The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-27

SCENE IN OouRr-IMMENsB ExcrTExEyr.-On
Monday evening an amosing though rather pointed
passage at arms took place between Recorder Sun
mers and Counsellor Field. When the case of the
fair but frail Jennie Gleason was on the tapis aud
when the case was closed, and the Recorder simply
fined the accused the counsellor protested against
the act a. On outrage on public justice. HaviDg
slept the matter the Re order took mis- sea. Oh
the following morning, and the counsellor took
spiritual consolation. Eventually the couu selor
took 1t into bis head to 60 before the Recorder and
when there be asked permission TO make motion.
Leave being granted, he launched out into run
ming commentary on what he was pleased to con-
slider the Recorders Illegal act Of the previous
evening, wnereupoA the Recorder told MIN to
"hold on" And 90 the counsellor did hold on-in
: sense different, however, rom that Intended
by the Recorder. This brought the blood to
the Recorder's face, and the ire to his bile, ana
bine ing his knuckles down hard on the desk before
him, he ordered the counsellor 70 be committed to
prison for twenty hours for contempt Of court
The counsellor here observed that since the present
Recorder had been presiding, the court had gene
rally been considered . legitimate obe 1 Of con-
temst; and then, shaking his finger at the Re.
coTder, be said "wbile clothed in your little brief
authority you may play after this fashion your
fantastic tricks but the time will come when shall
meet You on equal terms, and then shall have NV
revenge for CONSIDER you to be nothing hut ID
jackass." At this junctnre the r. corder abrup.,
adjourned the Court, and springing from his ma
gisferial tripod, appeared determined to visit the
portly counsellor with touch Of the Lsr Tailonis.
The counsellor observing the rapid movement,
sid, Pm ready for you, but II you dare to lay
band on me i'H kali you as dead as h-li," draw,ug
~ the same time from under his vest ~ ofetty
bulldog" AZ ever drove piece OF cold lead through
fellows bread basket. The police here interposed;
the Recorder returned to his seat, ani the ooua-
HellOr was conveyed to prison to purge himself Of
his contempts-Ntp Orleans True Delta, dug. l6.
LATE PROM Rso.-Our latest dates from Rio de
Janeiro, received via England, are to July 7. We
learn that eome Of the coffee dealers ct Rio had
Withdrawn their stocks from the market. II Is also
stated that there continued to be extreme difficulty
In securing coftes suited to the United States mar
kek These were also but few vessels loading for
the United Ststes, and our supplies, therefore, are
lkely 10 be limited for some time to come. But
two unengagcd American vessels were In port The
shiI Dents to the United States for the month OF
June had been a .9s2 bags, and the shipments to
the same destination for the crop year ending june
30, were 2942I6 bags less than for the preceding
crop year.-BakiwoSe american.
FAMILY gwKPr AwAY.-Less than q week
ago child Of Paul M'Cldskey, residing near Shear.
cholera. The next day M. M'Cluskey died, then
another child, and yesterday the only remaining
child, with its mother and aunt Thus whole
family have beea swept away by this relentless
Ese.iag Io.r~aI, aug. 2s.
PRonsIxa FAnrLY.--In Saratoga, on Monday q
boy twelve years Of age, named Moor, was sent to
ire county jail for stealing In jan he met bro.
ther, In confinement for crime; alec BROTHER law
1iting for che Grand Jury to investigate q charge
iii vr perjury "a In ths county poor house the
har. 81 being prostitate and vsgrant. Another
ne Of tte family was arrested on Wednesday for
raltciou >mitchief The father Is lsboripg m an,
what Given {, indulgence in spirituoVs LIQUORS,
ut not osht.N WYE yic'ously inclined.