THE DAILY DISPATCH.&T TO AI>VKKTI!'»EIt*».--Thecirculatton

of the Dispatch i« three timrs as large as that«f any other I>*iiy paper in tho city of Richmond,tt it therefore grratly superior to any other ?? a*«dium of adverlMnfl.

RICHMOND, F/uiTa»i«(fay Narrh 16, 185'i.__

The New York "Ten Room''?"Kids'' ?

Expenses of the Sex York City Govern-ment.The paper* arc commenting upon the re-

eeut exhibit of expenditure# by the MunicipalFathers of the great Gotham. The cost of theroom, known aa the "Tea Room," for the\u25a0ionlh of Januaiy alone, was $f>o0?among theilcma comprising this laige expenditure underthe '"abstemious"' and delicate disguise of arti-cles for "tea," were, the Lord knows howmany dozens of quails, how much of oilierkinds of fowl and of flesh in the way of sea-sonable luxuries,and four thousand segara and?even gallons of brandy! During the entiretwelve months, the cost for carriage hire wasover three thousand dollars, and for refresh-ments generally, nearly four thousand! Butthe item which shows the taste, the fashion ofthese City Fathers, is tiro hundred and forty-one dollarsfor kid gloves ! The PhiladelphiaBulletin naivety suggests that this new inven-tion of legislating in kids is the only wayknown in Gotham for public functionaries to"keep their hands clean."

With regard to the general cost cf govern-ing ihe greatest city in the United States, theNew York Times says:

"It weald draw very hard on a man's reputationtor good sense to be overheard saying that thiswas one of the best governed cities in the world ?

Yet it cost something more tnau three millions ofdollarlast to govern it. it costs about tenthousand dollars a day, exclusive of Sundays, to?diniuigter such government as it had ft costs®ver three times as much to govern this city as it«Kd to gov, rn the whole State, includingthe city,?ud three times as much as it did to govern the«x New England States. It cost the city more toget govermdfora fortnight, than it cost any oneoutof sixteen States for a year. And it cost NewYork cityhalf as in"ch to get itself governed for? year, as it costs all our thirty--oce States for thetame time.

RAILROAD STATISTICS.The Superintendent of the Census, Mr. J.

G. Kennedy, has transmitted to the FrenchDepartment of Public Works, a statement re-lative to the Railroads of this country, fiomwhich we gather the following :

The number of miles of Railroad in the L*.States on the Ist of January in operation, was10,814j. At the same time, there was iu thecourse ofconstruction, miles more.?The length of Railroad brought into opera-tion since January 1851, is 5,224 miles.?Nearly all the lines in progress have been com-menced since 1848. It is supposed by the year1860, that there will be at least 30,000 miles ofRailroad in the United States.

The average cost of Railroad per mile in theNew England States, is $45,000?in New\ork, Pennsylvania and Maryland, about$40,000?it) the Southern States and Valley ofthe Mississippi, about $20,000. The differencein cost is owing to the difference in the surfaceof the country, the amount of bridging, andthe land damages. The Southern and West-ern Siateu having the advantage in these re-spects. In the Western States, the cost ofgrading a long line of Railroad does not ex-ceed $1000 per mile, and the cost of-timberamounts to nothing more than clearing thetrack.

The longest continuous line of Railroad incontemplation in the United States, of whichthere is any probability of a speedy comple-tion, is the Central Railroad of Illinois?itstotal length, main stem and branches, is sixiundred and eighty miles. It will cost $20,000per mile or §13,600,000! Mr. Kennedy saysit has been commenced with such facilities that?here is no reasonable doubt but that it will becompleted in a few years. Illinois entered theUnion as a State in 1818 with 30,000 inhabi-tants. Its area is 55,405 square miles, and itbas now n population of 851.470.

Mr. Kenned* speaks of Whitney's grandvcheme for a Railroad to the Pacific, which hedoes not seem to favor.

The Railroad systeui may be said to havecommenced in this country in 1830. The£>outl) was a little more prompt than the Northiu embarking in the enterprise. South Caro-lina was the first to commence a long line of*oad. In 1830 she commenced the Charles-ton and Hamburg Road, 135 mi'es long, which?as completed very promptly, at a cost, all(old, oi $1,336,615?0ne of the cheapest andmost successful of the Riilroads in this coun-try. Virginia, following her very soon, had herPetersburg and Roanoke Road in full opera-tion iu 1833.

The longest continuous line of railroad in?pe ration in the world, and that in which thegreatest natural obstacles have been overcome,is that from the Hudson river through the low-er counties of New York to Late Erie. Itslength is 469 miles, with branches equal to 69miles. It passes through a mountainous regionnearly the whole distance. Iu its route itcrosses bridges that are among the noblestmonuments of power and skill to be found inihe country. Most of them are heavy m-ison-ry | but one is a wooden bridge, 184 feet high,with one arch, the spau of which is 275 feet'One of the viaducts is 1200 feet long, and 110feet high. The cost of the improvement is$23,580,0000r $43,333 permiie. It wat pro-jected in '29, begun iu '33 and finished in '51.Tl»e State advanced $6,000,000 towards thework, as a loan, from wh eh it afterwards released the company.

Aljbough from the embarrassment growing?at of expansiveschemes, the system of grant-ing State aiJ has grown into disfavor,and beenprohibited by the amended constitutions of?ouie of the States. Virginia, Tennessee, and?ther States, are now prosecuting expensivework*, considered essential to their prosperity,bf liberal assistance from their public treasu-ries.

