The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-22

institutions were Instructed TO be more particular
hereafter in making out their estimates The Go.
vernors have now $3.50 persons under their charge
pretty large family to provide for and look after.
Captain Wallng, Chief Of the Metropolitan police
squad stationed at Seguines Point. was yesterday
tried before Justice Fisher, at Tottenvile Staten
Island upon charge Of stealingfrom $50 to 5000,
from the house Of Mr.. Abraham LstoWette. 1t is
alleged that the Captain while searching the house
Of Mr. Latourstte in order to arrest the latter came
across the money, which was lying carelessly upon
the top of bureau an transferred tine roll of bills
from the bureau to his pocket The evidence taken in
the case will be found else where also the fact OF
the committal of the Captain in $500 bail to
the charge at the next sitting of the Richmond coun
ty court. In the same column with the preliminary
trial of Captain walling, will be found statement
of the arrest yesterday of Mayor Hall, one Of the
Quarantine Commissioners, upon charge of publish.
ing libel against q prominent citizen of Staten
Island.
Archbishop Hughes publishes a letter in our
columns this morning exposing the fsbricstions
Of the Daily Times relative to the Archbishop and
his docess excoiates the editor Of that print in
no very gentle manner, and is peculiarly pungent.
The Archbishop shows that he has done all that he
could do for the Immaculate Conception.
The people are raising in opposition to the acts
of the late Legislature. Last evening meetings were
held in the Sixteenth and Twentieth wards. They
were attended by crowds of citizens anxious to ex
press their detestation of the obnoxious la vs. fas
tared upon them by the black republican spois poll
tcians. We give full report of the proceedings in
to.dsyis HERALD.
An indignation meeting was held in Hoboken last
suht (nr he nT La
vote of the City Council rejecting one of the Water
Commissioners appointed by the Legislature. This
action of the Council seems to have created much
excitement amongst the democratic portion of the
citizens of Hoboken evinced by the meeting last
night, the proceedings Of which we publish else
where.
The inquest on John Miller has at last dragged
its slow length to an end. The testimony is all in,
and the verdict it is expected, will be rendered this
morning at 10 o'clock. A full report of the con.
clu ding testimony, with the Coroners charge, will
be found in our columns
The fifth annual commencement of the Free
Academy came OF last evening in the AGA Jenny of
Music. The audience was numerous and highly
respectable and the exercises were very interesting
See our report
The Board of Excise Commissioners met yester
innkeepers' licenses. The Board requests that cit
zens notify them of disorderly places where licenses
should he refused. The Treasurer reported that be
had, up the 18th inst, deposited $9,79O with the
County Treasurer for licenses granted.
An application has been made to the President of
the United States for the pardon of the Portuguese
sailor John Smith, convicted of the mutiny and
murder Of the captain and cook of the American
Irsv Can ~
been officially directed To furnish the government
with report of the particulars Of the case, as they
appeared in evidence on trial.
Our correspondents in Havana, writing on 18th
inst state that, Notwithstanding the late antislave
trade decree of General Concha-already published
in the HBRALD-several cargoes of Africans had
been landed on the island company has been
organized for laying submarine telegnphc cable
between Cuba and Key West. The sum required
for the work, $500 900, was subscribed two hours
after the books were opened. 1t was said that
General Santa Anna would not visit Havana for
some months TO come II at ell. Advices from
Mexico stated that the government there was to pay
to England s240 COO within four months in lieu of
the sum stolen from her Consul's house at San Luis
Potos The riotous affair which occurred between
some sailors of the New York bark Albertina aud
Spaniard, was investigated. Sugar was uncbany ed
in price.
We have news from Buenos Ayres to the 30th of
May DR.. ID. Valentine Alsina, popular progresse-
tisf, had been elected Governor The port was
healthy. The bark w. II. Hazard, from New
York, had landed cargo Of timber at Gualeguaicha
an inland port Of the Uruguay river. Commodore
Forrest, commanding the United States Brazilian
squadron, had been presented TO the Governor at
Court. The United States ship Falmouth had sailed
from Buenos Ayres for Montevideo. Commodore
Forrest had hosted his flag on the fngate st. Law
renee. The steamers Ascension and Yerba, owned
by the American and Paraguay Navigation Com
pany, had been sold. and passed under the flag of
Buenos Ayres. II was thought the Saado river
navigation monopoly for ten years would be renewed
10 the Yerba.
We have files from Georgetown, Demarara 10 the
I'd inst A royal ordinance appropriates the sum Of
SIS 600 for the purpose Of promoting the immigra-
ton of able bodied aoorers from Madeira or the Ca
nary Islands. Like all the other British West India
colonies, Demarara is suffering severely from the
want Of sufficient supply Of hands for field cultva-
ton and recent debate which took place in the
Legislature shows to what shifts the local executive
and home government have been put in order TO sup.
ply the void II appears that large depots have been
established in India, where coolies are bought up
for a trihe, and shipped in such bur.
lied aud unfeeling manner Tor Georgetown,
that a large per ceniage Of the unfortu.
mates die before the end Of The voyage. Others
arrive in such siokly state that they inhabit the
hospitals for two years after landing. Owing, how.
ever. 10 the late successful ibuster raid in India,
which ended in the annexation Of Burmah, the
coolies are wanted nearer home and thus this
source Of supply Is about to be cut off from the West
Indian planters. The agents Of the French govern
ment slso-whether from superior address or a
larger bounty-beat those Of England on her own
territory and carry away her coolies by wholesale.
In this emergency the Governor Of Demarara recon.
mends an extension OF the Chinese ccole trade, and
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