The New York herald., 1866-09-07
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY sEPEMBG l. lsca-rRIpLE SHEET

aavirs fun, velv.sd ne 10 he rursued and abe
eonsssseaos. q rspd arrre Ion of the our
rrncy aal'ar In England. after tae Napolsonsc wars
tn enect 10 mako ths rica rcher and the poor
torrr. 10 enFirh the fey fanahiters At tina expense
of ,hs Tres' rnAj riiv ~ 'hs Teoae And the fund-
haaess sa~aed secsas~ tseir raaence con,rclsd tho
H'ases - rarAnrp, su-lsnilv 70 procure legislation
which brought about spesdv or specie pawn
a ne time thai rro<iraed tho Industry OF the
country md prcdac,a riots which threatened revolution
Mr. scrali,oh win a. ~~n 10 famnlarxs himself with
MI. PARTON a Ea-'lsh history preventing does
some~haf parallel 70 eur own.
According 70 the last semiannnal accounts Of the
rsudn oint sisek hanks of these Institutions
in highly pro.peross condition. Tho profits n the
London and Westminster R.nk for ihe half year were at
tn rate of than airy per p-r annum on the
psi 10 cap,s thc~e of ,hs Union Bank thirty per cent
those Of ,hs Joint Stock Bank weniy ave psrceni those
q the London and County Bank twentyh per cent
and those of the Cry bank twelve par cent These i've
hawks and three oshers--nsmey. tho Metropolitan aud
rovpcal the AIssncs and the Imr~ral-hsd according
q the last repors referred W. liabilities N tho public
consiSlnr Of deposits and sccerssnc-~ 20 the amount of
Ssi $50 Assnss this liability of say eishty-two mill
lions sterling thy held In cash nearly twelve millions
and In Excheauer bis Indian bonds and government
stocks fs. 20, ,ess. mating ,ose,her ahou, twenty
and q half per cent Of the whole In
sadi,on they also held Ell. 100 IN bills and book
making aggregate Of one hundred and eight and
half par of nominal The bills and book debts
being. to some extent. Of varying value The total
asses Including hank premises and such like, wero
valued At elshty-nine and half millions which, sgan.t
liability 10 the public Of eighty two millions shows
surplus Of and half millions a little moro
than nine par cent The creditors of the banks aaos
ion s,i further secured against loss by seventeen
millions of capital uncaed from tho hank st0ckhoisrs
IN fve Institutions nrai mentioned unlniies and
the sharchoide therefore liable for the entire debts
Of their particular banks Tho net profits ~
the egh, hanks mentioned during tho last half wear
aggregated f'ss,eis Put, although tho proals of the
first nve stated tho of dividend and bonus
Of tho London and Westminster only twenty ght
psr per snnum; Of the Onion Rank twenty-five per
cont Of the Joint stock Rank twenty per cent % the
London and County twenty-five per cent, and ~ the
City Bank twelve per cent II u throngh the
tive policy of these hanks In keeping Their dividends on
lower scale than their earnnrs thai their preseRt bh
credit large reserves and -Four shIng condition = doe
Tho reserve Of profits undivided In the LONDON and
Westminster ftTs.0i7 In the Union f3fa ss4 in the
Joint Stock fsss.ss in the Londcs and County
f28., ,4oa. and IN the CIV Rank fIas,s5i
Mining stocks were nrm. a. the second board Benton
sold at 81 So Columbian Gold ard silver ~ 70 Corydon
81 90, Downlevis Gold 81 81 Holman sao. keystone
Silver Sc, New York Gold 81 80. Quartz Hin a. 81.
Rocky Mountain 81 IS, Smith Parnel.e $40 %,
Texas 20c.
The Philadelphia money market ia In very easv con.
don, and period Of active speculation Is Confidently
predicted there The bank statement for tho week
closing September 3 compared with the of tho
previous Monday, exhibits increase In s the leading
items, follows = Loans si. i27: deposits,
s5,il7,s3o; issa tenders, esee7, ,es2; circulation,
SIC 24o, and specie, ei,5tA The details Of the
stataiuents are M UNDER