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our own national wants of eighteen 
millions fterling, are about to be 
raifed, to bring to his cénfideration, 
that it is their wifh that he would 
fettle his arrangements of finances 
for the prefent year in fuch a man- 
ner as not to depend on any far- 
ther afliftance from them beyond 
what is already agreed for; and 
particularly, that the ftipulation for 
the future advances to be made by 
them, if neceflary, for the payment 
of Treafury bills of exchange, be 
ftriétly adhered to, as they cannot 
allow that advance at any time to 
exceed the fum of five hundred 
thoufand pounds. 
(No. 2.) 
In the Court of Direéors, on the 16th of 
‘Ajiril, 1795. 
THE Governor and Deputy Go- 
vernor were directed by the court 
to wait upon the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, and to mention to him 
the uneafinefs they have felt on be- 
ing left, during fo long a period; in 
an advance of one and an half, to 
upwards of two millions of money, 
for the bills accepted by the Trea- 
fury. That this mode of paying 
the Treafury bills in advance was 
never mednt to be carried to any 
great extent, at the moft to 
500,0001, and that ,only as a tem- 
porary accommodation, = 
The Chancellor of: the Exche- 
guer did promife to the Governor 
and Deputy Governor, in Decem- 
ber laft, and particularly in a con- 
verfation on the 17th of January, 
that the amount of thefe bills: paid 
at the Bank, then exceeding the 
fum of 500,0001, fhould certainly 
be paid off after the receipt of the 
firft payment on the new loan; 
which: promife hath not yet taken 
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place. The court have therefore ” 
come to a refolution, that they can- 
not in futuré allow of any difburfe 
on this account exceeding the fum 
of 500,0001; and they do requeft — 
that the Chancellor of the Exche- 
quer will.be pleafed to order the 
fame to be paid. 
(No. 3.) 
Copy of a Note from the Governor and De- | 
[uty Governor to the Chancellor of *the 
Exchequer. 
' * Bank, 5th June, 1795. 
THE Governor and Deputy Go- 
vernor of the Bank prefent their 
refpectful compliments to Mr. Pitt, 
and take the liberty of ftating to 
him, that though he was pleafed to 
promife, the laft time they had the 
honour of an interview, that the 
amount of the Treafury bills paid 
by the Bank, fhould immediately 
be reduced to the fum of 500,000I. 
(beyond which fum, by the refolu- 
tion of ihe court, it was not to pals) 
the Bank are now in advance on 
that account 1,210,015]. 17s. 5d; 
and before the end of next week it 
will be encreafed to 1,658,467]. 
They at the fame time beg to ex- 
prefs their concern at being fo re- 
peatedly obliged to trouble him on: 
the fubjeét; hoping he will give 
fugh directions as may in future 
ent it. IS a 
To the Right Honourable 
William Pit, Sc.) 
(No. 4.) 
Refelutions of the Court of Direfors, 
30th of July, 1795. 
Refolved, | 
. THAT the Governor and De- 
puty Governor of the Bank be de- 
fired to inform the Chancellor of 
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