New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-07
Judicial Decisions In Albany.
To he Editor Of The Tribune:


To he Editor Of The tribune:
In your paper of the 2sth alt. is contained what
purport to be report Of two special motions decided By
Judge Parker Of the Third Judicial District At the present
term Of the Supreme Court ia that city appearing over
the signature OF Mitchell Sanford Esq a. Special Re-
porter. II this is to be taken specimen Of MI San
fods reporting IL is to be hoped that he may hold the
Office Of general reporter The first of these motions
call the committee Of lunstic TO account oa sfdevts
imputing neglect snd Of the property OF tbs unac
opposed by affidavit denying any property OF the lu
usc ia the hands Of the Judge Parker ordered
reference to tsko the account OF tho committee win tue
Of the iuns,ic but declined TO order costs agsns
the committee until his should be established
upon the Teference-or 10 awe Mr. SANFORD, upon ta mo-
on costs sesDst HE client. This IS one OF the mo
regsrd 10 which Mr. 8 50 bitterly complains We
here, think 10 was decided right
The olher was a motion made by Mr.. Sanford TO set
aside judgment and for relaxation OF the deenaants
costs which by OF IT'S being presented
in court q record instead q lustees ooui ,g as
mand proved being only foryve collars the pahmn was
made liable to the costs OF protrected litigation Inc 10
soa We. 6 % 81 n1s % ss 20 s IT,
former discovering his offered 70 Withdraw tos TO
cord asd permit his adversary to ME one II ne aesiea
which however, he declined agreeing that the Judgments
entered for plaintiffs DAMAGES and deendan costs might
stand, II the costs were right Ths costs nso Lrssous
on and received BY plaintiffs attorney in Que time and
several terms OF the Court st which motion tor retsAson
might have been made by plaintiffs Attorney had been
supposed 20 psss without any excuse Tor me desy lhe
affidavit for the motion denying the attendance Of the os
witnesses whose had been taxed was proved
TO be utterly the person who made II adlttns
this but its statements to the person VINO Grew
H. Judge Parker ordered a retaxaton on payment on
costs OF the motion and relaxation before taxing oneef
residing eqaidlstant, as near as mlght De, Det"esh
psiptaa. and defendants attorneys and directing any
sun When misbt be deducted on the relaxation TO be
credited the execution. He declined 70 order seton
OF the plaintiffs Judgment for damages against that OF tue
asked Tor 10 MI ssofqid: notice q n9sO1 How sl:s
could this motion have been decided, with the slightest
ressrd TO principle precedent! Ano yet MI sanford
makes this the ground Of newspaper assault upon the
have troubled YOU With this communication, not be-
cause the official reputation OF the learned Judge VINO oe
cided these motions needs any mans tndofsemenI
Of all mine but TO protest against this bitter and ground
less attack upon the administration OF justice under our
New Constitution He who dsturbs the confidence OF
community Is Judiciary does great public mischief
attempt do without the least cause Ct com
Dsss Is ss s' one MsMSsK o. raS AGs1sY BsS
albany, march,, ls49.
" We canthelp saying here that Wa hope Nj IabeT
was not the Attorney who objected to the obviously just
pro position that the plaintiffs smen should bs set of
AGAINST 90 much Of the defendants costs the merely
technical grou that such order asked for in Mr.
snords notice Of motion However correct the Jsdge
decision may have been, have decided opinion - u
the justice Of such lawyerim. Id Ira.
The BURNING OF THREE STEAsBoArs.-The
cacnnaI Gazette of Monday, gives the following pareu
lars Of the burning Of the three steamboats, IN the ohis
river, OF which we had an account by telegraph
The CosFLAeRArIoS AT THE RNER.-Thrse Steam
boats, the Hsndrck Hudson. Capt Logan the Trenton,
Capt Collier, ami the Circssssn Capt Donovan burnt AZ
the landing between Broadway aud Ludlow ss yesterday
mornng-the fire breaking about o'clock They were
entirely destroyed. boats and freight nearly total los.
The have sfted Tor N Orleans yesterday
The Trentoa belongs to ths city She was Just out OF
dock and was TO have commenced loading tof Sewor-
leans yesterday Inc CiIcsssien was ohr VI 'he Heuo
The Hudson wa. valued at $4,000. ard Insured for
Tor the CiTcs,isn valued AZ 5000 aud insured
s5oe0 The Hudson belonged to John Cris Captain 10
gan and others the Trenton TO Rogers Brothers and
ClrcAsslan
The freight generally was insured
quantify of Hemp saved from OF the huls sno
some pork may be got out OF The Iivvr In aosnasse
in nearly total less
FIRE AT CHESTER, PA--On Tuesday morning,
the asth ult FIRE broke ont In halter shop In Chester
Pa and communicating rapidly with other buildings. de-
soyed before II could be arrested four or i've houses and
large amount Of stock books. furniture, &c. The Dta-
care Cou Republican gives the following specification Of
the loss:
John NJ Bror,an Esq lost his library, valued a. 500
ell his papers. private and belonging 70 clients two build
iags worth 80 snd In other ps.'on. psoPsa soo1t
$3.50 In The Delaware Matus Insurance Company hob
er Mcsy,J r Esq lost over soo "a oooss ana So
the fixture. 10 his store torshsr with bis books &c Bon
J.min Yssroa h,iier stock hxtafss and boos' worth
about S5Nen ~hich forunsely covered " in'sr-
Preston Eyre, brick dwelling worth about sl"""-
Insured.
HicsT A. A Book AT tho close OF letter from
tho Whig Central Committee Of Putnam county.
addressed ~ the Wing csatra COMMITTEES oi Dutoh.
csc, ve find the following significant paragraph
I'VE are highly gfsiinei 70 lassa that ytuf ch@ce TO-
President 10 onrshs Statesman Of ihs Nation and VI the
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In Washington a. candidate for The Vice rfssi
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