The New York Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1857, Page 11

NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1857.—TRIPLE s SHEE from California. were destroyed. The leaves by buildings burned and to" AFFAIRS INN KANSAS. netitenel Seen, Conese Eee me : me wears OBITVUART, Tiber ‘The George Law brought from Ban Frandeco to New 5 Ay Zaloen owned by Caninios, Bpelimman & | 7 pea’ CRIRF JUSTICE GABLE. A Mpedinl Gerresyendence ef the Hew Teoh * aville, $3, ; bung by Spaniards, 7 eoelved ai tbe bar; and In this aaembly f am sure I sball Meeting ef the Bench and the Bar~The Fu- Todge, Oatley ‘aia "bot orginally ve ‘ih city. He neral Ceremonies. Sie fm utc sane i fra ch ‘The members of the legal profecsion heh a mesting of } Huser, He, belonged to 8 class of men to whom it was an conten ae rympuny oa Wotnnay, we expr et | Sarin Vat aaa” Sr We ea of Ea regret at the loss their profeesion and seciety have sus- | Thempron, Taloot, Wirt aad others. It was a noble bro- tained im the death of thas patriarch of the beseh, Thomas Sarees. Bon on bape fo SA vos ae eueliy Ss nt J. Oakley, Chief Justice of tbe Bupartor Court of New | Si the bartod air compention tho geatlomon f hare York. The General Term room of the Supreme Oourt wnees Pap bis sphcre a tho bar was sill wider, being the most commodious,of our law apartments, was | 20) i on anit in widition to the John B. Weller, Sacramento, John Ni fan Fransisco, | Selected for the meeting, which was very numerous, every See! men fit yg there naan be J. W. Denver, "Trinity. Joseph P. Hoge, San Fran- | portion of the room being cocupied. The bar was well pad bay Sd fovon, Me. oakley og aahington, pod ainad offioe of a ttor no: Btate, succeed ae + Beer cee” riford, dan Fran | [ePrerenied by its most prominent members. The Jud) | V2 "pargm, and ata time whon that ofics was oue of great Wm. B Norman, Calaveras, e000, Giary, too, tbrovged in numbers to join in the homage of | responsibility, dignity and difficulty, Shortly after this Joseph W. MoCorkie, Butte. B. B; Redding, Sacramento, | respect to te memory of departed genius. Amoug#t those | he went into the federal judiciary. He appeared before Be Tae crus, OEE mecca | eet weve Hen, Judge Det, of tho Unhod Suen Ores; | Scr i bave yo mate, I Uthk, mare nppevorilaly. oe e, ig Wabh! Nevada. James M. Estill, Marin, Hon. Judges Duer, Bosworth, Rooevelt, Hoftinan, Slowwoa | jartly to the deceased, than by <alliugtup hofore you the we Jos. 8. Watkin , Calaveras. James ‘Engiiah, and Woodruff, of the Superior Court, Hon. A.W. Bradford | great FoR I ey hy geen Picture to whe, M. & Latham, San Fr mento, A ours room im the Capitol, in which there stood m™ ALS aD oD Ball, EX Dorado. Burregase; Hon. Judges Michell, Roosevelt, Clerke and Marshall, Ju Bory, Bath Petal eh Lajos 4 ‘mands of phe ear property, ef ws to recogaise i ¢ ‘was forced upon ed Mate; and ho hy ‘Whereas, considering those mep who claim to be free Mate men, and who bave made oath to enforce the statutes @f the so-called Kansas Legislature, asmea who say one fing and exert themselves to do another. and a8 men in whem we can place no ‘we the citizens of Ossawi }) and re- this community authori- they at once resign their com nissions to the from i f is i - E : d ge BE H : E i ges Hy . 5 4 E iS i 2 g E Rare i E i | 2 4 | pill, i | FAPPESE if 3 : 3 if F i i i ‘The above we urge as reasons for the req make, that you and all offices you may bold derived forthwith resign from the ‘casemsed Lagislatare of eae you see tt add comply with our request we shall ‘expert your reply in writing. “@ bave the bi ner to be your bumble and 0 vedient ser- vest, GEO. 0, ENGLISH. (Qraswarromm, Kansas, April 14, 1867. day oF two. Jodge Cato’s court was commenced at 11 A. M. to-day, Dut in consequence of the absence of Grand Jurors the untii 9 A. M. to marrow, the Sth inst. when it is expected Judge Cato will deliver charge to ag ogg wl) unsetiied and the spring re P. 8—The Governor's office ie filled, as I write, with Iading free State men, who have come up here to appear Lacomrrom, K. T., May 7, 1857. The Kecape of Wo Political Prisomers— Adding Ineult to Injury—The Capitol Buslding—The General Amnesty for Political OffncctmActing Governor Stanton's wishom Probable Movements of Troops. “Today,” in nautical phrase, “commences with” « cod chilly air, a gray, dreary looking eky—and #0 far as we are personally concerned, very little to write about. ‘The mort interesting event, in point of moment at least Ww the parties interested, is the escape of two prisoners, ‘who, though under indictment for such offences as robbery and felonious assault, are neverthelers to be con: iderod political cases, from the times, places and circumstances wader which the alleged offences are charged to have eee com mitied. 7 i Hi i if EF i i i i : ‘| a. iat } : i if : z : a £ i F £ 3 it 4 F Se wake Sauesae es Acting Governor Stanton is firm im hia influence to bring about i the federal government. It is to be hoped that there trials diaposed of Tesotations addremed by the citizens of ‘will thus be The incens vested, an ty In giving prizes to 7 Wotare and refining of - Se the mano. Dany Parer my Trxas—A® dont been started In Galvestn, Tw the den duherer oat ever printed fo the State. Delaware, Florida, Arteasan, 04, we believe, Missier'pp!, are yet without @ daily paper, any eum wi named sum drawn from the treasu and dollars, for the ¢ of paying the interest on the funded debt cf the fate failing due th July aod January next Sec. 2. Should the amount of interest falling due on the fret day of ‘July next be not paid under arrangements h e made by the Treasurer of State, then the whole sum of iwo hundred and thirty thousand |, OF BO much thereof as may be necessary to meet the interest due ‘on the first day of January next, shall be transmited to New York in time to pay said interest, at which time said iaterest shal) be paid, together with the interest falling due on the first day of July next. But in case the July into-est be paid in accordance with arrangements beretofore made by the Treasurer of State, then so much of the moneys ap- preprinted by this act as may be necessary to pay the yuary interest alone sball be transmitted for that pur- poe. Sec. 3. As soon ax this act shall have become a law it sball be the duty of the Treasurer to set apart and reserve forty cents of the tax collected on each one hundred dol- lars of the taxable property of