New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-23

r,.pd upon tie indebted Wet to "psy up the grsin.
Il vii :eheye from bankruptcy, and may avert
famine.
meeting Of portion of the stockholders oi inc
Rank Of Pennsylvania wss he'd al the E1charge on
Tuesday, C.. which aoncure Robinson, esq, p'e'idsd'
but no.bing Of any importance trarspiIed. r'soiu.
ton was passed, requesting the call Of meeting o'
stockholders by the Board of Directors, az the earliest
possible day to which meeting they requested tne
Directors TO report . statement OF the assets sao ha
bities Of the bank, giving just vie" OF US peeSeo'
condition. The meeting also expressed itsei iaVoraoe
to the election OF John Welsh 10 the PRESIDENCY, a
opposed to the resignation Of the present boafa o'
Directors, and in favor Of filing such vacancies as may
eli.t in the Board by the election OF persons who In
ADDITION to other qualifications, posess the rec'm'
mspdstion Of beipg large stockholders.
The Executive Council Of the Philadelph!t board
Of Trade have passed resolution urging the canks 10
accept the law of the extra session OF the Lessauie
The same body, at the same lime, passed tue ioHo"
ipg:
take In Of deb "a. no,e Of ought in the
opinion this Board be extended SO a. 10 reeve .he D
o Ill solvent banis Of tb. State on deposit sno PS He' 'N
currency.
The Bank of Charleston, the Union Bank ard the
State Bsuk have not suspended The Camden Bank,
too holds out. The Charleston Mercury says:
"As one of the many evidences Of restored conn,
deDce, We would rritr to the caro-, sished oy iuy
our leading mercantile houses offering % receive az
par The notes of Georgia aud South Carohna banks
The Chicago Press says:
"Ihe present crisis ii may be said, has hs1 NJ
rarae' in the wnoe previous 5u ness history OF tne
NcTb W. e. and certainly il is to be hoped inst the
future las no such fortune In store for u.s.
AT Baltimore exchange on the North is in denaud
a,6d7 4 cent premium. On Philadelphia q a3 p
cent premium. Gold is in request, and brokers ara
buyipg il at Gu7 2 cert premium. Virginia bank
ro:es told aIe being bought BY brokers at 2 cent
discount; new range from 10 to l. = cent discount;
North Carolins, 10 & cent, aud not much wanted.
Notes Of Western banks unsalaole.
The following is from The LdiaaGPolis Jodrna! Of
Friday:
"Tbe Directors Of the new State Bank met yester
day. to consult TO the course to be pursued In tue
perent financial crisis They were IN session the bet
ter part OF the day. What their determination was,
or whether they came to any not authoritative
ly advised but we believe it is their purpose 10 hoi
up and continue as they have been goi; z on
The house of Farnham, Kukham & Co., OF Phia-
depha offer TO give notes at g, 9and II months in ex-
tension Of their preseLt Obligations.
The coal trade has been very active down the Ohio
River. The number of persons who have found EN-
poy rnent on the boats during the present opportune
rise of the river, is over two thousand, while the
amour of coal carried of exceeds the shipments of
any previous season.
The merchants and leading men Of Newark have
called public meeting for Friday evening, to consider
the financial emergency.
The CumJtrIand Cigili1n states that boats are ar
irving and departing very brsky on this thoroughare
The recent rain raised the water to sufficient height
TO LET boats take on full loads. There lie now no im
pedment to navigation. The coal companies, how
ever have found it necessary to greatly reduce their
business II ia their ntei ton to adopt for the present
an exclusive cash systeIn. Under the present enbar-
rassed condition of the finances Of the country they
find it Necessary to do this or close their stores.
The Directors of the Massachusetts, Corporation
have voted to stop their mills at Lowell. How long
the mills will remain idle is unknown. Very little
cotton is on hand and no is to be purchased at
present
The Pdladelphio Bulletin 4ys:
A compliant brought againtt WIN. Wainwright,
esq, the late President of the Commercial Bank,
charging him with perjury, after full and patielt
hearing before Alderman Ogle was yesterday DIS
mssed-a resut that cannot fail to be very gratifying
10 Mr.. Wainwrght and bis many friends. II IL TO be
boped that this will be the last attempt OF the kind,
Wien there is no better foundation for the complaint
than there was in this case
Tie Springfield H. Stale Journal says
According TO notice the assgnees sale OF the Great
Weston Railroad was made at auction yesterday 10
Of the road, was tbe nominal purchaser Inc price a.
which it was struck of was only FL, lOO. What
farce what a swindle Thus our citizens, who in
good faith took stock the road and paid up the last
instalment, all their stock wiped out entirely
We may say more about this hereafter
From The Bost0a Post, 229.
8Iessrs. Browns weekly list Of stock sales at &uc-
ton are beginning to be of the accustomed length
again Sales at the Brokers Board were considerable
to-day.
Messrs. Dennis 4 johnson, iron merchants, who
suspended on Monday, have large surplus and ask
fol an exteL sion
the effect to drive large amounts OF commercial paper
into the bi kers hands for discount. None is taken
at better rates than l. & cent per month, while The
larger potion Of fist-class paper is su5ec to
charges of az Great Difficult lea prevail In the ne
gotiaton Of domestic exchange, and 10 realizing bal
ances at II South aud West Bills ON London vary
from to b cent.
We have seen dispatch from j. NJ Grant, Sscre
tsIy of the Board at Montreal pronouncng the report
that the Grand Trunk Railway had fai!ed TO be en-.
tey false. Mr. Joseph Brooks is the general az snt
OF the Road in Boston, where II has two Olices-one
81 No. 81 Washington street and the ether at the
steamboat Office on Central Wharf-an1 We under
stand the business of the route is large and increasing
The monetary crisis in the United States has al
fec,ed Halifax somewhat Capital is In great demand
here ard mercantile stock Is pressed into market to
raise more. Some parties there, sht be ex-
peoted take advantage of the existing state of affairs
and draw money from local institutions 10 in spec
uIdIlOn. consequent on OsncT mOVtncut,
The banks greatly limit or stop di.counting, aad
scarcity Of money and difficulty accordingly is ex2e-
nerced.
The Independent contains the following reported
failures, assignments, &C., for the week:
s. Raymond Co Ashuelot, y II suspended
L. Brainard, St. Adams, VI, assigned.
Curiiss, TObey Sampson, Dry Goods" Boston, sus-
Tenny BslisteI, Dry Goods" Boston. suspended
Gregory Titon Co, Dry Goods" Boston, suspended;
ash extension.
simpson, Baldwin Co., Fancy Goods Boston sus.
pended.
Keith Tho.nton, Clothine," Boston failed
A.. C. Wanen L Co " Hardware" bo.ton, suspended.