The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1824-12-16
BANK INCORPORATIONS.


The banking mania appears to rage in
various parts of the State, with a violence
truly alarming, Nothing can be moro omi-
nous to the truly republican interests of the
people than the incorporation of monied in
situations amongst them, and the legitimate
consequences the creation of an aristocracy
ofcapitalists. The idea of the increase OF banks
is public benefit, inasmuch as it arguments
the quantity of money in circulation, and at
fords new facilities for procuring 1t, Is found
ed in sophistry, and exists only in the amb-
guilty oflanguage it is the creation of a mere
nominal capital, for the exclusive benefit OF
the stockholders, and in the same proper
ton, detrimental to the real interests OF the
BODY politic.-lt is rank incubus of over
bearing wealth--a sort of night-marc that
haants the dreams of visionary spectators,
and disturbs the rcpose of the community,
which it is the imperious duty of the guar
dans of the peoples safely to chase away.
We notice numerous applications before
the Legislature, for the incorporation of
companies for steamboat navigation, for
steam-mills, and for the manufacture Of
-four oil, fax, &c, with banking privileges /;
the Morris Canal bill, with banking CAPT
tai of 900, 900 dollars, having been rejected
in the House, affords a reasonable expccta-
Let all the people say--amen!
To this long list, Mr.. knny ofthe Newark
Eagle is surprised that there has not been
added an application for the incorporation OF
Printers Bank. A measure like this
would seem unnecessary at this day, when
the natter from the hrinterS' bank has been
current since 1444, and while its fund Of
"coin from natures mental mint of worth, >
is inexhaustible. Huage Hcrul9.
Invention, AN ingenious musical instrii-
ment, styled the PGean Regal. the invention
of LYMAN Watson, has been exhibited fol
some time past in Cincinnati, Ohio. A pa
Der of that place describes it as follows
"There are thirteen waxen figures, repre-
senting males and females attached to it, and
SO arranged as apparently to aid in forming
the band of musicians. The males, seven il
number, arranged on the left, are made tc
blow upon trumpcts, and the six females @!
the right to chime upon bells all i'll exac
accordance with the tune playing upon the
instrument; and the whole united forms al
assemblage of musical sounds truly pleasing
The blowing of the trumpets by the wake,
figures on the one side will excite the curl
osity of the spectator to inquire whence ant
how the air from the main body of the in
strument is conveyed at the distance oftwelv,
feet, and made to form music with the trum
cts, and on the other side, it will be no les
pleasing to behold the waxen figures play
ing upon the bells. The music, of itself, j
sufficient to attract the attention of amature
of that art, and the novelty and Skill dis
played in the mechanism will crafty ala
please every beholdor.''
Shocking Occu,rence.-On Teusday tn
18th ult. as two men were returning fror
Canada, in skif, laden with apples and Ct
der short distance above Niagara Fall
they were forced by the current into til
rapids above the cataract where the DO;
was upset, and they were hurried into I'll
awful gulph below. The bodies Of the SUI
ferers have not been found. One barrel
cider was taken out below the Falls, uninju
ed; but the skiff was literally in fragment
We have not been able to learn the nain'
of the unfortunate individuals.
Slander.-At the last Supreme Coul
held at Salem, Mas. an action was brought
gainst the Hon. Benjamin Osgood, of Metl
nenn, for slandering the character of Mi
Sophia w. Bodwell, in the same place. III
Jury brought in verdict of one thouso2
four hundred dollars damage against the 4
PENDANT.
Fraud.--Accum, the principal and ind
fatigable chemist in London, has by
scientific tests detected many of the impo
tons of that avaricious class OF traders, W
have found out many "cvil inventions" a
apply their science to the worst ofpurpos
So notorious is the manufacture of pretend
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