the State, which shall be a fund called the * katerest Fund of 1867,” and the same. is hereby au‘horized to be levied, collected and for the purpose of paying the sum so bor/owed, together with the interest accruing thereon; and the Comptroller is hereby inbibited from drawing any warrant upon the fund #0 set apart and reserved, till such money borrowed as sired A, together with the interest ac sruing thereon, ehall Bec. 4. The Treasurer shell cause to be prepared war- rants of the denomination of five th msand dollars each, to be ixsned as eviden'e of State indebwdness for money borrowed under the provisions of section first of this act; and it shall bs the duty of the Comptroller and Treasurer each to keep a separate record of all such warrants, show ing the number and date of each warrant and to whom the same was issued. Said warrants shall be numbered and fined by the Comptroller aad registered and counter- Poy yy the Treasurer; they shall bear interest which shall be statea on their face, shall be ald in the cig awe issuaace, and said warrants él . incipal and interest, in the following manner:—Whenever the sum of ten thousind dollars or more shall have accumulated in the fund provided for in section third of this act, it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to advertise the same ip one wepaper published in the city ot Sacramento and one iD city of San Francisco, for the space of two weeks. Such advertisement shall state the numbers of the war- rants to be redeemed: and such warrants, if not preeented for payment at the office of the Treasurer within the said two weeks, shall draw no interest from and after that time; and the moneys #0 remaining shall be applied to the ment of warrants next in order of issuance. . 6. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of State to take effectual means for the payment of the semiannual interest on the funded debt State falling due on the fret day of January next, and alio the semi-annual interest ‘on the same debt falling due on the first day of July nex provided the latter be not paid. For this apes hageell lake from any person be may have occasion vo in the traps of * moneys, his own security, for the secu of the State, suob security by bond and mort. gage, or , a8 shall be approved by the Governor, which bonds and mortgages 0 approved by the Gover- nor, opm default of the obliger or mortgager, may be oeecuted in the name of py KE or mortgagee, for (is OWD use oF for the State. Sec. 6. This act shall be submitted to the people at the next general election, in accordance with Article 8 of the Constitution of the State, Tbe ballots ured at such election shal) have upon them—'Pay Intorest on State Debt, Yes;”” or, “Pay Interest on State Debt, No."’ If a majority of all the ballots cast for and against paying said interest shall have upon them “Pay Interest on State Debt, Yes,’ then this act shail become a law, and the Treasurer shall be governed thereby. Sec. 7. The Secretary of State shall open all election re- turns and canvass the same fo far as this act is concerned declaring the result in time for the Treasurer to carry out its provisions. CALIFORNIA AND NEW YORK @TRAMSHIP COMPANY. ‘A meeting of the subscribers to the stock of the Califor nia and New York Steamship Company was held pursuan’ to notice, in San Francisco, for the purpose of organizing the company and electing ine of directors. About forty of the parties interested were present. The meeting was pain by calling Capt. M. R Roberts to the chair, and appointing B. F, Sherwood eecro- M Zpon taking the chair Capt. Roberts gave a brief but clear expesi:ion of the object of the company, which was to establish a people’s bne of first class steamsbips on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for the tranepor- tation of ers and freight, &c., between San Francisco and New York and Ni Orleans via Panama, wntil farther developements shal) ren. der a change ef the route by way of Tehuantepec or Hon- auras desirable; and to commence the enteprise by build- ing two steamships, one for the Atlantic and one for the 426 feet Keel and 64 feet beam, embracing All the recent improvements, including the double motive power and four wheels, which is the result of a progress experience, and is endorsed by the most eminent ship al engine builders inthe United Btates—and that thelr speed shall be such ar to enable them to make the passage be- tween this eity and New York in fifteen days. It was pro- ered that the enpital stock of the company should consist of $1,000,000, divided into four thourand shares of $260 each.’ In addition to the ordinary dividends of the com- pany, each rtockholder will have the privilege of using or relling one ticket for passage, each year, for every share of stock, thus securing to him » dividend of twenty upon the invewtme! in addition to the reg dividends. It was believed that ach & line of steamers conld be establisbed and sup- perted by muet take the initiati team one who, from his familiarity with twe business of the ex- isting hiner, would be best qualified to give a opinion vpon the ; and from statistios laid fore them by bim they were satisfied, not only as to feasibility of the scheme, but of its pecuniary ad aleo. under this impres-ion, they had committe of five to nominate a board of fifteen men who should be chosen with regard to (heir business: qualities and sterling integrity, who would pot be infu- enced in their action solely peonniary motives. and whose pames would give weight and-insure the confidence list, be would etate that and was rot aware until afterwards of their action. ‘The names were then read by the secretary, nn ay Na ege opln map ane tw ‘chosen as directors, with power to appoint three additional directors, and also to fill vacancies, ‘The following gentiemen were unanimously chosen di- ( R. Roberta, Me N. 0. Arrington, Joles David & M. Marlin, Frederick Franck, Eugene R. Kellersberger, W. J. Bailey, R. W. Heath, 6. Fogene Sullivan, M. Stanord, (of firm of Sta nord & Bro., Sacramento The Chairman stated that the books of the gomery Ftrect, between Washington and Jack vom, (west side), during the coming week. ‘The n eeting then adjourned. We understand that some 200 snbsor!bere have already signed the list, and the amonnt taken is about $260,000 subscribed, and ten per cent of it paid in, will en- tie the company to a charter from the Legislature. THEATRICAL. Mrs. JoMa Dean