The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-25

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| Corener's Once -kILLEp BY FALLING rHon 4
| hoof-A German, named Andrew Werseline, LOUISE
carpenter by trade accidentally slipped and fell irom thu
1901 oil the house 90 Attorney street yesterday moinig.
while IN ihe act OF painting char, and was almost in.
| 'tahty Killed by fracture OF his skull
Circuit Court.
=, 90, Before Judge Kent
JAN' ~ Letf Ii.ary Damag,s- Epeneius T.. Cray
Moses r. BeoehThe which has occ upied the time
OF the Court and he Jury three days camo 10 close
| with verdict against the defendant B,arh Tor 300
In charging the Jury, Judge Kent said the pa,nd sued
the defendant Tor an alleged libel publishing an a, er.
at his Office in Sassau street and nap y es
oi verbal Islander, all the attendant are 10
be taken into consideration, but vi ep Sian.
der words could only be taken in their ordinary srni
hcation One thing appears certain, that Grey owed
some one Tor the rent OF he office Up to Nov ls2 and
this the advertisement ASSERTS. secondly ine allie
that he had moved away and not paid the rent and thd
~ was to be gathered that hewas invited 10 call
pay up his rent and then might be inferred that Gray
had left his office without paying his rent Tor be ia
scrbed as OF "a John street. From these statements the
thai Beach charged Gray it'll having Improperly neglect
cd pay his rent and with going avoid he puy
could be fairly drawn nom IT, although it had been con-
tended that Grays soyency ability TO pay had been
ileve that the words imputed this charge GIs, then
the defendant responsible in such damages ii he had
The law has pointed means for the collection Of debs
and would be rendering the law altogether imperative
ted to adv their debtors and publish their nan es as
persons devoid OF integrity whenever suited their
price II editor VIII undertake to publish such
ters It is raugh with danger 70 this commuSty, and the
practice ought to be stopped The publication distinctly
hi mself in the eye OF the law 1t be horne mind
also, that the law makes very important distinction be-
tween civil actions for private damages and public
tons by Indictment In the former only necessary to
the TRUTH but in the latter publisher must not only
that the words in the libel are true but that
done for good motives and justiiabe ends and this
point of you may observe that there much
IN that much abused maxim OF the law the greater the
which may be published quite true Of which the pup
lie have right to be informed In this the jury
must consider il the debt to Beach had been fully esab
lished by him. Here his Honor Tecap uated the facts
which had been given in evidence, in relation to the pos
session Of the premises by Beach, and the renting OF the
rooms by Benedict to GrsyJ u the lamp winch was
complained OF was put Up by West without the know.
responsible for any inconvenience might cause to Gray
Then came the great point as TO the noise
the tin boxes Was that nuisance, and II SO, did 1t
amount to eviction? the jury thought was then Is
| the plaintiff entitled to verdict
The jury retired, and rendered for the plantidam
ges Gre hundred dollars. TT
For plantih A. L. Jordan, Esq for defendant Charles
| OConner, Esq.
New YORK LEGlsLATURE.-Jn Senate, on Mon
day. nothing occurred. In Assembly, petition
was presented to incorporate the Croon Insurance Com
pany in New York city.
Reports from Mr. sampson, by bill to amend the act
relative to the Assistant Justices Courts Of the city Of
New fork--also, by bill, relative to Jurors In New
York.
The SPEAKER laid before the House resolution from
the New York and Erie Railway Company, TO the effect
that the report OF the Hallway Commissioners had
tanned therein they did not consider themselves respon
| sible. l.
| in the Senate, on Tuesday, MIR. ScoTT ntrodu-
ced the following resolutions, which were referred
| TO the Judiciary Committee and ordered printed
Resolved, Gf the Assembly concur) That the following
amendments be proposed to The Constitution Of this state
chosen and published in the manner prescribed by the
eighth article
Errors and Appeals shall consist Of the President VI the
Senate and sixteen Judges to be elected here
after mentoned the Chancellor and associate Chancel
los the Justices Of the Supreme Court the major part
Of them The State shall be divided into judicial dis
trcs The first shall consist Of the first and second Sc
nate Districts the second of the third and fourth Senate
Districts the third Of the fifth and sixth Senate Districts.
and the fourth of the seventh and eighth Senate Districts
and the qualified electors Of each Judicial district shall
elect four Judges for eight years the Court
Judges be divided by lot Of four each
the classes 10 be numbered two three and four and
Of the second class at the end Of the fourth
year. the third class the end Of the sixth year, and the
fourth class at the end of the eighth In order that
one Judge shall be elected every years each dis
trict
Amrspmrsr No 2-Thc Court of cbsnccry ,hsll con-
sist OF Chanc eor and four Associate Chsnceors who
shall each have the power with tho Chsnc
shall be appointed in like manner and hold their Offices
for the term and the DEGREES orders snd acts Of tho
Chancellor either Of the Associate Chancellors shall
deemed to be DEGREES orders and acts Of the said court
subject to be renewed, affirmed, reversed discharged
by the Court on appeal to them.
AMrNpMrSr No. 3The present number Of the Justices
of the Supreme Court shall be inc reas ed TO eight
! AMEsDNENr No. 4-The Superior Count shall consist
of Chief Justice and seven Associate Justices and
shall have concurrent Jurisdiction with the Supreme
Court in all civil actions of which the Supreme Court
now have or hereafter have Jurisdiction, except the
prohibition The said Justices shall hold their Offices for
the term the Justices of the Supreme Court and
who shall possess all the power; Of the Justices Of the
joined IN either Of the Courts of Oyer and Teminer and
AMrspMrsr No 6-No Judge shall be removed by tho
joint resolution o the two houses the Legislature by
the Senate the ofthe Governor, unless
such cause of removal shall be entered upon the journals
OF both houses, the Senate the may be- and
the Judge against whom the Legislature the senate
be about 10 proceed shall receive notice thereof accom-
panied with copy the alleged for his removal
at least twenty days before the day hch either house
shall act herenpon and the said Judge shall be heard in
before any question sha be taken upon such
removal; and the yeas and nays shell be entered upon
snors al oso na bin r hs ssmp
sonian phy sicians.
II HAYTr.--We are indebted 10 a friend for n copy
OF the Constitution Of the Republic OF HaytI.
The first section provides for the political division Of the
Republic and declares that Africans and Indians the
descendans Of either by the other parent may le-
come citizens bu, whe person become citizen.
civil political rights The third section provides for
equality in the eyes Of the world All modes OF worship
shall be equally free The freedom Of the press guars
eed schools be established for both sexes
ing free and grauitous Trial BY Jury granted III.
arms The power Of the Legislature, Executive, ond
larry, defined. The Executive Is President. The
Legislature composed Of Senate and House Of Com.
One third OF the Senate Is renewable every
years. The whole Of these. however, much resemble
those Of the bodies in the United States The heads
Of the four Departments are called Secretaries Of State
The qualifications Of voters fixed Tho eolors Of the
Republic blue and red, placed horizontally. Tho
the Palm, surmounted by the Liberty Cap and
ornamented with trophy Of arms, with the legend n
union there is strength Port Prince is the seat OF
Government, under the Of Port Republican. The
national fccs arc, the Independence OF Iayt LIST Of
Janusry that of Agriculture, the LIST Of May tina, of
Alexander Peon LIST OF April that Of Regeneration the
Nth OF January. Every stranger In Iay 10 enjoy pro-
lection to his person and goods.-Pha y. s. GAG Jan q