The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-14

/ wife Mary ALSO a petition OF William How
ard, OF Amherst county, prayidg 20 b. t;sorced
rom his wife Elizabeth i--Also "A pctt,sn 81
William II. Walker. guardian Of Edmund n.
Vaughan, praying that he may be authorised 10
1 remove INTO this state from North Carolina. GER
.a's slaves the property OF his said waid -
Referred to the committee for Courts of Justice
A petition was presented and ead tiom s,r,dg \
inhabitants OF Montgomery county, prayin,. In. .,
town may be established on the land, of Will.
| am M'DOwelI, IN the said county -Aiso a p.t;.
ton OF John Ashlin, of Fiuvanna county, PRAYING
that he may be authorised to erect a dam fo,.
working mills or other MACHINERY from his1and
across the Riyaiina river, to the Lands forrucri,
owned by Davil ltoss ON the opposite side witi,
proper lock anil slope in the same to secure
navigation and the Ppssagc of fish ;--A!so a re-
port aud menori,i Of the president and directors
OF the Dismal Swa;aP Canal Company. prayin, a
revision otth tariff of tolls for passing the said
canai; ana mat the same or part therco MAJ be
raisod Also petition of sundly inhabitants OF
the county OF II .rr'son. praying for 4 division of
the SAID county Also petition of sunday in .
habitsass ofthe town OF Bethel, in the county of
Amherst praying tor an extension oft,e time for
improving the lots in the said town Also ne
ttion OF Certain inhabitants Of the counties Of
wy the and Was'Ir,Stolh praying that a part of
each ofs ce said counties may be added 10 the
county OF TsEewell ;--Referred to the sonmit-
tee OF Propositiohs and Grievances.
PETITIONS were received from John Alcs,on.
ihomas Porter, William Tunstall, George Chap
man, Wiliiara Draper, Margaret X. Robins,
James baylor and James Boyd. on tn. subject of
being authorised to introduce certain slaves into
this commonwealth which petitions were re.
iersed TO the special comnittee to which WIS
heretofore refereed certain other pc titions on the
same subject. 49,, "A.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring ina, dill,
TO suppress dueiling," and that Messrs, No
iand' Parker, Buckner, Daniel, Stith, Rutlicr-
lord and Prunty do prepare and bring in tue
same.
THURSDAY, Dec.'7.
The Speaker laid before The House !. letter
rom the Governor, covering one from the presi-
dent and directors of the Dismal Swamp Canal
Company also copy Of the memorial address
sed to the present General Assembly; and tho
SAID letter with It's enclosures being read were %,
MOTION, ordered to be referred to the committee
10 whom was referred the said memorial
Inc speaker laid before the House letter
rom the Governor, covering memorial from the
Hec people OF color, of the borough of Norfolk,
ON the SUBJECT OF the law relating to people of
tneir condition. and the said letter WITH It's en-
closure being read, was, On motion. ordered lo
ne referred To the committee Tor Courts of Jus.
tce VINO are to take the matter of the said me.
moran INTO consideration, and report the same
with their opinion thereupon to the House
MI Cabell from the Committee for Courts Of
Justice made The following report :--..'hs Com
"'ttee ior courts OF Justice have, according TO
erder had under then consideration Sc, eral petit
IONS TO them referred, and have came to the fol-
lowing resolutions thereupon: -
l. hesoiVed, as the opinion OF this committee
That the petition of sundry inba,itants OF the
county OF heceienburg. praying that the court
oey OF me SAID county may be changed from tie
Second 10 the third Monday in each month, and
That the quarterly sessions ofthe said court may
IN future De held inthe months Of Feb and June,
instead OF the months of March and May in every
year, IS reasonable.
. Reso.ved, as the opinion of this committee,
mat the petihon OF William Baskerville, clerk of
The county coart and superior court of law of
| Meckienburg, praying that am act may pass, au-
t;or'sing HIM to keep his office, as clerk OF the
SAID superior court, in the house at present used
by him as an office of the said county court until
the court of the said county shall cause an office
TO be erected agreeable to Law, or until town
snail De established at the courthouse OF the said
coanty, is reasonable.
| The sad resolutions being severally read a
second time, were agreed to by tae House.
| ordered, That bills be brought in pursuant 20
the SAID resolutions, and that the Committee for
Courts OF Justice do prepare and bring in the
same. -.
| ~ houon WAS made that the House should
come to the following resolution
Resolved, That this House will on Saturday
next proceed by joint ballot with the Senate, to
elect Judge of the General Court, to supply the
Vacancy occasioned by The death of the late To-
iseph Prentis, Esq
! On motion, Oraeyed, That the further consids.
ration of the said resolution be postponed to the
| lst day of January next.
"A petition was presented and read from Jobr
Pittmsn, OF Buckingham county, complaining Of
the undue election and return OF David Pateson
one OF the Delegates returned to serve in this
present General Assembly from the said county
l-Retcrred 10 the committee of Privileges and
Elections.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Neland (from The specia
commttee) reported to the II of d. bill, fol
restoring. the court of appeals to its former mum
Der of Judges.
| Yesterday, mr.. Joseph .Selaen was elected tc
represent this County (Henlico) in tie presen
II. OF ID, Vice Geryas Storrs, Esq. appointed Higl
Sheriff.
GJ" The Exposition" concluded in this day.
paper, is emlnentiy worthy of perusal
CT For several NJ. S. articles, see the last page
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az THE Public are respectfully Informed