The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-24 00:00:00

TOMKISON'S NEW PATENT SEMI-GRAND,

with Transverse Strings ;
THE MUCH-ADMIRED PIANETTE,
y other variety of INSTRUMENT, by the above
Manufacturers.

and ever

In addition to their very extensive and valnable Stock, by

•
the above justly-esteemed Makers, they have now in their
Show Rooms a great variety of PIANO-FORTES, from
known houses, which, from the peculiar advantages they pos-
sess, and care in the selection, they are enabled, with satis-
faction, to offer at unusually low prices.
Having experienced Workmen constantly on the Premises,
Messrs. H. and Son undertake every description of Re-
pairing and Tuning, on the shortest notice.
A large ASSORTMENT for HIRE, and a great variety
of SECOND-HAND INSTRUMENTS on SALE.

9Lrgal ROtirrs.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a second Bill has
been brought into the honourable the House of Commons
or better Paving and Improving the Streets and Highways
rithin the extra parochial place of Toxteth-park, in the
!ounty palatine of Lancaster ; and for the Sewerage of cer-
tain parts of the said place ; which Bill contains all the pro-
visions included in a former Bill for the like purposes, which
)assed through the House of Commons, and also a clause
nserted by the House of Lords for granting to the Com-
missioners under the said Bill, if passed into an act, all the
)owers now vested in the Board of Surveyors of the said
lace for the recovery of Rates made by such Surveyors.
Dated the 16th day of June, 1842.
LAC- MYERS, and RIGGE, Solicitors.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR, to be heard at Norwich, in the
county of Norfolk, on the 14th day of July, 1812, at the

)ur of 10 in the forenoon precisely•
WILLIAM SMITH CATCHPOLE, formerly of Ips-
e county of Suffolk, attorney's articled clerk, at
me lodging at Tattingstone, in the same county ;
g at No. 19, Coleman-street, City, London, at-
then lodging at the Star Hotel Quay, reat
county of Norfolk, first an assistant to
ayers, of Great Yarmouth aforesaid, at-
; afterwards assistant to the said Christopher
nd an attorney-at-law ; then lodging at Crown-
; then lodging at the Star Hotel Quay, both in
uth aforesaid, assistant to the said Christopher
an attorney-at-law ; then for a short time
Star Hotel Quay, aforesaid, attorney-at-law ;
at Clarence-place, Denes, and carrying on bu-

Mr. Chris

pher S.

sinessE7oegent-street, both in Great Yarmouth aforesaid,
as an attorney-at-law, and agent to the English and Scottish
Fire, Life and Loan-office, but occasionally travelling to va-

pious places, namely ; fora short time lodging at the Norfolk
Hotel, Saint Giles-street; then lodging at the Castle Inn,
Castle Meadow, both in Norwich : then lodging at the Stork
Hotel, Queen-square, Liverpool, in Lancashire; then lodg-
ing at the White Horse Inn, Fetter-lane, City, London ;
then lodging at the Norfolk Hotel, Saint Giles-street afore-

said ; and lately lodging at Clarence. place, Denes, carrying
on business at the Market-place, both in Great Yarmouth
aforesaid, as an attorney-at-law, and agent to the said Eng-
lish and Scottish Fire, Life, and Loan-office.
JAMES NICHOLLS,
No. 8, Cook's-court, Lincoln's Inn, London,
For J. G. ATKINSON, Norwich.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS, to be heard at the Court-
house, at Lancaster, in the county of Lancaster, on
Wednesday, the 13th day of July, 1842, at 10 o'clock in the

