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FOREIGN NEWS.
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LATEST FROM EUROPE.

ton Roads on y turd2y, from boDuOn,
whence she sailed the 18th. August,
though her passage from land TO LAND.
was only 90 days. Capt. Hopkins and
q Loyal esq OF this place, who came
passenger in the Friends, have politely
favored the editors OF the Herald with
lilies OF Lcndon papers 10 the 18Th o.
August, containing Paris .Gales TO The
9Th, lnine dats later than these before
SeceIsed) bot papers more completely
barren OF what may be called NEWS.
never crossed the Allantic. A lew ex.
tracts follow The endorsements. o.!
trade and the disiresses Of TIE iaborIrg
Formulation H. England, continued with
out any hope OF amcIioratiop. y letter
from Cozclcy, in Stanordsi!ire, s'aits
that All actual examinations Irom house
20 house, had taken place In many dis
tricts Of ;hat county. III order 10 ascec
tain iully and correctly the extent OF
distress. In che district alone there
were found
loo families whose. resources are all
ru, If, conf, eb enuIns s22 Individuals.
- antilles who earn Is. per head
Per week, conprehending 4e3 indivi-
dunls.
$50 families who earn 2s, per head
per week, Conprehcndipg $40 indiv,-
duals.
In announcer lhete were S~4 ia"'iiieS
without Int means q hfeh"Sou COM
prcnond.ng . SIS individuals, iuil Que
6ait ot lhc poTulAtIUn
To INC Eases aitcady transmitted &c
you (aGds me ietteD ci extreme dis
ties. | would add that O. u family Usai
nc ThiCn has been cut u employment
soI threS m"ElHS, COZ ing VI tn1'
and his VIE and six I"iluis IN
&iave Parttd Win lnt.' ia:nl ure' aHt
with all iheif ci"'h.bb exc IL &c"
fniseiao'e IS that ha'"'f cHFtr u r
an1''ast week, 95,.he iast F"h,e'.e "'
"ie SJ'a EeF 20 gu = 'i"S' '.'~ s..
veal y ti4sN'' "'.s aI"'"'E ""' 49,
39GS3 'rae5e' .n '"''''h"$ "'"'.a '.'
IA@-,e's, 80 it''A>- GiS''%Ss", "'.l> ,''
hrhG'e"' q N''''"' ""t 90 .'','' ~
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&c IS O. i4hI'' 81 'f' "'"H INC "'N-A'
. eH1Y ""S'e Lore - u.'I"..s 'H"i
me- was 'c@soH - }SP~e.
Nj Ky ~ the h'iH'Sh N-ssc"@c' a
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WI for no,h,pp las ,I.,n be,rg ,he
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Pr. m me aurora

William Wee !
rs. Amicahle action sri-
The PieGdcnt Di- =, eng upon contract, nor
/. rectors and COM rexCeeding one hundred
pany OF the Ba..k dollars.
OF tenniyivanla.
u ls.agteeu ". a5n'N acIion D. ;ns:i.
'nted btsore M.chae, &eppeie an al
.derman of he city OF PuIiadeIp;! "a
So. 'a's"'sS: WILLIAM VEST.
>igncd. JOS. p. NORRIS,
Sia%.s<.ssa: Pre- q. Penn.
i:arues appeared. plaintiff S de-
mand is upon i'omisso,y cote called
a bank noIe, signed b. Joseph T. Nor
rls, President, and Jonaihan Smith,
Cashier, ~ which the pfssi0cm, di-
= reciors and company OF The Bank OF
q" Pennsylvania promise to pay a Smali
" or bearer, on demaLd i've dollars
" .PhiladeifAia, March 5. 1872
Tie note being shewn 10 Mr.. Norris,
he admitted 1t 10 be genuine, and one
issued by the bank. Plaintiff stated his
having presented the note !or payment
III specie. Mr.. Norris admltled ibs
TACT and stated the circumstances which
led all the banks TO suspend speci.
payments a resumption OF which wi
Take place on The FIRST Monday Of Jul.
1917.
OPINION.
The candid conduct displayed bye
defendants in this cause, through tir
president and representative MIR pr
rIs, deserHe COMMUNICATION.
No unnc cessa,y trouble has bee ina
posed on the plaintiff in reqLirineroot
OF the authenticity CT The bank no.. lts
genuinencss was readily admItte.
No technical objscIiors hat been,
ma6t to the exercise Of iurisdaion by !
justices Of the peace liz caseof this
Kind and the liability of thebank to.
pay GHifs engagements in ihefgat coinHS
oil the United States, viz hecie, has =
been distinctly avowed.
Under these admissions, tLrthcr oh: !,
servatioD is super fluous. Z
The judgment rendered n this casa.
is, for the plaintiff five dollas 49,, :,
! do hereby cerHgy the fTegoi6g to-
be true copy OF the proceedings. ;
had before me in the ibove cayasI.
as they remain Of record. VIZ :.
ness my hand and ,eal this l9ihr :
September, 1916. ~.
MICHAEL KEPPELE,, :.
An alderman Of the city :
of Philadelphia d,
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LONDON, Aug. 9.

