The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-13

personal feehpgs VI regret NJ the os Il irlend An Ssso
ate, brother-bstween whom ourselves feelings NJ
friendship sf Rpehy, Of and unreserved coab
denee-hays lasted fw many years shall prosssly
hnd mere sitting occason for expressing nv own feeling
The sub)ssa stsxng my personal knowledge
the merits and tstshesiuAl and neral qualities Of the do
ceaAed am, PERHAPS, the sdsst lreot 500 living 70
when he has been kps~R from biz arrt NJ the
bar untl hs nal departure Tho nsusn thsi has been
naAs granted, and VIII be entered the minutes
Iherrtay ia wspsr T. give pscs that there Vim b
meeting II he par u o'clock r. Morrow N the Supvsoe
Cs,rt asd that all the Courts have likewise Adjourned
TO the name day. } "
IN rHH sUrnKyR o0vnT.
The genera, q the supreme OsQ at 10 O'Clock,
Judges MITCHELL sscog, Enmet and Roosevelt present.
Mr.. DAvD BvSIn FzD " spnsunco tho death os
Chi Justice Oakley, and ssidAsy pscase the osurt
that the adjournment If yesterday tho hiaf
Justice Of The Superior Court the oldest u Judges the
lAher Of the bar has died. Until lately the Chief Jus
tics, horgh full Of years, has shown signs q DO
osy. Hs eyes not aim, nor his natural
force exhausted. long time praninens u the w.
lively engaged In political Mc member Of Legsla
arehe ascendsd the bench ls2s, and frsm that time
70 this he has dtrensed justice In that For
han quarter u century he has the ermine, hay
ng passed judicial life nearly long ~ that Of Lord
are now practising a, he bar are sa,ed with his vene
able form upon the bench III JUSTICE HIS great vig6r
4 mind, his logical reas"n, his Pf aiund knowledge, and
ss efrpg seirse OF Justice, known Throughout tl'-
whole community. But the honorable head which 20
ing s.tnea 10 Us the r. Of J-:ioe s laid Low
ever 20 rise nsai the resurrecsion Al last he silver
ord l. severed az tho golden no vi broken
ing thai uch occasion eben'd suspend our erdi
professional iabcrs, ha, nav reflect npoa ihe
a,e that awaits US an and mee our sorrows WIN 'nose
,bo nesfett % him. let VS. adjcurn.
Er. NoYEs s-condca the motion.
Judge hrTC,glL said that he bsDch concu,red IN tbs
Observations iiat had made by the gentlemen who
dare'ed he Court AMI in the fitness O. the motion that
I'd been made 1hs court wsud adjourn until l2h
&c cck 10 morrow.
TuK sUPRHME COCET-CrRCUTT,
Judge Emmet presiding, Mr.. L.RooauE aade the OF
of Chief Justice Oakcy's death, and mo-
syr Adjournment, which cnce ordered, Judgc
hNMEr remarging that the melancholy tdngs OF tn
chief Justices death home him with peeulis
o. his early ana intimate atoms w.h
Ice dec ased they hay ing been tiue u.
alo his sponsor
UNITED sTATks DISTRICT COURT.
Before Hon. Judge Belts.
Hon John Mcgeon announced death OF Chief Jus,io
oakley and ed anjonrpKen, Of the court, after elo
suert Of high evogy the merits AID legal s,ano
ing OF the dceeas ed fC,rciionsry.
Judge Belts voice aesply affected, said in substance
ymIshise deeply with the bar and the city upon the
which the Judiciary have sustained AL Of us feei
he voic Ahich he has left 10 the continuity Bu; few
ycu, gentle mon, have had however, bong acq.ant
with the deceased enjoyed The late Chief Ju-
zee Oakley when quite young took stand among
ne leaders Of the bar, was then student IN law oe
Hudson heard the prediction which we'll informed
mace of me future greatness Of Ne Oakley
csme my hader IN many important case-s
here he developed faculty nj so arrangng
scis and foFchy presenting them 10 the Jury and
court, In which he remained unsurl assed When
70 the bench Circuit Judge Of the state be prac
iced III oil the counties but OF my circuit, His cepe
nept 10 me his junior, was characterized oy unostenis
ousuess Ills habits altnge,her very simple,
&c loved not otentstn HE kind 10 younger AM
re continued that courtrsy 70 me when upon tb
bench In bis he DIS yed The faculty which
Gave spoken Of ard his earnest desire to render
Justice the who him. Aftcr
ulsgltc remarks (Which the 10 OF Judge Bets
vsice Us nom heafing he said that in respect
the memory Of the deceased ne ordered the be
atjccrked 20 next Thursday nj II A. II.
