Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10

"Hoar ye hear ye hear Ian manner
OF psrsons having inviting 70 10 before
The Honorable Judges of ibs State Of
Delaware al this Court Of q neral sessions
OF the Pelce and Jed Delivery, here held
for the count, = NJ CsHtls, will now
draw near 81 u ,ivu their attention, Oh the
said court ~ now ueipg opened. God
tnve the Safe ard our Hpnorable C0urt Z"
F1r The first time ip the hirt1ry of
WIminglun these w1,d4 rang on Officially
No, y m' rnitg The stairway ieadt;igtO
tho new cCutt room had hepu besicged by
an eager crowd for tao hours prrvious.
Through tho rrsr drCrs III court officials,
members 81 tbo bar and number Of
ladiss had been edpitt"d. and the ladies
accommodated with seats within the bar
tuGurufe.
A NV lalLu ss after | o'clock he main
doors were throw, open md tie surRlnp
crowd mi side lour' d in Il Il no more
than $40 cbui-s ahmns - m, 4 u'eiy ano
uccup' iug every foot 4 s'Hndtg room,
uutl. M Budlerc- ri 80 ie.9i 900 persons
~As inass, q ~ iut unGy u "a" room. The
las; 80 ia thr mailing OF W.iuiLg torf thr
County saei the ope.ing 81 IT, first tern.
of the county courts ever held here WA
something TO be triked over nDd rurUtpted
TO grLerailona J.. iutuy,.. u-d BIZ -u1i
atrarpe that NJ, fnnnv M amid .ffent nm
o,,trsyca auatI.,3 ,bg'y.l,,.,,, 49,, -
tunity.
ihe court was opehed SI liz a. N.
Ine grand Jurors huHwsfgd o their name
and were 1, verally sworn nud rIiirmed
THE CHARGE OF THE COURT
Cbiof Justice CouepVs then charged
the nr,ud iutv saving.
Gentlemen Of Tie Grand IUry We are.
all, assembled in new place. This is an
important event, calling for public notice, III
some formal manner ana no other having
been provided for, it has been thought meet.
that i'll my address to you. ! should give it
such consequence as IL proper.
The seat of justice hus twice before this
been changed -unGe, and the first time in
Kent, by an order made Ill the Provincial
Council in 1854; aud, the second time. in Sns-
scx, III 1871. when the place of holding the
courts was changed from Lewes to the more
convenient site OF Georgetown. ueach case,
the public convenience controlled over all
private interest, or mere sentiment, Ms it did
when the Legislature. at tue session of 1879.
voted to change the pac9 OF holding the
courts of this county from New Castle to this
city; and, could wish that all are, by this
time, satisfied that in view of all the circum-
stances-the law ought to have been passed
The maj or part of the people of New Castle
county reside i'll Wilmington, because they
find it to their advantage to live there. All
communities, settled within narrow limits
for example. cities-hayu mountainous which
from their aggregation, have strong ten
dency to yiciousners. This il shown here by
the fact that almost all the crimes Iii this
county are committed in this clty-to which
the criminally ignorant como, III the vain
prospect of success in their schemes and the
wiser with n certainty that they will. here
lind plenty of their class to aid them in their
purposes of aggression. or conceal them If
they fail to prnsper IN them Snch n rItv
therefore M Wilmington. has n prcnt deal ~
business for the courts. New Castle on tho CON
trary. TO its great credit rpunirrd M, local CON
sideration on that ncruI,t. md thsrnrnrr
the / epislntnr. bv tllr oct fnr tt,nf nnr,,oae
uassed on tho gOill day of March lSiy nrn-
yided for changing the county sent to Ills
CITY. There would. certainly. have been no
change for Years 10 come had NOT the wants
of the public and the infirnities of age
which heset bo,,s,,s ~ VIII nv individriela
reuilired that n new Mace for ihs ndtninistra
tion of instire shonIi Io lgiilt. and tLnn Ann
pnblic, Le.ng cnllrI man To- determine
what site wnrid Lr.t s,,Ls.rv, tbci,. i,,tnr,,st
decided unnn tbia DIV NM rni,,n,uni.nt,d
tbei, snnsr tn thc e',itIni,,,n ,.l,inl, ,t,aSt1
mo law nrovi1iun rnr IN ,,,,,,l,,ol al H. .,,,t
nr im.tire from Nan, TaytIn In ,c,l,r,ln',c,.
,,;.i ,i,a4 lai,i,,, ,, ,,r,, l,., ,.,,,,,,Ii'I
The tirst rsmnvoi Of tho sr,t nf imstics ~.
have stntad nccI,,rad j., tcmt Whcn tL"t
comfy was called n ,lnnn.' tbn ,,Ince nf
hnII;1,, A., nn,,,t no., al ~ -, t,''n't
,,a,t II ut ~ q t,,a,' Nj 1,,,',,t 80,
1 n,iio. f,g,, pnv,r M, 5000 ~ IN
Snasny whore thn ren,oval ,,,s F,m,, In,ynl
dbn onr;"nt Whnr,,'G, nnG XIX .,ttIed
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~ i ~ H. ii ~ ~
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49, i, Ill ll i,i1 49, ~, "a. ,,, IL.
s -. , ~ IN 80, ~ 80 "''' NV
IL, vs., ~, I 4, ',,.,'''ii' it. .,,,.
,rar5s Nm ra,,,ct l., W. s,,,,nI thot ~.
;',a,,l' ",' tl, ~ ~ ''''' .,''
1871 ,,
yra,n il Tvi n, h,i ,le. H.. 'tInigi a!
lio' ' a. ~, ~ 'i.' ~ $50, ~ IL
ooiisut w t''e ''u' & -, ~
i NJ - ~ - $3.50, - Va ~
"'u' " "iI,',' w ''i W "a 100 - I'M
alPMtht' Ge'',,'f ,''"'7'N WIN "a W VIZ "H9"
claliohs, ulii an N' "o1onu ""NN.latcH,
woulu compensate lor tIo np"eHt tha'
the people ol Nus7eN "ellNtu Ilthl huNlhR
70 ~ ~ l"tilut 'i"h ''"' Sc,vV"n
e attend the courts ana transact theif
business nor c'lal! W ilos' euht4lliei'Hl' %
conservative now hlIu any S9"i reason why
inc rem government Hh3iu navy itl'Ilu"
Jnrymen, witnesses ana s'ltprs ~ t,ie hilulle
county 10 iraNIl u lhe h"ttoll pi ~ '"'es
Neck, 10 a'tehu 10 thcIS' ute t'I' lt"Ile
Oh inns Sihte VIII he'er' n"Pe' G'"se 70 ny
lhllleIceu ny inc schtUlleIi'S MhiVl "9'ouia-
tlou ana hltlully lIHpire yet tetl H,tIlv
sure thcS VIII not III any lIuO, lr coAtroiltu
by them when TIER true interest are m OPP
position. me want "t new court nous
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