The New York Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1860, Page 8

3 Later from Havana. ARRIVAL OF THE CAHAWBA. The United States mail steamship Cabawba, J. W. Weith commander, from New Orleans and Havana, ar- rived bere yesterday morning at 11.90, three days and twenty-three hoors from Hevan ‘The Cahawha ie ft New ( M., and entered the porto! iiavana op the afternoon of the ‘29th, leaving there at 12:90 M. on the 80th ult. Brom Havana there is nothing of interest wo report. ‘The health of the city and harbor continued about the fame a5 noticed last week. ‘Mo Havana Price Current of the 20th ult. eaye:—“The past week has been a dull one, the heavy rains having in. Yerfered with the free cransaction of business, In sugars the advantage yained the previous week was entirely lost | fm consequence of lees favorable advices from the United Prates, and a reported decline | for the middling grades continues good on the basis of $34 @ 8% reals per aroba for D. 5. No. 12. The stock om and at Havana and Matanzas reported at 350,000 boxes.” Palos of molacsee are noticed at 2's 42% per keg of fear and a half gallons. Exchange on London 60 days 123¢ 013 premium; on ‘Mew York 60 days par to 1 premium; on New Orleans 60 @ays 3 a1 premium. ‘The Cabawba bas bad fine weather the entire passage from New Orleans, OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE, Havana, Jure 30, 1860. Wreek of a French Ship—The F rtune Telling Globes of the Royal Lottery— Population of Havana—The Kitty Simp- son—Ship Messenger and Her Voyage Down the China Bea—One Hundred Coolies Not Killed— Western Railroad @ Spain—Healih—Departure of the Consul General of Me United States. ‘Me French ship Sumatra, Captain Duvas, got ashore on ‘the Colorado reefs, to the westward, morning of the 234, ead ie a total wreck. She was bound from Havre to this pert; the officers and crew saved, with most of their @ething and personal effects, The sails, rigging, some of ‘We farniture, cables, nautical instruments and ship's pa- pers only saved. The officers and crew were provided for with kindly hospitality by the chief officer of the dis- ‘fiet, Rio Blanco, and furniehed with everything necessa- ry fer their comfort, and such service a8 could be ren- dered in order to save property and forwarding it to this wD craving the Royal Lottery on the 28th inst., three (#400 cach) réfused to appear from the globe where were deposited. The inside sheathing of copper or fea bad become worn through and broken sufficiently to perm)t the missing balls to enter between the inner and ‘exterior spherical covers, 80 that they could not be with- @vawn. They were placed to credit of the three last drawn numbers. The globes, by or- @er of the government, have been ex for examination by the public, that they may not lose confi- dence in the perfect integrity of the management of this @uban “institution,” which feeds with cormorant vora- ‘ey upon our indusiry. If there had been any fraudulent in the missing balls they would not have been of insignificant denomination ascertained. The order in elation thereto was published in the papers of the 29th, ‘Mhat the precise facts might be known toall. itis the meet humble industry and the poorest classes which pay ffrem their labor these immense premiums to the govern- ment, by which the natural propensity of the people for gambling is cultivated and gratified, and their confidence meeet pot be impaired by such a trifling incident. The bes are to be mended to go on with until mew ones ean be vent from Spain, which are to be constructed in a mweb more durable manner. ‘The local councils of the various districts are about preparing reports in relation to the wants of Cuba for addi- labor, in order to keep even with our vastly increas- ‘tag product. Memorials, with ample specifications, illus wating the condition of our ‘as well as agricultural ‘Mmitereets, will be forwarded to the government at Madrid, fer the royal determination as to the continued free intro- @eetjon of voluntary emigrants from 6hina, Indian Islands, Petynceian Islands (the straight haired negroce) or the feasts of Yocatan, under contracts for de! god spond of wervice—eight years, more or less. The coolie system and this class of introduction, closes with the present year, according to the last royal edict upon the eubject; md po remonstrance or excess will be allowed for its con- Seance. However, as new “bandas” are to be fer their government, more leniency in treatment, a slight in compensation, and social safety protected againet redundant increase of the class—beyond the de- mand for labor and for security of the white population, Raving two antagonistic servile classes in their midst— % we poerible that an extension may be grantal for fevers! years longer. We already begin to see idle and worthkess Chinese in our streets in too Iarge numbers for the safety of property. In Bevana and suburbs, at this time, we have between 38,000 and 39,000 free negroes or colored; about 87,000 elaves, and 92,000 to 93.000 white persons—all , nearly 169,000, The Chinese, occupied in the indus: ‘try of the city, or residing here from termination or re- lease from contract,*not as yet incladed in the census. ‘The proportions, as they are, are not very pleasant to sleep upon; and the only safety we have. is the strong government which keeps all colors and shades in order. ‘The Kitty Simpson, from Macao, some days since, re- took on board 342 coolies; she delivered here alive, and in good health, 313; died at sea, 29. In regard to the American ship Messenger, an article from the China bas been travelling’ the rounds of the British aad American press stating that on the voyage @f that verse! down the China sea, that ship was the ecene of a terrible conflict, ‘and that before arder could be enforced, and the coolies subdued, one Bandred were killed, oF words to the same effect. No esohes died on board of that ship from violence—no such eenflict took place. 