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MONEY MARKET. Wednesday, May 13--6 P. M. There is still very little doing in Wall street. In the stock market the operations are very limited, and prices heavy.U. S. Bank declared I per cent, Harlein / per cent; Stonington i per cent. The Tea sale to day being the cargo of the ip Girard, was well attended, and exhibited nearly the same features as has characterised the previous sales. The rates for southern bills and bank notes on the south, are growing worse; wh le those on the west are improving. The operations of trade are applying the corrective to the derangements which have thus far existed in the exchanges between New York and the West, where all the banks pay specie. In the South, the previdence of insolvency among the banks. is a bar to im provement. The Comptroller has given notice through the Albany Evening Journal, that all the state stocks transferred to him by the Tenth Ward Bank, in security for the circulating notes delivered to that bank, have been sold and the proceeds of such sale are sufficient to pay ninety four cents on the dollar, on the whole amount of such notes so delivered to the said bank. Here is a commentary on the security afforded by the new law. It appears that the securities in the hands of the Comptroller have not been sufficient to cover the bille issued. This is the practical operation of the law Every day there is deve loped some new instance of defalcation amoug persons in offices of trust in all parts of the Union. The demoralization and looseness of principle in regard to money matters is almost universal, and pervades all classes of society. Banks, States,pub officers, private individuals, and clerks, all seein to be possess d with the same want of principle in regard to property in truit, and the obligation of contracts. This state of things has reached an alarming height, and may be traced clearly to the abuers of the credit system. and the demoral zing influ-nce of bank suspensions a d the countenance of it by the Is al authorities. The legalize of wholesale fraud soon showed its. ffects in the conduct of public others and men who occupied hi, positions in society. From these the transition has been eary to those occupy ing less conspicuous positi DS. until the taint is almost universal. The 'pe culations, high living. a d lux's y, which ran through all clasma up to 18.4 had reached a height which coul. no longer be sus tained. The enorce from which the means to support it had hitherto eminated W.A the banks. The turn of the tide, th refer, etopped them first, and their suspension was literated broughout the Union as a matter of necessity.This bluste the first nic: mora' sense and scrupulousn AS in meeting engagement which is the r undation of all credit and comm ree. All clears had lived beyond their means. and the severe of curtailment was to be learned. Few have the moral courage to reduce an establishment or ru tail their expenses, to meet their reteraes in business. This farnished the temptation in use money in trust. in the hope that a short time would brit timesround," and the pressure would be part withOil loss of credit. The first movement was on the part of the government Credit had reached its height, and specie be, an to flow to Europe. The specie circular was then promulgated, to carry the sprcie west, in order to prevent going to Europe to p.y our debta. The suspension of the banks then to lowed to perfect this measure, and foreign creditera were obliged to wait for the growing crope for their pay.