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notes, the change will be advantageous ; for by means of
those Branch Banks forgeries will be more easily detected,
and sooner puifished than if there were only one establish-
ment, as at present in London. The confidence too re-
posed in the Bank of England will tend to diminish the
public anxiety as to the value of paper money. But be-
yond the advantage of checking forgery, and consequently
preventing executions or banishment, there cannot be
any great advantage to the country. Indeed it may be
a question whether there is not too much paper already,
and too great facility afforded by the Bank of England
in discounting bills. When Branch Banks shall
he established in various parts of the country, the dis-
counts will probably increase, and at the same time the
quantity of paper medium. These will give a false glare
to trade and commerce for awhile, but they will produce,
in the long run, bad effects. By means of these discounts,
and consequent large issues of medium, large commercial
speculations are encouraged, exports and imports are in-
creased, establishments without any real foundation are
propped up for a time, and at last the crush comes.—
. ()wing to the kite system, various branches of manufacture
and trade are often carried on at a loss, till the affairs can
go on no longer, and nothing is left to meet the bills, or
answer the demands of creditors. Such a state ,of things
often exists in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow,
and other trading towns. Instances are not unfrequent
where persons, without a farthing of property, have car-
ried on trade to a great extent, and been regularly losing
every year, and all this through what is called the Bank
of England discount facility. This may be given as the
great cause of those dreadful and extensive failures that
occur every six or seven years. The establishment of these
Branch Banks will increase this evil. As the Branch Banks
must be carried on at the expense of the Bank of England
the Directors will naturally endeavour to increase the
business, and no doubt ' follow the same course in the
country as in London. Consequently at Manchester, Li-
verpool, Birmingham, Bristol, and wherever Branch
Banks are established, the traders and merchants will ap-
ply to the Bank of England in preference to Country
Banks, because at the former they are chargedonly five
per cent, while the latter charge five per cent. besides
commission. This practice of discounting bills to such
an extent as is pursued by the Bank of England, in Lon-
don, will therefore be injurious to the country banks. At
first the country will appear to be prosperous, but in the
,end such a system must give rise to convulsions. If the
Bank of England were limited to a certain issue of notes,
such consequences could not occur to any very great ex-
tent. But unfortunately there is no limitation as soon
as these banks are established, the Directors will, in the
first instance, increase their issues, in order to pay the ex-
pences of the new establishments, and in the next place,
for the purpose of realising extra profits. This increased
quantity of circulating medium will enhance the price of all
commodities, and consequently encourage absenteeism. A
man with an income of one, two, or three hundred pounds
a year will be found to abandon his country, and foreigners
'will be deterred from coming to England on account of the
high price of things. Heavy taxes, or a superabundant me-
dium, must always have such effects, and to these probably
may be traced the beginning of the decay of nations. When
the rzpence of living in any one country exceeds in a great
proportion that of other countries, those that ought to be
the stay of the country—namely, those of little fortunes—
are the first to leave it. The country becomes comparatively
depopulated, trade and manufactures languish, new places
for living
_ are discovered, and, like Venice and Ge-
neva, Great Britain may yet have to regret the
adoption of systems, which will for awhile produce
apparent prosperity, but which in the end will pro-
bably entail on her lasting calamities. It is painful to
contemplate such a state of things, but it must be evident
to every one, that instead of approaching gradually to a
gold medium, we are only receding further from it.—
But if the paper system should be so predomi-
nant as it. was about 20 years ago, when gold and silver
were driven out of the country, in consequence of ex-
changes being against us, we hope that the Bank Directors
will devise means of supplYing the want of oilyer by
I issuing notes of 30s, anti Ws. each, in addition to one and
two pound notes. If, however, the system of paper Money
were kept within due bounds, if forgeries were sufficiently
guarded against, and we were not disturbed by a foreign
enemy, paper money would be preferable to gold.. The
fluctuations of commerce would not take it out of the
country, as is invariably the ease with gold when the ex-
changes are against us. Had it not been for paper money
about 20 years ago, when the country was drained of gold,
we must have carried on our trade by barter. The incon-
venience of this can be easily imagined, and such a state of
things must certainly have continued till the trade with
"oreigners turned in our favoitr.--Merning Herald.

Wwwitats.----A country lady, not a hundred
miles from York, being told of the wigwams in Ame-
rica, observed, that she had read of them before, and
begged to be informed whether they would bite.