Hayne, and the stock company ted with her, continued to draw crowded houses every night at Maguire’s Opera Houre, in San Francisoo. Mr. Charles Pope, who performed the leadipg male during Mrs. Hayne’ vieit, intended leaving for the Kast, Mr. J. E. MePonouph, the tragedian, was drawing ¢x- cellent bouses thr i the Southern smlaing towne, The press of Sonora and Columbis speak highly of his perform- ance. A grand compliment beveft wae given tora at Sonora on the 13th April. He was “starringi:’sa2 + veras conrty. ace Mrs, Emily P. Lesdermie” wads, theatrica, company of Mr. sohn’ commenchig @ professionals 1-11 ughout the Ne mines. The Ban Frandeco Minstrete, #bile on a vist to Oroville Jeet ail their valoable Instruments ng wardrobe by the fire which ocourred at that place on tie 6th April. GREAT FIRE AT eoornas sae RTC., DES TROYED—LOSS Onovinue, April 6—1:0 P. M. , at about half-pact five o'clock, & fire broke ‘out in the back part of the theatre, and in an instant the whole building was in flames. The fire soon extended to the ajoining building, and at one time threatened the whole own. Fortunately not a breath of air was stirring; had there been, we should have had to chronicle another total detruction of a town, As it was, however and throngh the exertions of our @remen, who did service and credit to themselves and the town, the fire was copfined to one square, al) the buildings of which | This eveni POR LIBUTENANT GOVERNOR. Pablo de Ia Guerra, Santa J. R. Hardenburg, Sacra Barbara, mento, Phil, Moore, Nevada, G, W. Hook, El Dorado. G. M. Sweezy, Yuba. E. T. Beatty, Calaveras. FOR 8. H. Brooks, San Joaquin. John N. Dawley, Nevada. G. W. Patrick, Tuolumne. YOR ANERAL. James Whiting, Tuolumne. Jarvis Kyle, Mariposa. YOR ATTORNEY GENERAL. Wm. Governeur Morris, San B. C. Whiting, Tuolumne, Francisco. FOR STATE PRINTER. Dan. Gelwicks, EP) Boraco. H.C. Patrick, San Joaqein, B. B. Redding, *acramento. A. N. Francisco, Tuoluinne. 8. H. Dosh, shasta. Geo. H. Orossete, Butte, FOR JUDGE OF TH SUPREME OOURT. J. H: Ralston, Sacramento, R. T. Sprague, Shasta, Chas. T. Botts, Stephen J. Field, Yuba. CRIMES AND CASUALITIES. ‘the San Francisco Alta, April 20.) A man bamed Stephens bot another by the name of Hobiler,a few days ago, at Mariposa, killing bim imstant- . The ‘aroge from a dispute about a mixing im. Violent assaults and murders still continue frequent about Los Angeles. John Hurley killed Jas. Thompson, at St. Louis, Sierra county on the 22d March, and is now in jail at Downieville, awaiting his trial for the crime. ‘A. J. Golden shot and mortally wounded a Mexican, named Bartolo, on the San Joaquin river, about two weeks ago. ‘Three men, named Jake, Johnson and Ringold, were bung by the citizens of Bangor, on the 2d April, for hay- ing been engaged in the commission of various crimes in tbat vicinity, ‘the Chinese at Rancheria got into a row amongst them- selves, a short time since, which resulted in three of their cumber being fatally wounded. A man named Sw *ell was killed last week, at Diamond ‘Springs, a being caught and carried round a shalt in the Pacific Mills, ‘Another, named Wilcox, was killed at Timbuctoo, from the caving of a bank ip a mining claim. Henry Ducker was injured, as is feared, fatally, at For- rest t week. ‘Twenty eight persons were killed and ten badly maimed, by mining accidents during the month of March. ‘Mr. Storms, agent of the Num Cult Indian Reservation, in attempting to cross the Coast Range lately, met such severe weather he was obliged to turn back. His Indian guide was frozen toceath. This was unusual weather wo meet with in the Coast Range. Two hunters recently found a knife, the remains of clothing, &¢., cn the Salmon Mountain, at a spot where Wm. Belcher was supposad to have perished. The saw mill of Mr. Church, at Snow Tent, Nevada county, was burnt on the 27th March, A Mexican bo: named Umaciudo Portella, vas drowned on the 6th of April, while bathing in the siough at Stock- ton. Jove Maria Fgare was bung by some Americans, about ten days ago, op the san Joaquin, for horse st aling. ‘A party of d: unken Indians having entered the house of a lady, on the Hay Fork of tbe Trivity river, a short Ume ago, end gromly insuliad the occupant, a company of whites attacked them, aad killed fifteen of their number. Intereming from Oregon. The inte winter has been more stormy and the snow deeper than ever before known; yet it is said the ice has not been fo thick as during some former seasons. It is generally thought the inhabitants will vote to adopt a Stato form of government, and a constitution prohibitory of slavery. The press ‘of the Territory is warmly engaged in the dircussion of these and kindred topics. A municipal election was soon to come off in Portland, whereat a union ticket was likely to be elected. There conunued to be much disaffection amongst the Indiane in various parts of the territory, and many of those gothered on the reservations were longing Wo returo to their former haunts and habits. ‘The roads in all parta of the country were bad, owing to the late stormy weather. Burrie, who killed his wife and childrom, some time ago, died recently tn prison. ‘The steamer Clinton had gone up the Willamette, as far as Fugene City, in Lane county; a much higher poibt than any boat had previously reached. Kew river diggings, thought to be rich and extensive, have been discovered at Flora Creek and the forks of the Coquil, about thirty miles from Coose Bay, Washington Territory. Court of General Sessions, Before Judge Russell. BENTENCES. Mar 19.