I tithe yeai 1850 the Ueue> al Government,far the first time, extended direct aid to a rail-»©ad project in voting to the Illinois CentralKoad 2,700,000 acres ofpublic land. This hatgiven rise to numerous applications from allH»o new States, aud bills are now pending inCongress proposing to cede for these purposes*,000,000 of acres.

n planning railroad enterprises intersecting» Apullachian mountains to connect the***«t Atlantic and Western cities, inclined

planes, with stationary engines, were adoptedof late, however, it ha* been determined to

tunnel the mountains. The Baltimore andOhio Railroad has several?the Central Roodof Virginia a very extensive one?but thegreatest work »f this kind proposed is thatthrougli ihe Iloosach mountain, which is fourmiles long, and 1500 feet below the summit.?The cost is estimated at $2,000,000.

The railroads in operation at the beginningof this year may be assumed to have cost$:M8,000,000. Theordinary velocity of a pniseu-ger train in this country is twenty miles anhowr?on some routes it is as high as twenty-eight tc thirty. Express trains frequently

a\ high as forty miles ; and on the NewYork and Albany road forty miles per houi isthe regular rate of the passenger train. Therate fares for passengers varies from less thantiro ceuts per mile to about four.Thefollowing Table presents in a convenient form

some ofthe principalfad connected ici'h Railroadsin the United States on thejirst January, 1852

S § -g JIf if lon, i-S 5States with railroads in ope- jC s 5 a 3ration or in process ot cor.- '3.5 25 g * £

struction. ? a ?

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Maiue 315 | 127 i 19.41New Hampshire 489; 47 34 26Vermont 380 59 30.76Massachusetts 1.089 67 127.49Rhode Island 50 32 112 97Connecticut 5J7 261 79 33New York 1.826 745 | 67 33New Jersey 226 111 58 84Pennsylvania ... M46 774 50.25Oelaware 16 11 43.17Maryland 376 125 6231Virginia 478 818 23.17North Carolina 249 385 1930South Carolina 340 298 27.28Georgia 754 229 15 62Alabama 121 190 1521Mississippi 93 1286Louisiana. 63 11.15Texas 30 89Tennessee IX2 748 21 98Kentucky 4;4 20 07Ohio 828 1892 49 55Mi:higan 407 7 07Indiana 600 915 29 23Illinois ]76 1.409 1536Missouri 515 10 12Wisconsin 20 421 5.65

10 814 10.898PhiladelphiaTrade.?Messrs. Mayo &

Atkinson, have been appointed the agents inthis city for the Philadelphia and Richmond lineof Steam Packets. We refer to their adver-tisement. A considerable portion of the stockof this line, we understand, is owned in this city.Messrs. M. &. A., are gentlemen of energy andbusiness tact, and will promptly attend towhatever is intrusted to their care. The linewhich they have in charge, will likely increasethe trads with Philadelphia, as it will very muchincrease the facilities of communication withthat city.

England.?The new British Ministry ishighly conservative. Although frankly infavor of proteetion to domestic industry, theypreferred not to make any immediate proposi-tions with the view of carrying out their policy;as that would have rendered a dissolution ofParliament necessary. The election of a newParliament occurs the present year, the pre-sent being about to terminate its sixth and lastyear. The new elections will be made witha view to the question of protection, and thecanvass will be a very animated one, no doubt.Should a Free Trade majority be returned, ofcourse Lord Derby and his colleagues willhave to retire. The protective party havehigherhopes than they nave had for severalyears, and appear to be confident of a victory.1 he Londou Times, the most powerful of theBritish press, is bitterlyopposed to them.

IjsP" I he Slave Trade is still carried on nta great rate in Cuba. Two vessels recentlybrought upward of 1,400 slaves to differentpoints of the Island.

The Public Land Fund due the Slates.It is said Mr. Stani.y, of North Carolina, is

preparing a bill for the purpose of paying tothe States the fourth and last instalment due tothem under the distribution act of Congress of1836?this last instalment having been retainedto meet the pressing emergency of the Gene-ral Government. Mr. Stanly proposes to paythis by the issue to each State,according to itsshare, United States 5 per cent. Stock, uponcondition that the principal shall not bo touchcdwithout further action by Congress, and thatthe interest shall be appropriated to the trans-portation of free negroes to Liberia, or to theeducation and improvement of the Liberiacolonists. 1 his fourth instalment amounts tosome nine millions of dollars, and the interestupon it to over $450,000, which will, should thescheme succeed, be devoted to the transporta-tion of free negroes to Liberia, and to the im-provement of the condition of the colonists ofthat country. It is said the friends of the billhave great confidence in itspassage.

The Messrs. Belcher of the St. Louissugar refinery, are digging an Artesian wellon their premises, with every prospect of ulti-mately obtaining an abundant supply of purewater, for the use of that extensive establish-ment. They have already attained a depth of1,275 feet below the surface, or 745 feet belowthe level of the sea, and they expect to gosome 500 feet deeper. The Intelligencer saysthat the different formations of the earth havebeeu carefully noted from the commencement,and are found to consist of limestone, sand-stone, shells, or clay slate, felspar, a kind ofcrystalized clay, red marl, bituminous marl,&c., principally, however, of the two first'named.iy A merchant iu Indiuna offers to make abet of $ j,OOO that he will twim from Cincin-nati to Madison, in the Ohio River, upward

ol 80 utiles, in the month of August next, with-outsleep and with ouly fifteen minutes rest andrefreshments every six hours.

