The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-18


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ported OIL the baiize, bound 10 new orleans, on
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New York City Convention.
The Couventien met last evening at half mast Ave o.
The mnvta. 81 ssa a ns Inss ran. ond an
proved. v "'' 49, A''ANs '"''' '''' "A' ~
.o On , wss reSsysd from the Mayor ~ re-
in New York. for the months Of Aprl Nav and june -
COMMITTED = .. -. 'Ss1ss
n;.ahsX 80. s9S
Ises Co,sr. rhs renort FROM, ,hs cornr,;sss. ~ ~
judiciary in relation to local courts was taken un
RssoIvaa That yhs tSa nsnpI. oS,h c;,v ~ N.,v
York LOOK with con6denoe 10 IN stste Convsnton nov
a.sembIcd st hsnv for The .stshI;.hm.n az vsr.rel
irdcisrv .v,tsm hch shsI, n. .Ns;.rt IN ;,s ennc.
ton 10 the said cy vet In the Judgment Of this
ton The same power should s be- retained in the civ
charter 10 continue or create such local ss nav
he deemed nacnsssrv ~ the nromn and v;rorons ady
nstrston OF both civil and criminal Justice a. now
and 10 abroyate .uch oca court. a. he dean
| al unnecessarv ~ - '-' W N~'"'
Ra.olved That in thu rropo,sd nsw char+ar n 4.
pedient and proper to make provision for the coutinu
to in the last resolution " WAC A'0''
dhai copy o. the preceding report and r.
transmitted to the President Of the State Convention
i III. III
the resoutions vera NOT strong snnnoh N
meet the views of the gentiomcn present he would be
nsaplR"i AMI nscss.sry 'uss'Ao" us' may " a''"0o
Messrs Brrrp.cT C..,o and C,.y.x oe.rsd ann.
In relation IN verbsI ions In ths
| sointions. :" '''''- ~-'''''''A' =" 'A' '''
MI DAvr, proposed IN amend the 6r,t r.,olut,or NV
making few verbal alterations not altering the sense
or substance of the resouous and TO strRe out The
! words as now exstsD
Ala PuRDr offered to amend, BY inserting the words
conferred by afte the word 4 In line .;v Nr,t 70
| solution. 49, ~ ' A''' ~
Mr. DAWES withdrew his amendment
| The Question on Alderman Purdv,s amenamert uas
| taken and adopted ~---- - W."
The resoutions were adoped and tho mm;ttes rosa
| and reported 0l-f~' - ' NN'''s' -'''
MIR f;n.M.m moved that tho convor,;or .vreo with
| the report of the Committed Of the whoIe
The ives and nsus u,ero . ~ va cr- omd ,a
| u.s. nays5 -
So the resolutions ware adonted and tho renort In
pance therewith will be forwarded to the State Con
| venon now sitting At ALBANY
THE following Contains some b;s,or;ca, ond
statistical Information as embodied in the report -:
~ of this city az II now axss and the which
have led to its gradual extension the COMMITTEES deem
h tne nrst very to its history
feet namelv the ls of anuarv Ia,a 40 far
Ssoo are os9n c' ana aTs
| subseouent CONFEDERATION =" -
AT the period referred TO- the only higher courts Of
common law of civil iurisdicton which wars in ex;s
ence in this city the Crcp, Court for the trial o
in fact Joined in the Court and The Court
4 of Common Pleas
The first OF these was held bv the Crcuit Judge of tho
first circuit who was also constituted Judge in Equity
ceor of the First Circuit and whose labor. were com
scauently divided between the Equity iurisdicton thus
conferred upon him. and his duties as Nsi Prius Judge
not merey In this city but in the other countiea compo
sing his Circuit The result was that he was enabled to
devote 1.-THE Of his time to the trial of
es in this city until the by an act based In
1891 took from him his eo1ty bowers and created the
office of Vice Chancellor Of the First Circuit Amer this
period the Circuit Judge was enahed of course N de-
Vote greater share of lime 10 the business of bs c;tv
but Notwithstanding his utmost efforts the calendar Of
rear that the delays of causes in that Court almost
| amounted to a denial OF ju,ti,e
The Court of Common Pleas which had been remodel
led 1884, of which from that time till hs death the
late Judge Irving was the presiding Judge was in the
mean time proceeding with all the assdrty and ability
for which that eminent man was distinUushed and not
the eviction of his whole time entirely 10
its business its calendar like that of the circuit became
overborne with the amount of i,yaton which nrcssed
mon H. and in 1928 an upanimons call was mad. mon
the Legislature by both the bor and people of this cy
for prompt and speedy corrective.
ure BY the creation of the Court of the civ Of
New York with three Judges and An Unlimited urisdr
ton In local actions arising within the cv and county Of
New York and in ranstorv actions sthongh the ssme
may have arisen iherin and with power to try such
the Superior Court by the consent both parties They
also required TO hold monthly terms from the first
With these three Courts, which were almost Constant.
S Sa B ss hs
usce would have bean obviated hut tho resut moved
otherwise So great was The Of LEGAL business
that the greatly force created
for lis disposal the Iersature In 1894 found il
~ to create an additional Judge of the Common Pleas
and TO extendhe duration of it, from four
weeks in each month and again in 1889, an additional
Judge that Court was created Yet even with these
additional facilities grounds of complaint of the de-
lays of Justice although PARTIALLY were not wholly
moved and as last resource Legislature by SUBJ
sequent enactments gave TO the Superior Court and
Court of Common Pleas the power shielding each two
concurrent terms for the trial Of causes by jury.
At the present time, therefore, have the Circuit
Court and the two concurrent terms of the Superior
Court and Common Pleas in almost constant session