IN GOLD!

All these accounts, notes, and bills, are evidences of debts due

leaves a rental of 18007. a year, venture to say, that, if actually letting the 70001. go for the lands sold, it would bring nearly that in hand. At thirty years' purchase, sum? However, suppose the prothis estate is, then, worth 54,000l., perty sold, and for the 74,000%. that is to say, if land will, in six Then you may add this sum to the or eight months' time, sell at as 33,000l. in cash, which make high a price as it would have sold 107,000l., and the rest of the at last year! I observe, too, that 294,000l. is to come out of overMr. BRIDGES says, ABOUT drawn accounts, the promissory 30001. a-year. In such a case, and notes, and the bills. Out of these coming from a person who knew things are to come 187,000 of exactly what the sum was, I do SOVEREIGNS not like this word about. WALFORD estimates his property at from forty to forty-five thousand; but to the bank; but, they were conthere are incumbrances to the tracted in-paper-money. Will it amount of 17,000l. and 80007. be very easy to get them paid in So that, even taking WALFORD at gold? Here is a large lot of his own estimate, his clear pro- sovereigns to collect: they would perty does not much exceed weigh nearly A TON AND A 20,000. And this, too, observe, HALF, and would, of course, be even if that property, amidst a a load for a narrow-wheeled general fall of prices, will sell for wagon! So that, my friends, if as much as it would have sold for you see such a wagon, coming last year! SIMPSON'S "tender- into CHELMSFORD, and hear a ness of feeling and goodness of great chinking as the wagon goes heart" restrained him from coming along, begin to dance and sing, to give an account of his private and run with your little bits of property; and therefore my com- paper, blessing the wagon as mon sense bids me not to guess it you go. to amount to any thing that would But, whenever this shall take have made a very grand show.place, my advice to you is, not to Here, then, with all possible al- be content with the sight of the lowances for high prices of this property, is private property to the amount of 74,000l. And, if prices continue to fall, who will get each of you "a piece of gold

wagon, nor even with that of the bags. Follow the wholesome advice of the King's Ministers, and

in your pocket." How many ca- | and I and every man have it in lamities would you have avoided, our power to secure ourselves against injury from the breaking of banks. We have it in our power to refuse to take bank notes of any sort; and, if we take them, we have it in our power to compel those who have issued them to pay us in gold. The law offers us protection; and, if we be such

if you had done this long ago! And, to say the truth, your losses are all of your own creating. The law is, that every banker shall pay his notes in gold, if the sum exceed 40s. and that sum, or a less sum, he may pay in silver. But, Bank of England notes are not a legal tender, from any cowards as to be afraid to demand banker, or from the Bank of what the law awards us, we England. And, if any banker richly deserve all the pains and refuse to pay in gold and silver, penalties of cold, rags, hunger you may bring an action against and thirst.

I am your Friend,

WM. COBBETT.

DINNER

AT NORWICH.

I NOTIFIED in the Register some little time ago, that I should dine at Norwich on the 25th of March. I went to Norwich ac

him, if the notes amount to 40s. and you may arrest him, if they amount to ten pounds. This is the law. There are impudent bankers to say that it is not the law; but, demand gold, follow the good advice of the King's Ministers, and you will have a piece of gold in your pockets, and may laugh at those who hold what the same Ministers justly call," worthless rags." If SPARROW has cordingly, and the dinner took 61,000% of notes after all the runs, what must there have been, in the whole kingdom, before the runs took place? The bare thought of this is sufficient to convince any reasonable creature, that such a system must be productive of

place on that day. There were some gentlemen there from London, to take a report of the proceedings; and, reports have been published in the Morning Chronicle and in the Morning Herald, beyond all measure more correct than I could have thought possible.

dreadful explosions and still more dreadful calamity. Neither you I went down for the purpose of nor I can prevent these. But you talking to my friends at Norwich.

