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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. THE BEAUTY OF CONSISTENCY. The subjoined significant paragraph is from the Pennayhanian. It indicates that bne of the great leaders of the party, one who has enjoyed it* highest honors, has abandoned it fully and forever. The Ptrmrylvanutn groans forth a bitter denuncia tion. From the eulogist of years, its editor becomes the unequivocal assailant. The party, with our neighbor, appears to be before every thing. We have read column upon column of the most fulsome flattery of Martin Van Bcren in the pages of our contemporary. The Ex-President was held up to the Democratic world as a very model, llut he has ventured to take an independent stand?cannot, in conscience, support }jEwisCass; and hence all his great services to the nation and the party are in a moment forgotten?he is stigmatized as an apos tate, and the rank and file are called upon to shake him off, as the dew-drop on the lion's mane. Very fair words-?but in this case they ore rather bom bastic. The Barnburners happen to be the lion, and Lewis Cass the dew-drop. They have deter mined to shake him ofi', and, unless we greatly mis take, they possess abundant power. The political picture, however, which is here presented, is really melancholy. To find such a man as Mr. Van Bu ren thus ruthlessly assailed, and by a journal that a short time since delighted to be regarded as one of the confidential organs of his Administration, i? revolting to human nature. The same paper, too, that contains this denunciation, also contains a para graph complimentary to a voter of Philadelphia because he has gone over to Cass and Butler. How beautiful is consistency !?Penn. Inquirer. "Martin Van Bcren.?It will be seen that this * personage, long the recipient of the honors and the 4 confidence of the Democratic party, has written to 4 the Utica Convention, declaring that he cannot 4 support Gen. Cass, the regular Democratic candi 4 dale of the Democracy of the Union. What a 4 deed this is to sully the sunset of a life, the morn 4 ing and tiie meridian of which were so full of true 4 greatness ! He will fall from his high place in the 4 Democratic affections at once, and will sink so low 4 as to be beyond all hope of political resurrection. 4 The great Democratic party will shake him off as 4 the deW-drop from the lion's mane. We have no 4 regrets for his apostacy to those who have served 4him so long; but we mourn to see how coldly he 4 has returned the support of his countrymen." [Pennsyivaniun. Gen. Taylor in Florida.?The following ex tract from a report of operations in Florida, made by Gen. Thomas S. Jesvp, then as now a supporter of the Locofoco Administration, shows the estimate placed upon Gen. Taylor's military services and talents before he became the Whig candidate for the Presidency : 44 WiiniiwTMr, Jcly 6, 183S. " Gen. Taylor was directed to proceed from Tamjn Bay, I open a road in nearly on eastern direction into the' heart of the country, emabliih a road at Pease Creek, another on ihe Kissimroee, and attack the enemy in that quarter. Ha came up with the enemy on the 25th December, attacked them, and in one of Ike best fought action* known to our hittary gained a complete victory, though with great Ijm of officers and men." Consistency.?The following resolution was unanimously adopted at the 44 Barnburner" State Convention in February last, having been reported by a committee of which John Van Bcren and Gen. f-ocLD were members : 44 Resolcrd, That Gen. Z&cmary Tatlok, by hi* masterly correlatordence with the War Department, no lew than by his heroic conduct and indomitable, coolness and courage ou the field of bat tie, has shown himteif to lw not only a dutin guuhed military chieftain, but a man of great mental and moral power, and whose li> has giren evidence of a strong head, an honest heart, and a republican simplicity of cha racter." Some people have been a little curious to know why Mr. V. B. voted for such a resolution in Feb ruary, when in June following he spoke of Gen. T. in his speeches in the most disparaging terms. In February Prince John expected to support Gen. Taylor ; in June he had made up his mind to get the nomination for his father!?Rochester /Jem. GEN. TAYLOR IN KENTUCKY. from the iitimu Basle. The Frankfort Commonwealth, in the height of iu admiration for the tried and unwavering devotion of the Whigs of the 44 Gibraltar district" in this State, cries " Huzza for the gallant Whigs of the mountains!" and gives a letter from an old and tried friend of the Mountain district, who says : "Tell the boys down in 'the settlement*' to go to work. If (hey eould witnees the enthusiasm ptoduced by the new* of Old Zack'ii nomination, it would put them all to work in hi* cau?e, le?t in the grand struggle hi November they may be distanced bj the never-flinching Whig* of the mountain!. You have aeen sorr.etbing of our people in the times of high political exciti ment, but if jrou will come up in the course of the next six weeks we will ahow you how we manage a can ?aas for the Old H?ro of Bueria Vista. You may rely upou it this Congreamonal district will give a majority for Taylor and Fillmore of fuur thousand ! Set the figures down, and if I am not very much deceived we will exceed the Dumber." 