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Escape of Mitchell and Martin

The New York Times speaks of the escape
of JOHN MITCHELL and JOHN MARTIN, asso-
ciates in exile with THOMAS FRANCIS MEA-
CHER, as certainty. The editor has perused
letters from Australia, to their particular
friends in New York. which speak of the
manner of their escape, but from fear that
their safe arrival in this country would be
jeopardized by publication of particulars,
has been requested to refrain from giving
them publicity for the present.
Mitchell was one of the ablest advocates
of total separation of Ireland from Eng
land, who wrote during the agitation of that
question. He is the son of a Presbyterian
clergyman, is by profession an attorney, and
is a gentleman of superior talents and educa-
ton. His arguments and appeals for Irish
independence, through the United Irishman
led to his arrest on a trial of sedition, which
resulted in sentence to transportation for
fourteen years. John Martin was farmer
of the better class in the North of Ireland
whose publication of similar views to those
of Mitchell, led to his own arrest and SEN
tence to ten years transportation.
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Death of Professor Greenleaf.

Massachusetts has lost by the recent death
of Hon. Simon Greenleaf one of the most H.
lustrious and virtuous of her public men,
The name of Greenleaf is to the lawyers of
this country familiar as a household word,
and it is a word of association with all
that is profound in learning and exalted
in moral worth. Mr.. Greenleaf was dis
tinguished Professor and Lecturer in the
Law School in Harvard University, at
Cambridge, and was the author of seve-
raj legal works of wide repute and high
authority. He was respected for his upright
and consistent Christian character. On the
death of the late DR.. Pierce, in 1s4e, he was
chosen President of the Massachusetts, Bible
Society. He possessed great warmth and
cordially of manners, and was universally
beloved by the young men committed to his
charge. Mr.. Greenleaf died of apoplexy.
He retired to bed on Thursday night, in his
usual health, and awoke in the night under
the dread summons that called him to eter-
nifty.
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The Age of Chivalry.

The Edinburgh Review is of opinion that
the age of chivalry was very much over
rated age, and by no means the genteel and
handsome thing it is the custom to represent
it. When Bayard the chevalier, sans pcur
ct sans reproche, says the Review, was, with
all the ceremonies of courtesy, honor and re-
igion, running Don Alonzo de Soto Major
through the body, for having complained of
his lack of courtesy to him while his priso-
ner, and while the code of honor was the text
book Of civilized Europe, Machievelli was
writing his Prince; the Borgias were poison
dici initiating them. Louis N. was giving
lessons on successful fraud and villainy
which the League brought to maturity
Philip III. was writing in blood the precepts
of Ferdinand and the Court of Henry VIII
was the centre of baseness and apostaey
confscation and murder. In fact, according
to the Review, profigacy and iceniiousness
reigned almost unchecked and unabashed
throughout Europe dnring the era of the vir.
tuous chevaliers, whose lips loudly professed
the honor their acts grossly profaned.
If this be the truth Of history, we have
not lost so much, after all, in losing the che
walters. The excellencies of those worthy
gentlemen would appear to have been chiefly
on the outside. The Edinburgh Review may
be uncharitable, but we have often thought
that great deal of nonsense is extant upon
the giories OF the chivalric age, and that the
knights who took the road in former DAYS.
were not much superior, morally or inteilec.
tuaiiy, 70 the highwaymen of a more ,ae.l o.,
a.. We nave much more admiration eg the
Anish's VINO run At . ring, in the harmless
tournaments of the Huguenot than Of all the
Sngainary gentry who gained a name an5
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.e,,s,,,f,oant Relic of the Past.

