The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-04-12
Rothschild and the Bank OF England

1 llllllh L ltttu tllt StOiN, lllel1 lttSI. II
has been recalled to my mind by its tell
ing in my presence to an English gentle
man, who assured us that he could per
sonally vouch for the truth, he having
had business with the old lady OF Thread
needle street while the transaction was il
progress; and from this assurance OF al
eye witness, | deem the thing worth re-
peating. | think | remember it as it wa,
told to me
A bill Of exchange for a large amount
Was drawn by Anselm Rothsculd o
London. When the gentleman who helt
ii arrived in London, Nathan was away
and he took the bit OF paper TO the Bank
Of England, and asked them there to dis
count II. The managers We're very stiff
With naughty assurance they informed
the holder that they discounted only THEN
own bills; they wanted nothing to d,
with the bills of 'private persons" They
did not stop to reflect with whom they
had to deal. Those shreWd old fellows il
charge OF the change o1' the realm should
have known and remembered that that
bit of paper bore the sign manual vi q
man more powerful than they more
powerful tetHlls,' independent OF thf
thousand -lnd-nnr hampers that rested
upon theG.
IT mph," exclaimed Nathan Rothschild
when the answer Of the bank was report
ed 10 him. ''PrivAte persons viii give
those important gentlemen to know with
what sort Of private persons they have tC
deal"
And then Nathan Rothschild went tc
work. He had an object in view to
humble the Bank of Enyland-und he
meant to dO it. He sent agents upon the
continent and through the United King
dom, and three weeks We're spent in gath
elng up notes of the smaller denomina-
tons OF the banks own issue one morn
| ing, bright and early, Nathan Rothschild
! presented himself at the bank at the
opening Of the teller's department, and
now drew from his pocketbook a five
! pound note, which he desired to have
cashed Five s0yereigns were counted
out to him, the officer looking with as
tonishment upon seeing the Baron Roths-
child troubling himself personally about
50 trivial Il matter. The Bal on examined
the coins one by one, and having satisfied
himself Oi their honesty in quality and
weight, he slipped them into a canvas
| bag, and drew out and presented another
| five pound note The some operation
Was gone through with again, save that
this time the Baron took the trouble to
take a small pair OF scales from his puck-
ct and weigh one Of the pieces, for the
law gave him that right Two three
| ten-tWenty-a hUndred-tiVe hundred
| five pound notes were presented and
cashed. When one pocket book had been
emptied another was brought forth; and
when a canvas bag had been filed with
gold it was passed to d servant who was
in waiting And 50 he went on until the
hour arrived for the closing of the bank
and AT the same time he had nine If his
employees engaged in the same work So
il resulted that ten men Of the house Of
Rothschild had kept every teller Of the
bank busy for seven hours, and had cX-
changed somewhere about t'222 900 Not
another customer had been able to vet
his wants attended TO.
The English like oddity Let amy man
DO something original and piIu,nt, and
they will applaud even though their own
flesh is pricked. 50 the people contrved
to smile at the eccentricity OF Baron
Rothschild. and when the time came tul
closing the bank, they We're not 4 tenth
| part 50 much annoyed as We're the cllSt0-
merS from abroad, whose business had
| not been attended to. The bank officials
| smiled that evening, but
On the following morning, when the
| bank opened, Nathan Rothschild appear
ed again, accompanied hv his nine faith
ful helpers, This time bringing with him
az far us the street entrance four heavy
two horse dravs for the purpose ot caring
away the gold, for to-day the Baron had
bills "t :; large denomination. Ah, the
Officers; Of the bank smiled no more, and
a trembling seized them when the banker
monarch said, viii. stern simplicity and
tllrettneSS
"Ah, these gentlemen refuse To- take
my bills. BE it 81. am resolved that
will keep moi one Of theirs. Ii is The
house Of Rothschld against the Ban. Of
England :"
The Banl. OF England opened it, r>rs
yclN wide. Within Il week tile house of
RothSchild could be demanding gold which
it did not possess. The gentlemen at the
head Of affairs saw very plainly that in 4
determined tilt the bank must go to the
wall. There was but one way out Of the
scrape, and they took it. Notice was at
once publicly given that hencetorth the
Bank Of England would cash the bills Of
Rothschild as well as its own, Exchange