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CBr.Ar BRITAIN AND laztaign, is nagullAninT AIIIB3[BLZW-1158
ormin.r rEriTiox or ALExAsina iimoam, or lininGinll,
" Sorwrro—That in the year Or your Petitioner presented
to the Bank of England a Specimen of a Plan of Engraving.
calculated to prevent the Forgery of Dank Notes, accompanied
ith a Certificate signed by Messrs. Francis Bartikoxii, Wilms
Lowry, Thomas Holloway, James Heath, William Blimp,
James Fittler, William Byrne, J. Laughter, James Desire, end
other eminent engravers, stating, each fur himself, that 'tier,
e.,uld not make a copy of it,' and that 'they did led believe that'
it could be copied by any of the kMOIIIII arts of engraving sod
recommending it to the notice of the Bank of FAtgland, as so
art of great merit and ingenuity, calculated not merely to detect,
but to 'weevil the Forgery of Bank Notes.
" 'llia the said Specimen was executed in consequence of a
written permission from Mr. Giles, then Governor of the Bank,
and on a verbal promise froni hint, that yoer Petitioner should
be well remunerated by the Bank if his Specimen could not be
copied, and at all events be paid for his trouble and expenses.
" That the Bank Engraver (then a Mr. Terry) said he could
c•sp‘s it, and in about three months thereafter did produce what
he called a copy, but which was, in fact, very unlike the original.
" That on the 4th of July, 1797, the said pretended copy was
e-:arnined before a Committee of the flank Directors, by Messrs.
heath, Byrne, Sharp, Fittler, Landseer, and Lowry, ail lib
grAveri of the first eminence, who all declared that the pre-
tended copy was not anything like a correct resemblance of the
original, nor even executed in the sante manner, your Peti-
Corer's Speen:am being executed on and printed from a block
in the manner of letter-press, but the copy executed on and
printed from a copper-plate in the common rolling-press; and
the said Engravers glutted certificates to that effect, and gave
the same to your Petitioner; and the other Engravers who were
not at the liaak when the examination was made, afterwards
compared the pretended cony, and gave your retitiuner a cenifi-
este similar to the last-mentioned—all agreeing that the copy
was no more -like the original, than a brass counter like a guinea
" That. notwithaandivg of these certificates, the ralok re-
jected the plan offered by yoar Petitioner, foliowrd their old plan
for upwards of twenty years larger, trusting to the infliction of
punishments fur thgit protection, and that of the Public, of the
effects of which your Petitioner will say nothing—and never paid
your Petitioner any remuneration fur his expenses and trouts*,
both of which had been considerable.
" That on the appointment of a Royal Commission in the
year 1818, to examine and report flu the best means for the pre-
•antion of :orgery, your Petitioner laid before the said Commis-
sioners the forenientioned Specimen, accompanied with another
executed for the purpose and exhibiting some improvement;
and st aed to them, that, not being a professional Artist, these
Specimens (notwithstanding their certified merit) could give but
an imperfect idea of the perfection of which your Petitioner's
a/ was susceptible.
" That th said Commissioners, from many specimens olTered
by different iinlividuals, recommended the adoption of one
offered by a Mr. Applegarth.
" That the said plan of the said Mr. Applegarth is, as your
Petitioner has been informed and believes, in fact, the sante
with at.d differs not in the principle of execution hem the plan
ofTe7ed by your Petitioner twenty-three yrars ago; and there-
fore the preference thereto given appears to your Petitioner to
be an act of great injustice towards him, the original inventor.
" That your Petitioner has sees a Bill now before your,
jionourable House, entitled,' A for the further prevention
of Forging and Coucterfeiting of Dank Notes,' in which there
are various clauses calculated, and, as your Petitioner humbly
submits, intended to prevent him from exercising in any way
that art of which he was the original inventor; and which, he
humbly submits, is an act of great injustice.
't That to prohibit the exercise of any modes of Engraving,
on the pretext of preventing forgery,- stands as much opposed to
the progress and improvement of the Arts, and is consequently
as impolitic as it would be to prohibit die sinking for nwalals,
buttons, and many branches of metallic ornament, ou pretext of
hindering the current coin from being imitated and counterfeited.
" Your Petitioner therefore humbly submits, that the said
Bill, containing such ekes's, should not be passed into a law;
or if deemed indispeumble on groluids respecting which he may
not be qualified to judge, that year Petitioner ought previously
to receive such a remuneration as to the wisdom of your Ho.
nourable House may appear reasonable; not only for the great
trouble and expense he hoe already incurred, but for the damage
and loss which your Petitioner must incur if prevented. from
exercising that very art of whits be was the original inventor,
and from the exercise of which he desisted an these years, only
in the hope that the Dank et illeidood would, Donner or later,
adopt it, and which they have irese,"bet gives the credit et it
to another person, and, consaineady the remuneration And ad-
vantage arising from its adoption.
" Your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that his case may
be taken into consideration, and that be may be granted such
relief in the premises as this Honourable House in its wisdom
may deem meet.
(Signed)

N ALEXANDER TILLOCH."

SUSPENSION OF THE CORONATION.

