The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-25

correspondent writing from Kingston. ia,
says The SLAYER "Cortes" has been condemned in
the Court Of Vice Admiralty, and her stores ordered
to be sold. She is noble specimen OF naval archi
lecture, and thorough clipper. While in charge
of the prize crew, she eleven knots with ease
con wind" II is supposed that she was captured
early in the morning before the breeze bad set
in, she could at any time, with fair breeze sail
round any gunboat in the British service. Her hull
is long, low, and waspish, painted black, and her
masts are tapering and rakish. Her whole appear.
ance is symmetrical and graceful, and the fittings
OF her cabin are chaste and complete. The Cortes
will be taken into her Majestys service in the place
OF the Cuba, the SLAYER captured by Lieutenant
Stubs last year, which has been condemned as q
sea boat.
We have news from Bermuda dated on the 10th
OF June. Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, r. N, was
to leave on that day for Halifax in his flag ship, the
Indus. lie would leave in company with II. NJ ship
Devastation, which arrived on the previous day
from Cuba. The British war brig ATLANTA had ar
rived from the Mexican coast by way of Havana,
and would remain on the station. The export Of
produce was in good quantity. The export of We
getables had decreased as compared with 1851
One Of the Washington papers Of yesterday after
neon understands from a reliable source, that the
President had determined to send such naval force
TO Nicaragua as would convince the governments of
England and France that our way TO our Pacific
possessions Is not to be intcrfered with"
The yachts entered for the great Ocean Yacht Race
around Long Island, which started from opposite
Hoboken yesterday, we're favored with most beau
tiful day and good still breeze from the S. S. W.
They had an excellent start, and If the wind with
which they started should continue, we have no
doubt some Of them will appear at the winning point
this afternoon or tonight. A note from our ship
news reporter states that the yachts passed through
the Narows at twenty minutes after welye o'clock.
the Rebecca first. the Una second, and the Madgie
third.
The Police Commissioners net yesterday. The
report with reference % the condition OF the piers
already published in the HERALD was submitted
and referred to the Mayor with the view Of having
some action taken by the Common Council. The
Property Clerk reported that the sales OF stolen pro-
perry since his last report amounted to 1888 20, Of
which the expenses Of sale and Office were s274 81
He complained that some Of the police clerks are in
the habit Of Withholding stolen property. and asked
for a legal investigation. A resolution Of Mr.. Bowen
was adopted authorizing the chairman of the Com
mittee on Station Houses TO rent new stations for
the Twentysecond and Fourth precincts, and sub
sleeping station for the First precinct. After de-
Gliding upon number Of trials the Board went into
secret session in which the following sergeants
appointed captains:--Seabring, Ninth precinct; Da
Wis, Tenth; Steers, Thirteenth Bennett Eighteenth
Bryant Nineteenth, and Curry, Of the Twentieth
All the precincts now have captains except the
Sixth.
We would call the attention Of our readers 10 the
report Of the meeting Of taxpayers at Harlem, pub
lshed in our paper to day. me tax payers have be.
come 40 indignant at the manner in which their pro-
perry is burthened that they have determined TO re-
sist and have called upon the Supreme Court TO re-
fuse TO confirm the biEs for assessments, &c.
The Committee Of the Common Council on the re-
movsl Of President Monroe's remains met yesterday
and heard the relatives Of the deceased President
the members Of the Virginia Committee and Others
speak at considerable length upon the subject The
committee seem determined that the occasion shall
be one that will DO honor 20 the nation and the pro-
ceediDgs before them yesterday were very interest
ing.
The trial Of Leroy Ruscher for the murder of John
Mccarthy, at 10 North William street on the Sd of
April, was set down for Thursday in the General
Sessions but on motion of Mr.. Iarrowe, II was post
poned til the first week Of the next term The
counsel admitted that the prisoner sho, the de.
ceased without provocation, but confidently ex.
pected 70 establish his insanity by witnesses from
Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The Recorder is.
sued a bench warrant for the arrest Of William Null
hgan ior assaulting Captain Webb, at the Metro
poliian hoiei, and he was committed in default Of
$1,000 b'll, which was furnished before the court
ADJOURN. Charles 9chock, an old thief, pleaded
gusy 70 an attempt at grand larceny, and was sent