Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-24
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year the total OF deaths 49, Of which GS were BY yel
low fever"
,fonru Market in .ae,o IDrk
The arrival Of the British Queen with London adviccs
10 the Sd September inclusive, has produced consider
able stir in the New York Market bu, scarcely sufficient
time had been allowed iom Friday In Saturday evening
10 operate the full effect The Y f. Post OF Satur.
day everinr gives The following systematically The
British Queen learn iha, since the sailing OF the
Western. money continued to be worth seven per cent
but Bills of Exchange were retrrned-whfch shows
healthy condition Of commercial affairs here We sa "
a letter from Mr.. Hershey Palmer, in which he spoke
encoura ringv, and thought the pressure would COON
The effect Of the news stocks was as una.
vorab'e might be expected Every hing rii North
American Trust 4 per cent Corporation Bonds per
Harlem ] g. United States Bank, 3 D. Oh United
States Bank nearly thousand shares were sold mostly
10 the agents Of the institutions or for remil,ances
"Therc will be large amount of specie shipped by
the Great WESTERN know Of $500 ,O00 aud have
heard it estimated at 81 0u00C0 This last think
impobabl it would be loo great risk for one bot
tom. The banks have but little to do with this move.
II is the work of individuals, and the specie 10
Mexican dollars mostly These are not paid 0u al the
banks and have been imported Tor The express purpose
of being sent Europe. The report of The amount Of
specie bv the Svie de Grasse is greatly e1ag
gerared -(The Y Commercial states IL al 100000
Chiefly in rhexcan dollars
''Excha ge had not closed whcn we made up this re
part. and very unsteady varying from l-2 10 10
per cent
The NV York Star Of Saturday evening states, that
Gan alar ming derangemen exists IN The English market;
that "tie demand for bullion (from The Bunk OF Eng
land Tor the quarterly dividend has heen greater than
usual'-that The Bank Of England has Immense is
sue Of paper ont and her situation appears critical The
wheat crops however which must necessarily exercise
controlling Influence ale promising Throughout Inc
kingdom. especially in the southern counties, and much
Of the harvest is gathered This may tend TO restore
matters equilibrium Cotton mean" bile seems 10
have experienced farther depression though III France
the purchases from the accumulated bullion In that
country, have been very considerable
nyNOREA, on Rccu,renee 10 Fundnmtntnk Prinei
pies Of The Constitution will appear forthwith
ELEMENTARY EDUC3TIOr-Common Schools
We lay The following Proceedings OF King X Queen
county, before our readers with great pleasure. Its
bu, the commencement Of series OF articles which
we design 10 dedicate TO the public attention. We
Lave too long postponed them for politics like Aaroas
rod has much absorbed The columns OF The public
press We shall attempt TO make the nmtnde honorabic
for this dslay-by awakening The popuar enthusiasm IN
behalf Of OF The most important Subjects which
engage the attention of free People. We shall spread
before our readers the Proceedings o Pttsyvania Pow
hatan and Washington Would il not be desirable to
have Convention oil The friends OF Common Schools
in Richmond during the next Session OF the General
Assembly? II will bring together into one focus the
scattered lights from different parts OF The Common
weah-l will add to the statistics, which the archives
of the Second Auditor will furnish of The sses 10 which
the appropriation from lie Literary Fund Is applied 10
ture rctircy The wisest system which be adopted
II will devise plan Tor enurgIng that pubic appnPri.
aon BY private contributions II will also strike out
the best mode of employing eacers-te best modes OF
iDsrrucon-the best chuDl books which are used IN the
Northern Schools II will set mems nsds to thinking
upoa the most practicable scheme for educating the most
minds and in the best manner. We have been hitherto
behind hand this work-We will prove TO one of our
Editorial brethren, that not 'len busly engaged
in abslrac, theories TO engage in The sober
allies of every day life" If we have been longer wax
ing up than OF talented comrades for various
asnns which j, is unnecessary to specify we VIII see
whether we cannot equal some Of them ut least, in ZEAL
if no, in abiIily-We strike the baIl-Nay it con
nue to roll on "LaJitur, taJstur in rOiuJiiS
Grun: ~ ~
KING d. QUEEN MEETING
Alta meeting Of the citizens Of King and Qnsen county
al The Courthouse on the 9th Of September, 1889, Mr.
Garter NJ BIaxton called TO The Chnir, and MIR
VIM Boulware appointed Secretary
Whpreupon, the Chairman, in a concise address, ex.
plancd ha, The object of the merng vas, 10 devise
system By which Ihe education Of the people Of the
county might be more generally promoted, The Chair
man concluded by inviting the Rev Eli Ball 10 address
the meeting
Whereupon, Mr.. Ball delivered his views at length
upon the subject Of popular education. lie explained
in concise aud lucid manner the system adopted IN
New England for the education OF the people ana con
,rasted it with that prevailing in Virginia tie showed,
that under that system provision made Tor The edu
cation of the whole people, and that in It's operation,
ksopy succeeded in enisng the general interest and
pairona re- that il brought about general iniermngng
nj all cl sses at the schools by which each was IMPROVED
and their feelings concilinted that the public schools
were The great of education Ia all cnsses and
no, confined 10 the INDECENT He remarked upon the
mode in which our Literary Fund is appropriated aud
It's tots failure accomplishing the great object intend
ed He concluded by moving series OF resolutions,
which he Withdrew upon Mr. John d hcGIii submit
ting The following:
Resor.d, That - be appointed committee to in
vesgae the subject of Education with reference TO The
necessities OF this county and make report TO suhse
ouen meeting 10 be held al this place on the second
Monday in November.
This resolution was carried
Mr. McGil then moved that the blank in The rcsoln-
ton be filled by the Chairman, but requested that he
should moi be put at the head of the committee.
The resolution was Carried
Whcreupon the Chnirman nominated Rev Eh Dali,
Rober, Davis Richard Shackeford. George w Smith,
Rober, S,ubbs WIN Bird Thomas Haynes, John Pollard,
David p. Wright, Oliver White. J"hn d McGill. John
SummersoD, WIN Boulware, Alexander Fleet: james
Smith, john Gaines
On molten, the Chairman was added 70 The committee
Il was Then moved and carried, that The Editors OF the
Richmond Enquirer "hg, and Herald be requested TO |
publish these proceedings.
The meeting then adjourned TO NEE. again al Tins
place, second Monday in Nosember
CARTER NJ. BRAXTON, Chairman.
WV. BoULwARE, Secretary
For TIE ENQUIRER
Alan adjourned meeting OF The Democratic Commit. |