10 the 9th OF May, bringing the Salts
factory Intelligence that the peace be-
tween the inland Of Ashantec, and the
Fantees on the coast, which had hap
ply been Brought about by the inter-
vention Of the governor and council g.
Cape Coast-cas,le, had been strictly
maintained and that, between The 2Is,
OF April, when the psace was made,
and the Glib of Msy, great number oil
Ashantee traders had arrived, traded
| and returned, without the le%st differ
! ence or dispute, having arisen. The
| accounts add, that the Ashantecs were
perfectly salts fed, and that the Fantees
were thankful fer our interference IT,
| heir behalf. 1t was supposed ,hatthc
/ Ashontees would remain some time
longer at Abrah (where they were en-
csmped,) before they began THEN
march 10 coward.
The governor Of Cope Coast bad ia
tin!eIed 10 the leaGer~ 81 The EaH,cc ar
my his intention 10 recommend TO his
; govsrnmen, that a pI esent of some ar.
nose OF EdSiish workmanship should
he made to- their king this iniimalion
had given great satisfaction.
Same lime ago government sent out
| TO the several british settlements IL
Africa number Of celthca,es, hand
somely engraved Oh, ve'lun,, in II,
English and ApaGica languages Tor Il c
pr peHS 'o,e'i'"''G !" WY
| ~ :' ~ mig ~ 0H ''"'s'''.h '.'
,a;,. ,ha 4u|iu'."H "' .'">'s
pnddi" C Va W" ~ 'oa'"'
r&al e"r', IA" Nv 80 Su'E'u"
$3.50, ""o' va - o''' o'N1'
Nv ceS, e''P'o> 'u - "'NS INC Co' rs'
~ u"e EtEs" @% ne ''''u'' ;
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rhe nH,t,h royaIrmen. :, 49,.
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I'."iyi'uS'S L"'St inh'd 20
| '"'t9'"'' w " '''S A'NHCH Tribunals Tor
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that like the gold, it would never re-
urn again. There arc instances Of ser
wants also, " no, unable 10 get gold, and
fearful. of keepingithc Bankers notes,
have got all their little savings in silver.
The calling in of GOLD and, silver occa.
sIonally, is Soc!d way to keep both
moving, and hut for such an cxpecta
Jon. these boards would much longe.
have been, Excluded the benefit Of air s.
light.
Genteri Economy A certain lady,
y Lose taste is equal 10 her economy
vas under the necessity Of asking a
friend TO dinner the following is the
bill of:isre, and the expense Of cact
dish. which was found on the carpet:
AT TOP, two herrings, I'd :.
Middle, one ounce and half Of but
ter melted, ad|
Bottom, three mutton chops, cut
thin, -7d
One Gde, one pound of fmall pota-
toes, I'd
On the other fdc, picked cabbage, id
Fifth removed-two iatks, and p enty
=: of crumbs, I'D
Mutton removed-French roll boil
&c. ed fer pudding, ID
Farley, for garnifh, I'd
So
/ s@ Total, I'd
HE dinner vas served " III I. rra,
inoscs light, tasty and pr,tty-,.,c table
small, and he dishes well prop"rtioned
We ntpv each newly married iady will
kct r this as lesson it is worth know
i'g how TO serve up seven dishes, con
,l.ti'g {! a dish ct fish, Join, OF mutton,
IN, couple OF fowls, pudding, vege,a.
Oies ~ q sauce, Tor seven pCICc-
u imticLor hoir We noticed las;
'etk t.c "lS2rp,.ntpurt Which ihe
| ROOD I, ople ot-N,; metropolis Lad OK
".''onced III ,ur.r nurncc Of \ !aIscre
ro:t ot an irre.ded grand Review in
Wimbledon Con,r',E ON the 18Th inst.
II is supposed his HOAX "riEmatcg
Il" the stab'c keepers. urnplke-mer.
sd pnbiiCaus who wCIc certainly ben
hicG by il more 'hau any others, rs
! c'rnpUted Thai rocco people wers
| ssH n,btcd al Wimbledon duTirg III,
~ Having ~o'ktd RI their resent
mcrt by swearing about 10000 oaths
I'D setting the hca.h Oh ti!c, thCy =,
| '.'rered their ten PEI and dispersed
As specimen OF the harGne~$ Of tAt
| .i0.cS and The money that must have
been died away uP"n dis occasion,
s"hjoin the. expenses Of q Tradesnnau
y no wished to give his family d h.:i
day, CONSISTING OF himtcIl, wife ard liv,
,h;iGreD but no tld inc cconary 10
AXE his own provisions anu wine:
For ne hire Of a coach and
pair 10 see tie Review IT
" middleton, e. 40
! Coaehnan, o 50
urnpIkes, . 40
Saddle Eorse, for Master
/. Jatkey, 2 20
! Expenses a. Wimbledon, OILS
| DI.to 81 McusI,y, ono 6
| z ~, ~ k;,ttIsS-,.l XJ.;&n L,oIo
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Rahid Emigration Miles gives e.
list OF the emigraDts arrived in one
week in the different parts OF the Uni9
ted States.-rhe following is the re&
{ ulf
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25 Dollars Reward.

