True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-11-23
From he N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
U. S. DISTRICT COUkT-Friday,

BEFoRE JUDGE BETS.
Tho United States Is. one case of cotton lace
Hall, Brothers g. Co clamants--rhs was a suit
for he forfeiture Of one Of lace, worth
1O0l. which had been imported by the claimants in
1879, and was entered ut the Custom House in |
June last, to obtain the benefit Of the damages.
1t was seized by tho Collector, not being in Tie
package which il had been originally entered - Il
The section OF the law under which this suit was
prosecuted says, that if any goods entered for draw
back shall be found TO disagree in quantity or quail
| ity with tho package in which they were originally
imported, except such arrangement has been Gauss
| cd ty unav oidable accident or damage, &c. such
goods, or the value Of such goods shall be forfeited;
such forfeiture however not 10 be incurred if il is
proved 10 the satisfaction of the Collector, or the
court where the is tried that such disagreement
happened by mistake accident, and not with IN
intention to dctraud the revenue.
On the part of the U. States it was now shown
in evidence that when the goods we're sent to the
public sore with the expert entry, for examination
the mark on the fresh and almost wet,
and the figure continuing the marks was made
over old figure which had been erased. On per-
ceving this the inspector refused to pass the goods
for drawback
8 On being Informed ofthe objection against pass
ing the goods, the claimants, within one hour after,
. sent the which originally CONTAINED the goods
to the Custom House, and requested that the goods
u might be put iuto it-but the Colccenf refused to
do and seized the goods.
. On the part of tho claimants it was shown that
the goods proved unsaleable in this market and
y they ordered their Custom House clerk TO pack
n them for eXportation and put them in the original
10 if it could be found. The clerk could not fnc
!. the original case, and put the goods in another
and made the marks on it correspond with The
ID marks the original package, and sent it to thu
ID Custom House. On the objection being made a
D. the Custom House, another search was made 70
y, the which originally contained the goods, AM
it was found and sent up as already stated to thu
r Custom House.
" The Court charged, that the fact of disagreement
or between the Original package in which tho good
imported and the in which the goods wer
sent to tho Custom House, was admitted. TIL
only question, therefore, for the Jury to decide was
cs had the claimants brought themselves within til
in provisions of tho law which exempted their good
~ from forfeiture. If from the evidence adduccd, tn
jury wcre satisfied that tho apparent irrrgularit
arose from mistake or accident. they ght i
j. such to fluid for the claimants, but if the ur
IS, thought otherwise they must find for the Uni c
of Slater
CHI The jury, without leaving their Seats gave q ve
by dict for tho claiman s.
is For the claimants, Mr. Lord; for the U. State
u Mr.. Butler
he The Army and Navy Chronicle says that at gener
Court Martial, held ut 1hn Navy Naid, New York,
II which Commodore {. &. Eidgey was Presidents Lieu
nd A. e. AIuury, Of the Navy, tried charges
- srccltGa0 nsngain>t him by his commanding otic
VI CommoC"re Il. Page If.
&c The following extract from the sentence Of It
nd Court:
of The Court, after mature dehcrHtion, find the az
ed cnSed Lieut. e.. Naury, not guilty OF the charges
" lbited against him by Commander Is. Page, and til,
M, do, therefore, honurutiy acqut him.
lie MARINE tOBps R,pypt i, nj G. r. Rroon, ",