44 This (says the Commonwealth) is the language of a plain old-fashioned farmer Whig, who resides in a central county in the Mountain district. From other parts of the State the same encouraging news comes to us. Our friends abroad may rest assured that Kentucky will do her duty." Our advices (says the Eagle) are to the same ef fect. An intelligent gentleman just from Greenup county assures us that a number of Democrats within his knowledge have determined to vote for Old Zack, because they love him and believe him to be honest. Greenup county, it will be re collected, is the iron region of northern Kentucky. From the iron region of Ohio, Lawrence and the adjoining counties, we have similar intelligence. The hard-working, hard-fisted, no-office-seeking yeomanry are rallying with the heartiest enthusiasm to the support of Gen. Taylor. Numbers who voted for Folk in 1844 are satisfied with that expe riment, and will no* go in warmly for the Whig nominee. f Thus rolls the ball in Kentucky and Ohio. These noble-hearted and high-spirited neighboring and sis^States will again vie with each other, an J and 1R44, for the largest majority for Old and Heady. Success to both, say we. Itwiai) Hromfirld Phili.1 ps, a graduate at Har ?eraity in the class of 184ft, and about twenty two or twen?y-?hree years of age, shot himself, in bi? room at the water-core establishment in Brattleborcagh, Vermont, on TuesdayrABt. He was ? son of the Knwian Phillip*, of Boetos, and had recently conw intPpnesession of property nrtimated et upwards of half a million of dollars. An aflair f the heart i? said to have been the cauee of the act. GENERAL TAYLOR A TRUE WHIG. Considering the character and justly high stand ing of the Speaker in the Whig party, his prover bial integrity and hie unsullied honor, we have met with no testimony of approbation of the Philadel phia nomination for the Presidency which has served more deeply to confirm'our own impressions ? on the subject than the following remarks made by ; the Hon. Lkvi Lincoln, at the Ratification Meeting held at Worcester (in Massachusetts) on Saturday last : Mr. Lmcoix sa:d that he was one of those who signed tbe call for ihe present meeting for the purpose of ratifying at i home the doings of the Convention of delegates appointed by 1 Whigs from all parts of the United States, which had result ed in the nomination of General Ta 11.011 as President and | Millard Fillmore as Vice President. This Convention , was called by Whigs, and was constituted of Whigs, of men of eminence in character and public position, having the con fidence of their fellow-citizens from thfir age, their services, their virtues, and their knowledge of the great principles in disjxnsaU# to the maintenance of the honor, independence, and integrity of the country. It was presumed that this Con vention, thus constituteJ^voulJ pursue an independent, man ly, honorable, and patriotic cburse, and proceed to select can didates who would maintain the best interests of the country which it thus represented. For thia reason the present meet ing had been called, in full faith that Whigs were to concur in the action of their delegates properly appointed. But since that call an extraordinary state of things had arisen. A member of that Convention had charged it with treachiry to the country, arid with subssrviency to what he called the slave power of the South. If these charges were woll found ed they would hesitate long befoie they ratified the nomina tions. But the proofs by which these charges were to be at tained might well be demanded, and he who made such charge*, whoever he might be, whatever quarter he came from, stood in a position of high responsibility (o the ?holt) Whig party of the country. It was not tor him (Mr. Lincoln) 10 defend the members of the Convention from the reproach that had been cast upon them. Their fame and reputation is dear to them, and they will show a readiness to take care of their reputation. For ^imself, he gave no credence to the charges. He believed thut it was a result of rankling jealousy on the part of those who made it which would recoil upon its authors. He should leave the fame and character of those