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VIRGINIA LEoIsLArrRr

RenAaD L. PAaz.a. Esa. ia,1 Jvs~. of,A,.
Judicial Circuit end q prsssat q s.o.,sr 1,
csesrsss. was elected, o. o. s,A lo.,.s,
Judge Of Tie Court Of Appssh. % supply IN.
vsesoey eeessioasd By The dssaA Of Judr,
Carr. The whig says. "oss Of 90 strong ar.
gumsets sdduesd In favor Of bulge Parker.
vas, thst he did not have his btllth a, w..h-
ius'on-the 6rst time perhaps hat IN health
was ever pleaded % . rscommes datioe forf
mans being pu, into On Office Of I'd ere D. Dor 80
There were two ballots for The election Of
Judge. The fri stood For ,. T. Patton 50.
Richard Z. Parker Sc. wiiiisa DAME, IS.
scattering g. The ssee ID ballot Fot Rich'd
T. Parker 81. ,. NJ. Patton g. &C, STEERING a.
The whiss generally voted for NJ. Pai,oo.
A new Senator. OF eourss. mustbs chosen.
Upon whom the mantle will fall, We eanno,
tell; probably on Judge Vim. or p, v. Daniel.
Mr.. Psiioe or Vim. %. Rosns. Nh. Watkins
stands pledged 70 represent 0oochlaud, in
NE Legislature, "as long - thsrs y whis
IN That county," consequently. he 10 ou, Of
the question. for NO presume come of The so
wings Who voted against the col,nei las,
Spring, are Jet TO be found within his baiii-
wick The question will no doubt soon bs
decided BY King Caucus. whom, if Mr.. witehsr
(the evil Genius Of all such midnisbt cen
els'es) 10 at his post, We shall soon kDw who
will DO Judge P.'s successor. The editor Of
the Telegraph thinks one member of the En-
quirer family will do ss well % snothsr, the
business not requiring any exercise q the
mind, but . mere enuncisiioa OF the vor,Is
"ays" aud "no"-and be advises the editor Of
The Enquirer. 90 the head OF the "lo.f and
FISH" family in Virginia, to have . Law passed
at the present session Of hi, Legislature, to
enable one man 10 hold two, three, or four Of
Hccs at time.
What has become Of Jane, Mcdowell, Of
RoekbridSe' Has he lost sssis with "the p.r-
y" is he not orthodox enoughi Or is il
feared he will join the Benton Apii-Rives par
g' lfnot, Why are his claims passed over
so long and so silsntiyl But few, II any. of
bis party in Virginia, we think, possess supe-
rior qualifications foe political preferment.
ThePowhatan contested election case, AFTER
occupying the aluost exclusive attention OF
The House more than . week, has been settled
BY reversing the decision Of the people At the
polls. and declaring Hopkins, the eontesting
member. entitled TO the seat by . majority Of
trs votes. The Wing declares that Fright.
justice, usage, law. and truth" were tramplcd
under foot. in order 70 arrive at this result.
Even the Editor Of the Enquirer him.ell 1.
finding fault with the mode Of doing bushes,
in his Legislature. "The sand-glass of The
session (says hey 10 silently but deeply run
ming away. while some Of the most important
subjects which concern the interests of the
State are asleep upon the table Of the House.
The betier part Of seven precious days ha.
been exhausted upon the Powhaian Election.
and We know not how many moro have been.
or will be, upon the Leigh Resolutions; while
the Banking System, the Internal Improve
ment System, aud the Distribution OF the Sur
plus Revenue, are calling for Me most atten-
tive consideration. Each Of these subjects i,
most Important in its character, and most diff
deuit OF solution and yet they are postponed
from protrseted, unavailing debate"
Some details OF the doings Of tho Legisla-
ture, for the last week, have been omitted to
make room for more important matters.