The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-23
BRooKLva INTELLIGENCE.

AcrIos FOR MALICIOUS PROSECUTION a Case u 'n's
nature ras heard before Judge Gilbert, OF ma .-x
s,oos Circuit Court, yesterday morning, Ia which the
parties a. - ...ss, agen. OF canal boat, and the
0o' gnees, Rathburn Co. The facts set forth are
that the agent in collecting freight on boat ioad o.
COAL represented to the consgnees OF the cargo .,
SAL the expenses Of dischargng the COAL haa peen au
by the captain OF the boat ON which represenop .noy
paid the Freight and were subsequently compeiieu 70
paw the Sal 10 the parties who discharged the coal They
then brought an action against Ames and caused his ar
rest on the ground that the debt had been fraudueDy
The Justice who issued the warrant fo the
arrest dismissed the action on the ground that Aries was
only agent Ames then brought tho present. action,
calming So, 600 damages The jury was Instructed by
the Court that II Ames made the representations
stated there probable for the aston and they
shonld render verdict accordingly. The jury, how
oven failed to agree owing to the csedictng testimony
on this point
ART RscErr1os monthly reception OF the Brook
lyn Art Unson took r'ace last nht at their in
the Academy Of Music. Owing 70 the storm the attend
large The exht ton Of pictures was very
creditsole There picture that was exquisite,
several that were excellent and three or four positively
and has been exhibition at Goupii's, In this city II
was recently purchased by Mrs. Col Coli Of Hartford II
With the sunlight streaming down upon her Shout
der through opening in the boughs over her head.
almost as II 1t had breahed upon by Him OF whose
breath ~ born the living SOUL Ono OF the poorest pic
lures though by no means the worst Is view OF the
lower part of Ne York and the bay from Brooklyn
least that IL the subject unless II be ferTyboat out
of all proportion to s surroundings that has left wake
behind with grade Of full fifty feet 70 the mile There
was small picture by Frerc, In his peculiar style
There also two by William Hart-one an autumna,
and the other ssunrse sunset scene The first seems
TO have been rather overdone The next seml-annuai
reception win take place on the 10th Of November
MEETING or SAILORS AND sEAmKN.-A meeting Of all
henoraby discharged men, formerly belonging to the city
of Brooklyn who served in the navy during the late
war; viii ba held at Montague Hall this evening" for the
purpose Of making arrangements for participating in tho
parade and the distribution Of medals to on Thurs
day.
LAUNCH OF A ScHooNBR.-The Edna, new and beau
tfuy.tu schooner for the firm of Yates and Porter
field successfully launched from the shipyard Of
Pine and Davis, Grecnpont, between and 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning The Edna IL 30 burden, and is
Intended for the Lbcrian coast trade for which purpose
being OF light draught she 10 admirably adapted The
was launched from the shpyard Of Lawrence Fculkss
the foot OF South Sixth street, d. on last Saturday
afternoon.
The wrGwAx was the centre Of attraction 70 the de-
mocracy night In spite Of tho goodly number
of the faithful found their way ththor and sat out
speech by Colonel Samuel Crooks, of Rochester, and
another by Judge Norris, Of Brooklyn
FousDrLnG-A female infant, apparently about two
days old, found wrapped up in quilt and slowed
away under the stoop Of tho residence No Is Wilson
street, E D., Sunday night On card pinned to tho
quilt written the following address IN. E King
man. 100 Chatham street, New York" No such man,
however lives In the noghborhood Of whore tho infant
was found II wss handed over to the Superintendent
Of thu Poor.
THE FREE EVENING ScHcors-The public evening
schools Of the city for males and females win be opened
on Monday evening" the 10th inst, for torn Of three
ation-onc In Wioughby str OF, nenr Raymond, w. D.,
and the Other In Romscn stree, near Ewcn T. D.