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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-20

pletion 10 hear the decision in regard
to the application for the entry Of noLie
Prosequi IN the case OF Matthews, alias
Matthias. for obtaining money under
false Pretcnces from Benjamin III. Fol-
ger.
The Recorder read the opinion Of the
Court. which was very elaborate. bu,
as IT did not state precisely whether i,
considered the indictment a good or a
bad one, legal or illegal, valid or IN
valid one. the counsel for the accused
entered into long argument To show
that this was matter OF necessity
Were our time sufficient we would
give an outline Of this argument, bu,
are thereby prevented.
The District attorney, after an almost
Sparnng match between the counsel O.
the accused and the court. rose and
stated, that although the indictment had
been formed with the utmost degree Of
correctness, so far Is his abilities were
concerned. vet he had doubts whether
legal conviction could take place un-
der n.
The Court thcreupon gave its opin-
ION unanimously. and there were no
less than six Aldermen present. in adj
diton to the Chief Justice. and Recor-
der, that the nolle prosequi, under the
present state Of the case, could be or
dercd.
In the course OF the argument of
the counsel for the accused. II was NOV
ed that If the nollc proscqui was no,
granted, the trial might take place to-
morrow. This however was not deci-
ded when we left the room at half past
one o'clock.
As this trial will involve a matter oi
a very novel. IL not entirely new char.
actcr. and highly interesting 90 the mo-
raj and religious character OF the com.
munity, we purpose to give full repor
of it.
We observed among the auditors
the disconSolate and forSaken wife o.
the accused.-.N Y. Com.
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THE CHINESE LADY

