The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-06

by the Captain. 'rcee Russell's charge strongly
favored the &C :. d. He viii be sentenced on Sat
urday Them Crimson and VIM. Dickson were
ru, on Nal, cha gid with stealing valuable gold
watch from Mr.. Ia art but the District Attorney
abandoned tie sa e, and they were discharged
May lown was undergoing trial for passing
counterfeit thee dollar bill on the Hudson County
Bank, New Jersey when the court adjourned.
We have letters from Hayti down to the lith ult
which G. ntain very interesting news. Capt James
A. Let, of the American bark A. G. Washburn, be-
longing TO Bristol, II. L. had been thrown into prison
for driving local tapper Of foreign seamen from on
his vessel when engaged in tamperng with ms crew.
Captain Leet was very harshly dealt with, and ON
cal appeals to the Minister in his behalf met with no
consideration. The Emperor refused to see the
Acting Consul of the United States on the subject,
which had produced great excitement. Captain leet
states his case in our columns to-day The weather
was very favorable for the collection Of the coffee
crop, which would be immense, averaging 90000,0O0
pounds an excess of 2O,OOOO 900 pounds that Of
last year. II sold at 80 so per 100 pounds. Log
wood was plenty at 81 per 900 pounds. Trade had
improved somewhat at Port au Prince, but was dull
at Jacrnel, Aux Cages and Cape Haytien. Yellow
fever had again appeared at Port au Prince, and
Captain Hutchinson, of the American bark Coliea,
with two Of his crew, died Of it on the 18th ult.
Additional advces from Honolulu to the 9Th of
September state that clipper ship, with valuable
cargo of merchandise which left England in the end
of May, consigned to the agent of the Hudson Bay
Company at that place, was expected. John White,
a native of Plymouth, England one of the oldest in
habitants of the islands, had died at Lahaina. He
served under Admiral Duncan against the Dutch in
1886.
Mr.. Draper has not as yet made any communca-
cation to the Board Of Metropolitan Police Commits
sioners to whether he will take the procred seat
in the Board. He has, however sent for a certificate
of his election The Offices of the Commissioners are
all now located at the corner Of Broome and Elm
Streets the Deputy Superintendent and telegraph
having been removed yesterday. We give in another
column some interesting matters concerning the
Commission.
During the panic which so seriously disturbed
the exchanges in the interior, several dry goods and
other houses in this city, rather than submit to
the enormous premiums demanded at the West for
gold and for drafts on New York, ordered remit
tances to be made in wheat and other produce,
much of which has recently arrived and turned o,a
wen. A sulpIneHt VI sprung pouSut III
and forwarded to dry goods house in this city
remittance, was odd yesterday at 81 per bushel
II was shipped u, Chicago on the l4th of October,
the day on which the New York banks suspended,
when gold in Chicago was at a premium of twelve
per cent and sight bills on this city could not be
had at any price. The sale yielded sum which
fully paid the difference of exchange proved equal
to a sight draft at par. Had merchants gone more
freely into this movement early in the season it
would have worked well for all concerned.
The transactions cotton yesterday confined TO
small lots making aggregate Of 200 300 bales,
without change prices TIE stock continued to be very
light which tended check sales Flour less buoyant
for some descriptions while there continued TO be great
demand from the trade including purchases for export
Common grades of Western wheat easier while
prime 10 choice southern continued firm Chicago spring
sold for export at 81 81 Of, closing at the inside
figure: Milwaukee club sold at 81 os white Tennessee
at 81 S. and amber colored do. at about 81 IS.
Corn sold at s5c.. with lots from store a
trinc less. Rye sold a, 7sc. soc. Pork dull,
with small sales in lots at $40 20 so for mess,
closing at the inside figure. Sugars in fair de-
mant d, steady prices with sales OF about 500 hhis
prices given in another column Coffee steady but
quiet Treights were somewhat less active, shipper,
were disposed await the receipt the letters due by
i Canada's mail. The rates, however, were unchanged
and closed firm for English ports