The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-28 00:00:00

PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

The EaAker's ltraya:ine furnishes the returns of circu-
lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 28th of Oct.,
1554, .and gives the following as the average weekly cir-
culation of those banks during the past month, viz. :
Private banks
£3,966,r,22
Joint-stock banks...... 3,139,742

Average weekly circulation £7,106,264
On comparing the above with the returns for the pre-
ceding month, ending the 30th of September last, it
shows—

An increase in the circulation of the private
banks of
An iucrease in the circulation of thojoint-stock
banks of

23G6,624

159,934

Increase on the month ......... E 526,558
And, as compared with the return for the correspond-
ing period of last year—viz., October 29, 1853, it
shows—

A decrease in tho circulation of the private
banks 0f... .
A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock
banks of

£101,70

23,192

£124,957

~00, 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 £640,933
The joint-stock banks are below their fixed
issues

186,115

Total below their fixed Wales ...... £827,048

PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO THE LATE
LORD DUDLEY STUART.

We are much gratified by a rumour that, since the
meeting held the other day to express condolence with
the family of the late Lord Dudley Stuart, some well-
known friends of political and civil liberty have recom-
mended a proposal for some public memorial in testi-
mony of his worth, and their regret for the loss of the
sincere, ardent, and unflinching champion of the Poles
and of the oppressed peoples of Europe,

We heartily commend the proposal, not so much from
the belief that "storied urn or animated bust" is in the
least necessary to convey to future recollection the
virtues and the services of that distinguished nobleman
—his name being already well known in Europe, and
his memory certain to be cherished with respect and
affection by those for whom, through good report and
bad report, he unceasingly raised his voice—but as evi-
dence of sound and grateful feeling, in contradiction to
the common saying, that none receive less thanks from
the public than those men who honestly and zealously
devote their lives to the advocacy of its rights.
Distinguished men in the services, and statesmen,
have these honours done to them by the state, cor-
porations, and by voluntary subscriptions ; nor have
poets and literary men, who lived in obscurity and
died of starvation, been allowed to slumber in their
graves without posthumous orations of some kind. A
thoroughly honest man issatisfied with the encourage-
ment and reward of an approving conscience ; but never-
theless in the political arena, as in nearly every other
sphere of public life, the services of the popular favourite
are soon forgotten, after he is removed from the scene.
Let any full-grown reader throw his memory back to
the period of the Reform Bill, and let him recall, if he
can, without a reference, the names of the excellent men
who, in and out of Parliament, fought until they ex-
hausted their energies in the cause of the people.
In regard to the mass of the public, perhaps the ma-
jority of their names are forgotten, and probably are
destined to continue so, until some future Lingard or
Macaulay condescends to a casual mention of them
in working up the history of the time. On the other
hand, unfortunately, the public have much reason to
complain of apostasies and desertions on the part of
popular representatives, who ultimately, as is often the
case, abandon their principles and friends for the
sweets of place and power, and the prospects of a coronet. Disappointment in their Liberal representa-
tive has been the invariable experience of constituen-
cies from the days of Wentworth down to those of Mr.
Bernal Osborne, M.P. But we doubt if the greatest
sceptic in political virtue would withhold his belief in
the sincerity and independence of the late Lord Dudley
Stuart. On these grounds we think the proposal on the
tapis as much an honour to those who may carry it out,
as it will be to the memory of the earnest and honest
champion of the political rights of oppressed nations.--
Morning Advertiser.