Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-09-11
ment of the bank of England is entrusted to

ment of the bank of England is entrusted to
a Governor, Deputy Governor and twenty
four directors. John Saunders Gilliat is
the present Governor, and James p. Currle
deputy Governor. Each of these officers re-
ceive salary of five thousand dollars, and
the twenty-four directors, each, receive as
compensation for his services two thousand
five hundred dollars. In addition to these
there are twenty-nne principal officers who
have supervision of the various departments.
Branches of the Bank of England have been
established at Manchester, Liverpool, Biz
mingham, Bristol, Leeds, Plymouth, New
castle-on-Tyne, Hull and Plymouth. The
Bank of England is situated in what is
called the West Centre Section of the City
of London, on Threat-needle street. There
is also branch in the Western section of
the City.
The income of the bank of England must
be very great. The actual expenses are not
less than one million of dollars and the net
dividends for 1883 were ten and one fourth
per cent. on the capital invested. The peo-
bic of the British Isles have unwavering
confidence in the Bank of England. In
fact, note on the Bank of England is nego-
table in any part of the civilized world.
The idea of its suspending payment never
enters the mind Of any business man. All
the business of the Government of England
is transacted by the Bank Of England. BY
it the greater part of the annuiti,,s which
are due creditors of the Government are re-
ceived and paid out. In one word the Bank
of England does the monetary business OF
England and her vast Colonial domain. :,
Guards of living men are stationed IN and
around the Bank of England, night and
day. Many of these guards are dressed in
the uniform in use in the time of Henry
the VIII. There is a story told in connec-
tion with the guards cf the Bank of Eng
land which, if true, places the Yankee ma
tion in rather an unenviable attitude. Ac-
cording to this story, a Yankee, during the
progress of the Worlds Fair at London
placed on exhibition an iron safe. In order
to test the reliability of his safe he opened
the door and having deposited in the safe
ten thousand dollars shut the door and hav-
ing locked it offered the inclosed sum to
any one who would take it out. An Eng
lish safe maker having his spirit stirred by
this bold banter deposited ten thousand
dollars in his safe and repeated the offer
made by the Yankee. Both safe makers
went to work in good earnest to open each
others safe. The Englishman made COM
plete failure but the Yankee in short time
opened the Englishman's safe, and taking
out the deposited ten thousand dollars, slip
ped it into his pocket. The successful Yam
kee smiled with delight, but the English
man became confused. The spectators be-
came alarmed at the skill of the Yankee.
The result was that the Bank of England
determined no longer to trust the money in
it's vaults to locks, but to place around and
inside the building guard of living men.
The officers became frightened lest some
Yankee might pick the locks and steal the
money. This story is not vouched for as
true, but it is in perfect keeping with at
least some of the Yankee tribe. 1t has been
remarked more than once that it is a Won
der that some Yankee has not stolen the
Crown jewels of England out of the Tower
of London and the Crown jewels of Scotland
out of Edinburgh Castle. r. LATHAM.