Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-18

vraiS, sccIxrr-Thc meeting hI, so.
In the aN,cnes q WILLIAM RVS ESQ, the President
a. iST Vice F''''''' '''FA''' " A'E Esq wa. elected
After organising. CONWAY of the r,ecu.
being adopted. We 10 that better
.Olow.;
ing. adopted directing the Executive Committee
Has :. be and presented to se General Assembly Of
approximation the Society Of thousand dollars year.
TO sqrs s I ss history kns'aS
seq. is Passs'iCn Of the er q, America
S IiT n CHE. sn
s the me@oSis had IL presented AMI sustained be
.' sought biz va; accordingly reported 10 the Senate and
the sentiment in that body learn, highly favorable
the appropriations yet the session terminated without
reflect on the nature OF the manuscript, in England
deeply interesting all rirsuisns who really
Wien It remembered that the Chain
requisite Appropriations, mus, be
a ma " I " I 81 & ct ss that
no account OF What done by the ar, Assembly
hsrc is a, LSaaon IN the paper
maSnes OF @ ,hs na5e oi the oprsss; nsr
Aud yet the Assembly has failed proper step, pro
as on history OF the STATE L would be lasting shane
Of such manuscripts; 10 let them into distraction vhou,
sa:ar. ssen hs sssey @ hns S%s not Srss.
Efforts which may BE- in is psTsr to attain the object,
Of Cpt George Percy who had charge colony Of
GAIA 10 ioS the ioief presented by sS cS,sp the ,,tr
ShsFlrs Leeds
~ having expressed the wish that he frames Of these
should be OF Ea:sh OAK. this esteemed com limeu hy
William rsoPenny, Eq Enslsh barrI.ier, kindly
iSTsa 10 have Gs tl and he requested the SGSe!
al expression al the sane time Of his wishes
Norris Society evidence good will
athomr Ga! to~nsmsn Mr. Root Va sally, ber.y
hrta nanttei IN other Instances has
ps:urr by arssi prcuuiary conirtoa
sons yet made 10 the society Ivy p.Tsoa
the past by citizen OF another virginia
noi mention IT. thnk
ms venerable without taking pleasure remembering
-reatas. his intellect his sroEs Virginia feeling,
Aha discharge OF Pabe the
Of the nation.
By donation $500 o=n the source last su ell TO-
"a ava OF donations from Others Aat What has beea received r,
ith OF the state q virginia, bear'u: interest
Aree thousand one hundred dollars !SlupD perm
ST. tai TIE income from phym n q ab-s.
vel mas r.ray-i the expense OF publishing the
c,I- isI'sTel by Mr. GrGs'y before Soey, an
- - 'n AM TIE other matter contained the edited
oG cary Ani Gale! tr Virginia Historical Reporter
10 thr ey' library valuable additions yearly by
means o. the $50 Council Of
AaonS The late ipoTiaious cops edition pub she.
IN isSi OF sac upon Natural History " our a
ssn S'Iny pa i'h.d by the EEssh Naturalist Ca;esby .ho
thus So Jar power collecting and preserving
"nd printed volumes brariak upon history o. tie
cofAns the walls Library with portraits Of Au, vic
oTSa raas'ed with the government Virginia. dis;r-
Sl.sard In her annals.
lac report farther that the S.ety had nsu, $500 in
~ - oeATs interest, ani that the library
'.'lies st.s iae-tN this last
iioa IL NJ l. aaa:e-
as mex tToiGcrd, aad eneriauei for har aud
hat He began by seas Importance Of his.5ric s,sy
~ olase o. ciiti' AiilE the
-b1Gntet his rstaarIs had giv
y! great Ee.-4rea.