/ There are still standing in Yorktown, that
most venerable and illustrious spot, many
houses which were built before the Revolu-
ton, and having been constructed in the So
lid and workmanlike manner of an age IN
which substance was preferred before show,
bid fair to survive many of the modern struc-
lures erected in our own day. Some OF these
houses bear traces of the last struggle OF the
Revolution. One, the dwelling now oWhed
and occupied by r. b. Anderson, ESQ., mas
marks upon the floor made by the axes WIN
which the British soldiers cut their wooa, lor
they had converted portion of the dwelling
into sort of woodward. But there Is aho-
ther house standing in Yorktown wmen no
oitizen of Virginia can look upon withoutme-
lancholy, regret and almost humiiiation' II Is
a house once occupied by importers, Tor Vr-
s;nia then carried on large direct trade with
Europe. To this house the merchants OF PHI
ladelphia and of New York were accustomed
to resort. for Yorktown, a village which, but
for its glorious historic associations, would
scarcely be entitled to a place upon the map
OF FTsihia' WAS ohoe INC Poit 'ii WINCH
other American cities, and especially Phila-
delphia, received the larger portion of her
supplies of foreign merchandise.
What contrast now to former days P
But can we not bring back the past At all
events, can we not regain portion of our
lost empire7 The answer to that question
rests in our own bosoms. The sea and sky
are still the same, and the generous earth
teens with treasures fit to fashion an impe
rial crown. Let us but arouse ourselves to
energy and action, push forward our public
works at once to their completion, and es
tablsh again direct trade with Europe, and
Virginia will once more WELD the sceptre of
commercial dominion.
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Department andlwishes that h could spproys q
~ Of Secretary Guthsiss recent publIc letters q
cordially a. II approves q this The Enquirer
has also { commendatory article Of Secretary
McCleland and Judge Grier, for the stern and I'M
bending frmness they recently manifested. to have
the Fugitive Slave Law carried out in the case Of
slave clainsed by Mr.. Isham Keith, Of Fadquier
county. Va.
The Mail publishes some estimates made BY
septimus Norris, OF Philadelphia. wherein he at
tempts to show that the Pacific Railroad would be
valuable to stockholders, even IL carried out Us
private enterprise estimates with which the Mail
totally dsasrees. There Il also an article on the
Navigation Of James River
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LOCAL MATTERS.

BROAD Rock RAcEs-FRsr DAY.-The
races over this Course commenced yesterday. Inv a
sweepstake for three years old colts and leys two
mile heats. SlOu entrance half forfeit for which
there were three named, only two of whom sta
-C, n; Greens g. b. Granite, aud James Talley,s
notwithstanding the delightful weather. beariau
the dust there were comparatively few persons pre-
sent to witness the race, owing mainly to the fact
that u was looked upon as sort of ouesided nair
Granite being horse of too much speed to keen
company with any but the feetest.
When the time for starting arrived, the two con-
tesants were brought out, each looking remarkably
wel and Granite having the call AT four and five 70
one OF course but little money changed hands, as
all could name the winner. Z
The two being saddled and mounted came up well
together and at the word gon started Handsomely
but they had gone only short distance when tGran-
lite" assumed the lead and maintained 1t the iend
with the greatest ease, the ley never being able to
getup and test his speed. This heat was run in 35I
The second heat was mere repetition of the FIRST
widen the gap for nearly mile and three quarters
when he was taken wei in hand by his jockey and
came home in hand galop, the filey barely saving
her distance. Time of the heat 4.02.
We time and place the horses: sas
CiS N; Green's lnow Gibbop) G. h. G-anite, by
Polydore, dam Andrewetta. .................,1
James Talley's CHI FLY by Herald, dam Betsy
John Beiciers Or Cabes) by Herald.
cam imported: ................... pd. #.
To-day, the Proprietor's Purse of $3.50. two mile
heats is to be run for, and if we are permitted TO
judge by the entries predict that it will be the
most beautiful race ever that Course sFlo-
renee" the winner of the two mile day at Fairfield
One Eye Joe, the conqueror Tom Walker at three
miles; Die Clapperton, great Southern favorite !;
and White Eye, whose speed almost rivals the wind
to be the competitors for the purse and we have
no hesitation in saying that such team" will not
meet again for many day.
| If the announcement we have just made does not
draw out the friends of the turf in large numbers.
surely they have lost all taste for pretty race
Florence, predict, will be the farorite
against any named horse but she has never vet had
to contend against Joe, whoi not only fleet but last
ing, aud will give her breathing time. Die Clap
perton, when right and her trainer pronounces her
o. K. just now, is known both fast and game and we
do not hesitate to say that we have White Eve
run little faster than any other horse
Our advice TO all thea is, to go and see this race
for it cannot fail to prove equal to the best
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Spirit of the Press.

