The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-03-28

soiutlons, which, at the proper time, shall
the gentleman from King William. l move,
Tor the present, that the resolutions be laid
upon the table, and printed.
MT ANDERSON moved that the resolutions
be indefinitely pos tponsd, and the ques ton
being on agreeing thereto, was put and decided
in the negatiye-ayes 40; noes Co.
On motion of Dir. MARTIN, the resolution
was laid on the table.
The engrossed bill making an appropriat ton
for the removal to Virginia of the remains of
Gen. Harry Lee, was taken up on molten of
Hr. McCAMAST, and the blank being flied
with the sum OF $1,000, it was put on its pas
sage, and carried in The aflirmative-ayes 102 !:
noes L.
Mr.. McCrE, from the Special Committee on
the PenitentIary, presented "a bill for the
lease OF the Penitentiary,'' which, on his mo-
ton, was read twice.
Senate bill amending the Pilot laws In re-
gard to the Potomac river was taken up on
motion of Mr.. MCKENZIE, and passed.
On motion OF Mr.. FRIEND, Senate bill incor-
poraflng the James River Boot, Shoe and
Leather Manufacturing Company, was read
the req uisite number of times and passed
Senate bill providing for the better govern
ment OF the town or Danville, was called up
on motion OF Mr.. KEEN, and, being put on is
passage, was carried in the affirmative
On motion of Mr.. RAYMOND, the House pro-
ceeded to consider the bill making appropri-
for supplying deficiencies in former appro-
priations. The bill having been variously
amended, was passed to it's engrossment
A number of unimportant local bills were
called up by their patrons and acted on.
The House adjourned at O'Clock =. NJ.
PES-AND-I<K PORTRAITS OF MAJOR AND MRS
1ELVKRroS.-The Dublin Morning News gives
the following pen-and- ink portraits of Major
and Mrs. (LongWorth) Yeiverton
Major Eelverton looks every inch n Toue :.
neither ugIy nor handsome, but with face
the aspect OF which is simply unpleasant, du-
btous, disagreeabie. His head is bald on the
back of the crown alone He wears n mons
kache and Moving Whiskers OF reddish ,fairihue
He seemed very nervous ard agitatpd-Iike a
man that found himself . in for the worse
that could befal him but resolved to 20 tbro leh
1t at all hazards. His manner Of answer
ing the questions was very remarkable He
generally paused a good while as if weighing
every possible bearing or effect of his answer,
ana shaped it accordingly, like Il chess PLAYER
calculating before he made his move. His
mode OF prom unciaton was that so often given
IN Punch as the language of "swelIs."
. mfs. le'verton is probably in her twenty
ntth year. She IL under the middle height
and of fair complexion. She was pale. yery
pale evidently impressed, if not agitated, by
the circumstances of the occasion, time and
piace. subsequently, when slightly flushed
with the excitement, or possibly the heat of
court, her face assumed the se,nblance of
what it doubtless was in days passed by,
when 1t wore the charms that attrac ted the
dcSpoiitl gaze. IteIutlI I'll Snp was then. i'll
deed. Not that her features. when examined
one by one, would be pronounced regular or
beautiful There was matronly, a grave
thoughtful .korrowful expression over all,
that am uoerly unable to describe and this
II was that first struck and impressed the be-
holder
The countenance is oval, with n delicately
pointed chin the general expression of the
lace IS most decidedly that of great frrnness
calm, resolute, persevering. dignified power
confidence III repcse. 1t is the eye that lights
up and makes beautiful the whole coun te-
nance, which, in fact, is one of those which
has it's beauty and attraction more in expres.
ly fixed, than in mere symmetry and regufari-
ty of the individual features themselves. -
Her glance penetrates, while it charms rs
with spell. She has a profu sion of rich,
glossy auburn hair, which was worn o la Eu-
genie. Her hand the smalIness of which has
been necessarily alluded to in the evidence. is.
indeed, one which your fair readers would ad-
miIe. Madame Yelverlon was attired on the
first day in q light fas shionabla bonnet.
and wore black moire- an tiuue dress. On
the following day the news had reached her OF
the death OF Mr. Hellamy, her brother in law,
and accordingly she appeared subseQ uen tly in
mourning. so far for her personal appear
ancr; but how shall | describe what consti-
tutes the greatest charm about her, The per
lection OF graceful motion in the simp!es [
movement; and the yoice-such voice -
Clear, soft, liquid and musical Brewster
was ii child in her hands. In the very first
sentence exchanged between them their rela-
tive positions were xed and the ascendancy
was hers.