The New York herald., 1851-12-08
Supreme Court-Spceiai Term.
Before Hon. Judge Mitchell.

THE APPLICATION FOR MANDAMUs AGAINST THE
BOARD or COUNTY cANvAssKRs-swEARISG ON
DEC s-In the oass Of Chatnsd against tAs Bosra
Of County Csnvasrs order granted last saturday
should not ssus to compel them to count the votes Of
the second district Of the fouesnth ward Mr. Lorsnxo
shsp.sd moved 70. q; plaintiff in sss On sa.v II:
he VS. ono the three Inspectors Of that ct
the Late general election Of the city Of New YORK; that
Of ,Ss AZ November to The cosins at sunset there
cast 4Ol voter for the once OF Attorney 0enerl
Pr,cs and f.se 6mor. Who W.p.
the legally chosen inspectors for the district made
orens statement Of the votes cast and certified it
within twenty hours after the subscription OF the
origins ststsmspt and certificate ONe being Chairman
Of the Inspeotors delivered the TO James H. Bard,
the board Of County Csnvssssrs Mr. shspsrd's own
s~avit stated that he attended meeting the Board
!. .~nnsy ossvasss.. on the 2lst November and that
tho supervisor OF the Fourteenth ward produced tho
nisetes, nentionsdin 0Neps sfdavt, the purpose
Of having the votes cast In sad ward for the candidates
into considerAton the question whether they should
estimate and make such statement Of the votes 90 cast
fused to receive the original statsmsnt Of the votss
that dtriet and he COUNSEL believes they to
ing that district Counsel argued ct csnsidershs snsti
in support Of biz motion, and was followed on the
On. hs part Of the Board Of County Canvasssrs, Mr.
Willard resisted the application the ground that the
votes Illegal and that In point Of % the Board Of
ence and therefore .uondomus could not issue srains
them In the nrst place. the inspectors and
acted in that district nste.d Of three and the III W.
kept open thhtyone minutes after sun down. person
was allowed to act inspector and to receive ballots
regular inspectors the return of votes and pro
sented to the County Uanvasse incorrect in every
chairman Of the Ward Csnvasers tske charge Of bis re
turn but took 1t away with himsef and returned It to
the County Clerks office ON the next day, altered.
havt IN wnaAA al aNA 49,
erssures; and the poll list was not returned to the
County Clerk until 10 O'Clock next day ssr the return
stated that the inspectors them having
gone homo for three four hours the was
conpetsd and the other two had ceased their I.Secs
Of VIM. g Mclaughlin states that on going to the pou
be took up By accident and opened book supposed TO
Bible Testament though Abel Price the nspec
tors pointed out the beck him (Mr NsLoughlinj e
the which they had used 70 sduinkter tns osths
on Mclaughlin subsequently procured . Bible Me-
Loughns smdavt then TO state that about ten
o'clock n Price and Gilmore left tss poll, and de-
ponent was sworn IN inspector by ONen and the
turn of the absent inspectors be then ac but
ct their request he returned again and thsr absence
oSe % ii. sss that Il: Book
was brought to him by policeman, and be believed to
be Bible, and the inspectors and psrsons cha
lenged on 1t, and continued to do up to 9r A. n.
when IL discovered by Mclaughlin not to be Bible
The additional affidavit OF Abel Price states that the
tain the gospels, but book entitled Onendor6s
new Method Of Learning to Read Write, and speak
French By }: Jswett The srgument Of the case
on the same side with Mr. willard Decision reserved.
Drc. 6-Ths Judge said that he should defer al the
causes until nsxt motion day except those that involved
special necessity for hearing this day Ali not
moved would keep their place on the calendar. The
Counsel for the Corporation moved for confirmation Of
the report Of Commissioners Of Estimate in the nsttsr
Of opening sixty first street which granted Couns
also moved for the appointment Of Commissioners OF
Estimate for opening ll9th street. and named VIM O.
Miledollef, Peter B. Sweeney, and VIM. Mathews On
the part Of the Nicholas c. Everett and Aaron
c. Boon. The Court then selected from the two lists
the following gentlemen - commissioners, ", g. Mile
doller, u. Swseney, and N. q. Everett.