The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-26
The News.

Nothing Of general interest happened yesterday
with reference to the Street Commissioner quarrel
Argument was made for Mr.. Conover in the con
temp. case, and the matter was adjourned til Tues
DAY next, owing to counsel for the plaintiffs being
engaged IN other courts IN the meantime. The
question as to the final disposition of the books and
papers of the Street Commissioners Office came mp
before Judge Peabody but no proceedings tock
place, the Judge preferrng to await the result CT
1he proceedings in the Court of Common Pleas. See
our reports elsewhere for details.
The Police Commissioners met at ten O'Clock yes
teEdsy morning; but as Mr.. ChoIwell was absent by
reason Of sickness, and Mayors Wood and Powell by
reason Of the necessity of attending to their official
duties there Was no quorum, and NO business was
transacted.
Several suits have been brought in the Marine
Court and will be tried before Judge Mccarthy in
few days to recover pay for the old Police up to the
present time, the claimants insisting that they have
not been dismissed from the force as required by
tie &C. organizing the Metropolitan Police. There
are about twelve hundred of the old police interested
IN this question and if the suits should be decided
IN favor the claimants it will form considerable
itep OF disbursement for Comptroller Flagg.
In the Court of Special Sessions yesterday Tho
mas Ryan, convicted of rioting in The Sixth ward,
was senterced to pay fine of twenty five dollars.
Seven respectable looking Germans, charged with
participating in the Seventeenth ward riot on the
18th inst, were arraigned, but they demanded jury
trials. They will be tried in the Court Of General
Sessions at the ensuing term. The persons convict
ed Of viosting the Quarantine laws viii be sentenced
on Tuesday next.
TIE steamship Arago, which sailed from this
port yesterday for Southampton and Havre, took
out one hundred and twenty passengers. In the
LIST Of nanes we notice those Of Hon. Hamilton
Fish and family and Mr.. j. A. Thomas, late Assis
taat Secretary Of State.
On the second page of oday's HERALD may be
found very interesting report Of the proceedings
at bar quet given to the officers of the steam fri
gate Nisgara, by the American residents OF Liver
pool, on the last anniversary of national indie
pendence.
Elsewhere we publish interesting letters from Pa
MS, Lsbon and 81. Petersburg. Our correspondent
at the last named capital announces the promulga
tor Of the new tariff, and shows how tina. impor
tant measure will affect trade between the United
Ststes and the Russian empire. II appears that the
protectionist party made strenuous effort to pre-
vent the royal signature being affixed TO the docu
ment. The imperial family will, II is said, reune,
after their present European tour, in st. Petersburg
In September, to witness the marriage of the Grand
Duke Michael to the Princess Cecilia of Baden.
Prince Cherniskef, veteran soldier and diplomat,
and ore Of TIE last relics of the great of 1912,
had 6ie5 in Naples.
The City Inspector reports al deaths during tho
pas, week-an increase OF ~ as compared with the
mortality Of the week previous. Nearly all this In
crease il attributable TO diseases OF the stomach
bowels &c. The public health is, however, unusual
Iy good, will be seen by a table given below, in
which the mortality of the past week is compared
With that in the corresponding weeks Of the two
years previous. The following table exhibits the
number Of deaths during the past two weeks among
siults and children, distinguishing the sexes
Nh Wcrae, BOYS. Carts. rssI.
week eadlns July ls......ss "a 13O 100 Si3
week e0dias July 55....67 50 i9i 1854 Az
Among The principal causes Of death were ihc
following