* * * * * "According to letters received, on Wednesday, in town, the Banks at Norwich, and at Bath, have stopped payment in specie. Since the news reached the country, of the Bank of England stopping payment, not a guinea is to be had, in exchange for Bank-notes, on any of the Public roads."--(_Times, March 3, 1797._) * * * * * "On Saturday, a small quantity of one, and two, Pound Notes were issued from the Bank, principally for the use of the country. A very large issue will be made in the course of this day, and to-morrow."--(_Times, March 6, 1797._) * * * * * "This day, the Governors of the Bank will issue a quantity of dollars, to which the Tower Stamp is affixed, in order to relieve the present embarrassment arising from scarcity of specie."--(_Times, March 6, 1797._) * * * * * "Sterling Silver was done, on Saturday, as high as 5s. 8d. per ounce, and Gold at £4, 8s. The price of Silver, is 5d. per ounce, above the rate at which coined silver passes, and the price of Gold 10s. per ounce, above the current price of the Guinea!"--(_Times, March 8, 1797._) * * * * * "Yesterday, the Bank began to issue Dollars at 4s. 9d. each. There is the Mint Stamp affixed to each, which consists of the King's Head, marked on the King of Spain's neck. We trust that this issue of Dollars is intended to make room for a new importation from some rich Spanish prizes, which we hope to see in some of our ports."--(_Times, March 10, 1797._) * * * * * "Several German Hard Dollars, or four-gold-pieces, nominally worth 4s. 8d. have been issued from the Bank, in the same manner as the Spanish Dollar."--(_Times, March 27, 1797._) * * * * * "The Dollars now issuing at the _Bank_, are those which were taken on board the _St. Jago_ prize ship."--(_Times, March 17, 1797._) * * * * *