The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-19

1ochesteS, N. T.; Roswell 3. Burrows, Albion, n
r.; Ransom Gardner, Detroit, Mish Ezekiel Morri-
Zen. La Porte, Ind.
In connection with the proposed changes It ID
interesting to refer to the board which was In ONCE
In the spring Of 1851, and which, according to the
repeated statements Of their successors, declared
dividends that had not been earned, contracted
s2hoo,ooo Of floating debt and actually denied its
existence to the board which succeeded them.
Their names were:- win O. Iitchneld, Heman J.
Redded, John A. G. Gray, Charles Butler, William
Vermilye, Elisha C. LitchAeld, william B.
wslies, J. II. Ransom, Henry Keep, New York;
John Stryker, Rome, N Y; John wilkinson, syria
euse, N. T.; John 8. Barry Michigan; Ezekiel
Morrison, Indiana. OF these, three-to wit, 4 c.
Lischneld, J. a. Ransom and Ezekiel Norison-are
members of the present board; and three-to Wit
). H Ransom, Henry Keep and John 8. Barry-are
70 be members Of the proposed new board.
The exchanges ~ the Bank Clearing House this
morning were $24I ,596 IS, and the balances
$685., 26l TO-
The Fulton Bank has declared dividend Of Ave
per cent, payable ON the first of Nay, and the Mer
chants Insurance Company OF Boston . semiannual
dividend Of eight per cent
r. The New Orleans Picayune Of Saturday last
MUS notices the money and exchange market Of
Shat city:-
Inc feature Of the money market for the week vas
Ainest uninterrupted siDgency accompanied with fur
advance OF per cent discount for the very beg
'msrtgsge paper Heretofore This GLASS has been In
moderate request ~ sx discount, but cannot be
placed better thaS pr cept, and the demand ct
ShAs figure 10 exceedingly restrtcsed. In fact the
supply Of strictly eheiee acoeptances has continued
- heavy, and the terms have been 60 favorable
% CAPITALISTS tnAt the principal movement has been in
Wis description, 70 khe exclusion Of nearly all ether
grades AZ bank the daily offerings continued fer in sd
OF the regular income and the proportion OF re-
ecsed paper was fully ~ large aoy prev ious tuna
s SEASON. The exchange market has been depressed
Nom the opening 70 the close OF week. and the sereo
preo quotations previous review had UNDERGONE
N marked change OF any kind Offerings Of foreign
and comesuc Though not heavy for the season, have
prveo more than ample for the demand which has been
rstisted throughout, and buyers sellers have daily
oontknoed for an advantage in oil they sp
pesr however, 70 be ~ far divided this evening ss a.
any time during the past ten days. and the pres CON
diuon Of the marke We only refer following a.
aanrexnsipg figures. viz. Clear sterling bills l07X
p1g documents sttschsd d, 1o7 l67k l07K Francs l
lsk g. TX per dollar sixty Day bills on New YORK.
- IN alh, and TX per cent discount Sight J. az
ssunt 10 par, and * per cent premium
Speaking of money and trade in Boston, the Post
there, in its weekly review, Says
Money 10 certainly easy need be, and a the cur
rrnt business cemand b small, the supply seems extra
ordinarily ample. As yet the increase Of rate 70 AZ
par cent by The Bank OF England has had percepole
effect upon exchange, although, 10 the opinion Of many
IT, Eughsh price n likely rather than dim
p*h wne the advance may tend 70 the fastening gold
even in the face OF the exports from
this country The best sterling be sold
~ !CsZ, both In New York and Boston with no psrtcu
hr rBh aer sight bills. which generally in quick de-
nand when rise IN money takes place In London.