The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

PRlvAns AND JOINT-SToex
B ILLY KS,

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the return, of
circu-
lation of the private and joint-stock bank, in
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 22ntl
Nov
,i oT
1856, and gives the following as the average Weekly ei;'
culation.of those banks during the past month, viz.

Private banks ...
Joint-stock banks

£3,1455,97j
3,113,886

Average weekly circulation £6,969,857
On Comparing the above with the returns for the pre.
ceding month, ending the `25.h of Oct. last, it shows—
kdecrease in the circulation of the private

banksof ................................................
A. decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock
banksof ................................................

£83,039

41,220

Decrease on the month
And, as compared with the return for the correspon(.l
ing period of the preceding year—viz., Nov. 24, 1855, it
shows—

1:124,309

A decrease in the circulation of the private
banks of
A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock
banks of

25,!'39

6,617

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 2662,975
The joint-stook banks are below their fixed
issues

189,4 1

Tot:d below their fixed ißsiie4 .

£852,446

The weekly reviews of the Amsterdam and Rotterdam
produce-markets state that the operations continuo
limited, but that prices, on the average, are well sup-
ported. At the close of the year no activity is autici
pated. The letters from Rouen mention th,,t the mar-
ket for manufactures Was steady, although puiebasem
recently diminished.

BAIL WAY INTELLIGENCE.

MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN-

SHIRE.

The working expenses and other outgoings of
this company's railways (exclusive of the Manchester,
South Junction, and Altrincham stated below)* have
amounted in the fortnight ending Dec. 14 to 9,0991. 14s„
whilst the corresponding period of 1855 amounted to
8,6081. 2s. 2d. The sum of 99,2781. 3s. sd. already
stated for the first eleven fortnights of the half-year,
added to the 9,099/. 14s. as above, makes a total ex-
pended of 108,3771. 17e. 54. as against 112,4601. Bs. 4d
for the corresponding twelve fortnights of the previous
year. The proportion of the South Junction, &c., re-
ceipts acrcuing to this compai:y for the fortnight endin
Dec 14, amounts to 778/.108. 7d. as against 6521.165. 2d.
for the same period of 1855. The sum of 9,1651. 12s. 7d.,
as previously stated for the first eleven fortnights of the
half-year, added to the 778/. 10s. 7d. as above, makes a
total to Dec. 14 of 9,944/. 3s. 2d., as against 9,6441.
18s. 7d. for the same period of 1855. The proportion of
south Junction, working expenses and other out
goings for the fortnight ending Dec. 14, is 5211. 7s. 4,1.,
whilst the corresponding period of 1855 amounted ty
3511. Os. 9d. The sum of 4,7801. 10s. already stated for
the first eleven fortnights of the had-year, added to the
5211. 7s. 4d. as above, makes a total expended to Dec.
14, of 5,3011. 17a. 4d. as against 4,4531. 2s. 11d. for the
corresponding twelve fortnights of the previous year.