Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-06-05

pinon only on the formal objections to the indict-
ments. As to the substance of the charges, the
courts decision is against the prisoner.
| Judge Thruston was clearly Of opinion, that the
demurrer ought to be overrued; although he con-
Cured with the majority Of the Court in opinion
as to the charge ct forgery, yet he thought that
the indictments were in other respects good. If
these indictments were not good, il was hardly
possible, he believed, to sustain an Indictment at
common law for such offences against the United
States.
The opinion of the Court. which is too long for
insertion in our paper OF to-day will be given in our
regular report Of the case. There is another in.
dictment against DR.. Watkins, which will proba.
! bly, be argued Tomorrow on demurrer
Alter the decision OF the court was pronounced ,
Mr.. Coke, the Counsel of Mr.. Watkins, moved
the court that the same judgment should be enter
I! ed to a third Indictment to which they had also
entered demurrer.
Mr.. Key objected TO this entry, and stated that
they should argue that demurrer. The Counsel
for Mr.. W. then insisted that presented the same
| case and must be decided in the same way, and
urged that If the Court would allow an ar gtiment
| under such circumstances it should be made at
once.
Mr. Key replied that he admitted that this third
| indictment. and the demurrer to it presented the
same case, but that Mr.. Swami and himself thought
they should satisfy the court by authorities that
the indictment was sustanable upon the principles
| laid down by the court in the opinion Just deliver
ed that was an indictment for fraud oil the
government, and required no setting out of false
tences-that nothing more was necessary than
10 aver that il was fraud upon the government.
and to set out the of preparation which
was done sufficiently; that the principles relating
to cheats by false pretences, wholly inappli-
| cable; and that they would be ready to produce
authorities, and be heard Tomorrow.
The court then stated, it should be heard to-
| morrow, and Judge Cranch added, that though it
might be unnecessary to aver and state the false
| pretences, and to charge that the government was
defrauded by the false pretences. yet that, if it
was done, Gas II was here )and the party thereby
| saw that he was to be charged with these false
pretences, it would be necessary that they should
| be proved, and therefore, they should be stated
and averred in proper form, and with sufficient
certainty.
| Mr.. Key replied, that he thought they could
show that any such statement of false pretences,
il set out, would be but surplusage; and that il
would be enough to show the Government W as de-
frauded, and the means by which il was done.
Judge Thruston stated that he intended to have
said, in his opinion, that if the offence indicta-
bic as fraud upon the government, no false pre-
fences were necessary to be set out. 10.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Yesterday took place,
at the City Hall, in this City, the annual Meeting
OF the Stockholders Of the Chesapeake s. Ohio Ca
nal Company.
The Mayor Of Washington was called to the
Chair, and John p. Ingle appointed Secretary.
read the Report of the Board Directors upon the
concerns OF the Company, which was full of infor-
NATION. which 1t will give us pleasure hereafter to
lay before our readers
On motion of Mr.. X. s. Coke, it was
ReS0lccd, That, at each annual meeting of the
Company, Committee shall be constituted, con-
sistinS OF twelve persons. of which the individuals
who shall represent at the said meeting the Stock
held by the U. States, the States of Maryland and
Virginia, the Corporations of Washington, Ale KAN
\ OQt0 pnta
toef from each, shall be members the residue 10
| DC appointed by the Chairman from among the
Stockholders. That TO this Committee shall be re-
Reports oi The Board vi Directors, the
accounts of the Treasurer, and the general con-
cerns and proceeds Of the Company, particularly
during The preceding year; and shall be the duty
oil the said COMMITTEES to prepare detailed report
oil their examinations, which shall be published
for the general information of the Stockholders.
The following gentlemen named by the
Chairman of the Meeting TO compose the Com
mttee, in addition TO the Representatives of the
several interests named in the resolution viz: Jno.
Mason, VIM. A. Bradley, Robert I. Taylor, c.. @.
Washington, Richard S. Coke s. Thoms Carbery.
After sope debate on propositions on which no.
thing was dehnitiveIy done
The Meeting adjourned 20 Saturday next. at 10
o'clock, when the Report of the Committee will
be received, and it is probable that the Officers Of
the Company will be chosen. MAT. Int.
Joseph Nourse is removed from the situation of
Register of the Treasury.
George Macdanie, John Macdanel, Ezekiel
Macdaniel, John B. Martin, Levin Belt, and Or
ris s. Paine. are removed from the Office sof the
Fourth Auditor.
Benjamin Romans is removed from the Office of
the Secretary ofthe Navy. Nat. Int
The temporary loan.-We learn. that Stephen
Grard has loaned the state 100000 for the canal
fund. We are also informed that the Mechanics
bank of Philadelphia loaned for the same fund
SIC, 600 the bank Of Pennsylvania 800, 0O0-
and the Philadelphia bank $50 900. Penn. Int.
THE CONVENTION