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BROCKLYN BANKS. There was no untoward excitement visible at any of the banks of the City of Churches yesterday. A tour of the leading institutions was made by the writer, which elicited the fact that the anxiety which characterized the action of the panicstricken depositors on Monday and Tuesday has subsided, and a better feeling of security was apparent. At the Brooklyn Bank, corner of Concord and Fulton streets, where the run had been greatest the day previous, there were not more than twenty-five or thirty people in line at one time, and many of these were persons who had withdrawn their money in naste to repent at leisure. This class of people were returning their money to the sale keeping of the bank, having iorieited, however, the interest due lor the past three months. The President of the bank stated that he believed the worst had passed over, and that the accounts from abroad were more favorable. He was sorry to see a "run," such as they had been subjected to, but then the depositors had a periect right to control their own money; and whenever, in their judgment, it was proper to withdraw their money, the banks should let them have it. They had never availed themselves of the thirty days' notification provision, as they always managed to have the cash. By having such securities, as the best government bonds upon which they could always realize. The administration had acted nobly during the crisis; and were it not for the assistance of the government no bank could have withstood the storm. Money was not to be had on checks at any bank in the "two cities." All the banks could do was to certify their checks, which enabled them to go through the Clearing House. Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars of currency was obtained by the Brooklyn Bank yesterday forenoon. When the hour for closing arrived there was nobody to bother the paying teller. At the South Brooklyn Savings Bank the same improvement in the condition of affairs was noticeable. There was no crowd, and nothing for the busy little porter or the special officer to do. The Long Island and Dime Savings Banks also enjoyed a day of perfect rest.