Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-05-21
General Assembly.

The General Assembly which closed
Its session in this Town OH Friday even
ing week, passed the following vote -
Vote I, That when the House adjourn,
they adjourn to meet at Newport on the
ilh Monday Of June, and that all busi
ness remaining unfinished, be postponed
TO next session, and that all officers Of
annual appointment in whose places
others have not beon appointed, shall
continue to hold their offices until next
session.
In addilio / 10 their proceedings, (pub-
lishcd in our lasl} the following was pas
sed on the last day of The session.
An &c, reducing the number OF Street
Commissioners in Newport, was passed.
An act for closing a commission OH
the Burrllvilc Bank, and burning The
bills, was passed.
Mr.. &. Bowen moved, that commit.
tee be sppo,nted to see what repairs are
needed OH the Statc.Honse in Newport.
Resolution passed, and Messrs. Bowen,
King, aud Simmons, wefc appointed the
Committee.
After long debate, the resolution ap.
propriating $4,000 for the enlargement
and repair Of the State House in Pro'i-
donce, was passed.
The Attorney General brought before
the House, the case of Abraham Sim.
mons, who has been for some time i'm.
prisoned in the Jail IN Newport, on a
charge OF murder, and represented insane
and unfit to be tried. sicssrs. King,
Chace, and Robbins, were appointed II
committee to examine Il case.
Nlessrs. Cranslon and King, were ap.
pointed committee to transfer the books
and papers from the late to the present
Treasurer.
A resolution for printing and distribu.
ting 500 copies Of DR.. Jackson's Goolo'
gicul Report, was passed.
Several errors having occurred in the
list Of officers published in our last, we
insert them again. corrected
The Judges of the Supreme Court
were re.clcc:ed, viz .--Job Durlec,
chief Levi Halle, second WIN. Il.
Staples, third.
Courts OF COMMON PLEAS.
Newport.-Joscph Childs Joseph JOS.
len, Peter Barker, Borden Slocum, T..
ropham.
Providence. Thomas Burgess, G. l..
Barnes, Job Armstrong, Zuriel Potter,
Sheldon Knight.
Waslmgton,-Gcorge D. Cross, N.
G. Kenyon, VIM. B. Tillinghast, Samuel
Clarke, Jeremiah G. Chadsey.
/ kent, postponed 10 June.
istol.-Ephraim Clifford, Barnard
Smith, Stephen Mason, Andrew Cole,
Ebcnczer Tiffany,
CLERKS OF THE SUPREME CoyRT.
NewPon.-Erastus y. Allan. Prori-
dence,-Waller Paine, Jun. Washington
Powell Helmc. Bristol,-WIlliaH
Throop. KENT. J. ,Tillinshas'.
CLERKS OF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
Ncwp port, Daniel G. Denham. Pro-
uilence John w. Smith. Washington
Postponed. Bristol,-Wm. Throop.
Kcnt--Jcrcmiah Slocum.
SHERIrFs.
Ncuport,--William ii Douglas. Pror.
iiencc,-R. w. Potter. Woshipgton--
+. Is. Segar. Br;stol--S,cphcn John.
s,on. Kcat-John Il. Greene.
PUBLIC NoTARlEs.
Nepport,- -Elcazer Trcve.t, G. F..
Robbins. George q. King. Daniel e.
Donham, Josiah &. Shaw, f.. p. Allan
B. 3. Mumlord, Henry Chacc, Wm'
NJ. Alls,on, Laban Borden, Joseph 5.
Bliven, VIM. p. Sands, WIN. Gilpin,
George G. Bailey.
JUsTicEs OF THE rEACE.
Newport, - Elcazcr Trevot', josiah Z.
Shaw, Daniel &. Dcnham, T.. p. Allan
VIM. Gilpia, B. B. Rowland.
Portsmouth. John Cory, VIM. Bar
kcr, Law,on l'ayl Daniel Chace, jun
H Nathan Dennis.
| M,ddletopn.- Peleg SanGtord, VIM,
pcckham. Joshua Coggcshall.
\ Tirerion,-Charles Durice. Asa Gray
Isaac Palmer, Andrew Cory, J. Dwelly,
II Abraham Cook.
/ L,ule. Compton .-Gcorgc c. Bailey.
/ Bank Commissioners. Henry Autho.
/ ny, George & King, William Pcckham
/ Inspectors of Ferries. .--R. *. Ran
dolph, George Bowen, Benjamin Hall