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Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01
General Assembly of Virginia.
SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, April %.
Reports were made from the Standing Com
mittees.
The following bills were passed:
directing the Board of Public Works TO cause
to be repaired and reconstructed the bridpes re-
Gently destroyed on the Staunton and Parkersburo
Turnpike Road;
Releasing James A. Price from the payment
OF a judgment in favor of the Commonwealth:
Releasing to William Eaton, the Common
wealths title to a certain lot of land in Aexan-
dria;
For the relief of Jas. B. Westlake:
Concerning the First Regiment of Volunteers.
A message was received from the House of
Delegates, by Mr.. MAPP, announcing that that
body was ready to proceed to the execution of
the joint order, namely the election of a Bripa-
der General for the 2lst Brigade, and that Col.
Mitchell w. West was the only candidate in nom
nation.
On motion of Mr. PARKER, the Senate procee-
ded to tho execution of the joint order.
MIR. PARKER seconded the nomination of Col
West and bore testimony to his capacity as an
officer, and his worth as citizen The fol-
lowing is the vote: For Mitchell W. West, 36;
for John w. III. Parker 2; for E. r. Allen, 2.
Mr. WATSON from the select committee, repor-
ted a bill reserving to the General Assembly the
right to impose and collect an additional tax upon
licenses which may be granted under existing
laws, which was read the first time, as follows:
''Be it enacted by the General Assembly, That
all licenses, which may heretofore be granted un-
der existing laws, shall be subject to such addition
al tax and to such regulations for the collection
thereof, as may be provided for by any law pas
sed during the present session of the General
Assembly
''Ths act shall take effect from its passage. !"
Mr.. WATSON moved that the bill be read Sc
cond time.
The bill was opposed by Messrs. MEREDITH,
SHACKELroRD and DANIEL, (vho moved that it
be secommitted,) and advocated by Messrs. Wat.
so \, CAMPBELL, SHEFFEY and STovALL
The bill was then ordered to a second reading.
The question being on the third reading of the
bill, Mr.. SHEFFEY proposed the following proviso,
as an amendment, which, in substance, provided
lat any person to whom license is issued, under
existing laws, may decline to pay the additional
license tax, by surrendering the license already
taken out and having it cancelled: and in such
case, just proportion of the license tax already
paidt be refunded to such person.
The amendment was withdrawn by the gener-
al consent of the Senate, with the understanding
that such n provision properly guarded, will be
inserted in the bill concerning the tax on licenses
The question being upon IL suspension of the
rules i'll order to allow the bill to be read third
time, on motion of Mr.. SrUARr-the Constitution
requiring two-thirds vote-Mr Thompson call
ed the ayes and noes, which were-ayes 33. noes
=.
so the rules were not suspended, two thirds OF
the whole Senate not voting in the affirmative
On motion OF Mr.. lsBELL, the Senate adjourn
ed.
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Difference n favour Of Lynchburg, .. GO miles
Ii the above statement is accurate, then it is
clear that Lynchburg really nearer the true CEN
tire than Pittsyvania C. H.-that she can he
reached by shorter lines of travel and is more
accessible forall the counties in the District. lea
wing out of view the facilities afforded bv canal.
railroads and turnpikes. 1t will be observed that
the people of the seven counties preferl.ing
Lynchburg will have to travel $50 miles to reach
Pittsyvania c. H., whereas the people of the fl g
counties preferring Pittsylvania c. Fl. will have
to, travel only 1896 miles to reach Lynchburg.-
Inc convenience of the people in the western
portion OF the District has been adverted to, and
IT Is claimed that they would be specially income
moded by the location l propose I call at
len''oh to the convenience of the people in the
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SENATE.
THURSDAY, April 20, 1852.

