Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-07-31
VOLUME XaVL.-NURIBER &c.

all from waEton lEsuits and cruel assaults upcn
their feellngs-to shield the convicted fe!on who
had paid The penalty Of The offended law, as we'll
as the highest In The land.
Mr.. PRICE said that he wanted the law 10 be
SO retained As 10 give the jury III. who.e TAGS
oil case; and il The planIIf or his w:fe-hsd
been wantonly irsultcd, as cited by The member
from Augusta, now .thstaE:iac The 'ruthtulness oil
the charge, the jury would do justice between Inc
parties.
Mr.. FERGUSON cited case whcre man
might &c addressing the daughter Of his iris!d.
uocer all teaPpearances Of gentleman and
yet facts ia his possession nigh. Prove him 10
&c prniIeatiary convict. who lad served his
time; and he could not warn his friend without
The tear Of being sued for Islander, and when
sued, he Gould not prove The truth 10 jusihca'
ton.
Mr.. sTOvALL had known a case in
which the celendan in case 81 SANDER, Up the
country, (Mr. VERIFY. Ia what country y up
the country, was allowed 10 plead tie truth or
The charge 10 Justification before tie jury and the
jury, after beng out some time returned The iol-
loving verdict. ave OF The jury find that The
pahiif stole The hog" But he merely rose 10
caIIihe previous question.
The previous question was ordered.
The amendment of The member from Green.
trier 10 lhe amendment was adop'cd.
Mr.. FERGUSON said as lha, had been adop,
ted il accomplished his whole object, and he now
hoped ,ha, The House wou!d vote down the
amendment OF The Committee Of the Whole
| The House refused 10 concur IN the amendment
OF the Committee Of the Whole.
The balance OF The "Commtee's" amend.
mens were agreed TO-
Mir STOVAL.L moved 10 strike our he head
ing and whole Of The section providing "What
| Constable may serve a warrant or execution.
MIR. PRICE moved to amend the 7ih sec ton
OF the 1924 chapter, so as to give TWO years in.
stead Of one yesr, before The settlement Of Ad-
ministrators accounts. The time now allowed
was too shor!--a full and proper statement
co Id not be made 10 twelve mon,hs-,hc Ad.
mini:tra,or had to advertise the property ard
| effect sale, SC, which necessarily consumed
much Of year.
The amendment was rejected
| FEMALE UNDER FOURTEEN MARRYING WITHOUT
CONSENT.
MIR. STROTHER offered the following as
substitute for the above section, which lad
, been previously stricken from the bill "lf any
female of twelve, and under fourteen years.
shall marry without the consent Of her father
or guardian il she have none Of her mother.
the Circuit Court ofthe County in which she
resi- cd at the time of such marriage, shall, upon
the petition Of her next OF kin, commit her es'
tate TO eceiver, who shall give bond before
The Court, and shall hold the said estate, and
pay out the rents ana profits TO her separate
use, under the direction oil the Court, during
such coverlure; end after the determination
thereof, and such estate shall be delivered into
the possession oil the female and ner neifs otDer
than her husband
Mr. FAUX NER said that when this subject
wa unde- consideration the other day, and tie
10Th section stricken oat, desire seemed TO
be expressed that some substitute should be 10
serted 10 its place. He had prepared one
which he would not have done, il he had been
aware that any other gentleman intended TO
do o.. He submitted his now, that The House
might havs the benefit OF both, and decide DO.
tween them Mr.. Faulkner then offered sub
siiuie 10 air. S,ro;her's, TO tie effect. "Ihat
when female, between the ages of ~ a'd IA
years, mares man without the consent OIL
her fathcr, guardian or mother, tho Circuit
Couri should aItho se a receiver TO enter upon
and take possession OF her real estate, end lease
il oul ring Overture. under The orders ana
the determination oil tho cOvertufc, ,uo ieoa
estate sh uld revert in tho woman ana ncf
heirs and The accumulated rents DO paid over 10
her and her heirs. The receiver 10 give boGd,"
&C.. sc.
