The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-06
Court OF General Sessions.
RNfoya pis Houor the Reco-orr.

AUGUST 5No business Of great i'm portauce trans
acted in thi court to-day Ths tried sisted Of
three ATcepies The prisoners in most cases,
victed, sBd will be sentenced to morrow.
The Eighteenth Wa d Rioters In this case tbs counsel
for Henry GrcgsD the prosers presented ids
Wit for reductoa Of bail xsd by the police magistrate
The defendant, he raid wss poor man and could not
get bail to he amount OF 000 WHILE at the time
If 1t reduced to $500 he could get it, Mr. Halt the
Assistant DsTiot Attorney SAID if the afidAvits
true he would agree have the bail reduced there
was no use in letting q remain in prison whom hs
could be bailed out His Honor tie Recorder, did not
inclined to reduce the ball. 1t not his custom
to interfere with the police magistrates La thef business
but he would inquire iuto the present case ~ould
give bis decision ia the morning.
Grand Larceny -TSo men, named George Miller and
John Burns found guilty Of srsno larceny, for hsv
ug stolen two ssts Of harness from Patrick McBsde
said that although Bures WAS connected In tie crine,
still he quite Is bad rascal as Miller The court
Miller to be imprisoned in the State prison for
three yesrs Buns whom he looked upon with csmency
was sentenced 70 be i'm prisoned for t~o years,
&eohng Butter "A young man named James Fisher
was placed vt the bar charged with stealing quantity
Of butter from Mr. Brady It appeared from the evi
depce that the young man, in company with another
broke into the cellar Of the complainant and took the
butter cut Of tubs; but while making of with the
property caught by tbs police The jury convicted
the prisoner Of petlt larceny.
indictment charging him with setting ae 70 carriage
the property Of Levi Adams OF Harlem The pri sonefs
mitigation of sentence. The prisoner then Anded
Mdnsldaghter-A man named Alexander Patterson vas
then pceo at he BAR charged with causing tae death
OF Matthias Wallis the 4th Of jul, last by shooting
him accidentally with musket.
Peter Carney being sworn, dsposed that he lived in
Eighth street, the 4h OF July last he the prsonsr
with o gun his shoulder, the deceased, Wallis was
walking alongside of him. ~hon tho gun went off within
th,es inches Of his eye knocking him down and killing
him deceased in the act Of paseipg him when the
gun discharged could no. tell whether the gun
cocked not when the fsll witness to him
and lifted him of the ground Witness told Patterson
that be mad shot man. and Patterson replied that me
hsc. but II ACCIDENT The defendant arrested
and convey ed TO Eeeex Market
The District A,ors ~ then reed the medical testimony
Of tas ply sican of the CITY Hospital who depoed that
tho was blown out and that the deceased
fingered fsuy days, and died on the 9th of
July Thel Injuries yecsyed caused the desth of
fence up the evidence and pleaded In strong
ierms for the accused, whom he said WAS q little
intoxicated at the time. He also supposed that the
gun discharged by fire cracker falling into the
pan Of The mnsket The jury in this case. after
consideration rendered verdict Of guilty, with strong
vss Then remsnded until Saturday (this day..
Assault NTH Intent TO kiu AN Italian named Victor
irg a countryman OF his named Philip Corseau 1t APP
pared frocr the evidence, that from Of
lousy the prisoner shot the complainant in the face with
. loaded pistol which wouGded him slightly 10 the chin
The prisoner who Is old said that this plain
ant bed TIN eatened TO kin him, AID supposinx that he
was abopt 10 do him bodily on the night of the
assault be accordingly fired the pistol In self defence
The jury in this cese, after few moments deberanon
rsncered verdict of mot guilty"
butiness of the day completed Tse Court then ad
journed until this day Saturday at IL O'Clock.
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FLOOD IN Bucks COUNTY, PA severe storm
swept over Bucks county, Pa on Monday night, the
25th ult., flooding Tobickon, Pine Run, North
Branch, and Tinicum creeks higher than they were
known before for many years, and doing large
amount OF damage. The Delaware division OF the
Pennsylvania Canal was broken in some few place5,
and navigation suspended but the injury was expect
ed to be repaired by yesterday, whom the water
woud be Immediately let in and navigation resumed.
Along the creeks, bridges were carried on, swine
drowned, and much injury was done to crops, fences,
&c. This same storm caused q freshet IN the river
schuykil which rose eight feet perpondicuary, in
consequence OF which recent supplies OF hydrant
water have been unusually muddy. Along the iowa
menan creek. In Montgomery, great deal of fence
was borne OIL Philadelphia Gasdte, dug
MAINE COMMISSIONER TO THE WORLDS FAIR
Governor Crosby OF Maine, has appointed Elliot
powdotn for the State OK M ,iuc To tho