DISTURBANCE AT CABBAGE G ARDEN.---Patrick
Connolly, Peter Byrne, Robert Moore, john M'Atdey, and
Peter Reilly, were on Monday morning brought up for examina-
tion before the. Magistrates of the Head Office, charged with a
disturbance and interrupting the Rev. Mr. Hillas in the perform-
ance of the funeral service over the body of a man named Fitz-
gerald, as noticed in our paper of Saturday.--From the circum-
stances that came out Am the investigation, it appeared, that Fitz-
gerald, who was a Protestant, had been married to a Catholic,
and the wife was unwilling that he should be interred according
to the rites of the Established Church. The interruption com-
menced. by Connolly throwing clay on the coffin before the proper

time arrived fur doing so ; some more of the party joined iii thus ;
clay was likewise thrown at Mr. Hillas, who was hustled by the
mob. Remonstrance being found ineffectual, the police were sent
for, when the men named were taken into custody, and lodged in
Werburgh-street watch-house, notwithstanding the attempt of
the mob to rescue them. The moot violent awl threatening lan-
guage was used towards the police. It likewise appeared that
Fitzgerald had been a Catholic, but bad changed his religion
some years back. The whole of the party were held to bail, on
peace informationc.....Freemates joiond.
OTTER HUNTING ON THE AMERICAN COAST.
—The Russians have for some 'years carried on a very consider-
able trade in furs, procured from the north-west coast of America,
which principally consist of the skins of the sea-otter. For
taking these animals, the Russians retain in their service many
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the native inhabitants of the coast, just meutioned, aoumher o

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whom proceed together in separate bidarkas (a kind of. small
boat, peculiar to that part of the world), and as any of the party
perceives an otter, lie throws his arrow, or small harpoon, at it,
and pulls to the place where it plunges. lie here stations his boat,
and then lifts up his oar. The rest of the hunters, cm observing
the signal, form a circle round it; and, the moment the animal
shows its head above water, be that is nearest throws his arrow,
and then hastens to the spot Where the otter again disappeared;
while the hunter, by raising his oar, again exhibits the sig-
nal fiir a second circle to form In this manner, the chase
continue' till the animal, exhausted b) fatigue,,,as well as less.
of blood, which incessantly flows from repeated wounds,
is at length, taken. lf, at the commencement of the
is,
the prey happens to receive a serious wound, he
is quickly captured i but it sometimes occurs that twenty
hidarkaa are employkd half a day in taking
,a single otter.—
This animal will sometimes tear the arrow from its body with its
teeth, for the purpose of effecting, its escape, which, however,
seldom happens, and is almost impossible, as the Cadistek people,
exercised from childhood to this species of the chase, are not only.
very expert it it, but are able to ascertain the course of the otter
under water. In fine weather, this is known by the bubbles which
appear on the surface ; while, in rough Weather, the otter always
directs hi" mane against thewincl. When a female otter happena
to attacked, in company with her young one, the mother home-
flistAY clasps the young one with her fore feet, and plunges be-
' nittel:ritihtehal tilerfexace: However, as the cub is not able to remain
a . water, she is under the necessity of rising again very atom,
a
at sometimesnr,eantotilsejlelaptiiikturteatewati,itenlirtnaftidrtobinetteiuliturnteyr;enogn ioenue,p
in which
wtlhieit
IVaing herself to the darts of her pursuers. It
long
its criaesnitil;arinlaahrdetensivomp v; erbyabidthareklanofrtriPr wnf:holelics:ohamealoetnhetberhyle'hpletiltal::-:,
I (Teti,
plaining captive.
, the ease, she will destrey 0-- t. glow-ha - tru cubs'
If tlhaleti.:l4rnat shares the fate of her little C4lll.
which is sornetime
, devote her whole 4.,..‘"e 1!, n order that she may be able
to "-"wvn t<t the protection of the other.--
(, Annata of Sporting.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.—Yesterday, George Archer alias Bartlett,
and James Foyle, were brought Were Mr. Hants, and under-
went a very long examination, charged as accessories in the rob-
bery of the Birmingham Post Coach in April last, of a parcel,
containing 3351. in Bank-notes, the property of Messrs. Bolton
and Witt, engineers of Birmingham.
