Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-12-08

''~e"' BORROWED oil the Commissioner
an equal amount, on pledge Of the stock, anC
when payment THAT loan was required the bapl
closed ITS doors The state has thus been ,lupetl AZ
wei as the public.-I appears that not one cen
oil The capital was ever paid in. And it is statet
mat II the Commissioners appointed by the Legis-
lature had been only one hour later the whole O
The movable ELECTS of the Bank would have beer
In New York, and OF course of the jurisdiclio:
OF New Jersey.
PENNsYLvANIA.-A meeting has been held il
Philadelphia, (the Mayor in the Chair, and Mr.. ]
sergeant addressed them) for raising some suitabl,
aiu Tor the sufferers in n. Brunswick: Committee,
are appointed in the Wards and Districts TO max,
collections MIR. Owen is delivering his discourse
and exhibiting his model 10 crowded congregation
al 'ne w ashington Saoon.-About 500 900 bushel,
VI coai nave been received this season from the
Lehish, and from TO 200 900 from the mines or
,he SchuySiil the last has risen from to 10 l.:
oois. a TONY Wagons 90 from towns as far as lOC
miles on the Susquehanna TO Pottsville TO embark
'heir loads on the Schuylkill for Philadelphia: tho
canal boats average from 80 to so dolls nett every
uip.-A part OF the debate in the Convention for
ihte!nai Improvement during the summer has been
published; on this occasion, Mr.. Buchanan ex-
pressed his doubts of the policy of the Common
wealths undertaking a system, trifhout the aid of
Md'ctduGlS. He cited the great Cumberland
hoad, which had cost the u, S. at least three
'WeS as much as was necessary TO make it if indi-
'duais had been interested in it, eXerling that vigil
lance which self-in,erest never fails to awaken:
ne SAID That the experience in this case was one
reason which had occasioned the hesitation in Con-
gress TO subscribe TO the Chesapeake and Delaware
lanai ard II was not until il satisfactorily as
cer'ained, that individual enterprise was so far
embarked IN II as to insure its economical cnmple-
uon, that any stock had been taken by the Ma
uonal Government. He admitted that the New
hork Lanai was an exception, and splendid ex-
cepoh' out 1t was case " out OF the file of pre-
cedents;" for there the political rate of several
distinguished individuals was staked upon the resut
and they had therefore devoted themselves to the
work, with as much and more ardor and devotion
IMAM they wond have felt had they been large pro-
Pietors. III was an extraordinary crisis and cannot
furnish safe general rule There is much sounJ
sense IN this view OF the subject; well worthy ofthe
deep consideration OF those politicians who are
setting down 10 frame a general syslem for the
whole y S.-Capt. John r. q. Smith, of the First
City Troop OF Cavalry of Philadelphia, has been
caShered by sentence Ola Court Martial, on charge.
preferred against him 10y Major Gen. Cadw alatler
The main charge was, disobedience OF the orders of
his superior officer when the troop in which Cant
o had command was pdraded. and the main
speciiIca'on was IN refusing he LIST ORDER and
delaying on the I'd TO salute the Gnysrr,s
had no authority distinctly recognized by the law 10
command their divisions or brigades in time Of
peace. The Court decide this near case; and ex-
press the opinion, that although By the particular
provisions of the act, the general officers up To the
Is commander in CHEF, may not be in
vested III time OF peace 10th Tie pOrey of ordering
Ou! at pleasure the militia and volunteers yet he
moment they are payGded, they come Immediately
under the authority OF those officers, and sujec
TO all legal military orders which may emana,e
from them. "a disgraceful outrage lately took
place AT the Bethel Church in Philadelphia; and
two days investigation have been had without de-
tecing the perpetrators. The Church is large sad
appropriated 10 the worship Of the blacks Of the
Methodist Society. AT the time of the occur
renee 5000 persons were present, among whom
were three young white men, the door. One
Of them having segar III his mouth was asked to
depart put away his segar, and after some grunb-
ling he went off with his companions, threatening to
fix the negroes. Presently two three young
men entered the Church and were invited TO
take seats. Two OF them went TO the Stove
and after little delay one of them was seen
TO put bundle into it, and they then departed.
sample ofthe mai eIias was picked M, and was
thought 10 DO Cayenne pepper salt and some other
Ingredient combined. a most deleierious gas i'm
mediaely proceeded from the stove, and set the
whole congregation TO coughing ard sncezing. The
alarm became general and rush was made for the
doors and windows; the cry OF fire was raised, and
dreadful tualult eBsaed, particularly amongst the
women, who screamed and shreked incessantl
eventually, portion of the gallery stairs gave way
and numbers once precipilaed TO the floor bei cath
were tumbied over aud trampled uron by those
who succeeded, many of whom having tainted, and
several being hurt 10y falling, remained piled upon
one another until they were disengaged by the men
after the alarm had subsidized; several jumped or fell
from the gallery windows TO the pavement, and the
wonder to be, that only single person wa.
| iound dead, although many were greatly injured
| the deceased poor widow, industrious
IL a.
! of another black woman said TO be despair
/ Of Several pocket books and watches were pur
! Joined in the immense crowd that assembled in th,
street and blocksded the doors and passages; il
/ was supposed that in twenty minutes after fhe
affair commenced, there were 5000 people within
aud around the church.--rhe Steamboat Congress
in clearing out from Philadelphia was struck by tn,
Trenton under full way, which greatly alarmed tn,
passengers. a young lady Miss Rissy of n Y,
in the agitation of the moment jumped in,o the loug
boat, from which she was thrown into the rive
by the rocking OF the Congress; but was picked al
! by the Trenton. II was some time before her alb
: sence was observed; and It occa>ioiei much unea
sness. When last heard from she was i'll, havin
broken a blood Vtssel.--1he recruiting sergeant Il
: the Marine Corps attached to the Navy Yard Phi
ladephia, had drummer belonging TO lis com
mand, put under arrest, for dI.ordery conduct
, The latter swore that lie would be reveneeI, an
an opportunity occurred unlouunateIyJu out too soor
Immedi. tely after the evening parade, permi.sio
wa, given him TO leave the Guard House Tor a shoi
tina, and he was oil il, than he SER
ed musket which stood by tie door ready loaded
primed, and shot the Sergeant, in the sinall of III
: back. The drOInmer quick in his inove
ments, that the soldier who had him ia chsrg
could not arrest his arm The Sergeant died u,
9'h day after, "A girl Of the age of iS years, re
siding IN plymouth, recled at Sabbath School ,
: that place few weeks since, sirfceR huHdrc
Ueyses OF Scripture all OF which but one hundre
and fif;y she had committed TO memory during ii