378 coolies were taken on board at Macao, of which sixteen died of the ordinary ship dis eases, and two fell or threw themselves overboard. 360 were delivered bere in heal d none even with weands from any viole forcement of disei on Pline. The deliveries m merican yeesels to thie date, of this more than slave trafic, shew in transit loss of ven per cent. In British pe loss goes up to fourteen per cent. It in feared that the story was got up through jealousy, to do injury to the American ship Messenger in particular, and to our looking for this sort of business in those . if any has been done, will be cor- in the Wesae, which states all the facts, and nether more not less. ‘The people are taking great interest in the Prince Alfon- se er treat Weetern Ratiroad of Spain, and a very re epectable portion of the stock will be taken by Cuban Sends to encourage this class of enterprise and improve. ment in snother land. We have abundance of the solid material lying idle in our chests, not required even by ‘whe iron ret work being thrown over the island of Cuba. ‘Be health of Havana is not yet broken vy epidemic @inease, but the large addition of foreign food in the past ‘week or en days, by about ninety vessels, will have a tepdency to increase the cases in the bay among the ship- PSE. canawha arrived last evening. Had had heavy Orleans. Captain Smith leaves pune- M. to day. Freights must decline, we Rave vessels enougd. Goi. Nelson, Consul General of the United States for Coda, and family, leave to-day by the Cahawba for the Baned Staves, accompanied or met on board by many of Ihe friends, who ave the high toned courtesy with, whch be bar d. ‘ged the duties of bis office. The California M le LETTER FROM COMMODORE VANDERBILT. The fuspension of the California mails has been com mented upon by several of the leading New York journals. ‘Boo failure of so important a branch of the postal service alls for the severest censure, That such censure may fail pon ibe right parties requires a better knowledge of the facts than the public now possess, 1 will state them>— Ap arrangement was made with me, in August last, for Whe traneportation of the California mails, This was con- @itional, to take effect in the event of Johnson’s failure to perform the service under bis contrast, and was tempo- rary, © give ample time to Congress to provide by law fer the service. This arrangement took effect the Ist of Getober last, and terminated June 30, and but for it the Californin mai) service would have been suspended last october. Yet the parties to this arrangement have been ensured, both in and out of Congress, and grave charges @f corruption have been made, anf the Postmaster Gene- ral arraigned before the Covode Investigating Committee, for doing then what they are now censured for not doing. Boring the seseion just closed a bill passed the Senate suthorizing the Postmaster General to contract for a tri. ‘monthly ocean service to California, for a eum not ex- ‘ceed! ing $400,000. The amount of the steamer compensation thes provided was arrived at by a careful computation of the average bulk and weight of the California mails, and ebarging, therefor, ouly the exprese rates for merchan- dime This bill was not acted upon in the House of Repreeen- mativer Ox the Tith June preceding an act passed the House of Representatives which has been construed as prohibiting the Post (tice Department from paying @ greater com won for the ocean mail service between New York ‘and California than the amount of postagee. ‘This law is held to put the ocean service between New York and California upon the footing of a foreign and not & domestic service, and was doub' due to the over. Jona mail influence, and was for the purpose, evi dent if not avowed, of causing the suspension of the ooran mail eervice. That this law wae expected and fotended to Furpend the ocean service cannot, I think, be Gonbted ‘The groee amount of the California by steamers: set year wis about $300,000, when all letters, except there ppecia jy directed otherwwe, were sent by thw coa- weyance there receipts ninety per cent waa from letters, which covetituted but two per cent in weight of the mails, tbe remaining ten per cent of receipts being from powepapere, « free matter, constituted ninety- exght per cent in weight of the maile ‘Congress, then, instead of giving us the California er receipte for the Califurnia mail eerviee, would virtually bave given af batten per cent of the receipte for performing minety-cight per cent of the preeial cervice Forthermore, the overland mail contractors receive 9600 (00 by one route, and $400,000 by the other—in all, £1,000,000 They carry only levers. if should ‘all the jettors, they would perform bot two per cent of the gervice T think it right to decline performing ninetycight per ent of the Californ: fervice for about $90,000, ‘while others rece ve $1 000 for performing the remain tug two per cent of the service (f the magnitude of the California maile the poblic are not xouerally informed they have exceeded thirty tone by Bwitgle Meamer Ovet ove burdsed aacke of ‘ree montior ans on the 27th ageight A. | England. The demand | NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1860.