New-York tribune., 1868-05-18
THE COURTS.
CIVIL.


The applicants for admission to the bar are
required 10 appear Monday and procure their cert-
Gates. They Will be sworn in at tho next term
The jury in the case Of Waldron agt. Rich
agreed It is reported that at the first vote at p M,
they stood to 6, and never varied from that position
In the Kings County SurrOgate's Court, letters
Mary Casey of the town Of Fatbush Paul w. sherman,
Mary Dnan, Caharine Gussman Elizabeth Magee Mary
Barry. j. H. sayre Margaret A. Gale; James p1rsley,
Eliza Shannon and William Haggerty, all OF Brooklyn
Petitions in bankruptcy were filed by the
following named persons during the week ending May 16
1868: Benz Gerard Willis Frank H. Jordan Isaac Mears
Aaron Seeley, GustOf Frank, Jonathan Cunningham
Mark Hoyt Charles Dieni Michael Cress George Wenner
James p. Catee. Jacob W. Mould, John Davis. jr, and
eSGsS essS orange a co OF james fs CaTEe Of NeWbSg
Orange Co. and Henry Terwilger Of Thompson Sullivan
Co. During the week the following named persons
received each discharge in bankruptcy Edward Frank
Haight
England e. Evans's distilllery in Avenue A was
seized months ago. as reported at the tlme on the
t ne e Pet&1s has BEEN %ade
In the United States District Court to bond the dstery
saeties on the bonds were good and responsible parties
District Attorney Courtney argued In opposition 10 tne
papers reserying rs decision The matter of VIM. ii.
Knoepfe bankrupt, and the matter OF an application
bone bankrupt why the should not be reopeped
were adjourned till the 23d inst In the matter OF Ed
john NJ Butnan, the defendant was Sd!ged a bank *
rupt by default In the cases OF EdmGnd G. Hubbard
same, Jury trials set down for .ne I'd prOx.
The propeller HypodOrne, appellant from the
Circuit Court for the southern District Of New York to
the United States Supepe Cont the defendants In error
being Chester w CbspIn and Others-The following are
the principal :cts Of the the beginning q April
low Dunderberg Point between the said propeller and
| schooner belonging to Chester W. Chaplin & Co. The
Albany TO Providence, at the rate OF about u mile an
hour The propeller was on her way IRON ~ 70
miles an hour After passing VeTpanks f0nty iH tmS
had pf been hitherto running along the eacy Of
the river suddenly changed her course ana ran ueGy
their danger Immediately shouted to the propeller peo
po to keep Off Though the latter, however, heard the
scGoOners portslde near the cat head aud penetrated
ten feet into her hull causing her to SINK anos
the act Of April 1854, Which requires sailing vessels
| under way or being towed, TO carry tne
iSs sSo e.cspon sis Of the White masthead lights
Proviousy however, to the passing of said act sailing
under consideration neither had any light and so
far they were alike cupaG yet as 1eG SH Sro STe
peer having and 6 wan Rat her
owners should pay full amount OF damages and costs,
which decision was affirmed by Mr. Justice Grer on the
| part OF the United States Supreme Court
In the Supreme Court, General Term, the re-
port OF the Commissioners opening the new boulevard
from Fifty nmthst to the head Of the island was brought
! up Saturday for confirmation Ihe report ltsei IL
contained in some 81 volumes Gncluding maps, and in
cludes all the for benefit well for prop
erty taken Seven the line appealed but one
was excluded for failure to take tho proper steps MI
Witaus the OF gore at the intersections OF Sew
entysecond and Seventy y-thirdsts. and Boomingdale
Road and Tenthaye says that his property Is worth
$4,000 and the Commissioners have allowed him
| less than $4,000 Mr.. Campion, the owner
| OF another gore claims s75,O00 for his lots.
| nearly double the amount allowed. Mr. Grooves
was allowed 600 for another gore for which he claims
$4,000 for the reduction In his case was
that would take $4,000 to blast away the rock lie
SAYS he made arrangement to remove IT Tor F,OO
Two owners complain OF the allowance made them for
land taken between "the Circle" and SiNtiethst, and
siNtiet and Sixty rstst. being only SlOO Tor the
first and s2l for the second Mr.. Marsh who owns
lots on the east side OF the BOomngdae Road, where IL
Is crossed by Nnth-ave awarded for eight houses
Ssl 7l3 He complains Of this also as too little. In all
these cases the complain that the assessors nave
NOT taken into account the increased value arising
from their proximity the intersection OF avenues win
the Bloomn gdale Road. In two OF the cases the cores
were not within the lines Of the Boulevard and IN these
two cases the counsel claimed that the Commissioners
acting under the law OF 1866, which below One-hmdred'
and fty.fs only empowered them 70 lay out street
or road not authorized 10 take tho cores outside
Notwithstanding the act OF 1866 empowered them TO lay
out "pubc places" But the main argument asde from
tho undervauation that the act authorizing the
opening OF the street was unconstitutional In conferng
an old city Office heretofore exercised by the Mayor Al
dormcu, &c. OF NewYOrk body neither elected by
tic citizens OF New-YOrk appointed by officers 81
elected Tho Court reserved its decision.