BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES.

An Account of the average Amount of Bank Notes in circulation, including Bank Post Bills; in each half year, from the 1st of January 1797 to the 1st of January 1818, inclusive.

An Account of the Total Weekly Amount of Bank Notes and Bank Post Bills in circulation, from the 3rd of February to the 3rd of March 1818; distinguishing the Bank Post Bills; the Amount of Notes under the value of Five Pounds; and stating the aggregate Amount of the whole.

ACCOUNTS RELATING TO PROSECUTIONS FOR FORGING BANK OF ENGLAND NOTES:-viz.

1.-An Account of the Number of Persons prosecuted for Forging Notes of the Bank of England, and for uttering or possessing such Notes knowing them to be forged; from the 1st of January 1816, to the 25th of February 1818; distinguishing the Years, and the Number convicted and acquitted of such Offences respectively.

2.-An Account of the Number of Persons prosecuted for Forging Notes of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, and for uttering such Notes knowing them to be forged; during the 14 Years preceding the Suspension of Cash Payments by the Bank in February 1797, distinguishing the Years.

3.-An Account of the Number of Persons prosecuted for Forging Notes of the Governor and Company of the Bank of England, and for knowingly nttering or possessing such Forged Notes, knowing them to be forged, since the Suspension of Cash Payments by the Bank in February 1797, to the 25th of February 1818; distinguishing the Years, and the Numbers Convicted and Acquitted.

4.-An Account of the total Number of Forged Bank Notes, discovered by the Bank to have been Forged, by presentation for payment, or otherwise, from 1st January 1812 to 10th April 1818; distinguishing each Year, and also distinguishing the Number of Notes of £.1, of £.2, £.5, of £.10, of £.20, and above £.20, in Value.

Number of

Years.

Notes of Notes of Notes of Notes of Notes of Notes of above Number
£.1.
£.2 £.5 £.10.
L.20. £.20.

Notes Total

Years.

£.15.

FRENCH INDEMNITY.

An Account of all Sums received by Great Britain, since the 20th November, 1815, as Portions of the Indemnity to be paid by France, by the Treaty of that date, specifying the mode in which such Sums have been applied, and what part of them has been paid into the Exchequer.

Under the Convention concluded in conformity to the 4th Article of the principal Treaty, France was to pay Great Britain 125,000,000 francs, at the periods hereafter specified; viz.

Francs.

125,000,000

In pursuance of this Convention, the following Sums have

An Agreement was subsequently made with France, for postponing the payment of one half the quadremetre becoming due from 1 April to 31 July 1817, to the 20 October 1817; and for postponing the whole of the quadremetre becoming due from the 1 August to the 30 November 1817, to the 10 and 30 November 1817; and Interest was charged to France for such postponement, amounting to fs. 133,106.52; and which was paid as follows; viz. francs cents 67,106. 52

1817. October 27

84

Making the total received from France to the 1 May 1818. fs. 60,966,439