The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10

The above return shows decrease of eos 1893 in the
circulation Of the Scotch Banks of in that Of the
Bank of Ireland and of f24s55 in the private and joint
stock Banks of Ireland.
The increase in the circulation OF the Bank Of England
from March 80 to April l2th apeod of only two weeks
was FL 1886 Within the same period the public de.
posts have been reduced about three millions Of dollars
These sudden changes in the movements Of the bank,
show that very great demand for the money must have
arisen but whether it Legitimate or speculative one
is not known
Thursday, May Sc r. NJ.
Within the past two three days. the stock market
has been heavy but prices have undergone very
material alteration. At the old Board to-day stoningon
fell on per cent; farmers Loan, Il Reading Railroad,
il Long Island I; Ohio 6s improved !, and Harlem, ];
Norwich and Worcester, Vcksburg Morris Canal, East
Boston, Erie Railroad, Illinois, Pennsylvania 5s and
Kentucky 6s, closed firm at yesterdays prices. The
transactions at both boards were to q very limited
tent and the appearance of things in the street is any
thing but fatterng Business generally is very dull for
thekseason both in merchandise and in stocks. is
something very unusual for the lower part of the city
be quiet as it is Everything sagnant without
the slightest prospect Of revival until another
sets in. We have in fact the inactivity of midsummer
upon in the second week in May The money market
comparatively easy, but there is great want OF opera
have enough to purchase in the face of the
external difficulties that surround The advices fro
Europe by the Hibernia have had other effect upon
markets than to weaken quotations for cotton and
they spread the SOUTH will probably have the
effect on thesnarkets of that section. The warlike
movements Of the government of Great Britain do not
have the effect upon commercial matters that is perhaps
intended that they have upon the minds of the
mercial classes home The Ministry of England are,
without doubt, perfectng deep laid plan which may
burst upon at any moment The calm that i'm
medatey followed the stormy debate in Parliament
on the Oregon question: is portentous, and filled with
mystery. To the eye Of the world the subject may
to sumber but those that deceived, little know
the spirits that WELD the destnes of the British Govern
ment The very silence in Parliament upon the questions
Of Oregon and Anne dangerous while the deter.
mined steady and secret preparation and concentration
Of force at certain points, sufficient to create ALARM
The Guardian Insurance Company have declared a
dividend of five per cent payable on the 18th inst
Five dollar bills of the Tenth Ward Bank of New
York, altered to fves the Northumberland Bank,
Pennsylvania, are in circulation. The alteration was
skilully effected except that in of them the word
Northumberland" where it was introduced, had
muddy indstinct appearance They were dated January
18th and July 26h Of various numbers and signed John
Taggart president and j. W. Priestly, cashier.
The Madison Railroad Company have advertised for
contractors to put the remainder Of the road to Indiana
polls under way by the oath of May If the road be
finished to Indianapolis it will very probably be finished
in few years to Lake Michigan and thus mako another
great railroad route from the Ohio to the Lakes.
The receipts of tolls from the canals of this State, to
the LIST instant from the opening Of navigation this year
and last being for this sixteen and for last thr
teen days, have been as annexed =