s - & - t.f
Ran away from the subscriber this day
eek, an apprentice lad named DAVID
.ROLLISON, aged IL years, about 5feer
5 inches high, dark complexion, dows
oek and round sheuldered-had witt
him dark mixed grey short jacket ant
trowsers and sundry other clothing nel
iecollected, excepting good fine hat.
This is the second time of his elope.
ment. He worked with MIR. M'KenneJ
IN Georgetown, as a freeman, Is months
ago, until discovered.
| will give Five Dollars if found IL
1ilexandria-Ten D,lIars if found II
Georgetown or Westinghouse twen-
ty five Dollars if as far oft as Baltimore,
IN having him secured in Jail, with rea-
sonable charges.
Andrew Jameson.
Alexandria, Nov. 2z
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FRESH FR UT,
OF THIS YEARS GROWTH.

Fhe subscriber has just received and fos
sale,
Fresh Muscatel and bloom raisins
Green Grapes in jars, in fine order.
Zante Carrants, peanuts
Soft shelled almonds English Wal.
nuts
Filberts, mustard, ginger, cinnamon
Cloves, nutmegs, Olives. with vari
ely Of different articles,
Also. few casks Goshen cheese ane
best Spanish Segars.
ON HAND,
A large assortment OF confectionery
cordials, sweet meats, sugar toys, etc.
All orders will be punctually attende,
to. and reasonable deduction made b.
wholesale.
LOUIS BEELER.
November 90 eo6t
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SAFES at auctloa.
On Wednesdays and Saturdays,

On Wednesdays and Saturdays,
WILL BE OFFERED,
At the Auction Office on Union street,
Between King and Prince
A N extensive and general assortment
IN of seasonable Goods, OF British.
French, German, India, aud Domestic
Manufacture, which will be we'll select
ed, and well worthy the attention Of
fown and country merchants and others
as the undersigned will be abundantly
supplied from the manufactors and their
Threads in Boston, New York and Phi!a-
will give to gentlemen All
of laying in their goods on as
good terms as they can be IN those cities
taking into view the difference of Elk
Change, etc. etc. :.
The particular description OF goods
will be advertised in the papers Of the
day.
Consisnments strictly attended TO and
liberal advances made il desirable.
John Jackson q Co
Auctiopeers
NJ-...L So
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Or are we to send our sons land this
lone the wealthy can do TO foreign Sc.
ainaries, to imbibe the anti republican
IDEAS which have hitherto been the course
IF our land
On this subject our hearts are full
We pray you by the respect you owe to
Iaur rising oifsPring--by tbs sacred me-
anory Of yout lathers-by the Amor Pa
.tria that CLOVIS in the breast OF every son
# Virginia by the rising glory OF our
,atal soil, SO far to disseminate the bles-
sings Of a good education as to enable
naeh and every one, according to bis 81
iuation 70 cultivate the minds OF their
rising progeny and so to distribute the
means among the different counties, thai
a grammer school. at least, may be estab-
ii,hed in each. For ourselves, we pray,
that Isaac Morris, Joseph II. samuels,
James II. Neal, Thomas Neale, Hugh
Phelps, jacob Beeson. and James y.
Laidley Say be incorporated under the
name Of the Jefte son Academy-and
that all the fires, torfeitures ndfScbeats
IN this county be vested in the boar a.
foresaid, with the reservation of the fees
of surveyors hitherto appropriated to the
Randolph Academy.
And your petitioners, as in duty bound
will pray.
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Good votes 154
That the votes Of G. Savage at the
close of the polls were $50
Deduct expunged votes %
Gopd votes .157

