The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-31
THE LAW COURTS.

Statistics or the Law Courts for 1853.
Some years since we established the custom Of pub
fishing the statistics OF Law Courts the business Of
which presents one Of the most important interest
Ing features OF our domestic In accordance with
that rule We this day spread before the readers OF the
INV York HERALD, statistical table Of the trans
actions Of the Courts during the year now about clos
ing will be seen BY the prodgous amount Of
which have been commenced continued and ended,
that the inhabitants OF New York very fond Of gA
ton, and fret rate customers Of the gentlemen the
legal profession.
There are less than twenty.thres different depart
ments, in the Old and New City Balls in whah law bust
ness 10 transacted including trial and argument Courts
Judges Chambers and United States Co ana
other Offices.
tits but Justice to the sveral clerks oher officials
to say that indebted to them for their
In he compilation Of the following tables well IS for
the uniform courtesy extended by them to Legal Rs
porter In facilitating him in procuring the opinions de
cons, and records Of the Courts Many very important
have been tried and uducAted during the year
1sbS-amongst which may mention the trials and &C.
quttas of the parties charged with having caused the
disasters to the river steamboats, Reindeer and Henry CLAW
the Injunction against the Common Council and their
being sdjudged guilty of contempt and though last not
least the extraordinary and astounding verdict in the
Fry case.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon Samuel Nelson IAN Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court the United StAes Presiding Judge of this
Court.
John W. Nelson Esq, Clerk.
Richard Z. stlwell Esq, Deputy Clerk.
The number Of suits At law commenced this
court during the year 1853 sixty fVe of whica
Der thirty five have been tried defaults and dscontn
ued, four.
In Equity thirty bills of complaint have been nlel
most Of which were for the infringement OF patents out
two discontinued.
In criminal forty -four bills Of indictment have
been found against persons for offences committed on
high Seas making and passing counterfeit con 60 Of
which number twelve have been finally disposed Of In this
court and nine RENTED to the District Court for TRIAL
leaving twenty three still pending Among that number
were two for murder-one acquitted and the other oon
vcted OF manslaughter, and sentenced to years i'm
prisonment The parties indicted for manslaughter on
beard the steamboat Henry Clay in July 1861 we're also
tried and acquitted
at the special term In Sept eber which was In session
twenty two days, Judge Nelson heard tnir , two ap.
psal in admiralty from the District Court and delivered
curing that time sixteen written opinions aif cmng
eghteeD reversing ten and Diminishing for irresu
laiy In the proceedings OF said thirty cases beard
tx appeals have hesn taken to the Supreme Court OF the
United States.
The case OF Thomas Kane an alleged fugitive from
justice from Ireland, claimed under the Ashburton
eafy was finally disposed Of by the Judge dischargng
the prisen nor
Among the important by Judges Nelson and Belts
~ thE court are thirty six decisions In refs to du
ties paid under protest to the Collector Of this port
decree has also been entered settling the Meth dis Eos
copal Church controversy.