Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-10-08

while In England. that the Portraits Of Rolfs and po
cshontss In the possession of some of RoIfr fam
somewhere In Wsrwickshire. He travel, in ou.., ~
,nen' assured oil their genuineness; and after Offer
ing 10 purchase, receives them present. and brings
them to Virginia. This statement Of MIR Ryland Ran
dolph with which oil his friends perfectly satisfied
corroboraed by MIR. Wheeler the correspondent of
Mr. ID. nj. Randolph, who casually mentions ON the
authority OF his family, tie visit Of one of the descen
dants OF Focahonas TO his negbborhood, many Yeas
IN quest OF those very Portraits aud OF their
| ing presented TO him. L,ide Mr. ID. NJ Ro,,doIph,s
letter published in a late Richmond Enquirer.1
| Agmn-ihe acknowledged Likeness Of the portroit
9 che male to at least one OF Rolfes descenan. and
the striking likeness of the female to more than one of
testimony. ~
In opposition to these reasons which appear as con.
elusive as the nature of such question admits, we
have the opinions Of Mr. VIM. Boiling aud his father
founded on objections perfectly frivolous and already
dwei on SO much beyond their merits that recspitua-
ton Is unnecessary.
MIR. Bolling's last commupjcat alton AZ we ,p,;c,.,a
contains nothing new in the shape of argument or proof
but has added somewhat to the folly of tho former by
insinuating, that the authenticity OF the portraits can
not be established except by summonipr from HsIes
the spirit OF Mr. Ryland Randolph. to shew cause why
ne. oeeved IN n. suppose any one was to deny that
the portrait OF his grand father pray what ghost
would Mr.. b. call i'm support Of his assertion And
quere which would come il he called Really such To-
&C as Mr. b. has furnished, is too puere for bearded
men even to laugh at That Mr.. Ryland Randolph did
believe in the authenticity of the Portraits, we knows
and that he better qualified to decide on the subject
than Mr. b., we know also.
In Mr. Roberson's letter. there is little 10 animad-
vert nron especially he acknowledges that por
traits In question be genuine (for aught he knows)
ana mat he disbeieves only because Mr.. 7. Boiling and
Mr.. w. Boiling d believed for re asons which have
been shown 10 be perfectly ridiculous.
I Taking leave of this subject, as we now do, we as,
sure MIR. BOILING that no part Of the trouble have
was expended Tor the vain purpose OF convincing
est shafts oil argument SATIRE simply Tor the pur
pose oil disappointing his pious desgs crushing We
ry promising pro and smabe young artist jus, entering up
he of AZ,
hostility to R NJ Sally rnot AIr Mr. b. k,o,rs best
out others will guess at them--perhaps shrewdly.
l w. NJ. ROBINSON.
HAMPDEN SYDNEY COLLEGE.
The Comm pcement at this institution took place on
the 22i ius Te following s the o der of Exercises,
| Prayer-MuLc.
Grafton in Latin-D- Republics Snbversone.
w''h The Sslna'ory Adiressss,-H Hugh p. Kirkpatrick
| De Kalb GEORGIA.
II English Grafton = On Classical Elucation-Isaac
e. Carringon, Charlotte.
III. English Ora'ion-Iuhuence of Imagination on
hnmao Character ami Happiness Patrick H. Elcan,
Nv The C1iosophic Oraiion-The Effect Of Poetry
o. 'h- M.rais and Genius Of Peope,-Bensmii p.
Bnrwel Prince Edward
Music.
: " Engli:h OratiOn-Claims Of Genius to Patron
aPe,-Wm Fiournoy, Prince Edward.
vi. The Philosophical Oyation-Thos W. Ii con.
Prince Eiwa,d.
=. VII Masters Oration-George Fitzgerald, MOTTO.
way.
VIII. Degrees Conferred.
* English Orotion-The Influence of Moral
cultivation ON Intellectual Character,-wi,b the Vale
ictory Address"s,-E h-ibert A. Cole man, HALIFAX
S,cred Musc.-Prayer.
!. The degree Of A conferred on the folio wing
= Young gentlemen, viz Benjamin p Bnrweli Isaac
G.. Carringtcn, Eihelbsr, A. Coleman Patrick m
E'can, William c. Fiournoy, Hugh p. kirkpatrick,
and Tho' w i:isen.-The honorary degree OF A. b.
, The decree OF A NJ. was conferred on George Fiiz-
d gerald John Converts, James ID. Lyon, James
s M'nge, WIN. Z Scott, George T. II. Swami, William
College.
The ioaorsry degree Of A. Nj. Gen. VIM Fl
roadnsx and WIN III. MrFarlsnd.
The examination Of the Junior, Sophomore and
Freshman Glasses the various studies pursued bv
hem during the session. commenced on F,jdav ,bs
18th aud closed the Tursday following. The Senior
Cis., were exsmio-d, during the 81 week In Ausust
q" all The most important branches in the couse.
n On Thur.day the 23i.-The appiyer.ary of The
f Literary Philosophical Soce,y celebrated Vn
NJ atkinson, Esq Of Petersburg delivered discourse
on tue causes why there has been. in Va so little inn
provement In lltrra ure and science; aud Richard X
CfaHe, Esq Of Lynchburg, rerited an interesting no.
en- on the H. ct produced by the of
turs--At the same time Prof n A Garland de-
yrred an GRAFTON he fore the Unon Society on naion
: " literature; and the Rev. William s. Pumer adj.
dressed the Phdnihropic Society, the present state
OF the learned professions, and the best means of i'm
proving them
Gen VIM ii: Broadnax Of Dinwiddie; and John Y.
T. Mason, E'q OF Southampton were elected Orators.
and William NJ. Robinson, Esq. of Peersbure. poet Tor
me next anniversary OF the Literary and Philosophical
!, society.
d The Board Of Trustees held its annual meeting nm
Friday the 24th nsi.-Rep. Stephen Taylor, A. M
was elected Professor ct Languages, Jonn BurwelI.
A. b. and Daniel Comfort A. b. ,y.r. e,ec,ed Tn,ors
= Nj John j. Fiournoy of Prince Edward, was elected
n > ward oi the College.
p. The next session will commence on the let of
November. The expan of the INSTITUTION, incIudjp
boHrd tuition ieesoom-rent aud servan hire are re-
duced 10 $i33 tor the collegiate year Of ten months
FLOUR inspected in the City of Richmond duog quarter
y 67,7i5 Barrels superfns
3,2l7 half do do
1885 Barrels fms
Gj9 do middlngs
178 do condemned
1854 including half barrels
EDMUND WALLS, Inspector.
ARnIED Saturday uIt at thc1ate re,onc.
OF John DIXON Esd tho county Mathews Rev John
Dangerheld, Nr. THOMAS ARMIsTEAp, HARRtgI A. A.
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