The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-11-01

Spencer and Norris.
Six petitions from convicts in jail were
received and referred.
The petitions Of Gardner Tillinghast,
and Of Daniel jerks, for the ssle Of real
estate where received and referred.
Mr.. Dorr introduced bill TO authorise
public notaries to take the acknowledge
ment Of deeds read a third time aud laid
on the table.
Mr.. Cransiop, from the committee re-
lating to petitions for sale Of real estate,
reported in favour Of granting the follow
ing petitions, to wit: Owen Potter, John
Shippee, Oney Williams, Amasa Mason
and Samuel Randall, which were sever
ally granted.
The petition OF the Providence and
Norwich city Turnpike company was
continued to the next session OF the Cen
eral Assembly under an order Of notice.
An act passed reviving and amending
the charter oi the Ocean House Compa-
ny, in Newport.
An act Of incorpor alton was granted to
the North Providence Bank, with u capital
Of $4,000.
Hn act passed to incorporate the
stockholders of the Wakefield Bank, IN
South Kingstown, with, with capital OF
$4,000.
The petition Of Oliver Sphinx and others
for Bank ut Wexford, was postponed
10 next session, by vote of "a to 90.
The proprioty Of granting this petition
was warmly conte nded for and as earnest
~ opposed Tho improperly of granting
another bank in that village, where two
were now in operation, seemed to be the
turning point on the question.
Il was resolved to proceed with the tri-
al Of tho docket of petitions, this morning
The House adjourned to9 O'Clock this
morning
Thursday morning, October 3O.-The
petitions of George Cross, for sale Of real
estate; of William White, for new trial;
ofThomas Rose, for liberation from Jail;
of John Greene, of Burr;llville, for a.road
we're severally received aud referred.
The petitions of William W. Moore,
Mary w. Sheldon Daniel S. Holloway,
Oliver Wicks and Ann Il. Townsand, for
the sale Of real estate, were severally
granted.
Mr.. Spencer, Of Warwick, introduced
a bill entitled "An act concerning Mason
ic Societies." which was read first time
and laid on the table. This bill requires
Masonic Societies, whether Incorporated
or not. to make an annual return to the
General Assembly in May, Of the names
of their members, and those who are init
lated into the Society in the course of the
subseq quent year, with copy Of the oath
obl;gst,on or promise by them taken on
their becoming members of the society.
The petition of Timothy Rolph, tor
liberation from his conf nement- in Pris on
for dept, on his giving bond to prefer a
petiton for the insOlvent act, was granted.
afternoon The petition Of the Third
BaDtist Society in Providence, for all u
uendment of their Charter, so that the
CORPORATION shall have the power of tax
;ny the Pews in their Meeting House, to
raise funds to make necessary repairs on
the house or additions thereon--to pay
all state and town taxes-to pay insur-
nnce. and to support religious worship,
was taken up. MIR D'Wolf objected to
tho granting Of the amendment, on the
ground that it would be violation OF the
act securing and declaratory Of certain
rights. An animated debate arose in
which Messrs. D'WolG, TilIinghast, Dorr,
Spencer, Hazard, Cranston and Halle
took part. 1t was contended on the one
part that the providing by the act of in
corporation for taking the pews Tor the
SUPPORT of religious worship. was compul-
sion, and not in conformity with the re-
ligious freedom always maintained IN THIS
State as a fundamental principle, and
contrary to the bill Of rights.
On tho other side it was contended,
that inasnuch as all the present pew-hold-
ers were consenting to the amendment,
il was no Interference with religious lib
crty or the bill ofrights.
Before tho question was taken Mr. d.
Wolf moved its postponemsnt until the
report of the ComI.iittec on Religious
Corporations should be acted upon.
The Houses then separated, and mo-
ton to adjourn until 9 o'clock Friday
morning, was carried.
MoRE MopBING AT NEW YoRK.-on
Friday night n mob Of 100 to l'o Persons'
.rtsred the marble Manulactory OF Mr..
Rlnomer on fourth street, and IN very
few minutes destroyed marble fre-placos
{.omc of them very splendid) to the n
noun, of about $4,000. The papers state
their object was to punish MIR Bloomer
for haring in his possession articles that
w,ro manufactured at the Sing Sing
State Prison. These are, indeed, fearful
tunes !
HoN,c,pr w. Wilson, boy a
bou fifteen years OF ago, was examined
last evening upon a charge Of shooting