Loans. Specie. Circulation. Net deposits. Clearings. 158,299,288 37,863,037 9,789,060 148,680,453 179,681,651 160,161,046 87,592,551 9,800,723 153,291,851 196,879,068 165,057,113 38,325,587 9,900,112 157,944,771 239,013,452 169,675,009 39,263,086 9,880,050 162,965,264 243,083,030 172,512,085 38,759,256 9,907,529 164,337,458 255,444,122 174,879,346 37,453,531 9,878,240 164,497,972 245,940,203 176,847,576 37,980,436 9,848,267 167,435,267 213,246,542 176,700,515 88,794,768 9,732,860 165,959,654 214,294,818 178,786,683 39,348,947 9,840,991 164,066,604 234,494,032 176,589,397 38,110,216 9,804,026 167,278,663 218,810,769 172,962,294 37,949,086 9,816,801 158,998,715 173,309,789 171,488,887 37,662,868 9,924,818 153,602,777 232,491,673 172,933,946 36,708,754 9,929,544 154,690,666 212,515,274 173,853,596 35,554,336 9,889,629 154,824,502 200,356,965 178,644,660 35,780,807 9,858,369 155,193,229 166,111,790 BOSTON BANK RETURNS. While the New York banks have during the past six weeks been reducing their line of loans and discounts, the Boston banks have increased theirs from $72,218,500 on November 3d, to $77,060,000 December 22d, being an increase of nearly $5,000,000. There are no other changes of importWe give the returns this month for the whole year: ance. BOSTON BANKS. (Capital, Jan., 1862, $38,231,700; Jan., 1861, $38,231,700.) Date. 27,... Feb 8, 66 10,... 17,... 24 24,... Mar. 3,... Loans. Due Due Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks. from banks. Jan. 6,... $65,612,997 $8,920,486 $6,451,587 $27,093,889 $9,187,924 $8,701,873 13,... 64,704,039 8,580,607 6,612,512 25,642,994 9,634,227 8,805,255 20,... 64,409,585 8,585,277 6,549,871 25,441,327 9,547,319 9,018,388 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 62,340,600 8,514,600 6,616,000 22,784,700 9,892,600 8,965,500 62,587,788 8,410,890 6,469,309 22,034,794 9,653,725 8,315,887 62,053,640 8,341,588 6,580,205 21,515,228 9,625,869 8,644,360 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 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 8,133,124 61,058,969 8,688,573 6,170,383 21,009,010 8,949,259 7,173,374 61,019,787 8,679,356 5,924,906 21,570,017 8,529,277 6,946,164 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 5,537,937 24,827,121 9,197,744 11,755,589 60,059,635 8,304,534 5,602,844 25,792,916 9,614,737 13,105,350 10,... 66 17,... 66 24,... 66 31,... Apr. 7,... Apr.14,... 66 21,... 66 28,... May 5,... 66 12,... 19,. 26 26,... June 2,... &6 9,... 66 16,... 66 23,... CL 30,... July 7,... 14,... A 21,... Aug. 4,... 11,... "18,. 26,264,656 10,029,198 13,795,636 26,730,486 10,226,491 13,924,896 26,277,021 10,610,702 12,888,043 25,602,048 10,632,170 11,884,692 25,994,738 10,644,000 12,122,000 26,237,754 10,678,205 12,265,781 26,868,862 11,686,142 13,869,180 26,685,000 12,675,700 13,624,000 26,898,242 13,436,486 14,060,762 60,266,275 8,108,695 5,503,756 67,508,527 7,967,761 6,768,178 68,284,988 7,975,427 6,778,260 25,... 68,843,823 8,055,402 6,772,215 26,816,409 14,409,359 12,379,978 26,572,677 14,854,778 12,566,167 26,791,827 15,690,425 18,231,813 Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks. from banks. 