New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-01
LAW INTELLIGENCE

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Dx,rroy Jupea EDWARDS - The vwisus Cssro
s6;oarued Yesterday out OF respect to tie msn,y e
Judge Edo srds In the Supreme Court, Of WIKI
deceased sss oae Of the JGdges. motion vss nsds,
il he Circuit branch, by ex.Jadss Kea,. sesoadsa
by Mr. Noyee. hat the Court scjeurn each senas-
ran presenting brief remarks IS to the high osNss-
ter Of Judge Edwards. Judge Roosevelt. VIE pr
sited, responded in few appropriate renxks. he
spirit Of which he caused TO be entered upoa the min
ut,s a. follows:
The Ccur, bss received intelligence Of the dessA
Of Mr. Jastios d~ards ct hs residences d this CITY
on the evening of the s7th inst in the aStA yssr q
LIS age. TIE event. although saddeo, has bssa Ger
few weeks not UNI Ipecfed. Among the youngest. v
not sciusly the youngest Of the judges Of the Die
,rict Judge Ed0ards wss the Oldest Ia conAs~isa.
and consequently, by the arrangement, Of the Csase-
tuition. the presiding Judge OF The GensrA Tern. 4
few more por tbs bad ne lived, would have es0-
ple;sd ard most hoporsbly compet-d the period Il
eight years in duration of bis Judicial service IL he's
yea.-d the Great Dsposer Of events prsussre!y. "
mere human eyes. 10 cut down 10 hs yoata aaA
in bic strength and for cannot doubt, bad be hved
his almost certainty Of an altogether unoppose1 ~
.ectios 10 the midst Of his Usefulness By the Bar
and the public bic css will DO deeply felt; 10 HE COZ
leagues il viD be irreparsble. Another opportunity
and Q more fitting one, will soon be presented -
dwell more at length his character and his VIZ
tues. For the present, the Court viii direct Tie
ABOVE enIy mb1e on It's - OF tuo ootS1 ~
Mr.. Justice Edwards; and, as further testimony e
respect tor his memory, will now adjourn"
The Court then adjourned to Friday.
In tho Special Term Of the same Court, Hsary r
Davies, Eco, after q few brief remarks - TO ths
character Of deceased, moved to adjourn out Of ~
spect to his memory. the motion was teconded hy
u. Bowly, Esq, and responded to BY Judge Csrks.
The motion a. follows:
"Ats Special Term of the Supreme Court. Of ths
Stste OF New. York. held at the City Ha in the CsV
Of New-York, Feb IS, is5S-present the Hoa. TAss.
w. Clerke, Justice
"The melancholy intelligence announced this morn
ing 10 the Bench Bar and the public of the decssse
of that eminent Judge and much esteemed friend a.
citizen Henry Pierrepont Edwards, renders pece-
lisry 6tig that proper notice Of this great paolie
loss should be taken. In relation t. his memory |,
therefore, move that this Court do stand adjourned
until Friday morning, at 10 o'clock
The motion was granted, and suitable entry made
upon the minutes.
Meeting Of Juige After the above adjcurnucats.
and similar onss, It'll Tbursday) in the Supsriw
Court, there was Q joint meeting Of all ths
surviving Judges Of the Supreme Court, and ~
the Superior Court-alsc members Of ihs BARN
the Supreme Court General Term Room. Judge
Mitchell was appointed Chairman and Mssrs. II. 8.
Dodge and G. w TITUS Secretaries. ExJudge ksaI
moved that q Committee Of five be sppoiated -
make preliminary arrangements for meeting Of Ne
Bar to taAe suitable measures to testify respect to ~
memory Of decessed. Adopted. and Messr. Keat
BidwsI, OConor, Kirkland and j. Blunt, appointed
Mr.. OConcr, after consulting Other members Of 10
Committee, said he thought the COMMITTEES would o.
the meeting for or "a o'clock on Thursday. IL y
understood that the funeral will take place at O'Clock
Of this day and il seems suitable that the meeting
should take place at the time appointed The Gen.
mittee however viii meet and give notice a. to tAs
time Of meeting. On motion, the meeting then Cd
journed.
The Court Of Common Pleas, Special Term, ~
other branches no, being session. also the Uass4
States Courts, Circuit and Dstrct) and other Cours
aLo adjourned out Of respect to the memory OF d.
ceased.
Meetinp offie Bar The Committee, appointed u
make preliminary arrangements for meeting Of ~
Bar 10 take suitable measures in relation to the desss
Of Judge Edwards, have appointed Thursday, q
O'clock for the meeting to take place. Ii will behsad
in the General Term Room, Supreme Court.
COURT CALENDAR-THIs DAv.
| SUPERIOR CouRT.-S,ms ~ yesterday. emitting u
| two inst Numbers, and adding Nos III. ss5 and an