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p.x-.n- I.w.-A rsfired ,nerchant.

REvENUE IAWs.--A ToufeQ moICnaDF.
whose scousintance Il very extepetve, snd
WIN IL 9 thoroughly conversant win the trade
Of Richmond AZ almost any other man u y,
nssurcs g that there 10 no law mora frequently
violated than that OF the revenue; spd he gave
Il g his opinion that the amount Of goods sold
here annually, by unlicensed persons, would iaii
yery little short Of 100000. Jewellers from the
Northern cities come in withtheir trunks well pack
ed and having no1icense to pay, can sell upon such
terms as are sure 20 secure them customers. Deal
ers Ia shoes bring on samples. make bargains, re-
ceiye orders and have them filled from their estab-
lshments in the North, without contributing dol.
lar to the revenue offhe Commonwealth. Cutlery.
dry goods. clothes, &c, are sold in the same way;
while the finest laces silks and satins, arefrequent.
" hawked about In certain localities and disposed
Of, against the interests of our own merchants who
emost oppressively taxed for carrying on legi
innate business We trust that our citizens will
lend the law officers hand, and aid in putting
down species of trade which is doing injustice to
themselves, to the CITY, and to the State at large.
II the practice Is permitted to go unwhipt OF jus,
tice t will eventually lead to the breaking up OF
some of our best commercial houses for 1t Is not
reasonable to be supposed that they can pay heavy
rents and taxes and compete with traders from to
North, who pay neither in this State, and who sell
largely by samples and otherwise!
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THE UNITED STATES HoTEL.-This ad.

The UNITED MATES HUTEL.- HIS du-
mirably arranged establishment, formerly the Union
Hotel, is now opened for public accommodation,
under the management of Mr.. J. E. NORRIS, whose
connection with of the best kept houses in the
North, has given him the advantages of an expe-
rience that will prove great value to him in con-
Quoting the United States Hotel. The house has
been put in complete order throughout and fur
nished in the best style from top to bottom the up
holstery department having been gotten up in a
superior manner by Messrs. DoGGETT & ANDERSON
of this city, who are gentlemen OF taste in their
line of business, and who have done themselves
great credit in this instance. Mr. NORRIS 10 a ma
tive of Virginia, and in the management of his no
tel, is to be assisted by Mr.. CLoDoMIR BURTON, a
resident of Richmond. Forprice of board see his
advertisement.
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The NJ SPIRIT OF THE TIMEs-one

Of the most valuable newspapers of its kind pub
iished in the world commenced its twenty Fourth
volume the 18th of february last under the most
catering circumstances. The first number of the
Esprit of the Times was issued on the 10th of
December. 1884, by its present able and influential
Editor, WIN. F. PORTER, Esq, whose name is as
familiar as household words to every friend ofthe
turf and admrer of fine stock through the habi
table earth. The esprit" like good wine has only
improved by age while the extensive experience Of
its editor has but increased his qualifications to fill
that high post of honor to which none other has
dared TO aspire. May the Esprit continue its sue.
cessful career for an hundred years to come, and
Works Tall son. be then its chief director is our
sincere wish.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-A negro man named
RYAL LIGAN, from Buckingham county, died sud
denly in this city yesterday afternoon He was
employed by Henry Logan, colored man, to run
batteaux to Richmond and reached here ON
Monday last Having unloaded his boat, he COM
menced re-loading with guano yesterday morning,
and continued to do SO until dinner time notwith.
standing the fact that he complained in the morning
of heartburn, and took campfire to ease it. About
half past three o'clock he went into his boat and
laid down, and when discovered about four o'clock
he was dead. Coroner WICKER held an inquest
over the body, assisted by Constable McDowELL.
and the jury rendered their verdict that the de.
ceased came to his death by visitation from God.
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AuoRnECT1oN.
Our attention

