The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-19 00:00:00

and, after stabbing him in several places, cut the
stomach open from top to bottom. Kursin says
that just as the child breathed his last, the first
rays of the sun shone through the window, and in
a moment of ecstacy he fell on his knees and im-
plored God to mercifully receive this sacrifice."
Kursin continued his narrative in these terms :
" Just as I had thrown myself before the holy
images, and as my son was lying in his blood, the
door opened and my wife came in. She instantly
saw what had passed, and, seized with horror, she
fell senseless to the ground. I raised her, and
said, "Go to the mayor and tell him all. lam
going to give a fete to the saints."
Kursin, after he had been sent to prison, reso-
lutely refused all kinds of nourishment, and died
of starvation before the sentence upon him could
be executed.

COMMERCIAL.
NEW YORK, Friday, Oct. 4.
The anticipated rise in money has taken place. Gra-

dually, but firmly, it is growing stringent. To-day 7 per
cent. on call was the price, and not freely lent at that,

while bills are discounted at from 7to 10. There is a

general rise on the produce exchange. Flour, wheat, corn,
oats, are all dearer, and while the Western crops are
known to be large, they do not come to market as freely
as expected. The high rates in the Western cities for
loans act as a check, but the effects are more felt by

speculators than by farmers. Gold has lately been
excited, yesterday rapidly changing. For instance,
to-day it opened at 145, went up I, than. fell
I, and finally left off 1441. The export demand has
fallen to its lowest point, on Wednesday the Russia taking
only $3,000. From the Ist January to 28th September the
whole sum has been $42,177,117. The customs continue
to give large receipts and to place Mr. M'Culloch in a
strong position. For the week ending last Saturday the
receipts at New York were $2,970,000, making up so far
for the year $94,639,655. The gold payments on the Na-
tional Debt have been to this same period, 28th Sept. last,
$43,258,765. California has sent to New York, up to this
period, $22,635,470. American silver is at 51 to 6-1: cents
below the price of gold. Mexican dollars from 102 to
1021 in gold. Foreign exchange is quiet, with little
doing, though there is more demand for bankers' bills.
Of the compound interest notes amounting to $80,000,000
outstanding, $18,000,000 mature during October,
$20,000,000 in December, and the remainder next year.
Mr. M'Culloch's order, directing 3 per cent legal tender
certificates to be exchanged for these notes, has been dis-
approved by many, though the Secretary considers that he
is loft no option by the Act of Congress. The following
is the notice, dated Ist inst.: —"Notice is hereby giver,
that the Assistant-Treasurer at New York is prepared, and
has been instructed, to issue three per cent. certificates, as
authorised by Act of Congress, approved March 2, 1867, in
denominations of $5,000 and $lO,OOO each, in redemption
of the Compound Interest Notes maturing in October and
December next. The accrued interest on all notes pre-
sented for such redemption will be paid in currency."
I send you a copy of the Act, which will enable your
readers to judge for themselves :
"An Act to provide Ways and Means for the Payment

of Compound Interest Notes.
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the United States of America in Congress as-
sembled, That for the puipose of redeeming and retiring
any Compound Interest Notes outstanding, the Secretary
of the Treasury is hereby authorised and directed to issue
temporary loan certificates, in the manner prescribed by
section four of the Act entitled 'An Act to authorise the
issue of United States Notes, and for the redemption or
funding thereof, and for funding the floating debt of
the United States,' approved February twenty-fifth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-two, bearing interest at a
rate not exceeding three per cent. per annum, princi-
pal and interest payable in lawful money on demand; and
said certificates of temporary loan may constitute and be
held by any national bank holding or owning the same,
as a part of the reserve provided for in sections thirty-one
and thirty-two of the Act entitled An Act to provide a
national currency secured by a pledge of United States
Bonds, and to provide for the circulation and redemption
thereof,' approved June three, eight hundred and sixty-
four: Provided—That not less than two-fifths of the en-
tire reserve of such bank shall consist of lawful money of
the United States i And provided further—That the
amount of such temporary certificates at any time out-
standing shall not exceed fifty millions of dollars.

