The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-10-29

assault was distinctly swnrn II, The hagls-
trate ordered MIR. Roberts To find bail, for
which purpose he Immediately retired, aud
Yrs. h. with apparent seli-grauhcation,
followed.
MONUMENT TO SHAKESPEARE.
II has been proposed for some months
past in England, TO erect niomnnne, 10 the
memory of Shakespeare, ut Slratford-upon-
! Avon, and the name of the King leads the
subscription AS Patron. Some OF the Lon
don papers complain of the location ol the
proposed mnnument--insisting that all ma
/ tional monuments should be in the metro
/ polls. We perceive among tue names Of
! the committee, that of our layofite country
man, Washington lryine--at which com
hnent, some of the editors appear 10 he
mighty offended. .loLR BMi speaks nj this
selection, and ut MIR. Irvine, in the follow
lng snarliug manner. MIR. Washington
/ Irvine Is the author Of publication called
the Sketch bOok, (which, under the snspices
| OF that Lord Chamberlain at the muses.,
Mr. Murray, who regulated liz costume of
wovc paper and wide margin, and introda-
ced it to the Bcau-mondc, after it had
lain Wondering for months unnntieed in
minor shops, has been very popular with
light readers at the west end of the town.
and of a work called 3" hnickerboctrr's lis
tory of New York." very full of fun and
qnantness; and, moreover, Mr.. Washing
ton Irvine is a very pleasant and gentleman
| ~ man, modest, quiet, and unassumng, and
therefore it is painful 10 find him published
i'll this list but Mr.. Washington IRVINE is an
American al least all the success of hrs
works has arisen from the wondcrment eX-
cited that Yankee could have written so
we'll Now, really, what an American
Skctcher can have TO do in a London Com
mttec formed to commemorate Shak.
speare, we cannot see. II il is meant rs
a compliment TO the Americans, whcI, we
suspect to be, it is paid at too great Il sa-
crlfice. We repeat we have no personal
feeling against MIR. Irvine FAR from tive
are prepossrssrd in his favor but rs 4 ge-
neral question, We certainly must say, hat
II does appear that IA nniOndi monument
could have been raised TO Shakespeare with
out selecting as committee man, member
of a republic which has dcnatonalIzed IL
self" ~. J. Com. .4dp.
WAsHfNGToN, October 18.-Agreeable
to a notice which had been for some day
previously published, a Town Meeting VAS
held in one ofSig. Carusi's \ ssembly Rooms
(Which, by the way, we are glad to nd 81
spacious aud SO far advanced towards com
pleton.) The Mavor was called 10 the
chair, and }. n. Moulder was appointed
Secretary The object of this meeting was
disclosed by DIR. Thornton TO be, tn com
mcuce a coLtibulioNof money, 10 AL The
creeks in their struggle for liberty. After
some brief discussion, the meeting was al
.lourued to "Wednesday next, when, II ls pre-
summed, the question on this proposition will
be finally decided. II we might Judge
from circumstances, there Nas, on the part
of the majority of the meeting, no want OF
sympathy for the suilrrings OF the Gre2'zs,
but some doubt Of the utility of the propo-
scd cOntribution,and even Of It's cXpcdieney,
when compared with objects nearer home,
demanding all charity has to bestow Of the
superfuitles of life, or Of the redundancy
nf wealth. The address OF Or. Thornton
WAS heard with attention and respect. Gre
ditable to the meeting We do not know
whether aproductlon of this sort Is Il proper
subject for comment hut We shall be ~
cused for saving that we do moi concur III
all the views expressed by orr icllow-citi-
zen on this occasion, nor in the main PR
pose ofhis address, and yet we do heIlve,
| if there ever WAS holy cause, il is that Of
the Greeks. Nat Int.
AT the late election, in the state of Penn-
sylvania, for IA Representative tn Congress,
Pa, IN i,V
nation of VIM. Mlnor, a circumstance oc-
Cured which perhaps has mol parallel IN
the history of elections. The Whole num-
Der of votes given in was nearly 'ireire thou
&alld, and the majority of Col. Forrest over
Mr.. Miller was buta majority ri one vote.
Notwithstanding this singular result, and
the facility it would afford tor contest of
the legality of the election, ii is stated that
Mr.. Miller has no idea Of dsputing the l.
lection. Ii.
TnE CAPIrOL.--It gives us pleasure 10
SEQ the steady progress which IS made III
,iic building Of tue Capitol oi the u. States,
now nearer 10 It's completion than, nj one
'ilHr, we have expected to see 1t. 1in
sto' ework which forms the base, or lower
par, Of the dome, il a much heavier Worn
t1an We had supposed it would he, and the
brc ok work is OF great extent, forming an
imposing mass of building, Already G
nough is done to ensure that the inner cen
tral dome at least, There being two, an IN
terror one, and an exterior one, the one be
ing, as it were, the cclllng, the other the
roof will be completed before the close of
the present season. Enough il seen also
10 satisfy us that the building, Wien perite-
ted, will equal the most sang'.he eXpecta-
tons which have been entertained 81 il
After the dome is finished, the only great
part of the design whi,h will remain To be
completed, viii be the grand partlco, which
is to form the front OF the ccutre building.