The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-11

pointment Of Q committee to inquire into, and report
Ysary Street Picr-Report In favor Of extending the
pier the foot of vestry street. 300 feet and appropa
After concurripg with the GARD Of Aldermen in tho
adoption Of sundry resolutions So the Board adjourned
Law Intelligence.
srpEEME Counr-srEcIAL Term, JAN. lO.EBefore
ton for rstSaston, denied With COST '''
Cor Dwight u.s. Hayden S.c.-Motion by one
plaintiff to stay the other from prosecuting suit In
their joint names, denied It appearing that they had
been partners In the matters out of which the suit
arose.
bill taken confessed by the defendant, but there
Is tory evidence that the defeo
titled of the proceedings against him In such cases to
gua-d against imposition there must be evidence from
persons who personally acquainted with the de-
PENDANT that the original process hen personally served
had been served on the real party. Divorce denied
Palmer Us. Palmer-Divorce granted; father to have
the care and custody Of the children.
jacobs Us. Jacobs-Divorce for aduItery-granted.
Luddingten Us. Neutrality-suspicious. tor divorce
denied there not being evidence of defendants
guilt except his confession to the plaintiffs attor
ney and it being well established rule that divorce
cannot be granted on the confessio Of party.
BrauiI Us. Strong and GENERALIZATION for leave to
amend the bill, without prejudice to the injunction
amendments to be duly verified by the plaintiff, within
days The motion to dissolve the Injunction denied
Lent u vs Lemt-Applcation for divorce, after the
trial OF gued ISSUE denied because the finding of the
who tried the fsgned issue that was satisfied with the
verdict
plaintiff In trespses the costs taxed without
tlce, and Issued which the defendant
rested Held to be irregular the rule allowing costs to
"a Is tho only mode OF coeoting the AMOUNT because
in that there is an adequate remedy by endorsing
the execution for any which cannot be done
where the arrest Of party is In satisfaction
Of the amount directed to be collected and every part Of
1t Ca act aside with costs. on defendants stipua
ting not to for false imprisonment.
The Judge promulgated the following regulations for
the January and February terms :-Erparte motions
will be heard morning ct the opening of the court
Special motions will be heard every Monday In their
ordr on the calendar Of such motions IL the moving
party onits to put his the calendar after two
ys 40
Calendar Cases--Tea causes day will be called and
ANY case may BY agreement Of parties, be set
on the clerks diary. He win take care that
than yo causes be SGT down for any one dsy and no
S ST. % ss un 1t
CIncrIr CoUnr, Jan. lo.-Befors Justice Morse =
Lee and Breacster rs f. G. Emmons.-This was an
ton of replevin to try title to quantity Of dry goods
1t appeared that young man named William B. Sche
lspgsr introduced to the PLAINTIFF as customer
purchased bill Of goods Of them to the amount Of
expired he paid the amount and purehsssd the goods
in suit like credit Soon after the purchase the
plaintiffs aliege they were informed that ali was not
right with regard to schsllenger They. accordingly
went to his store and there discovered that he had left
Ssp IL suns hsy now sss that sshsnssr Snd
obtained them by false and seek to
cover them from defendant Adjourned to this morn
ing. For plaintiffs, Benedict and Boardman; for de-
PENDANT. Mr. E. Sanford.
UNITED STATES MAMMALS OFFIcE.- Cruel and unu-
suai Punishmsnt.-Francis Lynch, mate Of the brig
Ellsworth arrested this morning charge Of hay
ing inflicted cruel and unusual punshment on Peter
Mohaes, Of the crew. on 22d Dec. last. Committed
for examination.
Coumr OF GENERAL SESSIONS, Jan. Io-Before Re-
corder Scott. and Aldermen De Forrest and Kelly.
John McKeon, Esq, District Attorney.
Trial of Isaac n. Govsrd.-At the Opening Of the
court this morning Isaac Coward was called to trial.
indictment for having on the l3sh Of October last
obtained SIS and promissory note for S25 from Lewis
T. Woodruff, Of West Stookbridge Mass by means Of
false sud fraudulent pretencsS. The testimony of the
complainant taken In the presence OF the accused
read in evidence on the part Of the prosecution, as
follows II know Isaac II. Coward, but had
acquaintance with him previous to the transac-
tions out Of which this complaint has arisen first
became scqusnted with hin the l3.h Of the
month of October last, at No. IS Chatham street;
b nar there whiah nducsd ms more
than anything else to coll upon him. and on the
same morning saw the advertisement In the Sun,
setting forth that fourteen salesmen CLERKS, 60
waute and that situations might be secured by apply
ing to him at the Commercial College, No So Chatham
street was out Of employment and In oon,ealsDos Of
Chatham street met gentleman coming ont Of the
door as knocked, and Mr.. Coward was at the door
with the gentleman Mr. Coward asked me In the room,
and gave me scat and left me for few minutes alone
in the room, shutting the deor after him on his
r,sS.d To be- sttsd for book Keeper, Al wanted
situation, he had sdvertsed he said heeupposed
wanted to b. fitted for any counting hohse bust
would BE- one dollar which would 60 toward ma tuition
II remained with him. l handed him out = IS bill,
which he took but gave me no change. , snosgnt mo-
he would give me the change before left. He then
asked me what had studied told him. He then
,aid he would ft me for counting house me book
NO nd M
at . salary Of from 1--WE to eight hundred dollars,
,cordins as advanced in my ;tud.s s,. he then men
wanted to pay him S45, In addition to the % that
slrsady put his hands, asked him how long 1t
three or four weeks told him that not pay the whole
Of it In advance; he wanted to know how much could
pay told him lafer examining my funds, snss could
rest; and told him could do 1t within week; he
thea told me that could pay him halt Of 1t and he
would start and 90 through part of the course Of stu
dies; he thsn asked ms If would to him.
told him that would, and helthen handed sheet OF
paper partly nlled with writing, and asked me to
paper n book; think twas book; asked him what
Il was f,r when he read from the top oft" certify
that pay my money for education and not for situa
tion. asked him what the object was and he said 1t
vas done to show my hand writing and break down
itslligenoe Offices had no objections TO s,sn pa
10 was Of no great Importance, and he had oil his
scholars sign it then paid him the balance, twenty
iolars making in all twenty five dollars which paid
MIN; told him | wanted receipt for 1t, and he
said well he then drew up promissory note for
$40 and read 10 to me appeared to to be In the
ordinary form of promissory note, and signed 1t with
oct hesitation IL payable In one week or less AT
ter had signed the note, read it. and then told him
hat 1t not right, that It read for value received
while had not vet received tho value for 1t he said It
was perfectly right that was the way his cotge wrote
MI their notes. he was then writing and asked him
a receipt for the money had paid him he said he
writing It. and when he finished It, he handed it to
after looking at it, told him that 1t made NO men.
lion Of the money having been received he sgain
that that the way the College wrote all
heir receipts then s.ked him what my nrst lessons
would be He replied that might go to my boarding
house. and write anything had n mind-some letters,
and bring them 10 him and he weud correct the gram
told himl that did not consider myself deficient
Ia grammar asked him II hs was not going 10 have
Bookkeeping connected with It. He said he could nor,
until had paid him the note of s2b | told him
thought was to have part Of the course, and CON-
10 cnce ayatam nticay he then raid he could not;