General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmsdge and Aldermen Dodge and
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General Sessions.


Before Recorder Tailmsdge and Aldermen Dodge and


John McKeon, Esq, District Attorney.


RcH4-ForfsiiuvesefRe Reecs sntr raress-H Champion.
sranst whom there are several indictments for grand
arcsniss failing answer when called upon for trial
s William h srcsuy e
failing appear for trial his recognz ances were
likewise declared to be forfeited.


then put ON his trial ard found guilty Of having.
the 2oth OF January last stolen an anchor worth
of No. % Coenties slip. After ths rendition of the
verdict 1t was shown by Mr. Hunt late deputy keeper
which opinion was conceded s by the members of the
Court The Court, under these circumstances, pro,
tho Of the jury I uniting with the
Attorney 10 making an application to the Executive Tor
pardon in his case The prisoner was then remanded
to the city prison until the in his behalf shall
have been duly attended to.


Plea Of Guilty Daniel Ditmars. impleaded with John
Williams in entering the premises, Of Mr. Bsrnwa in
drew hs pIs!p pa'n W guilty. and guilty to petit
larceny Plea received and judgment suspended on
7riai fsr Bu.gls,y-Iohn williams, inplsadsd with
stealing pair OF boots then put trial and found
guilty Of petit larceny only The Court sentenced
him to be imprisoned in the penitentiary for months


Trial for .attsmpt to eommit Rope upon Girl
Anthony Zabriskie, q colored man. was then placed
noon Of tho 4h Of February last attempted to commit
rape upon young gr by the name Of Mary Elizabeth
Homer sged about rd n N an
tween Grand aud Broome streets The evidence and
arguments both sides being closed the Court ed-
journed until to morrow morning. Wnen no Csse W Do
submitted to the jury.


M.acH 5-Case Of Mr.. Joseph C. .ashiey-At the
opening Of court this morning the Recorder remarked
that in the Of Mr. Ashley lwho was some time ago
convicted of perjury his counsel had made an appnca
ton to the court for stay or arrest Of judgments and
the court at the time the application was msds con-
Who having examined the papers with great attention.
had arrived the conclusion that the motion Of coun.
sell for Mr. Ashley, should be granted Judgment has
been accordingly suspended for the present
Case Of .an6ony L. Zabriske indicted for an attempted
ss.ssept s om the Rsoosr
The jury ser absence Of eight hours returned into
court and intimated that there was no hkslnooa o.


is said stood for acquitta and for conviction were
then discharged from further consideration OF the SUD-
Trial for Grand Lareeny.-Two colored men, named
Daniel jarvis and William Tucker were then tried on
anansy wearing aE apparel s from the hall Of
the dwelling Of Mr. Nevlus, No 10 Waverly Place. on
on the part Of the that the accused and
other colored individual, named Joseph smith. Pre,
viously convcte went to the house Of Mr. Nevius ana
accused guilty Of petit larceny only there being some
doubts the value Of the property excesdins s1S
dictmen for petit larceny, in stealing quantity OF
wearing apparel from the dwelling Of Mr. saltus. in
soned in the penitentiary for the term Of one


Trial for Assault and Battery Wifh latent 10 Kill
her trial for having on the night Of the asth January
last attempt ed to take the life Of William Weeks wood
BY a% a' tho o
cution appeared that Weeks lived in room under that
occupied by the accused and finding some dirty water
request the accused to prevent IT. when he met with
reception and fetching apoliceman to take the
matter in hand the accused met the complainant and in
ficted severe wound in his breast with knife The
jury rendered verdict guilty. but recommended the
" sentenced to be in the State prison for the
term Of two years. that being the shortest period allow


TiiaiJer Bwslary.-A young man Of color, named
John Hicks, next tried an indictment for bur


Hsnrg .1e von Of bsancsy and
streets the night ofhe 18th Of January iasand steal
sn butter Of the galus sa o. to tho store
the morning after the burglary he found the paddock
broken off the door, and the butter stolen ana tha' ne
Ward ttation house.


orrcEs JOHNSON deposed that about O'Clock on the
evening of the 18th Of Janusry he discovered the &C
cused and another colored person engaged in placing
the frkin Of butter handcar; and asking them
heans but on examining the tub, witness felt satisfied
that something was W. ong, and proceeded TO arrest
them both one, however, whose name was 1onnson


The accused on his arrest stated that his sister lived
in the rear Of the place % ne % was S nd V
ing to get the tub rkn on the handcart VINO asked
him to render assistance and while in the act OF
doing 90 he taken into custody.


The jury rendered verdict Of guilty Of petty lar
ceny oaly The Court deferred sentence for the pre-
sent in order to give the prisoner opportunity to
present adavi,s proving the truth Of the statements
pade in his defence, with view to mitigation OF his
Plea Of Gully Charles Morris. alias veIlem, in
dcted for stealing $1,000 check tho Merchants Ex-
from The store of Mr. Van schaick In Greenwich street,
being arraignsd plead guilty. The Court remarked
that in consequence Of certain communication which
had been made reference to his by the Chief Of
Police they should impose tho shortest term prescribed
by law and accordingly sentenced him to be mpriso
ns a s Kelly aged IS
plead guilty sundry indictments for burglary in the
third degree and sentenced to Imprisonment in tho
State PRISON for the term Of three years


Sill; another.-Danis Smith Mcintosh, indicted for a
burglary in breaking into tho premises of Mr VIM H.
suydam, no Avenue c, and stealing a gold watch
soped for the term OF three years


an Attempt q Burglary A man named =: W. VIM;
into the store Of Mr. Jonathan r Fowler, in Greenwic
street


len depossd that about O'Clock in the morning, they
were aroused from their sleep in the store by noise
proceeding il produced by some person trying to get
the accused and that il was then discovered that he had
made large hole In the window shutter.


to ss ss ,s the


.snetIer Trial for Burslay-.A man named David
of the 2sd OF January last fsoniousy entered the store
Of Mr. c. suydam No. South street, and stolen there


The prosecution having failed the attendance
Of Mr. Suydam to identify the SEAL to connect the
prisoner with the robbery the jury acquitted the &C
cused.


The Court then adjourned until tomorrow morning


Movements OF Travellers.


We are again compelled from the pressure Of n more ore
principal hotels of the two last days in one report IN
which will be found evidence that the recent mped
ments to travelling have been so far, generally re
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