Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-26
California Courts.

Sometime in December last, whilst Judge - was
giving his decision upon the admissibility of some
evidence one of the lawyers rose and said " Your
decision is perfectly ridiculous You just decided the
question the other way
JUDGE. fine YOU ten dollars for impertinenee
Counsel. Here is the ten dollars-(a Cat the same
time throwing gold piece of that denomination,
which lodged in his honor's bosom, and caused him
to inhibition before he could get his fne)
Some other question soon after arose; and whilst
the Judge giving his decision with becoming
gravity, the following scene occurred
Juror. Sherif-(not wishing to interrupt the
Judge)-go up to the City Hotel and bring me down
brandy cocktail and one of the best cigars.
Judge Sir, hadn't you better wait until am
Juror Certainly I'll watt but I'm most contour
dedly thirsty.
The juror then turned around to Col Weller, who
was associate counsel for the defence, when the fol-
lowing dialogue ensued:
Juror: Colonel, don't you know me? I'm from
Warren county Ohio, and was introduced to you two
years ago. by Tom Corwin, at the Pearl street Hotel
Cincinnati. | used to associate with gentlemen when
home, but here they put me on their internal uries
Col. W: Well. we will soon be through with the
case and you will be relieved. a..-s4ss
Juror: You used to be counted some in the way
of bear-fght, in Ohio and hope you will give the
lawyers, the other side, particular hell-they de-
serve it.
Col W. Oh, no A! we get along very peaceably I've
to determine under what iaav we are trying it.
Juror. "Why, the law of common sense-the only
law worth d-n anywhere"
The Colonels reply was lost to our informant, his
attention having been attracted by something else
equally interesting.
In arguing the case before the jury, of the
counsel for the defence after speaking Of the man
ner in which California had been acquired, &C., al
luded to the number of Spanish 1awbooks pro-
duced on the other side and exclaimed" his eye
in fine, frenzy rolling" Here sir, upon the virgin
soil of California with the meridian of the nine
teenth century shining upon u.s. we to be govern
ed by authorities, printed at Madrid, two hundred
years ago, and recently dug up by some legal anti
quaran, from the ruins of the Spanish lnqnistion
Win you, gentlemen of the jury, recognize this as
1awe'
Juror :: No-sir-ee-not by id sight" Ut
is scarcely necessary to say that the counsel soon
closed and the defendant gained his suit-)
REMEDY FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gum
Guiacum. one drachm; Sweet Spirits Nitro. three
do: Rhubarb powd cred, two do; Cream OF Tartar,
one ounce; Flour of Sulphur, two ounces; one Nut
meg. powdered all powdered, and mixed IN one
mint of clear Honey Dose Two large table spoon
fnlls Mt night and two in the morning. for the first
two DAYS after that one each day. till the mixture
is all taken.
pRoF1Ts OF THE PACIFIC STEAMERs.-A correspon-
dent of the N Y Sun says that the steamships run
ming between Panama and San Francesca carry on an
average $50 cabin passengers each way, at S9oO
each and $50 steerage passengers at each, thus
reaI;zinp sI65 600 The expenses do not exceed
e55 ZOO so that the profits of the voyage, IN passen
gors alone. are SIO9, 800 Add to this the freight
~ q (l0 and the total profit amounts to SII SUI