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DISTRICT COURT PnocEEpISos.-Hon. I. B.
Reardan Presiding. February Term
MONDAY, February Sd, 1873
Charles Fett VS.. Rough and Ready Co., trial
set for February 2S.h.
Robert Major VS.. Emily Major. divorce case,
rial set for February 2Sth.
A. Breeze VS.. Ann Corcoran ct al continued
for the term
W. Is. Hayford ct al VS.. Golden Chariot Mining
Co., Judgment for lefendent for costs
Charles Mains ct al vs. Dutch Flat Blue Gravel
Mining Co., demurrer over-ruled by consent,
left given ten days to answer. Trial set for
February oath.
Indiana Hill Mill and Mining Co. VS.. j. H.
Hoskin et al, set for trial March Sd.
L. G. Smith ct al VS.. Wm. Quinn, trial set for
February 25th.
Anthony Clark VS. Willis Jones 81 al,continued
for the term.
Charles Mains VS.. J. ]. Griffith ct al, demurrer
overruled by consent, deft given ten days to
answer. Trial set for February Gath.
S. Z. Streeter VS.. j C. streeter, divorce case
set for trial February 10th.
John r. Brown VS. G. w. Aubury, trial set for
March 5th.
G.. II Ranlet VS.. Geo. L. Eddy, trial set for
March 4th.
Moses FREEDOM VS.. Peachy and Cronise, de-
murrer overruled by consent def't given ten
days to answer. Trial set for February 2Oth
Richard Hoskin VS.. Dutch Flat Blue Gravel
Co.. demurrer overruled by consent, def't given
Ten days to answer. Trial set for February Goth
w. II. Coates vs.. Hutchinson R9eson, demur-
rer overruled by consent, def't given ten days to
answer. Trial set for NJ arch 9th.
Is. f. Leet VS.. Daniel Click trial SGT fol Feb
ruary 9th.
L. Mcdonald VS.. Felt and Prescott, demurrer
oyerruled by consent, deft given ten days to
answer. Trial set for March 9th.
Daniel Click VS.. l.. Sooman, trial set for Feb
cuary 2Sth
Auburn Gold Mining Co. VS. VIM. Dillon, trial
set for March 7th
A. Rreece vs. james Fallon and p. Cahill, de-
m1rrcr oyer-ruled, def't given ten days to
,wer. Trial set for March Sth.
Il. G., Sheath VS.. N. Gritlin, motion to qulsh
service of summons overruled, det't given ten
days to answer Trial set for March 4th.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FEBRUARY Term, 1S73.-MoNpAY, Feb. 81, 1873
Board met present Bradley aud Laswell. The
appointment of S. b. Burt to fill vacancy of Super
visor in Sd District presented to the Board, or
d red spread on the minutes of proceedings, and
Mr., Burt took his seat as member of the Board.
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GENERAL FUND.

L sIgnation OF n. Il. d. Taphagen as Justice
of the Peace ofTownship No.4 received, accepted
and g. W. Nicholl appointed to fill the vacancy.
D. Ho5ins, Newcastle, township No. 8; A.
Boyden, township No 10; D. Eicke, township
No. 2; james Cardwcll township No. IL; c. S
Clark, Dutch Flat district; 7, L. Atwell, ColfaA
district; II. Gerlach, township No 3; j. Thomp
SON. township No 6; Paul Henning, township
No. .; Chester Hackett, township No, 7.
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F0JkD2YEiEN, BlACKSMITHS AND
CARRIAGE MAKERS.

selected Old Company's Lehieh Coal
ackson Greek. (ask and Bulk Cumberland
Coal. Hard and Soft Pig Iron
Being speciality, the above are selected will
,Teat care for interior consumers
j. r. DOYLE.
tl3 and il5 Pacific street. and 420 East street
Wharf between Jackson and Pacific, San Fran
Disco. Lno-23-ly
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Mrs. Z. ADRIAN, Proprietress.
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.

