New-York tribune., 1868-01-17
TIE CIVIL COrRTS.

Petitions in bankruptcy were lied Yesterday
by William +. Hanks and Lew Is b. Lent, both of TINS city
Belle Boyd's divorce fl ON her husband has
ton a%ainst her hnsbead sam 1eI W. Harding adul-
terry and the referee found the charge well sustained
Before Judge McCunn, esterday, in the Su-
broadway and seyenthaye r. lroaa was commenced
are laid at $4,000 The ease is St u. on.
Before Judge Tappan, Y, ster,iay, in the Su,
nef ar action oSGs against Mary Percy or eei from No.
Westinghouse, Brooklyn. Tt house h9d Deeh pre-,
yiousy let Mrs Gloucester, no claimed the right OF
the premises by previous agree nent. Damages were
awarded the plaintiff IN $1,000
In June last, Nelson Evans of Stephentown,
perjury and sentenced to ten years har labor Clinton
From this conviction an appeal was TIA Ken to the supreme
tady general term. After hearing he arguments the
Court affirmed the Judgment Of the Court below.
A suit was tried in behalf of the City of
York from the possession of private par
ties letter OF Washington, written IN the latter
PSrs sr % Of @ s eedom o he York T %
had many years in the possession of private parties,
city put in claim for IT, and this claim tried In Feb
ruary, 1866 The city had verdict the jury assessing
defendants appeal the only question being whether the
riod during which the city had been out Of possession
The General Term reserved its decision
In the Special Term of the supreme Court-.
in Broekyn yesterday Mr. George sren6ssh sn sued
importer and jobber, doing business IN baltimore,
Md He alleges that he insured his stock OF fancy goods
&c, In the dcfendants office. I'm octoee iSA for
- OO paving premium of So On the 13d OF June, 1866.
the goods were damaged TO the amount ot s4O1o H
by fire. The defendants refused TO pay the claim on
the ground that the fire caused by the explosion OF
fireworks the premises kept there IN VIOLATION OF ne
OF the policy aud contrary 10 the knowledge OF no
company and that the plaintiff did not comply with tho
requirements Of the company IN furnishing within tho
proper account OF tho circumstances OF the lre
Ii seems that the fire occurred by the accideika igntOn
Of hre-rOekot among large stock placed N lott Dc
fore Fourth OF July The company had gwen special
permssion plaintiff to keep hre-crackels IbcJy
awarded the full amount claimed.
The case of appeal from the District Courk
for the Eastern District OF Louisiana. kn the case
OF the United States against tho brig Hehgonda
and cargo, wasI heard la the United States supreme
Court. The brig HehgDnda Of Holland. with car
GO was captured by she Pembna on December 4.
1884 of Santiago. the coast Of Texas, and sent
NewOrleans for adjudication. The brig chartered
Liverpool for n voyage to MatamOros aud back And
sailed from Liverpool laden with general cargo Tue
Court restored the vessel but certified that there was
probable for the capture and refused damages 10
the claimants From this decree both parties appeal
The contends that the vessel had des:sted
blockade OF Brazos Santiago and should have been
demned for such brea0 Of bOeade and that the prize
laws enttle the Court TO presume de e. that vessel
thus sailing close to the bockaded port there with
intention OF breaking the blockade To s, the defendants
reply FIRST that the master of the vessel being estranger
IN those waters had mistaken his course and secondly,
that there such thing known hlOckad6d or IN
tercted waters in the open ocean hut that hs port hu
shore OF the enemy alone can be bloc Saded.