Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-05-15
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bed tickenS, Sc 80 to SO per cent fine
linfnS % rer sent,
Common pint tumhlers ll2 ner cont
Common decanterE So per cent.
Fine Cut glass 35 20 so per ceHt.
Foolscap papev. So per csut. Pr, 1,,.-...
Castings pots, kettles Sc. IS per rpnt.
Bar Iron, = i0rer ton additional dutyN s,rs o. .
Spades ard siovels, ISL per cont Nna7'yru
Nails. 50 per cert hoops Is per cent
sheet Iron, rs per cent.
Sars ana bolts rolled irop. so per cent.
Common window glass. So per cent
fine Grown glass. 80 per cent.
Salt cents additional duiy The duty wonld
amount I" $50 per ceut on the cost
h"'asses the dn,y doubled making 10 cents
per gallon. on 100 per cent. on the cost
Brown sugar, duty raised from 3 to 4 cents
being 100 per rent on the cost
Boh"a Ira. duty raised from I2 10 p cents per
pound heiRs 200 per cen, on the cost. willie
Tive dHtN ou fine teas is reduced
Hemp du'y raiscd from so To so per ton
The whole tlIitf Seems to be intended tn
restiir' CoD'n'ptc" a. much as possible aud
,hroughoni world, iii ever becomes law,
oHai h.a'i,S upon he nation, aud compara'
lively lightly on the rich.
CoNsIsTnRY CouRT. LOv0oN MARcrT2
The office of ne Jndge. promoted Jy 1iG6er. a.
gdtnst BG-=aId and Boycr
Iron Cot;ns, The former proceedings in tn $
very curious case have already been az con-
siderable lengih before tie public. On the ln-t
hraring the Judge decided that il was not COM
ptte"' ChutCnWaruenS Dr other parish m
GERS 10 refuse 10 utter in parochial church,
" rds. or hury-erounds, bodies deposited ia
c. flirS made of Iron, particularly il so
deposited by the orders OF executors act
ing cnniormabiy to the wishes OF The deoeas-
ed. He recognized This as u private risht
hut at the same time, like other private
rights; aud az these latter nigh, be affectsd
Ivy the general use OF iron cUiiius, he directed
the parties proceeded against TO Law b,fcr.
me Court iabs ni snch fees they mirhi
think adeqnat"tn the proportion of eNps.Se.
which such collins were calculated Ia Ores
sion 10 parishes, by reason OF their durability
ana ths consequent rapid occupations OF the
ground, The Judge also directed references
10 he made Tn Tho i:l0st eHiuest rhvmi>is of
the present day. npOu The comparative tiis.o.
sItihu OF iron aud wood 10 CorrOde aud decay
! when pluuaed into the grcund The ann.
ment tor ih- patenee was, that iron d" lanI-
nae, or plates OF rolled iron Sucu as tkose of
vhich Collins ave constructed not being M re
than one twelfth 0f an iUCh IN thickness viii
corrode and decay much sooner tban. or al
any rate as soon az seasoned cOffius of0ak
elm. or yellow deal OF Tie common de-
Scripticm
This day, in Pursuance OF the desire of the
judge table ct fees vas brought in by Dr..
Swaby ard DIR. Washington on iha pa,t OF the
rariShichrrs of ST. Andrews, Hoiborn, he
principal items OF which wete, For reflins
OF non. or any other metal, or any metallic
composition Whatever, for parsuioner 4 10.
teNtia lee y tor "A non pariShiOuer 20 ulttu
All coiilns ot the above description 80 he bu.
ried at least ID feet deep below The surface of
the ground. With respect TO the second
matter the matter OF reference, affidayits
were read. signed by the tollcv inr proies-
sioUal gentlemen Dir. Brande, professor of
. CHEMISTRY. aud cbymIcal lecturer TO tho ROYAL
Institution Mr.. Akin, secretary 10 The So.
clety OF Arts Nj. Farriday, assistant lsctu-
rer at The Royal Institution Mr Patkes
chymical lecturer 10 the Royal Military Col
lege, Wooiwlch and two other emiuent civ
miSiS Messrs. Brande, Fsrrtddy, aud A kin.
