New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-06

BOARD OF ALpERMEE.-The Board met al 5
oceck-Preseat the Mayor and all The Aldermen.
The minutes read and approved.
PETITIONS REFERRgD-Of inhabitants of the Sixth and
sr wards favor Of appropriang the $1,000 sent 20 the
sde 500 OF TO the widow of Samuel Adams, and the
gr $500 Invested and the interest TO be used 10 sup
part Colts child or Henry a Fay and II Others fu. The
$1,000 10 be paid 20 Mrs. Adams OF Isaac G. Hopper and
others $1,000 to be applied for the support OF Coils
ed O Pau! r Miles, for eavc 10 remove the remains
hs nephew the Of Forsyth ard
0fH Cobb Tor leave 10 remove the OF his chill
from SetonG-street Cemetery. rhe latter grant
e O James Barker, for pay damsges his
Corporation lp 10 have Eghtyflh street regulated
from Seventh 10 the Eighth Avenue For tagging
sidewalk Of Stuyvesant To have additional Watch
poss Ia the Tenth Ward OF 6. ". Schuyler have
money refunded paid by him the laboters at Poer's
Field Fox veil in For,ynin,h Third Avenue.
0fslndy property Seventh Ward, for rciiei
a assessments made for building soustreet across Pike
slip.
Invitation to ball of the Castle Point Club,
Washington hail. Accepted.
Re.oluon Of Aid. Lee the Mayor 10 issue his Pro.
egma,ion or the observance of the a;h inst day
Thanksgiving adopted.
ApopTED.-In favor Of paving l7;h from
gloomugdale road Fifth avenue, and tagging side.
walks in ayor of regulating Twenty third street. from
Thri to Filth avenues, and paving The same with
diucnce
Alderman Davis moved reconsideration OF The rssou-
onauthazng the Cousel Of the Corporation 10 defend the
u brought by Har a. Norris, against the Corporation
o alleged Infringement ci the patent right of his ma.
chine io boring pipes by hydraulic pressure,
was re-ccnsdered. motion then made pass said
resolution second tme notwithstanding the Mayors veto,
which vas passed, IL 10 5.
Concurrias wh the Assistants gulaug the duties of
Ike Assessors OF Ihe several wards; and correcting the
tax Joseph Wray Concurrins with the other Board in
ccunDg assessments Tor fencing lot on 2lsts.ree
between 9th and 9Th Communication from the
Comptroller e0ve 10 The public markets, and The opinion
Of Counsel e the Corporation On the subject OF the rgh,
to take e Eoncy from The sinking und 10 pay The butchers
TIC prentas their stalls; read but laid on the table
sai ordered 10 be printed, Alderman Davies called up the
ordnance prevent injuries public hydran and TO
aUead ordnance relative public wells, pumps, els
tens and iyGfan;s adopted
Petition OF iorrls llaghi, pay for injury 10 his hjre
by falin. d ditch, in Canalstreet referred
Assessments Tor paving Spring from Galway
oG'ee1"cisrecL 10 Communication iron the Corpor,
oa Cou5s relative 10 ne legal business OF the Corpora
ilon cieted Another comnuncat same, trans
miHg the opinon Of the Supreme Court in the Da
against tue Corporation referred the Law Commit
tee.
Alderman Cioius called up Document No Al a repor,
ani resolution IL favor o restoring the pay Of the watch
81 - night instead of one dollar, which had
been reduced An amendment Of Alderman Gedney pre-
valed TO ay the wachmen the 81 IS per night from the
Isl MNovember last 10 The lst May after which to
be$i pcrnsht until November next, adopted.
Resolution o.i the other Board for preventing the
oncGrrcd 10. In favor selling lo OF lana on Pike slip
10 john Coae, Jr. FOR $4,000 ed in.
REsoLuToES--By Alderman Purdy, TO give the watch.
men . cents additional pay per night, from The time the
cnance reGucng their pay passed to the Nove
b,r last by vote OF & 10 9.
BY iGerGs Smith, for an ecuury into the expedieuc,
oapylnS u the Legislature 70, law alter
ne"l laws ot tas CITY, without regard the
the omEers t!e cot referred.
Report o! The joint Aqueduct Comm tlce, in favor of
O On aipunp
tie euenches for wafer pipes in Broadway, account OF
the qaich-Sands he had 10 pass through adopted.
Adjourned 10 Wednesday evening
CoaMoS tLEAs.-DEcIsloNs.- StcuenSon
u, Ns.p.York and Harlem, Railroad Co.--Aclion was
brought negotiable Tor 81 200, given plainln
by lie company in JAM 134. demurrer put in on
behalf lhe preset officers and stockholders OF the ins
iuuon, seihg forth that the company was empowered III
1851 5o,.oy certain for the completion OF The road
had arter leave 10 borrow 1885 but al the objects
speciic and that company has no rSht 10 aau'
other evidences of debt such being debarred by
tAe Revised Statutes Ipage 602 OF I'd ed and that The pre-
action The plaintiff moved that the de-
be ssde as frivolous This the Court reiuses
do declaring that the demurrer not frivolous and
order bat be argued the usual before the
Court.
Esha Morrill, os Christopher Han,pstesd-This was an
acOa onequartc rent al 1000 per annun',
OF Store No. &c "esls,reet MIR. Geo. NJ Morrill, and DE-
endant had been coparners The latter bought out the
ee, 10 pan,if 1t contended that Mrs Sing should
have appeared the sui; plaintiff; also that de-
eniant had right pay, he having sold eat TO Mr. FIJI
gerald Verdict lad been given for plaintiff New tria
allowed cess 10 abide the
Re,7ick Marine d Lurant.-Acon 10 recover 70:
stock asserted have been spoiled in printing. alluded TO
Saturday The Jury, having decided upon their offset,
returned sealed verdict. The plaintiff however did not
appear, ana nonsut ordered
II. FrGnli:,c Us. James Gem,aa-Action to recover
for injuries by plaintiffs building in Broadway
adjoing Eadsree by defendant excavating and
undermining in erecting adjoining n 1882 the dam
laid $1,000 The still when the Court
adjourned.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Before full Bcnch.-DE |
csoXs-Buiciers' and Drorers Bank Us. Benz NJ Bro.pn
The plaintiffs entered action The amount OF
certain bills of exchange drawn by Geo. NJ Dearborn
Co., and discounted by order OF defendant (a that time
Ptesidea, of Baak after they had been thrown out by
the Directors Tho defendant gave general directions TO
TIE Discount Clerk that when any paper came into his
hands having figures I25 placed The back III pencil
said figures being made by defendant 10 discount IT, and n"
tErown) would be responsible that was the signature
had concluded 10 adopt order tn prevent the appear
ece OF bis discounts being too large. Such figures were
placed cnEeSe bills. verdict given for plaintiff sub
opinion of the Court. The question is, whether
a cypher Of the kind forms legal endorsement. The
Court hci that i, did. Judge Talmadge, however dis
from colleagues the ground that pher is
Signature under mercantile usage though
50 ~ common law.l There compromise. it sp-
pears between the parties and the bank and these drafts
arc now ordered to form part OF such Judgement for
plaintiff, verdict reduced.
CouRr OF SEssIoNs-Before the Recorder, |
and lp,ge Lynch.
The Cou,e eommenced its December tciia to-day With
the following cases the Calendar, viz Murder 2 Rape
3 Forgery 3, Burglary 6, Grand Larceny 2 Receiving
Soen Good, j. False pfctencesl, Illegal Voung l. Total