69,130,636 8,043,888 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 70,332,897 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 73,649,936 7,850,392 7,793,469 30,725,604 17,498,251 14,380,200 72,218,500 7,860,800 7,816,700 31,497,000 16,711,500 14,840,700 74,280,000 7,979,000 7,124,000 31,992,800 17,332,500 14,979,000 74,880,700 7,970,000 8,055,000 32,504,500 17,141,000 14,801,600 76,251,619 8,012,213 8,089,352 32,800,575 17,332,500 14,979,000 76,695,700 7,961,600 8,216,000 32,705,000 17,652,000 13,689,600 76,292,500 8,034,000 8,227,000 33,783,000 16,728,700 14,083,000 76,654,300 8,054,000 8,120,600 34.059,400 16,159,000 18,397,700 77,060,000 7,685,000 8,006,000 33,786,000 16,464,000 13,538,000 77,226,000 7,584,000 7,969,500 32,907,000 16,954,000 13,085,000 PHILADELPHIA BANK RETURNS. In the weekly statements for the past month, compared with those of the previous month, we find no important changes. The loans and deposits continue at the large increase noticed in our last number. PHILADELPHIA BANKS. (Capital, Jan., 1862, $11,970,130,) Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. to banks. from banks Jan. 6,... $31,046,537 $5,688,728 $2,145,219 $21,396,014 $3,645,956 $1,796,805 Date. 66 13,. 46 44 20,. Feb. 3,... 46 10,. 17,... 66 24,... Mar. 3,... 66 10,... 17, 46 24,... 46 31,... April 7,... 66 14,. 66 21,. 66 28,. 31,145,938 5,692,123 2,162,152 21,324,510 8,992,952 1,702,716 30,601,160 5,733,450 2,120,756 20,698,496 4,120,261 1,575,116 30,385,606 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 1,649,137 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 2,134,392 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 23,002,263 5,118,541 4,981,291 19,... 31,121,563 5,529,221 4,045,696 23,385,009 5,597,984 4,804,956 66 26,... 31,589,603 5,587,012 4,186,055 23,973,478 5,472,615 5,120,902 31,747,070 5,583,482 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 5,396,328 32,554,655 5,609,926 4,824,735 24,143,314 5,144,628 4,800,094 32,911,578 5,573,999 4,430,057 24,410,423 5,583,644 5,233,278 July 7,... 33,206,661 5,545,007 4.749,220 24,807,782 5,733,574 5,422,124 "14,... 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 66 28,... 83,383,373 5,579,788 5,055,276 24,764,281 5,918,294 5,308,984 Aug. 4,... 33,517,900 5,660,187 5,026,070 24,658,289 5,984,242 5,406,017 33,543,878 5,652,730 4,999,935 24,217,855 6,839,018 5,204,515 33,506,039 5,552,605 5,006,351 24,147,814 6,400,880 5,316,223 to banks. from banks. 6,533,786 5,446,155 6,518,107 5,322,089 6,632,905 5,139,978 Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. 38,781,575 5,483,051 5,002,418 24,237,662 33,899,851 5,543,160 5,071,855 24,597,596 34,631,850 5,546,157 5,192,935 25,062,171 35,015,676 5,515,044 5,177,587 24,780,163 7,420,242 5,104,687 34,871,535 5,449,027 5,174,550 24,194,214 7,702,489 5,212,073 34,589,387 5,440,140 5,111,474 24,997,926 7,255,049 6,035,429 34,826,003 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 35,526,851 5,467,907 5,050,614 25,892,970 7,244,194 2,250,832 35,748,566 5,454,225 5,054,250 26,269,805 7,235,123 2,209,648 35,514,335 5,458,029 4,889,890 26,938,714 7,126,338 2,179,074 35,978,123 5,524,621 4,768,487 27,396,678 6,217,072 1,989,908 36,787,071 5,511,954 4,655,755 27,368,122 7,260,093 2,255,410 37,479,266 5,521,468 4,565,836 26,826,342 7,063,305 1,722,093 36,774,722 5,465,834 4,541,394 26,685,225 