, 1859-01-28

The annual term oil the supreme Court Oi this
Territory was concluded on Wednesday, Jan.
9TH, 1859. We give below few of the judg-
mynts Of this Court
Royal &. Smith, Plaintiff in error, re-. Frank
lin Kennedy, Defendant in error; error to 2nd
Judicial District.
Associate Justice Fitzhugh delivered the opin-
ion of the Court. The judgment of the Dis
trict Court was reversed, and a ceRire dc nogo
awarded
Chenowcth and Evans for Plaintiff in error.
Kendall for Defendant in error.
Vim. F. To!mic, Agent Puget Sound Agricul-
tural Company, Plaintiff in error rs Thomas
Dean, Defendant in error; error to End District.
Associate ]. Strong delivered the opinion of the
Court The judgment Of the Court is as follows:
/" That the judgment Of the Court below be re.
verscd, and that judgment be entered in favor Of
plaintiff in error, who was defendant below :;
and against the defendant in error, who was
plaintiff below, for his costs of suit, and that cx
ecution from this Court issue therefor"
Wallace, Evans, & Clark for plaintiff in error
Kendall and Lander for defendant in error.
The following arc among the orders Of the
Court:
BY virtue Of the power vested in this Court
by tho Act Of Congress approved Aug. 10TH
1856, 1t is ordered and directed, that terms of
the District Court for the End Judicial District,
Er the transaction Of Territorial business, be
holden at StcilacOom, in Pierce county, to COM
mcncc on the 4th Monday Of March, and the Sd
Monday Of Sept, to continue for two weeks un-
less sooner adjourned. And the terms Of the
District Court for the remaining counties Of the
End District to be holden at Olympia, Thurston
county, on the End Monday in March, and LIST
Monday in Sept to continue for two weeks un.
less sooner adjourned.
1t is further ordered, ttat the terms Of the
Court, for the 3d Judicial District, be holden at
Port Townsend, in Jefferson county, on the 2nd
Monday in February, and the 1st Monday in
August; to continue for three weeks, unless
sooner adjourned.
The Court appointed the following named per-
sons U. S. Commissioners for the several Dis
tricts: fa#U
1sT DIsrRcT.-Pacilc Co., II. K. Stevens
Clarke Co., S. d. Curtis; Walla-Walla County,
S. d. Smith.
2SD DIsTRIcT-Thurston Co., r. NJ. Walker
Pierce Co., John NJ. Chapman; King County,
D. S. Maynard.
3D DIsrMcr.-Island Co, N D. Hill Jcffer-
son Co., E. s. Dyer; Claim Co., Mr.. 0fIut
Whatcom County, W. S. Spear; Kitsap County,
Henry c. Wilson.-P Pioneer and DeROeras
PAcIrc RAILROAD. D.-Several projects for Pa
cifc Railroad are offered and general discussion
Of the subject is to be continued in tho Senate.
Mr.. Phelps, Of Missouri, who is Chairman Of the
Select Committee Of the House on this subject,
willnow report the bill which he introduced at
the last session for central route. Want Of
time and Of money is the only excuse offered by
deferring action on the subject Few votes could
be got in either House against the abstract pro.
position that railroad to the Pacific ought to
be and must be constructed The choice Of
route presents difficulty to legislation on the
subject, but that can be avoided by leaving the
route to the contractors.
ADMISSION OF 0REeoN-Kansas affairs arc not
likely to trouble Congress much at this session,
but the anti-Lecompton men threaten to oppose
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