gentlemen to their own vindication. He had come there for another purpose. He had iutended to show his fellow-citizens, trom the results of inquiries and | observations of his own, that General Tatlor twos worthy of the confidence thus reposed in him by the Conventional Philadelphia. [Applause.] He had come there with the intention of exhibiting proofs satisfactory to him, and he thought satislac'-ory to oil reasonable men, that Gen. Tatlou was really the palriot he was represented to be ; fui'hful to his trustm, a true Whig, what he professes, muintains, and illustrates, a true, republican. Whig man. [Applause.] Ho had intended to show this first by an appeal to the re- j spomibflity of the Convention itself; then by the declaration* ' of General Tat lor, unqualified, often repeated, and never disputed until this late day, end, better than that, by his avowtd principles and sentiments over and over expressed? principles and sentiments of a Whig. And, from hi* lan guage and action*, although he should take a more favorable opportunity to go into this evidence, he was satisfied that if 1 there was a man in this world distinguished for sincerity, truth, and integrity, that man was Zaciiart Taj lor. [lm 1 mouse applause ] He had intended, and would yet take an opportunity, to prove befure the jury of his country, (to take the phrase of the president of the meeting,) by the tertimony 1 of competent witness s who knew the man, that whatever might be the result of the evidence from his own mouib, they knew from evidence stronger than his statements that G*j?. Tatlok was a Whig. [Applause.] From Henry Clay.?We have every reason to believe (says the New York Express of Saturday) that a voice from Ashland has come out at last, hushing the stormy elements that were at work in the Whig party. Mr. Clay, we are assured, does not hesitate to say that lie will support Gen. Taylor, and that Gen. Taylor tcill be elected by an overwhelming majority. He and Gen. Taylor have ever been on the best of terms, and the only fault found with him by Mr. Clay is the same fault that many of us found before the Allison letter, that he did not oc cupy a sufficiently decided Whig position. Under the doubt attending that position, it is probable that Mr. Clay expresses some surprise that he was no minated by a purely Whig Convention, but that, as he is nominated, all good Whigs will support him. Thus they who are using Mr. Clay's name for factious purposes are rebuked by himself. We see with pleasure the friends of Mr. Clay, in Georgia, although of course disappointed in their choice, coming up heart and hand to support the chosen banner, and giving the most conclusive evi dence that none will be before them in efficiency in bearing il onward to victory. The Whig* of Portsmouth (Va.) held a ratifica tion meeting on Saturday last, and passed resolu tions cordially responding to the nominations of Taylor and Fillmore, and pledging them a uuited and zealous support. Hon. Garrett Davis.?This distinguished gen tleman was exceedingly anxious for Mr. Clay's nomination, but, like a true-hearted patriot as he is, he goes with all his might for Gen. Taylor. At a large meeting of both political parties, in Nicholas county, on Monday week, he spoke of the policy of the present Administration, whose principle* were adopted by General Casb, with great aeverity, and gave a sketch of the military and political hiatory of General Casa, which we with we could correctly present to our readers. He then sp?ke of th? proscription which ha* characterized the different Administration* of the General Government since the day* of J.?hn Quiney Adam*, and hi* aversion to *uch policy, which ho thought was fast hastening our Gov ernment downward from the high poaition which it once held. He thought the elevation of General Tat lob cal culated to remedy (hit evil ; made a thrilling and eloquent ap? peal to his hearer* of all parties in behalf of him who had ao nobly served hi* country, and who was yet willing to serve it upon the principle* of the con *ti tut ion, and in the adoption of the policy of the early Presidents. Mr. Davis having re marked that, in hi* enthusiasm lor old Rough and Ready, he bad almost forgotten that he preferred anotbsr as the nominee of the Convention, this pirtion of his remark* (as indeed was hi* whole ?peech) wss received with bursts of spplauae from hie delighted auditor*. He c included by presenting his aodience with an off hand calculation aa to the vols f >r Pre sMsnt at the November election, in which be gsveGen. Tat toa near 200 electoral votes.?Ixiuinvdie Jour. ? Barnburners in Illinois.?The follo#ing let ter, signed by the Mayor of Chicago and one hun dred other citizens, was laid before the Utica Con vention last week: , "Sir : Please make known to the Convention that North ern Illinois is ready to fraternize with New York. Tbs under signed, a* Democrat*, with thousands of others, ars ready to sscond any national movement in favor of free territory, and would suggest i National Mm Convention. " JAMK4 H. WOODWORTH, " Mayor ol Chicago, and one hundrrd others Fort Harrison Convention.