The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-16


weekly statement Of the condition Of the Finance
Department. The balance on July was teys, 7e2 %
Receipts ..........'''''.'.''''''. Soo,ooz %
Total. ............:..".," 81 ,o36 ,lH so
Payments. U....ss'".ssssss''.'' A'0'o'4 %
Balance July 10. ................. 668,470 u
communication was received from the Croton
Aqueduct Department in reply to q resolution OF
inquiry to the delay in paving Centre street with
Belgian pavement, in which II was stated that the
work was to cost eSl ,000 at the expense of the
city, that the appropriation for the Belgian pave.
ment was 5000 900, and that the Common Council
have ordered Belgian pavement to be laid, wholly
or in part at city expense amounting to one million
of dollars 1t has been the object Of the Croton
Board to cause as large an amount Of labor as
possible to be done at the least cost to the trea
sury, The Croton AqueduGt Department was d.
rected to advertise for proposals for paving
Centre street with trap block pavement The
Board ooncurred in appropriating s62,25l 10,
being the balance on unexpended city accounts,
for the relief of the families of the volunteers. The
ordinance adopted by the Aldermen appropriating
$500 900 to aid the families of the city volunteers
gave rise to lengthy debate, and 1t was finally
unanimously adopted, after amending one OF the
sections, limiting the amount to be given to each
| family to five dollars per week
The Commissioners of Excise held their thirty
seventh session yesterday. and received applica'
tions for licenses from two storeksepers and six
| teen innkeepers. The Board adjourned until
! twelve o'clock to-day (Tuesday).
In the Court of General Sessions yesterday
Charles Sands, indicted for passing counterfeit ten
H. H..
pleaded guilty to forgery in the third degree, and
sent to the State prison for four years. David
Bartlett, John Wilson and Edward Watson were
jointly indicted for burglary, having on the night
of the 9th of June entered the premises of B. T.
Hardy and stole therefrom thousand dollars worth
of silk The most of tho property was recovered
through the efforts of detectives Eustace and Far.
ley, at house in Thompson street. The prisoners
pleaded guilty to the indictment Bartlett was
sent to the State prison for four years and three
months, Wilson three years, and Watson two years
and three months
According to the City Inspectors report, there
were SOS deaths in the city during the past week
an increase of 172 compared with the mortality
of the week previous, and l2S more than occurred
during the corresponding week last year. The re.
oapitulstion table gives deaths of alcoholism. of
diseases Of the bones. joints &C.. 100 of the brain
and nerves, of the generative organs, 10 of the
heart and blood vessels 81 of the lungs. throat.
&C.; Of old age, rs of diseases of the skin and
eruptve fevers Is premature births log of diseases
of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs;
IS of uncertain seat and general fevers 10 of vic.
lence &C.; of diseases Of the urinary organs, and
unknown. The recapitulation gives 423 natives
of the United States. Ia of England. "a of Ireland,
81 of Germany, 2 of Scotland, and the balance OF
various foreign countries.
The sales Of cotton yesterday quite limited being
confined to about 900 bales, small lots The market
however, quite nrm and the views Of holders above
those of purchasers In the present reduced stock and
the limited transactions quotations in a degree
nominal. Flour some less active, but steady and
rather rmer for grades, while, generally speaking
prices did materially vary from those of Saturday
Wheat firm for prime shipping lots and dull and ir
regular for common grades; sales TO fair extent
partly for export Corn was less buoyant and active
Primo lots of shipping Western mixed were steady while
inferior qualities were heavy and easier Pork dull
and heavy sales Of moss moderate at s6 7 and Of
prime at $40 $40 rs. Coffee was firm and active, with
sales 2O bags of Rio $50 Maracabo and so Iaguayra
prices given in another place Freghts steady at
Saturdays rates. with a fair amount of engagements
Our Foreign neutrality-suspicious. Dcs-
patch from tho Prussian Government.
We published yesterday at full length trans.
lation of an important despatch from the Prus.
sian Minister of Foreign Affairs to Baron Gerolt,
Prussian Minister at Washington. 1t was the
first time the document appeared, and it was
strongest expressions Of "deep regret for the
intestine war in the Union and of {" the pro-
found friendship" which has 50 long existed be-
tween the Prussan government and the United
States, it is yet very evident, even from the
document itself, that this is but the language of
diplomacy, and that Prussia follows England
and France in their attitude of strict "neutrali-
ty," putting the rcbel States on the same level
with the United States as belligerents, at tho
same time claiming the rights of neutral ma
ton in relation to the blockade. The following
paragraphs, though couched in the polished,
honcyed phrases Of diplomatic caution, are sufi-
clently significant to put the government and
the country on their guard
IT Ia not the part Of the royal government either to dis
the Of that rupture pass judgment on H.
tgious questions which regard exclusively the internal
situation OF the Union All efforts will tend to pre-.
serve, under present circumstances our position
towards the United States Yet the grave turn which
the conflict has taken and the measures which the
government Of the Union itself taken in relation to
blockade and the treatment OF neutral vessels have SEN
sbe and serious bearing interests and the ROYAL
government beeres be It's duty to give to those Interests
the projection which sounded upon public a,c and upon
| treaties
In regard to the invoaby of private property or the
high sea- it is OF urgent necessity for the great Powers
that be recognized by America. doubts still exist az
that principle being carried the commercial enter
prses Of neutral States will be exposed inevitable incon
venence and we may hare caa@ fear collisions Of
terry nature, and which we would desire might be
prevented in time.
England, France Spain and Prussia have
shown their hands 1t remains for Russia, Hol-
land, Belgium and Italy to declare their in
tentions.
But what seems so strange in this State paper
of Prussia is that it totally ignores the sup
posed proposition Of Mr.. Seward to the Powers
Of Europe that the United States government
would adhere TO the Treaty of Paris in the mat
ter Of privateering. 1t is no doubt in the recol-
lection Of our readers that in May last (22d)
we published telegraphic despatch from
WASHINGTON stating that more than a month