38 | progrefs of the bank of Scotland. Sept. 4. 
The paria came and seated himself on the same mat with his guest ; 
and they both began to eat. Meanwhile the doctor enjoyed some 
pleasure in being in a place of security in the midst of the tempest. 
The hut was undisturbed by the tempest. Besides its being situated in 
the narroevest part of the vale, it was built under a var, or banian 
fig tree, whose branches, which strike out roots at their extremeties 
where they touch the ground, form so many arches which support the 
principal trunk. The foliage of this tree was so thick, that not a 
drop of ra.n pafsed through it; and although the hurricane resounded 
with terrible bellowing blasts of wind, intermixed with claps of taun - 
der, the smoke of the fire which ascended through the middle of the 
roof, and the flame of the lamp, were not even disturbed. The doctor 
admifed still more the tranquillity of the Indian, and of his spouse. 
Their child, black and smooth as ebony, was asleep in its cradle, its 
mother rocked the cradle with her foot, and amused herself with ma- 
king for it a necklace of Angola pease, red and black. The father 
east alternately the glance of affection upon each. In fhort, even the- 
house dog fhared the common happinefs, lying beside the cat before 
the fire ; he half opened from time to time his eyes and looked up to 
bis master with complacency. 
To be continued. 
iv 
A View or rue Procaess of THE Two Banks or Scor- 
LAND, CONSTITUTED By ACT OF PARLIAMENT. 
The old bank. 
Tur original Capital of that bank which was instituted A. D. 1692 
was 100,000). divided into fhares of raool. Scots, or $31. 6s. 8u. Sterling , 
In the year 1773, they were allowed by act of Parliament to 
increase their capital to 200,000l. In the year 178 , they were al- 
lowed a farther increase of 100,000]. and last, year (1792) they ob- 
tained an act allowing them to double their capital, making it in all 
60,000. 
At each of these enlargements, the stock-holders had the privilege of 
subscribing, at par, their proportion of the increased capital. 
The bank of Scotland divides 8 per cent. annually, upon theif 
subscribed stock; and the current prices of a fhare (831. 6s. 8d,) be-~ 
fore the late enlargement of Capital in 1792, with the privilege of 
subscribing an equal sum into the increased stock, was 25o0l. 
The royal bank. 
Hasrun nearly the same course, aml differing only in the ima 
Mediate appropriation of profits. Their mode has beea to” 
