The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-06

brated Chandos portrait of Shakespeare. s'This por-
trait" says the catalogue. sis presumed to be the
work OF Burbage, the. first actor of Richard III,
who Is known to have handled the pencil, 1t then
became the property of Joseph Taylor, the poets
Hamlet, who dying about the year 1863, left it by
will to Sir VIM: D'Avenant. AT the death OF
the actor; and when he died, Mr.. Robert Keck, of
the Inner Temple, gave Mrs Barry, the actress,
forty guineas for it, From Mr.. Keck it passed to
Mr. Nlcholl, of Minchendon House, Southgate,
whose only daughter and helress, Margaret mar
ried James, Marquis of Carnarvon, afterwards
Duke of Chandos; from whom it descended, IN
right of his wife, Anna Elisa, the late duchess, to
the present Duke of Buckingham and Chandos."
Law Intelligence.
SUPREME COURT September 5.-General Term
Present Justices Hurlbut, MeCoun, and Edwards
The argument of No. /, Arnold and Wife. ct al
vs.. Gilbert, resumed this morning, and was net
concluded when the court adjourned
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT, Sept 5.-Before
Judge Belts The September term commenced to day.
grand jury was empan nelled, and were afterwards
briefly charged by the judge There are only few
unmportant cases on the criminal calendar His
Honor then proceeded to receive returns of process
and afterwards adjourned no business being ready
COMMON Pleas, Sept. 5.-Before Judge Daly.--Dsrid
mr. Meiis vs. John Baldwin This action of
fall Of 1913 Perry Gardiner owned the press in
diner, and, after some negotiation, the former pur-
chased the press from the latter, for SIS 600 Mes
im%eaa.ely afterwards proceeded to New Orleans
city, engaged in the cotton trade for the sale Of it,
when he was followed by Baldwin, the defendant,
who claimed to be creditor of Gardeners, and
who issued attachment out of one of the NUM-
eipal courts of that city against the press, and
caused il to be seized and sold The defence is that
there sale by Gardiner to plaintiff, and that
be only acted the agent of Gardiner in negotiating
the sale to the company in New Orleans and also that
the press very inferior and not of the value
put upon 1t by the plaintiff Adjourned to tomorrow
morning.
Before Judge Ingraham-Special Term Decisions
Bioomer VS.. Burroughes ct at-Judgment for plaintiff
against defendant, Stiwell damages, $33S SO, with
interest from 7tb July 1913.
Monmouth Hart late Sheriff, ads. Asher Kers hut
Verdict confirmed, with costs.
Fran ~ Rross ads anthony .qrent.-Moton denied,
with liberty to defends to renew on other papers
Elisabeth Judah vs. Nm III. Acknowledgment for
plaintiff on demurrer defendant may withdraw de.
murrer and answer on payment of costs.
Before Judge Ulshoeffer-Frances Conner VS.. JohnW
Lason, and othersThis was also action to recover
damages for alleged assault and battery and false
imprisonment It appeared that, in ls45, the plaintiff
bosrded in family, the members of which belonged to
society in this city; that she after
got into difficulty with the family and wrote letters
to the President and Secretary Of the society charging
some Of them with breaking through the rules and
regulations of the society, &c these letters were
answered, and the plaintiff replied the reply
into Boyd's express but it seems that the direc
ton on the back of the letter iegbly writ
she found that Mr. Judson had not received the letter
in due course, made enquiries after it, at Mr. Boyds
Office; and 1t finally ascertaned that it left
at the office of Mr. Latson, who was then broker in
Wall street.-The letter carrier from iegbility Of the
writing not being able to distinguish the name of Jud
from Latson. IL further appeared that Mr.. Lat
opened the letter and read it, doubt thinking
that it was intended for himself and finding that It
contained some illusions to the temperance and
to Cough the celebrated temperance lecturer, whom,
it said about that time abducted and drugged
he refused to give It up and being strictly moral
perance it struck him that the writer Of the letter was
dangerous person, and that she must have had some
r-.Nk tolI ID ~
Coughs abduction; he therefore, felt 1t his duty to
communicate with the police authorities, and accord
pgly waited the Chief of Police read the letter.
and prevailed him to the plaintiff to be arrest
ed. Latson knew that she was in the habit Of calling
daily at Boyds Express office, to demand the letter.
and he induced the Chief to send down one of his
officers to wait there until che called, then to arrest
her. and bring her to the office Officer Leonard went
to Boyds by the Chiefs directions, and waited there
until the plaintiff came he then brought her to the
Office where she forciby detained as her counsel
dyes. from until o'clock, and very roughly used,
ousy written that 1t contained illusions to Cough,
about whom there was great excitement at the time
and the Chief Of Police thought 1t his duty to find out
who the writer In order that II there was any
plot connected with IT, the parties might be brought
Leonard went to Boyds express office, where he met
plaintiff, and politely requested her to go with him and
that he would give her the letter She went with him
ary to the Chiefs Office where she detained
for half hour, then allowed to depart. The Judge
harged the jury, who retired for short time and
brought in a verdict for the defendants
tice Edmonds-ha re John BSry's Petition for Habeas
Co,pus,-Opinion-I decide this case solely on the
ground Of the validity OF the agreement OF 7th June,
1888 the Supreme Court have twice held 1t to be void,
but the Court of Errors have twice reversed that dec
sion. In rs Wend both the Chancellor and Senator
Paige pronounce IL to be valid and theirs were the
only opinions delivered and all court except three
embers, agreed with them in the conclusion at when
they arrived. When the reported in ID Hill was
before the Of Errors Senators Porter and HOP
kins not only again declare the agreement vaie Su.
they also declare that such the decision OF tnat
court last resort In the former case am not az
supe rier tribunal and must therefore, hold that the
detention Of the child by Mrs. Barry is not illegal
CouRT OF OygR AND TERMINER, Sept. 5.-Before
Judge Edmonds Aldermen Hatfield and Stevens
Trial for Bf,yder-Themas Hayes respectable look
ing m. n was put his trial for the murder Of his
wife. with an adze, the 18th Of May last. The
clerk then proceeded to call the jury panel when the
following named jurors sworn Joel Kelly, VIM
Haeadorn, Samuel W arner James johnson, r.. Good
enough, ID. johnson, ID Earl and William Field. The
fer two hours to give time to summon fresh list Of
Jurors.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following named jurors were then sworn IWm
Robertson al Benjamin Tsllman, making in all ten
jurors The panel again exhausted aud the court
adjourned until 10 O'Clock this morning first making
order that fresh supply Of jurors should be sum-
moped
GyNERAL SESSIONS Sept 6-Before the hecoruer,
Aldermen Fitzgerald and Dodge. Jonas d rhhnps,
Eco, Assistant District Attorney Forfeited fecogn
zance Henry Wilson chsrged with petit larceny ana
assault and battery John Devins with the offence OF
public nuiance, and Charles Aokeriy with the crime
Of grand larceny not having appeared, their recosni-
W;Ilism Brown (oolored) was put forward charged
With steslps gold watch, chain, and seal the pro-
perty Of Mr. d s. whitney in the month OF July last
! ByvJAMrr S. WHITNEY testified that on the I'D July