The Cecil Whig., 1859-08-06
Gc!eft 4flisfeIlonp.
How -pcrulatton is Prevented at the
EnyaI Mint


! Regal Mint.
| The means employed 1T the ROYAL Mint for
! the prevention of peculation is subject of
I interest to the public, and visitors to that
/ remarkable manufactory. hrwildered with the
| sight Of thousands of pounds worth of the
I precious metals scattered around them in ap.
! pcrent ly careless pi.fuSion inevitably ask the
question Of their guide, III )w are losses avoid
! cd Z 1t will be our task TO explain the
arrangements in existence for protecting the
! valuable materials iutruSted to the Queens
| money makers for CONVERSION into coin, and
to show how 1t happens that under the Judi
rlouS maStershp Of DIR. Graham, little or no
| loss occurs in the various mlnipuations to
! which gold and silver are submitted in their
transit as ing0ts from the Bank of England
| to their return TO it from Tower.hil as cur
! rent coin Of the realm.
AT the head ofcach room wherein the ncces-
sary operations arc carried on. is response
| Lle officer, who has during the day complete
control over "stronghold" built of stone,
and having an iron door fitted with two ndmi-
rahly constructed locks. Imagining. then
that coinage Of gold is being executed, that
the whole Of these strongholds are filled with
rich yellow metal in It's various stages of prog
ress, that it is o'clock in the morning and
that all the workmen and boys are assemble
| let our readers suppose that portion Of the
, contents of these golden reservoirs is then
mSs;n, T., or,as ta, uusu U'' .N HI 'a"s
n,,ion NAV bn th, ,,o,o otno ''n' ou' eNp'a
,ho- -En,,,v oc ,,,,,',,a.;. W. WI u. .'"e
| oc,r,nomoa -, % . 20, ' W o'nv.''
meiate theii duties and practices, so far as
ciar,o oc tbo rnl,;nr rao,. j., ,,'u w ."s
trsf chanoo rro,, t,,', b. VIZ" pa"oe itc
;,, [o,,so '"' " vi. ny.
l ;n,, ,r,,,',a;',.> l',o "nu onc'tIui'
| r,o,,, e. ,,'',,ns P,"oo' al" 'ec''', -
i,'. ,';,i' .,:n :,,, r''"0"''eh' VI eo'u
rnr u;n,.nft " s,aioS ,nos'e "a t"pn "e'sn': as
III, a., AZ, sIa'.s, as, however, Is
nno, @ ,r"S, NJ" ,",''1 .imt 'n'ps ol 'he knd
,ilt'a,', s"'""i G"u>'s ''ic "ioie
.sa 49, ~ l:,a"'es " iNe OF aiN'to oe
,L; 'tS 0"n c.''.n' ming III we
.nol ! ~; r''na ''.i' ,sS".. "e'gh'' WIN
na G,,I ll"1 vi ,'',hu,'- ~ as hatiy ne
ha "y ','I ,In '',". winch lie mas
snia ,,,o,|';.,a .n f 1,o a"bs ovo"n'es pIofe
ho ,ia;,i,, " "u"'t. ,I '" o'is oi sola'
o,,.,a, T. ~; ". W Wy n''''ie'h u All
H., noyt ,t"u 10
to ,,vt b;s ,.o,l, ,",, 3a""'.s VI ''iS"i
nm thn rnst in h;s n>" ",'on s'., '' ma anu locNs
,;nr non, on,o,,,,,,aaa Il, ine ,"n'''a'
Il,anl,s ~, ,ia ,o.;I,, nr ",'a .ne '.s'u o''S'
which nrvcr ,;roS n,,d tho ".'.H, 's'n'.ty