-TRIPLE SHEET. are pow in the New York Post Office, which the above law would require us w carry for the postages—that 16, ing. ‘That the steamship companies have at al! times been willing to perform the mail service at fair rates, that ” ve at no time asked more than fair rates, will appear from the following propositions made 1 the Post Office Department, before the of Congress, and in ample time for that 0 have seted upon them, had they not determined to ue | the ocean mail service, é } New Yoru, June 13, 1860. Hon. Horano KinG, First Assistant Postmaster General. | Sin—In answer to your letter of May 11, we have | bonor to state that we will rum a line of | | Francisco via Pacitic Steamship Atlantic, and the | vice on Either of these p ‘tions would have been accept- able to the Post Office Department. Under either of them | the eteamehip companies were willing to perform the ser- vice, and the Post Office Department was willing to con- trast for such performance had Congress given the authority to do 80. As to the falsehoods and defamation of scurrilous news- papers, Lam quite indifferent; but | am willing that tair minded and intell gent man shall, upon the real trut } of the case, determine where the fault and responsibility | rests for the i¢ inconveniences which may bave re- sulted from the failure of the mail on the Ist inat. C. VANDERBILT. ‘The Law on Unsafe Buildings. IMPORTANT OPINION OF THE CORPORATION COUNSEL. The following communication on the powers, duties and responeibilities of the Mayor respecting unsafe buildings, bas been forwarded to the chief magistrate:— Crry or New York, Law Derarruryt, Ovnece CounseL TO CoRPORATION, July 3, 1860. To THR MAYOR :— Sm—I have examined the recent act of the Legialature to provide against unsafe buildings, so far as it relates to the questions upon which yo lesire my opinion. (Sta- tutes of 1860, p. 931, secs. 71, 72, 73.) ‘The 72d section of the act is in these words:—‘The surveyors shall forthwith make and return to the said Superintendent a report of such survey, to be them or a majority of them, and if suc! clare such building or part of a building to be unsafe or dangerous, then the said Superintendent shall forthwith make and return to the Mayor of the city a report of such survey, signed by said surveyors, and if unsafe or dap- ous, then the said Mayor shall forthwith direct the if of the said city ith take down and re- move such building or part of a building, and any other building or part of a building that in the judgment of the Superintendent, or deputy, or such Sheriff, it be ne- cessary to take down and remove, in ter rafely take down and remove such unsafe or dangerous building or part of a building.” It will be seen that no report go the Mayor is to be made unless the surveyors have first found the building to be insecure. And then, if we follow the words of the statute, it is not enough that the surveyors have reported the ingecurity to the Superintendent of Buildings, and that officer has reported the same to the Mayor, but’ the building must in fact be unsafe or dangerous, before the Mayor is either authorized or required to act. After pro- viding for the two reports, and thus bringing the matter before the Mayor, the words are, ‘‘and if unsafe or dan- rous,”’ then “the Lay tee c direct the Sheriff to take jown and remove the cliding, This casts a most un- reasonable burden upon the , Who takes no part in the survey; and it is possible that such was not in- the Legislature. But it is difficult to under- . Indeed, it is not easy to see why the matter should be brought Vefore the Mayor at all, if he is to do nothing beyond the formal act of & direction 10 the Sheriff. That might as well, and with less delay, be done by the Superintendent of Bu’ . It is a rule, in the construction of statutes, that effect should, if possible, be given to every word’ whica the Legislature has employed to express its will. The words in this enactment are sensible as they stand, and I see no ground upon wl can be rejected. The difficulty may be obviated, if we are at liberty to or imply the word reported, so that the clause will read, ‘if reported) unsafe or di then” the shall jirect the Sheriff to proceed. It is possible that courts | will feel at liberty to read the statute im that way; but there is #0 much room for doubt on the subject that I'can- not advise the Mayor that he can safely issue a warrant to the Sheriff unless he is able to prove that the building is in fact unsafe or Should the courts expound the statute in the way which bas been suggested, 1 eee no solid objection t> the law, 80 far as it relates to ap unsafe or dangerous building. The man who owns and maintains such a structure in a | compactly built city does a wrong to the public, and, where the danger is imminent, a summary remedy should plied. Tae safety of the people is the supreme law in cases, Te statute provides fora survey by three petent persons, one of whom may be selected by the of the building, who is to have notice of the time owns | and place of holding the survey. (Section 71.) These seem to be sufficient safeguards against hasty and unjust | action, Indeed, if the surveyors are not mistaken, the building which has been condemned as unsafe is a public nutsance, and a more curmmary remedy might be applied | than is provided for by this statute. Tt has been said that the constitution secures the right of trial by jury. Bat that right is ouly guaranteed in the cases where “it has heretofore been used;” and I am not aware of any usage to adopt the dilatory process of trial by jury when a city is on fire, an infected ship is at the dock, or a building imminent danger of falling upon the inmates or passers by jection to the statute which cannot construction. The Mayor is required to direct the Sherif! to remove, not only the unsafe building, but “any other building”’ which, “in the judgment of the Superintendent or deputy, or such Sheriif, it may be necessary to take dowa and remove” to effect the prinei- pal object. It must always be a strong measure, to say the least, to destroy the property of a man who is not in