Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-07-08

Guire into his sanity
A few ago subject of this notice STEADY
young man, Of good mind and gcntee department and occu
pied responsible aud envlbe situation clerk in ib
city, Office for which h. is said have Possessed superior
qualifications His fallen condition. il is feared has resu,
from intempcrance.
p. S-Oa Tuesday, Armstrong examined before JUS
tees Mayo Puiliam and Burton the Mayors office an,
the opinion Of the Court was that his apparen,
insanity the result Of ntempcrancc and that .ons-
quenty he lit subject for lunatic asylum lie
10 his old quarters At the city Jail.
RICHMOND CIRCUIT COURT.-The Crcu, Cuu,
Of this city John a. Meredith, Esq Judge-cosed its
Spring and Summer Saturday last after very Ia.
boous Of between orty and fifty days during which
time considerable OF business disposed Of
both common lave and in chancery We think Judge
Meredith merits the thanks OF the whole community for the
untrng energy, perseverance and Industry with which he
has attacked the docket OF his and which
if kept up must, in very terms reduce The docket
respectable size.
On the Law side The docket reduced
about six hundred 10 aboa, four hundred and fifty
On equity side abou. five hundred pages Of orders were
entered record; three hundred having been the
Der before
Such facts m these speak stronger Than words of the in
dustry and application of the popular Judge, although ia
not pretended that justice is 10 be estimated by the number
casca drcide the number OF pages occet BY its de-
crces.
The excellent clefk$.McSsrs Eustace Robinson and Rich
ard NJ Cary, (lr OF the Law ana The other OF the
Chanccry Office have also had ariuous e The dis
charge icr duties, during when Tor the most
part, The thermometer was ranging in the vicinity o 90
and the may be sad, though probably extent
Of the Attorneys, clients, witnesses, and iurIra.
SECURITY FOR GOOD BEHAVIOUR -FfeIs,icE
Butler appeared before The Mayor Monday morning 10
answer peace warran, obtained By Samuel Dtumhelrr
who alleged that his lie had been threatened by Mr. Butter
-
Mr.. s. was recently afaigned i'r saoolng gentleman
hg boarding hoHsc tins city. H." therefore. deemed
his daily require sir. L. security for his good BEHAVIOR
in The sum of $500. the drmlnd had leen complied
with al the The Reporter lelt The COURTROOM,
VOL ALTON or ORDINANCES Fines were mposep
by the Mayor Tuesday Tor violation city ordinances
in reference fast driving obstruction in the streets &c.
We mention This fact caution such of teams
wagons carts @c may wish appropriate their money
IL other purposes tnan the payment OF fines
DISCuARGED.-A Announcement was made 10 the Po-
the Penterlai. ia Idg al colorrd fellow named Nelson
TAYLOR notorious rogue who has served his sentence
and is again ic. loose upon community in which ho
great anh"yan2r Previous 10 his entering into the
Of The State The police know him. and will keep al
eye upOn bis movements
SALE OF REAL ESrATE--A lot oil ground on Byrd
street between Ninth and Tenth streets souI Of the BASIN
nouse 2 feel front extending back $50 feet 10 al.
ley improved with story brick house of ordinary
ins and DEPTH sold yesterday after auction by
". GOddin, anronce for The Of SO $40 j. c. Noe
he purchaser This sale Exhibits considerable advance
he value Gl property in that section OF tne city.
THE PRICE OF PR0viSIGNS.-.;bso!om Moss, q
and abe,oied but worthless negro stole from
vi Daniel Rogers The SEockcc Hill MARKET on Tuesday
rorrng lot ri snaps Iums and cucunbers lied ~ in
and few minutes thereafter caught and
AIKEN before The alayor who ordered The thief pay % moi
cntsl for The vegetables.
SERIOUS CHARGE Emily Glass appeared lhs
layers Court yesterday morning 10 charge Of
'crving gold watch the property ut Hector Davis know
~ The nave been stolen The case was continued
mi, Tuesday Two small white boys in prison for
thc whom acknowledges Ilt he stole the watch,
nd gold II 10 Mfs Glass.
