Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-07

fore the tribunal of the civilized world"
| Correspondence of the Richmond Times.
BALI MORE April 4-6PM
Chief Justise Roger b. Taney has been quite udis-
posed from the effects of bad cold for days past
Reports have gone abroad by telegraph that dan
gerously ILL., To allay any apprehension the subject
will state that the dsting jurst is now nearly
| recovered He is able to set up and will be out in
few days His health for some years has been precari
Gus and he looks feeble, resulting from arrangement
of the nervous system.
| l learn reliable authority that and mag
niGcent first class Hotel is be erected in city
company, the head of which is George Brown of the
firm of Brown Brothers Il Co. bankers, John Hopkins
and Columbus Donne three of our weahiest citizens
has purchased the square of ground on Baltimore street
opposite the Museum. 1t is bounded on the North by
Baltimore street. South by Mercer street. West by
Celands Alley and East by South Calvert street. The
front Baltimore street will be almost one hundred and
| eighty feet There twenty buildings.
stores dwellings, yarehouses, &c the lot. The hotel
| is to be six stories high. with basement. and will be
built out of blue free stone, handsomely polished and
namented from the recently discovered quarres near
Cheat river, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The
entire cost of the budng furniture, ground and ALL will
be from $4,000 500 000 1t is designed to be
among the commodious and elegant Of
the kind in the United States with all the modern inn
the hotels recently erected in New York. Philadelphia
and New Orleans Operations have not yet been com
menced, but will be soon as the necessary prepare
tons be made It's intmated that Mr.. VIM Grey
now proprietor of the United States hotel. on Pratt
street. is to have charge of it. sr.=s
The increase of travel and business in Baltimore ac-
tually demands that such establishment should be
erected Baltimore has fewer first class hotels than any
other city of its size in the Union The time has arrived
, | 20 remedy the evil.
There is considerable talk of building a splendid new
theatre and opera house in eligible situation The
locations of Holiday and Front street Theatres
very bad and the buildings uncomfortable We need
theatre and first rate company greatly. Ba more is
proverbal for its lack of amusements.
f While the subject of new buildings may as well
say that efforts making Presbyterian
Church, for Mr.. Robinson distinguished divine, who
had charge until recently of the first Independent Church
of Baltimore He is exceedingly and deservedy popular
with all denominations, and thousands flock to hesr
him.
observe that the Messrs Cloud have disposed of their
interest in the Baltimore Argus Mr. B. H. Richardson
the present partner and editor Thisooks like though
he expecting office under the Pierce admins.
, tration.
We have had day ofncessant rain and cold, disa>
greeable atmosphere.
Vegetation is fully fortnight in adv of ordinary
seasons. Everything gives abundant promise.
Business is steady.
Breadstuffs dull. California shipments of nearly all
kinds ofproduce suspended.
Flour 81 75a4 81 for Howard street and City Mills
Grain has not changed in price for some days.
Provisions dull of sale at previous prices.
Sugars and Moasses in demand
Rio Coffee firm at 9sa9ac
The Money markell easy and discounts free.
j. w.
Mr.. Layard, in his last work Ninevah and Babylon
gives the following letter from Turkish Cadi friend
of the former, written in reply inquiries
the commerce. population and ,ns of antiquity of
an old city in which dwelt the he I'd of the law. The
letter shows that the spirit in which Eastern philosophy
and Mussnman resignation contemplate the evidence of
ancient greatness and civilization, suddenly rising
the midst ignorance and decay The letter runs
thus:
"My ilustrous friend and Joy of my Liver!
"The thing ask OF me is both difficult and useless
Although have passed all my days in this Place. have
not counted the houses have inquired into the
number of inhabitants and as to what one person loads
his mules and the other slows in the bottom OF
his ship, that is no business of mne But above all, as
to the previous history ofths city, God only knows the
eaten before the coming ofthe sword of Islam It were
Improbable for us to inquire into it..
Oh my soul! oh my lamb seek not after the things
which concern the- not Thou earnest unto u.s. and we
welcomed thee go in peace
"Of truth, thou hast spoken many words and there
is harm done for the speaker and the listeners
another After the fashion of thy people thou hast
dered from place to another until thou happy
content in We praise be to God here
and desire to quit it. Is it possible then that the
idea of the general intercourse between mankind should
make any impression on understandings? God for.
bid!
Listen, oh my son There is no wisdom equal unto
the belief In God! He created the world. and shall we
ken ourselves unto him in seeking penetrate into the
mysteries of his creation! Shall say. behold this
rspinneth round that and this other with long
tail goeth and comeh in many years? Let it go -
He from whose hand it will guide direct it,
"But thou will say me, Stand aside oh man. for
am more learned than thou art, and have
things thou hlner at that thou art in this respect
ter than am thou art welcome. l praise God that
seek that which require Thou art learned in
the things not for and for that which thou hast
seen defle it. Will much knowledge create thee a
double belly, wilt thou seek Paradise with thine
eyes
sob, my friend If thou wilt be happy, saythere is no
God but God Do evil and thus wilt thou fear nei-
ther man nor death, for surely thine hour will come!
| 1.-The meek in spirit, Gel Faki
| "IMAUM ALI ZADI"
| The sectarian excitement between the Roman
Catholics and Professionals at Cincinnati, grow
ing out of the Public School question, has in
duced Archbishop Purcell of that city, to write
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