S. M. S. Macleay Viscount Tarbat STIRLING. MAJORS. Wm. Orr Ewing DUMBARTON, James Colquhoun T. C. Robertson SUB-LIEUTENANTS. AND KINROSS. Harry Wright Alfred N. Fletcher J. D. M. Guthrie Adj. Thomas Mackenzie, capt. QM. H. L. Maclennan (Highland Borderers' Light Inf.) No. 90. HON. COLONEL. CAPTAINS. Burleigh Hon. John Aber. Sur. W. Ord Mac- Duke of Montrose, Colin J. Campbell kenzie, M.D. A.S., John Corbett K.T. LIEUT.-COL. COM. LIEUTENANTS. Michael Bruce YEOMANRY CAVALRY. Andrew Browne AYRSHIRE. LIEUT.-COL. C. V. Hamilton Campbell MAJOR. R. F. F. Campbell CAPTAINS. Charles G. Shaw William Meikle M. Richmond James Kilpatrick James Murray John Crauford David Sampson Clothing blue. Facings scarlet. Lace Gold. LANARKSHIRE LIEUT.-COL. COM. LIEUT.-COL. Archibald Gerard MAJOR. [Vacant] CAPTAINS. John G. Chancellor, W. A. Woddrop Hon. W. S. D. Home Thos. D. Findlay Bart. LIEUTENANTS. SUB LIEUTENANT. H. E. Gordon Capt. & Adj., J. M'Keane Sur., Robt. Logan Vet.-Sur. * * * CAPTAINS. A. C. Campbell anan LIEUTENANTS. QUARTERMASTERS F. G. D. Bryan James M'Creath Note.-p. after an officer's name indicates that he has passed the required examination, and obtained a certificate of proficiency. SECTION VII. RAILWAYS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, BANKS, AND FLUCTUATIONS OF INTEREST. RAILWAYS, INSURANCE COMPANIES, AND CONSOLS. The following Table exhibits the amount of Paid-up Capital as at 31st December 1873, and Dividends on Ordinary Stock for the past year, of the principal Railways (see also page 303), with the price of their Shares as publicly quoted in Edinburgh on 19th December 1872, and 12th December 1873 and 1874. 7,224,560 16,903,099 41 860,963 2,274,180 1872 1873 1874 £ £ 2 April & Oct. 1091 1042 971 2 Mar. & Sep. 127 113 991 1 nil Do. Do. 8 5 Do. 63 4 Do. 5 May & Nov. 41 50 391 36 451 66 135 138 139 |1243||1261|11A 116 109 105 6 Mar. & Sep. 157 145 143 14 Feb. & Aug. 779 883 92 Great N. of Scotland.. 151 155 148 63 61 3 Feb. & Aug. 105 108 112 Dividend Price per 1872 1873 1874 Amt. Amt Feb. & Aug. 70 69 70 Edinburgh Life... 5,000 100 Eng.& Scot. Law Life.. 20,000 15 10 50 31 72 Life Association... July 32 April & Oct. 24) June & Dec. 17 19 (20/6 19/6 24/ October 7 73 8 31 31 53 51 271 25 26 26/ 38 April & Oct. 6 Scot. Un. Fire & Life.. 207,571 20 1 14 Jan. & July 2 21 Standard Life.... 3 p.shre May & Nov. 71 FLUCTUATIONS in the Minimum Rate of Discount of the BANK of ENGLAND on Bills of 90 days' Currency since the Act 7 and 8 Vict. c. 32 (1844). May 11. 5 July 14. 3 Aug. 3. 5 +1855, April 5. 4 June 2. 15. 43 June 2. 9. 3 7 Aug. 16. 8 21 $1864, Sept. 6. 5 20. 3 July 18. 3 Oct. 15. Sept. 18. 4 Nov. 16 5 21|Sept. 26. 411 30. 6 Feb. 11. 7 Jan 31. 4 25. 6 Mar 29. 4 Apr. 16. 7 Apr. 12. 5 May 2. 8 May 3. 4 May 10. 5. 9 * Great expansion of railway system. Railway crisis and financial revulsion. War with Russia. Indian mutiny, and American panic. § American civil war, and cotton speculation; also rapid formation of companies under the Limited Act. Cotton panic; collapse of credit; and (May 11) stoppage of Overend & Co., and various banks; also, suspension of Bank Charter Act. **War between France and Germany. ++German finances, and gold coinage. German coinage, also American financial and railway crisis. INTEREST ON FIRST-CLASS HERITABLE SECURITIES IN SCOTLAND, from Whitsunday 1859 to Martinmas 1874. Whitsunday 1859 to Whitsunday 1861.. 