fault, because his wrongdoing neighbor has made it ne cossary to the public gafety, Still, such a power may be good a8 a police regulation, when’ the necessity for its exercise is either actual or apparent, or has been adjud: cated by some competent tribunal. Neither of those things is required by this law. The Sheriff, who ix merely an executive officer, is authorized to settle the question for himself. When called into court for pulling down a good and secure building, he may answer, not that the destruction was either actually or apparently necessary to the public safety, or that it had been so adjudged by any one else" but that “in my judgment it was necessary to pull down your house to remove the unsafe house of your neighbor:” and that will be a good plea if the law is valid. I cannot think that the Legislature bas any such power over the property of individuals. Property may be destroyed to prevent the spreading of 8 conbagration or a con ag ious disease, and in other cares where the act is essential to the safety of the people. But the man or executive officer who takes it upon himself to decide upon the actual of apparent necessity, acte upou bis peril. His mistaken judgment, however honestly it may have been formed,will not be a sufficient Justification. It may be said that the Legislature can make the She- Tiff a judge as well as an executive officer. Rut that may well be doubted where, ax with us, the fundamental law has distributed the powers of government among diffe rent departments, giving the judicial authority to one and the executive te another. Ip addition to this, the constitution provides that no person shall be «deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law,” and there i# nothing like * due process of law’? where the Sheriff, with a warrant to remove the unsafe house of one man, pulls down the safe house of another. The constitution also provides that private property | shall not be taken for public use without jast compensa. tion; and Iam strongly inclined to the opinion that de- stroying a good building for the safety of the public is taking property for public use within the meaning of the constitution. The subject was noticed in one or more of the cases which grew out of the great fire of 1885 (Mayor, &c., v. Lord, 17 Wendell, 285), bot it was not then necessary to decide the question. This law makes no provision for compensation to an innocent eu ferer. | If the provision for removing a safe boil’ if uncon stitutional, aa I think jt is, all persons who act under jt will be trespassers. A etatute which violates the funds mental law can neither confer power nor impore a duty upon any one. Altheugh it may have the form of « lewis: lative enactment, it is in truth no law atall, It is no better than biank paper. It bas been said that an enact | ment, as it stands upon the statute. book, must be obe} | until hte validity has been adjudged by tne courte. Bat such a remark hae no solid foundation. It is abwurd to eay that am unconstitutional act binds any one. Such a | doctrine violates the principle oo which or form of government restse—the principle that Ld wae can be exercised over the people, except such as they have dele gated by the fundamental law. It ix trne that one who disobeys an enactment, on the ground that it is unconsti tutional, acts at his peril. But it is equally at his peril to follow an enaatment which vir the fundamental This may eometimes involve a citizen in a dilemma, but that cannot be avoided without giving op ovr form of government On reading the seventy third section of the act, it will be seen that there is room for a doubt whether the Sheri cap act unti! after the owner of an ansafe or Duflding has been notified to take (t down, and has re- fured or failed to proceed with the work. But that ques- tion peed not now be coumdered. 1 And, with regret, that thir, |e many other laws epe- cially applicable to the city of New York, fatle to With accurney the powers and duties of individuals and public officers. and been framed with too little regard to the right# of property. Tt will, I fear, open a new door for strife, of which there’ is more than enougd already. The paper which you have been requested to sign direct# the Sherif to remove a part of the condemaed boikding, No. 251 Broadway, ‘and any other building or part of a building’ that, in the jndgment of the Sherif, or the Puperin' t, or deputy, ft may be to remove, in order to effect the principal object. Iam of opinion that you are not ob! to give euch a direction, fod canoot do jt with safety. GREENE ©. BRONSON Naval Intelligence. The United Stater brige Bainbridge, Com Woodhe!!, and Dolphin, Com. Stedman, were at Bueoos Ayres May 24. and steamer Pulaek), Com. Macomb. May 2 wn ‘The Un ted State rteamer Necotah weet to sa from Gomyort oe Saturday wlterbor p lart. Goldadoromed, The United Stator frigate Congreen, at Montey deo Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge Gould. ALLEGED BRIBERY OF AN OFFICIAL—ALLBGED BLACK MAIL OF DETECTIVE POLICEMEN, ETO. Jvry 6.—2he People vs. Alex. Ward.—Thie case was commenced on Monday last, and adjourned over to this day. The accused is charged with accepting a bribe of DNy dollars as laspector of Sidewalks. ‘The Judge, in charging the jury, said that be under- stood by the law that where an officer of the city govern- ment made an agreement, either understood or implied, he was liable under the law. The defendant in this caso is obarged with taking fifty dollars for the purpose of af- fixing his name to certain bills. An agreement, according a Fnnis Folks (colored), w! slaughter of an unknown ward, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the penitentiary. ALLEGED BLACK MAIL BY DETROTIVE POLICEMEN. In the matter of Hiram McGarry.