The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-27 00:00:00

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,11411 i, Ffietimoo George ['Our, of Wolin, Rm.'s. of she
Policed Kirigause of Wog Britain and 1:046•J.
In ol•ctlic.,ce to titag directions contained in hks Ma.
jemy's Ciormiesiuoi we proceeded, in the latter end
I' I' the aoosh at July last, to consider the important
subj•ct referred to ei.
Our atteation wee filet directed to the proposals
for improvement is it* farm of the notes issued by
I. • Batik of Begland ; and it hitinig known that
many plaagbod Wow submitted to that body, which
they had not thoegla it itspedirot to adopt, we felt it
vapor, la the btu instance, to obtain correct info,.
n.stion opon this point ; and we therefore requested
the Court ul Directors to furnishes with eh amount
*I sects plans. They did accordingly tarnish es,
wellborn delay, with a detailed account of owe lux.
Bred and rigid projects, regularly classed and ar.
slanged, :145ther with line correepondence respecting
theta ; a statemeat of she trials to which they bad
been subjected, and specimens-of the proposed orb.
Reno's, and of the imitatioos repeated by order of the
Bank. They air laid before es aborts seventy vs.
li•iiPO of paper dosde et their manufactory in eaperi.
Miel.lll for its impingement, in whit!) almost (very
alteratioo recommended for adoption bad been tiled,
and, is some instascos, anticipated by their own ma.

