Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-04-26

later Tue nature OF cGme, and the guilt OF Il;
Icommisson win rcnisin precisely the same
should it ever be found incapable of legal de-
hnition. The practice to which alluded, is
meas writing letters, on concerns exclusively
their own, without paying the charges of the
lpost ofiice.-The persons to whom they are adj
dressed are thus obliged to pay for them, al
though they have no interest whatever in them,
but on the contrary are troubled by them with
requests for services of whicb,they would be
very GLAD to be excused. Postage now. to men
of business or in public stations, has become a
formidable expense One without conscience
may not think it crime to subject the person
I, whom he writes to the payment of 25 or so
cents tor hs letter, and consider it but as a tri-
fling imposition but we have seen by an adj
verii,.me of gentleman of this city, tina, lac
has an account of several hundred dollars arising
from an accumulation of such impostions, and
that in consequence of it he will open no letters
on which the postage is not paid. Such re-
solution generally adopted is perhaps the only
way to put stop TO such ncfarious ,eb6eyies or
thieveries, call them which you please.
AS this is a matter of public concern, il as
hoped that the editors of newspapers generally
will give their readers this, or something bet
ter on the subject, to teach them true notions
of right and wrong in their intercourse with
each other, at least in regard to one practice
in which their consciences have slept too long.
and on account of which they have need to pray
for the forgiveness of their sins
albany Register.
It appears, by Cobbet,'s Register, that the
appropriations for the British Navy and Navy
Ordnance for 1914, were twenty-five millions
sterling, or about one hundred and ten millions
of dollars These appropriations are always
exceeded. It further appears by the accounts
made up in December. that the excess Of the
British expenses of 1914, for war by land and
sea, &c. were thirty millions sterling, or 1873
millions Of dollars more tsan the appropriations
AS the war had ceased in April, 1914, except
with the United States, this is astonishing.-
The course ofpaper money and the war expen-
ses, IS every where worthy OF the utmost con-
sderation. Democratic Press.
We understand that the first squadron, con-
ssting of the frigates Guerrero, Consfeilation
and .Hacede'ian, the sloops Ontario and Alert,
the brig EterOier, and the light vessels Ffrefy,
Ean5eau, Spisfre, Spark. and Torch, destined
to the Mediterranean, will be commanded by
Commodore DECATUR and the second, TO
consist of the Independence, of seventy four guns
two or three figates. tue scoop Erie, and several
snadller pesse!s, which will soon follow, by Com
modore WIN. BAINBRIpGE.
On a junction of the two SOUS drons, Com
modore DEcArra will probably return to the
United States. National Iatehgencer.
NORFOLK. April ID.
In the York District, the elections are o.
yer in the counties of Gloucester, Mat
thews and James City, in which MIR. Bassett
the democratic caEdidate has a majority of
l89 votes over Mr.. Eyre the federal cam
didate /; IN the same counties 1909 Mr. Bas-
sets majority was 400; in these counties
Mr.. Bassett's majority over Mr.. Bayly in
1918, was 4e8. The elections of Middlesex,
Elizabeth City, York aud the city OF Viii,
iiamsburg. ON the Western shore, have not
taken place these in 1913, gave Mr.. Bias.
sett majority of 35l # they give as many
this year Mr.. b. will have mojority of 551
on the Western shore the two Eastern
shore counties in 1913, gave a federal msjo-
rity of us