New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-03-14
Law Courts.

ssPERIoR CoURT-Before 3 fun Beneh-D eli Ions
JIn<, Bison Va Jacob Lutte 4 Co-This an action Of
trover the value Of 80 shares Of Erie Railroad
stock PLEDGED with ae..r' J. Co a. '1es 1 Tor pP,e
case Of default &c. In few days sfterwHd PLAINTIFF
.seot wished 10 take up the note and receive back the
on The ID Jan 1876 which time positive demand was
made, when Msssrs l.. K Co. offered to re.TansfW 50
but Of the stock called converted stock said
70 be considerably less in the market than the original
Plaintiff refused 70 take It, and brought suit aud obtained
verdict for the 50 shares IS per cent the value Of the
original the sd Jan subject to the opinion OF the
Court The defence principally that the note being
trey 1T The Court held although the note is
demand borrower has night to reasonable notice Yer
Edzads. Ianes Matuai Alliance Insurance Company
On policy o. insurance for s4oOc on the ship New
York In Feb 1896 return voyage from London TO the
United sistes She sprang leak aud had to put into
ssysl, where she was condemned IS unsesworthy and
could not be repaired at Fsysl Verdict wa given for
plaintiff To bring the within the clause Of the policy
the vessel being unsound there must have been an
unmxed case Of rotten OF upsonndnes which was not
Horulaad dspnuaH suTe'tes, &c ads Charles Oatleg-
the saouot Of verdict against John Baker trinidad Cuba
doing under the practice Of the Court IL appears,
in this respect and although judges Oakley and Wander
peel considered that the rule had become obsolete Judge
Ssrdfod before whom the last trial had, without
jury felt that the Court bound by it, and defend
ants notice 10 good faith to carry the up on ex
eeptions they should be allowed to do As motion
that the judgment be retained hen that would not be
proper under the circumstances. The defendants are
known TO be perfectly responsible and although they
subject like all others to the vicstude trade should
remembered the be ssued snd the
decided vi,h'o mooth Proeeedinson Judgment stayed
Chsf Justice Oakley said soon as the course of prsc
cs gets somewhat settled the Court intends thoroughly
Hsansnd ct al We. MeLavsll,n-Sane Va Psugsst 90
Judgment for defendant.
Cousr or COMMON PLEAs-Deci.ions-Htsst G.
Douglass George Esaso.-Actiou for saLder-Moiion
u defendant to be admitted to common bsi personal OBJ
nsstion oply) SLOWED.
eognirsncs BY Mr. for John Murphy, for assault and
battery. Judi n,ent vsestsd.
Other decisions appeal. NC.
ESCAPE FROM THE STATE PRIsoS-Four prison
escaped from the State Prison at Charsssown, This
morning. through wooden drain canal, which leads
from the interior OF the prison the water tbs outside
The end Of this canal y. sawed oa pTobaby By some &C
down ard allowed free esress which was taken
1y .sS hour .0oR ah ss a, sn aes
Francis Smith, aes Brseonier who escaped about yea
hoa.e This two lstsr were recsptared Adam. and Bra
confer are still At large. Boston Trsv. llth.
Wreck OF THE SLooP JIM LoSG.-The Gamer
r. A. Ogden, Capt Kerenevs when on her passage frsg
this port 10 Montgomery, the morning of the 21h M
met with the wreck OF the soop Jim Long Cat
Island and rescued who elingng 10 Il, by the
name OF Tandelier He was almost exhausted from eN-
posure and hunger having been IN that situation for three
days and nights The corpse Of man named Jack lowoer
who had died the night before found dashed 10 the
wreck Capt Serchevs carried the surviving Mr. Tsnde
Her 70 Moslle. N. O. Commercial Buietia, 81.
boat Wayne was entirely consumed by FIRE At NewbeIn
c. on TIE 9th inst She had Just returned from smith
held aud had among her number " casks OF tor
pentinsA In passing between vessel and Of the
wbsryes ore OF the casks struck the vessel and
stove The sPifts upon the deek OF the steam
boat and over her side ana The when the cash
Stove. OF the hsnds the act OF throwing
overheard the ire which the spts nosng 90 the
surface Of the water, aaC In instant eommu 10
the boat The passengers saved Loss about goo
LAND sLIDE-A great quantity of land gave
gay DARING the psst few days the south side Of Mount
Adams between the Reservoir and PssoossL known a.
Widows Orchard The avalanche Ia about 200 feet in
width and 500 In length. This immense body OF earth
aiding Thursday last snd has oontin led
TO descend gradually since The Unavoidable result
will cause the destruction OF four dwellings; one by Wm
Trobridfe valued Of 81 600; one BY Bockner j. smith
valued at tsoo; one by WIN. Morton valued al $500 !,
10 ppossd his calamity caused by large smount Of
earth having been removed from the stone quarry shove
lCincinnati Chronicle, sth-
ATrExfr AT MURDER.-Capt. Smith Of the Bel
fat chip Charlotte a. New-Oreans had alteration
with his Mate the I'd instant when the latter drew
knife and stabbed hm Ia tho SIDE The steward. IN 81
tempting TO rescue him. received several severe wounds
lie arrested and committed Capt Smith lies In a
very pr.earioas state
FIR AND ROBBERY IN LAScAsTER.-The tailor
shop Of d. Havey in Lancaster, Mass broken iuto
on Tuesday nisht and robbed Of So goods and
hsn o., GA 70 and burnt " the ground