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.Mr. Randoiph's VM.--At the last tern, of the General Court of the Common wealth of Virginia, held at Richmond, pa per purporting to the last will of John Ram dolph, of Roanoke, was offered for probate on behalf of John Randolph Bryan, all in- fant and principal deyizee, by his next friend and grand father, Judge Coulter; a motion was thefeapon submitted on behalf of John, Juba, and Essex, Slaves of Mir. Randolph to permit them for themselves, and for the other slaves, to appear as par ties, and 10 oppose the probate of the said paper, and at the same time 10 offer for pro4 bate as the last will, another paper, by which they and the other slaves were enlan- cipated These fiiotiofis in behalf behalf of off the slaves were overruled by the court, on the ground, that while in the condition of slavess they could not legally be admitted parties to any proceedings, other than suit i,a fo.naa pdHpefls, or bill in equity, for the reeov- cry of ther freedom. Upon this decision being announced, the sane motions were submitted in the name and on the behalf of the Rt. Rev. Mir. Meads one of the Irns- tees named in the last mentioned paper, which were allowed, and he became party on the record, for the purpose aforesaid. The parties not being prepared to adduce their evidence, subpoena duces tecum was awarded to tue Jerk of Charlotte eounty court, commanding himlo bring up the pa- per last offered, and commission granted to the parties to take the depositons of witnesses residing in London and Phiadel- phia, and the cause continued to the next term. Counsel for Bryan, Johnson and Standard. Counsel for the slaves, Robin- son Attorney General and Taylor, with whom General Jones, of Washington, is associated.