Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-09-23

ignorant of the securities which were necessary In en-
sure good government, that all power either directly
or indirectly lodged in the President. The Judicial
Department, particularly, wretchedy detective
Judges not only appointed BY the Executive but
they hold their Offices during pleasure. The conviction
of an obnoxious individual, is therefore certain aud in
evitable.
To censure neighbours of the CoMrILER, for the
imposition practised few days SINCE citizens
through the medium of their paper, manifesy uuge
neTous and UNJUST well dressed stranger, ofgentec
appearance, presented advertisement their Office
stating that Mr.. Priest Professor of Music who was
desrous of locating himself in this City, would the next
day. at certain hour deliver lecture the principles
of his art For this advertisement which he requested
the Editors to insert he paid. To the great dsappont-
ment ofmany individuals who attended at the appointed
time and place. Mr. Priest was not forthcoming and
the affair turned out 10 be hoax.-Therc was little
wit in IT, we must confess but blame this accout
cam certainly, with any degree proprey be imputed
to Messrs. Pollard Co. No of common sense or
common liberaly suppose, thatiwhen an advertise
ment of this character is offered for publication that
becomes the duty of Editor TO visit every public
house and every private dwelling in the City TO ascer-
Priest Mr. body else and to enquire whether if
he be in the City he intends TO deliver Lecture on Mu
sic any other given subject 1t is enough that our
subscribers and tie public expect us 10 be acquainted
with every thing past and present without cxactiug of
us also knowledge OF the future. The Editors of the
Compiler could not orsee the disappointment which the
citizens would experience in, consequence of Mr.
Priests non-attendancc. They only performed their
duty, in publishing the advertisement and in doing so
we perceive nothing the slightest degree repre-
hensibIe.
| The shock of an earthquake felt Sunday
morning. 9th inst at o'clock, at Staten Island and at
New Brunswick, (N.J.)
The steam vessel Enterprise which the last British
papers mentioned had left the Thames for Bengal is
thus described
Her burden is 500 tons. She has two sixty horse
power engines. The boilers which are made ofcopper,
extend the ship with seven furnaces each seven
feet in depth. Although the Enterprise will make use
OF her sails when the wind permits, she will rely prin-
cipally her steam and for this purpose she take
out not less than three hundred tons of Goals. The Goals
are partly contained i'll chambers within the sides OF
the vessel, covered with sheet ron and partly in tanks
beneath; which as they empted Of Goals will be FL
led with water 10 keep the vessel properly baliasied
The cabins, of which there twenty, furnished
! with every convenience.
On viewing this vessel the supposed difficulties of the
great undertaking vanish, from the able preparations
and szlful precautions. The cabins, which are sepa-
rate, and handsome replete with convenicnces the
stores abundant and the machinery adequate 10 de
dertakng, with three able engineers and assistants,
technically called soSers who, like the crew. will
ieve each other in the regular watches. There
present fourteen passengers, with the expectation OF
more and the stock of Goals 800 chadrons, which is
calculated will be sufficient To last TO the Cape of Good
! Hope, where there is further supply. The Enter
prize after clearing out at the Northheet buoy, will
proceed s Falmouth probably touch at Tencrie, and
after the shortest possible stay at the Cape, make di-
recty for Bengal and complete, it is presumed, the
tire voyage within eleven weeks.
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