Hvmbcg.?A number ot ladies have pre-O'Connor, the counsel of Mrs.Forrest, with a silver pitcher, "as a testimo-nial of their high regard for his defence of that

lady." Appropriate expressions accompaniedanJ acknowledged the present!

13P* A New Liquor Law founded on that ofMuine, has been reported in the PennsylvaniaSenate.

iy I he steamer Roanoke, left New VorkSaturday. The City of Norfulk arrived tl.erathe sainc day.

Virginia Legislature.Monday, March 15,1852.Senate.

The business before the Senate to-day wasnot of special or general interest.

The bill from the House, defining whatproperty shall and shall not be assessed by theCommissioners of the Revenue for taxationwas taken up and made the order of the dayfor Tuesday (to-day) at 12 o'clock.

Horn** of l)clrgaie»,A message was received from the Senate, in*

forming the House ol the passage by that bodvof a bill providing for the election and qualifi-cation of Clerks of the Circuit and CountyCourts, Attorneys for the Commouwealth,Sheriff*, Commissioners of the Revenue andSurveyors. The bill was laid on the table audordered to be printed.

Resolutions of enquiry were introduced, infavorofincreasing the salaries of the Grst Clerkof ilie Treasury Department, and the secondClerk of the first Auditor's Office.

A communication was received by theSpeaker from the first Auditor's Office, com-municating to the House the cost of the PublicPrinting fl)v the State, for several years past.?(Laid on the table.)

BII.LS PASSED.Authorizing the Councils of Norfolk to

change the course of Scott street;To incorporate the White Hall Mining and

Manufacturing Company ;

Concerning the sale ofestates belonging toinfants or insane persons, or held for cestuiaque trust;

Providing for districting the counties, thenan-.es, duties &c., ofthe Commissioners.

The bill amendingth* Charier of the city ofRichmond, received its second reading, andwas ordered to be engrossed for u third read-ing. The bill has been amended since its in-troduction, so as to di-pense with the election,by the people, of some of the officers hereto-fore chosen in that way. The officers of theNight Watch, and the Measurer of Grain, webelieve, are the exceptions.

PRELIMINARY BtSI.NKSS.Almost the entire day's session was occu-

pied with bills on their first and second lead-ings?a stage in legislation not wot thy the no-tice of the Reporter, unless tha bills are of animportant character.

Correspondence of the Di*pnu-li.The PrsUatant Episcopal Church?Cuban Filibus-

ters?Mrs. Forrest in a Neic Character?The BookTrade-Forrest in Trouble Again?Mrs SinclairNew Doctors?The Opera?Temperance Doings.

New York, March 14.The Protsstant Episcopal Church in this Diocese,

rot being favored by good fortu'.e, has come to afinal stands-till as respects the appointme»t of aProvisional Bishop to fulfil the functions of BishopOnderdonk, so long as that dignitary shall be pre-vented from resuming his official duties. After anumber of unsuccessful trials, the Diocesan Conven-tion, held in this city last tall, succeeded in e ectingthe Rev. VVm Creighton, D. D., of Tarrytown, butDr. Creighton declined the honor a few weeksago The Convention has no power of appointrnent until the next yaar, and the Diocesan authori-ties have justrefused to call a specialmeeting of thebody.

The trial of O'Sullivan and others for the allegedrxpediti-'ii against Cuba, is occupying a large shareof public attention Should the defence have no-thing of impoitance to offer, the case must go badlyfor them It appears, however, that the govern-ment officials have paid witnesses, for more than ayear past, at the rate of a doll ir and a quarter perday. in order to secure their services on this occa-sion.

To-night, Mrs. Sinclair nnde her debut in a new-character at Metropolitan Hail, as a Shakspereanrender. She drew a tremendous bous\ butd ;d notgive ueneral satisfaction; her voice has too littlestrength to fid a large building.

The book trade sales have commenced for theseason. The house of Bangs &. Brothers has solda large amount of the stock of leading publishers,of whom one,and perhaps more, are about tore-li quish the retail trade.

The recent lecture of Archbishop Hushes onCatholicism in America, is having a rapid said inpamphlet form. It is widelycommended and en-larged upon. As a literary production, the addressis a fine one. In its arguments it is plausible,butnot s'long.The Forrest troubles are to be revived. A com-plaint has been entered by Forrest against a largenumb r of the witnesses for the prosecution, forperjury. The action is said to reach rearly two-thirds of the witnesses adduced on the tide of Mrs.Forrest, among whom the foremost, is VVm. M.Doty, the steamboat clerk. The circumstanceshave not yet transpired, but the fact is divulgedwith authoiity. If Forrest should be floored onthis occasion, as he has been on the former suits,it will be a severerblow than he has received.

The Annual uceaieut of the Medical De-partmentof the New York Ui.iversity was hpld lastevening, and uiuety-eight graduates were let louseupon a "long-suffering" community as new pledgedDoctors of Medicine.

A report has gained credence that Max Maretzeawas about leasing Metropolitan Hall fur transfor-mation into an immense Opera House, but thestatement is not well substantiated. The Opera inNew Y jrkought to be made profitable, but it is notmanaged with any remarkable tact.

The temperance peopleare in great glee at theresult of their* last meeting. Their cause was fora while retarded by the demonstration of the rum-stllers, and any evidences of a favorable public sentiment enlisted on the side of the tetotal ranks, isgreeted with enthusiastic gratitude?it" the termmay be used in such a connection.

