Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-04-29

EATING AND DRINKING. &c. &c
Inc BANK wings appear determined 10 carry their point
ty, with the vaults OF The Bank TO supplv The nece.sa.,
funds, probably recoIlcct that those WHO aspired 10 arbii.
rary power under the Roman empire, corrupted the peo.
PIE ny SHOWS ana entertainments, games and speciacles.
by giving them " cod coIlations," and occasions N 49,
and toss up their caps. Munifcence is the order of the
DAY among these gentry. They complain of distress: but
they can raise JDty thousand dollars to carry an election
and they can decorate and ornament their coinmiure rooms
and places of meeting, so as to make them look lilo ~,
palaces. ihey said they coald not pay their notes, bu,
they found no difficulty in getting the funds to provide a
gfa'uitous entertainment at Castle Garden for 25 600 people.
Another iete Is this day to be given in the neiehborl,ooJ
oil Philadelphia, at a place called Poweton. i'm honor If The
triumph oil the Bank F" higs i'll New York. cfcoarse, the
s gns mon eSvi for nS oaii"s to noP P' ,y why should any body give
such profits by buying drafts on London al New.
Orleans, and selling them in this city? The soldiers Of
the Bank are certainly entitled TO their rations.- II ia an.
nounced that on this occasion, "refeshmenis Of v.rio,o
kinds in great abundance will be distributed orors ~
anu tnat "h"e bands OF music are engaged, and Tie
ground VIII he brilliantly decorated for the occasion"-
Our temperate ~neighbOr of the Daily gloats over The abnn.
dance OF good cheer provided TO comfort the stomachs Of
those who are faithful to the Bank. He exuliinyIv informs
us, that "Ihe greatest possible display will be m ade. In adj.
dition TO the animals that are TO be roasted whole. tltere viIl
be hive hundred roundso OF beef, three hundred hams, fIree
hundred oeeves' tongues, fifteen thousand leaves of bread.
eighty butts oil beer and ale, Sc How ingepiously in
this passage, after mentioning the beer and ss, Inc si.Su;s
es me rest oil The drink under an &c, making that ex.
pressiye little character signify more than even Lord Coke
VINO has commented so %learnedIy on its meaning, ever
dreamed OF. wv
VIC grave Oh lWs suDiect, we regard this manner of
eIecuoneering for the Bank, by giving gratuitous enter.
tainmeDts TO vast multtades OF people, as indecert and
shameful 10 the last degree. II is a part OF the ereatsvs.
TEN oil attempting TO corrupt our elections by The force nj
money, and we can only account for the couDtensnce given
10 tby persons who claim TO be respectable, by supposino
that party excitement has made them forget their sense
oil decency.-W. J. EU. Post.
lHE ECHO CELEBRATION IN PHILApEIpur or
THE NEW YORK. CHARTER ELECTION.
PHILADELPEIA April %.
The solemn farce OF the POtoeIfDu Jubilee was enar,ed
yesterday III such a manner that Tie geuers. up OF the en-.
tertainnent must be heartily ashamed Of H.. The Peonle
feeling The ndiculc attached IL celebrating a deIe,, yyron,
70 work rom The hrst al turning the affair into the broade.,
Durlesqne ever wine -sed IN this vicigitV. II could scarce.
" De called q ROT, lorthe parties concerned were too merrv
lor tbat, but there Is no other word which can "a we'll
deSclbe The scenes Of uprodr and confusion which were
presented TO a lRughter.loying public at the wig solemni'
ties. w 'e'"
The inducements offered collected a LARGE anil ,,.u..
muintude. Beef and beer Tor nothing, and no told Ia nay
az me bridge, with the addition Of anticipated fun. il rums
igh' sort OF bsit, u the quantity Of the assemblsge il lme
ohly. oblect IN view. So Tor, so well. There were pler.
~ OF people at POwelton. When the dinner hour raoe
the rustic sports began. The meats were seirsJ 49,,
they reached Tie tables, and torn TO fragments bv the Gn.
gers OF te guests. Here ran a wig with a La,, ,,,dsr II.
arm, pursued by a score or two more of wigs eppious Al
his good fortune. In another direction scsmoere1 ~
ther lusty wig, shaking a round Of beef over bs ri
and so on all over the ground. The osockerv wss sn.L'
by the multitude, who spraDg upon them to ace the Gn
aver finishing this part OF the entertainment amid ros,s
OF laughter aud shouts Of glee, the lads became fbifstv
ehd MADE an attack upon the ale aud cider barrels. Tho
contents oil these were speedily extracted. Mother eafIb
wa Ie'reshed with a goOdiy portion OF fkeir egldlirs,iog
huius' ana owing to the unskillul0ess Of the tsssters, ma.
ny OF The wigs Themselves were thoroughly drencbeJ.