N.Jor \o.s has pad . visit 20 ,h,, 49,. -.
from The Fast. sni, according 90 he o.a 90,
ts-"'- s.s r-ees'e,l 9TH much eoarr-s, ar -
we An"e' his portrait Of the " FAR. stronger
As Miss AFONG MoY had M, a..
completed her toilette. which "A,
derstand consumes about four br.-.
think OF that, ye fashionable dame. ~
GOthamo we awaited our.ely,s az -.
interval and of Capt. Obcar, ,.ol,,..
ness, To examine the interesting ohi.o,
above mentioned. which form pcr,...
chinese museum. alone worth da.f...
the pr.oe 81 admission. At length
IadysmP ~as announced and pr,.>eu',
herself m the rich costume of q.
nese iady-an outward mantle II
six. sumP;uously embroidered Az
yellow silk Pantalettes. from bc7~,,.
the ample folds OF which pcer.ci b--
tiny little feet. not over f,yr iao4,, a,
length. the whole Of the cur.1.s ,i.-.
included. Her head has a pr,t....-,
of JET black har. combed upwari, i-.-,
her fine forehead and brunette temple.
and filed on the top with bo1ue,, .
artificial flowers and large gold pan,
which dress We suppose will BE- hcncc.
forward quite the fon. Miss Nov >,.,.l
mOtionless almost. for some time. smil.
ing graciously. but scarcely incliuln
her head more than Mandarin lma-,
while We. with our multiplied bow,
and attitudes and gesticulaiions. seem
ed quite ludicrous an an attempt 10 be
excessively polite Her qelet d.
meanor and imperturbable compo,.-.
quite oyerpowered us She then W..
ed without much seeming difficult,
/ her cushioned chair on tn u!a'f,r..
and there sat m silent and quiet rru.....
for US 10 gaze at. She Is short. bu' "a.
ther robust IN stature her fratu-.. 5-,
pleasing. her forehead high and p-....
berant, and her face round AMI ..u
with two languishing black ewes .l.-..l
with the peculiar obliquity OF the .t.-
angle, which characterizes the " zoe.
Ian variety Of the human race i--.
which this people are de,cen@.f-
Miss .uoy Is. as may be- gathercd a.
the above, exceedingly t1c,f.l-a. e.s.
with the interpreter; but doubiie,, b..
understands well the language al pm
tomime, If her young and Sp-.....
countenance does not belle her. TIL
exquisrtes who hope to make IL .--
preston on this young lady. M. r.
particularly cautious and delica
their approaches. She is. it Is ,ut
much pleased with our country. an
not at all home sick. She pass, beg
life at her toilette OF at her iamto ~
sleeps much, and eats as we Do h-,
occasionally With chap sticks, i, /, r-.-
sumed. After sitting a short tim %
this state she retired. The exhib'.
opens th,s day at I'D o'clock A. VI -
the public, and all the world will :. -
see this nGureqlfe.
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though she were repeating after a mas
ter. So II was I'm relation To- the cogno-
men Of wines and liquors, by no means
familiar to all the company.
Occasionally. As If for the express
purpose Of bewildening the spectators
with something vastly beyond the reach
Of ordinarily constructed theories, a
stranger was permitted To whisper in
another strangers ear, and Mrs. Han
ington repeated the words iastanter.
This particular circumstance initiates,
essentially, against the supposed con-
federacy between herself and husband
IN this part. at least, Of these singular
performances.
Various explanatory suggestions have
been made 10y gentlemen OF close OBJ
servation, but none Of them are perfect
ly free from objections. One of the
most common opinions seems to be tina,
MIR. Harrington Is a first rate ventrilo-
gust, who absolutely gives all the re-
sponscs. and the Mysterious lady there
fore in fact does nothing but distract
the attention of the aStonished bystand-
crs by the tlits OF beautiful Chinese
fan. For ourselves, We discovered no.
thing that bore the least affinity to the
actions of ventriloqust. Moreover.
his back was as often towards the lady
as otherwise. Vcntriloquists have been
SO indulgent, several times. as To allow
Us To place the hand over the larynx.
IN order TO feel the action of the mus
cles while the individual was exerting
his skill to the utmost extent of the art.
MIR. Harrington shows no signs, in this
respect, OF being a ventriloquist. lie
has called upon us, since the perform
ancc, to inquire what views we enter
tanned OF the manner of seeing and
hearing in this anomalous mode. He
assures us that IL is but a short time since
he made the discovery that Mrs. II.
possessed this rare tact, and that IL is
as unaccountable TO himself as 10 all
others. He further informs us that very
frequently, after retiring from an exhi-
bition, in which she has been conside-
rably excited, as soon as her eyes are
closed in sleep she fatigues herself ex-
ceedingiy by rehearsing chapters from
the bible, and other readings, of which
she had no recollection when awake.
Many other curious and pcrplexing an
ecdotes were related, to convince us
that no deception had been practised.
We have neither comments to make
nor theories to advance, in explanation
of the apparently mysterious operations
here related. That there are tricks in
most exhibitions of the kind, is gene
rally admitted; but whether there are
any in this, remains to be proved by
further observation
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Communicated for nIe Bal.assre PafrIsi.
Trial 81 Riehn,sa&, sA~ Mail R~SA~r.

fhe 4 ufed StGfesl Circuit Court u. District
,o..,. . .a 0f M'r''-HI is, S.'Sef Term
yadgr. DUNAIL and GLENN.
y. WILLIAMS, Dist Attorney.
RICHMOND was the Deputy Postmas-
ter at Middletown IN Frederick county.
where his father was the Principal
He was arrested in April last, at the
instance of GEORGE Pitt, Esq. An
active and energetic agent of the Post
Othce Department, upon a discovery
effected by the agent, that he had Ia
ken money out Of lettersp passing through
that Office.
IL had been ascertained that money.
transmitted by letters coming on the
routes which included this Office, had
been occasionally missing for some
months. Proceedings to detect the
guilty party had been instituted. as
long ago as January last But coun-
terfeit notes having been chiefly relied
on, he escaped for few weeks. At
length measures was so skillfully con-
trived by the Agent, that the discove-
ry became certain and expeditions.
In the course Of nine months there
were upwards of $.hDdp0 missing
Richmond confessed that he had stolen
about $500, and there is no doubt he
had taken the whole, although he NAV
have forgotten some Of the parcels
lie had learned the trade Of a tailor.
and was in the practice Of quilting the
Bank Notes into his coat. He was
choice in the notes which he reserved /:
sometimes taking out what he esteem
ed better, and replacing them with
such as .he thought were less current.
He also moderated his plumbers al
tunes, by taking part of the money in
a letter; then altering the contents. 50
as TO correspond with the residue. which
was forwarded IN the letter 10 its appro-
pirate address.
Between the time Of Richmond
first arrest and his surrender by ms bail.
which was two.or three days. be states
that he burnt all the money in his pos
session, which was about $lIOO. All
the money which has b en- saved is on
ly $3.50 that he had lent or deposited.
The indictment preferred against him
contained serea counts. and described
separate sums, which had been abstract
ed at different times.
On being araigned, he plead GurLTT
to all the counts, and the Court sen
fenced him 20 Ten Years izprisosmesi
IN he PeRifeniiWy.
Richmond Is f'renfy-one years Of age
Of good appearance, had before scquir-
ed far character and standing, and
was. at the time Of his arrest. engaged
To be mauied 10 an estimable woman.
But eupidIty and seeming opportunity.
tempted HIM 10 hazard sll-and ali has
been lost.
NOpersOn connected with Post OF
fee can, for any length Of time hope "a
lPerpetuaie frauds and speculation up
on the office. without being detected
by the Department. In every ea.e
which has occurred m MARYLAND there
has been discovery. and that discoye.
~ has been speedily followed by con.
/ vIotion and punishment
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-20

