New-York tribune., 1842-02-09

of August, md shut up the store On receiving
=posscs.ion some months before he had taken away
part of the counter and placed 1t in the cellar
Mr. Baker cnuscd the storc TO be broken open.
Finding the stock gone a:d the counter missing,
he placed bill on the door, proclaming Mr. Will
lard TO be thief and Offering reward to any
sa,rzs.,n who would give information of the goods
and where the stolen counter had been removed
to- He also went to persons THAT Mr.. Willard
had ,lcnlt with and declared him to be u thief.
excuse was TINT he did not know the counter
had been placed in the cellar. Verde, for plain
.iii $50 damages and cents costs
VICE CIIANCELLOR's COURT.
Present, Vice Chancellor VI Coun.
TUESDAY February 8.
William Scars vs. Jcssup and others.-This
wa, application to amend 4 decree Of the Az
sistunt Vice Chancellor, 80 far to allow one of
was ob cc,cd to the ground tlla, the Vice Chan
ceor had no, authority to exercise such iArisdc-
,ion the Assistant Vice Chunccllors Court.
Objection declared to be incorrect. Ordered, ,hal
either of the defendants mnv be examined before il
Master. each party to pay its own costs.
Jain II'ood~ard vS. Timothy Hedges Guar
dian, dc.-This was an application for leave to
sue the guardian dispute relative to some
property. The Vice Chancellor stated that this
cnsc had been disposed of some time since, and
there is change tho bill. Petition de-
nied, with costs without prejudice TO the right Of
complainant to bring any suit he may choose in a
Court of Law.
" John .Jacod 4stor vs.. VJ;mscy and others
Mr.. Astor had loaned $4,000 on some lots front
ing on Scvcntconll-stIcet, gore from which OK
tended to Sxtecn,h-srrcet. He forccloscd and
the property was put up AT auction. Mr. Astor
prevailed upon the Master in ChGnccry To sell it in
one lot instead of in different ones. Them was,
consequently. very little competition, and Mr. As
tor bought it himself, giving only between $1,000
und Sc 900 for ii, and still leaving the parties in
deb,ed 10 him on their bond for over s., 900 Mr.
ArJimsev complained, and stated the property
would have brought more had il been divided, md
that the owners Of lots ON Sixtccn,h-srect would
have given $1,000 additional for the gore, and ask
ing n resale The Vice Chancellor declared thai
tie Master had done wrong Resale ordered in
dfcren, lots. unless Mr.. Astor agrees to pav
$500 more in which case each party 10 pay his
o.vn costs. In case OF Il resale, costs to be paid
10y Mr.. A.
Cornelius T. s. Rooseoeh Va. George H.
Siemon.-This was a motion 10 appoint II receiver
on mortgagcd property. The application not
made by the mortgagec Motion denied. with
costs.
Ed,cdrd Frost and others Ae Trustees
of UWiamsJUreh.-Th u motion for an
injunction to prevent the sale OF certain property
advertised for the payment OF assessments lhe
Wee Chancellor stated that the Court ol Errors,
m the BROOKLYN case OF Mcsscrolc and others. had
settled The question, hal.=howcvrr irregular the
proceedings may be, The Court OF Chanccry has no
right lo interfere ancss ii could be shown that
=rrepurubl. injury would sccrnc 10 parties such as
a Cort of Justice would be uunElc to rcpnir. Tn
-del this decision the Chancellor had been obliged
TO dissolve about 25 iniunctions in this city, IN
cases equally serious as this. Motion for njunc
hon denied or if one has been granted II must be
dissolved
James Wax rs. 4fchi6ald U.uts.-Ihis MAS
motion TO appoint receiver on morSaScd pro,
=pcrlv at Hurcnr, consisting Of several hundred
los, the mortgage amounting 10 something IKE
ZSlO0.000 Motion granted, except So Tar as II re-
latcs o.thc mansion-housr. garden and hclds IN
the actual occupation ot defendant. Costs 10
abide the suit
p. L. CARTS vs.. Eagc!, Hittc and ofhors.-
This was a motion Tor leave 10 EXAMINE Witnesses.
After the examination Of complainant Witnesses
had been finished OF det,naant witnesses
was examined for % hours, the Master ; charge
for which was $50. a list OF 90 witnesses was
then handed by defendants counsel, bu, returned
as informal under the rules ne Pl0ScS ~ ""o"''
are not attached Motion deuicd. with costs, after
payment of which cause may be shown, &c
COURT OF SESSIONS.
Before theRe1oner Judge Lynch and Aldermen Balls and
Tus>rAr, February S.
Tue following gentlemen We're sworn and en-
Zpncled us Grand lurors, viz: Lew D. Slamm,
Fosrman. Jared W Bell James Avery. John [.
Brown, John Carl, Jr John Cvivcr, David D.
Crane ohm Fowls. james B. Garrison. Joseph
Hewlett, l>auc b. Ruton, Jonathan Thorne, Rob
er, NJ Patrick, John V. Coon, Moses \. Beach,
Jacob NJ. Nrccland, Dennis Mnlcns. Gilbert F.
IveSon-lS.
The Recorder charged the Grand Jury at
lc.sth on the subject of their legitimate duties.
and morc especially on the evils resulting from
stock iobins az excmphiicd in the case Of per-
son, hate q broker. charged with several extensive
torgeries. whose case would come before the
Grand Inoucs, for consideration. he entered
,omewhn, into the evils of this system, and sus-
ges,ed as remedies thar the names o: both seller
and purchaser of stocks should be entered on the
books tina, the sales should DO public, and that u
TAX Of one per cen, should be imposed on sales ct
stocks.
The Graud JURY then retired to ineT chamber
10 enter OH their appropriate duties
TR1ALs.-John Marston was then put upon hls
trial for asSaul, ard battery on Mary A'lien'
while servant in ms house, Sunday. the latter
part Of March last There was little OF any Sround
OF complaint, snd jury found him not yaHy