THE JAMESrUM N-~This new and elegant sreanle,
wharf NJ Rockets, yesterday evening, COR Newfork
he took large freight and number Of passengers incud
y some ladies' several of whom are already repairing
rat city De- present =. -. cciem0n. OF opening the
rysal Palace, on the 18th instant.
EFFECTS or THE REAT-The extreme hca, OF the
has beer very futaI, in all parts Of the
r. 10 man as well Oi dis the papers from
broad evidence daily ard il has iuy
: occurrences honc. !: fDct, addition The many
hich la, nrca.y had publicity came 10 our knowledge
o-erday gentleman ui this city lost by death child
Friday lar, He engaged three hacks convey the b0
it, friends The place al burial country about
miles distant. On account OF the heat, two II the hack
subsequently, refused To inE their engagements while
IL other conarnttL -. 90 his return, Sunday
srninp with four persons his carriage Of his horses
by effects heat fell dead In The road
four gentlemen consequently compelled 10 walk
distance five six miles their homes in this city,
here they arrl:e almost exhausted b. the Of the
Gather.
THE NEW JURY I.Aw--The Legislature Of Virginia
hieh has heretofore existed, and The taking effect
and after Isl day Of July 1853 deem proper 10
We readers the benefit of its provisions:
An net concerning the compensation and empanneine Of
ors their qualification and Of selection in certain
The following persons shall be exempted from serving
eS:
The governor, lieutenant praccins attorneys
crnsCi hyscans U!cra OF any court telegraph opera
actually engaged officers vi fire departments Of town.
I'd all persons mentioned in sections and Of chapter OF
ode exempt from militia duty, Except school commits
unrTs, Of schools officers OF militia who
.n their commissions serving years successive
and nulconmssuncd officers and members Of volunteer
pmpanics
led quarterly 10 be designated by the county
corporation the III section o the 2Q6th chapter
the Code IL amended TO provide that there shall be
grand Jury al only two of the quarterly tems of county
Durt, and the terms ol February, MAY, August and No
mbcr in Richmond and at each Of The quarterly Of
uriols, Alexandria and LyEchburg The number OF the
rand nry 10 be -ed by he court but be Jess than
Nteen The county corporation shall annually
reparc list Of persons well qualified serve as Jurors (s
u-r twenty for every thousand white inhablans) but
nch is include less ;han fifty persons. The
filed with The ccrk 10 the inspection OF The
:" TWO o Iustcca, and may be corrected by the
ourt. Euc! name 10 b. written separate piece ni
apcr and placed in bnX and urirs except in Of Eel
ny 10 be selected by drawing heefrom Grand urirs ~
Z summoned as now provided. yene ficias shall b. -
uc bS til" clerk least twelve days before carh Jury court
twcntycg jurors attend such day o! the CONT NJ
~ court shall n!rr at the summons for any
rrc justices shall be issued 10 attend 1T the clerks cire
81 less than han days before the jury
required who sha draw from rhr box the jurors required
attend ana the sheriff shall them least three
avs before they required. The jurors 10 be drawn
um the box by III. presiding Justice, ii prestr'; II
ot by any Justice. When any person is drawn ana
tturned to serve a. Juror, the word "drawn shall
{ endorsed The ballot, which shall be returned 10
he box and The date OF the draft entered the list OF ~
rfs opposite 10 his name. M person required serve ~
lGiOr twice the year. unless all The iuoru ha'o
dra during the said year The courts may i-shr
yruirr tor additional Iurora Ninr
;hcncYcr necessary The names ot jurors aired 10 at
nd shall be written different pieces Of paper and placed
box from which urics for the ua o aali DC be.
.c,cd person falling attend without excuse, shall Tor.
RI sum not exceeding twenty t"lrs II I'D" court be vi
pininn ha less Than twenty eight jurors be sufficient hey
nav vcnire acias for such less number The colTt
The attendance Of day OF