The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-23 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS.

The Bankers' lifagasins furnishes the returns of the cir-
culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending July 23. These
returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and
Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula-
tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the
20th July (the nearest date furnished by their returns),
will give the following results of the circulation of notes in
the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous
month :

June 25, ' July 23,
1864. 1864. Increase. ipecrease
---- ---„
Bank of England... 20,365,034 21,335,4101 £970,37 6 —
Private Banks 3,078,398 3,110,049, 31,651
Joint-stock Banks 2,841,642 2,695,221 53,583
-.. ..—_____
Total in England. 26,285,374 27,340,694 1,055,610
Scotland. 4,5 3,036 4,250,482!
262,554
Ireland 5,497,914 5,345,4351 152,479
--- --___ _
United Kingdom. 36,296,024 36,936,601, £640,577

And, as compared with the month ending the 25th July,
1863, the above returns show an increase of £33,708
in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of
£477,459 in the circulation of the United Kingdom.
On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve.
ral banks the following is the state of the circulation :--
The English private banks aro below their fixed

issue
The English joint-stock banks are below their
fixed issue
£379,133

Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,517,130
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue • . £1,501,211
The Irish banks are below their fixed issue .... £1,009,059
The averagr,
stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both ;departments during the month ending the 20th
4111' was• £13,750,333, being a decrease of £429,456 as
compared with the previous month, and a decrease of
L1,065,e,65 when compared with the same
period last year.
The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch
and Irish banks during the month :
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks. ..... . £2,302,325
Gold and silver held by the Irish bank 5........ 1,925,426

£4,227,751
Being a decrease of £209,141 as compared with the
previous return, and a decrease of £89,629 when compared
with the corresponding period of last year.

NUTS FOR THE GEOLOGISTS.—As the naviga-
tors working on the Llanelly and Swansea Extension Rail-
way were excavating at Pontardule .is, for the purpose of
forming a culvert, and when at the dt 3pth of ten feet a large
birch tree, a hazel tree with nuts on it, and (extraordinary
as it may appear) a large basinfull of nuts were picked
up• All these articles were in exce ilent preservation, al-
though they must heave been there tt Lousszds of years.

TFIROWING DIRT. See the " Comet."

THE LONDON DAILY PRESS. See the
"Comet."

THE TWO CAMELS. See the Comet."

PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT,
See the "Comet."

TIIE COMMISSIONAIRES AND THEIR
CAPTAIN. See the " Comet."

CRUELTIES OF THE NEW CLOSING ACT.
See the " Comet."

111-R. WOOLLEY'S REVENGE.
"Comet"

Sae the

T" "COMET." New Monthly Journal, 2i.
No. I. on Sept. 1. Publi bed by Allen, 20, Wa• wick-
Paternoster-row, and to be hAd of all booksellers.

MIL ALFRED MELLON'S CONCERTS
EVER C EVENING, at light.
ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA HOUSE, COVENT-GARDEN.
THIS EVENING (Tuesday), Mdlle. C. Patti, )Idlle. Krebs ;
Mr. Levy, Mr. R. S. Pratten, Mr. 1., zarul, Mr. Patey, Mr. J.
Winterbottoin, and Ali Ben Sou-alle.
BAND OF ONE HUNDRED FERFOR3IERS.
Operatic selection, " Don Giovanni," .tc.
On Thursday next, Ang. 25, a BEETHOVEN NIGHT.
On Friday neat, a Selection from Stabat Mater.
On Saturday next, a Grand VOLUNTEER NIGHT. First
j'erformance ut the " Faust" Selection this season.
Conductor, Mr. ALFRED MELLON.
£
Promenade, Amphitheatre Stalls, and Amphitheatre, One
Shilling; Dress Circle, 2s. id. ; Private Boxes, 1 is. and
Eta. ed.
The Box Office is open from 10 till 5.

ROYAL P TUN CESS'S THEATRE.—•
THIS EVENING,
Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining.
BORN TO GOC/D LUCK. Paddy
D'ltafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray,
After which, THE bTjtEETS OF LONDON. Messrs.
J. gay, D.. 11 her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H.
Fori-e.ter. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Maiston, Miss Emma
Y Gwynne.
Barnett, and Miss FAnn

NE W THE YAL, ADELPIII.
bolo Proprutor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster.
THIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S MAID. lessrs. J, L.
Toole, Y. Bedford, It. Phillips, and Mr Alfred Mellon.
After wbicb, MASKS AN 0 FACES. Messrs. B. Webster,
Bedford, It. Phillips, Billington, Stuart; Mrs. stirling,
Billington. and aliss 11. Simms.
To conclude with THE ACTOR'S RETREAT. Messrs.
J. L. Too.e, Y. Bed,ord, rhildi.s, and .11iss Woolg,r.
Commence at 7.

.ATEW BOWER OPERE rFA HOUSE._
Senora Georgi Cardinal, the eminent Spanish Come-
utenne, in Smyth Lee's new and eminently successful Come-
die.tta, HER ONLY FAILL'G; together with
CYItION AND IPMGENIA, ICED CHAMPAGNE, and
THE KISS AND THE ROSE, will be repeatA:l EVERY
VEINING.

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a gre convoaionce for ladies and children,

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well-assorted
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Top 225. „ Deep 2ls. „
Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De-
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Paddington, W.. and Maiden-lane, N.
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