The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-19 00:00:00

Extremity.
I" That the merchants of Boston have undoubted
faith in the security and ability of the banks of this city
to psy all their liabilities in any extremity.
" 'That is the duty of the banks, as well as indivi-
duals, to render each ether all the aid possible to carry
us through the present crisis.'
"The sentiment of the meeting was three to one
against any bank stigpension. It is understood that the
same feeling is quite unanimous with all the banks of
the State.g

"6 O'CLOCK, r: Jr.

"Money matters remain about the same. The gene-
ral repudiation of bank suepensiou manifested at the
meeting of the tueremnti to-Jay gives more tone to
public confidence, but does not afford relief. Tne pre,.
sure is stew''', and heavy buliness at the brokers' board
is nearly suspended. Some few railroad shares sold to-
day.
" The failures reported to-day aro Parsons, Colfer,
and Co., dry goods, and Moses Pond and Co., stave
dealers."

" DETROIT, MICIEUGUN, Oct. 2.

"The banks redeemed their bills till after the usual
hour of closing yesterday. To-day the run has entirely
ceased."

" LOUISVILLE, OCT. 1.

" A. despatch to tho Bulteam, ear the Exchange,
Shelbyville, Lawrencebvrg, and Trenton banks of Ten-
nessee have suspentled.
Tbe run upon Hunt and Co., of this city, ceased before
the clot.° of busineA. They are considered strong."_

"NEW ORLEINS, OcT. 1.
" The agents in this ci y of the Nnrthern B.lnk of
Mississippi were unable to redeem its notes to-day.
" The money market is feverish."
" LIERKINIER, Oar. 2.

" Harvey Doolittle, late cashier of the Agricultural
Bank of Herkimer, was to-!lay arrested by Deputy-
Sheriff Wilson on three several warrants issued by
Judge EA.. He was held to bail as follows :—For em-
bezzlement, 10,000 dolt. ; for perjury, 10,000 Ms.; for
snisdemeanour, 1,000 dole.
Besides the failures noticed in the above state-
ments, the following are among those announced
within the last two or three days :—Messrs. Law-
rence, Stone, and Co., of Philadelphia and Boston,
agents for the Bay State, Petnberton, New England
Worsted, and Middlesex Mills ; John A. Lowell,
also connected with the Pemberton Mills, is also re-
ported failed ; Benj. Howard, commission merchant;
Richardson, lieudall, and Co., dry good', and Peter
C. Jone 4, paper dealer, all of Boston ; White, Ste-
vens, and Co., of Philadelphia ; Hutchings and
Co., and John Smidit and Co., banker+, of Lluis-
ville, have suspended payment ; the bank of Belle-
ville, at Belleville, Illinois, has failed ; the banking
house of Moore, Hallenbusb, and C• 4, at Quincy,
Illinois, has suspended ; the Farmers' and Citizens'
Bank of Williamsburgh, has also closed its dcors ;
the Fox River Bank, at Wisconsin, has suspended;
Messrs. Hutchinson, Tiffany, and Co., Powell,
Ramsdell, and Co. (of Newburgh), Swift, Ransom,
and Co., brokers, and agents of a Chicago banking
house, have also stopped.
The notes of several banking-houses were thrown
out on the Ist and 2d, among others these of the
Hudson River Bank at Hudson, the Farmers Bank
of Hudson, the old Saratoga Bank, the Stark Bank
of Vermont, the Bass River Bank of Massachusete4,
the Bank of Leonardsville, the Bridgeport City Bank
of Connecticut, &c.
The Chicago Democrat reports the suspension of
the People's Bank of Milwaukie and the Badger
State Bank of Wisconsin, and adds that the banks
in that city stand firm.
The St. Louis Intelligencer states that the country
merchants or Missouri, Illinois, and lowa owe that
city $20,000,000; but they do not pay, alleging
that they cannot collect of the farmers, many of
whom owe oil last year's account. One-fourth of
this debt paid would make St. Louis one of the
easiest money-markets in the country.
A telegraphic despatch from Pittsburg, of the
let, says :
" The old bank of Pittsburg continues to pay specie
on all its liabilities."

The Boston papers of the Ist inst. give the an-
nexed as a correct list of banks, the bills of
which are not received at the Suffolk Bank :
" Maine—Exchange Bank, Bangor; Hallowell Bank,
Hallowell ; Hancock Bank, Ellsworth ; Shipbuilders'
Bank, Rockland ; Maritime Bank, Bangor ; Ellsworth
Bank, Ellsworth ; China Bank, China ; Central Bank,
Hallowell ; Sanford Bank, Sanford.
" Massachusetts—Cochituate Bank, Boston; Grocers'
Bank, Boston ; Manufacturers' Bank, Georgetown.
" New Hampshire—Exeter Bank, Exeter ; Lancaster
Bank, Lancaster.
" Vermont—Stark Bank, Bennington ; South Royal-
ton Bank, South Royalton ; Danby Bank, Danby.
" Connecticut—Eastern Bank, West ICAllingly ;
Wooster Bank, Danbury ; Woodbury Bank, Woodbury ;
Hartford County Bask, Hartford; Colchester Bank,
Colchester.
" Rhode Island—The bills of none of the banks are
re
The Boston banks have put forth the following
circular :

" Boston, Sept. 30.
We, the undersigned, presidents of the several
banks herein named, do hereby agree to discount, on or
before Monday, the sth Oct. proximo, ten per cent, upon
the capital of said banks, to be distributed among our
customers as the several Boards of Directors may deter-
nine :—Mereihants, Massachusetts, New England,
Hamilton, Boston, Suffolk, Granite, WashingtAr,
Faneuil Hall, Atlas, Union, Traders, Market, N..rtb,
Coturubian, Eagle, Shoe and Leather, Bank of Conn
mem, State, Eliot, Webster, Broadway, North Ame-
rica, Maverick, City, Shawmut, Exchange, Globe, At-
lantic, Boylston, Howard, National, Tremont."
The New York _Herald of the 2d says :
" The Government officeholders throughout the coun-
try yesterday received their quarterly salaries, which in
the aggregate amount to a considerable sum and add so
much to the metallic currency in active circulation. A
despatch from Washington states that upwards of
$700,000 of the public debt has been redeemed within
the past day or two. Draughts to this amount drawn on
the New York sub-treasurer will be paid in gold to-day.
Tho Supreme Court at Albany has decided that banking
associations have the right to reduce their securities be-
low $lOO,OOO by returning circulating notes, and the
Superintendent of the Banking Department bas accepted
tht, decision, thereby reversing the practice of the de
partment. In consequence of this action large amount, 1
of bank bills have been withdrawn from circulation
within the past three days. The financial pressure has
already extended into the far off and newly-settled
territory of Nebraska, Two bankF, the Exchange