The Legislature ofvirginia adjourn ed on the 23d Feb.--Prcvious to the ad]ournmcnt, bill was passed in the House of Delegates, by vote of 8l to So, to : prevent tine circulation of sedi- tious writings, and the fedching of sloves or free people of color to read or uyite.'' 1t was rejected by the Senate, by vote

 Key Hest.-Com. Porter has written a letter saying, that ..sthe harbor of Key West, is ill his opinion, the best harbor in the United States. or its Territories. to the south of the Chesapeake;' and supports his opinions by numerous spe- ciilcations; saying that il is ( to the Gulf of Mexico, &c. what Gibraltar is to the Mediterranean" &c. Niles Reg. Ihe soalhing skeleton.--1he Boston Daily Advertiser states the following Icunous circumstance: :-

 An extraordinary phenomenon is now 10 be seen in this town. This is a person so emaclated, that his bones and muscles and tendons are to be seen thro' the skin. Althoughsowastcd, as scarce y to appear to be a human being, he has good appetite, and retains the strength of an ordinary man.-No satis- factory cause has been discovered for this extraordinary change. We under- stand ile has been visited by Dr. War ren and other medical gentlemen, who have. pronounced him the most remark able specimen of walking anatomy which has ever been witnessed in this country.

 The Committee on Pensions, in the U. S. Senate, have reported against the expediency of ofgranting reliefto the wid- ow of the late Gen. James Wilkinson, upon the ground that it has never been the policy of the Government to adopt the system of granting pensions for mili- tary services merely.

 Veae-Jerseg.-The Legislature of this State has passed a law, abolshing im- lprisonment for debt; another reducing the military trainings to one ill each year and the fine to S2 for non-attend- ancc.

 We regret to learn by the pattersen

 N.J. inteiligencer, that it is expected 1 the phenix Manufactory of Cotton Can- vass, at that place, will cease all opera tions next month. It employs about 40 hands, principally men, and the whole number of dependents on the es- tabiishment is suppo!'ed to be near orc 1 thousand four hundred.

 Miss Fanny Wright has purchased thirty slaves at New-Orleans; and has set them free, and chartered a vessel to take them to St. Domingo, for settle ment. This is a much better business that making public harangues about the country, and spreading her infdel cresd and licentious doctrines.