The Statesman.
London, England, 1811-10-23 00:00:00

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TilE 8.4N1C AND FORGED NOTES.
TO TILE EDITOR OF THE STATIISMiIt
Sin,—Tho mania for the present sea* lilted,
over, that latch displayed itself fiercely is all our'
journals by disputations, whether Bank-notei we"
really depreciated! or net? 1 call it a mania, fir.
be so easily underethod, tit*
suet% nuthing could
that a Guinea, bearing little more in namn.olltis
per cent. above that .of a twenty-slain, Mimi
should notwithstanding, purchase twenty per
more merchandise than the .Note.-e These ridiculous
broils are, however, much to be lamented, by having
kept out of view a growiug evil of vital importance
to the country !—that of forged Bank-note:. A
-oor coachman showed me the other day a precept
ce the flank,, ilesiring his attendance on account of
a Two Pound Note, on which his name had been
wiitten.—To refund for this Note; he told me,
would be, very !IRO, asi
from the nature of his pro-
fession, he •was often obliged to take Notes in the.
night time, when he was totally precluded from ascer-
taining whether say Note was or was not forged,
or who it was that gave 'lf: Another individual told
me he had taken a forged Tay Pound Note, where
he had may sold five shillings worth of goods.—
Surely, Sir, this is an evil calling loudly for investi-
otion ? If we are compelled! both by law and neceael
:Ity to take Bank-notes, it behaves the Legislature
io make ample provision that the Bank does,its duty.
How thisislit rfoemed now, is easily perceivable in,
the %slovenly manner; or in no manlier at all,. ley%-
which the Hank anuoutices forgeries on any num-
bers
to the puttle. But as matters go just nowt
day should the Hank be at much trouble? It ap-
rais to ina that .a than must be possessed of the.
riches of Peru, ere he would question the authority.,
of the Hank at refusing any Note that. might lie ten-,
;lewd. Nay, as in thousands of instances, many,
cannot trace where they get individual Notes, a maw
elay think himself well off if he is not tried for a
capital offence! Truly, Sir, this is not long to be
borne in a country professing itself to be free.,•..,
hire should be some certain criterion of judging if
a -Note is forged; whims should not be left iu the'
hands of the Clerks of the Bank to decide. The
tank too ought to give too mast early and public.
notice of any forged Notes failing to do so, It
should be made tb suffer the loss. I bare frequently
been toldi that the Clerks themielves cannot say,
when Notes are forged; except only en the presen:
talon Of the same nutnbers as those already come in ;
sad I know not how trim, in that event, it hat been '
averred, that the last preiented have 'Ways been
deemed the forged Notes. Rumour, I dare say, has
reached you, that the bank Clerks hate priiato
marks, by *mat they bail* the good Notel; but,
if qui) is 1# Se to the lelifiest degree abserd, that
the public shadd 40 obliged to take this Bitik.;paper,
tad yit &Abe retie competent judges to Staled the
real from the tounterfeit. The law ought IA be
made moot cleat and public on all these. points; and
I likewise ant of opinion; the Bank, Strictly speak.:
iag, has no proper right to the profits on Notes lost.
Let an average; therefore, Tor a certain number of
yetis be established of these profits; and let them
be appropriated, afteta certaiii period, to remunerate
those unfortunate individbals who may have houcitly
taken these forgedlgetes -yel who, manifestly,
sanuOt rice "thew et* Sheree. • -
. - . bANCIOUR.
. .
Extract of alitter troot• estedew eY in e-urtoisik4
dated ieptd 45: five o'clock. P.
_Pitt:lmps
have fallen-back on the politicio fixed tipOir, and will
lay op their arms to-night.: The French are very
superior in cavalry, and their horses appear in capi-
tal condition, and very Atie 'Men also; for I Went
pretty close, aid hare a very good glass. The sth
Foot bebar4aten moit gallantstyle ; they killed above
500 of the m. 104441114 they had Only two wounded,i
one a Captain. TheFieuttchargedihem, and did not
ire, they kept them off so well. They retook the
artillery whica Major Ake/tennis had lost, k believe
an entirectrigade-; but these brave fellows sneered
terribly: afterwards from tho' French artillery. The
enemy's avalry were not very Gashing, considering
'heir great snpyrkwity„ • pee* theirOfficeme. how-
ever. died like a hero; &tr.whilst he lay on the
mound!, wounded, he die* his sword against a tier-
man hussar, who called on. him to surrender. He
collared the Officer, and threw him on the ground;
Hill be made feeble aerie to resist, Cohen the husiar
Act him.deed. I hare seen about twenty wounded
brought in. The 11th dragoons hare suferedmueh;
but they cut through and through the French cavalry•
in the most gallant manner, although they were but
handful. We were rather taken by surpriseilee
the moment the cattily appeased they charged, end
took the guns from the Portuguese."
A liamburgh Paper is in town, contaitting extract!.
of letters from mer:hants in London, to their carvea
sPondeatt at Ilamburgh ; inserted by .eider of the
French (Internment, for the purpose of sheaving the
people hive idle it is to attempt to deceive the vighi,
lance of the police: • Several commercial travellers,
ere pointed out by mine in the tame Paper, as resin
ilt•ot iu'fitsticlpn, hut belonging to houses in Ham
-
hut 'The princleals of :mem of theta houses *torte
been obliged to enter into' bonds- to a large amount
for the immediate return of their agents to llama
burgh. •
'lwo Pnizm 6r. PIZTEMN TROOSANIS Povvns 1•-
Tuesday. last the Lottery began sad finished, when
the following Capital • PitceS were shared and sold
at EYTOX'S Atticky Offices, 4, Cornhill, and IS,
Coventry.street, Pidadillyte-kNu. 3,343, Zisooos
C:irs A, in a whole Ticket 3,343, Class Ery
i 6,000, in Sixteentbit,t-:—No. 4,0354 AvAtlolikoo,
in 'rwn Quurteri and Eight Sixteenths 3—blo. 21E3,
(:" C, VXXJ, i u Sixteen. Sixteenths. The fortu-
nate Holders of the *bete .Cayltel Prizes may red
'Tire their Money 61! Demand, or exchange thaln•M
Tirkets and Shams in the New State Xdottery thise
drawn 19th November bat.' • •