Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-03-29

II FIX EE FRESSs
THURSDAY. MARCH %. fsse.
The Legislature OF yInsIsiA, (says the
Richmond Enquirer Of Friday last adjourn
ed on Wednesday night about o'clock, af-
ter aprotracted Session Of 100 days, and az
ter having passed 24s Acts. Their Journal
Is very large, and their Sessions Acts viii
al more pages than it did last ycar.-They
would, In all probability, have risen as early
rs the lst Of March, If the debate on the
Slave-question had not occurred. The length
of the session is becoming public nuisance.
Several Of the present members arc retiring
to private life; because they are worn out,
and their own affairs are suffering at home.
II il coming indeed to this,-that no men
Of very active business can afford to come
to the Legislature-and the Office will too
frequently fall into the hands of those, who
are so rich as TO care little for the pay, or SO
poor as to come principally for 1.-THE ses-
sions ought to be shortened-the people a.
lone are competent to provide n remedy
We have heard this sentiment expressed by
several of the most intelligent members.
The Houses broke up in the utmost har-
mony.
NesO Hampshire Election. The &c.
neral election, which took place in N.
Hampshire last week, has resulted in
the reelection Of the present ineum.
bent and Jackson candidate (for Co.
vernor) SAMUEL DINsNooR.
Coloured Population. bill reia-
ting 70 this class Of persons has
passed the House Of Dele gates OF
Marylsad.-Ths chief features Of il,
are;-
Those already Free may remain,
but if they will 20 veluptarily, they
will be furnished with tho means OF
getting to Liberia. Those hereafter
TO DO set Free, must 60 oat Of the
State, or DO sent out, except they re.
nounee their freedom for tho sake Of
rem aiming with their friends.
RICHMOND, MARoH 2e.
Mr.. Jshn Randolph, Of Roanoke,
10 said to be very i'll. An express
left him about II o'clock on Monday
morning, whea he was supposed to
be in great danger. The express
came for his brother, Judge Henry
St. George Tucker, who left town
for Charlotte, yesterday morning.
tCompiier.
Granville Superior Court. We learn
that. the case Of the State W. Robert
Peter, On q charge Of msimiug the
Rev. Lewis Taylor Of that county,
came Ga for trial before HE Honor
Judge Strange, ~ this eeurt. After
Q full bearing, In which the defesd-
ant plead his own cause, he was SEQ.
fenced 60 two years imprisonmen,
10 Hillsberough Jail, aud 60 find su-
resies for his good behaviour for u
meOths theresfter.-Raleigh Reg.
wARRENToS, MARCH -.
Dreadful Fire !-On Sunday morn.
ing last, the Mansion House Of
THoMAs TURsER, Esq, Kinioeh, was
burnt - the ground. The fve broke
out about eight or aise o'clock in
the morning, and is supposed to have
resulted from . spark from the chin.
ney. The less 10 estimated at about
Ss,ooo.-[ Spectator.
A drsadlui gale occurred at Csu.
ten, East Iadia, on the 23d Sep,em.
Der. IA Official return communities
ted to the authorities, states, that az.
ter is was past, One thousand and
Four Hundred and ETUe Bodies were
picked up along the coast
The comet has already been seen
as GibFaitar.-A letter received 10
Lendsn states: "a eouSidePabIs por-
ton Of the tail Of the comet vas vis-
IDLE 60 the inhabitants Of these parts.
The comet itself was seeu, bat lie d.
reetioa was found 70 Be ssrtherIy,
90 that We may SEGA expees the
celestial visiteP.
OfiUev WoIcosf, who IL nov n years
Of age, is the eoly surviving uaember
81 Wsshiagson's eabIast. lie sue.
eeeded Alexander Hamilten 10 che
Treasury Department.
ChOLeTG MOrbus. Tie Cholera Mor.
bus has at length reached the metro.
polis e the British empire. u sud
denly appeared IN Lender oa Safer.
day the 18th Of Psbrusry. Ten cases
and screen deaths we're snBouneed in
the spsce % 81 hears. "sines that
ti@s," ssys the DsvsDPert Telegraph,