intelligent person, and that his experience subsequent to the wreck of the U. S. steamer Adirondack fully confirms the statements. It is made public for the benefit of navigators.

(Copy)

J. M. GILLISS, Act. Com. of the Bureau.

"ISLAND ABACO, Lat. 26° 31' N. Lon. 76° 51′ W. "The current among our islands are little understood, and are often erroneously stated by writers. This I know from thirteen years' strict investigation and experience. Here, with the waning moon, the current invariably sets from the southward toward the west, taking the curve of the Elbow Reef (as it is called) at the rate of three knots per hour in summer, and sometimes as much as five in winter, being subject to the variations caused by the wind and the ebb and flow of the tide, which sets in strong among the Cays surrounding the main Island of Abaco.

"Two or three days after the change of the moon the current changes in the opposite direction, inclining a little more to the east with a much less velocity, say from 1 to 2 knots per hour, subject, as before stated, to the ebb and flow of the tide, &c. There is a large sheet of navigable water between the main island and the Cays, hence the strong set of the tide at various openings in the reef. This tide has considerable effect on vessels nearing them, as the number of wrecks in the immediate vicinity. attest. Opposite the Man O'War Key, (where the ship went ashore,) the land is very low and the reef stretches out farthest to the north, with a wide opening, where no land can be seen except in a very clear night. This same place has been counted one of the best wrecking grounds in the Bahamas.

SHIPPING INTEREST OF GREAT BRITAIN.

The annexed table shows the proportions of British and foreign tonnage entered and cleared at ports of the United Kingdom during the last eighteen years:

JOURNAL OF BANKING, CURRENCY, AND FINANCE.

1. CITY WEEKLY BANK RETURNS-NEW YORK BANKS, PHILADELPHIA BANKS, BOSTON BANKS, PROVIDENCE BANKS. 2. WEEKLY STATEMENT BANK OF ENGLAND. 3. BANK OF FRANCE. 4. FRENCH BUDGET OF 1863. 5 BANKS OF WISCONSIN. 6. FINANCES OF VERMONT. 7. BANKS OF ILLINOIS. 8. DEBT OF MEXICO. 9. TAXATION OF GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, 10. THE BALANCE OF TRADE. 11. BANK OF ENGLAND-ACCESS TO THEIR BULLION ROOM.

CITY WEEKLY BANK RETURNS.

NEW YORK BANKS. (Capital, Jan., 1862, 869,493,577; Jan., 1861, $69,890,475.) Weekly

Date.

18,.

16 25,

Loans.

Specie. Circulation. Net Deposits. Clearings. January 4,..... $154,415,826 $23,983,878 $8,586,186 $111,789,233 $100,642,429 66 11,..... 152,088,012 25,373,070 8,121,512 113,889,762 105,634,811 149,081,433 26,120,859 7,369,028 113,327,160 107,782,780 145,767,680 26,698728 6,828,017 110,874,786 100,001,959 144,675,778 27,479,583 6,404,951 112,057,003 93,791,629 143,803,890 28,196,666 6,077,417 110,637,557 113,216,297 141,994,192 28,114,148 5,762,506 110,430,475 105,102,177 139,950,958 28,875,992 5,489,496 109,079,076 111,346,066 137,674,238 29,826,959 5,363,944 107,974,499 109,854,823 133,055,148 30,436,644 5,869,206 103,715,728 118,512,576

February 1,

16 8,...

64

66

March

15,....
22,...

1,.....

130,622,776 30,773,050 5,904,866 100,296,704 118,957,978

8,.

