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Chittenden County Court L.

FHtRsnhY, Maytt.
In Smith ITndly md trustees ,ncn,iorcd in Tue,-
days report there was verdict Pr M, pI,ir,+r
whconb - W. C. n. n. Co., Acti.-, .-u mo cs,o
for so ncgligcntly coustructin, culvori Tat tho
plaintiff. land was o,crplowcd. N"rdie, Gov
plaintiff Mack, aiualley and Hill for the plainna
Phelps Chittcrdcn for the defendant
Jones -. Brisc., A'.unp.t IN a promi cory noto
The r,fc continued on trial. to await tho r. suit
ola CO In 'haicrry relating t. tho srmo matter
Mr.. Maynard, and Mr.. Edmund. for tho plaintiff
Nj. Brssa snd Mr.. French for tho defendant
Fold 4 Go, =. sherwood Action Tor net keeping
property attached. Phelps 4 Clittondon and Mr.
, Edmund. for the plaintiff. Mr.. Mack and Mr.
/ Bailey for the defendant.
No other Jury will b. tried until Mon1ny y,
when Judge Peck viii continuc the business Of tho
1 term. To-day aud tomorrow will hc occupied by
Judge Poland in tr;in- coutt case. in which jude
Peck cannot sit
last evening Chancellor Peek decided the con-
! tempt case. The motion for commitment WASH mai,
against Oscar A. Burton, Henry r. Campbell Lava
ter White. Elijah Root, David To- suslloy, John n
| Campbell, W. II. Flngr, and j. G. Rabbit. for d,
breach Of an injunction granted in the case of villa,
/ & Pii't =. The Il. 4 H. Il. r. Coz en- IT, Co.
/ Oscar 4. Burton, Henry r. Campbell Iavatcr
/ White, and Elijah Root Tho injunction wa. issued
by tho Clerk of the Court, upon order in fact for
that purpose made by the Chancellor. but it did not
rtcitc refer to such ORDER or in terms state that
the Chancellor had ordered an injunction. The in
Junction commanded the defendants, their agents,
&C. 20 dc-it from all further interference with the
| Francis >al'us, and from all mole'tation Of the
orators in the possession thereof
After the service Of the injunction upon all the
defendants except Campbell who absent, the
bont taken and kept from the orators by virtue
Of writ Of rcrCyin in favor Of II. X Campbell
against The agents Of tho orators in possession and
the Satus was b'ockpdcd at the Harbor, by sinking
two other steamers outside Of her, under a CLAIM,
that the injunction void its face and also
that if valid it did not restrain tn. bringing Of re-
| pleyn suit.
The Chancellor decided that II. r Campbell was
was not guilty, "a ho absent when the affair
, CURED, and did not affirm it when it came to his
knowledge-thnt Flags and Rabbit not proved
to have participated in the brenchthst the I'M june
ton was valid and regular and that it equally
breach Of it, TO disturb the possession of the
tors under replcvin,-tbat John y. Campbell, Bur
ton, Root and White, were guilty Of breach Of it
after notice q i's existence and that the act of
Mr. smacy, in goiEg scyond tho giving of his
opinion counsel as its tSladty and advising tn,
l. net. Of breach, could not be justified in his chara-
n ter Of counsel and that he was also guilty.
1t was ordered that the respondents remove th-
blockade and restore the boat to tho orator. wthir
!, fortyeght hours. and pay tho damage. occasioncd
l. by hc breach and the c"st- Of this proceeding Thu
respondents moved for appeal. but the Chanccllo
r Unlimited hi. doubt whether appeal could b.
r taken and tho same i no, yet allowed. The cas-,