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DIED.

trT N Nv eanesday night, after brief illness GEO
HENRY, son Of Joseph H. and Marv A. Cojoui,t =,
the 9th year of his age a. ooiqut''' III
At ~ lovely child while on earth he is ioyelier
terisa rhn1 WIN take place from the First Presbv
tr;aa d o9aseh this afternoon. at O'Clock TIE
r,hs u .ne family are requested to attend without
Of pneumonia, at her residence, near the Ar,no.,
on the ath INST, at O'clock. A. NJ, MS. sARaI,
ANN SNAIL. IN the S4th year of her age.
Petersburg papers please copy
AZ Blandon, Henrico. at 81 o'clock, P. NJ. on n.
9Th inst. CATHERINE CAuDIE dsnrhtsr o On p me
months and eleven days
The friends and acquaintance of the family .na
Of her grandfather, Philip M. Tabb, , are invited
attend her funeral from the ist Presbyterian REV
Mr.. Moorss) Church. at o'clock tthis) Friday after
noon.
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March 9th, 1854
To THE MEMBERS OF THE BAR, PRAcrls

To THE MEMBERS OF THE BAR, PRAcTIs-
ING IN THE Court OF ApPEALs-This Court has
to-day, made rule that hereafter counsel shall
be permitted to argue in any case longer than two
hours and thirty minutes unless by leave of the
Court, granted before the argument begins 1t was
proposed in the Legislature, the session before the
last, to pass law to that effect and the Legislature
refused to pass It. Efforts, understand, were
made at the last session. to get similar provision iu
troduced into the Code. but it not proposed by
the COMMITTEES of Courts of Justice, or by any
Der of either House Regarding this rule as both un-
wise and uncalled for as implying unjust rehec.
ton on the Bar of the Court OF Appeals and as inju
rousy affecting the rights of the sutors in the Court
as well as of their counsel. meeting of the members
OF the Bar is respectfully called. at the office of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Richmond, at o'clock
T. M. ON SATURDAY EVENING next. to consider
the propriety of taking such may be expe-
dent for procuring q RECESSION of this rule
JOHN NJ. PATTON,
w. FL. MCFARLAND,
G. N. JOHNSON,
r. r. DANIEL.
JOHN O. STEGER,
g. A. MYERS,
Fl. RHODES,
THOS. 7. GILES.
March 9Th, 1854. NH 10-2t
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~ We have read with much interest "A
Lecture on the Atmosphere" delivered before
a society of Richmond College by Bennett
Puryear, A. NJ, Professor of Chemistry and
Natural Philosophy. 1t is production which
reflects decided credit on the talents and ac-
qulrements of Mr.. Puryear, who is vet a
young man, andis destined to become an ors
nament to his profession.
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NEW PAPER.-We have received the first num.
Der OF daily paper established in Columbia, South
Carolina, entitled the Carolina Times" by Messrs
Greneaer, Lamottc 4. Co.;-Mr. James H. Giles, edi
tor. The Times promises to be worthy cotem
porary OF the very able and well conducted jour
mails oil South Carolina, of represent day
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March 9th, 1854.

AT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DlREC-
TORS OF THE RICHMOND AND CHARLOTTESVILLE
TURNPIKE COMPANY, held on the 23rd at the Presi-
pay in five dollars per share, before the 18th
of next month, to enable them to comply with d.
rectiou of the Stockholders to purchase the Brook
Turnpike They win accordingly pay the said amount
into the hands of our Treasurer DAVID J. SAUNDERS.
NH 10-5t JOHN B. CRENSHAW, President.
PROTECTION BUILDING FUND COMPANY
Notice-The second monthly meeting of this Com
pany will he held at the office in JAMES BUILDING,
March 10th. at u O'Clock, at which time the money
hand will be loaned.
The monthly instalment of one dollar on each
share must be paid in bankabe money before the hour
of meeting.
The Secretary will be found on Wednesday and
Thursday at he bookstore of M anes Woodhouse,
l39 Main st. On Friday at the office of the Compa-
ny, in James Building, Main st from O'Clock A. M.
to o'clock P. M.
NH ST. VIM. A. BUFFERS, Sec'y.
DIR. BRAINERD can be consulted at the
Exchange Hotel. Richmond until March 10th. He is
awaiting the report of the Committee Correspond
epce in this city.
DR.. BRAINERD has restored peasons to perfect
sight, in of partial and total blindness of from
IL weeks to Sd standing, by from 10 seconds to
minutes application, by scientific method, of his
own discovery, without cutting, pain or wash.
rous and aggravated grades; pain from, and intee-
of light far-sightedness. loss of sight from
age, and near-sightedness-all of which have re-
manned permanen mt to the present moment
Advice or treatment given to the poor gratis
NH 8 st
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- We are indebted to he Hon. w. Cul-
iom for copy of the Supplement to the Ma
tlonal lntelligencer of the lst inst, contain
ing second letter from Mr.. Belts, against
the Nebraska Bill.
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IMpuDEscE PUEIsHED-Levina Wood
son, free negress, ordered 1--WE stripes by the
Mayor, for using threatening insulting and aba.
siyo language to sophia Hofnege, On Saturday last
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THE WEEKLY DISPATCH

