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STATE FINANCES.

| A week or two since Mr. Goode, of Mecken.
burg, as Chairman of the House Committee on
Finance, submitted report in which the debt of
the State was estimated at something like $685.
600, 900 and her resources little $4,000
600. A summary of this report was extensively
copied into northern papers and it is said the
credit of the Commonwealth has thereby been
seriously damaged. The Enquirer says:
A bill was on its passage in the New York
Legislature, making the bonds of Virginia banka-
BILE 10 that State, which would at once have
given them permanent currency over the COM
mercial world, at the highest premiums. and ems
sured their ready sale by the State whenever
funds for her public works were required. The
agents of the State for the sale of these bonds had
taken great pains to procure the passage of this
bill, by the New York Legislature, which would
have consummated the series of indefatigabIe
and uost effectual exertions they have been
making for two years to establish the credit of
the State upon the highest and securest basis
The New York bill is, however, now regarded
as hopelessy defeated by the report of the House
Committee on Finance; and the most serious ap-
prehensons are felt, lest this illtmed report, and
the infatuated conduct ofthe Legislature, in ap-
propriating immense sums of money to works
that are local, confined in their scope, and having
no prominent feature but costliness, shall bring
down the State bonds a very material per
centage below their present rates.
The Enquirer and Examiner have reviewed Mr.
Goodies report at considerable length and assai
his satisfies and arguments with much earnest
nessand vigor. The Enquirer estimates the debt OF
the Commonwealth at $l7,000,000 and her re-
sources at S13,000,0 900. No two persons can
be found who agree precisely on this question
but we think the Enquirer's statement far nearer
the true mark than Mr.. Goodies, and such we
have not doubt would be the judgment oil
Northern capitalists, could all the facts Of
the case be brought before them. We hope tina,
it is not yet too late to correct the unfavorable
impression produced abroad by the statement oil
the Finance Committee. 1t should be made
known that whilst that statement embodies the
views of very intelligent and well Informed
member oil the Legislature, yet there are others
equally intelligent and equally we'll informed who
wholly dissent from his conclusions. There should
be full and complete exposition of the inancia
condition of the State that strangers may form
their own opinions to our ability to meet our
obligations instead of being left to adopt the con.
illusions of others.
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.stgo member Of the c,epsral Assemble .ho,i \

$40 member of the General Assembly shall be
entitled to receive pay for any day until he at
tends and qualities according to law, nor shall he
receive pay for any day on which he may be alb
sent from the session OF the House without leave,
unless his absence shall be caused by sickness;
and no men Der who shall be absent on the day of
the final adjournment of the General Assembly
unless by leave. shall be entitled to receive re-
turn mileage"
The question being put on this amendment, it
was decided in the affirmative.
Mr.. WILEY offered the following resolution,
which was agreed to:
"That mo member of this House shall be per-
mitted during the remainder of this session to
speak more than ten minutes at one time on any
question"
The House then adjourned
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made political machine at all. it is easy to
foresee that 1t must become a complete and tho
rough instrument OF political tyranny, and that
its managers will dispense its patronage with an
exclusive eye to party. This state of things
must be the inevitable consequence of the course
now pursued by the Enquirer and its party with
reference to the subject. COMMISSIONERS nomina-
Ted by Democratic conventions and elected by De-
mocratic votes will consider themselves bouad
to administer their trusts for the benefit of the
Democratic party, and will more dare to dis
regard these implied instructions than would a
president governor.
We have not the slightest complaint to urge
against the Democracy for making this party
question. They have done worse things in their
day, and we are not at all surprised at their pre-
sent course. Our object in adverting to the
subject simply to record and call attention to
the candid avowal of the Enquirer that the Board
of Public Works will he a.'poitical machine"
in the hands of its party, provided they obtain
control of it.
The TEHuANTEPEc CoNrRAcT.-Col. Sloo,
the osteusbe head of the mixed company to
which has been awarded the contract for making
road across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, is
now in Washington. He states that the Com
pany having complied with their engagements
with the Mexican Government, have been put in
possession of the route, and will proceed Mt once
to execute their contract. The Senate will not
at present take up the subject of our relations
with Mexico. This determination is founded in
wisdom, because there appears to be just now
no regularly organized Government in that dis
tracted and misgoverned country Gen. Santa
Anna will probably assume the reins in less than
sixty days; and as he is reported to be brimfu of
hatred towards the people and Government of the
United States, it becomes necessary to await his
movements and to allow him ample time to re-
view the acts of his predecessors before pressing
upon his attention the various questions which
remain unadJusted between the two Govern
ments.
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NOW AT THE THEAYRE.-John Hancock vi,;.
'eo '"e inea1re Saturday night and amused
hi'lssii ny ha''oolng 'boot," to the ANNOYANCE
Oh the more peacefully disposed spectators. Of;
Ger Haley undertook to eject me offa,,er. when
''a,'''' A""s Va friend of Hancaek's) interposed
ana prevented Tue olhcer from i;schsrging his
duty AFTER some commotion, attended with
much nois" and confusion, Hancock and Long
were both ejected and handed over to the pol;cs
On appearing before the Mayor yesterday thew
were required to enter into bonds ia the pena ltv
OF soo eaeh to be of good behaviour,
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Death OF ANOTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICER
Capt. Burrell Jinkins, chief of the Nigh. Pc
lice, died at his residence in this city Sunday
evening last He held at the time of his de-
mise the post of Captain of the Night Watch, an
office which he had held for many years past at
the hands ofthe City Council, and to which he
had been twice elected by his fellow-citizens.
under the amended charter. Weknew him well,
and can with entire safety assert that more ami
able or correct man lived not in this community.
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Local lntelligence~City Affairs, &c

