New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-25
SUPREME CoURT-GES.RsL TERN-Nov. 2l--Be.oro
I---.a uaALgs LIHsHl- aNn al4 MnaEhaOM


JUDGES DAWES SUTHERLAND and HoGEsoON.
IHE LAW OF PiLOTAGE.
Peter Far' APPl 'S R. pasders.P aas rsoP' Of '' STATE Of
The appellant was isGcted IN the General Sessions,
ebsp oRs '.sSS ss Law % Of 8 as to ife HeGss p5t.
Tst act ryides that there shall be appointed by the Gov
.e % da se' a ,s ~ i1G rodt & be .aa Of the . Es, r Rye I
commonly called He este TIE provides for ion
ten r lis .erecs vessel passing through the Gate snd
services hs Mt &c Scspfei 'ha b. ettedto aemsud
The act ir,a, provides ,hs, II any person o.ser Hell
Gate pilot ns pilot for any oiaer per.on a., vessel of sny
essa iir a. ,,io bereof .L. b. ies-es siy Of mis-.
demesuor all b. punished such and he at ae de-
csrss that hs Mt b. construed 2pJir5 q ',@amoos-
Tie de,erdsn. ws the pilot Of ,h- .caals H. Au;urn.
bb va. sd a. .1ch in H. harbor ct York he 7,n
OF NAV 1851 choouers called ne Geors" snd im
mig Bird shsa the eatus Hir.urn one on esch
nd, and N nrouzb Hell G,t BY ~ tefens,nt 2, BE-
ing steamboat and plotting It ant m.sins ,Eas 70 as
II Is con--del ,.s, he plotting of;Le osrn'e
tue for expressly excepted rom t' po'i,ioa'
Bu mated ,hc par Of he Peoe h=' he &C; Of axe;
tie choonri through to- chsun-i IL the inn-r .
o ro;ase within he meaning q 'Ae &C., Aaa " " H''
John MKcop for the People D. Mes.hou for he de'end-
DAWES P The au,ie. BE pot' 'hOrlsd by TIE se'
tos spqoi1ec ard TO aoi IS PLOT. Tor th. slr Pos -
,ei- thT al the channel commonly cssf ~. zee
,crib.i ~ lav sd not 'ach plot 10 ',A piy,
suy made subject 20 the penalties OF ne bo-.l-f
Law yo ST. defines pto: 20 BE- h''' an oHceI
serving board Of shp dSrnE ,h- ooni-- o osaS- s
.econsy Authorized BY aw who ia afen on board
pss,c p.es FOR ;ae pulPose Of 'ii01sa
T.yer road or CbAunt az from or ir;oi Port ~,
THIS definition ~o1i 10 csrry IT, des ilai y. pup.
70 T. or ho-Id he ship poted,hs b. 10: IN The es '-n
beard sh- which d IA oonercing t-rou1n
- ssid 70 b. Pot u he STOOD on
directed Of ts- s,.@i y 49, o'
the baaks u ..t By ~ofts u
irc..d cirects5 ire II re v-<si -
W. think and that The n'-nf~' oi n" -
sppy 20 pilots OF bcad, plotting Aoe dlf-c -f .e
while eosr3 I3e cr;eEcs1f " - cocc
through cnsr-e ~ tre Ess Nv = a. n-
pisL; Tie shoonsp which u l. c--l-a nr p-o's
asked the strarlbssl. ard -1ast
motion. As cons-g5eIce, th.g S"rs p-oseS
tte chsILci srt they would have creh u Fis-o1 y
t,ck of,lr Il true .hr p-isoLso- r
ct.y ard I'D obey rErss gv-r u tn'n ?; %.
~h- board the He llEht i-F- Sf-A ~
"a ~. lstd 81 40 10. cr..ssrs- d-teta-nss
tist h va. plo;irI the scboonsrs 81. --....
ave &c. anv Of oGf Courts uron the proper
cou.,r,on 20 be nv. 10 his ss;u- upon tie Po no. pc
Gr-son. B.; cs.e pas o~rn ceciord .. -
Erz.t f1rheousr similar sta.,- Aen seems
hsh authority aid quite contIolns Ih- i.nt AZ ..
the rr.ish statute 10 Go +h chsp 10 Sec ~; EV.ry
pcr,on .s,1us continuing A.; - ne iirs ~
ary fllg rro without beng lcrns-- Pu- 80, ~
pic .ns have offered 10 sAr eAfs- s-ch slP %
yr=ssi. I'll 81 4 rf.r." Sc. .. ..-.- l. - -.
IL ~ BE- that tie language Of ~ sistlis more corr
yr-L-r.t- than sur II nos - - nli z -
Qua o. pilot plotting, iL'irs' in a. = ,,r
rtorduct .h!p s.s-.f Rsly - Sott " l.o-
Mtshys Reps. >. s-lol . f-co' 81 . i---.f ~
tls dong Al a. uAe -. ol &c
tfrrlrt k1s tse raf.' : : = i-i- -
Biso1 P.ke l. delivering .ae oF-.ol s;se I9- !' '-'