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Rh 9, on power to alter or repeal bank char Paige, Hiram Gray, James Mullett, John W. ter; Merritt v. Todd, 23 N. Y. 28, on de Edmonds, Malbone Watson, Philo Gridley, mand of payment of a demand note on Henry Welles, Nathan B. Morse, John Willard, Charles Mason, Moses Taggart, Henry interest to hold indorser; People v. Com missioners, 23 N. Y. 192 (dissenting), on P. Edwards, Amasa J. Parker, William F. taxation of stock of the Federal debt; Peo Allen, Samuel L. Selden, Gilbert Dean, Au ple v. Commissioners, 23 N. Y. 224, on gustus C. Hand, Schuyler Crippen, Richard taxation of personalty out of the State; P. Marvin, William Mitchell, Frederick W. Hubbard, Thomas A. Johnson, John

Beekman v. Bonsor, 23 N. Y. 298, on char W. Brown, William itable uses. The list H. Shankland, Levi might be extended in F. Bowen, James J. definitely, but enough have been cited to Roosevelt, Theron give an idea of the R. Strong, Selah B. Strong, Cornelius L. scope and quality of his work. Some idea Allen, Hiram Gray, of the labor which he Martin Grove r, bestowed upon these Thomas W. Clerke, wonderful opinions William J. Bacon, may be gained from John A. Lott, Amathe information that ziah B. James, Charles he spent an entire Mason, James G. vacation on the BisHoyt, Josiah Suther sell case. land, George Gould, E. Darwin Smith, Before he went on the bench, Judge James Emott, Enoch H. Rosekrans, Ran Comstock had a wide reputation as an ad som Balcom, Daniel vocate, and was re P. Ingraham, Henry tained in the most Hogeboom, Joseph important business; Mullin, Piatt Potter, and since he left the William W. Campbell, bench he has been in Noah Davis, Jr., Wil ALEXANDER S. JOHNSON. active practice at liam H. Leonard, LeSyracuse, and en roy Morgan, Rufus gaged in great and laborious causes, as for W. Peckham, James C. Smith, William W. example in the Sharp case. He is still Scrugham, Augustus W. Bockes, John M. practising, at the age of more than eighty Parker, William Fullerton, Theodore Miller, Charles C. Dwight, William Murray, Charles years. Daniels, Henry A. Foster, Charles R. Ingalls. This list furnished a United States Sena The first Supreme Court justices who sat in the old Court of Appeals were Samuel tor, four judges of the present Court of Ap peals, and two Commissioners of Appeals. Jones, William B. Wright, Thomas A. John son. These were succeeded by Charles As a whole, these men were characterized by unusual learning, and had all the other essen Gray, Daniel Cady, Selah B. Strong, Wil liam H. Shankland, James G. Hoyt, Elisha tials of the good magistrate. Some of these P. Hurlbut, Ira Harris, Daniel Pratt, Henry names have become celebrated in the legal W. Taylor, William T. McCoun, Alonzo C. and judicial history of the State.