Mr. BEAUMONT rose to give' notice that he I.
would, on Tuesday next, move for an humble• A-
ddress to his Majesty, praying that he would be gra-
ciously pleased to give directions for the suspension
of the ceremony of the Coronation, until after the
termination of the proceedings now pending against
her Majesty the Queen. He hoped that his Majesty
would supersede the necessity of such a measure.
Lard CASTLEI4.EAGH begged to inform the

Hon.; that it had been his intention to originate a
motion himself tor the postponement of that cere-
mony indefinitely, but that it could be made here—
after. The answer which he had given, on a former
night, to a questi,n put to him on this subject, was
founded on the impression, that the period during
which the proceedings against her Majesty would be
suspended, in order to enable her to collect witnesses
for her defence, would be of sach extent, that there
could be uo occasion for altering the day for which
the ceremony was originally fixed. But her Majesty
. having demanded an immediate trial, made it neces-
sary to vary the time of the Coronation.
Mr. BEAUMONT was heartily glad to find that
such was the Noble Lord's intention ; and he re-
garded the voluntary postponement of the ceremony

' by Millisteri, as as evidenca.of dslir w4th ant to paw
judice the esty.
bar libj
Lord CialtrATilitished that it might ,
distinctly understood, that the motives of the pose.
ponement were-not in the remotest degree connected
with the proteedinp against her Majesty.
Mr. LAMBTON wished to know if it was the in-
tention of Ministers to go on with the proceedings
against her Majesty CM Monday nest?
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he thought this was
thcfirst time that a Member of that House was re-
ferred to for information with respect to the proceed-
ings that were intended to be adopted by the other.
INCOME or THE DONE OP /ORR.

Mr. HUME moved, " That there be laid before'
the HoUse a Return of the whole of the Income re:'
ceived by his Royal Highness the Duke of York;
arising from his Civil and Military Employment 4,
and the other sources of Income, since the year 1800."
He moved this, on the ground that similar Returns
had been made for all the other Members of the Royal
Family, and he was sure there would be no objection.
Lord CASTLEREAGH objected to the motion,
as he entirely disapproved of the motives which alone
could originate such a motion.
Mr. HUME spurned the imputation of unworthy
motives. He repeated, that he moved for Returns
with respect to the Duke of York, such as had been
furnished with respect to every other Member of the
Royal Family.
Mr. HUSKISSON thought there was no ground
stated for the motion. All the grants which had
been made -to the. Duke of York were contained in
different Acts of Parliament, and if the Hon. Mem-
ber would take the trouble to look over these Acts, he
would there obtain the information which he sought.
Mr. N. CALVERT thought that the motion -was
very proper, in case that the Duke of York came be-
fore the House as a claimant ; but otherwise he did
not think it ought to be pressed.
Mr. HUME said, the motion had reference to an
ulterior object, u bleb in could not propose to the
House without the intbrmation he now sought.
The Douse was about to proceed to a division,
when the Hon. Member withdrew his motion.
GRANTHAM ELECTION PETITION.-.-.-CONTELIPT OF

THE SPEAKER'S WARRANT.

The SPEAKER took that opportunity to inform
the House, that agreeably to its orders, one of the
Serjeant's Messengers had been dispatched from town
to take into custody Sir William Manners, Mr. Hugh
Manners, and Armstrong Jarvis, and that he had re-
turned and was in readiness to attend at the Bar, and
state the result of his mission-

Wright, the Messenger, was then called to the
Bar, and stated, that he had yesterday set out, ip
pursuance of the order of that House, to the residence
of Sir William Manners and Mr. Hugh Manners, at
Buckminster ; and that, having seen a person who
~.-ated himself to be the Steward of Sir William Man-
ners, he, in answer to his (Wright's) questions, stated,
that neither Sir William Manners nor Mr. Hugh
Manners was at home ; that the former rode out that •
mot fling, but whither he did not know. He (Wright)
then skewed to the Steward the warrant of the
Speaker, and asked him to write down the answer
which he had just given, .which he immediately
agreed to do. He {Wright) then asked about A;r: m-
strong Jarvis, but the Steward referred him to a pub-
lic-house, at a little distance, where he made inquiries,
but could get no information about him.—The Mes-,
senger then withdrew.
Two affidavits were then read, one from the Stew-
ard, and the second from another person residing in •
'Btickminster, to shew that Sir Williath Manners was
not to be found.
Sir ROBERT HERON said, that as due notice of
attendance bad been formally served on Sir William
Manners, and as he had not come, he was guilty of
o gross violation of the authority of the House. He
should, therefore, move—" That an humble Address
he presented to his Majesty, praying that he would
be graciously pleased to issue a Proclamation, offer- •
ing a reward for the apprehension of Sir William
Manners and Armstrong Jarvis."
The •SI'EA KER observed, that the regular .mode •
would be to submit a ltesolution in the first instance,
hewing that Sir William Mangers had disobeyed the
order of the House, and then to move the Address.
The following Resolutions were then put and
agreed to unanimously : •
" Itcsolvcd—That it appears to tbis House, that Sir William
%meta has absconded to avoid being taken into custody by an
Order of the house. . _ _

" Resolved—illat an humble Addresi be presented to his
Majesty, praying that lie would be graciously pleased to issue
a Procknoation, offering a reward for the applehension of Sir
William Manners."

• •Similar itesolutions were agreed to in the case of
Armstrong Jarvis.

to ISTI STILLS.
General HART briefly called the attention of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer to a measure which had
been proposed in the course of the last Session: Je-
specting Irish Stills, and took occasion to adv to'
an improved engine for the rectifying a spirits. .
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
lie intended to give notice of a motion which would
embrace the subject generally.
Lord MOUNTCHARLES wished to know from
the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if it
was his intention that the Bill proposed in the cow- se
of the last Session for establishing a Police Regula-
tion to prevent illicit distillation in Ireland, should
have effect, or if he meant to propose another mea-
sure on the subject ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
that no delay should take place in realising the object
adverted to by the Noble Lord. • •