The New York herald., 1862-10-18

The rebel steamer Sumter renamed At Gibrai'
tar on the a7,h ult.
The CIyJe steamer iona. said to have been pur
chased by the ,ehe. agerts in England. mas oee'
wrecked by COLLISION with another steamer IN 'u'
| clyde. - NEWS.
The French gunOoat La oisier, IT, : !,
boure. arrived here yesterday morning from %
| new G. B. She mounts five guns, is Of two han
| dred and fifty tons burthen, and has crew Of one
| hundred aud twenty nine men. There are p,y
quite number OF French war vessels At hncho
! il. in ,ai- h.: ,.. Dor.
| The ship Henrietta, EaptaiMTrecnrtin. arrives
AT this port from Pensacola, wfAh port she lef
October l. reports that the health Of Sthe troops a
that place good. The country was quiet ant
very healthy along the coast.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has de
cided that Incorporated banks must pay license "a
brokers. and persons doing business as bankers.
brokers, aha ,,ssd warrant brokers must take out
three licenses. Here 1 tie decision.
fREAst iky DErARrMssr. 0r-scx lSrEsSiL RrvESux,
W.sRfs6ioSa a)cl. IL 1862
st y ssa, % y"u' % T. BROKERS
ana land warrant brokers st take three (ste
sction oil xcisc as9. Incorporated banks desihg IN
BROKERS. GEO. s. BOUTWELL,,
Commissioner Of inte etnal Revenue
The triple requirement is. for bankers, 800 u
cen,e: brokers, $50. andland warrant brokers' t26.
The Secretary Of War has informed Governor
Yates, of Illinois, that it il definitely settled that
there will he no drafting in that State.
Colouel John Forsyth. of the Mobile Register,
not killed, as reported. but was taken pri-
soner and paroled.
The Grenada (SiississippD Appeal, in view OF the
hatless. coatless and shoeess condition of the re-
bel soldiers. says" We treuble Tor our noble
troops when we think Of the approaching win
ter"
Since the Union authority has been restored at
FRANKFORT. Kentucky, matters have res med their
wonted quiet, ard business has been re-establish-
ed, The next sitting of the Legislature will pro-
bahly be III the Capitol.
The General Episcopal Convention brought
their proceedings to close yesterday, the four
teenth dav Of their meeting. The parting address
was delivered by bishop Mcllvaine, Of Ohio. a
synopsis of which will be found in another column.
The Broadway murder case resulted yesterday
in a verdict of manslaughter in the third degree
against Mrs. Mary Real. The jury remained in de-
liberation all night and at last, after sixteen
hours, resolved TO compromise by rendering an
unantcipated verdict-a verdictwhich the evidence
does not sustain-for the woman either guilty
of murder or not amenable to human laws. Eff
forts already set on foot to relieve her from
the misery of State prison for two years and six
NOTWITHSTANDING more to her flour long years b.
suffering and degradation
At a special meeting of the Board Of Council.
men held last evening" for the p~rpose of clearing
the calendar of large nuy.,ber of routine papers
which had accumulated during the last few days.
reports were adopted donating the sum of s., 900
to the Northeastern Dispensary. $495 to the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION. to pay an assess
ment $3.50 S6 to the Church Of St. Boniface,
$3Ql IL To the Low Dutch church. and the sum of
Sass to the Ladies' Union Aid Society. The Com
mittee on Finance presented report in favor OF
further issue of Central Park improvement stock
to the amount Of $500 900, which was adopted.
The sum Of $l9s rs was appropriated to defray
the expense attending the reception of Thurlow
Weed. $3.50 was appropriated for the purpose of
presenting o sword, sash and belt to Captain John
Downey. A resolution was offered that swords be
presented to all the brigadier generals from the
city of New York, which one of the members
thought would also include Brigadier General
Mansfield Lowell. The resolution was lost. The
Board then adjourned until Monday next, at five
O'Clock p. NJ.
Stocks rather better yesterday and the specula
tive tendency seemed to be the increase The Erics
Michigan Central, Rock Island ard New York Central
the prominent favortes. Old Erie sold 60
God was lower II nuctuated between 1872 and l33 a
the morning. sold down to 13o in the afternoon then
rallied up IL 1872 again Exchange fell TO las l46. No
uey was fairly active at per cen
The war risk OF insurance demanded BY underwriters
yesterday, combined with some in sterling
chang rather little more strength in the currency
tended TO check purchasers OF produce for export and
either TO arrest any further advance depress prices
Flour fell OF Sc loc PER barrel, while the sales
less Than the previous days Of the week Wheat
less active and decnei SC. 4c and, In cases.
much &c. per bushe, owing, mainly, 10 the check in
Purchases for export account Of risks Of nsu
rance Corn from the csse, fell of 2o per bushel,
closing G6c 6Tc for sound Western mixed Pork
heavy and lower hosgh tolerably active the decline
with sales or mess si3 rs sls s7 closing the in
side figure, and prime at &2 &l2 37is. Cotton was
quiet but steady The sales embraced 600 400 bales
the basis OF Gle. for midding upands. Sugars
tive, and &c. higher, with speculative movement The
sales embraced 1856 hhds. with small lot Of boxes
Corlee firm but quiet, while holders demanded full
prices Freighs unsettled, owing TO the rates Of
war rik demanded by underwriters, which tended to
check shipments Of produce and to that extent to nu
ence the supply of commercial bills Of exchange. To
Liverpool wheat engaged al l2d in bags and at
Ilysd. To London wheat was taken al l3d. IN ships'
bags.
The Incipient Revolution I'm the October
Elections.
The elections which have inst taken nlace ara