isefacteret. I or the subject, we vita. to smelt, .
We have also received sad seaweed commenice. 1 lion of those by whose judgment tech a egestion may
lions from oboist seventy indieidnals, which have! he properly decided, whether it might net be espy.
been arranged and considered; and in some raga, s I client to offer • very large reward for the apprehen.
personal interview bas been 'reast's', and Seii.l.-- Islon and conviction of a person adually engaged in
Several of these permits, had been previneely ist coon. forging Moir notes. We are aware of theobjec.
manic-lion with the Bank; sod we Sad, that in the dons which exist against the system of pesenlare
isistauce of some projects of superior promise, the rewards, and are folly impreesed with a sense of the
Directors bad foroisbed to the proposers the pees. evils that may arise from • too supers! adoption of
Wary means of carrying their ideas into effect. We ! it. But the circumstances under which the crime of
hare likewise sought and ebtaised information as to i forgery exists in this country are peculiar ; and it sp.
the state of the piper cursory he other countries; i pears to os hardly possible that these evils, which
this has proved of very little importance, with ' might be anticipated from the offer of a milord is
'trireme to the object of our present enquiry. From the case of some other crimis,coold follow from each
America, which •ffertie the closest penile' to the an offer in this case ; and knowing how many indivi.
mate of Engssud in this particular, no official 'Mem duals must be saved from punishment by the convic.
. has yet been received, bet we have fresco to drink, lion of one actual forger, we venture to recommend
that in several parts of the United States, the crime the adoption of this measure, to be concurrent with
•f Forgery is prevalent, snd that greet efforts are tech an improvement in the form of the note as we
• sew making to give to the notes sock a character as hope to see effected.
os.y baffle the skill of the American forger. Sped. Hiving been furnished with such information as
coins of lane improved notes have bees comrieni. was within our reach, relative to the subject of our
cited to rot by the Ascot of the American Patentee, enquiry, we, in the Hest place, proceed In ',gamine
and have retched our particular attendee with regard snore in detail the :weer+, projects submitted to es.—
to sic practicability of adopting the invention in to pureeing this esaminstioli, we have not indulged
lols, or in poet, so as to present a herder to the the vain espeetstion of finding any plan for a Bink
art •ied skill of the forger in this country. note which shall net he imitable by the skill of Eng-
Upon tie general subject of the cutest of forgery, fish althea, and we have considered that it would be
• we de bps think it necessary to recapitulate state. utterly unsafe in rely for security against forgery
revels which are elevady before Parliament and the Span the employment of any process, the chief merit
'' hoolic. It appeared to VS however, people to sib. of which vas to consist in its being kept secret ; of
,sole more particular abbeeteatios as to the course which metal have been communicated to os. Oar
which has been hitherto pursued by the Bank, both object has been, to select some plan, of which the
with respect to the preveetion, mod with teepee to process, vibes the principles of it ere enderstood,
the tletec:ion and peuishment of the crime. Upon and the machinery and implements provided, should
the former of there points, we have received from the be simple ronuzh to be applied without interruption
Dimmers, In addition to the 'cermet before alluded I to the extended operative, of the Bask ; end should
to, dear and circuni•talital detail& Sod it is bet at theSsame time comprise so merle of superiorar
eitmotestinetke to than. Geotlemes testae, that in 64 may oppose the rootlet possthle difficulties to
every insteove Os/ reveille, have how met by thees attempts of tbuttwitore sad 00y present siith 1
in tile most prompt and satisfactory vaguer, sad of accuracy sad excellence it, workmanship to Ali
..very sett of useful idermerlee readily furnished.— eye of any individual using ordinary cation, as
We feel it also proper to add oar .pities, formed shall enable him to detect a freed by °barrio/ Ilis
nf!vt a• namination of all the projects which hove absence of them points in a fabricated note. In the
been formerly submitted to the Bank for a change in I tense of the schemes before us, there are, of course,
the form of their notes, that so &to of slew cool& vary various degrees of merit ; and we erdeavisered
hive Meet, adopted with Niel a peeeptCt of mad ed. to clam Item ai well at circumstances would permit.
'setae to the Public, as weed semPessete lb@ evils From a very large portion of them it was obvious
seertsearily attendant upon a change. spoil a firSt iltllieCline,thAl ni beneficial emelt could
. The intention to which we refer its the hitter pert be expected. Of the whole number, we find about
of this Below, aged ou which nor attention is new twelve of impeder skill and iograily, but antici.
pi inch:ally virgin', was laid before the Directors a j patedby others of higher merit; or merely ineenictua, •
short time previous to the 'ming of his Majesty's I het leeppliadde is practise. Aud we consider nine
Commission. and so far eatertaised by them, that I othmete he either of such on or ingenious
they ailvasced • large sem of mosey to she mother. comhiwation of waiving mesas, as to have requited
' 'Fite shirt merit of this invention consisting in the I mar more particular attention; and with respect to
esteems accuracy of the niaoliineiy impish', time these mach consideration has been had, and, in some
anti application are necestary to bring it to such a' instances, improvements and experiments suggested
stair of perfection as appears likely to answer lite and tried.
per pow desired. We have not considered, am decisive aisitist the
L'pen the latter of the two points shave referred merit of any psrtirslsr plan, the single fact, that it
to, we hive received from she chief inspector ad may be Imitated by superior art and termini', means.
chief Oiveltisator at the Batik, and also from the so. But when we have found, in the case of specimens
licitor, accounts of tie coarse pursued in their te. submitted to or, apparently of great 'amnesic', and
1
'profile departments. Far which purpose, we re. the ',suit of a combination of Miele or machinery,
guested the Immoral aureate:Ace of etch of those MS.. that a very good imitation has been produced in •
errs, gird entered into such es esaminittion of thew, I very short lime, without any peculiar expence, and
es sp;.ested to es to he eakeisted to produce the eve. I by the application of 'weans only, which are within
canary ieformation. We have else been forniehed by I the leech of very many artists mod ~gravers in Eng.
the Beak with th,e omens of judging of the actosi ; lend ; and when we reflect, to bow very few hands,
Mate of forgery, and of that degree of skill which sp. I the business of forgery appears to be at present coo.
pears solicited to deceive tl.e Public, by lite eased. I fined, we cannot doubt that in the event of Baok
*sties of forged notes of ratio's Weds; and er.ir of. soles being formed from any such specimens,
she tools sod internments used by the forger, which equal nuniher at least of persons would very goal
were taken upon him. deed be friend capable of fabricating these wales to.
Whilst it is paiofel to observe the degree of talent considerable extent, and with s degree of skill
thus twevrtieds it is at theme* time to be ntesseked, sufficient to deceive the Public. Another cons
last is mew, instance, the Polite stiffer themselves to lotion hat also had weight in inducing us to Merit
be deceived by very miserable imitations; sad it is I much, before we venture to efceontsseted any spiel
Sc be feared that a similar caramel's would very ! plan. The adoption of any new form of sets pee.
ntuchlc,sen the good effects to be derived from the stetting peculiar and characteristic marks, bet this
employment of superior skill and workmanship in imitation of which we could not confidently feel to.
the formation of a new sot,. Another fact appears be extremely difficult, would not only riot do gn•di'
proper to he noticed here, as forming an important I but would produce mich evil ; and would indeee •
iegredient in the consideration of any proposed plan. ! false security, by accustoming the Public so rely'
'llse lease of small notes by she Dank is necessarily I upon the eppeerance of such marks and ;secular chi.
very 'lntermit...al isregnier in its mown. We find,; rioter, rather than upon • cautious and general ob.
that to keep up the wad 'apply, not len than fifty iservetion of the who:, note.
plaissosie re iptisite; and it is considered proper to I Our remarks, however, at to imitation, do not op.
11645 P a mash larger vomher in • state of permeation. i ply to all the "[seamen, which host. been ()tiered to
Ami 44 it is obviously necessary to preeerve, es mach ! as. There are a few of singular anti seperior merit, ;
at possible, identity in too" now, this circumstance I produced by moans which it is very miprobable Should
. aims, 'orchid's the sp;blicarion for this patriots/ of gear come within the reach of any single forger, and ;
mstry irgrnioes puns, 'tea if there did nor raja ; the imitation of which, psalm by (hum amine, ap. I
tether insuperable &if:Vilma so diem. ' pears in a high dooms difficult.
Realities; from that obeys stalernmits and ex union. i Safety, or rather comparative safety, iv Hobe i
C. 0.% some gesterel eleservarions have (Toured .o " saght, to a might eaten', iii a combination of 'mai. I
• whir!, apnea/ proper Is he introduced it, this stage of ' lento in various particulars; bat chiefly, as we eon-
. the Report. I &lee, in the application of • principle beyisod•the
il 1-46 bees very commonly imagined, the', 'a reach of the art et toe Copper.ptate iinarraer, skett 1
• coweeivence of the siespireity of execution in the in its different procasesels possessed of the meat for. ;
pr. sots B.,iik.notes, the schist forgery of them was miektble power of imitation. One plea, before Arad.
4 a. iy genes elly sod eitessively plactised, soil that led to, as apparently effordeog this stivantsge,Asis j
porn by versos& without money or taket ; mil this i been, with the melt litmeal emistasee from Or Wok,
5.'4 i as fien ti.rd the basis ..f mach of tile rtasonieg ' for some lime pest, In a course of hial for itigrestie

