The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-11-23
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ancient and worthy neighbor OF Richmond-Petsrs-
burg-a brief visit, mainly for the transaction OF
court business. The morning was clear and bra
cling rendering the trip pleasant one. We found
the venerable community Of Pocahonfas still guard
ing the railroad portal of the lively busy city, with
tie grim and decsytd aspect of Q superanuated
Don Quixote. Passing at round pace In one OF
the family stages of CARROTS hotel through streets,
flushed with business and alive with the masses, we
were soon seated at G.s smoking hospitable board,
who, in the victualing line, has certainly been
thoroughly bred to business in which he has great
stakes at issue. As matter of course our first vsit
to the capacious and pleasant Office of the Elk.
press, behind whose plain glass face peered, as we
entered, pumpkin that was all head, beets and
carrots all legs, and potatoes perfect aggregation
Of eyes, noses fingers and toess. In the midst of a
cotere of gallant young typos stood their guardian
angel, Mr.. Andrew F. Crutch6eld, the persever-
ing enterprising and laborious editor of the famed
Express Without designing to fatter Mr.. C., We
can only say that we always used to look upon his
benevolent countenance and portly form, when he
was one of ''us," with feelings of admiration and
respect. He is truly one of the "Cheeryb bic
brothers of the Cockade," SO warm Of heart and
generous to good deeds. Under his able surveil
lance, took the rounds, chatting OF the con
tessed superiority of the pennies and their admi
rable local and news matter-of course therein ex
hibiting undsguised admiration for our own per
sonal achievements. Many improvements have
been made recently, and are now going on in Pc
tersburg. New buildings are in progress, among
them a large and substantial tobacco factory on
Sycamore street. The court house, in its exterior
wears a new aspect. The splendid steeple that
crowns its summit is adorned with the appropriate
figure of Justice with hr scales, and the four sided
clock speaks out for the convenience of tine citizens
generally, the progress of time, with untring viva
sty.
A comparison of the Mayors court room with our
own was by no means favorable to the dingy cell
in our City Hall. This court room, at Petersburg
is large and well ventilated, and beautifully ghtee
by six spacious windows. The Mayor is seated in
the CENTRE with tables tor his aids. snd around him
are two spacious rows Of seats for lawyers and
witnesses with desks attached in the form OF those
used by the legislators in the Hall of Deega tes.-
These seats ere also occupied ty the members of
the City Council, which body holds its regular meet.
ings in this nicely arranged and excellent room
As regards light, arrangement aud ventilation the
room occupied by the Hastings Court is an i'm
provement upon ours; dirt and decayed furniture
are about as thick and prolific in both courts
There is ample green before and in the rear
of the Court House for public meetings, and to the
right the Jail in which Montague lies confined is To-
Gated. 1t lie one of unusual depth, the walls up
wards of 80 feet high from the yard and the sides
four feet in thickness. "Cribbed, cabned and
confined" as we have been in our own ilarrapged
and inconvenient court rosms for months past, q
sitting in the ample rooms of the Court House of
Petersburg was decidedly pleasant and intere stn
The arrangements afford Witnesses clerks, law
yers jurymen, reporters and spectators with &C.
feasibility and of posture in the performan &c
of their respective duties.
On Sycamore street we found our old friend
Ford with his budget of news, books and papers
and among them the Dispatch, as inexhausta bis
aud attractive as ever. On every hand we found
the ladies God bless em) shedding grace and fss
sinaton in their walk, and thawing by the sun Of
their chglances the icy hearts of bachelors into
love and alteration. Thriving in busn ess and
beauty, our friends of the Ceckado certainly should
have no great cause, il this world, of compla int.
the message Of the Governor that he calls the at
tenton of the Legislature to the recent outrage in
New York, by which one of our citizens was robbed
of his property.
We learn from the Enquirer of yesterday
morning, that as one of the stages from Staun-
ton to Charlottesville was descending the Blue
Ridge mountain Sunday morning, in great
speed, owing 10 some impeachment in the road,
the vehicle overturned, and several of the pas
sengers were severely injured. Among the
sufferers were the lady and son Of George E.
Deneale, ESQ.,, Senator Of the Rockingham
District. Mrs. d. was severely, and Master
Deneale slightly hurt. A MIR. Macon Of Orange
county is so seriously injured that his life is
despaired of. Mr.. Morris of Albemarle, Mr.
Taylor member OF the House from Randolph
and two other gentlemen, whose names we
could not ascertain. were likewise considera.
bly, injured. Mr.. Deneae, lady and son, came
on to Richmond last night, Mr.. d. escaping
uninjured the other sufferers were so much
hurt that they had to be left in Charlottesville.
For LIBERIA.-The barque Linda Stewar,
sailed from Baltimore for Liberia on Saturday,
She carried out nine emgra from Baltimore
and is to take on board ITO more at Norfolk,
all on account of the American Colonization
Society, and destined for Monrovia, in Liberia.
Besides the emigrants, the Linda Stewart car
ried out as cabin passengers, the Rev. Bishop
Scott, Rev. W. Horne and Miss Rey nolds, Of
the Methods, Episcopal Church, and the Rev.
MIR. Scott and lady, and Miss Freeman, of the
Protestant Episcopal Missionary Society,"
The three latter are destined for Cape Palmas.
The brig Shirley, another fine vessel, will
leave Baltimore, Tor Liberia, on Wedne sday OF
Thursday next. She will take out some forty
emigrants, together with FIVE cabin passengers
from the Baptist Missionary Society. She
will touch at all the colonies.
THE IRISH TRIALS.
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