, 1864-03-03
Law INTELLIGENCE.
Record Of Cases In the Different Law
Courts-Polfcc MntterB.

AcC0fd Of Cases In the Different LAW
Courts-Poltcc Matters.
UNITED STATES c1rcuur counr-Byors Hon.
a%smas q; DT11HMGnd, g yudgs- chqaessy: ,sy;:es .s ~
Eome Of detentnnts, md mot3on to set case 1of
No. l64. Hale se. wadsworth ct al. Rule to close
proofs in tsro weeks.
No. E65. johnson Ts. Carer e a. Leave 10 1aos-
r. Ake1s 10 N3e his petition hcfean-
No C15 Trcccy Ct al, vs. Murray ct al- Leave to
~ So G;a Frnnl ct al., r. Frank ct al Demurrer
to iii lii 1 argued md taken under aayisemeut- -,
- Cooley 81: Thompson. Leave to withdraw
So M ct I'm es 1s cook ct a. Deau1t set aside
aud leave given to amend the bill.
NJ yesfug E. H. " H. 1s ae1nS dnf,ta aad Mis-
e'tcstse1 c.nee1r counr-Dgors Hon. E: 5. W1I''ans.
SS. 81: mdsc ~ IS: Hughes. Motion for
a;i Ho. Is, Webb vs. Ban1ard ct al. On trial.
No. 40. Gloss ya. Benholzcf. Dismissed Costs
Chancery-No. 1sa Cobb ct a., ys. Vincent ct ii.
Sci for hearing second Monday II March:
No. $50 GtTiey vs. Drookdcla. Set for hearing
Ap5 - C calhnan n rs. hees. Deiuit sci aside
and leayc to amcnd bill. Defendants rulc to an
swcr, ETC., by Monday morning next.
Police couBT.-Tl,e old adagc that " tho longest
lane must ase turning is capsta1ly illustrated In
the proceedings at cur Police Court. For some
RGGE6 Ea&L 10lCtltIl$ Aaa Ala4k>GN GuSA NAJS "A+
now, the old habitues OF tho Armory, those 1ndi~
yiduas whose phyeioguornies arc familiar in The
courtroom az those of the worthy magistrates
themselves have rushed to the rescuc and rendered
the occupation OF the justices less Of siuecure
than before. Yesterday somc 81 or s. indiy1duals
appeared at the bar, presenting great variety oi
ph,sique, from the child hardly emerged from in~
fancy, who is gent to the asylum rs destitute and
| homeless, to tire aged sinner whom bacchana!iau
4,3.- 3t1$ $f7h Efi9
week.-Mrs. ueua1 home. ......
R.'ierers In TIE t'Dtgine Right."-Dahicl Mat~
ton, an E. Palmer, two soldiers Of the s4th Illinois
iufautry, werc changed by police officer ShipPy With
/ dfsorac,ly conduct Nation was engaged yesterday
morning, On Cla1k street, In the very military move
ment Of rolling one Of HAMS descendants Into the
/ cutter. An cxpressman demonstrated, nnd tor bis
frprhc cot hIs own whip broken over his crantuu.
The officer noticing. these arrangements arrested
The military hero, when Palmer tnfefieEcd and at
tempted arcscue, but ct sescnsa himsss1 H.
| d uJft Btoter.-3ohn c. Deecher. respectfully
| dressed man, was charged with ASSEMBLING hts
wife and family The unfortunate %oman was TO
The bsnte was fined ss5 and costs, and removed IN
6esnnlt- ,,-..-
cee6ested Fse1eh Aenes vas ned SO and Costs
i for Keeping disorderly house on Wells street
lie New York saloon-and John o'Eeil nd Em%a q11a q
| Perry were similarly treated as inmates. Tbs
ing occupants Of the ''Willos."
e5ss S sea e as; rst essRsdi
Monroe streets. md Ann Smith and John nobton,
inmates, were flned 80 each md costs: The M par
tics are ill descendants OF Canaan, md were some
what obstrepesous in their demonstrations on be"
9sss cesEssaessk ,sa Matthias: s92S sha52gsd
committed ior ifial Il the Circuit Court being re-
NshcnesS soIitfr-F. c. Winchester d sol.
der, was charged With nppropriasi1g some 52akets II
the property Of comradc, at TIC I. q r; ": L: T.
The charged waa changed odisoFders, and prisoner
nS Dtfia90fTant H. a l Frazier, aged years, and Rose
hts sister, aged H. represented az being homeless
and perfectly destitute, were cent to The Catholic
DT.niart7s' Intelligence Ward, a vel
known disciple Of nat.hus. was fined 81 and costs
Sarah Reed, Nsf. Noyle End Thomas Rary, also
| frequent visitants at the .A1mory, were fined PIC
each. Jacob Fink, q drunken Tasrant, ip addition
to the fne Was sent 10 the Br1dcWe for sixty days
Al We're removed In default
WAITED An HONEST GAS METEn.-1t has
not been many months since the Legislature o
New Brunswick passed law to inspect gas meterz
This same sort Of thing was tiedseveral yeafs agt
in Chicago, and IN Inspector appointed whose dutJ
twas to test every gas meter In the city. the les
eors Of which should sppy to him foE that purpose
suit Of that experiment in this city, but recen
report has been made by the investigating commit
tee appointed By the Legislature Of New Brunswick
from which it appears TINT In the city Of st. John
alone more than half OF the registering gas neten
were found TO be dishonest, always recording thei
| talse testimony dgainsf tie c0nsuUsey. There wer
In that cty one thousand three hundred and thirty
eeycn meters In use, Of which eight hvndrtd an
fhi,fyseren were incorrect The Investigation wi
lead to satisfactory results the principal Of whIc
+ viii be that those who use gas, will be no longs
zictimfzcd By dishonest Gaa Companies. Now
| seens to us that here Is an example which may b
probably copied In Chicago. In thcsr extreme te1
derness Of the rights OF the people, let the Counc
: contult In yhat way the rights Of their gus col
, su1ing constituents can be conserved. II tt
A!dcrmcn Of the city could by some miraculous c
fort, cut loose from corporations, and paltz
schemes for filling somebody's private pocket, IN
a consult the interests Of tho people, much goo
could be done in this direction.
1t won1d perhaps be stating tho case too strongl
to say that there is direct consion between The ga
companies and the manufacturers Of meters t
bring about this dishonest tefstraion but the fac
that the error Is always against tho consuner an
In favor Of the gas companies giTes si=c to unpea
, | sant susp3cIons. Every man who uses gas know
that his meter records greater consumption nor
than when he fret began to use 1t, although hi
| burners are not more numerous, and he bnrns
more hours, We hare known in Chicago, mel
= wbo from desire to cconomise have sesolute1
refuEed to light the gas for m entire month Nhc
the meter was examined and the bill presented
turn blank with astonishment as the accustome
amount met their cycs. The complaints they max
nj tbc fyae ofare eesTe no rood turn. for can The
| not poiut triumnhaptly at the gas metel
and n,esent to them the evidence. yhic
IL bctter 70 Le,a ttan their st.temcnt cyen thouc
II wcrc svor1, tor They do sometimes attcmnt
ernla,n cnor1nous cnnsumntion on The cronnd r
defective burners and extraordinary pressure, bu
: this ts not uEunl. The mort general course Ia t
1.t;nn ,hnt .ba .o,o-t.Inte ,-tso f,ar, ;7estr.