'LNHIS WE'LL KNOWN AND POPULAR
L house has been recently re-iitted and re-fur
aished, and offers superior accommodations tt
Doth regular and transient customers. Th,
rooms are neat, clean, and furnished with excel
lent beds, while the table is furnished ut ali
times with the best the market affords. BY n
careful and constant attention to the wants and
comforts OF my customers | hope to merit and
'eceive a beral share of the public patronage
jel-72myl Mrs. Il. ADRIAN.
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TRUcKEE LUMs4G.-ihe Trdckee RepubHcd,
gives quite interesting account Of the lumber
nS business at that place and vicinity, from
which We condenee the following. The amount
If lumber manufactured in that vicinity during
the past year As, 900 600 feet, being the pro-
luct Of eleven mills, scattered from summit val
ley to Camp Is, an rage of4 1868 63j feet to the
nil though the amount manufactured at the
various mills varies from 500, 900 to Il, 900 600
feet. Nine,tenths of this lumber is shipped on
he railroad, most of it going east to Nevada and
Utah, 1t pays freight on al average to the Il.
Il. company of $40 per NJ, which gives the rail-
road company SG9l ,200 in the simple item of
lumber freight from Truckee. The company
charges as much for carrying the freight away
rs the N Ii owners get for it when loaded on the
cars. Thi' is good showing for the Truckee
numbering enterprise, bat very bad one for the
assessors who could find no lumber in that vi
clnty to assess.
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LAND MATTERS IN PLACER From the Sacra-
mento Uhion'S reports select the following
and transactions in tbs county for the week
ending Thursday evening last:
"Act of My 10Th, 1872 Plat of Missouri
placer mine. claimed by Alexander Moore and
others, desi mated as lot No. AZ, in township IA
north, range 10 east Mount Dablo meridian, in
Placer county, containing 81 l3-i00 acres.
PLAT of Hazard placer mine, claimed by p.
Il. Lloyd AMI others, des gnated as lot No. 40.
N township II north, range IL east, Mount Di-
.blo meridian, in PLACER county, containing 81
t6- 100 acres.
"Declatatory Statement No. 3,913-Filed by
Jane K. Watts on the NV d Of section 6, town
ship ii north, range east, Mt. Diablo meridian,
N Placer county, containing 100 acres.
"Declaratory Statement No. 3,9l5-Filed by
Patrick Rooney on the NV . of sect on 30, ex-
,ept lot No g., .ownship | north, range 7 east,
Mt. Diablo me: dian in Placer county.
Homestead No. 53l-Filed by J Ives Fitch,
IN the NV y ,ect on Il, township II north,
range east, Mt. Dmblo meridian, i'll Placer
county, containing $50 acres.
Homestead, February 5th No. 53l, filed by
VIM. IL, Rosey. on the W u OF SW = of section
-, township l3 north, range east, Mt. Diablo
meridian, in Placer county, containing SOacres.
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ANOTHER BANK BOTHER.

A Mfsundersta nding Resulting In the
Suspension OF the Mutual Bank-Its
Affairs Adjustcd-Thc Chatham Bank
to Blame.
Yesterday afternoon the Mutual Bank, located at
1858 Broadway, suspended operations. As the mat
ter was perfectly understood beforehand, among
both the stockholders and depostors the suspen-
sion occasioned no excitement and no surprise.
The winding up Of It's affairs was on
an amcable basis, though Involuntary II
appears tnat the Mutual Bank was not
In the Clearing House, burt cleared through
the Chatham Bank. The Mutual usually maze its
account in this bank good, and on Saturday last
made deposit In the Chatham Bank OF $40 600.
BY some mistake OF the bookkeeper OF that bank
the sum was not credited 10 the Mutual Bank and
on Monday, the account being short its checks
were refused Explanations ensled when IL was
discovered that the Mutual Bank was all right and
that the fault lay with the Chatham Bank. The
Mutual thereup0n proposed to 90 on as usual but
the Chatham Bank refused, saying that 1t
was troublesome TO them and they did not
care for 10 any longer. As natural consequence
the Mutual Bank was obliged to suspend All the
deposit0rs will be paid In full within the next two
days, as the bank had little money ont at the time
OF the misunderstanding. The stockholders or the
bank will probably suffer the loss OF not over
$4,000. The Mutual Bank did only a small though
perfectly safe, business-abeut two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars per week. The President
was Mr.. Samuel A. Hills, and the cashier William
9. Carman.
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BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
,rininnl PrOcccsIings.