—Mr. Spencer applied to the Court for'a writ of habeas corpus to bring before the €ourt Hiram McGarry, to be wrongfully de- tained in prison. The petition of sets forth that he is detained in the City Prison; @ temporary commitment was issued by Justice Welsh, charging him with being a fugitive from justice, and that a commitment was ii by pence on freggeesste Ease in Seen of $3,000 bail, charging him with wilful perjury without giving any of the particulars of the alleged offence. The petitioner says he has never been before a committing magistrate, nor confronted with his accusers or witnesses , Dut that the second commitment was issued while be was Practices of detectives Keefe, ry; that petitioner has in former years been guilty of crime and hi who did not know his former life, and to. spare his wife, he yielded, and paid until harrassed beyond endurance be told his story to the Police Commissioners, who treated him kindly, and in order toenable him to testify, Governor Morgan restored him to citizenship; that in’ the hearing before the r the detect: ives and counsel cross-examined petitioner, and he dis closed the fact that in Ohio, in 1846, he had been con- vieted of larceny, sen caped, and thereafter was duly Senator Pugh be was seized by the detectives be- juarters and committed to the titioner further states that Senator Pugh, his counsel in Ohio, is in town, and he asks that write of habeas corpus and certiorari may issue, the first to secure the attend- ance of the Tequire Justices Welsh and to show why petitioner stands com- mitted. ‘The Court granted the writs returnable on Friday (his 7 the course of the day the Grand Jury it in potig on bilis of indictment, and were discharged for the term. Jury 5.—The People vs. —The prisoner i charged with arson in the first » It from the evidence inthis case that on the night of the 12th of street. meron time. Sheridan ning excursion to Carroll was directed i 3s site. Shortly before named John Williams were seen in the store by watchman Culbert, The store was then closed. after twelve o'clock private watchman Canny saw a man ‘ome from the gate lead! Thirty-fourth street, avenue. Not over four or five fore smoke was seen were broken open, and fire than three and distinct ‘ cation of fire from ane to the . After the arrest of the prisoner the officers visited Carroifs house, and there found a cage containing four canaries Carroll admitted that the two yellow birds had been given him by sheridan on the day of the fire. Alfred F. Baker, Fire Marsball, fire, I ran from Forty-fourth street there before it was welve o'clock at night; the fire ceiling over a oy ‘cavk, and second story on ‘Thirty fourth stree: «: eeveral firemen and policemen on an examination of the premises guished: I found that near the fire fleor wae scorched from the straw that room was divided from the store F He wooden par- titien; found the remains of straw on top of the casks, between thecasks and unter them; in the closet there were remains of straw and a tick, with straw may burned under the counter; 1 examined these baruings very closely, and could not discover any connection be- tween them and the fire. After some furtber testimony the case was adjourned to Friday morning. Marine Court. Before Hon. Judge McCarthy. BLACKMAILING AN ALDERMAN ON A ‘LITTLE AR- RANGEMENT'—SUIT FOR EQUIVOCAL VICES— THE PLAINTIFF NONSUITED ON THE GROUND OF IM- MORAL CONTRACT. Jvur 6.—George Gregan vs. Terence W. Faricy.—The plaintiff in this case is a contractar, and the defendant an alderman of the city. It sppeam that some four years ago the defendant, previous to his present marriage, formed an intimacy with a young woman named Magin, and being desirous of providing for her suitably in anti- cipation of a certain event, employed the plaintiff to on gage lodging® for her where she would be wall cared and attended to, The plaintiff introdaced the jes to a farm house op Long Isiand, and, under the directions of the defendant, wines, chickens and everything neces- sary, were py and furnished the lady. Medi- cines were also administered 4 the tit and his wife, and in the course of time Miss Magin was delivered of a stillboro caild. He, plaintif, whe had received full sation for bis services aud for the board and attendance on the young womaoc, now brings this action for $600, for work and and mo- neys laid out and ex for the defendant. Geo. Grogan, the plaintiff, testified that in April, 1856, the defendant employed him to attend upon procure board out of the city of New York for s young woman, who was then about adding to the population of the com’ munity, and to keep her quiet and secluded uatil this event should occur; that ne, plaiwtiff, thereupon took the ange (Miss Magin) to Winfeld, L. 1., to the house of a Mre. Holland, where, in the course of time, she gave birth to a stilloorn child. Mr, Grogan stated that be at- tended upon the party, made provision for her, took me dicines to her and continued his services a coa- finement, and subsequent thereto running a WY Period of five months. For these services be claimed ). ‘On his cross-examination, it appeared that he (plaimtit!) had undertaken to keep the woman secloded duriag ber illness, and render other services, the character of which led the Judge, pon the motion of defendant's counsel, to diemies the complaint, on the ground that the claim was founded on an immoral tract, which could pot be aue- taped in law. The Jud marke! that he very seldom exercised the power Ww gave him in taking a case from a jury, but thie w ych @ case of immorality, even on the part of the plaintiff’, that he felt justified in reliev- ing the jury from its contamination. The plaintuf had in answer to the counsel and the Court, contradicted himecif feveral times, and exhibited such ® state of facts that would pot entitle him to recover; but, on the onary had they gone much farther, would have compelled Court $6 commit bim for criminal prosecution. He ad- mitted having received several sums of money from Mr. Farley forthe board and attendance on this party = Mrs. Holland (the woman with whom she lodged) testi that Grogan only gave ber two payments—ten dollars and five dollars. The Court would enter a non-suit, Several of the jurors assented to the propriety of this course. Alderman Parley stood up and was addressing the jury to the effect that /t was a gross # of black mail; that he had paid those parties several hundred do!'