Far Friday, March 10. is number Of un-
.r,n,on value. Besides the usual amount
~ editorial, news matter, and miscellaneous
,,.rsuraphs. 1t contains the reported proceed
mos Of the Executive Committee OF the S.a'e
4 sr;cu,tural Society at their recent meeting
..a closing scenes in the Legislature, and
. ,hr;ll;nr story. entitled = The Robbers OF
T. M,uya;s Pas" The paper can be obtain
ed At the counting room, at the low price OF .
cant. ner copy; subscription price 81 per an
mum. In advance.
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sAMPsoN JONES.


The Voters of the City are respectfully
informed that again Candidate for r.. election.
j. II. STROBfA.
NH 8-dtd City Gauesr.
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10 THE CITIZENS or kfcuNoND-The
Clerk of Richmond Hastings Court being compelled.
by continued i'll health to resign his Office present
myself before you as a candidate.
Having been Deputy Ia the Office for nine years
and having for the last FIVE onths DURING the sick.
of my brother. been the acting clerk in court
as wen as 10 the ONCE. oehsve myself fully csm-
pleasure to elect me. will perform il the duties of
Clerk with promptness and fidelity
NH 7-dtde ROBERT HOWARD.
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4. JONES LAcKLANp.-OFFIcE on H1G

L. JONES LACKLAsD.-OFFIcE OF HrGH
CoNsTABLE.-Withouth his knowledge or solicitation,
T. JONES LAKELAND 10 recommended to the
people of Richmond for this Office. He has proved
himself faithful and efficient Deputy. and after
paying Deputies, the Office 10 not valuable. Toa
young man like him, who contributes to support a
widowed mother and sisters Is the son of worthy
and estimabe Citizen formerly one Of the Tobacco
Inspectors of Richmond and is always faithful and
obligng. the office ~ desirable 1t 10 hoped he will
be considered as being in the line ofpromotion.
fe l8-lm% CITIZEN
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YESTERDAY was hot, cloudy, sultry day
equal TO June weather, and rather more diss.
Jack Frost keeps his distance. we shall soon have
in market early fruits and vegetables in abundance
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SUSPICIOUS CHARAoTER-Wm T.. Bish-

SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.-Wm L. BlSh-
3D. arrested on Monday night last for claiming ST.
mon, the property of A. Thomas, as his own when
hailed by the watchmen, was committed to prison
yesterday in default of bail in $50, suspicious
character, to be of good behavior. When first ar
rested the prisoner declared himself to be the
owner OF the schooner Prince Edward, which
sailed from Baltimore, and said that he hired ST.
mon as free man, to work on her. He further de.
clared that he had wife in Petersburg from whom
he had been separated four years-that he was a
soldier in the late Mexican war, when he was
wounded and since had been made pnesioner-
Yesterday as soon as he the jailer he pretend
ed that he had been nsensible from the time of his
arrest to that moment, and that he was then uu-
conscious of every act he had performed and every
word he had uttered. He implored the Mayor to
forgive his frailties, and let him go, promising
never to return to Richmond again. The bad L.
quor he had taken on, together with the wound in
his shoulder received in the defence of his coun-
try's rights, had impaired his mind for the Time or
he would not have fallen into the hands of the
law.
Bishop talked very pretty and made number of
fair promises but being caught in the possession of
another mans slave, to whom he had agreed to
furnish passes to go all over the city, his story
Their inclined those who heard him to the opinion
that he was engaged In vocation not at all pleasant
to those owners of slaves who had had their ser.
wants run Off to the free States
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To THE CITIZENS OF RIcHMOND.-The
undersigned, conscentiously persuaded that his ex.
perience as an assistant to Mr. Blair {wo declines
reelection would enable him to perform efficient
ly the duties pertaining to the office of HIGH CON.
STABLE, ehers himself candidate for the suffrases
of his fellowcitizens Should they confer npon him
the honor of an election to that Office he will exert
himself to the utmost to fulfil its duties faithfully
fe 7-tdek TT IACKTANn
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GEO. w. TOLER,

