The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-01


War waTrsnts received a. entered sSi4 10
War repay warrants received and entered... boa IL
Interior repay warrants received and entered 70
For Gov Covering nss rue treasury from Lands. Of
The Howard Insurance Company have declared divi-
derd Of ten per cent; the Atlantis Cotton Mills, Law
renee four cent The Portland Saco and Portsmouth
Railroad Company, three per cent
The Boot Mi is, (LowelI) Dwight Mills, (spriu5aeld)
York Manufacturing Company, (saco, ae) and Lowell
Machine Shop, have decided to pass their usual divi
denSs at this lime. The latter company usually pays
its dudeDds annually, the last baiDg e's,s psr
cent 1894 The Yora paid three per cent May 1884,
but po,hrg in November last Ths Boot and Dwight
Mills paid four and tSo per cent respectively, ia No
vtmber, 1854.
Tn. last returns of the Boston banss comp 4red witt
those for the previous week. exhibit increase the
item Of specie OF so and OF profits Of slss7si,
and decreaee in the Item OF net circulate Of $l99 a2
Ct deposits sSos, 725 AID Of loan $685., 6s3.
The Old Colony Ka;iroae Company which had to bor-
In order pay its last dsidepd ropose to Is
six Ter cent bon5, to fuod the floating debt and
enable to pay cssh dividends in future, instead Of
p,oprat Dg to ct It's large
dividend at the time Of union with the Fan River
will in that case receive It's share Of the earnings
The value OF merchandise mportsi into Canada dur
leg the year 1854 f1o s3l and tbs Of
ports in the time E5. 3l2321. TIE OF
duties collected was 81 ,22i, s51.
We are informed says the Michigan (Anu Aroor Ar.
gas Of May %, that the Bank Of washtenAw was en-
Joined ruevesy Of this week, by order of the Hon
Judge johnson rom the exercise Of any OF its corpo
rate tights and pr vlsges" The compliments,
ders.snd, are Messrs. Bach, Tbompsoa Il Co, and D.
Herping, Of this city. We presume the bans will nov
be wound Up and the sooner the batter tho vic.
TIMED bill hot anxiously waiting TO learn no
much they must pay to get rid OF the no:es in their
posssssiop.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders of the Essex
Company was held in Boston the 9th OF May, the
visionary dinner and visit to Lawrence having bsso
dispensed with According to tho
floating debt Of the company Is 1854 Isl e5 against
which the money assets sS04 e64 o. and persona
property ireuding $2S7 COO PAciao Ms stock at par
sa4l, 1877 go The debt exceeds that OF last yssr BY
$751; So and the oils receivable have been
TO the amount Of S2l9ss o. The sales Of land
amounted to the gross Of s7a3os 81, from ~h,,n
dednctins expenses, the net receipts 5000 &c.
The nexed bill reported in the Legislature Of
during the recent session. by the nit
tee, ordered to DO printed but acted upoa
called, and Of course failed to become Law. It
reported few days since tina. had passed the Lesis-
lAture which .s not true
AN ACT PROHIBITING EXCHANGE BROKERS AND BANKERS
FROM ALLOWING INThREsT ON DEPOSITS.
Sec Be It ensc'ed By the Senate and House of Re.
presents OF the Common wealth OF PenuHyvania
General Assembly met hereby enacted by the aa-
tboJity OF the That from and after tie passage of
this act IL shall not be lawful for any inc ividuA
oopaYtntrsbp licensed exchange brokers, engaged
IN the business Of osnsns, to aos or pay interest at
any rate per centum On moneys deposited with them
under penalty OF ivs hundred dollars for each and
every offence to BE- vered debts by Law
cradle, half for " use Of the Commonwealth, and
other hall for te OF the guardians Of the poor
in the county vhsre such tf. shall have been
puytfed Provided That this shall extead to the
city and county Of Philadelphia.
The Lopdon Bankers Magazine furnishes the returns
Of ci,cua ion of the private and joint stock banks
gland and Wales for the four weeks ending the 14h
Ayr last and gives the following the average weekly
circulation Of those banks during the past MONTH viz
PNate oasss oIs
Average weekly circulston. 81 o64, 100
On comparing the above with the returns far tee
preceding month, ending the 18th Of March Lst, Il
| shows
AD increase IN the circulation OF the private
An increase in the cirsu alton Of the joint stock
banks its,ioo
Ipcs ass on the month. .f2s7 go
and "a compared with the Tor the correspond
ing period Of last year wis, April 16 1850 IL shows
An iDcyssse in the circulation Of We private
decrease in tn. :roulstou Of the joint ;toci
banks ,s,......s...... 1,I32
Increase the year.. ......"....... Ss,49'
On comparing The above with the Of she fixed
Issues the folio appears be the comparative stsss
II the rcuIatop:-
The private banks below their fixed issues foss 90
The JOINT banks below axed issues ia ABS
Total bslov thar Axed isausa eaao hok