Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-11-19

particularly. believe may pronounce the work one
q much value.
? From H. Appleton Co, "a Memoir OF the late Rev.
William Croswe d. H., Rector OF the Church Of the Al
vent Bosion" very interesting volume OF 500 pages,
we'll written and well printed.
s. From Q. 5. Frances & Co, New York and Boston,
"A Guide TO Enghsh Composition; or, hundred ard
twenty subjects anay tci, aud illustrated from analogy,
history and writings Of celebrated ancient and iern
authors teach the art of augmentation AMI the dcve
opmeui of thought BY the Rev. Dr. Brewer, Tunely
Hail. Cambridge" The conclusion of the preface says:
The plan of construction throughout il sim lar TO OF
the suggestions made by Nc Walker in The Tutors A
sis,anS;" and the publishers sincerely hope that this
"GIjc" be the OF supplying lack which has
been long et by intelligent teachers aud OF raising En-
gsh Composition in schools from the pucric reputation
OF haekncyed fable the random Commonplace OF
moral essay into an art which has for its object the sna
STA illustration development, and expression OF soli
thought.
I. Appleton Modern Atlas Of the Earth, with alpha
beIci index of the ATTITUDES and oug,udes of 81 900
places Tarty -four beautifully ngraved and colo,ed maps
with comparative scales" This il first rate Atlas, aud
mos; elegantly and conveniently gotten up.
.. "The Picture Pleasure Book" ming Eve hun
decd illustrations. very handsomely designed, srd vel
circulated TO tie end Of its publication.
WAsHiSGroS NEws.-Ihc STAR oi Wednesday last Ia
the following:
NAVY OtfcEEs, OEpEEEp, DrrAcuEp. &c.-Lcut. ES-
bert Thompson, ordered Ia the receiving ship at Ne~
York. Lieut.. r. j. lie Haven, ordered for duty chief
Of photographic party the Coast Survey Lieut.. A.
= BIdxin detached from the Germantown (sloop war)
and placed on ur!cush Lieut.. Geo. Wells ordered To-
the Gcsmau,oHn IN hs place. Mil'hipnsn VIM q. Do
zier detached from the oopof war Albany and Miship
cmett Riley ordered her in h,s stead; the former
having tue usual leave oil absence lst Assistant Epguerr
Henry Ma@oc, resigned Aciins Gunner Vim. W. Fisher
resigned
The irsae Cumberland AMI sloop ocwar ST. Louis were
Spezza kin. Lom VI Sardinia. the lgth U! Oc-al
veil.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT CLrRSS TEANsFERRED.-BCj. C.
Elsat' has bccn Transferred from his third class clerk
ship (sl5OU per anuum in the sixth AUDITORS Office to
of similar grade in the office of the Solicitor Of the
Treasury, and Tobias Budno 2ud class $1,000 clerk
the latter bureau, has been transferred 10 similar clerk
saip in the FORMER Office.
At meeting of portion Of the people OF Gloucester
held at the Court House Saturday, leah day Of No
vcmbcr, 1883, on motion of jeff w Stubs, Warner 7
T4laicrro called the Chair and Caleb Leigh ap-
oited Secretary. The o.jest of the meeting being
planned by the chairman, aud MrjOr VIM b. raiIerrc
being called on, having addressed the meeting.
On motion Ci Josiah l.. Deans, committee consisting
nf siX to Wit j. l.. Deans, Warner T. Jones, JeI. "
Stubs, VI. B. ScawclI Jao Hughes, Wyndham Kemp,
appointed prepare aud preamble and res,-
utons who after retiring Cor shor, tune reported the
following resolutions which adopted by the meet
ing
wHrRcA.. We portion. OF ths people OF Gloucester
impressed not VITA the importance oC the work
the necessity o! prompt energetic and pcrseyrriug 81!
fort for IT, accunph~hmen would respectfully invite the
aTcntDa, sud elue- ~ invoke tie corporation OF cur
sister countries. immediate ari decisive action
with regard To- tie PROPOSE! lIrov emeit known AID
chartered a. the Richmond and York Rvcs Railroad
And whereas II l. a. unnecessary t would b,
ticable here 10 jlate specifically upon the many cOusd-
erations AID argu which al themselves tie
varied and combined interest Inch constitute the great
OF Ill
y refer tn the Importance which attaches improve
nent which hy short ard ready iue OF access UrinC.
rs in almost immediate contact with the Metropolis c
tie state, which al that poiui, tie very heart, which
conrcrs' the various lines ri iupToy ceut. reaches Rn
,prropates To and benefit the combined effort,
ami concentrated force OF all these expenditures in the
hucnt tide OF cOUnrr,v, which i, destined rcudcr
noble lOTk River which nature has designed her the
great artery of commerce bsiNreu tc ~. and the West
the North and the Soah, the Pacific and the Atlantic BE
! il therefore resolved
LIST. That i,vte sister couutes contiguous To
and interested IN rhi- Improvement, to in
ton NJ hIg amI Qaeen Court House the 5Jh OF De
| cember next and tilt the Chairman appoint a committee
oi t"eniy pcrons onths county 10 attend a. delegates
! At said convention.
and That would urge upon the commissioners al
ready appointed the Importance ct immediate action, aud
would stimulate them hy every consolidation renewed
| and PeT-cv"Tug elurts
| The Chairman II d,r the first resolution appointed
,,l"s aha Qa,en CUT iSa.e inGn,ss D ponti,
John Z ilishr, John Leigh Wan Joue-, SAInI K Med.
'",', ''"" l. ''"o'e' "n'h Sed"tI, W Mort 'gur,
joel li.y"s, Jr john Il Bryan, james II Nicholson
john Citlett, Vim u F,liaivrro, Edward II Row
| john B,ckhou'', John Hughes, EyuIham Kemp
josiah l. Deans, VI u S,AHel aud JtiT " Stu5bs.
Sid. Resolved, That H. proceedings tins .-.rng he
forwarded Nv tlr secretary the EnguTer, Wing TX.
asincr ats Dispatch in Kchinoud, auI to the Virgins
Ee.t.', Williamsburg, With the request that they bc
Published.
The 'Geetug then adjourned
WARNER I. TALIAFERRo, CHAIRMAN.
CALEB LEIGH, secretary
cd
IHANSSGIyiNG.-AmO-t every STATE ia the Union la
hAed upon Thursday the 2ltl day vi the present month
TO be observed o. day vi general Thanksgiving H.
some secL--s mi nm.