The bitterness of the political strifes of those days having now passed away, posterity will not fail to accord justice to the character and memory of a man to whom this Country is most deeply indebted for much of its science and for very many of its most important institutions, and of whom the State of New-York may well be proud. " For the groat variety and extent of his learning, his unwearied research, his talents and the public sphere which he filled, Cadwallader Colden may justly be placed ir a high rank among the distinguished men of his time," and v,-hen it

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«f several of His Majesty's Justices of the Peac^ of the said City and County : That on the Approach of the said Sheriff and the Posse, they found the said Robert, with a Party of about Tliirty Men, all armed with Clubs, within a Fence across the Lane leading to, and at a small Distance from the House of tlie said Robert :- -- That the said Robert refused, on the Demand of tlie Sheriff, either to take down the Fence, or to surrender liimself ;- -- and that on the Sherifl's removing one of the Rails, and getting over, he was immediately assaulted by some of the Party with Clubs ; that while defending himself, he heard the Report of a Small- Arm or Pistol, but knew not on which Side it was fired ;-- - that thereupon a firing by botli Parties instantly ensued, and Cornelius Ten Broeck, one of the Posse, and Tom Wliitney, one of the Rioters, were both Shot, and died on the Spot : And tliat the Rioters then took shelter in the said Noble's House, and by firing from thence, wounded seven other Persons of the Sheriff's Party, one of them very dangerously :