New-York daily tribune., 1857-04-29

The fact that such law abiding and aw-rev-
erencing journal as The Herald is advising an in
dignaton mass meeting to protest against all the
City bills, and denounce them as unconstitutional,
without waiting for tho slow and uncertain action
of the law"-the fact that it is sought to nullify
dissgreeablc legislation in this manner, shows how
convinced all people who can think are, both that
the laws in question are each and ALL constitutional
and valid, and that both the injunctons at present
in force will be speedily dissolved and the power
takel from the hands Of those who have misused it,
until the question upon the quo uarrano shall have
been decided.
A decision, at all events, and such decision, We
have no doubt, will be dered upon one of these
iDiunctOns to-day or tomorrow by Judge Davies.
Argument upon the other-that upon the ono ,ear-
ron,o. which Mayor Wood had the mpudence to
apply for in the name of the People of the State of
New-York, in derogatjon of whose rights he is act
ing-will take place this afternoon before Judge
Peabody, who does not appear to have been greatly
impressed with the old story about the distinction
TO be observed between questions Of substance aud
of form. The counsel of the new Police Commits
soners yesterday presented some pretty strong rea
sons for immediate action. They reminded the
Court that. whatever the executive powers Of the
Chief of Police might be, neither he nor the old
Board had right in case the statute were constitu
tional to try policeman for misconduct, much less
10 punish him. and that the authorities would, in
case of riot, be powerless and the city in a state
of anarchy. The pay Of policemen under the old
regime also stops-a circumstance which may have
some weight with them if not with the public or
the Courts.
While the Mayors counsel procure injunctons
themselves, upon sudden, er parte applications in
the absence Of their opponents, they seem to be
remarkably unwilling TO allow the Commissioners
counsel the same privilege. In the capacity Of
an,ic curie friends Of the Court, they make their
appearance on every OCCASION argue as many of
the important questions in the case as possi-
ble throw ont inuuendces about the Others and at.
tempt. by various methods TO win every Judge
who NAV be called upon to sit either at Special or
General Term to their views. Yesterday, for in
tance, upon an application for simple order to
show cause why an injunction should not be dis
solved such as is usually obtained by the attorneys
clerk, four lawyers found i: necessary to be present
protect Their clients from Mr. O'Conor aud
Judge Edmonds, who, as amiei euris, instructed
the Court at considerable length.
If We are to have this injunction game played
upon us again and again. as fast as the time shall ar.
rive for the other statutes relative to the city to come
into operation. we trust that little more attention
will be, paid both by counsel and Court to those
rules of practice and Of proceeding about which
there would be no doubt in ordinary cases. Courts
mus, be- above the influence Of political considera.
tions. and must treat suits of qussi-political
character just as they do matters Of litigation be.
tween man and man, if they expect to be regarded
bepeeforth with the respect that once their due.