Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-04-30

I ftics The ireStinal,ic value os the a.tairmen,
ih"S ihin>e - taste, they create n thirst, fo,
mental Improvement ia general: and. what i,
most important OF AL. they confer The faien.
j0r patSHtHg rHh success every study. which 81
lady may aI,rtuar's> devote herself 10. Had
the ladies at Richmond last year possessed, il,
general. nn artuaiuta with classical litera
TUE. Professor Copper would have dispensed
to aus citS. in+teai at Philaueiphia tie benefit
OF his e,pgsn, lectures. He wuuli have found
af,utn' ard disciples incssry ;smil,. wliicii
! h.d ,adN dor'esi:cated the muses. aud tho
.rafcs ~ S:rcre nDt Italy Eut il is ia van,
10 l"ok back wit regret on tie past, when the
hrishietins future is openin. prospects OF the
hl hest iiu. rest Ia our view. II Mr.. Antlrr-
sons aticupi succeeds profcssor>hips IN every
branch ot loiue literature. for the beu-fit Of
frn.~'' students, will Immediately Ice establish
ed ANA Richmond will pe. iiaps, have the
houOur III rtccting the first institution of the
soti inr lDtrai accomplishment "f that SEX
wien has h'en SO long, anti II cruelty denied
me advantages at arrgulhr system OF inteilec
tuht Improvement. Let all who dou.t Of the
advantages at classical literature read the fol-
low ,ns short quotation from MIR. Blair (autI,or
OF Tie celSbraied sermons, lectures, &c) TO
whose judgment al will how:
hsady Of tie Cieek and roman ciassics re-
coR,Mendcd: TO all such as wish 10 form
theif taste AMI noursh their gsnius let IN.
warmly recommend the assi!uuuSsiHiv of the
ancient classics, both Greck and Ronan.
NOCtnrna versate mann, yrrSate diur,,a
without IA considerable arauainianre with
Item, no man can be rcckoupd polite scholar
-a'ih he Viii wani many assis stances TOR n.,it-
tRg ana speaking well, which, they would afford
hi'p. Any one has great reason To Suspect hi,
own Ia te, who receives little or M ,,lraxure
from the pern>a' of wrii,Hgs which so many
ages aud naiious have consented in hni,iin.
up as oolect, OF admlrat:on. And l am per-
shaded II Viii be found that in pruputtinu as
the aneients are generally >tnliet and admin
ed. or are unknown ;,id disrryarded in ANY
country. good taste aud good romposition will
flourish OF decline. They are commonly none
hui the i.norartor supe rfical who mnd.rv
them. lnnumerable evidences Of "A similar
character may he adIuc d in support of The
position thai an acquaintance with the ancient
classic Is almost Indispensable 10 the cand,-
dates Tor literary distinction. Some additions
al views ct This subject will be prerared for
the neat Enquirer. PHILIP SYDNEY.
We understand that the office of tire
bank OF the U. ). in this CITY, moi ouiy
refuses To receive The notes OF tn other
ofhces oil that bank Gas has been lo..s
known to the pubilc,) but also refuses
the n0ies OF the branches of the Virgini..
Stale banks an every case, and even iu c,r-
tai" cases, the notes nj the mother bauk.,
e1cept IA payment IF detfs. Ii is under
STOOD That THIS measure has been adopIed
10 prevent It's notes being drawn ont for
.thepnrpose of remltances to the north
ern towns, where they are worth rather
mere than the notes Of the stale banks,
III conseeque zee of being taken in pay
ment OF custom-h0use bonds and that
TINS measure Is put in force in those cases
only where this Intention of money chang
ing Is detected in the transaction.
The Two stale banks have also been
compelled 10 refuse the notes of their
own branches, except in the payment OF
debts. Tbs Is intended 10 prevent The
accumulation ofbaIances against EN- on
the part OF lie Office of the u S. Bank,
lnasmuch as it will prevent persons hold
ing brancii notes from drposiing them
and then giving checks in favor OF iha,
office. In other words, those who have
branch notes, and have no payments TO
make in the mother banks, iii have 10
resort 10 the branches, instead of deposit
rag them III the mother bank, as hereto
fore