127,615,306 32,023,390 6,260,309
125,021,630 82,841,802 6,758,313

97,601,279 115,376.381

94,428,071 106,973,432

94,082,625 111,336,384

124,477,484 83,764,382 7,699,641
123,412,491 34,594,668 8,004,843
123,070,263 34,671,528 8,064,663
125,086,825 35,297,944 8,118,571 101,897,435 124,396,783
133,406,418 35,175,828 8,482,782 109,634,535 140,952,471
138,948,211 32,239,868 8,830,321 115,559,206 181,113,537
142,290,782 30,280,697 8,727,328 120,003,929 167,390,055
142,950,149 30,672,760 8,592,676 122,602,864 142,828,565
142,671,414 31,397,284 8,535,149 125,434,755 136,893,373
142,818,381 31,248,882 8,813,603 125,566,961 148,123,103
144,014,350 31,162,048 8,814,322 125,643,375 165,521,454
146,839.762 31,047,945 8,849,183 126,684,422 168,059,995
148,846,422 30,822,626 8,910,344 127,860,708 154,890,447
148,643,718 31,790,519 9,270,815 127.496,534 149,748,923
147,997,436 32,098,174 9,212,397 127,538,055 167,789,726
148,827,423 31,926,609 9,155,301 129,485,977 161,066,594
149,768,293 33,064,575 9,244,953 182,427,178
150,517,844 34,022,490 9,311,868 137,112,937
151,190,203 34,611,069 9,221,504 139,544,680
152,828,731 35,801,778 9,237,206 142,084,051
154,855,704 85,588,486 9,356,635 143,347,341
158,278,552 35,640,982 9,454,806 141,971,741
158,485,859 36,138,928 9,645,965 142,663,036 154,074,880
157,828,513 37,125,245 9,719,126 144,991,062 155,813,245
158,299,288 37,863,037 9,789,060 148,680,453 179,681,651
160,161,046 37.592,551 9,800,723 153,291,851 196,879,068
165,057,113 38,325,587 9,900,112 157,944,771 289,013,452
169,675,009 89,263,086 9,880,050 162,966,264 243,083,030
172,512,085 38,759,256 9,907,529 164,337,458 255,444,122
174,879,346 87,458,531 9,878,240 164,497,972 245,940,203

162,650,811 149,167,638

139,926 277

189,796,908

147,659,087

150,875,167

Date. Jan. 6,... 66 13,...

20,..
27,...

Feb. 3,... 66 10,... 17,...

66

66

24,

Mar. 3,...

64 10,..

17,

..

66 24,... 66 81,... April 7,...

66

66

14,...

21. 28,... May 5,..

PHILADELPHIA BANKS. (Capital, Jan., 1862, $11,970,130,)

Due from banks.

Due
Loans.
Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks.
$31,046,537 $5,688,728 $2,145,219 $21,396,014 $3,645,956 $1,796,805

31,145.938 5,692,123 2,162,152 21,324,510 3,992,952 1,702,716 30,601,160 5,783,450 2,120,756 20,698,496 4,120,261 1,575,116 80,885,606 5,821,323 2,121,146 20,058,098 4,209,006 1,858,688 30,385,319 5,884,011 2,144,398 20,068,890 4,572,872 1,707,136 29,974,700 5,923,874 2,191,547 19,032,535 4,890,288 1,587,481 29,388,544 5,849,354 2,191,512 18,692,182 4,661,442 2,052,031 29,280,049 5,867,686 2,230,605 18,777,300 5,205,203 1,935,414 29,393,356 5,881,108 2,343,493 18,541,190 5,218,383 1,828,383 28,083,499 5,869,730 2,575,503 17,375,771 5,131,834 1,733,169 28,723,835 5,897,891 2,632,627 17,253,461 5,342,876 1,649,187 28,350,615 5,915,535 2,707,804 17,066,267 5,210,365 1,774,162 27,831,333 5,884,314 2,904,542 17,024,198 5,100,186 2,134,892 28,037,691 5,886,424 3,378,970 16,636,538 5,607,488 2,231,889 28,076,717 5,912,870 3,496,420 18,112,446 4,868,842 2,634,171 28,246,733 6,046,260 3,525,400 19,011,833 4,548,327 2,504,147 28,793,116 6,052,827 3,613,994 20,223,556 4,470,674 3,128,069 29,524,432 6,049,685 3,759,692 21,316,614 4,531,837 3,823,659 29,966,347 5,728,028 3,867,200 28,002,263 5,118,541 4,981,291 31,121,563 5,529,221 4,045,696 23,385,009 5,597,984 4,804,956 31,539,603 5,587,012 4,186,055 23,973,478 5,472,615 5,120,902 31,747,070 5,588,482 4,335,013 24,884,644 5,373,322 5,372,748 31,951,715 5,632,307 4,354,599 24,973,011 5,161,280 5,355,034 32,132,654 5,630,503 4,298,023 24.807,057 5,036,828 5,396,828 $2,554,655 5,609,926 4,324,735 24,143,314 5,144,628 4,800,094 32,911,578 5,573,999 4,430,057 24,410,423 5,583,644 5,233,273 33,206,661 5,545,007 4,749,220 24,307,782 5,733,574 5,422,124 33,118,502 5,579,945 4,859,921 24,183,604 5,936,594 5,415,208 33,086,808 5,613,724 5,005,583 24,485,817 5,794,325 5,219,445 33,383,373 5,579,788 5,055,276 24,764,281 5,918,294 5,308,984 33,517,900 5,660,187 5,026,070 24,658,289 5,984,242 5,406,075 33,543,878 5,652,730 4,999,935 24,217,855 6,339,018 5,204,511 33,506,039 5,552,605 5,006,351 24,147,814 6,400,830 5,316,223 33,731.575 5,483,051 5,002,418 24,237,662 6,533,786 5,446,155 33,899,351 5,543,160 5,071,855 24,597,596 6,518,107 5,322.089 · 34,631,350 5,546,157 5,192,935 25,062,171 6,632,905 5,139,978 35,015,676 5,515,044 5,177,587 24,780,163 7,420,242 5,104,687 34,871,585 5,449,027 5,174,550 24,194,214 7,702,439 5,212,073 34,589,387 5,440,140 5,111,474 24,997,926 7,255,049 6,035,429 34,826,063 5,453,748 5,095,704 25,419.340 7,119,340 5,714,780 35,298,494 5,508,970 5,091,061 25,735,561 7,171,391 2,396,801 46 20,... 35,526,851 5,467,907 5,050,614 25,892,970 7,244,194 2,250,832

