New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-19
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Law Courts....Deferred

-, COMMISSIONERS OFFIcE-Before James W. Met
AT 'E.o-The Alleged Siever-Nahannt 4.
pars and Thomas L. Shc late master and mate o tne
schooner Patuxen seized at Cape Mount On tne coas
~ sstca nv the u g. sloopof war Yorktown, Command
or Bell and sent home were examined yesterday. my
Merburv In stating the aaid Il came under t9e Po
yIson Of The law prohibiting citizens OF tne oni:o
states from dealing the sevetrade from one i9relgS
nor, to another. Az there were no sIa's e. o -,
when the weasel was captured the pena'y, pou S -
be actually engaged In the trade Is pena! no'
ts 5000 and not exceeding two years
m slaves are actually board the penalty TO the prin-
cipsl is death J. -, r,ha,a,a- NJ ,be
yorttoyn who brought the Pa.uxent 10 New ork aio
tha. OF John Smith, Of the crew, the ony ~ S.v
examined thus far. that the Patuxent fan h d.fsnd
lulA ~ 49, nn on crew three black men, called
Kroonen who were not sa.iofs AZ nnea-ad ,p be
Englsh; aso throo persons WIZ Thsr vent to Cape
n o he Coast OF Africa, where man called CsPt
%sua. Tho is no.ohously and extensively engaged IN
r N slaves resides. From that they went 10 sierra
and made TWO or three trips between Cape Mount
nd Sierra Leone and other places before sne was cap
tired Capt Canot one oil the tips, gong 70 oieffa
Leone In the vessel and returning
On the 25h Sept. last the Yorktown was lying at MOI
oyie ben the Patuxept put In there and was boarded
from the Yorktown The then started or Cape Mount
distance of about 50 miles N. w. OF Monrovia whele
the Yorktown followed and took possession OF her on
the 9th Tho p is represented as being Rchooner OF
60 10 100 tons She had board when captured PLANK
calculated for slave deck and such
In very short time. She had also sunicenI peer, POI
and bread on board TO supply crew Of 10 men upward
of3O days which would be more tnan ame 70 run
10 unnlv $50 slsyes at the rate OF pound day each
which IL theusua allowance for saves for the same Pc
riodalso sufficient water casks to contain looO gaohs
OF water which would give crew OF Is men each one
gallon per day. and $50 slaves pint day each which
In the slave trade Is the usual relative allowance she
had spars board not adapted for her own rig ano
quantity of iron bolts and old iron the Inter- 1t was
said capable OF being manufactured INFO fnanec'eo w
shore Capt Canot having ablacksmths snop ana car
penters shop shore, under pretenee u was SUM- W.
the last four years, ofbuildDg vessel -,
7, ms s,so ata,ea In testimony that the slave deck
cnn,a have baen put In the Pausen With the cargo she
had board at the time ana give ABOUT "a @ ~
sayes being stowcd it. the mode of slowing being TO
ses them on the deck the back of close to the
breast of the other and the legs of the ones behind ex
tended on each side Of those in front tits denied By
Capt D. and the mate that they were engaged IN the
ssye trade but took out cargo &c and was 90
the coast The examination VIII oe resumed on 1nuis'
day.
MARINE Counr-Before Judge smith-Daoid S. Jcr-
mis- W. Pesrs g. Pdlm1-Acuon to recover damages for
injury done TO horse by being against by an onni
bus of r. 81 p already referred to- The case mas NAG
three trials and been up the Superior Court on appeal
The jury considered the cosion to have been cauGeo
by malice ON the part OF the driver of tho omnibus
which makes him personally Responsible and not nis
employers Verdict for P. & p the defendants.
dnlhony j. Blocker Oiuer H. Jones.-MrJ j. bought
at auction 12 lots of land 54th ST. The auctoDeer
claimed OF blm sou commission oepg % PSI io '' an
nounced at the time OF sale OF the conditions
The printed terms aated that tho iees we're to be So
commission on each parcel sold The sale was made OF
one lot with the privilege Of that to four lots MI j.
cais to have bought In parcels and to but $50
cording TO the printed from tho Master in Chance
~ 10 The suconeer and psd that amount In court TO
abide the usue he contends that he did not hear the
verbal conditions. The Court held that The printed
statement only between the master and the auction
eer and that the purchaser bound By The conditions
stated by tho auctioneer and in this case enphateay
sol az the time Of sales. Judgment Tor plaintiff $50 be-
aide the $50 paid into court.
CIacuIr CoUar.-Before Judge Edmonds-Em. VII
Hams Eira J. Wiliams Action for divorce, referred
10 Yesterday 1t shown by the testimony ofa lady
named Colos that Mrs. W. after taking board at Mr. Fer
gutons. was seen with gentleman ON tive occasions
In the street of evenings, whom 1t is supposed she met
by appointment, She was also aeen by Mrs. c. in her
room (hirs Ws) when Passmore. the young man com
planned Of also there The weather was 80 cold
that the family had to keep fire. lady with whom
Mrs w. had previously boarded epoke uufavorao!y OF
her conduc; The trial will be continuedhis forenoon