New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-18
Law INTELLIGENCE.
THE SLAVE TRADE.

THE sLAyERS NIGHTINGALE AND ERIE-THE GOV.
EMINENT DETERMINED TO BREAK Up THE
TRAFFIC.
The examination Of the mates of the SLAYER Nighin
gale, who were brought here Saturday, will COM
mence before of the United States Commissioners
to-day. The Government anticipates no difficulty in
obtaining conviction in this case.
United States Marshal Murray has recently been in
Washington, and had interviews with the Secretaries
Of State and Ioterior, and the Attorney General in
reference TO the suppression the slayeirade. He re-
c.ved ihat the Government was determined
to use the moot energetic measures to break up the
traffic, and would spare labor means to effect It,
The trial Of Capt. Gordon Of the SLAYER Erie, which
seized off the Coast of Africa few mouths ago
with S7 negroes on board, by the United States war
vessel Mohican, will commence to-day in the U.
5. Circuit Court. United States District-AttorDey
Smith has secured the attendance Of Lieut.. Todd, who
hss been on duty on the blockadiDg squadron, as a
witness but Lieut.. Huntington, an important witness,
will not be present. 1t is understood that be is low
in New-Orta ans engaged III the rebel Privateering
business Disric,-Attorney Smith sent him word that,
if lie would come he would pay all his expenses out of
bis private means, his testimony was OF great i'm
porunce. It is not probable that he will come how
ever, which will render conviction quite difficult.
SUPREME CouRT-sPscrAL TsRs-June i7.-Befors
Justice HoGsBoox.
THE THEATRICAL LICENSE QUESTION.
The Manager. the Society for the Reformation Of Juvenile
Delinquents sgt John Kolb and John Bechte.
Thi. il suit compel the defendants to taks ont a
theatrical license for tie Fourh-street Folks Thester.
Kob hired the premises Of Bechte the proprietor, and
gave theatrical performances there with bis consent.
4 preliminary injunction obtained, enoining them
from giving further theat zeal representations until
thew obtained license, and the plaintiffs now ask
perpetual injunction.
The defendants put In general demurrer, conending
that an injunction cannot issue aganf both Of them,
and that il must be either against the manager the
lessee both not being jointly liable.
The plaintiffs claim that they should demur separ-
ately; that where a complaint states good OF
action against one defendant but not against BOTH
demurrer interposed BY thsn jointly the ground that
the complaint does ftate facts sufficient 10 constitute
a cause Of action is bad. The Judge reserved his
deoisiO
Henry A. Gram and Mr. McQuaid for plaintiffs; N.
+. WaSng for defendants.
Before Justice BARNARD.
James Crangse sg Patrick Cray aud James Turkey.
DEMURRER.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, first in the
State of Georgia against the defendants Oh contract
where Judgment was had and obtained. Counsel for
the defense argued that Judgment bad and obtained
in Georgia without execution having been there issued
would bar the plaintiff from attaching the defendants
goods in the City Of New-York. Demurrer overruled
with costs.
CHANsKRs-Beore Justice BARNARD.
Clara Kron AIT. Max kroD.-Divorce granted.
Caroline X. brewer agt. Sidney c. Drewer.-Di-
vorce granted.
Calvin w. How ct al. at. Alexander Frear.-Mo-
ton to discharge from arre' denied with SO costs.