Yours, M.

BEAYKES' CELEBRATEDLIVER PlLLS?Prepared from the Massobtained at the Rockbridge (Va.) Alum Springs.?

These Piils are confidently recommended ashaving all the virtues of the water, and inmany cases they' are preferable. In derange-ment of the stomach and bowels, or want ofaction in the liver, their immediate effect upon theliver and kidneysespecially, entitle them to publicconsideration. Ifthe patient be bilious they searchout the bile and expel it from the sysiera?unlikeall other Pills, they may be taken with impunity,(irrespective of weather,) as there is nothing inthem calculated to injure any one. In cutaneousdiseases and eruptions of the skin, of whateversort, they are a sure remedy, and particulaily effica-cious in diseases such as females are subject to,dropsies, flatulency, &c., &c. These Pills may justly be styled an universal remedy, as they are de-cidedly the best in use for the cure of all diseasesresulting from irregular habits. Alter their usehas been con inued tor a time, the whole systembecomes invigorated,ard the patientis restored toperfect health. They are care ully prepared andput up in viuls of 100at $1 ea ;h. A liberal discountwill be made to Druggists.

for sale by JOHN H. SEAYRE3, Columbian Ho-tel, Parcell, Ladd &. Co., Main street, S. M.Zachris-fou &. Co., Druggitts, Broad street, O. A. Strecker,Druggists, Market Bridge,Richmond ; James Cooke& Co.. Fredericksburg; Rushton, Clarke &. Co ,Now York; Dyott Sc Son, Philadelphia; E. L.Stroecher Sc. Co., Macon, Ga; F. J. Sampson, Pow-hatan Ct. House ; N. T. Wat-ins, Halifax CourtHouse; G 11. Jones & Co., Petersburg: W. H.Oilman. Washington, D. C. ; Walter H. Midd eton,Farrav.llp, V«. ; H. G. Archer, Danville; ColemanSc Rogers, Druggist?, Market street, Mort'mer ScMuwbray, Baltimore; and Druggists genera'ly,wholesale and retail. fe 3

LAW V Kit.S are reapectlnlly i .vu» uto attend the suction sale of Law Books

to take place this morning at 9 o'clock, at the storeof West Sc Brother, under Exchange Hotel. Thecollection embraces many standard works, severalvolumes of VirginiaReports, all in good condition,and is the library of a gentleman about retiringfrom the profession

nib 13 RICHARD CAUTHORN, Auct'r.To Ibe Ciiizeuit ol ituhiuouii

and Trunnit-nt Visitors.?lf you wishto hhve your hair cut and drea.-ed in the most fashif-nabln and tasteful 6tyle, and your whiskerschanged to a beautiful black or brown color, please;call at HOBSON'd Shaving, Hair-Dressing andHhampooning Saloon, in the American Hotel base-ment

N. B?He can furnish you with a hot, cold orshower both at any hour at 25 cents, or five ticketsfor #1. mh 4

13P*1f there be any man, be ho single urm srried,farmer, mechanic, merchant or teamster, who hasnot yet supplied himself with a botile of U. G Far-rell's Arabian Liniment, let him go now and do it;for be assured, it w.ll be worth its weight in goldorer and over again, bafore It ahall all have beenused. You have our word for that, reader I Seeadvertisement. mh

LOCAL MATTERS.Dbplobablb Suicid* ?Between 1 sad 2 o'clock

Sunday afternoon, the clerk in R. R. Duval'* drug?tore received the following written note fromMr*. E ,C. Moore, who boarded, with her husband,

at Mr*. Claiborne's, on Balk street: "Mr. Du-val will plaarc send by Harry cents worth oflaudanum,and the simejof opiutn. She is suffer-ing very much with the tooth ache, and everythingshe has tried h*s failed to relieve it" ThU wasthe exact wording of the note ?for we copied itverbatim?as written by Mrs. M , and cfiriicd byHarry, a colored boy in thes'rvice of Mrs. Claiborne.The clerk accordingly mixed up half an oz. of lau-danum and one quarter of an oz. of opium, anlsect it to Mrs. M. About 5 o'clock in the evening,Mr. Moore, upon repairing to his room, found hiswife insensible, and seeing the vial, marked lauda-num, on the table.empty,suspectdd there was some-thing wrong, and immediatelysent fur aphysicianA stomach pump was applied and other restorativesemployed but without avail; the poison, which wbs

probably taken as soon as procured, between one

andt*o o'clock, having infused itself throughouther whole system. She died in the course of theevening. The act of self-destruction was a very

deliberate one, and we understand that the youngand unfortunate decease! left a written account ofits cause; as there are many minors afloat, howev-er, in regard to that cause, we do not feel justifiedin giving place to ideal statements and flying re-

ports. We giveacopy of the order, and a particular notice of its reception at Mr. Duval s drugstore, in order that there may not attach to the clerkthe slightestshadow of blame for filling it. lli3 ac-

tion was perfectlycorrect in the matter.

J We are requested to state that theExecu-tive Mtnsioti will be thrown open on Wednesdayevening next at 8 o'clock, when GovernorJohnsonwill be pleased to receive visitors.

We understand that the above invitation is meantto extend to ladies, as well as to gentlemen,residentor on a visit to the city.

