The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-09

| the way Of interference In such cases. He as
serted that the British government was ready TO
do everything the duties of neutrality required
and which is just to friendly nation; but would
not yield one jot of right to the menace Of foreign
Powers. He complimented the federal govern
| ment and Mr.. Seward upon the fairness with
which they have discussed the matters of
| difference; but said there were others, in
GLIDING Senator Sumner, who had acted
differently. He denounced the efforts Of those
who sought to create trouble between Anne
RIGA and Europe and with expressions of friend
ship toward America asserted that all his efforts
would be to maintain peace.
The London Times regards the withdrawal Of
Mr.. Mason as an evidence that the Southern con-
federacy now leans solely on France, and expects
some immediate action in its behalf from that
Power. 1t says that the French Emperor has
taken position on the American continent which
actually enables "this poor harassed. unreoog-
nized confederacy to confer favor ON him."
MIsCELLANE0Us H4wA
The steamship Columbia, from Liverpool on the
Goth ult.. via Galway on the S0th, arrived at st.
Johns, Newfoundland. on Wednesday evening. 7th
inst. A teegraphic summary of the news, which
is three days later, will be found in our columns
this morning.
In London, on the goth ult., .consols for money
closed at 93ss sS1l. In the Liverpool markets
cotton was firm and without change, breadstuds
were quiet and steady, provisions were more firm,
and produce was quiet.
General Wool was served at his residence yes
terday with notice of an action in the Supreme
Court, at the instance Of Mr.. Goodman, q mer-
chant for illegal arrest and imprisonment In Fort
Lafayette The damages claimed are $50, 900.
The Richmond Sentinel contains the following
recommendations to the rebel government and the
people Of the South
WHAT TINE GOVERNMENT MUST
Tax a. high az people can boar.
Reduce the volume OF the currency By every possible
Suppress high prices by law.
WHAT nR PEOPLE kUeY DO.
Pay taxes cheerfully.
Sell to tho government promptly and =. fair prices.
Lend rs much money y possible TO the government
Hold property and personal service a. the call or the
need OF the government.
The border ruf8ans of Missouri and the jay
hawkers of Kansas are arming for a deadly con-
fict We expect soon to hear Of desperate and
bloody work out in that section
The name of the government gunboat that left
Boston on her trial trip on Monday is " Sassa-
cus" She was built at Portsmouth, N. II.
Within the last two months JEFF. Davis rebel
incendaries have set on fire and destroyed fifteen
first class Mississippi steamboats, valued at three
quarters of million Of dollars, and caused the
loss Of twcnty-eight lives.
House rent in Richmond, within the last eighteen
months, has advanced over four hundred per cent,
on an average. An old gentle man, we learn,
with large family, who rented house for $3.50
year, now pays 81 900, and mechanic whe paid
for apartments $50 per annum, was obliged to
vacate on account of his landlord demanding
$3.50.
In the Board of Aldermen yesterday report
was received from the Committee on Finance in
favor of authorizing the Comptroller to mako va
rious transfers from certain accounts to "city
contingencies" and for advertising FOX the depart
ments. Tie report was adopted. A resolution in
favor of appropriating $4,000 to defray the ex.
penses Of entertaining the Russian naval officers.
was presented. Alderman Jeremiah opposed the
appropriation; he thought the friendly relations
between this country and Russia might be main
tanned without the expenditure Of 20 much mo.
ney. The paper was then laid over. The Finance
Department reported that the fund for the relief
of families Of volunteers, now on hand, amounted
to only $9,759 So. The ordinance appropristing
the additional sum Of Eve hundred thousand
dollars for the relief of the families Of those
going az substitutes was called up. Alderman
Hardy stated that, to his knowledge, in the Eighth
district the amount paid to substitutes did not
average over 5000 each Alderman Mitchell said,
in opposition, that he knew Of hundreds of sub
stitutcs who had received in cash more money
than would be paid to the families Of volunteers
in four years. The ordinance, including the fami-
lies of substitutes, was adopted. After disposing
of n great deal Of routine business the President
declared the Board adjourned for want Of quo
rum.
The Councilmen last evening concurred with
the Board Of Aldermen in adopting the suggcs-
tions submitted by the Comptroller in relation to
transferring several amounts contained in the
| nual appropriation to other purposes. one Of
which is transfer Of ten thousand dollars to the
fund for city contingencies to defray the expenses
of the entertainment and reception Of tho Russian
naval officers. The Board also concurred with the
Aldermen in authorizing the Comptroller to issue
bonds for an additional sum OF $780, 600 to pro-
vide relief Tor the iamiics ot Toiunteers. Inc
Board concurred in the resolution giving permits
sion to the Hudson River Railroad Company TO
run dummy engines their track below the up
town DEPOT, for which privilege they are to pay
an annual sum Of $50 for each engine. number
Of bill. for funerals ana public receptions, favora
bly, reported on by tho Committee on Nstionsi
Affairs. were adopted. REPORT from the Com.
mittee on Charities and Donations, in favor Of do
mating the sum Of $50 each to number OF blind
people, was amended, on molten Of the President,
to donate the same sum to all blind and needy
persons in the city Of New York. and then adopt
ed. After transscting some business Of routine
nature the Board adjourned until Monday evening
ne xt at four o'clock.
There are $3.50 persons In the public institu.
tons OF the city at present. The number admit.
ted during last week was l,4s4. and the number
who died, were discharged or transferred to other
ipst;,ut;ons WIS 1873. Nothing Of public inte-