The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-03 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

Sugar—The market is firm with a fair inquiry. The
Public sales are progressing quietly, at late rates. Refined
sugars in steady request.
Coffee—The demand continues steady, and sales firm.
Tea Rather more inquiry, but without leading to any
important business. Tone firmer.
Rice quit.

COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, July 3.—S.tles probably 8,00 bales.
Market rather steadier.

Enid of Ens,

Returns.

Au Account, purstrtnt to ti
cap. 32, for the week ending

lc Act ith and Bth Victoria,
Wolueslay, July 1, 1868.
P A.RTHEN r.

;Isst:E trz
Notes issued .....£36,66J,220

Goverumt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 3,931,900
Gull Coin uud
Bullion
Silver Bu

£36;660,220
JUNKING D.

L36;660,220

Proprietors' Capi-
tal ,E11,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits
(including Ex-
chequer, Sav-
ings' Banks,
Commissioners
of National
Debt, and Div.
Accounts ... 7,021,013
Other Deposits.. 21,497,262
Seven Days and
other Bills 452,471

&PARTSIENT.
Govarnmt.
SACll-
rities(including
Dead Weight_

Annuity) £13,143,391
Other Securities 20,451.631
Notes 11,868,635
Gold and Silver
Coin .4. 1,094001

X 16,613,661

£46,615,661
1E FORBES, Chief Cashier.

GEORi

The Bank Returns.

The Bankers' ilagazin,e furnishes the returns of tho cir-
culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 23d of May.
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 ended
the 20th of May (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 :

April 2r,
I 18G8.

Bank of England 2 f,29;,74:
Private Banks 7,591,••
Joint-stock Banks ; 2,165,81

May t 3,
1868. Increase. Decrease

t 4,12 ,392
--
2,8!8.2.)21 -
2,396,9 9i -

Total in England 29,652,342
Scotland 4,11 y,71
Ireland 6, t 92,90

2',35 ',513!
4,4 2,7,9;
6,289,2131

1 e 8,3 t)
6%061
.0,923

United Kingdom. 140,201,57

- 302,339
3V7,0341
-
i 82,74

10,4 2,5251 41,9531

And as compared with the month ending the 2,Ah Of
May, 1867, the above returns show an increase of
£1,196,616 in the circulation of notes in England, and au
increase of £1,593,614 in the circulation of the United
KingdOin.

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 ••• ... • ..-. £1,073,403
The English joint-stock banks are below their
fixed issue

311,721

Total Mow flied issue in England ... £1,415,124
The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 2,063,528
The Irish banks ere 13310 w their fixed issue 115,281
The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng-
land in both departments during the month ending the 20th
of May was £20,529,057, being a decrease of £262,835
as compared with the previous month, and au increase of
£1,206,907 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 28th
of -March :

Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,797,956
Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,197,956

£4,995,652
Being a increase of £174,600 as compared with the pre-
vious return, and a decrease of X 186,831. when compared
with tho corresponding period last year.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

&unroll& and New Zealand, vta Bouthamptos.......July
Ditto, via, ...July 13.
Ditto, vie Pin ...July 2,1.
dreg!, Buenos Ayres, sad 31uate .....July 5.
Ditto. by lei-es:ion wicket ...... • • •••• • ••• •• .• • • ••July 2
Cape Verde. by arsztl peJeet Ju.y 5.
„awe • of Gool Live. Asoensio.t. ant 3t. Ileleue July 10,
„Wan, Ceasing. and Vii Suudiedidtou J 4.
•litrei ter, via ioutheutpt.m..
lad a, via South.imptoa ...... ... • •... July I
Ditto, via Ilereeil es ...... . • •• • July
r:ypt, a... ....... ......... July 1.
Ditto, liersellles
list•rittus, Cape 01 Good Live, and Natal, via
—.
Southampton
Ditt Alarelited July 13
ewtoundle, . ....July 11.
eurtugal
Ditto, by I. cited '3tates picket
Ditto ditto (Baltiaiure)
United States, Lanada, California, &c., by British
paoket.., ..... ...,„ ..... ,•• .........