Star.
London, England, 1817-03-06 00:00:00

•• , oomplaint: :rid been made is an/ or.e instance of
•‘.r of tho3e who were concerned in the deli-
• new coin. He (Mr. W. Pole) did not
the Honourable and Learned Member
••• rectived the copy of the instructions to
ad alluded, for they were secret, and the
pion who gave them must have betrayed his trust.
As to the manner in which the coin had been issued,
Ite should not observe further. Nu person but the
Honourable and Learned Member hints. If had corn-
p4;ned of it: every one was batisficd with it. He,
thereiore, did not think that the taunts of that Ho-
roarable and Learned Gentleman were at all called
jr.- on tie present occasion. The remarks which the
wmouraole and Learned. Member thought ht to
mAi:e o.' other parts of the subject, came r.ow with a ,1
t., ; grace trorrrhim, after his having let pass the op.!
..:iity when, if they were at all good, they might
. . had some effect. Why dil he nut trilke them

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;111 the Bill for the new coinage was before the
? That Bill had undergone a discussion, and
was received with an unanimity 'almost incredible,
veto it was cons dered that the subject was of such i
iesportance. A task was undertaken by Ministers
rich had not been attempted for a century before,
ere o altering the whole system of the currency of
the country, and yet the Honourable and Learned
;ember (ldr. Brougham) had not then thought
p-eper to come forward and make those observations
vreeh he now brought before the House:. He (Mr.,
V:. W. Pole) conceived, therefore, that what had
.olden Irons the Honourable and Learned Member
area uncalled for, and quite beside the Motion with
oe;:h he concluded. Parliament had already deeitl-
te oe the sn'eject, and it was useless to advert to it
we. He Would not, therefore, go over the grounds
rhich had been already urged on this matter.—
The 11-nourable and Learned Member had said,
eat thee: was greet dauger of the new coinage being
okeit out of the country. He (Mr. Pore) was quite
another opinion. Parliament had well provided
etainst that by making 66 shillings go to the pound
troy, and by enacting, that no sum above forty shil-
-I;ngs in silver should be a legal tender. It was ab.
End to suppose that the silver currency would go out
of the country as long as the balance of trade re-
maimed in our favour. That balance was now in our
favour, and while it so continued it would be idle to
entertain fears of the coin being taken out of the
country. The fears of the Honourable and Learned
Member, that bullion might rise in value, were
equally unfounded. Indeed, so little grounds were
there for this, that the Bank had lately sent a quan-
tity of bullion to the Mint to be coined, that they
m;ght be ready to resume their cash payments at the
appointed tinse—(Hear, hear).—There was little dan-
ger of the rise in silver ; but if it should, and that
there WAS danger of its going nut of the country, it
would then he time for Parliament to interfere to pre-
vent it—(Hear, hear, from Mr. Brougham). —The
Ponourable and Learned Member cheered him; but
be (:.Ir. Pole) would much rather have the arguments
of that Honourable Member than his cheers. There
els no reason to fear, that the silver would be taken
out of the country in consequence of the circulation
of Bank tokens; for it was not the intention of the
Bank to suffer those to continue in circulation.-
They would in the course of some time be called its.
B.fore he made any observations on that part of the
Hen. and Learned Gentleman's speech, which was
dressed against him (Mr. Pole) personally, be
thongla it but justice to say a few words as to the
great assistance and support which he had received
nom the Bank of England and from all the private
Bankers of London and Westminster in the arrange.
meets which were made for the distribution of the
new silver. There was not a banking-house which
had not come forward and offered their' services gra-
tuaously on the occasion. They united themselves
as a ene persou, formed a Committee, and Wrote to
all e•eir friends who were Bankers in the country, re-
quioiteg the same assistance which they themselves
had so kindly offered. (Hear.) By this means
stations were appointed in the several parts through-
out the country where the new silver could be most
conveniently issued at the same time. The Banks
of Sctland, too, had given most efficient assistance
to Government on this occasion. It was to these so
very 'Judah', and gratuitous exertions on the part of
the several Banks, that the Government owed those
a: rangensents by which the coin was issued with so.
much celerity, and by which such general utis-
factiou was given to the public. (Hear, hear,)-
I'.e should now make an observation on whathad fal-
len fr m the Hon. and Learned Gentleman relative
t the manner in which the coin was finished. Though
tie co:Ad state that no expense had been spared on
ti:is part of the work, he would admit that the head
en ihe I .rger pieces did not give that satisfaction and
ral not in that style of execution which could be
"shed. 'Ili: was the case with the half-crowns
eel', fir as to the others, he flattered himself that
the itemiser in which they were executed did not show
thit want of taste which the Honourable and Learned
Gentleman imputed. He (Mr. Wellesley Pole) had
setisfaction in stating to the House, that this defect
would be remedied, for there was now another head
in progress through the Mint—(A high)—which he
fxped would be finished in that style that might give
general satisfaction. As to the conduct of those who
managed this department, he should only observe that
they would continue to do what they conceived was
ael duty for the benefit of the public, and would not
he deterred from it by the taunts of the Hon. Gentle-
Flee, or of any others who choose to comment on them.
He should now come to that part of the Honourable
and Learned Member's speech, in which he bad made
4 very personal and uncalled for attack upon him
Wellesley Pole). He was charged with having
i'ated • a mar! of his own, the letters W. W. P. on the
new ccen. Ile contended he had a right to do so,
gee the Indenture of the Mint authorized him to put
‘‘.1,1 it private mat k be pleased on the coin, nay indeed
lit4m some degree told him to put a mark on them.
-e tees surprised that the Honourable and Learned
tCentleman should be unacquainted with this indea-
and with the authority which it gave to the
!' "-ter of the Mint to place such mark on the coin.
la! therefore had placed a private mark on the new
1. What that private mark was he would not tell
Honourable and Learned Gentleman; but would
et on his right to put what mark he pleased. As
the letters W. W. P. he should observe, that they
w,
nut
on the shield, as was erroneously stated—,
were on the outside of it ; and here he could not
but express his disapprobation of the imputation which