The New York herald., 1864-08-17


bss been faa 20 the ocharis the APPLES having oecn
nearly All shaken OF traes have been uoraoteo'
auc vir US Casualties have occurred through the blow
ing down Of chimDeys and slslss from the roofs oi
houses
On he western coast the devastation wrought by TIE
gale wac something swu'. A Castelar, correspou1eht
states that n that district blown away ke
.eaners 'nsn saes tues ana chimney pots new aooas
IN all a. iections Ponderous trees torn out OF
the eartf, carrying With them weight OF clay,
and the few trees left standmg were almost wholly
divested OF their oiage. In several places pot toes
and corn were torn OF the grouad Volumes of er
were swept out OF the lakes and carried % an amazing
helsht IN clouds which burst Haycocks were
blown sway anh tst. The beautiful pauta ions iu Lo
Lucan's demesne destroyed OF otner
gentlemen IN the Ca tebar In the neigh
borhood OF Sligo mGcn damage douethe potato STA ks
IN many places br ken and the ia badly laid On the
whoe the loss OF property throughout the country ~
serious whie u VIII be rendered still more bare ana
bleak by the destruction of many trees
For weeks the weather had been remarkably dry, with
summer beat greater tn have had years Since
Sunday II has been showery windy but still
warm Grass not abundant, but the grain crops are
good, aud ripenlpg fast
We hear nothing yet of a potato blight.
The weekly returns of the Bank OF France show an in
crease OF little over half million francs in specie.
The Kirg Of Belgium had arrived Paris from vchy
Bourse declining, rentes 66f. SOC,
Poland.
NJ Traugoff the head of the Polish national govern
ment, together with four chiefs OF DEPARTMENT, were
hung on the 5th inst on the gacis Of the citadel The
government had been commuted.
Inuia
The Bombay mail OF July received. The Ameri-
can portion forwarded per Asia.
The aegei enlistment OF seamen for the federal gov
ernment in America attracting attention at Calcutta
Federal agents were said TO have already freghted
ship for the Northern States with unemployed sailors in
contravention Of the law. The authorities the
watch for their detection.
Telegrams from Calcutta to July 16, Singapore to July
and Melbourne to June 20 have been received via Suez
They contain no news OF Importance.
BOMBAY, July 15, 1864.
Cotton goods improving. Cotton quiet. Exchange %.
Id Freighs improving.
Financial and Commercial Intelligence.
THE LONDON MONEY MARKET
LONDON, August s, 1864.
Tho bullion in the Bank OF England has decreased
f119000
AMERICAN SECURITIES.
Illinois Central shares, 43 discount Erie shares, 41
Tho advance or the Bank OF Englands OF discount
to eight per cent has depressed the markets.
LONDON, August 6-P. NJ.
Cousols closed at SO for money Illinois Central shares
A a 43 discount Erie ,40E a411a.
The advance OF the bank minimum to eight per cent
caused mainly by the fact that the bank returns
showed that the reserve OF notes had fallen TO pont
below any yet touched since the panic OF 1857
further advance to nine per cent considered not
improbable Funds were heavy and consols fell q
per cent on tho 5tn The demand for money showed
increase, but no pressure.
Barings circular says:-American securities inactive.
Illinois Central shares az discount United States Ave.
twenties in good demand at AZ a 43.
PARIS, August 8, 1864.
The Bowse is unaltered Rentes closed a 6er. s3c
THE LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, August g. 1864
Coton-Saes Of the week "a 900 bales, including $500
TO SPECTATORS and $500 exporters The market is
dull, with decline OF equarter TO half penny
oil descriptions. The sales to-day 5000 bales
including 900 to specuators and exporters, the
closing hat and unchanged the following quota.
tons
Fair XiddEino
Orleans. ans....................Nom Nominal 3lkd.
Mobile. bile....................Nom Nominal 30Ad.
Uplands. s....................N Nominal. 30hd.
Stock port 266 900 bales including 15 500 bales
American
THE LATEST MARKETS.
LIvERpooL, August 8, 1864.
The weekly cotton market received by the North
American.l
REPORT.
The Manchester arket s irregular and prices nomi
nal.
LIVERPOOL, August 6-P. M.
Cotton.Sales to-day 5000 bales. including 1900 tc
gpeculaors and exporters Market quiet and unchanged
Breadstuffs inactive.
Provisions dull and tending downwards.
HAyRE, August 8, 1864.
Cotton.-Sales OF the week 5000 bales Market very
dull and quotations barely maintained. Stock 10000
bales.