The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-27

rivers and branches thereof, be rejected.
T. HeSoi7'cd, rs the opinion Of this & IN
mit;ee. that The petition of sui,r,iy inhabitants
ot the town of Petersburg and the adjacent
Counties, praying thar John M'Rae may be
authorised by Jaw to establish a warehouse
Tor the reception OF tobacco, on his lot at the
upper enS CT High stioct ia the said town,
is reasonable
3. Hesotvsd. as the opinion of this com
mittee, that the petition of the pilots of
hampton ana its vicinity, praying :i,at they
ma! tie authorised by law to demand and re-
ccivc pilu'aSc OF coasiing vessels arriving at,
anu sailing within the waters OF this on
mo:iwealth. is reasonable.
he LIST resolution was laid on the table
the Cd and Sd were agreed to.
Mr. Preston, from the committee for
courts OF Justice, made the following report
The committee Tor Courts Of Justice have.
according to order. had under their consi
Iteration the petition IT Ann Alricks to them
referred, and have agreed upon :, repo,. *
CONF to resolution thereupon, as follow ::
itappcars 10 your Committee, that the pc
uuone' IN the Year 1894, AT fifteen wears of
age, was married to a certain West Alricks,
U! wnom she has two daughters /; that the
SAID West and the petitioner lived together,
IN the County OF LoudouII, from the time
or their marriage, till the year 1897,
"hen some unhappy differences having arts
en- between them, thel separated that the
S''io west Alricks soon after left this state,
ana as your committee have reasons to be-
heve, was not heard of bv his said wife. till
the year 1900. whenhe wrote from Kentucky.
NC inc petitioners mother, declaring his de-
formulation never to return To his family OF
10 TINS starr, Dnt leaving his future desti-
hation altogether uncertain: and lolr com.
hiittee nave reasons further TO believe that
since that time only vague and uncertain ac-
counts nave been heard Of him in his native
part o. the country, and that there it seems
10 De a nlaticrof uncertainty whether he is
no" ahVe-So that 1t appears TO your com
mittee, that the petitioner has been at least
eleven years separated from her said hus-
band, and about G. sht years destitute of any
information respecting him
1t further appears to your committee, that
tue sand West Air:cks lefc behind him no
properly, and made not the least provision for
the support OF his family, who since his alb
sence have been maintained by their reia-
tons
Ii further appears to your committee. that
the petitioner ~ entitled undertne will of her
ia'her twho was an old and respectable in
f.aoItant OF Loudoun county, To a valuable
tract OF land i'll the County Of keuawha, and
In case she should, by dissolution of her
said marriage, be made legally competent 10
use ana dispose OF hcr properly, sine viii be
enabled to render her situation and that of
her daughters much more comfortable and
than 1t is at this time.
FrSoIUed, therefore, as the opinion of this
committee. that the petition OF the said
Ann Airitks, praying that all act may pass
diVorcinS her ir0m her said husband is rea
sonabie.
The said resolution being read a second
time, was agree to by the House
Mr. Preston, from the comm tee for courts
OF Justice. made the following report
Ine committee for courts of Justice have,
according to order, had under their consider
alton several petitions tothem referred, and
nave come to the following TX solutions there
upon:
He&cfUed, as the opinion of this commits
tee, t:lat the petition of sundry inhabitants
OF the counties OF Amherst and Nelson. pray
ing that certain causes now depending in the
court OF the said county of Amherst ma,
De sent tor adjudication to the court of the
sald county OF Nelson, according to the ru {
III the sad petition mentioned, is reasonable
Agreed TO.
On motion, Resolved. that the commit
Tee To whom was referred SO much os The
Governors communication and the docu
rents accompanying the same as relates
INC JUDICIAL act OF last session, &c. be instruct
Ell TO arrange this commonwealth into thii.-
teen judicial circuits, and provide for the APP
pointment OF one other judge in addition 10
tho.e directed to be appointed bv the said ac,
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 81.
An engrossed bill Making provision to r
opening road from Botetour. court house
to the Sweet Springs" was read a third
time, ani several blanks therein filed up;
EesoiDed, That the bill d. pass, and that
the title be, an act =" Making provision for
opening road from Botetourt court house to
the Sweet Springs
An engrossed bill -" Exonerating Lucy
l'ay from judgment therein mentioneA."
was read a third time and the question being
put ON the passage OF the said bill, it passed
IN the negative -
FfsoIVed, That the said bill be rejected.
Mr.. Anderson from the committee of Pro-
positions and Grievances, made the follow
ing report:
The committee Of Propositions and Gricv-
ancss have, according to order, had under
thc'r consideration sundry petitions to them
referred, and have come to the following re-
solutions thereupon:
j. ResolUetf, as the opinion of this COM
mlttee, hiatt petition of sundry inhaDi-
tants ot the county of Nelson, praying that
a law may pass, fixing the permanent seat of
justice for the said county at a spot designa-
ted tor that purpose near the spring OF ia mes
Loving, is reasonable.
2. RcSOlDeG, as the opinion IF this commit