The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-14 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND

The usual average return of the Liabilities and assets of
the Bank of England, accordinc, to the old system, and em-
bracing the period from the 14th of September to the 7th of
December, both inclusive, appeared in Friday night's Gazette.
This return gives the following results, viz. :
That the average of the 13 weeks ending the 7th December,
as compared with the averge of the 13 weeks ending the 14th
of September, shows ;C.
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A decrease in the circulation of 509,000
A decease in the deposits of
And a decrease in the stock of bullion of 489,000

Wherefore it appears that the decrease in the liabilities is
X 1,192,000, and this represents the decrease in the total
quantity of money in the 13 weeks ending the 7th of De-
cember, as compared with the 13 weeks ending the 14th of
September, in so far as regards the administration of the
currency by the Bank of England.
The yearly comparison is as follows :—The average of the
13 weeks ending the 7th of December, 1841, as compared with
the average of the 13 weeks ending the Bth of December,
1840, shows X.
An increase in the circulation of 526,000
An increase in the deposits of
_ An increase in the stock of bullion of 975,000

Wherefore it appears that the increase in the liabilities is
£1,558,000, and this represents the increase in the total quan-
tity of money in the 13 weeks ending the 7th of December,
1841, as compared with the 13 weeks ending the Bth of De-
cember, 1840, in so far as regards the administration of the
currency by the Bank of England.
The variations in the stock of bullion have taken place in
the following manner and proportions
In the four weeks ending the 30th March, 1811,
as compared with the four weeks ending the £
29th of December, 1840, there is an increase of 855,000
In the four weeks ending the 22d of June, as
compared with the four weeks ending the 23d of
March, there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending the 14th of September,
as compared with the four weeks ending the
15th of June, there is a decrease of
In the four weeks ending the 7th of December, as
compared with the four weeks ending the 7th
of September, there is a decrease 0f....
The changes and fluctuations in the circulation will ap-
pear from the following statement :
In the four weeks ending March 30,1841, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending Dec. 29, 1840, £
there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending June 22, as compared
with the four weeks ending March 23, there is
an increase of
In the four weeks ending Sept. 14, as compared
with the four weeks ending June 15, there is an
increase of
In the four weeks ending Dec. 7, as compared
with the four weeks ending Sept. 7. there is a
decrease of 975,000
The following are the changes and fluctuations that have
taken place in the deposits :
In the four weeks ending March 30,1£41, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending Dec. 29, 1840, ze
there is a decrease of
In the four weeks ending June 22, as compared
with the four weeks ending March 23, there is
a decrease of
In the four weeks ending Sept. 14, as compared
with the four weeks ending June 15, there is an
increase of
In the four weeks ending Dec. 7, as compared with
the four weeks ending Sept. 7, there is a de-
crease of
The changes and fluctuations in the securities will appear
from the following statement :
In the four weeks ending March 30, 1841, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending Dec. 29, 1840, £
there is a decrease of 1,290,000
In the four weeks ending June 22, as compared
with the four weeks ending March 23, there is
a decrease of
In the four weeks ending Sept. 14, as compared
with the four weeks ending June 15, there is an
increase of
In the four weeks ending Dec. 7, ai compared
with the four weeks ending Sept. 7, there is a
decrease of 1,167,000
As far as the present defective state of the returns will
permit of a comparison between the averages of the old and
new system, there appears to be a considerable increase
in the stock of bullion held by the Bank of England during
the last month.

882,000