The circumstances of the robbery have been already detailed
in the journals at the time of the examination, and subsequently
upon the trial of Edward Archer, at the last Old Bailey Sessions,
for stealing the parcel. Since he had been .on board the hulks,
in pursuance of his sentence, information has been obtained by
Ruthven, the officer, which led to the issuing of warrants
against the prisoner, G, Archer, who is said to be the father of
Edward, and of Foyle, who was at the time of the robbery a
clerk id the booking-office at the Spread Eagle in Grace-
church-street. They were examined shortly ten days ago, and
remanded until yesterday. Archer was a stage-coachman. Foyle
is a very young man, and his connexions are extremely respecta-
ble. His brother and several gentlemen, his friends, were in at-
tendance yesterday,
Witnesses were then called to prove the safe delivery of the par-
cel in question to the guard of the post-coach, at the booking-office
in Gracechurch-street, and its subsequent abstraction from the
coach on thejourney ; and Mr. Larkman, the clerk, who deliver-
ed the parcel, and told the guard what it contained, swore that
Foyle stood by at the time, and heanl what was said.
It was next proved, by witnesses from the Bank of England,
that on the 12th of April, the day after the robbery, the prisoner
George Archer went to the Bank
.and tendered 3001. in notes,
forming part of those stolen, and obtained sovereigne for them.
Mr. Kingston, one of the Bank clerks, saw him upon that occa-
sion fir a considerable time, and swore positively to his person.
He brought the notes in a small bag. He also got cash for seven
Si. notes, He gave as his name and address, " Toobe, Henley-
upon-Thames."
John Dorrington, a fishmonger in Britannia-street, Citrroad,
stated that just before the termination of the cod-season, which
ends in May, he sold the prisoner Archer some cod-fish, which
was sent by his desire to the King of Prussia, a neighbouring
public-house. The landlord refused to take it in at first, but did
eventually. Witness knew the prisoner as Mr. Archer.
Mrs. 'Pugh, a butcher, proved the same fact with respect to
some beef-steaks.
Mr. Smith, the landlord of the King of Prussia, proved, that
Archer and another person dined together at his house in April
last, upon cod-fish and beef-steaks ; and that Archer bail a small
dirty bag with him. He could nut identify the other man if he
were to see him. He recollected Archer, when he ordered the
dinner, telling him (witness) that; he was going to pay or receive
money somewhere, and that he would be back and meet his friend
to dinner ; and did so.
George Ruthven, the officer, deposed to his apprehending
Edward Archer at Lewes, and seeing the prisoner George in the
same room with Edward. On the 10th of July instant, the pri-
soner George was apprehended by Sedger, a patrol, and brought
to witness at this office. Witness said—" How do you do, Mr.
Archer? you did not expect to see me here so soon."—He replied,
" My name is Bartlett, and not Archer." Witness said, " 0
yes, it is. You remember being at Lewes when I took your son."
He said, in answer to this remark, that witness did not see him at
Lewes, for he was not there. On the 12th of July, witness ap-
prehended the prisoner Foyle at Hull, in Yorkshire, where he was
still in the employnient of Mr. Chaplin, the coach proprietor,
at his office there. Witness said he had come on very unpleasant
business ; that his name was Ruthven, from Bow-street ; and
that he came to take him for being concerned in the robbery of
the parcel for which young Archer had been convicted. Hs also
told him that he had got old Archer in custody. He said he
was quite prepared to go. Witness said to him, " I know all
aboutit ; I know where you received 200 sovereigns as . your
share from old Archer ; it was at a public-house where you
dined ;" to which he replied " You must be a strange man to
say so." Witness said, he was quite sure he was right, for that
old Archer bad shown an inclination to tell all about it. The
prisoner said he knew nothing about it, and witness took him to
the House of Correction. He expressed a wish to have his books
sent to him, in order that he Might make them up, and witness
said he would bring them. Witness went to his apartments,
where he saw his wife, and she handed some books to him,. He
saw Mrs.. Foyle take a small hook from a desk, and she was going
towards the door with it, when he said, " perhaps this is one
which he wants," and attempted to take it hum her. She held
it very tight, until lie said that he must have it, and she then let
it go, and burst into team In that book he found a letter, ad-
dressed ~ Me. Arelwr, to,wher, Pluninter-stroet,C.ity.rowl." The
following were the notitevitii,...., loudward where tsed is gene.
and tell George to write to me by She post, to be left at the Cross
Keys, Hull. There shall be a good birth for him when he comes
out.—July 10."
