The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-23

IN ~ NeysDssks.
Nspsesire Of fAe 16sl Of Etgia's M5Ssios 4
Chine esd J"pns 10 Ne Years 1857, SO, 80. b,
LAun1Scx OLrPnAxT, Esq, Private Secrs
tary 70 Lord ELeGH. New York: HAnPRR 4
BRoTHERs.-This Is . large octave volume
Handsomely printed and handsomely illus
trated. 1t Is well written, and adds some lit
tie to what we know about the Japanese. Tn,
larger portion Of the Volume Is devoted K
China, including some account Of the las
war with that singular nation. Books abon
both these rare nations are very entertaining
but rs to the great commercial advantage te
| flow from opening communication with them
they are very much exaggerated. We have
from China, Tea and the gong ard Ch,tta gong
Tea luxury, rs it is, can hardly compensate
| MS for those abominable nuisances--the gona
and the Chittagong. As with most semi.
barbarous nations, the "highly civilized ~
have made more ont Of the vices OF
| China thar its industry and art More
has been made by selling to her opium,
to destroy the energies Of her people, than from
commerce in her tea. And at last England.
the 'civilized, }" was so displeased with the bar
barians for wishing to have no more of her
opium, that she made war upon them. and
preferred opium, and would consent to keep
drunk and besotted upon it, rather than take
more powder and ball! The question is, what
shall be the point OF attack upon the Japan
ese J Maybe they can be forced to reveal the
hidden art Of Japanning, at the point Of the
sword. They are very funny, and it would be
pleasure to the civilians to vary their fun
with lively bombardment of their bamboo
dual Thof
have no right to conceal any thing from the Gu
rious and prying civilians. From those lively
baths in which both sexes disport themselves,
to the most important matters of S,ate-from
the simplest manipulation to the wonderful
Japanning-these naive, yet cunning people
must develop themselves. Society demands it
Until we can learn more, Mr.. OLIPHANT's
book is quite instructive. For sale by A. NOR
RIs.
Woreesfer's Dictionary.-We neglected to state
in the notice Of this admirable Dictionary, in
our paper of Wednesday, that it is for sale by
Messrs. WEST JOHNSTON. of this city, from
whom we received the copy we examined be.
fore writing the notice. We commend il again
most heartily to the public. We confess to
much qualification that such work halls from
the same region that sent forth WRBsTER's
Dictionary, for two reasons LIST, since from
the advantages of the North we are obliged. at
present at least to get our books from it, it is
well that there are publishers and authors
there who reject the denominations of the self
created dictator in photography, NOAH WEB |
sTER and I'd, because the war that has sprung
up there upon the ques lion nvolving the force |
and authority of precedent and usage in the |
world of letters is the harbinger, we hope. Of |
yet more important struggle between those |
who respect both human and Divine author.
y, and those advocates of the higher law
who would bring chaos into the world We
nave entertained the belief that New England
would itself be battle-ground between
hese two divisions of society, and that fanati.
ism and political spiritualism would be met |
IN the very ground where they have planted
heir standard of rebellion to reyered usages
md to law and religion.
The Satires Of Jursnal Persius. Sulp;c;n nnd
-~e'li"s, literally translated into English
'rose, with notes, chronological tables, argu.
nents, &c. BY the Rev. LEWIS EVANS. M. A..
ate fellow OF Wadham College, oxford to
which is added the metrical version of Juye.
'al and Persius, by the late VIM GlrFoRD.-I
Jew York: HARPER Il BRorHERs-This VOL
me is neatly gotten up after the manner Of
soHN's classical library. For sale by A. NOR.
rs.
Godsy's Ladys Book, for April, is received
'om WELLER, Broad street.
The Legislature.
Ths' General Assembly, yesterday, adopted
resolution for committee Of conference
,lati'Ve to the disagreement of the Senate to
lie am endment OF the House. in relation to the
'demf 'tlon feature of the banking law. A
rye n nmber OF House bills passed the Senate
ostiy OF local character, among them a
III authorizing the School Commissioners of
llzabeth City county to dispose Of the Hamp. |
n Academy lot and buildings The Senate
so passed. House bill to amend the charter
the James River and Kanawha COMPANY.
it'll Senate amendment
In the House but little was done-a number
Senate bills We're passed. Mr. BIsBIE IRE.
nted the remons trance Of certain Norfolk
erchants against the one per cent. tax The
nate resolution relative to the paw of field
ID staff officers, and Ger tain railroads. for ,
rvices rend cred ut HarpGr's Ferry, was re. &
rred to the Committee or, Finance
DELEGATES To THE CHARLESTON CoNyEN
)N.-The Democratic Conven ton of tho
ppahannock District, met on the Goth inst
d appointed w. A. Buckner, of Caro-. /
e county, and Fl. T. Garnett, of Westmore. {
ID, delegates to the Charleston Convention O
Thos. Jones, of Richmond county. and :
Nicholson, OF Midi lesex, alternates. The
egates are in favor of R.unter. The Demo.
tic Convention of the 18th District. met a, a
rion, in Smythe coun ty ,on the Goth inst and j
'ointed DIR. Robert Crockett, of Wythe and p
n. p. Cecil. Of Tazewedl. delegates to the q
arleston Convention, nd Jno w. johnson. a
and Jonat ban Richmond. Jr..
lee, alternates. The delegates are in favor Il
Wise. In the telegraphic column will be +
nd dispatches announcing that tho 4th dis. b!
t has appointed Hunter delegates, and the r
district Wise delegates. C
o MAIL FROM THE NORTH was received nv s
afternoon train yesterday, the cars being ar
ained from the fact that the boat did not til
i've at Acquia Creek until late in the after. H Ha
n. ! Ca
Democratic paper is to be started at Me. wi
l, Arizona, with the Hon. Philo +. Herbert -
is editor. n
iss Sarah Byrnes, of Baldwin county, Ala. a.
ccidentally burned to death on the nth 90
:. 49, tn II.
be Opposition, Of Portsmouth, Va. has Of
ainated John Nash for Mayor. u
PHoTOGRAPHs and Ambrotypes surpassed nv ! the
, in the world. from the smallest up to life, | CT
. colored in OIL, AquaIeil and India Ink, are GO
n street, Copies taken from old Daguerreo- TT
9 and AmbrOty pes, ENLARGED to any deaired lot