NoTIcE.-At the solicitation of many
friends and acquaintsnces hereby announce myself
candidate for the office of HIGH CONSTABLE Of the
city of Richmond.
fe S-ts d. BAKER In
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To THE VOTERS or THE Cry or R1Cu.
MoND-l again tendes nv services ID INV friends and
fellow citizens for the Office Of CITY 0AU0Eh.-
Should It be your pleasure 70 slect mo, my undivided
duties of the ONCE.
xnk fuak 90 ~
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By the request of my friends, announce
myself candidate for the Office of HIGH CONsTA.
BILE of the City of Richmond, at the ensuing cleo
tion
fe 6-dtd u.s. 3. TINsLEY
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NOTICE. again tender my services to
my friends and fellow-ctizens for the office of HIGH
CONSTABLE. in the city of Richmond, at the ensu.
ing election Should 1t be their pleasure to elect me
it will be my pleasure to them to the best of
my ability.
ia 81 GEO. w. TOLER
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FINED.-JacOb S. Atlee was fined 81 and
costs for permitting his horse and cart to be left in
the street without driver
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SALES on STOCKS M RICHMoNn

VT oIOChS I'm hICHMONU.
Sales of Stocks reported by John Il. Lancaster and
Son, Brokers, for the toeek ending Thursday, March
oh, 1851:
Virginia cents, 81 years rum last sales at the
Treasury at $l06.
Virginia per cents Is years tme sales at Sos and
interest
Virginia per cents, 10 years to rum last sales
Sl04and int.
Virginia per cts, under 10 years run, sales S02
and interest.
Bonds guaranteed by the State last sales $1o3a and
interest.
Richmond City Bonds 81 years to run, sales Slos
and interest.
Richmond City bonds short dates last sales SOl to
$l03 and interest.
Virginia Bank Stock, par $40 last sales S77l
Farmers Bank Stock last sales Sill.
Exchange Bank Stock, sales $l1l4
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Bonds, last sales &98
and interest.
Virginia Fire and Marine, last sales $685.
Richmond Fire Association Stock, par $50 sales $50
since the dividend
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Stock, sales SOL.
Virginia Central Railroad Stock, last sales $50.
S45.
Richmond and Danville Railroad Stock last sales So
James River and Kanawha Stock, last Gales so.
First Richmond Building Fund Company Stock, sales
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BRAND CUTTING.-Brands of all sizes and
designs for marking Flour, Tobacco Boxes, Bags Ma
chinery, Linen, &c, made to order.
M. g. WHITMAN,
At Langley's Tin and Gas Fitting Establishment,
18th St., between Main and franklin.
M q-dSnl
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COMMERCIAL.
RICHMOND MARKETS. March o