Stabbing.?The ease of stabbing, noticed in our

paper on Monday, came up for consideration be-fore his Honor on yesterday. The dangerous con-

dition of Arriton, (for such wc understanl is hisname, and not Harrington,) as vouched for by hisphysician, Dr. Gooch, forbade hi* attendance atcjurt Out of several witnesses called, but onewas present, Elisha L. Clements, who simply testi-fied toaiding in securingMartin aud conveying hiuito the cage immediately after Ariiton was stabbed.Capt. Jinkins and coroner Wicker stated that Mar-tin informed them at the cage, Sunday erening, ofthe origin of the affray, and confessed to stabbingArriton. Martin said that Arriton and himself hada difficulty some months ago, which had I' d tosome unpleasant feelings between them. Sundayafternoon he was sitting on a cellar door, in Cary

street, talkingto some friends, when Arriton cameup aud commenced abusing him Arriton cursedMartin, and finally kicked him twice, when hedrew a knife and stabbed Arriton in the abdomen.Martin also stated that he would do so again werehe at liberty and placed in the same circumstances.His manner was very composed while making hisunusually,clear statement The other side oi thequestion has of course to be heard; and commentswould therefore by inappropriateuntil the wholematter is thoroughly investigated. The Mayor con-tinued the case until to morrow ; directing subpoe-nas to be issued for the attendance of several w it-nesscs. They were both young men.

CITY COUNCIL.CALLED MEETING.

This body met yesterday afternoon at fouro'clock, pursuant to adjournment?Present:Mr. M yers, President; and Messrs. Mills, De-noon. McCance, tlill, Carrington, Haskins, Al-len, Dimtnock, Saunders, Hill and Chamber-layue.

The present keeper of the Powder Maga-zine, John W. Smith, was re-elected, and hisbond duly received.

Communications.?A communication fromConway Robinson, accompanying the bill ofthe revised charter of the City of Richmond ?

explaining some modifications made by theCommittee of the House of Delegates havingcharge of the subject?was received aud laidon the tuble.

Reports.?A report was received front theCommittee on the Athenaeum, stating that theamount heretofore appropriated by the Coun-cil, $2,200, to prepare the old Village Academyfor use us an Athenaeum, had been disbursed,and asking for an additional appropriation of$316.58 for ceitain contingent expenses?wusreceived and adopted.

The report of the Commissioners of Streetsfor Monroe Ward, recommending the appro-priation of $1200 to open oth street throughthe Armory grounds, and thence throughproperty belong ing to the owueis of the Tredegar Iron Works?the special order of the day?was then taken up for consideration. lube-half of the Messrs. Harvey's, owners of pri-vate property through which the proposed im-provement would extend, Mr. Giles appearedas counsel, and argued, by permision, at somelength, in opposition, contending that the own-ers of the property, by the proposed improve-ment, would fee debarred from water privileges,and other business facilities.

Mr. G., in concluding his remarks, suggested theopeningof a street along the canal.

Mr. J. R. Anderson, by permission, expressedhimself in favor, with certain reservations, of theproposed improvementwhich would psss throughhis property?advocating the openiug, also, of an-other street bythe canal. Mr. Dimmock and otherssupported the report of the Commissioners, audifpposed the opening of a new street along the ca-nal, for the present. After a long discussion, thereport wasrecommitted to the Commissioners of?treets geLerally, with instructions to report at thenext meetingoft he Council, on/Thursday next.

On motion, it was resolved, that when the Couti'cil adjourn it adjourn to meet on Thursday u»xt.

G<a?A report from th-i Committee on the GasWorks, reccmmendir.g a reduct'on, atnually, offifty cents per 100 cubic feet of gas from the pres-ent price, until it is reduced to one dollar and tittyceuts per one hundred feet, wasreceived?orderedto be printed and made the special order for Thurs ?day next.

Repo»ts.?The report of the committee ou thenew markets was presented, recommendiug theadoption of Messrs. Henry Exull's and W. A. Pow-ell's plans for the new market houses, and objectingto the eroction of an additional market house at thehead of Broad street, as petitioned for by Wm,Bootwright and others. Afterstating the particu-lars of the size acd position of the new markets, thecommittee recommended the adoption of the followingresolutions :

1. Resolved, That it is inexpedient, at presen\to erecta Market House at the head of Broad sue, t,as prayed for by the peti'ion of Wm Bootwrightanu other citizens of Kichmond.

2 Resolved, That the Council instruct the attor-ney of the city to apply to the Hustings Court toappoint five disintoreited freeholder tor the pur-ooce of ascertaining a just compensate n for suchlands belonging to Pollard tnd wife, Sarah M'Craw,Liiby Dickinson and James M. Winston, fronting «aBroad atreet, and extending to Mark-1 Alley, forthe purpose of creeling a uaarkt t house.

3. Rtsolvtd, That the sum of ninety one thousand?even hundred sod forty dollar* be, and the wmeIt hereby appropriated for the parch*## of theground end the election of three market* houses,oca on Shcckoe Hill, called the Second Market,end two on 17th trtreit, extending from Main toFranklin, and frotn Franklin to the seal* house,called the First Market.

On motion tpr report and resolution were laid onthe table, with the uadersUuding that they wereto be taken up at the meeting on Thursday next.

A report from the committee of equal;2er?. ise-

fundinga tax imposed on B. 4. C. Gamier, was rel?jeived and concurred in.

A report from the coinjnittec of Police, adverseto the petition of the night watch foran increase otpay, whs received.

