CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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FRIDAY, February
In the Court of Common Pleas, an action Was
brought BY Edward Laruc against Guillaumc
Merle, proprietor of the extensive stores running
through from Water To Eront-stIccts, near Dover,
10 recover the value OF some cotton which had
been placed storage. aud winch the defendant
refused 10 account for. II was shown that Mr.
l.aruc received II bales in February, l@4l, from
New-Oricans in the ship Clifton, and had them
car,cd to the premises of defendant, but only 81
bales of the lo, could afterwards be found. There
were 5000 bales Of Gotten in the store the
tmc. and lie probability appeared 10 be that the
missing bales got mixed with others. Verdict ior
plaintiff. SIG Is.


SATURDAY, Februaryj.
In tho Court of Common Pleas action was
brough; by roombs & Wilmington against Paul Il.
Hodge to recover $500 which he Ind agreed to
give them rs bonus hu, TO which plea OF usuly
wcs set up. MIR. Hodge Ind been employed by
several Insurance Compunic. To build steam fire
engine. which he was To complete in four months.
and receive between $4,000 and $4,000 for ii,
tic wanted $500 in advance, which the compa-
MICS refused to allow unlcs. he gave security Tor
its sac return III case he failed IN tuihiiinC ms
contract. The plaintiff, wen, security, with an un-
=dcrstAndinc that they receive S3uU Tor the
risk The contrac, vas perfected. bu, Mr.. Hodge





been exercised bv plaintiffs in leaning their credit
The Court hold that the risk WAS different from a
mere money transaction and could not &c consid-
cred as coming under the statute of usury. Yer
dictfor plaintiffs.


in the Circuit Court al action was brought BY
the owner. or chartcrers Of the ship Souvinh 10
recover freight. primase. sc. for $50 bbls. Roman
Cement sen, to New-OrlcanS, but which would not
sell there for the freight, was refused bv the con-
signee. and finally became nearly dead loss. YER
dict for plaintiffs, 1867 63.


In the Court OF Common Pleas the following de-
csionS were made:


John D. Ack!cy vs. Joseph F .atwcll-rolat!vc
10 check for lottery ucks,s-aew trinl granted
with costs 20 abide the event.


NV. Benz lr. and Eolnev Gum vs. Matthias
J.=CoelS-on demurrer 70 declaration which states
that deicndan, q We're indebted tc.--,no,ioa i,,,
frvolousness of demurrer granted


SPECIAL SESSIONS.


Before Judge Lynch and Aldermen Timp>on and lun.>


FRIDAY, February l.
John Derrick was tyits for an assault and but
tcry on Charles Jones, CITY Watchman: guilty.
Pentenna,y months Horace Hunt, assault and
battery on Patrick Coylc City Watchman: guilty
fined SIS, and TO stand committed until j, be
paid. Nicholas Davis, stealing 50 pounds OF but
from the tow-boat Orleans, property OF Ho,rv
Vail: found guilty, and then at his request. per-
mi,ted to be tried BY Jury al the Gcucral ScS-
slons Ann Voorhees,, colored woman, stealing
Sloworth o; mousseline de laine from the store
o, John B. Pudney: g1ilty-Penitentiary 90 days.
Chauncey Bailey, Lewis Thurs,on and Robert
smith, colorcd boys stealing two gallons OF mo-
lasscs from William Radford Bailey was found
guilty and sent to the Pcnitcntiary Tor so DAYS