The Sun.
London, England, 1816-06-22 00:00:00

SILVER

Every body moil see titc luenpveniettee ft') whia
any
.dctermitiation of shopk.eepers not to take any
silver etiinage except Bank tokens and, the genuine
coin of tin Alba, toast subject the lower classes
' of the peoplc-; for how is this, last description
.of money to be aicertaioA ? The consequence
,was ,at Liverpool that, the greater part of the
silVer now io 'rireolat became-instantly stopped,
and infinite 'distrets wOold have ensued, if the
••Magistrates, with a Itinlable. prOmptitude, had
not deemed it their duty to hold a meeting on
the subject, and istne a novice, which has had
the effect Of reSt min,: the circulation of silver
coinage. Since the palilieativo of that notice
a letter has -been: seat from the Depot)? Master
and IVot her or: the Mint.'in reply to several ques-
tions, proposed to the Hight tiou. the Master of
the itJittt, by a respectable shoplteopm of Liver-
pool, He Inclosed • seven plain soots
o which he judged were Mint shillings, but
the rest were ill his doubtful, and
two sixpences, the best its circulation. " Tip-
oh examination of these coins by the
.oftietrs of
the Mint,",says the Pelmty Master,'" they appear-
ed to them to be such as they should .certainly
receive in exchange for this new' silver eon) pro-
roseil to be i3shed. They are diminished 'in
weight ;. bat upon an assay made of the fineneSs,
.they have heel! founts to lie good silVer, and such
as may fairly he called tower shillings. Base or
copper ii its, and foreign coin,'' he adds, " canwit
be received." Such is the answer of the Officers
of the Mimi andit will remove all tlu.ibt, if ids
deed any,doukt could he entertained) as to what
coin will be received, and what rejected. And it
is to be observedi that the silver which will be re.
tithed in ~exchange for the new. coin, is that
which tradesmen bave tor years refussed, at legit,
scrupled to receive.

M. I IRNJANIIN 'DE CONTANT'S" ADOLPITE."—..
Although this Ilitirk is published as an Anecdote
found among the paptirs of an tinkit9wit person-
age, yet, its we before hinted, (here C3II be .do
doubt that the author has actlially d a rawn -picture
ot his own feelings- and seutituenis ; when, there-
fore, tlTe-iotituate acquaintance:enjoyed by the
'writer with the celebrated Min:aloe De STAut. is
retnetnbeted,.the character ot ipspires
redoubled interest and curiosity,
the Little Lottery to be drawn Zsi:ext titt.edit. y,
'contains Prizes of 20,000/. 10,0001. two of 30001.
'Ste. with the additional uttage that one Ticket
may 30,00 N. Tickets and Shares Are oti
Side ttt CAltrii.R'S No. 8, Chitring-Cross, the
'oldest LotteryOftice in ingimiti. Ali Prizes paid
00 demand.

The salc,ofthecapital PPizes in the late Lot-
tei'yOn so many shares; throughout the kingdom,
Lai produt•ed a spirit for adventure, which the
liMited number of Tickets in the prssent Lottery
is hot'ill' Nileulated,,to supply: The two Prizt.s
of :30,000/. were sold, one by 'llan, tlie other by
'IVEnn, and were distriht4ted us folloWs :--
One rlourier tutarath:ittuan 1 ,:
One Six..enth to ~talthy-de-ht
re4iiling in Wegininster- Zouch.
roan.), near Astle).'i. 1 One Sixteenth at florruloan.
Out. tjnartee Tit Nit vititil le. ; One Sixteenthat Walthitrustow.
OneOttarter4t fludderthell. One Sixteenth 211 Aylesbury,
One hir„lntr at Norwich.- OneStxteent hat South Sinetits.
TwoSixteenthint Hifi:that-4;h OneSixtuentit at Nek%tua ..i.o-
One Sixteenth at Newculle. hat.
One Stxteenth at With. One Sixteenth at I)tiblin.
One Sixteenth at Bri4tid. One Sixteenth at Bradford,.
One Sixteenth at Peserheod.
The remaining Shares were sold in London,
hut not registered, and have fallen, as we are in-
torrted, into vet v deserving,hand4. it is no won.
der that tin. (Aces of litstt and IVEna should
comm:ind, As they do) the p m re-e h.enee ilk
the prcsvnt ift)ttery, thici,) will be oil dravvrt
Nisi TV SiflA Y , the 25th insoint, Nov van we be
surpri,cel th vc Adventurers should ',Lilt. to as
continuative tit that great sticcvs7i which hits at-
t,,,,i,„,j. those who htive favoured them with their