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Assistant Treasurer's Custom House Payments. Receipts. Receipts. $1,499,747.64 $763,624 54 $87,605.56 November 16 2,080 669 63 832 970 25 48,647.61 November 18 5,879 334 82 1,827,233.98 41,016.43 November 19 2,221,373.30 750,160.42 34,382.73 November 20. 1,811,742.73 1,036,079.19 122,490 21 November 21 4,971,821 05 2,871,139 23 61,398 86 November 15 $ 313 733,389 77 Total $395,541 80 $12,311,905.51 8,122,989 1 71 Balance November 5 $21,856,379 48 Total 12,311,906 51 Deduct payments $9,544,472 97 Balance November 22 The above table shows an increase of $1,421, 483 26 in the amount in the bands of the Assistant Treasurer, as compared with the close of the previons week. Some of the prominent merchants of the city, interested in Southern indebtedness, held a meeting at the Astor House yesterday, for the purpose of developing some plan by which their interests should be proteeted against the confiscation edicts passed by the rebel Confederacy. It was stated that the amount due the North, for direct purchases was nearly $200,000,000. In addition to this, it was affirmed that the rebel authorities had confiscated an equal sum iu lands, stock, and other financial effecte, held by loyal citizens of the North, and it was supposed that the Federal Government should take some decided action to secure an indemnity, by the passage of an Act to organize a United States Tribunal, to enforce by civil and martial power the payment of debts and damages due to loyal American citizens, and the restoration of their property and effects in certain cases arising out of the rebellion." The plan of the bill is one which has been occupying the attention of the merchants generally, but no definite action was taken-except the appointment of 8 Committee to draw up a memorial asking the President to call the attention of Congress to provide some way of col. lecting Southern debts. The State Treasurer of Connecticut has given notice that sealed proposale will be received at his office, in Hartford, until the 20th of December, for an issue of twelve hundred thousand dollars of State Bonds, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per abnum, payable semi-annually, and the principal reimbursable in twenty years, or should the State 80 elect, at any time after the expiration of ten years. The donominations of the bonda are $100, $500, and $1,000. This issue will complete the two millions authorized by the act of the General Assembly, at its May session. No bid at a price below par will be considered. The anthracite coal brought down by the Reading Railroad this week, amounted to 37,864 tuns; name week last year, 45,361 turs. The bituminous coal, not yet reported, will be about 5,000 tuns. The Schuylkill Canal has brought down 26,832 tuns; same week last year, 28,300. It was but a fortnight ago that the Winstead Bank, Connecticut, was robbed of over $50,000, resulting in the suspension of the bank. The Woonsocket (R.I.) Patriot has this account of an attempt to rob the Woonsocket Falls Bank: Ou Monday last the Cashier and Clerks of the Woonsocket Falls Bank discovered upon sueir books in the large iron safe few drope of oil and soloe iron filings. This led to an exam. instion, when it was discovered that one or two small holes bed been made in the safe from the top. In order to do this the burglar had entered the story above, a were garret, moved the matoriy and worked his way down to the safe, upon which he had commenced operations. This preparatory work must have occupied several nights. The officers of the bank kept the aftair secret, and on Monday right the two cleaks, Mears Ballon and Cook, remained In the bank. with the design of giving the aftern should the would be robber re term to his operations in the story above. Great was their our price, therefore, when, et about fl o'clock in the evening, some one unlocked the door of the bank and walked in. He bad no BOODER done KO than Mr. Cook seized him, while Mr. Bailou T&B for assistance, which was BOOD obtained. The burglar proved to be & young man formerly employed in the bank, and connected with me of the wealtidest and most respectable families of this village. When arrested, he had upon his person various tools and instruments, oils and acids, &c, to be used to working his way into the iron safe He made no resistance when attexted, simply remarking to bis captor that be had found the key of the bank, and catne to bring it, supposing the clerks to be there. The young man was put in the Jock-up for the night, and underwent an exam. insticu on Tuesday, when, for want of $6,000 ball, be was committed to joil to await bis tripl.
