The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-28

clearance which any OF these Powers can be ex
pected 10 respect. A vessel entering the port Of
Liverpool. or London, or Havre. or Bordeaux. o.
Cadiz, or 81. Petersburg, or Amsterdam. with q
clearance signed only by South Casolina col
lector, would be liable to seizure aud detention il
not sonfscation. vessel going to from
Charleston with no other clearance than one sign
ed by South Carolina official, and no other flag
than the Palmetto, would be lawful prize by any
cruiser, and would run remarkably great risk Of
being picked up by one Of the cruisers now on the
lookout for slavers. In word, the South Caro-
lima Convention by the ordinance to which we
refer, has closed the port of Charleston more
effectually than all the navies of Europe could
have closed it, What effect the event will have
upon shippers of cotton and rice, and upon buyers
Of bills drawn against shipments from Charleston.
a very few days will determine.
The following was to-day's business at the Sub
Treasury
iotal receipts $9o,oos
nayments' 2Oo,sas
baInee 46I ,o0S
Mr.. Cisco received deposits to-day on account of
the five million Treasury notes to be awarded to-
morrow at Washington. The impression prevails
that they will be awarded at ! a per cent int
rest. The indications are that few bids went from
here.
The following dividends have been declared
The Metropolitan Bank, semi-annual dividend Of
Tour per cent, payable January Z; the Hartford
and New Haven Railroad, quarterly dividend Of
three per cent, payable on the ID Of January, to
the New York stockholders at the Union Bank;
the Western Railroad of Massachusetts,, semi-an-
nual dividend of four per cent, payable January l:
the Atlantic Bank Of Brooklyn, semi annual divi-
dend Of five per cent, payable January q the
Naumkeag Steam Cotton Company, of Salem,
Mass, dividend Of seven per cent payable
January /; the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank,
its usual semi-annual dividend payable the 2lst
Of January, at the rate Of six per cent per annum
sums Of five hundred dollars and under and at
the rate of five per cent per annum larger sums
the Panama Railroad, dividend of six per cent
The Canada's mails arrived Unexpectedly this
morning. The London Times Of the 18th inst.
says
The English funds continue TO show great steadncss
the quotations Of consos being 92sS 81 ex dividend
throughout the greater part OF the day The
Market especially at the close favorable and
actions then occurred at 92h u. The last price from
Of X In the foreign exchanges this afternoon bins on
Hamburg N demand, and the rate consequently
trife lower Other places were about the last
to-day, while soveregns rather exceeding that amount
withdrawn for America. or the G295 900 by the
West India steamer Atrato, f11o,0O0 is In gold and
f1S5 600 in silver. The monthly return Of the Bank
Of France issued today, appears satisfactory since
Notwithstanding the heavy losses Of bullion in
CURED during the first week which the account
extends, the diminution shown Is ly E104 900 The
previous returns exhibited falling OF respectively Of
81 600 900 and 81 500 600 The total cf bullion present
held eli 600 The position Of the bank has
strengthened by reduction Of $500 600 in the note cir
cuaton. The Turkish loan still fails TO attract sub
q n a
the French applications are numerous.
In relation to American stocks, Messrs. Barring
Bros. Co. remark
We quote only prices at which business has bcen
rnited States SIS, ~, 90 93ii nothing doing in 6s
Massachusetts SIS sterling 10l Maryland do 95 but
IL offered at o. Pennsylvania stock 81 bonds So
New York IS, 1870 93 1886 95. Virginia sterling SIS
bonds 80 81. New York and Erie Railroad shares 81
bonds Sd mortgage So Illinois Central shares 27s dis
count; bonds, 7ss7ls Michigan Central S. bonds, 90
The award Of the New York State loan disposed
Of at Albany yesterday was at the following