Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-09-23

ted the inventor togeler to them any res
pectable person for the Authenticity Of the
fact. -
The project OF the police of Paris, com
plains in Letter dated the 9thinstant, that
brokers encourage the allied troops to
strip the house oF-precious articles Of fur-
ntGre, which they perchaseat a low price T;
anu the Pru5sian generals, it is said, have
carried away several curiosities from the
museum. This last sp6liation Is cnIs
wrong IN the manner, of its execution. O.
Ihe objects of art should not be made the
subject OF new plumber they should ,,6e
restored to their legitimate owners, among
those nations from which they have been
taken by fraud or force, and not suffered
to remain in France, to feed the national
yanity,and inilame their passion for mill
tary renown, by constantly keeping before
their eyes the evidence of their conuuests
and achievements. The Times OF tits
morning,in its observations upon this sub
Ject. making copious extracts, from settle
catalogue PIT into the hGnds Of every
freachma9 that enters the maseaai,''. to
Show the necessity of obliteratiug from the
French, trophies the honor of posse ssina
those works. We do not know what the
catalogue put into the hands Of every
Frenchman contains, but we do know that
the one which Englishmen were in the ee-
neral habit of receiving, had no spchad-
denda to its notification of the 81 polio
Beivdere," as that hero. :. guided by a
victory, came to take it thence from the
Vatican) IN order to conduct, aud fix it
Tor ever OH the banks of the Seine.'
Globe, July Is.
Two of the aerostatic figures, which
were set of from the Angel Inn, Lambeth.
on Monday afternoon, have been returned
to Sieur Krous. King Henry the Fourth
was found on Wimbledon common and
the dog was discovered about five O'Clock
ON Monday evening. in wood in the park
OF sir john Frederick, at Bur~o0d, meas
Walton upon-Thames. TWAS sitting ON
its launches, and had all the appearance
OF living animal-several persons con-
lceived it to be so, and went out to take it
with pitchtosks and firearms one of the
servants at length went up to it, and saw
ed 1t from being dcstroyed.-GLobe.
We understand it is intended to send
out several presents TO Chiefs in the e.
Indies, by the Eurotas, captain LI1L1oRAp.
IN return for civilities they have shown to
our commanders. At the Island Owny
hee, in the South Seas, the King gave our
ship OF war Cherub, capt. Tudor Tucker
a plentiful supply OF provisions, and re-
fused to receive any remuneration for il.
saying. he would be considered subject
OF the King of Great Britain. A vessel
of suitable dimentions for his use is to he
sent to him, Iii acknowledgment of the
friendship. 1t was at this island that our
great clrcumnavigator Cook was killed.
-. ID. 4
In the Irish Court o f Kings Bench, an
acton came to be tried on Monday last.
the Sd inst. for damages laid at l6O0l. by
which the proprietor of the Dublin Even
ing Post sought compensation. for penal
ties suffered by him in consequence of a
conviction for libel contained i'm a re-
port OF speech of Mr.. O'Gorman, a lead
ing Irish Catholic barrister, which report
was stated and sworn to have been fur
nished by Mr.. O'Gorman himself. After
the greater part of the plaintiffs case had
been gone through. the counsel on both
sides agreed to refer the. matter TO gen.
tleman mutually deemed eligible. 1t was
according y referred to Mr.. G. Lidwell.-
Another action brought by Mr.. O'Gornau
against the Dublin Evening Post was re-
ierred at the same time.-I6.
BELFAsT, July z, 1915
On DRENNAS has Just now heard that a mos,
unfoundcd and unjust Misrepresentation hs.
been made of i few sentences spoken bv him NJ
the close of the debate by the pupils of the elo-
cutlon class at the Academcal Institution. on
the question, whether Caesar was a great man ,,
lie has therefore enGeavored to recollect the
words usedat hattime, which were nearly as fol-
lows and which he declares, on the honor of
gentleman Kan honest man, were spoken without
s,e most distant idea of making any personal ap.
Phcatloh whatever to any character or event al
present existing.
He said that he had been impelled, and per
maps II was ms duty as one of the managefs of
t y institution, toexPress the pleasure he then
REV AT me exhibition of youthful talent he fell
Uh"' IN dong so, he was the representative of the
whole company. The debate was very honora
Die TO We pupils, and still mere so TO his precep-
tor; wan respect TO the subject of it, all rood
Slu sensiDle persons were now pretty we'll agreed:
'uiius CeSar was nothing more nor less than a
whoiesae murderer-a great bad man. lie
i0uSht % pitched battles, and. in consequence.
siauBhleFed above million ofhis fellow crea-
lures; each OF whom was probablya better man
',Nl himself. lie was the instigator and accom-
Pnce OF mat Cataline whose infamy has been inn
Wortahzed by The eloquencS of Cicero. lie wrote
e hoo n.