The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-28 00:00:00

'OOK BANKS.

PRIYA.TIC AN.

The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of circu•
lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England
,1,1,1 Wales for the four weeks ending the 214 of Nov.,
1857, and gives the following as the average weekly cir-
culation of those banks during the past month, viz.:—
Private banks
Joint-stock banks 3,026,590
Average weekly circulation £6,682,167
On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed
issues the following appears to be the comparative state
of the circulation :
The private banks are below their fixed issues £792,676
The joint-stock banks are below their fixed
275,767
issues ,
Total below the fixed issue.. 13,068,443
The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch
banks for the four weeks ending the 21st of Nov.,
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 £6,772,611
Average circulation of the Scotch banks 4,344,2-44'
Average circulation during past month £11,116,867
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 £418,151
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 1,257,013
Total above the fixed issue £1,675,164
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 £2,4109
92
Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks 2,1357'1
Total of gold and silver held ..... g 4,4710731
The above statements complete the returns of the cir•
enlation in England, Scotland, and Ireland for the month
ending the 21st of Nov.
These returns, combined with the average circulation
of the Bank of England for the same period, will glue
the following results of the circulation of notes ill 41"
United Kingdom, when compared with the previous
month :

Oct. 24, Nov. 21, Increase. Deere&4.•
1857. 1857.
---- —.--------
X £ £ £
Bank of England .... 19,971,724 20,557,120 585,396 ...
Private Banks
112,102
Joint-stock Banks . • 3,138,61,2 3,921,590
--- ------
Total in England -
SoStiand 4,248,221 4,344,222 96,001 487, _ ~,o'',
Ireland .. • •
.......____---,
--- -- 110,295
United Kingdom .. • • 38,466,449 38,356,154

Showing an increase of 283,018/. hi the char:
lation of notes in England, and a decrease et
110,2951. in the circulation of the United Siicidn°3:
when compared with the month ending the 22d o'
November, 1856, the above returns show an incresel
of 207,389/. in the circulation of notes in England, and
a decrease of 546,1861. in the circulation of the "United
Kingdom.
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng"
land in both departments daring the month ending of
18th of Nov. was 7,720,9841., being a decrease d
2 195,7431. as compared with the previous month; en
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a decrease of 1,956,0861. when compared with the EO3
period last year.
The stock of specie held by the Scotch and Irish bank°
during the month ending the 214 of Nov., WI
4,471,7311„ being an increase-of 413,909/.las cot:opal,
with the previous return, and an increase of 94,264"
when compared with the corresponding period last leer'