New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-20
CITY INTE L L | G { \ c E.
UEspAY.

TUESDAY.
= STATES CIRCUIT COURT -. Before Judge Belts
Al the opening OF the Court. Mr. HoFFMAS, ols-
,rict Arornev, announced the death OF the hon.
S~,rr, T,o.psos. ln.c Circuit Judge OF this Dis
,raci i;Ier paving Just tribute OF euiosy 70 tile
cborsc,ar nj deceased Nir II. said that. man beng
,o,, on rial for ms lie. he regretted that ne could
not make the usual motion to adjourn the Court
Judge BETS. IN few feeling sentences, eNpreSScG
ne =osroyy at the death OF MS iamcned 1end ana
/ bro,ber IIe said that his euiogv would be pro-
nouncef but ~ another iirnc and another place As
,Ia ,,rese-t trial had progressed he would not ad-
iolr The Court until had closed The tr1al OF Babe
a,r Piracy was =a resumed and concluded Report oi which
1 y found Oh our TSt PAGE After the cna-ss naa D
fyer and The jury hed retirsil . STAPLiS rose ana
nd t,iisi sulosium on the character OF the late
Irdre THOMPSON lie thsn moved that the Court
! adjourn until Tuesday next.
l:rd4a REr7s rose and said that II vas twenty
,aars Since tha, eminent Judge took hi: sect IN this
Court and ou Of thar long period they have sat TO-
rether for sixteen years During ell that time thev
6ad sat in the greatest harmony. and he Judge b.
had received the most decided advantage from the
great learning sound judgement and comprehensive
mind Of his amented friend. and II was needless Tor
him to say that ne coacuned In the tribute pad 70
the ne;norY Of the deceased by the Disuici A'loI
nev and Mr. STAPLES. The Court was men ad'
icurned 70 TUESDAY next.
SUPERIOR COURT. .Bei. Judges JoSEs and VASDER7oEL
Dr.ra or JUDGE THoAP PsoS.-Soon after the
o,suiug Of The Court, GEORGE griffin, ksq rose
ai,s; stated the death Of Judge THOMPSON, and Oh,
lc,od eloquent remarks IN relation 10 has lite and
lnemorv. He presented 4 resolution expressing re-
gret al s loss Sc. and moving that the Court ad-
iourn. The resolutions we're seconded BY Dir.
Lo2p Chief Justice loSEs IN offering the response
Of the Court paid az impressive and eloquent IN
brto 10 the public and pirate virtues OF deceased.
The Court then adjourned to Wednesday.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Before Judge 1seLls
DEATH OF JUDGE THoMPsoS.-JosHUA LEVER
1DGE. ESQ announced the Court iae death OF
Jrlrc THoupsoy. and in highly effective and i'm
pressve remarks alluded to his eminent services and
I bj-h character and moved that the Court adjourn
from respect to his memory. Judge lSGIIs happily
responded. and the Court was thereupon adjourned
| 10 y ednesda,
CoI-GT OF SESSIONS Before the REcoR and
DEATH OK JUpGE THoMPSoN-:it the opening
Of the Court Ambrose l.. Jordan, Esq. rose and ad-
dressed the Court as follows:
" rise 70 announce the melancholy intelligence Of the
dat: The Hon. Smith Thompson, OF the Associate
Justice. OF tie Supreme Court Of tie United States, who
ds his residence in the county of Dutchsss Yesterday Al
) O'Clock in the afternoon.
The distinguished ability learning and Integrity of the
deceased Judge his nigh standing citizen, and his
estnabe qualities man render his death public and
prira;e Calamity of unusual occurrence As token OF
tci public aud private virtues, that this
| Ccnr, DO al journ.'