CORRECTION
Our attention has been called to paragraph =
the Esprit Of sbe Presss In the Penny Post IN
which the Disp ssch h quoted q having said that
the North was .naenial tribe,
Whose blood
Had flowed thro ugh scoundrels since the aood."
The Dispasch made no such reference to the
people of the N orth, whose character. L has, on
many occasions viudicated from unjust aspersions
Ito remark was applied exclusively and alone to
the Northern a -iaecracy of wealth. We re-pub
lish the passage 10 which the Post refers:
If we are to have a master, we would rather
be under the Ct tyrannical king that ever ruled
over Great Britf In, than under an abolition despot
There Ia soineh ng at least dgnifed decent and re-
spectacle in the British crown. But Heaven de.
liver us from II te Ming Mamrnon of the North-the
miserable conn soand OF bloAted wealth, parvenu
assurance and nnate vulgarity, which compose
the Northern al 1stocracy-the Image, like that re-
corded by the prophet Daniel whose head Is OF
gold whose bre at OF silver whose legs Of ron and
whose teet OF cay, and which, like that image,
needs but 70 oe struck with a stone to fall TO
pieces. IL we must have a master let us have
an honest con sastent and good-looking one If
we must have m aristocrady to grow tat upon
tne o, IL neds let have an aristocracy
win some TRAD itions, with some intellect, with
some moral wo nth, with some manners. rather
tnan trioe OF tittiebat Iismouses, upstart lack.
eys, haunting abe ,ut in the cast off liveries of Eu.
rope-a mental ribe,
Ha. -." Whose blood
run through. scoundrels ever since the MOOD,
A' 'ne Post ca anot design Intentionally to mis-
represent u.s. we trust will correct the error into
w hich it has probably been led by hasty glance
oui article
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LOCAL MAwune

Ma. SIMns Lecture Oh Thursday evening
wss largely attended BY the beauty snd fashion 81
ourcity The subject was one calculated TO pleas
g. ladies' md they were prcecnt Il full force
Inc connection subsisting between the poetical and
the practical In life was the burden of the iecturers
song for song We may well call Il from the must
cal How OF thelanauage and the general harmony
o. tho thoughts. Mn. SrMMs proceeded to chow
That the poErIcAL wa. the most important hand.
maid Of RELIGION, and that the true poet belonged
OF right to the priesthood for he interpreted to man
the hidden Significance Of Gods works. One OF the
most exquisite passages OF the lecture was the des
cripton of the daisy peeping out of the path in the
meadow, and arrestinr the needless pedestrian who
would have crushed II beneath his foot, by awaken
ing in him recollectons ofchildhood and its happy.
golden days This gem was in itself beautiful Il.
iustration OF the Poetical-it reminded us of the
Violet by messy stone
Half hidden from the eye,
Fair az star when only one
ls shining in the sky.
But we cannot in SO hurried a notice as this at
tempt TO do anything like justice to the lecture,
which, delivered with great fervor of declaration
and perfect distinctness of utterance was listened
to throughout with rapt attention and unqualified
delight.
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InpRovrmErrs-In our mornings round

IMpRovEMENTs.-In our mornings round
day or two since, we were grained to see, that
four handsome brick tenements were being erected
on fourth street near Cary also two neat frames
ones on Cary, between Sd and 4th streets. In va
rious sections of the city find new buildings CON
tinually springing up, but unfortunately most OF
them are too large for the accommodation OF men
of moderate means, who need not more than four
or five rooms to suit the necessities of their families
and who are not able to pay more than from 800
to $500 rent per year. Mechanics, Clerks and
Working men have no use for stately mansions or
very large dwellings They need snug, comfortable
cottages-such as they afford to pay for-and if
capitalists and the of real estate desire to
make profitable investments, and at the the same
Time add to the prosperity of the city, they must
erect such houses as the 'bone and sinew" can at
ford to rent.
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From SANTA FE.-The Santa Fe mai, 80
Independence, Mo.) on the 23d nit hr;na;s veo az
teilgence from Santa Fe to the LIST Of Fshr,,ag M
Inc westner was very severe on the onty.~a
WAGONS had to be abandoned. u one OF the
The Legislature had adjourned Gen. A,r,;,. !.
dead The Apsches have been driving srrs d.9eo =
OF cattle and iocks of sheep from The rsnct !,
Jesus Gallejos. Louis Salazar and one Of his NJ =
y had been killed BY the Indians while ON hutFsIe
hunt
Earl Fhzwilliam, member of the British Par
lament, who had been passing the winter in Tao,
and Benfs Fort. has arrived at Westport In hi
Stats, homeward bound
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j. E. Norris, proprietor of the UNITED
STATES HOTEL, win be plesssd to see his friends
and the public generally TO DAY, at II o'clock.
NH 1t
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THE PLANK RoAD-Leading from Cover.

