Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-06-11
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ton luteIlcerce down 10 the tue Icih aahualN, Ia
been received from Cape PaImas the settlement o
he MARYLAND State Colonization Society, on thu
coast OF Africa. All the letters received concur D.
representing affairs at the Colony ~ happy ant
aourishing condition. The Niobe, which sailed
om Baltimore on the 18th Nov, arrived out alter
pleasant passage of forty three days. Two were
born the passage, making e enigfanis IN All
landed. The health OF the Missionaries IS rep'e-
scented good, and the', cause as prosperous
.ir,irat Of Lord Daraam.--Iorl Durham, Go
vernon General OF Canada, with his i''nl, ana suite
arrs ed at Quebec the 27lli nlt' IN IL VI sup
Hastings, from Portsmouth. Eng.
The Earl of purl,an on TUESDAY last, landed IN
Quebec with great eciat. aud took possession OF
the Government OF the British Provinces aunour-
cling the fact in highly cone,liaory aud popular
proclamation.
The Montreal paperes complain bitterly Of the
acqual OF Cote aud Nelson.
The Canada papers filled chiefly with the
movements OF troops and ships oil war.
Some Of the new companies of black soldiers
which are now organized Upper Canaia, are OH
ccrcd by runaway slaves from keutucky and oihei
slav-holdpg STATES.
II is said tina, Sir George Arthur. Governor of
Cpper Canada and corps al BRUSH engineers,
have SURVEYED and selected sizes for forts at Niagara,
Oueepston. ard the Falls, and tia, forii6eatious will
De Immediately erected on those spots
Commodore David Porter Charge at Cou-
s,sniuopie, is daily expected in this country on a
visit.
Geo E. Dyson. formerly cashier Of the Patriotic
B,uk OF Washington aud Iajel, cashier ni the Mn
eral Bank a, Cumberland, Md. Vas Killed on Thurs
day last. by beng thrown fiona gag
Frontier Fun--A party OF British officers lately
visited Detroit. and were pelted mough the streets
with stones. rotten eggs and other very dsasreeahie
missiles. They returned home IN hot haste. lie
Canada papers the vicinity conuplanin most bitter
language, OF TIE" brutal conduct al the ice aud
enlightened citizens OF tie greatest Republic IA the
world" Pretty caus'ic, We think The Detroit
Pos, excuses the matier by saying that the attack
made by thy Canadian refugees
curious caae VS. Al our last dates, engaging the
attention of the t. :. Circuit Coutt FOR The Lou
sana dsiriet-J udge LAwRrNoE. the disfr Ct Judge,
having the power OF appointing the tiffk OF the
Count, also assumed that he had The tigh oirtmuya,
without cause, and he therefore removed, as he bad
right 10 do So the CleIk, Mr.. Herman, and appolh-
ted another, John Winthrop. IN his stead. The old
Clerk refused To give up his papers Onthc open.
ing Of the Circuit Court. Judge AIchlNI.IY. of the
Supreme Court, took his seat the presiding ludse,
the question came up for adjudication, anl alte an
able argument, the Count diyided-Jndse MokINLfs
deciding that the removal, without cause illegal.
and Judge LANRfNcE still naiftalnitg h T sht IL
remove, resulting from ms power 10 appoint.
The will therefore have 10 20 up To the SUI
preme Conr loi final decision. aud ID the mean
while the District Couu ear hnld no session.
The French ship A'exandre. which laely put IN
Of pirates. Msrlaud, The Fl officer command,
made an attempt to escape with a large amount oil
gold and diamonds; aud QUO of the Malay women on
board calling herself his wife, got off with bag al
$4,000 Ia gold aud large quantity OF diamonds.
She eon6led them 10 Frcnchnan named Seller,
ut Newport and they lfyr SIN te been recovered Al
New York, aud deposited the bank under seal.
1t appears from her apcrs hal the Wsse cleared II
the lsle'of France or France. AID then sudd ,uls
deyated her route 10 the United States. The
French Consul General at New OK has arrested
the persons board the AcAaudic aud it is said
the llerculc, which sailed lrom Hampton Roads fof
Newport few days ago, will take them and the
Aiexandfe 10 France.
Another abolition Rp1e.-We lcmu from the Nur.
wich, Conn. Aurora, thai occurred there on
the 18th inst 10 oonuexion wHh the srcechacaons uf
mn Abolition lecturer by the Hame of Station. II
appears he had got the use Of the Town Hall. and
had occupied IL the Saturday evening previous. On
Monday evening, Says the Aurora, soon after the
exercises began,-thrfe was pretty fee use o
stones, added eggs, and other dangerous and Of
fensive missiles with some shouting aud IN several IN
stances, an exchange OF blows between the asslaus
aud those no bad volunteered ther service 90 restore
order. number Of constabes were IN attendance,
and succeeded III aircSns humber who were
supposed TO be foremost IN the disjutblnec
some o whom were lodhnilh committed to iail.
Considerable damage WAS done 10 the building, the
large windows on the North side having been
nearly demolished, s1slcs aud ALL \ GOOD pari
ence had dispersed. otherwise The Consequences
would have been much orc serious.
Sundry AbohIionists of Boston, few d.ys since,
Peioned The Mayor aud Aldermen Of lht clty for
permission 10 hold meeting in Faneul Han on
the subject of the - immcille abolition of slavery
aud the slave trade in the District 81 olumba." The
petition WAS denied. They then asked the reasons OF
the refusal; but the Board Of Adrimcu cihrr did not
see III TO state Them they were net satisfactory 10
the petitioners. Ihereuron the Latter made an Ap-
PEAL TO THE PUBLIC, IN which they represent then
selves 10 be deprived ul then just rights &c. They
have other convenient places ~ winch they can meet
out tins vii hot answer; they want to meetln fa-
Dsuil Hall.
We infer that the controversy who has acjtatcd
the Presbyterian Church is 70 be continued in the
OWL tribunals OF the country. The New School.
SO called. elected six trustees OF the Theological
Seminary, and reinot ed SIX OF the bo rd no how
ever refused To admit the members to a stat, and
the old ones continue to act. A contemporary saws,
hereupon issues the wit OF quo tcarrdpto BY Which
the whole legal question will be decided, conocr-
nng the rights OF the respective parties to the pro.
perry, &c. oi the General Assembly
The Governor OF Alabama has declined ordering
special election Ia supply tie vacancy in Congress
oecasoned by the death OF The Hon. Joab LAWYER
the general elections occurring IN August. George
w. Crabbe, Esq. OF Tuscaloosa, Is announced as 4
candidate 10 supply the vacancy.
Luciter Mdchcs-Notwhstanding the great con-
venience OF this article, and lis extensive use there
Is some danger attending 1t. store was burnt the
otner night IN Boston, caused by the ignition of these
matches through the agency oi a cat. which tin CIV
them down from shelf, aud what worse. a young
man was consumed in his bed TO winch he CON