The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-11-12

commonwealth" lori.inaIiy moved by Mr.. Mayil.7
was real athirl tine and passed.
he following X, s0lu,icns from the Committee ~
T. x u were read l. Resolved, the opinion ug this
committee, that the petition osundr inastsns Of The
county ot Montgomery, craving that an net NAV pass
completing the owners o.. dams tho river Roa
oasc To construct slopes III rei, 50 admit hce
passage ol fish, rersopalac.2 Resolved, ss the OPT
mon OF this comnittce that the petition OF Robert
Gave. proprietor al the land whereon the town oi Me
chhc IN the county o' Orange, established, pray
me that The act establishing the said may be
peaied,is rc;sonab'eAnd the SAN, resolutions being
twice read were on questions seveay mt thereupon,
agreed to by the uu,se.
The following Letters, which had accompanied the
Communication nftle Governor olthe Goth Inst were
taken M and read
la,les Barbour, Esq Gsre-,or Of Firyrig,
SIR, 49,
take the liberty authorizing the Executive,
that there are three prisoners in tie i oGtle Superior
Court o' Prince George county, sent for trial in
that court, two OF whom charged with tlie
CRIME OF iarcenv, and the third with homicide that
against pegsor forward for murder bat baile,
ard who sied 20 appear. carias has issued that
there Is no prosecutor for t. commonwealth that the
ccnrt i'|red TO every member pIte bar the office OF
prfsecrtnr, which rejected ;bsoitc, anil pere.~
toflly on the ground of iradequarv uf somcns,,tion
ard that day wages ought mot to l accepted by mem
Der OF the bar, as il tended TO degrade him THAT the
s-nd y are stills session, and that the civil business
ofthe courtwll in all likelihood he ,lislacrtl I'm Tues
day OF earvoo Wednesday. Dayid Robertson, ESD
whese ab3es public prose uacltestionale
declared that he had determined resign the office of
prosecution IN every court IN Judge Rendophs circuit
after this spring. and that he had continued IN oie.
under the expectation that the Legislature woj have
increased the compensation, and given salary winch
would be- aa'qu;it, aud in thee ever, he would have
willingly continued Ia That he bad 40 objection e.,
the Office OF prosecutor but that SIS per .e,n was a
compensation which he felt would degrade him If he
acceptedit
lam, with great respect
-t.frt
JAMES sEaIPLE.
Prince George, April ei,h, 1871.
s Cedar Fields, .l1;y 5h, 1919.
have several times written 10 you and given in
formation relative to the situation Of the common
wealths business in of the courts Ia the Cd en-
cut 1t with diffcnIiv that ayorcan nv scrues
relative to the prope'y Of that ce,use, nor should
have adoptedn had several of my brethren advised
me tat 1t not OBJECTIONABLE Coaidng in this adj
wee, and being DESTROYS oi promoting the public nte-
rests and OF saving from lengthy nprisonnent in the
noNious Jail of Norfolk Superior Court, have deter-
mined again tolsy before the Executive ssrae facts Of
which have been apprised rrla;ye 70 tie common
waths business IN that court lbeg Leave n the >
place, however, remind YOU az letter a,irsy. tn
The Executive by the General Corttwo or three year,
since, on this subject, and apprse that il Il beey-
ed that no member OF the Norfolk bar will accent The
Office for the fees allowed by law, st this time Since
the trial OF Myers, that Office has been stealth refused
BY the bar, and believed will certainly be ,aip re-
fused, If offered to each member
Alexander M'Hse, esq. announced by letter. writ
zen few days since, that he had, about The 20th of
March, resigned the office OF prosecutnTin that curt
aus he induced TO renew bis declaration least the
trst should not have reached me- and the enuct should
come on before the f:ct was known Applications
have been Inade 10 me by four persons confined in the
INi OF the Superior Court OF Norfolk on a c.,g,> of
MURDER who hid been sent on by the eya,iuir n co,r
for trial. to be admit ed ball. and the records of the
proceedings m the county cost accompanied the petit
tlons-Ihey are still confined in lal. female prose-
ciued for higamy, baledb by Judge Brooke
and myself since the last term aud she is TO be tiled AZ
the approaching term, If the grand urs have bin sent
out, aud y,ts a0u'd consider her to be gi, Judge.
brocNenbroul informed At the las; General Court
that who shot the adutant fiugl
Winchester lad been convicted Of Inuiye in the ff
degree, and that he hal awarded new trad-!a 3D.
dition, II may not he amiss 90 add that every court
some ore o. more, generally or 5, tried f, as
ceIy IN that court anil 1t hardly be expected thl
the will be less OF crime in Norfolk now, WIN ss.vc-
raj Thousand troops there, than before that force
was Stationed there. II was once said by Mr. Ninlno,
that ne wond prosecute il that court if the Execuve
"cptd compensate tin, as others compensated,
who were paid by the Executive, and Ie could have
timely notice.
am, with rsspect,
Your most obeiient servant,
JAMES SEbiPIE.
Ills ExeelleneY Ialacs Barbour,
Governor Of Virginia.
- hcHcIl COiiimltcC CLAIMS ElS reaci,
as follows
Itappears 10 your committee from the petition and
evidence Of Charles NJ. Webb private Belonging TO
captain William Stephens COMPANY nf uourted rife
men, OF the county d Orange, that he being in .crvice
al Hampton, IN january last, unfortunately lost his
horse worth sixty dollars, being kiile accidentally =;
l. Resolved therefore, the opinion Of this ttae
that the petition Of Charles NJ Webb PRAYING re,nu-
ncralion Tor TIE value OF tAe sdl,orse, IS reasonable
IL appears also 20 ycur committee from the petition
and evidence Of John lirly of tiecounty of anloin,
that IN May hist he d,aed toperiorm tour Of dr-
y but FROM great bodily hdspo,itior and debility he
was unable taatted tie place ofIcnezyOus also the
coutot enquiry FOR the assessment Of fines * in conse-
qaerse thereof wasned in the OF seventy-two dol
lars and dat ~ the certificate Of Richard Cochran
the surgeon at the regiment, he tlIeu and is COW
enrey unit for military duty 9 Resolved theefore
rs the opinion Of this committee, that the petition of
John Brady praying for remission OF the fine afoie-
said, is enable
The said resolutions being twice read, were, on
qnehtons soycraly put thercupor agreed to by the
House.
CO motion of Mr. Field, leave was granted te bring
III bi','' FORGIVE act 70 amend tho act entitled
an act TO amend TIE several laws concerning slaves pas
sod IN" nth day Of Jantaiy, 18l}-also bill " To
amend act making provision for the sale Of public
properly in cerain districts, passed january 9tth,
1910"
On motion Of Mir. Watson, eave YVES granted to
bring IN bill " Allowing further time lo the compile
ton Of water gris mills in particular eases"
On motion Of Mr.. Yancev Committee was an
pointed TO revise and AMEND the laws concerog pub
lie roads
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