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Tux HORriCuLTURIsT,

And Journal Of Rural Art and Rural Taste.
TIME HORTICULTURIST is Monthly Journal,
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MILL BIO sold at private SALE that well known
w Farm lying on Seventh street Plank Road, in
Montgomery county, Maryland, about eighf miles
from Washington city, containing 1874 acres, moro
or less about 100 In meadow 100 in wood, and the
balance q72I) in cleared fields. Tho Farm DO
divided into several giving fair proportion Of wood
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In point Of health, beauty and location. 10 is not
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tached
Servants quarters for ms many hands as would
ever be necessary tho Farm
A good apple orchard, and some excellent peach
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The road being now Of tho very host character,
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This property viii be sold tscenfy.ive pr cenf.
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not more than nm hours drive to the city,
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DE QUINCEY'S WRITINGS
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THE AMERICAN SLAVE CODE, IN THEORY
AND PRACTICE.

IT'S Distinctive Features shown by Its Statutes in
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NEW STORY by GEORG & LIPPARD.

NEW STORY BY q EORG LIPPARD.
TIME undersigned will commence, on about the
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Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
MONDAY. Jan. %, 1854.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr.sNN. AZ. Smith.

MONDAY. Jan. 90, 1854.
Prayer by the Rev. Dr.y'W. A.. Smith.
COMMUNICATIONS FROM rnE sENATs. Il
senate bill authorizing the cOuutyof Culpep-
per 70 lay tax on dogs was read The first and sec
ond times and referred TO Committee of PfepOSi-
tons an1 Grievances.
AN engrosSed bill releasing the right oil the COM
monwealth to certain lhurs IN -thc getty of hich.
monu, devised by Hannah Brown, was taken up
ant determined inthc affirmative.
~ VIRGINIA LAND WARRANTS. -
lte resolution from the Senate proposing 10 in
Struct our Representatives and request our Sena-
iofs III Congress to use their efforts TO procure
The passage OF law so modifying the act Of Au.
gust 81 1885, MS TO authorize The issuing OF SCRAP
nponali warrants which have been allow cd by the
nntEotltles oil this State excepting only such MS
snail appear TO have been lrauIlu lentIy obtained
was read and agreed TO, and copies directed to be
transmitted by the Governor 10 each Senator and
Representative. = 4gs -F,IT :.
BILLS AND PETITIONS.
a number Of bills and petitions were presented
l.s BILLS PASSED.
a senate bill authorizing anincrenSe nf the cam
ltnl stock of the Winchester 81 Harper FerryTurn-
PIKE Company was taken up and passed.
go e.a. BA.'K INVESTIGATION.
On motion of Mr.. Tomlin, after discussion. The
following resolution was adopted:
ResoIued, That the Joint Committee here orore
appointed TO investigate the affairs of the Bank OF
the oiu Donhnlon, be and they her by required
to make similar Investigation into the several
banks OF this Commonwealth in the CITY of Rich
i.oad, and such other banks Of the Commonwealth
as may seem to them proper
BILLS ENuHossED,
On motion of Mr. Jackson of Wood TIE hill IN
revive and amend the charter of the Little Kama.
VIVA Navigation ConpanI, was taken up and or
dered to be engrosSs
On motion, the House adjourned