Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-10

IL Is indeed splendid and terrific exhibition and e,
suipasses IN effect all That has yet bcne attempted in
ems way. Wequte agree with the reasons he ASSIGNS
Tor applying the Panorama to works of imapina
tion, IN wiuch we huvc doubt il viii prove more
interesting aud successful than in mere caDes of rea
'T-tEny. Paper
Duty IF Parents 10 Children, in rclui.oa 10 tie mar
riags of tie latter.
tIoln the Theology of the late Rev. DR. DWIGHT
parents can never lawfully compel their children
To marry persons who objects of their dislike
nor use at all for such purpose that influence OF
those persuasyes which operate upon tender and ss.
ceptibie minds as the worst kind OF compusion.
/ Inc reasons are PLAIN. The child would he made
miserable and could not, IN any event without n
prevaricaton, Of The nature toih pe,Jury tax
| upon himself the marriage vows But turinr the
minority ot his children, he may be required bv ,ndis
Pend6fe duty to restrain them from in cor
tam cases This, however, crtreple exercise of
authority and should take place only where the cases
are extreme; cases. for example, in which the intend
cdpartner is un indei grossly uicouS; or OF 6,u,
scdhdd'oos for u,ce; or IN some other Of similar
Importance In all inferior cases, the parents ,,t
IS, IN my Wow, confined TO information TO pcrsns
kindly and reasonably condnctcd md to such delays
oil the intended connection will furnish opnor,rp q,
TO give these dlssuaslves their full operation In
these cases. children bound TO listen with tho -,
most Willingness and mpartality, to the parents
reasons and deeply to feel and respect his peasu,c
III the reasons solid, they ought to he Influenced
by their whole force; and far as may be TO
thef own mclinations; remembering that aI,houob
their own happiness Is te FIRST thing 10 be reoarded
IN forming such conncxion that Of their parents ia
the second; and that parental opposition 10 their vsS
es can rarely aim at any thing but their own rood
When children have used all reasonable expedicnts
70 pend tclr mchnatons to the wishes Of their pa
rents and are yet unable TO subduc thernthei non
compliance can tagntiy neither be punished nor re-
sented.'
Importance If q UIg.-A murriare iatsly took
place at Doual against the consent of Darcns. and
being found on inquiry that 'thc constituted au
thority, before whom the n1rriagc was celebrated
was not duly attrcd in his robes Of Office at The limo
the father of the BRIDE insists that the marriage was
nuii and void and IS proceeding to DO away accor
omgly The question IS new, and is likely to excite
some interest. For our parts, we decidedly opne
that the plaintiff has reason on his side at least IF
you once admit the possibility of judnc doinn his
duty N the absence of his wig tue worlds at an end
f"Hd'a Weekty Revie,o.
Enry.--Thc most curious specimen Of cnvy- v.e
ever heard Of, was exhibited by London Alderman
whose name VIC have forgotten. lie was on his wa
TO turtle dinner, and was encountered by half
starved aud naked beggar, who solicited Charity
lie looked at the applicant ntently for a moment
and then burst ont, "confOunh you, I'd give FIVE cut
meas foryour aPPe1e."
BarJa,iaa .Nt@njfccnee.-In an acc1un, ofthe f;,-
neral ofthe late King OF Madagascar, wc find the fol-
lowing passage.
''The tomb was constructed alta small distance
from the catafaTuc, and according 10 rc custom of
the country, precious articles such d t,sI silver
vases, crystals and porccias, misunderstanding 6rte
a golden powder flask magnificent arms trinkcts
watches, cOcks, cOils AMI linen, and the portraits
Of Louis XVI, Louis XVII. 0f GGorgc W., Of Bo
nupartc. of Frederick the Great in oil colours were
enclosed therein as well several cDgraynrs of Ma
pocon, Of Klebcr, Masscna, Marbot DcssaiX Berno
dotie, Eugene, BCauharnus, Ponatowski &c, and
other engravlngs, several Of which vcrc colourcd |
representing views in Europe, anil land and sea bat
ties giTcn By France and from thc beginning Of the
Revolution TO the fall Of the EmDcror Napoleon
To these added $50 900 dollars i'm oold and sill
YER coins and jngOis Six oft!o finest lforses of the
stables, and 10000 oxen were then sacrificed 10 tho
names Of the King. NJ these ofEcriuys were cs,i
mated Mt tho sum-tota Of 100000 dollars includinc
the coffin made Of 1900 Spanish dollars This
COLIN was eight feet long, npd four and half feet
nigh and bread, and about nearly line in tlckncss"
hEECDoTE OF BANKING
Iakins of bankers said f6eud Of our to ,Aer day
tell you curious fact elsJing that crah When I'D
the banker, felt his health fast drcnug De called for
is and said, William hare sent for vS 10 ,lk ve,y -
nousy have long observed the radcss Of vourconde7
hope you viii continue IN the same eorc Nv nv ,ill vo
nu nave divided what have, equally among yob yo1 can
prove what amount -)u think prndc"t Dociors COMMONS
rotten FOR years
"Good God,' said ~WIii1m, always thought you very
.-haye YOU not large sum, sir in the iron bnx; All
Nuam' said tho old man. iron box ,y5s 10 hind Ne
eisrNs Fhe iron box William empty and has been foo
years Continue, however my car hoy. ~ ad 20 bankinr
so'ne hicky turn may happer bank AL can leave yo
uhs the most Of W keep the cri, and ts secret win kcep
you Tor years Don't put down n s.uoe "a rsre az a o.
banker IS thought nobody une,s he lj,es lie n On, '
W.am DID as his father bid hm proved half million a,
~ o'nons and the baIk continued nearly forty years
oibefs and paid IS. Sd. ia the pound"