used by many of the projectors, whew. plans haves} perfection, and with view to combination with other
been under our view. The reverse of lids we believe ! improvements, satisfactore eiPo'imeo's h
have
to be the feel; and from the information before us, 'airesdi twee effected. The result If ear *specie-
we feel ourselves warranted la stating err spinier', liens he not disappointed, will afford a 'peewee rf
that the great prantity of fergedi;small notes which groat iegeseity in Me fabric el the paper, of groat
have lately been found in circulation, have all issued onetime* in the workmanship, and of a very peer'.
frees e very few plates only ; and that the fabrics- liar inveatioe and difficult machinery In the art of
den of them is chiefly confined to one partici:tar pert ; printing. We ceelidently hope abet we long lime
of the coestry, and carried on liy moo of skill and.i will elapse before we 1110 onabta to lay before year
esperiente, and possessed of a very considerable i flays! Higher's that result ; and we have every ree.
SINIIMand of capital. Upon a cursory nbeorvetion, son to Item., that the Rank Directors are sincerely
it appeared remarkable, that whilst so many utterer,' envious to adopt soy plea, which shall be found
are coestsetly beset* I. justice, the aeteal forger after patient nomination, to be worthy of adoption.
should very rarely indeed be detected. But (farther !In the mnn time, we have thought it right not to
leveetieeliee has led es to think, that this fact may I delay informing your Royal highness of the course
Ibe acceented for ; and, without entering into de- of our proceedings. Tito investigation io which we
tails, which upon this point it is better to avoid, reel have bee, engaged, hos strengthened rather than re-
think that it resting fraternity from the lamentable moved oar feeling of the difficulties with which • the
perfection of system to which this fraudulent trait whole subject is surroonded. We de not wish to re.
Ilse been brought ; and we have seen no raises to prosiest those difficulties as precluding the propriety
doubt that the Directors of the Wok, and their °lli- of as attempt to remove the existing evils, by •
tors, have lased every exertion in their pewee to change in the form of the notes ilia*, by the Bask
bring the actual forgers to justice, though safortts- of England ; bet we do feel- them to be such, as
nately without *mem' except in very few instances. make it imperative upon those with *born the re-
--We cannot refrain, however, from adding to this speasibility rests, to be fully satisfied that they shall
statement, our opinion, that there must be souse cal- produce an improvement, before they venture to el-
pulite remissness in the local Police of those districts I feet a change.
within which the actual fsbricaton of lisek.netes see t All which is humbly sebmilled to your Royal
more than suspected to residei sod to carry ea their Highness's cousideratioo and jedgnseet.
trade with impunity. And before we quit this part ins. BANKS.
lint( safe for the anssidera. lAMcoNngvE,
COMMII

