The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-02 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

The Banker's Magazine furnishes the returns of cireilci
lation of the private and joint-stock banks in Engit
and Wales for the four weeks ending the Bth of J' y'
1854, and gives the following as the average weekly our"
culation of those banks during the past month, viz'
Private banks ..... R 3624,102.—
Joint-stock banks ************************************** ,
686 Average weekly circulation £6,554,
On comparing the above with the returns for the Pre-
ceding month, ending the 10th of June last, it shows--
A decrease in the circulation of the private £135,N6
banks of
A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock 721
banks of
Decrease on the month £228,653
and, as compared with the return for the correspondifig
period of last year, viz., July 9th, 1853, it shows--
A decrease in the circulation of the private 93,944
banks of
9a,
decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock 359
banks of
£181,393 Decrease on the year
ed
On comparing the above with the amounts of the
issues, the following appears to be the comparative state
of the circulation :
pgS 261
The private banks are below their fixed issues ol '3 5
The joint-stock banks are below their fixed issues 6
Total below their fixed issues .a,378,626

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DAY).

(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
Most of the cases during the morning were for audits
n which no point of interest transpired.

IN RE WAITE.
This bankrupt was described as of Wormwood-street,
City, butcher, and now came up for his certificate.
The balance-sheet, prepared by Messrs. Robinson ant
Knowles, Basinghall street, commencing December,
1851, and ending April, 1854, shows—Debtor to credi-
tors, 9611 1s 7d ; to ditto bolding security, 8111 16s Id
capital, December, 1851, 4731 15s 7d ; profits, 1,5501,
on purchases to the amount of 15,9671 7s. Creditor—
By good debts, 2621 16s 7d ; cash, 14/ ; property in
hands of creditors, 4781 is 5d ; losses, 5881;
e Thenses, 1
bankrupt
,346/; domestic, egsrtai cn, 1 t
ed,la6n4/ 3s d
i mm4e
the third class. di ate certtirfiacdaeteeox
p;

The Earl and Countess of Dartmouth and youthful
family have lefeGrosvpnor-square, for Pelshall House,
near Wolverhampton. His lordship's family mansion,
in St. James's-square, will be occupied next season by
the Earl of Derby, who has taken the mansion on a
long lease.

.7.HE CHOLERA.—ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOSPITAL.—
Eight cases of cholera have been admitted into the above
hospital ; but although they were severe, providentially
only one has proved fatal—four patients having been dis-
chargedcoyery. There are two rooms in the casual ward N31:1.°
cured, and the others are in a fair way of re.
priated for the reception of such patients. In the vicinit3
of the hospital, in the courts and alleys in St. Barthol?
mew's-close, and West-street' Smithfeld, the drainage a
exceedingly-bad. The Commissioners of Sewers for O.
City have issued a notice to the inhabitants,
.not only tx
keep their own places elean,,but to Ziff' a--13-Y
_j --1' !any of the in of any noisome stenches or nuisatiteg.
habitants of the neighbourhood have urged A house-to
infortnati.of
house visitatiott of the above localities.