The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-09
Law Intelligence.

EXAMINATION For ADMITTANcE TO THE BAR.-The
examination of candidates for admission to the bar at
the present general term Of the Supreme Court COM
menced Monday afternoon, and closed late Tues
day evening. The examiners were Charles OConor,
II. d. Cowles and William s. Dodge Esqrs,, and they
compelled the students to pass through the severest
deal Of the kind that has been known in this State
Under constitution the examination is required
embrace and equity practice and the statute and
common law admission being granted simultaneously
three several branches Of the profession which
heretofore have been kept distinct The ceremony Of
examination at this term also unusually imposing
being conducted in open Court by three Of abest
lawyers In the Of three judges Of the Supreme
Court. The applicants were twenty-three in number
of whom nine were rejected, and fourteen admitted
The following is copy the order Of the Court made
At general term of the Supreme Court held at the
City Hail. of the city Of New York. on the sth day Of
September. ls47 Present-Da lei Cady, VIM 4, Nc.
Coun Elisha Hurbut, Esqs, Justcesi ordered that
Henry p Curtis, Edwin r. Bogardus,
VIM H. Edwards, John X. Brown,
Il. Carey Cacot Marcus L. Cobb,
Charles Jones, Jacob Cole,
Martin McMartn, Aaron II Cragin,
John Moody, Moses Sweezy,
have been duly examined, and found to possess the
qualifications required by tho constitution for adms
sion to as attorneys solicitors and councillors
in the Courts of this State and that the Clerk enter this
The examination just terminated has justified the
opinion generally that access to the profes
sion of the would be more difficult than under the
old constitution 1t Is certain, ut any rate, that the
admitted have displayed sufficient learning and
ability to ente them to the degrees they have attain
ed The bar of this State however too much crowded
already think that their ony chance OF success
lies in the West and South Oregon Nebraska New
Mexico and California not yet stocked with lawyers
and there will certainly DO plenty OF openings Tor asp-
rants in those regions The tide of emigration is rapid
y extending as and court houses will soon spring
up where the wild Indian Ioams uumoested amid
the forest and DER the prairie"
limited STATES DISTRICT CoURT-lN ADMrRALrY.-
Before Judge Betts.--The SLAVE Trade - The Unthd
STATES vs the Barqus Chancellor c. d. Ma hew and r.
Carnof, Claimants.-It will be remembered that the
sent home from the coast OF Africa last
June by Commander Pope in charge Of Lieut. Dulsny,
of United States Navy on suspicion OF peing con-
cerned in the trade She shortly after belled
bv the United States District Attorney Claims were
subsequently put in by Messrs. Mathews and Carnot
latter TO be- owner of the cargo The was called
Yesterday morning The United States District Attor-
new appeared behalf of the government and Mr. Car
penter appeared for the claimants
DANIEL r. DuLArY, sworn and examined by the Dis
tict Attorney ia Lieutenant In the Navy;
iAard the. United States brig Dolphin the west
c6ast of Afrcs in December 1896 the Dolphin arrived
on the coast in December l945 to be employed in the
OF the slave trade; the Chancellor arrived
ON the coast in December 1916 after foil in with
her; she was commanded by Captain PREGNANT witness
boArded her ut the time aud found on board a cargo
consisting principally of cotton GOODS and tobacco;
there was some lumber board; ut tho time first
boarded the Chancellor there empty casks
hoard think twenty three In number, part filed with
salt water and part empty; Capt. Freeman said they
were intended for palm OIL and that Capt Garnet came
out ~ passenger In the vessel he said he intended to