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REPORT* OF THK JOINT SPECIAL COMMITTEE Of INSPECTION i'On THK BANK OF THK STATE nr Q / IT nt OIOOI VV t ?u ^r? . ..7 n {Continued.) Hills and no'es in suit. The?e amount cd in the ng^ro^ it? to $141,372 37. ?/ which the sum of C.U.97G 04 iv desperate, and ought to l?e taken out of the statement, and carried to the account of profit and lo.*?, and the sum of*l8.8i'?4 1G idoubtful, nut there were arre.trs ol interest on good debts i'i this schedule nmi)ttril imi/ t/\ ftOQ ft 1 'I id tf'o'rtK *!?-? > . nppe ir in the statement, nnd more th in sufficient to replace the bad debts to Le withd"nwn. IJnads. 71ie nt*i;r-etj ite; amount of bonds i* *488.225 54, of which *8.119 can never Le recovered, and ??u<uf!i? to be carried to profit and loss. Hut the ar rears of interest on cjood bonds amount 14,070 5-5. bv which that loss would bo more thsm repaired. Bonds taken for lo ins under tbt* act for rebuilding the city of Charleston. Of these bonds there w(ve 135, amnuning I fl fl??? flinr v?.r-ilo ?4 I ^ TiiT ^ H rPK???. II I.IIV m * . I VV> iw f V/, I II 4 i </. I IH"\ are all secued bv mortgiUje* ol the 1 md, for buildi on ?*hioh the loins were mndc. mid Imvim.'the addiiiou d security of the guaranty of the City Corporation, are undoubtedly Rood. Judgements. The Bank has obtained judgement on mcstof liu* I ill< and notos in suit, hut those ir e not included in the item of .judgements' in the sxencinl statemcn', orher in part s .tisf etion of other deavui.ls, >r he.au-o l ho po .session and control <?f thorn promi ed miidu ad van lil'' Sl'flMlV Ol OlIH'!' OCI1IS, lie b .1 men due upoii them amount together to $19,C5!) 0'2; hut-lhcir cost to lhe B ink w is $17,958 5'2, at w'.L:h >um they stand in '.hi; statement. Thcv sire sill goorl, and as ro .-omo of tlu-m# which arc ofolil date, the Committee see no 1 . 1 - ? i * ^ihju rire-on way UU'V nave lint nccn long t-ince rollectcd. Stocks. The storks held bv the bank on the 1 st of June l ist, arc. peoifu'd in dc tail in the accompanying schedule D. They stand upon the Books of the Batik an representing the sum of 847 1.570 03, the balance of deh's in the book account, but tliev a e artuallv worth mn t* for though some of thorn could not I e sold forasmuch a a iliov represent, others would re di/.c a con.-idernhle advynee. So that their agj/ 'egate value exceeds tint at which they are set down in the general R'.atcmenti what is designated as the six per rent stock of the Southwestern Riilro id Hank, is ;i certificate of deposit, l?y which, upon the reduction of the number of shares in the Louisville Cincinnati an ami Charleston Railroad (Company, and the Southwestern Railroad Bank, the linnk refunded t1u? amount of the reduced shares. What are called bonds of the Western and Atlantic. Railroad, nro bonds or certificates,secured by pledge of tint Railroad, which is the property of the State of Georgia, and of its profits. They could not, perhaps, be sold at. what thev cost, but the money is, no d> ubt, safely invested. The bonds of t' eeityof Montgomery were taken in part atisfaction of a very doubtful debt, and though not saleable at par as they stand upon the books of the Bank, are secure and will.no doubt, be redeemed at in itu iiv, and, 'n the meantime, arc bearing interest at tbe rate of 8 per cent. Hank notes, Specie. The nctml amount of c-ish counted bv tho Committee wna ns follows: Hills of the H-t::k of the