The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-06 00:00:00

IRISH AND SCOTCH BANKS.

The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch
banks for the four weeks ending the 11th of April,
1857, when added together, give the following as the
average weekly circulation' of these banks during the
past month, viz.:—

Average circulation of the Irish banks £7,154,278
Average circulation of the Scotch banks 3,832,585

Average circulation during past month ...£10,986,863

On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the
several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the
following appears to be the state of the circulation :

The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £799,784
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 745,376

Total above the fixed issue £1,545,160

The amounts of gold and silver held at the head offices
of the several banks during the past month have been as
follows :

Gold and silver held by the Irish banks £2,491,532
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks... 1,534,726

Total of gold and silver held £4,078,1!58

The above statements complete the returns of the cir-
culation in England, Scotland, and Ireland for the month
ending the 11th of April.
These returns, combined with the average circulation
of the Bank of England for the same period, will give
the following results of the circulation of notes in tba
United Kingdom, when compared with the previous

month :

Bank of England .. • •
Private Banks
Joint-stock Banks

Total in England •• .
Acottand
Ireland

United Kingdom ....

March 14,
1857.

Showing an increase of 829,2141. in the circu-
lation of notes in England, and an increase of
814,3901. in the circulation of the United Kingdom,
when compared with the month ending the 14th of
March ; and, as compared with the month ending the
12th of April, 1856, the above returns show a decrease
of 55;4131. in the circulation of notes in England, and
an increase of 672,3251. in the circulation of the United
Kingdom.

The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the
11th of April was 9,679,5471., being a decrease of
659,5951. as compared with the previous month ; and
a decrease of 564,9071. when compared with the same
period last year.
The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks
during the month ending the 11th of April, was
4,078,2581., being a decrease of 165,1941. as compared
with the previous return, and an increase of 274,9411.
when compared with the corresponding period last year.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—('his Day.)

LONDON, May 6.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.E. ;
moderate breeze and fine.

PLYMOUTH, May 5.---Wind S.S.E.— Arrived- Ellen
Sophia. from Buenos Ayres, and sailed for London ; Voca-
list, from Liverpool for New South Wales, towed h, by the
Blazer (steamer). Sailed—Harry Miller, Miramichi ; her
Majesty's ship Industry, Ascension.
SULLY, May 4.--Wind E.—Arrived—Suffolk, from
Liverpool, and sailed for Buenos Ayres.
SUNDERLAND, May 4.---Wind N.E.--Sailed—Canada,
for Montreal.

FALMOUTH, May s.—Wind E., strong breeze.—Arrived
—Ocean Child, from Panama.
CARDIFF, May s.—Wind E.—Sailed—A.done, for Ja-
maica ; Testimonial, Hong Kong.
QUEENSTOWN, May s.—Wind E. —Arrived—Glaucus,
from Trinidad.

(PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday, 10 a.m.
Wind N.E. ; fine.
Arrived—Queen, from Port Madoc ; Atalanta, Sunder-
land : William and Oakwell, Cardiff ; Gleaner, and
Friends, Middlesborough ; Caroline, Shields ; Norman,
steamer, Brazils.
Sailed—City of Bristol, for Australia ; Mary Anne,
Newcastle; Edward, and Caledonia, Sunderland.
LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning.
Wind N.W.
Arrived—Ocean Wave, from Mobile ; Sarah Judkins,
Apalachicola ; Anna Hendrika, Amsterdam ; Amelia,
Rostock ; Isabel, Antwerp; Hants, Bonny and Barbadoes.
QUEENSTOWN, May 4.
_

Wind E.
Arrived— K%ffirland, from Callao; Glaucus, Trinidal ;
Theodore, Villa Viceosa.
CROOKIIATEN, May 4.
Arrived—City of the Sultan, from Constantinople ;
Elena, Marseilles.

WATERFORD, May 4.

Wind E.N.E.
Arrived—Elizabeth Thomas, from Hamburg.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRIT1S;I TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.4 a.m.
Wind E.N.E. ; tide three hours' flood ; fine.
Arrived, May s.—Amazon, from Calcutta ; Symmetry,
Lebzeate ; Pilot Fish, Rio Janeire.
Arrived, May 6.—Star, from Rotterdam.
Sailed, May 6.—Lord John Russell, or Dunkirk
creta, St. Petersburg; Elizabeth, Stettin; Gezina, Ant-
werp,

DEAL, Wednesday, 9.30 a.m.
Wind E., light and fine. _ _ _

Passed in tow.—Swallow, from Shanghai, for London.
Passed - -Grecian, from London, for Jamaica ; Maria
Alice, London, for Corfu.
Anchored.—Selo Kar, from Queenstown, for Ipswich.

CRYSTAL PALAO2.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—TUESDAY,
MAY s.—Admission, on payment, 2,541 ; ditto by
season tickets, 315 ; total visitors, 2,856.
The Av'enir d' Anvers states that an Antwerp lady has
just given birth to her 29th child, and both the mother
and little No. 29 are doing well. ,
A TRAVELLING CARAVAN SEIZED FOR DEBT.—On
Monday last the officers of the Westminster County
Court, armed with a warrant of execution against Par-
kinson, owner of a caravan formerly belonging to
Wombwell's menagerie, proceeded to that vehicle, which
was stationed at Thames Bank, Pimlico. Parkinson,
who, with his wife atd family, lived in the van, refused
to admit the officers, and, opening a window, exhibited
a large joint of pork and some loaves of bread, stating
that they would do for seme days for " home consump-
tion." The officers then moved the van to the county
court auctioneer's premises in Vincent square. Here,
admission being refused to it unless its living freight
were first discharged, it was allowed to remai❑ outside,
when the inspector of nuisances took possession of it,
and by his orders it was being removed towards the
green-yard, but it had only gone a few yards when the
wheels refused to move, and there the matter—and the
caravan— stands.

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