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

SCENE IN OoURr-IMMENsE ExcrrExENr-On
Monday evening an amusing though rather pointed
passage at arms took place between Recorder Sum
mers and Counsellor Field. When the case of the
fair but frail Jennie Gleeson was on the taps, 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. Having
slept over the matter the Re order took mis- seat Oh
the following morning. and the counsellor took
spiritual consolation. Eventually the cour sellor
took it into bis head to 60 before the Recorder aad
when there he 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, wDereupon the Recorder told MIN to
"hold on" And 90 the counsellor did hold on-in
sense different, however, from that intended
by the Recorder. This brought the blood to
the Becorder's face, and the ire to his bile, ani
bring ing bis knuckles down hard the desk before
him, ne ordered the counsellor TO be committed to
prison for twentyfour hours for contempt of court
The councillor here observed that since the present
Recorder had been presiding the court had gene.
rally been considered legitimate obje { Of con-
corder he said, "while 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 but ID
jackass." At this junctnre the R, corder abruptly
adjourned the Court, and springing from his ma
eisterial tripod, appeared determined to visit the
portly counsellor with touch Of the Len 1allonis.
The counsellor observing the raoid movement,
said, I'm ready for you, but II yon dare to lay
hand on me i'll kill yen as dead as Ill.," drawsog
=. the same time from under his vest a aietty
bulldog" as ever drove piece Of cold lead though
fellows bread basket. The police here ioterposed;
the Recorder returned to his seat, an the ooun-
seller was conveyed to prison to purge himself Of
his contsmpt.-Ntp Orieons True Data, dug. l6.
LATE PROM Rro.-Our latest dates ON Rio de
Janeiro, received via England, are TO July Z. We
learn that some Of the coffee dealers 1t Rio had
Withdrawn their stocks from the market. II Is also
stated that there continued to be extreme difficulty
In securing co<es suited to the United States mar.
ket- There were also but few vessels loading for
the United Ststes, and our supplies, therefore, are
likely 10 be limited for some time to come. But
two unengaged American vessels were In port The
shiT Dents to the United States for the month OF
June had been "A ,992 bags, and the shipments to
the same destination for the crop year ending June
30, were 29l2l6 bags less than for the preceding
FAMILY BwRPr AwAY.-Less than o week
ago child Of Paul M'Clnskey, residing near Shear.
Packard h Co.'s furnace. on Grand street, Died Of
cholera. The Daxt day NJ. M'Cluskey died, then
another child, and yesterday the only remaining
child, with its mother and aunt Thus . whole
family have been swept away by this relentless
Ess.iag xosrwal, Aug %.
PRoMsTSa FAMLY.-In Saratoga, on Monday, q
boy twelve years Of age, named Moor, was sent to
Tire county jail for stealing. In jaA he met bro
Their In confinement for crime; aso BROTHER In law
riting for che Grand Jury to investigate charge
. ~Iury. A sister of Moors (the wife Of the one In
III vr perjury Ia In ih- county poor house on the
har. 81 being prostitute aud vagrant. Another
ne os Tie family was arrested on Wednesday for |
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