Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-01
SUPERIOR COURT

| HARRISBURG, August l7.-After a lapse oil
nearly two years, our citizens were enabled once
more TO witness session OF The Superior Court OF
LfyS Tor this coun;y-we are always disposed 10 be
pleased with OF these Courts from tlei,
manifest influence upon the morals ard character
OF onr citizens. To the people Of a country some.
what removed from tie hustle and variety of stu
! atoms less secluded, there is something in The ar
| rival OF strange Judge quite important and i'm
posing. Ills extensive jurisdiction in criminal
cases, the magnitude of the matters OF controversy
generally depending in his court, together with his
legal reputation, and standing, are all calculate 70
| inspire respect, and attract notice The mass oil
criminal business which accumulated upon the
docket; requiring so many juries; in connection
with the other considerations, filled our village 10
OVERLOOKING on the first days of the court-we
have hardly every witnessed so general concourse
OF our citizens. There no cases of a very
aggravated character on the Commonw eaIth's Dock
ct, although in one case, the prosecution was ar
rested by matter that produced good deal of
speculation, and excited various opinions James
Williams, indicted for forgery, brought to tie
bar and manifested very strong symptoms OF de-
rangement Of mind although the counsel for the
Commonwealth suggested some considerations to
prove that it feigned, The court thought 1t adj
VIssb'e that the prisoner should be remanded it
was however from his sub-equent conduct The same
evening, generally understood that the prisoner had
| adopted the scheme of appearing insane, under
some erroneous view that il would have The effect
OF releasing him, and had expressed himself
Oh the next day however, to the astonishment of
every one, he again appeared affected as on the
day before, and jury empanneIIed TO try the oues-
ton OF his sanity, after the examination OF wit
nesses, among others physician who examined
him privately, and after long examination of the
accused by themselves, declared unanimously, that
they could not pronounce positively as to bis sani-
" or lnsaniiy--under these Circumstances he was
remanded until time should unravel the difficulty.
We cannot here refrain from expressing the opn-
ION universally entertained As far as we have
been able to learn, IN favor Of the learned and ur-
bsne gentleman selected to hold the special court
His plain, good humored and conciliatory deport.
ment, has produced favourable an opinion of the
goodness OF his heart his udicious decisions have
Of the soundness Of bis head. We tender him our
respectful sdieus, and wish him III health and hap
piness. Gazette.
GEoBorA CEHrRAL CANAL. in relation 20
the survey for q Central Canal, we have learned
The following paliculsrs A line of levels were
commenced a. the Chstshooche, and conducted
towards The interior Of Georgia. In order to pass
the extensive ridge between this river and the
sources Of the Oakmulgee, with The least expense
OF Lockage and Excavation, two routes were
examined; the first, about IL miles above the
Shallow ford, was fouad, by actual messm ement,
- rise l0i 10 feet above the surface Of the rivers
the second which is several miles farther up, and
which we have adopted as the summit level, is
only l45 feet higher than the bed Of the Chaia-
hoocbes.
Descending the ridge from its point, we fall
Immediately upon the norheTnmosi source Of the
Yellow River, whose abundance of waters is Oh
tanned sufficiently early, md far exceeds all that
canal may require. The line of levels conducted
along the left bank Of tbs Yellow River, dis.
lance of 30 miles from the starting point, and to
within u miles Of its confluence with the Oak
mgigee waters descended 29g feet Ia iacbssl