State, $807.827 00. Hills of other hanks, *103.800. ?9neeio, *70,300 08. vfggregate, $1,151,130 77. T\ e Committee began to count the onsh sometine after the 1st. of June, and did not elo^e until the 21st, but tracing b;'ck thevaiitions which had occurred in the meantime, through the hooks, they ascertained the corsectness of the slntcnvnt. of the 1st of June, viz: bills of the Hank of the State, $8H0, 24 I f>0; bills of other bank j. $159,110. Tota? of bills^05,451 50; Specie, $183.110. Foreign Exchange. Thi? i^m, nmoun' ing fn $70,01 7, r,on?Mfs of l>il'-; on England an 1 Kr inre. nu -eh i-<e I in Oh i li? - ton, and remitted pirtlv to the ?^<?i>t* ?f th B ink ahroid for folh'c'ion, md pirtlv to agents in NewYo k fo-sde tin-p. The Committee saw no rei^n*) to di>u('t that these bills would 1 e p i'ul at m itu il'v Domestic.Exchange. Thb- itr>m eon- ' wat* of two bills on New Yo 1', Mmitin'incf. together, to ftl.&OO, purchased i t Charleston iind remitted to the ^.-nts of the Bank for collecli n. Baring, Broilers and Co., 0. J II im> broandSon. 7\iese are. ag/jntaof th? B ?nk abroad to whom fo-eign bill-* pur* ch nod here are rcmilte 1 for Cnilec'ion; and the sums of $30,811-31 and ^3,20 1 43, appe iring a* dem m h ag linst tlusm respectively, are bill mccs in their h>ind< on Account of bill a formerly remitted and collected by them. Merohi inttt' B ink; New Yo k; Am ic in Exclvmge bmk, New York. Tlie:o ;?ir i?i iiiv O inK ;il i\f'\v id K, to who "h hiiUo i Franco awl Kij/hnd nr<* remitted foranle, hne biH*on New Yorlt for collociion, nnd tho nmount off.ll,U79 67 and d! 10,696 11 duo from th?*m respectively In re balances on account of such s do* nnd collections. JJauk IWul Ea uic. Thcjetno, fgg* * IT"** beads cover all the Real Estate owned hy the bank, the first being intended to deHjr:i::;o only the bank houses, nnd the 1 ..n .1. 4 f w?1 uuiur, itib inu nwi ui wic iviu The b d ince of debts in the account of bank estate, is, 67,147 83. It is represented bv tlie b ink house occupied bank, i and that which it formevlv occupied, now ! under lca-e o the Southwestern Hail- j i i u ...i i ii._ i i. i._. ..r ,i... I Ml III IMUh, (l|M I lilt )?111 K IKIUM'9 'II IIIV , branches at Columbia and Camden. The j Committee procured an appraisement, to ho m ule bv the best informed and most j judicious persons i:i Charleston, of the I j two b-ink houses thene, and thev were valued ns follow*, viz: The building oc! en pi "d bv t lu- bank of the State, at HO ' I 000 if sold on the usual terms, and 88.- i 000 if jsold on a credit of 10 years. The , former stands on the books of the bank at | 20.942 07. and the latter at 22.371 Ot. ! The bonk house and lo's in Coluntnii ! j chained at G.jOO arecertainlv worth that : I sum. and the bank liou-c and lot in Until- ! ?!on charged at 7000, cannot fall much ! short of that value. On the whole it ap- i ; '>p ir< to the Committee that the value of the bank Es'a'e is porlvp , 0 or 7000 h*<sthan the sum for which it s!aiuls. : The balam eof del i s in the recount of ; j real e>ta'e i-. 42.5o2 28. T\ o largest | I and most imnorfant item the Patolinji ! ! Hoii'l, in Ohai les'on, wbicb is charged at 20.310 22 The Committee procured ; fin apprai* omen? of u to !.e made by the same gentlemen who apprai ed tin* bark houses an<! thev reported ii lis of the vulu<? of .TO,000. ThN was pu chased unj dor a dec co tofivcl' so a mor!