nor to Mayo streets, across Council Chamber Hill.
is very much out of order, and should be repaired
This walkway, laid down for the convenience of
the members of the late Virginia Reform Conven.
Church, has, since that time, been q noted public
thoroughfare, in wet weather and now, that it is
becoming somewhat dilapidated, is greatly COM
planned of by those who became accustomed to its
use, when in a better condition. As the tinhcrs
for this walk are nearly all sound, and the expense
of relaying them would be very small we trust the
Commissioners OF streets for Madison Ward will
have the necessary repairs made at once
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AUCTION Observation-Disclosures is solicited
to our sales at the and the Columbian Hotel
this Saturday morning. at 10 and IL o'clock.
mh4 ALEX MOTT 4 CO., Aucts.
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DIED.,

AT Roseneath, Henr'ce county, on Thursday night,
I'd inst, in the second year Of her age, LEILA,
daughter of Lewis D. and Anna Crenshaw. The
friends of the family requested to attend the f-
neral from her fathers residence, Saturday
ing at ii O'Clock.
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a M POWERS successor to

II M. POWERS, successor to JOHN
LIZ MURRAY. begs leave to say to his friends and
the public that he has purchased the g ALE RY
over the bookstore of James Woodhouse. for the
purpose OF Carving ON the DAGUERREAN BUST-
NESS, and SELECTS continuance of that patronage
hitherto extended to the Gallery E. M. P. having
beer the SOLE operator for Mr. Murray and being the
only one in possession of the FLESH TINT, is de-
termined that no pains shall be spared to satisfy
those who may favor him with call. The public
are respectfully invited to call and examine the
FLESH TINT DAGUERREOTYPES. which have
been admitted by every to be the BEST ever ex-
hibited to tn public.
Prices VERY REASONABLE, and satisfaction given or
no charge ia made.
LOCKETS, PINS, FANCY CASES, &C., at low
prices, always on h, nd.
No. 139 Main ST., Eagle Square, Sign Of the RED
FLAG.
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"THE FAsHIoNs.'--We have received from L.
l.. SMITH, opposite the American, and HoL BROOK,
Franklin street, near the Exchange, the March
number of"Frank Leslies Ladies' Gazette of Paris.
London, and Neac York Fashions" It is full of
ladies Dressed to Death" after the latest modes
We regard the Introduction of Frank Leslie's pa.
per here as highly gratifying to the ladies and will
gently hint somewhat injurious to fathers and
husbands It's the good spirit of fashionable dry
goods stores, and will help along sales not little
We had notion of addressing public appeal
against this print; but ts no use. As long as the
ladies are interested in it, any opposition would be
utterly hopeless. Sowe surrender and advise gen
tlemen generally to do the with the best grace
they can and save themselves "Caudle' or two
The ladies, bless them ALL are bound to have the
Gazette offashions.
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MUTINY.-The British ship David Brown Bell, of
St Johns, N. B., Is days from Baltimore bound to
Liverpool, with cargo OF flour and provisions ar
rived in Hampton Roads. When below Fort Nc
ship was worked down by the captain and four men
The captain called the British Consul for ;assis-
lance, and in his absence the acting Consul, Mr.
Cridland, ordered survey to be held and report
made, as the cause of complaint by the mutineers
was, that the ship was unseaworthy Norfolk Bea.
con, Thursday.
survey was subsequently held and the ship was
pronounced sound. Her crew are still lmutinous
and will be sent inirons to England. The Collector
has refused Revenue Cutter for that purpose, az
being beyond his jurisdiction.
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THE DAILY WASHINGTON STAR
CHEAP PUBLICATIONS,