EDWARD WOODS, formerly in lodgings in Brownlow-
hill, also occupying an office in Doran's-lane, both in Liver-
'ken residing at Wavertree, near Liverpool, all in the
f Lancaster ; then residing at Holt-hill, Tranmere, in
• of Chester, and occupying an office in Chapel-
2rpool aforesaid, attorney-at law • afterwards a
,er at the Peacock Tavern, High-street, Islington ; then a
ger at the Red Lion Tavern, Great Warner-street, Clerk-
cell, both in the county of Middlesex, out of business or
,ployment ; afterwards a lodger in Prescot-street, West
erby, near Liverpool aforesaid ; then a lodger in Aigburth-
reet, Windsor. near Liverpool aforesaid, commission
gent ; then a prisoner confined for debt in Lancaster Castle,
n the said county ; afterwards a lodger at Bridge-end, near
Birkenhead, in the said county of Chester, and occupying an
office in Redcross-street, Liverpool aforesaid, commission
agent ; afterwards of the 'Windsor Castle, Hotel, Windsor,
near Liverpool aforesaid, licensed victualler; then of Law-
son-street ; then of Wolstenholme-square, Liverpool afore-
said; then a lodger at Penylair, near Bangor, in the county
of Carnarvon ; then a lodger at Oxton, Cheshire ; after-
wards a lodger in Soho-street, and currying on business in
Venwick-street, both in Liverpool aforesaid, commission
agent and cigar dealer, and late of the Crown Inn, Redcross-
stteet, ,o 1 aforesaid, licensed victualler, commission

the count
walks, L.

, .4a verpu,.
agent. and cigar dealer.
WILLIAM GARDNER WAKING, formerly of White-
chapel, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, bookseller and
stationer, also keeping a circulating library ; afterwards resi-
dig
and c'ecaPyin-g a shop and stall in Bridge-street-row,
Chester, bookseller and stationer only, and late a lodger in
Church-street, Blackpool, in the said county of Lancaster,
out of
jow,„ IRsued as William G. Waring.)
)ort, in 7.„TTREWS, late of Sea Bank-road, South-
J A I.VIEI
Ab °f Lanc t r"oiner and builder.
formerlye a lodger in Bedford-street
ercrornbie-square, Liver 001, in the county of
.ster, then a lodger in Dale -street, Liverpool aforesaid,
Sate a lodger in Bedford streest South, Liverpool afore-
JOHNmerchant's clerk.
MITCHELL LYONS, formerl of the Grape
Norfolk-street, Liverpool
,in the county y of Lancaster,s 1 victualler and bookkeeper, and late in lodgings at
street, Liverpool aforesaid, bookkeeper only (sued

South

and place-i, 1842, at the sa hour
the 14th day of July,
me
TORN HARRISON, late a lodger
late Saint m aPaul's.ste o
of
Laatairedas,
pare, Liverpool, in the county
Laster of the barque " Lord Stanley,” ter, formerly
r " fiarkawaY," lying in George's
iid, and bound for Vera Cruz anDrk, Liver-
ica, his family at the same time residiTamPico,
_Till, Workington, in the county of Cumbeiliag. on the
DAVID BEVAN, formerly of Tydsign parran,d•
filth, in the county of Brecon, South Wales, also occupyingnsar
- ---7- near Builth aforesaid, farmer;
I,,ilth aforesaid, labourer and cattle

r at li

of Lanca,

Fazakerley-street,
out of business or employ-

ALEXANDER, 'MAXWELL ROBINSON, formerly a
98, Finch-street, Liverpool, in the county of Lan-
-laying an office 13, Goree Piazzas, Liver-
wards of New Orleans ; then of Mobile,
es of America; then a lodger at 34,
T -nol aforesaid, ship broker; aad

nited State
reet Nortb

iverpu,.
11 Regent -street, Liverpool afore-
, aforesaid,
,r carrying on
with the said
Sarah Johnson, now his wife, by the name of Maxwell Ro-

g a house 21,
Ind lodging-house keepe
le of Sarah Johnson (sue

it-street

On Friday, the 15th day of Jply, 1842, at the same hour

JAMES BROWN and place:
, formerly of Stewarton, Ayrshire,
Scotland, grocer; then of Brown-square, Edinburgh, Scot-
land, teacher of embroidery or needlework ; then residing
and occupying a house in Mount Vernon-place, Liverpool,
in the county of Lancaster, jointly with his son Thomas
Dunlop Brown; also occupying a cellar or vaults, on his
separate account, in Redcross-street, Liverpool aforesaid,
commission agent and agent for the sale of Scotch whiskey ;
then of the George Canning, formerly called the Letters
nmo.rid-street, Liverpool aforesaid, licensed vic-
In .r I
osstop jaant,tn trading , anagent for the sale of Scotch
n
i in the name of " James
803-m mid late a lodger hi Glencesterogreet,
,
• -2