>rs, when he found it time to make @ stand against ther imposi- thone— ‘The Court interrnpted the defendant, and said he bad no doubt it was a black mail arrangement, but there was bo necessity for any remarks to be made by the defendant to the jury. Mr. Hareiman hoped the @ourt woul! not consider that he waa aware of any black mail motive in the affair; be had no previous knowledge of the case, and when ealled inte fh commiiered )¢ an ordinary action for work and a | bor dower The Court intimated a concorrence in the counsel's etatement, and the parties then left. United States District Attorney's Office. Jey b= The Alleged Slaver Kate.—Warrante were i#- sued this day for tbe arrest cf Captain Otto and the offl- cers and crew of the bark Kate, captured by Gaptain Faunce, of the revenue cutter Harriet Lane, on evel ort, at ciated in Wedpeeday'® Peaarn. The par- tiee will be transferred from the cotter to the authorities bere and Drooght up for exer tation on Fricay morning FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Tuunspay, July 5—6 P. M. The steamship Persia arrived this morning with dates to the 23d ult, Asa general rule, the finan- cial news is unfavorable. The funds are quoted dull, cotton is lower, there is more demand for money, and, owing to an improvement in the weather, the breadstuffs market is reported inactive, with a downward tendency. On the other hand, the news from France is more favorable for an advance in grain, and the Bank of England had gained specie, The Baden Conference had had a tendency to relieve the public mind from uneasiness growing out of political complications, and the continued refusal of the great Powers to afford any assistance to the King of Naples was also viewed as a satis- factory augury. Of American stocks Satterthwaite says:— The market for American securities remains steady, with @ moderate amount of business doing; Lilinois Oen- tra) shares have further advanced $1 per share; construc- tion seven per cent bonds are firm at 6234; whilst the #ix per cents are more offering, and without demand, at a greater difference than has for geome time past ri Eve securities are without alteration; the shares continue to be freely bought. The first and third martgage bonds are rather more offered. New York Central and Central bonds have become scarce, and buyers find culty in getting supplied. s Messrs. Baring Bros. & Co. notice American stocks as very quiet, and without any alteration in prices, Mesers, D. Bell, Son & Co. remark and quote as follows:— There is ne new feature ip the market for American securities, and the actual business during the has not been to an extent or of @ character to week Sain par 2 0 103 7 8 4 6 86: 81 83 & 4 82 ‘6 W ” 92 aK 86: St a 8 2 a 8 New York and Erie 7’, 1867..... 9 a 92 New York and Erie 7's, 1869. 87 a 8 New York and Erie 7’s, 1883. %6 a 78 New York and Erie 7’, 1862. Hh a 48 Panama 7's, ae: 1865 00 a 102 Pennsylvania Central 6 MM es B _ The London Times notices sales on the 22d of Tllinois Central shares at 40 discount, and of New York and Erie shares at 194 per cent, and thus no- tices the market:— Great Western of Canada shares receded to 114 a X, while Grand Trunk was without alteration at 3044 a 31. No change of importance occurred in American railway securities, Canadian loan, 10234 bonds, and 3 premium scrip. ‘The last statement of the Bank of England shows the following variations, as compared with the pre- vious week:— ee os Decrease. ic deporte... : Other ite. 296,115 Notes in circulation. 140,510 494,046 The following is the official retarn of the exports and importsof the precious metals for the week ending the 20th uit.:— Pat ytyy srt] 131,421 443,196 Silver It was authoritatively announced that the new Russian loan would be introduced in a few days by Mesars. Baring Brothers. It was expected to amount to £8,000,000 sterling in a 4§ percent stock. The money market is, if anything, a shade easier to-day, tyough the variation is so slight as hardly to be worth mentioning. Some of the money dis- bursed in dividends and interest is re-entering the market in search of employment, and, in the ab- sence of an active demand, is not easy to place at the quoted rates. Still, brokers call money on temporary loan worth six per cent; short first class acceptances, six; same quality of long paper, 6 a 7; second class paper,7a8a10,&c. Next week a relaxation in the rates is generally expected, hough we have yet tosee how much money the West will take from us to move the crops, which are now being harvested pretty fast. The Sub- Treasury lost money to-day; the receipts were | $176,795, of which $102,000 from customs; pay- ments, $497,372; balance this evening, $5,437,193. There was comparatively little done in foreign exchange to-day; to-morrow the bills for the Bre- men and Kangaroo, on Saturday, will be disposed of. From present appearanices it does not look as though these steamers would take out much specie; most of the available bullion by the last California arriva] went out in the steamers of last Saturday. The Asia yesterday took $655,000. The