The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-27 00:00:00

DANK OF, OF ENGLAND NOTES.

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owsivee desirous the
,Chane Ite;11
..4 bo ts.sbligi the Bank and Tee ' fleet.9at
notes throegh the Coenties of gookoriti4.ll 0,„
bobitsiets swathe( in one year therelilivefara4;44.
$1,•• ,V 4 • 1
I,ersans convieibd' for forging and &nets these notes,
• biota* eh& numbers who have esMped• defection, it
sey be a 'difficult Matter to perseide persons in the
stoontry to take theta: lie the case 'of Provincial
Banks, the inhabitant* of the: different counties in
'general know tree head writing orlikir oarn Biakirs;
' bet howls it possible ler a Berson, a hundred esdett
-Jistset perhaps from town, closer to knew the signs-
tore of cettaltsCierks to the Bank, or imen-tknOte
• whether salute: hide. feral* Ittl'ltliteoce r And
yet in trial% thetheihltiett Weight forwit4, 4 wonder
'''bas often bikeit'sniptemed,thatpetsens whistohe these
tales should not know thee etseadi Olerks we ern.
• ployed at the Batik: •' r. ' ' - • •
la addition to •Itsig'4l*, it is known that if a note
is offired'at the *bra
...'OCktilifY declare is foigell,
that they immediately demiey it, and by that method
the person who has igsferantly lake', it suitable the
• entire loss,' it cannel be wondered that thef•notes of
Provincial Bakker* helds be preferred in the dis-
tricts *here they are cotn
• That a greet reform is practicable, as well as .ne•
ceasery,.in the engrating_of !It ilk-notee,la peoved.by
the following passage from a papallby 1111..Berumont
on this subject, its which it will be admitted there is
- fob much truism'
.4!4orgeries of Bank of Evened
'Notes Oro En ftenteit, because they are so easy of
imitation. -They ere inferior in workmanship to
• common engraved shop.bills. An apprentice to a
writing engraver of two yews' standing, by three or
four days work, is able to copy a Bank-note plate,
so that ordinary judges cannot tell the genuine from
the sputiouS." The same paper further observes,
that, "'there are nut leti than 10,000 persona in this
country who are able to engrave successful imitations
' of Bonk of England Notes ; and NINE-TENTIIII of
these are in NEWT, and many of them in otsrniimo
• CIECUMITANCE, :--It is not surprising, thereto*
amongst so many who ate competent to relieve t r
• neceasities by these forgeries, some should be &ape.
. rateennegb to commit them."
The Mayor of Liverpool has appointed a public;
Meeting to the Town-hall, to determine on the pro-I '
priety of presenting a Memorial to his Majesty'
Ministers, or petitioning Parliament, to take int
'consideration the progressive and alarming in+
crease ie the crimes of . Forging and Uttering
Forged Bank of England Notes, with a view of as.
certatoing whether some measures cannot be adopted
• for lessening the facilities that appear to esist for the
commission of these offences. •

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The public feeling is strongly' ncited on the soh.
jeet of the proposed reguletion of Pensions to OM
cers' Widows. With every regard to economy, the
proposed rule of refusing to Widows all Pension, if
they shall possess in any other way double the an-
real surd allotted to the rank of the deceased hus-
band, is e pitiful and merciless measure. The Wi-
dow of a Captain is entitled to 601.; of a Lieute-
'slant to 401.; end of an Eusign to Itfl. a-year. •The
• whote charge upon the nation, for the sum of the
Pensions actually paid to Widows of three three
•eanks, is under 11,0001. per annum! And it is to
• such retreochmeuts as these, instead of stemware's for
iterliamentary service, that Ministers direct their at-
tention!
notice has been given from the Board of Trade to
the Cotton Trade at Manchester, that a Clause will
. be introduced in the new Customs Consolidation Bill,
in continue the exemption infavour of Cotton Goods.
COUNTRY BANKS.—An adjourned Meeting of
Country Bankers was held on Saturday at the George
land Vulture, Cornhill, for the purpose of taking into
eousideretion the Bill introduced into the House of
Commons, requiring the Country Bankers to depo-
sit security hi the Public Funds for the issue of small
'Promissory Notes. The Chairman, Sir Wm. Es.-
your., stated, that he had written to the First Lord
of the Treasury and the Chancellor of the Escleeper,
requesting that a day would be appointed fur a con-
ference upon the subject of the objet-lions to the Bill,
end that the Ministers bad appointed Wednesday
relit. This communication was received with op-
plause, Mr. BARIAGTONt jun. signified, that he was
of opinion that, notwithstanding the etforts of-the
Bankete,' the mew.* would be carried with some
.snodificatious. Some elpressions were made, inti-
' mating that the strongest opposition in.such a mes.
sure, however inettiled, would he made upon the
part of the Country Bankers.—Several Resolutions
were then passed against the Bill, as unjust, impoli-
tic, oppressive to indiiiduals, and likely, if passed,
to prove injurious to the public revenue.
ST. PATerck's Atratum. B Ball took place
en Fridiy evening at the Freemason's Tavern, under
the patronage of his Royal Ilignhtiesa the Duke of
Spain, for the benefit of St. Patrick's- School of
Industry acid Asylum for unprotected Females;' n
-CharletteLstreet, Bloomsbury. It was nereerously
and respectably attended, and perhaps there never
was a public assembly, the object end emend cha-
racter of which pre more genuine satisfection. The
night being wet about 120 children, belneging to the
Charity, clothed in a neat uniform, were conveyed
by coaches to the Tavern, and introduced fore few
moments, under circumstances which were truly in-
teresting. God saw the King and several Irish airs
were played Sin the course of the evening.—No col-
lection was attempted to he made, but several very
liberal donations were received from ladies and Gen-
dement interested in the establishment of ibis highly
necessary and lendable Charity.
The approaching General. Election is likely to pro.
duce warm work at Canterbury, where Mr. S. It
Lusumsox will be opposed by Lord Cr.terox.
The former, accompanied by his friend; the lion.
Colonel W. G. HARRIS, a few days ago, contused
the city. The latter also on Friday stoonight, at-
tended by E. TAYLOR, Esq. paid a visit to his friends,
matty.of whom took his horses from his carriage, and
amid the acclamations of the populace, drew him into
the city, where, however, party spirit runs so hie),
that the discipline of the horsexhip has heed already
threateaid.---rwex Advertiser )
• William 0 eivigitig,%tea received sentence of death.
at Lancaster liaises, .for forgery, died in lasicamer
L 0514911 1.1:0MIR7 loot.
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