New-York tribune., 1874-12-17
suPPLExENT

tween the United States and Belgium he felt that be
could ,t &C! impartaly in It. Il Is the old case re
murder and arson.
Levi Lipman, one of the City Marshals, was
before the yesterday writ OF habeas corpus
Lake Phillips another OF the City Marshas, he levied an
execution Marine Court Judgment In defiance OF an
order Of that Court limiting such service to the Msrshas
contempt submitted 10 imprisonment to test the valid
lty OF the order HIS differed from Phlipss case
in Ss Conoiv 3as srt ns' of the
Court OF Common Pleas The argument ~ ms iaVor
perform this duty the Marine Court could not limit that
power to . class.
In the case of Maria L. Morgan against
philemon II. Smith and another tried before Judge Van
Brunt and Jury the Court directed verdict for plain
TIN for ss5 The defendants were sureties on lease.
There were quarrels between the landlord and tenants
which were finally settled by agreement In writing
tha the tenants should leave and the landlord endeayor
10 let the premises their account This suit was Tor
PENDANTS claimed that the second agreement so far
altered the terms OF the lease as to relieve them from
their surety.hip Judge Van Brunt oyerrued the pont
and ordered Judgment for plaintiff Jas A. Godfrey for
piaintif; Allen Butler for defendants.
Tomorrow, probably, number of Excise
cases will be brought for trial the Court of Oyer and
Terminer some l6 OF IS indictments having been
ound by the Grand Jury against liquor dealers for
doing business without licenses The effect Of the
good nearly $4,000 having since been received az
license fees, but the effect seems to be passing of
complied with the law, that the Distrct-Attorney
feels somewhat unwilling to them. But many
OF the dealers appear disposed TO walt for indictment
before paying the ee and as Mr.. Rollins the Assistant
DstretAtorney SAID In the late trial. is not desired
tnat the court should be made collection agency,
may be found necessary to those indicted whether
they do or do not atterward comply with the law
An application was made yesterday to Chief
Justice Davis in Supreme Court Chambers, for an In
junction TO prevent the sale OF ST. JOsephs Church. at
onehundrsd andtweny- -dfth-st and Nnth-ave., under
an assessment for the opening OF Morningsde Park The
Revised Statutes relieve churches from taxes and the
charter OF authorizes Mayor and Controller in
proper cases to grant certificate relieving such prop
ery from assessment Such certificate was obtained
by the church Aug 1s. 1871. The assessment was
confirmed In July, 1870 Tue church claims that assess
under the Revised Statutes and that in any case
cerncate relieves them The city claims that assess
ment Is not tax, and that certificate could
the lien OF which had already attached
10 the property but only future assessments Decision
was reserved MIR. Smythe Tor the church; Mr. Barnes
for The city.
The case Of Morris Rennan and Albert Freid
land alleged bankrups, up again few days ago
in the United States District Court before Judge Batch
ford and upon the question whether the proposed COM
position Is for the best interest of all concerned, and
whether, for any reason it cannot proceed without IN
justice TO the creditors The only urged why the
Court should refuse to accept and confirm the compost
ton, the suggestion that Rennan has real estate IN
New-Oreans and Mississippi, OF yalue sufficient 10
warrant the PAYMENT Of a larger In composition
than that proposed real estate not having been
reckoned among the assets or Rennan IN arriving at
the composition Judge Blatchford reserved his decl-
sion IN the matter Till yesterday, when he gave one In
which he held that il for tire best interests of all
concerned that the composition should be confirmed.
and that IL had not been showl that t could not pro-
ceed without injustice to the cr5dOrs The opposing
creditors. he sai entlted TO have inserted III the
fiual order such statements would show, in case OF
review Of the matter By the Circuit Court what points
were raised by them and oyerrued BY TINS Court al any
stage OF the proceedings.