6,953,375 1,930,820 36,460,040 5,335,758 4,524,818 27,448,330 6,438,353 1,908,600 36,125,340 5,266,645 4,525,142 27,577,964 6,462,277 1,903,664 36,772,912 4,706,180 4,530,766 27,753,674 6,588,250 1,795,640 37,267,820 4,512,307 4,548,545 27,895,290 6,781,066 1,780,619 RHODE ISLAND BANK RETURNS. The banks in Rhode Island, out of Providence, make their returns monthly. We give returns for May, August, September, November, and December. Taking all the Rhode Island banks together, the following will be seen to be the principal changes: -Banks out of Providence.-Providence Banks. Loans. Circulation. Deposits. Loans. Circulation. Deposits. Nov. 3,.... $7,006,849 $2,030,425 $1,194,416 $23,091,100 $4,264,400 $4,331,300 May 5,.... 6,713,567 1,332,577 855,203 19,538,310 1,979,828 3,134,601 Dec. 1,.... 7,201,131 2,077,555 1,082,563 22,943,900 4,306,200 4,058,300 Increase. $487,563 $744,978 $237,360 $3,405,690 $2,326,372 $928,699 PROVIDENCE. (Capital, $5,187,979.) RHODE ISLAND BANKS OUT OF PROVIDENCE BANKS. (Capital, Jan., 1862, $15,454,600.) Due Due from banks. $915,400 898,500 959,400 1,057,400 871,800 925,500 900,400 934,700 911,100 1,081,000 895,900 1,180,000 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 19,160,600 394,700 1,811,100 2,950,500 19,087,700 395,900 1,814,300 2,915,200 19,109,400 394,800 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 1,283,000 18,953,900 405,100 1,973,500 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 3,124,000 1,115,500 1,063,200 19,719,200 416,600 2,036,800 3,017,700 1,081,000 19,644,500 408,600 1,953,400 3,015,900 1,020,400 894,800 845,400 Due to banks. 948,400 950,430 Due from banks. 961,200 1,156,073 Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. 19,620,300 413,700 1,877,200 3,123,500 19,538,410 417,378 1,979,828 3,134,601 19,070,200 410,300 1,969,400 3,164,700 1,132,500 1,714,400 19,236,100 395,600 2,016,600 3,342,400 1,653,000 2,101,900 19,641,600 388,500 2,182,700 3.274,600 1,666,500 1,818,200 19,827,500 385,500 2,324,900 3,153,600 1,627,500 1,744,400 20,285,500 383,400 2,510,500 3,283,200 1,873,500 1,753,700 20,588,800 382,100 2,888,300 3,531,500 1,763,900 1,858,800 20,416,400 388,000 2,953,800 3,183,100 1,744,600 1,796,600 20,494,600 384,800 2,980,200 3,347,300 1,918,500 2,023,400 21,078,400 376,400 3,143,100 4,282,200 2,061,800 2,150,200 21,051,000 367,600 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 1,683,300 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 22,618,200 357,700 4,128,200 4,083,200 2,121,300 1,913,500 23,091,100 359,400 4,264,400 4,331,300 1,999,700 1,563,300 23,365,700 869,100 4,361,200 4,402,900 1,948,800 1,315,700 23,062,700 307,700 4,398,000 4,479,200 1,985,500 1,337,600 22,943,900 370,900 4,306,200 4,058,300 1,651,400 1,224,800 22,994,600 369,000 4,495,500 4,325,300 1,961,900 1,405,100 22,733,700 367,600 4,185,500 4,624,400 1,305,100 1,733.800 22,640,400 366,300 4,181,500 4,782,700 1,505,900 1,952,900 BANK OF ENGLAND. The returns of the Bank of England the past month show a further decrease in bullion each week, the same causes continuing to operate, though to a less extent: For the week ending November 12.... £364,287 The following comparative table will be found of interest, affording as it does, a view of the bank returns, and the bank rate of discount during a period of three years, corresponding with the date of our last returns received December 10th: Subjoined is our usual table with the returns brought down to December 10th: WEEKLY STATEMENT. Date. 66 66 46 15.... 