The Sun.
London, England, 1869-12-28 00:00:00

The Bank Returns.

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir
culat.ion of the public and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 6th of Nov.
These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch
and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir-
culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended
the 3d of Nov. (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 :

N V. , Oct s.,
1869. I 1869. 'lncrease. Decrease.

Bank of England
Private Banks
Jolut-stock Banks

Total in England
Scotland
Ireland

United Kingdom

23,940,947 23,571,5.0 367,427
2,885.41 7,712,417 172,913
2,425,07. 2,353,153 71,919

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4,84,3 8 4,721,6 41 141,714
7,381,18') 6,6)7,'.92, 723, 88

41,5)3,957 40,023,766 1,48 ),191

And as compared with the month ending they 7th of
Nov., 1868, the above returns show a deerease of
£183,792 in the circulation of notes in England, and a
decrease of £53,795 in the circulation of the United

Kingdom.
On comparing the above with the fixed issue s of the
several banks the following is the state of the cirmil'ation:—
The English private banks are below their
fixed issue ...
The English joint-stock banks are below their
fixed issue

£1,157,186

313,568

Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,470,754
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2,122,047
The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 17026,680
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending 3d
of Nov was £18,831,490, being a decrease of £1,027,016,
as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of
£883,485 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 6th
of Nov. :
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks ... £2,867,375
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks ... 2,539,158

£5,406,533
being an increase of £402,802 as compared with the pre-
viou.g return, and an increase of £115,652 when compared
with the corresponding period last year.

At the half-yearly meeting of the Bank of New
SoutbWales at Sydney, on the 27th of October, the
report showed an available total of £79,763, ani a
dividend was recommended at the rate of 15 per
cent, per annum, absorbing £75,000, and leaving
£4,763 to be carried forward.
DEBTS OF DECEASED PERSONS.—On Saturday
next, the Ist of January, an Act of Parliament will Like
effect abolishing the distinction between special and simple
contract debts. All creditors will share alike.

THE LEGAL VACATION. —On Fti3ay the Com-
mon Law offices were closed until Thursday morning•
The Chancery vacation terminates on Friday morning►
the 7th prox.

The very extvnsive Distillery now being erected
at Belfast, with all recent improvemeuts for the manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE & Co., who have gained
a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky, is to be
called" The Royal Irish Distillery."

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE.
Morning. Evening•
TUESDAY.,. 2O 20 miu past 9 10 min past 10
WEDNESDAY . t B6 min past 10 12 tniu past