THURSDAY, April 30, 1852.
House bill entitled "An Act regulate the is
| suing OF licenses, in the months of May and June
1852" was taken up.
Mr.. CAMPBELL offered as n substitute the bill
which was passed in the Senate yesterday which
was adopted-ayes 81, noes Z.
The question being ON the third reading of the
bill, as amended Mr.. SHACKELFoRD called the
previous question, which was sustained and the
bill was read the third time and passed.
The following bills were passed
Concerning the inspection of flour and other
commodities;
To incorporate the Forest Hill Mining Compa-
ny;
Providing for the funeral expenses of James R.
Wilson;
To incorporate the Henry Mining Company;
10 authorize the Virginia Camel Company to
subscribe to the capital stock of the Coal River
Navigation Company;
To incorporate the Waller Gold Mining Compa-
ny;
To regulate the sale of sweet potatoes in the
county ofAccomac;
10 incorporate the Farmers Bank of Culpep-
The bill in relation to the charter of the city of
Alexandria, being on its passage long and ANNA
ted debate arose the ezra uoce and ballot mode Of
voting, between Messrs. DOUGLAS, Thomas,
w ATSON, SHEFFEY, WITCHER, SHACKELFORD,
MARTIN, SMITH, Mason and PARKER.
The bill contains provision altering the previ-
vous custom of voting, which was by ballot.
Mr. DOUG LAS desired that the bill should be laid
on the table.
MIR. Thomas suggested that the gentleman
should make the reconsideration of the vote order
ing the bill to third reading, test question:
Mr.. DOUGLAS conserving, Mr.. THOMAS moved n
reconsideration. The ayes and noes were requi-
red, and the Senate refused to reconsider, ayes s.
noes %.
MIR. STUART moved that the Senate adjourn.
Lost--ayes II, noes Is.
The reading ofthe bill was called fort is of
some length, and the Clerk was proceeding there
with, when, on motion of Mr.. BRAxToN, the bill
was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. STUART, the Senate adjourn
ed-EaQ.
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eastern portion of the District as an offset. 1t
will be seen TINT the people of Patrick, Henry
and Franklin can reach Lynchburg by shorter
travel than the people of Cumberland, Prince Ed
ward and Buckingham can reach Pittsylvania
Courthouse. The difference is very small, it is
true; but | mention the fact to show how the two
extremes of the District would be affected by the
locations proposed. l claim no advantage for
Lynchburg on that score but certainly none is due
to PittsyRania Courthouse.
TO BE CONCLUDED
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

Praying in a Bal Room.-Rather queer cir
cumstance, not put down in the programme of the
evenings amusements, occurred at the Hamilton
House ball on "Wednesday evening" which created
no little amusement and surprise. Itappears that
some one sent invitation to Elder Knapp, the IA
nous revivalist who holds forth in the city at pre-
sent to crowded congregations, to attend the
said ball. This he did, and entering the ball
room, commenced praying to the numberwho
schore, instead of attending prayer meeting
but, before he had proceeded far, voice was
heard-''forward four" The music commenced
playing, and the Elders voice was drowned b. the
"noise and confusion" He shortly after retired
{H;co on dljr
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amount of tonnage and the number of miles they steam
Then there is the great East India line which sails twice
mouth from Southampton in England, touching at Glib
raar. and then to Alexandra, thence by overland
for short distance take steam again Suez Calcutta
and Bombay and China Then there is also the by
way othe Cape of Good Hope, and the Pacific from
Valparaiso Panama There several other proposed
routes and which understand have been contracted for
to Australia and otherportions of the East
The following description, from British publ
cation of the great Oriental route will give the rea
der some idea of its astonishing extent aud mag
nitnde:
AT Suez, at the head ofhe Red sea- two steamers are
IN waiting Tor the passengers and mails conveyed from
Alexandra IN small steamers up the Nile, and in vans
across the desert. One of the steamers Suez be-
long to the East India Company. and has Bombay for
its destinations the other is the property of the Oriental
Company The tenth ofthe month is fixed the day of
departures and all persons and things having been shipped
the vessels are steamed down the Red Adeu dis
tant from Suez 1903 miles, Here they part company
The Oriental steamer pursues a almost due East
across the Indian to Point de Gale in the Island
of Ceylon. distance of 2l34 miles. Having exchanged
mails with the vesserom China she steams the Coro
mandel coast to Madras and Calcutta where she
rives in about 90 days from Suez after traversing
4757 miles, and spending in soppages about five days
1.-THE vessel in waiting at Point de Gale she
receives what the other has brought her. eastward
and after traversng 1886 miles, arrives at Penang in the
peninsuar OF Maacca; from whence steamng down be-
tween Sumatra and the main land she arrives the little
island OF Singapore, almost under the line and then up
the Chinese terrible for its yphoons Hong Kong
line OF communication to Canton.
"rhe number Of miles steamed by the vessels of this
company, under contract is 38l 900, and the payment
1904, 800 per annum. The company makes annual
dividend OF eight per cent capital of abolt FL coo
000 and supposng that the fleet kept up and
the reduced to that derived from passengers and
merchandise alone, not only could dividend be paid
but actual loss sustained every year of more than
f12o,ooo-another striking illustration of fact already
adverted to, that without post Office such
schemes ofregular and efficient steam navigation
could not be maintained.
This is now the great mail route from England
and Western Europe to the East Indies; but Mr..
Miller anticipates the day when this route will be
over the Atlantic, along the shores of this country
across the Isthmus of Panama. and thence to the
East Indies. The important question is there
fore presented to our government whether it will
sustain the American line in order to preserve
| for our people the command of this great route
| or whether they will permit it to fall under the
control ofthe English government
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

