The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-26 00:00:00

BANK RETURNS.

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir-
culation of the Private and Joint-Stook Banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending Aug. 24. These
returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and
Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula-
tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the
21st August (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 :

July 27, Aug. 24,
1861. ! ' 1861. (Increase. Decrease.
- --
Bank of England... 2',,20 ',800I; 20,190,3721 12,428
I
Private Banks 3,030.2021 2 9-4 906! 55,296
!
Joint-stock Banks 2,753,0(8!---- 2,704,6111 48,457
---
Total in England. 125,986,170! 25,869,889!, 1 6,181
Scotland 4,077,311 4,053,8081 23,523
Ireland
-
United Kingdom. 35,080,445 ! 35,443,125 £237,320

And as compared with the month ending the 25th August,
1860, the above returns show a decrease of £2,085,098
in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of
£2,813,766 in the circulation of the United Kingdom.
On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve-
ral 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
fixed issue..

Total below fixed issue in England.... X 1,970,748
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue .. £1,304,537
The Irish banks are below their fixed issue .... £835,066
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the 21st
August was £12,509,523, being an increase of £748,447 as
compared with the previous month, and a decrease of
£3,125,230 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 24th Aug. :
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,470,235
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,126,454

Being an increase of £4,596,689
£52,311, as compared with the
previous return, and a decrease of £147,463 when compared
with the corresponding period of last year.
„

•
BOY DROWNED AT MARGATE.—A correspondent
of the llaidstone Journal writes :—" A sad calamity oc-
curred at Margate on Thursday that I think should be a
warning to parents allowing schoolmasters on the coast to
bathe the boys without proper precaution being taken for
their safety. On the rocks beyond New-town there were
about 40 boys from eight to sixteen years of age bathing,
belonging to a respectable school in Margate. On the
cliffs above were 100 people or more watching them ;
presently a man cried out that one of them had gone
down. A sturdy sailor six feet high instantly ran down
the cut, waded into the water, and swam to the spot
where the boy was last seen. The tide was running out
so strong that lie, a strong swimmer, could not
stand against it. He returned the poor boy was lost.
On reaching the spot I found the remainder of the boys
hastily dressing; among them two little follows who had
been nearly carried away in the same manner. I saved
him, sir,' said a boy about 15 years of age, pointing to one
about 9 ; he was going, but I caught hold of him.' The
little fellow was so full of fright that he could not speak.
Had a strong swimmer been in attendance, or a boat near
at hand (and I think it the duty of those having the care of
our little ones to take precautions both against tide and
cramps), a heavy afflictkn would have been spared the
'Ducats of this lost one."

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two o'CLocic

The minimum rate of discount of the Bank of
England remains at 31 per cent., the Directors at
their meeting to-day not having deemed it expedient
to make any alteration. In the general market,
however, the charge for the negotiation of the best
bills does not exceed 3 per cent., and the commer-
cial inquiry is exceedingly moderate.
IR the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday the
demand for all descriptions continued very active,
and prices tended upwards. The sales amounted to
fully 30,000 bales. The City of Washington, which
]eft yesterday for New York, conveyed 903 bales of
cotton.

To-morrow a call of £5 per share, amounting to
£41,750, becomes due on the Scinde Railway £2O
Shares.

A small amount of gold, viz., £7,000, was taken
nto the Bank of England yesterday.

The steamer Ellora, which leaves to morrow for
Bombay, will take out £18,700 in gold and
£91,680 in silver.

Notice has been given that the half year's interest
on Turkish 6 per Cent. Bonds of the Loan of
1854 will be payable on and after the 10th proximo,
and it is also announced that the Bonds drawn for
redemption, amounting to £40,150, will be paid off
at par on that or any subsequent day.
A call of £3 per share has been made by the
Watford and Rickmansworth Railway payable, on
or before the 10th proximo.

An undertaking, entitled the Metropolitan and
Provincial Bank, has just been introduced with a
capital of £1,000,000 (with power to increase it to
£2,000,000), in £lOO shares, of which it is proposed
Lot to call up more than £25 per share. It is to be
established under the Joint Stock Banking Companies
Amendment Acts, which limit the liability of each
shareholder to the amount of the shares held. The
list of directors comprises gentlemen of unquestion-
able respectability, and, if properly managed, it will
no doubt prove a very remunerative undertaking.

There is rather more firmness in the market for
Public Securities to-day, but business is very dull.
Consols closed yesterday at 93, 938 for transfer, and
9381 for the account, but they are now 8 per cent.
better, viz., 931 1, and 931 1 respectively, in conse-
quence of a few speculative purchases. The New
Threes are steady at 908 91 k ; the Reduced at 90,1
91. Exchequer Bills, March, at Is. dis. to 2s. prem ;
ditto, June, at ss. to Bs. prem. ; India 5 per Cent.
Loan is flat at 1038 2; but 'the New Scrip is firm
at 1031.