stock market opened dull this morning, but on the second call evinced considerable strength, and was higher throughout the day. We note an advance of j per cent in Rock Island, } in Galena, 3 in guaranteed, j in Central, and nearly as much in other stocks, speculation being chiefly confined to the Western shares. It seems evident that, not- withstanding the light business of the roads at pre- sent, speculators have fixed their attention upon the future, and are discounting in part the conse- quences of the large traffic which may be expected this autumn. The advance in Galena, in the face ofa decline of $21,347 on the June receipts, as compared with June, 1859, and of $121,347—or abont 60 per cent—as compared with the receipts of June, 1868, shows how strong the public confidence is in the future. State stocks were inactive to-day, and there was little done in bonds. The attendance at the board and the orders in the street were light, as usual after the holiday. This afternoon the market was very firm, and stocks closed heavy at the following quotations:—Virginia 6's, 91g a 92; Missouri 6's, 81 a 4; Canton, 19 a 20, Cumberland Coal, 12j a 15; Pacific Mail, 89} a 9 New York Central, §2 aj; Exie, 187 a 19; Hod- son River, 48 a 4; Harlem, 12 a 4; do. preferred, 37} a 384; Reading, 40} a ?; Michigan Central, 48} ‘at; Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana, 13 a 14; do. guaranteed, 30) a j; Panama, 125] a j; Dlinois Central, 63 a ¢; Galena and Chicago, 633 a 1; Cleveland and Toledo, 31 a j; Chicagoand Rock Island, 70j/a {; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, 76 a 76; Mlinois Central 7's, 614 a 4. The following dividends have been declared:— The Gebhard Fire Insurance Company, a semi- annual dividend of five per cent, payable on the 9th inst. The Commercial Fire Insurance Company, a dividend of eight per cent, payable on demand. ‘The mercantile Bank, a dividend of five per cent, payable on the 12th inst. The Empire City Fire Insurance Company, & semi-annual dividend of seven per cent, payable on demand. The State Bank of Missouri has declared a semi-annual divi- dend of five per cent, after placing two per cent of the net profits to the credit of the contingent fund. The Clinton Fire Insurance Company, a semi-annu- al divid: 1 of seven par cent, payable on the 9th nst. ihe Second Avenue Railroad, the regular quarterly dividend of two per cent, payable on and after the 16th inst., at the ofice of Messrs. William and John O'Brien, No. 29 Wall street. The exchanges at the Bank Clearing House this #1 ,376,209 54. The earnings of the following roailroads for Jone were as followe:— June, 1850. June, 1860. Ine. and Deo. | 120,609 21,280 Dee. 97.380 26,858 Too | 129,996 14,582 46.083, 4,671 ine The Chicago Press of Monday says: — ‘We saw and conversed © th several gentiomen, sete of them farmers, from various parts of the county and counties adjoining, and we are bappy to crepe are #0 far onburt by the excersive webich prevailed durime of some pincer the wheat and oate have lodged, but the wat po appearance of rueter bight One Mrmer etated ! | morning were $30,874,178 98, and the balances that on Thoreday night he was unable to sleep for anxiety | copcerning his wheat crop; but on examination the fol- lowing day he was gratified to find it safe. It is thought that the wheat stalks are too hard from the previous dry, mild weather, to be easily affected. We sincerely trust it ie SO. The movement of the banks in the four principal cities of the Union, in which weekly reports are , made, as shown by their last statements, is as fol- Jows:— Oirewlat’ n. X. York, Juve 90.814 308.20 TMT I 24S RFS A ene Red ate tee 166277125 16,264,129 9{ie,s12 10,921,019 42,753,061 29,308,633 73,065 29,780,378 | he 881,77: . . | ‘The statement of the Boston banks for the last two weeks compare as follows:— June %, 1860. July 4, 1860. July 4, ’59. ber 4 ee 59,037,935 6 70 6,493,896 20760873 | 20aas TI BO.aNT LAT Gireulanion! 7/166,326 6,925,022 6 Annexed is the statement of the New Orleans banks for the week ending June 30:— 4,279,735 3,681,185 1, 120 842,621 Louisiana... 1,808,418 1,362\532 "846.200 2,791,770 Louie’a State, 3,536,476 2,228,490 ; “973.181 360,086 "369,655 "785,833. | Bank of N.0. 1,194,836 606,316 565,405 924,058 Southern... ‘588 170.270 225,720 240,967 Union... 62/493 471/585 1,181,501 Merchants’... 680,384 238,897 459,385 "410,214 Crescent City _ 917,532 214,744 272/085 261,781 America..... 1,206,086 470,747 245,825 1,205,184 Total .....,$16,627,126 9,865,812 10,921,649 16,264,129 The following table exhibits the respective | amounts of exchange held by the various banks, and also the sums due to distant banks, the latter being comprised in the table of deposits, as shown above:— Due Banks. As compared with the statement of the previous week the resulta are as follows:— The following is the Pittsburg bank for the week preceding July 2:— vi A . Loans. Bank Pittsburg... $225,281 xen 1,628,387 671,968 ve 856,415 187,583 1,501,749 227 741 937 252,399 280,000 69,850 770, 92,055 286,700 67,000 767,987 91,768 251,060 104,053 784,031 287,154 266,850 94,230 = 791,728 173,236 149,014 779,752 2,061,798 1,031,907 7,324,841 1, 048 358 1,150,248 7,201,888 1) 13,495 32, "= 118,261 90,738 wheat, corn and barley Decrease. ‘The quantity of flour, Jeft at tidewater during the fourth week in June, in the years 1859 and 1860, is as follows:— Flour, tis, Wi Corn, bush. Barley, bush. 1860. .23,424 137,762, * 6,305 1860. 