The Late Prosperity, and the Present Adversity of the Country, Explained; the Proper Remedies Considered, and the Comparative Merits of the English and Scottish Systems of Banking Discussed, in a Correspondence Between Sir John Sinclair and Mr. Thomas Attwood

A'I'I'WOOD TO SIR JOHN SINCLAIR, ON THE COMPARATIVE ELIGIBILITY OF A
REDUCTION OF THE METALLIC STANDARD, OR A BANK RESTRICTION ACI'.
Birmingham, January 11, 1826. DEAR Sm, With regard, then, to the comparative
eligibility of the two only modes of relief which remain to the country, I am of
opinion that a renewal of the Bank Restriction Act is better than a reduction of the
Me— tallic Standard of Value, for the following reasons.— A Metallic Standard
has no ...