The national Republican., 1867-01-22
The Courts.


MospAr, January n, 1867.
On motion Of Mr.. Attorney General Stanbery,
Seth wsldy ESQ., of the State Of Ohio, was admitted
an attorney and counsellor Of this court.
On motion Of Mr.. II. NJ. Corwine, 8. s. Henkle
esq, Of Washington city, d. O., was admitted an
attorney and counsellor Of this court.
No. 1856. The Mississippi and Minnesota Railroad
Company, plaintiff In error, vs.. Patrick W. Rock,
ct al. In error to the Supreme Court OF the State
Of Iowa. Mr.. Justice Miller delivered the opinion
in this cause Diminishing the writ Of error for tho
want Of jurisdiction.
No. "a. James @. Barrons, plaintiff in error. In
error to the Circuit Court Of the United States for
the Southern District Of Illinois. Mr.. Justice
Swayne delivered the opinion Of tho court In this
cause, reversing the Judgment Of the said Circuit
Court, with costs and remandng the cause for fur.
thsr proceedings, to be had therein In conformity
to the opinion Of this court.
No. 312. Marshall Brown, OF al, plaintiffs In
error, vs.. John Wiley and Emily y. Wiley. In
error to the Supreme Court Of the District OF Co
lumbia. Mr.. Chief Justice Chase delivered the
opinion Of the court In this cause dismissing this
writ Of error for the want Of jurisdiction.
No. OF. Jose Maria Alyiso, claimant, appellant,
vs. the United States. Appeal from the District
Court Of tho United States for the Northern Dis
trict Of California This appeal was dismissed for
the want Of Jurisdiction.
No. IO7. Erastus Sparrow OF al, plaintiffs in or.
ror, vs.. Charles L. Strong, Of al The argument OF
this cause was continued by Mr.. Black, OF counsel
for the defendants In error, and eonelud BY Mr..
0'Conor, Of counsel for the plaintiffs In error.
The Chief Justice announced to tho bar that on
the arst Monday Of March the court will take 70.
cess to the drst Monday Of April, and then resume
Its sittings
Adjourned until tomorrow at II o'clock.
PriEe-Authortiy Of TIea,ury Depdytmtnt
Trade Permits-Truee' United States Ii;
Sstiqnt' and APYsiIant, -; Crta'" SggSr and
Sugar g. BiydenbHrgh, Ciaimdnt.-The prop
etty involved in this cause was. captured on the
18th and Esd Of April, 1854, on board OF Govern.
ment transport vessel In AtchafalayA bay, near
Morrison's out, In Louisiana, by the gunboat Wy.
anIa and libslled as prize Of war In the District
Court for the Eastern District Of Louisiana. The
claimant, Weed, fled claim for 200 hogsheads Of
sugar and 295 barrels Of molasses. Blydenburgh
filed separate claim for 81 hogsheads OF sugar
Weed claimed TO bo loyal citizen OF the United
States, residing at Now Orleans, Louisiana, and
that on the Goth Of October, 1858, he had pur.
chased the sugar and molasses from loyal citizens
at Franklin, Louisiana, and transported them to
Cote Blanche In that StAtei that both places were
within our military lines at the time and that the
purchase and transportation were under and In Ae'
cordanee with license issued TO him on the 18th
Of October, 1858, by the supervising special agent
Of the Treasury Department for the Firth special
agency, authorizing him to purchase within thirty
days 500 hogsheads OF sugar and 600 barrels oi
mOlasses In the parish Of St Mary, Louisiana, and
to transport them to New Orleans that on the 10th
Of March, 1864 he obtained from the special agent
second license for the transportation Of sugar and
molasses (the quantities Of which are differently
stated) from Cote Blanche to New OrleanSi and
that he had loaded Government transport, hired
for the purpose, with the sugar and molassos, and
| shipped them at tho former place for the latter,
and on the passage they were seized.
Blydenburgh obtained like authority under the
same special agency and equal loyalty.
Under order Of the court the prize commissioner
examined several persons captured or connected
with the property seized, and AFTER the testimony
taken was reported to the court an order was mad'
for further proof on the part Of both bslants auC
claimants, and thereupon several dspoSitions wer'
taken which were considered upon the hearing o
the cause
The court found the claimants to be engaged IL
legitimate traffic and dismissed tho libel. Tn
Government appealed, and the argument is tha
the licenses set up the authority for the trRfi
BY the claimants are not licenses At ALL for tho rea
son that they are not properly authenticated a
being what they purport to bei nor was the prop
erty purchased and transferred In Blydenburgh'
case from the parish for which the license was OBJ
tanned The license was for St, Mary's parish, bu
by his oSn aysrment the whole Transaction was Il
ST. Martins parish. Nor Is there any proof 0
ownership, nor evidence that the sugar was pur
chased from loyal persons. 1t appears to hay
come from the indefinite interior, and to have bee
laden with 4 view Of probable hOstilitieS.
In Weeds case the permit Of one date states th
quantity to be 1000 hOgshsads Of sugar and so
barrels Of molasses aud that Of another date re
verses the figures Tho permits authorize purchAs
only within "our military lines, whilst the PROF
erty was purchased moStly within tho enemy
country, during an express truce. The truce wa
mutual, and respected on both sides, and the nd
verse military parties trusted themselves implicit