Yesterdays Hhig contains a leader on Interyen.
ton and Fiihbusefism, two motions now preya.
lent disguised under the name of Progress
which, it thinks, ''would prove to the South either
Of them, something worse than Pandora's box, in
which not even hope would be left behind, or il
hope, hope only in our yalor and our strength. ~
There Is also continuation of the article showing
upon which party lies the charge OF Free-Soilism.
The Times has comments upon MIR. Guthrie's
letter to Mr. bronson
The Eaqnirr publishes the circular of the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury to the Heads of Bureaus In
regard 10 the routine of husineas in the Treasure
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HEAVY RoBRERY.-On Monday afternoon

last the baggage of passenger from Petersburg to
this city, before leaving Petersburg was stolen or
mislaid, which has created quite sensation as it
contained 81, 600 in Virginia money Mr. A. c. Fin
GAINESVILLE, Va RENTED TO the cashier of the Peters
burg Branch, Mr.. c. F. Fisher, Friday last SO 600
money, to be sent to the Mother Bank in this CITY
On Monday afternoon, Mr.. Fisher placed the $4,000
in the bands of gentleman who was about leaving
Petersburg for Richmond, and that gentleman havi
lady in charge, permitted to take his va
lise, containing the money, in charge, deliver to
him at the cars Just before the cars were about to
leave, the gentleman alluded missed his valise and
went in search of IL supposing it to have been placed
by accident in the baggage car, but the search was
vain one-neither the negro, the valse nor the mon
ey could be found. Yesterday morning the police of
city were teegraphed TO the loss, and we be-
lieve the brokers aud police of the Northern cities
have also been notified.
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NORTH CAROLINA AGRIcuLruRAI. Fam
Our North Carolina neighbors are making
great preparations for their State Agricultu,
raj Fair, to be held in the city of Raleigh on
the 18th inst. The people of different parts
of the State are fully aroused to the impor-
lance Of being properly represented at the
Fair. The Hon. w. A. Venabie has accent.
ed an invitation to deliver the address on the
occasion.
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RICHMOND MARKETs-OcT. Ii

az CORRECTED DAILY. 20
Nothing from the steamer yet, which was due yes
terday
FLOUR-Market remains quiet and but little doing
Holders not disposed to operate. We quote at S6a0
ST.
WHEAT-No change. Sales at Sl.350S1.5o.
CORN-75080 cents.
TOBACCO-Sales small at full prices-$4lG7 for
Tugs, medium $86lo. fine $l2020.
The weather continues fine for business, which
continues active and heavy
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rank bv deeds. for which people are, Y these
t;,res promoted to the gaIlows. We always
a,cent Of course, that bright creation. o. the
fancv Of Gerry antes, the peerless knight o.
Ia Mancha, the ingenious, the devoteu' the
....,.a,;o rneuomaniac, Don Quixotte.
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BuRNEp TO DEArH-A white woman,
whose name is Jones. was burned to death; yesteI.
day norniug ut her residence in "DuvaPs addition"
a short distance beyond Bacon Quarter Branch. Her
husband was absent at the time, and II snot known
how the accident occurred She first discovered
by her little children, who, upon entering the house,
found her lying on the hearth, burned nearly TO a
crisn.
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"GRAs,TE AND "Gorp P,vn 60

Messrs. c. N. Green. of this city, have sold their
beautiful grey colt Granite" by Polydore, dam,
Jersey for the sum of $500; and their celebrated
race mare. Gold Pin" the conquerer of Red
Eye" w no broke DOWN in training this Spring. for
the sum of $1,000 TO the same gentleman. Mr. Glib
bon is very wealthy gentleman, exceedingly fond
of the sports of the turf and without accident he
will find Granite to be the cheapest horse he ever
purchased, and ewfilllY hard TO beat
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SALE IN FULToE AND Rockers To-Day
The sale of Houses and Lots in Fulton and Lot on
O'clock Is worthy the attention of those disposed to
invest in that very improving section of the city
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uRnrns, BAII.-The haIl al I.afayetta

