Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-04-01


houss fos he Messss. Joseph, eAme - the gro0od
with q teni1e crash. Some weeks since, . siok-
log wss psscspiibe, ofthst portion Of the building
Treating On Exchsng IT., and lesrs were then en-
tssssioed that il would fall. Several builders,
however, examined the house, and certified a. to
ies safety, aud sbs woskmsn, who had before de-
eIioed working On il, resumed their confdence
and their lsbors. The building was entirely fire.
psoof, being built On arches, even 10 the fourth
story. and these, il feared would press out the
SIDE wsl-but TO prevent that, isos b - we're run
ehsoush them, which were secured IN the inside
facing of brick.
Notwithstanding al these precautions, the bull
Dig FELL On Tuesday @osoing-tbe arches having
pressed out The wall towards Exchange street
and came doSn with crash that sesemblcd an
earthquake, and which aroused al the sleepers in
the osighhosbood. Falling ~ It did, at that time
o. aight when scarcely person wss to be seen in
the street, no one was injured. One young gen.
tIemsn, however, . reporter connected with the
Courier and EnqoiSeT, was the north side of
Wall street. Immediately in front Of the building
whsn Il fell, and the first intmation be had Of dan
kes was the falling u fragments Of stone about him.
Had the building gave way on the Wall street side
bis fate must have been sealed.
About one third Of the Wall street front left
standing, and during the day thousands visited the
scene Of the ruins, aud crowded up To il, at the
imminent hazard of their lives, and despite the
warnings Of the builders. Latorcry were imme-
ing, and every thing got in readiness to com
me0ce the building anew.
The whole Cost Of the building - estimated Al
$4,000, $4,000 Of which falls upon Mr.. Havil-
and, the builder, a. he was to have cen paid the
whole amount Of the contract on deliv cry Of the
keys; and the inside not yet finished.
On the morning previous, couple Of large brick
stores, in progress Of erection, in Fulton street,
near Broadway. fell to the ground but as symp-
toms OF falling had been perceived for some hours,
the Isbosen engaged upon it had time to escape.
These accidents, IL tshey can be called, refec,
not muck credit on the builders employed; and
" few weeks since, the grand jury presented a
store in New street, which was run up in a few
days, and which, il was feared, would also fall.
Surely something should be done which would pre-
vent houses from being run up in such 4 shameful
and unsubstantial manner, for, ~ it is, il is
sImost dangerous to pass on the same eide Of the
street with one Of these modern built houses
LATE FROM THE WEsr INDIEs-The Greneda
Free Press Of the 6,h uh. informs Us tina. Flour
was selling II SIS per barrel. II adds,-"Never,
perhaps, since the fr-t administration Of British
law in th's colony, has such extraordinary sess-
ION OF the Supreme Court occurred that which
commenced and terminated yes,erday-eAtraor-
binary from the unexpected decrease Of crime
which has taken place in our community. Only
three bills were sent up TO the Grand Jury, and Of
these none were for greater offence than m,sde-
meanor-o0s was for assault. The Grand Jury
ignored one Of the bills, another for an as
saul: was travencd till next Court. One case
then OF misdemeanOS tried, and even this soil
tary case was not Of an aggravated nature.
The rapid and une expected progress which Bar
BADGES 10 making toward demonstration cannot
but prove matter Of grief every lover Of civliza
ton and good order. Some time since we men,
toned an attempt assassinate one Of the police
magistrates, and early or the morning Of the 18th
~uA do n.
Howell. as be was riding home, by fire arms. Sir
Evan McGsegor has offered q reward Of f2OO
10 any one who can convict the criminal or GRIMM
ais.
The LONDON QuAKrkRLr REVIEW, for De-
csmber. has jus: been published. This work
now under the editorial management Of Mr..
Lockhart. is sustained in its pre-eminent stand
as political and literary journal, by the CO
Iabors Of DR.. Southey, Basil Hall, DR.. Bar
row, Mr.. John Croker, NJ. p. Mr.. Milman,
and other men Of strong talent. The legal
articles are prepared by Mr.. Justice Cole
ridge, Mr.. II. Taylor, and Mr.. HAYWARD, ed
itor Of the Law Magazine.
Some idea may be formed Of the apprecia-
ton Of literary distinction in England, from
the single fact that Mr.. Lockhart, as editor Of
this journal, receives an annual salary Of
f14OO sterling (say six thousand two hum
Ueo uoIIaIs'l Ahe Ordinary compensation
for the articles published in the Review is
twenty guineas Tor nearly one hundred doll
ars) per sheet. Mr.. Souihey has in MANY ip-
stances received fifty guineas for one arti-
Gle OF thirty pages, and it is believed that he
receives an annual salary Of two hundred
guineas on condition that he furnish at least
one article for each number.
The powerful talent concentrated in this
journal will account for the usual sale of nine
thousand copies Of each number, at the price
Of SIX shillings, or about s. a year. 1t is re-
published IN this country, by Mr.. Theodore
Foster, New. York, at So year.--[B alt,-
more Chronicle.
On Saturday last eight Of a serious charac,e,