The New York herald., 1851-10-18
United States District Court.
Decisions by Hon. Judges Nelson and Belts

APPEAL FROM TAXATION OF COSTS
was decided in this case both Judges this
decision) that suit in Admiralty a money demand
already due and payable under $50 but which with the
was rendered and upon which decree for more than
$50 given appealsbe under the acts Of Congress-
carried full costs The appeal dismissed on that point
but ordered that the bellant furnish the taxing oicer
satisfactory proof by adavit Of the amount OF dis
bursements for witnesses fees, &c.
Joshua CrdndeA respondent, Charles Cedrednd sftPu-
lao, ads Elias CropseyThe libelant obtained DEGREES
il this Court against the above parties and had the
duly docketted The defendant not having satisfied
them execution issued against the stipuator Charles
C,eavelsbd and levied his lands, situate In WI
amsburg Kings county The decree was not docketted
the transcript of it fled in that county On these
facts it moved for the stipuator to set aside the
ution the ground that by the law OF the state OF
New York no lien required on lands IN Kings county
The Court decided that judgments and DEGREES docket
ted in the United States Courts Of this district are liens
upon the lands Of the defendant situate within auy
county Of the district and that it not to
file transcript thereof in State office 1t was also
decided that the State statutes limiting the period of
lien applied to judgments and aecrees of the United
States courts but that the State act of May TO- lS40
describing what acts were necessary to be done to
ate make lien did not embrace those judgments or
DEGREES The motion denied, with costs
SiiGs f. Burrows ads. John Broun-This was suit by
foreign attachment The garnisnee the release OF
the defendants property from attachment entered into
stipulation, in the sum Of nine hundred do lars con
dtoned to pay the money awarded by the final decree
in the The decree was for sum exceeding nine
hur dred dollars The sipulater paid the hbenant the
$500 moved the Court thereupon that the stipua
tion be cancelled The beant insisted that by Rule
of the Supreme Court the stpulstor bound to salts
fy the entire decree 1t decided (both Judges
curing In the decsion that the obligation Of the spu
lator limited to the sum of nine hundred dollars,
named in the bond. As surety, be could not be COM
PEELED to pay more than the amount named in ns en-
gagement.
Before Hon Judge Judson.
Der. 16-IHe Cuban EIpeditionsts. O'Sulvan
one of the charged with Lewis and 5esspger
being concerned in fitting out the Cleopatra for
invasion of the island Of Cuba attended in court this
morning with his counsel Mr.. T. b. Cutting, on behalf
Of the defendant applied for postponement Of the
trial in consequence of the absence Of material witness
He also rppled for commission to examine General
Gonzalez, without whose testimony it would be ursafe
for his clients to go to trial The District Attorney
pesred the part Of the government and after 1t had
been decided TO postpone the till December next
ntimated that the United States should have the power
TO cs the trial at any time unless Mr. 0Con the
present surety o the accused extended his ba to the
December term.