The Sun.
London, England, 1853-11-14 00:00:00

DEFACED COIN.

As there appears to be some misunderstanding,
and not a little inconvenience, in relation to the
object and effect of an act passed in the last session
of Parliament against defacing coin, the Lords
Commissioners of the Treasury have passed the
following minute, with a view of explaining the
intent and operation of the act :
"My Lords have under their consideration two
applications on the subject of receiving and passing
defaced coin :
" Write to the applicants respectively, and state that
it was not the intention of the Government, in passing
the act of the 16 and 17 Victoria, cap. 102, entitled
' An Act to prevent the defacing of the current coin of
the realm,' to interpose any difficulty in regard to suck
coin as may have become defaced by ordinary wear and
use, or in relation to persons who, in the ordinary course
of coins which are defaced.
,
mediate object of the Government in obtain-
ing ,
the
act was to put a stop to a practice of stamping
business,he i pay
m
the names of persons, firms, &c., upon coins, by way
of advertisements or otherwise, and the intention of
the Government was to reach by penalties the persons
who, in this or in any other wilful or malicious way,iso
injured the coin. And in order that the law should
prove vexatious to those who in the ordinary &ammo-
them, or of forcing
tion of bus
of the os paid such coins, and who were wholly
innocentffence of defacing
them into circulation with the intention
ayments, the law of promoting
not for the purpose
for passing ana
provides that no one
the object of such offenders,
Attorney-General.
defaced coin except with.
tcaohnenlycbooenfpsoerrnodstienocafurttyehdep
" Whilst, therefore, the Government are determined
to put an end to such abuses as are herein referred to,
and to use the act with vigour to that end, it is neither
their wish nor intention to embarrass or interfere with
and
the ordinary current transactions of business.
(Signed) " JAMES WILSON."

THE BLERVIE ESTATE, NEAR FORRES.—This well.
known estate haosbleenfropurchased by Mr. J. D. Grant,
of Eden, for 49,00 the trustees of the late Earl
of Fife.—Journal of Auctions.
THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY
IN LIVERPOOL.—m•
James Wilson, Esq., the member for Westbury and the
Secretary to the Treasury, has been in this neighbour
i hood during the past few days on a visit to W. Brown,
1 Esq., M.P., at his seat, Richmond-hill. On Monday,
Mr. Wilson received two deputaions—one from the
Custom-house lockers, and the other from the Chamber
of Commerce. The deputation from the Chamber of
Commerce waited on the hon. gentleman on matters re•
, lating to the Customs department of the port. The de.
putation from the body of Custom-lockers waited on Mr.
Wilson, at the office of Messrs. Brown, Shipley, and
Co. for the purpose of urging upon him the anomalous
and invidious position they at present occupied, as cord.
pared with the lockers of London. The principal ground
of complaint appeared tot:revitehwe
,diin the courseof
different mode in whi
whieb
oil
the Liverpool lockers are paid to those of the metre.
11 polls. During
deputationDting along in
urged,
with much clearness and force,
the justice and propriety of their claims, the honourable
1
gentleman evinced much interest in the matter, and ne•
sured the deputation that their claims should have this
best consideration immediately on hip return to Londose