Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-05

the towns and counties OF The State.
BY order of the Wing Central Commi tee.
JAMES LYONS, Chairman.
CONVENTIONS IN RICHMOND.
The Wing District Contention, to nominate a can
didae for this (the Metropolitan District meets in this
city to-day, at4 P. M, at the African Church
The following gentlemen the Delegates to the
Convention
JEFFERSON WARp-John Enders, Sam'l Putney,
C Crane, Luther Libby, DR.. Juo Dove Thos August,
Thos Hardgrove Edmund Steane Jno Howard, Geo
M Darlington, H T Tahaietro, Hodges, Moses
Branch, Wilson Williams, Edward Farrar, Jno Curre,
jr, GSarrington, f., Morris Levy levy, Hack e
wood, Isaac Solomon, w Butler Jno Talmau. w
Wright, E F Goode, A Mailert, i Ford Frank
Stearns. Arson Richards Jas Snton, Ash Levy, Fl NJ
M Talbot, VIM Thalheimer, E T Winston, B B Whit
lock. Danl Weller, J B Glib. c ? Word Ro H Styll,
Bodeker, J Ege L Royster, VIM s Wood,
Caskle, II W Fry, P D Bernard, DIR Maupin, Thos
Dean. W Donnan, Jas Gardner, W c CARING
ton, Ed VIM Johnston, Ro H Gallaher, Conway Rob-
inson, R A Williams, Dr. G Bell Gibson, Jno Thomp-
sou, VIM Miller, Jno Crane, VIM Forbes, Hector
Davis, R Howison, Benz Davis, ] Ballard, Benz
Sutton, G Palmer, H W QuaTless T Fl Edmunds,
wicke, Hector Davis, jr., L Moore, w c Tompkins,
Jno Dooley, Juan Pizzni, VIM Beers, VIM G Paine,
Jas NJ Sublett Thos Sampson, Henry Weinhold,
Alex Brooks, H Knowles, A Crane, Peyton John.
ston, Jas Il Grant, Jas Evans, ] H Claiborne Jno
Fuliord Jos Adkins, F Smith.
MONROE WARD.-Joseph Mayo, Joseph Ander-
Samuel Taylor, R c Stanard, Jos Doerfinger, VIM S
King, Henry l. Brooke, B Minor, H K Elyson
W Waller Gwyon, Wood BouIdn, Trplett, DR..
Jas Scott John HaxaII, John Tanner, Jas H
Walthall, Anderson, VIM Bootwrght, James Grav
F. James, Archibald Peasants. R H Cabel VIM o
Campbell, A s Maddox, Burton, Henry Rosen-
field, Joseph Myers, Henry Bremen, Augustus Schad,
Peter Glenn, Dr. 2 Clay, slade, John Purcell,
Mclean, Geo w Smith, Jas FL Woneycutt, Edwin
Cooke, Jos 3 Stegal.
The Mercantile Convention will be held on the 10th
inst.
The Democratic District Contention, to nominate a
candidate Tor Congress- in place OF Mr. Seldom, will
also meet on the 10th inst
The Convention called By the Southern Rights As
ISOLATION of Virginia will be held on the 9th OF Oc-
tober
The CORN AND FLOUR TRADE ON GREAT BRITAIN.
The following paragraph, taken from the Liverpool
Courier, indicates probable change in the mode of
selling breadstufs, which smportant to exporters
and dealers
"a revolution is about to take place in the method
OF ling -four, which will have serious effect upon
the trade, ard possibly also upon prices. One OF the
many French factors twho have established themselves
IN London since the free trade system commenced
has issued circulars, announcing that he will sell flour
and wheat by auction. Large preparing for
the purpose and there doubt that the large forced
safes Will tend to depress prices still further. Indeed,
the auctiopeer expects much; for he goods
sold under such circumstances, and without reserve,
Will frequently present TO buyers excellent chances of
making cheap purchases 1t is understood that -four is
10 be the chief commodity sold, and doubt large
quantities OF French and other foreign made flour will
be thrown on the market, to the great detrment of the
home producer, VINO will have to sell his grain at
Offices to compete with the wholesale knocking off OF
rreien Hour
DEATH OF BEVERLY TUCKER, Esq.-A couespon
dent of the Enquirer announces the death of Beverly
Tucker, Esq, late Professor Of Law III William and
Mary College.
THE CUBAN VcTMs.-Alex. NJ. Colchett, one of
the victims of Cuban vengeance, was the Of veal
thy aud highly respectable merchant of Charleston, S.
C., and brother OF John NJ. Colchet of The firm oil
John NJ. Colcheu & Co., OF New Orleans He was
between 20 and2 years OF age, and respectable
Der OF one OF the most wealthy and respected families
South Carolina He had resided for some time in N
Orleans and member OF the Washington Artil-
lery, OF that city.
The British Abolition Member of Parliament
George Thompson, has recently lndulged in a new
discharge oil wrath against the United Sates-tle &C.
casion being the anniversary celebration in London Of
the passage of the West India Emancipation Act
letter in the N. Y. Journal oil Commerce SAYS
Mr. w. Wells Brown a Fugitive Slave occupied
the Char: Thompson, before ne ranted introduced a
Rev. M. F. Matthew'S with the peculiar recommended
that ne had been mobbed in Kentucky Tor pfeach.
ing emancipation The VI. P surpassed himself in
the rancorous violence and gram OF the obi auy
which he lavished on America. The Rev Mr. Mathews
moved the convocaon by pteous narrative of his adj
ventures; the Kentnckians deberared-"monster re-
they are'-wheher they should hang, drown shoot or
tar and Father he apostle; and, finally, they threw
m ntoa pond, and ducked him ten times, before
they could extract from. him solemn afirma.
ton, that he would never enter the State again. 1t
IS probable that he will observe this engagement.
The BUFFALO SLAVE CAsf.-Danel, the alleged fu-
gtve slave, recently arrested in Buffalo, having been
brought before Judge Conking Of the U. S. District
Court, on habeas corpus has been discharged by the
court-on the ground OF want OF proper evdence-or
some other defect in law-and being taken possession
OF by hls friends vas in carriage Immediately and
carried of towards Canada. Daniels letter and ex-
ceen advice the abotionists, could not save from
their "tender melcies"
CHOLERA RED RvER.-We learn from the New
Orleans papers, that the cholera has broke on, with
great vrulence on Red River La. Meredith alhoun |
ESQ., who has four plantations, has lost his oyerseer
NJ Mulky and 20 slaves by it, and has so more |
under treatment. Mr.. C. owns 700 slaves. Dr. j. L. !
Martin, of North Carolina and lately resident OF
Mississippi, fell victim while attendin Them So ra-
pdly did the disease spread, that physicians had to be
obtained from distance.
DoNATIoss.-Miss Hunt, young lady of st. Louis
beng about to visit Europe has made several muDf-
cent donations 10 the Roman Cath Ole Church, OF
which she J. member. Among them is piit OF a
lot WOF $50 COO 10 The Archhi.hon tr tho racfton