New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-01
CIVIL COURTS.
THE CIVIL COURTS FOR OCTOBER.

THE CIVIL COURTS FOR OCTOBER.
To-day the regular terms Of the Civil Courts com
enced after the long vacation. be continued with but
short inermsons during the next nine months Tho
ton which has just passed has dealt VITA many Of the most
important questions affecting the general interests OF the city
The Excise and Health Laws has
tended through it, but has resulted 50 far In their support
Daring vacation several schemes Of the Common Council
notably the Elevated Railway Broadway and the Gas con
tract the 20 years have been scotched not killed
TIE Es newspaper has advanced one step All these
matters have from time to time as they arose. been reporEed
IN the columns Of this paper
The law reports for the coming months VIII present some
what dhereut character not bat that as important legal ques
tons will still be continued and ciscusse' IN them but that
collisions Of evidence and doubtful questions OF TACT ana Tue
reputation OF parties engaged will to some extent mask them
and detract from decnes which appears the questions
me Courts he present month beside he sarrOgate
and Marine and District Courts the United States Courts
and Commissioners hold the following terms:
In the supreme Court three Circuits for jury trials held
respectively by Justices Sutherland Ingaham, and Judge
from another district, probably Mr. Justice Noah pavis
Special Tern for the trial OF demurres and Of issues to be
tried BY Judge alone TO which Mr. Justice Daniel from the
Eighth Judicial District has been assigned AID the Chambers
the hearing motions to be held by Mr. Justice Clark
be occupied with criminal business during part OF tue tme
The superior Conrt will bold the usual two trial terms to be
presided by Justices Garyn and Robertso3 Special
. i,st in 70 no beS NV NJ Tnstice BtrbonT while
The remaining Justices Of this Court viii sit 10 General Term
COur: of Review and Chambers for the motion basl-
The Common Pleas has the trial of issues
fact before a Jury to be held by judges Day and -.
a1d one term fol the issues business be
held by Judge On the third Monday these will be- sus'
pended purpose OF holding General Term for the
Of decisions in its Court and Of the Marine aud
Thus in these coats there win be during the month ten
terms full blast c the trial Of issues beside the Chsm6rs
ono Courts OF review ana II would seem ss win te ma
administration Of justice should be prompt and
ready hst but at the utmost two terms should be
allowed 70 pass without hearing and decision any ordi
nary case on the calendar But ths point has not yet been
reached There Is great improvement since the Limitation
by aS Of termees aided as 1t was by the falling of OF tn
IN 1851 and 1892 but the calendars gaining on
binary eourse between and trial This evil is
alone worthy correction but complicated and made worse
want OF hrmues Ia Others In some Of the courts II O'Clock
nooriousy W 9 10 oil the courts excuses for de-
readily and the terms imposed grant
ing posponemens light to deter those DESTROYS pro
tracing One firm in tbs city is reported TO keep
clerk solely for this purpose AT least leading counsel
rarely be got 10 the scene OF bis former tfiumph ny any
tees-ne alleging as reason the diHcnly OF brhgns case
what ~ 1 almost an evil itsef tie marking of cscs re
served Genera H." whics gives Fictitious appearance u
having gone through the business on the calendars when
reality scare v one fourth has neen posed Of Someimcs
half working time OF the court occupied by mere moons
60 adjourn. The remedy Is 10 the judges haos-! cse
scrutiny the for and greater severity IN the
terms Of adiournments . -,
Tho Court has on is Circuit calender ar 354
Ofihee about 200 rePcons and aoont OO have
been actually disposed OF in some way during me present year
The regular call however commences az tso or 5ne oaa
reserved generahat not intended to be tried
ness IN sttoevs for cases that VIII crowded short
calendar Will be settled abaed by death
still edOugh occupy ay working day OF the
twclgemonth The Special Calendar contains 20 denur
and 37 issues ofaw and facts the call commences at No
Tor the former No $50 for the latter. Though not
large point number yet relatively TO the Of trial
and the time required great length OF time VIII be re-
CURED for these.
hers Oese 800 have been disposed OF by trial IN
abatement The remainder stu TO be
tried OF otherwise disposed Of though the Odd number call
4f9 and Of the numbers at 27O@ Tho
Special Of this has it but 80 and
It's General Term disPoe Of appeals almost as soon as they
arise.
On the Common Pleas calendar the Numbers high
is calendar dates back lar as 1904 Probably
not more than 1000 these represent living salts
Its SpecBl and General Term Calendars not large
The Marine Court calendar has on II about 30 cases
with judges and terms for the disposition OF then
The calendar is printed elsewhere. From the
this Court they occupy longer time in
trying ordinary Circuit actions but here there might
be Improvement The Foreman VIII probably the
important calendar has already occupied more than
year and the evidence has not yet sill been put in.
The United States Courts for this month viii be the District
held by Judge Belts without jerry for tho trial OF adm
ra5 and the Circuit Court held on the third Tuesday
examinations which have occupied the Uned States Com
during the past two months and M the tn OF
arising Of the internal revenue Avs These
will be probably Of special interest to every man who taxes
The Commissioners viii transact usus business in their
offices about which II is impossible speculate vito any prob
ability
The above enumeration does include the esab
General SPECIAL Sessions and Police Courts but simply
for the settlements Of disputes between and
The interesting matters TO the citizen arise in both
of these and IL is intended that both shall be Hy and faithfully
reported these columns to be guide for both the law
yer and the citizen.