IN rnE corRr OF coNseN PLKAs.
Before Hon. Judge Daily.
Mr. Fullerton roe, and addressing the Court, said
Nay please your Homer only lsat have re-
auesed 10 do by your Hosor would no, take upon ny
ELI the su,y Of announcing in this place the melancholy
Intelligence OF the oesth of the Hen 1hos J. Oakley anil
this Court TIA, 1t do adjourn ont Of respect n
hR memory. Having just been informed Of hs death,
,anrnl fnd fitting words with which express the grief
feel The loss which all have sustained IN the DAN
which has lew arrested cur attention Judge Oakley ha-
ors very long 1900 o. nm, ,s anrS se ..es IN ,se
airy a such Webster W and pnckney when
nbtr Of the erel profession, ara hrs IN nsasi
-eBt~ably mentioned Ia the history OF those great acsl
css hiots IN which With those men be was eEgagva
Der thss ousrer Of century he has adorned the
hiDd him example which q few Initiate, yet al
will take passsrc IN h0norirg and respecting. doubt
rot, cir that ysur Honor will be pleaed 10 graz the
ion have subuilt which is that the Court stand ad
oarned mtrk Of respee, TO the great and ustrous
mar ~hoss death will be esteemed public calamity.
The n.stcn being secacdes,
Judge Tally made few rsmsrkp in which b. tloausu,Iy
referred the erect moral uerth and legal attain
he deceased and q the seicus loss thai the community
had experiences in hs ses AM then directed he Co
be adosrnes IN purl usSee Of the nseeo q Mr. sul
sTtos.
IN rHI MARINE ocUsr.
Before Bss. judges koCuthy and MAYNARD.
Ex-JudSe Tb!.lrs ssid-May please Jour Horas--
Snce came iato this court this morning ara learned e
he death Of taai great good ssd venerable mar Chief
Iustlcs O~kky, Death lsvea shirng mark, and this
victim O. his uaspArms hand cao o. the briSs. and
,ssib. Hghv Of our rreoaoies. reorganization or the
aisrp worth and services VI our hn9D'ed isbor and
bead caSns here De appropriately made, sd! rbih b.
reserved iH ssh.< scc~sior, s2d entrusted 70 ADLER
saEue hss Es One BY The eat lights Of the legal
ITesion resosed iror NE tsi4 AT bsr savanen
hss created a vacancy u gill Be c,sboN indeed 10 al
LET IT, by is fearful be Sdrsnshed Of
mortality. We, To-, mUn do and those o.
who 1p are o YET b., ;E,i',s the rr, rr', e.,
Sih nunsea W bis renlus, AID rive 70 INMATE hs
.irtuoa may rn the rire vhinh ss. by his in.
,eerty insr S~h'y sss vi'aom has made 20 hensrsse
mer1sry Of tns lste ~ J. OAKLEY, cicf Juuss OF
he superior ,egri, we 90 now asjoars.
Mr. Gene, srlesy sec.nsca The aSs-SD.
Jvdee Aaypars eloauso ~ res,osdca 10 tas m On.
sne said Sc auy the Court Owed 10 he sencs, the
hsR and The nen6y Of the dec>seee, thai the ne
horered shssd be asLeres 70 tbs desh 81 30
lssa;-Jogs uAa A. iurks Jsseo Cotley had nc su
yerior tbs bench IN TIA sale, be hat ~s.si N he
aa,os
ms con- issB sajs,-Ees.
~ rHK UsifEp eTATys cIscUIT oogN.
1e tore Hoa. Judge Neson.
On r-otioa. hs eelr alss sd,oursei n TIE -.
pecnosnsns s ne death o. Tbs hasuses cAssf JsssOs