The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-08-28
New York Correspondence.

New York Correspondence.
Cuban Synpafhizers IN Nsto York-InS slight effect
Of Cuban Excitement on the Money Muket-1ne
BANKS and Bank ATchitectlTs-Ih Opsra-BaL
in Brookiyn-Ihe Capture Of Lopez.
New YoRK, August 20.
In addition TO the two meetings Of Cuban SYM
pathizers held in the Park, in front Of the City
Hall, on Friday and Saturday nights, call has
been issued for another to. night. But the move
ment does not attract any of the solid and respect
able of our citizens, whose names required to
give character to such proceedings. The Rynders
and Mike Walsh class of men, who were the prin-
cipal speakers at the other Cuban meetings, have
more influence here than they entitled to,
and, as they to be found talking in the
Park whenever there happens to be any fighting
going elsewhere, their words have not exactly
the force of bullets, and in fact, any cause which
they espouse is always looked upon with good
deal of suspicion by the rest Of the community.
The meeting Saturday night composed
mainly of young boys, who carried the banners,
on which were painted, in staring black letters,
most terrible threats againt Cuba, or rather her
Spanish rulers. But there acts of violence
committed, nor none apprehended, and the reSo-
lutions and speeches will not be heard beyond the
palings of the Park
The news from New Orleans, this md<sng, has
produced slight effect III Wall street, and the
excuses committed by the mob upon the Spanish
inhabitants have naturally excited fears of serious
consequences; but it is rather surprising that the
intelligence of the Cuban difficulties has not had
marked influence upon the money mar
ket. The general feeling is, Change, that
nothing OF importance will grow out OF The at
fair, owing to the undiminished confidence that all
classes have in the patriotic frmness OF the Gov
ernlnent and the hopelessness Of the invading
forces under Lopez. All the leading stocks were
firm yesterday, and this morning prices have only
receded to the extsnt of half per cent, in
quence OF 1t being pretty generally known that the
steamer TO. morrow will take out about $3.50 000in
specie and that further large shipment will be
made by the Collins steamer on Saturday. 1t is
supposed that during the week the export OF specie
will amount to about million, against which we
are not anticipating any balance in importations
from California; and it is feared that the banks will
again contract their lines OF discount
Judging from the superb banking houses which
many of our banking institutions have recently
erected, and are now building, money cannot be
otherwise than abundant with them. The new
Bank of the Republic is building, ON the upper cor
ner Of Broadway and Wall street, large and su-
peru house, for it's accommodations, of brown Free
stone, and on the corner of Wall and William
streets similar building Is going up for banking
purposes and ins urance Offices which will be very
costly, but exceedingly ugly; it has a rusticated
basement, with great quantity Of that hideous
kind OF architectural sculpture called vermic uated,
from its giving building the appearance of
being old and worm eaten. II ia a style Of
ornamentation which 10 very common in Eng
land, and occasionally seen here, but nowhere in
such profusion as in the new building in question.
This new structure covers lot only forty five by
ninety feet, with two fronts, the cost of which was
two hundred and ninety thousand dollars. There
have recently been built, in Greenwich street,
three large and beautiful houses, of brown Free
stone, much ornamented, for the Merchants Ex-
change, North River and Globo Banker and a
fourth building is going up in the same street for
the new Irving Bank. The Seaman's Savings
Bank Is building, on the corner of Pearl and Wall
streets, very large and handsome house of brown
stone for offices, on the lot which once occu-
pied by the auction store Of the Homes. On the
ner Of Broadway and John street a very fine
brown stone building has been nearly completed
for the Mercantile Bank, one Of our newly organ
lied banking institutions. A very handsome
brown stone front has recently been put up in all
street by Beebe & Co, the great bullion brokers.
The various offices in Wall street exhibit in u re-
markabe manner, the strange vicissitudes Of ar
chitectural taste that have beiallen that domain
Bank of the United States still stands in its ele-
CANT simplicity to testify that white marble was
fashionable building material, while be-
low il are half dozen Cyclopean structures, look
ing more dismal and durable than any temple in
Egypt, to attest that taste for blue granite once
fthe agony in Wall street; and all sorts of struc-
lures proclaim the existence of a passion for brown
free and fantastic carvings the of the
Wall street builders had been equal to their means
and liberality, it would be one of the grandest
streets in the world INTELLECTUALLY speaking; but,
unhappily, the "stones' of Rialto exhibit di-
rectly opposite state of things.
Although our papers are chiefly occupied with
Cuban reports and specuatons, Caba does not by
any means monopolize the public mind; but peo-
pie, on the contrary, pursue their occupations
though nothing unusual had happened Last
night, for instance, Castle Garden was crowded
with people to witness the performance of the Bar
Der of Seville; and when Badiali bounded on the
stage, guitar in hand, and dressed in full gala
Spanish costume, nobody took offence at his Span
ish attire, but shouted and appauded his joyous
largo al factotlm as heartily as an audience of
Castilians could have done. Then there was
brilliant ball in Brooklyn, given by the City
Guard, on the occasion of their inauguratng a
new armory and hall, at which the officers of the
French frigate Mogadore, now in our harbor, we're
present, and the military officers stationed in this
vicinity. The night was excessively hot, and withal
rainy, but to day favored with bright and
bracing Northwestern
Since commenced writing this letter the telc-
graph has announced from most respectable
source in New Orleans that the report of the cap
turc of Lopez and the scattering of his men, which
was published, yesterday, may be relied on. This
news will act a damper the Park meeting
this evening. S. X. S.
The VAN BURENs.- Ex- President Van Buren,,
with his son Martin, and Mr.. Blair, late editor of
Mr.. Van Buren's organ at w ashpgton during his
administration, arrived in this city Tuesday,
and stopped at the Welland House. They subse-
quenty took the steamer and went down the st.