BOSTON BANKS. (Capital, Jan., 1862, $38,231,700; Jan., 1861, $38,231,700.)

66 13,...

66

Loans.

Due Due Date. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks. from banks. Jan. 6,... $65,612,997 $8,920,486 $6,451,587 $27,093,839 $9,187,924 $8,701,873 64,704,039 8,580,607 6,612,512 25,642,994 9,634,227 8,805,255 64,409,585 8,585,277 6,549,871 25,441,327 9,547,319 9,018,888 63,025,191 8,562,175 6,284,268 24,030,776 9,593,545 8,727,348 62,628,793 8,529,483 6,260,299 23,500,321 9,727,783 8,766,415 8,514,600 6,616,000 22,784,700 9,892,600 8,965,500 8,410,890 6,469,309 22,034,794 9,653,725 8,315,887

20,...

66 27,

Feb 3,

61,678,500 8,364,500 6,318,700 21,208,500 9,681,500 8,982,600 61,834,500 8,409,535 6,693,139 20,740,208 9,906,110 8,450,721 86 17,... 61,747,000 8,471,000 6,364,800 20,554,000 9,790,000 7,981,000

61,655,420 8,441,058 6,219,512 20.326,087 9,715,256 7,669,531

61,360.789 8,441,196 5,908,272 19,975,018 9,434,782 6,978,527 61,208,974 8,674,170 6,557,152 21,014,000 9,245,088 8,183,124

Loans. 61,058,969

Due from banks. 7,178,874

6,946,164

Due Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks. 8,688,573 6,170,383 21,009,010 8,949,259 61,019,787 8,679,856 5,924,906 21,570,017 8,529,277 60,441,452 8,666,797 5,500,396 22,402,134 8,493,004 7,813,530 59,805,545 8,593,990 5,453,815 23,823,199 8,655.206 9,898,508 59,521,251 8,422,738 5,587,937 24,827,121 9,197,744 11,755,589 60,059,635 8,304,534 5,602,844 25,798,916 9,614,737 13,105,350

