BANKING CAPITAL OF THE STATE.
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 We have before US a copy of the Report of the Bank Commissioners, under resolution ot the last General Assembly, concerning the a. me unt of banking capital in this State. and its locations. From this il appears that there are thirty two Banks and two Branches in the State, whose united capital amounts to $5,- 6O5,7I2 The amount of thelr loans on the f rst of April was $12.77O,3 O,349.l6, of which $9 ,O2s .ool O9 was loaned in Connecticut ;- 6a1 ,445 27 to Manufacturing Companies; and $3 ,OA9, ,9O2 80 to citizens of other States. Of this latter sum, $2, 1864. .967. 66 was loaned and discounted by the banks in Hartford and New Haven.

 The Commissioners are of the opinion that the present banking capital of the State is quite sufficient for all tho legitimate purposes to which banking capital may be safely appi. ed in the State, but they do not think that any of the existing banking institutions should be required to locate any amount of their capital in branch banks in any section of the State not now adequately accommodated with banking facilities.

 As the result of their investigations, they are of the opinion. that the north western part of Lischfeld county, and the southern part Of Middesex county, require increased banking facilities for the accommodation of their bus- ness; and they recommend that capital oi one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be located in the northwestern section of the State, and capital of one hundred thousand dollars to be located in the southern section oI Middlesex county, be carred out of the capital of existing banking institutions C0munt.