Mr. Cairington offered a substitute resolution,providing for an increase of 25 cU per night of thepay of the night watch, which was voted down, andthereport was concurred in.

Resolutions.?A resolution recommending an

appropiiation of $1,225 to repair an embankment'and a brick wall belonging to the citywater wjrks

?was submitted and adopted.Mr Dimmock presented a resolution instructing

the cotunrnsioners of streets generally, to examineinto and report upon the propriety of grading ahighway on the north margin of the James RiverCanal, lying between 2d and sth street?which wasadopted.

Mr. Carrington offered a reso'ution of enquiry asto the propriety of passing an ordinance far themore effectual suppresssiun of the practise of giv-ing passes to free negroes entitled to register*which was referred to the committee of Police ; andthen the Couneil adjourned.

Without Papkhs.?Jeremiah Roots, a free ne.gro boy, was arrested Saturday night, in default ofa register; and on yesterday was ordered by theMayor to procure papers at the nest term of theHustings Court, and discharged.

Drunk ?James Poliock, baker, v«as found drunkand asleep on a celiar door, in Main street, Satur-day evening, and taken by the watch to the cage.On yesterday he was discharged with an admoni-tion. Lucinda Gregory, committed for the sameoffence, was also discharged with an admonition,Stephen Cordon was also arrested Sunday even-ing,while in a state of intoxication, and acting in avery disorderly manner. His conduct towardsthe officer was very insolent, and indefault of $100security, he was committed by the Mayor to jail.

Abusive.?Lucy, a colored girl in the employ ofMrs. Miffleton, was ordered five lashes by his Hon-or yesterday, for using abusive language towardsAmanda Ribble.

Kunkel's Opera Troupe.?An attractive enter-tainment is offered at Odd Fellows' Hall, this even-ing, by this Troupe-

Trespassing.?Officer Tj ler arrested a negroboy named Fountain, slave to Daniel P. Howl, onSunday, for associating with an unlawful assem-blage of slaves in the upper part of the town, whowere engaged in pitching pennies on a vacant lot.Fountain was the only one of the party officer Ty-ler could catch, after a hard run. Thenegro waswaiting to take his master's horse into the country,and there being extenuatingcircumstances in hi*favor, the Mayors'mplyordered him five lashes.

Without Register.?Sylvester Jones, a freenegro, without papers, and who haa been warnedto leave the city, was arrested yesterdaymorningby officer Tyler, and by the Mayor committed tojail.

UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS.No remedy for Dyspepsia ever offered to

the public has met with the unprecedented successof linker's Celebrated Premium Bitters.Not more than ten years ago, the proprietor of thismedicine had the good fortune to discover its su-perior virtues in the eradication of Dyspepsia, andfeeling it to be a duty he owed the public, at once,in a private way, offered these Bitters to those whowere afflicted. Since that time, until within a fewmonths, he has not sought, by advertising or other-wise, from the simple fact that there were so manypanaceas afloat, to give I hem a very extended repu-tation, nor should he have ever done so, had nothundreds of his friends w ho had used them to greatadvantage on themselves and their families, urgedhim to give his Bitters greater publicity, in orderthat the whole human family might be benefittedby their use. Having consented to do so, he hasgreatly enlarged his facilities for manufacturing,and would say to all who are afflicted with Dyspep-sia, Diarrhoea, Cholics, Cramps, Sour St imaehs,C-'Ustipatioo of the Bowels, aud all diseases ariainafrom disordered digestion, that BAKER'S PRE-MIUM BITTERS are, of all other remedies, thebest that has yet b°en discovered for the eradica-tion of these annoying complaints. Price 50 cents.

To be had in Richmond at the Drug Stores ofA. BODEKER, ADIK & GRAY, BENNETT &BEKRS, LADD & CO., and GAYNOR& WOOD, Main street, 11. BLAIR aud WM. P.LADD, Shockoe HilL mh 2?ts

WOnljr 154 1-54 and 85 cents for Bil-ious Habit* and the Liver, the best Pur-gative I*lll known?Da. ROSE'S RAILROADOR ANTI-BiLIOUS PILLS are the best Pills, asthousauds who haveused them declare, for purify-ingthe blood, carrying off all bile, and producingahealthy tone to the liver They are called "Rail-road Pills," because they go ahead of ai)other Pillsin their good effect.

Dr. Rose's celebrated Family Pills for Indigos-ti >n, Dyspepsia and Sour Stomach, are also ingreat demand?price 25 cents, and lor sale by Pur-cell, Ladd & Co, Adie & Gray, Gaynor & Wood,A Bodeker, Bennett &. Beers, R. R. Duval, O. AStrecker and J. Blair. ja21?ts

Wonderful Cure of HereditaryScrofula by Hampton's Vegetable Tinc-ture.?This certificate is from the pen of a gentle-man whose name appears on the journalol C >n-gress, one who is extensively aud favorably known:

' It affords me pleasure to state that Dr. JesseHampton's Tincture has effected a most extraordinary cure of my slave boy Albert. The patientwas three years o'd, and had the Scrofula?(hit* fa-ther was scrofulous ) The boy was a movingmassof sores from head to toot?the upper lids of theeves were much swollen, and turned inside out,exhibitinghorrible mattering ulcers that protrudedover the e> e balls soas to produce blindness. It isstrange, yet true, this child, that I felt resigns i tosee die as a relief from suffering,has been'restoredto health uoder the treatment of Dr. Hampton

