, 1860-12-21

htock Banks Of Tcnntseee,.... 4 10 ia
ILLINOIS BANKERS TO MEE7.-1Nc have before US
circular signed by Thomas Lewis, E.q, President
H:thc Aa1lFoad Nank, Of Decatur, nado after con-
fl!ts:'n with several others, calling meeting of
lie Bankers of Illinois at Springfield, on the 18th
o' January Appended to the notice to Bankers are
sae following preamble and resolutions:
NnEnEA=. At I'LL timer. wben IN cxicency secm
"a 70 deiaano it, parties Aase assembled together
- oeIsc and ad2pt such measures as to thcrl
*ccaird e1ret!cni and proper in self preservation
su;l for the PUBLIC good:
TnsnEronr Wc:the undersigned Banks officers
f1a3,e. slate If our currency aud the cxurhitaui
RI; o. Excaan.r th:t has been brought about
Tine h.s ea9 r15c,9sElon r. o. our part that the
&ectton VI cur Interest, we'll US n duty ve owe
!" snT tholie, to adopt ruch measures, II possible
WIN assst another panic In our midst like tho
o. 70 put II 'cyoId the power and caprice OF Wall
etseel elsewhere to dIscredit our institutions
o: cafzcnc;.
THEREFORE,. VIC most cordially recommend anf
earnestly request, That each Bank iu this State b.
sepres>ntcd by its President or Cashier o. by any
nea is u a2esnses ksts ii to % se hd d taa
s:?1nsaeid+ on the 10th day ef January next, to
taec lnso consideration thr prupricty Ut establish
des4e soe o2he1 Hanb a a SRng
Uniform ratc If Exchange, or to he regulatcd
from tine to time By financial or other Commit
'se' a. circumstances may dictate or justify.
IxroETAkr DECISION IN REGARD TO TIE I'LL
Nots GEN. BANKING LAw.-An important decision
VIII nc found on the second page, made by His
ion Judge Manicrc.laet Saturday, In regard TO the
personal liability clause Of onr General BaRkia.
Inv. ~ wc understand 1t, h decides that before
a*iockhodcr Is liabc, there must 10 in ord or the
following facts:'
]. A bank bill refused to be paid.
:" a liquidation by tho Auditor, for TINT reason,
= 4 Judgment against The Bank BY the Auditor,
After al which. you can bring suit against the
atocSholders
Nst then 1t Is only necessary for Bank, to
screen its stockholders from liability, to call In all
it, bills and get up its bonds from tho Auditor o.
tae oiacrss may run away and the bank have 10
sx.Etccce and no ahscts.
.. coursc tac Icrsonul liability clauee undcrthis
decision IL not worth rush. II IL we'll this DE-
csian h1s been inside now 80 that the Lccislatu,e
about to meet mag apply the proper remedies 10
this As well as to all Other detects, Read the de-
cl-foa In Gull.
sf' Aofh.-The Democrat Of yesterday eays:
1no eiA. Tor sight exchange were mt 80 large 4.
1taoses ~ 10 no. becausca supply has been furnish.
e. ivs There has been 10 means of creating it 81.
+spa " shipping cola; but determination secm4
a!sst rot t1 submit longer to snch rates
T. u
seen sfht IN ~ tnrnc. md creditors who eau, will
.Mnte with patience until m Improvement Il had
a. ths exchange market. The selling ratc Of si:lH
Missouri p,rrr tse street rate being 9X. For cold
F4bI Premium IL The rate
E1cans Sai ank ssecrti9g that Of hc
nuSSlnS ssshange 1llinoi: and Wisconsin currency
oonsht oy the s:ate Savings and other dealers nl
Etntrrtn saE;cant 1,,a; nG'2w Missouri. today ohio.
eeEt Premium above Missouri.
Go!d Il i'aso plentiful To-day, though It Is still
ths 1a.pry shipped taooo Of it, sold ,s re
Gently t. the List. So thai We are likely 10 h.y..
oa. Little coin left in this part Vi the countsy.
.1i1tApElFu'A.-we quote ~ follows from the
NORTH -Anaeriean Of Monday:
The money market was without any quotable
ea1a-e thc demand outside tho banks being igrL
ana really ars<lasb paper scarce mud wanted al j.
Tls Pes cent PCT anuuua; there was very little Of
'h1s rhc hosss5tp'o', ssft, M l,sweEeF, Offering,
lsss quoted. Tic following are the figures
New lork exchange premium.
3soston cxchanEc. Ec...-..........lLMa
Ansdcan American eald ealSdpanse' @lh discount
NEW IonK BASKs-Thc following IL the syuop-
IL o1 Last weeks New York Bank Statement:
Dec: Dee. IS. Dec. s.
Ssa ,sn. ss31sSSS So rs &c tss1Ss! 60 ; q
SIsa:;;ios: - sssss: e:s. se:s.s 'sisS s:ssis;
Gross Deposits. 9s,*A.aH 1ooa32oGg 1o2,o7s, liz
ffsS1anEs fTfsdSanE.d I:lo,oM l:.:l:.S5. lysM.a.s
Ia sue-1fcas'y. G"15,s5s 2,5Gs,s39 3.l5,slu
NEW York STocK BoAnD.-Thc prices Of stoeke
to-day III New York showed handsome advance
on 5cstcfdays quotations, The c1oeins rates were
Tor New York Central, 46; Ga1caa, Is: Rock IT.
1aaa' SUI darlington 4 Quincy, &C: Illinois Cen
tfs4. Ss; Michigan Southern (pscferrcdl Soh: