The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-20
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Our readers will doubtless peruse with satisftion
the annual report Of the trustees q that favurste
charitable institution Of our city the Fire Depart
ment Fund, which is published in our advertising
columns. The trustees have disburssd during tho
past year over thirty thousand dollars in relieving
the necessities Of the widows and orphans Of De.
ceased fremen, and for othsr legitimate objects Of
the fund; and it is crcditabe alike to the activity
Of the trustees, and the libeslity Of citizens IN
these times Of financial disaster that the receipts
have exceeded the expenditures.
The steamship Canada, from Liverpool 5th inst,
arrived at Boston last evening. The European
mails brought by her viii reach this city tomorrow
morning.
The steamship Adriatic which left Liverpool on
the 9th inst viii probably arrive ct this port to-day.
She will bring four days later news.
The Central Democratic Club had lively time
last night in view Of the recent action in opposition
to regular nominations and the refusal Of the
Sachems to allow mass meeting to endozse the i'd
ministntion to be held in Tanmany Hail. A full re-
port is given elsewhere.
General Superintendent Tallmadge is causing to
be placed in the hands Of every policeman Of the
Metropolitan Police district neatly bound pocket
copy Of the rules and regulations Of the Department
| He has determined to hold the officers and men
| strictly accountable for the observance Of these
rules, and will endesvor to have any disregard Of
them suitably punished. If he succeeds in carrying
out his plan he will effect much needed refcxn in
the Department.
James Shepherd, convicted on Monday last Of
arson in the first degree in the Court of General
Sessions, was yesterday sentenced by Recorder
Smith to DO executed on the 9Th Of February. The
prisoner soemnly protested that he was innocent OF
| the rlime He would have been sentenced to be
Elng on the same day appointed for the execution
of Cancemi and Rodgers were 1t not that the law
allows the convict a longer time to prepare than
would intervene between now and the 10Th OF
January.
We have news from Port Louis, Mauritius,. to the
18th of October The new Governor, Mr. Stevenson
had arrived. Sugar making went on actively. ant
the weather was favorable. A large crop was ex
pecied. Peruvian guano was much wanted in the
market.
We have papers from Australia dated at Sydney
the 18th and Melbourne the 10th of October. TIL,
production Of gold very good and prices ranged
from f3 les. 3d. to f3 los. 3D. for Castlemaine ant
Ballarat qualities. Trade was dull, with an over
by the upper house of the Legislature OF Sydney, al
had also tho bill to abolish State aid to religion
Ten shings a head as license tax had been i'm
posed on each Chinese settler.
We have advices from Kingston, jamaica to the
2sth ult. There is of interest The Mer
camille InteHigencer says:-We are badly supplied
with all American stufs, and prices have been gene
rally maintained at the high rates last quoted Mo
ney has been somewhat scarce. the banks being dis
inclined to accommodate. OF island produce, pi
mento remains inactive. Coffee has been kept from
market by continued heavy rains in the country and
transactions in the article have been very limited.
There rather better feeling in cotton yesterday
and the sales embraced about COO bales, chiefly spin
The market closed at advance Of about &c.
per ib. Flour again dull and prices for and
medium grades were lower, by about five per Dbl
Common grades of whoa, quite heavy, while choice
lots held above the Of buyers The sales were
confined to small lots Of common grades prices which
afforded criterion Of the market Corn dull sales
confined to few cargoes Of at Soc a65c Old mixed
nominal Pork steady with sales OF uninspected
and inspected at SIS 70 SIC Sugars were steady
while sales were moderate, being confined abou
200 hhds. Cuba muscovado and 40 a 80 hhds Porto
Rico, at prices given in another column Coffee
limited demand and prices unchanged. rreights were
steady for British ports, with moderate engagements