. William Hone; his life and times. otes induced these poor ignorant women togo into the gin-shops to get something to drink, andthus pass the notes and hand them the change. My residence was a short distance from LudgateHill, and after witnessing this tragic scene I went home,and in ten minutes designed and made a sketch of this Bank note not to be imitated. About half an hourafter this was done, William Hone came into my roomand saw the sketch lying upon my table ; he wasmuch struck with it, and said, What are you goingto do with this, George? To publish it, I he said, Will you


. William Hone; his life and times. otes induced these poor ignorant women togo into the gin-shops to get something to drink, andthus pass the notes and hand them the change. My residence was a short distance from LudgateHill, and after witnessing this tragic scene I went home,and in ten minutes designed and made a sketch of this Bank note not to be imitated. About half an hourafter this was done, William Hone came into my roomand saw the sketch lying upon my table ; he wasmuch struck with it, and said, What are you goingto do with this, George? To publish it, I he said, Will you let me have it? To hisrequest I consented, made an etching of it, and it waspublished. Mr. Hone then resided on Ludgate Hill,not many yards from the spot where I had seen thepeople hanging on the gibbet, and when it appeared inhis shop windows it created a great sensation, and thepeople gathered round his house in such numbers thatthe Lord Mayor had to send the City police (of thatday) to disperse the crowd. The Bank Directors held. A BANK RESTRICTION NOTE 203 a meeting immediately upon the subject, and after thatthey issued no more one pound notes, and so therewas no more hanging for passing forged one poundnotes ; not only that, but ultimately no hanging, evenfor forgery. After this Sir Robert Peel got a Billpassed in Parliamenu for the Resumption of cashpayments. After this he revised the penal code, andafter that there was not any more hanging or punish-ment of death fo:-- minor offences. In a letter Mrs. Burn writes: — I remember George Cruikshank did engrave asecond plate for the note. Of the night work I knownot, nor of the £700 cleared. How could GeorgeCruikshank know, what I believe our father knewnot?—the copies sold were many, but who knows howmany? Do any of the family? Who worked theplate? I recollect the street being cleared, but asseveral popular squibs were out at the time, each mayshare the notability, and I rather think the MatrimonialLadder was the other


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