The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-08 00:00:00

The Bank Returns,

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir-
culation of the private and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 31st of March.
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 ending
the 28th of March (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 :

March 3, March 31,1
1866. 1 1866. (Increase. Decrease.
Bank of England 20,777,6131 20,878,708 101,175
Private Banks
Joint-stock Banks 2,508,175, 2,5)5,085 8,090
Total in England 2,135,933 26,216,4201 80_4,, 2 -
Scotland. 4.294.5491 4_134., 831 ' 169,566

Ireland

United Kingdom.

2^,135,933128,2'6,420; 80,4E2,
4,194,x49 4,134, 83; -
w,152,717 6,017,08!

36,583,204136,368, 185.

169,566
135,635

214,719

And as compared with the month ending the Ist of
April, 1865, the above returns show an increase of
£815,797 in the circulation of notes in England, and an
increase of £1,300,870 in the circulation of the United
Kingdom.

On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the
several banks the following is the state of the circulation:—
The English private banks are below their
fixed issue £1,219,779
The English joint:stockl;anks.a—re below their
fixed issue

713,050

Total below fixed issue in England ... £1,932,829
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 1,385,712
The Irish banks are above their fixed issue ... 337,412
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the 28th
of March was £14,299,011, being an increase of £763,357
as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of
£778,114 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 31st
of March :

Gold and silver hold by the Scotch banks £2,367,724
Gold and silver held by tho Irish banks 2,109,230

£1,476,955
Being a decrease of £236,609 as compared with the pre-
cious return, and a decrease of .£51,049 when compared
with the corresponding period last year.

A MISSING VESSEL ARRIVED.—The Lorenzo, from
Nicolaeff, reported in the List of the Ist of May as having
sailed from Messina on the 31st of January for the United
Kingdom, and as not having since been heard of, arrived
at Q,Ueenf4t9Wia On the 4th of May.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM.)

AUSTRIA AND ITALY.

VIENNA, MAY 8.

The semi-official Oesterreichische Zeitung of to-
day says :—A peaceful solution of the pending
difficulties has not yet become impossible. The com-
munications brought by Count Mulinen from Paris
may perhaps offer such guarantees for the sincerity
of the peaceful declarations of Italy that the
Austrian army on the Southern frontier would be
replaced on a normal peace footing.

PESTI', MAT 8.

The deputation despatched to Vienna to present
the address of the Hungarian Diet to the Emperor
made their report yesterday, which was coldly re-
ceived by the House.
Yesterday the statue of the national poet Voriis-
marty was unveiled. The Diet was represented at
the ceremony by a deputation.

ITALY.
FLORENCE, MAY 8.

In the Chamber of Deputies, the general discus-
sion of the Government financial bills has closed.
The bills on public safety will be discussed to-

morrow.
Prince Napoleon has left Florence.
The hereditary Duke of Saxe-Weimar, who
arrived here yesterday, will be received to-morrow
by the King.