nro,I, ,,ho ora, ,,n;1 ~. ,L.;y " ""'N-
.on.t;,'o. do H." " ', -, ,ra p.eue' nat ""o
o,,,,ma,'d ,',,;i Nv ~ ] ~ .'o'', '''"N''e' are
Th,sa ara I,n,,,itS Ivy e'eo''e "o'e 'io"o''s',
th,nLne.s o,d LII, " Io!'s., ~ e'ueea
::nt ,T o,,a ,,,;,, ,'i ,a.' "rS'e ehaS are
sc,ns thn,. .rn mad, al,. Co. o.'e',.' "h"
n,cs ,,oro ,o,,nato w t's"''ne'''
rnnt tnon.I,dra ~ ,i'a .'en'n., anu per-
which NAV have rern,d t. rro, " an, ."''a''on
wnr ,,,r -r,aosys III ''gn' , "l3 pa' VI 'ie
Ieterminar IN te hnm,ir, '"o o"',''' """ :"
tho sn,,n, 4 1n.','ai un "'' VI az Juice
branr, nr "sI" ~ ,'''s
,occ;rnd harr. On ,I,'..aIit "'.'''e' n' ih'
not n ,ip,d search ~ ,ha roosn 49, o"a " 81. IT,
v,rk ,an7lo ;n il r,II',rs % "'r v, Wy
is given ,lh from the drn,b Of tha r st,nnoIold "
,,Gu.t ,lo ,llars .Ii = r3 -, .''1 o.. "o'u'
,,n'.,5s ',l, i"as VI " maru '.o' IRON
W an,,ra. S,.rs w." ~ " oiiic.I
,b.,oI. ,.,,n S .'I,'s"'a .u :,, spi''rS 70
r;hhons Sn o ,"I, o",s' n, We WI ~ ''.oW the
wo;"I, bnt be loo. NO, VIZ rat; w ,"e ueNe.eu
,ban NJ hel;arna b., t,ai'a, , ,' aI, MY ,".
,gie,r T., Too arnn.,1. ~ ,.;I ;,J"i '''o Ni'''
,annri. ,ha dt,'rno e ~ n,'1 =! s0',eS
,crcoI ,nd d,l,ror, tta an, " VIII .lty
orc TbnSo C,r,hn;'I' ca ,o '.,H WIZ
,,hhons ,n,,T1m, th,,, i, ,,';l,.,,l,,, ~, .'''
,b,r and - ,,,,,,cI,;na ON, :. n,'1',, '"'
to enI of ,blu nl;7h """HI 1'o,ii NJ e"o
n,cna,es ,o .,,crr.";n rbetor :, oI,',d ~. 80
he tno has srccrved rrom bic me-, ;n,.t ,;oh. ;oi -"
,roin tho scales r,;,Lf,! or 49,
owe ,hr;r vrrl,rt "hnnes." ~ ..d;sh hp"a, ;,
.ra,cCnl,, or .',,rclcss,, ,ha ot1ino".;, o"s,
or odmon;.Lec nr make saorch nr ha i1,is
if ,ioht Assnninr HAT MI ;s w,u \" .,'u5
nttxes two t;.ke,s 70 ,ha nrndnn,s of ,,,a w.
crnt;nns or the d,v ono 70 nass fn,,..1 .n1 Gi,,
Lc blank nirc4s To No. ? and mo w.;,h ~ w.
perforated strins or .,stransn y NC ,hau oaIi .,I
Them in the Cnlcntta Min, r. ,ho n,oi,o, oy e'"
Io,v,rm tho I,,t,r to do,l IN III,
with ,6n scr., lat ne pur,ro to a,Ja. wy
lus TO ,flice, No'3 Again tho ,son,o -, ~, ~.
Mint fine weighinc Lo,m !. o,,,;.d ~ Wv. @
,hc t,uth of The 1csot corr.rpaJ rp1' ~, w ':.s
,ncper ;e dn,r roo;S,'rad m,;,h 1,G "''u W -
onv Ac,U ,bre H.,;rh;n,, ,i,a IIa,:, ~ "
Nc ofJioa. d;etr,h,,,e,, ,ho,,, ~ n' ~ "''N'
| Of iudy,s who tcst tLe;r ;rdiy;'I'ao, -. .';..
and ,,a.s santo,co of onn,or.I ~ n'.'''s'
,;or nn nooh tho.o ,rn tLn ',"A u,
ces of Nonirr. ria mo,l;n,n ,o"as wa oa''.- II.
| how ,r,,rn,.,J 0nd annos;taJ e. "'o .oy
c,n,r,I Lnv ~ ro;ao'o5 arI ."' no"''s II,
condarnaJ ata,,.an, c,m 'i,: NV NV ,c we
d. 's't7 n,'eI
,nd ,r';,had ;, " ,on O.. 'ose.he'
~ na7,aa. ,ra,, - 49, y. i"o uu"'eS:
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