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orthy motives to any one in connection with the matter. Committees appointed. The Presidentannounced the following Committee on Federal Relations: Messrs. Conrad of Frederick, Stuart of Augusta, Wise at Princess Anne, Scott of Fauquier, Preston of Montgomery, Harvie of Amelia, Clemens of Ohio, Macfarland of Richmond City, McComic of Cabell, Montague of Matthews and Middlesex, Price of Greenbrier, Southall of Allenmarie, Willey of Monongalia, Bruce of Halifax. Boyd of Botetourt, Barboum saving, on the ground of physical disability. The request was granted, and Mr. Jackson, of Wood, was appointed instead. The President announced the Committee on Elections as follows: Messrs. Haymond of Marion, Goggin of Bedford, Brown of Preston, Chambliss of Greensville and Sussex, Caperion of Monroe, Ambler of Louisa, Gray of Rockbridge, Hunton of Prince William, Campbell of Washington, Treadway of Pittsylvania, Hall of Lancaster, Sheffey of Smythe, and Patrick of Kanawha. The Pr
e publication of the annual tabular statement of the Banks of the Commonwealth; by Mr. Alderson, of relieving the securities of Wm. Abbott, late Sheriff of Raleigh county; by Mr. Evans, of refunding to the county of Middlesex, the amount of money paid by said county for a set of weights and measures, which were not received by said county; by Mr. Porter, of amending the charter of the Hollidays Gove Railroad Company; by Mr. Magruder, of amending the 15th sec. of chap. 191 of the Code; by Mr. Preston, of amending the law authorizing a Branch Bank at Abingdon; by Mr. McKenzie, of providing that all free negroes, sold or enslaved for crime hereafter, shall not be paid for out of the Treasury; by Mr. Lock, of allowing to Jno. Avis, late Sheriff of Jefferson county, a sum of money for board furnished a guard during the John Brown raid; by Mr. Keen, of suspending for a time the law requiring one-fifth of coin to be held in the Banks; by Mr. Christian, of readjusting the tax on livery stabl
Arrived, Steamer Virginia, Kelly, Philadelphia, mdze. and passengers, C. P. Cardozo. Schr. Gallego, Smith, New York, mdze., D. & W. Currie. Schr. Julia Main, Preston, (18 days,) Attakapas, sugar and molasses, C. T. Wortham & Co. Schr. J. W. L. Sturgess, Scott, Eastern Shore, oats and potatoes, A. Millspaugh. Schr. Jenny Lind, Gausegan, Eastern Shore, oats and potatoes, A. Millspaugh. Schr. Andrew Armstrong, Matthews, Norfolk, plaster, Libby & Burton. Sailed, Schr. Burdett Hart, Harding, Rio, flour, Haxall, Crenshaw & Co. Schr. Industry, --, down the river, light. Memoranda. Sailed in company schr. Julia Main schr. Wm. Paxton for this port, January 31, off Sombrero Key. Spoke schr. Ross, from Matanzas, for Boston.