Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-09
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The .7rcjtc TAP 'dton.-'lhe London Times gives
thr fduN ng extract i letter. dated Juy l wri YAH
ny str jhn Ros> board the Investigator o Tile Iruu
Islands
I'VE have been stopped here by the ice Int will make
the attempt 10 get through. in couple If DAYS We
haze tad rather r.u1h plGsaIp the Atlantic but
managed rough and present all well and hap-
py. NJ news yet Of Sir .nha Franklin. al lie
wharrs have gone the South find an opening thru
The Ice, having been unsuccessful this side of The
Strait. We at present fast to an ic berr and
assure yon they are very unpleasant customers /, dpa
WITH great pieces breaking off very often. which ral-
rr dangerous If they strike the ship This is the last
place we shall have an opp runty OF writing from 50 III
You will not hear OF us again until our return"
The Postmaster General hns issued Instructions that
ncwsP prs orou- 1T " sent freight, hlard the En-
lsh steamers, need % into the ,st-ocrs he "a
ted With postage and exchange papers may be delivered
as formerly To the editors, until the department learns
that the British government imposes lax upon newspa
pers take" IN orr packets.
y. s. Ship ST. La,crence-Advces from Bremen
state that the advent u this noble ship the sInal
general Jubee-cannuns were ired-hags hosed
and The people turned ont to greet her: On
the 18Th inst the officers We're 10 be entertained bv a
sumpiuou festival, given in their honor, by the citizens
of Bremen.
Religious newspapers making giant strides in the
extent of their circulation. 1t traly wonderful that
within thirty five years from the birth Of the Sl Of This
species Of they shonld already number such
an immense. well as Respectable progeny. The Amer
lean Messenger about five years old, takes the lead ha
vim circulation of 100 900 monthly: the Christian Mis-
celany, 5000. The Erly Days, $1,000; the London
Family Visitor, 50 600
The Inhabitants Of Minnesota have held convention,
at which sixty delegates IN attendance for the
purp of memlrIazlng COMPRESS to give them ter
rirn II ESo col.
ted a delegate to visit Washington city, and urge
ihelr views. Resolutions passed. thanking r. III
Cheever. Esq, for his exerons at Washington in their
behalf.
.9ccording to Halter. women bear hunger longer than
men according Puiarch, they can resist the efforts
Of wine better according Ung-r, they grow older and
bald; according Pliny, they sellom atac-
hed By lions, Con the cntrary thy will run after lions ,
and according 10 Gnn'er, they can talk a fetc,
Liabilities Of Railroad Companies "A widow Of A
man, win was killed some time since the Buff Ii and
Niagara Railroad, in consequence Of the running
IA the Track has obtained a verdict of 1000 in suit
gaInst the company.
The contract for constructing the sectional dry dock
in Philadelphia, in pursuance Of The Of the last
sion IF Congress- was delivered to Dikn & Moody Of
New York, on Tuesday last at Washington.
The telegraph announced the other dav the death
FIz Green llaeck. the poet for WIN. ?. lIaIIet, ri
Of The Supreme Courr. i is crnns coinridence tia
death Of me he payfuily sazed should be The
cdson of an announcement Of his demise. Years
ago, Hallrck
'BIt pnri'S pen and painters p1lette
Shall Tell Of William Paxton lIa.le't.
And Richard Narick Dcy, esquires
Express
.Ns,c Glnamcements in The Literary Uord. 40
volumes Of MlcauIay's History Of Fnaland. fro The
accession IF james II, at Christmas; N. K-n5le (snn
of Charles ha~ The Saxms il England, il press Mrs.