21O Difficulties attending Bank Notes. 



ney, was here observable : it was wholly out of 

 our power to avoid coming in contact with 

 some of them, yet all gave way without any 

 Symptom of dissatisfaction. They were, on the 

 whole, remarkably decently dressed, and sober. 



As we entered the town, we were much amus- 

 ed by a countryman requesting our opinion on 

 the goodness of a note which he had taken in 

 payment for his pig. The number of forged 

 notes reported to be in circulation here is a 

 most serious calamity on the lower orders, and 

 calls loudly for redress. Our utter inability to 

 reply satisfactorily did not discourage him from 

 asking, " What shall I do if you cannot decide 

 whether or not the note be good?'* Here for- 

 tunately we were better qualified to advise. We 

 pronounced, that in fair dealing, the note should 

 be changed, or the pig returned: the crowd 

 *hich had gathered about us approved our 

 award, and we afterwards learned that the 

 buyer of the pig had acceded to the proffered 

 terms of the seller. 



On this and various other occasions, I have 

 remarked the forward disposition of the lower 

 Irish to submit to the decision of their supe- 

 riors : surely where such great deference is paid 

 to rank, kindness well directed would effect 