VUnlOp Brown
GEO

ANDREWS, formerly of Sloane-street, Chel-
sea, in the county of Middlesex, Merchant ; afterwards a
lodger at 30, Gradwell-street, and occupying offices in Rum-
ford-place, both in Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster ;
then of Oporto ; then of Lisbon, both in the kingdom of
, Portugal, carrying on business in copartnership with Archi-
27th ,d- " An-

bat, eir Andrews as merchants, under the firm of
drews Brothers," and late a lodger in Duke-street, Liver-
pool aforesaid, merchant, on his separate account (sued with
the said Archibald Weir Andrews).
RICHARD JOHN MINSHER, formerly rF

siding in

Gloucester-place, Low-hill, and carrying on business in
Cumberland-street, both in Liverpool, in the county of Lan-
caster, as wholesale tea and coffee dealer and grocer ; after-
wards a lodger at Seaforth, near Liverpool aforesaid, and
carrying on business in Cumberland-street aforesaid, in co-
partnership with John Graham as wholesale tea and coffee
dealers, under the firm of " Minsher and Graham ;" then a
a traveller for Wilfred Troutbeck, of Liverpool aforesaid,
oil and colour dealer ; afterwards a lodger in New Bridge-
street, Manchester, in the said county ; then a lodger at the
Commercial Inn, Brown-street, and late a lodger at 49, Clif-
ford-street, both in Manchester aforesaid, commercial tra-
veller.

On Saturday, the 16th day of July, 1842, at the same hour

and place :
BENJAMIN CARREG SOTHERN, formerly a lodger
at 15, Shaftsbury-terrace, Pimlico, in the county of Middle-
sex ; afterwards travelling to Boulonge-sur-mer, France, and
other places on the Continent of Europe and America ; then
a lodger at 18, Cheenies-street, Bedford-square, in the said
county of Middlesex, and late a lodger in Duke-street, St.
Helens, in the county of Lancaster, never in any business or
employment.

JAMES PHILLIPS, formerly of the Egremont Hotel,
Wallasey, near Liverpool, Lancashire, licensed victualler,
and agent to John Askew, late owner of the said hotel ; then
of Breck-road, Everton, Liverpool aforesaid, out of business ;
afterwards of Mersey-street, Liverpool aforesaid, eating-
house keeper ; then of David-place, Copperas-hill, Liverpool
aforesaid, cigar dealer and assistant at the Waterloo Hotel,
Ranelagh-street, Liverpool aforesaid ; then of 34, Great
Newton-street, Liverpool aforesaid, a part of the time out of
business ; afterwards occupying an office, 29, Dansie-street,
Liverpool aforesaid, newspaper, house, and land agent, and
late a lodger in Torbock-street, Liverpool aforesaid, out of
business.
THOMAS CREWDSON, formerly residing at Blackfield-
terrace, Kirkdale, near Liverpool, in the county of Lancas-
ter, at the same time occupying an office in Slater-court,
Castle-street, Liverpool aforesaid, general merchant ; after-
wards occupying an office, 4, Rumford-place, and a ware-
house in William-street, Liverpool aforesaid, and carrying
on business in copartnership with Edmund Taylor, as drug,
oil, and drysaltery brokers, and general merchants, under the
firm of " Crewdson, Taylor, and Company," and late re-
siding at Blackfield-terrace aforesaid, and occasionally a
lodger in Bootle-lane, Bootle, near Liverpool aforesaid, out
of business (sued with the said Edmund Taylor).
MAJOR RICHARD CULVER WELL, formerly of 21,
Tithebarn-street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster,
watch manufacturer and jeweller; afterwards of the Derby
Arms, 45, Tithebarn-street aforesaid, and part of the time
occupying a shop in Manchester-street, Liverpool aforesaid,
licensed victualler, watch manufacturer, and jeweller; after-
wards of Grosvenor-street, Liverpool aforesaid ; then of
Scotland-road, Liverpool aforesaid, and late of 6, Richmond-
street, Rose-hill, Liverpool aforesaid, watch manufacturer,
and wholesale dealer in watches and jewellery.
EDWARD ROBERTS, late residing at 9, Edge-vale,
Edge-hill, West Derby, near Liverpool, Lancashire, and oc-
cupying an office, 4, Oldhall-street, Liverpool, aforesaid,
coal merchant and dealer.

