The Hon. John J. Clendenin, Attorney General, after an appropriate address, presented to the court the following proceedings of the Bar convened upon the death of Hon. William Conway B., and the Hon. Sam C. Roane, and moved that they be spread upon the record and printed in the next volume of the decisions of this court: At a meeting of members of the Bar, in attendance upon the Supreme Court, on the 4th of January, 1853, the following proceedings were had: On motion, Charles P. Bertrand, Esq., was appointed Chairman, and Luke E. Barber, Secretary. The object of the meeting was explained by E. H. English, Esq., who represented that since the last adjournment of the Supreme Court, the Hon. WILLIAM CONWAY B, formerly one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of this State, and the Hon. SAM C. ROANE, one of the oldest citizens of the State, and the oldest lawyer in the State, and who had filled many offices under our Territorial and State governments, with distinguished ability, had departed this life, and moved that a committee of three be appointed, to draft resolutions expressive of regard for the loss we have sustained." Whereupon, the chairman appointed E. H. English, S. H. Hempstead and John J. Clendenin, Esqrs., who reported the following, which were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, Since the last adjournment of the supreme court, it has pleased the Great Ruler of all things, to remove from among us WILLIAM CONWAY B., who was ⚫ for some years an Associate Justice of said court, and for many years one of the circuit judges of this State, and who, in all the relations of life was truly eminent for his many amiable qualities as a man and his unswerving integrity as a Judge, and whose association with us a Judge and brother lawyer was always characterized by kindness and courtesy. And whereas, also, since the last adjournment of said supreme court, SAM C. ROANE has departed this life; and whereas, the deceased was the oldest lawyer in the State, as he was among the oldest resident citizens, and had filled with distinguished ability many high offices, among others that of District Attorney for the United States, member of the senate of this State; President of said senate, ex-officio Governor and special Judge of the supreme court of this State, and who, as one of the codifiers of our laws, has left the impress of his ability as a lawyer upon our statute book, and who, in all his relations with our profession and society, maintained, to the close of a useful life, the uprightness and integrity which so eminently distinguished him among his professional brethren and fellow-citi. zens: Therefore, it is Resolved, That, in the death of the Hon. William Conway B., and the Hon. Sam C. Roane, our profession has sustained a great loss, society two of its most worthy members, and the State most useful citizens. Resolved, That as a testimony of our respect for the memory of our deceased brothers, we will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting, and the above preamble and resolutions, be presented to the supreme court by the Attorney General, wh a request that they be spread on the records of said court, and published in the next volume of its decisions. C. P. BERTRAND, Ch'n. L. E. BARBER, Secretary. The Court, by the Chief Justice, responded: SI: The court cannot but feel concerned at the announcement of the decease of any one who has ever been honored with a seat on this bench. Cordially concurring in the sentiments expressed in the resolutions of the Bar, which you have just preseuted, the court will order that they be entered of record. Test: L. E. BARBER, Clerk. NOTE-Since the publication of the last volume, Lemuel R. Lincoln, of Little Rock, Wm. H. Ringo, of Helena, and John Brown, of Princeton, worthy members of the Supreme Court Bar, have also departed this life. REPORTER. Adams et al., Kurtz v. Adams et al. v. Thompson, use, &c., 670 Block, Beebe v. Aikin v. Harrington et al., Allen v. Byers as ad., Allis Ex parte, Alston v. Balls & Adams, Anthony, Humphries ad. use &c. v. Armstrong, Bank of Tenn. v. Arnold et al., State Bank v. 174 Biscoe et al. Trus. &c. v. Maddin ad., 765 Bizzell et al. v. Stone et al., 378 595 391 Bracken v. Wood, 605 593 Brown, Rapley v. 80 101 Brown, State Bank v. 94 664 136 602 Byers ad., Allen v. 593 180 Byers ad., Fowler ad. v. 683 Ashbrooks et al., Moss v. 369 Byers & McDonald v. Fowler et al., 218 Bank of the State, Mc Clellan v. Bank of Tenn. v. Armstrong, Barber et al., State Bank v. Barber, Librarian, Ex parte, Barkeloo's heirs v. M. & Ald. Little Rock, Beebe v. Block, Beebe et al., Whiting & Slark v. Bell, use, &c., Miller v. Bettison, Lawson v. Beverly Brown v. State, Biscoe v. Moore et al. ad., use &c., 775 Edwards v. State, 155 Eldridge, State v. Etter v. Finn as ad., 118 Evans v. Davis, 122 608 632 683 595 Evans v. White et al., 133 D 698 Davis, Evans v. 683 766 Davis, State Bank v. 768 183 Davis & Co. v. Hanly, use &c., 119 Dotson, Wheat, use &c. v. 645 699 Ε |