Star.
London, England, 1814-12-02 00:00:00

CHARTER-HOUSE.

HE ANNIVERSARY MEETING of the NO-
BLEMENN and GENTLEMEN educated at CHARTER-
HOUAE SCHOOL, will be held on MONDAI, Dtc. 14.
STEWARDS.
,Lord Tuna Low Ronal. Wst. HAT Esq.
Rev. Um IS C.7111.1LY I Rev. C. ROWLATT
'JAMES CAZINOVIC, Esq. Rev. JOHN FISIIII.
PREACHER—Rev. Causes RICHARD FANSIRAWI6
Divine Service will begin at Half-past One &Clock.
Dhow on Table at Pive,o'Clook.

BANK OF ENGLAND.

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Yesterday a General Court of Proprietors was held
at the Bank. The Minutes of that bst Court Izuisiz
been read, which signified that thriNvidend

be 45. 10s.
The CHAIRMAN said, It would be recollected, that-
in 1808 a loan of three millions had been granted to
Government without interest, which was to continue
till the .sth of April, 1815, or till• six months after st*,
peace. In consequence of the peace this loan would
become payable on the 13th instant. Mr. Vansittart
had, however, applied for a continuance of it till
the sth of April, 1816, reserving to himself the right
of the public to the balances and deposits in the hands
of the Bank.
Mr. Mittaasti then said, the Directors had resolved
that the same shoultfbe complied with, if it met the
approbation of the Proprietors.
Mr. Ho*a wished to. hear Mr. Perceval's letter
read, which being complied with he said,he admired
the candid manner in which Mr. Perceval had made
his application, and which had been so closely copied
by Mr. Vansittart. He aeproved the Resolution of
the Directors, but must express his hope that the
loan would not be extended beyond die sth of April,
1816.
Mr. Raman (the Deputy Chairman) observed,
that the balances were not diminished. •
Mr. Swann said, he could not approve of the Re-
solution. It might be prudent tor the Bank to assist
the Government on great emergencies, but it was a
serious matter to become the Bankers of Government
by paying for that honour i 11150,000 a year.
Mr. FARNANT said; he undentooi there was ano.
ther loan of three millions ; and begged the Chairman
to inform him whether the first was to be paid off, or
both were to continue?
The Chairman said, the first loan was actually in
a course of re-payment.
Mr. SisseoN said, he thought the Proprietors oufIli:
to have known'why they were called together.
present notice wasp unquestionably, very detlClent-;
and, as the Proprietors placed the greatest confidence
in the Directors, he thought they were in courtesy
bound to shew some regard to the feelings of their
Constituents, and when they called them together to
*action their resolutions, not leave them antirelY in
the dark as to what they, were to approve, or disaio
prove. He hoped the Direftors would in 'future. eon•
descend to be a little mare explicit, aed iu their no
tices give so much information on the subject, as not.
to 1. ave the Proprietors entirely in the dark.
discasofc observed, that the propcsiiion was not
to lend Government three millions of their capital,,
but that, floating balances, formerly in the hands of'
tjie eublic.cifficers,. being now by the Act of Parlia-
ment paid iuto the Bank, the Bank bad agreed,' in.
;MS, to lend to G• Iverument, in consideration of
each influx, three millions; and the present proposal'
was to extend. that loan open the same gratuitous
If/His until April,' 1816. The first qtreition there-
fore, was, whether the average amount of such
floating balances NUS so considerable as' to justify
the proposed Loan! This was a question which
coulU oaly be answered by the Directors, as they
only were privy to chose statements which must de-
termine it. It appeared, from Mr. Perceval', letter,
that their amount was. then twelve minims, and
frog that, of, the salt Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, that tba. vitas now as much ; and 11 he
had uuderstood.the rat; *Governor peitectly right,
such was his admit, But while he wished Geo•
tleuten not-to:cciaside aan advance from their Ca-
BAAL on the one hand, wished' them ilsci on the
other not. to regord it'AS a transient accommodation to
Government. Mr. Percev4l and*Mr. Vansittart had,
in the most open, expficit,:and.manly, mime declared,
that while. the Bank continued to receiVe• those ha.
they, espi.sl an adequate return' to
cpublic:Whether or no the average amount was
mare, or less, he thought they shoulduot at the pre-
sent moment deal. with 'Government by too nice, a
rule. It was true, diat'accoeding to the letter of the
law, the contract.wathelialy at an end, and Mr. Van-
stunt Lad so treated it; but no man would sly, that
according to the spirit of -the coatract, which was
founded upon theesigenciee cf war, it did suit stilt
continue; his (Mr. Jackson's), !fish, theref4rei was,
that thi:ir vote should not be owe of cold concession,
I.ut a cheerful determination to give to Government
trery possible support, inthe. pecks:nen; in which
ti.ey stood.
The. Chairman put the qyestion on the resolution,,
when a Proprietor begged to ask, it some conversa-
ono had not. taken place. relative to the Bank Re-
tatiction Act, at the meeting be.tatten Mt. Vansittart
and tiie two Chairmen, and what WAS the. tendency of
the conversation?
Mr. HoAne observed, that what passed at that,
ding cooktiot be a proper subject for the present
tiug to coasider.
Mr. Mraaasu then read the Resolution of the Di-
rectors, continuing the Loan of Three Millions to
Government for aaotber year, from sth April, 1815,
which was agreed to nnaninsously.—The Court ix,'
Taeaiately altsterassis adjourned/