AZ saforiabais accident occurred ysasr
day, during the trial Of = loeou,otivs soxin.
built BY Ar &. kes6er q tbs eity fos "a,
uss II the Ohlo Raj road COnpssy ",
lsarn that Tie sagIns, ~ the tiule 81 The &C.
edsnt' vas undergoing "a experiment. IN
Ger the charge o. TIE maksF 90 hrs agent, for
he PsrPose % iesitsg Iis Douer before bsinl
oehTersa 70 the Company. u VS. sttachee
70 ana ~ ne act az draWing = train Of bur
dsn ears Ehsn the boiler exploded and killed
The EagiassF, Ne - Ned' instsotlv Tn.
stieodant eremaa was Injured bat sos SER
ousiy No other dansgs was sustained -
Baa Aasr.
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CANAL MEErNG

~ mesins u sandry eitizess AZ J~dsrsos
county. held q the Court Hoa.r. in Ch.ri. ,,o, m
On MONDAY. the 18th inst. JOHN YATES. Zen
~as e-lied 10 The Chair. and EBxrxD LIE. ir
Esl. appointed Secretary
The object u tho meeting Vas sisted b, .yohr
.. Sali,i'sr, ESQ. .so sasSr-sed tbs proprie,,
81 appointing deirSs,e, TO the proposed Coa,en-
sioa IN Baliinsorr. 10 be heid on The ,<eo.d Mon
day IN Dcoenbcr
On nOs'oa Of Asdrv. Heater E.q.
Rosoired. Thst = committee Of ,hrr- he ar
poied To draft resoiuiioas eupres.ive Of the .-n-
tueuts Il the meeting; ~her-spoa, Asdrr-
Hunter. John $. G-li.her. add Geo REYNOLDS,
EsqA we're appointed BY the Chair
The committee retired. sad nfscr . Ecu mo
nen,s reported. by A. Hunter. their chairman,
the foiiosins resolutions, Which uerr unanimous
~ adopted:
Re'~'u~d, Th.s this meeting view the Ci.e..-
PeAke and Ohio Canal ss an enterprise of Nation
al inportsnee. md connected in,ius,riy Nth the
welfare aad prosperity Of the citizens Of Jrf.r.
sonCounsy.
He'''ued, Tint ve concur in The propriety Of
speedy eosnpie,ioO of that gre., sork. =, Ieas,
- Tar .s the Coal Minis; and that ve gill lend
our hearty cooperation in al proper eGorts &c
accomplish that object
he'''red, That eleven delegates be appointed
to the Convention proposed To be held in B.i,i.
more On the sth day q December next.
The foiio.ihg geutleDen ~er- thcn anpo,,..r,
delegates to The proposed Convention, viz:
'on" . S-iiAher' Br.r,oa DasenPort.
Edmund l. Lee. T. Andrew Hus.r
Henry BOteIer. Andrew Keaoedx
i"ofn-s "ngg~ Jr. WillOashby I. Webb,
GeoVge R-ynOlda, William Bu,ir,
Edward Lucas. jr.
On motion Of ThOA- Grigs.. ESQ.
Resotrod, That the Chairman Of III, u,-,,;o.
l'ohn Yates. Esq, be ADDED to the dsieg.lioa-
Rs'otred. That the proceedings Of thi. meet.
'as be Pssii.hed IN the Virgins Free Press. and
such other papers Is arc friendly to the oh;.s, o,
this meeting.
Ahe meeting tAea sdl0srsed
JOHN YATES, CHuirv.au
II
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-20