Selso-Npare, Joe. 1.5,- 1119.

wi i ciiu
DAVAO' fill./FIST.
JEN HARMAN.
WN. N. WOLLASTON.
CHARLES MAW:HEST.

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF• CIiiiNCRRT, JAN. 26.

LORD 3711.%‘ARTN CASP..
TEMPEST V. ORD.

Th•Sosterrow-tientßAL in ibis COW, which we
have repeatedly hid before oat weeders, said he was
Instructed to ugliest that Mrs. Taylor, the testenion-
tory guardian, ',mild *este sehether .be intended in
persist in her appeal to the foam of Lords, as if she
did not, he would more that that port of the order
which restrained the wittier of Ledy Emily Vane
Tempest with Lord Stewart, sho,ild be discharged.
The judgment of the Court was delivered en earls, as
July last, and surely, tierce that there had been time
fur preparing say pipers, and some time most occur
before the rase could be heard In the Hommel Lottls.

Mr. A 11Carattrult (for Mrs. 'fi) lot ) miw no nips n.
ing whateser in making such so application as the
Sir A Wrlttl It PIGGOTT said it bad been thought pro.
per to make it, as OM appeal west he lodKed within
I 1 days after the seetiog of Parlisurent, and these
14 days would soave @spire. Ho tousled Do onneces-
tars delay would take place.
Mr. Hoeing followed on the same side.

Mr. HART. for the Countess of Antrim, said her
Ladyship sincerely wished that ski appeal should not
be unnecessarily suspended.
Mr. Asaacitomar stilt wan not nitisbeil with the
reillOSS assigned for making such sn urplicrtion.—
Nu doubt Mrs. Taylor would persevere in the appeal.
sad Ilbe stood fleetly in the name situathro as other
tippets,* did, sod lad so dealt. Ammer to throw
guy delay In the way.
The Loon CNANCVLLOR observed, that the order
le the Horne of I.oreis was for every Petition of
Appeal being presented within fourtotto day*, bet
their Losodahips "torrid nevertheless 'stead that p..
rlosi, oat a proper cause being shown so them for no
dotes. Ile felt he had no right to ask any appal.
hum from this Coati. any question as to their per.
sewerlng or not Is their appeals, sod Is tKu ewes be
would not do it. Is cares of long Petitioos. sorb
as game from Scotland or Ireland, longer time them
foorteen days was granted by th. House of Lords.
Application dismissed, but •ithout costs, as his
Lerdnhip would not interfere.
The cane of Drury-lane Titostre will be filially
Mud on Thursday.

