New-York tribune., 1842-02-02

! Francis M0ntero Us. sixteen bales Of nlerchan-
! dize-Taxaton of clerk allowed in part and denied
in part.
William Corker ". the brig South Durham
The complainant wa. mate on board the brig.
which was British vessel, and sailed from port
in Wales for Ncw-York. Some difficulty occurred
between him and the captain the voyage. and
he was put before the mast. On arriving here he
left the brig and represented his 10 the British
Consul, who told him to return TO his vessel He
refused doing so, and liheed the brig for hs wages,
/ Judge Belts observed that the Court made 1t a
r,,le no, to allow the scamen Of foreign vessels IN
enter complaints here, unless o:, strong grounds Of
persecution, or in extreme where they could
not return and appeal TO the laws of their own
country. He reason To depart, from the
! rule here The Court dccrccd tha: the case did
not authorize the arrest OF the vessel and the libel
was dismissed, with costs.
Samuel BDwkcr, ct al. vs. the steamboat Flush
ing.-Thc steamboat, while having vessel in tow,
ran foul of tow-boat belonging to plaintiffs, doing
her considerable INJURY. Dccrecd that the libel
ants are entitled to recover the actual amoun, of
damages
Georgia Lumber Company vS. schooner Tan
J
chartered the schooner 10 take u load Of lumber
from, Darien, Cco.4to Ponce or Guavma, F. r.,
and obtain cargo there TO be brought to New
York The lumber sold for about Si00. when the
captain, Us authorized, drew for $4,000 on the
Company, obtained cargo of sugar moiasScs and
coffee, and arrived with it at this port Previous
to leaving Porto Rico, the merchants to whom he
had been consigned gave him instructions not TO
deliver the cargo here till the bills Of exchange had
been paid Some persons demanded the cargo
account of the Company on the mere payment OF
the freight, but tn. captain refused delivering it
They then belcd the vessel The Court dccrccd
that the libclants were not authorized 70 in
corporate capacity and that the captain had
right to obey the instructions of the house that
shipped the cargo until it was paid for. Libel
dismissed, with costs.
SPECIAL SESSIONS
Before Judge Lynch and Aldermen Timpson and Innc>
TUESDAY, February l..
Charles Baker tried for assault and bat
tcry on Hanford smith by severely biting his hand
and tearing of his thumb-na: adiudged guilty,
and sent to the Penitcntialv for 3 months. Adc-
line Bill, colored woman, stealing some silver tea,
table and salt-spoons, worth Sc from Mrs. Sarah
Disbrow: guty-Pcnitcntiary 60 days. Isaac
Holmes, stealing quantity Of wearing apparel,
worth SIS, from Mr.. Robinson, of Walnut-strcet:
guilty-pcuitcntialy GO days. William Quinn alias
Fisher, stealing piece of muslin worth 50, from
Adam Murray guilly-City Prison 80 days. John
Carter stealing $40 worth OF flannel from Mcssr=.
Lord & Taylor: gulty-Pcnitcntiary 90 days
William Dagnan, boy, assault and bnicry on his
father, John Dagnan: guilty, but sentence sls-
pended and he discharged through the interccssion
of his father. Mary Runyan, colorcd woman
stealing carpctng, worth sl2,, Thomas Allen,
coored man guilty-Ci,y Prison for 80 days
Eliza Hunt, coored girl, stealing stair carpeting.
worth So so. from William II. Hogan suilly-
Penitcn,ia.y &C days Jane Fitzgerald, assault
end battery ON Eleanor Simpson: guilty-City
Prison 10 days. George Thompson, assault and
battery en- Amelia Green, whom he struck a violcn,
blow in the eye when in the street: g,il,y-Pcni-
Tertiary GO days. Thomas Irwin stealing smooth
ing-iron from Martin Hcaly guilty-City Prison
Is DAYS William Tyne, colored man, stealing a
large bunch Of secondhand keys from the shop o
Timothy Cronin guilty-Pcni'cntiary & months
John Fields stealing metal tca-kcttlc from Geo.
Wilson: gu,y-Pcnitentiary GO days. Bcnncl
Russell stealing pilo,-cloh sca-coa, worth 50.
from William Hobson: guiy-City Prison 30
dnvs. John burroughs, charged with assaul,
and battery on his wife was discharged through
her intcrcessi ions.
Adjourned 10 Friday next At 10 o'clock.