Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-15
sAcRAIEyTo CORRESPONDENCE.

the net to prevent duelling was passed 10y
both houses to-day 1t merely provides lh"u
cases arising out of violations Of the law
shall be tried in the District Courts, instead
of the Court of Sessions. The operation Of
the amendment is 20 be general, but the prime
c,u., Of tbe change was the indictment OF
Judae Terry for his part in the Broderiek-
Terry duel This was distinctly stated in
the Assembly by Mr. Laspeyre to day, in his
speech urging a suspension of the rules that
the uill might be passed Immediately. lie
said the Court of Sessions of San Francisco
could not give Judge Terry fair trial, and
that that iudividusi would not have fair
show, or any other show at all, ifuied in that
court, as provided in the existing law. lie
avowed that his object in pressing the imme-
date passage Of the BILL was to take the case
or the People VS.. Terry out Of the Court OF
Sessions in San Francisco, and transfer it to
the District Court, before the time for trial
arrived, to- wit: before tomorrow. There
was but one vote against the bill, and that
was by Howe of Tuoumne. Conness was in
the House but said nothing against the bill.
Indeed, after the grave charge made against
the Court of Sessions by Mr.. Laspeyre-
that its bias in the case was matter fnoto
rety-perhaps legislative protection from the
anticipatcd(D serrity Of Court Of Justice
seemed to members to be due to the distin-
guished delinquent. If the legislative depart
ment, with the approval of the Executive,
should follow up the extraordinary precedent
this day established, party services or per-
sonal friendship will often be sufficiently in
duential to procure legislative decisions as to
jurisdiction, for the relief of offenders What
| say, is not intended to touch the merits of
the case Of Judge Terry he is about to be
tried, and newspaper writers should be silent.
only wished to allude to the manner in
which the legislative branch of our ate gov
eminent can not only grant change OF ven
ue, (as was done in u celebrated easel but can
so change about the jurisdiction OF criminal
courts as to give a man nunder Indictment,
choice of Judges. 1t is very probable that
this course may have been pursued by warm
friends of Judge Terry, on their own motion.
1t looks very improbable, that he would ad-
wise such an unparalleled proceeding when,
possibly, the Court would have transferred
the case upon proper affidavit being made.
1t is to be hoped that Mr. Laspeyre will
either retract his charges upon the Court of
Sessions of San Francisco, or that, if he can
not because Of their truth, the members of
that Conrt will resign. Either the Court
has been slandered, or it is an Infamous tri-
bunal
/ But little other business was transacted in
either house, beyond what you have by tele-
! graph.
The case Of Whitney vs.. the Board of
Delegates having been brought before the
supreme Court again, upon an application
for such a modification of the original opin-
ion as might serve to guide the Board of
Delegates in their business, the Court rem
dered an opinion refusing to grant the re-
quest for the reason that its decision would
be of no binding force. The Court, however
did just what the San Francisco Fire Depart.
ment most desired, by intimating the proper
course to be pursued. The amount of the
recommendation is to disregard the election
of Lane in 1858, and to grant certificate to
/ Whitney, Of whose election in 1857 the re-
! turns were prima tacie evidence; Nutman's
! claims being ignored, for the reason that his
| long acquiesence in the non-acton of the
Board of Delegates, should rule him out
from being considered in the matter. j.
GREAT Four MILE RACE TO COME OFF AT
THE MARYsvILLE PARK-It will be seen from
the following, which we clip from the Cali
fornia Spirit of the Times of Saturday, that
arrangements are being made for two four
mile races, one to be run over the Marysvine
Park Course. The track for the other raceis
not yet selected. But here is what the Spirit
of the Times says:
We congratulate the sporting public of
California on the fact that the great races, ut
tour-mie heats, have been made between
Hon Nathan Coombs, of Napa, and Col. E.
,. Lathrop, of Martinez For some time past
and, in fact, ever since the last races at Mana.
( there has been much talk of bringing Ash
land and Langford together in a race. or Sc
ries Of races, which should test the speed.
bottom and game of each, and also be the
means of adjoining one or the other of these
splendid racers with the blue ribbon of the
California Turf
On Saturday last, Col. Lathrop and Mr..
Coombs met at the Bank Exchange, where
the gentlemen soon came to terms upon
racing Col. Lathrop first proposed thatthey
should 90 to the Marysville Park and enter
in stake proposed by Mr.. OHanlon, the
proprietor Of the Park the said stake being
made for $4,000 side with $1,000 added
by Mr. O'Haulon This was readily agreed
to by Mr.. Coombs, who then proposed Qhey
should first run another race for $4,000 a
side. To this Col. Lathrop assented with
tins stipulation, viz: he would give or take
certain bonus for the choice of track over
which the race should be run; either party
could have the choice provided he was will
ing to pay the bonus named This appeared
to suit MIR. Coombs, for he agreed to choose
the track over which to run, and pay Colonel
Lathrop the bonus specified The gentlemen
stipulated to meet at Sacramento on Friday.
February 18th, TO make the closing arrange
ments for the races. which must necessarily
be ten or twelve days apart.
Mr. OHaulon will meet Messrs Coombs
and Lathrop at Sacramento, to make arrange
ments for the race to come off at the Marys-
willie Park
Foor RACE AT YREKA-The Yreka Jour.
nal Of Thursday says The race between
Harris and Dillinor, which was announced
sometime 400 nnmn off ON SnAnrdn.. ~ IL