New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

aI communications from heads of Departments we're
M.,ved converting much useful but no very important
SmatiOn.
he Board of Councillors elsO held meeting but did
business Of Importance.
AsREsr OF ALDERMAN STURTEvASr.-The remittmus
n the Court Of Appeals confirming the order OF Judge
H. of Superior Court sentencing Aid Sturevant 70 fine
~ imprisonment for disobeying an Alderman the in
&eion prohibiting him and others from voting on the
TO.dway Railroad grant mpri.onmsnt being specially
posed as to Aid for remarks in relation to the issuing
dbe njunction) having been forwarded to Mr. Hilton,
ope of the counsel for plaintiffs in the the latter caused
Mo be handed to the Sheriff to be served upon AID ).
Yesterday the Sheriff took Aid Sturevant into custody we
Understand on the order and he was conveyed to Eddye
Prison but subsequently brought out by habeas corpus,
nd accompanied by Sheriff OTser taken before Justice
cbmch who directed that AID be submitted to the Gus
bdy Of Deputy Sheriff vule pending the hearing Of the
t Of habeas corpus which is to take place goth inst
REMOVAL OF LAW COURrs-The Circuit Supremel
Court owing TO the loss of its Court ROOM viii occupy,
p1t week. the of first part of Common Pleas. The
court will commence there before Judge Morris and jury
on Monday
For the Supreme Court, arrangement has been
made we understand, by which it is TO occupy for
he present the southerly or Park side Court Room
Of the Marine Court, in the third story of large
hulding-together with the General Term room Of said
Court, opposite, and probably two other rooms
b the same building.
The Marine Court will retain its other rooms
The Court of Sessions will give up of its court
md chambers in second story Of said building Cham
st. side to the Superior Court for General and Special
ms rooms and resume for the present for one branch
" it, Court their old Court at the Halls Of Justice
The General Term of the Superior Court will be held
,bOye instead of in the City Library had been an
npupced
Ne Special Term Of the Supreme Court has adjourned to
a ssh inst when Judge Mitchell viii hold said Court in
room procured in Chambers st. directly opposite the old
csion over De Mott Office Judge Clarke of said Court
bin hear motions in Chambers to day and at his Office No
4 JOhnst
The Superior Court General Term, will be held in the
(iy Library Room, opposite the sheriffs Office in the
Aan building City Hall
The Speca Term Superior Court will be held in the Re
rdrs Office second story of the new large building East
N The building destroyed. The trial terms of the Court as
before will be held in the of the Boards of Alder
ben and Councilmen, City Hall
n The U s. Circuit and District Courts will be held in their
Blew rooms large building Those Courts met yesterday
3brenoOn and adjourned TO Tuesday at which time Judge
Belts at Circuit will probably insh the ciectment suit which
fas been before him for day or two and Wednesday,
st adjourn probably will also the District Court to the
Tuesday following.
The United States Marsh. is endeavorng to obtain Offices
ff the different department. of the United States Court but
a yet been able 10 do So lie DESTROYS Of procuring
location Immediately in the vicinity of the Court rooms
and have all the offices that is his own the Judges Cham
bers s District Attorneys Offices andthe Clerks Offices
of the u S Circuit and District Courts located in the
same building
The Office of the Corporation Attorney is at No. Is
Chambersst
The Commissioners of Emigration may be found at No
SAG Pearlst
correspondent at Whtookvlo states that the Harlem
Railroad Company have cattle perin the depot there
the thstpope passing by danger OF being
crushed TO DEATH one man was very recently, being
tcsught in this narrow trap by the express trains.
To THE LADIEs-A few days since gentleman found a
porte monnsie which he advertised as containing small
Of money The first day be received calls from six la
dies who had each lost small sam OF moneyfrom twenty
five dollars to fifteen cents; the second day, from two gen
emen and the third day from two other ladies neither Of
whom Fortunate to the found treasure but
NEARLY all Of whom lost their money in omnibus show
that ladies very careless ofher purses and that the
pnnibuses infested with pckpOekets who find tae
depth Of ladys pocket easier to fahom than that of gen
quenng public places should beware of ostentsons
display of wealth to excite the cupdy Of any apparently
gtntemany looking who may sit beside them, and
Place their porte monnaes in places sacred from pro
fne intrusion.
ATTENTION is called to Appleton Clearance Sale to be con
linued this afternoon at O'clock from their old stand No
200 Broadway The collection of Paris editions TO be sold
j, very extensive and valuable.
Contracts FOR CLEANING SrREETs-Ihe following ARE
the Contractors with their surees communicated TO the
Board of Councillors aeeaby to resolution by the Super
intendent of Streets and Lamps last evening;
h DisrrictJohn B. More contractor $500; seem
rites James Hume and James Robnson foE $50 go
Dir.Poter Shaw contractor, amount 10000 securities
John Pettnew and NJ. C. Story. $780,.
De- Wip.ns and Levi. Dodd '''
IVA Dsrei~JoSn Lsncb contractor amount $4,000 securities
james Russell and J. L. Pinckney.
Contracts, el23,ooO. Security $4,000
Chester Jennings the we'll known and popular hos Of
The old City Hotel died yesterday q. the AstorHouse
gentleman well acquainted with the deceased says;
When Rrs; knew Mr.. Chester Jennings, he was ser
want in the City Hotel maker Of fires and he attended TO
the blaskng Of boots and the boot The Hotel wa:
them kept by Mr. Gibson Mr. jennings first promoted
head waiter in the dining and then 10 the bar and
assistant in the office. On the retirement Of Mr. Glib
sn under the patronage OF Mr. Weeks and Mr. Astor the
oEners Mr.. Jennings became the proprietor, and the
Hotel established its excellence and gained its
ncsn all the United States then the best Hotel in
The Union In conjunction with the famous Mr.. VIII
lard" the Hotel bad highly prosperous years. and both
retred with handsome competency Mr. Jennings then
usied Europe and during his absence revulson hap
psned In the financial affairs Of this country which some
what impaired his fortune On his return be induced
oy Mr.. Astor to become its proprietor again, and then
aSan with Mr.. Willard assistant the Hotel again
repaired bis foranes and then he retired to private Ife
eno DO has been since that time when in the City an In