Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-05
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Inc packet ship Britannia arrived
Io'S on thursday morning from II ~
whence she sailed on the Isl .I."efFe
Commercial Advertiser SAYS" w.
thing later from the Seat of War mn, uGa
| great variety of additional a,,,els. wen
from various quarters of The Ea., :" ~
very clearly TO show that the preli'o,aa e.
pace had been signed, and an srmi.t;.s
days granted by the Russian com,ns.5 "
winch interval the conditions are ~
fed" Is
Inc Evening Post says thai 1000 h.,
Cotton were sold IN Liverpool on ,Ls
sept. at an advance OF Id on the n,ic,s vi
days previous. 5000 to CONSUMERS ana
! TO specuaioIs. ~
The Liverpool Albion ofthe osb. s.
extensive seizure oil tob eco was recen,s
on board vesseltirom New Yoik. IT, "'s
elers had adopted a contraband merch,14E
The tobacco was in bags, which conta;oaS
All outward appearances, cotton; but. a,
ming the Bags, the cotton was found ool,
inches deep, all the resi- being Tobacco
Custom house officers, who acted on an
maiion, seized, We believe, not fewer lbat..
teen bags containing c, tiOnand tobacco
Two fires, which for some time threate,oa.
extensive con1ag a,on broke out in Iivsr,
ON The morning OF the 29th, but were sn,'
subdned alter destroying the buildings in VII;
they orginated.-One oil those buildings sas
City of Dablin Packets Store.
! Passengers in the Britannia, The Hono,.,,
James Barbour. late Minister at London
| lady Mis- Barbour and servant, &c. g., 'o
Influence Of Eng iand.-The journal dies n.
bats thus begins an article about the mo-
political weigh and consideration, in E,,,on,,.
affairs, of England.
" There is no reasoning which can prove III
the present is not an epoch of political deeLr.
for England. No sophisms can restore IN l..
The pIeponderance which she has voluntara
alienatrd in the affairs Of Europe II ma, !.
ascr'hed, as you please, TO The ambition Of H.,
STA, the decay OF the Ottoman Empire ~.
lethargy of Austra,toe Indifference Of Prusy,-
no matter what the A,.ega, on-his onl,
certain that 10 1927, the expression alwaysws.
l"y nglqnd wishes ii e" and that, in 1929 II.
expression every where is, 3" 'ohcther Engioa5
UlsheS ii or mol %
Cobbet's Register of The 22d August ~,
haH
ington, in his usual style of egotism aud an.
eance The influence anj agency that he claim,
TO have possessed in effectng The ratification 81
the treaty OF 1874, W not probably be murf
rTiished by the politicians Of that perid. ~
became IN America, he says, beginning with Tho
year 1894, most interchangeable, jealous, and
may add, able defender OF the rights OF Enc
land ON This score. The treaty with Ame,ica
every one said would never have been ralifed
| oy the Senate II had not been for me il wag
ny treaty, rather than the treaty Of Mr.. Jaw
| and Lord Grenyille."
OLD AND NEW 5TYLE.-Tbe inconve ienre
| occasIoned by The use of two styles is so gres
that We should suppose, tue " Emperor Of all
The Kussias, from motives OF humanity, II
nothing else, Sould at las TALL IN with III,
Gr'gorian system, and thus pun an end TO The
perpetual Earrings which exist IN the computa
ton of time. The new style as is well know
was introduced hy Pope GrC cory the Xllllh. Ia
1857 and consisted simply in making The
Gnu year coincide with the sOiar.-To effect
this, he struck out 10 days (irom the year IL
bove meationed,) which had been gained since
A d. $50 in consequence of the Jllian wear
oe'ng longer by eleven minutes than the solar
lh's being done, he ycraal equinox was res.
which il fell in 325. The object OF the Pope
IN making this change, was prin cipally to ac-
commodate certain movable feasts.
The Gregorian year. or NV Style, was ad.
opted IN Great Brian by an ACT OF Parliament
in 1851. Most Other Protestant countries have
since concurred in the system, but wherever
he Greek church pTedominates, the Julian
yea Il sui the civil year. AS The difference
between he Julian and GrrgoTlan year IA.
'uns 10 one day 10 $50 years, II follows
that luce the Introduction OF the new STYLE
(247 years. there has been a gain OF nearly Two
lays and conseq emily, in changing the
Oid style into the New, We have TO add II
days.
We were never NOR sensible of the incon.
venences arising from this difference of con-
putation than IN examining day or lno
SINCE, the dates of The pr,nelpal events which
nave occurred during the present. war ia
Europe In many cases II is impossi bic TO asceT-
th'h wien styleS made use of; and thpIe
fore, the day Of the particular event recorded.
II Congress OF nations is called for on any
subject, II IS, TO Intercede with Russia for The
adoption OF the real year, instead o f Tire Julian.
HE moment Russia should take this slep.
Greece would follow the example; and thus
the whole Christian world would accord in Il
system. which. TO use the language OF Fergu.
son, " ought to be received in a II places where
NUN 10 regarded. ~ y Jour. Com
Damages English papers con,ian a r. =,
port OF case lately decided before lord Aea-
oowoahk A man named Brown a hair dres.
ser, was killed, and his wife much Injured by
Inc over'urning ofa stage coach, racing with
another. Tue defendants we're found liable
as follows:
10 Mrs. Brown in compensation of.
damages suffered by per peIson $500
10 her, for the loss OF husband 900
And to each of her children, ,ight in
number, t 1870 each, 1O4o
-, WIN iull costs OF suit fI,54e
Inc writer thinks that me occurrence Of
shree or four examples of this Kind would ct
practice.
10000 DOLLAR S.