The latter had no signature, nor was it sealcd. He also found
a card, on which the same address was written, with the addition
of "By steam-packet—carriage paid." Mrs. Foyle wrote on a
piece of paper as follows, and gave it to witness :—," Tell all, I
entreat you—it is only adding to your trouble to act falsely. Take
care of your health. Ceet themoney from Mr Searle and Mr. Walk-
den, and Mr. Chaplin will, I am sure, act with mercy towards yon.
Write when you get to town." This piper witness took to the House
of Correction, and read to Foyle, and the following morning he, unso-
licited,said to him, "It is the first time I ever did any thing wrong ;
I am very sorry, but that old rascal Archer came several times after
me, and seduced me to it. He asked me if we did not carry a
great deal of money at times? I told him, yes ; and he asked ins
which coach carried most, and I said, 'We send a good deal by
the Post.' Several meetings took place before I knew what he
Potent, and when I did, 1 shuddered at it, and have not known a
happy moment since." He added, that when Archer first came
to him he wanted a situation as coachman. ' Witness said, " If I
have been rightly informed, I know where you dined together
when you received the 200 sovereigns." The prisoner admitted
that he was right, and said, that after be had received the money
from Archer, the landlord, Smith was invited in to dinner,—
Archer carried away the money in a bag. Witness asked him
what be had done with the money, and he said he had laid it out
in purchasing a coach and some horses for Mr. Walkden. Wit-
ness recollected having seen him hand a pocket-book to his wife,
and he went back to the house to search, but could not find it.—
He asked prisoner if be bad any money, and be said he had, and
that it was in his pocket-book, which he said was. in a secret
drawer in his room. Witness found it there, and found in it
135/. in bank notes. In tile course of the journey to London the
prisoner remarked that he was without moues', upon which wit-
ness said, that probably upon application to the Magistrate he
would have the 135/. given up to him. He replied, " No—l
don't want it. It is Mr. Chaplin's money, let him have it,"
This was the whole of the evidence; and Mr. Butler, for the
prosecution, prayed for the committal of both the prisoners for
trial, Foyle as an accessory before, and Archer sifter the fact.
Mr. Humphries, for the prisoners, contended there was not
legal evidence against Foyle su.fficient 'to warrant his committal,
and spoke in strong terms of condemnation of the mode in which
what was called a confession was obtained.
Mr. HALLS was of opinion that the case must go to a jury, and
it prisoners were hilly committed.
The examination lasted the whole of the afternoon.
UNION-HALL.--Ma. Poot,r, AND Mlt. ELLUITCOL,

Yesterday Mr. Ellisten attended at this office, having just ar-
rived from the country, ia pursuance of the notice left at his
house by Glanuon, the officer, to answer .an alleged assault
committed upon the person of Mr. Pople, on the evening of
Friday last, in Vauxhall-gardens. Mr. Peole, it appeared, had
been engaged the whole of the morning at the Sessions-house,
preferring his bill of indictment before the Grand Jury against the
defendant. When, however he heard that Mr. Elliston was in
edi t 1 attendance at this office,' he repaired thither limn ey,
where
it was decided by the Magistrate (M. SWABEY) Esq.) that the
'complaint should be heard, notwithstanding the proceedings that
had been instituted elsewhere.
The parties then took their stations in the places, allotted fur
complainants and defendants. Mr. Elliaton commenced an
apology to the Magistrate, accounting for his untoraiduhla absence
from town when the warrant was granted against him on the
complaint of Mr. Poole; in the course of which he stated, that
several absurd paragraphs had appeared in the newspapers of what
had occurred a few nights ago at Vauxhall-gardens, all of which
were exaggerated, and he could only account for this circumstance
by,the knowledge he had of the very considerable influence Mr.
Poole possessed over the press.
Mr. Poole smiled at the latter pa.t of the observations used by,
Mr. Elliston, and said that he was not at' all aware of his having
such mighty influence with the press ,sa had been, just insinu-
ated. Whether it was the ease or not, he certainly could most
positively and conscientiously declare, that he had not written any
paragraphs on the subject at present .under investigation himself,
and he also dlselaimed.any knowledge of the person by whom
they were written, or the manner in which they obtained in-
sertion.
The Magistrate observed, that he had nothing whatever to do:
with what had appeared in the newspapers on the subject. His
duty was to hear the circumstances of the alleged assault, and to.
hold the defendant to hail, if necessary.
Mr, Poole then proceeded to detail all the fads of the moult