▁they ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁- ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁- ▁from ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁exchange ▁floor . ▁ ▁The ▁formal ▁title ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Senior ▁Part ner ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁was ▁" Bro ker ▁to ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁for ▁the ▁Red u ction ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Deb t ". ▁Who ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁link ▁between ▁" the ▁Bank ▁of ▁England , ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁for ▁the ▁Red u ction ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Deb t ▁and ▁the ▁gilt - ed ged ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Stock ▁Exchange ". ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁official ▁title ▁established ▁by ▁William ▁Pitt ▁the ▁Young er ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 6 . ▁The ▁role ▁involved ▁an ▁attend ance ▁at ▁the ▁Bank ▁of ▁England ▁on ▁a ▁Th urs day ▁morning ▁to ▁be ▁informed ▁of ▁any ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁Bank ▁R ate , ▁which ▁the ▁senior ▁partner ▁would ▁then ▁communicate ▁to ▁the ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁The ▁bro ker ▁would ▁be ▁accompanied ▁on ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁stock ▁exchange ▁by ▁a ▁junior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁M ull ens ▁& ▁Co . ▁staff , ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁he ▁should ▁be ▁struck ▁down ▁on ▁his ▁journey , ▁the ▁junior ▁member ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁bank ▁rate ▁( written ▁on ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁paper ▁inside ▁his ▁pocket ) ▁and ▁present ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁stock ▁exchange . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁the ▁company ▁became ▁a ▁private ▁un limited ▁company ▁for ▁tax ▁purposes . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁M ull ens ▁&