1861 to 1866.. 1866 to Martinmas 1866.. Martinmas 1866 to Whitsunday 1867. Whitsunday 1867 to Martinmas 1874. .34 per cent. .4 4 .5 23. 7 Apr. 4. 3 30. 6 11. 4 June 4. 3 18. 21 May 9. 5 July 30. 3 27. 4 Nov. 8. Dec. 20. 31 4 27 3 1867, 4 FLUCTUATIONS in the Rate of Discount charged by the BANKS in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and of Interest allowed on Deposits, since 19th Sept. 1872. Minim Rat Interest, per cent, allowed on 1872, 1873, 8 Sept. 29. 5 7 Oct. 15. 6 31 1873, Jan. 10,5 Mar. 27, 4 May 8, 5 12,51 19, 6 June 5, 7 13, 6 July 11,5 18, 5 Aug. 1, 4 55 Jan. 94 5 11 21 85 3 Bills on London a half per cent. lower. BANKS AND BANKING COMPANIES. For collective list of the Branches of the Banks in Scotland, see p. 784. AMOUNT OF BANK NOTES authorized by law to be issued by the several Banks of Issue in Scotland, and the Average Amount of Bank Notes in Circulation and of Coin held during thirteen periods of four weeks from November 30, 1872, to November 1, 1873, and from November 29, 1873, to October 31, 1874, as published in the Gazette. The following Table exhibits the Capital and other particulars of the Banksof Issue in Scotland, with the Price of their Shares as publicly quoted on 19th December 1872 and 12th December 1873 and 1874: 1695 Bank of Scotland 1409 861,000,000 355,000 14 1727 Royal Bank..... 1454 105 2,000,000 500 000 9 1746 British Linen Co. 1209 701,000,000 350,000 13‡ 1810 Commercial Bk. 1228 101 1,000,000 394,114 154 1825 Nat. Bk. of Scot. 1660||91|1,000,000 380,000|16‡ 1830 Union Bk of Scot. 1260 1161,000,000 380,000 15 1825 AberTn& CoBk 848 41 252,000 115.000121+ 1836 No. of Scot. Bk.* 1423 43 320,000 100.000|11|| 1838 Clydesdale Bank.. 1383 791,000,000 500,000 14 1839 City of Glas. Bk..1273 125 1,000,000 435.000 11 1838 Caledon. Bank*.. 804 21 125,000 63,53114 10,153,828 287 292 303 10,063,483 1924 196 2304 7.703,458 283 272 291 9,267,766 296 300 319 10,419,897 307 300 319 9,404,811 281 285 292 1,624,51 152 153 171 2,464,704| 91 93 11 6,491,316 255 263) 284 8,162,155 208 219 240 1,042,876 71 71 81 The Aberdeen Town and The capital of Banks marked with an asterisk is in shares. County Bank, 7 paid; North of Scotland Bank, £1 paid, Caledonian Bai k, £2, 10, paid. Dividend and bonus. BANK OF SCOTLAND. ESTABLISHED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT, 1695. Subscribed Capital, £1,500,000.-Paid-up Capital, £1,000,000. Dep.-Governor, Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, of Pollok, Bart., M.P. HEAD OFFICE, BANK STREET, Edinburgh. Treasurer, David Davidson.-Secretary, Geo. M. Tytler Cashier, Thomas Armstrong.-Accountant, Edward Lothian BRANCHES. LONDON.......Lothbury, Robert Davidson, Manager; T. H. Smith, Aberdeen.....Jas. A. Sinclair; Jas. R. Ayr.......... Andrew Paterson and Aberfeldy.. Airdrie.. Alyth..... Grant, accountant J. M'Kerchar George Thomson ..D. H. Halkett Annan.......Jas. Moffat and Jas. Agents. James M'Murtrie |