COURT OF KING's BENCH.JA..II4
STARKLY V. MVO.

This was an mews', spinet the acceptor of a hill of
etchings for 5.1Y1. 14. ltd. Irish carrency, drawn on
the Ist et May, ISiG, to the Molinari' older, in
DAWN, and payable eight months after date. At
IM trial before the Chief lattice, in the Stiles's
after last Trinity Term in Westminster, a verdict
was found for the Plaintiff, with liberty to the De-
fendant to move upon a paint of salient,. It ap-
peared that the bill was seeeptml in Dublin by Mr.
Jahn King, who had married Lady Imeashortasgh,
I sister to the let. gad of Belvedere. The declaration
nt oat the bill of esehmage, according talts tenor
sad s ffect, bat without alleging that the wormy for
1 saVeh it was mails payable was Irish currency, or
that Dahlia, where it nos drawn and accepted, was
in Ireland. The question was, whether the decline-
lion was millielent sailboat than overviews/ Thee
Judge at NW Pries held that it was not ; for non
I eartslat, that the sum of 5411. 11. tad. for which the
hill was drawn, was sterling money ; het 'flamed
I the Plaintiff to hare • verdict, with liberty to the De-
fendant to =out to enter a nonseit. In Michaelmas
!Term, a Rola Nisi was accordingly obtained for that
timing fiend now,
Mr. M•iterAv aid Mr. !Air' rnt LE showed
,

es► ageing it, contending that it Or Pi nowe sufficient
to set out in the declaration the •hole of the bill, us
had been done in this cas►, leaving the fees, that the
111101111 was Irish currency, and that Dublin ass in
Ireland, le be explained by the evidence.
The whole Count. how►etn, supported the tied.
sion at Nisi Pries, es being reefttrtnable In every
principle of special platten ; end therefore made the
Rote Absolute, for entering a Nonsuit.

Cuetn,retts!—ln a tit age in matTnrtlsltire. net a
hoodrod silos 'runs on •samining the pa-
fish arenufna the three following cetio•itiea appear.
ad :—Oaa of the (waivers had wade sisis-threc
works in t►e year ; an neat in the other oweissate's
account was for a sow of motley paid in aid of the
Csostmeg /Lets; 1141 cum"! a good tler4 of leoghter, in
sone joined morn heartily than the constable,
she lennediately afterwards peadaced hi: accoaats,
le whirls neg a (+erg; for boldili a contreg ewer e
ewe fiend da•+

POI. ICS.
SPOUTING A •1411:NTICIi.

GUILD!! ALL --A rase ishich alfarded ouch metr;„
anent estee oil to be hoard beVre the
taste, Mr. Atderetan Itottnett.a, yesirtday.
_ . _

Jobe fleet, a berg-clever. had einsinod vein.
mons spine the parents of e ba, funned Dor, hit
apprentice. and wham he charged thorn nab • du_
folly herbal/ling ►nd dot ining from his service.

Mrs. Priscilla Dyer, the mother, Gist-mule h.. ap-
pearance, end was proceeding to ove•ehelst the vi
gistraie with a torrent of volabilts, retpeeri .g she
terrible ill stage her child had received, then it wag
discovered that the Complainant WWI not is Ce.l ft ;
In vain did the Megivirste tell her that there wa.
complaint before him, and that It was wholly tonne.
misery for her to Pr-wiping her condor, 'or that of
her child, emit there was some charge made; ale
was determined to be heard, and conligioed her an.
ciferatioo till she AA needy exhausted her posers
of elocution, when to, on a sadden, av if by megir,
John Dant himself (i he maater)•ppeared al her high
the attention of the blaglstrate.atad of every own pre-
sent, being so completely engresaed be Mil. Priv-
cilia's Ita►ingee, that his entrance Into the room had
been totally anoblerved. The complaint o.w .s.
earned s more r►gular form, and the pleadings were
opened by John Ingo, who, amidst frequent inter.
'splines from the Lady, seated, that his apprentice
ran away from him last Moodily week, that hie
paresis knew where he wee, sad that they loppirh.d
him in his sahcolider, sad eticonised him to absent
himar if from hie service.