The motion was seconded BY Mr.. Phillips, acting
District Attorney: when his Honor the recorder,
after a brief and eloquent expression of his svInpa
hes for the death of so great and good man, and
20 able and upright Judge; and after a suitable
! euloeum on his character adjourned the Court 10
/ Wednesday morning, II O'Clock.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
This Board met this afternoon, and acted upon
the bill Of Sheriff Hart, which was finally settled
and oussed 4 communication was received re-
comrjlending John w Hendrich as pupil TO the
institute Tor the Instruction OF the Blind. The bill
of Deputy Sheriff N!eeker for expenses incurred in
taking charge OF the brig Hope, belonging to the
estate OF Thomas Lloyd, on her return from Africa,
was referred The bonds of John Wilmington and
John \. Underwood were presented. bill for am
r,uni,ion amounting to Sl20) supplied the troops
on Evacuation Day was presented and Withdrawn,
Us il belongs 10 the Common Council. Adjourned
MISCELLANEOUS.
4 New JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMOE.-A very re-
Inarkable case was brought before Judge Ulshoet-
fer TODAY, in which colorcd man in This City
brought the white negro boys, at Peeles Mu-
scum, up or writ OF habeas corpus to establish
his claim 10 them az their father. He was opposed
BY Joseph AIsnnah, a coiored man, from New Jer-
scy. Each sworc positively that they were his
children, and each was strongly supported III his
claim BY several respectable witnesses. The sin
ccritv Of Jones and his witnesses is undoubtcd,
while Mannah she'd tears prolusely. The case was
adjourned to allow the latter 10 bring his neghbors
10 swear to the identity of his children.
y" Tie body Of an unknown woman about 35
years of age. was found in the river at Hoboken on
Monday evening, Dec. l6 dressed in a dark cslico
dress light calico apron black bonnet and ca-skln
shoes. \ Coroner's inquest held, and YER
dict'ot Accidental Drowning rendered. Further IN
formation NAV be obtained by calling on Joshua
Benson. Coroner. at Hoboken.
POLICE OFFICE.
BOLD THEFT.-.i show case, containing So
worth OF sheets collars, handkcrciefa, &c. sto
len his morning from before the door of the store of
Benjamin Waterbury, 1891 Broadway, BY man
named Reuben Swift, who caught and com
uitled
SHoP11r7INc.-Sem Richardson, colorcd, was
arrested for stealing So worth of silk and worsted
goods from The store of VI. Z. Austin, corner OF
Greenwich and Murray streets.
TuEFT.ib!gs!l Lawton arrested charged with the
theft OF boots silk velvet riding cap, lace cape &c frcn
The premises of ChaT es CoAe, 81 Chrystis st.
BuRa-ARr.-Willisnl Kennedy, alias James Williams,
and John 4 Williams, arrested for having broken
the rigging loft aud store shop OF Messls Mackey
Westervs Of Cor.-rs and Cherry and steal
ing ,hteeourhs Of ton of hemp risging worth sl5o. The
2'SPSy sSlfry s.. *'' '''''- : '"' N-~ '-'' 4 '
4 SAILOR AMONG sgARxs-A colotd seaman named
je5ggr ree4a belonging to the bark Due ORLEANS
ast night into d house in Orange street. where ne was
knocked down BY three colorsd msn and robbed $40 20
hy coioIed woman namrd Hannah Miller, who ned she
| was today caug ght and committed.
HIGHWAY RossERy.-James Cassidy was arrested By
,yacira4u, charged wh having at O'Clock on Sunday
morc;uc knocked down John Council III South street
while King Roosevelt treet Cherry and robbed
him forcbly ofs7. CASSIDY was committzd.
FgArD.-Compia!at made at the Police by Walter
Adams clerk Hosea Winchester drusgis; LOS John ST.
charging Jonas " Ball nd William H. Bartiett with hav-
ing on the loh October las; defauded said Winchester
Of sllS 81 worth of drugs and medicines which Ball
bought purporting be for cash The complaint, without
.n arrest ordered Be the Grand Jury Several
other, the Police complanants against Ball and
Bartlett, asserting smila. frauds.
IP The Albany Atlas, in alluslon to the wealth
er and navigation says-The has nsa: disappeared
The boat came MP Poughkepse yesterday and viii
probably come Hudson this week, should there be no
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