New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-27

| Detention OF personal PROPERTY ny BoARDisG-
HOUSE KEEPERs.-At the last session of the Lsgila.
ture an act passed entitled AN act for the pro-
lection of clearinghouse keepers" wbi:h provides
that " the keeper of boarding house shall have the
came lien upon and right to deain the biggS % and
eft, cts of any bosrder for the amount which may be
due for board by such boarde I, the extent and
in the maoner as DkeepeTs have such lien and
right of detention Under this law ANY keepers Of
boarding houses have undertaken to become their
bals end have seized upon and detained the baggage
ard wearing apparel of their boarders. II will be o.
served that the sta ute gives "the sane lien to the
same extent snd IN the same manner az innkaepers.
The general impression always has been thar in this
Safe DDkeepeIs ad right to deain the baggage OF
a guest for bOsrd. There is no statue giving them
sucb right and The several exemption statutes evdeuty
abrogate any common law right 10 do 3d. If any ST. IA
Igl ever existed. The question is now about being
hi, 10 an action 10 the City Cont Of Brooklyn.
1t ap. ears that Mr.. W. IL. Uantlil, an actor who
was out of engagement, applied to Mr.. Eizibsti
Allen VITO keeps boarding bous5 in Williamsburg
and with whom he had bOa,ded b.for3 for board for
himself ard wife cred t. and until be could obtain
engagement 10 which, as stated she agreed and did
fnrn sb hin with board. When this lay was GA ed he
Mrs Allen nearly $780, and she refused bosri
him loI ger AS alleged, she seized and detained ais
own bis wiies theatrical ~ardrOhe which il Oshe
vslte Of about $3.50 and sl-o Ut of family pictures.
He, in course Of time obtained an engagement, bat
which he could hot fulfill without his wardrobe
and applied TO Mrs. Allen for II, Offering secarlty
for elaip. This sic De lined to eept. an
would LOT give up the property. He than cfsei
to leave Lis wiies wardrobe AID tue painting,
aud also to give her an accepted order on hs
maI ager for all is weekly faary, except his
~ ctsssry eXpeIses--bnt the lady was iuex.rahle
In ills situation, being deprived Of the means OF full
filing bis eug6 cement by tho detention OF bis wardrobe
he consulted counsel, and advised to commence AN
sciion, which lie did, and The goods were repleved
Within the time, however whichtue Sheriff il required
by law to de ain property taken in such cases before
delivering II up, Mrs Allen appears to defend AMI
gives a counter bond 10 bold tue goods; whersupon a
Third party, who claims title TO toe properly under
bill of sole exc cuteO to Im by Iambln comes ward
asserts his claim unrer the 2lGth section of the
Code. He demanded AID obtained .poss s. ion of the
TOpeTiy and carried it away. This will be the fra
tlisl der the new Boarding 1ouse Law and is an
tciphed that il will Re 'risd that the pu Jc vii have
the beLeft Cf Judicial constitution Of L. provsols
A PRIZE-BisHT BROKEE UP-THE PRINCIPAL
AKRKsTHDA couple Of notorious negfO pIize Lghters from
tie Sth NaId kewYoIk Nth their seCOncs b. tl.h,Jlr.
yttTday boTrF oT the pmpos Of engaging in pe fat for
tltDa eide. They crossed the HOust aud Tenth
feIes and ted the Of the encounter Level
Ilsf situated che edge Of NyJkrf W o0is mot
bet by The friends Of Woods srd King an well hid wee
~, pabi the dcoveTyOi eif trrts
They eso ed de gIouod a tod tn itakes aid act y
hohie, without ting at eron LEN mfr
atob Of the bgb clniud 20 the Seventh Ward ston
Home by some boyL
platoon Of policemen 10 medistey dispatched 70 the
place which they reached the list. had ts
minated the third round Th, approach, however was Oh