These gentlemen have made me take, in the same paper, respecting the case of Sir ROBERT WILson, which I have put right in the reprint.

talk to the whole country; and I am very much obliged to them for having so done. The beastly Old Times newspaper, which seems to Besides, if the speech had been be actually splitting with venom, a mere string of sentences taken has observed, that my speech was out of the Register, what objection made up out of the Register. could that have been to it? It is ANNA BRODIE is the very last per- necessary to repeat, even in the son in the world that ought to same publication. Men forget complain of that; for, during the that which they have read; and last four months, what has ANNA numbers are daily entering upon said, (which has been worth read-the stage of manhood. But, in ing,) that she has not, in the most the present case, as it has turned barefaced manner, purloined from out, I was addressing myself to that same Register. ANNA is like no very small part of the whole the Rooks; she draws out of the nation; to many thousands upon bank without having put any thousands who never read the thing into it; and she is angry with me, because I merely draw out of my own deposits!

Register at all. If there had been nothing else in this speech, there was the fact, relative to the note presented at GURNEY'S Bank. To have to state that fact alone was worth a journey to Norwich; and that fact has, in consequence of the reports given of the speech, been stated to the whole kingdom. A thing like that which we have to deal with, is not to be dealt with by ordinary means. We must make extraordinary exertions; and where the case calls for it, we must go to the spot.

ANNA is incorrect, however; for, there was a great deal of matter in this speech or talk, which had never been in the Register at all; and that the reader will perceive, when he has read it. I shall insert it here as I find it in these newspapers, making only three or four slight alterations, and these not of very great importance. In the Morning Chronicle, an error of the press has made me say, that the Cathedral With this preface I shall insert at Norwich was the conventicle the report of the speech, and re-. church of a priory. I said, or quest, notwithstanding what ANNA meant to say, the conventual BRODIE says, the attention of my church. There was a little mis- readers to every part of it.

DINNER TO MR. COBBETT,
AT NORWICH.

[Norwich, Saturday, March 25.]

his "

this city, I feel joy and exultation in recollecting the triumph we achieved when he was last amongst us at St. Andrew's Hall, some three years since [applause]. What must now be Mr. Cobbett's feelings? what must be the feelings of every man It having been announced by pub-who thought and acted with him lic advertisement, and in The Weekly upon that occasion, when they found Register, that Mr. Cobbett would meet his friends at dinner at the lying prophecies," as they were then prophecies," his "false, his Bowling-green Inn, Norwich, on called, now brought into play? What this day, it was expected that a considerable number of persons would find that those " must his opponents feel, when, they prophecies" are, be present: nor was this expectation day after day, fulfilling, and likely disappointed, for Mr. Gurney (the to be still further fulfilled [hear, landlord) provided a dinner for eighty hear!]? Gentlemen, I cannot rejoice persons; but, had the room been at the injuries which individuals large enough to accommodate them, suffer-I know that, in this disasconsiderably more than that number trous crisis, many worthy and bo

would have sat down to dinner.

Mr. Cobbett arrived in Norwich about eleven o'clock in the morning, from the house of a friend where he had slept. It was thought that the want of employment amongst the operatives of this ancient city would have caused a large assemblage of persons round the inn; but whether it was that there was superior attraction in the booths and shows exhibiting at the other end of the town, or from what other cause we know not, there appeared no more stir or bustle than if no such meeting was expected.

At half-past three o'clock Sir T. Beevor, attended by Mr. Clarke, Mr. Cobbett, jun., Mr. Withers, and several other gentlemen, entered the dining-room. Sir T. Beevor took the chair, Mr. Cobbett sitting on his right; and the party, consisting of most respectable farmers and landowners, sat down to an excellent dinner. The cloth having been removed,

Sir T. Beevor rose and said-Gentlemen, I shall propose to you a toast, "The Debt-our firm and fast friend-the Debt" [applause].