On Monday, the 18th day of July, 1842, at the same hour
and place: _ _ _

FREDERICK CARRICK, formerly a lodger in Collin's
Wood, Ranelagh, near Dublin, Ireland ; then residing in
Marlborough-street, and carrying on business in Bachelor's-
walk, both in Dublin aforesaid ; then of 56. Strand-street,
Dublin aforesaid, letter-press printer ; then residing in Saint
James's-place ; afterwards of 13, Hunter-street, and carrying
on business at 35, South John-street, all in Liverpool, in the
county of Lancaster, in copartnership with James Potts, as
letter-press printers, under the firm of " Carrick and Potts,"
and late of 13, Hunter-street aforesaid, out of business.
JAMES BANKS, formerly of Great Avenham-street,
Preston, in the county of Lancaster, and occupying a shop
133, Fishergate, Preston aforesaid ; also a house and shop in
Blackpool, in the said county ; afterwards of Melling's-
buildings, Lord-street, Southport, in the said county, book-
seller and stationer ; then a lodger at Blackpool aforesaid ;
afterwards a lodger in Watergate-street-row, in the city of
Chester ; then a lodger in Blackpool aforesaid ; then a lod-
ger in Watergate-street-row, Chester aforesaid ; and late a
lodger at 9, Shannon-street, Liverpool, in the said county of
Lancaster, out of business.

WILFRED MARTIN ROBINSON, formerly in lodg-
ings in Upper Stanhope-street, Toxteth-park, Liverpool, in
the county of Lancaster, at the same time occupying a yard
and office on the east side of Queen's Dock, Liverpool afore-
said, and carrying on business in copartnership with R. L.
Gaskell, as shipwrights, boat-builders, ship-smiths, and
block-makers, under the firm of " William Gaskell and
Company;" afterwards in lodgings at Seacombe, in the
county of Chester, out of business; then residing at the
Cumberland House, 21, Norfolk-street, Liverpool aforesaid,
and occupying an office and yard, 86, Norfolk-street afore-
said, licensed victualler, shipwright, boat-builder, ship-
smith, and block-maker; then in lodgings at the Cumber-
land House itoresaid ; then in lodgings in Warren-street,
Liverpool aforesaid ; then in lodgings at Woolton, near Li-
verpool aforesaid, and late in lodgings at 76, Seel-street, Li-
verpool aforesaid, out of business.

On Tuesday, the 19th day of July, 1842, at the same hour
and place :

JAMES CREWE, formerly residing in Prince Edwin-
street, Everton, near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster,
at the same time occupying an office in Leigh-street, Liver-
pool aforesaid, and carrying on business in copartnership
with his late father as attornies at law, under the firm of
" Crewe and Son ;" and late a lodger at 11, Brownlow-street,
Liverpool aforesaid, and occupying the office in Leigh-street
aforesaid, attorney at law. _ .

HENRY PORTER, late of 18, Grove-street, Liverpool,
in the county of Lancaster, never in any business.