60,266,275 8,108,695 5,503,756 26,264.656 10,029,198 13, 95,636 60,677,367 8,089,723 5,348,138 26,730,486 10.226,491 13,924,896 62,059,198 7,983,425 5,696,413 26,277,021 10,610,702 12,888,043 62,591,341 7,894,899 5,875,612 25,602,048 10,632,170 11,884,692 63,056,262 7,850,634 6,159,115 25,994,738 10,644,000 12,122,000 63,638,999 7,8014,87 6,131,019 26,237,754 10,678,205 12,265.781 64,590,268 7,934 037 6,943,827 26,868,862 11,686,142 18,869,180 65,635,000 7,978,000 7,091,000 26,685,000 12,675,700 13,624,000 65,939,168 7,980,780 6,840,474 26,808,242 18,436,486 14,060,762 66,168,806 7,963,696 6,618,160 26,698,825 13,583,589 13,197,239 66,836,729 7,966,702 6,633,822 27,315,402 14,013,524 13,478,620 67,508,527 7,967,761 6,768,178 26,816,409 14,409,359 12,379,978 68,284,988 7,975,427 6,778,260 26,572,677 14,854,778 12,566,167 68,843,323 8,055,402 6,772,215 26,791,827 15,690,425 13,231,313 69,130,636 8,048,888 6,815,923 26,646,647 15,951,097 13,105,871 69,788,676 8,006,695 7,065,156 26,942,687 15,982,000 13,106,000 69,958,000 7,968,000 7,153,000 26,140,600 17,683,000 13,902,000 70,382,897 7,968,546 7,239,383 25,970,904 17,594,158 13,585,410 70,081,686 7,970,332 7,243,967 26,397,325 17,338,395 15,921,286 71,043,500 7,991,580 7,616,044 28,166,155 17,805,000 14,961,700 71,226,581 7,977,116 7,949,524 28,673,721 17,036,000 14,960,700 72,553,000 7,842,700 7,832,000 29,316,000 17,868,700 14,555,000

PROVIDENCE BANKS. (Capital, Jan., 1862, $15,454,600.)

Due

871,800
900,400

Due from banks

$915,400

898,500

1,057,400

925,500

934,700

911,100 1,081,000 893,900 1,180,000 1,283,000

Loans Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks. $19,356,800 $408,700 $1,889,600 $3,054,600 $1,099,800 19,238,700 402,900 1,890,300 2,899,200 1,071,500 19,160,600 394,700 1,756,500 2,899,600 959,400 19,160,600 394,700 1,811,100 2,950,500 19,087,700 395,900 1,814,300 2,915,200 19,109,400 894,800 1,784,000 2,762,200 18,869,800 396,800 1,879,100 2,792,700 18,920,500 407,500 1,791,200 2,924,400 953,900 18,953,900 405,100 1,978,500 3,030,600 1,131,500 1,598,800 18,998,600 408,500 1,848,100 2,946,800 1,108,200 1,484,300 19,148,400 408.300 1,879,200 3,060,900 1,085,000 1,407,700 19,360,500 411,300 1,857,100 3,078,800 1,021,000 1,165,400 19.641,000 417,500 2,102,000 8,124,000 1,115,500 1,063,200 19,719,200 416,600 2,036,300 3,017,700 1,081,000 19,644,500 408,600 1,953,400 3,015,900 1,020,400 19,620,300 413,700 1,877,200 3,123,500 19,538,410 417,378 1,979,828 3,134,601 950,430 1,156,072

948,400

894,800

845,400

961,200

1,714,400

19,070,200 410,300 1,969,400 3,164,700 1,132,500
19,236,100 395,600 2,016,600 3,342,400 1,653,000 2,101,900

1,818,200

1,744,400

1,753,700

1,858 800

19,641,600 888,500 2,182,700 3,274,600 1,666,500
19,827,500 385,500 2,324,900 3,153,600 1,627,500
20,285,500 383,400 2,510,500 8,283,200 1,873,500
20,588,800 382,100 2,888,300 3,531,500 1,763,900
20,416,400 388,000 2,953,800 3,188,100 1,744,600 1,796,600
20,494,600 384,800 2,980,200 8,347,300 1,918,500 2,028,400
21,078,400 376,400 3,143,100 4,282,200 2,061,800 2,150,200
21,051,000 867,600 3,086,700 3,780,500 1,646,200 1,927,500
21,119,500 363,300 3,102,000 3,569,900 1,804,600 2,090,700
21,279,200 355,700 3,394,200 3,704,200 1,844,800 1,683,800
21,804,200 35,690 3,484,300 3,731,600 1,710,800 1,642,300
22,197,400 379,000 4,006,600 4,066,000 1,751,100 1,859,900

BANK OF ENGLAND.

