to the hearts of the people, and that we deeply and sincerely deplore the afflict ive dispensation.

Resolved, That we heartily sympathize with the family and friends of the deceased statesman in this their great bereavement, and that an engrossed copy of this preamble and these resolutions be forwarded by the Clerk of this Assembly.

The announcement of his death at Binghamton, so long his dearly loved home, occasioned the most heart-felt and profound sorrow. Business was suspended; the bells were tolled; public and private buildings were draped in mourning; the municipal and other bodies met to give expression to the allpervading grief, and to make suitable arrangements to pay the last sad honors to the neighbor and friend whose loss had overshadowed their community in mourning.

MEETING OF THE BAR OF BROOME COUNTY.

At a meeting of the members of the Bar of Broome County, at the office of Hon. George Bartlett, for the purpose of taking such measures as should properly express their grief, occasioned by the loss of their great leader, Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson, and as should be a fitting tribute to the memory of the deceased, on motion, B. N. Loomis, Esq., was appointed Chairman, and Jos. M. Johnson, Secretary.

John Clapp, Esq., stated briefly the object of the meeting, and related in an eloquent and impressive manner his first meeting with the deceased, and gave a sketch of his early professional career, after which he moved that a committee be appointed to draft such resolutions as should be fitting and proper.

The Chairman appointed as such committee John Clapp, Geo. Bartlett, E. C. Kattell, Lewis Seymour, O. W. Chapman, Geo. Park and Wm. Barrett.

After consultation, Mr. Clapp reported from the committee the following preamble and resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:

The telegraph announces that our distinguished townsman, Daniel S. Dickin son, is numbered with the dead. He has been stricken down whilst in full pos session of his great mental power and the discharge of duties connected with the important office in the city of New York to which, he had been called by the Government of the United States.

The blow was sudden and unlooked for. His fellow-townsmen were smitten with astonishment and grief, as the sad news was communicated from one to another.

The tolling bell, the flag at half-mast, and the general display of badges of mourning tell truly how wide-spread the lamentation over this sad visitation.

The members of the Bar of the County of Broome, resident in Binghamton, have gathered to express their feelings and high estimation of the qualities of the illustrious dead; therefore,

Resolved, That by the sudden death of Daniel S. Dickinson the legal profes sion has been deprived of one of its most distinguished members, and our country of a forensic and senatorial debater of the school of Webster, Calhoun and Clay.

Resolved, That we mourn the loss of a professional brother, of high attainments and varied qualifications for the earnest, vigorous, faithful discharge of every duty which the lawyer owes the client; but not the great lawyer only, for we have lost our townsman, neighbor, guide, advocate and friend.

Resolved, That this dispensation of Providence has removed from our midst a statesman whose reputation was co-extensive with the boundaries of the Republic and not unknown to the great reformers of Europe, now struggling for the diffusion of American ideas and the recognition of the civil rights of the masses

of mankind.

Resolved, that the uniform kindness of manner of the deceased, combined with his genial humor, wit and learning, made him a favorite in every court, and will keep green his memory long after his body has returned to its native

dust.

Resolved, That we tender to the family of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy under the crushing blow which has fallen upon them.

Resolved, That as a body we will attend the reception of the remains of our deceased brother, at the depot, upon their arrival from New-York, and escort them to his late habitation, and thence to their final resting-place.

Resolved, That the Secretary of this meeting prepare a copy of these resolu tions, and deliver it to the family of the deceased, and also copies for the papers for publication.

Jos. M. JOHNSON, Secretary.

B. N. LOOMIS, Chairman.

The following account of the Proceedings in the Courts of New York; the Funeral Obsequies, and the Proceedings of

the Bar of New York, are copied from the "Testimonial of Respect," published by the New York Bar.

PROCEEDINGS IN THE NEW YORK COURTS ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DEATH OF HON. DANIEL S. DICKINSON, FRIDAY, APRIL 13th, 1866.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

Judge SHIPMAN Presiding.

At the opening of this Court, Edwin W. Stoughton, Esq., rose and stated, that, since the adjournment on Thursday, the Bar and public had sustained a very great loss in the death of the Hon. DANIEL S. DICKINSON, after a very short but very severe illness. He had met him but lately in the full enjoyment of health and expectation of long life. He was a very distinguished man, and had filled a large space not only in the profession, but in public life. He rose by his own efforts, as all men who attain real distinction must do. He was not more remarkable by his abilities as a lawyer, and orator, and statesman, than by the personal qualities which endeared him to all those who were connected with him. But a very few hours since, as it seemed to the speaker, he was sitting by him, talking to him of anticipated enjoyment during the coming months in a visit to his place. It was only last evening that he had heard for the first time of his illness. He hardly need say that his loss called for a public recognition, and he trusted that a further opportunity might be granted for the bar to express their sense of his loss.