26,615 365/334 — Ine.. 3,191 227872 Dee... 5,005 The aggregate quantity of the same articles left at tidewater from the commencement of navigation to the 30th of June, inclusive, during the years 1859 and 1860, is as follows:— Hour, tis. Wheat, bush. Corn, bush. |, bush. 1889..151/901 446,832 149,282 er) 1800,.200/296 2,16460T 4,284,067 73.912 Inc..137,985 1,717,665 «9,004,785 = Dee.. 1,207 By reducing the wheat to flour, the quantity of the latter left at tidewater this year, compared with the corresponding period of last year, shows an increase equal to 461,468 bbls. of flour. Stock Exchange. Trenspar, Joly 5, 190, 50 abs 12536 100 ene OO Panama do. isc an ge 3 eEss Fl eiddleataueal be? 12 2) 7 o: <5 & He Ej i 2,104/325 410721975 | gall £4 oi! ip pint packages, at $4 25a $4 50, and in quart do, of t £3 3i}4, four months, The folowing review of the market for the week ending the 2d inst..y is from the Whalemen’s Shipping List:— —Another week of quietness in the marke A sale of 110 bbis. dark, ata price not transpired, isthe only transaction for the week. Whale is in steady dee mand, and improving. The transactions since our last include sales of 4,140 bbls, im parcels, at 42c, a 44e. gallon, according to the quality, We quote 710 bie # Northern at 42c., 2.090 do. do. at 480., 1,030 do. do. af 43450. 100 do. do. at 43%%c., and 100 do. do, at 4c. per gallon. Also 50 bbls. biack fish at a price not transpired. A very small lot (G6 bbls.) black ish sold for 44c. peat gallon, Provisioxs.—Pork—The market continned firm and | more active, the receipts being light. The sales em= braced about 1,100 bbis., including new mess at $28 87 a $19; new prime at $13 80 a $¥3 87';. Beef was fair request, with sales of about 250 bbie. country mess, and repacked mess at $8 15 a $30 5, extru do, do, at $11 a $12 50. fhams were nominal, and prime mess quiet. Bacon was in fair export demind,. with sales at p. t. Cut meats were firmly beld, whila: sales were light. Lard was firm, with sales of 200 a 300° bbls. at $12%c. a 12%c., the latter Butter was heavy, while prices were without change of" moment. Cheese was steady and the demand fair, eniefty” 7? sane Rice was quiet, and small gales maxing af ge. adc. , ‘Sveaks.—The market was steady, while the sales em- braced 450 a 500 bhds. Cuba muscovado, part retiming good, at 6%c. a 6%c., and part grocers’ grades at 7c. a ‘Wirnskxy.—The sales embraced 400 bbls. a 221/c, pe jon. Se wa e aa SHIPPING NEWS. Port of New York, July 5, 1960, Wepwespay, July 4. * and Has ARRIVED. Steamship Cabawba, Smith, New Orleans, June by tea with mdse and passengers, to Livingston, mship Roanoke, Couch, Blea ongers. en. Phip Elymouth Rock, Hammond, London and Tale-of, bed with mdse and 114 passengers, to Grinnell, Ship Alfred Storer (of Waldoboro), Comery, Have, spebal TaPar cl maureen maT SE Bawah ton BS Oe ere John Coggeshall, of New Redford ya ye oo Ws’ Pi / Bark Ocilla (of M; ahh; to Sturges, Clearman & Co. Bark Alamo, Patterson, Galveston, 13 days, witl cotton, t@- Wore des ree Albert, West, Remedion, J 16, wh engars leorce Albert, me “frig J Sdefferay (of Bangor), Seeley, Sagua, June 22, with eflera: . 2 ane sugar, fo mane. une 30, lt 90 tn 733 goalioed 8 bare 8. a blue si wit white star. Sehr ‘iinnebala (ot ‘Gicoapeake "Cuy). Young, Cardenas, June 27, with Sages, fo mesier, Schr Ransom (Br), Beathel, Green Turtle Key, Sdays, wit? is) Charlestoe, 5 days, whi cotton, 10 a 7 encope | ay Ly fe" Me Sierras Ams: freland, Newbera, 3 days Schr Alice, via Baltimore, 4 faye SAILED. Steamship Asia (BP), Liverpool; ship John Brigit, 40. Tuvrspay, July & ‘ CLEARED. Steamship Monticetio, Post, Bavannah—H B Cromwell & Cox wre James Adger, A‘ Charleston—spottord, Tues ‘Meamship Roanoke, Couch, Norfolk &c—Ludlam & Beinee en. hip Arctic, 24 Li I—Zerega & Co. Shp toe Wats, Alen, jorth and South Alantic Ocean— Mart Otalic, Dammerman, Bremen. Bark Sierra’ Nevada, Foster, Lisbon—H D Brookman & Co. Pierce, Marseilies—R P Buck & Oo. ‘Rio Grande. BOARD, 200shs MI CRRecrip. 684 100 Clev & Toledo RR. 31 11000 ++ . 100 do......b10 31 15000 FrieRR4tb mb. 59 Galena&Chic RR. 634% 1000 Mich S2d m bs. 545; 100 oe 63% 80 #hs Pacific MSSCo. + & do... J o ON mn Ey m “ 6 7% x CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Tuvrapat, July 6—6 P.M. SHES. —Sales of 20 bbls. pots at Sc. and 35 do. pearis at BAe. per Ib. Si sercrne.— Flour Mee matcit wes heavy and trans- Actions moderate; prices were easier, com- mon State and Western brands. sales footed up Pood 11,000 bbis., closing within the following queta- % 30 “0 55 6 0 Ba TH Sat 70 a 610 io 8 bm a Rye four.... ma 415 Corn meal, Jersey and 6 a 3% —Canadian fonr was and lower, with sales wheat extra, and ne el about 1,000 quotations. quotations, wih Seavinee 56,000 bushels, at $1 50 for white Wes- tern, and $1 43 for red do.; $1 30 a $1 31 for Milwaukee club, $1 27 for No. 1 Chicago spring; amber colored Towa at $1 34, and Michigan do. at p. t. Corn was Airmer, with sales of 15,000 2 20,000 bushels, at 640. for Weatern mixed, and at 650. for Western yellow. Rye and y wih ; quiet ee nominal. Oats wore steady, ‘s fair amount of sales Prices. ‘was ith eral she i ‘; do. St Do- 13}g0., and the Persia's ‘on the basis Toom was scarce. To Liverpoo!— Abont 30,000 bushels wheat were engaged, afternoon, in bulk, at Se te Soh. 300 600 bois, at $4 125 quiet, and sales 900, were reported Co small pales at higher. The at $22 75, Lowe. —The market et last ules of ae: "ous She market reled Gal cottahes were gules light and ebiefy confined to amall Iota to the trade. svat Stones.—The sales embraced 100 bbls. spirits of torpentine, in merchantable order, at 400. and in Ter kse at soe ant 20 heel Seas Ce ., am » San gules at 48 Shy Gag-nyeleg map = waa ain fal uno ited transactions of city, Tn enoks an barve wre, en be 8 Oe, cae. Coton feed 01! was last fold at 620, and olive > 3 E il 53 2B: lates i siz a | He = z He 2 fl i ae i ¥ = w 4 zi HI i i < 3 - { oe EI 2% i, , Lamb, Harvey, NB, 12 days, with stone, to. ee ee Curtia, 3 Z_2. Se : tT Aw SEE EEEEREEEEIE HEE