Hustings Court.
--The Hustings Court commenced its December term yesterday, the following Justices appearing on the bench:
Recorder L. T. Chandler, and
Alderman R. D. Sanxay,
C. T. Wortham,
R. J. Christian,
W. W. Timberlake,
J. M. Higgins,
J. B. Royster and
James McCarthy.
The
Court ordered that a writ of election be issued for Commonwealth's Attorney, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Littleton Tazewell,
Esq., on Thursday, the 21st instant; the same commissioners to serve as at the last election, except that
William S. Wood is appointed in the place of
J. B. Royster, who has been elected a magistrate.
The remainder of the session was mostly devoted to hearing applications for licenses to sell liquor.