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viRcINIA--is Fvdrisk essnty. Col sss
Gibson. (conservstlss,) Robsrt l.. Baker. E.e-
AID csla- jeAs ~. Gross,. ysa B4rss. lars aa-
seasesd IN The last winehssi-r pspsrs - can
didsiss fOr The HOUSE &C Dslss.iss. Rishd
w. Barton, ESQ (whig.. 81 he request % .
aunter of As friends. has also consented 10
serve II elected. 10 bis reply 10 The letter In
siiios him TO become candidate. ~ ss.tss
that his present delicate health win prevent
him FROM Visiting HE frisnds psssisas to The
election.
Linn Banks. william Smith. Oscar 90.
cru,ehGsid. James Bss boar, and John =. Psa-
dlsion. Esqrs. are named By thsir respective
friends rs suitable Psrsous 10 succeed Jsha ~
Patton, In the calPspss coaErss,ional dis,rici.
Daniel r. slaughter. Of cSipsPsr. 10 siso an
aoubesd as candidate
jobs Tyler. Esq isis o. =. senator, 10 q
Candidate Cor ihs i,oa.s Of Delegate. in the
county Of York and city Of williamsburg. -
Mr. Mecandihh, the present delegate. de-
eliues.
Me. Maxwell. the eeniiem,niy and talented
Senator from the Norfolk di,irict, declines o
reelection. Gen. Henry D. woodhouse, Of
Princess-Anne. = sterling Wig, and gentle
man Of tsleats. Is announced a. candidate to
succeed Mr. NJ.
NEw-roRK.-Ths n. Y. City corporation
election took Plaes on Tuesday lasL
RPoDE-isLAND annual election vii take
place the 18th April.
MARYLAND.-The wings Of baltimore,
with the nOsI eommendabls spirit, are already
calling ward meeting, and taking other pre-
patsiory steps towards The election 10 supply
the vacancy in Congress oee. sioned By tho
death of MIR. MeKrm. The election. we be-
lisve, is TO be held on the e5ih inst. Awriter
IN the BAiiimorc Chronicle suggest, that JoHn
p kEsSEDr. E,q be put In nomination Is the
WING eandida,e-a popular gentleman, pos-
ses'ins the highest qualifications for the Office.
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will be seen by our paper Of To-day that
The Bill fJr tho subscription Of nearly . mil
lion aud half Of dollars to the Ballirnors and
Ohio Rail-Easd Company. has passed both
Houses Of the Virginia Legislature. No mo-
ney - 10 be paid until tho road shall have
been completed the whole distance from liar
pers-Fsrry through Virginia TO wheeling; and
the Company guarantees siG per cent per an
mum upon the stock OF the siIte } year. aI,sr
the completion Of the road. The terms Of
subscription a'e exceedingly favorable 10 the
state, but we are pleased TO learn that the
are entirely satisfactory to the Company.
The Richmond Compiler complains Of the
hberality Of the Legislature towards this
Improvement, while that body Withheld il
aid from other works deemed Of greater inn
poriSnee 10 the welfare or the Stale. Nov.
Ne venture to assert that no company now
formed or which may hereafter BE- created.
IA 'Li' State, would accept all from the L.
SislaIure upon such terms We are the las,
friends Of the most liberal scale OF Internal
improvements. still we can see no ground.
Tor complaint here. Were the success Of anv
OF the various improvements now going on or
which as YET exi.t only 10 the cranIuns Of our
friends OF The Compiler, 10 depend upon simi-
lar AID from the State, We incline to the opin-
'on that bat few Of The present generation
would remain TO enjoy the fruits Of that sue
cess. The State, we think, has been % Iioe-
raj IN its own behalf. IS IN that Of the Com
Pany. by the s'G which il prOGsrs TO The Balti.
moro and ohiO Ral.Rosd.
Although the action Of the Legislature has
been adverse to the leading projects Of i'm.
ProVemeni. il viii be seen By the annex sd
list that the appropriations 10 various Other
works, granted during the session, make an
aggregate Of uP~ards Of "a 200, 600, viz.
Falmouth and Alexandria Rail Road GasO oOo
Louiss Rail Road 100 roo
stanton snd ParkerSburg Road IGo 600
stanton aud Winchester Road 0o0 Cs1,,
, y lnsnfs'sF and Mlr'i"AourE Road $4,000
Road from Smyih court iIouss TO
The Plaster Banks 5.0oO
R"sI from Beverly, By way Of Nor
gsuioWp,to the Pennsy Ivsuia line ~ 600
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road osg aa1
Loan 10 the Portsmouth aud Roam
Oke Rail Road 80 non
Loan TO the Winchester snd Pufo
mac Rsii Road Company $50 600
Lnan To the Richmond sbJ Petsrs.
hnrs Rail Road Company 1000
Loan g. the construction az Road
IRON the Mouth Of Fishing Creek,
by way 81 inorganic 10 the
Mar, land liaO 70 ooo
40 7so 500