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\ carrying into effect the act Tor the punish
4 ment of crimes-No. 8. compiIed bill sup
y Elementary to the act respecting convey


ances with bill on the same subject be
fore the house; we're taken up read se-


cond time and committed.


No. IL, compiled bill supplementary
4 to the act for the maintenance Of bastard
children, was read second time, consid-
cred by section, and passed to be engross-
ed.


No. Ia, complied bill supplement to
1tAe act for the preservation OF deer and
other game, and to prevent trespassing
with guns was read a second time and
committed.


The bill for the preservation Of small
game was referred to the same committee.


The bill to extend the rights OF inherit
.ance to the cases therein mentioned, was
read second time, considered by section
and ordered to be eogrossed.


Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
|. The following report was incorrectly
noticed in the proceedings OF Friday Inc
2Sth ult. we now publish il corrected.
7 Mr.. Foster from the committee raised
on the lst Nov. last to enquire into the
Is expediency OF extending by law the ap-
pelate jurisdiction of the Inferior Courts


Of Common Pleas il this State, TO cases


tried by juries in the Courts for the trial


of small Causes, and TO cases adjudicated
|, in the said courts in the defendants alb
sence p and to whom was also referre d
the resolution of Nov. Sd, relative to tn =


" constitutionally and expediency OF so fa'


altering the law and practice OF trials by
juries 10 civil causes, in the respective


courts Of this state, as respects the quaifi,
cations of the jurors, and requiring unan.
unity 10 the members in order to making
h verdict effeciual," on the 28th of Jan
!, made the following


REPORT:


That in their opinion ii is inexpedienl


TO extend by any legislative act the appel


late jurisdiction OF the said courts TO thu
( cases above mentioned.


1t is considered that the rights OF the
parties are amply protected aud secured
! by the salutary provisions of existing


laws; and an appeal from the verdict o
|, jury would be an anomaly in our Ion.


established system Of Jurisprudence.


The committee further report: That t.
/ legalize, by any legislative provision,
verdict rendered by the agreement OF aD.
4 less number than the whole of jury
would, in their opinion, be uncoustitn
tional, 10 any case--the committee con
slider usaninsity essential to Uerdict
As relates to the qualifications Of jurors
the committee are Of opiDion, that il woui'
be inexpedient to alter the present law AM
practice. Which report was read, AM
ordered to lie on the table.
On the lst Feb. this report was cailet
!. up, discussed. aud unanimously concnrree


10 by the house.