Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-25
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l. Ihe dilatory proceedings OF our judicial tribu-
mas, nave long been cause Of grievoas complaint TO
OUT citizens 1t was said by gentlemen in the late
convention, who wcfc well qualified to decide that
the chief cause of complaint, originated with the
Counsel, and not with the Court. This may have
oeen the case, and we are ol disposed dispute it,
bst even il such were tho case is the ccnsure upon
the Judges less just? Is the Bar under their con-
tFou aud cannot the Judges exercise the power YES
ted IN them to compel the Attornes Of the several
Courts, 10 attend to their duty? Our attention has
been drawn TO this subject, by the following para
graph, which oxracu from The London Courier of
I'd OF December last.
LORD TESDERDES. it will be reoollected intimated
last week that all appointed to be heard befoYe
the Judges sitting In banco after term under the MI
thority OF his Ma]estys warrant, IN which the psr
ties Counsel Attorniesl were not in nttendarco
when they were called would be struck out of Inc
paper, and no excuse he allowed for their restoration
Ihc Court has since issued oiice, whic. il seems
important should be generally known. The reason
OF so many cases being struck out at the last sitting
IN October the absence ofCounsel and At,o,p;cs
IN consequence of general understanding as to the
particular cases which the Court intended TO take:
tor aithough their Lordshps issued n written notice
as they have done the present occasion it did no,
we believe, gain general publicity A list has now
been put up OF the cases intended to be heard and
the Court has issued The following notce:-
"Country new trials Except those tried before
Lord TenterdcD) in the order in which tney stand
on the paper.
SPECIAL cases will be taken in the order in which
they stand unless previous applications upon special
grounds, he made TO The Court.
'AU cases in which Counsel are not in attendance
VIII De struck out, unless il shall appear to the
Court, upon the statement Of Counsel or of one of
The Attornlcs IN the cause that in cases in the spe
ciai paper the Counsel who had been instructed to
argue side is,-or in those i'm the new
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from town, III. or nnayo,dably engaged nj .Nisi Prus
under which circumstances the special cases will be
allowed to remain. II the Counsel on ono side are
IN attendance, and those the other absent, with
out such excuse, judgment will be given in favour
Of the former"
While remarking upon this subject, VIC cannot re-
FRAN from COMMENT upon the system by which iurios
arc supplied. 1t gricvous evil upon the citizens
Of Richmond and VIC have frequently heard loud COM
plants upon this subject. There is hardly week in
the year, that some Court requiring iuries. is moi
III session. The Comfy and Hustin,J Courts, SIT
four times your each. The Superiour Court of
Inv three times. The General Court twice, beside
tie United States Courts. There can be no doubt,
that IN all these Courts, save one the County ought
TO bear It's proportion Of the trouble and expence and
loss OF time sustained by Jurors. Now how is the
iacf The Deputy ShenGs require whom thew ploaso
u attend End serve and needs no prophecy to tell
that they will exercise this power in manner lcos,
Troublesome TO themselves Instead therefore OF trov
cling through the county procure its proportiou Of
Jurymen the practice u.s. and has been for venrs N
scpur the Main, and business streets If Richmond
and compel the attendance of that very class Of our
cltizens who can least spare tho tine. Our mer-
chants perform more judicial duties than all the res,
OF our citizens put together. We have no doub,
TINT II thor grievances were fairly placed before the
Legislature that system would DO DEVISED which
would remedy the present defects in the system and
We therefore recommend il TO our citizens TO have
petition Preparcd,and presented to the next General
Assembly, on this subject.
Bunk " de State Of Ttnnessee.--Fbe Cashier of
this Bank, COL Joel Parrish, has hccn displaced, and
VIM NJ. BerryIn. Esq. appointed in his place, This
was in consequence ola deficit on his part, conec,u
rcd to amount to 100000 The friends OF tho CT de-