Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-01-14

York, to imprisonment and ard labour in the state
prison for liie-Formal notice has been given in
the Albany Argus, that applications would be made
to the Legislature OF New York, for charters for
fiDenty-seren Banks in the city of New York,
with nomisa capitals of $s22 SOC, OOO for thirty
screen new Banks in the other parts of the State.
with nominal capitals of Sl3250 900 besides
tcenty-str other monied corporations in the city
oil ~ York, with nominal capitals of s II, $50 900,
and thirty two in the other parts of the State with
nominal capitals of S'5,437 900. In all I2O mo-
MED corporations, with nominal capital Of
oo,o37 900 dollars. Among these miscellaneous
moaied corporations, are companies for Insur-
ance Offices; for rail roads; for transportation; ;
several Tor manufacturing; several for Acsde-
mics, &c sc. Among these is an Exchange COM
pany, with capital OF $500 900, to be increased
to 200 ,0OO to be principally used in buying and
selling bills OF exchange.-The whole amount oil
Public stock in the city of N. Y. is Is Banks
Sl7,I5o 900; IL Marine Insurance COMPANIES
$6,S0o,C00; 90 Fire and Inland Companies
Ell 800, 900; other Institutions $3, 500, 600
NEw JERsEY.-A company has been formed
IN New brunswick to purchase several acres in
the most beautiful parts OF the city and to lay them
oifn building LOIS. Property is rising in value, in
consequence OF the spirit infused by its resus-
citated college, and he anticipated advantages of
the Delaware ard Raritan canal-By the act
incorI Grating ''the New Jersey Delaware Oyster
Company" they are to pay to the state for their
privileges, $1,000 before commencing operations,
1000 on LIST May 1927, 1000 in 1928, 5000 in
1920, 1000 in 1880, and 5000 in 1881
PENNsYLvANIA.--rhe Ohio and Chesapeake
Canal Bill was under discussion on the I'd Mr.
Lehman moved 10 postpone the farther conside-
ration until the 10th, TO allow time for the House
to Ill., and Tor the resolution TO Ue frs, acted on
which proposes to incorporate with the bill pro-
vision Tor The commencement of a PENNSYLVANIA
! canal. The motion,wa agreed --Bituminous
coal has been discovered in PiEegrove township near
tue Swaiara; appearances are said to indicate the
existence oil considerable bodies oft.-The receipts
into the State Treasury the las, fiscal wear wer-
100 20; OF this sum, Si4i, Oi4 was OBJ, aimed
on loan. The debts due by the commonwealth A.
mount to S3,S32 ,2l5 30; her bank stock is worth
z,lOS,1OO her turnpike stock ,S09, $50 and her
bridge stock 800. Thus she owns more stool,
by 629 $40 than the debts she owes ast wear
she received l2l ,7l6 the devidend on her bsnl,
stock' and only l2,l ON bridge and turnpike
stock; being more than tea, times as much on the
former as on the latter. The whole sum vested
by the common wealth in these improvements has
been within the last 20 years; and the Investment
OF II has also insured the Investment of twice ~
large sum subscribed by individuals: tins for the
! Improvement of bridges and turnpikes there has
been probably expeDded more than z millions of
collars, winch added TO the sums canals and ri
vers, are estimated to make in 20 years more than
noa were held the 22d and 24th ult at which
| resolutions were adopted, mRending 10 the
Legislature TO establish a communication by rail
way or canal from the coal region in Schu,lkil and
Lebanon counties to the Union Canal The pro-
| posed communication would extend from is 10 30
miles further TO reach of the best coal mines
In. the State.--The citizens of Columbia county
met on the 20th uli. in order TO petition the
iature Tor the passage of law, for making a rail
road from louisville 10 the Su-quehanna, on the
best and nearest rouie--A resolution has been in
troduced into The Legislature (in consequence of
some evasive acts of the Lehigh Coal Comrany)
10 prevent any one from passing the checks OF any
incorporated company In payment of debts sc.
except TO the person or bank on whom the check
Is drawn.-Gen. Isaac ID. Bernard has been an
pointed by the Governor, Secretary of the Com
monv'eaith, in the room of Motion G. Rogers re-
| signed On the 23d OF Nov woman near Church
Town IN Lancaster county, was safely delivered of
two still-born female children, which were we'll
iorneu' ana oil the ordinary size, but w hose bodies
| were inosculated IN front, from the u1biHcus 10
Inc upper end OF the SteTnunl, having each a COM
ple,e set oil riscerd, excepting the heart and liver
me hrst OF which was unusually large and rather
OF couole form, and the latter wholly So having
iour iobes instead of two. The reader will per
haps remember the account of Helen and Judith in
Button who grew up to be women, and were con-
| necied together behind During the year 1925
Philadelphia from foreign places; OF these 50 were
| ships, 2o4 briggs, &c. 50 of these vessels were
iom u. Britain and Ireland, % from France. 20
| SPAN, IL China. SC. Coasters " hich traded TO
Philadelphia ll9o; from sea in distress 5; making
in all 1854 vessels. Total amount of duties aecri
Ing on,the IL ships from Canton was s ,973, 2O5
36:--The report that the Collector and Inspector
o, Fhiadeipha mad been removed and succeeded By
Cen Cadwallader turns out to be incorrect
DELAWARE. Two black mon yyere exacr,aJ
at Georgetown in this stale, on the 9Th ult, one
Tor naneless offence and the other for the murder
OF his master in July.
MARYLAND.-The order lately issued by the
Navy Department directs only the outfits Of the
West India Squadron to be received at Baltimore.
leaving the repairs to be executed as heretofore AT
the regular navy yards of the government. BAL
tlmore College numbered little while ago only 43
pupils; now she contains 1902; the studies embrace
the ancient and modern languages, ancient geopra-
phy and history, rhetoric and logic, moral and ma
,urai philosophy, the elementary as well as the
higher branches Of the mathematics, &C. &c.-The
following letter communicated to the late con-
venton at Baltimore:
Washington city, Dec. 10, 1925.
DEAR SIR IL may be useful TO know, at the
convention which assemblies tomorrow al Balti-
more, that Captain McNeill1s surveys on the Cbes-
apea&e and Ohio canal, during the last summer =,
have resulted in the discovery of new summit
level, $50 feet lower than the Deep Creek summit
adopted IN the report OF the board last session and
upwards of twenty miles shorter from Cumberland
TO the forghiogany, few miles below Smythfield.
at the National road, with an abundant supply of
water at the summit level, passing through coun-
try Astounding with coal, ore, timber, &c These
facts are ascerained by a reference to Captain Nc
NsIils ofhcis report 10 the Board of Internal I'm
prOvemenis. The practicability of the connection
either by the Deep Creek this (Which is called