The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-05
Law Intelligence.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CoURr-Before Judge Nell
This action brought by the plaintiffs against the
defendant collector Of this port, to back
the difference between 80 and 40 per cent on s7oon
appeared the plaintiffs imported quantity Of glass
tunblers in 1s4s; in passing through the Custom
cent duty charged the plaintiffs paid the excess of
duty under protest. and seek to it back,
the ground that the tumblers were plain glass the
whether nder the description Of the article in the act
OF Cor grese which the action brought the
tumblers were plain or CUT The jury found verdict
for the defendant.
CouRr OF SPECIAL SESSIONS Nov. 8 - Before the Re-
oorder, and Aldermen Fitzgerald and Crolius.-About
to sundries acts of violence against persons
petty thievipg, sc, sc. The court in good
bur and the convicts for the most part, got Off
with the Zig htest sentences. The in most of
the cases was " drunkenness and incompeteney" to
Judge of right or wrong
Jane Smith was tried for stealing three dollar hill
from Edward A. Brown. 1t in evidence that
Jane and Brown had been holding private converse
ton in the street JAMES hands got cold and she OBJ
tanned permission Of her friend to put them in
his pocket, to get them warm She got rid of
her cold fingers, and strange to tell Edward got rid of
his t, dollar bill at just about the eame time. Sus
picions were certainly somewhat against Jane but as
the gallant Edward did not appear in court to give
his testimony. she was acquitted the court advising
her to find some other place to warm her hands in
James Gallagher alias Pat Merwin was brought be.
fofe the magistrates to answer to a charge Of
having stolen piece Of pig iron from the side
walk, in one of the streets near the East River.
James is the Oldest regular customer at the Court
of Special Sessions, having been, off and on serv-
ing the city the last twenty years When he was
first introduced he black haired staworth vaga
bond and as good natured a thief need be- The
chances in fact, were that unless he caught by
some one who knew him. his little failing would go ua-
punished for his infinite good humor would laugh him
through and he would joke the sufferer until he let up
that is refused prosecute. Pat has got to be
white haired but he illlooks hearty and good ma
tured When appealed to, this morning, to say whe.
Their he was "guilty" or " not guilty" he ssoutly
elaine d he whitest innocence
PsIsoNER-Oh. yer 'oner was Just going along the
street when seed the bit of iron lying there an ov
coorse picked 1t up, just as another honest man
would take up anything that was of value to him
AID CRoLIus.-Why, Patrick, you've been picking
up things for the last twenty years amt you tired
Of it yet!
PRisoNER-Long' life til yer 'oner, an on me word
now. its q long time since ] here before; NAV it
please yes that's the truth Probably he had been up
to Backwell's Island for a long term) Gallaghers
picking up propensity procured him sentence of
fixty days imprisonment on Blackwes Island. Next
Tuesday being election day there will be no court
d. therefore Friday next will bring the culprits of
weeks gathering before the bar Of Special Sessions