Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-11-03
NEWPORT,
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. Sd, 1881.

tcIHi III tHis toWi, ldtc Oti CdtuIudJ cNcI-
ing last. AT the last week of the term,
there was cause argued in which was
involved the question of the right of in
heritance in a given case between what
is called "the whole and the half blood''
heirs of an intestate. The cause was ar
gued on the part Of the Defendant al
great length and with much ability by
Mcssrs. Hunter and Randall. The ar
gument of Dutce j. Pearce, Esq. for
the Plaintiff, we did not hear; we had
not the pleasure of listening to the argu-
mcnt of John Whipple, Esq. who was let
in by the Court, to what the lawyers call
an "incidental"' hcaring-that gentleman
being interested, we learn in cause now
pending before the Supreme Court at
Washington, which cause, it is said, the
plaintiff expects or hopes, may be affect
ed by the decision of this cause, particu-
larly if that decision should happen to be
in favor Of the present defendant.
Imprisonment for DebL-Thc proceed
ings of the meeting held in Boston on the
18th ult. for the purpose of again delbe-
rating upon the grave and all important
subject of abolIshing Imprisonment for
debt, will be found entire in this days pa
per-Wc commend them to the atten-
tive pcrusal of every honest man.
The General assembly of this State,
commenced its October session at South
Kingston on Tuesday last. The votes
for members of Congress given at the
last August town meetings, will be count
cd at the present meeting Of the Assem-
bly,. As there was no material or organ
lied opposition to Messrs. Pearcc and
Burgess, the labor of counting the votes
will be merely nominal. There is much
business of importance that should en-
gage the deep and solicitous attention of
the Legislature at its present session.
Among the objects Of public interest that
most strongly commend themselves to the
consideration of the supreme and para
mount authority of the State, we know of
none that hold higher place, in vital and
pressing interest, than the subject of I'M
prisoameni for DeLi-and the revision, or
rather the prorision for sustaining some
sort of respectable militia system. Both
these subjects are Of incalculablc impor-
tancc to the present and future interest
of the people ot Rhode-Island. If the
Legislature at its present session, should
fail to attend to these all-absorbing inter-
terests of the community, we venture to
predict that the spring election will fur
nsh Legislature that will not shrink
from full and prompt discharge oferery
duty that shall tend to promote the PUB
LIc GooD.
We have not been able to ascertain
any of the doings of the Assembly since
their meeting.
The National Convention adjourned
at New-Yorl on Tuesday last. We
have given in this number as large
summary of their proceedings as time q
space would permit. Wetender our ac-
acknowledgements to George Irish, Esq.
for the loan of the Daily papers contain
ing the proceedings of the Convention
I'D to the time of their adjournment
Mr.. Irish informs us that the proceedings
of the Convention throughout, consisting
Of nearly GOO members, was conducted
with the utmost harmony s. good feeling
We have been obliged to interrupt the
regular course of Simpsons letters, to
make room for the great mass of other
matter Oh hand.
We hope our advertising friends, es-
pccially those who pay by the year, will
in future be more prudent in the length ol
their advertisements as well as in the NAL
Ter. The introduction of large cuis into
newspaper, as well as the nonsense that
some occasionally indulge in, cannot be
Of any material service to the advertiser,
nor very amusing TO the reader One
claims the right Of filling up as much
space as he pleascS, because another
does-and the printer is thus frequently
put to inconvenience, and the appear