The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-06
Common Pl~ass
Qalora Iudga n.lv

Before Judge Dly.
HannsA Healy u.s. VIM. p. C. SseI5ins.-Br. sch of
Premise Csse-This case was resumed yesterday morn
Mira Fosprcx an elderly lady, was called the part
of the plainti-testfed that she knew the parties that
Mr. stebbins called at her house once to invite Miss
Healy to go with him on sailing party ana tnsf they
went away together.
The plaintiffs then rested.
MIR. BRADY then moved for suit, on the ground
sisted that if a verdict was given the testimony ad
duced, the Court will be bound to set il aside He said
ring pencil case, card rack. and forgetme-not:
and If promise Of marriage was to be inferred from
havs mercy upon ali uniortunats bachelors indeed He
might &c, further and there not married man
could not be maintained against on such testimony.
The CouRr refused the motion for non suit.
Mr.. BRADY then opened for the defence
Mr. JOHN WOODS then called-he testified that he
knew the parties about twelve or fourteen years. red
ed in the house in Delaney street with the defen-
came there sometimes once week, and sometimes two
three times; knew defendant to pay any stten
ances; knew him to walk out with hers never
any evidence Of attachment on his part but heard
port was current amongst the ladies' who are always
busy about matters Of that kinds heard Miss Heay con
verse about hs suit w.h the ladies' OF Witness family;
dan she talked of the presents he had made and that
they amounted to an engagement OF marriage ON his
Mrs WooDs the wife of the preceding witness, gave
testimony of similar import. Miss Lossse knew the par
them during that time On her crossexamination, she
admitted she lost sight Of them for the last seven
the parties for seven years She also testified that the
defendant boarded with her. and that letters sent to
there by little girl and that she believed they
sent by Miss Hsay that she, the witness. had CON
ysrsaon with plaintiff on this shortly before s
paying attention to any other LADY, and II she
knew whether defendant was worth any money; and
.At hakf OH thOw nha n
against him, and put him to as much trouble a. she
could. Several other witnesses. were examined, but
former Witnesses The case was then rested and the
Court adjourned The cause will be summed up this
morning, and gvento the jury.
Before Judge Ingraham.
Edward L Heller aud his wife ps Michael and james
Cline-This action for assault aud battery The
parties resided in the house, and muss happened
between psins servant maid and the defendants,
in which Mr. Heller took part II appeared tRat one
of them pushed her against the wall The jury found
Lsveret Rawdon and Dsuid Gross5eck ". alexander
Taylor and Gresham b. Smith.-This was an action OF
purchased price of 200 shares of the Long Island Rail-
road Company stock and what afterwards sold Tor at
auction On the 23d Of December, s45 the defendants
purchased 200 shares Of the companys stock to be deli
vered within thirty days. the defondants afterwards re-
their action to that The defence s that the
TO this il is replied that theyd disclose the Of
their principal therefore, they must be held account
For plaintiffs, Messrs Smith and Isaac p Martin for
defendants, Mr. N. B. Blunt
New ORLEANS, Dec. 9th, l848.
The Foreign News-The Markets-TheatricGls, &c. &c
The only thing that know of to-day worthy of int.
rest is to tell the in which the SPECTATORS in
cotton caught in their own trap by the news per
steamer Cambria A slip from the Baltimore american
AMI Sun of the lsh containing the of the advanced
rise of I'd per pound cotton the state of the corn and
-four market together with certain statements relative
to the cholera, &c. through by carpet bag ex.
press" Friday The SPECTATORS however were afraid
10 operate for reason other, not being able to
same news came through by mall but STILL for some
son mot able the mercantile community still dis
Smiths Times and full advces came through saur-
day morning. and in the hands of the spectators all
day and as usual late in the evening sold to the Pic az
,sne who used it in their regular edition this morning
It, of confirms the intelligence contained in the
slip except that the cholera broke out IN Persia instead
hands, and the market was without animation, but yes
teray sales 1000 bales at an advance OF from
Ld to &c The stock on hand has become somewhat
reduced, amounting to not more than l47,9l3 bales
The tobacco market has undergone material atera
ton Sales Of the week la5 hhds-sock on hand 6Ss2
The sales in sugar since my last have been small but
there has been rise Of een aD ss rabe9
settled Yesterday the sales amounted to bar
prices ranging from 81 IS to at which latter
rates there was great desire to purchase.
In corn about 900 sacks changed hands at from 81 to
IS cents sack an advance of scents the best qua.
ly. Nothing done in wheat yesterday.
Az American ship for Liverpool was taken on Friday
at SD TOR cotton and l6sd Tor and IS I'd for -four
Yesterday ship taken for Havre at 81 34h Coast
wise reights are little frmer Tho transactions in
| changes are limited.
There is no local news stirring at all The German
vaudeville company to which alluded in my last ap-
pear this evening at the American Theatre. Blangy
will appear night at the ST. Chares and II
she does not dane the people into fits am mistaken
There are two factions here-one has inscribed upon
Ann Leo Great dongs may be expected Miss Vsllee,
or should say Mrs De Bar, dances second to BLANC
and Miss Cohen supports Miss Lee. All can say is,
stand all apart" The weather is as fine as silk.
Among the novelties Of the holidays ID ball to be
given by Maoam Arraline Brooks tomorrow, for her
nups her juvenile pupilsthe feature of the evening is
the ballet OF La Sy phide" by twenty little girls from
children. They have been in constant state Of drill
and it is thought will be quite pretty affair Leonard
the Irish comedian, is in town. but there IL no opening
for him at present and he conemplaes visiting Cuba for
few months Dan Marble closes engag emen at the
| st. Charles to night. Yours, &C., d.
Varieties.
On Saturday night last fire broke out in Hamilton
| street. Poughkeepsie, by which building was con
| sumed During the fire Mrs. Manning, who was II
| the house adjoining, became SO alarmed that she wal
attacked by sudden disease, and died in few hours.
The fue in the steamboat Uncle Ben, plying on the
mouth of the river. Charles JONES' Of the hands
Yves killed.
A boy by the name of Fisher, "a of Mr.. Fisher
near the public garden, Boston, Saturday afternoon
| follt hroup 9Th nd W drowned