Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-27
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ways watches over our foreign relations with al
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A Peep Into the hank of England.

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markab building, to observe the operations of
institution that exerts more moral political to al
than any sovereign in Europe, you must have an ord
from the governor of the bank. The building oooe
pies an irregular area Of eight acres of ground
eihce OF no architectural beauty, with not one wian
toward the street, being lighted altogether from w,
roof OF this enclosed area 'ue
Z was led on presenting my card of admission ;rt.
apriyate room, where, after delay of few non.n.
messenger came and conducted me through Sa'
mighty and mysterious building. Down we went n ue
a room where the notes OF the bank received tho I
before were examined, compared with the en,r;c
in the books, and stored away. The Bank of EnoIoS
never issues the note second time It rece;1aS
in the ordinary course of business, about &S0O oNo
or 81 900 600 daily, in notes these are mt mn ~"
parcels according 10 their denomination, boxea ~
with the date of their reception, and are kent ~
years, at the expiration of which period they arr ratn
out and ground up in the mill, which saw runn;na
and made again into paper. If in the course of t1
years any dispute in business law suit should ar;.
concerning the payment of any note, the bank car
produce the identical bill I'd"
To meet he demand for notes so constantly usod
up, the bank has It's own papermakers, its own print
ers, lis own eDgravers, all at work under the samo
roof, and 1t even makes the machinery by which tho
most of tits own work is done. A complicated hnt
beautiful operation IS register extending from Iho
printing office TO the banking office, which marL
cry sheet of paper that is struck off from the nrps
so that the printers cannot manufacture a sncjo
sheet of blank notes that is not recorded in the ha1
On the same principle OF exactness, shaft is made
to pass from one apartment 10 another, CONNECTING
clock In sixteen business wings Of the establishment
and regulating them with such precision that the
whole OF them are always pointing to the same sec
Ond of time. In another room was machine ex
ceedingly simple, for detecting light gold coins.
row of them dropped one by one upon a spring scale
If The piece of gold the standard weight, The
scale to a certain height. and the coin slid off
upon the side of The box if less than The standard
ii rose little higher and the coin slid Oft upon the
other side, asked the weigher what the aver.
age number of light coins that came into his hands
and, strangely enough, he said it Was question be
was not allowed to answer
The next room | entered that in which the
notes deposited which ready for issue ave
have thirtyt 40 millions of pounds sterling in this
room," The officer renal ed to me will you take
little of it 2" told him it would be vastly agreea
BILE, and be handed me million Give millions of dol
lars, which | received with many thanks for his
liberslity, but he insisted on my deposng it with
him again, it eonld be hardly safe 10 carry 50
much money into the street | very much fear that
shall never the money again. In the vault be-
meath the door was director and the cashier count
ing the bags of gold, which men were pitching down
TO them, each bag containing thousand pounds ser.
ling, just from the mint. This world of money seem.
ed TO realize the fables of Eastern wealth, and gave
me and strong impressions of the magnitude of
the business done here and the extent of the rela-
world.
A COOP ONE.--Ihe following joke, connected with
Edison Odds is related by the Ohio State Journal.
Some years ago before the Doctor was extensively
engaged in banking and in conducting financial op.
erations at present and times past, he return
ing over the mountains in a stage coach filled with
Western members of Congress. The flask had heen
circulating pretty freely they had told their STORIES
had their laugh, and conversation began to flag One
old gentleman sat quietly ensconced in the corner
taking snooze, when the Doctor Shaping him upon
the back, called upon him to sing song. don't
sing, grufhy replied the unsocial PASSENGER Well,
them old fellow, said the Doctor, spin yarn, or
tell us what you dreaming about. @, very well,
said the gentleman, can readily give you descrp
ton of my dream, for it has left vved impression
upon my memory, | thought, said he, tina, we
were coming down the mountain, the horses ran
away, and as they came to the brink of the preci.
Pce, horses, stage coach, driver and all were precp
llaed INTO 1T, and down. down, down, we went
thousand feet 10 the bottom. OF course we were
killed The first thing recollect as finding myself
and all my companions in the presence OF his Satanic
Majesty. He surrounded by his imps and in
the midst of flames and sulphur One of the impS
acted usher, and taking hold of that gentleman
(pontng to on the front sea) he presented him
] in great state: Who are you and where did you
come from inquired his cloven footed high,
ness in d voice Of thunder. o, said the poor
trembling MORTAL my name is --- and
0 ho! said old Nick, member of Congress from In.
diana, hey =! don't know that have any for
| you-you can stand aside. One after another all my
companions were presented, gave their names, their
professions and business and all were set aside until
thick set dumpy fat, handy legged fellow, with
! spectaces on his nose, was brought up. Who are
YOU SAID old BeelZebu b, and where you from
0, said the terror stricken individual please sir, my
name is DR.. Olds am member of Congress from
Ohio What. said the Devil, DIR. ODDS of Ohio this
is not HIson B. is it The very same, replied the
| Doctor, looking asquint at his prototype-the
at your service. Hurra here boys Jump around
shouted his Satanic Majesty wit great excitement
jump around boys, unscrew my tail-quick and
screw 1T TO the docor-there's no further for
me here-'hes Captain now And as he vanished
IN the smoke, the noise made by the internal crew
congraiulatlng their new captain awakened me, and
was g ad 10 find it nothing but dream. A loud
laugh was raised at the expense of the doctor and
nver since then he has never been known to ask
fellow passenger to relate his dream.
| The Nautical Magazine commend ion bulk heads
| for wooden steamers, and it also states that the
plankng OF ship is its main safeguard from found
erlGg. iron plates have an immense advantage over
wooden planks for the outside covering OF ships
their edges be made with fanges fitting snugly
| ly into one another and which, when rivited, make
the whole hpll tight steam boiler and far more
OF homogeneous whole than it is possible make
! the hull Of timber vessel. The London Mining
Journal states that John Nelson, Glasgow engineer
issued pamphlet in 1924, for the formation of a
company 10 build ships of plate iron, and he pointed
out their superiority to timber built ships. Before
that eriod be and others had built small iron vessels
for canals. He failed TO form company, but be
laid down the keel of vessel of the kind he pro-
posed in his own yard, in 1880, and completed il III
1888. This led 10 the construction of iron steam,
boats very generally in Scotland, and with marked
success
A Ian CUT IN Two.-The t 1wn of Boston, In