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Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II.

CHAPTER XX
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Now we will take a survey of the interior." They entered the Hall, where Tallyho was much pleased to be instructed as to the methodical way they have of examining notes for a re-issuing or exchanging into coin.
"Here," said Dashall, "are the Drawing-offices for public and private accounts.

This room is seventy-nine feet long by forty; and, at the further end, you observe a very fine piece of sculpture: that is a marble Statue of King William III.

the founder of the Bank.

Thi national establishment was first incorporated by act of Parliament in 1694.

The projector of the scheme was a Mr.James Paterson, a native of Scotland; and the direction of its concerns is vested in a Governor, Deputy-Governor, and twenty-four Directors, elected annually at a general Court of the Proprietors.


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