Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-03-23

at1te. iha, our Poin. Lookout corrcSron-
.lcnt. Zaii5r. is still in the land of the
living aud that our readers will hear furtIi-
CT of him in the next issue Of the Roacoa
Hs lacsfavor, not being received until
the most Of the space Of our present num-
Der had been bespokcn. We have been
compelled 20 adjourn its publication until
The appearance 81 our next paper.
The March term of our Circui. Court
commenced on Monday morning last.
Chief Justice Brent and Associate Judge
Ford, presiding. Judge Macruder, though
expected to be present by the second day
of the term, had not arrived when our pa
per was put to press. yesterday. The
members sfthe different jurics were prompt
in attendance on Monday last. and the
Grand Inquest. which is reported to have
long AMI laborious session before it. has
been set to work. Judge Brent delivered
the Usual charge to this bo'iy on the first
day Of Court It was. Of course. impress
sivcly delivered and characterized by the
happy expression and lucid order Of ar
ranscmcnt for which all the mental ef-
forts Of His Honor are marked. Among
ether things that arrested our attention in
the ..cllarge, we remember that His Hon
or substantially stated. in connection with
case likely to arise under our oyster
laws. that, neither by the laws Of 90 nor
'6S. could natural oyster bed be reduced
20 private property, and consequently that
a party could not be convicted of larceny
or going within the stakes or bounds OF
said natural oyster bed and taking oysters
thcrefrom. OF the oyster act of 1870,
Ills Honor gave no construction. After
the rctircmcn. Of the Grand Inquest. the
calling Of the different docke,s was COM
mcnccd and proceeded with. No case Of
public interest had engaged the attention
of the Court up to the hour of our going to
press.
On the adjournment Of the Court on
Monday evening, the members Of the bar
convened in meeting. Judge Brent acting
rs President aud Col. Crane rs Secretary.
to take action in reference to the death Of
q. Fred. Maddox, late i member Of their
body. \ committee to draft resolutions
was appointed. which subsequently report
cd through Col. Downs. its Chairman.
and upon this report. Coils. Blackstone and
Crane aud Mr.. u. C. IIammctt spoke in
arproprh3 d (feeling tcrSs o~he de-
CEASED. The resolutions were unanimous
Is adopted Before the adjournment Of
Court on Tuesday. on the motion to enter
upon the minutes of the Court the rcsolu-
tions adopted ut the bar meeting on Mon
day. Col. Downs and Dir. s. J. Costigcn
addressed the Court in support of the mo-
ton and in culogy of the personal and
professional character of Mr.. Maddox
Judge Brent responded on the part Of the
Court, ordering the resolutions to be
entered uron its minutes, and in tes-
timony Of respect to tho memory Of
Mr.. Maddox adjourned the Court for
thc day. A. VIC expect to be able to
give in our next paper somewhat
extesded report Of these mortuary pro-
eccdings. We have omitted tho resolutions
adopted in our present paper and the re-
marks Of the Court aud the different men,
bcrs Of the bar thereon.
The recent light which. has broken in
the East reveals that the democrats have
carried New Hampshire. and though the
Democratic candidate for Governor misses
an election by the people, nevertheless.
IS both branches Of the Legislature are
democratic. his election is secured. The
Congressional delegation is democratic
init.
Tho French rabble has broken out in
open instruction against the Theirs gov
ernmcnt. is numbering and plundering
~ith the old IMMUNITY and fcrocity of Or,
and, 50 Ear as we can gather. is really mas
&c of The situation. 'Oh! for an hour
Of Dundee! r.
The Joint Committee on Southern AZ
fairs has been enlarged to 81 members-T
from the Senate and IL from the House.
As enlarged. the resolution constituting
she Committee has been passed by the
House by vote Of les ayes to 60 nays
Congress BY resolution agrees to adjourn
ts-day.
Robert A. Young. Esq,. Of our town.
has been admitted 10 membership Of the
Leonard Town bar. He was student of
d. $. Briscoc. Esq. and proposes. we
learn. emigra,ing westward this Spring
Our best wishes 60 with him. wherever
he may so. coupled with the prediction. |
that he is destined to make an honorable
mark in the profession he has chosen.