Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-27
ayyIyLRsARY WEEK IN NEW YORK.

An immense crowd filled the tabernacle, on the 9Th
instant to witness the exhibition Of the pupils from
the school for the deaf and dumb. II was beautiful
and wonderful exhibition. The misses hand
somey urrayed in white, and the boys were not less
neatly clad. The power of signs is almost the power
of words Such display this alone would make
glorious the Anniversary week.
The American Bible Society had an interesting meet
ing The HISTORIAN Bishop was there. A Bible was
presented him by the venerable John Cotton Smith
The Bishop showed Syriac Bible, written parch.
meni G42 years old In % years this society has print
ed and circulated 1900 900 copies of the Bible.
The American Education Society held their meeting
las, night at the Tabernacle This s their 10Th Ami
versary. They are running in debt too fast for they
now owe $50 .0O0-bnt they have $4,000 fund de-
voted To special purposes though.
Mr.. Marshal! Of Kentucky was last night illum'nat
ing the firemen and others on Temperance, the house
OVERLOOKING with population to the very street.
The Anti Slavery People, under the auspices of that
ever busy and remarkable man, Lewis Tappin have
rot new idea into their heads. Their meeting was
not large only twenty seven, fourteen whites, and
thirteen blacks but they have resolved they will have
nothing to do with Shareholders in furlherng Foreign
Missions. The Rev. Mr.. Brown Southee, from Paw
tuckct, r. l., intends 10 90 to the island of Ma
dera 10 preach half day in Portuguese and half the
day in English, if he raise the wind, from AnSla-
very alone Gerrtt Smith with he p along the society
$1,000, 50 Mr.. Tappan says.
Another meeting of The Anti Slavery people was
held in Concert Hall ali day, from o'clock A. NJ. to
6 r. NJ, with only hours intermIsson. About l3u
present. about iwo-thrds white, and one.third black
and yellow, good portion Of the whites being of The
Society of Friends They cgreed TO raise $40 900, and
600 subscribed the spot, Abby Kelly agree
ine 10 raise $500 and "the boy, she calls him
James Munroe "a young man about 20 years OF agr)
$3.50 more. ABBY Kelly is woman Of some % or 81
years of age; she dresses very plain, has bright
sparkling eye that flashes when she speaks IS pretty
also, aud, therefore, very progressing IN her ap
pearance. She goes violently for dissolution of the
Union and harangues for it with great energy and ef
feet a lady from the South answered her very ably
and had nuenc enough have the Resolutions votec
down, and laid upon Tie table.
But what is done is hardly to be compared with what
is Js done. The soidisaHt Governor Dorr, and The
renowned Dutee J. Pearce are here and about Il
hold meeting to-day, il is reported TO settle all the
Affairs OF Rhode Island and Providence Plantation
Mr.. Webster came with the Southern mail las
matters. New York is an emporium for all sorts o
traffic, but this is the first time had Constitu
tons, Charter of King Charles, and Sovereign State
upon change
Mr.. James Fennimore Cooper is in town. William
Lloyd Garrison is not. 1--WE hope there no libel in
that.) Mr.. Cooper is to make speech He is a sta
Of the first magnitude, and will draw full house TIL,
cause of his coming is the Law, all for the Law. Gu
readers may remember that Col Stone libeed Mr.
Cooper, that is, rcrieced his Naval History, in In,
Commercial Advertiser. The libel case has beer
referred TO Messrs Daniel Lord, r., S. Stevens, ant
S. a. Foote. Ii is probable that all the facts
nected with the battle Of Lake Erie will be elected
in the investigation Of the Mr. Cooper will sun
up on his own side, assisted by R. Cooper, Esq
Messrs Bdwell, and Joshua A Spencer, appear 70