Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-03-11

"Resolred, That the judiciary committee be in
siructed to inquire into the eIpediency of 50 mo.
difyng the laws in relation TO suits before justices
of the peace that either party 10 any suit may have
jury called il he require il. and that the rgh, Of
appeal from the proceedings be taken away and
also inquire whether the grand uries ought not TO
he reduced TO arteen, the honest constitutional num-
Der, and the traverse juries summoned to twelve
the deficiency to be made up from the bystanders."
These jury trials before justices, are common in
some Of the States.
On the 4'h, Mr. KidJer introduced a bill TO au-
thorize the people of Columbia county to decide by
their votes whether the county sea, Of thot county
shall he removed from Danville to Bloomsburg.
This veSed question il appears has not yet received
its quietus, although the vote in the Senate was two
to one against it. Judge Blythe has received the
appointment Of Collector at Philadelphia This
makes vacancy on the Bench for which there
will he another scramble. Judge Anthony and
some others are talked of as the successor No'hing
definite has yet tanspireJ. Y w.
From The Baltimore american Of March 6.
The Cabinet Nomi atIons--Rejection
Appointments
The Senate went into Executive session last night,
and remained therein to late hour.
The following nominations rejected
HrSRr A. WISE, as a Minister to France.
CALEB CrsuiSo, as Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr.. SMITH, as Collector Of the Port of PhilaIsE
phia.
Mr.. WISE was three times nominated, and tAsce
times rejected, it is said, by vote Of abour two
TO one.
The Hon. EnwAuD EvEnErr, at present Min.
lister 10 England, nominated for The China
Mission, and confirmed.
/ The Fl n. JonS e. SPENCER (of the War De.
partmenO nominated Secretary of The Trea-
sury between twelve (mijnighD and two O'Clock
this morning, and confirmed.
/ Mr.. w. w. fnwIS. of PenDsy lvsnia, was con.
/ frmcJ as Charge to Denmark.
CALVIN BLYTHs was also confirmed C,l-
ectpr Of the Port Of Philajclp pha-as were Giso
of smaller appointments.
/ President TYLER was in the Vice Presidents
room, in The Capitol, on Friday evening and night,
is customary at the close Of a session, until both
Houses adjourned sine die.
THE BANKRUPT LAW REPEALED
The Pres.dcnr, on Friday evening, approved The
Bill for the repeal of the Bankrupt Law.
Since the above was in type, we have received
the yeas and nays in the IT, :. Senate on the above
nominations, and shall publish them tomorrow.
Upon Mr.. CusRINss nomination, Secre-
iary Of the Treasury, the vote stood 10 for. to 27
against it. Upon his third nomination the vote
stood 2 yeas % nays.
Upon the nomination of Mr.. WISE. Minister
TO France the vote was l2 yeas "a nays. Upon
his second nomination, the vote stood yeas g. navs
26 Upon his third nomn alton, the vote stood ,
yeas 30 nays.
The nomination fMr. SPENCER, Secretary of
the Treasury, was confirmed by majority of ?.
Col. HENDERSON of the Marine Corps was bre
ve,ed Brig ,dier General, and was confirmed by
the Senate.
From tie same Of March 7.
THE CABINEr.-The last report from Wash
ington-coming to US in an apparently authentic
shspe-is to the following purport;
Mr.. WEBSTER is to leave the Department of
State, and will take M, EvEnErrs place Min
liter a, the British Court.
Mr. Ursuuu is to he transferred from the Navy
TO the State Department.
Thehig ship Pennsy ylvania, it is added, is to con-
rey Mr.. WEBSTER To England, thence proceed TO
: China with Mr.. EVERETT.
The Msdisonian states that the following nom-
nations by President TYLER, have been confirmed
by the U. S. Senate:
. George Brown, of Massachusetts,, to be Commits
sioneI to the Sandwich Islands.
Albert Smith, of Maine, to be Commissioner in
conformity 10 the sixth article of the treaty between
the United States and Great Britain, concluded on
the 9th day OF August, ls42.
DEATH OF ONE OF NATURES NoBLEMES.-Jo-
a siah Ward died lately, at Lorain, Ohio. lie
was one of the last Of that brave band who as
Is sisted in the destruction Of the tea in BOstor
Harbor. He served his country through the
IS whole Revolution with fidelity. After the Re
voIution was over he settled down upon farm
n, ". .,.,, yoars hafora his Aeatb ha waS a