Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-11-07


ernrnent business in connectipa with
the Government debt, and, 90 far 90
this department 10 concsrned. Il aoss
sinilarly to the Treasury ss Wssl,a
inRton In paying Interest end mD--
king transfers. The debt - sll reg
istered stock, however, and Separate
accounte are kept with every hold
ef. There are aboat $50, 600 Of
these debt accounts, SEINE being ia
very large amounts. I was sAy~r
. siRnaturc Of Glyn q Co., where
ti,sy had jnss received insersse on
nearly %, 100, 900 Of one riaas OF
the debt. The business Of the
Bank 10 divided into three great
cspast,nsnts--the Government Debt,
the Issue Drank noses), and the
Private Deposits. Each Of these 10
separately coHdactcd, and the de-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 100000
600. 1 told some OF the Bank ot-
ticitls that this sum possibly wss
rot all the deposits, a. several of
my eountrytncn, in Camden arn
elsewhere, were 'inqniriny about
$50 or 100 millions on deposit in
the Bank tor the Jennings estate,
bat they did. not o e,n to be aware
OF any snch deposits, but they were
very suye that the total actnxl de-
posits footed mp what ] have named.
There are among the great curl
oeities of The Bank, its method of
tracing the history Of every note it
n.s issaod, cone With grcst Labor
b,y r7caHs Of ingenicas iudexes.-
Tbs s.n.sl.c.t aote 10 TOR Ave pounds
and the .Arg',st for oHe thousand
pounds. In useir collection Of re-
seemed notes, all Of ~hich are kept,
ia sedee.ued note that had gone
through tho Chicago ere. This
note mad been burnt to a erisp, yet
il hsd been cal efully opened out
aud the chsrrod remsins spread up
Oh Riass plate, 90 that all Was re-
stored excepting a small portion
There in the aches, can be read the
language Of the note, its number
snd date. This note, which was
for ten pounds, the Bank promptly
redeemed, and 1t Ia now carefully
preserved 40 . great curiosity.
There 10 o case that shows the
gradual progress Of the Bank in
making these notes, By exhibiting
specimens. Tho earliest notes were
written with - pcf, aud Il was Gus
tomary to change their amonnts by
crasurss and interiineations. From
these they improved step by etep to
the nj anst square white pieces Of
paper of to-day, printed in bold
German te1s, and whilst being twice
the sizc, yet 90 unlike the American
note a. it Is possible for two bank
notes to be. Another curious col
lection contains specimens OF at
tempted fVrgeriss, alterations, and
counterfs,ting Of pates. Some Of
ttnese are By photographine, others
by pastIng and raising. some being
clover and others poor limitations.
But whilst the printing 10 imitatet;y
there has been no even approkima-
tely successful attempt to initiate
the water marked paper, wherein
the Bank places it's main reliance
for shc safety of the note. In one
case the attempt was made to print
npsn stolen genuine bank paper,
gotten surrepitisi0usly from the
mill, but tho checks are % admira-
bic that it Was NJ once detected and
the fraud suppressed before tho
notee had got into circulation. The
Bank is a wonderful place; and not
tho least famous part 10 tho Direc-
tors Room, looking ont t,pon n
pretty little gardei,, for, even in the
heart OF busy London, land is not
so valnable that little cannot be
spared tor grass and flowers. IN
this Bank Parlur the Directors
meet and ait around o large oblong,
circular table every Thursday.-
Here they raise and lower the dis
count rate, and thus give official
quotation, AS it wero, to the huc-
ruatiope OF the London money mar
ket, to which ali others bear tribute.
Bat, thonxh the enormous moLey
pocc, concentrates here, the Direc-
tors who wicld it are, nevertheless,
true f. glishmen. Whatever clse
they do, they do nor forget the in
ner ,nen, for here sMUked sundfy
| joints Of juicy beef sud mu,ton, aid
other savory viands, showing thst,
sven in the Bank OF England, As
elsewhere, the stomach . Ill ruled
! the rosst.-pAild. Ledger.
"rim," said tho parsoh severcly,
''snppose that the Lord shonld cal
you alst as an oath was on yoal
| lips I" "t shnnldn't CO." said Tia,
"Ahi my ftiend," rejnined the
preacher, "yoa eOnld not escApe.-
We mhst all submit to His will.-
We cannot escape the laws of ma
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