ROBBERY DETECTED AT NORFOLK Mr.. +.
A. harn, keeper of clothing Store at Norfolk, Il
few days ago discovered $235 worth of ready
made clothing which had been stolen from him,
concealed in a grocery store kept by man
named William Coats, who purchased them from
anegro named Job Singleton, to whom it is al
legged they We're given, for the purpose, by
youth named Flanagan, iii the employ of Mr..
Harms Coats and Singleton were arrested, brit
Flanagan made his Escape.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

jail Deitrcry. was stampede from
the Lauderdale county (Miss.) Jail on the night
OF the 9th ult. Al the prisoners made their es-
cape. and had not been retaken ut the last &c
counts, viz: b, Thompson, sentenced to ten years
In the panitentiary for negro stealing; Thomas
Boyd, sentenced to two months for assault and bat
terry, and three runaway slaves.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

THOSE OF OUR CITIZENS WHO DESIRE A
good Medicine will find in the justly celebrated Pills
OF Doctor Brandreth, which have performed cures upon
thousands of helpless and hopeless persons after the usual
scientific skill ofphyscians had cosoed them with the as
surance that they could dono The properties ofthese
Pills anti bilious and aperent medicine are unva
ed all who them recommend hem their virtues sur
pass al eulogy and must be used be appreciated The
weak and delicate will be strengthened by their use not
by bracng but removing the oweakness the gross
and corrupt humors of the body They require no change
IN the diet, of any kind. Plain directions accom-
pany each box, so that every is his competent
physician. For sale by NJ BRANCH
apl2 East Main street, below the Old Market
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

GEORGIA UNION Delegates t
Baltimore.-It appears that about twenty five Of
the members of the Georgia Union Convention
including, it is said, several wings, seeded from
that body. and subsequently held "a meeting, and
adopted the Baltimore platform of 1913, together
with resolutions recognising the compromise as n
'fnality," and declaring in favor of the resolution
of Mr.. Jackson and Mr.. Hillyer, recently pass
ed i'll the House of Representatives Twenty
one delegates were also appointed to the Demo
cratic National Convention, with the understand
ing that that body should declare in favor of the
compromise as a final settlement of the slavery
agitation.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

1t is announced in the foreign papers that the
estates of the Count Cassimir Batthyani have
been finally confiscated. There were five sepa-
rate estates of the greatest extent and value, and
famous by historical association. The most inter-
esting of all was Siklos, castle in whose dun
geons King Sigismund was immured in the year
140o
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

To the Voters Of tie City cf Ricomond:
AT the requert of many friends respectfully announce
myself candidate Tor the Office OF commemorative At
torney in the Circuit Court of Richmond
Soft JOHN HOWARD
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIDAY, April 20, 1852.
Prayer by the Rev. JOHN EARLY.
MIR. GooDE, of NJ, from the Committee on Fl
nance, presented report upon the petition of the
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT!
THE
ExGKEANGE CONCERT FEAHE.!!
CITY Of Richmond,
Commencing THIS DAY, Saturday. May lst


