Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-10-14
TRIAL FOR MURDER.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Ori lO.-On Tues
day last, before the Hon. Judge Stewart, com
menccd the trial of Hudson Sprouce, charged
with having murdered Susan Sprouce some
time during the year 1899. A very large mum
her of witnesses WAS examined- the examine
ton continued till Wednesday evening. when
the jury were addressed by Mr.. Pcyton, on
the part of the commonwealth M. Z. was
replied Ia on Thursday by nlrssrs Wood and
Dyer, followed by Mr.. Souihal also on behalf
OF the prisoner, in very lung, able, and elo-
quent address, which occupied upwards Of
-four hours. To-day Mr.. Pcyton addressed
the jury at considerable length, when they re-
tired and in II few minutes brought in "A YER
dict against the prisoner of" Murder in the
First Degree"
Mr.. Crawford, the Secretary of the Trea-
surv, is still very i'll 1T Mr.. James Barbour's,
in Orange county. The probability is that he
will not visit Mr.. Jefferson as be contempla-
ted but wilfreiurn 10 the City of Washington
as soon as his health will permit. Gaz.
Mr.. CLAY, understand, was so unweIl as to
be unable to attend the Federal Court at CO.
iumbus this September term. | am Informed
his friends are much alarmed al the state of
his health. He is reported tn labour under an
affection of the liver. Cincinnati Press.
Major William Bradford is stated to have
beers elected delegate TO Congress from the
Territory of Arkansas. by majority of ZIG
votes over II. w. Conway, Esq MIR. Bates,
the late delegate, ii is said, was not candi-
date.
New York, October IO-The steam boat
Chancellor Livingston, arrived Yesterday,
having left Albany at 4 p NJ. on "Wednesday,
tpfp fhea fln of
festivities onthe occasion of the opening of the
Grand Canal 10 the Hudson. Upto that hour
we learn, the arrangements had been happily
executed, in "A style of grandeur seldom wit
messed. The assemblage of people was the
most numerous ever gathered al Albany, and
was supposed To exceed 40, 600. The Chancel-
Ter Livingston, with the New York Committee
and many other of our citizens reached Albany
at in the morning. Our COMMITTEES was
most cordially received, and honored with a
station in the procession next To the Corpora
tion Of Albany. A the appointed hour, IL
O'Clock, the first Canal Boat entered the wa
tiers of the Hudson. Nothing could exceed
the JOY on this great and proud event, which
was manifested by the repeated shouts of the
immense throng, the roar ofcannon. &c.
.Her. ..Adr.
Letters received in this city by the brig Sea
Horse, (arrived at Phadephia) from Pernam-
buco, dated 9th August, advise that in conse-
quence of the departure of the soldiers and
European Portuguese, the consumption of
-four was reduced from %. 600 bhls to 1000
bbls. per annum. Three cargoes, besides The
brig Emma, of New York, were then aflpat,
and more than 1000 bills. were unsold, which
exceeded supply for three months. The
price was IL milreas, and retailed very slow,
some days not single barrel was sold The
advices received at Pernambuco from Birch
head & Co of Bahia, were to the Cd of Au-
gust; -four there aburdant, and of difficult
sale at II mIlreas-a heavy stock in market.
The letters also express fears that shippers of
flour would sustain great losses, as prices would
doubtless be very low. TU.
The Missouri Inteligencer Of September 9th,
saws, that the express. who brought the intelli-