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to the eye of any usiLagtAtiiilB9
as shisil esyahle him to et E fraufraud by observing

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note.

the absence of those its in a fabric;
In the mass of the schemes nefore us, H:..-t! are,
of course, very various degrees of men : ; ~nd we
endeavoured to class Them as well as circu;usiauces
temsld permit. From a very large portion of them
it wri., oVlutts, a first inspection, that no
beittficial result could be expected. Of the whole
. number, we find about 12 of superior skill and in-
geunity, bctt anticipated by others of higher merit ;
or merely ingenious, but inapplie ble in pracic.
Aod'we consider nine others to be either of f,u.:h
originality or ingenious combination of existing
means, as to have rrquired our more particular at-
tention ; and with respect to these much conside-

ration has been had, and, in some intances, ini-

provements and experiments suggested and tried.

lVe have not considered, as decisive against the
merit of any particular plan, the single fact, that
it may be imitated by superior art and expensive

me ng. But when we have found, in the case c►t

specimens submitted to us, apparently of great ex-

celience. anti the result of a combination of (dicta

or tu4chinery, that a very good imitwion has been
pr.►d4cced in a very short lime, without any peculiar
erpence, and by the application of means only, which

are ‘vititin the reach of very many Artists and En-
gravers in Eugiaud; and when we :aka to how
vet y few bands the business of forgery appears to be

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at prest:nt confined, we cannot- doubt that
it, the event of Bank Notes being formed
fiont Any of such specimens, an equal num-
ber ar least of persons would very soon in-
deed be found capable of fabricating those notes
to a considerable extent, and with a degree of

skill q►►ite sufficie►►t to deceive the public:

Ano-

t her consideration has also had weight in inducing
us to hesitate murk, before :sre vctiture to recom-
mend any specific plan. The adoption of any I;tW
form of note, presenting pt culiair and charoc-

ieristie but tine imitittiou of which we

could not coutidenily feel -to be extremely

cult, Would not only not tin moil, but would

produce much evil: and would ;,;;;oce a taise se-
em-icy, by accustoming the puhiic :o rely upOu

the appearance of such marks and pectitiAr cha-
racter, rather than upon a cautious and general

observation of the whole note.

Our remarks, however, as to imitation, do not
apply to all the specimens which have been itifercd
to its. There are a few of singular and snitcrior
merit, produced by means which it is very intro-
bahie should ever come within the reach of any
forger, and the imitation of which, except
by those means, appears in a high degree difficult.
:7,alety, or rather comparative eafety, is to be

LONDON JOURNALS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

[Morning Chronicle.]

AVe understand the Marquis of Bath is to suc-
ceed Earl Pattlett as Lord Lieutenant of the
County of Somerset ; the Earl of Aylesbury is to
be the new Knight of the Thistle ; and the Earl
of Fife is to he the Lord of his Majesty's Bed-
chamber, in the room of Lord Paulett.

[Morning Herald.]

It it currently reported at the Bar, that Lord
Eldon has at length determined to resign the
Seals. The Noble and Learned Lord will be fol-
lowed into his retirement by the respect and
esteem of every honest man in the kingdom. We
have heard that he is to be succeeded by bird Man-
ners, the present Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
If this arrangement shall take place, it is added
that Sir John Leach will be presented with the
Irish Seals, accompanied with a Barony. We
think it right to say, that we give this intelli-
gence exactly in the shape in which it came to
us. and we do not demand that a greater degree
of credit shall be given to it than what is due to
a mere rumour.