The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-02

TIE GnxAr CASE or MRa GENERAL GAINES
JrDoE WAYNEh OPNroN-NEw TRIAL--As pro-
missed yesterday. we lay before our readers this
morning. the opinion Of Judges Wayne and
Daniel ofthe Supreme Court Of the United States
dsrenting from the decision Of the accidental ma
jority Of that court against the claims put in by
Nrs. General Gaines to the property Of her ia
ther-tSe late Daniel Clark, OF New Orleans.
This opinion Of Judge Wayne is long but it
will be found highly interesting. not only to all
| legal minds but to the general reader from the
curious chapter Of family history involved in it.
| With the late decision OF the Supreme Court.
| it is very generally supposed that this case is
| forever concluded. and that the right of Mrs.
Gaines to her fathers estate is thus forever fore
| closed But such is not the fact 1t will shortly
! be revived in the State Courts of Louisiana,
| by Mrs. Gaines. claiming in the capacity of de-
visee. under the last will Of her father, which,
| it is alleged. was destroyed Immediately subse-
| euent to his death and Of which sufficient evil
dence is said to be on record to prove its exist
| cree and contents. With this proceeding the re-
| cent decision Of the Supreme Court does not in
the least conflict In fact it is the course recon-
mended by that court in an interlocutory decree
pronounced in 1874. which she then considered
it unnecessary to follow but which her legal
advisers are still sanguine will place her in the
full possession Of her fathers estates.
| Whatever the final issue. Of one thing we may
| be certain that Mrs. Gaines will in this new
! trial exhibit the same infexible perseverance,
industry. intrepidity, and courage that have
marked her course through twenty years of the
most terrible litigation We turn over the OPT
Mon of Judge Wayne. meantime, to the judg-
ment Of our readers.
The Panoramic Exhibitions In New York.
The panoranas, georamas, and cosmoramas now
hbition in this metropolis constitute interesting ea
ture Of public entertainments and deserve special
notice Each of these styles of presenting to view objects
in foreign lands by the aid of the painters art has its
representative here in Rseys Thames Banvards Jeru-
salem, and sattlers exhibition and still another makes
its det here to day. giving panoramic view Of the Mis-
siskipp "the father Of waters from its mouth to the
falls ofS anthony while Sketches of Mont Blanc adver
tsed to take their place among these pictorial repre-
sensations. This method Of showing the spectator the
principal objects of interest in the places illustrated is
at very efrectual Of making him acquainted
with the striking features and details of those places
which, from the associations connected with Them or the
historical events which have been developed in them
be objects of public curiosity and at the time
some Of the paintings themselves well worthy Of in
specton from their intrinsic merit works of art
Rsley's Panorama of the Thames now on exhibition at
4O6 Broadway Of those productions which combines
both the features Of interest have alluded TO- The
banks Of the Thames a classic region as we'll
from the beauty and cturesquenes of the natural and
tEcso1 vrhtr Ena n1n
stream, from the innumerable historic recollecons
they recall to the mind of every who is familiar with
English annals does not lie within our province to
enumerate the various castles palaces and towns pos
sessing the charm of antiquity which adds much to the
picturesque effect Of the scenery and which trans
ferred with great truth mnuteness artistic skill to
the canvass The spectator is carried along the
from its first meandering through the meadows as little
rvulet until it Is backcned and discoored in the great
English Babylon but in its whole course the intnres Of
the behoder docs course the
and buildings Of London shown the picture and the
spectator is also int oduced to of the noted charac
tors of the London markets, of whose peculiar habits
cries and songs the exhibitor gives very good Illus
trations This gentleman is completely at home in his
description Of in London We see
that the rate of admission has been reduced TO twenty-five
cents, which We think very proper movement and one
that ought to be initiated by the other exhibitions of the
same kind in the city.
Banvard's Georana of Jerusalem end the Holy Land
exhibition higher up Broadway is, perhaps the NEST
interesting 10 tho public illustrations of the
region where the greatest the world have taken
place therefore attracts great numbers of spectators
principally, of course ladies' and children The painting
is executed with great skill and the several views are
very expressive and illustrative of many related
in sacred history The Jordan the Dead Sea the Sea of
Galilee Mount Tabor, the Valley of Glead Jacobs Well
where Christ spoke with the Of Samaria and all
The environs of the Sacred City ITSELF with the of
the Church of the Crucxon and other SPOTS memorable
in the scriptures, all presented with very effect
and doubt not, considerable accuracy. The Georema
is certainly which ought to attract attention. Illus
tratng the country in which most Of the events recorded
in the Bible have taken place The principal impression
which the view Of IL leaves the mind of the behoder
Is The extreme smalness Of the theatre which such
mighty have been played. The Jordan, for in
stance, is an Insignificant streamthe mountains
little than sandhis and the Valley of Gideon where
joshua ordered the sun to stand stl until he should
annhlae the enemies Of Israeli falls far short of what
the reader Of the story would picture to himself.
saters Cosmorama is another of this species Of enter
anmsnt but, as its name expresses offs different order
in which views OF the most interesting places in the
world given. All these representations form
said peculiar and very pleasing feature Of the
ments Of the metropolis.
MADAME soSTAa AS ANISA-Nibo's theatre last evening
presented another array Of fashionabcs who hronged
he house in every part TO witness the repetition of
Madame sontags "sonnanbula''; and never, perhaps,
vas audience pleased with the exquisite and soul
stirring music OF Bcni than it rendered that
occasion II would be supercrogant at this day TO cs
upon the lyric beauties of this opera which is
plcte with gems familiar household words" in every
home Il would be TO crticac Sonags well known and
faules Interpretation Of the sleep walker We need
say that her charming voice and brilliant execution
lie her at all times to achieve the most daring oodess
with case that she i singuary effective in that spon
,aney which gives shade Of nature TO the whole picture
in which she portrays prominent rart. But may