The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-14

TIE meaey paric has indeed become crisis.
Eeves has Wall street presented such a scene Of in
tense excitement ca witnessed yesterday. From
hns TO time the announcement of city bank saspen-
oos was made until the total failures of these in
s.tut:cas numbered eighteen- The Hudson County
Baak Of Jersey City also closed its doors. II is
somewhat remarkable that there were no failures OF
commercial houses, or ct least none Of any impor-
taace. TIE cficers Of TIE various unsuspended
bazls held 8 meeting last evening, aac after
discussion Of some three hours dun
toa resolved to Suspend today. Furthermore
committee WIS appointed to proceed to Albany
TO urge upon the Governor the necessity Of calling
an ex,s -ess5n OF the Legs ature to pass measures
OF re,isf. The run OF the previous day upon the
ssv,rgs banks fel of yesterday forenoon. and be
fore The close o. business Il lac nearly ceased. The
Peaasyivaais Legislature yesterday passed relief
BIZ. and % .ourned sins d.s. The second Monday
il Apr, i the time fixed for the resumption OF
specie pa mcnts IN ths; site.
F-ec.ioas were held yesterday IN Pennsylvania,
0ho. Iowa aid Minnesota. II Pennsylvania, Pack
&C. the democratic nominee for Governor, is nm
coabted. elected by an old fashioned majority. We
have nothing dehrite from Iowa or Minnesota. The
republic ans have without doubt carried Ohio, bat by
de:rascS majority.
The steamship Vanderbilt is now fully due. with
three days later news from Europe
Our correspondent. al Port al Prince. writing on
the ITth IT., states that the market was well cup
piled v:.h eli descriptions Of American provisions
bl. toe sa.ss were very few and the collection Of
debts urGt % Impossible. Business completely
st stand ~ al the HaJtien ports. and .he paper
cCrrSzcy 81 tie country lad further deprecated.
Tie cgops however. promised abundant yield.
restc0.ariy the sugar crop. The late high price
% this article has. Il i said produced sugar plant
i1g MAJ . throughout the West India islands. In.
teligpace had been received from Dominica 10 the
efec. thai the psrtizsns Of sxPresdent Santana
had completely hemfned in the Pses party in the
capita. Eaato Domingo The projected expedition
of The Ieyt.ens against tie Dsu mic ans had been
possporee-ndeed il "a Doubtful whether tny such
demonstration wss ever really contemplated.
Ia addition to tho disasters 10 to s,eamer En-
pirs Sale and the Staten Island ferry Loats Hunca
lack aad Eouth6el6. on Monday evening. during the
thick fog that covered the bar and rivers number
q other serious collisions happened. The steamer
Cox roSore bound up the North river, came in con
tact with the Meisnen with such force that the
latter suBk n fifteen minutes. II Is not positively
known that any lives lost but II is conjecured
that tro q three persons jumped overheard and
persisted. The steamer Island Belle on the passage
from hJsts 70 tbs city, ashore on the rocks at
tie foot e Egbtythird street, during the fog,
where ~ ssi accounts she remsined hard and fast.
The Passengers, some two hundred in number were
landed 10 safety b., suffering terribly from fright
The csse Of Ms. Cunningham came on Yesterday
10 the s1pums Court, but tie defendant failed 10
appear II Is believed tina, she has as, 20 psrts IN
known. The Ease was postponed til saturday next.
when, If she L not Forthcoming 4 bench wsrran,
VIII b. issued for her arrest.
The special committee ci the Police Commis-ioa
ors. consisting q Mayor Wood aud yessrs. Bowen
and Stranshan, appointed for the purpose o. report
ING 10 the Bosrc AL cases VI old policemen NOT now
receyisg pay or doing duty who have DOT Teen le
vally discharged, met yesterday afternoon and IRE
pared fur business. Az least Eve or six hundred ar
plcahols o. old policemen claiming not . have
bees legally discharged viii be examined BY The
committee, enc agUeably to a resolution Of the
Board, at policemen who have not been legally H.
charged vii BE- roinsisted. Mayor Wood exhssted
the Utnos. soaciiode t. have these receive
cary attention, and after = short session the CEN
mitoadloosrft &c Monday next.
ln tat Co9r q Sessions yesterday Dennis
Mc'Jnu indicted for ne boraic5e Of Gilbert sand
ford o. he SOh y December, 1850. pleaded guilty
10 manAsughter u tie fourth degree, and was
remsDscd TO- sentence Locus A. mende, a spicy
yc.ng g6oLfnar, ~as convicted VI forgery on the
tsth x Ln,t he clant.rfrlLaa thf naale. u N. en-