|
| EVROM EUROPE will deliver course of Lectures
II on the race of GIANTS which existed in past times
and will continue his subject for six days in the
above hal-THREE LECTURES DAILY!
Doors open at 10 O'clock A. NJ, and at and "A
tSy Admission 25 cents-children half price Season
| tickets Sl-for a lady and gentleman IL so.
Mr. DUNsEiTH will introduce to his audience an il
steal world in the person of Master
ANGUS NdcHxAsAaLE,
The Great Nova Scotia Giant Roy,
ROBBED in Highland War Costume
world for five hundred years. being only beardess bow of
nineteen years old. nearly eight feet high, AIS lbs
and dgnifed bearing towering the head and shoulders
above the tales of the people Over 100000 ladies and
gentlemen OF the northern and southern States who have
attended his evees during the last months all believe
him to be the largest man is ea,t presenting form
and look OF majesty worhily representing the Giants
| which were in olden times
IT For particulars, see small bills of the day.
~ Tickets to be had at the door.
GnLs. rWINE, lsasa STRINGS, COT-
" TON YARNS and PL OUCH LINE, Just receiv
ed and for sale by
my FRY & MccANDLIsH.
nAD JAVA AND MOCHA UssFNa1E, tor
myl FRY It McCANDLIsH.
NE A N G r. s Fl C Il Fl NOR,
Splendid lottery for This Day.
Capitals: $3so0o, $4,000, s0o0 1000 100 of $50 &c
IS nos 10 drawn. Tickets $40.
Also INC Doiat otleFy-Saptals: $3UUU 10 OF 5C0
&c.
Drawn Nos of Carroll county, Ass %:
% 20 % 40 6 10 sc As 25 65 TO-
my C. w. PURCELL
NOTICE 40 WATER TAKERS.
WAfER RENTS are payable semi annually in ad
w vance on the first days of May and November
m The bills due this day ready for settlement
Those whoprefer paying my Office will please call du
ring the day. as shall commence collecting Monday
next and hope to find them ipromptin making payment
as speedy collections desirable
may lit NJ. L. STRATTON, Reg. w. w
EAIETIEs AND asRAVITIEs, by lie ace
W Smith, author of Rejected Addresses
Hearts Unveiled or knew you would like him, by Sa-
rah Emory Saymore-cloth 75c, paper SOC
A. MORRIS
may Late Drinker x Norris 81 Main st.
FUNEAS.-10 half chests and fine Gunpowder
l. Teas, SO half chests and boxes medium quality
Gunpowder do 20 half chests Black depart very fine
for sale by Z. II. SKINNER
ap 20
* II III A II ED POWDERED AND
" CRUSHED SUGARS.-25O bbls, for sale by
ap 90 DAVENPORT, ALLEN CO
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

70 R. Il. sONssOg is a candidate for tie ofic
Ut Commonwealth Attorney in tn Circuit Court OF Rcl
mond. ap 30-d1w&1aw
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

TO tile Voters of city the of Richnaond
The gisaureof Virginia having very recently passed
an act creating the Office of Sheriff Of said city hereby
respectfully announce myself candidate for that office
ap 24-tde JESSE F. KEESEE
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

Negro Voting.-The bill submitting the ques-
ton of equal suffrage to colored persons to the
people of Wisconsin was defeated in the House
OF Assembly ON the 18th inst. The vote was 81
for to 81 against the project.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01
MARINE ENTEEXFGENgG.
EGRI' OE RICHMOND.

ARRIVED,
Schr Mary Willis, Wilson, Baltimore, mdze.
SAILED
Sehr. Jane c. Doughty Murphy Philadelphia, coal
Schr VIM Burke Robbins, Nsw York
Steamer Virginia, Teal, Philadelphia, mdze, Mayo &
Atkinson.
Steamer City of Norfolk, Post, New York, A S Lee
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-01

Commissioners of the Revenue for the county of
Frederick.
Mr. WALLACE, from the Committee ON Banks.
reported with amendment, a bill from the Senate
entitled an act authorizing the establishment of the
Merchants Mechanics and Savings Bank of the
city OF Richmond and presented n bill authorisiug
the Bank OF the Valley of Va, or the Farmers
Bank OF va. to establish an office of discount and
deposit in the town of Salem, Roanoke county.
Mr.. MASSEY presented a bill to secure to me-
chanics and others payment for the labor done
and materials furnished in the erection of build
ings in the city and county of Alexandria
An engrossed bill in relation to the appoint
ment of Inspectors of Salt in Kanawha county,
was read third time and on motion of Mr.. WAL
LACE was indefinitely postponed-ayes GO, noes
So.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered:
By Mr.. PATRICK-That the use of the Hail of
the House be granted to the Medical Society of
Virginia, on Monday evening next.
BY Mr.. GRIFFIN-That the committee on
County Organization enquire into the expedency
OF SO amending the I'D section of the act passed
ut the present session of the Legislature, provi-
ding Tor districting the counties, the names du-
ties and compensation of the Commissioners, and
giving tothe county courts the powered arrang-
ing said districts and changing the places for hold
ing elections, to establish the house of John
Hughes, in Henrico on the Williamsburg road,
known as Hendman's Old Tavern, one of the
places for holding elections in district No. 1; and
the house of Solomon Levensterns, directly oppo-
site his dwelling, one of the places of holding
elections in district No. in said county
The House then resumed the consideration of
the License bill; and Mr.. RIvEs ofAlbemare ad-
dressed the House upon the subject in an able
and very interesting speech
The House then adjourned.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-19

