourned debate on his Resolutions releoe to a proposed Cir-
cluing Medium. His Lordship was vertectly aware that the
_Bill which fiad passed that House, ss ould not of itself be sufF.ci-
eta :.id that it that Bill passed into a law, there Would be a ne-
ces.ity, as the law would then stand, for further measures, with
the view of establishing a fit and proper Circulating Medium.
He admitted that that Lill was only a cc..:.t for a humpy; and
that it was adapted to a distorted state of tl,i;:gs. He hail brought
it forward as an immediate remedy fur a pressing evil, but with-
out hiving any idea, that that atone would he sufficient. lly that
Bid, under the clause very properly added to it by the Noble
Lords on the other side, land'ords insisting upon their rent in
gold, could not distrian upon their tenantt—so far was undoubt-
edly proper. But then other remedies were still left to them, a
tandlord insisting upon his rent in gold, might say to his tenant
who urged the imposikibility of procuring gold 66 then rite must
turn out." The twain might urge his compliance with al! the terms
of his coveni.nts, and Lis-having laid out a large sum of money
on his landlord'i, property, but still the landlord might say--" If
hou do not pay me in gold, you must turn out." tie did not know
ow far a Court of Equity might in:erfere in such a case. To think
g circulating medium of gold neeessory was only showing that we
were just at the commencement of civilization, or rather on the
verge of bai barism. A Noble Friend of his on a former night had
found it dificult to conceive the abstract idea of a pound sterling.
He however (Lord Stanhope) could see no difficulty in fixing a
standard, which should not be liable, like gold, to variation and.
fluctuation. To make Bank Notes a legal temler he had a deci-•
ded objection, from the impossibility, in transactions between in-•
dividuals, of knowing whether they were forged or not. A man
aftat accepting a I3an k-note for a debt, might, on taking it to the
Ban lie told that it was forged—they would keep, the note. ...ad
he would get nothier, for his debt. l'he security of the public
creditor was, that he was certain the Bank-notes he received.
*ere* not forged, because he received them ap the Bank of Eng-
land. Under the, system he proposed a similar security v..ould
• exist, as every person wanting to maice a tender must deposit his
Bank-notes, at one of the branches of the Bank, where it would.
•-b immediately discovered whether they were forged or not,
ond where he would have credit given him for the Sum deposit-.
which eatry of credit he fright transfer to another, and which
'r, because there would be no
read a letter he had received,
already practised by a coun-
ming that tile Resolutions be

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450 TITE NATION.
Dee- confiscated, as belonging to Prussian or Danish subjects'
of which, the condemnation act shall be delivered to those who
request it. It willdepend, however, on the resolution of his

might be safely made a legal tender, because thcre would be 111
possibility okfurzery. His elArdship read n letter he had received
to sho•,,,,_..rittgatti s em was alrezdf practised by a coon
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