The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-03

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Recorder Smith delivered . lengthy and carefully
prepared change - The Grand Jury yesterday. He
ssouty cooAeads That crime y On the increase In
New York, charges the police department With coz
plcity with ruiaAns aud roguss. maintains that an
srchy and confusion prevail In che ciy, and sstri
buses 1t to csrcial corruption. He says that the
laws must be Obeyed. and Offenders against tho re-
cent acts Of the Legislature the Excise
law-seyerely punished. He called tnsir attention
to tse present condition Of Bsdridse street jail
which was perhaps ~ mo& seaible and judioioui
portion Of his charge.
Tho application Of NrA. Cunningham for letter.
Of administration upon tho estate Of the Late Har
vsy Burdeu. which was get down for yesterday 10
the Surrogate's court WAS postponed, By an agree
ment between counsel until TO day ut 10 O'Clock AM
ExSeeretary Jefferson Davis seems to be full oil
the acquisition of Cuba He recently arrived at
Vicksburg. Miss, and had q grand reception and
made speech. Il was all about Cuba and the ef'
forts made by the Pierce administration to get pos
session Of that lovely but exposed island. Accord
irg to Senator Davis NJ. buchanan Is even
more deeply pledged 10 acquire Cuba than poor
Pierce was.
Our correspondent at Bridgetown. Barbados.
| writing on the 10Th uit, Ssys:-"Ro improvement
has taken place in our market since my last commu
n,cation Cargoes of -four, meal and corn continue
70 arrive and are stored. which make Our markets
quite dull. The produce market Is more active, both
for sugar and molasses caused by purchasers from
the United States. Tho quantity shipped to the
States for the crop to date is GOT hhds 252 terces
and 726 bbls sugar. and Of molasses S45 puncheons
and $3.50 bills The rainy weather has ceased, and
the weather Is dry again. with occasional Hight winds.
The island is very healthy, and the growing crops
promise well"
We have news from Rio Jsneiro, dated the 22d of
April. Our correspondent states that the yellow
fever had nearly disappeared both from the port and
city. The entire coast is reported very tranquil.
The government Of Montevideo had demanded from
the Executive Of Brazil the surrender OF French
man, accused Of an extensive bank swinde, in &C.
cordsnce with the treaty of the year 1851.
We have fles from Bermuda to the 2sth ult., but
they do not contain anything of interest The LIE
gisature had ordered committee to make inquiry
and report whether and 70 what extent the agricu-
tural commercial and other interests Of the Islands
would be benefited by participation in the reci
procity treaty OF trade.
From Granada, West Indies, we learn that the
first batch Of coolies had arrived from Calcutta and
been allotted to the plantations. 375 had embarked
at Calcutta, and 81 died on the passage.
The cotton market was quiet yesterday, but without
change In prices The sales confined 10 about or
500 bales, based mainly upon the quotations given Ia
other column. Floor heavy aud the market closed
decline OF &C to loc per barrel Prime to choce lots
neglected Fair white Canada sold at 81 So good prime
Western red ai 81 ca 81 S. ands small 10. Of choice To-
diana reported ut 81 10 Corn lower by &C. per
bushe and closed 1t Csc for Western mixed Pork was
Irregular, with sscs Of $a 70 SO So check on
the day, and 800 bbls. buyers option 70 days. at SCI
Sugars were quiet, withnu. quo.sblc change Ia prices
Coe Was steady, with sales OF bags Ro do Costa
Rica, and $50 do Maracaibo at prices given esewbere
In freish;s there rather Offering for Liverpool
though at low rates, and 500 bushels whcs taken
In bulk at 2hd.