The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-11-06

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C2srch--On Sunday morning -. y. nersonr Il
the Monumental Church BY the - ~. = ssrxsc. =.
Meade, Bishop ,sof the piocsse -. - . .sass
though M sernon was grsenehi sssps sddresseSte
interesting cha1as. 81 . The candidates for conar
..s 80 49, =, his usual soiemn ana
lnS s. r, ,nsnv friends Of Bishop Meade VIII De
ri.d 20 learn that his heaish mas On 'a1e
Proy,e s- confirmation, the Holy Communion was
A na.s~aJ nv the Bishop. assisted by the Rev.
NJ woodbridge Rector Of the Cnufcn, 70 ss s.a
H., nnuber Of coInmunicants, among whom were
49, ~ the cIerry Of tho Episcopal Church VINO
we're present upon the interesting occasion. AZ
VIZ VIZ he sfternoon. after evening prayer, by the
Ray. Mr. Woodbridge, an admfraDe seI N ~
preached to large and attentive audgoiy ~ ,.is
RRe~ = Boyden. rector Of Walkers Parish, Al
| hemarle from Ezekiel 35th chapter, 2osh verse
"a new heart also viii give you, ana new
spirit viii put within you, and WIN 1aks u away
the stony heart out of Your flesh, and WIN give
Won, a heart of flesh" It was most mastery ei
nosition of tho subject simple in STYLE strong IN
thought replete with scriptural wisdom as wen 40
sound sense and luminous in every part as sun
beam. ta
c;tv delivered short Sldress before avery lnte
licent audience Mt the Mechanics Institute last
| night, which is highly spoken OF by those VINO
heard IT, Mr. b. had but i've minutes notice De
fashionable assemblage, but Notwithstanding this
fact, he did great credit to the subject OF me-
chansm and to himself as a finished speaker
Would that we had few more such men among
us, ready at all fines to aid noble cause ana 20
advance tho great interests of mechanism by WORDS
of encouragement and advice, such as fell from nus
| lips last night. s r.h,u
lottesyie is expected to address tho institute que
notice OF which viii BIO given in handbls, if he ar
| rives in the city. :.
! N,o .Schoonr-Thefe will arrive at this port In
| n few days n new schooner, named " Cherubm,
| and owned by d. Currie and Others, of this city
| She was launched Saturday afternoon, at Baiti-
| MORE from the yard of j. J. Abrahams she Is
made of Chesapeake white oak, cedar ana locust,
| rates at 1900 tons, has 2l0 feet length, 43 feet
beam, and "a feet depth of hold She is to be CON-
manded by Capt. Nelson Smith
Striped Coat-Tom a slave, charged with steal
ing a coat from Messrs. Groshong g. Tupman, was
found guilty by the Mayor, and ordered to be sound
| ly dashed.
Arctic Rsions-Thoso of our readers who re-
| member any thing of the history of DIR. Kane
| Artie explorations together with the English and
Danish searches for Sir John Franklin in the Frigld
| Zone, embracing complete voyage from New L orK
to the North Pole, will have an opportunity to-mor.
row night of seeing the whole route as transferred
to canvass by DR. E. Beale if they will only visit
| Odd Fellows Hall. This grand Illuminated history
/ has been highly spoken of, wherever exhibited,
and will doubt attract the attention OF our eiti-
zens. T..
/ B.. johnson Barbour, Rsq-This distinguished
| gentleman did not address the Mechanics Institute
last Saturday night as was expected owing to the
extreme inclemency Of the weather, which prevent
| ed the attendance of an audience. He will proba
bly, deliver lecture before that body during the
winter months.
The County Court Of Hcnrico commenced Its
monthly term yesterday but transacted no bust
ness of public Importance. -.
St. Iosephs Asyl,m.-The children of this asylum
have been invited to visit the fair room of the Ne
| chancs Institute tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
: Trial of Ed,oin Cocke-Judge Meredith has fixed
!. next Thursday az the time for the trial of Edwin
Cooke, charged with issuing forged paper, knowing
}, the same to have been forged. Witnesses ant
d yenirie mon should attend promptly at O'clock.
Election of C7erk-Our Henrico readers will bea
!, | in mind that next Thursday is the day set apar
for the election of Clerk to fill the Office made
cant by the resignation of James Elicit, Esq
Tie Mechanic Guard are ordered to parade to-day
at 10 o'clock on Candles Hill. to pay the last sad
tribute of respect to deceased brother.
Virginia Glass.-At the exhibition of the Ne
chanics Institute may be seen specimens of Virginia
cut and pressed glass, deposited there by Mr. j. d.
B. Evans, that are really fine
| Female Orphan Asyltm.-The children connected
with this institution have been invited to visit the
fair room of the Virginia Mechanics Institute THU
| aIternOOn between tue hours OF j ana y ctOck.
The splendid mail steamship Jamestown Capt
Lewis Parrish arrived at Rockets early yesterday
morning from New York and Norfolk, bringing q
large number Of passengers and q very heavy
freight The Jamestown arrived at Norfolk Sun
day evening, at O'Clock, only q hours from New
York. She was welcomed by very large crowd
who gave three times three cheers to the noble
| ship once more at her post, after an absence OF
three months, caused by the fever Returning
the jamestown will leave this afternoon at
o'clock for New York, touching at City Point and
| Norfolk.
Appoi'tment.-Mr James NJ Gardiner of this
city, and late of the Lynchburg and Abingdon tel
| egraph line has been appointed to be operator in
the Goldsboro IN c. office on the Washington ant
| New Orleans line. 3
Pleasant Meaiag.-Rev. DR.. Minnigerode,- O
Norfolk, who came over from tour throu Il
Europe in the Baltic, arrived in this city yesterday
He left Norfolk before the epidemic appeared Hi
wife and family met him in this city and all are nov
sojourning at the Exchange Hotel There was
| joyful meeting between the husband and father
and that family who had passed through the hor
rors of the plague" during his absence
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