Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-11-22

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CoNNEcrIcUr On the 10th inst. n handsome !
en- eraininent was given to the Revolutionary Sol
diers residing in Derby and the neishboring towns:
70 venerable soldiers mostly pensioners and about
800 resi- ecable citizens, attended They were es-
corled by detachment Of the Oxford Artillery 90
of the veterans We're able with the assistance of
and crutches TO join the procession; at noon
salute OF the Old l3 fred at dinner, soldier
of &c presided; and l3 regular toasts were given
out, all breathing the spirit of 10
RHODE IsLANp.--A petition oil Palmer Hines,
convict in Washington county Jail, submitted
to the Legislature: he convicted OF the crime
of burning a barn in South Ningstown, sentenced
to rav a fine OF $1,000, be imprisoned for 4 years.
stand in the pilory, 10 have both ears cropped and
be branded an The face with the letter y. lie prays
to be exempted from the horrible punishment OF
cropping and branding. The petition gave rise 10
| much discussion. On the one side, it argued,
that the punishment a relic of barbsrism;
cruel, and unnecessary; and that it cut oil the
victim from all chance of associating good Ierms
with his frllowrnen, and OF reforming his life: On
the othe that il would be interference with the
Judiciary authority of the land indirect reproach
upon the Court, n relaxation OF the criminal law
and an encouragement 10 culpri;s to persevcre in
their crimes by the hopes of impunly. Finally, the
! petition was rejected, rs 10 %
Mass AcHUsErrs. AT large public sale of
! Wool nj Boston on the oh, il went off at good
prices; the SaXony woods the hghes' from 55 cents
TO 81 80; the Mernos from 30 cents to S II the
h. The Saxony sheep is slii 20 be the Merino kept
perfectly pure and unaduli Grated .-Messrs. Law
rence Of Boston have Just import cd from London
several i0ng-tcooied sheep, viz IS Lincolnshire
and South Down. They We're carefully selected
rom the best locks of Lincolnshire and Surry, for
the purpose of Introducing into this country The
best quality OF tho loag wooded sheep: they are in
ended 10 be sold.--The Boston papers offer re-
ward of $500 or the apprehension OF one Victor
iCavarie or 'scarie, who passed off in June 10 W.
Wightman of Charleston a seek OF base metal
Elings for pure gold dust for this he paid
10000. He Is suspected to be the same man v no
played Of similar uek in n. York and Philalel
phla; he had in his possession wien last in
> Boston, the sum IF $50 900 in L. S bills.--The
loss o! Mes>rs. Wells and Lilly by The late FIRE
though considerable is less than has been stated
among their books destroyed were the Whole edition,
OF the Edinburgh and Qlarerly Reviews, and
large OF their edition of Ciccro's works.
Their no es and accounts preserved in a SAT-
constructed in the wall Of the building, and were
taken out fyou the ruins uniiuTt.
! VERAroNr.-fhe Legislature have adopted
! resolution requesting the Governor appoint tn,
lst day OF Dec. day of public thanks giving
ne other state-, which propose one, have selecte,
the 9Th ins;.--The bill incorporating the 3 nix o
Caledonia has passed after long debate, 5 20 81
votes. The Addison County Bank bill is negatived
80 IN % Exclusive of these, four Banks have
been passed, viz. Montpelier, at Danvilie, at ST
Adams md at Vergennes. Some OF the good peo-
. ile of Vermont alarmed this disastrous bank
mania.
New YonK. Mr. Roberts, one of the Engi-
neers OF he Erie canal, being employed b, the n
Y. Canal Commissioners 10 explore the coln;r,
between the Erie canal and the Ohio river Pitts
burg, reports the height OF Lake Erie above the
-. l. l.
above L. Erie, and consequently 756 above the
sea; The Allegheny river at OIe,n, $50 above the
E Lake, and 1907 above the sea; Lime Lake on the
summit between The Allegheny al Oican and But
ialo 072 above the Lake aud $40 above the sea
Since the completion OF the canal, it has been
ascertaned that there will be 10 difficulty in feed
ing il from Black Rock to Rochester Nth Tx
d tcaters IF the Lake. The moment The gates wer,
opened, the rushed eastward with i'm peuos-
: ity. An ample supply OF water from Like Erie is
expected TO BE obtained, to fill the canal as far as
Palmyra; nus relieving the GeneSec, during seasons
5 when it, waters above all estimated vaue-The
bar in the river at Albany has been partially cleared
: away by the EXcavator, which removed about sc
u feet OF the bar crossing the river loagitudinay
forming the principal obstruction. The depth of wa
ter at that spot is from feet al low water
: (Cannot catch some portion of the spirit of n
II York Why is The bar above Warwick and why il
harrison bar so long permit I'd 10 continue ?)--Tht
Superior Court OF n. Y, adjourned at Albany or
the i2fb, &c after ardgous session (says the Ar.
q gns) OF iour weeks OF about $50 causes upon the
calendar at least two-thirds we're either argued
I submitted, passed by default; they have decided
'65 oat OF about 10 causes which were argued OF
3 submitted at Utica, besides determining more than
: 300 n-enumerated mo.Ions.' The n. Y paper.
speak with enthusiasm OF the talents of Mr. Cyrus
= North, who l1tey lied at Walton, Del. co. Til,
Argus calls hun - an extraordinary nan;'' though
, he abored under tie disadvantage of being blind
NEW JEUs EY.--A new impression of counter
felt Tvs o dails, aores Of the Newark Banking aid
e Insurance Company has made its appearance;
they Of the letter G, dated Jan. Z, 1922, sc.
! They well executed y Young man by the
: name OF Thompson has been caught in y. Y. with
q roll OF 500 several others has been apprehended
for attempting to pass the s,me description of
notes.-the Delaware and RarItan Canal Compa-
ny hope from the next Legislature Of Pennsylv dnia
are moVal OF the restrictions imposed by the
late law. The Company have fulfilled he coudi-
lions OF the charter far as they could; securing,
= the consent of Pennsylvania, by paving into her
a Treasury the bonus Of 2 90 900, AID by pushing
forward the survey. The commissioners eNpec, 10
report in few days TO the Legislature of N Jersey
when the route OF the canal, aud the beginning in
termedale and terminating points, viii finally be
de eTmned. The bills for banks ha, slept quie
ly since their int oduction except the one for the
Columbia Bank, =" which was with difficulty (ssys
the Trenton American OF the i2th) resc ell b. q
postponement. from The vote of death. bill has
been reported for Lombard association with bank
ing privileges, 20 be located at Cam Ten; and bill
has been ordered to a second reading for bank IN
New BrunsPi K. (Camden is on the opposite side
Of he river to Philadelphia; ard the last Legis-
l1ture Of Pennsylvania promptly rejected PROPOSE
lion 10 incorporate similar institution within the
hounds oil the city, and as the Bank IT Camden
] IN it, ty1to f. d, ID