The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-24 00:00:00

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the eiri
culation of the Private and Joint-stock Banks in Engles
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 23d of Octob,
e,
These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scot
and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average ciren
lation of the Bank of England for the four weeks _„.,;
the 20th of October (the nearest date furnished by their '7,,f
turns) will give the following results of the eirculatiol!,,
notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with ~
previous month :

Sept. 25, Oct. 23,Increase. Decr,se,
1858. 1858. •
_____.....-'
Bank of England. .. . 20,121,581 21,004,502 8532,921
Private Banks .. .. 3,224,354 3,508,957 284,603
Joint-stock Banks., 2,805,622 3,009,595 203,923
______...'
Total in England. 26,151,557 27,523,054 1,371,497 --
Scotland 3,882,312 4,062,249 179,937 ---
Ireland 5,924,797 6,690; 8: 1766,085
United Kingdom 35,958,666, 38,276,185, 2,317,519

2,317,M9

And as compared with the month ending the 24th of
October, 1857, the above returns show an increase,..
°f
£566,785 in the circulation of notes in England, and a "`
crease of £190,264 in the circulation of the United liingd°T;
On comparing the above with the fixed issues of
several banks, the following is the state of the circulation
The English private banks are below their fixed
issue ..........
The English joint-stock banks are below their 763
fixed issue .
Total below fixed issue in England.... £l,lBB/7
40
40 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £97-K 9,0 ,g 8
The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £336,1'
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Engli
and in both departments during the month ending the r4:0.4
of October was £19,397,626, being an increase of 1992,71° of
compared with the previous month, and an increase
£9,480,899 when compared with the same period last Years
The following are the amounts of specie held by
nwia
Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the
of October :
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks
14,778 r
being an increase of £92,420 as compared with the previ°tuil
return, and an increase of £720,818 when compared i"
the corresponding period last year.

DR. GUTHRIE AND THE INDIAN MUTINIEs•-";
In the course of the Rev. Dr. Guthrie's speech, at theraeei,
ing of the Indian Christian Association, held in Edinburr
on Tuesday, he said—" I have read the-history of our ec".„,.°-
nial possessions, and I say that, with some bright ex
%
tions, it is a black and bloody history. And in reference in
India, as well as to other of our colonies, I feel that the waY 4
which we have made eur conquests has often been of a Inen-d
unjustifiable character; and I say before this zneetingLa,
I'll say it anywhere, that had I been an Indian, and 'ou,
been in India, I would have fought on the side of those
call the mutineers. I would have fought for my countrY::
I would have fought for all its liberties—l would hav:
fought for my native land—l would have fought for
and
faith; and the very reason why I honour Wallaeed
Bruce for repelling the foot of a foreign fee from Scotian -I
would have led me, had I been there, to take the ad
the natives."