Dyer.—That's all bowl% yos ass him so
stint king!). Plisse yes, %Vo•ski;:, I only -iris )os
eosid see his hack ; is black a frum one en.!
to the °the.. H. has best kin. sir.•t Uliflefl .fu
with his gr•rt strop. I him 12

• -
the bny, and he his ',out the money, sod not

•h.mvfulty.

John flunt.--0 you wickod woman ! Pinto yogi'
Worship, I never boat him bet once, and that ets
!treatise he was last, and miry when I burnt Isis
soot-book. lb. i+ .loots reading plays sod sons.
books, and going a- a sp utind. 1 Nand a song-
book Wilma the feather-bed and sacking where he
. .

Mn. Dye► (hotly interrupting ).—Yes, anti yes
wield age hate timed that, tally you were Lelping
the maid to make the bed. _

John Hent.—Well. Mem! wh.t d • you mean to
insinicale by that? Please your Wor.bip, one day
when he was at weds I °beery/0d •er) mu,*
'tuned oat, and vigil not to hi. ork, • 144 h
sus done so badly I was ott,t4v,l In rip i, op h.t.re
bis face ; and searching to seen :sat made bout se stlfr.
I found swirly 20 speutil.z•booki and so ii•ltoots
about bim.

Mrs. llyer.—W•ll, and »hat of that ? You an to
the free-and-easy tam eight, and ail% amiss )our.
self. at Aterlim's Cate. _

Job• liont.—Yes, Ma'am, bit I don't take the
boy with me.
We. Dyer.—That's more than I know; at all
newts you teach him theas there hat'''.
In this airliner of reply amid rejoo.der the ciente,
nation oas kept op rapidly fer Nearly as!, an hoer,
is spite of gamy attempt of the Mesist.ate‘ wf.tris.
' Paine, the clerk, and t►e mere, forcibis ern. meats of
lbe giarshoinsen in rutondaace, to maintain estioe
and decorum. In the remit, it appoored, !batiks
parents did not know where this boy was; sod ow
Dypits encging to send him bask, and Juba
promising not to step him, bat to are Lim kiro:ly,
and forgive his late •bseore, the complains was Its.
missed, with an sdmonitle.n to the ►inging boot.
closer front the Worthy Alderman, that toe hest me.
thud to 'mare attention and good conflict no the post
of his apprentice was to set lien a good sample
himself.

Mrs. Priscilla Dyer then stroked dews the front
of her goon sank both hands most majestically,
and walked oat of the Office with greet dignity skid
pools of laughter.
Bow.trearr.—A man, named Diehard Smith,
was folly committed on a chirp of being a common
utterer of counterfeit silver coin. It wee stated that
there was deposit of this base metal et Cabrivlgs.

Jureph Doody, the ghee postmen, was fell) cont-
ented es sowers{ chore,. of freed, in denten%
tines liners end rewiring stoney fnr time

Ohs the 25ili Imo. the lady of To..ows Maw, Eat. of Co-
milla Logy. sear UJr. ill. of a filssiguter.

WARMED._

On the 194 Lod., at Kew, lig Ow Nev. Jab. Hraddoo, Ed.
ward Kelby, of Kelley. Devoe. Captain infer liajertv'e
Ms Light Infante! Ifealmeht. le amok tide., daughter di the
hie Hem, I hddua, Iwo. of Ws** ledge, Gartman.
0,1 ibtli MM.. at *. Ceara. Weecester, Mr. 6.
Mamie the Beearrea aC Mielorarls, w limos* Unity, of
Temple- Lorgberhe.arar Weeeestee.
Ow she "kb M Me New &beach of et. Merv-it...Wulf".
Ada. Yaleglea,sef..2.,:tf Kedlierwiroorr, to likes I.leaaor
Harper, of , eloodweer-squere.