New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-07

CONSUMED Ia affect any contraet existing 10 pre-
INV tenant from entering into agreement with his
sncs shall be exempted from distress by law
The Reforms are rapidly disposed of in the
Leeislature. The Senate has passed the bill for
the Extension OF the Lien Law, by which me-
cbsnics have q lien on the materials Of buildings
for their pay No Land Limitation Law yet
psssed and the Homestead Law, which exempts
but s2Oe, is still under discussion. 1t passed the
House by a vote Of 80 TO 81. While 81 500 Law
works remarkably well in Michigan, the Jersey
LEGISLATORS grudge less than one fifth of the
amount.
In the House several bills Of importance have been un
der conso eaiion The Suppem snt the General Bank
ing Law Increasing the number OF stocks which may be
used az securities stamping the bills with the names Of
oDs liabilities Of stocIboders has passed Also the Gan
era Railroad Law On the latter II Wings and q LocOs
voted In the affirmative; In the negative, Locos and
wings Mest of The so-cslec Reform bills thus far have
been passed by the aid OF Wbg bid for the better
protection Of the property Of married women, providing
that they may receive and bold properly independent OF
their husbands, ALTO passed.
Beside these two othe' bills interesting Newark cit
gems were aso pissed The most important OF theni 10
authorize the construction Of from the NewJersey
Railroad down into the Fifth Ward along the river
The Other supplement to the charter OF the Mutual AID
AssOcislOn-a Society existing among quite numerous
body Of citizens designed 10 afford mutual aid in Sickness
Two bills Of considerable Interest were lost viz sup
plement The act for registering mortgages, which pro-
vIded that mortgages chauels recorded aud be-
come liens property IN the way mortgages on
real estate The bill was indefinitely postponed. The
other the often revived attempt on the part OF the
seven day Bspuss obtain remission Of the Sabbath
laws In their favor The bill advocated by Mr. Dunn
opposed by Mr. Haywood and finally killed by decided
majority.
The General Law principle prevails in the pas
sage of bills so far several important special laws
having been defeated Ialthough the present Gen.
eral Manufacturing law copied from Massachu-
Sets is to be discontinued, and a new one take
its place.
The Free School law has not yet been adopted
nor the Ten Hour bill.
n The Quarterly Meeting of the Frank
I'm Literary Association Of Jersey City, passed of
finely The Valedirtory was delivered by the retiring
President, Dudley S. Gregory, Jr the Inaugural by j.
Hart the President elect and the Lecture by w. g. VII
liams ser which The Franklin Literary Messenger"
read the qualification Of the large audience sod AFTER
debate by A. II Hsrdenbergh and w Davenport in the
affirmative and James Bridge and L. Chapman Jr. 10 The
negative, the following question was decided In the afr
native "Is Knowledge OF the Classics indispensable to
the proper formation of the American Characers'
r. The Jersey City Sentinel appears to
be well enough satisfied with Sc cktons election - the u
States Senate. As we have received copy OF the
Jersey CITY Telegraph that load Anti Monopoly and Land
Reform paper, since the election cannot give its view
Of the matter. Like the True Amer1eaH The Telegraph is
anxious have its opinion known abroad is thus
the AptMoFopoists' play into the hands OF the Monop
ois end Trntonidn clique. Such Of Our NewJersey ex-
changes have received since Socktons election do
not appear be much pleased except believe the Ma
twist paper Of Camden, The american Banner, which
claims the Commodore's election a Native American
victory, he having belonged to that party in ls45 as The
Banner alleges.
B House-hunting has begun in Jersey
City.