The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-06-25
LOCAL MArgpa

SHy To1ncuIA esleo Meeting of tb. Civ
Council was held yesterday afternoon =, ta,,y Cny
Present-Messrs Saunders, Dimmoel pI siock.
4retfsr, Allen, Haskins, Hill, Gra.tan. Gra.ao.
Denoon and Giazebrook. Absent-Mss.rs p..S' o.nof'
Whitfield, Richardson and Millspaugh
Inc minutes Of the preceding meeting vera
read and approved. "efe
Reports, 4c-Mr Gratsan from the Fin.,
COMMITTEE, viz: An ordinance providing for he
appointment OF City Appraiser and Buildlno
Measurer adverse to the petition of Dunlop. Mon
cure Il TO-; and resolution referring the revised
ordinances to special committee who ahaI; CT,
anime the same 10 connection with Mr.. Mavo. and
report the same with any amendments thereto
tnat tney may deem expedient. Received and
laid on the table 1 AZ"
Mr. Robinson. from the Committee on the Fire
-. Upa:smea' made report, recommending An ap-
preparation of - dollars, for the purchase Of
9.oO0 feet OF new hose of $50 for recas.inO the
pen Al no Engine House, the same having been
ofoSen Also, the amendment of the second section
OF the ordinance rslgtiDg to the Fire Department.
50 IS 70 substitute the appointment of delegates
iton escn company, TO act with the ehairmsS of
the committee on the Fire Department presiding
IN place OF general meeting of ell the compsnies
ior the selection of . Principal Engineer and four
nmAroens, their selection to be reported to the
.",. ~ tne Iorm prescribed in said section; also
some amendments to the third section of said or
oinance Received and laid On the table.
mr Dimmock presented . memorial from the Pre-
sident OF the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
company, proposing to erect an awning ef sheet
iron over portion of 9Th street for the nro.ac,ion
oL passengers, and asking permission to construct
tue same. Referred to the Commissioners of
streets generally with authority to grant the nett.
ton II they deem it expedieat
MechdHtcs institute On motion of Mr Gretter
.ae committee TO confer With the committee of the
Mecnalics Institute, was increased by the add-
tlon OF two members from each ward The Pre-
sioenI appointed Messrs Dimmock GIazebrook
Robinson, Whitfield, Haskins and Richardson,
ndrket Tar Mr. Hill offered a resolution In.
structing the Committee on Markets to inoure into
tue expedieney OF exempiing IN arket men from the
tax OF lO cents cn each load paid to the Clerk of
the Markets. Adopted
LancdSterian School Mr. Dimmock offered tho
following:
Resolred That committee consisting Of one
member OF the Council from each ward be an
pointed to visit and examine into the condition of
the Lar caserian School to learn if or not change
mas been made in the character of this school as
was ordered by the ordinance dated the ID Sep
'emoer, Ie5l-if or not the rules have been revis,
ed as contemplated by said ordinance and to report
upon all matters connected with this institution
which may be regarded essential to its we'll be,
ing
Repairs Of Streets, c-Oa motion, the Council
proceeded to the further consideration of the re-
port OF the Commissioners of Streets submitted
on the 18th inst
Ihe resolution recommending appropriation
OF sloO0 for repaving Main street, from 7h to 9Th
with granite blocks was rejected on motion CT
Mr. Gretter
The recommendation to appropriate S777 to
pave tour foot walk on the east side of 81 street.
from Leigh street to Shockoe Hill Burying Ground
was adopted
The recommendation for bridge across Hax-
all mlllsrace, was laid On the table
The recommendation for culvert on Cave
street. between "a and 81 Streets was discussed at
length, and laid on the tsble-ayes 3, noes g.
After a protracted discussion upon the remain.
DER OF the report, the Council adjourned.
The Preibytsriaa Church and Saue-y-Pursuant
to public notice, given by authority of the SIS.
sion OF the United Presbyterian Church, q meet-
ing OF SAID church and congregation was held in
their lecture room in the city of Richmond, Va :,
on Monday, June %, 1857, at clock, P M
The pastor, G. III Read, D D wac, on motion
appointed Moderator, and Mr.. William p. Mayo
Secretary.
TIE Moderator opened the meeting with prayer,
and, 10 accordance with the previous notice sta.
ted the object TO wt:-the consideration of the
condition of this church and kindred churches in
the South, in view of the recent action of the Ge-
neral Assembly at Cleveland, Ohio, on the subject
Of Slavery.
Peacny Grattan, Esq, a member of the ses-
sion, and a commissioners of Hanover Presbytery
TO the late Assembly, being called upon, gave .
succinct account of the proceedings of the Assem-.
bly,, setting forth the reasons for the protest by
the Southern delegates against the action of said
Assembly, and explaining the circumstances under
which they felt constrained TO withdraw from any
further participation in the action of that body,
and finally to issue circular call for meeting of
the friends of Constitutional Presby yterianism to be
held in the city of Washington, D G, on the 81 b
day of August next, with view to the organizas
licn of another General Assembly.
After full and free discussion, the following res
Ululions were unanimously adopted:
Resolved LIST, Thas this meeting heartily approve
Of the action Of the representatives of our Pres
bytsry in relation to the of the General
Assembly, on the subject OF Slavery; and that we
adopt and endorse the Protest of the concurring
members OF that body as expressive of our views In
tae premises
the slaveholdins States cannot with any proper
spect for themselves and the people Of said States
oc with . due regard to the interests of ChIists
esuse, continue their connection with the General
Resolved Sd, That we approve the invitation given
by the Southern members of the General Assembly;
the basis that the iuoect Of slavery to be excluded
from 1t unless judicial cases, hch may be brought
up from the lower courts; to meet In the city OF
Washington, on the 9th day Of August next, for that
purpose.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this meeting be
referred to the Session, to be Published according to
heir discretion.
ReU P Wils0n-We regret to learn that this
gentlemen the highly esteemed pastor of Trinity
NJ E) church, in this city, has been compelled to
paired health--a course advised by physicians as
the only means by which his life may be prolonged
He left Richmond some two weeks ago, intending
to spend the summer in travel. His place Is filed,
meantime, by the Rev DIR Lee.
Capitol Sqnars-Several new seats have been
constructed under the trees Capital Square, for
the accommodation of the public. No fault can
now be found with the arrangements In this re-
spect We have heard several persons express q
wish to see the jet desu In operation, and we sug
gest to the Superintendent the propriety OF turn'
ing on the fluid" occasionally.
Restricting their Priuilsges The Mayor yester-
day required Mary Horan, or Huligan, and Bird
get Devin, to give security to keep the peace, AND
stop abusing one another The latter was the
complainant in this case, but His Honor concluded
that to "tie both their tongues" was the only me-
thod by which quiet might be restored to theil
neighborhood
Both Sides tn Difcuhy.-The keeper of an es'
ia bishment on Shockoe Hill yesterday entered
complaint against four young men for threatening
him with personal violence, and the Mayor bounc
them oyer to keep the peace During the inves
tigatioD, witnesses for the defence testified thai
the CON plainant had on various occasions solo
them ardent spirits, and as this was In violation
of the license law, heavy fine was impose;
upon him.
TnpoUiRg-The workman who was ipjure
Monday afternoon, by a fall, corner of Sd ar
Broad streets, is said TO be in fair way Of recov
cry.
Mystry.-Nothipg has yet transpired tending I
shed any light upon the mystery connected wit
the discovery OF dead infant, on Shockoe Hi