Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-04-19

The following was the arrangement Of the DIS
tricts aud Circuits, viz:
FIRST DISTRICT.
LIST Circuit-Southampto Greenvile, Surry,
Isle of Wight. Nansemond, Princess Anne and
Norfolk.
I'd Circuit-Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Amelia,
Brunswick, Sussex, Prince George and Peters
burg.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Sd Characteristics City. James City. York,
Warwick, Elizabeth City, Northampton and Ac'
comack.
4th Circulating William, New Kent. King
and Queen, Essex, Middlesex, Gloucester and
Matthews.
THIRD DISTRICT.
5th Circuit-Lancaster, Northumberland I,
Richmond, Westmoreland, King George, Caro-
line aud Spottsylvania.
9th Circuit-Fauquer, Loudoun, Prince Will
liam, Fairfax and Stafford.
FOURTH DISTRICT
9TH Circuit-Chester6eld Powhatan, Gooch-
land, Hanover and Henrico.
9th Circuit-Cumberland Buckingham, Camp
bell, Bedford and Lynchhurg.
FIFTH DISTRICT
9th Circuit-Halifax, Charlotte, Prince Ed
ward. I.unenburg and Meckleuburg.
10th Circuit-Grayson, Patrick, Henry, Frank
lin and Pittsylvania.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
18th Circuit-Fuvana, Louisa, Orange, Mad
ison and Calpepper. >,
18th Circut-Amherst, Rockbridge, Nelson,
Albemarle and Augusta.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
18th Circut-Jefferson, Berkey, MorSa H.,
Hampshire and Frederick.
14th Circuit-Page. Shenandoah, Hardy, Pen
dleton and Rockingham.
EIGHTH DISTRICT
18th Circuit-Ice, Scott, Russell, Tazewell
and Washington.
10th Circuit-Wythe, Floyd. Montgomery.
Giles and Monroe.
NINTH DISTRICT.
18th Crcuit-Botetourt, Allegheny, Bath,
Pocahontas and Grcenbrier.
18th Circuit-Fayette, Nicholas, Randolph,
Lewis and Harrison.
TENTH DISTRICT.
18th Circuit-Wo0d, Jackson, Mason, Cabell,
Logan and kenawha.
Goth Cncut-Preston, Monongalia, Tyler,
Brooke and Ohio,
Most of the other amendments, proposed by the
Select Committee, were adopted consequently.
The amendment Of the Senate. proposing
TO regulate the doctrine of Contempt of Court
next came up. The Committee proposed to dis
agree to It.-Mr. Yancey moved to substitute the
following as an amendment to the Bill:
s.The power of the several Courts of this Com
monwealth, and the Justices and Judges thereof,
to issue attachments, and inflict summary pun
ishments for contempts of Court. shall not be
construed to extend to any case, EXCEPT the mis-
behaviour Of any person or persons, in the pre-
sence Of the said Courts, or near thereto, as to
obstruct the administration Of justice; if the pun
ishment BY fine shall exceed $50. and the dura-
ton of Imprisonment shall not exceed "a hours;
but if the Justices or Judges. should be of opin-
ION, that the contempt was of such grade. as to
deserve more exemplary punishment. the said
Justices and Judges ate authorized to have jury
forthwith lmpannelled to pass upon the contempt,
and nhict the punishment BY fine or imprison-
ment."
The proposition was supported by Messrs. Yam
cey and Anderson. and opposed by MIR. Gilmer.
/; lie former pressed the Importance of the subject
with great earnestness; and the latter pointed to
the lateness of the day and the period of the ses-
sion, and the intrinsic difficulty of the subject as
reasons for not acting upon it at the present ses-
sion.
Mr.. Yancey called for the yeas and noes-say
ing that though he had been IN the House "
years, this is the second time he had ever called
for them.
The proposition was carried, ayes II, noes 80.
The Judiciary bill, with the amendments, was
then sent back to the Senate.-Compiier.
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PETERSBURG, April 16.
The suspicious promise of abundant crops and
fruitful year, held forth by an unusually severe
winter and very backward spring, is, we fear,
blasted in part, if not wholly defeated. Two or
three weeks Of mild, pleasant weather in March,
was sufficient. like treacherous lure, to bring
vegetation far enough out, to be caught by the
cold spell which succeeded. The accounts of the
Wheat Crops from the ne,shboring country ge-
neraly are BY no means fattering; and we like
wise hear that considerable portion of our ear
ly Fruits has been killed by the Fr"sts which
have fallen almost every night during the past
week. Our Gardens, as may be supposed, have
suffered materially. Potatoes. and ether tender
k.ro boon lod NTH fho pronpJ-hut