Thus leaving a majority offs in fave,
Of Savage that G. Savage was therefore
July elected for the county OF HenIicc
Cor thispresent general Assembly-and
Resolved that the petition Of
George Savage is reasonable.
The house began the investigation OF
this geport-bnt OH motion, it was, laid or
the table, and $50 copies of It were or
dered to be printed for the use Of the
members of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Thompson, from the Select Com
mittee to whom that subject was commit
ted reported bill repeating in part the
act of the last Assembly relative to ar
accurate chart for each county and &c.
neral map of the territory of the Com
monwealth-The act to be SO tar repeal
ed as it respects the providing of char
On motion committed TO the Commit
Tee of the whole House on the State o
the Commonwealth.
After some other matters which would
afford no interest to the reader--th,
House adjourned.
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Richmond Nov. IS
Virginia Legislature.

On Saturday, Mr.. Wedding prese,n'e'
the report Of the Committee Of Priyilega
and elections, the contested electro
II VIM. B. Chamberlayne, the retarne'
Member from the county OF Henrlco-
After enteriag into a particular expositlIo'
1T The votes on both sides which were dr.
Report winds up with STAN:
that
The votes of w. b. Chamberlasne wer
!. & at the close Of the polls 1872
Deduct for expunged votes %
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Norfolk, Nou. %.
From Grenada paper received at til
Herald Office.


From Grenada paper received at the
Herald Office.
From the Trinidad Courant, Oct. IL,
The officers of his MaIesty's ships, and
officers Of his Majesty's customs, stimu-
lated by a sense of duty though not b.
inclination, but with the laudable view
of preventing foreigners staking the bread
from British ships, have for some time
rast been acting contormably to that
clause of the navigation law which
nacts, that the crews OF British ships shall
be composed of three fourths native born
subjects master aud mate exclusive) ana
and that i'll all and every case, where
this law is violated(eycep in such as are
thereby provided for] it incurs foriel
ture of vessel and cargo. We are tar
from Disappearing of any measures
tending to promote the advantage OF
brave tars, who. having foug hit our bat
lilies through long and bloody war, are
now turned adrift to work Oft lee shore
uuder bare poles; OF. the contrary, we
shall be happy to see them Obtain bread
ia our service to the exclusion OF foreign
.ers bst what appears to US UNJUST TO-.
wards the merchants and ship owners is,
that the Law has been precipitately act
ed uson, without giving timely warning
| of the intention of government to revive
the provision Of this law, that people
might notbe taken unawares and by sur
prise. We say, revive because IN TACT,
| this law in what relates to the naylsa.
lion of British ships, has been TOR hye and
twenty years dead letter, In conse-
quence OF the whole body OF our men
being employed on board his MaJesty's
ships. and our commerce, almost entire.
ily, earned in ships manned BY foreign
lers, Indeed it may be said, that many
luen now commanding British ships, have
lbeen bred at sea among foreign seamen,
and may not be aware that it is now uh-
lawful to employ them. Withal. cot
withstanding the severity of the case as
"a Judge OF court of Vice Admiralty i
bound, to decide according to the ie'te'
Of the law without consulting his own
feelings, we are likely to see the iolow-
lilg vessels and cargoes, now llbeiied lo'
breaches of the navigation act, condemn
led:
The brig Bellona, Millot, from hall
FAX, with fish and lumber, by the navy.
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Charleston Nov. 10.

