Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-26

as TO the Surgeon, he is exempted, not bv rsssnr
oil me oarbariy OF his calling, but by the expires.
woras OF an Act OF Henry the Eighth, passed for
their encouragement, and the promotion of the s,pJv
of physc. e '"uS
MOST people believe, too, that the body of debtor
may oe seized on Its way 10 the grave notion
'hat has received encouragement from the very all
s''u story related IN mary ellous manner by the
noW"eh oil " Westminster Abbey that certain
CONN there displayed contains the BODY of an an
bassador, which was arrested on i,s yav - ~,
grave and was then deposited in the Abb.v for
SAFE CUSTODY. What could have given rise 10 such
an ABSURD opinion, it is impossible 10 saw To
d''es' aead body is an indictable offence and
would, without doubt, be visited with the n,ros,
severity upon those who should be guilty of it
LORD Peterborough, in the case of Jones. W..
| Ashourhham, Hillary Term, 1904, declared " il
| was contrary 10 every principle of law and moral
iee,ng; an act revolving TO humanity, and illegaL's
men man Is about to marry woman, it isa
seheIai opinion, that, should he be desirous ia
AVOID mourning any liability TO the Debts his intended
"ne at ,ha' moment owes, he may do so, by re-
ceiving her at the hand Of the priest clothed only
u, hei shiit- Again, II is very prevailing error
'la' 'hose VINO are born at sea, have legal set
tlement In the parish of Stepney Indeed 50 "a
mas this error been insisted upon that the na,sb os
Stepney has been called upon more than onca 10
resist the imposition OF paupers upon them who's,
only claim rested upon The fact that thew were horn
| at sea. '''A
" supposed TO be penal to open a
coal mine, or kill a crow within five miles NJ L.
don, and in the eyes of many. the carryi,o IL
lantern Is also public offence MANY alan be-
eve that the King signs the death warrant of every
cupri' condemned TO die, whereas the sirn manual
- not required Tor any PERSONS execution except
those sentenced TO death in London and The NO
cessy ior which arises the PRIVILEGES granted
10 the citizens of London, and one of which 10
'hat they shallnot be executed save at the exnresa
command OF the Sovereign
lhe works OF John Paul Rchler are almos, nm
inteiiisioie to any but Germans and even TO sone
" Uei' "A worthy German just before Ricber's
cea'n' euited complete edition of his works in
which one particular passage fairly puzzled him
determined TO have it explained at the source. bs
went 10 DOM Paul himself, and asked him what
was the meaning OF the mysterious passage John
. "u, iePy, was very German and cbaract erstic
my Sood friend, said he, " when | wrote thar
passage, God and knew what il mean, 7, !.
possible that Gods knows il still; but IA for me I
have totally forgotten
The Editor 1.-THE Philadelphia National Gaze,,s
mas maze extracts from some pamphlet. recently re-
eeVeu oy MN from London, treating of questions
connected with the present state of embarrassment
and distress in England and endesvorinp IN race
the causes thereof Among these extracts are txyo
'eiauhs 10 me circulation of paper money: and
particularly of, notes of small denominat;ons
"fleh are worthy OF all attention here We also
are iaonrinS under the evils incident TO an unsound
.
the opinion, which is so forcib, maintained !, ,ba
n.s' extract by hIr coke, that notes under So
I'm England II is "a )-sboud not be pern1i,,el
TO be circulated The great difficulty indeed would
De iound IN giving efficiency to such an enactment
uhiess IL can De DIousht within the scope of the
genera government. But even partial success
would be worth something
E1Tacf from Considerations on the Stq!eof The
currency, by Thomas TooKE,
mere Is one part of our circulation which
ossht not upon any footing, or with any modifica
uon, to be any longer tolerated mean the notez
under 81. These are, in every noint If 49,
most objectionable medium OF exchange. They s-e
inPeIiecuy COW ertible into coin, as for instance
IN the case OF Mr. Jones and the Bristol Rant
iast spring and believe, many instances of diff
hcully, Scott OF absolute refusal of payment meht
be cited They offer greater facilities for being ;ssl
In excess than notes Of higher denomination: and
they almost invariably exclude specie entirety from
lhe districts where they pass current But leaving
our OF he question the consideration of fluctuations
~ tne value oil the currency, some protection for
hT lower classes against the severe 10 SEES 10 which
they nave so often been exposed as the holder. oF
snail notes, when lie banks ISSUING hem baac
failed, Is imperatiyey called for
MS quite Idle 20 contend that the lower classes
nave The option of refusing to tske'the country
no'es. Practically, and in The great majority of
instances, they have OF and cannot have apy such
option. But 1t there is any object more jmuortant
state has been invested with the exclusive priviegc
oil coming money, II is that OF protecting the lower
Glasses OF society, who are little competent in the
particular to protect themselves, from the risk of
loss ~ receiving their stipulated wages or other
payments And this junction Of the soveregnty
OF ISSUING coin, which under the strongest sane
tons, certihcs 10 every Der OF the com
munny The weight and hneness OF the money which
he may be en.Iled 10 receive, Is Justly guarded
against The ~ eTerenCe private ind viduals by the
severest penalties Bd ny strange inconsistency,
while such care Is manifested to secure the CO.,
muhity ro'n being imposed upon, 10y metallic money
OF less than stan value, every sdyenturer vvh,
chooses 10 ioiow the trade Oh a banker ia sloveJ
to J. ne spurious paper money, which havjpo
neither intrinsic value nor any adequate security
Tor eventual converubIlHy, IS in too many in
stances neither more less than a fraud: fraud
oil winch toe most numerous, and most helpless
classes, aud those VINO least bear the loss, are
most commonly the victims
THESE views OF dr. Tooke, are fully confirmed
by hr. Touens, 10 the following extract from bis
essay on Tie External Corn Trade:
Hitherto Gays he) The Legislature has res
Ficied individuals, under the sevorest penalties
from establishing priva'o minis, and uuerine me
talc money OF intrinsic and indestructjbIe yaIns.
YET, with degree Of inconsistency which strikes
US more extraordinary lie more aitentiveIv I'VE
consider it our law-makers have peru,iusd mil
viduals 10 establish pfivat. banks ef circulation
and 10 utter paper money, possessed Of only con.
veniional value, tohieh a byeoth of pauic gaa,,
at any time destroy On the sell same princi-
pie that Goyefnmeo' protects he public against