Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-10-03
LAW JNTEIIICENCE.


/, AZ the late term OF the circuit court of the
United States, held in this city, itwas decided
by Judge Livingston, IN the case OF the U. >.
VS.. Barker, that where bill of exchange had
been remitted by the secretary OF the treasury
to England in lol4, for collection, which was
protested and sent back, and the protest aud
bill forwarded from Washington to this city in
the month of December, arriving here on
Saturday, the 1Otb-notice TO the endorsers
given on Monday, the 18th, was sufficient TO
hold them.
In tue case of Mr.. Eugene Malibranl. indct-
ed for fitting out a vessel to be employed in
the slave trade, in the pill OF indictment the
grand jury presented that =" the place where
the slaves were intended to be procured, aud
the place where they were to have been deis-
cred, were uDknOwH TO the jury. Ii appeared
in testimony that MIR. hlalibrans letters OF in-
sirnctOns, which had been produced before
the Graud Jury, stated specifically these pla-
ces, and therefore the indictment was incor.
rect. On this ground the court directed the
acquittal OF The defendant. N. y. Com ddU.
TO THE EDITORS OF rHB NATIONAL iNTaLLIGBNcER.
Lymchburg, september ~.
Gentlemen As a letter. dated :. Lynchbuis, Sept.
I'd, $780,. published IN y.ur paper, aud re published IA
number Of ethers may make an erroneous Impression
ON strangers it appears proper 10 make short state
ment the There IL but too much truth
in the account OF failures the fall the price Of pro,
perry, &c the result OF the Specializing mania that
pervadea some years ago, not merely this place, but
The nation at large.
The writer after describing the animated appearance
OF the town few years past, says
I" But how changed the scene The streets
are comparatively empty; not Wagon is 10
be seen. The trowel's din has ceased, and
the bOatman's song is bushed. The whole
town partakes more Of the appearance of
Goldsmith's deserted village than of what il
vas tsur years ago."
Ihs is too bad. Now the trade, the real business of
The place. continues very great. Within the last Twelve
months the suautiy Of Produce deposited and sold
IS fully an average Of the last 5,6 s. 10 years OF
ioacco which has always beeu the staple the place,
1857 hogsheads of passed. aud 1918 Of refused, have
an average weigh, heavier than any former year
ske~, making total exceeded but besides,
large quantities OF wheat, flour, whi,key, bacon, bu,trr,
ahu variety OF other articles, generally paid for
delivery, aud at prices high Market foreign
or domestic, will justify NIL this, too brought to this
- resemblance of Goldsmiih's deserted village in
Wagons, though none of them your cores
ponden and carried away by boatinen, none Of whose
songs he heard.
the place (; for his manner would NOT Justify such
charge. His high-colourng seems to have beer the
result OF that tendency TO extremes which very COM
mon To many others well as trayellrTs-such as,
cold weather the coldest feltthe greatest
ra--the hes, in The world, the woIst-or as Peter
Pindar says:
g Like Jeremiah's figs,
" The GOOD were very good,
=" The bsd too sonr 10 give the pigs"
Those printers no have published the letter will
perform an &c, OF justice by inserting the fol, going
statement. A CITIZEN OF IYNCHBIRC
I'VE insert the above with pleasure. We al, quite
sure IT vas FAR fToni pondents intention
nnTe either the character feelings Of the people Of
IJnchhurs His views such IS the hasty glance