Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-05-21

day. is one Of the ships w!.icl. has been
completely cured Of tue dry rot by having
been sunk.
The money loaned by the Great Euro-
pean Houses To the French Government
viii gradually rrtur.i 10 The channels oil
Circulation.
rhe Bank OF Enslaud will undoub,cd-
Is, rs soon as lhey can possibly increase
i,s discounts.
t,dreJ The dawniny of better times is
10 be touudia The iasl European arcouris.
few gfea! failures having taken place after
The i2'h OF March, and the pressure oii the
3onh Of France having, IN Il great meas.
urc, subsidized.
But Houses who never thought they
would he l,a,;i pressed, having fell beavi-
~ the want OF money, The consequence
has been and will be that almost all The
good Houses will 10 as Halle business as
they eau.
The great scarcely OF money will he
prolonged b, !,he want of conf!derce.-
Ii has produced, aud will still produce
great and rapid TAIL III prices OF ainosl
every ariiclr in this market. The cure
will ceriaiuly comc.-Ii will he slow.
Boston Weekiy Report.
NEW NoRK, Nav l5.-The gale which has
continued f,om the Nortl, East Tor so long
time, was very heavy ia Sandy Hook Bay from
Wednesday afternoon TO Thursday evening.
The brig Amelia from Amsterdam. which had
arrived within the Hook, cut her cables ANA
parted taw-er. when she ran up to Amboy.
where she remai,is at the dock. Captain Neal
came ur to town on Thursday evening, and
reports that the other vessels which were AT
anchor below, got under way and STOOD out
for sea, but probably pnt back u, the after
moan. as lie saw the two ships al anchor w,eu
he came up. The British ship Elizabeth has
got M TO the Quarantine ground. A brig was
driven ashore ncar the Heck, but afterwards
got OFT. T Her. Adr.
LAW INTELLIGENCE.
Mdy IA case of great importance has
been decided this forenoon in the supreme
court of this state the case of MatIier and
Strong vs.. Ira Bush. It will only be uecessa-
ry 10 state the following facts, in order IL give
correct idea of the points in issue. Bush
became Indebted to the plaintiffs in lSi6; in
1917 he obtained discharge from ali his
debt, under thesn ol,ept law passed in 1913
* lying upon the tate decision of the supreme
court OF the United States, that state insoivent
laws coHld only have the effect to exempt the
body from imprisonment, but not the proper
" subsequently acquired the plaintiff took
ont ala exception against the goods. aud this
was a motion oil the part of the defendant in
the court below, for relief. The question sub
miiteu TO the court. aud argued at great
the original contract, being made after the
passing of the slate iRsolveut law, was not
made with an implied reference To il as one of
me existing laws OF the state, and subject 10
be controlled by il sccordinglvS The court
was OF opihon in the affirmative. and ordered
the execution 10 be discharged. We under
stand the creditors intend 10 carry up the case
TO Washington
Another question of scarcely less interest,
was argued by the same counsel viz: what
would be the law in a case where the debt
was contracted previous TO the insoly cnt ACT
but on Tins, no opinion was given. Emmet,
for the creditors; Wells. Ogden, Jones, and
Griiien, for the nsolvenis.
SHIPW RECKS.
The New London Gazette of Wednesday,
mentions that the British Packet Princess
Charlotte. Captain White, bound from Kings
ton, Jamaica, 10 Falmouth England was
wrecked on the Hogsties, N. w. Key. on the
1tt OF April. She had on board ) $50. 900 in
specie. of which nine boxes of dollars were
lost. The residae of the specie, together with
the rigging, were saved The captain, crew
| and passengers were conveyed 10 Crooked
Island by II New Providence wrecker; at
which place MIR. Titley, one of the passen-
gers, and three seamen, embarked in the sch
Belinsa for kennebunk and of Block Island
they Tell IN with Il boat which landed them at
| New London
BY the Quebec papers, we learn that the
British ship Heart of Oak, Captain Nicholson,
| b'nnd from London TO QHebec, was lost iii the
|
April. The Captain and crew were saved.
| AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
Yesterday The third anniversary of the Ame-
| rcan Bible Soriety was elebratediu this city.
| AgIeeabiy TO previous arrangements, tie OFF,
| GERS aid members OF the Society met at the
| New York Institution at ten o'clock. a. NJ.
! ana proceeded TO the Assembly room Of the
| City Hotel. Kept by MIR. Jennings, in b oad-
way. Al eleven, the Hon. Elias Boudiuot,
! President OF the Society, took The chair, when
| after the reading of te 95rb Psalm. by the
Rev. Mr.. Minor, Rector Of ST. Georges
Chnrch in this city and Secretary fol Domes-
tic Correspondence ofthe Society. the NEE ting
was opened by an impressive, affe ctionate and
fervent address from the President The an
| nual Report of the Society containing AN inte
| resting and highly satisfactory account of the
proceedings of the board for the past year
| was then read by the Rev James NJ Mat
thews, pastor Of the Dutch Churck in Garden
| street in this city. by this documeDtit appears
| mat the Society have printed. during the past
year, 81 800 copies OF the Bible and ~ 900
copies of tie New Testament, and dnripg the
| three years of its existence los ,270 copies oil
the Bible and Testament. The amount of lis
! funds received during the past year is
; 42T23, 81 of which have been paid by Aux
Hilary Societies. 5 "a ,0I0 rs, and 5 6,77l 92 by
! CONGREGATIONS and individuals for the purpose
81 constituting their pastors embrrs for life
aud The residue by contributions from me ~
beis, donations. requests, &c. Ii also appears
that the number of Auxiliary Societies
"'iuHhtsr dt Tue present tiHe, TO one HUnuleu
q mineiy-two. The Report contains an animal
lhg view of the progress aud prosperity Of the
Society, and furnishes the strongest motive.
to Christians of all denominations. to unit,
with other kindred Institutions, in forward
| IN. It's benevolent efforts TO Distribute the
| Scriptures cong the destitute in cur own an,
all other countries. New York Daily AdU.
! EItrdct IF letter from our correspondent, date
| London. Mdrch IS 1910
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rits, and rapidly gaining reputation. a small
picture win, Il lac painted some months ago, o
Anne Page inviting master slender in to din
neI, is now exhibiting in the British gallery