Mr.. THACKERAY is now lecturing at the Athe-
n@um, completing his course on the Hume.
rous Writers of the age of Queen Anne Last
evening he gave us his impre ssions of Prior, Cav
and Pope; tonight, he will present the claims OF
Hogarth, Smolet and Fielding, and on Thursday
evening he will treat of Sterne and Goldsmith
In his lectures in the Northern cities, he lam
pooned Sterne most merciessly but most Justly.
This will probably prove the most attractive lee
ture of the whole course and will unquestionabv
draw large audience. At the close of his
course of lectures at Savannah, Georgia, Mr..
Thackeray made brief address to the audience.
Among other things he spoke of the kindness
with which he had everywhere been greeted
in the United States, and said he should not
cease to remember or to appreciate it when far
away in England We were brethren bv Ian
guage and by descent, and were equally entitled
to share the rich legacy of literature and sci
ence bequeathed to PROSPERITY by the great men
of whom his lectures treated and their contem-
poraries. From this point he should retrace his
steps towards the north and thence to England,
carrying with him the hope that he would be
remembered with the same kindness that he
should ever cherish for those whom he had met
in this country. These remarks were received
with much favor, and the lecturer was warmly
cheered upon their conclusion
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UNLAWFUL AssEMBLY.-Officers TYLER and
Johnson succeeded in capturing nine negro men
Sunday morning last in lot near the Shockoe
Hill Market House. They spent the remainder
of the day in the cage aud we re yesterday ar
raigned before Alderman Evans, when they all,
without exception. succeeded in establishing
good characters and were discharged. A war;
rant, however, was issued against the free negro
who occupies the premises.
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AssAULTING FEMALE.-Charles Wilson,
charged with assaulting Eleanor Coleman, (uo-
ticed yesterday entered into bonds Saturday in
the penalty of 500 to keep the peace. Itseems
that the accused stood charged with knocking the
woman down, and that the complainant swore
positively to the fact A witness who was pre-
sent, asserted, on the contrary, that he merely
showed her away from him, and that in showing
hershe fell. tbs due to truth that all til facts
should be stated.
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LEGrsLAkrsE of VIRGINIA.
SENATE.
FRIDAr, March 25, 1858.
AFTER NOON SESSION.


