179, 19 N. Y. Supp. 992; People v. McKane, 78 Hun, 154, 28 N. Y. Supp. 981. —Foreign jurisdiction. Any jurisdiction foreign to that of the forum. Also the exercise by a state or nation of jurisdiction beyond its own territory, the right being acquired by treaty or otherwise.—General jurisdiction. Such as extends to all controversies that may be brought before a court within the legal bounds of rights and remedies; as opposed to special or limsted jurisdiction, which covers only a particular class of cases, or cases where the amount in controversy is below a prescribed sum, or which is subject to specific exceptions. The terms “general” and “special,” applied to jurisdiction, indicate the difference between a legal authority