Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-12-29

Total OF principal and interest, Sili!,i59 sc
States.
Note. OF this sum. $685. % was paid to The
Treasurer. 10 he laid ont III stock.
III preceding statement shews that the
Whole iund amounted, OH the LIST of December
ISIS, 10 y l,ilii5Y So. To this isto be added
the balance yet due from the government OF
the United States TO this Common ealtii, for
advances made by the latter tor military seryI
GEES during the war, the amount Of which is net
known TO said President and Directors. The
above sum, Gall OF which either Is, or will be,
under the laws on the subject, made prodHc-
tive capital,) will, with the addition OF the
usual revenue of the fumd arising from fines,
forfeiturcs, escheats, and lotteries, in the opin-
ion of tie President and Directors, yield an
annual income little short OF ninety thousand
dollars.
The Legislature have, by appropriations,
made last session, TO Primary Schools and an
University laid the foundations of two of the
most essential parts OF the plan OF pubic IN
structon. The view of the fund, which the
preceding statements exhibit, justifies the be-
liei that ii will be in the power of the L*sisia-
tnre to increase the appropriations for Primary
Schools, to provide farther tor intermediate
Seininaries, or To give additional aud in the
extension aud endowment Of the State Univer'
sitv.
The President and Directors, since T. last
session. and at as early period as they could,
took measures to ascertain what portions Of
the sum appropriated TO primary schools each
county and town was entitled TO, so as TO eu
able them TO apply for and use the same the
law dirccted.-'rhey annex hereto, marked
(A.,) "a table showing the amount allotted 10
each county and town, by the census. tue cTi-
teron fixed on by law. Many of the counties
and towns have drawn the quotas ttsey had Il
right 1o:-otl.erS have failed to do so. The
president and Directors have received, from
Aibemarle ounty, Norfolk borough, LOudoun,
northumberland aud Hanover counties, re
porls shelving how the money appropriated has
been applied These documents are hereto
annexed, marked o.. G. ID. T. ~ They mag
serve Ia give some idea OF The numbers of poor
children tO be educated in any given popuia-
non, and OF the eXDence OF etfecttng the sane
The nua,ber Of poor children in the counties,
who are Incapable Of obtaining, wIthout the
sri of the fund, even the first elements OF edu.
Cation, is greater than could have been ex.
prCtsd. The sums appropriated are made
qHate 10 imPaTt The benefits of the law 10 AL
bot YET The number who will derive advantages
from u is Sufficiently great, to sbew that IL will
produce important aud incdcnlable benefits.
TliGasSrdS of pOsr children Will receive the
advantages OF Instruction., VITO, but for The
beneticent influence OF Tie Literary Fund,
would have been doomed TO grope out their
iivvs in state of inter darkness aud igsO
rance
Tile President and Directors beg leave 10
state 10 the Legislature, that the power given
them, under the second section OF the act of
ior the education Of tie poor To raise money
10y lotteries. and also that bestowed By ihe
seventh section of the act passed February 20,
1919, eDtIiied, an act concerning the Literary
FHnd, Of selling the privilege of drawing lot.
teries, wil have expired after the nnnilI Of
February next. Its submitted, whether these
powers should not be renewed for such add
tOna period may appear proper to the
Gruera Assembly. The President aud Direc-
tors also think il proper TO rematk. that there
arc defects in the present laws for suppressing
private aud unauthorized lotteries. Persons
exhibiting such lotteries arc frequently itiue.
rant. Vi not dissOInte, characters, WHO leave
the State, as soon as their lotteries arc CON
pleicd; and, although prosecutions are inSli-
tuted, and fines imposed, sci their effects are
eluied, by the departnie Of tie utienicrs--
The cOnFts, TOO, have construed the provision
afthe &C, which imposes the fOfieitmIe Of the
sum 10 he raised by au unlicensed lottery, 10
mean the sum which will be a c!sar gain on tie
drawing; 30 that, where s0ch lottery il made
use OF, as is very compou for tie sgle 81 FRO.
pcrty, II the person does not oyer.rdte The
property in the price fixed on a., be CO. draw
Nitk0nt license, AID with impuHity, and even
u he Ovcr-ratcs his goods, he only iofictfs the
excess DeS Oud tho real value. Ii ~ rndlspe..-
sibie, 10 Oider TO secure tue bencfts 10 " nsrh
l0ilerics drawn under The antsOrits of Tic iaw
are entitled, aud To make the griS icge OF dis
posius Of then, uf any valne, tlist y remedy
shOuid be applied " these defects ~ the sxisi.