Under the circumstances he need only move that the Court, out of respect for his memory, do now adjourn. He presumed that the members of the bar would take measures to express their feelings in a more formal manner.

Sidney Webster, Esq., in seconding the motion to adjourn, remarked that it was not needful for him, in seconding the motion, to say anything in addition to what had been so properly expressed by Mr. Stoughton. It was an important event when the person who had been commissioned by the President to exercise the legal authority of the United States in this District was suddenly stricken down by death; but the event had additional importance and significance when, as in the case of Mr. DICKINSON, the officer had been so prominently concerned in the administration of the National and State Governments of the Union. It had so happened to him that he had been associated with Mr. DICKINSON, in the other Court, in the last case in which he had been concerned. During the whole of it Mr. DICKINSON appeared to be in perfect health

and in excellent spirits. On Monday last, however, he complained a little of indisposition, which he supposed was temporary. He left on the adjournment of the Court and proceeded to his house. That was his last appearance in any earthly tribunal. Mr. Webster then suggested that a meeting of the bar be called for some future day-say Wednesday next-to take such steps as might be deemed proper to attest their appreciation of the eminent services, legal and political, and the striking virtues, of their deceased brother.

Judge Shipman said: "The very high official position of the late United States District Attorney will justify the call for some public recognition of his death; but, aside from that, his very eminent public character and private worth require that the Court should recognize its misfortune in the sad event, and that there should be a more formal recognition of it than is possible now. The Court will, out of respect to the memory of the deceased, now adjourn, and the Clerk will enter this order on the minutes."

The Court then adjourned.

The United States District Court not being in session, no proceedings were had therein on this day.

GENERAL TERM OF THE SUPREME COURT.

HON. GEORGE G. BARNARD Presiding.

At the opening of the Court, Judge Pierrepont arose and said: "May it please your Honors, I arise to announce the sad news of the death of that eminent lawyer, statesman and patriot, DANIEL S. DICKINSON, United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York. He died suddenly last evening at the house of his son-inlaw, Mr. Courtney, the Assistant District Attorney. On a more fit occasion, when the Judiciary and the Bar, and other mourning citizens shall have assembled to do honor to the memory of a patriot whom the nation will mourn, addresses will no doubt be made appropriate to the sad event, and expressive of the high appreciation which is generally accorded to the great virtues of the illustrious deceased. I now move that as a mark of respect to the memory of the late Mr. DICKINSON, this Court do now adjourn."

Justice

The motion was seconded by Wm. M. Evarts, Esq. Presiding G. G. Barnard said that he and his associate Justices fully concurred in the remarks which had been made by the learned gentlemen of the Bar. Upon the occasion of the decease of so great a lawyer and statesman, it was eminently fit that this respect should be paid to his memory. The Court would therefore order an adjournment until

Monday next, at 11 A. M., and direct the Clerk to enter these proceedings on its minutes.

SUPREME COURT-SPECIAL TERM, CHAMBERS.

HON. THOMAS W. CLERKE Presiding.

At the opening of the Court, Major-General C. W. Sandford moved the adjournment of the Court in the following language:

I have just heard, with great regret, of the death of Mr. DANIEL S. DICKINSON, United States District Attorney for this District, a gentleman who has stood high at our bar, and has been a conspicuous man in our State and nation. He always possessed the esteem and respect of his associates, and his loss will be deeply felt by the profession. This is not the time or place to pronounce a eulogy, or to descant upon the merits or abilities of the deceased, and I will, therefore, simply content myself with moving that the Court do now adjourn.

Mr. John McKeon seconded the motion, and said that, as he understood a meeting of the Bar would shortly be held on the subject of Mr. Dickinson's death, he would refrain from making any extended remarks. Judge Clerke then adjourned the Court, expressing his entire concurrence in the remarks made by counsel.

SUPERIOR COURT-TRIAL TERM.

Hon. JOHN H. McCUNN Presiding.

Henry L. Clinton, Esq., announced the painful intelligence received of the death of the honored United States District Attorney, Daniel S. Dickinson, and, in a few remarks tributary to his great worth, eminence and distinguished public services, moved that the Court stand adjourned, as a mark of respect to his memory.

Gunning S. Bedford, Jr., Esq., seconded the motion.

Judge McCunn, concurring in the remarks made, fully appreciating the eminent worth of the deceased, and the loss sustained in his death, ordered the motion to be entered on the minutes, and the Court adjourned.

SUPERIOR COURT-TRIAL TERM-PART II.

Hon. SAMUEL JONES Presiding.

At the opening of the Court Robert E. Holmes, Esq., in a few words