American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-07-20

Legal SlpindLths.-Tbe New-Yo,k Bar, the
strongest, in point Of numbers, in the Union, is
probably stained with fewer crimes and excuses than
any on the continent; though it is to be expected
that bad men will creep into every profession. We
4 have had lately some extensive acts of swndling
\ practsed upon the community, by an emgrant limb
/. OF the law, now in Bfidewe, and who represents
\ himself to be from Philadelphia. His plans were
extensive profitable, and, from their peculiar delica-
cy, very difficult Of detection.
He Damaged some time ago 10 become acQuain-
ted with young woman, who had cause 10 lament
4 the perfdious promises of lover. The lawyer i'm
X medlaley addressed note to the offender threat
eniug prosecution ruin, inlamy, exposure, &c. if
he did not call and settle the affair. The lover al
aimed at the consequences, called upon the lawyer
and for $500 he undertook to compromise the af-
fair, which sum ne received, and generously gave
the unfortunate young woman $40, pocketing the
rest for his trouble
There is reason TO believe that this legal swinder
has been most extensive in his operations this del
icate point. He lately wrote letter TO young
man, requiring him to call at his Office and settle a
similar affair. The young man called, protested
his innocence, and declared that he did not know
the young lady. The lawyer adrotly painted the
consequences of exposure the implicit reliance
placed upon the oath of the injured female; show
cd him an authority from the father Of the unioru-
nate woman TO prosecute him; and, finally, obtain
cd from him sum OF money, and actually forged a
release from the pretended father, and let the young
man go.
Sometime afterwards he sent for him again, told
him the father dissatisfied, and lad ordered
him 10 be arrested tina, he had carried the suit
10 Washington, but TO prevent pubic arrest, he
proposed 20 the young man to place $500 in the
hands of the Sheriff security for his person. This
was dooe and the money put into the lawyers pock-
ct instead Of the sheriff
Innumerable small snms were obtained in sim
liar way BY this lch nriguer until demand for
additional 5000 excited the suspicion Of The young
man, who complained to The Police, and this limb
ot the law was arrested and, on cxaminaton, most
extensive scene Of fraud and vlany was developed
He will be tried, probably, at this term OF the SEES
sons.
1t should be observed as a general rule, that all
threatening and snony mous letters should be dis
regarded and he writers, if known, punished; be-
cause, il q man is guilty. there no limits 10 his
punishment through such medium: he pays and
pays, adfnitum, to purchase silence.If man is
innocent, it is his duty to disregard all threats Pub
lie opinion is all powerful, it protects no man that
does wrong, but it will palate the faults of him who
ressts such vaneous attempts to make profit oil
secrecy. ~. i. .ddrocdte.
The Chancpllor's Opinion "A second application
having been made by the North River Company tc
restrain the Olive Branch from navigating the Hud
son direct from New York to Albany, the Chancel
Tor, having heard arguments on the subject has Civ
en- short opinion, fl ON which we extract the con
GLIDING paragraph:
$50 far as the complananls ask an injunction &c
prohibit the navigation of the Olive-Branch TO oil
from another state the application is refused and
an injunction to rest ain the defendant from navlga
ting that vessel in the waters between the cities o
Na,y Ynr ~ hen Is N
from another state, is grsned."
In obedience to the above decision OF the learned
Chancellor. we yesterday saw the Olive. Branch, he
decks crowded with passengers, leave the wharf ane
proceed over to jersey city, from which place sht
took her departure immediately for Albany.
Refined and delicate as this construction of the
law may appear, inadequate to effect the obec
prayed for as it really is, still there is no redress
The rieh of a steam vessel having coasng license
TO navigate from state to state has been Recognised
by the chancellor in former opinion, and the con
tiguity to neighbnrng state affords every facility
TO abrogate the tights Of the North River Compan.
as conferred by the legislature.
~ Z. .Adcocate.
MARYLAND CALICO.-Itis under this till
that most important Item oil the internal resoui &c
ofthe city OF Baltimore will be hereafter known Th
interest we have always felt in every thing relating
the prosperity and resources oil our city, induced u
Yesterday to examine bale oil ".MGryldRd Cdtic0,
which had JUS, been finished at the Warren Factory
in the vicinity Of the city, and transmitted TO tn
war ehouse in Hanover street for the inspection
merchants and dealers. These calicoes OF the d'
sclipton generally known indigo blues, and are
various patterns. They offered as the first dtteml
at manufacturing cacoes at the Warren Factory
where preparations have been for some time maxim
10 carry OH this branch Of domestic manufacture
on an extended SCALE The specimens now eXhibI
ed, although the cloth is OF coarser texture than tn
hereafter intended TO be used, have met the decide
appreciation of dealers and judges, and afford Il
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