—As coon as the Court was organized, counsel for Thomas Deniny, indicted for arson, moved fora further postponement of the case Ull Monday, which was granted. John Davis and Charles Cole, two young men, were charged with burglary in the third degree, and convicted of petit larceny. The Judge sentenced them to six months vn the Penitentiary, and fined them $100 each. John Schlenskie pleaded guilty to the crime of petit lar- ceny, in stealing $50 worth of wilk, which plea was accepted by the District Attorney, He was fined $100, and sent to the Penitentiary for #ix montha, MANSLAUONTER. Peter Arneson, @ respectable looking man, was placed at the bar charged with manslaughter. He shot a young imap pamed George Johnson, in the Bowery, some time ia March By advice of bis counsel, Mr. Chnton, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fourth degree. His Honor said be would rentence the prisoner on the last day of the present term. In the meantime affidavits will be pre: rented jn mitigation of the sentence, as the provocation was Y greai—three youths attempting to break into his e AN ALLEGED RAPR. @wen McDonald was charged with committing a rape on Kettleman, an inane deaf mute, at the corner of 1y nipth wtreet and highth avenue. Oificer Lowe heard the eries of the woman, and cn arriving at the soene of the occurrence he found the accused in company with the an- fortunate woman. The evidence pot being clear against the defendant, the jury rendered a ver tict of not guilty. A PELONIOUS ASSAULT. Charles Bloom was pot on trial for firing a loaded pietol at Mra. Ann Craw}, on the night of the 26th of April, at the lager bier saloon of her husband, in Greenwich st-eet. ‘The evidence of he complainant showed that the prisoacr 10 the houre and desired Mr. Craw! to go out wih puny the cefendant. They then had some hard words; he called her and she returned the compliment by re minding him that be had just returned from a visit to Sing “ing prison. He then fired a pistol at ber, but fortunately the contents of it were lodged in the wall instead of ber cranium, On ber ores examination she stated that her hurband kept a ladies’ boarding boure. Mary Brown testified for the defence. She said that the Privoner and complainant bad a diffoalty. but when he fired the pist | he did not aim it at Mrs. Craw: Juha Comilin, Mr. Crawi's barkeeper, was called by the Assistant District Attorney, who con radicted the last wit- nese by detailing the circumstances of the assault in a very char manner, and testifying ¢istinctly that Mary Brown was not’ in the room, and that ho almod the pistol directly at Mre. Craw. jury immeciately rendered a verdict of assault and battery, with an intent to do bodily harm ‘The Judge raid that if the shot had proved fatal the pri soner might have been tried for murder. He would, how ever, impore & light punishment, and gend him to tbs peal tentiary for six months. Adjourned till 11 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. Theatrical and Musical, Broanway.—It is aonounced that the public will have but two more opportunities (to-night and tomorrow) of witpeseing the elegant dramatic spectacie entiled ‘ The #on of the Night.” Nino's Ganve.—The Ravels are to appear this event in their ree pantomimes of “Godeneki"’ and the ‘ Gnome.” excelent ballet corps will pertorm between the pieces. Bowrny Trmarne.—The favorite actor and industrious eur, in Shakgepear's: tragedy, for his boned The ear, in espear's a) Devil's Horse’ follows. ig Rerron's.—-Mr. Edwin Booth will peosonate the heroos in the “Iron Chert’’ and ‘Katharine and Petruchio” on the occasion of his benefit to-night Mra. EK. L. Davenport is to play in the last, Watiack's.—Mr. Wallack in to Sir Edward ortmer in “The Iron Chest” this eyoning. The enter ajinmente will close with Mr. Waloot’s suecessful farce of “One Coat for Two Suite,’* Lavra Kierw's.—The pleasing drama of “Naturo and aintsiog ar atpled “Variety,” again ‘ovcadbas id at ame ” We the tracuons at i boore. Gro. Omery’s axp Woow's Moetruma will tonight por- form the favorite farce of “Mew Voardella, ' proveded by song, dances, kc. Beexurt’s Seaxvanens lemme « bi dled with rariour melodies, &o., ana thelr inet burlesque, ‘Mississippt Steamers and Niggers.”’ Brvast’s Moverama.—The okt style of Ethiopian min ”* constitute sufficient atiraction } streley, “with variations,’ to A!) echanion’ Hall nightly. Artesoon Frenvat.—Javentles and others who can- leave home at will have another pray 'y of seeing the Ravely in some of their best jeces to morrow afternoon, at Nibio’s Garden. ‘Tae Daverrort Taermowiat ie to take place at Niblo's Garden to-morrow evening. Various of the most popular artist iD the countryhy 7 @ velunteerod for the eecarion. Davies, of the Supreme Court; Hon, Judges Strong and Rmot of Kings county; Hon. Judges Ingraham, Daly and Brady, the Common Pleas; Hon. Judges MeOarthy and Maynard of the Marine Court; tho City Judge and several ex-mem bers of the judiciary. Mr. Francs B, Curma proposed Hon. Judge Duer as chairman of the meeting, which was unamimously ear- ried; and on motion, Hon, Judges Nelson, Betts, Ingraham ‘ana Bradford were appointed Vice Presidents, and Messrs, Van Winkie and Evarts, secretaries. ‘Wr. Evarts then read the following resotutions pre- pared by the committee:— Resolved. That in the death of Chief Justiee Oakley the beneb and the bar have lost one-of- their ‘most disngulabed ornamen's; for during Uh» fifty yeare tha: he has been one of us be has never for one momeut ceased to be a bright aod leading example for the profeasion. Rei , That. distin,cuished us he has been thronghout his whole curecr for ereut good sense aud a clear, vigorous and powerful intellect, he has io al) situations occupied » promi- bent powition—a- 4 legisivior ranking among the first ugh + without umbi jon tor political distinetion; as the enief law oflt- ar CF the State, standing ai the head of the profession, even when there were ginnly in the and; and as a Juage, during he whole thirty years of his siting on the bench, occupying a place among the first of the judiciary of the country, Resolved. ‘Tha hovoriog bis unwavering imiagrity, his grasy of Intellect and is decision of character, we over his depurture as that of ove whose place will not soon be filled among ns Reroived, That an a slight testimonial of oar respect for bis m+ mory and ot regard for his character, the memoers of the har will attend bis funeral and wear the usual padge of mourning for hirty days Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions, signed by the officers of this meeting, be transmitted o the lambly af ube de ceased, MR. LORD'S ADDIS, Mr. Daxmez Lorp moved the adoption of the resolutions and faid:—Mr. President, in olfering these resolutions, we do but refer to the well known character of the departed ‘The eulogy of such a man as Chief Justice Oakley Se ia bis character—so well known, 60 perfectly understood, so plain to be ebserved, and *o impressed upon ali the com munity that the character itself ix its own eulogy. But there isa fitness that when worth like this is passing from ug we sbould mark its traita by seme distinguishing notice; that we should, +0 far as we can, express Koine apprecia. tion of that worth which has #0 long stood before usw confer uvon us its favors. No place could be #0 fitting for a