New-York tribune., 1842-02-10


James Hooker. S Newton
Rs9a Rs1;a,p5 bists Esas eorr1 Geolp HaIs II
George ", Little. s2 Samuel B. Rusgles....2
Stephen Clark. 90 Henry Hamilton.
Whcrcupon the candidates agreed upon BY the
Loco-F oco Members in Caucus were all duly
elected.
The bill repeating those sections of "Anact to
prevent Illegal Voting &c. require Registra
ton Of Voters has passed the Assembly.
The Senate BY party vote, has refused to ad-
iourn on the 3lst Of March
VIRG1SIA.--A Democratic State Convention
,v;s held last week at Richmond. Va The Adj
dres. proposes that the Resumption of Specie
Payments by the Banks of that State be postponed
to near the meeting Of the next Lcgisatur-in
December i Ex-Congrcssmcn Dromgooc and
Gen. I. II. Bayly. TWO eminent Sub-Trcasury
championship latter turned Loco-Foco from
pure love to the Hard Money policy-wcrc promi-
ncnt advocates OF this indefinite postponemen;
Gen. Bayly stated, during recent debate on
the Rctaliatory Law Of the last Legislature i'm
posing certain onorcus and veXatious restrictions
on the ships and commerce of this State, that Il
correspondence had been carried on with certain
Loco-Foc of this State, who had excused their
party from attempting to overruc Gov. Stewards
course in regard to Virginia claim of alleged fu-
gitivcs from Justice, on the prctcxt that Gov. 5.
mouM not heed their resolutions if they we're to
pass any. We presume they will also be restrain
ed, by corresponding dread Of the Governors
Veto from repeating the law granting Trial by
Jury to persons charged with owing themselves to
other people. The verb TO shuttle is destined
to bc corrugated through all it. moods and lenses
by our new masters at Albany this winter.
DIX. -LARDSER's LEcTuRE.-The Lecture Of
DR.. Lardner at the Park Theatre last evening
remarkably well attended, and was, as all of his
have been, highly interesting and instructive. It's
main subject was the Planets, and its prominent
teaturcs.werc. of course, essentially the same
those of his former lecture on the same topic,
which we have already published. But its order.
language and illustrations were so different as to
make it entirely different discourse. He brought
forward several very beautiful and striking illus
trations of the method of estimating the dis
tances magnudes and weights of the several
bodies of the Solar System, and alluded in very
interesting manner to the wonderful discoveries of
LlSSXus, fortified by the Investigations of De-
cAsDoLLE, that flowers have cycles corresponding
precisely With the alienation of day and night,
closing and opening unvaryiugly az the Earth turns
upon its axis. Several of his finest transparencics
were likewise exhibited
OHIo-A letter from our correspondent at CO.
lumbus, (Which we cannot make room for this
morning,) announces the passage of the Senatc'S
Bank Resumption bill on its third reading in the
| House bv IA vote of 3S to 30-onc Wing voting
with the majority. The Wings proposed and
urged Gradual Resumption, commencing on
small notes in May, and becoming complete in
Julv and August but were ovcrruled, and our
friend apprehcnds the most disastrous and violent
consequences from the sudden contraction and de-
structon of Currency which: must cnstc. Let US
wait and sec.
Our friend announces the utter failure of the
Granville Bank, of which this notes are sell
ing for fifty per cent. in goods. 1t had redeemed
sl30000 of its notes before it gave up the ghost.
The urbana Bank was under strong suspicion, and
in the state of feeling which prevails was certain
to 90 BY the board, if it had not already done
All is confusion, panic and terror.
u Mr.. Bradtords Grafton last evening at the
Broadway House on occasion of the Anniversary
of the Birth of General Harrison. was chaste and
beautifully written cuogy the character and
services of the c,incndy distinguished subject Of
his discourse Mr. B. very succinctv skctchcd
the Revolutionary services and rapidly through
the subsequent public career of General Harrison,
down to the period of his death, enchanting
| crowded audience for above an hour. \ IN
cidcntal nlusion to the great Harry of the West
produced Il spontaneous three times three, with
most deafcning applause. The Grafton pre-
ccded and followed by patriotic cdcs composed for
the occasion and sung by an efficient choir.
u Mr.. BJrSuP. the excellent host of the Pa
cihc Hotel writes us to state in reference to a
communication in last, that his Hotel is in
sense political one. hu; that men of all parties
are alike welcome and alike we'll treated. OF
course they al,>-no one could understand his jocu-
lar euosist differently.
ia ubhc Meeting of Scotchmen and others
SSmpathisins with the terrible desti,ution of the
sunerins poor of Paisley and other manufacturing
towns oil Scotland, will be held at the Society Ii
brary this evening. We trus, there will be GEN
erous attendance
Az kNFREss-A Wisconsin editor acknowledc-
es the receipt Of Congres>io nal documents in .d
vance ot the mail in conseouenc. of AL &C
wolves chasing the pos'-ridcr across the prniri0s