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rREDERTJK FEMALE sEMINA AIRY,


A4al commencement Of this fayofite institution,
came Oft during last week, They werelaigely at /
tended BY diiizens and strangers attracted hese
bylhe oceasionI Tuesday and w ednesday were oe- +
cnped with th9 ex5mination-nI the Collegfaif and
Preparatory Departments Of The hstItulions
FE Ion Thursday morning the Senior CLASH num-
befing lO.-read their graduating essays WegNe
The names OF tie Nonng ladies composing this class
with The names Of their respective essays: ii
]. Miss MAnd4Rgf z. ScuoLl.- The Solitary q tho
Mis- EMn.4 b. PGAReE-Where shan Hind my
home. E- IS ~
Miss ELEASoR j. Observation-Disclosures Al Pleasures
Miss EvgLGSE X, WINciEsTERA- Latontaine1 On
Mis- MARq.RFr A. DEnR We lise mol for our
Mis- CAss AxDRAB. HAMMoND- Where shall Tho
Mis- EucYlL GARDINER fmaginasoh3
Miss JANE b. RApfBrRG-C Changes Of Realm and
Changes of Time.
Miss RIS>I..s H MNoND--V aedictory.
'rhs essayswere highly credilahe as literary pro-
lneiions and were listened 10 with markedattentod
BIZ Ihs, Ils thS evening OF The same day
Ihe concluding exercises OF tle COMMENCEMENT were
ieid ~ th9 Lutheran Church, The School was adj
dressed by Dir. INV. Geyefdf this place. His
subject was The gradual elevation OF Ucnaan ID heF
present position in Society. L
This address abonnded in beautiful ideas clothed
q still more beautiful and ehaste Language The
Fourth Annual Report Of the Board of Fratfees was
then read and Diplomas given to The Graduates
Fhe whole exercises were concluded BY alVaIedicl
tory Address Ion the worthy and interchangeable Pre-
sldent of the Institution Mr. Fl. Winchesifr .fhi4
Address was arcplete with advice and good council
g the class then about 10 leave the projection Of
me Institution 70 enter into the realities 81 Human
life n f'redersek nd. IErqafaer.
LAWS OF MARRIAGES AND DiyoRcf:.
Wetrust that our Legislature will he carel..
fui in treating the law Of Divorce to maintain
With steady hand all those provisions Which
the Wisdom and the virtue of our fathers
have established to prevent fraud, ana Ito
preserve the sacredness Of the mafriagc con-
tract The precautions now required in .re,s
gard TO intended marriage should not Be in
the slightesti degree relaxed. They KaEeI
saved thlslold Commonwealth from WASH
amount of crime and misery, which other
States have suffered from the laxityl of their
legislation upon this subject They eannet
De altered without danger SO too|il regard
70 laws OF divorce. Look we'll to the sacred
ness and pefpetuity Of the marriage contract.
pear IN mind that wise maxiln,4ed ate7I.l
eRonSh atoPie Reeollcct that however Vir-II
ginia may have declined in outward rlrospcri-E
~, she has not degenerated in thesnlore i'm
portant virtues ofthe home and firesfde! We
say It withPride, that there is no community
on the face of the earth, and there never has
existed one, which SURPRISES the people Of
Flrginla IN pure, generous and elevated
tone Of moral character The great school
Of the fiSginianthas been HoME. and We want {.
no Innovatfeps in legislation whose influence
Will IN any way extend to that great citadel
q the honor and security Of our 5Cpmmon+
wealIn, y ething in oar legislation thai aft
fects the domestic relations can IL altered
4l'n any possibility Improvement Chsnge
can only produce Injury II iclnsSad Rep. i
FIRST METHODIST MEETING HOUSE. +
book Or & Church Architecture, recently pub
shen in Lqndon contains The following intefcstil,
aouce Of Ihe first Methodist meeting house in
The first Methodist meeting house IN
america was log hut; but subseduently
through 2 the interest of Capt Webb picce
4 ground vas procured upon Golden Hill. #
yfsMg ground near The bor6zSys Of Ncto
fe,ys, nor named John street. Materials
Fere purchased and contracts entered into.
r. p TIE names Of those individuals Who joined 4
9yapt W ebbin the undertaking. Tile bald.
ng was % feet long by AZ feet wide was
'pened on the! S0th Of October, l76S, by
y :, EmbuIy, who being By trade d carpenter,
lad himself constructed the pulpit from Il
shlch he preached. 1t had an area in front
! about thirty feet square, separated from
he street BY wooden fence There were
hree square headed windows surmDahfeasbv
circular one near the roof, below mhfchxas
n archcd@ door, and subsequently side en-
RANGES BY steps to the galleries. In order
9 reach the galleries when first erected. il
Fas necessary p mount by ladder and then
sit upon platforms. and for !. long .Gnro
enches only with backs were pr5aidsisbs.
1W. Such was the construction Of lthgfrst
iethodist Chapel in the w estern lF6Fla'a'
~ "a National Convention IF IxxFsroaRs
nd others interested in patent propsrtyand
atent laws, is called to meet IN Baltimore
g the 2ist Of August This IS ID accord.
nee with the action Of a convention which
get in March last, authorizing the Inventors
'ational Institute Of BALTIMORE ID tx the
me and make proper arrangemcnif EhsreloF