The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-15

| SIuicns sno nosWbnssanofng the iucIemency o
the weather the attendance was quite nrmerons
Thsopening sermon was preached bv Rs~ 2
r. Houston. formerly missionary to Greece. vhs
selected - his text the 7th worse Of the 4th eb.
ter Of Zachariah.
After the :ssuor, the Synod was orsanirsa BY
| folk, ~ Moderator. and Rev. d Ewing. Of MAJ.
| son, and w. w. Trmble, Of Rockbridee Clerk
On tbs election Of Moderator, ~ ministers ana 3s
lay-delegates voted.
The Synod viii re-assembls this morning as 81
o'clock.
Stealing Boots Henry. slave, the property Of
John Walk and Robert. the property Of This Hay.
wood. were examined BY the Mayor some two or
three weeks ago upon charge Of stealing box
OF shoes belonging to the Messrs. Witt Of Nelson
county, and sent on to the Hastings Court for
trial When the case came before that tribunal
on Monday, 1t appeared that the articles alleged
to have been stolen boots and not sAoes ~ the
warrant stated Accordingly, . nolle prosequi
was entered, and the sccused were remanded 10
tns mayors Court. They were a. ra gned yesterday
before Recorder Taylor, who. after hearing the
evidence, sent them to the Hastings Court 10 be
tried for the offence
Inese negroes we're yesterday again arraigned
before the Hastings Court tried and found guilty
ROBERT having been once before convicted Of lar.
Esny, ~as sentenced to transportation beyond the
linits OF the United States. In Henry's case the
Coufs oecrsed sentence of 80 lasbes.
Decision ReTused Polly Banks, free useress.
whom the Mayor ordered tn punished for poison.
ing Spencer Smthers' chickens and from " hich
Judgment she appealed. was arraignsd before the
court OF Husiings yesterday, and the Court, hav.
ing neard the evidence. reversed the decision of
the Mayor, aud discharged her from further pro.
secutiou.
Y0mhjQ! Offenders -Sflsa Beazlev and Jabn
brannon, lads were Yesterday put upon trial in
the Circuit Court for stealing gold watch and
various , articles Of Jewelry from Maria Sullivan.
rrv rordSa SaroAa as.<.
term Of imprisonment In the penitentiary a. one
year As Judge Meredith was about to pass sen-
tence upon them. young Brannon asked leave TO
address the Court Permission being granted he
charging the guilt upon bis youthful companion,
who, he said, committed the robbery and that he
knew nothing about it until Beazley exhibited to
him the stolen articles. Sentence was deferred.
Con. Wise-We understand that Gov. Wise has
gone to Raleigh for the double purpose, 1t il said,
OF attending the State Fair Of North Carolina and
taking part in the deliberations Of the meeting Of
Southern Governors, mentioned in the telegraphic
report yesterday.
Sudden Death-On Monday evening q free ne.
gro named Joshua Morse who had been complain.
lug of slight illness for few weeks previous fell
suddenly dead in the house Of David p. Farquhar
ON Broad street. between Second and Third An
inquest was held upon the body, the jury render,
Ing verdict that be came to his death from some
cause to them unknown, there being no marks of
| violence upon his person.
Long Term.-Petsr Potasti, An Italian, was tried
yesterday in the Circuit Court, for stealing s295 In
| money and other valuables, from Catharine Gar.
ribaldi, andconvicted. His term of imprisonment
In the Penitentiary was fixed At five years.
Failed to Agree.-The jury In the case of David
Weldon who stands indicted for forging recent
Of the Virginia Towing Company for SIT So having
been IN the Shsrffs custody since Saturday last,
reported yesterday that they could not possibly
1UraA ynHAs
charged them They stood six for conviction to
ak for acquittal.
Almost FuG-On Sunday night last one Of the
boarders in tho Arlington House, was awak ed
BY dense smoke In his room, and on going down
stairs to ascsrtan the cause, found the window
frame and sill had taken fire from q candle left
burning in the room, which had fallen on the wood
work and caused 1t to ignite His timely discovery
Of the accident no doubt saved the house from
burning.
Send in your Goods.-An persons having articles
OF any kind for exhibition at the Fair Of the Me-
chanics Institute are requested to send them to
the ball over the first market, where they will be
received by the Secretary Members are invited
to call at the exhibition room Immediately and
procure shsir tickets
Sudden Change The weather which Two dsvs
ago was charming beyond description, has sud
denly become cold and disagreeabie YESTERDAY
rain fell incessantly, and old Boreas piped bois
ter'us accompaniment snug place by the fire
side was eagerly sought by all except those who
were compelled to be outsiders, and these last re
duced their bodies corporate to the most dmnutive
size possible, tosk refuge under large umbrellas
and travelled with the rapidity of men who have
notes to pay in bank and q limited excheqaer
Metropolitan HaA.-Mr wyman's exhibition At
Aetropolitas Hall, furnishes rich and rare amuse
ment to large audiences If it were not for the
fact that we know Wyman to be one of the mos,
pleasant gentlemen In the world we should believe
him to be In league with an Individual we do not
care to name His feats Of magic are indeed be-.
yond cur comprehension. and his ventriloquia
powers extraordinary.
Sale Of Je,oslry We invite attention TO the
auction sale of foe jewelry by E B Cook g. Co.,
tonight, at their store