HC Deb 11 April 1811 vol 19 c758
Mr. Manning

said, he had waited for some time, expecting to see in the House a noble lord (Folkestone) who had expressed an anxiety as to the supply of silver coinage. He now thought it his duty to inform the House, in answer to what had fallen from that noble lord, that the Bank was in the course of having a large quantity of silver tokens or dollars stamped, for the purpose of putting them into circulation at the rate of 5s. and 6d. each. He thought it right to say thus much, previous to the rising of the House, that the public might be aware of the circumstance, and that persons who might be drawing dollars out of circulation, in the hope of their rising in value, might be assured that their expectations in this respect would be disappointed.

Adjourned till Monday se'nnight.