A fair amount of business has been transacted in
the Foreign Market, but prices, in some instances,
show less firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 851
86 ; ditto, 1858, 69 to 691 ; Mexican have fluctuated
from 251 261- to 251, being flatter ; Grenada are
steady at 163 17; Brazilian at 911 ; Spanish at 501;
ditto Deferred at 421; and Venezuelan at 201;
Sardinian are firmer at 811.

The transactions in American Securities during
the past wet k have not been very extensive, and
prices have not exhibited much variation. The
following remarks are from the circular of Mr. E.
F. Satterthwaite :—" We have had a dull market
in London for American Securities during the past
week, but in the last few days there has sprung up
a more active inquiry, especially for Virginia Six
per Cent. Bonds, Illinois Shares, and Ede Shares.
New York Central Shares are steady at 66, and
Illinois ConstruPtion Bonds at 80."

The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up
to this day, are in round figures as under :

,
Great Western 1861. 1860.
North-Western
87,819 £50,314
South-Western
2
Brighton
Midland
South-Eastern
Great Northern 34,351 27,795
Lancashire and Yorkshire
Bristol and Exeter 7,084 7,097
North-Eastern .
Nosth British 6,959 6,290
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln
Great Southern and Western, Ireland 10,233 8,917
Edinburgh and Glasgow 7,266 7,080
Grand Trunk of Canada
Great Western of Canada
These returns, except in particular instances,
owing to local circumstances, are of an unsatisfac-
tory character. On the North Western there is a
decrease of £460 ; on the Midland, of £390 ; on
the South Eastern, of £966; on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire, of £291 ; on the North Eastern, of
£1,593 ; on the Grand Trunk of Canada, of £1,720;
and on the Great Western of Canada £1,398. The
Great Northern however in consequence of Doncaster
Races, shows an increase of £6,556 ; the Great
Western an improvement of £1,505; the South
Western 'of £1,234 ; the Brighton of £689 ; and
the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £1,347.
Business in the Railway Share Market continued
moderately active, and a slight improvement was
apparent in several of the principal undertakings.
Eastern Counties advanced £1 ; Great North erns,
10s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Mid
lands, ss. Caledonians, Great Westerns, and South
Easterns declined 55.; and Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 10s.

In the Foreign and Colonial lines the dealings
were limited, without any material change in
values. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian
and San Paulo were a shade flatter, and Great
Indian Peninsula declined ss. Bombay and
Baroda and Madras 5 per Cents, declined 10s.
Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares.
have shown a slight advance. Union of London
have risen to 271 ; London Joint Stock to 315 ; and
Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 671.

BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICER.
3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l 904 11
3 per Cent. Cons*ls Annuities
New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l 905 15
India Stock , .. —
Ditto 5 per Cent.
Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent 1034
Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent —
Ditto 5 per Cent. 961 5
Ditto 55 per Cent 1034 4
Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 984 4
Ditto 1859
Ditto Bonds £l,000
0),4501s for Account, Oct. 10 .. 934 4
ludia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent .... 1034 5
March. June.
Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 2pm 1 dis Bpm
Ditto £5OO ..
Ditto Small
,
FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
Brazilian, 5 per Cent .
Ditto 44 per Cent., 1860
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto Account 25546454,446554
New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent.
Peruvian 41 per Cent
Ditto (Uribarren), 44 per Cent. .. 94}
Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St ~
Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859..
Sardinian 5 per Cent.
Ditto Account
Spanish 3 per Cent.
Ditto Account
.
Ditto New,Deferred —
Ditto Account
Ditto Passive
Turkish 6 per Cent
Ditto Account
i Ditto New Loan
Ditto Account
Ditto £lOO Bonds
Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent.
Venezuelan 3 per Cent.
..
Ditto Account•
201 /
Dividends on the above payable in London.
Dutch 24 per Cent., Exchange 12 Gull 644 4
Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 44 per Ct. Ex. 4s B9l -
Consols, M0ney......,...
THREE O'CLOCK,
935 4
Ditto Account

The Earl and Countess of Scarborough have n
e been
entertaining Colonel and Lady Caro T
owneley Lord
and Lady Norreys, and a succession of visitors, at their seat,
Ticknell Castle, Yorkshire.
The London Board of the North British Insurance
Company have resigned in a body. Dissatisfaction with
the views of the company in Scotland as to future manage..
ment of the English business, whieli is proposed to be car-
ried on upon principles unsuitable, in their opinion, for this
country, is the alleged cause of the disruption.
CAMBRIDGE, SEPT. 24.—CHURCEI READING.--
The English Lecturer at Corpus Christi College will give
the usual course of theoretical and practical instruction to
candidates for holy orders, commencing Tuesday, Bth Oct.
Certificates will be granted.
The attractions of Nice will be increased during
the winter by an exhibition of the fine arts, which is to
take place during the months of December and January.
Preparations for it have already commenced.