WILLIAM ROBSON-, formerly a lodger at 5, Bow
Church-yard, London ; then a lodgerin Church-street, Lan-
caster, in the county of Lancaster ; then a lodger at the
Feather's Inn, Clayton-square, Liverpool, in the said
county, afterwards a lodger at 5, Bow Church-yard ; then a
lodger at 23, Fetter-lane, both in London aforesaid ; then a
lodger in Lambert-street, afterwards a lodger in Siiver-
street, both in Liverpool aforesaid ; then a lodger in Deans-
gate, Manchester, in the said county of Lancaster; then a
lodger in Church-street • afterwards in Sun-street, both in
Lancaster aforesaid, and late a lodger at 132, Bold-street,
Liverpool aforesaid, shopman to a laceman and hosier, and a
part of the time commercial traveller.
JOHN RUDD, formerly of the Royal Oak Inn, Bongate,
near Appleby, in the county of Westmorland;afterwards of
the Queen's Head, Howgate Foot, near Appleby aforesaid,
at the same carrying on business at the Royal Oak afore-
said, in the name of " Edward Rudd," licensed victualler
and horse dealer, and owner of the horses " Cleveland
Hero" and " Cleveland Ranger ;" then in lodgings at Li-
verpool, in the county of Lancaster, in no business, and
late of 166, Vauxhall-road, Liverpool aforesaid ; and a part
of the time a lodger at 5, Lower Southampton-street, Fitz-
roy-square, London, horse-dealer, and owner of the horses
" Cleveland Ranger" and " England's Glory ;" also car-
rying on business as butcher in the name of " James
Smith."
JOHN ANDREW, the Elder, formerly residing in Ros-
common-street, Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster;
afterwards in lodgings at 92, Duke-street, Liverpool afore-
said ; then occnpying a ready-furnished house in Radnor-
terrace, Bootle, near Liverpool aforesaid, and during the
whole time occupying offices in Bank-buildings, Castle-
street, Liverpool aforesaid, attorney at law on his separate
account ; and late at 3, Crescent, Salford, in the said county,
and occupying an office, 1, Bexley-street, Salford aforesaid ;
and an office, 10, Back Piccadilly, Manchester, in the said
county, in copartnership with William Andrews, as attornies
at law, under the style or form of John and William Andrew
(sued as John, Andrew.)
ROBERT ALLANSON AGAR, formerly residing in
Strickland-street, Everton, Liverpool, in the county of
Lancaster, brickmaker and builder ; then residing in Ever-
ton-road, Everton aforesaid, and carrying on business near
Eaton-street, Vauxhall-road, Liverpool aforesaid, in co-
partnership with Matthew Gibson, as soap manufacturers,
under the firm of " Agar and Gibson ;" then a lodger in
Lowry-street, Everton aforesaid, out of business ; then a
lodger at 6, Seymour-place, Camden Town, in the county of
Middlesex, omnibus proprietor; then a lodger in Saint
James'-place, Toxteth-park, Liverpool aforesaid ; afterwards
a lodger at 20, Hill-street, Liverpool aforesaid ; then a
lodger in Bayham-street, afterwards in Park-street, both in
Camden Town aforesaid ; then a lodger in Duke's-row,
Saint Pancrass, then a lodger at 10, Nutford-place, both in
the said county of Middlesex ; then a lodger in Stanhope-
street, afterwards a lodger in Bedford-street, both in Tox-
teth-park aforesaid, and late a lodger in Gill-street, Liver-
pool aforesaid, out of business a portion of the time, a
student at St. Bee's College, in the county of Cumberland,
and at the University of Durham.
EDWARD RAWLINSON,
Attorney-at-Law, Lancaster.

Frornthe Second Edition of Grimstone' 8 Weather Almanack
for the Year 1842.
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(From Yesterday's Londo

During the discussion that has for so long a time engrossed
the attention of the public on the subject of the gold coin-
age, there has been no subject more warmly taken up than
the advantage which it was asserted certain tradesmen took
by giving as little for the light sovereign as possible. The
reference to the law against the refusal of sovereigns of full
weight by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was treated of
at some length yesterday as a caution against a certain spe-
cies of fraud which it was said had not been uncommon,
especially on Saturday nights, when the working classes
made their purchases on the receipt of their wages, and
found themselves at the mercy of the small shopkeepers.
This is a fraud, for which, as we have seen, the law provides
a remedy ; but when the sovereigns are actually light, it is
not so easy to see what protection a working man has against
an extortionate tradesman, who knows that he wants to
make his purchases immediately, and within a certin margin
can almost take a light sovereign at his own valuation. When
so great a temptation to extortion with impunity has existed.
there can be no doubt that it has frequently been practised.
At the same time, the case of the trading community, show-
ing that a demand made for a deficiency has sometimes been
wrongly considered extortionate, ought in justice to be made
known, and therefore the following letter is inserted :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES

" Sir,—The debates in parliament, and the statements of
the press, with regard to light gold, are calculated to mislead
the public, and disparage the trading community very unfairly,
by making it appear that they claim au undue allowance in
cases of deficiency.
" Even the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in treating this
part of the subject, seemed to forget, or to wish others to
forget, that a sovereign of lull weight, according to the re-
cent proclamation, is only worth, intrinsically a minute frac-
tion less than 19s 101 d ; so that when it ceases to preponde-
rate, when it fails to draw the beam downwards, it loses
above lid in value, besides the actual deficiency in weight ;
and as the deficiency of a single sovereign cannot be calcu-
lated at less than a grain, value 2d, it follows that 3d is the
very least that can be allowed, instead of the very most, as
stated by the Chancellor.