The foilo-ing extraordinary ineid~r,' d, 70
STA ui;
A gentleman IN the neighborh,od of
this city, IN riding across his farm
few days since. was suddenly surprised
and alarmed To find has horSe gradual,
sinking into the earth. Tie INSTANTLY
leaped from the animal. and hv 80 de-
inc his own life was proudenhaliy sl,-
ed. The horse continued Ia sink loVr-
and lower into the earth, until h. hi.
descended one hundred and fifty i.,'
Al this point he became wedged %,
tween two masses Of rock, and Va
crushed 10 death. The chaSm or fssurc
We are told, appeared to- have been form
ed by the separation Of the earth ana
rock IN some CONFUSION Of nature -
The width Of the assure at the surtllr
we have not learned, but II was COVE
ed with thin SOil. which commence
giving away as soon as the weight c
the gentleman and his horse was added
oft
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-20

Case of Ofs.--We barn as
Boston Atlas. that a petition Be- p, he
forwarded 10 the Pre- idcnf Boo ''hsli pi
theSonVict OTIS. the ,,iieace - who's
guilt seems a. b. utterly nsuhiu'r'
aud inconclusite. Larkin. The ma
material Wttnes. against ham has caf-
fessed ,hsi De- peuured himself or.
ba, sb.randed Most Of the other 81
ne..es have likewise disappeared
ver.I pereus have come f1rsard ~
testify o. the good character 81 %.
Add - this The confession q tie
in his favor and there sppesrs
grounds ilr the belief hat tbe na
Nh0ly innocent a the CRIME % STD.
Dr. hee been convicted
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EJfroSrsknary D-seafeh--Tbe Phiis3ri,'aI
lsqairrr Tvisses the flIOuisg particulars q s.~
rsg'sd movcDeat made b-ts-ee Ncs York g..
usat si,y 81 THURSDAY morning last
In order 10 communicate thu result
OF the interesting New York Elec',.a
to the Philadelphia public. the Camdea
and Amboy Rail Road Company W.,
induced to despatch a locornoii,c ga
advance Of the regular line. by Which
means the New York papers Vhi'a
left BY the boat NJ seven O'Clock werr
received al the Philadelphia EXehan-
at twelve o clock.
Owing 90 the wind and tide ben
ahead. the steamboat was two hour
and twenty-six minutes from New Y.fs
20 AmbOy thirty-eight minutes Wen.
consumed from the termination ~ 'ie
Rail Road 10 the Exchangs and o..
minutes lot a, RancOcus DraWhut :.
making the performance on The g.
Road, a distance Of hfty-six nile. pue
hour and hfty-One minutes. Asefs-
speed on the Rail Road, includin. 'ar
necessary detention Tor wOcdirt
watering a little over thirty m..
hour
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FREE PRESS.
TWO DOLL IRIS md FIFTY CENTS


