Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-15
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On thu evening of the 10th ult Samuel L.
Southard, esq delivered the Introductory Law
Lecture before the Law Society ol New Jersey.
al the State House IN Trenton. II Is spoken
OF as peculiarly interesting, learned and elo.
quent.
Mr. Lawrence Brown, Halter, No 20. South
Second street. Philadelphia. has hro ght the
manufacture OF black silk hats, Tor gentlemen,
TO great perfection. TIN. is uaid 10 be beau.
''ini article, surprising in lusre The hnesl bea.
'ef' aud appearing 10 be as durable.
Mr. Poinsett, our late Minister TO Mexico.
mas reached Washington city.
From the Minutes Of the Annual Conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church IN the L.
States. for 1929, we collect the following -
Bishops 4, Travelling Preachers 1919, Super.
animated Preachers llS-Iolall77i,
An extraordinary phenomenon Is nov TO be
seen IN Boston This IS a person 80 emaciated
that his bones, muscles aud tendons are TO he
seen through The skin. Although SO wasted as
scarcely 10 appear TO be human beng, he
has good appetite, and retains The strength
Of AN ordinary nun No satisfactory canse has
been discovered for his extraordinary change
tie has been visited by medical gentlemen. who
pronounce him the most remar kahlr specimen
Of walking anatomy winch has ever been vii
1T ssed IN this country.
The National Gazette says, the true tile OF
oper's forthcoming novel, Is, The Water
UIich. and not the Trimmer of the Seas, -
heretofore announced. IL is now in the press
OF hessrs. Carey q Lea.
The N. York banks have re considered their
resolnlion respecting Spanish quarter dollars
aud now receive and pay them, in small guam.
ties, al % cents each.
G. ~ Grouard, of Washington city, has is
sued Propo ais for publishing in one volume
he whole of The great debate IN the Senate Of
the UnIted States. on Mr. Foot's resolution
The volume VIII comprise from 600 to 500 &C
lavo pages Of compact print, and will be fur.
nlshed at 50 per copy The proof sheets oflhe
several Speeches are to he submitted % tier
several authors for final correction.
Wm. Writ esq. late Attorney General Of the
United STATES, has consent d to deliver the m
rual Grafton before The Peithesophian and
Phoceau Societies Of Ringers College, IN
lY
BY the late Marriage Act in the State of New
York. which went into effect the lSt OF January
last, il is provided that Every male, who
shall have attained the fnll age 1T seventeen
! years, and every female who shall have attain.
Bile, III law, OF contracting marriage
| The Philadelphia Journal says, that Bishop
| RsVenscrof has In preparation a sketch OF his
/ life, which will no doubt he pernsed with plea
sure by the members OF the church of which he
! is so conspicuous an ornament. In addition
to this, his numerous and excellent sermons
will be published, forming, in connection :. ~
! probable three or four volumes. The same
/ paper adds-The Bishop CONTINUES much lndls-
posed, aud II is only to be ieared that the hnxie-
! ~ with which he proseGnles his literary labors
may in a still greater measure SKATER his al
ready delibitated constitution --[aP Since the
/ above was in type we have received mtOrma'
ticn of the death bishop RaVenscroi, which
occurred a, Raleigh on Friday week.
| Formerly, il WAS maxim thata young wo
man should never be married TIL she had spun
herself a set Of body table and bed linen From
! this custom a. unmarried womel were termed
| spinsters, an appellaton they still retain III
England 10 all deeds and law proceedings
There is man now living near Chambers
burg Penn named JOIN Hi!l who from the
best information that can be obtained from
himself and others. is between 100 and l30year'
Of age. He served George the ls, ID and Sd
as a soldier-lhe latter IN this country, under
Gem BraddocIs and was considered too Old for
soldier when our revolutionary war brokt
out He ENJOYS pretty good health at present
and appears Likely YET 10 have some years II
store lis habits through lie have grneral'y
been incorporate
Gen. Houston has arrived al New York from
| Washington accompanied bY Two Cherokee
Chiefs.