The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-23 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

The Banker's Magazine furnishes the returns of circu-
lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending,the 17th of Feb.,
1855, and gives the following as the average weekly cir•
culation of those banks during the past month, viz. :
Private banks
Joint-stock banks 3,106,434

Average weekly circulation £4,819,219

On comparing the above with the returns for the pre-
ceding month, ending the 20th January last, it shows—
A in the sire-illation of the private
banks of £128,677
A decrease in the circulation of, the joint-stock
banks of 97,859

Decrease on the month
And, as compared with the return for the correspond-
ing period of last year—viz., February 18, 1854, it
shows—
A decrease in the circulation of the private
banks of 1
A decrease in the circulation of the joint-steck
banks of 52,025

Decrease on the year

On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed
issues, the following appears to be the comparative state
of the circulation :

The private banks are below their fixed issues £787,933
The joint-stock banks are below their fixed

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319,423

Total below their fixed issues ~.... 3:1,107,358

THE BRITISH MUSEUM DIVIVION.

The very remarkable division of Tuesday night be-
comes even more remarkable when the di►ision-list is
scrutinised. It was on a question which chiefly con-
cerned, at least in the first place, the people of London.
Yet, singularly enough, of the 43 gentlemen who voted
in favour of the proposal, an unusual proportion were
/risk. The whole 48 may be thus distinguished :
Irish members. l9
English Roman Catholics 1
Quaker and Socinian ll
`Whigs, Radicals, and Metropolitan mem-
bers l7

A goodly array against 235—about 150 of whoa were
among the wisest and the worthiest of the gentlemen of
England !—Morning Herald.

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