Proceedings of the Common Council of the City of New-York.

Mr. Seaman presented the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:

The Common Council of the city of New-York having been informed of the death of De Witt Clinton, late Governor of the state of New-York, and being deeply impressed with this dispensation of Divine Providence, and feeling in common with their fellow-citizens, the loss which the state of New-York, and the nation at large, have sustained in his sudden removal from the scene of his usefulness, and being desirous of rendering to his memory a sincere and heartfelt tribute of respect, Therefore

Resolved unanimously, That the president's chair be dressed in mourning, and that the members of the Common Council wear crape on the left arm for the space of thirty days.

Resolved, That it be recommended to the ship-masters of the several American vessels now in port, to hoist their colours half mast on Sunday next.

Resolved, That the Reverend the clergy of the city be respectfully requested, in the name of the Common Council, to notice in an appropriate and solemn manner in their respective churches, to-morrow, the deep bereavement sustained by our common country by the death of our chief magistrate and fellow-citizen De Witt Clinton.

Resolved unanimously, That copies of these resolutions be transmitted by his honour the mayor to the family of the late Governor Clinton, with a sincere condolence of the Corporation of the city of New-York, with those who are so deeply and more immediately afflicted by this dispensation.

The following was presented by Alderman Lamb and adopted:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed with authority to make arrangements and to carry them into effect, for such further demonstrations of the respect of this Common Council, for the memory of the deceased, and of their high sense of the eminent services he has rendered tile city and state, as they may judge proper.

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In conformity with the resolution of the Common Council, requesting the clergy of the city to notice the deep bereavement sustained by our country in the death of Gov. Clinton, many of the clergy of different denominations, as had been spontaneously done at the demise of General Washington, availed themselves of this mournful occasion to hold up to the community the bright example of talents, patriotism, virtue, and religion, as displayed by Governor Clinton; and to impress upon their several charges, the salutary lessons to which such visitations of Providence naturally give rise. The Discourses of the Rev. Dr. Milnor, Dr. Wainwright, and others of this city, as well as in different parts of the state, some of which have been published, were well calculated to excite those to whom they were addressed, to a noble emulation of the bright example they so successfully portrayed.

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