eulogy on this departed judge a this very locality, where bas been the geat of bis judgments, and this bar, ameng whom he has been constantly loved,aver whom he bax exercised bis dignity and gentle authority, and who have beeu the eye witnesses of his learning, of his talents, his impa tislity and bis justice, Sir, it fitting to the truth of history, aa well as becomiug in the way of gratitude from this community and an appreciating rofession. tbat we should mark the traits which have attracted our a/imiration, and which are worthy of being perpetuated as a mode} for thoxe wh> succeed bim The iva sing feature, and, indeed, the rudi mental element of the character of Judge Oakley, was his great and pred mipating common seuso—a large and all absorbing genial comm3n feeling with the general interests of truth, ju-tice and humanity, and @ practica! devotoa to all his duties, which drew forth ail bis power, vhic iavi goraced mm to every proper exer ion, ard which #as the opjy consolation and enjoyment of bis life. Probadly no mab bas ev-r known an individual whose common sense ¥as @ more marked and striking characteristic. No man knew Judge Oakley who did not know that every gonial feeling between man and man found « response in his heart, With him no meanness couit flod a <ympathy—Lo wrong but would find an enemy—n? injustice tha. woul | oct meet with opposition—no just waure that would not in vite rome effort to xecure and promote it it resulted from thie general charac er of the man, that in all bis chara ter and deportment, judicial and pare nal, he wa marked w\b an almost extreme directness and #impli sity Uhie directness was not uncourteous. Tt was undoubtedly ayfiicult for @ man of his clear understanding to ba’ sophistry prevented to bim--to have the emoke and fre of rhetoric and elequence brought to obscure & plain object to hie own eye. It was w th reluctance that his vision wa ever aulempted to be impeded by anything but the pare object upon which trath threw its light. ‘Therefore it wa that to some emall degree be was impatient of that which he considered vnfair, that which be considere’ unjust that which ho coneitered deceptive or faise; but yet I quaintan: rash, or uncourteous 10 that which was in any fair nens: meritorious and just. Te was, sir, im regard to matter: that were weighty and worth Observation, @ most patient His mind was rapid, his vision was rapid in the ecernment of truth and justice. He saw at a glance, bat he waited with patience antil his mind was instructed.’ He no Grst impreseions which led bim away. His was a patient mibd of investigation—desirous of truth, desirous of justice, dorirous of no perronal eclat m bis ofn charac- desirous of no adventitious reputatiou-—bat his great ot) ctas a judge was to ascertain the truth end jus tice rnd to adminivter the lew. Noone, in all the wide poor aud feebie tri an attempt or a circle which is now listening to thi im. can charge him ever w nther than the truth and justice of every case re bim. It resulted from these trait, from this comp on sense, from this common feeling which be partook wi b all the community, that he was a man ceeding clearness of apprebension. Few mon, jadicial, protessional or in any department of life, saw what they ‘ndertook to speak about, or to think about, with more tramparent clearness, There was nothing belonging in tinsically to @ subject before him which be did not mea. sure and investigate, and Uhoroughly appreciate and undor stand, Cuns quently, in the complicated tialt which were bad before him, no maiter how intricate, no matter how numerous the witnesses, no matter wish what couliet of ciroumetances or with what opposi tion of evidence, he classified by an almost instine Hive power of rapid reasoning all the facta. He placed the cire: mstancer all in thétr fit reation He conceived and understood the bisees of men, and know how to make allowances, how to weigh, how to rift, how wo judge, bow to deride, Were it in questions of law tbat he was to Judge, be feared no obsolete and unreasonable cases. He refured bis awent to no weil rotted decisions, but emi pently hix judicial mind was one of well aettled principles —prine! les which he strove to fasten, and which with bim were founded pen principles of buman, principles of general justice, pripeiples of an enlarged policy, principles which in him bad been sanctioned, and which bad beep culigt teved by @ large aud profitable experience. Con sequently, whether we hear him barging the common twelve men in the box or ecvering jeigmaes from the ‘hrove of jortice, that same clearness of apprebension upon bie part, that ‘same clearness of expression t others, marked everything that he did jodicia’T, as wéll aa be: fore be had done it professionally, Sir, anovner trait was very remarkable ip this distinguished man—bia great im. paruality. By which Ido not mean a comparmon with any of the juciciary, as not being intentionally im partial; for alinough we have a judiciary whose mode of apy cipimr nt many question, yet as to intentional partial ty, in the same way as to intentional pecunary interest busing Ceeisions, the very breath of slander bas no right to peak. But what I mean by thie ie that he had « remarkab.y ovol, deliberative mind, that he weighed, that he pundered, that be reflected, and that when be decided \t was the pure emanation of an enlightened, aocloaded, unbiassed and well instructed intellect. He fel: tn that ro gard, inab gh cegree, his own self reepect as a man and a judge. He folly appreciated the dignity of the great of- fice which placed him az ® superior to moderate among the conics of men, who always would feel themselves bis equal except from the dignity of his office. No man ex-ecded Jvdge Oukley tm the sagacity with which he ap plied be knowledge t that which was in hand before him. Whetber it *as & question of the ordioary experience of fe, bie was the a a a mature, of & preat ard wire man ever applied we wroog principle to the wromg cage; it was always the right principle of investigation as principles of evidence, and the igbt principle of deciston as principle of law, In that res- pect, as well a the clearness of bis under ttanding, aud in the clearness with which be made bim. elt understood by otbere, I think the learned Jucge bas vot left a superior. Again, in the judicial character and ucts of Jucge Oakley there was always to be remarked a Ge p etaterman-bip of views. Ido not mean