"Approved, March 2d, 1867."
The large St. Louis Flour and Commission. House

Messrs. Lamb and Quinlan—has failed. The Croton
National Bank of this city has been shut up by the Comp-
troller of the Currency, and it is feared the loss willbe very
heavy. The deposits amount to between 300,000 and 400,000
dollars. Its note circulation amounts to $lBO,OOO, which
is fully covered by Government Securities, so the chief
losers will be depositors. The cashier of the Atlas Na-
tional Bank of Providence, Rhode Island, has lent the

money in his charge to a Wall-street speculator. The
cashier of First National Bank at Now Milford, Connec-
ticut, has decamped. The former bank loses $lO,OOO, the
latter $50,000, and the Secretary of the Treasury, whose

attention has been directed to those repeated instances of dis-
honesty, is about to inquire into the condition of the Na-

tional Banks throughout the country. There has been an
over-issue of the fractional currency notes, to what eNtent has
not yet been ascertained. Government securities are de-
pressed, 7-30's showing weakness. The banks are large
sellers, and there are more than usual sinister rumours
from Washicgtan, coupled with lower prices from
Europe, to depress the market. The miscellaneous
market is active, railway stocks especially so, a
large business being done in the low-priced West-
ern Securities. The Erie Railroad election will take
place next Tuesday. The Erie has experienced a. strong
re-action from the decline I reported a fortnight ago, and
so also has the New York Central. The Express Stocks
are dull, closing as follows:
Adams 5B to 58k
American
United States s6k to 57
Wells, Fargo, and Co 551 .to 551;
Merchants Union ($35 paid) 24 to 2',4i

Mining stocks are neglected. Petroleum stocks sze firm,
with a fair amount of business doing. The following are
tho latest quotations in railway stocks : —Now York Central
109 k, Erie 64/, Hudson 1284, Reading 101, Michigan
Southern and Northern Indiana 81/, Illinois Central 121,C1e-
veland and Pittsburg 781 North-Western 424, North-West.
Preferred 66/, Canton 431, Rock Island 1021, Cleveland and
Tolodo 1274, Fort Wayne 99/, Pacific Mail 14.04,, Quick-
silver 25, Western Union Telegraph 351, Mariposa Pre-
ferred 17, Ohio and Missouri Certificates 264, Boston Water
Power, 18, Cumberland 291.

From E. F. Satterthwaite and Co.'s Weekly Circular, 0ct.16.)

, - -
By the Cunard steamer Russia we have advices from
Now York to the Ist inst. An increased supply of Go-
vernment Bouds, especially of the later issue, coupled with
a tighter money market, had occasioned a slight fall in
quotaticns. In Railroad Shares there had been. consider-
able activity, but in few exceptions prices ruled. lower.
The market for American Government Bonds in Loudon
has, during the past week, been a steadily declining one,
though the total depression is not more than I to 1 per
cent. Large supplies have been received front New York,
sales there being induced by the stringency of the money
market, the Bonds arriving at a time when political and
financial distrust deters buying.
Five-Twenty Bonds are now quoted ex the Ist Novem-
ber coupon; they close 68} to I, and those of 1865-66}
to f for end of the month.
Erie Shares suddenly advanced 3 per cent., and have
relapsed 1 per cent. ; we are -without information as to
what caused the rise in New York.
Illinois remain steadily firm. Atlantic and Great West-
ern Consolidated Bonds have declined j to 1 per cent.

(From Messrs. Bowles, brevet, and Co.'s Circular.)
Paris, Oct. 18, 1867.

The past week has been one of much excitement upon
our Bourse, and the alarm and uncertainty, reported in
our late circulars, have in the past day or two assumed
almost the proportions of a panic, prices showing a marked
decline.
United States Bonds are dull and lower, touching on
the 17th.
For the issue of 1862
~ „ 1865
Our advices from Now York are to the 17th.
Gold
United States Bonds, 1862
The Rente closes at 67
The Italian closes at
Exchange on London _ 25 12i

(From Messrs. Belding, Keith, and Co.'s Circular
ct..
Thursday, O) 17.

(From L. P. Morton and Co.'s Circular.)
New York, Sept. 28, 1867.

The market for American Securities has undergone an
extraordinary change this week. The principal feature in
5-20 Bonds has been a fall of per cent. since last Thurs-
day, owing chiefly to some considerable shipments from
New York, while gold in that city has varied between 143
and 1444, closing on Wednesday at 1431. Five-Twenties,
1862'5, were quoted on Tuesday at the close 711 acd
1865's 69+ 1. The quotations on Wednesday at the open-
ing were (ex coupon) 681 and 6614 respectively.
Illinois Central shares have shown no variation. They
close at 77/ 78/. Erie shares have risen on the whole I
per cent. during the week. On Tuesday they owned at
461 to 471, but have since declined, and close at 41i to
this evening.
The Atlantic and Consolidated Mortgage Bonds bay
varied from 20 to 21+ with little doing.

Since our last advices the money market has assumed
a very decided activity. In the West, and in other sec-
tions of the interior, the movement of large crops of grain
at high prices has caused a pressing demand for currency, to
meet which heavy remittances have been made from this city.
At the same time an important amount has been takenlinto
the Treasury upon the sale of bonds and gold and through
the calling in of funds held by the National Bank Deposi-
tvicm. th 9 roult V thoo9 AT9TIMIttst tin Wu upon