The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-13

| dence assembled at Clinton Hall last evening, to
| hear Mr. John Duer's second lecture on "Marine
| Insurance" Most of the leading members OF the
bar were present. The lecture was well written
displayed great research-was highly instructive,
and was delivered with that proprety and agreeable
| enuncation which characterize all Mr.. Duer's pub
lie efforts He commenced by reference to the
origin of Insurance, and showed that 1t was flrst
used in Italy at a very early period. He then went
on to speak of the sources whence the present law
OF insurance has been derived. l. Ordinances and
codes OF commercial or maritime law; 2. Elemen'
tary and practical treatises; 3. Reports ofadudged
cases.
Under the first head he referred to the Consolato
| del Mare-Laws or judgments of OlerOn-Laws OF
Wsby-oithe Hanseatic league-Ordinance OF Bar
celona-Other foreign ordinances collected by Ma
eens-Ordinance of the Marine of Louis XIV
Code of Commerce Under the second head. he
noticed reatises in foreign languages and our own
lie Guidon de la Mer- Straccha-Sauterna-
Roccus, &c.-Frencn jurists-Pothier, Vain, EN-
erigon, &c.-System of Benecke, German mer-
chant-ltalian transation-Maylne's Lex Mercato-
| ria-System Of Park-Treatise of Marshall-Phi-
lips ueatise-Compendium in 18th Lecture OF
Chancellor Kent.
In referring under the third head to the reports OF
cases Mr.. Duer took occasion ito remark that the
number of cases tried and'adudged in this country
greatly exceeded those in Europe, and also spoke OF
the distinguished forensic learning and research
which lawyers and judges had displayed in these
cases
In referring TO the treatise of Emerigon, MIR. Duer
mentioned that it had been recommended to the at
tention of Chancellor Kent by Alexander Hamilton,
and observed that that simple recommendation
might have been of the remote causes OF the after
eruditon and fame OF that distinguished jurist MIR.
Duer in another part Of the lecture also paid an eo-
quent tribute of respect to the venerable Chancel-
lor, which elected marked applause.
In concluding his lecture, Mr.. Duer described in
a very eloquent manner the invaluable benefits Of
Insurance, and pointed out its vast importance to
the lawyer, the merchant, and the nation.
PROFESSOR MAFFlrr's SERMON YEsTERDAY-Mr
Mafitt preached yesterday afternoon, at P. M,
in 9Th street M. E. Church. The house was near
ly full, with very handsome attendance of ladies'
We could scarcely hear the commencement of his
sermon, he spoke so low. If seemed to rise and
spread abroad over the audience like the first dawn
ing of aurora, mild, soft, gentle, and gradually per-
ceptble, swelling by degrees and beautifully great
His text we presume is somewhere in the scriptures
although we heard nothing OF it save the words
Beginning at Jerusaem"-which in fact consiitu-
ted the theme of his discourse, which had one rare
excellence, brevity. We give two or three scraps.
Truth will always bear Its own weight and can
stand on its own bottom. ITO some one in the gal
lery]-Hear me, sir, if you please, and with your
eyes open, for if l cannot now keep you awake
shall have very little hope, of doing you
any good by and by. God is as great in
the minutie as he is In the outline, and
greater too. Man has to make a noise to bring
himself into notice OF his fellow man. God has to
make no noise. Thunder, like man, makes noise
God, like the sun, is noiseless. Mr.. Maffitt made
very beautiful and touching alluson to the green
grass which once grew upon the spot where now
that church stands, and upon which he once trod
when he first came over from the Emerald Isle
All the last part of his discourse appeal to the
pockets of the people in the way of raising collec-
ton. He said he believed just as much in the ne
cessity of money to oil the holy machinery, as he
Al 80 .i.- g - I-:L d
mans religion by the extent of his donation. His
appeal was very lengthy, varied, agreeable, and ef-
feCtivc.
u. S. Shit INpEPENDENcE.-We are panied to re-
iteYate our former statement; that the yellow fever