Evening star., 1869-01-18
THE COCRTS.

COURT IN GENERAL TKRM-TAe Cose of jos
n Brafi.y.Ih. Co1rt in Gensr.l FERN
To-day. Mr.. Bradley addressed the court as
follows:
"Wili your honors allow me to submit mat.
Ter entirely personal to myself and which
would rather bring to the notice of the Court in
my proper person than to ask the assistance OF
any member of the bar. More than fourteen
months have now elapsed since, oy the iudg-
ment of this court, was deprived Of my fran.
chise as a member of this bar; and desire now
10 submit q motion that the court will treat and
consider tas they certainly have the power)
that Judgment an order If Suspension only, and
direct IL 10 be removed. In doing this, II is due
10 myself to say that, in all the matters com.
planned OF, believing myself TO be the injured
party, acted under sudden impulse and con-
tinuous strong excitement SEQ by the provo.
cation i conscientiously thought had received.
but without the remotest idea OF contemning
Justice to this Court req uires after the expires.
zion of its opinion, that should rene W TO them
the assurance OF my profound regret that any
act or word Of mine should have been inter.
preted as an indignity to the judicial tribunals
of this District, whose authority and di gnity 1t
is equally my duty and pleasure to maintain
and support. submit, therefore, motion
asking that you may consider the former iudg-
ment as an order Of suspension only.
The Court announced that they would take
the matter under Amusement.
The following were admitted 10 the bar r.
A. Page, OF N. c., on motion of Mr.. Richmond;
Jonathan G.. Bigelow. OF Me- on motion OF
Gen. Hlnkle; and Edgar Allen, of Vt On mo.
The Court appointed Messrs. Kennedy. Mus
sey and N. Wilson a standing committee TO ex-
anime applicants for admission to the bar.
j. X. Brayton agt. Whiten; MIR. Fuller moved
TO dismiss appeal.
ing. in the case OF Kaufman agt. Clark, a YER
dict was rendered for plaintiff; $500.
THE POTOMAC FRoNr.-There is but little
frxyu uaAnu rk,ar, -l<..r- .n.-
OF them being entirely clear of vessels, and
with but slight expectations of any arrivals for
some time to come. The steamer Arrow, Capt.
Stackpole, which had been hauled off several
weeks since for material repairs and some new
machinery having been placed in tip-top trim,
Is again on the line, aud maintains regular
daily COMMUNICATION with Mount Vernon and
Marshall's LAnding.
At Rileys wharf daily arrivals of oyster
vessels are reported, with fresh supplies OF de-
IciOus bivalves consigned to Turner Il Son,
WIEgfeld & Co., aud other dealers. In Watts
bay three new gilling boats, belonging to
Messrs. Spranser & Cox, fishermen, were set
afloat this morning. Tney were built In Phila-
delphia.
ARREST OF PASSAGE THIEvEs.-Last week
detectives Clarvoe. Bigley. and McDevitt, ar
rested VIA Jones, alias Shorty" and James
Conway, alias Harris. on the charge OF lifting
overcoats and Justice Walter committed them
TO Jail. From information obtained by these
arrests, Messrs. A Cohen and Poppe s, pawn
hearing to-day.
THE POLICE BALL.-The proposed ball by the
Metropolitan Police for the benefit OF the popr
OF the city. which was to have taken place on
the LIST Feoruary, has been Abandoned. Major
Richards deeming the undertaking too great a
one for the force to engage in in addition to
their regular duties.
LEVY CoURT-An adjourned meeting OF the
Levy Court of this county was 70 have been
teen held this morning, but Messrs. Nichols,
Shepherd, Belt, and Brown only appearing,
with Mr.. Callan clerk, an adjournment was
had.
DIsMIssKD-Mayor Bowen has dismissed
DR.. II. Hewe Ripley. Physician for the Poor
of the First Ward.