New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-12
by Julien I. Davies, and afterward those WHO had
been in the boxes or in the rear OF the house.
Mr.. SHEPARD'S REMARKS.

NIX, S1EBAhDS hbAlhhho'
Elliott F. shepard chairman Of the Committee of
Arrangements of the New-YOrk Bar Association, in
presenting the Lord Chiet-Justce said:
Mr.. PRESTO Nj: England and America are met to
geheT; righteousness and peace have Kissed each oher
STAR of the magnitude in the legal heavens come
into conjunction when t. you cir as OF i've
forms prescribed by our Constitution ana as
OF NewYOTk State Bar Association elected theTeIo
mitles present the Right Hon joan Duke Baron Cole
ridge the Lord ChiciJustce O England seeced Jhere
isrienee and Illness according to forms kaown to the
British Constitution The COMMITTEE OF AILduEsulSnC
representing them The host OF the hgnes oIcial OF
British Empire who has Vlsted our shore nave
had great pleasure conducting him. under the press
Ing God, seventeen states OF the American UhiOh
tons and people may no taken a fair average sample
81 the waoe tHrtysisSt with tlo ouyIhg 1TtitOIes
containing the material for hundred more Thus the
LORD Cnief>Justloo has been upon circuit OF over
four thousand miles iryng ana J1ognG an tS and
weighed; whilst be, on his SIDE. 10 legal parlano nav
unanimous verdict ia his favor Receive him. Mr. Pres
iden as the guest whom Two nations delight to honor
aud wisa TO near.
CHEF JUDGE RUGER's WELCOME.
Mr. Shepard was followed by Chef Judge Will
lam c. Rueer, of the Court Of Appeals. In welcom-
ing the guest of the evening he said:
MY LORD: The laws OF hospitality REQUIRE host IN
ne @ t nj him i'I the l1gQase Of compliment
and courtesy. The performance OF SUch duties upgu
this occasion becomes natural and agreeable as me
snbrc oil them is by general from his exalted
public and private character deemed worthy OF NC ns
est hOuOrs when is possible for rs TO accord 10 MN ~
tue presence Of large audience nDed mere LOT
the purpose of dong honor 70 the guest OF lne e'Gs
eminent and DISTINGUISHED, LANGUAGE seems m"o1 ,
quate to add anything to the value OF tue cohpihon'
deem myself most fortunate that has happened
20 me as the presiding officer OF the state Bar Assocs
represent them IN proceeding oil suCn UNI v; @
interest public reception III this country OF me
Lord Cmef-J Justice of England IL has always been
one Of ne leading objects OF association to promote
social intercourse among It's numerous members ana 70
obtain the presence at our annual meetings
tries who have achieved emlnence III PROBES
sOnal aud judicial employment In pursuance OF TINS
object worthy aud pubic-spTited member of the asso-
citation some two yeaIs since conceived ne iea Oh
ing your Lordship to visit this country as our guest
Those efforts have resulted in your presence among US
upon your gracious aect P'anee OF our lnSSon anu e
confidence displayed ntrustlng yourself 10 our hOs-
Tend ID TO your Lordshp parts OF this great c"nn-
try affords gratifying evidence OF the prorety OF the IN
universal enthusiasm should be misconceived and at
tributed to motives neither complimentary TO you nor
While we all realize that you to possessing
ancient historic judicial title earned by honorable
professional service and occupying high position in the
councils of your sovereign au the administration OF the
an nonored name rendered distinguished IN literature
as well as law rDm those ron WON wa %
chief title esteem ana regard Your position as
the presiding officer Of the oldest and highest court OF
original common law jurisdiction in the world court
whose origin is cOeva with the reign OF Engands earl
law which constitutes the brightest ornament OF the
English Crown affords the chief reason why the people OF
tins country always regard your Lordsmp win re-
When the poople of this country, for reasons deemed
sufficient for themselves, threw of their allegiance to
the British Crown, they still retained with undlmlnshe1
governed the English We inherited In common
with English brethren the principles OF he common
Law OF England interest In the Judicial tribunals
OF that country Even before independence was uy
seture one OF the several revoted colonies
TO incorporate Into thelr Iuhuauepla "a" pori
sion making the common law OF England the para
coming this country visits land throughout whoSt
wide domain the principles OF the co nInQn law nave IN
u,i1tf-h nb SWAY and
Lord Cmel-Jusce OF England Nlll always mold distn-
and love of individual rights has been ncucated by the
doctrines OF the common law, ana whose institutions
have been so largely shaped and fashioned 10y It's spirit
must ever retain the hig Test respect tor the history and
organization OF Its most ancient and honorable court
man OF this country have alike studied the tory Of the
long struggles OF that court in combating TIE imperial
law aud have witnessed with qualification the progress
extension OF the principles OF the common law over
Beyond these reasons we may be permitted TO derive
have international we'll as social elects The acqualn
ancss aud friendships which may he formed through
bonds Of between the two countries and tend TO
promote thGe be IN pcoHensoh desire to ey
myself but those whom represent their earnest and
cordial welcome 10 this country
MR.. EVARTS'S ADDRESS.
Chief Judge Ruger then introduced William NJ.
Fyarts. When the cheers which greeted his
appearance had subsidized Mr.. Eyarts said;
MY LORD CHIEF-JusTIcE LADIES AND GENTLgNES
The welcome which You, Mr. President, III the
name OF the Bar Association Of the State,
american people might well have cOvered-On the prin
Cipe that every greater includes the les-any express
Is stll laboring at the bar. But, by your
favor and enbOldened by 1t, may for
few moments intercept the attention Of this polite
audience That waiting only my Lord Chief Justice
Great numbers OF profession the bar in the
generation and the present. have visited England and
ceysd kindly IN ali Circles to which they have had &C
cess aud particularly by the Judges han and their
less opportunity 10 show this hospitality on our part 10
ventured to Atlantic, finding out at last that
il no further from England TO the United States
iCheersJ Under your example we may hope
that both the judges and the lawyers Will ylSlt
us will study Will critcise uE and encourage us, TIL,
at the last, there snail be greater aud clearer and
me SenIs and the common oIg .tions Of the pro.
fesson IN the TWO countries. No doubt the common
toget5er in all that constitutes the lie of
peopn blood In tongue s Tssap 10 s" ~ { t4s
aud us1ce-couectly represent the separation between
substantially natural But in regard TO the establish
Inent OF justice we may 30 even further
Years ago. while It changed the Of
executive authority and the sources OF arisnentary
allegiance OF the servants OF the law politically, yet It
operated no e91nee w M bs 10 ae Of be
zion OF Justice. Nothing changed. The common
la8 remained. The common statutes Of England up to
that statutes as applicable to our ahsirs
as much as they bad been before
COMMON SERVANTS or TIE SAME SYSTEM
Although as 1 have said, the outward frame was
changed yet we went right practising law, admins
tering Justice, changing only the tenor and the
teste Of writ In the place OF our Lord
the King, in Federal establishment we
substituted the President Of the United States,
and IN 1859 we substituted the tese of John JAY Chief
Justice Of the United States cheers Just As the Earl Of
Mansfield the last Chief Justice in England common TO
the two countries had conducted the man.
agement OF the courts before 1t is therefore no
figure 10 say that the judges aud the lawyers
are common servants OF the same system