Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-03-18
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HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, March, 1
VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, March, II.
VIRGINIA VOLUNTEERS.
bill entitled an act explanatory of an act passed
10th day OF March, 1949 concerning the Va. Regiment
of Volunteers, read the first and second time and
committed to the Committee on Militia Laws
The SPEAKER announced the following the joint
committee under the resolution from the Senate estab-
fishing free system of Banking in this commonwealth
viz Messrs. Mcdonald, Wallace, Preston, Davidson
| Townes and Barbour.
| The SPEAKER then presented communication from
the first Auditor, transmitting, in compliance with the
resolution OF the House, statement showing the
amounts paid to Sheppard and Collin, Collin Baptist
and Nowand for printing and binding the decisions of
the Court ofAppeals and the General Court from 1887
| to 1852 inclusive, which motion of Mr. LEWIS was
ordered to be referred to the Committee on Printing
Mr. ToML1N moved the adoption of the following res
| olution:
Resolved That thirty days from this date be allowed
| to David Mckinney and James Cubertson to take
further dispositions in the contested election from the
county of Scott. Adopted.
Mr. ScoTT, of F. from the Committee of Courts ofus-
tce presented bill concerning the compensation of Ju-
rors their qualifications, and the manner of selection in
certain cases, &c.
| This bill provides that every juror summoned to at
tend any Court shall be entitled receive ST 20 per
diem for every day he shall actually attend in obedience
to such summons, to be allowed by the Court and paid
out OF the county treasury. But Juror whe shall
leave his post without the of the Court who
being summoned witness shall charge for his aen-
dance such shall be entitled receive any compensa-
| ton for his services uryman.
bill providing Tor the enrolment of the militia by
the Commissioners of the Revenue the abolition of
musters and reorganization of the Volunteer CORPS
was read first and ordered to be read second time
| and printed
The bill from the Senate, entitled an act providing for
the election and qualification of Clerks of the circuit and
county Courts, Attorneys for the Commonwealth, She.
riffs Commissioners Of tln Rarenuo md eurvuy o1s,
was taken up, motion of Mr.. PRICE, of Greenbrer
and ordered to be committed to the Committee for
| Courts of Justice.
On motion of Mr. ROBERTSON of Norfolk,
| Resolved That the Committee of Propositions and
rlevances enquire into the expedency of incorporat-
ing Joint Stock Company for mining and manufactur
| ing in the county of Montgomery.
PETITIONS.
Mr. ROBERTSON of Norfolk City, presented petition
asking that the Charter of said city may be SO
amended as to give the people the control of all mum
cipal officers, &c.
The following resolutions We're presented:
By Mr. ROBERTSON of Norfolk city-That the Cover
nor be requested to inform the House what steps have
been taken by himself or his predecessor in Office in
pursuance of resolution of the late General Assembly
entitled resolution providing for causing casts of Hou
dons statue Of Washington to be taken for coll eyes of
the State.
By Mr.. TALIAFErRo-That Committee of five be
appointed to enquire into the expediency of erecting
proof house for the protection of Houdons Statue
OF Washington.
BY Mr.. ANDERsoN-That the Committee for Courts of
Justice enquire into the expediency of exemptng by
law from garnishee process, months wages Of oper
On motion of Mr.. PATRICK, the House adjourned
DoINGs IN RoME.-We find the following in
long and pleasant letter from Rome to The
Neao Bedford Mercury:
This winter has added new feature to the
amusements of Rome. The English and Amer
lean artists, not content with three or four thea
tres III full play here have attempted a series of
private theatricals, and at the first representa-
ton last week, nearly all the English and Amer
lean visitors and residents were present. The
private theatre of the Paasso Casarini had
been obtained, and tickets issued at scudo (one
dollar) apiece to four hundred people. The play
was Sheridan's "Rivals," and was well enough
performed, better than most amateur AFFAIRS
But the chief attraction was that you saw eve
ry body there with acquaintance and celebri-
ties, and the beauty and rank of the sslady pa
tronesses." Having the happiness to know one
OF those enviable men who are at home in
all matters of minor knowledge, soon learnt
the names of the people most deserving to be
'ooked at" There was the Princess Doria-
Pamhli, born Talbot, daughter of the great
house of Shrewsbury, a handsome woman, blaz-
ing with diamonds by her side the Prussian
Ambassadors with her sensible, manly looking
husband and one or two others of the Princes
ses of Rome. But the lady to me far more at
tractive was a slight, graceful, fair-haired wo-
man, apparently not many years out of her girl
hood. 1t was soon whispered that the grand
daughter of Sheridan was honoring the repre-
sentatlon OF her great ancestors comedy, and
that this star of the evening was other than
Lady Dufferin, sister to Mrs. Norton, and per-
haps better known as the authoress of s.the La
ment of the Irish Emigrant." The character
of Falkland was played by son of Mrs. He
mans, and among the audience were to be seen
also the son of great American Jurist, (W
w. Story,l himself only prevented by his faith
er's fame from being far and widely known for
his own multifarious abilities; and one of the
first of our transatlantic poets, (J. R. LowelL)-
So that, altogether, we had quite as much of
Anglo-Saxon beauty and talent, as any one as
semblage on the Continent would be likely to ex-
hibit.
r-8fS In France" says De Tocqueville "the women
rfSA' IN the United States they govern" very de-
hcate' as well as a very pretty discrimination
FOREIGN MADE SILKs,-It is stated that
S23,486,456 worth of foreign made silks passed
into consumption at the port of New York alone
last year; and probably not less than So, 100000
worth more at other ports of the U. States.
A gentleman of New Orleans offers to give $4,000
for the asyuIdor INDECENT females in that cy if 9th
ers will contribute $4,000, making $4,000. the sum
required
ToGAcco-The Louiss lille Ky Journal of the 9th in.
slant saws Tobacco bas been selling at abont farmer
rates Prices rule still low but this attributable more
to the condition in whichit is brought to market fhon
any other cause. Hardly one hogshead in twenty is in
good shi ping order"