WIN ahothaf witness, expressed their opiuicn
at tha greater durability of the raleut cof,
fms, which Mr.. BJaude considered as com
pared with that of wooden ones TO h: as
ihIee 10 one. Mr.. Akin considered t,la. one
OF the process OF an advanced state of putre-
faction, in a human body enclosed In a cofFin
WAS the disIenilOn OF the abdomen caused bv
TIE gene' atiOn OF hydrogen and other saseS
aud azote The escape of which gases. was
favourable TO the process of oxShatiou or
inS'in2. When, however. by the bursting of
Tue abdomen, those gases wers nuaily ex-
bantted, and nothing of Them remaiued the
small portion OF The atmospheric air which
would operate upon the exterior surface of
tho coffin, AND over the moisture of fife soiI
won'd have very trItlng effect IN decom
posing The iron. Those gentlemen ai.o nk
served That there were very S;outly wroushf
joints or springs by which the top of the cot. |
mn CLOSED Gown and these joints, springs, or |
IiOs- would prevent The SupeTincu n, bent |
ground from crushing the frame OF fhe cof6n |
together, even after the decay Of the animal |
substaace within, by reason Of their strengtI, |
and durability. They added that the indie |
Structibie nature of these collins woull he |
greatly increased, if an external or iutarn.I |
coat OF pant UTvaruish or Japan were laid |
OVER the iron. DR.. ) ,vaybey Dr. IuSbiu,,nn
and Or. Dodson. argush upon these premises
that The danger which the churcbwaro.ns
apprehended Of iniermeni in iron becoIrinu
too common practice, aud of so cboak,n1
every cemetry Us London in very few wears
~ CONSEQUENCE OF the cofhns being in sub
lance almost thperishabie, might be greatly
Increased without the possibility OF ruardiu5
against IT. The relatives of the deceased
mfgh' give an iUieTlOr coating of yatu,sh mr. |
paint which ,lOnId render decay next 10 i'm.
possible, ana detection by tie parish officers
out OF the question tor the Coffin once ctnssd
was never 10 he opened. They therefore
comics Ged that this table of fees deserved tn
Do pronounced for by the Court.
Dr. JenueT and Df. PhdlnOre were then
heard tor the paicutee. Dir T.. l. Friedman
of GOswell street road. H. Aupport Of their
argument they referred TO tie sfbd,vits 80 |
NJ r.sPdkes aud Mr.. AcCHm which were in
direct aud cifeumstaDtiai contradiction 10
those ut the other professional aeniisner
MF. PdtkeS, WHO had made AN shidavft ore.
viOnSIy gave Ia another responsive as IL were
10 That Ut Nh. Akin; ia which he declares
mat ~ those processes really did lake place
% me pntFti"ciIoh ut Tie human body
hat nv. AikiU depsSrd to, no thouybi
.hay would bV calculated 10 have an effpct
lpOn tile OX!dAiiOn. aud subsenuent scalruo
# the lroE, directly contrary TO that which
M. Aikid depoSed to, Having rsuSwed bis
nVesilgdlions on the subject he conceived
HAT iron coiiins % this description would de.
FAY rather sooner than coiliBs Of oak IL was
observed too. that though there were thIte
tout RIBS at Tie top Of the coffin, there were
zone on the SIDES ana therefore, assuming
Ne liability % the ircU laminsc TO decay in lie
curse oi three or tour years, The 81 des would
.itc waN, and tie incumbent earth wouId
ness IN the top, sHd so produce a Destruction
If il'cni. al least ~ rapid rs hat which takes
pisce vi'h CcthuS OF wood
d. Atnoid, d.. JcnDer, and Dr. PhiHimore
Observed. that though ibese discrepancies OF
p'rion among professional men Weie 10 be la
utuled, YET, where theiT positions were ASSERT
with equal COZ Gdtnee TIE Court ,yo,Jd