Project Gutenberg 2017-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 126 Haslam, John (of Dublin) Turgot The Paper Currency of England Dispassionately Considered With Suggestions Towards a Practical Solution of the Difficulty Produced by Charlie Howard and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Paper Currency of England Dispassionately Considered" by John Haslam is a critical examination of the banking system, particularly regarding paper currency, written in the mid-19th century. This work discusses the implications of the Bank Charter Act of 1844, focusing on the limitations and advantages of the paper money issued in England. The author critiques the existing monetary arrangements and argues for reforms aimed at improving the stability and effectiveness of the currency system. The opening of the pamphlet provides a preface in which Haslam explains his motivations for presenting his views directly to the public, having initially intended for the text to be part of a deferred periodical publication. He emphasizes the significance of the redemption clause related to the Bank of England's privileges and highlights the complexities of monetary law. This section sets the groundwork for discussing the 1844 Act's clauses, its perceived flaws, and proposals for addressing matters such as the issuance of currency and the risks involved in the current banking practices. Haslam argues for a more uniform and state-controlled approach to currency to better serve the public interest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Currency question -- Great Britain HG Text Category: History - British Category: Economics 187138 2025-07-22T06:01:40.574666 text/html 162946 2024-10-23T02:20:49 text/html 221438 2025-07-22T06:01:43.893650 application/epub+zip 223513 2025-07-22T06:01:41.377680 application/epub+zip 124884 2025-07-22T06:01:40.981634 application/epub+zip 284610 2025-07-22T06:01:45.921652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268861 2025-07-22T06:01:43.510664 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 170537 2022-09-25T03:19:18.096412 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 164661 2025-07-22T06:01:40.189681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144726 2024-10-23T02:20:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15816 2025-07-22T06:01:46.056620 application/rdf+xml 14998 2025-07-22T06:01:41.072650 image/jpeg 2258 2025-07-22T06:01:41.028635 image/jpeg 205201 2025-07-22T06:01:40.590663 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog