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Office Va. r. and M. Insurance Co..,
Richmond, February 23rd, 1882. :
THE regular annual election of seventeen Dr.
l. rectors for this Institution, will be held at the
Company's Office on MONDAY next, LIST March.
THOMAS NJ. ALFRIEND,
fe 23-dtlM Secretary.
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ADJUSTMENTS:


rLlst night OF the Justly popular and eminent Arne
rican Actor, Mr.. JAS. E. MURDOCH.
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MACCARONFV- have Just received fres6
lvl lot of this article, which win sell at low
price. Alsoflesh Eigs.-,-ANTONIO PIZZINI,
fe 16 AZ Main Street under City Hotel
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GREGORY & MAURY,
successor to j. w. Maury & Co., Mana.
GOLD MINE ON PEARL STREET..
LUCk'S OFFICE.
Implements Furnished MT the Mine.

Let all the world say what they may,
II you want good prizes, Just step this wav :.
Pizes with LUCK are as plenty as toys
For just remember he Is one of the 81 4. hans
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DURCELL, LADD & CO., DRUGGISTS,
L dealers in PAINTS, OILS, DYES, WINDOW
GLASS. &c, %, Main street, Richmond, Va, are
now receiving their Spring stock Of Drugs, Med.
icines, Dyes, &C., the whole making large and
well assorted stock which they otter atowest rates
in lots to suit purchasers.
N.B-Particular attention to packing and for.
warding orders. feb "a.
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LBATA SPOONS AND FORK 9
IA PLATED WITH PURE SILVER

The above important and necessary artcles for
housekeeping are Imported direct by me from the
celebrated mandatory of "YArEs g. Sons" Shelf.
field, and are plated under my own inspection, with
pure silver; De engraved as we'll as silver and
for use are equally as good, for sale by
feb "a. l.. GINTER,
49, Main street.
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Ici7 ol White and Pink Merino, suitable for Sacks
'4settes, Capes &c. TO which we solicit call at
70 CHAS. HARTWELL a. cos.
JAMES RIVER CEMENT 1850 bbls. now
% on hand and for sale by
le % r.. RANKIN, Sole Agent
I'AHIIf FLOUR-Of choice brands, aud
Il superior quality, for sale by
lie - LEWIS D. CRESEHAW A. co
STRICTLY PRIME NEW RICE.-o5
- heroes and half tierces receiving direct from
fe 20 WILLIAMS g. BRO.
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Richmond Junto VS.. Albany Regency
Managers Out-mannged.

We have received intmations that the re-
cent letter of Mr.. Scott, of Richmond TO the
Democratic aspirants for the Presidency. was
the first step in deep-lad scheme of diplo-
macy. 1t was intended as regular "DEAD.
FALL" 10 kill off at one blow all the candidates
now before the country, with view to bring
a new Richmond" in the field Success is
likely to attend the enterprise. All the greedy
candidates have been nibbling at the bait, and
all are likely to be caught under the massive
platform, whilst they thinkthey are clambering
upon it.
The rationale Of the movement, as we I'M
derstand il, is this: Every one knows that a
large proportion Of the Northern Democrats
will not vote for an advocate Of the Fugitive
Slave law. The Richmond Junto, having an
eye to a man Of their own, determined. by a
new catechism, to commit not only "Old Fogy-
ism" but ~ Dung America" also. 10 this mea
sure, and thus 10 kill them off by alternating
the northern wing Of the party from them.
BY this process it is rendered almost certain
that neither Of the presen; candidates can
command the vote Of two-thirds necessary to
insure the nomination. The coast will thus be
left clear for new and uncommi,'ed Candidate.
and after the old stagers shall have EXHAUSTED
themselves by worrying each other, he VIII
be introduced, and under such circumstances
that there wM no. be time 10 caieeli,e HIN
But. as he will be a southern man VI The Pom
school, il will be taken for granted that he is
sound on the Compromise question; as he is o.
the State Rights class, he will be orthodox ir
regard to the resolutions Of $50, and as he ha.
enjoyed the favorable regard Of ian B,rcn
be- will rot be obnoxious to the disciples Of tho
northern man with southern principles III,
will thus, in the opinion Of the Richmond Junto
unite many elements Of success, and amidst
The "Goiso and confusion" 81 turbulent con
vention, he may be nominated without CUES
u0uing as n Compromise candidate, or as
candidate on whom the convention can com.
promise. This is certainly an ingeniously-
coniriyed plan, and by It the party may yet
BE- able to dodge" all commiitals, and the
candidate Of the Richmond Junto bear of
the prize Look 10 it, then, Old Fopies
Keep your eyes wide open, Young America
II not, you may find yourselves made game
Of" by Hunter, or the door % your promotion
walled up by a Mason.
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t1nbsfn a..

The Wings Of Montgomery county. Ala
bama, have elected the following gentlemen
as delegates from that section to the National
Convention: Abner McGehee, Ebert A. Holt.
John Goldihwai,e, w. G.. Farley. w. II. I.u-
cas-, w. II. Ogbourne, ID. j. Bunting. w. b.
Moss, and II. n. Crawford. OF these gentle
men the Montgomery Journal says:
"The delegation appointed comprises como Of
the oldest, siaunchcst and most respected Wing
citizens Of Ibis soction-men who have always
been true and sterlirg-who prefer their services
to attend ard sustain Mr.. FuLNoRE We no,iced
one venerable gentleman. nearly four score, a
large planter, and noted for HE energetic and IA
triotc character, who automatically declared
bis intention to proceed, aged he was TO sustain
Mr. Fillmore as great and satisfactory duty ow
ing to him Tor bis noble fidelity 20 The Constitution
the couso Of the South and the Union"
Amongst the resolutions unanimously adopted
by the meeting were the following:
"Rs;o'ped, That 10 will respond 10 the appeal Of
the Hone. Humphrey Marshall, Gentry, Cabol,
and others, By sendng delegates TO sustsin our
friends in tho National Convention TO be held Mt
Baltimore The 10Th Of June next in the spirit Of
the Virginia, North Caroline, Florida, and Mis-
sssirpi resolutions.
"Roorsd, That we adopt the resolutions of the
Fillmore Compromise Convention Of tbo4h district
Of THE state ns INC sentiments Of THE meeting as
follows
al RssolCed, That We deem il e1pcdicut that
the Union Wing party Of Alablma be Represented
in toe National Whig Convention 70 be held in
! Baltimore.
90 Reiorsd, That az Union men, M Wings,
and ne southern men, VIC cordially approve II the
Administration Of M1,Sd Fillmore.
80 Re,oired, That regard, and shall re-.
/ gard the Compromise measures, ~ called. as final
md conclusive upon the rubscts they embrace;
that they RICHLY to be adhered to and faithful.
/ j. carried ouG and neither altered, repealed, nor
{ evodld.
"4 Rs,ovsd, That cor delegotes make known
70 the convention that they nrc not authorized "a
commit tt,ir constituents TO the support Of any
man Tor Office who ia not pledged ~ life, nud by
open, explicit declaration 10 the Constitution and
faithful execution Of the laws vhi5h have been
passed, or shall be passed to give effect 10 it's pro
visions; and especially those embraced in what ar,
usually termed the Compromise measures
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pended in furnishing these steamers with un-
necessary magnifcence? There is no reason
to believe that this expenditure has been I'M
wise, even in a commercial view. But sup
pose that it had been, should the desired aid
be withheld on that account? Suppose that
the company, in their solictude 10 surpass the
English, have built larger vessels than their
contract called for, and have constructed more
expensive machinery-have we any reason
to believe that with Vhsller vessels, or with
les, expensive machinety they could have ac.
complished their objectl
The substantial ends of the experiment have
been gained. The Collins line have succeeded
in beating their rivals in accommodations and
in speed. They have achieved the supremacy of
our proud Republic in ocean steam navigation.
Should they be abandoned-permitted to go
do,cn--or should they be sustained JOHN
BULL looks with anxious hope TO see the line
abandoned, and is no doubt working to accom-
plish this result for he generally backs his de
sres with his sndeavors. Will BROTHER JoNA-
THAN button up his pocket, and because he
does not see his way clear to make money by
the transaction, whistle the enterprise down
the wind2 Shall our English brethren con
tihue to chuckle over the idea that if the Col
Inns steamers run the ta,ier the Cunard steam
ers will run the longer?
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The s,eam-Frivate Missouri.

We are authorized to state that, according &c
the authority conferred by Congress on the
Navy Department, and an appropriation of a
sum not exceeding $4,000. (by the Navy APP
preparation act of Sd March, 1851, ) a contract
was concluded with Messrs. Wells s. Gowen,
of Boston, to remove the wreck of the steam
frigate Missouri, from the bay Of Gibraltar, for
the sum Of $50, 900.
Two years from the date Of the contract Goth
of April, lS5l) was the period stipulated for
the completion of the work. 1t has been exc
cuted in less time, to the entire satisfaction OF
the British authorities at Gibraltar, and the
harbor and anchorage at that port care now
perfectly freed from all the Instructions which
the said wreck had caused TO its navigation
and to the safety Of the shipping lying there"
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rho Collin. strnmrr..

"Well"-said friend II ours in London
few weeks since to an English gentleman
"the Collins steamers run flster than the Gu
nard." "Hes"-was the repy-"but the Gu
nard steamers will run ionger." This was At
fhe time when the opposition in the Senate
seemed So formidable as 10 be likely to defeat
the application u the American line Tor add
tional aid. A distinguished Senator. during
the debate on this subject, has said il the
English steamers can carry our letters and
passengers cheaper than the American. le,
the American line 60 down. Is this the
sentiment Of the American people We
think not Another Senator thought the
struggle between the two lines a mere boat
race, that the country liked 10 see well enough,
but were not prepared to pay for the amusc
Inent. L. thls national contest pieys boat
race} IL be, it IS boat race which the civ.
ilized world regards with interest. in which tho
Americans are thus lar the viciors. aud ir
which they will continue triumphant. unless IN,
appeal to the almighty dollar" shall overcorn,
tho appeal to our maritime superiority AID on
national pride.
Shall We strike our flag 10 Ergland7. Tha
is the question, compared with which all othe
questions, in this connection, become insgnifi
can't OF what moment ia II whether few
thousand dollars, more or less. have been sx
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GREAr MsS DhSoEaoUs-A Washington cor
respondent Of The Tribune, j s p, mir. Pike, Of
Maine,) says in a recent letter to that journal:
Great men do deal Of harm. They have be.
dcviled the world from beginning. We used 10
regret that the term Of human life 10 90 short We
have grown wiser, and rejoice that people die %
soon. Great mcni What DO great men do but uis.
chief There ~ here and there exception; bo,
tho history Of this country, and Of al oountries
bear ne out IN the declaration that the principa
public acis u The greatest men have been pre- emf
nently mischieyous T"
The above j. intended ss fling at Mr.. Webster
We can conceive Of no way Of rcmedying the evi
complained Of. except by putting aside the grcn
men and giving up the lead to the little men Of IN,
country. Wbntf VIC begin by nominating Mr.
Pike Tor the Presidency When VIC recall the mis-
chief hat such men ne Wsshing ton, franklin, JEFF
fcr,on, Adams, and others Of that class have don,
10 the country and the cause Of humanity. NC can
not fail to recognise the force Of Mr.. Pixies com
plsnt.-Bo,f0n Transcript
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E. HEATH, Commissioner.

INroRTsNT DEcisIoS on THE RrvgsuK Laws
The Supreme Court, just previous TO lie recent adj
iournment, decided that the 5Sth and 59th sections
Of the act Of the I'd March, l799 as regards rates
OF tarc and allowance FOR leakage are not in force
under the tariff net Of 1876. Under THE decision,
In future, no allowance beyond actual tare can be
made in estimating the quantity subject 10 duty Of
my VEGETABLE article, md the allowance Of two
per cent on liquids for prospective leakage will
also be disalloTcd, but any Leakage during the
voyage Of impo-' ton will stll be subject TO de-
ducton from a. Iduahle article.
The same decision afo declares that the con-
struetion pot by tho Treasury Department upon
The revenue laws, a regards tho imposition Of de-
y, is binding until reversed by Judicial proceed
ings' and hat no claim can be made for a return
OF dutio' under such Treasury construction unless
the parties, at the time Of entry, made a protect
specially stating ihe ground Of objection.
ffnfsuicsncfr
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Mr. MsAGHHR. the Irish patriot, who has iu.t
arrived IN New York, is about twenty years
Of age, u very cOrpulent, and his exposure 10 a
southern sun gives him dark swarthv sppear.
ance Mrs Mengher was unable to accotup,pv
bin in bic flight Mr.. Meagher has, we arc in
furmcd, abundant means ~ enable him 20 live
comfortably. He father is cstmated to be v0rt n
G7OO 0O), and there are but three chiIdrcn-one
the distinguished exile who has Just reached our
s1orcs, another who is captain ia the PONIES
guard NJ Rome, and third is a barristcr in the
city of Dublin. The father is member Of the
llriish Parliament, and is alec Chairman Of the
Waterford and Limerick Railway Company.
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STrhsb5AT EIPLoros AND Los- oT LIVE Tho
new steamer Eastern State, lying a. the foot Of
Grand street, New York, whilst preparing for her
trial trip, Saturday afternoon, burst one Of her
boilcrs, killing the captain and engineer, and ,cri.
ously njuring several hands. Two have since died,
and three others seriously injured that it is
not pOss bic Tor % en- 10 survive.
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"RssoIusd, further, That we recommend to the
delegates from this State, at said convention, to
appoint delegates for the State at large, and also to
ill up vacancies in the State representation at the
convention
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u. Fallcnsein, and sundry other citizens Of Mic
souri,. praying the establishment of mail route in
Charlton county.
BY Mr., KUHNS: The petition OF Elizabeth
Drum, widow of the late Captain Drum OF the 4th
artillery, United States army. for continuance OF
pension.
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J, f. HEATH, Commissioner.

STA: As the rolls do not specify tho mileagc to
which you entitled, you will observe the follow
ing rules in order to support your claim under the
9Th section of the act of 22d March, 1882:
The place at which you were enrolled, and from
which you marched with your company under the
command Of your officers, must be stated. as must
that at which you were mustered into the service
by officers appointed for that purpose The dis
lance between these points must be given. The
place at which you were discharged, and the dis
lance thence to the place Of enrolment, must alec
be stated. And each Of these facts must be proved
by at least two Witnesses certified to be credible,
and who shall state how they acquired their know
ledge Of them.
II should be particularly noted that mileage is al
lowed, not for the distance from the claimants
home to the place Of bis being mustered into or dis
charged from service but for that from these points
to the place from which he marched Sin an organ
lied form" with hs company, and under the inn
mediate command Of his officers.
Respectfully, &c,
J. +. HEATH Commissioner.
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TIL E R q ? i B Lie .
W ASH N GTON:
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE /, 1852.

"A crisis is approaching that must, If il cannot
be arrested. soon decide whether order and good
government shall be preserved, or anarchy and
confusion ensue. can most religiously aver
have no wish that is incompatible with the dig
nifty happiness, and true interest of the people OF
this country, My ardent desire is, and my aim
has been, as far as depended upon the Executive
Department, 10 comply strictly with all our en-
gagements foreign and domestic but TO keep the
United States free from political connexions with
every other country, to see them independent
CT oil and under the influence Of none IN word
want an american character, that the powers of
Europe may be convinced act for ourselves,
and not for others. This, in my judgment, ia the
only way to be respected abroad and happy at
home; and not, by becoming the partsans of Great
Britain or France create dissensions, disturb the
public tranquility, and destroy, perhaps forever,
: the cement which binds the Union"
fGEoRos WAsHiSoToN, 1895.
"Resolped That We regard the series of acts
{ known as the Adjustment measures as forming
9 in their mutual dependence and connexion sys
TEN of compromise the most conciiiatory and the
best for the entire country that could be obtained
from conflicting sectional interests and opinions,
and that, therefore, they ought TO be adhered to
and carried into faithful execution, as final set
ticment in principle and substance OF the danger
Gus and exciting subjects which they embrace"
Resolution of Wing Congressional Caucus, Deem
Der l, 1851.
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Old Cave Johnson, when in Congress, used to be
| termed the "watch dog of the treasury" scrupu
lousy particu lar in money matters. Most Of our
| readers have probably seen the correspondence"
published in the Democratic Reuiep, impeachng
his correctness in such transactions. II is stated in
the Nashville Union that MIR. Johnson, Immediately
after the receipt Of the ReDercs pressing dun sent
the eight dollars claimed to be due. In looking
over some papers the other day he a
receipt fuHfor his subscription up 10 the first day
of June nert. He copied this receipt, and enclosed
i. in letter to the Review, which read thus: eff
you will send me back my money, will excuse
your insolence." Wonder if the Rer;e,o will con-
tinue the publication Of the correspondence,
Richmond Enquirer.
The Enquirer omts the richest part of the
story, and that most characteristic of "watch
dog of the treasury" The ReUietc's "press
ing dun" was dated March 18Th; the "receipt
in ful'' was given by the travelling agent on
March 9th; and on April 10th Mr.. JOHNSON
posted the remittance to New York. There
was no "nsolence," then, on the part Of the
Rerie,r, which, in alleging Indebtedness, stated
fact The fault is in the financiering of the
honorable gentleman, who paid the money
twice within a fortnight: feat that well emit
ties him to the compliment gracefully bestowed
by our Richmond contemporary.
We derive our acquaintance with the facts
from the April number of the Revieu, which
does continue the publication of the CORE
spondence." With the merits of the contro-
versy we have no desire TO NEEDLE. Our only
wish is to see fair play in the fight now waging
between Young America and Old Fogydom
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rETfT1Ous

ny Mr.. sCUDDER The petition Of Isaiah
Hatch. Of WeilHeet, Massachusetts, afking CON.
pensstion for valuable services rendered in the
case q the "Bsrnegat wreckers," and Tor aid and
services n the case Of the United Statcs ps Own.
ors Of ship Franklin. Referred 70 the Committee
On Claims.
BY Mr.. MILLER Tn. petition Of f Bynum, c.
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q r r ICIA L.
bounty Lnnds-Mileage.
PEssros OFFIcE, June |,

PESsroS OFFICE, June |, 1852
BY observing the subjoned circular, many
who have failed to receive land warrants of forty
and eighty acres, under the act of 18th Septem
Der, 1850, will be entitled thereto on proof of
additional service ascertained by the distance
travelled at the periods of enrolment and dis
charge-one day being allowed for every TWEEN
ty miles Of such distance.
J. f. HEATH, Commissioner
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"Ynnlxee Enterprise."

The subjoined paragraph, from Liverpool
paper of late date, is another involuntary tri-
butte to American enterprise from our great
maritime rival. few weeks ago the COM
plant was that American clippers were driving
English Indiamen from the waters of China.
Now, it seems the commerce of Australia is
in its turn falling into our lap. In both cases
we have English testimony to the superiority
of American ships:
"The following is an extract from letter TO a
Liverpool merchant, dated Sydney, January 27:
The Yankees will soon get masters of this mar
ket if do not get better line of ships or steam
communication between here and England. The
FIRST clipper ship from the United States arrived
here last week. She left Boston five days after the
news ofour discovery was known and made the pas
sage here in ninety five days, bringing news from
England up to the 4th of October, whilst by the
direct way we have later dates than the 18th Of
September. A portion of her cargo consisted of
wooden buckets for the miners. think We shall
besuthcienty supplied with this article direct
from America. Please, therefore, not to send US
any buckets Of this descrption.'
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Nsw CsuncB III wssHrSeroS.-Thc Committee
on Bills and Overture. Of the Presbyterian General
Assembly, (Old scbool,) in session Mt Charleston,
S. c., have reported in favor Of ereotingn nev
church IN this city.
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The SECRETARY OF STATE has returned to
this city from his recent visit TO Massachusetts;
as also the SECRETARY OF THE Treasury, af-
trip to the city of New York.