<^a^o made j | 10 the bank hv the former p'sp-ic o-s. The item of tbi-s account next in imnp''- ' pr? tasce i- a tract of laid in Fai field DUtiiot. wlticb was pu cln od under a iudsn-mont a??iv:r?*d to the bank in pu t r. c .. -i t . ?. : -i. - - .-> 11 i-i hi i< >ii 'ii ufi'i. ii is Cliai'lfCCl ill 5001, hut tin* Committee had information wliir.li tlu-v believe nviv In* rd'unl ujin i, tlint its Mcturl v.-due i< neulv, ifw ( qui'.e. <'o 'bli* that >um. (!t is sold t 12000.) iS'nnif! of the fit Iter i'ms of 11?;s 1 property >1 is believed could not lie sold for as much as they arc eh irtfed at, hut the amounts arc no! considerable and tlic np?;reirMe value of the real estate is ? 1 ' ? t?.t - iii tvjirw 10 me amount 11 represents. INTKHr.ST AND KXl'I.NSKS OK 6TATK I.OAS, This is an account hetw en the H ink of the St/tte, which was originally debited with the expenses attending the nejfo?i*ition of the loin for re-huildimj 'he | City of Charleston, and credi'ed with the profits made by the side of the hills drawn on the funds raised in London for t'ifi purpose of I.: i'urinj; the monev home. The ItanU pavs iheinteio-t on thi-loin, iiiki io p;iv i lie line est 0:1 lint part ol it contractej in London, employed ns i s njjenls t'"ere, the house of Baring, Broth* crs and Co. who, of course charped a commission for their agency. These payments ol interest and commission are debited to this account. The credit* consist of amounts tran^foired from th<' discount 'iccoun*. to this account. 7'he hank he in# accauntahle to the State for its pro ts which are chiefly represented by (lie bill nice of c/edi s in the discount nopminf I l?o( .? ,1-1.* ? ? *' - ..v. WUI.V, ? IMV ? "I Kill*.*" #1 Uri)U Ol I in* bank to tho State. When, therefore, any amount i- Iran f-rrod f-om the disc unt account to thi-, and dohi'ed to that account as^o transferred, though the indebtedness of tho bu k to tie State on tho discount account i- thereby <!imini-hod,'ho indebtedness of tho Sta'etothe bank on thi* account is diminished, o that of the b >nk to tho State i> increased ia p'oei elv tho same p"opo"lion accordingly as the o was a balance of del.i s ocredits in t his rcconn\ On the fi ?t of June tho bil nee of dubilsin tlii> account was $54,333 07. INTF.BKST ON FIX I'KIl CICN'T KIHK I.O\V. This aeeount isdcbi:od with *'i?* n'o:*o-t pal ! o:i that po tion of ti e l i o f,o>n which was contracted >it. home. Tho e edits a'O amounts t?an-f.'->ed f'om tlw discount. nr^O'i'if in flw s ti>lf rr nn.,r ns in Ih<* ii iiiMii' liivf km-oum'. Thehtl nrr ?l dtd/i'x on |!i<* Is! .lMn?? 3 1.0 in '>7. P nii'im 'cco'i'it, T!ii?i<l"hifd ui h r!io p-oniimis mi I f>>- ! ill-; pn rhn-'fid 'n? tin-, '.auk si'h>V.? ntr.-ml C'l'fli 0'\ vi i;'. fl.ii ni'iiiiilimu * ' ...? j. % ?? %? i?- iv rnni |i? hill -oil I'jnvc p i-. A'. t'10 ?nv? of he rx nni'vition nvdo hv ilif fonmit'or. 'hi' h I nee1 n1' d^ii's wh 3.261 H. I* i< not,, hmvi'vi' , to hi* i >fr re ' f 'OTI Mil \ .'in thivnU-i-iy ! >??i'jtj'$> i vi 'h??M!!'< fo wh.iHi th#* p t'.ni'on-i which eotjsfitn'c ihis h I Mice we <? p id. On ??tVrv pwivh'ivc of l.ill-i ?ih<>vi* pn.i?, inil II nu"rh tse* of >lc; lintr ' illsinn o??he >ircomm' '-f-nul-t s*v? in>' ?h?? tn.iWw ton nntil the hill n >hl co'ltv.'ml, mil ?n 1 the funds (1'Uvd upon, liow *\ **r p-*o fr tM<* it m iv linn -m! to i\o. Oon 'ri'ioit. cxpcnsi?>? i^eonnt, Thi; con-Hts ??f I'Vk1 i"? of nlM ?! -i iH ?*? I) o cvnc.i) i-i^'i !? U I <> < tn>r the hu i of"lu? lvt'nlr. T ?) Inl nc;* of dc'vs nmoint'*'! on thv* fi si of .Tuno jo 10 Till! H'>"? nr%t rip-V^'V) |.!iomill I x' i'P nM* ?? lli<> Tvntt. 