Dividends, with the highest and lowest prices of Bank of England Stock.
| Year. | Dividend. | Highest. | Lowest. |
| 1732 | 5¾ | 152 | 109 |
| 1733 | 5½ | 151 | 130 |
| 1734 | 5½ | 140 | 132 |
| 1735 | 5½ | 146 | 138 |
| 1736 | 5½ | 151 | 148 |
| 1737 | 5½ | 151 | 142 |
| 1738 | 5½ | 145 | 140 |
| 1739 | 5½ | 144 | 115 |
| 1740 | 5½ | 144 | 138 |
| 1741 | 5½ | 143 | 135 |
| 1742 | 5½ | 143 | 136 |
| 1743 | 5½ | 148 | 145 |
| 1744 | 5½ | 148 | 116 |
| 1745 | 5½ | 147 | 133 |
| 1746 | 5½ | 136 | 125 |
| 1747 | 5 | 129 | 119 |
| 1748 | 5 | 129 | 117 |
| 1749 | 5 | 140 | 128 |
| 1750 | 5 | 136 | 131 |
| 1751 | 5 | 142 | 135 |
| 1752 | 5 | 149 | 141 |
| 1753 | 4½ | 144 | 135 |
| 1754 | 4½ | 135 | 130 |
| 1755 | 4½ | 162 | 119 |
| 1756 | 4½ | 121 | 114 |
| 1757 | 4½ | 120 | 115 |
| 1758 | 4½ | 123 | 116 |
| 1759 | 4½ | 123 | 109 |
| 1760 | 4½ | 114 | 101 |
| 1761 | 4½ | 116 | 98 |
| 1762 | 4½ | 119 | 91 |
| 1763 | 4½ | 131 | 111 |
| 1764 | 4¾ | 127 | 112 |
| 1765 | 5 | 136 | 126 |
| 1766 | 5 | 139 | 135 |
| 1767 | 5¼ | 159 | 142 |
| 1768 | 5½ | 170 | 158 |
| 1769 | 5½ | 175 | 149 |
| 1770 | 5½ | 153 | 105 |
| 1771 | 5½ | 155 | 134 |
| 1772 | 5½ | 153 | 144 |
| 1773 | 5½ | 143 | 139 |
| 1774 | 5½ | 146 | 139 |
| 1775 | 5½ | 146 | 141 |
| 1776 | 5½ | 143 | 134 |
| 1777 | 5½ | 138 | 128 |
| 1778 | 5½ | 120 | 107 |
| 1779 | 5½ | 118 | 106 |
| 1780 | 5½ | 116 | 109 |
| 1781 | 5¾ | 119 | 105 |
| 1782 | 6 | 124 | 109 |
| 1783 | 6 | 134 | 112 |
| 1784 | 6 | 118 | 110 |
| 1785 | 6 | 142 | 111 |
| 1786 | 6 | 158 | 138 |
| 1787 | 6 | 160 | 145 |
| 1788 | 7 | 178 | 158 |
| 1789 | 7 | 191 | 169 |
| 1790 | 7 | 188 | 164 |
| 1791 | 7 | 204 | 178 |
| 1792 | 7 | 219 | 171 |
| 1793 | 7 | 180 | 161 |
| 1794 | 7 | 169 | 153 |
| 1795 | 7 | 180 | 152 |
| 1796 | 7 | 180 | 142 |
| 1797 | 7 | 146 | 115 |
| 1798 | 7 | 138 | 118 |
| 1799 | 7 | 176 | 134 |
| 1800 | 6¾ | 175 | 154 |
| 1801 | 7 | 190 | 148 |
| 1802 | 7 | 207 | 178 |
| 1803 | 7 | 193 | 136 |
| 1804 | 7 | 169 | 146 |
| 1805 | 7 | 197 | 167 |
| 1806 | 7 | 223 | 191 |
| 1807 | 10 | 235 | 208 |
| 1808 | 10 | 240 | 224 |
| 1809 | 10 | 288 | 235 |
| 1810 | 10 | 276 | 273 |
| 1811 | 10 | 251 | 229 |
| 1812 | 10 | 232 | 212 |
| 1813 | 10 | 242 | 211 |
| 1814 | 10 | 266 | 234 |
| 1815 | 10 | 262 | 219 |
| 1816 | 10 | 262 | 215 |
| 1817 | 10 | 294 | 220 |
| 1818 | 10 | 292 | 207 |
| 1819 | 10 | 267 | 210 |
| 1820 | 10 | 226 | 215 |
| 1821 | 10 | 240 | 221 |
| 1822 | 10 | 252 | 235 |
| 1823 | 8 | 246 | 204 |
| 1824 | 8 | 245 | 227 |
| 1825 | 8 | 299 | 196 |
| 1826 | 8 | 223 | 193 |
| 1827 | 8 | 217 | 200 |
| 1828 | 8 | 215 | 203 |
| 1829 | 8 | 218 | 208 |
| 1830 | 8 | 203 | 194 |
| 1831 | 8 | 204 | 189 |
| 1832 | 8 | 208 | 185 |
| 1833 | 8 | 213 | 190 |
| 1834 | 8 | 225 | 211 |
| 1835 | 8 | 225 | 208 |
| 1836 | 8 | 219 | 199 |
| 1837 | 8 | 212 | 203 |
| 1838 | 8 | 208 | 201 |
| 1839 | 7 | 206 | 177 |
| 1840 | 7 | 179 | 156 |
| 1841 | 7 | 173 | 157 |
| 1842 | 7 | 173 | 165 |
| 1843 | 7 | 185 | 172 |
| 1844 | 7 | 211 | 185 |
| 1845 | 7 | 215 | 199 |
| 1846 | 7 | 211 | 199 |
| 1847 | 7 | 206½ | 180 |
| 1848 | 7 | 202 | 183 |
| 1849 | 7 | 200 | 188½ |
Bank Holidays.—At the Bank of England the only holidays in the dividend offices are Good Friday and Christmas. In the transfer offices, besides the above, May 1st and November 1st. East India House and Exchequer,—Good Friday and Christmas. Custom-House,—Christmas, Good Friday, Prince of Wales’s birthday and the Queen’s birthday, November 9th and May 24th.
In Ireland.—Banks, Custom-House, &c., Good Friday, Christmas, and Queen’s birthday.
In Scotland.—New year’s day, King Charles I. martyrdom, Queen’s marriage, Queen’s birthday, Good Friday, Charles II. restoration, Queen’s accession, Queen’s coronation, Gunpowder Plot, and Christmas day.
FLUCTUATIONS OF THE ENGLISH FUNDS IN 1846-47.
Table showing the Highest and Lowest Prices of the principal Funds of the London Market, from November, 1846, to October, 1847.