Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-22


on the faith Of which the credit was given, and
how, and in what manner and by W hose de-
fault the property was destroyed or lost, and
provides that in all such cases the courts and
iuries shall have power to reduce the amount
of the debt or contract according to the equity
of each particular case, and render such judy
ment and verdict as to them shall seem just
and proper also that in all cases IN which
judgments have been entered upon debts con-
tracted prior to the 10th April 1865, and the
judgments remain unsatished, the defendant
shall be allowed, by motion in the court in
which it was obtained, on ten days notice, to
have it submitted to the jury Tor trial upon the
same terms and conditions as are contained III
the preceding section. The jury is authorized
to reduce the amount OF the Judgment accord
ING to the equities of each case, and render
| such verdict as to them shall appear just and
| equitable and the Judgment thus rendered
shall supersedc the prior judgment; provided,
no Judgment shall lose the priority of its lien
| by reason of new Judgment. 1t protects
fluciaries and personal representatives, by al
| lowing them to give in evidence the loss or
destruction Of the trust property, or its depre-
cation in value, and provides that the value Of
| the same at the commencement OF the
suit shall be the measure Of damage. 1t holds
them. however, liable for the value Of trust
property wasted or lost by them 1t applies
to cases of arbitration Of debts contracted prior
to the 10 April, 1869, the same rules, lrgula
tons and privileges as above, and i'll all cases
where levics have been made and the property
has not been sold, it allows the defendants to
| file afhdavits stating that they desire to take
tic benefit of the remedy provided, and the
| sheriff, sergean or other officer to whom such
| afhdavitS are presented are required 10 suspend
| the sale and return the papers to the court
| having jurisdiction, and provides that the pro-
perty thus levied on shall be returned to the
defendant upon his executing delivery bond
conditioned to abide the future order Of the
court.
\ called meeting of the Radical State Exc
cutive Committee is to he held i'll this city on
the 18th proximo
The ''strikc' in the Richmond PostoAice
has ended by the appointment of other clerks
to take the places OF those who resigned. In a
letter to the Wing, on the subject Miss Van
Lew, the Postmistress, says The three men
vino resigned were not irst-rate men, and re-
ccivcd quite as much as they were worth. Their
places are already supplied And now one
word Of advice to all office. holders: never put
u person in office for sympathy. Let not that
be the controlling reason as it WAS in these
three appointments. y.
TIE New DICTIONARY IN ENGLAND. "A
change in the services of the Church of Eng
land was made legal from and after the Sunday
before last, being the first Sunday in 1872.
The old Lectionary, which is ceval almost with
the Reformation, was replaced by the new Lee
tionary in conformity with the recommends
ton eff the Ritual Commission of 1870, ap-
proved by Convocaton and sanctioned by act
Of Parliament at its last session. For the bet
ter understanding Of this change, as stated in
technical phrase, it may be we'll TO explain that
by the Lectionary is meant the lessons or pas
slgrs of Holy Scripture read at morning and
evening service from the sacred desk.
The leading principle Of the recent revision
seems to have been abriagement, that the ser
vices Of the sanctuary may be shortened, and
thus rnade more acceptable to the people. But
another subject aimed III has been to substi-
tute the sublimer and tenacrer passages OF the
inspired record for many chapters which were
equally far from Interesting and eciiying to 4
mixed congregation. There was yet Il third
change introduced in disregardng the arbitrary
and wholly irrational division of the Bible into
chapters whereby the sense even has some
times rnn narrow risk Of being perverted.
The fourth change of the revisionsts is one
that might pro6tably be introduced into the
Episcopal Church in the United States. 1t al
lows the priest, where third service is per-
formed on Sunday. to read the lesson from any
part of the Bible at his pleasure. Bnhin'ore
| .1n"jfcdn.
Acrs OF THE LEGfsLATTRE.-Th Lcgisla-
ture seems to be buslly engaged and to have
! had under consideration many bills Of general
as well as local interest, but if any officer or
citizen of the. Commonwealth outside of Rich
mond has,secn a copy Of any bill or resolution
that has become a law during this session, We
would like for him to speak out. As many
bills take effect from their passage, and lgnol-
ance of the law excuseth no man, the public
printer should be directed by statute to mail
promptly half dozen copies of each law to the
| County aud Circuit Court Clerks of each coun-
ty to be followed in due time by the usual
bound copies of Session Acts and those Clerks
should be instructed to furnish such newspa-
pers as may be printed in their respective
counties with copy to be published at the
option of the printer This would give some
little revisory power to the people and enable
| them to assist their representatives by timely
suggestions in perfecting legislation. The
proceedingsof the General Assembly as publish
| ed by the metro politan press are mere skclc'
tons and furnish no satisfactory idea of what
is being done - Worenton Mtlcs.
Work. we understand, will be commenced
on the Washington and Ohio railroad in few
days, and it will be pushed forward towards
the Blue Ridge as speedily as possible. When
it reaches Snickersville it will draw large
trade from S. w. Loudoun, convenient to the
Aide and Snickersville. turnpike, and will re-
ceive considerable trade from over the noun
tains. When completed to that point, the
rare advantages it will offer to the Valley Of
Virginia, will induce an extra effort to have it
completed to Winchester.
The horses and carts OF the contractors, with
which to commence work on the extension of
the road, have passed up to Hamilton: The
work will now 60 ahead, and before this time
next year, the Stiffness Of the Blue Ridge will
be broken by the whistle of the engine and the
sound Of moving trains. -Leesb"rg Washing-
iOniuH