New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-26
Interesting Legal Items.

The u S. Supreme Court decided the of the Clam
organ grant under which half million of acres Of land
claimed the State of Arkansas The decision is IN
favor of the Government and against the validity of the
claim The large tract country covered by it, therefore,
falls into the of the public lands and is subject to
sale and settlement
The PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger states that the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania has decided that the purchaser of
property at sheifs sale who acts by agent, is not
bound by the bid his agent it exceeds the amount to
which the principal authorized the agent to in bidding
The in which this doctrine laid down was one in
which the sheriff claimed the difference between
the of the agent and the price for which the property
subsequently sold second SALE after the prnci-
pal had refused take the property the price bid by
his agent at the first sale The Court decided that the
principal not liable for any of his agent which
done the latter in violation of the authority
delegated to him.
The Philadelphia Inquirer of the 10th inst, publishes
the opinion of Chief Justice Black in the of Coea
Lee which is important to business and
carriers 1t believed to have been the first decided
in Pennsylvania in which it is recognized the duty of
common carrier to take of goods while their
transit beyond the ordinary of safe stowage and
prompt and regular transmission although the Chief Jus
tce regards the law always having existed in the
way. point of Importance because of fire..
quent occurrence, is also decided, namely THAT any
limitation of the ordinary risk of common carrier must
be shown to have been agreed to by the party employing
him. otherwise it will be of value the carrier
though it be inserted in the bill of adng and the
cept for the goods"
LATER FROM NAssAu-By the arrival of the British
schooner Annie Sophia Captain Beeman have received
full files Of the Nassau Guardian and Bahama Herald tt
the 10th inst from which CLEAN the following items
The Governor of the Bahamas, John Gregory family
embarked the 10th inst in the Victoria for Phadel
tended with considerable ceremony, and procession
consisting Of the members of the Assembly dgnitaries
the Island and citizens generally escorted them thu
vessel.
An mmense turtle of the coraceous Species caugh
in the vicinity of Nassau the 18th of March. SINH
lar animal had captured days previous at Har
Dor Island They very rarely in those ATTITUDES
The total number of births the Bahamas, in 1851
reached 500 deaths in the same time, go. Of the
Deaths fever 43 of dysentery and Ia of con
sumption
The Legislature prorogued the 18th ut to thu
LIST of June. In his speech the occasion, Governo,
Gregory said
ain 1850 excluding all receipts from Turks Islands the
of stores and repayment Of advances and retaining
exports, of taxes and Of fees in public Offices
revenue amounted to f22027 willie in the year Just
passed it reached the Of f24270 thus exhibiting
improvement to the extent of fE243.
Il glad to perceive that the import duties alont
produced upwards of fl70O of this increase and the in
| ternal revenue very nearly $500
Now. when bear in mind that have so recent,
in 1850 given up in duties upon the expert of fruit ant
upon the tonnage of ships very nearly s13ooa year
think perfectly warranted in congratuating you OF
| the promising condition of the colony
Among the company present were the Spanish Ameri
and French Consus his Honor Judge Marvin of tn,
United States and the Rev s. H. Cox eminent Presby
| terrain Minister of Brooklyn N Y.
The Governor in letter to him dated the 18th ult
thus speaks of the proper time for those in search
health to visit the Island:
Let your valetudinarian friends leave America in tn
beginning Of October reach this the middle
that month and here let them enjoy beautiful eli
| mate during October, November December. January
return to America in June, and debut not they will ad
wise all their friends to follow their example in tn
succeeding autumn