The Espero of Turin states that Commander
Buoncompagni has been appointed Professorof Constitu-
tional Law, and Signor Mancini of Civil Law, to the
Prinees of Italy.

NAME FOR A NEW STRONG AMERICAN DRINK.
Union-Smashert—lifiach.

25 Frythe and Tyne 10 per' 1 !
C. pref. (issued at £5 1 sit I
stock ! aria. & Exet.4 p.ctatocr 100 —
20 ?Do. do. do. Shares
stock Cateflon £10,41 per cen, 100 100 102
stock I Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100
6% ,Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all
20 Cornwall, 5 per cent.
51 'Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 51 01
14 IDo Ist Class Pref all
stock !E.Ang,n.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 100 102
stoc' I Do. do. Class B 6 p.c lOO 110 115
stock ; Do. do. Class C 7 p.c..: lOO 106 110
stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 100 106 108 107
stock ;Do. do. No. 100 105 107
stock 1)o. New 6 pet ct. stock . 100 122 124
100 stock lEastern Union, 4 per ct.
stock • Do. 5 percent. guar....
100 80 82
stock ! Edin.&G las. sp.c. shares! 100 , 1110 112
stock I Do. 4 p.c gua. S. &D' 100 90 92
stock ' ictlin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c I 100 79 81
stock , Vurness, 5 per cent .... 100
stock ;Glos.& S. We- st.g.a. 5 p.c lOO
s'o,l: Greht Northern, sp.ct l 100 115 117
stock I C'o.sp.c.Pedm., lop.c.pml 100 109 111
stock I Do. 44 p. c. do. do.
100 I Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 105 107 106
10 Gt. 7s h. of Scotld. Ist pf all
.f.,3 t.Sn. & W (Ireland) •
tock j 1 100 97 99
1 p. et. pref. stock
50 ;rest West. (Berks an •
Hants) Ext. sp. et. . 6
stock to. Redeemable,4lp.ci 100 08 110
stock no. Redeemable, ' .
p. ct 100 88 90
stock Do Irredeemable, do.. 100 89 ME
stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 102 104
a DO. Birm. Pref. Shares. all i 94 10
10 tlt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh all 164 174
10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 1 101 101
stock Do Birmg.guar. stock lOO 74 76
26t, , Do. Chester gua. shareF! all 20 21
131 ' no. do. do.
20 IDo. do. do.
100 Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref 6O j
stock ' Lan.&York 4p. c. stock lOO 134 138
stock I Do.Barnstst£s3s 10d pc 100 —.—
Stock i Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.)
stock ii,on.t 8r1g.5 pc ,c.,11. No. 100 111 114
stock I no, sp, c. • No. 2 100 111 114
stock I no, gua. 6p. c.
stock , Do. do st.c. No. i 100 111 114
stock I Do. do. 4. per ce11.%
5 ID. do. 4 p. c. shares all
stock 'Do 7p. ct Pref. stock lOO 150 155
stock ' Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P,) 100 127 130
stock IDo.4p.c.S.(div.dettil 'WO 100 72 74
stock !Do. 4 per cent. Pre lOO 90 91
stock f,on. Chat. and Dover lOO 97 99 971 7
10 /Do.W. A rceiv. no div
I Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all
)go. B B. & Brom ex. , )all h 1p
10 Do. Metropolitan Ex 111 31 id ip
stock Lon. and N.V. Coy. and!
Nuneaton, sp. et._ I 100 —
stock , ',on. &S.W, 7 ID. ct. stock 100
stock I Do. 44 per cent lOO
2s. 'id.; Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns
1 of 2s. 6d..... ..... ... all
121 Londondy. & Cole. 1 shl all
1'24 ; Londony. & Ennis. 4 eh, all 134 14
stock !Ilan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct 100 120 125
6 'o. £6
stock Do. 31 per cent
10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 1 1 P
124 7.Taryoort & Car., 4p. c all
121 Do. 41 per cent all
stock Md. Con. 6p c. stock lOO
stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c 100 ,134 136
stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO ,100 102 1004
6 I Do. 44 per cell* ... , 3
stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pret st 1100 191 92 921
stock Norflk sp. c. lix. at. 1846! 100 1
stock I Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do 1817; 100 I
stock , Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47' 100 1
stock :North British, sp. 0... 100 1110 112
stock ;Do. New, gua. sp. c.... 100 109 111
1' ; 1 Do. Bor. Fn. g. pf. shs, 5 1 1 11 1
1) Do. , do. do' all
st N th.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. 100
st IN-Eastrons.Pref. 4p. ',., 100 90 90
st I Do. 41 pc. redeemable..! 100 99 101
at I Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref.! 100 08 100
17' 'Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref.'8.13.4. p 4 p P
20 I Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 13
124 IDo. do, Quarters, 1848.. 9
25 'Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 /d iP
20 !North Staffordshire.... all 22 X 3
10 IRhytnney Guaranteed. all
84 !Scottish Central, new pf all
st !Scottish North-Eastern
34 p. c. pref. stock.... 100
at Do.Aberdeen,gua.Op c 100
st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock , 100 132 136
les. South Devon, Ann. lOs 1 all 10 101
10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent ! all
1.0. South Eastern (11,eadinf:
Ann., 1.0.6) , all 231 233
at Do. 41 per cent ! 100 100 102
at Do. Fixed :Ip.c. Ist is! 100 'lOO 102
st -touth Wales, gua. 4 p.c.! 100
at Do. 14 per cent ; 100 07 99
at Do. 5 percent' 1100
st S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gun 100 83 86
25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 27 28
25 Do. B 6 ner cent all 32 33
25 Do. C 6 percent all 32 33
at Watrld & Kilkny, 6 p.c lOO 45 48
at W.Mid -Oxf Ist Guastk 100 1124 126 1251
at Do. 2d do 100 ;118 120
at Do.Ncwport 5 p.c.ptred. 100 1100 102
at Do.Perpet. 6 p.c. pt 18661 100 1121 123 121
st Do. till 1869, Ist is.l 100 1117 120

