New-York tribune., 1877-11-27
OAKEY NAIL ~ BOSTON.

LECTURE on WHAT SHALL THEIR VERDICT BIZ
An ALLEGoRY REPRESENTING TRIAL IL THE
PARrHENoN.
BOsrov. Nov. 26.-Messrs Jarret & Palmer
have evidently made little. f any, money ont of their
speculation with \. Oakley Hall in Boston vigorous
effort was made 10 excite public interest In the lecturer
and until Sunday it was generally supposed that DE
would make spicy illusions in regard to Mr. Tweed.
In fact it was unoically said that the New-Iork Rns
would constitute the chief feature Of his lecture. Among
other devices esortd 20 FOR the purpose u advertising
the affair." was the circulation of the report thAt a he pro-
pliers. and publish verbatn reports or te lecture l'
sunday papers. however prckrd the Du1pr N 90 l,Alu
extended Interviews with Mr Hail. in which he stated
that he should not allude % Tweed. TIE night wa,
rainy. the hall was not full and II was nor paylhs
house. for there great many people present ON
free tickets. Mr.. Hall was not introduced ana WDen ne
% the front or the stage from me ore.7ii-ooi
attirei in a fIIl dress warmth OF applause
greeted him. He was evidently before an unsympineuc
A. he appeared TO his audience, Mr. Hall was a tall
rather wc-buit gentleman, fau'tessy attrel IN the
conventional black dress -uit with " scholarly stoop'
rav nloustarhe and with an eveglass dangling 20 8
walstcoat He walked 20 the centre Of the stage, and
without the Use of notes, began to sneak
HIS subject was Wnat snail Their Verdict BE-" The
lecture deliberately wrought aleg0iy representing
trll Rotuuda Of the Plrtaenon ~ history 10 de
ernine which the Presidents should have the wreath
which Fame had prepared for the tomb of HIM who had
done most 20 honor his country and his people.
H. described the Parthenon in language. and
asked the audience 70 stal h one OF rae e
Goddess Of Fame Is there, he Saidi Ilhe u Co'
the shorthand reporter Aurora the clerk Harpocra-
e--GOd Of -lencc-t1e cr1er; Apollo the con-tDc ihu
e Jury % be selected from the eighteen Christian cen
rlre-" Each OF the centuries was mJ thlcaIy repre-
seated by parsonage. beinr in his person. dress or
manner the historical attributes common 10 hts cpocn.
The description of the counsel for Fame und0ubt
eJIv That OF Mr.. -tOughton and was very handsomely
done us were descriptions Of ID. d. Field. for Mad
son: senator Bayar, for Jefferson, and General Scke'
for Buchanan The jury challenges were AumofOu-iy
done and the foibes of she counsel happily t on one
OF the features the appearance OF lady member OF
fhc Bar from Colorado, for Monroe and the
I'm of Good Feeling. She interrupted oy
mythical President of the Society for the Protection
of Man against the Expressions Of Woman, aud IN
dialogue ensuing, nterwONeu neat defence 0t tle
c inns OF 20 entrance INTO learned Professions The
counsel for John Tyler evidently buresque on some
London barrister with his exceptions and assaults
an A witness The latter evidently the poet Bry ant
who was felict0usly introduced in complimentary and
respectful manner from whom in MS charge 10 the
iurv Time quoted. John Jay appeared Tor Wash
iug-on and Richard Henry Dana, lr for Lin
COIN The witnesses, who had known every In
cumbent except Washington, gave the salient
u,lut- 0f each President Cupid acted a inter-
prrtar as Juror spoke various languages, and In fct
ba God of Love was universal. Mr. Illfen was counsel
for General Jackson aud read his celebrated letter 10
Monroe for Civil reform. The jury retired ana,
a. usual divided bus dt length bdOtte, anu stood s4A
for Washington. and six for Lincoln.
The lecture Will be- regarded IN Boston rs an cIoi1ch
aud scholarly production.