The National Register.
London, England, 1816-05-27 00:00:00

BA N K

Tu stlay a large meeting of Directors and Proprietors
t iok plane at the Bank of England ; when it was agreed,
s"ter some debate, to adopt the two following resolutions,
•is
1..• That thr Bank do lend to Government three millions at
th • rate of 3 per cent. per amnion."
Lt." Tit.it the capital of the hank lie increased 25 per cent."
By this arrangement it will be seen, that the Bank
etoital is raised from 11 to 14,533,0001. and that the in-
dividtal proprietors gain a lxmus of 25 per cent. The new
stack, of which 1251. is given in place of 1001. old stock,
was done on speculation at 216; which, for want of. accu-
rately comprehending the true state of things, :Jenne persons
represented as a fall of 48 per cent. the old stock having
Loren some days previously done at 264. It was however,
a merely proportional fall, on the speculation that the
new plan would be carried into effect.

CITY BUSINESS.
PRE4FNT TO THE DUKE OF WiaIINGTON.

Wednesday an adjourned Meeting was held at the
lifansion-house, the Lord Mayor in the Chair, ff:r the
purpose of considering the brit MCITVI of completing a
magnificent piece of plate, to be presented to the Duke
of Wellington, descriptive of the battles in which he has
betn si) gloriously engaged ; but more particular) 7 to
lucid down to posterity. some appropriate memento of the
important and decisive Victory of Waterloo. The Reso-
lutions of the former Meetings were agreed to ; the sub-
stfince of which is, that a piece of plate, formed as
column of about six feet high, be prepared by the best
Artists, whose skill is also to be exerted in forming upon
it the most appropriate devices.—An elegant Shield, with
vellcgrnical representations, already, executed as far as the
battle cf Toulouse, is to be placed apin.st the base of the
Column. The whole to form an heir-loom, and to de-
arena with the title of Noble Duke. The magnificence
of the whole will of course depend on the extent of the
subscripticm ; and, as far as can be at present judged, it
will be the most superb, as well as most gratifying, present
ever made to an individual.
ntF.F.l)(m TO THE PRINCE OF COVIOUNG .%ND
DUKE OF ot.oucEsTtr.

Tontday a Court of Common 0-omen Ni as held at Guildhall.
--Tim Tamil Mayor stated the presentation of the •:.ddriama of
.4e C. art to the Prince Regent. the Queen, the Prioceas Char.
And Priori. Leopold, with their reppectitre ateiereni ;
"Mich were read and ordered in he entered on the joilumh.
A 'ion war made and question pot, thatahe freedom of this
b' presented to Prince Leopold in alloivf Heart of Oak.
of leg gosineat value; which was neaufinnusly resolved in the
affirmatitre.—A motion was also made that the fremlom of the
City he resented in a Hoe of Heart of flak, of 100-evitiets
value, to hit 'loyal Highnest the Duke of Glonenter. as a tes-
timony of the li gh senoe this Court entertain of the distin.
vnlt 11.,4 manner in which his Royal Highness bat exerted him.:
self to promote numerous objects of heriamolenee theaughoat
It. Iluited Kittedoito, and eppecintly a/tbin Ibis City ; thereby
ad dine to the Instil. of his high hieth, ap a branch of the family
of our belovi d Sovereign, and meriting in a high degree the
. ti:ows re regard and gratiteoe of the Citltrne of London; and
that his Royal Niemen he Immlitt; requested to honour this
4 ity by his acceptance Of -the said freedom. The same was
sinaniniously carried in the affirmative.