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NEW YORK, Oct. 12-Cotton quiet; flour dull; wheat firm; corn hard and heavy; mess pork 22 30; whisky 20a21. Edward N. Archibald is appointed British Consul here. The sailing of the Atlantic is postponed to the 24th inst. WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-U.S Stocks redeemed at the Treasury to-day amount to three quarters of a million. The Bowery and Savings' Banks of New York received $607,000. The entire amount redeemed is three millions A half million is now out. NEW YORK, Oct. 12.-The Bank statement shows an increase of specie of $76,000; decrease in louns four million and eighteen thousand; decrease in circulation 395,000; decrease in deposits four million six hundred and seventy-seven thousand. ST. LOUIS, Oct. 18.-Gen'l Smith convenes a court martial at Fort Leavenworth on the first of November for the trial of Col. Summer. The charges are not stated. The Legislature of Missouri meets Monday. There is confidence that provision will be made to pay the interest on the State debt in January next. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The steamer Empire City, hence to Fall River, Mass., struck the rocks at Hell Gate and returned leaking. Her passengers, freight and baggage were saved. The steamers Commodore and Matomoras collided in Hudson river. The latter sunk; all but eight passengers saved. NEW YORK, Oct. 18.-Nothing doing in freight or exchange. Business unsettled; money tighter; affais gloomy. RICHMOND, Va., Oct. 13.-The Custom House here was entered by robbers and $15,000 in double eagles taken away. The robbers left $46,000 behind. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-The following banks of this city suspended this morning: The Marine, Pacific, Irving, Merchant's Exchange, North River, New York Exchange, Citizens, and Ocean Bankeight inall. NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-E. Fish & Co. and Brown & Cain have suspended. The Chatham and Bullhead banks suspended. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13.-The Granada, with Havana dates of the tenth, has arrived. The Northern Light takes a million and a quarter in specie. The Granada experienced a gale on the 3d and 4th. She afterwards saw a wreck, but could not make out the name. California.-Weller's majority over both candidates is eleven thousand. The Legislature is margely Democratic. Bates, the ex-treasurer and Rowe, his clerk, have both been com mitted to jail in default of bail. Chief Justice Murray is deae. FATAL DUEL. Col. Casey, of Tennessee, was killed in & duel with Mr. Blair. The overland mail from San Antonia, Texas, reached San Diego on the 31st of August-all well. A report of the assassination of Alvorez, at Colina, Mexico, reached San Francisco. Disturbances occurred near the boundary of Lower California between the Americans and authorities. A Company is fitting out at San Diego to assist the Americans. It is considered a filiburster movement. It is reported that Gov. Castro, of Lower California, is fearing a revolution. His own people having joined the Americans. Slight shocks of an earthquake was felt near San Francisco. The Constitutional Convention of Oregon was in session. Slavery was slightly agitated. California markets dull. Accounts trom the mines are good. Peru-The English and French fleets have left the Chincha Islands, placing them on the mercy of Vivanco. The murderer of Sullivan has been discovered to be a hired bravado. He has not u arrested. His employers are unknown. Nothing important from Central America. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13-The Louisiana Savings bank has suspended. It was a small affair. A meeting of the merchants is being held tonight. Cotton sales 3000 bales-still lower, 91a10; Stock 109,000 bales; decrease in receipts 88,000 bales decrease at all ports 130,000 bales. No movement in Exchange affairs are gloomy and depressed. The news of suspensions in New York caused an uneasy feeling. Gen. Henningsen arrived to-day. Gen. Walker's movements will probably be determined on in a day or two. NEW YORK, Oct. 13-Additional bank suspensions, Market, St. Nicholas, Tradesman's, Artizan's, Butchers and Drovers, and the Bank of New York. It is feared that a general suspension is inevitable. Several of the old Banks announce their ability and determination to pay spicie. BOSTON, 18.-George T. and W. P. Lyman, China merchants, have suspended. HARRISBURG Pa Oct. 13-The relief bill as passed by the House fixes the third of April next for resumption. NEW YORK, Oct. 18-Cotton quiet; flour $4,25a 4,55; wheat-white $1,20a1,35; red $1,10a1,20; corn heavy; mess pork $22,25; lard advanced 1c.; whisky 20c; Tobacco 8 to 17c. CINCINNATI, Oct. 13-Flour unchanged; oats 30c.; Whisky 14a14}c. Business is neglected, on account of the news from New York. What it is doing fr the Sick.-The Editor of the Kittanning Free Press says: " After one of the best Physicians in this place had failed, BORHAVE'S HOLLAND BITTERS cured me of the worst form of Dvspepsia." FRANCIS FELIX, only manufacturer of the original "Extr et of Coffee," says: "I know that your Holland Bitters is one of the best medicines in the world for disordered stomach or liver." Dr. Ludwig, Editor of the'Packel,' Baltimore, pronounces it a me licine deserving the confidence of the public. Dr EHRHART, the leading German Physician of Pennsylvania, has prescribed it frequently during the last three years, with markod success, in debilitated states of the di gestive organs, or of the system generally. The Manager of Ballou's Vinegar Factory, says: "I used it myself, and was therefore in duced to try its effect upon my wife (troubled with the debility common toall of a con