Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-11-06

.4de,noon-The petitions of John p. Buck
lin and Thomas Ballou, for liberation from
prison, and Of the Providence Steam Boat
Company, for amendment Of Charter, were
received and referred.
William White had liberty to withdraw his
petition.
State Prison, made report which was read
and laid on the table.
The two Houses Joined, and proceeded in
hearing the docket of private petitions.
After which, the Houses separated, and
motion to adjourn until 9 O'Clock, on Friday
morning, was carried.
Friday morning, Oct. 81.
The petition of Daniel M. Harris, that the
Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court, or
any one of them, may be authorized to take
bail for his appearance at the next March
term of said Court, to take his trial before the
same Court, on IN indictment for Burglary,
and discharge him from his confinement in
prison, until his trial, was rejected, six men,
bers only rising in favor.
The petition of the Sd Baptist Society in
Providence, for an amendment OF their char
ter, was continued to the next session.
| An act, to provide for building school hou-
ses in Cumberland, was passed.
| The petition Of Ruth Stanley, to be author
T lied to prefer petition to the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court, for divorce, was granted.
The petition of John Waterman and others,
in relation to an Engine Company in Olney-
vile, was granted. ;.
An act passed, Incorporating Hydraulion
Company, No l, in Providence.
/ An act passed, amending the charter OF the
C,oou, Doat Cou,panv
The petitions of Alfred Williams, Mary
Phillips, and Benjamin r. Dawley, for liber-
alton from Jail, were severally granted.
|. The petitions of Peter Grinnell, Roby E..
Barker, and Gardner Tillinghast, for sale of
real estate, were granted.
The petition of Richard Shaw, was contln-
ued with an order of notice.
| Mr. E. r. Potter introduced a bill in amend
ment of the act entitled "an act in relation to
the Supreme Judicial Court" This bill
provides that when quorum of the Court are
prevented from attending at any regular term
thereof, or at the time of any adjournment
thereof, from sickness or other unavoidable
cause, one justice of said Court shall be au-
thorized to transact any business in the same
manner as quorum could, II present. Inc
bill was read first time.
Titus, was adopted, and the blank being. Ill
led is in these words :-Whereas the SHIRE
town Of the county of Providence, Is located
in the most easterly part of said county; ana
whereas said county is so large, that the bu-
siness in the Courts for the same is often ne
cessariy delayed, to the great expense and
Inconvenience Of the parties: therefore re-
solved, that, Messrs Durfee, Mathewson, E.R.
n IIo;1 ho fap
for the purpose Of inquiring into the expe-
diency of dividing the SAID county of Provi-
dence into two half shires.
Mr. Greene, of East Greenwich, presented
instructions from said town, requesting the
Representatives to move the repeal Of an act
entitled "an act to prevent geese from run
ming at large in the town Of East-Green-
wich." He also presented remonstrance
against the instructions OF the town-laid on
the table.
qf,ernoon-Fenner Ballou, William Jeffers,
Julia Wilcox, Charles Cesar, and John p.
Buckin, convicts in Prison, were uncondi-
tionally discharged. Smith Hicks, on condi-
ton of his shipping on a foreign or whaling
voyage, and Charles Hake, and Barnabas
Conner, on condition of their forthwith leav-
ing the State, and be liable to be imprisoned
The petitions of Lewis Fazic, Caroline
Harvey, Benjamin C. Hood, Reuben Smith,,
George w. Sholes, Stukely Philips, Patrick
Hayes, Clark Fuller, and Frances Leach,
convicts, were rejected.
The petition OF Benjamin T. Sphinx, confin-
cd in prison for debt, was granted.
A resolution, appropriating $500 to aid the
town Of North Providence, in repairing the
bridge at Pawtucket, passed, and Messrs
Brown and Randall were appointe commit
tee to superntend the application OF the
same.
The bill entitled I" an act in amendment OF
an act entitled an act relative to the Supreme
judicial Court" on motion of Mr. f. X. Pot
ter to dispense with the rule providing that
public acts should be read on two different
days, was read second time and passed.
The House then adjourned to o'clock,
Saturday morning.
Saturday, .Nou 1st.
The Commissioners of the Burrillville Bank
made report.
This morning, at 90 minutes past 9, in the
House Of Representatives, on motion OF Mr..
Cranston, the Senate were invited to JOIN the
House for the purpose of electing Senator
to the Congress Of the United States for six
years from the fourth of March next, in the
place of the Hon N r Knight, whose term Of
service then expires. The Senate stated in
reply, that they would take the same into con-
sderation, and communicate their answer
In the afternoon, at o'clock, Mr.. Billings,
of the Senate, came into the House and said,
Mr.. Speaker, the Senate have had in conside-
ration the proposition from the House, for the
choice ola Senator, and they have resolved
that it is inexpedient to join the House for
that purpose, until the session Of the Assem-
bly, in January.
The Washington Grenadiers had leave to
withdraw their petition.
The petitions Of Cynthia Young and Daniel
Jencks, for sale Of real estate. were granted.