Criminal Proceedings
Judge Benedict sat in the United States Circuit
Court yesterday, and proceeded with the disposal
Of the criminal business.
CASES TO BE TRIED
The following cases were announced as ready for
trial:-Leander Fox, sending obscene literature
through the mails; Christian Hartef, opening
letters in the Post Ofice s. B. Babcock, presenting
false papers to q United States officer; w. II.
Brick, using the mails to defraud the government,
and John BOtt, sending obscene materials through
the mails. The above causes will be tried as soon
as they are reached @U oIH
STEALING MAIL BAGS FROM THE POST OFFICE.
The case OF James Cahill was then called on for
trial. The accused has been carrying on the busi-
ness OF q junk dealer at 20 Wilet street. and he is
indicted Tor having received a quantity Of mail
bags, alleged to have been stolen from the Post
ONCE. 1t came out in the course OF the examna-
ton that 1000 bags were stolen from the Post once
In Jour weeks The principal witness for
the prosecution was young man named
Richard Brandon, who had pleaded guilty OF
stealing the bags, and who, the day alter, ex-
pressed to the District Attorney his readiness to
tell all he knew about the alleged theft. Brandon
depOsed that he stole from the Post ONCE for
several weeks about thirty bags a day He selected
the good ones because they were the heaviest and
paid BEST lie stated that he disposed OF the stolen
bags to Cahil Some further evidence having
been given the case was adjourned till to-day.
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COURT or GENERAL SESSIONS.
Petit Larceny.
Re fore JudUe Sutherland

Petit Larceny.
Before Judge Sutherland.
Yesterday Albert Cook. who was indicted for
stealing gun the 2lst Of April, pleaded guilty
to petit larceny and was sent to the Penitentiary
for six month";. tm
An Assault.
John Maher pleaded guilty to committing an
assault and battery upon Patrick scully, on the
22d OF April. As there were extenuating circum-
stances, the Judge sent the young man TO the City
Prison Tor twenty days.
Acquittals.
Julia Wilson was tried upon charge Of stealing
$50 from Catherine Kearn the 5th OF this month.
The evidence OF the complainant was materially
contradicted by number OF witnesses, and the
jury rendered verdict OF mot guilty" without
leaving their seats
John G. Bell and Antonio Weingert, the captain
and mate OF lighter, were charged with stealing
some saltpetre from lighter owned by Sylvanus
Mott, on the 18th OF November The proof showed
that Mr. Bell was part owner OF the lighter, and the
circumstantial evidence against Wengert was SO
slight that the jury acquitted both defendants
without a moments elaboration.
Francisco Fageunetti was tried and acquitted
upon an Indictment charging him with indecenty
exposing his person in FOrtieth street, between
Fifth and Sixth avenues, on Monday, the 18th OF
January The accused showed that he was nc his
home in MOrrisania on that day, although the com
planning witness, James Hackett positively stated
that he made memorandum OF the day and 1t was
the 18TH Witnesses were examined TO show his
previous good character.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

