The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-14
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ence to all other claims.
5. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
Other Leg isIatiye Items.
THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA.
In the House OF Delegates yesterday the
following bill was introduced by DR.. May
(Rcad.):
BE 1t enacted Jy the General assembly of
Virginid. That the Board OF Visitors OF the
Medical College Of Virginia shall consist OF
seven members. The term OF Office shall
be for three years. commencing on the lSt
day OF May, 1882. Four members shall
constitute a court for the transaction OF
business. The offices OF Visitors to said
College of Virginia shall be, and the same
are hereby. declared vacant upon the 1st day
OF MAY. 1882, and all offices OF professors
or teachers herein filed by the said Board
Of Visitors as at present constituted shall
be. and the same are hereby, declared va
cant upon the 1st day OF May, 1882.
The Governor shall, immediately after the
passage of this act, proceed to appoint a
new Board OF NiSitors-tive Of the same to
be selected from the five grand divisions Of
the State. and two at large. Said directors
shall assemble in the city OF Richmond on
the 4th OF May, 1882, or as soon thereafter
a. possible, and proceed to re0rganiZe said
college as may seem right and proper TO
said Board, rs provided in Acts of Assem-
bly, of February %, 1854, governing same.
SALE OF STATES STOCK IN ATLANTIC, MISSIS-
sIPPI AND ONO RAILROAD.
The committee appointed to inquire into
the eXpediency of selling the States inter-
est in the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad reported fayorably in the House
yesterday.
The following reasons are given for the
same: because the action OF the Board
[ol Public Works., although accompanied
by the protest OF the late Governor, is
signed by majority of the Board, and is
therefore binding. The 100000 for which
the sale was consummated is a net deposit
i'm the treasury, subject to no claim for
labor or in favor Of prior mortgage. Be-
cause under the circumstances we believe
that unless the said sale is ratified the state
will receive nothing for her interest in said
road"
The Caucus.
The Readjuster caucus met again last
night in the House OF Delegates, and made
the following nominations for county and
corporation courts:
Madison and Greene Counties: n. W.
Crisler
Nansemond senator II. II. Rawles.
Lynchburg City: c. p. Latham.
Portsmouth: c. W. Murdaugh.
Richmond City Chancery Court: Addi-
son l.. Holiday.
Petersburg Hastings Court: T.. VI.
Mann mrcsent incumbent.
Norfolk City: ID. j, Goodwin prescnt
incumbcnt).
Patrick County: p. w. Sheeler.
Brunswick +. f.. Buford.
Fredericksburg Montgomery Slaughter.
The caucus adjourned until next Tues
dav night. Ii is understood that Mr. Rid
dleberger addressed the caucus concerning
the nomination OF Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts.
THE THEATRE LAST NIGHT.-Mr. Law
renee Barrett opened his engagement here
last evening in Hamlet TO brilliant au-
diencc. Every seat in the orchestra and
drcss-circle was filled, and all available
standing-r0om in the side-aisles was occu-
pied. MIR. Barrett is nqueStOnably a fine
actor. and is 4 great fayorite with Rich
mOnd theatre-gocrs yet his performance
OF last night failed to elicit TO any degree the
we had anticipated he would
evoke. and this degree Of failure can 0nlyie
accounted for by the supposition that both
the star aud his support must have mis-
Judged the acoustics OF the building. As il
was. much Of the dialogue, especially in
the first act. was lost 70 the greater part OF
the audience. Mr.. Barrett's subdued tones
Mi GENERALLY Lost
bv this conception. His reading OF the So
liloquy was given with degree OF finish
tllot could only come from the deep study
OF an intellectual mind, while in the scene
with the Queen, when he finishes poor Po-
lonius. his acting was superb. Mr.. Barrett
is certainly man Of great culture and re-
fined taste. Like all actors OF note, hepos-
scSses mannerisms peculiar TO himself, ana
while we might feel inclined 10 find fault
with some OF them, we cannot in the con-
sideration OF them lose sight Of his greater
merits. Comparisons are 0diOus, yet il Is
difficult now to speak Of rendition OF
Hamlet without reyerting TO the recent inn
Of that role we have witnessed
nom Rossi, and in many respects we are
free TO confess that the Interpretation Of
the latter is superior to that OF our Ameli-
can fayorite.
In respect to the support the play was on
the whole well gwen. Many Of the eX-
nuisite lines which the great Shakespeare
entrusts 10 HOratio were totally lost IN the
subdued tones OF Mr.. Mosley.
We were especially pleased with the
polonius OF Mr.. B. G.. Rogers. His make
mn was excellent, and he spoke his lines in
> natural way that was truly refreshing.
The great feature Of Miss Wainwright's
Onhelia is her sweet, pure voice in sing
inc. Her acting, too, was very natural
and pleasing, and she gave general satisfae-
ton. 49,
For the rest the support was passable,
thonob II must be mentioned that the ghost
was both big Of statue and OF voice, and