The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-01
Law Intelligence.


the jury to find verdict for the paiutif Verdict
sordnsly. For plaintiff, Mr. Ksmbls; ftr defendants
Mr. Aiken.
Wiiliam p. Purniss Us Ffed.riek Holiande was
made by Mr. Grey, endorsed by defendant, and az
psny, who had insured = vessel for him to the West
Indies Tbs note afterwards came into the hands Of
As Who va, the employ or ~
Arst-that the prsof Of demand was not sufficient;
there being no proof but the certificate of the no.
ton the company being at the time thu note
made nsolvent, and had after and before the
termination of Greys voyage burst up and that defen
dant gave any consideration to the company for it
The defendants counsel offered to 60 into evidence to
show that the company never had any real capital and
culaton The Judge did not deem this evidence legal
and would not permit it to be into but reserved
his decision the first defence until tomorrow lthiO
morning and adjourned the Court. For plaintiff, Mr.
shsrwood for defendant Messrs. y L. and J. White.
COMMON Pleas, Nov. so-Before Judge Daly-Sophia
$3.50 from the defendant his wifss board 1t
appeared the evidence In the that the plain
TIL is the mother Of defendant that the latter
and his wife were married 1885, and had lived together
until l643 when defendant, under pretence, went
to Philadelphia where hs remained for some time snd
vailed upon since to return cohabt with bis wife
give her any support in Of which her mo-
ther who brings this suit had to support her The
defence that Mrs Hosrmap had broken house
and left her husband without his Secondly,
thai complaints made against defendant to special
justice for that he had give bonds for
his good behaviour and that such bonds were put in
suit And thirdly that bill in ChAnoery was nlsd
against him by his wife, for separation and for alimony
and that that still pending The judge cha ged
the jury that neither of these
eide was did the wife leave her husband and continue
live separate from him without his consent! II they
verdict Verdict Tomorrow this mofniOg) For plain
till, Mr.. Ward; for defendant, Mr.. Crst.
Mai, Failures
Yesterday Wa had no Northern mail from beyond Phi
ladelphia and the Western mail only from Mobile.
Chaaieston Courier, 26th Nop.
The Postmaster General seems to be strepuously
deavorpg to derange mail route which connects
with Macon Not long SINCE he changed the schedule
the Estonton throw ali tho papers from
this city. and points west of 1t, day behind.
Now we And that the route from Travellers Rest,
Martins store &c Sc to Columbus has been SO changed
make difference of three days against Macon and
all papers from Milledsevile, vannah and points to
The mail from this city to Knoxville through Craw-
ford Talbot counties to Bsvue and the routes
dreds of from this city, Mlsdgsvs and savsn
nah. nearly a week behind their proper time! The De-
partner has been applied to BY every interest and we
a change Of schedule-No interest," so fur as We can
learn opposed to such change and yet 1t 10 neglect
ed to the injury Of the publishers sno the annoyance
Of dense reading population. (Ga) Journal
Nov Gath.
Owing to the late arrival Of the mails last night
ooud procure but few OF our papers Columbia C)
Herald Nou. as
We are entitled eastern mail every day, yet
have received none since Sunday Springfield (Ii2
State Register, Nov. 10
Tho Weather.
At Buffalo, Saturday, fell to the depth of six
eight inches The nights have been exceedingly cold
all round.
The weather has taken change within the sst three
days hut rarely witnessed this Of the year
Rain has been pouring necessarily since Tuesday
morning. and Is still falling. Yesterday there was
dense that would have done credit to London
Is but little clearer The which the
and fields has almost entirely Disappeared and the roads
in awful state Cabs carts and cxleches
more in use The steamers Iun irreguarly. and the
Montreal mail arrived by land this morning for the first
time this fall There are few vessels yet IN port wait
ing . change of wind.~QusSss Mercury, 25th Noe.
On Friday morning the earth WAS covered with snow
for the frat time this season. In this vicinity In the
evening the weather became quite cold and indicative OF
winter.-PisburghP oper, 27th Nop.
II there change the temperature Of the weather
in "a hours the canal will Close II 1t has not closed al
ready ATT O'Clock this morning the Thermometer was
Is degrees below freezing point, IL above This
Ia pretty cold weather, even for mid winterdIbany
EUening Journal, 29fh Nor.
This has been the coolest day yet Thermometer at 7
o'clock, 90 deg at noon, % deg, with strong north
wester.-Hanfo Times, Nop. 29th.
THE FLooD.-The water on Thursday evening,
at o'clock, was % sect Deep much higher than
it has been informed, for two three years
number Of families in the lower part Of Allegheny city
compelled TO abandon their dwellings on account
of the flood We several houses Friday evening,
with their lower stories half filed, although thu water
reCodsd some
occupied their dwellings, were compelled to approach
them in skds and boats We have not heard from the
upper country yet but there Is little doubt that great
damage has Teen done to mills, dams bridges &c 1t Ia
to be hoped public improvement have escaped In
jury although the probability is they have not-Pns-
burgh Gazette, Nop. ~.
railroad. going west Thursday last detained
considerable time account OF the road being
the Potomac SO q to cover all the low and the
track At point west of St Johns river, the FIRE in
locomotive exiting Iished, and the train bad
wait After going back short distance aud firing ny
again the train progressed slowly, quantity Of drift
having to be removed and arrived in Cumberland
oemipg down It was detained about Ave hours in
quencs Of freight train runriug OF the track, about
thirty miles from Baltimore The damage was trifiug
no person hurt and the but slightly iijurt :
Phil Ledger, Nop. 80
CHARGE OF MUTINY. schooner Eliza
Bronson, of this port, came in this morning
| with Capt. Robert Cochran. under whose charge
she sailrd, at the mast mead, aimed with koie
| and club, position he is said TO have occupied
dercd by the crew. line Ellen Bronson was last
from Toronto, bound I'd some. port on the
Canada side dowa the lake, and changed hel
course and came in here on account OF the
trouble on board. Capt, Cochran had $1,000 III
money for one of our cltiz1ns, and thinks the
crew intended to murder him for the money
The crew consisted of six men, two of whom
were strangers, working their passage; Ihey
were all arrested on their arr al, upon the com
plant of Capt. Cochran, and underwent an eA
ANIMATION before Mr.. Jnsticr Whi,ney, wne
committed them last evening for III ther exam
nation The weather is colder, with flurries O
snow and wintry aspect. The schooner YIN y,
stltution, with lumber, in attempting 70 coine u
last night, went ashore updeT the tort, below
tho East pier, She wliprohahly De go,p', w', y,
out much damage, IL the wbather uhoulo % h'
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