The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-20
The News.


yesterday forenoon from Southampton, having made
the passage in nine days and thirteen hours, thus
beating the Baltic's quickest time by four hours
and the best run Of the Cunard steamer Arabia by
ten hours and fiftyive minutes. The advices by
the Vanderbilt are to the 9th inst. but the pth of
the news has already appeared in our Geographic
despatch from st. Johns N. F. published on Friday
morning. We give, however, today, some very in
teresting extracts from our English files including
the proceedings in the House of Lords, on the Sth
inst, with reference to the outrages of the British
cruisers on American merchantmen, to which more
particular reference made in editorial columns
1t will be seen by our reports from Albany
that the Court Of Appeals, at its recent
term. rendered judgment in a suit brought by mem
bes of the old police against the Metropolitan
Board Of Police Commissioners. A little explana-
ton is necessary in order to make the effect of the
Judgment rendered ineligible. There were but
two of the police argued at the Court of Ap-
pesls--McCune's and Germans. The former was
laid over, and no decision rendered In the latter
case the judgment of the Court below was af-
frmed. This however, is of no importance, since
the main question was left undecided. To explain
this will state that German involved merely
the regularity Of certain proceedings to him.
McCune's case, however, involved the question
whether those members of the old force who ad
hered to Mayor Wood had thereby elected not to
take Office in the new police; or, in other words,
whether they had forfeited their places by taking
sides with the ex-Mayor and resisting the Police
Commissioners. That point-the only one Of in
ferest- we have stated above, remains undecided;
30 there is really no decision that amounts to any
thing. after all.
The Aldermanic Committee Ferries met yes
terday afternoon to hear parties in reference to the
Peck slip ferry question. Elk Mayor Wall and large
number of the citizens Of Williamsburg were present
and spoke against the closing up Of Peck slip q
ferry, and argued that it is indispensable to their
convenience that it should be continued. The Presi
dent of the Ferry Company also spoke upon the same
side OF the question and argued that the closing of
that ferry will leave the travel between Williams
burg and New York entirely at the mercy of the
company that now IL in possession Of the South
Tenth street and James slip ferry numerously
signed petition was submitted as coming from the
people Of Williamsburg, in favor Of resembling the
resolution that has already passed the Counclmen in
favor of closing the Peck slip ferry They argue that
IL should be put up at auction and sold 70 the highest
bidder and thus all interested would have oppor
funity Of making an effort TO obtain what they are
30 much interested in. and the city would reap
pecuniary advantage.
In the case Of the United States against George
Ferguson charged with presenting forged draft Of
the Collector at the Sub-Tressury the accused was
yesterday discharged after an examination.
We learn from the report Of the City Inspector
that there were $50 deaths in this city during the
past week, q decrease OF 81 compared with the
mortality OF the week previous, and 16 more than
died in the corresponding week of last year. The
following table exhibits the number of deaths during
the past two weeks among adults and children,
Distinguishing the sexes
Mn. wom-u Boyr. Giris. Total
Week ending June H.. ~ es ~ los 4oI
Week easspg June H.. 20 "a les los $50
Among the principal causes Of death were the
following