W. P. THOMASSON.Louisville, March 20 1851.Call on O. A. STKECKKR and get pamphlet*gratis See advertisement in to day's paper.nili 2?ts(3T "A Yi.vxo Habk bv Simons is the bes

D»guerre(/type we ever jaw."?ledger. " Simons'picturesof infants and family groups are exceedingly fine."?Penn. Enquirer. \u25a0' So life lik-j they al-most speak."?North American. "The perfectionof the eyeis wonderful."?Ttm-s. We might giveextracts from innumerable notices, but deem theabove sufficient, as we merely want the public, tocall and judgefor themselves; and as we promiset* give pictures equal to specimens, our succec* iscertain. M. P. SIMONS,mh 15 151 Main street, Eagle Sqnsre.

flly A»»es»»or.? The subscriber r«spectiully announces himeel t a candidate at the ap.municipalelection, for the office of CITYShould it be the pleasure of hi* fellow-citizen* toelect him to that office, he will, to the best of hisability, discharge its duties faithfully.mh 15?dtde* LOGAN WALLER.

bit. k. v. FlSiiku tenders .M»service* to the public in the variouibranches of his profession.

Office in the basement of his dwelling,on 4thstreet, between Broad and Marshall streets, iJuddoor from the corner. no-27?Bm"jr2s»"llAW'Ke» 1L i-tITTON, fcbTAfti

PUBLlC?Particular attention paid UwritingDEEDS and other legal instrument*, andCOLLECTING CLAIMSof all kinds. Office inthe Law Building,Richmond, Va.I will pay the market price for Boun'r l.a .dWarrant*. te 27

? uhltf DAVENPORT, ALLEN x CO.

tarTO THE AFFLICTED ?Jurt received bym«il another certificate certifying to the uwfuivalue at the Virginia Inrwitioß, (Mr*. ¥, Carter'sSupporter:)

Tbi* i» to certify tb«? f bare o»rd Mr*. Carter'*Abdominal Supporter in my practice for severalyears, io the treatment of Prolapsu* Uteri andkindred di«a»e», and I cooetfler it a valuable instru-ment, fulfill rg the object for which it i* intended. inan eminent degree, i caa, with confidence, recommend it a* possessing al! advantag-a which arf>§c»ir»ble in ta instrument for the ciiie of that dirtPi-Hine complaint. A. BROWN, M D.

Front Royal, January 30tb, 1852. mk 15?61*

|5P* Mr«. F. Carter'* Abdominal andrineai Supporter.?Pack Countf, Va , teo2.?1 do hereby cerlify, :hat after trying wrerai Abdo-mitiai Supporter# that. *m recommended Sy phy-sicians of eminent standing, 1 was indued toone ot Mr*. F. CaiterV pattern for the u«e of mywife, she being afflicted with prolapiu* Uteri, andno hesitation in saying, that from the greatbenefit she has received fcJm its us»\ that I cao,with confidence, rccommend it to those that arcsimilarlyatf.icted. ANDREW KEY'SER.

Mr. K is a member of th* presentHome of De-legated, and can be found at the iiroad street Hotel,

rr.h 10?d6t*Hun. Thomas fi siikldv.? Eztraa fromhis Letter.?After speaking of numerous cures inhis family he savs : '? I also «:ate that a negro child

was afflicted wita tetter, (or scald head;) the haircame off, and the entire surface, from the pyes totbeback of the neck, was one solid scob. In ore month,Hampton's Tincture perfectlycured it The childhas now a tine suit of hair, and its health is good."

Capiain Canot, whose brother is an eminentphysician in Paris, writes to us: ' V'ou are at liber-ty to use my name in support of " Hampton's Vegetable 1 as it has cured me, in tiv<* wefks, ofa chronic inflammatory rheumatism, contracted un-der tropical climates, and of seven year's periodicalduration. I have only used three bottles, and findthste\enthe deformed parts of my hands are fastre'urmng totheir former natural appearance."

Call on O. A. STRECKER, Main street, ar.d getpamphletsgratis, with ccrtiticatos and history of thiawonderful Tincture. nihil?dtsTtlP Richard *ox resp-cttuliy ami.juncu

h'.mselfa candidate for tfce office of City Ganger,rob 16?3i*

EMIGRANT PASSAGE ANO REMIT-TANCE AGENCY.

PASSAGE TICKETS IN THE OLD EBTABLISRED SWALLOW TAIL LINE

Of London mid Liverpool Packets,(GRINNELL, MINTURN Si CO. OWNERS)

The undersigned are sole Agentsfor the salaof passages in the abovecomposed of the followingH®HssSS3fi r gt class

New World, Queen of the Went, Constitution,Albert Gallatin, Constantine,

l'atri' k Henry, American Congress, CorneliusGrinnell, Indf pendence, Yorktown, Prince Albert,Sir Robert Peel, London.

For the aceommodaiion of emigrants, and toprot< ct them from any imposition, we wui direct

SIGHT DRAFTSOn Edwards, Sanford & Co., London, for anyamount, from it i upwards payable at nr.y bank 1athe United Kingdom without discount.

Irishmen wishing to tend money to theirfriends, or bring them out from the "old country,"will fiud our Drafts and Passages the mostreliablemeans.

