New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-14

" hite ihcir Chairman and TO IL trcport when ls from
ulajori-v OF tn COMMITTEE rel your readers
The Se!ec; Committee 70 pro y.de WY ;cT reducn.
into order and common sense our ancient kE-s- Nor
man French and ?ontiical forms and proceedings 5y
which man az honest man hss been cs--s-ed under
the rssssu. names OF Law and JUSTICE were Nessrs
WHIT REoades. N.ool. shepard Ward, Chstaeld and
stow Who OF them were opposed TO the intended Law
Reform have not been informed. The report : re.
ferred to the Convention when u Committee the ju
dietary and the form oi article FOR ne Consn'u
ton. VI
The Co9ernor OF the State at the 6rs session OF the
Legislature the adoption Of this Constitution, shall oy
and ITO advice and consent Of The senate appoint I've
Commissioners, whose duty II shall De 20 reduce INTO
written and systematic CODE he ciyl snd crlha proc
durc and the whole bCGy Of The Law OF the state or 20
much and such psIc. thereof the said Commissioners
shall! practicable and expedient And is sail Com
shall specify such alterations and amendments
make reports Of her proceedings 70 te Legislature when
The a.ure al it, arst session after the adoption
Of this Constitution. aud from Tine 10 time thereafter a.
NAV be necessary shall pass Laws regulating me ieHur. OF
office, the 1nr OF vacancies heTei and the aion
ote sad Commissioners The Legislature la. asq pro
yde for the publication OF the -aid code Prof 10 Us o.
presented 10 -le l.esis.nurei for adoption
CAMPBELL 7. WHITE, Chairman.
Last Monday the Controller sent a statement rcla
I'VE TO the Comnissary General. his saary l. 500
bis CONTINGENCIES over S'Ld4 us b-SH''4 et4l4tAlt-
about $500
another statement was sent in BY Mr. Fagg relative
Loans the Canal. &C but il of TO the Printers
with more haste than II w.. probably come back.
aid not it, and was not read.
Courts of Cancellation.
Mr. KIRKLAND proposed the establishment OF Courts
Cugciaion Arbitration, means OF diminishing
litigation Mr.. WOODEN remarked that Great Britain
had given very careful consideration 70 this question
the obicc, OF which bring parties together without
the aid of lawyers witnesses before tribunal which
would give them usefI and reasonable advice on points
which they differ. He then stated conversation ne
had had recently with a gentleman from the Danish
Colony OF Santa Cruz where such Courts found TO
keep up spirit OF harmony and good viii ne feeling
OF the country Mr.. WordCn believed 10 be growing
stronger daily against til lawsuits arising out OF malice
envy bad feelings and personal ilTii!
Mr. BAscoM moved 10 refer The motion 10 the Judi
carv Committee. that might provide such Courts
and not merely recommend them. Mr.. JORDAN con
-dercd such Courts in the present condition OF society OF
no practical utility and Mr. Brown remarked That Nncn
this brought before the Judiciary Committee
by Messrs stephens and Kirkland, Mr. Worden did not
speak of with favor. He (Mr Brown considered II
possible that such Courts should exist except under
,yrsnicnl dc-potic Government and deba,ed popula
.ion Mr. KIRKLAND had previously explained that IN
Denmark. France. spain and Prussia, the system OF
Courts OF Cancellation found, a he understood 10
bt d OF great blessings 10 The people In Den
mark III three years they reduced TIE lawsuits from
2OJO 10000 and he wished -uch courts 10 be general
and uniform in their operation throughout Tie state
NJ. SHEPARD considered the French plan inappAcablc
idea of these Mr.. SIMMONS did so also il left
the ladies' who wanted neither Texas nor Caornia,
bu. were peace makers.
Tile Three Millions in ChaAcay.
Perhaps many yosr readers not that tae
NewYork Lite Insurance and Trust Company Is, by the
law of It's special incorporation appointed contract
with the Chancellor receive Chancery funds and pay
n certain interest 20 be agreed and that the Chan
cclor IS empowered TO appoint ti- incorporation guard
ian 10 infants and OF their moneys which Offices
il executes, tut 10 how many lnieii.s Know not
In the summer OF lSi3 after investigation into the
Company affairs by : " Woodruff. Master IN Chan
Gerry OF TWO aud halt months probably By order OF
Chancellor Wglworh. It appeared that the
then late Secretary had taken 20 his own use and was
dcihtl;cr 10 the Company Tor S3i9.169 70, or MORE
THAN ,. tons oil solid silver specie also that Si- 600
had been earned within the previous nine years, over
and above all losses and beside per cent yearly
paid the stockholders. The Company. as shown
by Mr. lsaacs had employed their Secretary In 30 many
capacities besides giving him the entire charge OF their
books of account that ordinary examination OF them
without other tests, would not have enabled the
Trustees to de,ec; his frauds Mr.. Bard the President
and the other officers knew, it Is stated. nothing OF
these viames and yet, would think, they must have
been very careless for series OF years
perceive from TIE american, that the Secretary
pccua;ions had been going Ur wears and that the
public confidence in the Company was much Increased
because the Chancellor kept part OF the trust funds OF
his courts with them. ihom2Sons Reporter thinks that
much mortsarcd property tails mo this Company hands
under foreclosures and bids lie insurers get their Su
insured and Tie Editors OF the Express add that
AN aged Jewish gentleman once remarked 10 them that
when he found himself incompetent 10 manage h!s own
money he would give it corporations TO manage ii for
him Now, say nothn: ss 10 the stability OF this IN
corpocatcd Company 20 the wisdom oi he Chan
cei!oT inclined 10 refer speciay 10 cases OF
clerks and registers OF who have become default
for millions, but do say that Messrs. OConor Nj
coli Murphy and the other gentlemen OF Newio-k WAC
have stiven proven; the inquiry into the management
OF the above three millions made BY NJ Mann their col
league, and concurred III By the Judiciary Committee
have thrown doubt and suspicion matters
which their bounder duty 70 have aided IN clearing
up know one sct OF the Convention, or OF any OF
is Members, which would deserve more severe repre-
hcsson than the attempt II made, 10 conceal the
uongyed Transaction. OF the Court OF Chaucsry IS ~ MI
and absenecs, and that. TOO, when statute la"
had united the Chsncellors duties with these OF private
trust company one officer OF which Is de:su.ter for
$4,000 and when judges IN the Chancery Court are
buyin. law libraries with the Interest moneys paid in
10 their courts tor saiekeepins.
Lar Reform
The great question o; tho day whether PLAN si..
pie clear and distinct form o! administering justice
be established whereby nc shall BE- eEuapped,
lis rights withheld the reaJ OBJECT o., debate during
the day. Mr.. CRn5relcns took the Chair ~ TO- AID
again and Nc-srs LOOMS o; HerAner, Marvin VI
Chauiaugue Ncol OF New-lork. snd STorc OF Monroe.
successfully addressed the Committee M- Marvin spoke
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