22 29.... Feb. 5.. 12. “ 19. "26. Mar. 5. 46 12.... "19.... "26.... April 2 46 .... 9.... "16.... "23. "80. 66 14... 46 21.... 28.. June 4... 11. 46 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 31,022,505 16,046,017 2 21,460,925 4,583,353 16,480,452 29,509,864 16,291,626 24 21,697,928 5,467,840 15,366,081 29,464,720 16,350,939 24 21,183,376 5,758,063 14,751,486 28,696,456 16,280,369 24 21,427,554 5,788,441 14,179.917 28,834,352 15,956,903 21 21,236,312 4,884,989 15,526,334 29,010,241 16,042,949 24 20,772,726 5,397,144 15,085,843 28,771,812 15,894,405 2 20,736,715 5,762,849 14,939,742 29,024,962 15,749,065 21 21,217,246 6,755,287 13,737,507 29,692,441 15,673,898 24 20,013,685 7,527,911 13,763,718 29,489,795 16,027,111 2 20,483,509 8,011,694 13,340,928 28,953,089 16,548,586 24 20,814,655 8,413,275 13,154,258 29,140,207 16,812,798 2 21,501,595 8,456,468 13,622,532 30,398,790 16,849,198 21 21,822,105 5,625,314 16,336,169 29,981,793 16,881,940 21 22,048,463 5,225,132 15,710,260 29,325,888 16,748,484 21,655,553 5,534,973 15,915.247 29,022,128 17,172,204 24 21,946,997 6,867,375 14,357,007 29,164,075 17,089,446 May 7.... 21,752,884 7,503,991 13,866,643 28,961,214 17,265,745 24 21,618,780 6,304,683 14,948,808 29,076,079 16,919,147 24 21,539,430 6,557,811 14,567,671 29,433,044 16,344,940 3 21,265,561 6,937,808 14,685,087 29,824.704 16,178,815 3 21,515,263 7,518,007 13,188,136 29,841,864 15,489,723 3 21,329,641 8,825,516 13,156,662 $1,396,492 15,036,100 3 18.... 21,076,059 9,322,949 13,085,271 31,342,547 15,268.453 3 25.... 21,172,057 9,629,594 13,399,245 31,424,661 15,909,638 3 July 2.... 22,242,361 9,672,345 13,851,869 32,709,039 16,220,771 3 22,504.490 5,429,989 17,199,715 31,287,912 17,055,537 24 23,085,409 5,223,380 17,063,630 30,942,358 17,671,890 2 22,942,503 5,291,213 17,202,923 30,631,501 18,060,617 2 22,933,036 5,895,840 16,203,068 30,542,050 18,448.443 2 23,378,393 6,157,358 15,232,959 30,162,297 17,956,938 2 22,920,727 6,838,546 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 21,895,385 8,768,329 13,809,643 30,504,527 21,610,987 9,074,279 13,733,905 30,700,116 21,300,731 9,268,106 13,825,230 30,874,552 22,365,351 8,486,834 13,595,337 31,140,897 22,137,670 8,333,779 13,530,122 31,101,260 22,395,352 6,253,982 15,712,485 31,192,688 16,230,260 2 22,271,497 5,944,238 15,197,661 30,566,930 15,912,699 2 21,733,522 6,091,697 16,455,543 31,839,976 15,516,854 21,878,952 6,271,105 14,797,889 30,788,184 15,425,810 3 21,234,960 6,928,047 14,738,147 30,605,289 15,389,523 19.... 21,080,182 7,354,390 14,004,015 30,372,843 15,164,571 26 20,675,944 7,390,865 14,376,780 30,531,585 15,018,993 3 3 20,554,545 8,195,360 13,649,958 30,464,758 15,009,814 20,116,003 8,490,519 18,579,489 30,451,472 14,828,063 3 WE give the following from the report of Mr. CHASE, Secretary of the Treasury, submitted to Congress now in session: In consequence of the extensive character of the means employed for the prosecution of the war, and the exigencies which have arisen during |