The Forgery upon the Bank OF Eng
land-Thc Case OF George MCDONNELL
The Examination Coming to a Close.
The examination Of George Mcdonnell. who Is
accused of having been concerned in the alleged
frauds upon the Bank Of Engand-the particulars
OF which have been repeatedly published IN the
HERALD-was resumed yesterday before Commits
sioner Joseph Gutman, at his Office in Nassau
street.
Mr.. F. F. Marbury and Mr.. Charles M. Da Costa
appeared as counsel, the former for the British
government and the latter for the Bank OF Eng
land; and Mr. Brooke, OF the firm Of Garvin,
Brooke a Fellows. for the defendant.
There was denomination OF some witnesses
but nothing OF an important character, in addition
to the facts already in existence, was elected.
After considerable discussion with respect to the
summing up IL was agreed to adjourn the case I'M
til to-day, when 1t is understood the examination
VIII be brought to a close.
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The Great Pagan Dictator squelohed-H His
Insanity Admitted and Accepted
From the Tombs to the Lunatio
Asylum Georges Next Move.
BUSINESS IN THE OTHER COURTS.
pammaries-Theft Of Mail Bags from the
Post Office-The Bank Of England
Forgery-An Omnibus Case
A Slander Suit.

The examination Of George Mcdonnell, one OF
the alleged forgers upon the Bank OF England, was
resumed yesterday before Commissioner Gutman.
No new fact OF Importance was elected. The case
Is to be continued to-day, and 1t is understood that
win be then brought to q close.
Yesterday Martin Cashin seaman, and Anna
Erras stewardess, OF the Amencan ship Mary A.
Bird, were further examined before Commissioner
Shields on the charge OF having set on fire and
attempted to destroy that vessel in the harbor of
Bnenos Ayres. South America. The evidence totally
faied to inculpate the accused and wonder was
expressed that the American Consul at Buenos
Ayres had sent forward nine or ten witnesses to
show how little they knew about the alleged
offence The Commissioner after hearing all the
testimony for the prosecution, Immediately ordered
the prisoners to be discharged.
The trial OF George Francis Train in the Court OF
Oyer and Terminer came yesterday TO sudden
conclusion. Immediately on doctor testtfying
that he had interviewed Tram in the Tombs and
pronounced him insane then and.h belief that ne
was st,l insane Judge Davis directed the jury to
acquit him on the ground ofinsanity, andthereupon
he ordered him TO be sent to the State Lunatic
Asylum Mr. Trains counsel, hot relishing this I'M
expected turn in events, as they proposing to
Introduce the recent Judgment before Judge DAILY
pronouncing him sane, obtained writ OF habeas
corpus from Judge Fancher at Supreme Court,
Chambers. hearing upon the writ will be had
tomorrow and meanwhile Mr.. Train will remain
In the City Prison.
A verdict OF $1,000 damages was given yesterday
In the Supreme Court. Circuit, before Judge Bar
rett against the Twenty-third street omnibus line
proprietors on account OF injuries sustained by q
passenger through the driver starting on too soon,
while the passenger was attempting to alight.
A few such verdicts would diminish the rash i'm
petuosity OF stage drivers and greatly diminish the
hazard OF a ride in public omnibus.
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HERALD WEDNESDAY a. ls7a-QUADRUPLE SHEET

