The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-04-12

ing sroand curve. On the hight is rvsr, On which
two ssamboats are visibls-ons a. distance and the
other apparently quite Bales Of erchandiss and
bundlss Of fruit lie scattered around the Tsmss The
counterfeit is one aSd ikely TO deceive the un
wary. wresths of flowers encircls the figures "5n ON
the bill.
The Bankers Aagazine furnishes the returns Of cir
cuaton Of the private and joint stock banks England
and Wales for the four weeks ending the 18th Of Feb
Iuary and gives the following the average weekly
circulation Of those banks during the past month"; viz
frVate BANKS f3 6l2, 1856
JONI STOCK panks....,......... 30t6,434
Average weekly circulation ............ f6Sle, 2l9
On comparing the above with the returns for the
preceding month, ending the goth OF January last 1t
shows
decrease in the circulation Of the private
decrease in the circulation OF the joint
stock banks off,. ........................ 97s5s
Decrease on the month. ................. s22s 5as
And compared with the return for the corresponding
period Of last year, viz, February Is, 1854 1t shows
A decrease in the circulation Of the private
A decrease in the circulation Of the joint
STOCK banks of...... .................... b2,O2b
Decrease on the f135, 100
On comparing the above with the amounts Of the xed
issues the following appears to be the comparative state
Of the circulation
The private banks below their xed issues fs7 933
The joint stock banks are below their fixed
issucf. SiS,4Z6
Total below their fixed issue. ....... f1 lO7, 1855
The accounts Of the Bank Of England ju pre-
scented 10 Parliament show that the amount Of al Ex
chequer bills Treasury bills, or other government
securities which purchased by the Governor and
Company Of the Bank of England, whish any sums
were lent or advanced by the sail Bank of Englsn
during the year ending the 9Th of January 1885, ncld
cd the following sums, viz In the quarter ending the
9th Of April 1854 f3 POL in the quarter ending the
9th Of July, f79o ooo in the quarter, 1882 CAS-
In the quarter ending the 10th OF October .500o in
the quarter, and in the quarter ending
the 9Th Of January, 1885, All these advances
made the growing produce of the Consolidated
Fund There also advanced Exchequer bills two
sums of f1,76o,0co and $780, 5o All these amounts
paid off during the year, except f235 eO0 which
remained undscharged In the hands Of the Bank the
5th Of January last The balances issued for the pay
ment of dividends due and not demanded, and for the
payment of lottery prizes or benefits not claimed,
amour ted follows viz - On the 9th OF April 1854
81 209 Of which 5000 953 advanced to govern
ent the 9Th Of July to 81, 1884, Of which f97o,
164 advanced to government the 10th of October
to 81 293, Of which f913 293 advanced gov.
ernment; and the 9Th Of January 1855, sloes0s1,
quarter) was advanced to the government The sums
left in the Bank of England consequently amounted
the above quarter days to fJos25o sloO 100000
and fl52 1885, respectively An account OF the receipt
and expenditure Of the Of ca, 722 during the
year 1854 by the Com missoners for the Reduction Of
the National Debt shows that the greater portion of the
receipts accrued from "cash received at sundry times
from the Exchequer and that nearly all of this cash,
or f2,771,597, expended in the purchase Of Ex-
nh
ed to the purchase Of 1914 Consols and f24 921 Re-
duced Annuities Consolidated. supplementary return
states that the 18th Of February 1854 Mr. Gladstone
the Chancellor of the Exchequer appedto the Bank for
advances Exchequer bills of su,h should not
leave larger amount Of the said bills in the hands of
the Governor Of the Bank than e. 00o and that
the 9Th Of june, 1854, similar advance requested
to the amount of f76o,ooo Both requests were COM
piled with by the Court of Directors Of the Bank Of Eng
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