Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-01-09

NV NoK. Dec. %.
In consequence of tho heavy shipments of specie IN,
duccd by the present of foreign exchange and 9th
causes, our banks curialng their DISCOUNTS and
money Is becoming scarcer every day. The tansac
uons in stocks on Saturday were not OF character
claim much notice. There decline OF one quarter
IN Pennsylvania iives aud Ohio SKIES tell half
The fluctuations in other stocks Important
Cotton has fallen, n le, owing 10 the quantity on
hand. and the scarcity of treghlng vesses ust at this
moment Flour remains pretty firm in its prices. which
vary 81 60 10 81 rs a barrel; although Rchmand city
flour quoted So 80. There were two or three con
siderable failures yesterday Of houses that have been
the habit OF making pretty large advances upon oonsgn-
ments OF domestic produce.
Rum and desolalion have furnished good deal of
empoyme 10 the and police officers during tho
past week An unusual number Of arrest, fr bnr, laes
and petty arcencs have taken place, aud there have
been several deaths from accidents produced by drunk
enness The attempt 10 arrest The progress OF vagrancy
and mcndicancy IN CITY is rendered hopeless from
the lac, that our penpe population. with its accompan,
meat OF crime aud Nrelcheness the result of the
working ct our own social system, but /, imposed upon
/ US IN rapidly Increasing ratio by the continual OH
draining of Enropran warehouses; statement said to
be from one of our Consus in Germany giving an ac-
oun OF The expectation Of paupers and CRIMINALS 10 The
United States, has been recently denied hut the inves
/ tigaIlnn OF members OF our present City Copora.
hon prove that tae system OF emplylng their aims
houses upon our shores is becoming avurte one with
the oVersecFs oi he poor IN many Ut the small German
towns. In instances notices have been affixed Ia
the church doors inviting the poor to emigrale New
York. There are persons in this city who nave testified
10 this fact, well the fact that they were semi
from warehouses; IN company with many other inmates
S1me oi the Iocoiueo papers assalng our pres cnt
city authorities because they have expended several hun
dred thousand dullars than their predrceSsnrs-
sreai portion OF this expense has been incurred
IN providing Tor the support of foreign paupers'uf the
very men,. says one OF the Corporation organs. with
which the Locoiocos expect To beat next spring"
gave you in one Of my late letters some account of
Young Coleman the inventor Of the .Ellan piano forte
lie writes rom London by the last steamer that the
/ QUEEN has sgnhed To him through Mr. Everett her
wish 10 hear the new instrument. The Sd of Drcem-
Der was the day fixed for his visit 10 Windsnr very
complimentary letter from Benedict, the Qneea's nu-
steal Instructor. has been addressed Ia Coleman The
wii'ef SAYS; II cannot express io You eh1ug my admit
railon o your beautiful invention, which surpasses bv
! lar all my must sangune expectations" He admits
mai he had his mlseisings as 10 Coeman's success in
addin. his attachment any piano except was made
Tor II cxpressy y: "but," adds Benedict shaving seen
and heard applied TO Of Erards best grand pan.
os, snd feeling that It opens field 10 musicians
aud must create entire change in the manner of wri
ting for the piano forte not for an instant hesitate
10 declare this to be the most striking and imnoTtapl
improvement or Invention that has hecn made Tor many
years This is certainly great triumph for an oh
sc1re American boy. We shall hear ly tho next ann
val the Queen echots 'e communication bestowed BY
| her tutor,