The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-01

TIE A. -rfI Term or the Lsvv Cou
ENORMOUS \ EIzuKxs Ar rHE CUSTOM nd
GOODS Inpo> sTED FROM BUsN0s AYRns-M
or DOLLARS INVOLVED.
Since earsy m Jam AIRY last merchants eagassd m
Bsenos Ayrss ssHds h besa aware hat invssszs
are going Al the Cust . House IN relation 70 nvstd
and goods Imported iron hat country Il y understood
that The following, which appeared IN The HsaAID ~
Decsnber To- 1850, hAA pus ne Custom House authori
ties on the ALERT ew
How American buyers can -, sssh hisA prisss for
Bos.as Az sssn wool ssy 100 = iis'p1ew earsay pr
az t wn SoS = 9 ca5reney pa dsae ssseds
over % os.'s Per pound are s.hscs p import az q
D 1s SS the ne ,ses Sss asss M ca Z b
certificates for invoices CIV he rate q Sso CO.
Isncy 70 silver doilsr, .hch would nsks 4 appsv
ey which has been the average psics q csrrscy -
last three months-thus making the cost Of - 49,
time benentting tbs merchant 81 he sxpssss q ~ -
venue q the United States Doubioons have ma bea
worth $500 since March, 1853
10 understand fully the meaning and importanos oe
this extract, II b necessary 70 know that, BY nv, N
importer Of foreign merchandise give the Collector
invoice OF the same, made in the country where he
merchandise Is produced; and II the value Of that
rency 10 not fixed at specified rates by statute 1t s
1xed IN the Of pound sterling Of Great Britain st
"a g. franc Of France at 10 el0 cents then the
voice must be accompanied by Consular cestncats
showing the value Of such currency In spanish Uaed
States silver dollars Therefore Bueuos Ayres paper
dollar certified BY the Consulto be worth only four cents
u American money, and duties arc estimated on that
value, when 1t is worth, in fact greater sum; u
win be seen that the revenue mar be loser, and wool
which really costs more than twsdty cents pound, and
liable TO duty might under the present tariff intro
duced into consumption here free Of duty.
All the circumstances, given to by parties ute-
rested 10 Indicate that the above extract from
herald furnished the information and led to the nvest
CATION pending before the Custom House authori-
ties. At all events, unusual attention given to Bue
Ayres mporstions and eminent counsel engaged
by the government the hand and the merchants
interested on the other.
me FIRST vessel overnauled suspicion was the brig
Mary Wilkins, board Of which WIS merchandise TO the
amount OF about 500 900 consigned 70 r. ". Ropes
Goa most substantial and respectable house In New
York The whole Of the INVOICES were seized Tor fraud
ulent differentiation. This created . considerable
sensation amongst the importers. Deputations OF
the trade went TO Washington. but the result was
that there could be interference with the regular
Of investigation General Dir sustained the Col
ector. Ships arriving every week with similar
mportatiops the importers greatly perplexed;
they knew nothing about the facts stated In the HsaAIp
and they suspected that tho article was prepared 10
Buenos Ayres by who sought drive American
purchasers OF cheap wool out Of the Market that they
knew that the invoices they presented gave the actual
cost Of the goods and that the Consular cerdcate pro
duced mot only statement Of the governments own
agent which the merchants could not CONTROL but was
correct in itself, and they utterly at loss TO know
upon what ground the Collector has made the seizures
This being the first Monday In the month, the April
term Of the law courts will be commenced there being
no ntermission between this and the March term
The Court Of Appeals Is DOW In session In this city, and
most Of our eminent lawyers drawn there % that the
business Of the other will be comparatively limit
for few weeks The Court OF Oyer and Terminer Win be
IN session for the posa Of criminal business amongst
which the celebrated Of young Jeards charged with
the double murder Of Walton and Mathews Will be urged
by his counsel The Supreme Court Circuit, part rss
viii be occupied - Oyer and rermner-part second will
be opened and adjourned to Monday nsxt The Superior
Court, Common Pleas and Marine Courts win each have
two trial branches, besides Chambers and Special ters
The Superior Court win also hold General torn this
month Chief Justice Bosworth has returned from the
South very much improved In health.
Chief Justice Nelson will preside IN the United States
Circuit Court 10 hear appeals In admiralty, but tho va
rous government pending before the United States
District Court win probably remain In xH qe dts
trict Attorney Roosevelt who feels In state OF suspend
ed animation does not feel disposed commence causes
SUCCESSOR.
currently reported Saturday thaa nr. f. Delaaeld
Smith, Of the firm Of Martin, Strong Smith, and the
thor Of the Common Pleas Reports had received the ap
pontment OF United States District Attorney During
the occupancy Of this ONCE BY Judge Roosevelt several
favers have been condemned and 3 vast number Of cr
minal and have been disposed Of those In
deatigable inspectors detectives Of revenue, Alex
Isaacs, Brown and Archer having, within few
years, made seizures TO the amount Of over
quarter Of million Of dollars, considerable portion Of
which after investigation in the courts, oonsoaed
to the government The immense seizures Of goods i'm
ported from Buenos Ayres undergoing apprasement
at the Custom House, will furnish considerable labor for
the federal cours and United States Attorney for
time 10 come.
Marshal Rynders is like hen on hot grlddle' he
does not feel easy In apy part Of the building and s
continually looking towards each OF the street
for his successor or for telegraph 10 inform him
when he will be relieved from tho duties
Of his Office. The First Deputy, Joseph Thompson who
has held that position for nineteen years. has be-
indispensable portion Of the machinery Of the
department, and from his intimate knowledge OF the
taxation Of costs and the keeping Of accounts TO
retained by the incoming Marshal whoever he may
be- Lorenzo De ANGELS, the Secood Deputy, who has
served two apprenticeshps 10 the business, will doubt
The wors Of the deYarsment go smoothly on An Tho
shers active AD6 intelligent they must give way
oihs hungry asprants whom the republicans desire 70
CALENDAR FOR THIS DAT.
svrrxsu CouRr-Part Court Of Oyer and rcsminer.
surrmoR Cour--Part mos ssi, SOL, 1887 lel3,
s4s ls.I Is4s 1861 iss1 Icss asss Sss 1872 ls,..
liza, liza, has, iIsO, lisa, 1854, iiss:
COMMON PIKAs-Pat Mos. Sl2, 390, IA, $50, 1AS,
81 g., .s s &c. &c., : sss s sss g.
Ss2, sS7, lao, 7so, 800.