Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-22
GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.

HE the late cold spell has closed the river to
Poughkeepsie [.Jfer. .9dr.
GENERAL BANKRUPT LAW.
Zee. lS.-in pursuance of the notice given Z
some days since, most respectable meeting (
OF merchants, traders, and others, interested /,
In The passing ola General Bankrupt Law.
TOOK place yesterday at the Tontine Coffee (
House. His Honor the MAYOR was called
to the Chair, and JONATHAN GoopuuE ESQ
was appointed Secretary. The Chairman
having stated the object of the meeting. n Me-
Moral addressed to the Senate and House
OF Representatives, was read and handed To
the chalr, setting forth, briefly, the reasons
winch render a General Bankrupt Law pecu-
llariy desirable at this moment and mo-
uon was made that the same should be ac-
cepted and signed in behalfof the Chairman
ana secretary, and fol- warded to our Senator's
ana the Representatives from this CITY. TO he
presented to Congress. After some little dis
cussion and explanation, as to the nature of this
memorial, the question on its adoption. as
above, was put and carried with, we believe. ;
only two dissenting. voices. Thus have ali
classes OF the great city of New York. added
their voice to that ofthc Atlantic cities pen-
orally IN favour ola general and uniform law
of Bankruptcy. IU
NORFOLK, Dec. I9.-Col ARrurn Err
was on Monday last elected Delera,e IN tho
General Assembly of this State, for Norfolk
county, to ill the vacancy accustomed bv the
decease OF Edward ID. Wilson, Esu.EThe
GontesI was entirely between Colonel L. and
JOHN THOMPSON, Esq. and was rendered ne.
cuarly Interesting by the doubtfulness of the
result throughout, which, considering that
ooth parties were brought forward by their
respective friends, is an evidence of the nm
common popularity of each. As MANY ms /,
OF III umes the votes were at tie, and TO
almost the last moment it was UNCERTAIN ON
wmich C., candidate the choice of the people would
'aii. Inc poil was kept open until the sun
lowing result
For Lee, 154
Thompson, al i
49, Herald
Joint Resolutions Of the .Nayor, Recorder. M
dcrmen ana Common Council ofihe BOROUGH
o. ,Eoyof&, passed The I'm dag Of December,
f'esoiued unanimously, That the Act of Con
siess, entitled I'm .4ct concerning. .Nay,go-
.ton' passed on the 18th of April, 1913, and
inc ACT OF Congress, cptiil led IN Act suppIe
me"'ny 10 an .4ct entitled an act concernino.
'Sn.risaf,on, passed on the 9Th of Nav, 1890.
which establish the Restrictive system by
which British Ships are prohibited from bring
ing the productions of the British Colonies in
TO oar ports, and taking away the Agricultu
raj productions of our State and other staples
oi our Commerce in return, are highly iniurl
Gus 10 tle interests of this Borough and Dis
United States
Uhereas, it is understood that the general
sentiment of the Citizens of this Borough is
III accordance with the foregoing Resolution
Hesolred unanimousiy That the good pen-
PIE OF inns Borough he, and they are hereby
recommended to hold public meeting at ,bS.
iown Hall, on FRIDAY next, at eleven
O'Clock a. NJ. for the purpose of adopting
such measures as may be deemed expedenf
System. "'''
Ordered, That the foregoing Resolutions no
published in the Newspapers of this Borough,
m VIZ g JOHN L. HOLT, .Hayor.
ItSft, WM. SHARP, G. c.
WASHINGTON, December eO.-A bill vae
Yesterday passed, without words debaf. il,
the House OF Representatives for the relief az
certain purchasers of Public Lands. We
nave no doiibi some provision of the sort Is
hectssar5, the time allowed by the act of last
session for fling releases Sc. being foo short
inhsmuc' as the yolnminous FORMS from the
Lane OHlce required considerable fine IN
prepare them. and left less time tban was in
'e,'ueu oy congress for persons To avail Them
selves OF the provisions Of the benefcent law
oil last session. The extension of time is fo,.
one year more. This is a distant day : but
we have no objection to its remotepess. nro-
vided It he understood to be the last day.-
L Or II time is 10 be extended beyond thc .dav
nov proposed, from year TO year, the debtors
VIII laugh at the government. and keen Ihe;,.
lands IN the teeth of its conditional deci,r,,
t ll. OF forfeiture. We hope sincerely that
tf'S OIL VIII pass but we hope as earnestly
that 1t Will be the last induigence-lalo. We
wish TO see the relations of debtor and credi-
Tor at ain end, between the People of the
Soiith and West, and the government of the
'"'o"' MAJ. Int.
a large and respectable meeting was held
atConcert Hall, Boston,on Friday eyeninr Iast
at Whch 1t was agreed to present memorial
I" Congress against The passage .ofa ganeraI
bankrupt law. Nathaniel Goddard, Esq. was
I'D the chair, and A. w. Fuller Secretary The
committee to draw up the memorial consists
=" ", M Sturses, josiah Bradlee, David Ellis.
CHARLES Howard, and Isaac Stevens.
Ia PGLnGbie Ldnd for SnIe.
iissM wiz be sold auction, on the l1oh da, oc
le;tJ- J"'Ndy nef the premises afelv orcrnisi *