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fticbanlsoa. Russell, Speight, Strong, WlUy Thomp* mii, John Thomson, Trexvaot, Vinton, Wayue, C. P. White, WiSdo-38. | Tbs Hssse took up ths smsndmeots rf tho Senate to .be Nil reducing ths duties on lea, coffee, and cocoa, VIRGINIA:—At a Sup-rior t'ouri ot Chsnvry, holden at the Capitol, in the City of Richmond, on Fiiday, April 16th, 1830:
l’eyton K. Sterne, p|tg against Peter Sterne, administrator with the will annexed ol
E’tzabeth Sterne, drc., William M. Watkins and Henry A. Watkins executors of Joel Watkins, dec., William McKinney executor of John Wheeler, dec., John Mose- ley Sen., Dickerson Jennings, Eleanor Wheeler, Abra- ham Robertson. George Jordon, William How«on, Wil- liam Wheeler, John Robertson ami Richard Eppes,She- riff of Not'oway and administrator with the will annex- ed ol Isaac Winfree, dec ami Francis Sterna,
Dfdts. A decree of the Court of Appeals was certified by Ihe Clerk thereof in these words: Virginia: At a Court ot
App-als held at the Capitol, in the City of Richmond on Monday, February 16ih. 1830: Peyton R. Sterne*. Appl\ against Peter Sterne administrator wi h the will’ annexed of Eliz beth Sterne dec., William M. Watkins and Henry A. Watkins,executors of Joel Wa'kins, dec. William McKinney executor of John Wheeler, dec!! John Moseley Sr. Dickerson Jennings, Eleanor Whee- ler, Abraham Robertson, George Jordon, William How- son, William Wheeler. John Robertson and Richard Epres Sheriff* of Noltoway, and administrator with the will annexed of Isaac Winfree dec., and Francis Stems Applt: Upon so appeal from a decree pronounced by the Sup-rior Court of Chancery held in Richmond, on the 5th day of June, 1826. in a suit which the appellant was plaintiff, and the appellees were defendants. This day came the parties hy their Counsel and Ihe Court having maturely considered the transcript of the record of the decree aforesaid, and the arguments of counsel is of opinion that under the deed of settlement in the proceedings mentioned, Elizabeth Sterne on the death ol her husband took the absolute property in tho slaves which are the subject of that deed. The Court Is fur- *hur,.°fr T?i?Vh't ,he »PPellee, Peter Sterne, hss wholly Tailed in his attempt to set up a deed of gift of the •aid slaves hy the said Elizibeth, to himmtf, and Fran- cis Sterne, and that no such deed ever existed. The Court is further of opinion that the will ef Elizabeth Sterne in the appellant’s bill set out,having been admit- ted to probat by a Court of competent jurisdiction, and never contested in the mode prescribed by Isw, must be received as a good and valid will. The Court is furiher of op nion that hy that will,all th- said slaves were be- queathed to the appellant. The Court is further of opin- ion that the ap;
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