by states manebip tbe relation to the artideial disuncuens of life or ‘of soewty , but that all his law had reference to genera! inciples’ of ftpeae, such as @ wise stacceman would e= n abil, and which Wire jurist: treat as the foundation up- man be War 8 by which, a I remarked before, vulgar pprighiness hich refuses a bribe, bat there was a characte! ste perpenaicularty tm thie maln's mind—e cba. recter which never allow It would be % vain opinion, at of place that & AB WoUl id thing w dim. In bis a a yg) of 0 law bo ju rors, where the power the judgo is 80 to give @ leaning, where the natoral bias and ‘yma i tha so often may Work injustice, I call my brethren and the public to matier tom jury he left it to their common sence. if, not as @ebiy *ithowt @ rudder, not as a ship without a 0! compass, Dut he gave ali the benedt of his oxpe- rere and w)-dom, all his legal knowledge, ali bie states. manuke views upon the operations of society. fv in- impartial decision Of the Common sense and common foel- ing, congenial to that which was in his own bosom, to hee sbo-atas the constitutional triers of the question. Tt may? thi here he knew there was a prevale nts: se by which the minds before him were lia dle At he laid bimself oat to remove every 1 false decoys, strip ne case of all dis. nakedly that the common mind * equal to bis own by the inspira. to he distur bes own *, ae & judge, gave them. With all these exeellences jodge, I will ak how did be derive (hem? Ande) > ~§ Be, if your Hopers Judge Washington, Mr. Jus ey—men of tho great- est distinction ip ihis wide country; picture to yourselves the vast functions of that great Gourt—men drawn to- ey from the head of the profeasson to give their com The State of New York, you will remember, alw full of the spirit of ext ‘and improvement, gave this country the first example of @ great canal. She bad already fostered steam navigation by a grant to Robert Fulton, e had secured to this country and the world the gveatest boon that ever was conferred upon commerce. She also is the State which first set the emample of @® construction of a pas- senger railroad. She, in the munificent spirit of what was considered a wise legislation, had given the privilege to Mr. Fulton, the inventor, ahhough eventually taken from him, of the exclusive use of swam on the waters of the Hudson. That was assailed by great power and wealth. It was algo assailed ag being against the freedom of the great commercial interests of the country; and in that arena was the case tried, Judge Oakley representing the sovereignty of the State of New York. His associate was ‘Thomas Addis Emmett. And by whom were they met ? By Danie) Webster and Wm. Wirt. These four men de bated that question before Marshall, Story, Washington, Todd and Thomp-on. ‘This I conceive to have been the culmination and professional eminence. What Oourt could have so great a question—what Court could be so greatly constituted? What Court bad the power of bringmg private mento sit in judgment upon sovereign Btates? What Court could feel the capacity to arbitrate among argu nents of such talent, power and learning? No one will say that the argument of Mr. Oak ley on that occasion did not place him at least in the front rank, if not superior to others. This was & noble achievement! It ought and it did satisty his am. bition at the bar. To him the bar could have no higher honors, and he took bis seat upon the bench. How he bas admipi tered justice there, | lave already said. So, then, are Judges to a¢ wained. “Let itbe remembered that you cannot make a Judge by election or by appointment. You may give & man a itle to the office, but you do not thereby make him a Judge; you do bat bring hitn into a position in whica deficiency becomes a defect—in darkness becomes confusion—in which every comes & minister of evil. But it is still the 4 to for. nish the Judges; aud in this day, when tf great commu pity itelf selects them, itis worth while, upon an occa. +ion like the prevent, to know that the very persons whom they look up to as the models of jastice, are mon to be found only among the #everer trials and coullicts of the bar. I close by saying how noble a fame has he! How great 4 ls have we sustamed! Who shall dll his phioe? Who shall fil up that measure of usefulness which has bt we among ws, as & Community, one vast abyss and youd Hon. Judge Durx eaid that befor» taking the sense of the meeting On the resolutions which had been oltered, he thoughtit proper to ssy that it was his inteation, in com plaxce wits the wishes of the bar, to submit somewhat at large his own views of the character, virtues aud pub Nie #ervives of the deceased Theres was no verso, pro: vably, living, to whom he had been longer and mo inti mately known. But the subjects on which he inended w speak bad been gone into so tully by the learned gentle- man who just took his seat, that bo felt} would be bit a repetition or bim now to atempt any address. It was, however, his intention to prey are a full memoir of the de ceased, Whica would be published in such a manger as to place it within reach of the entire bar. Ex-Recorder [1104 rove to second the artoption of the resolutions, and 8 oke at some length, fully endors ng all that bad bees stated by Vir. Lord, and adding that the pa- tient attention given by the jate Chief Justice to all the young members of the bar was #uch ws ty endear him te their bearts, while they honored and respected bis clear Judgment. Mr. Hinam Kerowum was tae last speaker. One year ago, be said, the State of New York bad reason to im varn tne loss of one wf her native sony inthe death of Ogden Hoffman, To day they were assembled to mourn. the boss of another born pon reoil ant nurtured at her bow, Standing beside the tomb open to receive bis mortal re mains, with frexh recollections of him, they were cu npelied to say ‘Thomas J. Oakley was a truly great man, He would have beea distinguished in any age of ths country or of England; and if he had been stimulated by higber personal ambition, no man of bis time would bavo surpassed him wy a state as alawyer, asa Jurist, It was right that th mourn his lo #; but considering bis age, while (uey mour. ed, they should rejoice that be had lived so long—that they were permitted to have ¢0 much of bis services and so much of his example. When the speaker was a stu dent, and firet came to the bar, it was custoinary for the Supreme Court of the State to