Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-10-07

| PENALTIES OF BANK SUsPENsIoN.--IheC ode
of Virginia provides that il any note, bill OF
check for money due from any bank be not
paid in specie when presented the party pre-
senting the same may recover the amount oy
warrant or motion, with interest at the rate o.
twelve per cent. per anhunl.% But no suclfmo-
ton or warrant shall lie in respect to any note,
bill or check held by or due to any Bank which
has itself suspended The bills or notes of spe.
Gle paving Banks are to be taken in all pay
ments TO the State, and when the Bank sus-
lpends the Governor may, by proclamation, de-
clare the fact and prohibit the receiving of
of notes of such Banks. Moneys paid into the
public treasury is deposited in the Bank of Vir-
ginia, the Farmers Bank of Virginia and the
Exchange Bank at Richmond, but upon these
Banks suspending no more deposits shall be
madei in them. ra Is l.if, t.if fqIe
In case of suspension by Independent Banks,
the law provides that persons holding their notes
may have them protested for non payment; and
the State Treasurer, on receiving such protest,
shall give notice to the Bank, and upon its fail
ing to redeem the notes for ten days, shall i'm
medately give notice in two or more newspa-
pers that all the notes of the Bank will be re-
deemed out of the trust property in his hands,
and may sell the same ct public auction. 1t
will be observed that the Banks of Virginia do
not forfeit their charters by suspension.
PRICES OF BREApsTUFFs.-Th following COM
parison of the prices of flour and grain in this
market on the first of October in each of the
last three years. will be found interesting and
instructive "f5t5
Superfine State 1855. 1856. 1857.
Flour. .s7e2Hass.oo ss2oass.75 s4s5as5.lo
Extra State and $780,. 49,
Western. !. 7.s751a s.121l 6.6oa $50 5.ooa $50
Family brands i et.gs Ur 49,
Western ...... $40 $40 S.0Qa WOO 6.5Ua 10
ern s.1a1la s.s71l 7oOa TAO 5.2oa $50
Extra do. . $50 s.s71S 7.5Oa 500 5.6Oa 7.25
Red Southern i.4g b; I'D lsy.Cl d ssW
- Wheat 1.97 1.95 1.50a LOB l,2Oa ]. 20
White do. 2.05 2.10 1.G0a l.65 l.30a l35
sa ase oas Rye rs i ls ssa IS s sss z
Mixed Western 9 ~ p "a flola 7s-l '-,'ll.
Corn. ......... Sc 81 6s1la 60 70a y
The table needs no explanation. 1t will be
seen that the range of current prices is below
the quotations for the same date of either of the
previous two years.-NeD York Jounatef Com
naerce. -s.. ao.e.lsi
eHARvEsr MooN.n-The brilliant moonlight
evenings we are now enjoying is caused bywhat
is called harvest moon" About the time Of
the autumnal equinox the moon, when near her
full, rises about sunset number OF nights in
succession. This occasions remarkable number
of brilliant moonlight evenings. The sun being
then in Libra, and the moon, when full, being
of course opposite the sun, or in Aries, and NOV
ing eastward in or near the ecptic at the rate OF
about thirteen degrees per day, would descend
but short distance below the horizon for four
or six days in succession; that is, for two or
three days before the full and the same number
after; and would consequently rise during all
these evenings nearly at the same time, viz: a
little after sunset, so as to afford remarkable
succession Of fine moonlight evenings. As this
generally occurs about the time of the England
harvest, it there got the name of the ''harvest
moon" C1eceland Herald.