Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and 8th of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Weeks ending as follows

STATE OF THE FIXED ISSUES IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

Amounts authorized by the Acts of 1844 and 1845:-
England- Bank of England

£14,000,000

207 Private Banks

5,153,407

3,495,446

3,087,209

6,354,494

£32,090,556

Add, Increase, since, in authorized amount of Bank of England:—

1855-Dec. 7th

1861-July 10th

£475,000

175,000

1866-Feb. 21st

350,000

1,000,000

£33,090,556

2,967,589

£30,122,967

*NOTE.-The number of Private Banks authorized to issue their own notes
in England, by the Act of 1844, was..
Diminished in number by amalgamation

The number of Banks authorized to issue their own notes in Scotland, by the Act of 1845, was

Bankers' Weekly Circulation Returns.

Pursuant to the Act 7 & 8 Victoria, c. 32; extracted from the LONDON Gazette.