New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-11
CITY ITEMS.


THE SLAVE CA.E-Mr Purroy. on behalf Of the
ssner made return ttis forenoon. acconp anisi BY
AFFIDAVIT. denying on IN. part Of himself TIE Captain
Counsel and the Keeper snd Turnkey Of the prison ay
knsvedg. a. to lhe Of the slave. for getting from
the all or whore they q: present SIRE.
Mr. Jay read an sisvi' stating tnai he did not advise
aid or have any knox edge a. to the esespe Of the
slaves Alter Mr. Purroy gave him notice on Saturday
that be longer considered himself resPonsibe for the
forthcoming Of the men be notified the friends Of the
Slaves rh. they would probably be carried away By the
Captain and ii would be well to watch where they
carried TO- in order that they istno, Be removed from
the county tie felt satisfied that they would have been
eventually released ty the laws Of the land
Mr. Jay also fully disclaimed. behalf Of the Amer
can Anti Slavery Society whose client he is any know
ledge or participation 10 their being Al large Mr. Par
roy refused to aecepA release authorizing the Captain
TO keep them in prison till Maaiay-sier he did So their
detention was Illegal they being part Of the crew and
the on'y claim Oh them Tow would be as deserieu.
Mr Jay slated Vrits oi crfi0rar have been sued
out before the Supreme Cour; the decisions Of Judges
Daily and Edward. rensnding the men and will be car
red 10 the Court Of Appeal. ,sstng the principle Of
adiudira< whore human liberty is concerned. He
stated tba, Mr. Purroy on behalf Of the Csp,s1 threat
as counsel he writs n ia1eas corpus.
The H,vASA lrALIANs-The Italian troupe Of
Havana returned on Saturday from Philadelphia and
propose 70 give several performances At Castle Garden
commencing next week win the Opera of Norma. 80
says the C0rriT des Eats Tqis Nesnwhle the corps
il divided into two sections consisting Of Tedeseo
RainisI Pere Novell and Bsiagni, goes TO give Con
certs At Saratoga the other in which Csrant Ma
rni Severe Perozzl Vita Botesini and Ardita visits
Newport Esch division takes with Il half Of the or
chestrs and choruses
" The officers Of the French steamer Phisdel-
phia paid hir respects to his Honor Mayor Brady at
the CRY Hail. yesterday. They introduced By Mr..
Aymsr the present agent Of the French Trans Atlantic
Steamship Company.
n On Saturday 81 passengers arrived at this
port and on Monday 63f-making LAS in all
EB@ At the Quarantine Hospital ls7 patients
hsve been admitted during The past week. $50 dis
charged % have died and 500 remain.
FIREs.-A fire broke out about o'clock this
morning 10 the slate shop Of T. LOWS 60 Rose-st which
pu, ou, with traug damage. fire was di'cov-
cred ss, night Ia the basement Of house No 10 Battery
place caused by the bursting Of camphene lamp.
Damage tridng
" We understand that Miss Fox arrived in
the City this morning. In charge Of her father.
RESCUED FROM DRowSING.-Cornelus McB eaty
was Rescued from drowning last night by officer Hawk
of the Fourth Ward lie fell IN the dock at the foot
of R0Oseveltst
GENERAL SESSIONS In the case Of James Madl'
son Loud pat trial yesterday afternoon, the jury
were unable to upon verdict aud were discharged
a, late hour last night. Ambrose Thompson pleaded
COIN from Joseph Aivares at tn sailors Home In Cher
ry-st. and sent 20 the state Prison for years
SPECIAL SESSIONS John Alexander was adj
judged guilty Of assault and battery David Pollock
and sent 20 the Peniienary for six months. Mel Div
for assault and battery Mary Diver was eon
signed To- tho IOmDs for p days. John Lewis and
John McNeDnmy for stealing barrel - rnos-s~r from
shOt~el Doscher were sent 10 Ba :kwelis leland tor
elk months William Jones for stes ing some wearing
apparel from Amelia Mowbray sent TO the Peniten
uary William Smith for stealing silver watches
from Emsry sheffield Penentiary three months Al
ter dsposug O f-w other OF mil Or importance
the Court adjourned until Friday mornin 2.
PotIcE-Mary Sntzcr was last night arrested
by Officer Spcer Of the Tenth Ward. charged With ses
ing 10 yards Of Cashmere from Lewis A. obbs No 20
Grand d, Jeremiah Staples lsst light arrested ~
officer s,okey Frst Ward charged with stealing
quadrant worth $50 He was locked up William
Freely driver Of hack No 10 yesterday arrested -
officer Bloom of the Chiefs Office and fined s. for drg
ing without license. The store OF Mr George i Wi
lisms wss robbed on Saturday last OF sn embroidered
Grape shawl. worth so No arrest