Year: 1859

perceived the force, amount and character of the
abilities which gave position to the deceased. Up
the largest theatre of competition they won their
fitting prize: they earned him extensive profitable
employment by the best class of clients. Bench and
Bar recognized the justice of his success and it is
more than probable that with greater gain he es-
capped the envy which to some extent vexed and
iolled his more ustrious antcceSsurs. The Justice
OF man will pay the tribute of celebrity to genius


''Though the sun with all diGusive rays


Blush in the rose, ard in the diamond blaze


We prize the stronger effort of his power,


And Justly set the gem above the fowern


Bnt we prize it for the h0lidav corronal; for the
day of ostentation and display; with anxious care
that calculates its cost and not without the fre
quent thought that it has barren and needless
glare The many, and among this many many of
the best will use the flower as the more natural
grace, and their hearts go out to it because it is
gathered near their homes and is associated with
their attachments But if his abilities. natural and
acquired, did not equal historic distincton-how
few reach that goal! Indeed how few care to
reach it! He had merits in which not one of the
most distinguished of the older dav surpassed him
These attracted and these commanded the conf
dence and a Elections of the community in which he
lived from birth until the prime of life This COM
munity saw them bud, bloom and ripen to their no
BILE maturity.


Born Of a mother plain from the princples of
her creed, though not numbe-except as religion
humbles the few who possess it-he was reared
Dy tins salnted woman with a quickened bv
the lnflrmltleS which marred his physical grace
and invoked ber love to him. an anxious nurslinp
even to the period of his manhood. Her pious af-
lection carefully tended his infancy and youth, and
transferred the mother into his moral nature Her
integrity became his, and distinguished both of them
when applied by him to the business of manly life
From her he caught the of delight in constant
secret charity, which relieved and gladdened the
poorer, and which under the promise will be their
rich reward in Heaven. His prosperity multi
piled ten thousand fold the mothers mite
With reiuent love, this mother in her serene old
age became the nursing of his socitous care. and
the prosperous earnings of the rail and sickly son
she had reared, smoothed her way with genial com
forts and added to maternal love the zest of chris
tan mothers pride. have had glimpses of their
mutual love. 1t needed no nspection-it flashed
IKE the electric light upon conviction. In the in
terchange Of their ordinary sautations its ntona-
tlons entered the inmost heart. Not two wears apo
her death, which only love could not have expec-
TED, fell upon him as crushing surprise. But her
pictured semblance was framed before him in his
parlor and as he glanced at it-no studied gaze to
attract remark-the quck-sghted could supply his
reverent satisfaction only by the language of
similar SON


MY boast is not that I deduce nv birth


From loins enthron'd or rulers of the earth


Bnt higher far my proud pretensons rise


Born OF parents passed into the Skies


breu with such affections, our deceased friend
spread the virtue of love over large circle of ac
qualntanceship Like the magnet, it is the nature
OF the virtue to communicate its powers, and long
before he died large band of good men and women
loved MIN. But recently, one of these, replete with
grace, intelligence and vrtunus beauty, mitigated
the sorrow of the bereaved son by illumininr his
heart and home as their welded mistress. An Oh
servant community upheld that household by its
confidence, respect and support. Earth was yer
dant with calm promise, but he gathered its de-
lights as the enjoymens Of a soj0urner, and with
none OF the delusions of the fool who said in his
own heart-"Eat drink and be merry" Around
his brow no sceptc night-shade breathed its dark
odor, but earthly hopes clustered their choicest
buds, mixed with the bloom. which faith rooted in
the heart, profusey shed, glowing with tipts which
will not fade, but brighter grow in the ineffable
light of heaven.


Now, why fill the picture 1t is death Death!
winch has come. And it is only at the last trump
that those who summon can know and feel that
death has no sting and the grave no victory; when
the nqueror of all humanity, death in the soli
tude OF victory shall be put under foot by the God
of Resurrection.


Resistess DEATH till then, man must submit.
But we can't submit without foregoing the priv
lleges of memory.


The Court, through Chief Justice lie Grand, re-
pied that Mr.. Talbot had long been well known to
the members of the Court and that they had fire.
quent opportunities to study his character as gen.
tleman and professional brother. They had no DIFF
hcuty IN fully concurring in what had lust been so
well said in commendation of him. He was q man
who understood, and thoroughly performed his
duty to the community and was mindful of his oh
legations to his God, and the profession of which he
was an able and faithful officer That the Court
would, as testimony of respect to his memory.
order proper minute to be made of its PROCEEDINGS
and now adiourn