rit in the city of New York ce or twice a year. At that time the distiaguished mombers of the bar of the waole Stato assembled in this city, and among thowe, it was perfectly clear in his roool lection that ne mau, for power of clear statement, logical Argument and dispassionate reasoning wax superior to Thon.as J. Oakley. He was dispassionate; he was no de- magogue at the bar; he had no arts and no tricks: he was akiliful, he was ingenious, aud he chose to lead his hear ers tothe temple of truth by a route safo and certain, pough unadorned, That rtyle of speaking which rendor him e bar was oquaily ited for the forum— body. Dutchess county, which had given them a Spencer, a Thompson, a Tallmadge and an Oakley, and & host of Wistingntshed men, sen Cuvgress, and he could remember with what fedtiag New Yorkers read the epeeches of Thos. .J. Oakley He #tood beside Daniel Webster, and Henry Clay and John Calhoun, and he was not their inferior in debate or in aaga city, He dittinguishod himself at about the age of thirty years on the tor of Congress. Ho wax great among the great mon of that day, Afterwards ho went | Legislature, and all remembered how distinguished he was hore. He'was then made Attorney General, having eue ceeded Martin Van Buren, and being anceoeded by Mr 0 should ¢ Taleot. Such atrio! New York had reasn to be proud of her Attorney Generals at that time, Ho was afterwards choeen to Congress, but disliked it whea he got th and about that time the bar of New York, feeling the necessity of another tribunal to despatch business, originated the wea #f the Saperior Court. A bill was prepared in 1828, which paxeed the Legislature, and the Superior Court wax established. Thia court bay ng been thus the creation of the bar, the members of the profession met to suggest who should be appointed ity Judges. There wae a large meeting of the bar, which went nto a ballot for Judges, (a thing never known before or rine), and be result was a large majority in favor of Wm. Sloeson, Thos. J. Oakley and Peter A. Jay; and if that tribunal bad been established, there woul { not have been acourtin England or in this country administering the common law that woul! have been superior to it in learn: ing or integrity, Bot that relection was not made at Al bay ; the only one of the three nominated by the bar who got the intinent, being Thos. J wanted to remembered x Judge made by the bar of the city of New York. He was the on y Judge ever known to bave been made by the ber, and Be spoke it proucly. This Judge, made by the ber, bad twenty nine years before the com nunity— had searcely been absent a day post, and where wax there a had eat before bim as a juror whose caso be had decided upon—where was there a man in the commonity that could bring any charge against (homas J. Oakley? Whore was the man could say be had not administered justice in the fear of God, honestly, im- patel without fear, aifection, or hope of reward? re was only one answer to he given to that, and that was bis eulogy. The speaker then dwelt upon the Chriat- ian character of the late J age, who, throughout hi hfe, had been @ consistent member of the Episcopal chureh. ‘The resolutions were again read by the Secretary and adopted unanimously, after which the meeting separated. FUNERAL OF JUDOR OAKLEY. Tho mortal remaius of Judge @akley were interred yes. terday afternoon in the family vault at Trinity ehurch- yard, The preparatory coremonice were performed at Calvary church, corner of Twenty dnt treet and Fourth avenue. As the clock approached the hour of 4 P. M., the resi. dence of the lamented deceased, No. 12 Gramercy Park, became filled with numbers of his friends and acquaint. ances, drawn thither to pay thelr last tribute of respect and fiiendship to ® man alike esteemed in hia extended Die career ax in the quiet seotusion of bis own fireside. Fhe aky, beclouded with itting mourning, seemed to de- clare— ; Happy the dead whom the rain rains on, ond ® geueral grief weighed on ail Praweat, which heightened by the dread solemnity of the Episcopal sor. vice. Awaiting the arrival of those invited to assist in the ceremony, the was placed in the entrance hall of the house’ the coffin Spaniah mahogany, and etlver plat pon bears the Aalowing imertpiens=s =” oe THOMAS JACKSUN OAKLEY, Born Nov. 10th, 1783, That Say 11th, 1867, Aged 72 veare and 6 months, Eovwrancvonse meneeooe nee oe About haif pest four o'clock, the prooession moved from the house in Gramercy part % the obureb in Fourth nue, in the following order =~ — from his Rev. Bishop Potter, of % : ~ A o low York. Rev. Fi. Es Meatgumery. Rew. H. & L. Pratt, PALL RRAREIA, Hon. Judge Duer, Hon. Judge Roe even, Hon. Judge Hoffman, G. E. Verplank. vm Pr. Wm. Miner. ‘ Dr. J. M. Smith, a. mgt y ny Lt residence of deceased wen My merous, an line of procession was con#eq'! - fendi entering the ebured the choir channted the Deavtifal Gloria Patria: “Lord, let me know my days,” whilst the procession passed down the central aisle. fidering the unfor bidding state of the weather, the edifice war extremely weil died, the bar and bench and political and commercial workis being credibly represented. In I if i f i whieh die in the Lord: piel, reat frem their labors.” Phe wei. muity of the sae the ery execution of th» covir told with visible effet al the sues pronounced the bene- ber mye the procession re. «| and the intimate friends slow! bad = Colonel ‘Several high fune- ne of the resident foreign ith the mourners and 1 The slow step of the the solemn silence of hited to produce an im- the minds of all who {nuddition to the above, mumny quartered in the 4 solemn thonaries of the r ministers, walked in tho proces friends of the deceased. pression of solemnity ai witnessed this funeral ny, to inerease the impos United with the process inn last funeral honors to hin ried to its last resting p! The hearse, which t body of a man whose name will the page of military history as * records of thecountry. It w Smith. His death hax pr in the public mind, both in which his character sudden and unexpectod occ 7 sudden attack of ayy hours time, without any «1 terrible blow. At the pre ed of the necessary di mented gentleman, as w: next numbers we hope to and to lay before our reavers exploits of Colonel Smith t onored, both in in the administrative ty of Colonel Wiliam + fooling of lively emotion nv of the high estimation i. well ag Decauso of ite ce. He was stricken xy, and died