The Senate met Mt O'Clock.
The bill in relation TO the pay of the delegats
from Hardy, the unfinished business of the morn
ing was, on motion of Mr.. SHEFFEY, laid on the
table.
THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were read third time and
passed:
Establishing the Virginia State Stock Bank.
Concerning the militia fines assessed in the
year 1851 by the Regimental Courts of Enquiry
of the 39th Regiment of Militia.
To incorporate the Randolph and Moor6eId
Turnpike Company.
Authorizing the Board of Public Works to sub
scribe on behalf of the Commonwealth to the cap-
ital stock of the Coalfed and Manassa Railroad
Company.
Increasing the capital stock of the. Richmond
and Danvile Railroad Company for the construc-
zion of a branch road.
To increase the capital stock of the Sweet
and Salt Sulphur Springs Turnpike Company.
COMMISSIONERS BILL.
The bill concerning Commissioners and Col.
ectors of the Revenue was called up by Mr..
SHErFEY. The bill was on its passage The
roll was called with the following result ayes 80,
noes s.
FOREIGN RAILROADS.
Mr.. SWEENEY called up the bill declaring it
misdemeanour to conduct or operate any railroad
in the State used or intended to be used in con-
nection with the railroad of any foreign corpora~
ton.
Mr.. SWEENEY advocated the bill. The roll
was called and the bill was rejected, ayes 90
13-not constitutional majority in its ia
vor
EDUCATION.
Mr. SHEFrEY called up the bill appropriatng
the entire capitation tax to the purposes of edu-
cation. The roll was called and the bill pass ed
as follows ayes "a, noes-Messrs. Saunders and
Smith,.
JAMES CONWAY, DECD.
Mr.. STovALL called up the bill for the relief
of Christopher Conway and Lucy Harris, heirs
of James Conway, of the 9th Virginia Regiment,
in the army of the Revolution. Mr.. ST0vALL
explained the bill, and it passed.
BILLS PASSED.
To authorize the construction of turnpike
road, from Newborn, in the county Of Pulaski,
to some point on the Jacksonville aud Hillsvie
Turnpike.
The title was amended on motion of Mr..
SHEFFEY.
On motion of Mr. PITMAN,
The Senate adjourned
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SENATE.

SATURDAY, March 26.
A bill Incorporating the Lewis county Mining
and Manufacturing Company was considered,
without reference, motion of Mr.. REGER,
read third time aid passed.
Mr.. DENEALE, from the Committee on Roads,
&c., reported House bill increasing the capital
stock of the Warm Springs and Harrisonburg
Turnpike, and it was passed.
TOWN OF DANvILLE.
Mr.. WITCHER called up the bill amending the
charter of the town of Danyille. Mr. w. pro-
posed substitute, which agreed to, and the
bill, as amended, was agreed to.
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
On motion of Mr.. sweeney, the vote by
which bill declaring it to he a Inisdemeamor to
| construct operate any railroad ia this State
used or intended to be used in connection with
the railroad Of any foreign corporation, was re-
jected. was reconsidered, and the bill ordered to
lie on the table.
Subsequently Mr.. SWEENEY called up the bill
and addressed the Senate in its favor. The roll
was called, and it passed-ayes &c, noes IL.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. DARLINGTON moved that the joint resolu-
tion passed by the House of Delegates, providing
for the adjournment sine die, be taken UP and
considered.
Mr.. PAXTON requiring the ayes and noes, and
Mr.. SAUNDERS demanding the previous question,
the Senate refused to take up, as follows ayes
20, noes 90
BLAcKsvILLE AND woRTHINGToN TURNPIKE.
Mr.. WADE called up and explained the bill
Incorporating the Blacksvlle and Worthington
Turnpike Company, and it passed-ayes 81, noes
g..
PAY OF THE DELEGATE FROM HARDY COUNTY.
Mr.. DENEALE called up the bill to cause the
compensation to which the member from Hardy
would have been entitled had he attended the
adjourned session of the General Assembly to
be paid to his wife. The roll was called, and
the bill passed ayes 35, noes 90.
THE JURY BILL.
Mr.. CATLETr moved that the Jury Bill be ia
ken up, and called the ayes and noes on the pro-
position. The Senate resolved to take it up.
Various amendments were proposed and con-
sidered
Mr. SHEFFEY proposed the following as an
amendment:
provided. however, that no grand juror shall
be allowed more than one dollar for attendance
of any term of the Court Agreed to-
An amendment requiring the designation of
two terms of the quarterly court of each
county or corporation at which jury cases shall
be tried, Except in the city of Richmond, where
jury trials allowed at each of the quarterly
terms,) was proposed by Mr.. THOMAS, and as
modified at the suggestion of Messrs. Sheffey
and Parker agreed to.
Mr.. BALDWIN proposed an amendment to ex-
empt from jury duty non-commissioned officers
and members of volunteer companies, which |
was not agreed to.
On motion of. Mr.. MASON, the Lieutenant
Governor of the Commonwealth was placed
among the persons who are exempted from jury
duty.
Mr.. WATSON then proposed substitute for
the whole bill, which was reported.
The hour OF arriving, the Senate took re-
cess until o'clock, p. M.
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PERsoNAL.-We learn that Mr.. William F.
Richie, the well known editor of the Richmond
Enquirer will soon lead to the hymenial altar the
distinguished actress and estimable woman Mrs.
Mowatt. We know not which party ought to be
the more the subject of congratulation; but sup
pose OF course that it must be the gentleman. 1t
is Mrs. M.'swish to take farewell leave of the
stage in our principal cities. She owes this to
the many warm friends whom she has made in
her histrionic career, and we hope that her
'ege lord that is to be-" will interpose no OBJ
lection. Mrs. M. will carry with her into pri-
vate life, not only the admiration of those whom
her professional success has made friends. but
the benedictions of hundreds whom her benevo-
lence has cheered and assisted
Boston transcript, 2lSt.
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ID Il ID.

