New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-08

and about $50 600 sold the Uc4.et t1Na ahcbs W '
Eric, ls7l, sold al 81, and Incomes ~ Central Co
kc. The feeling At the clcse vas strong.
There is nothing new IN Exchange. s.ering Is n
good demand and not plenty at saoi. Francs ''l'l
a51i4.
Fregbts are lciive again for grain, about 65,ooo
bushels Corn having been engaged at BID in ships
bags. Some Cotton Id. and Dead Weight 7ISG lol.
A Deal charter was made from Richibucto to Bris-
tol Cb lnpel ct &c 2Ie.
The Sab Treasury received enc l2o; paid sSo0l-i
balance, e6,755,I63.
S. Drapers semi.weekly auction sale Of Stocks and
Bonds will take place at the Merchants Exchange TO-
morrow at i2i o'clock.
The Exchanges at the Clearing House weoe el7'-
e39,23l.
Mr.. HoIbrook Of Boston, who hss had eAtTe charge
Of the investigation into the Schuyler frauds in the
New-Haven Railroad Company, has made his report
to the Directors tie details Of which vii be made
public at the stockholders meeting called for the 50
Of October at the Apollo Rooms in this cry Ihe
ground taken by the Directors in respect to the over
issued stock s not known, but the impression Is hat
they will not recommend is adoption.
We have the following from the Metropolitan
Bsnk:
To o.. Edso, Of Tz.N Y TrBu,.
TntBUsE relative to the Merchants Bank, Burning
ton So fer as the Metropolitan Bank - eoncerne1'
it has never required guarantee OF rny NTw,bnH
I'D park hills from ifs AsIvsstVioi huu II "uuii
hi,, t Ue nRely 10 make an exception 0gGiHtt ths
Merchants' Benk, Burlington a. that Bank had
handsome balance to its credit in the Metropolitan
Bank.
Very respectfully yours, n---,,.-.
Mefropolitan Fenk. Eeo YOrs Sept T. 1854
Our statement was an error in so far as it stated
that the Metropolitan Bank required guarantee Of a
depositor, but we think that Bank will not deny that
II required from one Of its associate Banks guarar-
tee for large amount Of Burlington Bank notes for
which Bank the Metropolitan is agent. We did not
mention the fact with any intention Of censuring the
Metropolitan Bank but merely OF the features
Of the street.
The receipts Of the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad,
thus far IN ssptember are 30 y cent. larger than IN
September last year. Henry Martin ESQ., formerly
President of the Buffalo and Atica Railroad, has
been appointed President Of this road in place OF y
f. yinton Esq who resigned in July last, 10 take
effect on the let Of September.
Mr. Martin will enter at once upon the active dis
charge of his duties. He brings to the aid OF the
road great experience and deseryedly high rePuta-
ton as an economical and efficient officer
Only four miles Of the track OF the COvington and
Lexington Road remains to be laid between Coying
ton and Paris The rails the ground and are be-
ing laid at the rate Of half mile per day. line OF
stages at present carries the passengers over the gap
Between Paris and Lexington nc miles the track
is laid and the road in operation Passengers now
leave Cincinnati at A. NJ, and reach Lexington
about noon. In a few days this road will be entirely
completed. The receipts are already highly satisfac
tory.
Mr. ]. J. Phelps, We understand, declines the Di-
rect0ship Of the Erie Railroad to which he was
elected yesterday
Wells, Fargo & Cos Express Company hss de-
clared dividend of = cent.
On the lst inst two thousand passengers were car
red over the Michigan Central Railroad. This fact
81 ows that the usual food Of travel has comm need
The commercial advices by the Africa show no
marked change from those by previous arrivals Cot
ton was in fair demand but triae lower. Breadstufs
were about az before. The Money market working
easier the bankers having reduced the rate Of inter-
est on deposits to cent. Consols were very firm,
closing at 9i} d9ll. The bullion in the Bank was
increasing, and the drain for the Continent checked
In American securities there was not much doing.
The quotations we've:
''United States 6s Bonds, lOsi a lO9 ditto Inscrip
tons lO7 0lOs. Massachusetts SO Sterling lO2 lOi
Maryland Sc Sterling 90 a 80. Pennsy lvanis 80
Bonds offered at go ditto Inscriptions - 30. Nir-
ginia Dollar Bonds9O % offered ditto IS Sterling
Bonds, 92l offered. New0reans City C's, 7s offered
PENNSYLVANIA Central Railroad, e9d9l. New-fork
and Erie convertible, 1862, 74G75."
The Bank statement az compsred with the statement
Of the previous week shows an increase of fl3o Al
in the bullion in both departments of e3Oo, ,s2l in
the public deposits; of f226 49, in the other depos
its of Gll $50 in the rest of $3.50 $50 in the Govern
ment securities of G539,2l3 in the other securities,
of in tha off In tito
notes in circulation, there is decrease of Al, ,575
The fine weather and the favorable advices OF the
crops are having very favorable effect the money
market.
Tie London Shipping and Mercantile Gazette Of
August 25 remarks;
"The weather has continued favorable, the show
ers which haze fallen having hardly interfered with
harvest work, which las progressed steadily. twill,
however require at least fortnight of tine weather
30 clear the fields and il would, therefore, be prems-
ture TO speak positively respecting the general result
Of the harvest. As far as at present able TO
Judge, we are inclined TO think that we have by no
means over estimated the yield of wheat. We have
hesrd Of several instances Of large growth from
given number of acres, and are therefore, in
cned TO believe that the produce will exceed that Of
average years, notwithstanding numerous defects in
consequence of blight, &c
The amount of gold to 90 by the steamer on Sa,ur-
day viii depend upon the arrival Of bars from Cali
fornia If the steamers should arrive in time tho
shipment vii be large. There are no bars now 10
market, and the shipments on Saturday will be 10
coin unless bars are received
The drafts drawn by Santa Anna against the
Mexican fund here already reech SIX millions Of
dollars.
The Adrian ErPositor says:
I'VE notice in THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE OF last
TUESDAY, that the Erie and Kalamazoo Bank OF this
City is reported as broke, and iis notes worth 80
Lila IN To Nf..s