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GILBART ON BANKING, 



PUBLISHED IS THE BANKERS' MAGAZINE FOR 



"The best security against mismanagement of banking affairs must ever be found in the capacity and 

 integrity of those who are intrusted with the administration of them, and in the caution and prudence of the 

 public; but no legislative reg-ulation should be omitted which can increase and insure the stability of eatab- 

 iishments upon which commercial credit so much depends." 



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By James William Gilbart, 



London 



VL^T r. — OF PRACTICAL BANKING. Section I. The Nature of Eankinq. IL The Utility op 

 Ea>-xi.\c, III. Banking Terms. IV. Thb Genhral Administhatiox oka Ea.vk. V. The Admikistka- 

 TioN OF a Bank with regard to Proceedixgs on Bills of Exchange. VI. Emplovment op Surplus 

 Fvans. VII. Ssasoss of Pressure. VIII. The Bank Act of 1S44. IX. The Bank of England. 

 X. JouiT .Stock Banks, XL The Administration op the Bank — Clerks — Di'ties — Salaries — 

 Promotions — Discipline — Training. Xll. Bank Book-keeping. XIII. Bankino Calculations. 

 XIV. Banxincj Documents — Bonds — Letters op Credit, &c. 



P AET II. — OF BANKING INSTITUTIONS. L The Bank of Engi-and. n. London PrivateBa.vks. 

 III. Joint Stock Banks in Lonuon. TV. Country Private Banks. V. Country Joint Stock Banks. 

 VL The Banks of Scotland. VII. The Banks op irhland. VIIL Moral and Religious Duties op 

 Basking Compaxies. IX. Tsn Minutes' Advice about Keeping a Banker. X. Summary. 



Mr. Gilbart's works on Banking have attained a just celebrity. Plain and practical, they are suitable to 

 the character and position of the writer, and to the wants and inclinations of the banking and mercantile com- 

 munity, for whom they are chieHy intended. They are not, however, without much interest for every inquiring 

 mind, while for statesmen and political economists they are sources of much useful and even indispensable in- 

 formation. The present work treats of hankiag as an art, and its merits have already been recog-nized by the 

 public. The principal characteristic of Mr. Gilbart '3 book is, practkal common sense, a due subordiaation 

 of all tli^ parts of the subject, so that none has an undue prominence ; which, being joined with a perspicuous 

 style, accounts for the favor his works hare deservedly met with. — London £conomist. 





A new edition has just been issued of tha well-known "Practical Treatise on 



in^/'byMr. Gilbart 



the general manager of the London and Westminster Bank. The work in its present form is far more com- 

 preheiisive than any of the previous editions, and erabrace^j a variety of topics of great interest to bankers. 



The treatise, which was originally published as a thin octavo volume, now extends to nearly ^K) pages; 

 and instead of beinj confined to a brief description of the routine of business of a bank, embraces a very clear 

 explanation of the principles on which the business of banking must b« conducted in order to be successful 1 

 ageneral description of the more important elements of the currency question, and of various subjects inci- 

 dentally connected with it, which the experience and ability of the author enable him to discuss, with 

 adranta^eto his readers. In i»ur present notice, we shall confine our attention to the practical directioas 

 for the er-=ent management of banking business, which Mr. Gilbart has laid before his readers. 



Few men are so wall qualified as himself for performing this duty satisfactorily. * * ♦ No one caa 

 rise from a perusal of this treatise witliout r ' ^ the effect of those advantages. The work is judiciously 

 armnged ; its instructions are clear and decisive ; and there is a kindly tone pervading it throughout, and aa 

 earnest moral fe^Un*, which enable us at once tu understand the character of the author. 



The work is divided into seclioas, which may be briefly described as comprising a complete description 

 ©f a sound system of Bankbook-keeping; aS account of the duties required from the officers in a baak; 

 general instructions relating to the administration of a bank, with reference ta it? ordinary business, durt^S 

 & lime of presaure. and undac the openition of the new banking laws introduced during the last few years.— 

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 bmve no >Uuhl will be duly appreciated by the subscribers to the latter work. 

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