The Chairman then rose and saidGentlemen, in proposing the health of our excellent friend, Mr. Cobbett, and welcoming him once again to

nourable men have suffered, and for them I feel sincerely sorry. But, if I were to tell you that I felt sorry for the great public disaster which has been brought about, I should be a most consummate hypocrite [hear, hear!]. On the contrary, I hope. that the present state of things will yet go on, and I do so, because I trust and feel, that out of existing evil will come good [hear, hear!]. In proposing Mr. Cobbett's health, I shall leave it to yourselves to express the sense you entertain of his merits, and the pleasure you feel at meeting him again [applause]. I shall, therefore, give the "Health of Mr. Cobbett, with three times three [the toast was drunk with loud applause]." Silence having been obtained,

Mr. Cobbett rose, and was received by cheering and clapping of hands. He at length proceeded nearly as follows: Gentlemen, after thanking you for this additional mark of your friendship and esteem, I shall say a few words upon our present position, and proceed to point out the grounds which I think we have for rejoicing on the present occasion, and what I conceive will be the future situation and prospects of the Rooks [a laugh]. But, first, I must express my regret at hearing a

report current, that I attended here take an open opportunity of expressto-day with a view to encourage and ing the triumph, the exultation we promote the means of my being re-feel, at seeing the situation in which turned to Parliament. Nothing can our adversaries are placed [hear, be more mistaken than such an opi- hear, hear!]? I entertain no feelings nion. I have already said, and I of exultation at the losses of indivinow repeat, that I never shall enter duals; on the contrary, I feel prethe House of Commons by any act cisely with the Honourable Baronet of my own; but least of all, will I, near me. I know nothing personally by any indirect or underhand con- of the Rooks, or of their friends, reduct, obtain a seat there. Again, I lations, or connexions. But I know have been told, that some misunder- this-I know that their profession or standing has taken place with respect their business, whichever you like to to the kind of dinner which I wished call it, is injurious to the prosperity to have upon this occasion. When and happiness of this kingdom [hear, I made up my mind to meet my hear, hear!]. I shall state one fact, friends here, I never told any one, which will give you some idea of this not even my friend Sir T. Beevor, paper-money system. When I came that intention; I merely inserted in to Norwich, I was determined to The Register that I should like to ascertain whether your banks actudine at one of the inns at Norwich ally paid in gold; and with that on such a day, intending to have a view I went to Mr. Gurney's bank, dinner which would cost two or three and presented a ten-pound note of shillings, being aware, that if the his at the counter, and, in the very dinner was to be upon a high scale, words upon the face of the note, deI should exclude, by the high price manded payment. They asked me of tickets, a large number of that "What I would have it in?" To class of society whom I should be which I answered, “Pay me for that most anxious to meet upon such oc- note; all I want is, that you pay me.' casion [hear, hear, hear!]. Having They understood what I meant, and said so much, I must add, that I fear I have the pleasure to inform you I shall occupy your attention for a that they gave me ten sovereigns for considerable time; and if I tire you, it [hear, hear!]. They did this, beor any of you [" No, no !"], I hope cause they knew, they felt, that they you will have the candour to tell me were bound to pay their notes in gold. so, and I shall have done [" Go on; But they did not do it at once; they go on, Sir!"]. First, then, let me kept me waiting a little while, the congratulate you upon the existing clerk saying, "Won't you tell us, Sir, state of things. You all remember how you will have it?" to which I our last meeting at St. Andrew's uniformly answered, "No, no-pay. Hall (1823)-you remember the me for that note; and if you don't treatment, the revilings, the deri- pay me to my satisfaction, I shall sion, which we experienced from the proceed accordingly." They, howHole-and-Corner gentry upon that ever, knew their duty, for I was deoccasion [a laugh]-you remember termined that I would not tell them, when the false money gave a seem- and they paid me in gold. This is a ing prosperity to the country, how course of proceeding which I fear is we were reviled and abused-you not often adopted, even in Norwich remember how I, and every friend | of mine who read The Register, were ridiculed and pointed at. Well, then, you see what has come to pass; you see, as well as I do, the truth of those predictions; and seeing this, are we not to triumph, are we not to

[hear, hear!]. But if it were acted upon more generally in the different counties, you would find that payments in gold by Country Banks would become universal throughout the kingdom. I must say a word or two more about this note of Mr.