Common Plea Q.
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MARCH 5.-Willism Moss Us. james Valentine st al :
This action Of iespass to recover damages for an
public house in Cherry street On the evening Of the
Doth Oct. last, drunken into the plaintiff .
the defendants came in and struck him vioien. blow
with club on the arm, injuring him very severely ;
Cd Sm there until him ou
no defence, and the jury rendered verdict for plaintiff
for sl75.


Thomas johnson rs james Nc E,pamey was an
action Of debt brought under the first section Of the first
revised statues page 666 to recover $780, the amount Of
the plaintiff and Mr. VIM Beard made bet Of 5000 on
tho then coming Presidential election the plaintiff bet
ting that Mr.. Clay would be elected and Mr.. Beard
that Mr. Polk would be the successful candidate The
defendant appointed the stake holder and the plain
tiff deposited with him the check IN question: AZ his
elected and Immediately after the plaintiff called or
caused person to call defendant to demand back
his check he would commence suit for It's recovery
Defendant refused until he saw and consulted Beard
and subsequently wrote to the plaintiff that the suit
should 60 The plaintiffs counsel proved the facts
Tho defence was technical, to wit: that the thing
deposited should be declared for; that here check
deposited with defendant and there proof that
whereas, the plaintiff, by his declaration counted for
money had and received. II was also conended, that
tho proof OF the demand was not sufficient, nasmuch
authority to do SO was proven there any
direct proof given Of the thing for which the bet
the statute Upon this last point defendants counsel
submitted to nonsuit.


For plaintiff Mr. smith Tor defendant Mr Bradley


Before Judge. .Ulshoeasr


Christian Schcrx u.s. f. s. Schiesingev.-This was an
action on charter party, to recover one hundred and


fifty dollars, for six days demurrage. In August last,
the defendant chartered from the plaintiff the brig
Augule Ludwig to take cargo of provisions to st.
Thomas in the West Indies th defendant was to
commence loading on the lst Of September On the
3oh of August, the brig was aethe Screw Dock, and
the plaintiff gave defendant notice that she was ready TO
receive the cargo and was in the evening. brought
round tho foot OF Rector street. the North River
The plaintiff alleges the defendant did not commence
loading until the Sh Of september in cons quence of
which, tho vessel detained until the 18TH The
cefence s that the fault Of the captain having
refused to receive the cargo according az II sent
that the persons employed by him not expert
loading, and by that means much unnecessary dslay
given The Court adjourned to this morning, before
For plaintiff, Mr. Eliingwood; for defendant. Mr..
Howe.


johnson Ruck.-verdict for plaintiff, valuins the
piano at S300