The New York herald., 1874-10-21
THE COURT rs.
Important Partnership Question
Court of Appeals Decision.
The New York Sportsmen's Club
on speokled Trout.

In March Is7a a motion was made In supreme
rourt Chambers, before Judge Barrett, on behalf
ma Mrs Beaumont, 70 compel Messrs. Howe d
unmmeI 10 return certain moneys which she al.
lgea they had received for services not performed.
Iudge Barrett denied the application, IL being
.hown that Mrs. Beaumont had been convicted OF
keeping a house OF III fame, and that she was not
worthy Of belief on oath. The same matter was
reviewed Yesterday in Supreme Court, General
Term and an order granted against the defendants
10 show cause why they should not answer the
matter stated IN Mrs. Beaumont's af1davlt. The
prder was made returnaole on Friday next.
There was q heavy calendar in the Court OF oyer
and Terniner yesterday, before Judge Brady, the
saendar consisting OF fortvone cases, there being
eleven indictments for ielonious assault and bat
terry, eight Tor grand larceny, four for false pre-.
tences four Tor receiving stolen goods, three for
assault and battery. two for manslaughser, two
or forgery, and one each for robbery, arson 1t.
tempt to induce perjury misdemeanor and
perjury. All the parties were represented by
counsel, excepting John II. Decker, charged with
robbery, IN which case Judge Brady assigned Mr.
Dos Passos as counsel.
Greedy and unscrupuous persons who for
consideration have no hesitancy in swearing to
their pecuniary responsibility as proper sureties
on bail bonds or undertakings have Q chance, ac-
cordng TO an intimation thrown out by Judge
Lawrence In Supreme court, Chambers, yesterday,
Of being sent before the Grand Jury. charge
81 this kind was made against certain parties, and
the Judge took the papers, but meantime intimat-
Ing that good deal OF this sort OF business, he
UNDERSTOOD had been done, and where the fact
was brought to his knowledge that he shoulu see
that proper punishment was meted out.
In the United states Circuit Court YESTERDAY
criminal side before Judge Benedict the indict
ment against W. H. Tindle. who had been charged
with committing acts OF alleged fraudulent bank.
ruptcy, was quashed on the ground that it was not
sufficiently specinc.
The trial OF Commissioner Davenport on the
charges of malfaasance In once had been set
down Tor yesterday, but by consent oil the parties
It was postponed till tomorrow, before Judge
woodruff.
In the United States Circuit Court yesterday
Judge shlpman called the civil jury calendar. 1t
turned out that otthe large number ol441 cases on
the calendar only one was ready, and that OF al
unimportant character. The government de.
cared that they ready in all their causes but
the defendants or their counsel were not
A case oil considerable interest TO importers OF
white lead will be tried to-day. Judge Shipman
said that until he gave further notice lawyers need
not pay attention to any case below No. 200 on the
calendar.
In the case Of the United States vs. W. E.
Booralm and Robert Dumont, In which an action
was brought to recover $500 on warehouse bond
the jury found verdict for the plaintiff.
The following enumerated goods were yesterday
condemned by deiaut:-Filty-nve bottles OF oil OF
bay, one pair OF diamond earrings, ten pieces or
SILK and Is pieces OF white lace. The oil OF bay
was imported on the steamer Merrimac and the
ether articles on the steamer Adriatic-