Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC
31 July 2000


               Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC
                            
      Declaration of 1.25p Second Interim Dividend


The  Board of Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC has declared  a
second  interim  dividend of 1.25p net per  share.   This
raises the total payment for the year ending 30 September
2000 by 25% to 3.25p per share.

This  second interim dividend will be paid on  1  October
2000  to  all shareholders on the register on 8 September
2000.

On  10  April  2000, the share capital of Brewin  Dolphin
Holdings  PLC  was  sub  divided so  that  each  existing
ordinary  share  of  5  pence each became  five  ordinary
shares of 1 pence each from that date.