Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-27
Correspondence Of Ia. National ra..l,is.ne.r.

INV YoRK, May %.
The Star Chamber COMMISSIONER I SEQ We,
troubles the Globe, and the Commission proy.,
equally Troublesome to many here. MANY. be.
ieve' here pass anxious hours by day and sleeple.s
hours by night for fear Of the same exposure b;ch
the Globe breads; and here, for the nforma,;o, oe
the editor, may add. that "the Star Chamber Com.
mission" will probably prove that no, only the pull.
ty men, but those who arc witnesses against tb.m
are opponents Of the present Administration. The
enorm'ties complained of are Of character that IN,
truth IN relation to them is only to he obtained from
opposition testimony. The witnesses are sworn
ZOO ana MS strong party men, some Of them reform.
from TIE custom house since the appointment, of +,
new Collector, 1t is not TO be expected that thew
will say more than they are compelled TO say Of
inlquhy oil their allies. The Globe, therefore. n,v
be less troubled than il seems TO be about Com,;.
sion IN session with closed doors. IL its fayor,cs
are convicted it will be by the testimony of il,
friends. In regard to "Old Poins, or "the Devil,s
darning- needle" as Col, Boone chris,ened him IN.
result will show that he is n sharp instrument. II
no does not prove, indeed, thorn in the flesh of
Locoioeoism, 1t will not be for lack of practical de-
vi'try enough to make good the christening used bv
the Globe, that he is a real "Dev's darnne nee.
dle." The Commissioners are about two in number
Messrs. PoindcI,er and Kelley They have been
IN session one week, early and late, and renew tbei,
abors tomorrow.
observe large number Of Members of Con.
eress In the city on their way 70 Washington. Tn,
presumption is that there will be a full attended,
On Monday. Most Of the Members are making in ~.
curry as TO the Speakcrship, and most Of them /
believe, are uncommitted.
The mails bring us hut little news. The Iee;s
laiuIe oil this State will adjourn on Wednesday AM
'he members are as busy as bees with their las
words and last motions. The Boston papers b,;n,
rumofs calculated TO excite some apprehe nson in re-
gard TO the Steamer Britannia. A pas,enoer wLc
arrived at Boston yesterday in the Steamer Nor,b
American from 81. Johns states that the Rritnpn;.
ma arrived at Halifax damaged, and that an. TO-
ceived her injury by striking the Tambo rocks II
was thought that II would be necessary In unIood
her. The rumor needs confirmation. and &c.
'nere Is no occasion for alarm, as il is certain IN,
snip arrived al Halifax with all on board well.
observe IN the packets coming in and in those
which are due an immense number ofemiprats ,rhe
average number OF arrivals, 4 should think 10 lao.
tween two and three hundred in each packc, Tb.
transient ships also bring great numbers. and IN.
season promises both a swarming Of our sborss ,nd
.he ovefnowins ofour poor. houses. One branch OF
me otate Legislature has Just appropriated ten
thousand dollars for the further establishment the
state Hospital intended for foreigners.
vi city news there is none to day. Winter mn
longer fingers in the Lp of May. We have i,mn.
Gu from March into August at a single lean.