Since our last weekly report there has been a cen.
siderable improvement in business The spring trade
has commenced with more activity than usual at so
early a period. Our merchants receiving large
stocks of goods and the supply for the country trade
is larger and better than before.
The general advance in various articles some time
since, affected by the rise in prices of labor the
speculations upon the in Europe, and the in
crease in the capital of the country pretty general
ly maintained, with steady demand for most ar
ticles of trade Breadstus are however less steady
and change with almost every foreign ARRIVAL The
news by the Atlantic reported some improvement in
England but our merchants were unwilling to ope-
rate newspaper accounts and waited for their let
ters Holders yesterday demanded more than buyers
were willing TO concede and there was very little
done-not enough to base satisfactory quotations
upon.
Below give report of some of the leading ar
tices-not having room for fuller weekly report To-
day
FLoUR.-Tbe market, during the past week. has
been extremely dull, with limited sales at 81 250
81 50 but the arrival OF the Atlantic frightened he
prospects Of holders, who advanced their demands
Yesterday 81 Is was freely offered for canal and de-
clined.
bushel yesterday-sales being made at 6065 for red
and white. Very little offering.
CoRN-Sales yesterday at IS cents.
ToBAcco-Lugs have declined 25d50 cents in the
last week. Leaf is without change. We quote lnes
at $4a0$54 common leaf SCI a $7t; good Sska SI1.
There are large arrivals and the market quite ANNA.
tea.
BAcoN-City cured hog round, lO0lOt cts per lb
Western Sides 81 asa cts; do Shoulders do. 7La
q; Hams ll4Gl2a, as in quality; Queen City Hams
lSl cts.
SUGARs-Porto Rico 5964 for ordinary to strictly
prime; New Orleans A 06 cts. refined loaf 9adl0;
crushed 81 d94. clarified $685.
MoLAssEs-New Orleans z91291 cts
CoFFEE-Jaya 134 a IA cts Rio i'll dl2I; Laguayra
12tOlS cts.
GUANo-Peruvian $50 per ton from the wharf;
$50 50 delivered in depot and the Basin; Mexican
$S5 80 delivered
SALT-Si 800Sl 90 per sack for Liverpool
PLAsTER-Lump on the wharf S. so; ground 50
per ton.
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To THE WORMS or rHE CfrY or HIcrs-
MoND-I respectfully offsr myself - Candidate for
JOHN A. HICKS.
NH s-ImS Deputy Gauxer
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SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.
We invite attention to the call of the May
or in compliance with the request of several
citizens for meeting tomorrow night, to
appoint delegates to the Southern CONNER.
cial Convention. to be held in Charleston, ON
the 18th of next month. The subject is one
deeply interesting to our people, and we hope
they willshow their appreciation of its impor.
lance by attending In large numbers at the
time and place appointed for the meeting.
LONDON QUARTERLY REyiEw.-We are
indebted to Mr. WooDHoUsE for the Janua-
~ number Of the London Quarterly Review.
Il coutiins-Life and Works Of Gray-Hum-
boldt's Cosmos The Missions of Polynesia
II Guixot, Religion Of the Chinese Rebels
Castren's 1fsyels among the Laps Memoirs
Of King Joseph Turkey and Russia.
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rs HIS HoroR, THE MAros OF rHE CIR

10 Ills n0HOh, The MAIUh VI THE Ciix
or RICHMOND Your tIlow-citixens merchants,
fraders and others in the city Of Richmond. desiring
to be represented at the ensuing Commercial Con
yeuion at Charleston in South CsroIina respectfully
request Of you the call Of public meeting for the
purpose OF selecting suitable Delegates to represent
the city Of Richmond in said Convention
Respectfully yours
D. H. London Brooks Bell Co
Willingham. Elicit Co w s. 9. Donnan
Jeter 4 Leftwich Richd @. Morris
BENZ Lloyd Belt r r. Dual
Rictfd Reins Parker, Bsyly Z Nimmo
Edwin James Jas. C. Spots
Wadsworth Turner Co Sutton 4 Winston
P. T. Moore K Co w. Irwin Scott
d. p. Gooch Jno Thompson
Hugh w. Fry H.. T. Pairo Co
Tinsiey l. Bryant Alvey Lipscomb
Kent. Paine Kent Adolph Dill
Christian Lathrop Warren Perkins
Quarles Brooke Hubbard, Gardner Co.
In compliance with the fore going communications,
and for the purpose therein indicated, respectfully
ask the citizens of Richmond to convene at the City
Hall at ~ O'clock p NJ, Saturday. the 18th inst.
JOSEPH MAYO.
Mar 4.
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MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF RICHMOND, March 0.
ARRIVED

ARRIVED,
Steamship Roanoke, Skinner, New York, ndse. and
passengers.
SAILED,
Steamship Virginia, Teal, Philadelphia mdse and
passengers.
Schr. Clara, Burgess, Rio. -four, Haxall & Brother
Schr. Georgia, Mitchell, Goose Hill Flats. -four.
schr Courier, Baker, Boston, indse., ID. Currie.
New YORK, March 7.-Arrived, schr. g. RUSSELL
Wooster. Richmond; schr. DR.. John Stradley, Davis
Fredericksburg
BosTos, March 6.-Cleared, schr. Susan, Rogers,
for Richmond.
Homes Hole, March 6.-Arrived schr. Saratoga
Hodgdon. Richmond, for Salem.
BALTIMORE, March 8-Cleared schr. Phantom
Layton, for Fredericksburg. Arrived. barque Lap
wing, Kelly, from Rio de Janeiro JAN Is; left baraue
Greyhound, from Richmond just arrived
NEW YoRK. March 8.-Cieared, schr. Rebecca,
Wogam, for Petersburg.
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T. J. CARTTR.