the verdict The verdict should be equity" or
mot guilty"
guilty on the ground OF insanity
Mr.. BELIEVE ask the jury 10 fnd verdict OF
Judge Dayis-Mr. Clerk, take the verdict, mot
guilty on the ground OF insanity"
Foreman OF the Jury-We agree on that verdict.
Mr.. BELIEVE ask to have the Jury poled.
Judge Davis-No polling OF this jury. The jury
MI, BellETnere are two jurors who say that is
{, not their verdict.
JUDGE order the prisoner TO be sent to the
state Lunatic Asylum. a3*
Mr.. Bell-win you not hear evidence as to his
Mr.. Howe-There are witnesses in court who win
swear that Mr.. Train Is now perfectly sane.
Mr.. Bell-Doctors win testify that 1t is not me-
cessary to confne him in lunatic asylum.
Judge Davis-The case has been disposed Of
TRAIN ON THE SITUATION
Mr: IRAN dumping 20 his feet excitedly) WIN
Judge Davls-Not at oil.
Mr.. Train-I wish to protest against these pro-
months In jail. What am 10 de, remain or 60
Judge Davis-st down. 0~
Mr.. Train VERY pale and excited) Before 60
away l wish to move your impeachment IN the
Having thus explosively delivered himself MI.
Train took his seat. Inc scene for a moment was
an exciting one. All present rose to their ieet The
jury rushed from their seats. Mr.. Howe seemed to
did not know which way to turn. There was no
gainsaymg the fact, Train was trapped. Fire fairly
dashed from his eyes as he writhed and, wriggled
In the snare in which ne had so Unexpectedly been
caught. The coolest man OF all was Judge Davis
He sat perfectly immoblle, and that broad, firmly
set underjaw showed that he would remain 80.
TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE TRAP
Hardly had Mr.. Sparks, the Clerk, pursuant to
the direction OF Judge Davis made out an order on
the Warden OF the City Prison to deliver Mr.. Train
over to the custody OF the Sheri and to the latter
to convey him TO the State Lunatic Asylum at Uti-
ca, and the Court adjourned, before Mr.. Trains
Court, Chambers, for writ oil haDeas corpus IN the
case. This, as in duty bound, Judge Fancher
promptly granted, and made the same returnable
the next day. An effort Will be made TO reverse
the action OF Judge Davis, and meantime TrainsNlll
remain III his old quarters IN the T0mbs.
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SUPREME cOvRT-clRCuIT-pART |.
Interesting to Omnibus Proprict0rs and
Passengers.

Passengers.
Before Judge Barrett.
Joseph G. Shepherd, in March, 1869, in attempting
to alight from an omnibus OF the Broadway and
Twenty-thrd street line in front OF the Astor
House, was thrown out through the driver starting
of too soon and seriously injured. He brought
suit against Messrs johnson d Sheppard, proprie-
tors OF the line, claiming 5000 damages. The
trial. after progressing through two days
IN this court, was concluded yesterday Mr. Luther
Marsh appearing for the plantin, and ex-Mayor
A. Oakley Hall Tor the stage company. Some OF
the passengers in the stage at the time were
sworn on both Sides and there was the usual
amount OF ingenuity and bothersome rhetoric,
but the Judge put the rights OF the prOprietors
and passengers CURLY and precisely. He held
that the passenger must be wholly without any
carelessness in his alighting in order to recover
ants driver may have been. He held further,
however, that the driver must stop a reasonable
time and let the passenger alght in safety. The
jury brought IN verdict OF $1,000 damages
Repairing Wooden Pavements.
Commissioner Van Mort made a contract with
the Stowe Pavement Company to repair portions
OF wooden pavement throughout the city. The
contract price was 81 so per square yard. Comp
troer Green paid portion OF the bills at the con-
two bills he refused to pay. suit was brought for
the amount claimed to be due, and the result was
verdict or 81 50 against the city, being not only
the amount OF the unpaid bills, but the fifty cents
per square yard deducted from portion OF the bills
by the Comptroller
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COURT OF SESSIONS.
A FOrger's Sentence.
Before Judge Moore.

Before Judge Moore.
Charles D. Brown, a young man who was in the
employ OF Bliss h Williams, manufacturers o1.sew-
ing machines, pleaded guilty to forgery In the fourth
degree. The prisoner went to Mr.. Williams with
pteous tale OF suffering at home, and on
the strength OF a paper purporting to have
been signed by superintendent Houghton Of
Singers mandatory, and setting forth that
the latter would 60 security for SIS, he 1.-THE
prisoner) obtained an advance OF $25 on his wages
and cleared out Mr. Williams subsequently ascer
tanned that Mr.. HOughton's name had been
forged to the paper. 1t further transpired that
Brown was married, but that his wife, whom he
had treated very badly, had been sent to the hos
pita and his only child to the County Nursery.
Counsellor Thompson yesterday attempted to
procure the prisoners release on a technically,
but Judge Moore ruled the point not well taken,
and sentenced Brown, who then pleaded guilty, to
The Penitentiary for fifteen months
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these words are actionabe or not; whether
they were applied TO the plaintir and what sense
used. IL Ii denied that the words in evidence were
ever spoken Now the nrst duty Of the plaintiff Is
and against the plaintiff. The defendant denies
that he used them and has proved his position by
evidence. II you believe that evidence, then the
defendant Is entitled to an acquittal. II you come
70 the conclusion that the evidence Is in favor OF
the plantin you win say so by your verdict Judge
Joachmsen reviewed the whole OF the testimony
for the plaintiff and the defendant, submitting the
whole case to the jury, who rendered verdict OF
damanea
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THE DErUNcr CENTRAL BANK OF BROOKLYN

