Star.
London, England, 1821-10-04 00:00:00

STATE LOTTERY.

PITON, Stock-Broker, 2, Corollill, and Lombard-
street, begs leave to recommend to his Ir.,st Friends. the
I'uhic, the Scheme of the present GII.I N D MONEY LOT-
TERN, which commences Drawing 30th Tuts MoNvir (Octo-
ber). There are Three Prizes of £30,000 Money, besides Thirty
other Grand Prizes of £5,000, £2,000, Bc.c. &c. Each Ticket
decides its own fac—no Classes—and the old grand System re.
yived. of not Two Blanks to a Prize. EYTON being so confident
that it will give such general satisfaction to the Public at large,that
he anticipates there will be a great rise in the price of Tickets and
_Shares, therefore he recommends an early purchase. Envy( in
the lest Lottery, was particuhrly fortunate, having sold 9,982, a
Prize of £7,500 ; 2,091, £tioo,4lsities several minor Capitals.

••• All Business in the Public Funds transacted with fidelity
lind dispatch.

EXEC UTIOA S.

TO THE EDITOR O THE STAR.

Snt—Will you permit me, through the medium of your Pa-
per, to put a few questions, not in the vexatious spirit of angry con-
tention, but purely for the sake of truth, justice, and humanity.
Was not the law of capital punishment en forgers'and utterer.
of forged Bank of England notes—though deemed by many, and
among them the writer of this, uncalled for by the offence, and
not calculated to check it—enacted for the protection of the Pub-
1k from forged Bark notes? Is not this protection, by the re-
sumption of cash payments, if the I'ublic chooses to avail itself
of it, now attained? If the Public does not choose to avail it-
self of it, should it not take the consequences of its own neglect,
refusal, or delay? So far the question is viewed in respect to the
Public as a body; now, as individuals, if the Public neglects,
refuses, or delays, to avail itself of the proffered security, may
or may not any person, if he chooses, demand in payment cash
instead of Bank notes? It he may not, and he takes a forged
Bank note, is it not fair that he, as a part of that Public, should
take the consequences of its own neglect, refusal, or delay? If
he ,any demand cash instead of Bank notes, is he not thus se-
cured, if he chooses? And If, in this case, he will take notes,
and is imposed upon by a forged Bank note, can he conscien-
tiously prosecute the offender, and by so doing take away his
life, for an offence which he might so easily have prevented ?
It appears by the public prints, that the Bank of England has
resolved to cease from prosecuting capitally the utterers of its
forged one-pound notes; and is it not probable that this resolu-
tion has proceeded principally, or solely, from an assurance that
the Public, if it chooses, is, by the resumption of cash payments,
protected from forged Bank notes? and would it net be just that
the same forbearance, for the same reasons which formed its
humane determination respecting the utterer. of forged one-
pound Bank notes, should extend to the utterers of notes of
whatever value, and forgers also?
If therublic be protected, if it chooses, from forged Bank-notes
by the resumption of cash payments, would it not be just for
those Authorities who have the power, to spare from execution
those offenders who have been or may be convicted or sentenced
to death by a law, the object of which is now otherwise attained
—that is, all forgers and utterers of forged Batik-notes,hy whom-
soever prosecuted? It is hoped the friends of humanity will
watch over and save from death, if possible, all such offenders.
It has been remarked that, notwithstanding the determination
of the Bank of England to cease from prosecuting capitally the
utterers of its forged ael Totes, a person charged with this offence
has been, within these few days, found Gully—Death :—it is not
remembered by Whom this person was prosecuted.
I am, Mr. Editor, your's, &c. HUMANITAS.