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The Daily Dispatch: November 1, 1860., [Electronic resource], Large receipts of Silver in England . (search)
Large receipts of Silver in England.
--The steamer Farmanian, arrived at Southampton, England, on the 1st of the month, had on board $5,662,000 in silver from the West Indies and Mexico.
It was contained in 2,168 packages, was landed in seven hours, and deposited in 36 railway wagons, drawn by two engines.
At London it was transferred to 36 street wagons, and was drawn by upwards of one hundred horses.
It took seven hours to receive the whole in the vaults of the Bank of England.