ip a few Jrepared for such @ it we are bot possess- biography of the la- todo, Inone of our ‘count of the miliary the invalulable services man of the most noble Ta him we bave lost = inall the relations he “a public mao, and vs amnong us @ vacuum ‘gf domestic virtue and hose men who abandon who “ier any hope of their ae- retaining them was Never was there » wate friendship. The ensed the strength of i to that class of men « stations, and directing into private life to live eimply and unostentatiouly 0 e citizens. This i# no small praise in these degene rave tt With him patriotism was a devotien, and honor a nece ity; he was one of those on whom-Venezuela snopes. and by whom % was made to triumph anc le formed one of that galaxy of heroes which » with splendor over Venezuela, and which 1 " ge the hope of bells @ brilliant contra private citizen. d 10 be filled. public honor. He was n: their principles with the them, and when there is ceaeionto power. His tir not to be shaken by any «i « man more faithful in the Juti misfortunes of bis fri snd hia att ment to them who, the finances of the able to gi those who deny to th and cap cause to lament the bi a very brief period among / from whom the country ex)%« years we have lost @ mminent met Varga ‘Pena, Gareia, Narvar' , Cagigal, Rojas, Alegria, and ’Jastiy Su all disappeared from ce of time by the re: time it is with pride our midst—takew off in u lentlese hand ofaleath, and admisation that w country almort new! istence, apd only jure commencing the cai wtion, hay been able to produce, But our #01 with redoubled force wil be to fill up the ve | most onbappy country 1 the grief we suilered when we refieet smith hw the Joes of the others whom wo cit he Doyai. From the mansions ef th et 4 our grief, will be please remeber wi ned in bie life- niet solace of him © heroes wi A whose friendebip formed The above article, from El thro of Caraceas, will pve some ilea of the man aad of ‘he political condition of Venezuela. We give it fr re to pay @ lav and merited tribute of rexpect Smith, such as be de- serves from bis friends, and which bis conduct draws even from bis encmies. was certainly & map of rare virtue, He served Columbia in the war of indepen- dence, and remained faithful «© ber to the end—Ull her upheppy though glorious downfall. He was afterwards Minister of Finance for Venecuria, and lawly Director of the National Bank. Iu these buch etnployments he dirtin- gvisbed himself by asridvity, viet, to his trust, and an integrity and honor without «tin or reproach. His do- mestic qualities equalled ‘irtues. As & father jay of bis virtues, and «1 Venemuelans, was his fidelity «nd unabated devowon the banished citizens of that repnblic, and the Ormnees with which be defended their Interests, doing for them all in his power to alleviate the ailliction of apis from their beloved country ‘A VENELURLAN Death of John Turner. Jobn Turner, late of the drm of Lang & Turner, died tm this city on Monday, May 11, at the advanced age of 86, of a gradual decay of bis powers, Mt. Turner was at ono time connected with the New York Gazelle and Generad Advertiser, \n ts Wms a very ereditaole periodical, The united ages of himself and wife amounted to 166 years. The ‘vurt. UNION COURHA, L. 1.—TROTTING. Turpay, May 12—Maich $500, best three in five, to wagons — H. Woodruff! named b. m. Queen Dido. . 1 Jas. Whelpley named g. ¢. serry.. oss cm T me—240. NEW ORLEANS RACKS—METAIKIE COURSE—TROTTING, New Oniaans, May 7.—(be regu ar «pring trotting meet ing over the Metairie Courre wominenced yoerday, and averaging ail ciroumrtances, the open? g was not /aauept- cious. The weathor and couaiti oof the track wore alt that could bave been desirea. Mobile and Savannah were the centestants for the parse of $160, two milo heats; tbe ‘entries being J. A. Uhamm? ern’ savannah mare, Grace Wal- tow, and Wm. Cotirel’s Mobile mare, Queen. We anner w summary — Wavnmnay, May 6—¥iret day —Trotting, two mio heain, to harnere—parve $16" J. A Chambers’ #. m. Grace Walton. an Wm. Cotrei’s gm Quen. teeasesceeves Time—6 «0 Wh. Seareity of Giant the West, (From the Chicage tribune, May 9 From earefol inquiry, pereooally made of poopie from the country and ale prines- de leading ‘that the ) roads leading into thie PR pectatione indulged in 3 regard to the quantity of grain wo 4 X market daring the present wason, are The crop of nat year was by oo oes ee probably been largely extimated, a tre rd Tpring And summer will prove. Though it enough to bave left, in o> orcinary season, siderable surplus in the hands of the farmers, ordinary duration of the «inter has cleaned out naries and cribe entirely ; ap tanes of men who usually have vorn been for & month past, ara are yet, buying neighbors to keep their cattle aad horses warm and plearant days brings out the new grass. Ali along the Mixai-aipp!, ou the lows greatest distress among farmers for feed, them, so great is the scarcity, are starvation. A gentiemas from that regio mby the way, one duetiye parte of lowa--cattle that farmers who hauled their cold it im the fall, are now buy! At three times the ‘they Davenport, exinue. orn to take over into Missourt py AE ay at least Lovis and sending it up the river by stopping work, as it would do if home supplier. At Keokuk and Burlington the very active and the supply small, a cher yart of the Wert from which w ' ‘and Chicago road there half the oy 7 Aloug the Galena Air Line, pa and fi jeago, Burlington and Quine: Ghienge ana feck Inland ese, hardly « fall erib ie “in one word, the cattle have ealen ap of corn, cate, hay, and io aoany Pacooded its usual cepted in those anys une mischief Bas GT "houbter taxe bia penci! and sake bis There are in Iiknots fully two million oxen and other cattle, Admit Uist on'y a der, say ing nothing of the three millious have required forty uays extes feo, and ther ther wants were supplied, would be C Top of 1568 gathered b— ly de warning (bat ma) s Hii ffsitter i aq § i “ 43} 2 f < i t 3 P=. E if 3 ifs £ i g i 1 A i F i E ! it if z A Tate igliye aap 3 2 Ae whieb, we admit, is doleful enoug’ i il ! to and plant & i in the ure of their sball have accompli i i it Exciem ComMISsIOWEAS IN ALBANY, bingon and (he associate Justices of Jas, D, Wasson, of Albany, Ubarles i jo, and Henry L. Lane on, of Cohoen, under the Excise laws to grant licenses for the sale of hquore. The commission wii oF before the 1D inet, 69 organize and receive applications.