New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-31

then had. that I would never. matter how great
might DO the proyocaton reply to or seek sny coreo
that time would indicate me. IL was sometimes hard
wssd Ros IN ls eI oSnd my made use Of
and appearing In the public journals as one OF Doaru
Of statue in this city to William NJ Tweed It was hard
adhere to such uOn under such crcun Stances
did. and feel least the assurance III this meet
ing that have lost nothing by dong 80.
II am to receive the appreciation ana aoknowiemg-
ments of the bar this occasion. II Is appropriate MT
Chairman, that shall also make my ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
10 thrm FOR eau say, Il. Lord Mnnslsd said upon
been largely owing to the learning and the assist
ance OF the bar can aaa to s. 5ns; "' tS
my later years. OF great courtesy from is uen6ers anu
that the Instances have been few, II any. IN which
member Of the bar has treated me diseo1rlcousy.
this the because the duties Of Judge are OF ha
that renders IT difficult for him to lie ms aEiersos
obligations His whole attention, for tho Time Doing.
has to be given TO the matter before LIN an MS
having 10 be conceptated NJ once Ior inc
disposition OF questions that may be new ana Intricate
and tho discharge OF This duty frequently gives rise 10
n-rvous condition. the elect OF when DrusqueuesS
and curtness OF spe,ch. which frequeuty eNs
with my judicial bre hren this nlrmIty am the sore
grateful for tine uniform courtesy that have always
look around among the faces here Mr.. Chairman and
see from tho appearance OF many OF tnen uIA' ry
the bench. and this circumstance impres'es me
wh tn. sMsh on time %n@h been
the discharge Of judicial duties recalls also 10"
sSy aut ysr s1A s SO ana his not
occasion however, for indulgng In any retrospect
propose future day TO call attention 10 many Oh
my dsting ushed contemporaries by doing what nave
frequently been asked to dopnttaa IN snme h
for the last may years Appanse TOOK oSGason
years ago. In the Introduction 10 ,no 1rs. Eo'u h
evanescent character Of the reputation of even the
greatest @wysr and to remark & eg they
having nothing To float them down tho stream OF TINE
except the service OF their contemporaries snch an
w ttrlro ths he
allow mo to say that / do not intend entirely to
separate myself from the profession Accustomed
town 10 business every morning, do
not deem It Wise give up thai habit while my bodily
through experience the truth that the best mo -
life of labor wh.ro 1t is properly iuterminged win
continue in the practice profession. and can only
say In conclusion that trust that futuro cations
NTH the memhnrs OF the profession will ho as pleasant
they have always been in the past llouu ana pro-
louged applause.
Nathaniel Jarvis IT,. Clerk OF tho Court of Common
Pleas then stepped and placed in the hands OF
tho presidn, officer tho gavel welded by ChefJustco
DAILY many years aud requested him to present IL
TO the retiring Jurist EKPresiient Arthur placed IL In
the hands OF Justice DAILY and said
ChirJustice gives great pleasure to present to
Won on account OF the clerks OF tho CONT OF Common
Pleas, the gave that have welded 40 many years
with so much honor and dignity
This was received with bow and tho meeting was
adjourned
In the evening a dinner given at Demoncos IN
honor Of Chief Justice DAILY hy his friends "i the rnch
Presiding Justice Noah Davis, OF the supreme Csurl
prcsdrd chief Justice Daily sitting on his right hand
and Judge Hilton his eft. Tho other reprrsrnta
the Bench present wero John X BRADY George
G. Barrett, Miles Beach, Charles Don1hue. Abraham H.
Lawrence, Hooper G. Nau Nors', George L. Andrews
Charles H. Van Brunt, Henry Wilder len. chief Jus
lice john sedgwck. Charles H. Tru,N, Groree l. In
graham, Richard O'GOrmin. John Freedman, Henry a.
Gtd-r-lceve. NJ Van H"esen. Rufus H. CoWlnI'
Jndgr-ccct II. ". rKstayer. cHJudge Loew and Ike,
cnrder FREDERICK Smyth chief Clerk Thomas Boc'r OF
Superior Court aud Chief Clerk NaihanrI JARVIS OF
the Court OF Common Pleas were al-C Prcsrnt Ia,
dinner private and. unrcstr1iued by any rear Oi
their words In pint. the streams "i n"Ca or"
tory Gnwed without ilrpcdmcnt Formally. Rcmihi--
cercrs were idul.cd ia which the evening closed
had penetrated to remote antiquity.