The New York herald., 1845-03-26
Philadelphia.

Correspondence of the Herald
PHrLApELrHiA, March 20, lS45.
This Is truly March weather cold and plustering'
with sky occasionally obscured by clouds, and the sun
making desperate and yet partially SUCCESSFUL enors,
to impart warmth TO the chilly atmosphere
In the course OF the numerous alarms Of FIRE which have
happened in this vicinity, the fremen have igdulged
themselves in oa or bouts Of their iavorite
ment the oonagion has extended to their hsngers
We occasional displays OF pugilism awe walk
streets, particularly Southwark and from the
spirit manifested, am Inclined to believe that the most
rowdy portion OF the nativ that district conceive that
they afford another riot the coming summer the
streng 9Th OF their / so majority.
Tne Supreme Court engaged all this morning in
hearing argument, on VIII ot error, in the OF
semnel Zsphon. negro who Is now under sentence OF
desta FOR the murder vi Old black man called Cuny
Tod The murder as OF the most atrocious kind hav-
oeen pefperatsd er the purpose taking the $500
SaOo IN money which supposed the old man had in
hs possession The execution has beeu rssptcd twice.
in order to allow the Supreme Court 10 decide the ques
ton which been r1ised jurisdiction Of the rsunal
by which he tried and sentenced. IL appears that
the Indictment found in Oyer and Terminer. the
judges Of which also judges the Quarter Sessions
ana the president Judge not the scnch al the trial.
when il rtqued by tue OF the state 1t is
the opinion that tns judgment of the court below
wall ne reversed III which all the convictions III the
ke singon riot cases OF murder IN the second degree
being the predcament, must be reversed Also
hese difficulties arise LON The manner in which our
Legislatures have tinkered with the criminal tribunals
OF the city and cJuntyseiting up court and then
abolishing to set UP another-legislatng Of
Judges bench for the purpose putting others on
tiona courts Of Oyer and Terminer and Quarter Ses-
sions, with the addition ofone Judge Tighten abors
OF the ot1ers. who were already overburdensd. And
even this reform the legislature could make without
inserting notifications bill the OF
which doubted But it If the rage for in.
nOvaon her for branless experiments not ct
ceased Already proposition is before the House Re
presenta,ives, skg away the additional Judge from this
Court AMI transferring TO the other three of bu
siness which it Will be impossible for them to perform.
For tas weighy responsibilities both civil criminal,
IN Equity aud Common law which these Judges
ID he M
OF diminishing that which they already have Nor do
exclusively civil courts escape this operation of false
economy The great CIVIL mercantile tribuna, of the
city and county the District Coust expires on Sunday
nexaoy lin ation Of law, and yet the Legislature
not renewed IT. because few would be Teormers want
10 reduce the salaries Of the Judges rate which
dive talented from the bench and sappy
OF tan, If no honesty. Should this wretched
notion VI economy succeed in defeating the bill
to renew tine court, the whole legal business
OF the city and county would be thrown into mex.
tricabS confusion, occasiong loss OF properly by the
unsottns Of claims disputes, and Of
psnditdre in order 70 order would more
ina nifty times overbalance all the money proposed
saved
IDe theatres ared doing smashing business The cir
Gus was crowded last evening Burton theatre,
and also the Ethiopian House, and Chesnut
new and splendid uniform at the performance last
ing. Texas tne Massacre the Alamo the
piece LII which Colonel Crockett is the principal charac
ter and IL made TO pile Mexican soldiers the stage
nae style till Killed OIL himself To night Burtons piece
of the Three stages OF loafng" in the primo ps
characters borne Burton himself and Knight
brought and Colonel Crock 1T dis, aiterpiece
OF Texas tor the last time, said this theatre
The cl0sing quotations of the stock market Civ
below. II VIII perceived that state 5s MAINTAIN
p9siuon. Girari Bank shares anced there
~ an improvement in Wm gs0n Railroad Is The other
stocks are As shifting as the wind except those OF real
value.