The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-11
OUR DECREASING MPoRTArloMs.

The Custom House Ycsterday-vhe Inn-
ports Daily Dsmtnashi.g in Qusntisy
and Value-The seizure or DiAmSnd.-
The Way to import ssRars ana save
Part Of the Duty-WnAt L. tne Oaty
upon limitations Of Precious stsoes, sc.
Il sad sight for those who have been the regular
habit Of attending the Custom House when they
the the total want Of that activity which has usually
charac,e lied this building Although The Pereia waica
generally brings large cargo from England, hld arrived
Tuesday, still there seemed yesterday y be bat little
inc to the business Of tho previous few days 10
fact business has "gcne 70 the dogs for Sha, with tho
war snd the tariff the merchants say they will not
port at all Every thing In oommercd point OF vlns,
regards the Custom House, is dull. very dun. The
brokers hang about, dong nothing but com
ment the times and speculate on who
may be appointed to I'll such and such post
IL the department Tho sppearanoe OF merchant at tho
desks OF occurrence; whereas, previous 70
the operations OF the tar they used 70 be present in
such large Numbers that it with difficulty the desks
could be reached at ALL and the parties had to get IN
line sometimes reaching from the Deputy Colec ors desk
TO the entrance doors Aud pernaI wait Al hour or more
before they could get their entries past even desk or
their oaths taken Bat the glory OF these gone,
for while, at least. There il waiting Ut the dosEs
now except perhaps al tha entry deck Tho loc of
have business ut the Custom House may say lhis is
blessing; but these who watch tho OF this
city il presents different aspect When regular trading
vessels The harbor laden only with cnag ballast
the glory OF OF the anost commercial cities OF tho
world seems last sinking In the shade There no place
in the whole metropolis sooner affected oy such Causes
than the Custom Hjufo.
The diamond ewalry that seized from the person
Of passenger by toe Persia hls been reea, d by tho
authorities pay meat o! the ontes. II has been 90
cacd that tho articles were not for SALE but merely pr
lyf
ger 10 certain members Of his family Tho rei on Why
favorable consideration t.ken OF the case was
that the Collector believed the passenger dd not intend
TO attempt 10 dciiani the revenue, but had placed Tho
Rtcee his for security rather than tho
risk OF leaving thom ia hs trunks. Beng stranger
III ely 10 the. laws OF tho country The offender
OF the regulations concerning jewory, &c chat
the goods tor his persona, inifcst
in the fat that portions thereof were ornaments for
lady.
new plan has lately been adopted With regard to the
importation Of segars afae quantity Of nae sesars
was purchased in Havana and shipped 70 New Orleans
he auty here PAD under ,hc oil tarii The goods
then sent cosstwise from Nos Orleans 10 New YORK
duty could not be demand-d-T at least legally
taken on this snipment-ior goods om one oy OF tue
Jniteo another be for duty II
eoocs from New Orleans 20 be charged vito duty In
New York IL would be vrtua re ognltou by the North
OF the separation of the states aud tue OF now
nation under the style OF the southern Couindera ya
TACT treating the goods ana VESSELS as belonging % or
coming from foreign country.
An entry war presented the entry desks yes
terday Oh which stated the shipment soted OF
quantity Of precious stons, i'm tatlons Of precious
and Among these limitations Of p ecious
eiones were Of lava There speciic,tl Of
mtatlon' Of precious 81 IN tne tari except "com
positions Of paste glass Whether these
could be coneioered ssto WAS mater OF doubt IL
was suggested by IL Wac prepaIatioa Of cay,
which would pay double tho duty Of compost ions Of
paste The appraisers s however, have TO decide tho
question.
Tho work in tho Appraeers Office ~ now increasing az
the mpof tatioos become lessened An Invoice o.
great deal OF trouble 70 tho appraisers yeser
day. there consolation to those individuals, and
IL
tarn, the quantity OF goods 20 DC alpra.-ed viii
soon be very small