BY the brig Cornelia, we yesterday re-
ceived copious files Of Paris papers y the
9th October, and Bordeaux papers ana
prices current to thei0th Business il
To be excessively dali il
the ports of France. some tlanslatson'
are given in this days Courier, and fur
iher extracts will be made Tor oul
next.
London dates in our Paris papers art
to the 4th October. per cent. consol'
closed at 81 70 on the 8. Mucn bust
ness was done al the exchange same day
and the funds rose IL per cent.
The grand Duke Constantine was ex
Ipected in London from the Continent
Of the Sd or 4th October.
Lord and Lady Castereagh had Sc
out for ireland.
Alderman Wood has been reelected
lord Mayor of london.
The Arch Duke Reyniek. having ira
vesed yer Italy, arrived 22d Sept. a
Milan. 1t was believed in italy tina
be would be named Wee Roy of the
Kingdom of Venetian Lombardy.
Three great fires took place in Con
stantinopIe, the last of August, in whlcl
more than 1000 houses were destroyee
the palace of the Snltan was In great dan
per. Water could not be procured If
consequence of the excessive droug h
which prevailed.
! Account, from Hamburg of 22d Sept
mention that two considerable houses in
the JeweIry line bad failed for $4,000
MARKS banko each. Martial BLucheI
LEFT that city Oh the ed.
Madame Catalani had given several
concerts, which were numerously attend
ed at Stratsburg. Miss Mars, an accom-,
plished actress, was TO perform at the
Theatre, at the same place.
The French National Guards are
complete, amounting to two millions OF
men uniformed and armed through
out.
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Public Sale.

Pursuant to a decree of the u. State
Circuit Court for thedistrics of Columbia
made in the ease of Joseph Janney VS.
joan Westcott's administrators 4 other
will be sold, on the premises, on Wed
nes1ay the l1.h day Of December next
. lot of ground containing ore quarter Q
asquare, situate on Cameron and Patrici
streets, on which is erected a conveniep
two story tenement. Terms, 6, 9, ant
IS months credit, and lien on the pro
pesty till payment is made.
John ID. Brown,
Robert Gray,
Commissioners.
November s6 dts
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Potomac Company.

TheAStockholders ofthe Potomac Com
PAM are requested TO ATTEND a meeting
of the said Company, to be held at Mr.
Simmes's Tavern, in Georgetown, on
Friday the 29tIf November nest, at ele'
ven o'clock, on business OF iuirertance,
By order of the Board of Directors,
JOSEPH oREWER, Treasurer.
October 81 e0t2StiiISov
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EDUCATION.

The following pc, ition from the county
of Wood was read in the House Of Dele
gates on Friday last -and referred to
the committee Of schools colleges, tyc,
Ii contains great deal Of good sense,
though wrapt up in style Of naivete
WHICH makes it amusing We present il
As a literary morceau>to our readers 7;
To the Honorable the Members &
Speaker ofthe General Assembly.
The Petition to the subscribers, citizens
of W0od cOuntu
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-28
Twenty Dollars Reward.

XKTAS lost or stolen, on or about the
Wv twenty-irst instant. about7 miles
above Port Tobacco, in the neigbborhood
of Middletown, large Red Morocco"
Pocket Book, containing 225 dollars IN
paper, and one doubloon, The notes are
as foilows--One loo dollar note on thu
Mechanics Bank of Alexandria, so and
90 dollar antes ON the Farmers Bank OF
Maryland, aud so and 5 dollar notes.
Bank not ressllected, besides few
papers of not much Importance. think
The monev has probhbly fallen into the
hands of slaves, who will no doubt endea
vor te get the notes changed. | Will
give the ABOVE Reward to any person OF
persons who will restore to me the Pocket
Book with its contents, or the contents
alone.
Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-28
/, Thomas III. Rowland,

Has for sale, received per the schoOner
Rose-in- Bloom,
As tons of well assorted Swedish Ba,
Iron
145 sacks Liverpool fine Salt. and
10 casks real winter-pressed SPermace-
ii Oil
k&N The substantial and fast sailing
&&sch'r. Rose IN. Bloom, Rowland
master will take freight Tor the West
indies or coastwise. She carries I5l
barrels. i. II. II.
November 10 eo12t