Excerpt from An Address to the Proprietors of Bank Stock, the London and Country Bankers and the Public in General, on the Affairs of the Bank of England: 1828 Though the Bank give at present a dividend of eight per cent. Per annum to the holders of their stock, * such dividend arises from their real, or supposed, profits of business, and is not the same dividend or interest that is paid to them by Government, which is only three per cent. Per annum, amounting on their capital to 44o,604l., whereas the dividend paid by them to the holders of their stock, at eight per cent., amounts to 64,240l. Per annum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.