The magistrates, themselves, after repeated adjournments, could come to no decision; and justice was not likely to be awarded.

The debate continued by successive adjournments three days and a whole night; and on the last division in the morning a resolution was carried by a majority of thirty-six, that the offers of the sovereign furnished a sufficient ground for the future settlement of the kingdom.[c]

These officers defended themselves with spirit; their adversaries had recourse to personal crimination; and the debate, by successive adjournments, occupied the attention of the house during eleven days.

Later meetings were in consequence of successive adjournments.

It forbade adjournments intended to evade these prohibitions.

Held by Adjournments in the City of Philadelphia, from the 4th to the 13th of June, inclusive, 1832.

Held by Adjournments in the City of Philadelphia, in 1833.

Held by Adjournments in the Asbury Church, New York, from the 2nd to the 12th of June, 1834.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Third Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies established in different Parts of the United States, assembled at Philadelphia on the first Day of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-six, and continued, by Adjournments, until the seventh Day of the same Month, inclusive.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Fifth Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies established in different Parts of the United States, assembled at Philadelphia on the first Day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-eight, and continued, by Adjournments, until the sixth Day of the same Month, inclusive.

(Philadelphia, 1800.) Minutes of the Proceedings of the Seventh Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies established in different parts of the United States, assembled at Philadelphia on the third Day of June, one thousand eight hundred and one, and continued by Adjournments until the sixth Day of the same Month, inclusive.

(Philadelphia, 1803.) Minutes of the Proceedings of the Ninth American Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and improving the Condition of the African Race; assembled at Philadelphia on the ninth Day of January, one thousand eight hundred and four, and continued by Adjournments until the thirteenth Day of the same Month, inclusive.

Minutes of the Proceedings of the Eleventh American Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and improving the Condition of the African Race; assembled at Philadelphia, on the thirteenth Day of January, one thousand eight hundred and six, and continued by Adjournments until the fifteenth Day of the same Month, inclusive.

Minutes of the Proceedings of a Special Meeting of the Fifteenth American Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery and improving the Condition of the African Race; assembled at Philadelphia on the tenth Day of December, 1818, and continued by Adjournments until the fifteenth Day of the same Month, inclusive.

Held by Adjournments in the City of Philadelphia, from the 4th to the 13th of June, inclusive, 1832,(Philadelphia, 1832.)

Held by Adjournments in the city of Philadelphia, in 1833.

held by Adjournments in the Asbury Church, New York, from the 2d to the 12th of June, 1834.

For a week the trial dragged slowly with various delays and adjournments, during which time, to Pougeot's delight, Coquenil began to mend rapidly.

The Parliament granted several adjournments, and the question was in suspense for eleven months.

"I observe," remarked Judge Watkins with apparent amiability, "that you have had five adjournments already.

The Parliament is to have only short adjournments; and our senators, instead of retiring to horse-races (their plough), are all turned soldiers, and disciplining militia.

Section IV. Of Adjournments.

" Others were indicted and tried, at this session of the court and its adjournments, notably Elizabeth Clawson.

TRENT, COUNCIL OF, an oecumenical council, the eighteenth, held at Trent, and whose sittings, with sundry adjournments, extended from 13th December 1545 until 4th December 1563, the object of which was to define the position and creed of the Church of Rome in opposition to the doctrines and claims of the Churches of the Reformation.

It is in law regarded as the May session of the general assembly, and can be regarded in no other light than if it had been a continuous session of that body held from day to day by usual adjournments.