Volume 17 — Grattan's Virginia Reports

In March, 1837, a verbal agreement was entered into between John W. Foster, Marsten Foster and their nephew William Rison, by which they entered into a partnership for conducting a mercantile business at Pittsylvania courthouse. The Fosters were to furnish the capital in equal shares, and Rison ivas to conduct the business ; and they were to share profits and losses equally.

William Carr of the eonnty of Prince William, died in 1790, leaving a widow and three children. His daughter Betsey Tebbs was married at the time and had children; his two sons John and William were minors. By his wiil he, in the first place, gave to his widow during her natural life, the land on which he lived, with the negroes, stock, &c., upon it. He then, m successive clauses, gave land and slaves to his daughter and each of his sons for life, and as is therein stated.

These were motions in the Circuit court of the city of Richmond, by the Commonwealth, against Edward S. Calwell, as one of the sureties of John E. Lewis, sheriff of the county of Greenbrier, the one for the balance of land, property, capitation and September license taxes of 1854, and the other for the balance of June license taxes for 1855. Calwell appeared and pleaded non est factum, and the Commonwealth replied generally; on which the issue was made up.

This was an indictment in the Circuit court of the county of Powhatan against Randolph Jones, a freedman, for stealing six hogs, the property of Blair Burwell. On the trial the prisoner was found guilty, and the term of his imprisonment in the penitentiary was fixed at three years. He thereupon moved the court for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence; hut the court overruled the motion, and rendered a judgment upon the verdict.