CHARLES WORKMAN, ESQ.,, Agent of
~ the New York Life Insurance Company: Sir
Phe claim of Mrs. Martha Ann Page against your
Company, has been settled in manner entirely sat-
isfactory to me, and have ordered the suit to be
dismissed. IT'S true there difficulties in
the way of recovery that caused the Company to
hesitate about paying the money! but the board
with of justice and fairness that in my opin.
ion. does credit to the individual members thereof
determined to discard all technical objections and
acknowledg &c the equity of her demand.
L. r. SPILMAN, Counsel for Mrs Page
The suit referred to above was brought to re-.
cover sc, o00 the life of Robert Carter Page who
went to California and has been he ard from since
Oct 1851; his friends think that he is dead and
brought suit. CHAS. WORTHAM
ma At
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PUTNAM's MAGAZINE for Marcia r;cl
number--has been laid before M bv levi. r
Smith, Periodical Agent, opposite the America
HOTEL 80
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PIPE LAYING.-Superintendent DAVIS is
pushing his pipe laying system in Broak street,
with some effect, just now, and if the!weather
tinues fair, will soon complete his job, and furnish
an abundance of water to the people of Shockoe
Hill
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DIsoBEDIENcE.-Jame Grafton was fined
IS and costs for permitting his carriage and hors.
70 obstruct Broad street. after the driver was or
dered TO remoy them I.
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MARRIED.
main unchanged

On the I'd inst. by the Rev. Mr.. Davis Mr.. PEY-
TON R. WALDEN, to Miss ISABELLAV. PITT
MAN, all of Richmond.
B Baltimore and Petersburg papers please copy.
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LAID OvER.-A. s. Billings, charged
with leaving culvert In dangerous condition.
Case to be heard
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New PuRL1cArIoN.-We have received

from ]. B. Holbrook, Franklin street. new book
by Lucien B. Chase, formerly member of Con.
gress,) entitled English Serfdom and American
Slavery; or, Ourselves-as others see u.s." In this
book Mr.. Chase portrays in graphic style, the
graceful equaniimity with which the aristocratic
ladies of Great Britain regard the horrible condi
ton of the substratum Of English society, while at
the same time they discover peculiar destinations
in the sooty progeny of Ham. From slight ex.
animation of the book led to the belief that
the author has done the subie justice
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TYPoeRAPHIcAL MEETIxG.-The regular
monthly meetins Of the RICHMOND TYPOGRA-
PHICAL SOCIETY will be held at Odd Fellows'
Hall, This Evening. at7k o'clock.
mh4 JNO. NJ. FRANCISCO, Sec'y.
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MR.. WEST, OF WETzEL.-This gentleman
the successor of Mr.. Martin in the Senate re.
presents large section ofthe Northwest, and
during his brief term of service in the Senate
has evinced most liberal spirit towards all
sections of the Commonwealth. We never
met with man more faithful to the interests
of his own constituents, and, at the same
time, more patriotic in his public course. He
has proved himself most useful, public spi-
rited and valuable representative.
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RocKErTs is in horrid plight lust nov
for business. The mud is sufficiently deep to mir
In, and the teamsters in perfect stew at thei
luck
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BRIDGING THE CANAL.-Every one who
knows any thing of the travel upon Byrd street.
will readily admit that its connection should be
made continuous from 4th to 9Th streets, by span.
ming the canal with strong and substantial
bridge. If such an improvement was made, Byrd
street WOULD at once become the great thorough
fare for pedestrians and vehicles, from THE south
side of the Basin to Oregon Hill, and the conse-
quence would be, that property along that street
would raT idly rise, and the revenue of the city be
thereby Increased To get carriage now, from
9Th to 9Th street, Byrde. treble the distance
must be traversed, while to walk from the same
points tn e distance is only little less. The tax
payers along the line of this street are complaining
bitterly of the disadvantages under which they Ia
Dor, an many of them talking strongly of petit
tionng the city council this subject. They con.
tend that they should have carriage bridge across
the ca nal, to make their communication continu-
GUS one, but we have very little doubt that many
of tn EN- would very readily compromise on good
foot bridge, which would cost but little and which
woald be readily put up so as not to inconvenience
in the slightest degree the navigation of the canal
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A CARD.-Having been compelled to
n dispose of my DAGUERREAN GALLERY,
have but satisfaction that of its being in the
hands of my late OPERATOR, Mr.. E. M. POWERS,
who obtained the method of using the FLESH TINT,
discovered by me- and which defes competition
AS Operator and perfect master of his profession
Mr.. P. has superior. take great pleasure in
mending him to the patronage SO literally extended
to me by the citizens of Richmond and it's vicinity,
and trust it may be extended to my successor.
JOHN MURRAY.
Richmond, March LIST, 1854 NH 1t
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CosTiNUkD.-Lewis Weaver, CHARGE
With obstructing Broad street with csrrisse -
horses. Case continued. -
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AMusEMENTs.-Seo the numerous adva,
tiaements under this head, and choose betves
them.
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SAILING OF THE CANADA--The steamship Can.
asa sailed from Boston Wednesday for Liverpool
one LOOK out IS passengers, and $4,000 in specie,
'or rance. Among the passengers was w. R. Law
renee, bearer of dispatches.
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PUTNAM.-We have from Holbrook, Frank
lin street, the March number of PUTNAM's
MONTHLY Its leader is "Private Resi-.
dences" in New York, very finely Illus
trated
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NEW York, March 2d.--The steamer william
Penn was sold today at auction for or. 500, andthe
Ben Frsnklin for 81, 750-one-third cab.
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HE WEArHxR, yesterday, was warm.
damp. sultry and diuagrseable, -
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RELAXING THE RoAp.-Workmen are

