The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-26 00:00:00

PUGILISM-(7HIS DAY).

MACE AND KING, FOR £2OO A-SIDE AND THE
CHAMPIONSHIP.
The above men fought this morning for what is termed
the Champion Belt of England, when King defeated Mace
in 21 rounds, occupying 39 minutes.
The train left Fenchurch-•street station at a quarter
before seven, and proceeded to Thames Haven.
The punishment received by Mace during the last two
rounds Was terrific.
It is currently reported that Heenan has challenged
King,

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1863.

FEBRUARY.

Lincoln 25
MARCH.

Nottingham Spring 3
Derby Spring
10
Liverpool Spring

Doncaster Spring l7
Northampton .. 2.1
Croxton Park 27

Ar
Newmarket Craven 6
Thirsk l4

RID.
I Newmarket F. S. 2O

Bath l2
Harpenden l5
Ascot JL
Newton 10
Bibury Club ......17

Epsom ..19
Manchester 27

Stockbridge is
Newcastle..

Newmarket July
7
Worcester

INottingham 21
I Goodwood 2B
:MBER.

SEPTE:

Derby Summer
Lichfield
Doncaster 15
Brecon 2l

Monmouth 24
Manchester Autumn 25
Newmarket F. 0. 29

OCTI

,BER

Newmarket S. 0 _l2 Newmarket Houghton...2o

BANK RETURNS.

The Bankers' _Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir-
culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending Oct. 18. 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
15th Oct. (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 :

Sept- 20, • Oct. 18,
1862• 1862. Increase Decrease.
Bank of England 21,148,709 21,266,153 117,441.
Private Banks 3,065,498 3,3b7,077 321,579 Joint-stock Banks 2,795,424 2,994,369 198,945 ,
Total in England 27,009,631 27,647,599 637,963 -----
Scotland 3,987,290; 4,193,171 205,881
Ireland 5;071,2041 5,56 ,426 490,222
United lUinadom 26_0651 .25 137 4f19 toil' t ERs 1171

United Kingdom.

36,063,125

37,402,196 1,334,071

And, as compared with the month ending the 19th of Oct.,
1861, the above returns show an increase of £154,983
in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of
£187,674 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:-
11r English private banks arc below their fixed

issue
The English joint-stock banks are below their
fixed issue

Total below fixed issue in England.... £1,250,222
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £1,443,900
The Irish banks are below their fixed issue £793,068
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the 15th
of Oct. was £16,723,574, being a decrease of £896,728 as
compared with the previous month, and an increase of
£2,622,706 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 ending the 18th Oct.:—
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,288,271
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 1,993,325

X 4,281,596
Being an increase of £33,965 as compared with the
previous return, and a decrease of £401,838 when compared
with the corresponding period of last year.