The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-31

Statistics Of the Law Courts for the Year 1855.
In sooordasos with . rule arss essabliahsd BY The
HERALD some ysArs sinos and subsequently, inflated by
other Journals, We nov ny before readers, - scCu
rAtsly be Asosvained up The present time, the
statistics Of me law courts OF city The proceedings
in halls of Justice form, perhaps, Of the most In
porast and most Interesting branches Of the local nts
gepce reported for NE general pswspaper reader Thsss
reports snbraos matters q importance 70 al classss Of
he communty-shs merchant the trader, mechanic, n-
vcntor aad accused The importer and exporter,
NE husband md wiie, parent and chd-n Acs an psr-
sons, non uns v time, viii IN shs tsaasasasas a
ne NV courts some nsslseoos 70 interest thsa- We
have therefore. invariably devoted reasonable spaos
Of NE HmAIp ~ Ne rspsrs 81 legal intslliesnos.
10 tAs several officials, whose Names ere attached 70
ne respective dsparsnsats, and tssr sssisaAns, We
asknovsdgs our n6ssssdns fos the oourssass srtsnd
cd 70 our law rspsrsr, Who IN the course a over ssvsa
years. hes found bat two nstasoss where disn
slnaiioa sppsarsd Ne psn d Ne asputy esvu 70
osligs Or sAcintass him In bb duties.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT oouR1.
Hon. Judges Nsson and Bssh.
uert John v. Nelson, Nd Deputy Cork, Richard \.
ssilvsli, Esq.
On Ne common NV ssds Of the United aassa Circuit
Court "a casss wsrs commenced, 81 1ssd and tiscoa
unped. On Ne equity SIDE 70 oasss we're eonmsscsd,
10 hjubcsioss granted and denied.
From he Bxios Court II Appeals have been taken and
10 dhpu ~ From The brcu have ben iaksn " NE
Supreme Court n Washington.
On the criminal sde Of NE ocmt 10 ind,ctmenN have
been found and 40 dhpossd Of me oour has bssn 90
cuped win patent and causes FOR some long
time pase The Albany Bridge csss, In which the COS
situtlobsity Of STATE giant fcv railroad suspsnson
bridge navigabe river was drawn In question:, w.
heard here BY consent The oaRe Of snou srang In The
nerhsrn district and has mol yet been decided me 60
Of the mall CONTRACT n the suit Of Colonel $780, y ssl
Under he consideration Of Judge Nelson, who - In he
court In The months Of June, eepte absr October and
he supy me CosY, and the other dietscs N HE crcniA
uxrrtD Stairs DISTRICT Court.
Mr.. X. @. White y nov Clerk N the room Of NJ Mel.
con, resisned.
owirs 70 the pressure Of public business, ssd the
sitting Of TIE Circuit Court judges HaI Of the Northern
Dsrscs Of New YORK, and Inserso Of the Connecrcus
DISTRICT have been designated 70 hold terms Of both tas
District and Circuit Courts, under the act OF july 1860
ana Anvil Issa On the Admiralty side Of ths District
Court 4os quits have been inst used 12 whereof have
beer heard and dspceed o. These suits grew ont cf bot
,omry bonds Wills Of ading charter parties, marine NJ
pcshecsops sssasns wages collisions, personal osses
kos9 shoss q special interest may be mentioned M
nbeh sssisst The schooner Falmouth The bark Psscsa
the brig Bfaman, ixed ~ savsrs the avst OF
was oondemnsd and second discharged from custody
The sru against he third sii pen1ine Several caues
we're heard which presented Important Quesuons In N
laws Of soIhson an the practice Of the court
On the common sw SIDE 81 The CONT 90 suits were "
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