" As for the subdivisions of a grain—halves, quarters, and
eights—it is a mockery to talk of such things to ordinary
folks ; such scientific nicities are far too subtle to be practi-
cable in the avocations of any common tradesman. The
moisture arising from a butcher's handling of meat, the glu-
tinous nature of almost everything a grocer touches, the
least dust of flour in a baker's shop, and so forth, would alone
be sufficicht to defeat such critical investigations, even if
every man were an adept at them, which, however, never can
be the case. . __

" The following scale, Sir, will be found practically cor-
rect, and therefore, I hope, generally useful:—
" If a sovereign or half-sovereign be wanting not exceed-
ing grain, the loss will be 21d.
"If more than grain, and not csceeding I grain, the loss
will be 31d.

"If more than 1 grain, and not exceeding 121 grain, the
loss will be 41d.

" If more than 11 grain, and not exceeding 2 grains, the
loss will be 50.
" If more than 2 grains, and not exceeding 21 grains, the
loss will be o,d.

And so on, adding a penny for every subsequent half grain,
always remembering, however, that although I have ad-
mitted half grains into my scale to prevent cavil, no such
thing exists in ordinary business; and when a piece of money
will not turn the beam with one grain, a tradesman, to be
safe, must deduct two.

" I am, Sir, your humble servant,
" GEORGE MOORE

" Warren-street, June 21."
In consequence of the allusion made by the Right Hon.
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Commons
to the illegality of refusing a sovereign or half-sovereign of
the due weight, as fixed by the proclamation of May, 1821,
and by her Majesty's Royal proclamation of the 3d of June
inst., viz., 4 dwts. 21 grains per sovereign, and 2 dwts. 131
grains the half-sovereign, and the penalty incurred by so
doing, a number of publicans and shopkeepers in different
pal is of the metropolis have taken the timely hint. The
iabouring classes have been most grossly imposed upon by
dealers of every description since the issuing of the procla-
mation, charging them Is. to ls. 6d. discount in the sove-
reign, and 6d. to 9d. in the half-sovereign, under the pre-
tence that they were light. So great has been the competi-
tion among the bullion-dealers and Jews, that many now
offer to take light sovereigns at 19s. 9d. if more than 10 are
changed at a time. This has been the means of inducing a
great number of persons to take their gold to the dealers
sooner than to the Bank of England, which will not
take less sums than £2O. In consequence of the impo-
sitions practised by speculators on the ignorance of the
working classes as to the real weight that the gold
ought to be, and making use of weights and scales not
stamped, the Master of the Mint has deemed it necessary to
issue the following notice to prevent this nefarious system :
" Caution to the Public.—Money Weights.—Whereas, by
act of Parliament of the 14th of George 111., cap. 22, enti-
tled An Act for Regulating and Ascertaining the Weights
to be made use of in Weighing the Gold and Silver Coin of
the Kingdom,' it was amongst other things enacted, that
from and after the 31st of December, 1754, all weights to be
made use of for weighing the gold and silver coin of the realm
shall be regulated by the standard weights lodged in the cus-
tody of the officer appointed by His Majesty for the stamp-
ing of weights at the Royal Mint, and stamped with the
stamp or mark approved of by the Master of the Mint, ' and
from and after the said 31st of December, 1774, no other
weights but such as shall be just and true according to
the weights with and by which they are hereby directed
to be compared and ascertained, and shall be marked in
manner beforementioned, shall be reputed or accepted in
law to be true or of any effect for deermining the weight
of the gold or silver coin of the realm, and that all persons
counterfeiting or selling any such counterfeit weights, or who
shall wilfully increase or diminish any weight after it has been
stamped or marked in manner before directed, subjects him-
self to a penalty of £5O, or, in default of payment, to three
months' imprisonment. Pocket balances, intended to ascer-
tain the weight of coin, which are constructed so as to be
used without weights, stamped as before-mentioned, cannot
be considered in law of any effect in determining the weight
of coin; neither can any person legally refuse coin as light
except it is determined so by the aforesaid legal weights. All
money weights stamped as appointed by the master of the
mint, have on one side his Majesty's crest (a crown sur-
mounted by a lion), with the words Royal Mint,' and the
date 1821 ; and on the other side the current weight of the
denomination of coin." The demand for silver at the Bank
for the last week has been greater than ever known, and it is
with difficulty the public can procure it.