The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-13

THE City HALL QUEsTIoN-JUDGF
GUIGoN GOES FOR THE CITY OoUN.
CIL.-The following summons was served
on the several members of the city council
today, by order of Judge Guigon, of the
hustings court:
cat court of hastings held for the city Of
Richmond, at the courthouse, on Frida,, the
sixth day of February, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and seventV.four
Whereas, the grand jury of the hust-
ings court of the city of Richmond, by
their report entered on this day, have con-
demned the City Hall as a place unsafe
and unfit to hold the sessions of the
hustings and chancery courts of the said
city, and declared that the clerks Office of
the chancery court is not fre.proof, as re-
CURED by law, and that the whole building
is in such a state of decay that it cannot
be repaired to make it safe for any of the
purposes for which it is used, and have
transmitted with their report the sworn
examination of expert witnesses, testifyiDg
to the facts so found. ~.
"And, whereas, it is provided by law
that the council Of said city shall provide
and keep in good order courthouse, and
provide clerks office which shall be fire.
proof. ."
4" 1t is therefore ordered by the court,
that manning the several members of the
council beng the members of and con-
shutting the council of the city aforesaid,
be summoned to appear here on the first
day of the next term Of this court, to
show cause why the commonwealth writ
OF mandamus should not be awarded
against them, to compel them, in accor-
dance with the act of the general assembly
of Virginia, to provide courthouse and
flre-proof clerks office, and that return to
this order be made by the sergeant of this
city at the day herein named" .-
THE BoYDELL SHAKEsPEARE.-We
have before alluded to the promised ap-
pearance of the Boydell Shakespeare re-
produced by the heliotype process Of
engraving. The work is intended to be
complete in twenty-five semi-monthly
parts, at one dollar each, payable on
delivery, each part containing four exquisite
snorceav, perfect copies of the best originals,
accompanied by letter press descriptions
illustrative of the subject. The most emil
nent men, and the best newspapers of the
country, have written that no series of illus
trations exist which so faithfully portray
the spirit of Shakespeare's characters as the
Boydell collection. They have been before
the English-speaking world for nearly eigh-
ty years, and their popularity has never
waned for an instant. The work when
will contain 100 plates, all of
which are studies in every variety of
grouping and composition, and every
human expression faithfully delineated.
For convenience of binding they are half
the size of the original pictures. We have
seen advance copies Of the initial number
Of the series and they fully sustain all
made about the work.
Messrs. Gobbie & Barrie, of Philadelphia,
are the publishers. Mr.. John Perry
the old, experienced and reliable book
agent, well known here as the purveyor in
former years of much delightful litera-
ture, is the sole agent of the publishers
here. He is now calling on our citizens
in person soliciting subscribers to this
work, and has met with gratifying degree
Of success from our best people. Those
who should not happen to see him can
address P. 0. box No. IS.