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banks on the 15th inst. were as follows: Deposits. Circulation. Loans Specie. Banks 546 $2,189,820 $2,931,855 253 $1,737,120 Citizens' Bank 807,906 1,000,690 853,104 2,348,526 Canal Bank 720,974 2,205,776 1,884,748 2,408,734 Lonisians 1,885,050 2,886,275 1,616,910 3,806,431 Louisiana State. 476.639 173,448 $80,490 $22,988 Mech & Traders' 637,055 701,545 $22,278 1,448,212 Bk. ofN. Orleans 153 677 226,875 152,089 401,233 Southern Bank 866,230 685,070 295,412 1,271,221 Union Bank 373,935 315,240 272,611 432,006 Bk. Robb. $8,598,189 $10,595,88 $6,807,718 $17,485,666 Total As compared with the statement of the previous week, the results are as follows: $181,840 Increase in short loans 72,174 Decrease in specie..... 125,530 Decrease in circulation 34,805 Decrease in deposits. 163,620 Decrease in exchange 52,621 Decrease in amount due distant banks Decressein deposits proper 87,425 The North Adams Transcript says that work upon the Hoosic tunnel has been suspended since the 12th inst., owing to the contractors not having received from the Troy and Greenfield Railroad Company the aid agreed upon, and being unwilling to use their private means in carrying on the work to any further extent, having already expended nearly $250,000. They have penetrated the mountain 1,030 feet-720 feet from the eastern end, and 410 feet from the westenn end. The Chicago Press of Friday, in an article upon the Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Railroad, says: Work on the road is not suspended. The road will shortly be completed from Janesville to Milton, from Watertown North to the La Crosse road, from Fond du Lac to Oshkosh, and from Marquette to the Iron Mountains, a distance of twenty miles. So soon as these several sections are completed, the Company will come into possession of over 300,000 acres of land, none of which has yet been pledged. The completion of the entire work may be delayed by present embarrassments, but it will only be a temporary delay. The land of the Company is quite sufficient of itself to pay all its debts and finish and equip the remainder of the road. In July the Minnesota Copper Mine raised 382,364 th copper. The great mass has already yielded 370,785 1b, or 185 tuns. The Rockland in July raised 88,862 lb. In relation to the arrest of S. Bronson, jr., former Cashier of the Merchants' and Mechanics' Bank of Chicago, The Press says: Stephen Bronson, jr., was the first Cashier of the Bank. He had previously been in the banking business with H. A. Tucker, esq., of this city, and possessed the full confidence of the Directors of the new institution into which he went, and, in reality, was intrusted with almost the entire management of the business. The Bank failed in November, 1854. After a temporary suspension, it opened its doors again, the Hon. J. H. Woodworth assuming the part of President, but, such were the difficulties under which it labored, that its affairs were finally wound up a few months later. Stephen Bronson, jr., figured largely in bringing ruin upon the Bank. Bronson, since his operations with the bank, went into the hardware business in this city, but gave it up hortly after the discovery of his transaction with the bank. He afterward retired to Minuesota, where he has been carrying on the lumber business on the Mississipi River, opposite St. Paul, and has an extensive saw-mill in operation. He was arrestod at that pla e a few days since, and taken across to Wisconsin. There he attempted to elude his captors by employing a lawyer to get out a writ of habeas corpus. This would not work, however, as the document upon which he was arrested was a requisition from Gov. Bissell of this State on & charge of grand lareeny. The officer threatened to place the irons upon him, when he said if he was taken like a gentleman he would go along quietly. He arrived in this city a day or two since, and yesterday afternoon was brought before Justice Milliken for examination. At the close of the examination he was held to bail in $20,000, and in default of the same committed to jail. Bronson is charged with abstracting $52,000 of the notes of the Cherokee Insurance and Banking Company from the vault of the Bank. By the City of Washington we have papers to the 12th, the same date as the advices via Quebec. The latest financial advices are: London, Tuesday Evening.-The Vanderbilt, from America, brings £105,000, which, with yesterday's receipts from Boston and Africa, and £50,000in silver from the continent, makes the receipts 80 far this week about $205,000 or upwards, as some small pare of gold are in from St. Petersburg. The receipts from thence would be considerable, but for the refusal of the government to allow of its export. There is still no news of the Great Britain from Australia, but she is looked for daily. The operations in the bullion market are large of silver, but the exporters are, for the moment, looking more anxiously for the news from India to guide their operations. Bar silver is firm at 53. 2d., and Mexican dollars 5s. 11d. The amount of gold sent into the Bank yesterday was £70,000, SO that already about has been delivered since the withdrawals of the week previous. Of the rest of the gold in the market, above one-third may be expected to increase the stock of bullion in Threadneedle street. The demand for Money keeps up, but without pressure, at fully the Bank rate. The next news from India is most anxiously waited for. Business in the Stock market is inactive; and in the markets for Indian produce it is quite suspended. The operators look for either a great rise or a great fall: and, doubtless, the longer the telegraphic news is delayed, the greater will become the anxiety and uneasiness. The Colonial wool sales proceed with firmness. The market for the English Funds has been very quiet to day, the dealers being reluctant to operate pending the arrival of the India news, and prices in conse quence are very flat. Consols have been down to 891 for money, and 901 for acc ount. but recovered to 90% and 90- respectively. Reduced Three Per Cents have been done at 901 and 901; New Three Per Cents at 90% and 901; India Bonds are down to 27) to 20 discount: Exchequer Bills 5/ to 1/ discount. P. -There has been & very great demand for money to-day at fully the Bank rate. A large amount has been withdrawn on account of bullion for exportation to the East. The Bank of England has been a great deal run upon. The Paris correspondent of The Economist states some new facts in relation to M. Charles Thurneys. sen, whose failure and flight took place in May last, and who has been thus far screened from capture. It appears that his debts amount to £640,000, which is close upon the estimate originally given by The Times, and pronounced by the partisans of the Crédit Mobilier to be a gross exaggeration, while his assets at the best will not exceed £60,000. For ten years he had been insolvent, and for seven he had been regularly plundering his clients. The creditors are endeavoring to bring two of his relatives-M. Auguste Thurneysser, the well-known banker, and M. George Thurnevssen-under liability as partners, owing to mutual transactions entered into at various periods, and the Tribunal of Commerce has postponed its decision for a fortnight. The Circular of Messrs. Decoppet & Co. of Aug. 24, says: The fall in prices spoken of in our advices of the 18th inst., has continued in most of the speculative stocks throughout the week No very great amount of stocks have been pressed for sale, and the transactions, as a consequence, have not been large. Owing to the generallack of confidene@the low prices do not, as isual seem to attract outside During
