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The extent to which the Treasury has sold gold in the meantime may be interred from the specie returns of the associated banks for the last four weeks. On the 26th of October they held, according to the bank statement for the week ending on that date, $6,161,104 on November 2 they held $8,974,535; on the 9th, $12,816,984, and on the 16th, $13,734.961. Here is an increase of more than seven millions and a half during the month. For what purpose the Treasury has been selling coin is not known, but it does not appear to have been in need of the currency it received in exchange for it. There was a run upon the Manufacturers' National Bank in Wall street this morning, in consequence of the Bank of the Republic havint given notice that it would no longer act as its redeeming agent at the Clearing House, and also because of the failure of Messrs. J. K. Place & Co., wholesale grocers and sugar refiners, in which the then President of the Manufacturers' Bank, Mr. J. D. Sparkman, is a special part. mer, while Mr. Place MI a director in the same institution. The bank was therefore suspected of having held the paper of the suspended firm. Since the failure of bis Grm, however, Mr. Sparkman has resigned his position at the head of the bank and Mr. Furman has been elected in his place, while arrangements have been made with the Fourth National Bank to act as its agent at the Clearing House in future insuead of the Bank of the Republic. The capital of the Manufacturers' Bank is only $252,000. The net deposits are about $320,000; the circulation is $84,000 and the available cash means are computed to be about $150,000. st the commencement of business the railway share market was dull and slightly lower than at the close last ovening. except for Northwestern common. At the early session of the open board the transactions in Erie aggregated 6,700 shares, but there was otherwise little doing. New York Central sold at 113%; Erie, 71 a 71%; Hudson River, 124 : Reading, 96% a 96%; Michigan Southern, 79% a 80; Illinois Central, 129 1/2; Cleveland and Pittsburg. 83% a 83 1/2; Rock Island, 95% a 95%; Northwestern, 57 a 57%; do. preferred, 64% a MX; Western Union Telegraph, 31%; Pacific Mail, 13216. At the first regular board there was a moderately large and well distributed volume of business, and railway shares were steady. New York Central advanced to 114, while Northwestern was quiet at 57 a 57½. Paeife Mail was active and declined to 1311/2 New York Central sold at 1141/2 a 114%; Erie, 71%; Reading, 96% a 96%; Hudson River, 124%; Michigan Central, 110%; Michigan Southern, 80%; Cleveland and Pittsburg. 83½; Rock Island, 9536 a 9536; Northwestern, 87% a 5736; do. preferred, 64 1/2; Pacific Mail, 133 a 188%. At the second regular board It was inactive and rather heavy, especially for Erie. New York Central closed % higher than at the same time yesterday, Erie 1/8, Reading 1/2, Cleveland and Pitisburg ½, Northwestern 3, do. preferred %. Milwaukee and St. Paul preferred 1/2, Ohio and Mississippi certificates 1/2. Western Union Telegraph % Hudson River was % lower, Cleveland and Totedo 3/2, Rock Island 3/6, Milwaukee and St. Paul 1/2, Pacific Mail 2½. Government securities were dull; new Issue of 1867 closed 3/2 higher. Coupon ten-forties were ½ lower; soven-thirties, second series, 1/2. Tennessee sizes declined 1, new issue ½. Missouri sixes ½
