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London, England, 1826-03-22 00:00:00

without the aid of the Noble 14..ar1! -opposite, he did hot: kooW
how such a return could be procured.
The Earl or LIVERPOOlcwonld most willingly put the
Noble. Marquis in the way of obtaining the information which
he desirek, if it-were in the power of Perliament to do so.
But unless Parliament Should authorise .route new means, as the
law now stood it- Could not be done. lie agreed in the
propriety of Notes not being paid where they were issued. So
strong indetd was the impiession on his mind, that in the Act
which had lately passed, a-clause had been inserted to Prevent
the future issue of Notes which were not payable on the'spot.
Ile admitted :that. it would be desirable that. thiS clause
should operate immediately ; • but it was impossible that it
should be done without the violation of what might besalled a
vested and•established right. .having before the passing of that
measure stopped at once the stamping of all country notes, and
allowed three years fur the extinction of those in existence, no
difference could now be made between those that were payable
in town or izethe country, as !Ur as .England was concerned.
But as nothing; had been legislated yet on the subject for Ire-
land and Scotland, it was competent for the (;;ionnittee,now
sitting to bring in an Act, which would put an cud to the prat:.
rice as far as it regarded those countries. Should no other thing
be legislated, it would be worth eonstderation whether such an
Act:sliould.iot be passed separately.
The Marquis ..I.4ANSDOWN Mt the difficulties mentioned
by the Noble Earl, as they regarded England. . IVith respect
to Scotland and Ireland, there were none ; and he did not see
the necessity of waiting till the Committee now sitting should
make their Report, as the two subjects had very little connec-
tion together; for the practice slid not apply to the one and two
pound notes only, but to notes of all descriptions. lie did not
wish to hurry the Noble Earl, but he should give notice, that
after Easter he should. call the attention of the House to the
subject ; and would pot it to the Noble Earl whether he would
not, independently of all other measures, bring in a Bill to pre-:
vent any facility to stamps being afforded to those Bunks who
should issue notes payable only in London.
• ;The LORD'CILANCELLOR recollected a case which had
come before their Lordships by Writ of Errs*. It was one in
which a promissory note or bill of exchange had been refused
to be paid in the country, because it was made. payable in Lou.
don. The question' was where it ought to have been presented ;
and the Judges differed among themselves. The majority of
them however, and their. Lorahips afterwards, lind decided that
payment ought to be demanded In London. But- an Act of
arliament had since passed which directed that payment for
all notes nuale payable in London might be asked any where,
unless were expressed on the face of. them that they were .pay-
able in London, and not. elsewhere. He should Make it his
duty to look into the Act to which lie alluded, but he believed
this to be the state of the law at present. •
After a few words from the Earl of LIMERICK and Viscount
lllt:cvir.r.r, who said that it might be a point for considera-
tion, whether Branch Banks, being merely the agents of a main
liankothould be compelled to pay their notes at.the spot, or at
the head establishment, the conversation wholly dropped.
Earl
,ApiriiisyiPigtjf-olcli presented n petition from Truro, in
the Abolition of Slavery-L. Laid -on the
table.
Viscount MELVILLE presented a petition from the County
of W"igtown, against any alteration in the Scotch Banking Syse
tern.--•-liaid on the table.—Adjourned. .