The New York herald., 1871-01-21
LECTURES.
LAW AND LAWYERS IN new YORK CITY.
Lecture by A. Oakley Hall.

The opening address of the New York University Law
School delivered before large audience last evening" in
the chape, of the institution by Mayor Hail. who is member
Of the Council and graduated at the University the
class with the Chancellor The following q very
densed report Of the address which delivered without
manuscript, which reported entire several
columns
New York city, all the world. 10 the place
the The perusai Of its law reports
vince any that every variety OF law
discussion of its tribunals So full Of the daily
reports that he who systematically will in
acquire great theoretical knowledge of law this
tends the China, the Pacific and Europe,
out Of that tending hher arise constant legal questions
for discussion srbrament and adjudication. Every
lives legal atmosphere in the metropolis Legal
ons involving the customs usages statutes adjudica
ton of thirty State. and all countries yearly dis
reads he daily may Amos. run 70 the barr "no
The interests O. commerce. new Inventions political
s work
old q the las. century would stare
wills brought into testimony criminals defendants in
hands Of an oneer or see executing viii or making
s1s. deed and in some places r,,o;so,y q
swn % other and sae spd ~ Y
and large portion OF Petersdorrs Abridgment is matter
merely Of There are whole chapters
slant struggle going on between the old fogy lawyers and
.n 1 %
country Formerly lawyers universally combined
they vie with each
order accumulate exceptions 10 prn.
spssd great swyer like A great editor may Ss de-
everything. who can put himself IN the At almost
given subject, given time that possible to acquire
N grea. metropolis The tendency in great metropolis
al ia ans ne ya o
extent hanthe benchers the Inner Temple dreamed
when one man was = conyeyancer, another special
The law win DO wen to select his peculiar Speedily
@ pUs1 and BE ns 6x k
what money YSa viii a..oni.h ,'Ss; your
s'ERs What sS to
1g ss n %ss ma, s. a
they think There are three or four thousand lawyers
paperY And yet there better LAWYERS lawyers Of
s car who Of ssa w0
settled out Of and disposed e 4, oces and counting
advocacy law everything. Nowadays nothing,
except for notore,y and adjunct political fame Is
out Of weInarshaled facts oratory before
AZ the Inauguration supper Of this institution heard
sa # AND Is ssa oae ple @
but Law everywhere has become rather trade than
as one talks about Inc decay the Grsma and Of the press
But @ and editors must !, cepo S
in the world DO the affairs Of men-the .qu,e.
minute Wheel Of legal machinery SO foreoIy as il this
city. Other cities and States and ruaes yearly
to this their best lawyers III they
specialtes they all succeed The calling OF the law ike
railroad this city; there Ia always
Platform passengers later seats And there
even reward in holding on 70 the straps Sometimes
whole side of n morning newspaper viii be devoted the
doings Of the law courts. There law clerks
in this city who have greater income than the
best lawyer In Minnesota or Iowa. And some of
s sas c s nS ins s. Of
Halt signs lawyers doors signs OF CLERKS
Let be disparsg the west are
managing clerks this city who know of law than
o. the LAWYER, T od Of that Great place where
eminent lawyers whom he had known In his time the
bar and vino dead, and passed glowing tribute
TO the memory OF some OF henl still intoxicating his favorte
future of the adoption
members of speciaes In the profession.
amusing incident occurred during the lecture which
caused considerable fun The by the light OF which Mr.
Hall was reading from MS notes. went totally out sud
den The Mayor not bit taken aback soemnly exclaimed
that II the opposition of the meaning of
them bis ownhad caused the m.shsp quicily went
with the lecture In the dark. After old
kerosene oil lamp smoking horribly placed before the
lecturers with the aid of this he continued After
short time the lights set Alright. Mr. Hail the
audience that the incident very strong reminded him Of the
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