The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-04

The April Term Of tho Law Courts.
The April tsrm Of the State Courts Of this city win
commence to-dsy-ths nrst Monday Of the month-and,
that of the United States Courts to morrow Tuesday.
and two Of the Common Pleas whore the calendars
still very heavy, Notwithstanding the number Of
that have disposed Of On the calendar Of the
Superior Court made up for the ensuing three months
there than nine hundred and thirty for
trial before the Notwithstanding six actions
against the Mayor and Corporation Of New York, nine
against banks twelve against railroad companies thirty
six against insurance companies and seventeen against
various other public institutions.
The great number Of suits in which insurance
panies are defendants shows their leve of litigation and
this poneness Of Of those institutions to contest
almost every claim made against them fer losses by FIRE
and death doubt deters many persons from investing
their money In other Offices where the companies act
with honor and punctuality.
The business of the Court of Oyer and Termner which
also this day. before Judge Edwards and AL.
dermen Doherty and Peck, win be very serious. There
are less than six murder cases for trial including
those of Thomas Nearey for the murder Of his wife, Pat
rick Fitzgerald for similar crime. and Louis De Corn
the recent murder Of Eugene Melville at the corner o.
Greenwich and Reade streets
In the United States Circuit Court which win be opened
on Tuesday before Judge Nelson the Of the exadi.
ton of Thomas Kane charged with shooting with intent
TO kill and claimed by the British government as fug
tive from justice in Ireland will be brought up the mat
having been sent back by the Court of Appe LIS for
re- hearing We trust there will be such excitement
the last OCCASION and such scene enacted az
there the removal of the prisoner from the Court
to the Tombs, when the police savagey assaulted
with stones by desperate mob The sagacity Of Chief
Matse WILL however, provide against similar onslaught.
In accordance with the established practice the Grand
Jury will be empaneeo in the Court of Sessions and all
criminal where the parties not already indicted
will be submitted for their action In capital Ones
bill being found will be transmitted for trial to the
Court of Oyer and Terminer For trial the Generar
SESSIONS there several grave Of felony the
higher degrees the eoce reports having lately exhibit
ed larger number than usual Ct violence to per-
sons stabbing, highway robbery, and atrocious
case rape for which four persons in custody
The charge Of burglary against the two policemen will.
possibly be brought to trial All these, together with
an ordinary number of grand laroenes &C. win be dis
posed of here.
the regular routine the Recorder would preside dur
ing the coming term, but being still engaged in the in
yestigation Of the charges against the Common Council
Judge Bebee will occupy his place. The Aldermen in
rotation Messrs. Ward Denman Of the Fifteenth
and Sixteenth wards.
Towards the close of the last term Alderman Smith, by
his counsel pressed for trial the Indictment pending
against he had declined to exercise his functions
til the charge had been and disposed but the
engagements of the District Attorney precluded the pos
sibty Of then proceeding and is than probable
that the higher Court of Oyer and Terminer being stimuli
taneously in session may lead to the result
Mr. Blunt has, however, most able and efficient repre-
sentative in his assistant Mr. A. Oakley Hail. and it is to
be hoped the public, who almost anxious the
defendant may be gratifed by the trial being had.
The annexed is the calendar of crime returned by
Mr.. Edmonds, the keeper of the prison =