Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-14

such being to mature age appears to be Demon
strated and there IS no longer any to doubt
the general veracity ofthe authors who have writ
ten on such subjects. Some information has lately
been given Of bicephaous girl who died in Hungary at
the ago Of iwentyone, he death Of the parts not
being instantaneous in the of Christina Rt
Ia, nut an interval OF fvc minutes having occurred
between the death of the one and the other"
From the London Times Nov 1S
"THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR" AGAIN.
Captain Garth Sir Herbert Taylor, and the boz Of
sealed Papers
It may be recolected thai some time back bill was
filed in the court of Chancery, by Capt Garth the al
legged natural son of General Garth by lady Of
ilustrous birth, for the recovery of certain box
papers relating to his private History, which had got
into the hsnds OF Messrs. Paul, Snow & Co. With
whom they had been deposited by Sir He. beIt Tay
Tor and Mr. Charles Moloy Wesimaco,t, the propfi-
etor of The Age newspaper. The bill set forth the
circumstances under which this bs6saSus deposited
IN the hands OF the parties in question, and at the
time excited mocb inquiry, although thu content of
the papers were kept secret Sir Herbert Taylor
nnu Mr. Wcsimacott have filed their answers
TO the bill, and tile case will of course in due time
come before the Lord Chancellor for a,liudca,ion
from the answers IN question, it appears that the
complainant, Captain GARTH, had bv srrreptiious
means, contrvcd to get posse sion of the box of M
pers alluded to from his father, who was highly in
aignan' al the circumstance, especially the time
nc was iabour'ng under indsposion; that these pa
pers contain documents and correspondence touch
ing the birth Of the said Captain Garth the publica
ION OF which would have deeply wounded the fool
ings OF certain high personagcs; and that With
view ei ootaning money 10 relieve himself from the
embarrassnients under which he abourad. the cap
tain threatened, and actually determined tn give
them publicity For this purpose he applied 10 Air
w estniacott, who, on ascena;nng their character
thought 1t more advisable to adopt different course
and having apprized Sir Herbert Tayl,;r and General
Garth of the objects of the gallant captain a neno-
tiation was commenced with a view on the mari of
Sir Herbert Taylor and General Garth of rerainne
Qnhf al Al
ing as they did that they were calculated to rive
offence, as well to excite prejudice towards per-
sons Tor whom they were Interested The object of
tins negotiation of to learn the terms upon
which Captain Garth would consent to part with the
papers and after repeated interviews between Sir
! Herbert Taylor. Charles Frederick Williams ION
inc part OF General G4rih,) and Mr.. Wcs,macott,
who acted as the authorized agent of Captain Garth
1t was agreed to pay Capt. Garths deb g. the amount
OF which he stated to be 10000 and 10 yrant him an
annuity of E.45o year, half of which was guaran
teed by Sir Herbert Taylor, and the other half nv
Mr.. Williams on the pa ri of General Garth.
These Prelminarics adjusted, the gallant CAPTAIN
received $4,000 in advance; and in November la
delivered the mysterious box to Sir Herbert TAYLOR
and Mr. Westmscott. with solemn pedre that il
contained all the papers it supposed or9nalJy to
hold, and that nothing had been withheld nor had
copies or extracts been take rherefrom. Tie box
was immediately tied round with tame md scaled
with the seals of SIR Herbert TAYLOR and .Mr Wes,
mncott end was by them deposited in the hands of
Paul Snow and Co., the bankers who rave n receint
Tor IT. with an uudcrst. nding that it not to be
redehvered unless under the joint authority Of tho
said Sir Herbert Taylor and Mr.. Westmacott Mr.
Wesfmacott was then desired TO take steps to ar
range Captain Gsrths affairs, bot that he found inn
poSsioic toe captain did not adhere his old list of
creditors, but incurred NV debts, kept up runous
establishment at Melton Mowbray, and to crown all
dlvulSed to divers persons the secrets of the box
winch he had socmn!y promised to keep secret adj
aed To winch 1t turned on, that he had reserved
copies Of the contents or the papers deposited in the
box-Still Sir Herbert and General Garth This fnthorl
were willing to save him from destruction and il
was agreed 10 increase the for the Liquidation of
ms deots TO ten Thousand pounds, and his annuity
TO three thousand pounds per annum upon
condition that he retired to the continent till hs ac
fairs were arranged but he was deaf to everv remon
STRANGE, persisted in his cNtravagant career. aud
thus rendered it Impossible 10 effect the laudable oh
Jects Which were in contemplation. AS for the pa
pers vt vas first denied that they Der, Cantn,n
Garths at all; next. that Mr. Wcsrnacot, had
lien upon them for money odvant cd by him for
Captain Gar and lastly, that by his own breach IF
covenant he had forfeited all right 10 their res,oro
ton: wherea;. if lie had complied with tho wishes or
those who had his interest at licnrt nl that had
been promised would have been folly accomplished.
NO aiuslon Is made to the mature Of the m pers in
the box and Sir Herbert Taylor dsceins NH knou,
ledge Of their contents bit vs. that ho believes their
publication would he painful to the icelinos of the
party Tor whom he is Interested. Thus the curious
ID mystery are asmnch in the dark az ever and tho
mornantous question Of whn are the real u7rona ne
Captain Garth" remains unanswered.
LrvERPooL, Dec. ], 1899
STATE ~ 1rade Our own private letters Mt hand
ny TINS mornings post, full of DISTRESSING nc
counts from the Manufacturing districts; they state
thor inabh'y to discover any Of the "improrensni,
IN tT"ds"-tbo accounts Of which ar. mn, fo,,b
IN the daily papers. The only Improvement il
partial increase, by further working Of our extcn-
siye machinery, which may be sand * to prevent i,s
onte rum, by being unemployed. There arc no ex-
tehslVe saes--pO extensive Ofdcrs--no inproveu,onf
~ Prices tor the master the ron: the former ere
dhy becoming bonhrupts, and the latter inD1o,ss nj
me P0oT.ho"Se Greai sales Of cotton during the
Iast week are said to have taken place. but there s
much 'naccuracy ~ osccrnining tho euan-
tty token on speculation. On careful enquiry we
are forced back to the conclusions that prices hnye
not yer accommodated themselves 10 the altered
value ~ inc cnrr'ncy and We may expect to endure
much distress before we arrive NJ ,ir IT,, ~
The large sales Of cotton lately may easily be ac
cOunled for. hnL Ihia circlIr..stn.a. 80 -