RELAXING THE RoAD.-Workmen are
busily engaged in reaying the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad with heavy iron from this to the
"Cockade" city, and we learn from Mr.. DopAMEAp
the gentlemanly and obliging Superintendent of
the road, that he hopes to have all the flat bars re-.
placed by heavy ones on or before the Ist of July
next. Considering the number of trains that pass
over this road every day in the week, the Company
will indeed be very fortunate if the Job us finished
by that time We noticed yesterday, when at the
depot, that the work men were putting down heavy
irons from the bridge to the turnouts near the de.
pot, and toherwise improving the track When
once this road is completed, and the cars occupy
but fortyfve minutes in passing between Richmond
and Petersburg the travel will be greatly increased
and the receipts of the Company largely enhanced
by the transportation of heavy freights People
prefer the 'lightning line' to the "stage coach"
even though train should occasionally roll down
an embankment, or dive into a stream of water
The age is progressive one, and incorporated
companies who fail to keep pace with it, will find
themselves distanced in the race for prosperity
We believe, however, that it is just as safe to run
train 30 or 40 miles an hour, on the heavy rail- as it
is to go 10 or Is miles per hour the fiat bars and
that the travel from Richmond to Petersburg will
be just as safe when made in fortyive minutes, as
tits now in two hours.
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70 The munificent appropriations made
by the Legislature for the University and the
Virginia Military Institute, and for the East
ern and Western Lunatic Asylums, reflect
honor on the character of Virginia We
trust that at future sessions the liberality
shown to the two literary institutions We
have mentioned, will be extended to other
colleges of the commonwealth. Among them,
we know none more deserving than the Rich
mond College. 1t is college of substan tial
merit, and having made the noblest EXERT ons
knowledge, deserves the encouragement and
assistance of the Legislature
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SMALL NOTES

As will be seen from our report of the Lee
gislative proceedings, the Senate yesterday
passed the bill for the suppression of small
notes. We have already published it in the
form in which it became law, with the ex-
ception of the clause added to it after it was
engrossed- providing that the first section of
the act, which requires every man taking out
license, to swear that he will not circulate
a note of less denomination than five dollars,
shall not take effect until June, 1853 The
remaining provisions of the law take effect
on the first day of June next.
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uAADiSER cAsE.-This case, which has
oe.n On 'r'ai ior 81 days. has at length been given
70 tne lury, who had not agreed at last accorr,.
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FIRST MARKET NO material changes
have taken place in meats fish, fowls fruits or We.
getables for several days past Shad are beginning
to be more abundant though brought from North
Carolina. Vegetables are of a better quality than
usual, and the meats are first rate
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DARING AssAULT.-A negro man, while
passing along Byrd street. from 18th to 10th was
assaulted and knocked down with stone, by man
who met him. The negro was picked up and car
ried to his home by two other servants, who saw
the occurrence. We forbear giving names as the
matter will be placed in the hands of the nolice