The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-04-28
ENaulREn-orTlcn. Apr, IS.

ENSoiRER-OFflCC, hpril SIS.
The Superior Court IF Law for the Coun.y
OF Henrico were occupied, from Monday To
e nday last, on the trial of john Nc. Caul
charged with robbing the Treasury i'm Oct.
last--Counsel for the Prosecutions. the At
torney General and Mr. William Marshall
tor the Prisoner Nfessrs. Writ, Hort and
bacchus. ~ vast variety Of Evidence was
'cs in--the p.cadings took place en- Il dav-
ana about o'clock on the night of that day,
tue Jury retired, and afScr IN absence of is
or 20 minutes, returned with Verdict of
Hn"v, sentencing the Prisoner to S wears
imprisonment IN the Peiii,entiaiy. On Sa-
tnrday morning, his Counsel moved for a
ncso f7H, ON this q ound that one Of the
jaIy had separated from his brethren, about
~ minutes on Wednesday. 1t was in proof,
however, that no other conversation took
place in that interval, in his presence. on the
SUBJECT OF the trial, except Il question whe-
thcr it had concluded and his reply, that
1T had not.-The judge (Brockenbrough)
referred this ground, as new and difficult
question, to the decision of the General
Court. Another point made by the Prison
cr's Counsel, was also laid over, viz that the
examining Court had sent him on for trial
on the broad ground of .(eiony--while the
indictment specified iarceny.-rhe General
Courts meets in June.
Cp0o0rds Of $1,000 svers lost.
IL Congress talk of recess pro tenn.
1 he Senate have acquiesced but the mat
ter will be warmly agitated in the H. of r.
there ought not 10 be recess for one mo-
ment, until the War-fares have heen laid,
ana the whole machinery of zvar put into a
train of preparation.
u The books for a Loan to the u. S.
VIII open in the Bank of Virginia, oh Friday
next. we refer the reader to an excellent
disquisiton on this subject Tin our 1st pagc),
from the National Intelligencer.
az The quota of Shares allotted to the
city OF Richmond, in the Farmers Bank of
Virginia, is subscribed for.
Al meeting OF number of gentlemens who had
formerly been students of William and Mary con-
xene at charlottesville for the purpose OF testiyng
their sense OF the distinguished merits and exalted
virtues ot the late President of that University and
OF recording their grateful recollection of the bland
union IN his character, of dignity and beniiicence
which made authority gentle and gave suayty TO the
necessary restraints of dsclpline-Mr Peter Carr
was called to the chair, and Mr. Thos. W. Mauy
appointed secretary, when the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
ReSoiVeG, That in testimony of the oifeet;ona,.
respect in which the memory of the late venerable
President of William and Mary, the reverend James
Madison is deseryedy held by all who ha We been stu
IN fhsS
left arm for month.
hesofoed, That this preamble and these resoluti-
ons be sent to Mr. Thomas Richie, with the request
OF this meeting that he will publish them in the En-
quircr." Signed,
Teste,
THos. w. MAuRy, Secretary
Charlottesville, April 9th, 1872
Peter Carr, Peter Minor, Charles Bankl,ead.
Frank Carr, +. f. Maury, VIM. Ragland, Tucker
Coles, ~ L. Meriwether w. III. Meriwether, Sa-
mnel Carr, L. r. Barbour Henry Harris Capt Ro-
bert G. Nicholas, John N Nicholas John Marks
VIM Wood, Daniel Scott Jos C.. Cabell TIos. W.
Maury, Capt. James Bankhead, Lewis Carr, John
Maury, John c. RagIand.
: Delegates to The nert Legislature.
Lanover-Patrick Anderson, Gates Winston.
.7nleAa-Janes Robertson, jr. William g. Ar.
Cher
Norfolk County--Wiliam C.. Holt, John Hodges.
WesD Members.
.Narried-On Saturday evening the 25th inst.
ny the Rev John Buchanan, Doctor PH1LIr
THORNTON, to Miss CAROLINE r. HoMAssEL
all of this city
DIED-in WIHiannsburg, on the ped inst .Ny
TtLha'1 Russell, an old andresbectabIe inhabitant
Of that city.
GORDON, TROKES, & Co. have received from,
Maleiri, and offer for sale, parcel of the best
quality Wine, in Pipes, half Pipes, & Quarter Casks