'v?., - it u ?i - ? L ? ? - .. m?nr u i-?i;-\w lir'l f?V T?; to 'hi* di??pouM? "c v 'ivi' hi?(Vvf? Mic b ] ?h>n rtf n nfltH i< H *??"f i'V'1. H Hii'c? (f i i-' ''m? . T'v ivil tiv''' i.ur <r t'lc r*o! im'.j i R situh 'v b 100,021 1ft*H fH it Htf i v;t. fhft IV'urtch HO. H7> the*e balfv.iccj the branchua lmvo to nc* i * ?W-11 * ' i ii i in mmm count to the Committees of inspection ap ' pointed for them, nnd tfiiv mateiinl error I in them would be exposed by their re- ' ports. Agency recently established at Rome, 1 in Georgia, a point at w icli n ptHi'ablc [ b isiness may tic uoiie in t: c purchase ot drafts drawn upon consignments of produce* to Charleston, and previously a>*cept?>d hv well known houses there; and in addi'ion direct profits of the l>uHne^s it promises the fuither advantage of extending the eircula iou of the hank. The balance dm by this ngencv on the first of June, was 0,709 88. Schedule A Profit and Loss account. Whene\er a debt to the hank is deemed irrecoverabju it is debited to <liis account, and ;m equal amount i- immediately trnn.-fe>Tod from the discount ;uv ?unt to the credit of ti.is jicrourt, so ns to bal ince it. The effect of which i- that the I'.st debt js thrown upon the p ofiis and not upe.n the capital o: o'her funds of the bank. 7'iie annexed schedule E exhibits the amount carried to the del it of tl i- Account in. each year nncc the establishment of the bank, and also the amounts rccoveiod on account of debts wbirb had been previously carried to tho del-it of ibis account. The rict whifli prov des'for the appointment of the Commit ee makes it ibeir duty pnrHculiitlv to leport ".11 mismnniigement in the nfT irs of the bank. if any such bnve occurred. Under thi-< bead tbev feel con^tn ir.ed to report wbnt no pciirs loinem if) rte Jin oijyious departure 1' oni the express terms of the eharter, though the same nntter has been t.efo e brought tothexiew of the Legi.?l fure by former Committees, and espocialiv bv the CVm nit ec ippointed in 1810. The | Act of Inro'-pomtion pro\ides thiit the hank ^hiill have power to mnko lo;iiis to citizens of 11 .is Stnie in the nature of discount on real or pei>onnl property secured by mo/tjrage mid power of ntto;*ney to confers judgement on d< fault of pivment. Provided that ihe sum so ' i * _ 1 1 ii i ? % ? iimni'd ii!?ii never exceed tlie onc-li I (I p u t of the real and unineumbeicd velue of the property *<? mortgaged, nnd provded further that the loan sir 11 never he for !i longer time than one year. im>- draw I n ifreaier i*ite:e.st than at the .'ate of even per i'ent, whicli shall alw iy I e paid in advance, and sh: 11 always he piyaMe in the months of F?-h mi v o.* March next succeeding such lout, unless nn eail'e tl i v he fixed I v the ho: ro\v? r; and provided further that no l>m lu- i t any c'm; whatever retu wed, nnles* the interest for ; the i-MMiiair year hi' paid in advance: and provided further, that no individual he permitted to hor o\v on hi< own account, on the seeuMty of real p opeitv. a ij a:er sum than two thousand dollars. The ni xt section of the samp cltine of the net requites -he Dieetos toe 11 i:i onetenh of t- u h loan in e leh venr, hut given them power Jo o ill in o v; fmiih of the lo ins on re.i! Jind per oi 1 eeu i v, ?^ivin?f sixty (I iys notice inn O ;ic'te, mid rh*el.nes I lint -p'vons f i 1 in?_r 'o tmke se.eh payment sluill he den ivtsl of gredit with the I) ink end judgnnent shell he imm<*di itelv entere 1 under po\fre:* of At'o-ney, iind exeeir ion i+i o ! iifj'dnst tb'rm r..- .i i. t - ? ii. mi mi list- ? mill' llll'Mlll1 l)i I IK' I lift fommi'Vo hive nor <li covercd ny net of ilu* Li'Lii l ilinr l>y which those pro\ i-i??ns arc rcpe U'd or nhc ?d, nor <l?> tlioy ."-fft anything in tlio clmrtor, or in i siny of tin- <ic'< !'i l ili'i!( t ? tho bmk. other ihiin llie.se \-ft v p ov iyi >ns, imthnrizinir lio hnnk to nu 1:<-lo ne <>n I omis iind mo tjf??iri?s ;ti .,11. T!:ov ipc cxp e.^lv mho i f'd tod; "oun! hiil> mid no'e-jnnd lo in In nso i mo-'t'of ?'"l isd p?*r- ? >; l it mm-> \ i i t ce : i i m !? i-lc.ir lv dell u-.'l ml p c c i1 id, \v! ich, !>y ?nv and iv i-,n il>l<-n < ';> inn. would not.in!v to witliold i wt. i'.\o1m(1i' tlu* powc of (luinjr ii isinnv oilier modi*. Ii m iv 1 tliit a ho-rowc.- f 011 I'ic Innk. o-i l)o id mvI mo !jf, no? mide in ronfo oii'v w'nh t'm O 'ovi in'i4 o>* thr c)r;vO' . wo'il I nn* I i> 1!i>\vp. I ?o m? il him-Hf of a w n rr. i-i wYic'i In* '?i n -I'll' wi? -i pir.;?;n ,I? f -e i|; .? t . ? ? i. < Iff I ' > II b'lV: If' l||*r |||(yi| f|| }>i< < ??n* r'. hut it nut follow Mi.tf > U' h n ln-ui, i);nli* hy the h?nk ;mv 1-vs d?'\i itin i f o'ri (In; (j'vftor, :in;l thr ef<? ?? tm e.' of mi-man $?<?ro<>nt. Y<?t. no'wi'h-i n?li itf t!ic o jvovi inn* f ilu* Vu/r , nvnv linn* Invo nvide on huni!* iitic) mo ta i iv< ??f v\nn much uhovp two iIkmimiiwI (lolliiis, fn- i? mtffch lmvror time I'vin one* veii'r. nnd irmiflv expoedivjj one-'hi (1 (?'" flu* v Ino of the mo tarred ivopof'v. ;md in some* i.>t?'}?nco? Uwnfi It iv<? bee \ rij.-irir on i owls, with nP'vonnl wi-ii i y,?'i! .mil ?nv Vrtortjx.ii?o nil. Infli'6 I i',nwv '?? wifolv -.fwrU'd (lint of nil tli" bonds Iw-1J t?v I ho h-.i'ik, there i? not one wniflh eoufo with the lequisitiornnf the ch ?rU? \ ll H due t "> the pro i si"ir loirijui-tirnuiin ?>t i .?? hank Iohhv Hi-il |l)d p'.!('?<-p ?>f m ixirtif th<?x?? loins did iv? ori'Vma(?? >vif!? t! <'in. bul 'vim p ?*v itcl fo'" hi mv \ , iii"! undc fu nil' - idmmist j11i?4,:~ ft* i >< of he l)"i)l{. bi Icnonthmily o' t'lHi oSji'i'tiort nhova i'ntf'1, ' inn nr.* to the Cnrtlmi'toc thnt m 'lvo'i'i - lum rtrj l>otirls an I mo l{j.iOff . :in- od I r ifc umoun', uti.I 'orioo lorn* po'io-h of tlrlio. T?c id<?s which, lo'uc p iv ihh' hrtvr> nol boon o' ot d In ir" nrroir.-- f rit<T' 1 h v? iM'cumiiln'od unon thorn nnd noeffii'ionfci me<i6uros lywo been Uikou lo collect iliem. ( 5Phe annexed schedule, F., exhibits (he amounts, dates, and lime of payment, of nil the bonds held by the bank, with the arrears of in:cicst upon then). (CYniltUftl next week.) SOUTII CAR!-LINA. IN* TUB COMMOM IM.KAS PTCKEXS DISTRICT. Ilenry Whitmirc, f Doc. in Attachment vs. > E. M. Keith John Bishop. j Pl'lls Att'y. The Pliintiflfhaving this day filed his declaration in my office, and (lie defendant having1 neither wife nor attorney known to be in thfc State,?On motion: It h ovde-cd, that the defendant do appear, and plead or demur to the said declaration, within a year and a dry from tliisdate, or Judgment will be entered by default. W. L. KE1TII. c. c. p. Clerk's Office, | May 10,1849. \ 1 }\ O T S C F . All Porso is Inving uem md* ngainst the KUate of Sheriff Minnies, deceased, will hand them in legally attested Those indebted must miikennvir.ent. W.D. STICKLE, Noa. 17th Ordinary A V I vT tf NEW GOODS \ I take tbis method of infoiming my