On Sunday evening last eth instant at quarter past
O'clock, Captain BUR RELL JINKINS, in the 5sth
year OF his age. TIE friends and acquantances of the
family are requested to attend his funeral this morning
at half past O'clock from his late residence on Duva
street.
On March 2st. at Beechwood, Prince George county,
EDMUND QUINTERS RUFFIN aged nearly fourteen
years, oldest of Edmund Ruffn r
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WING CITY NOMINATIONS

An adjourned meeting of the Wing City Con vention
VIII be held on Wednesday evening, March 81, at 8
O'Clock at the African Church. for the purpose of com.
pietIng the Wing City Ticket. As nomin atoms for
Mayor High Constable, City Surveyor, and probably the
Office OF Commonwealth Attorney will be made, it is
important that large attendance should be had.
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tg The friends and admirers of Ex-Governor
Smith propose him candidate for Con-
gress through the columns of the Warrenton
Flag.
We learn from the same paper that James j..
Field, Esq, has been nominated as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Cupeper. Mr., Eggborn is
the Wing candidate,
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AN AMATEUR WATcHMAN.-Wm Janice, n
native of Mexico insisted upon accompanying
w'tchman Jones in hisrounds Sunday night, but
Us u.s.. 'h' watchman did not relish his companion
'n'p and as he could not otherwise rid b;msa,f
81 the Mexican he slowed him snuelv AWAY in
she cage Yesterday the man was broupbt ha-
lole tlle acting Mayor and committed to mil
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RAILROAD IRoN.-The N. York Express of
Friday says:
"a sale of five thousand tons of railroad iron
was made on Thursday by an agent of enc of the
largest WEIGH manufacturers at go per ton cash,
free on board in Wales. This brings the price
here to about $40 per ton. There has been a
pause in the market for two or three weeks-but
this is new movement and indicates that the
prices of rails are to be kept up. The railroad
iron production of this country is now about 49,
600 tons per annum; the wants of the country
this year, it is believed, will be 100000 tons and
next year 100000 if the present prosperity OF
the country continues"
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VIRGINIA Pre- IRON FOR ENGLAND.--It is sta
ted that the President of the Virginia and Tens
nessee Railroad has recently received an order
from England for two hundred tons Rockbridge
Pig Iron! This is, it is true, somewhat reversing
the erder of trade; but it shows the necessity
of Fastening the completion of the water line to
the ore beds of that rich region
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF RECEIMOND.