About Two hundred depositors OF the defunct
Central Bank met In the tinted states Commits
sioner's Court room, brooklyn yesterday, when
the accounts OF the assignee, ). B. butcher, were
submitted, showing that his receipts were $i0s $780,
ana disbursements $32,945. A dividend OF twenty
five per cent was declared TO depositors, and 1t
transpred that further dividend might be de-
clared, as there were stu good claims to the
amount OF about $4,000 yet to be collected
Lawyer Tracy was paid $4,000 for counsel fees ana
disbursements during period OF three years.
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MARINE couHT-pAa1 2
A slandcr Case--A Clergyman Impii-
Gated.



Before Judge Joachimsen.
Hardenge We. Heathe.-This was an action
brought by plaintiff against the defendant, a
clergyman, for words either sanderously, as al
legged or "idly spoken" against the fair fame OF
the plaintiff. Judge Jsachimsen, in his charge to
the jury reviewed the whole case and brought 1t
to the fine point which decided the jury. lie re-.
minded them that it was not question OF feeling
but Of a conscientious considerations that If dam
age was done 70 the plaintiff just and suitable
remuneration should be awarded; but,
on me other hand, in their es-
Innate OF the evidence, no damage was
aone, thelr verdict should be common.
susa.e ~. gwen 70 the defendant AS they
were aware the defendant was q clergyman end
tne plaintiff whom they had seen on the stand and
whose .esumony they had heard, was young per-
son not more than twenty years old. The trial by
Juiy was intended That perfect Justice should be
done, ana ne agreed with the remarks OF counsel
that matters 81 TACT should be left TO the consdera
ton OF the Jury trying TIE case The right OF action
claimed IN TINS case rested upon the charge that
the defendant said OF the plaintiff, "You are a
lar; y0D are The worst girl on earth NC y
y was jer tse jvy 10 oetermiDe Watcher
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DEALERS IN PETROLEUM.

AT a meeting OF the dealers in petroleum, held
yesterday afternoon, at two O'Clock, Mr.. Macy
in the chair, reports OF the committee were
heard and discussed. The first SIX specified rules
for the government OF all transactions I'm the pur-
chase and sale of petroleum were adopted. The
rule regarding transactions In what Is known as
Parker's Landing oil was altered ana finally
adopted. The meeting adjourned until two O'Clock
to-day, when the remaining rules Will be read and
the propriety OF adopting or rejecting them dis
cugaed
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CIRCUIT COUaT.
The SUIT Against Thomas c. Fields.

The SUIT Against Thomas G. Fields.
ALBANY, May 20, 1873.
In the Circuit Court here to-day, Justice Danforth
presiding the case OF the People VS.. Thomas c.
Fields ct al, being an action to recover moneys
paid to the defendant as claims OF firemen amount
ing to 100000, came on. Mr.. Charles OConor
moved that the Court direct the Jury to find yer.
dict for the plaintiff IN accordance with the rulings
OF the General Term, Mr.. Beach, for the defendant
moved to dismiss the complaint, on the ground or
no right OF action. Mr.. O'COnor renewed his
motion, and the Court directed the jury to find
verdict In favor OF the plaintiff for $554,0 70. A
stay OF proceedings was granted for twenty DAYS.