The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-13 00:00:00

BANK OF ENGLAND.

The usual average return of the liabilities ann assets of the
Bank of England, embracing the period from the 10th Sep-
tember to the 3d of December, both inclusive, which ap-
peared in Friday's Gazette, gives the following results,
viz. :

That the average of the 13 weeks ending the 3d of Decem-
ber, as compared with the average of the 13 weeks ending
the 10th of September, shows
A decrease in the circulation of. £152,000
A decrease in the deposits of 876,000
An increase in the stock of bullion of 807,000
Wherefore it appears that the decrease in the liabilities is
£1,028,000, and this represents the decrease in the total
quantity of money in the 13 weeks ending the 3d of Decem-
ber, as compared with the 13 weeks ending the 10th of Sep-
tember, 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 3d of December,
1842, as compared with the average of the 13 weeks ending
the 7th of December, 1841, shows
An increase in the circulation of.. £5,590,000
An increase in the deposits of 1,588,000
An increase in the stock of bullion of 5,498,000
.

Wherefore it appears that the increase in the liabilities is
£4,178,000, and this represents the increase in the total
quantity of money in the thirteen weeks ending the 3d of
December, 1842, ascompared with the thirteen weeks ending
the 7th of December, 1841, in so far as regards the ad-
ministration of the currency by the Bank of Bngland.
The variations in the stock of bullion have taken place in
the following manner and proportion :
In the four weeks ending the 25th of March, 1842, •
as compared with the four weeks ending the
28th of December, 18-41, there is an increase of £1,423,000
In the four weeks ending the 18th of June, as
compared with the four weeks ending the 22d
March, there is an increase of 936,000
In the four weeks ending the 10th of September,
as compared with the tour weeks ending the 11th
of June, there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending the 3d of December, as
compared with the four weeks ending the 3d of
September, there is an increase of ..... 634,000
The changes and fluctuations in the circulation will app ear
from the following statement :
In the four weeks ending March 29, 1842,as com-
pared with the four weeks ending December 28,
there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending June 18, as compared
with the four weeks ending March 22, there is
an increase of ........ .... 842,000
In the four weeks ending December 10, as compared
with the four weeks ending June 11, there is an
increase of
In the four weeks ending December 3, as compared
with the four weeks ending September 3, there
is a decrease of
_ _

The following are the changes and fluctuations that have
taken place in the deposits :
In the four weeks ending March 29,1842. as com-
pared with the four weeks ending December 28,
1841, there is a decrease of
In the four weeks ending June 18, as compared
with the four weeks ending 22d of March, there
is a decrease of
In the four weeks ending 10th of September, as
compared with the four weeks epding 11th of
June, there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending 3d of December, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending September 3,
there is a decrease of 374,000
The changes and fluctuations in the securities will appear
from the following statement:—
In the four weeks ending March 29,1842, as com- -
pared with the four weeks ending December 28,
1841, there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending June 18, as compared
with the four weeks ending March 22, there is
a decrease of .
In the four weeks ending September 10, as corn-
pared with the four weeks ending June 11,
there is an increase of
In the four weeks ending December 3, as com-
pared with the four weeks ending September 3,
there is a decrease of

As far as the present defective state of the returns will
admit of a comparison between the two systems of averages,
the stock of bullion held by the Bank of England for the last
month was about £10,250,000.