Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-01
THE

NsW York. FEB. ls-lhe Anniversary Bal
of the BaCnelots' Club of this city, took pt3Ce
on Won LAY evening at the City Hotel and lar
surpassed either OF the tormrr JeicS given by
this " I'm 1 OF good fellows" The assembly
room OF he Hotel represented the Temple al
II men IN all It's splcniour, The first among
the decorations that caught the eye, was a gor
g 'ons chnopV IF variegated silks, supported by
arches Of evcrgreens aud roses, resting on Co
rnthian columns similarly ornamented, having
on each cap a laughing Cupid " iIh Instruments
at musIr IN ITS bands. Between the columns
were suspended shell work draperies OF white
and pink with rusets-and on the shell wot k
81 as attached the following classical mottos:-
" I'D non SIerimus amantes"-" Notavi ipse
lCCum-" Cras aIteta nissan - Hace nox
toIu Jam dnicio anuus'- Amor ITALIA curat-
HyInen in limine latei'-'Cantauies al camus'
Neni yIdi ylCi, with several Others ~ English,
among which were, Your appreciation is our
r"wdrd.'2 the ray OF beauty lights 10 happI
ness The floor was beautifully painted IN i'm,
ta''on ot Brussels carpet, the centre OF which
represented an anchor with the motto l. T.
mour ct l. EPsrGnse.'
The TED room was appropriated as n saloon,
furnished with a + ano for the use of those who
wished a respite from The dauce the entrance
ted through n bower. over which was the motto,
: Strike The light GHitar.' Another room was
TIN open.wtrh refreshments tor the gentle.
men. and designated as the GOaiherdS Cot
tage.'
The company consisted Of upwards of six
hundred, about four hundred OF whom were la.
DIES, alike distinguished for their beauty and ex.
cellent taste III dress.
A superb supper was served up by MI. Jen.
mugs. al which The party partook ofeyery deli.
caCy that could be named. Heraid.
Il Modern BnrRpeH.-It is not many weeks
since a mercantile house in Pearl street, New
York, stopped IN consequence" Of the depredB
tons OF IA clerk npnn the goods IN the store.
And in the course OF the l"yes, igations which
followed. il was ascertained that these depre-
dRtions had been committed TO very large
amount, and were connected with habits OF
lrteguIarlIv aud dIssipat ion of a frightful des-
criptIon. The cuiprit belonged to an ancient
family ut great responsibility IN this state and
from his own confession on detection, and dis
coverits since made, i, appears that the a
mount uf his rubberies Of the conGding em.
ployer was from SIX to eight thousand dollars
III ms many month. He seems to have kept a
serag lilo, aud TO have lived in habits OF ex,rav-
agance anu dissipation vyeing with II Fauntle.
roy. We have seen a list of articles, in his
confession, written by himself which he gave
m one evening to a tayorite mistress, whom he
shipped Tor Charleston, amounting 10 nearly
three hundred dollars. And to supply himself
with money. he took goods and sold them to
merchant tailois and others. IL is believed from
the disclosures made, that he was but one of
a gang of thirty.three yonng men, all clerks, at
salaries Of about four hundred dollars a year
each, who have been living during the past year
much in the same way-and whose extrava.
gancc must have been, and probably now j.
supported in the like manner fiom their en-
~ployers.
1t is time. for employers TO look at he morals
of their clerks. as Hsll as to their mercantile
education. An apparent attention 10 their bu
siness, during business hours, though oommen.
dable as FAR as it goes. should BY no means
satisfy the employer, He should know how hi