The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-16

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d6ak md IN ne vIos Presidents GusfAvus A. Mr..
Ailsr oreaslsiag. Mr.. CorwAr RosunuH Chair-
nAia 81 lie Execsslve commllase prssgnssda vsfy
intsrsstlng fepsft NhlcA. aftes bseag re.1, Nss
e1optea. N1aAe - ksew theeNe c0ue4 tsner
ervsths Society thar By layiss y before or fss-
Il utii b rsmsmSsrsa that tbs sosissy It IL last
ssnuai neetine, edopssl fesslasioa ilssssiss he
pressntsd 10 The General ANsmbIy Of virslaia me-
mortal In the name Of tbs eociety lrespsctf.ly Ask
iss sn appropriation e The sosiss1 q oss seSsnd
Aasu,hIy might dssm advisahls, 70 s.sbls he 30.
cisty to proenrs from EasiAnd ecpiss q ua..crip
eeuts its pubIicstion % the early voyaselt % Asr
% and the spnte u Virginia. No time was lost In
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psredth memorial, had Il presented, and sustained
before COMMITTEES Of the Senate the prspnety Of
reported to the ssnste. and the sentiment II thai
body, Ne learn wss highly favorable % the appto-
presni yet the session terminated without IL bsins
whom No reflect on the nature Of the manuscripts
ir England deeply interesting 70 eli virsiaans Who
many Of them, on the frsil duration Of perishsbie
paper-apd when It y rememhsTed that the Chair
man had, during his yisis 70 England. made ar
requisite appIoprfstion-if must be admitted 10 Be
subject Of just regret that that appropriation
Commonwealth We have no account Of what was
dons BY the first General Assembly held In the
1919 1t is now asce Itained that there d at London
in the stare paper Office, full report, costanng the
names Of the berss.sss their manneof proeeedirg g,
Assembly has failed to take the proper steps to pro
cure copy of that report and copies Of other man
would be lasting ahams upon Virginia, nov that
she has nnquestioned evidence of the existence of
such manuscripts. to let them pass into destruction
preserved. Until those measnres are taken, the
Society, think, should not forbesr any efforts
which may be In its power to attain the object.
Sizes the last annual report copies have been re-
ceived of the portrsits Of Capt. GEORGE PERcy.
ana Of Loan ns who y.o aovsrno. Of Viz
che latter Si 81 CHARLES wYKEaaM MARTIN, E.a Of
wish that the frames of these portraits should be Of
English OAK. thin was esteemed compliment by
had kindly agreed to have the copies made and he
requested the Society to do him the favor to accept
at the same time, OF his sincere wishes for its pros
Nor is our Society without farther evidence Of good
M Suliy, whose liberality had been manifested in
other instances has givento the Society portrait of
picture gwen by his uncle And the largest pscu
MARY contribution yet made to the Society by any
ny
we may not mention t. one cannot think OF now In
his venerable age, without taking pleasure In re-
Virginia feeling and his faithful discharge of public
duty. whether in the councils of the State Of the
By means of a donation of $500. from the source
just alluded to- in aid Of donations from Others and
M ss
State of Virginia, bearing interest now amounts to
three thousand one hundred dollars tSs,l60) This
used. Out Of such interest, and the income from
payments Of annual members. Mr.. Maxwell has de-
course delivered By Mr. GIigsbY before the Society,
at its last annual msetng. and the other matter
tanned in the work edited By our Secretary and call.
y made, by mean. Of the $3.50 year. appropriated
| by the Council of Richmond. Among the late i'm.
poItations is fne copy Of the edition. published 10
l754 of the great work upon the Natural History of
S the Nsa
Thus, 20 far - tits in our power we are collecting
and preserving manuscripts and printed volumes
matter the publication whereof il important for it,
prescription, to difuse knowledge Of our histo.
With portraits Of those who have bean ent1astsd with
the government of Virginia, or distinguished in her
| annals
The report further stated that the Society had
about $500 invested in stock bearing interest," and
that the library had been considerably increased
since the last annual meeting.
Hon: r. M. 7. HUNTER having consented to adj
dress the Society," was next introduced and enter.
tanned the audience for an hour and half. He be.
gan by urging the Importance of historical study,
gave On interesting sketch of Virginia In her infan
| cy, and urged the Importance of cultivating the
natural resources with which she SO abundaptly
l abounded. His remarks showed that he had given
much study to the subjects upon which he touched
and did full credit to his character as an orator of
| no common order, and q man of great research
We only regret that its length precudes the pos.
ability of our laying it entire before our readers
HusTINGs COURT.-A Aldermen Inloes,
| Wingfeld, Cowardin, Binford and Taylor presi-
ding.-A large amount of business was transacted
yesterday, the Court sitting until late hour last
night.
Margaret, slave of C. w. Purcell, charged with
stealing silver spoons from Benjamin d. Clark on
the I'd November, was tried and discharged on the
VIM. F. Carvedo, Thomas H. Keeling and Moses
| Moonshine indicted for misdemeanors Cases
called and continued until the next term of the
Court
Matilda Fnney, a free negro, charged with stab.
bling Elz abeth Southland, was found guilty and SEN
fenced to the Penitentiary for one year.
Hiram Riddle and William Giles, charged with
petty larceny, was found guilty and sentenced to
/ imprisonment in jail for one month.
| THEArRE.-The engagement of Mr. and
/ Mrs. w ]. Florence closes tonight, and we hope
our citizens will give them worthy testimonial at
parting. in the shape of crowded house Let
those who have seen them ''stand not upon the or
der of their going, but 60 tonight "Uncle Mikes
Cabin, In which thrilling scenes and interesting in
cidents abound, will be presented, In addition to
| the ''Youug Actress" and Florence worried by
Boniface" The Misses Kendall will also appear in
favorite dance If this is not great BILL we are
nojudge of such matters and, moreover, it Is Flo
rence's benefit night which alone should induce his
friends to fill the house. Go. and bid farewell to
Ragged Pat" and the yankee GAL"
HELLER. - The experiments of Prof.
Heller, which have created -such an unparalleled