friends and the public generally, that I ikii i; junt ICtCIWIU il lillgCUflU wen selected stoi k of 5'aSl *sn?3 Wrnfer floods, fresh fs oni New Vosh, of I lie I.itcst styles; consist in part of the following named Article. * Broad (Mo lts, ?S'iiltiiietts, Vest patterns, Over-CJoats, l-'jiney Piinte, Alpaccas, plain and silk striped: llomekpuns, bleached and brown: OinjflmniP, white eh? ctced Mushn. Jaconet and I'sint ed ilo., Klnnhtls, Ap:on Cheeks, tkc., ?.It. ISonncts, iiiits ni:d Caps, of almost every shaj e and st vie; Groceiios, Hardware, Croeliery-ware, Shoes, Saddles, Ilndlcs Medicines, iVc., nil of which 1 will soli low for e:ish Qt f/00il natnes ; and 1 ll.itter mynclf that my friends who have p itronizrd me so liberally in 11 unbur^f, \\i I extend their patronage hoie likewi>e. I hope, at le.is', that they will call and II VI mi Hi" m V ktfti'lf r?f* f lnn/1 s; ImXiki I. 1 " WW" Vl v" v?vio WVIWIV UMU?U|elsewhe.o. Any amount of Hceswax. Tallow nnd Seed-Cotton will betaken in payment for Got id 8. J. J. HOWARD. Ilolly Hill, Pickens Dist., Nov. 21, 1810. 28 4t Trj. K. t'EUHY.] [H. M. KP.ITJt.l NOTICES TO ISRBSKnS': lilJIBiBRRS. THK S iVcri'iers have becomc owners ofThaye;'s Ai'cnf Improved plan of Muii(lin<x RRIPfiKH, for the Distiicts of Anderson and Pi'ken*, and aro prepared to sell single lights or to take contracts for HUilding biidges in the above districts. The above Aitent is pronounced by all scien;i(i?; me -hanies, wlu have examined i\ to ' omHiie more advantages than anv other bridge ever kno n?for cheap ness, beauty, strength, and durability it <111110' be surpassed. The great advantage ver all other bridges is, that any pie c of liml er in the bridge, can betaken out and replaced at pleasure, without e"dang?vinj? its sircngth in the least; n bridge onctt built need never be ?ebuil' cnliulv anew. 1? . r . * 1 V - ? ronurincr piruculirs inquire at this office, or ml dress the subscribers nt Anderhon C\ II.. S. ('. HARRISON <fe WYNNE .Ian. 5, 7;0 33 lm SOUTH CAROLINA. Pickens BHtttrict. Harriet Vanzant, /Ipplicnnt, vs. /tn [tvhi Jane VanzanJeptha Norton Vanzan'. It-ib rl Willam Vanzant, I a tm Klluthfth Vanzant, George Thos. T r . i r\ r ? y till/At HI, It app<"irin?j to mv Kti'isfnclJon thfjl the Defencjoms nil reside without this State, it 1s theefore'ordered that they do nppp ir and object t<> the division or sale of the lied E^tJttedf William Vanxhnt, dc ^ A-.f- " ?-* mi or iHMun u?e r,igiun any ol yfpril nfx?, or their consent to tho snipe will entered of record, * \V. D. STEELE, o. r.rt& * O.din iry Ofiice, 8 J in., 850. 34 td <&!", reliant 'Tailor, w, i: r it rAonAn >i ?|/? ? inn*j iiiiuim jiid n Ji:iiur> urn! i!v> rmhJta ^?-nernijy, tlmt ho hn? on h 'iid i Pi n b Vr AII1B i y of HliOAl) CLOTHS, CASIMBKE8, 8 \ INIvi'n, Twkhos, Kbstccky Jrans, AC A! o Av A fatwt urvr v ll?i -.1 ?? "? ... . ' ?? i *- ?o a ? nnuni CLOTHING whlcli ho, will s-cll aheap lor Cnsli. The >>ro invited to call nnd rxnn ino his Slock, before purchasing clso whore. riokcasC. H Miy 26, 1840. - , i r--m 11 i? i ?i i ? Blackwood's Magazine AND THE Kriti?!fe Quarterly Reviews Owing to the lite vevplutions and oonnter-revolul tons among ti c nations of Europe,which have followed each other in fxu'li quick succor-ion, J'.nd of whU'h 'Iht (vd is t ot yet," (lu- leading perioilicnlsof Great Hi itnin hnvo beqcS'.e investI ed wiili :i degree of interest hitherto unknown. 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