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Hustings Court. --The monthly term of this Court commenced yesterday. Present--Recorder Caskie, and Aldermen Sanxay, Bray, Lipscomb, Timberlake, Anderson, and Clopton. John Walthall, charged with the murder of Wm. Hamilton, was examined and remanded for final trial. Wm. Watkins, charged with stealing $63 from Wm. H. Major, was examined and remanded for final trial. Wm. Clarke, charged with stealing a bag of pepper, a coat, and a pair of pants, from Bernard Gattleib, was examined and remanded for final trial. Joseph Gray, a free negro, charged with stealing a silver watch, valued at $40, from a slave named Henry, was tried and convicted; whereupon the Court sentenced him to be sold into absolute slavery, according to the provisions of the act of Assembly passed March 29th, 1860. John Houke and Richard Sealing, indicted for retailing ardent spirits without license, severally appeared and plead guilty, and were fined $60 each. A nolle prosequi was ente
hael Marshall and resisting an officer; security to keep the peace. John Dowland — receiving a silver watch, knowing it to have been stolen; continued to Wednesday. Lewis Dunn, small boy, put his head up over the bar of justice, and the inquiry — what has Lewis done?--elicited a straightforward story from his youthful lips. He was charged with, but not convicted of, stealing a watch, and was released, of course. Matthew, slave of Samuel M. Bailey, was ordered 39 for assaulting Dr. McCormick and son. Wm. Hammon, charged with the larceny of ten bars of lead from the Government laboratory, gave bail for his appearance on Wednesday. Henry, slave of Mrs. B. Peyton, and Ephraim, slave of Mrs. Harriet Hellum, were arraigned on a charge of stealing a trunk containing valuable articles to the amount of $100, from Dr. Peter H. Anderson, but the case was continued to Wednesday. Thomas Bradford was fined $15 for keeping his bar-room open after 10 o'clock at nigh
f Manchester to the town of Petersburg, and repealing all the provisions contained in other acts relating to said company, inconsistent with this act," was reported, and on motion, laid on the table. The following bills were read a second time: A bill "to prevent extortion in salt." A bill entitle "An act to regulate prices of articles of prime necessity during the war and to prevent extortion in the sale of them." A bill entitled "An act to improve the navigation of New river." Mr. Anderson, of Rockbridge, presented the report of the Committee appointed "to inquire into the extravagant prices of articles of prime necessity, and as to what remedies may be provided," which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. Grattan presented the following resolution: Resolved, That the Governor of the Commonwealth is hereby requested to furnish to this House a statement of the aggregate military strength of the State, including the disloyal counties; what portion o