TURNER'S BALL.-The ball at Lafayette
Hail. last Monday night, which il said to have been
pleasant affair, was given by the German Turner's
and not by the Benevolent Society az we statsd yes
Jne M b VET a. me reaas
u as the proceeds are TO be applied to good par-
pose we trust our citizens wifi aid in swelling the
8 mount Of reeeipts by purchasing tickets.
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The FAKIR OF silva, with his Ethiopian
Brothers, continue attract large and fashionable
audiences at Odd Fellows Hall, The feats OF this
gentlemen are certainly the mos. wonderful that
have been presented before In this city, and viii
FIJI the Hall to overlooking as long as he reniaus.-
They perform this afternoon and evening.
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STEALING NEwspAPERs.-For years back
the subscribers of the various newspapers in the city,
have been occasionally robbed of their morning re-
pasts by having their papers taken from their doors
after being left by the carriers, and hundreds of
pedents have been resorted to- to detect the thieves
and bring them TO punishment, but without effect
So daring have the edators become of late, that
aft pilferng the news of the morning. they have
been seen hawking it about the depots and specula
these small thieves robbed officer Irving of his pa
per- which had been left at his door, which nettled
him So that after receiving Instructions from most of
the Offices he started ont at early hour yesterday
and on reaching the Fredericksburg depot discover
ed small boy having in his possession variety of
city papers, which he could properly account for
The officer made this fact known, and the conse :
quence was that warrant of arrest was issued and
the little fellow viii be brought before the Mayor
this morning.
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VIRGINIA. GoLD.-We we're shown yester.
day some fine specimens Of gold found ~. carr, nj
VIM. II. Goodwin. of Louisa near Toiersville, known
a. the Douglas Hill estate
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WITHOUT REGIsTER.--At the Mayors
Court, Yesterday, n small negro boy, named Semos
Wesley Mayo, was arraigned, charged with having no
register After undressing an examnation he was
committed TO jail to be dealt with by the Hustnrs
Court. His native county ia Flnvanna, where he viii
doubt be ordered 70 return TO,
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m SAMUEL B. BfSsELL.
NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
OF THE VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY.-The annual meeting OF the Stock
holders of the Virginia Central Railroad Company
will be held in Richmond on THURSDAY, the 10th
November, 1858.
Stockholders will travel free the cars in gong to
and returning from the meeting.
oc 6-tl0No j. GARRETT Treasurer
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IMPROPER Christmas, the Ex-
change omnibus driver, arraigned before the
Mayor yesterday TO answer for driving across the
SIDEWALK near the Central Railroad Depot Captain
wilkinson gave as the opinion of gentleman pre-
sent that the prisoner was intoxicated. The
therefore continued until this morning for witnesses
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WYMAs, at metropolitan Hall, continues
his invitations to the loving to visit him, and
witness his exhibitions which are extremely novel
and worth seeing. His ventriloquisrn IL rich card
of itself Price Of admission only 12l cents.
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AN ELOQUENT SERMON - We had the
pleasure of listening Sunday morning last to a
most eloquent sermon preached at ST. james Church
by the new Rector, Rev. MFR. Cummings, in memory
of Mrs. Scott, daughter of Thomas Harrison, ESQ,
of this city, who had accompanied her husband the
Rev. Mr. Scott as missionary to Africa, and died
soon after her arrival at the scene of her labors -
of ST. James Church, aud persisted in The morning
of her days, martyr to her pious missionary zeal
The Rev. Rector took as his text the appropriate
words in St Marks Gospel, 18th chapter 9th verse
''She hath done what she could" After q most
touching tribute to the life and virtues of the de-
ceased, Mr.. Cummings proceeded to speak of what
Christianity had done for Woman, and what Woman
had done for Christianity, in strain of the most
splendid and stirring eloquence. Mr.. Cummings is a
speaker of excellence, and his immense consre
gation spell-bound by the magic power of his
oratory. We congratulate the congregation of St.
james upon this valuable acquisition to their pulpit
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I TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS

undersigned will furnish TO Builders and others.
UMBER and TIMBER. of every description, of
the best quality for Building and other pHrposes at
the most reasonable prices, be delivered at Rich
mond on the shortest notice.
Orders left with ABEL U. MAYO. ESQ, at his Office
under the Metropolitan Hail. franklin street. will
r.
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The HusTINes CouRT transacted no bu-
siness of general importance yesterday, being en-
gagged on the civil docket Alarge number of criui
nal cases to come before it. during the term,
which we viii notice as thew proceeded with.
The appeal in the case of Henry. slave to Messrs.
pupuy Mckinney convicted before the Mayor for
Iashes was heard and the decision of the Mayor
firrria cd !. =. :. :
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NKoko Ian Darkies h6sg p4c6IISf
whichis Is old ~ tbs hills Law 4 somefhina that
they hsow and eass but little for Light l. right with
yesterday. Mary 4. Smith, free nceress. was az.
raigned for unlawfuily taking gold breastpin from
Columbia Anderson, Manchester darkey, on the
morning Of the 10th inst. Colombia stated on oath
that the prisoner called her into the street and
snatched her bfeAstpin from her bosom. under the
pfetext of recovering a debt which she did not owe
lumbia wasndebted to her and she could recover her
money In no ether way The Court decided fhatthe
prisoner had not been euilty Of theft and that the
complainant must bring action of detiuue to re-
cover her property. Officer White then handed the
pin to Smith, and thus the criminal prosecution
ended. ss4e&5f3 = ssetsa 3ts59
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THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS

WORTH OF DRY GOODS AT REpucEn Pe,rss
FOX G AS II The subscriber, intending 10 ela.ss
his present business by the first of January next Of
large and desirable stock of Dry Goods which viii he
closed out entirely Gas customary greatly reduced
prices. HIS stock remaining hand the 10th Dee
Will be closed at auction without reserve.
s THOMAS D. QUARLFS
oclI-9t ....--- 800 49,.
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The THEATRE has been attended by large
and fashionable audiences every night since the
ming is rich and varied one, and the friends of the
drama not apt to miss the treat store for them
MEDICAL CoLLEGE.-The Opening Lee
ture. by DIR Johnson, at the Medical College, last
Monday night, is highly spoken of by those who
heard it, The number of students IL quite large, and
the prospects for an interesting session are good.
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BALTIMORE, Oct. u.-Cleared, schr. Richmond,
Parks for Richmond - ,-..-- =
New YORK, Oct. Io-Cleared schr. Yorktown,
Cole, Petersburg. Arrived, steamer Roanoke, Rich
mond
BosroN, Oct. 8.-Cleared, schr Juliette, Baker for
Richmond. Arrived, brig Saginaw, Parker, War.
wick.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 10--Arrved, steamer City of
Richmond, hence; schr. J. NJ. Parr. Layton. Frede-
rcksburg; schr. Coquette, Skinner, Petersburg.
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DIED.

Last evening, EDWARD, infant child of Chas H.
and Martha E. Langley, aged ID days.
On Saturday, 9th inst at y O'clock, P. NJ. at the
residence of her father. in Heurico county, GRACE
BETTE daughter of Wn. and Julia A. Sledd, in the
9th year of her age.
Petersburg papers please copy
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Call and examine before YOU buy. Sc 26-lm

HENRY G. CANNON, ATTORNEY AT
LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC, and Commissioner of
Deeds &C., for New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio, North
Carolina, Tennessee, &c. ..t
Practices in the Courts of Richmond city and Hen
rico county. Will attend promptly to all Legal and
Notarial business with which he may be entrusted.
Office on Franklin near Governor street.
q-6m
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BATHS, BATHS. BATHS-Hot

BATHS, BATHS, BATHS.-HOt, Cod
and Shower Baths be had daily at the Hair Ores
sing, Shaving and Shampcong Saloon, under the
American Hotel-entrauce on llth street.
Single Bath 25cents, or five tickets for 81.
oc
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THOMAS w. KEESEE, AUcrroSEER.
(ofce with Geo. SUMNER No 20 Pearl stree: viii
attend to the sale of every description OF MER-
CHANDlSE, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c.
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