MIR FAULKNERS substitute was rejected.
Mr.. STROTHER objected 10 the substitute CT
the member from Berkeley, because It referred
entirely TO the real estate OF the woman, Whilst
his apolied 10 DO real aud personal estate. he
desired that The punishment due To these mpfop-
or marriages should te extended only 10 the man
who, led by ayarice, had brought II about he
desired 10 place The whole supJcct uuacf lne Ton
,rol of the Cnapceiy Cur, which was peculiar
iy the guardian Of IN. woman and The chHd; and
mo asses should go TO the support OF The wife
and children. under the proper discretion oil inc
C,.rt. IA ,his way the hus band would only re-
csiye he bcntGl from the property that his con-
nsc,ion with The object OF Inc care OF the court
Gave him; whilst the effect OF the amendment
Of me member from Berkeley would De, to ace
The vile and child 10 circumstances oil great want
and su1eriDg
OF the member from RappahannoeR Woo'a w, vs
| a.oned. Il accomplished purpose wn,ch lhe
I,eei,lalure we're bound in good faith 10 rhose OK
our ycune females who we're LED BY the Impulses
M you; n 10 contract these iniudicious marriages,
| ~ see carried ou; that they sho Id not De s1p'
jsced 10 wan, and misery by their indiscseesness.
and Gu, Of from he receipts OF their own properly
dnr,ycd pro?er.y; nor the husband be pefmiled
10 Gel me conuoi Of that which avaflce anc oase-
ness probably had induced him 10 seek.
The section o! Mr.. Slrulher being so amended
as to read 'nexl friend" insead Of "Dext oil KIN"
| Anu d III " S@1s 0NS-~N-~
/ il was adoD'si.
M. STOvALL, with view Of getting the
sense OF The House, moved 10 amend The htst sec
uon oil The l50ih CHAPTER, so as 10 give JUSTICES
IN. Jurisdiction over Sums o. $50, instead o.
twenty merely.
Tns amendment was reJece1, ayes As, noes
81.
Frauduin; acts.
Mr.. CLAIBORNE of red an amendmen. 70
| in no tr nj iOdeDerGcuL
section, so as hereafter 10 prevent any one from
making deed OF trust or morlase, and aiVihs
preference or priority 10 any Creditor a1d pfopo-
sing TO place all creditors en- the same ico!ins'
The roll being called the House rejected me
amendment. Ayes %, noes SO.
MIR. CONWAY proposed moving 10 slriKe ous
that portion OF the section on interest allowing
per cent. .;.rn
Mr. LACY moved Ina, The House adjourn
Carried. Ayes SO, noes 50.
MoREITEMs BY THE STEAMER EU-
IOPA On looking over the flies oil EnGlsn
naners by the Europa, | find that no mention IS
made Of me great Hungarian battle said 10 nave
hern fought on line Isl and ID Of July, and the
victory gained by them over The army oil Paskle-
wi,cn There Is not even an eSTact from WHICH
such fac.s may be gathered from Inc be'eIah
Journals. II the b.ttie was tou5h', me inoim a'
| lion must have oeen ConVeJeu " Pi'"
n.mbinski, who Is said 10 have achieved VIC
rory. was by The las, accounts al PesIh, having
resigned his cfice.
There has, however bsen hard fighting 10 Hun
o,ry with varied success but Il Is feared hat inc
oppressed Hungarans have not been so success
fol as could b. wished.
MINOR prevailed at ST. Petersburg on the 6h
that Georgey, the distinguished Hungarian &c
neral had committed suicide. having been ae-
pressed in spiri.s in consequence OF his wan. o.
success, and The i'll fate that had befalien o" Pe''
pc; Mr. Baacloit The Aneficao hiai,sst, had an.
nounced the death OF Er-Pfes'dea. FOX a. nr 1e
Court Of 81. James, and j; had p oauceu p'0'
toand sensaticn.
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