TIE Will OF SrERHEN GIRARp.-Judge
Grier. in the U. 8. Circuit Court at PhiIadel-
Phia, charged the jury, on Tuesday, in favor
of the heirs of Stephen Girard, who claim
eleven tracks of land in Schuylkill county
valued at 81 ,loo,O 900. on the ground that when
Girard's will was made he did own the entire
title to tn e lands, therefore the will was in
operative. The jury rendered verdict in
favor of the heirs. The case will probably
go to the Supreme Court
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-19
TO MILLERs. CAPITALISTS, AND
OTHGR

TcLIGIELE MILL PROPERTY FOR SALE GREAT
Ia BARGAIN The powerful aud valuable STEAM
MILL lately belonging to the Metnt Vernon and New
Harmony Plank Road Company. This Mill drives two
and warranted to cut three thousand feet of um
Der daily Ii erected three years since cost OF
more than thousand dollars and is i'm excellent
order. IL has four foot boiler Of the best qnay
which cost upwards Of five hundred dollars.
This mill Is situated ON Big Creek and on the Plank
Road six miles from Mount Vernon, where the Plank
Road strikes the Ohio River. around il il n heavily
timbered country where stocks be obtained low
aud In any quantity. IL is seldom that esiab-
lishment valuable and conveniently situated is offered
TO the public. Possession immedaiely.
As the present proprietors bought it at cheap rate,
and do not intend H. IL will be sod for ca sh
part credit at from ONE THIRD TO one half its oKg
nal cost. Four of Land go with the Mill.
Apply. for further particulars, 81 Evansville TO Mr.
Cavford Bell, Main street, at New Harmony to Mr.. N.
G.. Nettelton and at Mount Vernon to Mr.. William J.
Lowry novIS lwd6tw
Uvoksbote copy weeks and seni oil' TO this Office.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-19

PoRK.-The packing season has just COM
menced. but the hogs are generally packing
on country account. Sales of shoulders and
hams have been during the week at 400
and 2 cents, from block, with time sales for
future delivery from salt at 81 and "a to 8
cents packed and delivered. Sales of prime
lard are reported at &c for future delivery,
and of gut lard at st to 81 cents. In our
next issue we shall be able to report larger
business and more extensive transactions.
In regardto hogs, we hear that numerous
contracts have been made at &c pen-weight
Yesterday several thousand were sold in
Shelby and adjoining counties, at this price.
The market is unsettled, with an upward
tendency, and We quote nominally S4@$4
10 gross.
P.S. We learn of sale of 5000 shoul-
ders from the block at cents.
Lou. Jour. 18th.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-19

LIFE IN New YoRK.-The Express, speak
ing of the rapid growth of New York, says:
Another novel feature of the city is the
underground building which is going on round
about us. In some parts Of the city half as
much business is transacted under ground as
above il, Two stories downward are lighted
from above, and here are at work, in rooms
Exceedingly well fitted up, ali sorts of people
upon all sorts of jobs. Some of the best
warerooms and salerooms are below the sur
face of the earth. The printing of news
papers is nearly altogether a subterranean
business, and thousands of people, too, live
in the first and second basement or cellars,
and some of them far into the bowels of
the EARTH We are often thankful that New
York crowded and walled in as it is, has a
hole at the top, from which descends little
of Gods daylight for if it had not, what
would become of US!
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1852-11-19

~ Our en,erprising friend and neighbor,
Lewis Howes, ESQ.,, has just returued from a
business visit to Kentucky, along the line OF
the Henderson and Nashville railroad. Mr..
Howes is said % have made sixteen highly
effective and convincing speeches to the peo-
pie of Hopkins and Muhlenburgh counties,
showing the great and direct benefit of this
road to the farming interest, and the impor-
lance of vigorous prosecution of the work.
One cogent objection which he had to com.
bar was. that the road would enhance the val
ne of their lands, and consequently their tax
es would be increased. That's not even pen
ny-,ciss. to say nothing of the pound-foolish.