ADAMS Si CO., No. 5, 14th streetmh 16?a3mSTEAMSHIP FOR PHIL *-i Tiirff fo/ft " *" 1 ''"'' ?Tke splendid sttuinghip

I'enns) I vania will sail for Philadelphia, fromRccketts, on THURSDAY, the 18fh instant, at 4o'clock, P. M. She wi! l be ready to receive freighton Wednesday morning, tha 17th inst. For freightor passage, having very superior stato-room accom-modations, apply to Captain on Board, or to theagents. MAYO & ATKINSON,roh 16?3t On theDock.The EitgHiit Side-Wheel hen ,Meam*Uir>

It OANO Iv A .

FOR NEW YORK TO-DAY (Tuesday) 16thInstThe fine steamship Roanoke, Capttrisisa&.Pariish, will leave at 4 P. M., THISDAY, (Tuesday) the lo.h instant, for New York, viaNorfoik.

Shippers will please to have their freight dow-iby 1 o'clock, P. M.Passengers can secure their tickets and berths atour office, South side of the Basin.mh I(s?lt ? LUDLAM &. WATS )N' ATTENTION,

M MONTGOMERY GUARD.TjJ Parade in front of (hecapitol WEDNESDAY"\u25a0 EVENING, at 3 o'clock, in winter uniform,arms and accoutrements in order for inspection.

By order of the Captain.m'a 16 john Mcdonald, o. s

ly<L ATTENTION, ARTILLERY.Attend a meeting and drill, wit's carbines,your Gun House, on TUESDAY, the 16th""instant, at 7 o'clock, P. M.

By order of the ?Lieutenant Commanding,mh 16 THOS. C. BALL, O. S.

M SMALL HOUSE WANTED.-Ahouse containing five or tix room.', convenient

to the business part of the ci'y. Apply at this o®ce.mh 16?3t*ffV-m FOR SALE.?A first rate Hiding/CT5! Mare and a first rate llnrneas Horse,Sold tor no fault. Call on

G. L. EARNEST, Livery Stable,mh 16?2t onCouncil Chamber Hill.

FOR HIRE, a youth of an active, uprightlydisposition, who can be highly recommen Jed

for honesty A SITUATION in a ftore on Broadstreet, would be preferred. Terms, apply at thisoffice. ich 16?2t*'IMI CONTRACTORS.?KiKTY MILES OFA TRA( K TO LAY.?Proposals will be re-ceived at the office of the Company in Richmond,on Thursday. 25th inst., for laying fifty miles of thetrack of the Virginia Central Railroad,between theJunction and Gordonsville with a T rail. Speciiea-tionscan be obtained at the office after the 17th.

inh 16-10t T. COLDEN KUGGLE3, C. E.SPRING SUPPLY OF FISHING

TACKLE?Just received a full and superiorassortment of every article lor the anglers' use,consisting in part or fine finished Fi»hing Rods;silk, sea grass and tlax Lines; single and twistedsilk Worm Gut, with hooks at ached ; cork andfancy Floats Limorick, Virginia and KirbyIlookx,4c ; also, anew assoitment of WalkingCanes, with and without swordt; Pocket Cut-lery, Razors, Jke. JAMES WALSH.

Successor to Thos. Tyrer,mh 16?3faw3w No 60 Main street.

NEW SPRING GOODSTR. PRICE «Sfc C'O. have received and

? are opening a vaiiety of new GOODS for thespring, among which may be found?

Rich figured DRESS SILKSDo plaid and striped DRESS SILKSDo p!aid do do

Cil ALLlES?very handsome and ingreat varietyBAREGES?very handsome and iu great varietyBAREGE DE LAlNES?very handsome aud in

great varietyPRINTS, GINGHAMS AND LAWN.«?very

cheap and handsome style* ; with our usual assort-ment of other Goodssuitable to the season,

rah 16?eo2tf A BUSHELS CLOVER SEEDt/U 100 do Herds Grass do

20 do Timothy doReceiving for aale bymh 16 S. McGRUDER A SONS

CCOFFEE SUGAR.?7sbbls white and ye low' Coffee Sugar,landing, for sale bymh 16 DAVENPORT, ALLEN A COinn BASKETS OLIVEOIL, receiving,1V/U for aale bymh 16 DAVENPORT', ALLEN 3l CO.

|Y| 9COMBIE'S FURNITURE POLISH,i'-l for cleansingand restoring to their origiaal

lustre all a; tide* of varnished or polished furniture,patent leather, oilcloths, Britannia, bras i, Ac., forsale by K. J PI COT,

mh 16 Corner opposite the Old Market.

C* (JAMU.-4 IWO bugs genuine No I Peruvian;T Pla.t-r, 50 tons Lubec giound; Tar, 50 t>bts-.

for sale bymh 16 8 McGRUDKR & SONS

BACON. ? IUO hhds strictly p!iu»e Cuscjuuadcured Sii»js ; <5 hhds. strictly prime Cincinnati

cored Shou'tl-rs; 30 breast pieces ; 20,00) lbs. ciiycured Shoulders and llam»; 70(1 pieces hog roundSouthampton Family Bacon; 50 kegs Lard,for sale by

mh 16 3. McGRUDKR & 30*3

Another new hook, hv a *u-GIN UN, for tale by NASH i WOOUHO'JSK,

Eagle Square,LynuW? isa. by the author of Nag's Head, Ber-

tie, itc, Juj. 1 vol, 50uet>ts. 1. ia UU ol tun, ituho,\u25a0»n.l good thills in gei eral. ">h \u25a0»

E.HOVAL.-WILLIAMsT BROTH KRhave removed to the new buUdiug corner ol

Cwy andPe*tl "»h U