Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-08
SUMMARY.
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9 has been formed at Portland At the meeting helt
Tor It's formation, Albion X. Parrish presided, AM
' several speeches were made The Rev. MIR. Nile
went into the details of the subject; commencing
the benevolence and practicability OF the scheme
Is anu defending il from several objections. He svow-
en that y they had ever acted on the principle, thai
the whole thing national concern, and thai
IN order to be fully successful the nation must be
engaged M promoting it. Another principle too
'hey mad acted upon, that though they could not
rs oehePceH society, accomplish all they might
, desire, they still could accomplish Something"
NEW HALIPsHIRE.--Al law OF the Stale i'm.
poses lime Of not more than = 90 less than 10
on hi'n' who exposes for sale lottery tickets no,
authorised by law OF the State of the u. 5
ana The same sum on the printer tcho shall Gd-
uerfize phere such tickets may be had. The law
is every day violated with impunity.
Observation-Disclosures College has 1893 stu
dents, OF which one hundred and one are medical
students, rs seniors, Is juniors, 81 sophomores, and
"a freshmen. The Medical Faculty consists of .
professors Its alumni amounted in 1928 TO 3S2,
OF which $50 have been ministers oil the Gospel
Inc Legislature have adjourned after session of 5
weeks and days. The Rutland Herald says, that
uey nave incorporated more banks, passed an al
most entirely new law in relation to the assessment
OF taxes, diminishing the on cattle and putting
IN sheep at 10 cents per head; incor soratng some
Canal companies, among which is one TO make
canal from Rutland 10 the N. York line on the way
10 Whehsii; another, from Wallingford TO Mid
dieoury, 1t practicable, inersect the Whitehall
routes ana appointing two commissioners on the
part oil the Stale 10 aid others the part Of the u
| D, TO survey and examine routes, &c.-A canal
boat with merchandise the amount of SO or 60 :
ooo dolls belonging TO Charlotte her passage
down Lake Chanplain, Ticonderoga was
struck on the I7th with flaw of wind and sunk
MAssAcHUsErrs.--A Baptist TheoloqicoI
seminary was iogo into operation in the vicinity of
Boston on the 18Th Nov. The regular course - u,
occupy 3 years: to embrace the Hebrew laueuaees
and Antiquities, Chaldee and Greek of the Scrin-
lures, Ecclesiastical History, SC. The student 10
pay ho'hin6 LOT union, room rent, sc. unless he
chooses; system of saluiary exercise is TO he in
troduced which requires every student IN L,bor a
r 'rt OF his time the lands attached to the Ins,i
luuon' The Rev. j. Chase formerly of COLUMBIAN
Donese al " ashngton Is appointed Professor OF
nio"cai iheo!osy.-Wholen number OF Students al
Harvard University Is 407; of these, 1877 are SIN,
ueh's Oh medicine, 70 OF theology; 10 of law;
ie'oeiS OF ,he senior class 5S; OF the junior, 81
sophomore %; aad OF the freshmen class 7lPbe
premium brOadcloih at the Worcester Exbibiiion
mas been sold at Boston SIP the ward bv the
piece. The action between Jonathan Russell and
sem 1unt Is moi likely to be- iried. fhe Hampshire
.'easlie saf pasS.s tShiiaed in the House Of Cor
teepfbhnat Boston is 1856 SO females; 90 males: IN
Jail for debt %.
RHODE ISLAND. "A town meeting of Provi-
dence on the 25ih Nov. instruct their Representa-
lives IN the General Assembly to use their infu-
ence TO obtain resolution 10 instruct their SeDa-
tors la Congress, SC. to use their influence TO OBJ
tain The passage of act appropriating TO Rhode
Island her proportion of the u. s. lands for the
establishment OF an Education Fund in that
Stale.
CoNNEcTIcUr.--An elegant ship of 500 tons
has been launched at Middle Haddam; being the
7th vessel launched here this season. Two brigs
or 2i0 tons each, pierced for Il, the other iof
il guns were also TO he launched this week; max
ing in one season. Derby Bank bills have sold
al New Haven for 90 cents on the dollar.-Whoe
| number oil fnTges in Connecticut AZ, of which SO
are in Litchfield county.
New YoRK.--A meeting was held in the City
of N. Y. the 25ib, (Judge Thompson presIdingI
for the purpose OF organizing The american Sea-
mans Friend Society; for ameiioratins the char
acter OF that class OF men, by establishing we'll
regulated clearinghouse, and suitable libraries and
reading rooms; schools OF elementary and nautical
| instruction.; saving banks, sc. They invite the
cooperation OF all the commercial cities and pro-
pose the establishment of Nautical Society-A
| ship OF 200j tons launched at N Y. Oh Satur-
day, built by Messrs. T.. Berg & Co.-Kean has set
so me of the n. Y. Editors by the ears Mr. Clarke
OF the Globe and Emerald, who was the friend oil
X. threw out some insinuaiions against Mr.. Stone
OF the Com. Adveriise winch said to relate 10
| charge OF MS having taken 8 100 TO assist d GER
tain application for charter to the Legislature
Mr.. 5. has sued Mr.. Z. for libel. The Manager
OF the theatre also Withdrew Mr.. SIS free iicke hi.
:, advertising and subscription. Some OF Kean'.
friends also Withdrew thelr subscriptions: Some o
KS opponents relalidted by subscribing for the pa
per.-Ihe House OF Refuge in n Y has since h,
LIST January wien 1t opened, received from ndiyid
uals e $4,000; from the Legislature $4,000 a yea
j. Tor D years; besides some endowment from the Cor
. poraton. There now in the institution s.
Il youths of both sexes.--The ". Y. Corporation az
j. striking medals in honor OF the Grand Celebration
: TO be presented TO the 3 surviving signers OF TN
Q Declaration OF Independence the Presidents of th
$, u. s., heads of Departments Foreign Ministers
= &c Some to be enclosed IN boxes made of cedar
brought in the first canal boat from Lake Erie
Messrs. Averill and Hoard OF Rochester have in
vented rotary steam engine, which is said Il
be very economical, 10 occupy less space than TN
usual engines, TO be fixed in the and to BE- dp
II Pticdbie TO canal bOGtS.-( Persons on the Jane
ii River interested in the navigation had better loo
- to this Improvement YIN consequence OF the susp
= cions excited by the failure OF the Protection an
ID Lombard the Weehawk Bank IN the City of Ne,
e York, has bad a run made upon it, aud out OF 72
10 600 atioat, the bank promptly redeemed 10 OOt
H. and is prepared to- redeem the whole--On deiica
ing Masonic Hall IN Stafford, 200 ladies' and ger
ueinen partook oil public dinner.--On the 2Ii
ult l6 vessels sailed from Buffalo Tor different p0r
=; in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan. Heavy LOT
i OF goods are yet at Buffalo to be forwarded, an
x some OF the vessels will make az Itber trip If III
? weather continue good. The Lihabitsnts Of III
=. western parts Of Niagara county held meeting o
,n the 18th and adopted preamble and resolution
s. APT lying TO the legislature 10 extend the Capital
il the Niagara Canal Company for the purpose of con
&c siruciing Sio0P lock and Canal. instead oil
:. boat communication round the Niagara Fall:
o What Is IT in the way oil internal Improvement
that a ,f,.