WEEKLY STATEMENT.

The returns of the Bank of England the past month, show a regular decrease in bullion each week :

Date.

66

"29....

Feb. 5....

12....

" 12....

"19.. " 26.

Coin and
Bullion.

Rate of Discount,

66

Circulation. Deposits. Deposits. Securities. Jan. 1... £20,818,190 £7,345,833 £15,036,062 £30,419,730 £15,961,439 3 pr. ct. 8.... 21,086,675 4,542,974 18,206,488 $1,022,505 16,046,017 21 "15.... 21,460,925 4,583,353 16,480,452 29,509,864 16,291,626 24 "22.... 21,697,928 5,467,340 15,366,081 29,464,720 16,350,939 24 21,183,376 5,753,063 14,751,486 28,696,456 16,280,369 2 21,427,554 5,788,441 14,179.917 28,834,352 15,956,903 24 21,236,312 4,884,989 15,526,334 29,010,241 16,042,949 24 19.... 20,772,726 5,397,144 15,085,843 28,771,812 15,894,405 21 "26.... 20,736,715 5,762,849 14,989,742 29,024,962 15,749,065 2 Mar. 5.... 21,217,246 6,755,287 18,737,507 29,692,441 15,673,898 24 20,013,685 7,527,911 18,763,718 29,489,795 16,027,111 24 20,483,509 8,011,694 13,340,928 28,953,089 16,548,586 2 20,814,655 8,413,275 13,154,258 29,140,207 16,812,798 24 21,501,595 8,456,468 13,622,532 30,398,790 16,849,198 24 9.... 21,822,105 5,625,314 16,336,169 29,981,793 16,881,940 24 "16.... 22,048,463 5,225,132 15,710,260 29,325,888 16,743,434 24 ❝ 23.... 21,655,553 5,534,973 15,915,247 29,022,128 17,172,204 21 "80.... 21,946,997 6,867,375 14,357,007 29,164,075 17,089,446 2 May 7.... 21,752,884 7,508,991 13,866,643 28,961,214 17,265,745 2 21,618,780 6,304,683 14,948,308 29,076,079 16,919,147 24 ❝ 21.... 21,539,430 6,557,811 14,567,671 29,433,044 16,344,940 8 " 28... 21,265,561 6,937,808 14,685,087 29,824,704 16,178,815 8 June 4.... 21,515,263 7,518,007 13,188,136 29,841,864 15,489,723 8 "11.... 21,329,641 8,825,516 13,156,662 81,396,492 15,036,100 3 18.... 21,076,059 9,322,949 18,085,271 31,342,547 15,268,453 "25.... 21,172,057 9,629,594 13,399,245 31,424,661 15,909,638 July 2.... 22,242,361 9,672,845 13,851,869 32,709,039 16,220,771 3

April 2....

9.... 22,504,490 5,429,939 17,199,715 31,287,912 17,055,537 24 " 16.... 23,085,409 5,223,380 17,063,630 30,942,858 17,671,890 24 44 23. 22,942,503 5,291,213 17,202,923 30,631,501 18,060,617 80 22,933,036 5,895,840 16,903,068 30,542,050 18,448,448 2 Aug. 6.... 23,378,393 6,157,358 15,232,959 30,162,297 17,956,938 2 22,920,727 6,888,546 14,594,854 29,929,352 17,778,846 2 22,900,555 7,150,252 14,568,007 30,309,703 17,674,604 2 22,079,890 7,508,882 14,865,006 30,106,295 17,678,698 2 22,348,918 7,671,934 14,973,470 30,808,748 17,825,220 2 21,895,385 8,768,329 13,809,643 80,504,527 17,611,538 21,610,987 9,074,279 13,733,905 30,700,116 17,365,753 2 21,300,731 9,268,106 13,825,230 30,874,552 17,166,742 22,365,351 8,486,834 13,595,337 31,140,897 16,949,137 22,137,670 8,333,779 13,530,122 31,101,260 16,548,156

Sept. 3.

10.

“17....

24.

...

The subjoined table will be found of interest, affording a comparative view of the bank returns, the bank rate of discount, the price of consols, the price of wheat in London, and the leading exchanges during a period of