ARRIVED,
Steamer Roanoke Cavendy, New York, nndze to Lad.
lam Il Watson
Steamer Belvidere Clifford, Baltimore, mdze 70 Ludlam
Il Watson
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tB- Mr.. Ralph E. Allen, of this city, was yes
terday arrested and held to bail in the sum o.
$4,000, for his appearance before Alderman
Evans, to answer the charge of striking Wm
Connolly with bludgeon on Sunday night last,
about 8 O'Clock, and endangering his life by tho
blow. AS far as we have been able to learn the
particulars of this unfortunate affair, it seems
that Mr.. Allen acted wholly in self defence
Inc dlfhculty occurred in vncant lot situated
on lst between Grace and Franklin streets.
Connolly ordered Allen out of the lot, in the ru-
destand most offensive manner-so report SAYS
followed him into the street and finally struck
him; whereupon Allen returned the blow with
interest, striking the unfortunate man on the head
with heavy bludgeon. thereby fracturing his
skull and endangering his life. The examination
W i'll come off Tomorrow.
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Yesterday easter Monday was observed as
holiday by the colored population of the city,
consequently the streets were tbronged by hun
dreds of well-dressed servants whose merry
laugh and cheerful countenances afforded the
best evidence of individual and collective con-
tentment. We incline to the opinion that if
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe could have seen
the coloured population of the city yesterday
as we SOW them, she might have felt regret at
the gross outrage she has committed upon the
Southern people and the institutions of the
South, in her famous romance, which we need
scarcely say, is wholly and entirely romance.
D The interesting article on the '.SiIver of
China" published in our paper of yesterday
should have been credited to the Baltimore
American.
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PfNEY POINT LINE TO BALrIMoRE.-We
take pleasure in directing the attention of tlav-
elers and others to the superoradvantages afford
ed by the Pney Point Line to Baltimore 1t
combines comfort, safety and economy-three
essentials acknowledgement seems to be demand
ed by the wants of the travelling public.
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THE ATmENEUM.-Mr.T Tn

The ATMENEUM.-Mr. THACKERAY will de-
liver the of his of lectures on the Humorous
Writers ofthe Age of Queen Anne, as follows:
MONDAY EVENING, March 2sth-Pior Cav and
Pope
TUESDAY do do 29th-Hogarth, smol.
lest and Fielding.
THURSDAY EVENING, March 3lst-Sterne and
Goldsmith.
p Tickets for the Course 81 SO Single ticket so
cents. For sale at the Athenaum between 10 A. M
and r M, and from 7 to p M. on the day of each
Lecture NH 2S-4t-
requested to the sale OF household and kitchen Furniture
to take place this morning. commencing o'clock at
the residence OF Mr. Ira Tchenor, Marshall between
5th and 9th stree 8.
sY7See advertisement.
NH 90 GEO T SIMMER Auct
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- We are authorized to say that John L
Tate, Esq, positively declines being candidat,
for the City Council in Monroe Ward.
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AUCTION NOTICE.
PINEY POINT LINE TO BALTIMORE
AaB VI III sssssR Es.. s slAA.sssa

On M onday of each weeI-Fare s. only.
GNHE public are hereby informed that the comfortable
Il and expeditions steamer POWHATAN Captain
Charles E. MITCHELL having been entirely retted en-
arged and improved in every respect, is on the
route between Richmond and Baltimore once weekly
Passengers by this agreeable and economical line, will
leave Richmond by the morning train on Monday of
each week, at o'clock, A. NJ and reach Baltimore in
ring connection with the different lines out of Balti-
more the following morning in any direction. Return
ing, passengers will leave Baltimore the afternoon of
Wednesday of each week. at 81 o'clock P NJ and con-
meet at the creek the following morning with the train
ofthe Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company, which arrives in Richmond on Thursday ats
O'Clock, P. NJ.
Fare in either direction S. forward cabin passen.
gers, Including meas.) 81 so.
Fare tor first class passengers between Baltimore and
Philadelphia by the New Castle and Frenchtown line
81 so. For secoud class dos so. Making the whole
fare from Richmond to Philadelphia by this agreeable
line 81 so only for first class passengers and Sc for se
cond class do
For farther particulars through tickets apply at the
office OF the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Company ] B WINSTON,
Ticket Agent.
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A RACE AND FraHr.-Sunday night last
as the wife of Mr.. Arson Skinoni was passing
from the house of her hush and to n neighbours,
she was spied by roIicking Irishman named Pat
German, who ran after and attempted to overtake
her IN the street, knowledge of this fact
coming to the ears of Mr.. Skinon, that chivalrous
individual sailed out, encountered the gallant
German, and gave him sound ihrashng The
watchmen, however; Gagged the parties for fighting;
but upon hearing the particulars yesterday Al
derinan Evans discharged Skinoni aud committed
German to Jail in default of $50 security for God
behavio
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s4taaxss FOR B OsT ON-First Vessei.-The SUI
sSEs peror fine fast sailing regular packet schooner
JULlETE Baker, master, having portion of her cargo
engaged, and going board, will sail with all possible
dispatch For balance of freight passage having s.
perior accommodations, apply to