meeting -.s h>aj IN B-rkeley, the iosh
'"-,ss.'. s'~n- EIIsa. Bers Ch.rm.n. ..i Has
si-"s NArrr Seerct.ry. the subject Of the
Canal Con,e~tios ia B.le.orv.
The MEETING .sss sddrvssed BY Charles }.
F-uikssr. Esq. (.ho rssssests the state .sosk.
aHd the Ch.irm,a ssiicd some rrsa.rtA
The foiio-ias E.siirn-a ..r- then srpo;a,rti
delegates 10 sid Cossest,ce, via:
N-rthc- R-asra, T,ii.tsoe fry,u. Archibald
sservr, William short, and jacob V.s.iose..
The Chairman lGea- Boyd, added To tho
Srl-g.,,Oa-
nert'ag uss also Leid in Loudoan on tbs
Same ds,. Col wIuiAS ELLxtI an the Chair.
and John 5. Edward, Secretary.
The following gentlemen we're sppois,e,. dele
E.'esto .ttead tl.e B4itimor- Convention, VIA:
Cha1ies r. Mercer. Jushas Pu,-y, J.sse,
M'iIhAA,. r. H. Iiesaer>oa. n. Il Po-eI,
CeOrs- ". Chichester. Richard o. Gr.,.on,
JOhG A. Carter. aud William b. Tyler.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-20

We understand tina, a man. whose
name We have no, heard. was murder.
ed day or two ago. someV here near
Mailman dam on the,lne Of the canal
near WilliamsPori, Md. II - sad that
an alteration took place between the
deceased and a man and his wic Who
are considered the perpetrators Is ihc
act. They have been taken and NIil
be- lodged N our jail'to day. II they are
not there already Hgveysfyvg Cyrr.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-11-20

We notice IN the Bai,inore pap-r. IN .a,-,.
tsernesi Of Z" Huiis' P.iens Portable RI. a..
vh'eA rcquire' but one quart Of coal to perform
baking IL Is higAly recommended by CeOrr,
Beltzh0over and other1
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BALTIMORE AND OHIO ran Ro.n


The quantity Of Flour which reached B.l.
umore on the Ohio Rail road, during the
year eodIng on the 1st Of October last. was
IoS,2ll barreis-beinE Somewhere about
four hfths Of the " ITO " ard street Flour aen,
10 this market when the Road = oveoed 70
Harper's Ferry, which will be in about =
fortnight from this time, the supplies will re-
eei'e gradual bat steady augmentation from
the Shenandoah Valley.
Duriog The same period, there we're reeeiv-
ed BY the sane conveyance SOL hhds OF To
oaoeo; SS3 tons OF Grain, 75I tons OF Meal.
&e; lSO toos Of Provisions p :oas Of Live
Stock; 10 tons Of whisksy; 7723 ton. a
Granite; 20 tons Of SOapssone 1865 ton, Of
Paving stone 1871 tons Of Line and Line
stone 996 tons Of Firewood ia tons al
LumbeE 2si tons Of Bark II3s ton. Of
Ore lSio toes Of Iroo I76 tons Of Isash-
er 80 toos OF Hardware, IS tons o( Cot
Ton goods - toas % Paper and 1862 ton,
Of niseeilaneoas artieIes-l.fa1riesa.
The New ORLEANS papers are seriously dis.
eussIng the subject Of Rail road FROM that
city 10 Nashville The length Of the road ..
estimated 81 800 miles, and u y eonteoded
that may b. easily made With the united
i"i'ds OF NeW Orleans and the States Of Nis
sts-fPpi and Tennessee. The di.tanee b,
water. from Ne Orleans 90 Sa,hViIle s.
t~elve days; By the rail rod a would B.
only two or two aud . half days
The people Of FredeEicksburE add 10 Wei
nhy, At . public @eetinE held last week
adopted the following aROng other resoIu
tio0s
ist- Rstsirs4, That the scheme Of q IA;
Road. from frodericksbarg 20 Guysndotts
or soHse ether point on the western vas~r.
teas'ole and may b carried iato effect. "a
vaniAEeously 70 The Stockholders snd a. M.
c0mmuniiy.
ID RsioiFsf, That . sommitiss Of thrss b
appointed, 10 draft q nsmorial "a - a.,
Legislature d Virginia, Tor az act u NO,
POrattOn.
AZ aaforiunaie accident occurred yssr,
day, during the trial of loenu.ottv- e,rtn
-. a -
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CAsr on NATTITWs

Court of Sesu0H.--The cOurt room
was thus morning again crowded 20 re-
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JOHN YATES. CIair,Da

EdSusD l. LIE, jr.. Serfy.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1834-03-13
MAJ. DOWNING AND THE PRESIDENT

