The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-19
CITY Intelligence.

Destructive FIREs.-At about one O'Clock, this
morning destructive fire broke out in the extensive
stables of Mr.. Murphy, on the corner of Twenty
eighth street and Third avenue which destroyed the
stables and all the adjoining buldings-the church,
School house &C. &C. An estimate OF the loss of pro.
pety by this fire, of course, not be arrived at a.
reporter had to leave it in the height of its fury
and to another which broke on the corner of
the Bowery and Broome street, which exte nded and
destroyed two adjoining housee on the Bowery, and
Broome street the flames destroyed all the houses
which old frame buildings, until it reaches the
church of the Rev. DR.. Cone, which was on fire at
time of our going to press
P.S. At three O'Clock the City Hall bell gave the
alarm tor a fire in the second district.
MADAM REsrELL-The public attention has been
attracted lately, to the of this person, In conse-
quence of question raised in relation to the period
at which her imprisonment shall cease. On the 18th
of November, 1s47 she sentenced toimprisonment
in the penite ntiary for the term of one year Her
counsel brought q writ of error from the Supreme
Court to the Court Of Sessions of this city, in which
she had been convicted. Judge Edmonds, one Of tbs
Judges CT the Supreme Court gave an order staying
the execution Of the sentence Of the Court Sessions
Under this order, Madam Restel conveyed by the
Sheriff of the city of New York. from the Tombs, In
Centre street. exclusively used for the detention Of
criminals to the prison in Eldrdge street used for the
safe keeping Of persons detained ON civil process
There the prisoner remained for several months during
which time her case was heard before the Superior
Court and decided against the prisoner and the Sheriff
ordered execute the sentence Of the Court Sos
sions. Thereupon, writ of taken from the
Court Of Appeals to the Supreme Court Into that
tribunal Of last resort the record of the Supreme
Court was removed. On solemn argument in that
Court in which the District Attorney of this city
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prisoner her behalf the judgment of the Supreme
Court affirmed, and the record RENTED back Co
the Supreme Court. The District Attorney entered
rule by order Of the Court stating all the facts of tho
prisoners conviction, the stay Of proceedings the
aHrmsnce of the judgment in the Supreme Court and
Court Of Appeals and directing the Sheriff of the city Of
New York proceed to execute the sentence Of tho
Court Sessions This order delivered Sheriff
of the city The prisoner of the decision Of the
Court of Appeals, at her own request before tho
session of the Supreme Court conveyed by the Sheriff
to the prison at Blackwes Island On entering that
prison copy Of the original sentence, dated Novsn-
Der H. 1S47, delivered to the keeper. Another, .
day or two after, and It could be made-the
order above ref rred to Of the Supreme Court
tered and served the Sheriff The District Attorney
also served the keeper Of the penitentiary, Mr..
Acker, q COPY Of the order. Some time during the
past the District Attorney visited the peni-
Tertiary and inquiry Of the keeper as to the period
Of the prisoners imprisonment he informed that
she should be released the 18th November 1S4S thus
giving to the prisoner all the benefit Of the delay she
hereef had obtained by legal proceedings The District
Attorney informed the keeper that the revised sta
tutes had provided that when stay of execution was
granted the sentence was expressly suspended, and
that her sentence to year In the peni-
Tertiary that If she released by him under that
r;od efo he ken 70 vi tha Ia~
" The ides of March have come and gone" The 18th
day of November, 1S4s, has passed, and the papers
have been filed with to madams release.
The District Attorney has despatched police officer
to Blschwels Island to inquire whether or not the
prisoner is there and Mr. Acker has declined to an
ever whether she is or not We have been informed
that the counsel for the Sheriff, (Mr Biunt) has de-
clined to advise MIR. Acker to release the prisoner,
stating that her proper Is to issue process Of
haJeas corpus and let the courts decide the question
Mr. Acker has not been satisfied with this decision,
but anxious to rel,evs our Prisons mas passed over
the city and has invoked the opinion of the Attorney
General, (Nlr. A. L. Jordan) as to the point. That
gentleman has not replied as yet
THE CosrrRmoNefRs OF NEW YoRx-This class of
individuals in New York Is very large aud the pro-
pretors of Of the lines Of wagons have realized
considerable money by the trade. One Of this GLASS
deal In fish. They invariably give warming OF thsr
appearance in q neighborhsod by constantly blowing
tin horn coDch In the lower sections Of the city
they not common but every street in the upper
part visited every day In the week. and by some
they are bsiled with delight. They not generally
very whether their stock Ia fresh not for
they take streets alternately, and II they should
cell stale fsh morning, another of tho tribe FOL.
lows who Is always ready TO make an excuse for his
fellow tradesman by saying they will sometimes b.
bad, and 1t is impossible TO prevent 1t. One Of the
largest Of these estabis has ts depot some-
iug sometimes them after they bave gone Through