The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-01


The General Term Of the supreme Court will opened
this morning but understand that II viii be immcd.
a,ely sdourntd for week. the Circuit Court viii not
be 10 session until the second Monday o! the mouth
One Judge will in chambers and at special term, bat
apart motions very little business viii be- transacted
until October.
In The Superior Court there will be nothing do1e until
the fret Monday OF next MONTH except the anafActur
ing voters for the approaching election to which the
never firing Chief Justice reluctantly deyotes himself
with the possible grace The celebrated SANDER suit
Of Fowles az ainst Bowen Of the firm Of Bowen N;Sa-
mee in which the plaintiff obtained on the fret trial
80 COO damages holds prominent place the .endnv
for next month"; looked to With great anxi
ETY. by the mercantile community, in which both parties
are well known These gentlemen Bowen d;Namee)
likely have their hands full Of law matters for toe
winter understand that the lessee OF the Broadway
theatre has commenced action for damages, occasioned
by an alleged malicious innovation on his premises, IN
erecting building adjoining the theatre, and which
compelled the nanag ement 10 close last aon some
weeks earlier than usual viii prevent them opening
for some time 10 come.
The accommodations for holding the Superior Court
stll remain as they have been for the last years
the very worst OF any in tho city In 1925 the year
when this Court first ganiz ID the c;omodAols
far better than they are though the Court at
that time consisted OF only three Justices
five years there than hundred causes
the calendar the Court then held ia the large
and airy occupied by the Board OF Council.
men in the City Hall In September, 1892 toe trial Ca
lendar OF this court contained ninety six aud there
only trial term held in each month daring that
year; yet the accommodations then lch better
than they now, when We have six Justices on the
bench, with monthly calendars containing two thousand
causes aud trial terms each month"; besides the Gene
raj and Special terms. The Superior Court
stuted, viii compare iavorably with any otaer bench
In the United States, and way 30 poor
accommodations should be assigned them. in 1928 the
clerks Office in the miserable, narrow,
dpgy room where 1t now s, and
then considered too small for the transaction
Of the business of the Court yet strange say has
maine there the since with accumulation
OF nearly thirty years records piled up to the very cell
ing. The wonder is how papers, when Med away,
be laid hands upon ag AIM though that
the clerks rarely at a loss to find them.
In fact the whole court accommodation OF the great
and growing city of New York is bad--very bal; the
rooms are all cabinned, crbbcd, confined, warm
weather Is penal servi,ude" for juror a witness
attend, and IN winter time the atmosphere Is equally
siderable from the immense kissing red hot demons Of
stoves which occupy the greater portion of the apart
menu. VIII the Common Council wake up and save the
Judges from the necessity Of exercising the invest
ed Them the Sheriff furnish them with suit.
abb and proper accommodation for the transaction or
the legal business OF the city,
No jury trials will be heard In the Common Pleas tin
October Judge Brady has been occupied prn sipay du
ring the past month Transforming about 500 foreigners
into citizens Of this republic Out Of that number Of
Manufactured reemen we are informed that more than
threeourths Of them in the Fremoi interest-.he
agents energetic than the Irsh and the
consequence is that the republican ticket Is daily gaining
strength In this city.
The Marine Court, which is compelled by law 10 be
open for the business all the year round
daily increasing in importance. Some very interesting
cases are disposed here. The calendar will be called
this month by Justice Mccarthy, who assisted Judge
Maynard In reducing number the August
calendar.
The trial Of louis Baker ard Others the homicide Of
William Poole has been removed las already noticed In
the legal intels OF the HERAtp) by the supreme
Court TO Newburg ora,gc county, and will take place
here on the second Monday in November.
In the Surrogates Court the celebrated Parish will
cass-which has already occupied several weeks tho
testimony extending nearly eight hundred pages-will
be resumed on Monday, the 22d OF September. II 10
likely 10 occupy the attention OF tho Surrogate
sci for some time, understand the evidence Little
more than half through.
The United States Circuit Court will open for argu
ments Monday the sth inst and the United states
District Court there will be the usual quantity Of
for fitting out slavers assaults the high seas and other
oeDcss Of which the federal alone take
coenizance.
Altogether, the winter campaign In the law conrts IL
We may judge from the length Of the calendar promises
to be Of mulfarous interest considerable excite
ment.
The September Of the Court Of General Sessions
commences TO day-Reco.der Smith presiding. The cri-
minal calendar Is large owing 10 the great number Of
cases put at the last two terms. Bail cases,
such ready, win be tried FIRST The following IA
tho calendar Of the awaiting trial at tho CITY pr
son8rand larceny, %; burglary, 81; robbery, u for
gerry o. dHorderly house, l. feonIous assault and bate
ry g; murder, Q; receiving stolen goods J. abandon
ment, g. bgamy, 8; embezzlement, q rape, l. perjury
2; accessory TO murder, 81 seduction Il false pretences
2; stabbDg, 8; witnesses, g. Total, 9s.