Chapter I Chapter I The Rise of the Bill Brokers; Chapter II Chapter II The
1825 Crisis and Its Results; Chapter III Chapter III Growth of Central
Banking Functions; Chapter IV Chapter IV Consequences of the Act of
1844-(1) The Bank's "New Discounting" Policy; Chapter V Chapter V
Consequences of the Act of 1844-(2) the Crisis of 1847; Chapter VI Chapter
VI The Bank and the Market: Withdrawal of Re-Discount Facilities; Chapter
VII Chapter VII the Rise of the Discount Companies 1 The material contained
in this section, especially the figures of the various companies, has been
gathered from so wide a range of sources that the system of detailed
references, followed elsewhere, has not been found practicable in this
case. The principal sources, however, were the Bankers' Magazine, Bankers'
Almanac, and the Economist, all of which often reproduced the actual
accounts of the companies concerned, and gave full reports of their
meetings. To facilitate reference, and to clarify the text, the salient
facts about the companies mentioned have been tabulated in a chronological
table according to dates of formation. This will be found in App. I, post,
p. 324.; Chapter VIII Chapter VIII Growth of the International Money
Market; Chapter IX Chapter IX The Moral Supremacy of the Bank of England;