The Globe Published q few DAYS since some RI
euious iettera, Sdid Ia have been DIRECTED TO the
f-resident OF the u. S.-bas which every one who
read them vas satiEhed werc manufactured for
PoNned elect However, the snpposition
u'at uiey were true-~hAt right has the Hero 90
complain WHEN such popular favorites as Major
DoSning arc suhjeeted 60 the same disagreeable
apprehension, A Philadelphia paper ssy.;
IL 10 ruinourcd that several threatening let
,ers have been sent 20 Major Jack Downing. Sta
ing issi his life 10 in jeopardy, and that a. hi
mead assurance Is but frzil " The Major has
e,rucd up his loins,-and sleeps with his New
iork axe under his pillow, and his inexpressibles
on lie says he feels no feAr-and has ndoote,l
the above precautions, simply from love 10 al
country 70 whom his services are Indispensable -
Compiler.
Sure enough, rumor spoke the truth. The Al.
bany Advertiser. Of last week, the Major. ~ofFi-
eiAi paper, "eOUtAins the following, published "By
Authority"
10 Major Dovnins-siongside the Giner.l. ,
HashHyfon.
lou etHEnal raseal-If you don't ston vri,io II.
ters-'hat keep all the While ~orkin aejn our mar
We viii send folks to Washington who viii
e"oP you mp into Tuinee meat with YOUR own
axe. We don't how IL is the Giner.I 100,
saeh blasted scamp about him as Won he, n a. be-
Iiefe you are bribed by Biddle-for We don't ~.
nov you GIT living out Of yotar Majors eou,n,is-
Son nov their ANT no Nnr-if ti.u tsiaer~i cham
Krs his notioos shout the Bank, u will be All ow-
ing 10 your advice. So look out and if the Bank
comes oud o. the seE1Pe alive, you arc deal man
ssss sss s..s
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CONGRESS.

Mr.. Polk, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means, TO which had been referred the letter
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury, giving hi.
reason for Withdrawing the public deposites
from the Bank Of the United States, the me.
mortal Of the Bank, and various other papers
on the same general subject, reported on the
4th inst. A counter report was made by the
minority, consisting Of Messrs. Binney, Cor.
ham and Wilde. These reports were ordered
to be printed, and their consideration deferred
until "Wednesday next The report Of the
Jackson majority concluded with the follow.
ing resolutions.
l. Rssoirsd, That the Bank Of the United
states ought not to be re-chartered.
2. ReSoired, That the Public Deposites ought
not to be restored TO the Bank OF the Uuiied
States
3 Resolved, That the State Banks ought "a
be continued as the places of deposile Of the
public money, and that il is expcdient for
Congress to make further provision by law,
prescribing the mode of selection, the secu-
rites to be taken, and the manner and terms
on which they are TO be employed.
4. Rsseired, That, for the purpose Of aseer-
tanning, ~ far a. practicable, the cause Of The
COMMERCIAL embarrassment and distress COM
planned OF BY numerous citizens OF the Unl-
ted States, In sundry memorials which have
been presented 10 Congress at the present
session, and OF enquiring whether the charter
oil the Bank Of the United States has been
violated and, also, what eorruptions and n
buses have existed IN its management, whe-
Their II has used its corporate power or money
10 control the press, 10 interfere in politics
OF influence elections; and whether Il has IA al
any agency, through its management or mo
ney, IN producing the existing pressure; a Sc
lect Committee be appointed TO inspect the
books and examine into the proceedings OF
the said Bank, Who shall repor; whether the
provisions Of the charter have been violated
OF not and also, what abuses, eorruptions or
maI-prectiees have existed in the manage.
ment Of said Bank and that the said commit.
tee be authorized TO send for persons and pa
Pers, and 10 summon and examine witnesses
on oath, and 10 examine into the Affairs 81
the said Bank and ITS branches; and they are
further authorized 10 Wait lhe principal Bank
OF any OF hs branches. for the purpose Of IN
sPeeting The books, correspop dence, accounts.
and other papers connected with its manage
ment or business and that the said commit
tee be required 10 report the result of such m
Vestigation, together with the evidences they
may make, 81 AZ early dag az practicable.