NoTICE.-I am Candidate for the Office
of HIGH CONSTABLE Of the City of Richmond
fe 8-dts John REEVE
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DICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAIL


III RoAD-OPEN TO ROANOKE, 90 MILES.
On and after this day, March 49, 1854 the regular pas.
senger train will run daily fSundsys excepted) be.
tween Richmond and Roanoke
The train will stop for passengers at the follow.
ing points only: Manchester Robious Coalfeld, To-
mahawk, Powhatan, Mattoax, Chua, Amelia C. H.,
Wyanoke, Jennings Ordinary, Haytokah, Liberty
Church, Meherrin, Keysville, brakes Branch Over
Leave Richmond at o'clock, A. M. Returning
leave Roanoke at u 40 O'Clock p. M.
Children over 10 and under Is years OF age half
price.
Servants travelling by themselves must be furnished
with two passes, that one be retained in tho
Office, and it must be expressly stated on the pass
that they are permitted TO go ON the cars.
Passenger for Halifax G. H., Danville and Green's
borough, can meet Messrs. Flagg & Co.'s four horse
coaches at Roanoke daily; and those for German.
town, Salem and Salisbury, N. c., can meet Messrs
Elagg Il Co.'S four horse coaches on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturday. at Roanoke. Passengers
for Clarksville Milton, N c., and Yanceyville can
meet MessIs. Moss Co.'S coaches at Roanoke on
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, and for Milton
and Yanceyville by Fagg 4 Co.'s line Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays, at Roanoke.
Passengers for Lynchburg, via South-Side Railroad
and Flagg Co.'s stages daily
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10 THE VOTERS OF THE CRY OF Rich
MoND.-At the socita ton of my friends announce
myself as 9 candidate for the office of HIGH CON.
STABLE ofthe city of Richmond And If It should
be your pleasure elect pledge myself to use
every effort to give satisfaction In the discharge of
the duties of the Office.
3-ta rApHFp
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Cry JA1L.-There are now confined in

CITY JAIL.-Ihere are now confined IN
the city Jail from sixty-fve to seventy prisoners
charged with various grades of crime, the majority
ofthem however, being for breaches of good be-
havior, while drunk For all such creatures the
city should have work house in which to confne
and employ them. We propose classifying the
grades ofcrime, as far we can. For felonies,
there are nine white men, four negro men, and too
negro women. For misdemeanors. there are
twelre white men, and fonr negro men. For break
ing the peace, there are tcenty white males, three
white females, fire negro males and three negro fe
males. There is one free negro woman for want
of her register, and one negro man, as runaway
From the above it will be seen that there are six
ty-eight prisoners. Forty-two of these are white
males of various ages, three white females thirteen
negro males, and six negro females-a pretty ex.
tensive number of persons to be huddled together,
as they must be in the city Jail, without employ
ment. and utterly worthless to themselves and to
the public If the city had work house attached to
the Jail, all these persons could be probably en-
poyed, and most of those who are now there for
getting drunk. would not be aptto repeat the of.
fence, the punishment for which was hard labor
from day to day We trust the City Council will
act upon the subject ola work house at once, and
satisfied that if all the members could be in
duced to attend the Mayors court from day to day
they would need very little persuasion to induce
them to do promptly what the people demanded
should be done two years ago.
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POLITICAL READINGs.-We again call the
attention of our readers to the fact that Miss f. w
WHITE, resident Of Richmond, will give poetical
readings from Shakespeare and other authors at the
Athenaum, this evening. Miss W. is a lady of ed
ucation and talent, and having selected this method
for obtaining livelihood being more congenal
to her taste than any otherwe really hope she may
be greeted with crowded house to witness h er
debut The friends Of Miss w. are fully aware of
the many difficulties she must labor under as de-
butante in her native city, but they have the great
est confidence in her ability to do ample justice to
hers elf and to her authors, and therefore it is that
they hope-strongly hope-to see her gain the
most triumphant success Surely it cannot be me-
cessary for us to call upon rreaders-particular-
ly the ladies-to attend the Athenaum tonight and
give their aid and countenance to one of Virginias
fair daughters, who though not backed by the pufs
of the Northern press heralded as brilliant
star from foreign Chimes is possessed of all the ne
cessary elements to give intellectual entertain
ment such as is rarely enjoyed in this city We
therefore repeat that we hope she may be greeted
by a crowded and overlooking house; and that her
debut may prove perfectly satisfactory the Heya-
ii, and to all others who can properly appreciate
native talent Tickets can be secured at the prin-
cpa bookstores and at the door of the hall of the
Athen8um