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Mr. Deputy Postmaster Bates, of New York, who is in the practice of insurng the safe transmission of money by mail, was re gently entrusted by Mir. R. L. Paterson with 20 notes of the U. s. Bank, for 5000 each, and paid the usual premium for trans- hitting them to Mr. Mcfarland, of Co., umbus, Geo. Instead of enclosing the money committed to him, Mr. Bates ex- changed 1t for bills of Manhattan (pet1 Bank, which (in January of last year, were at discount of one per cent, in Georgia. mr. Mcfarland duly informed Mir. Pater- son that his money was accordingly short S20o. Surprised at the proceeding, he caied upon the government agent for ex- planation and the discount, but was denied I Jury however awarded it to him on Thursday last, with costs.-So much for ''the better currency" and fidelity of he deputy Postmasters.

 