New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-24
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ymportsnt Decisions in Admiralty.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT - Before Judge
NELSON.
COLLISION -ArrEAL Is ADMIRALTY.

'4'A'+'
CQLLIsioS-APrEAL Is ADMIRALTY.
T. H. Nckibbin act. The Steamer L. Vanderbilt.
Nrt.oS e. Tile collision in tl, occurred between
the clahoa Cariieo, Of The lows IA charge 81 the ing
o. g. ioblrd end the steamer {. Vanderbilt, on TIA. morning
Of tho Cih Of May 1855 the shore Of the Hud.on
ver opposite the Ar,ena At Troy The tug had cii
Troy on the west eide rvef descending along The
same 80 2oO feet from the shore The EAndcrnt Va,
coming up the river Of her usual rp' and making Tor
the does the e't ide Of tie iyr There haa o'"h con
siderable ifeshe Ia tie liver that the water was some tx
or eight er, higher than NJ - usual rate. There vas no dh
Guilty Therefore o. 10 sea room Tor u" steamer 70 ph' 20 ,no
risht AID Of the accrudng tow. Indeed mon -"
proof. In orinery stlqe Of water the vanderbilt
could ea'y have passed o. TIE rsht ~ gong 70 Per ayA
both were Ia dcne ipg At and before they
discovered each othe- AMI II respects tho navigation 81
each undtr ,hc Circumstance ~ winch they iouni mem,
selves very e II any, exception can be- taken Inc point
pom The H. that she was too far TO TIE wet
Of The osune q the rve snd therefore og Of h'f prone,
This view sA"n by ne court below and upon
decree rendered fo the cnra boat We are inclined 70
H. thu result, The west side !. ne nsiurs and
oTtiuary ack Tor DE- ending ve.e aud the Iends We
think bound 'ke notice OF th. fact aud to have Kept
nearer TO Ne middle Of Tue ns'f sIe hsl no ish 20 n'
the idea hist the descending boat would A. u az course
aud the wet shore What mases tho marked IA
TINS pect j. fact that steamers dock the
Decree affirmed
PATENT CASE, AUG. Il, 1863.
Wm T.. Doubleday agt. Thomas Brachler.-
EHLsos {. 1.-THE bill in thi- - flied 70 cnioin the de
icndanl Infringement # patent 10 William O,born
for aud ucfu Improvement for pressing al hind Of
6onrct nnd similar articles and pressing and forming buchanan
4 frames for bonn't..
u plOn of the Of pressing and forming the
bonnet aud Ike articles given IN the specific The means
consists Of two diesdu upper ard l0wer-o the foIm 81
shape required. the lower Of marble other material that
vi" not rust the OF cast iron An Arrangement made
"i heating ny which the upper die Is heated 20 pros
iNe "tces lne bonnet OOnucfsnc ~ put upon tie
""tI de' and u" upper IL lowered 10 b. cfnns
ana u pressed by one impressions ia other words IL
pressed al over at tie sane time
| Tie parnsr then c'l.'ns:
Fyst Pressing the whole of bouuo. frame or similar frl.
Gle at one operation, by dos sub-ialty ~ specified,
whether formed u one pieces an' ire positive
OF the pafcnlnr sno shape also claim forming tho side
crown und h-1ng lace piece Of piece,
or a. one optTatiou ~ sperhed
Nheinrf We Iesid The patent combination of the for
nei anu ui'F die W. th' manner deeIibed o. ns nfoc8
producing the usein Ic-ut Is NIL material ia i. ear
as the means used ~ the defendant substantially d, rent
la either aspect The only instrument similar To- the plain.
tis arrangement used l. the forfnrr which n no, claimed
aud could not be- as il Old No uppcr die A. u..d bni Ia
place OF it, simply stTecher which draws tightly the mate
rial the former to produce the site shape e1cudn.
the idea Of pressure important IL til.
plaintiffs pToveinen Several advantages obtained la
his of forming bonnots aud similar artices-a inpor
tant in avoiding the upon The outer sssce
which pressure has tendency to dece and d ,,foy its beau
~ as In the of veyets and similar fabrics
The pbsnee discans the Of bis
ment and the pressing of the piece of onues
aYntey by me Of dies, but he insists that he Wa lie m
TO discover the application Of dies to the pressing of The whole
surface Of the bonnet ram. at operation whereby M,
whole article pressed s proper shape ard that by th,
dies acting upon whole surface became 10 prs
| the frame OF bonnet 81 one operation.
The whole scope Of the language II the specific ou NJ
tue ca show, tia. the means used aud relied ga BY ,n