NES.

20 Australian
1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 pr 4p I; 1
20 Brazil St.J.del Bey,Lim 15 395 406 40
5 Do. Land and Mining-Co. all 1 14
1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. i
40 'Cobre Copper all 35 37
Copiapo
1 DunMoun.Cop.llling Co ail
2 Fortuna.
20 General all 123 24
2 IGt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 I 4 4 p
15 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 15 p
3 Linares all 6 7
5 Lusitanian 2 4 pr
1 Mariquita , all 4 4
1 N.lthineCopoN.Aus.L , 4 -6- }d
20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead,
Mining and Smelt all 2 4
5 Port Philip , 1 I 4 15
1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) , 10s. F 1 p
t 3•2•81 United Mexican
1 Worthing (Limited) all
I Do. •
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
100 AV.,,ra&UnitedService Bk 50 B4 .3.6
40 !Australasia all 66 67 66
25 'Bank of Egypt all 21 22 21/ •
100 Bank of London ..... 50 54 55
20 Bank of Turkey
50 British North American all 52 64
20 Chtd.Bank of India, dm all 201 204
25 ICh.lller. of In. Lon.,t Ch. all --
100 'City
100 Colonial . 25 37 39 38
20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada all
100 Commercial of London 2O
20 ,ling.. Scot., & Ans. Ch all 117 175 , 174
20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all I -
20 I Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 24 244 24
20 Do. new lO 3 35 134
50 'London and County
50 'London Joint Stock : lO 314 825 314 2
20 London and S.Atrican ' 10 6 pr
100 London A Westminster 20 664 675 67 64 74
100 Nat. l'rov. of England 42 t
20 Do. new ...
50 National Bank
20 New South Wa1e5....,, all 31 36
25 Orient. B. Corporation .I all 501 514
20 Ottoman Bank
100 Provincial of Ireland: 25
10 Do. new
25 South Australia ..
25 Union of Australia
50 Union o' London.
100 Unity Mutual 6O
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. uly
1877-9 lOO 109 114
Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 -
- Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4; 100 -
- Do. 6p. c. Feb. A Aug.' 100 106 108
Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept.l 100 109 11l
Do. 5 per cent lOO 1004 1014 101
Cape G. Rope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 iO9 111
Do. 18901 100 107 111
N,B.Gov. 6 p.c..Ta.&July, 100 108 109
Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.l 100
N. S.W. Gov. sp. c.,18661 100 995 1001
Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 991 1001
Do. p.c., 1888 & upwdal 100 99 100 994
Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c
• sterling, 1875 lOO 1081 1091
S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO -
6 p.c. Ja.SzJuly 100
- Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.Aoct lOO 11085 109 I 1084

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stock
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stock
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Commercial 1 100
Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.Min ,' 100
East and West India lOO
Idondor ' •• • : 100
St. Katharine lOO
'Southampton lOO
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60 62
63 68

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