-?TheTerre Haute Express recommends Tuesday, the 5th day of Sep tember next, for the grand rally at Fort Harriaon, being the anniversary of Captain Taylor'b match less defence of that post, and asks a general ex pression of the press m the Weal aa to the time selected. ratification meeting at roxbury, THE OLD EHiHTH DISTRICT OK MASSACHUSETTS. The sterling Whigs of Roxbury (Massachusetts) assembled at the City Hall in great numbers on Wednesday evening, to ratify the nominations ol Taylor and Fillmore by the National Whig Con vention. It was one of the most glorious meetings ever convened in Roxbury, and reminded one of ihe ever-memorable campaign of '40, when old Roxbury bore a conspicuous and distinguished part in that glorious triumph of Whig Principles. The "meeting was called to order by L. B. Co MINS, Esq., chairman of the Whig City Committee; alter which he submitted a list of names for the approval of the meeting, agreed upon by the com mittee, as officers, which was unanimously adopted. Hon. Samuel il. Walley, Jr., upon taking the chair, addressed the meeting for some twenty mi nutes in a most able manner. Ilis remarks were received with great satisfaction by the meeting. After he had concluded, Hon. Benjamin F. Cope land rose and submitted the following resolutions: Revived, Thut we, the Whig* of Roxbury, consider our selves members of the great Whig family of the Union, and, as sueh, bound to sustain the candidate* ot the parly loi na tional oilier* who have been fairly nominated by a Whig Na tional Convention. Resolved, That the wcent nominations of Z.uhaut Tat lou for President and of Millaub Fillmorx for Vice Prem dent were fairly made, and are entitled to the cosdial support of every true-heaitcd Whig in the Union. Raulvcd, That the course pursued by our delegate, ihe Hon. His>ar Wilson, of Natick, iu adhering to the great Statesman of the North while there was a hope of procuring his nomination, merits our worm approbation ; but that his : subsequent conduct, in denouncing the Whig candidate fjr President, in seceding from the Convention, and, since his I return, in doing whnl he can to divide and (??ratyic the Whigs : of Massachusetts, We most unqualifiedly . disapprove and condemn. . ... I Rf solved, That Zschary Taylor's confession of his political faith is a platform broad enough for the whoU Whig party ol the Union to stand upon ; and that all men of all parties, who are opposed to an unbounded and tyrannical use of the veto power, to aggressive war, to conquest, and annexation, and the consequent extension ot slavery, am bound to rally round the Whig standard which is now unfurled to the breeze, and to use their ttraost exertions to place it in triumph on the ca pital of the Union. Resolved, That in the expressed opinion of Gen- Taylor " upon the subjects of the tariff, the curiency, tho improve - 4 rnent of our great h'^bways, rivers, lakes, and harbors, the 4 will of the people, us expressed through their representatives 4 in Congress, ought to be respected and carried out by the 4 Executive,'* ami, farther, " that Ibe {>ersonal opinions ot ? the individual who may happen to occupy the Executive * chair ought not to control the action of Congress upon ques 4 tiona of domestic policy," we reognise an ample pledge that all the measure* which may be pioposid by a Whig Con- j trress will receive the cordial assent of President Taylor. : Therefore? Resolved, That we he.iuly and conliaily approve the nomi- 1 nations of the National Couvention, and that, wi>h the glo- i rion* recollections of 1840 to encoura;c, and the certain ruin to our best interests which will follow defeat to stimulate us, we will unite, heart and hand, wi'h the Whigs ol the Uni n in one more elLrt to make our Gov>rnmsnt what it should be, a Government of tiie people to* the rjood of the people. | Vociferous calls, from all parts of the hah were made for '4Gaiw?.h !" when Major John P. Gaihes, the gallant W hig of K-'iiturky, obeyed the summons, aid came forth amid a tempest of cheers, aud for the space of nearly an hour address- t cd the assemblage iu a most -acceptable and agreeable manner. | Mr. Chandler, of Boston, was ruxt called out, and en- i tertained the meeting with u must excellent speech, which was received with great favor. Gen. Deaubokn was loudly called for. He came forward, and, in a neat and appropriate speech pi about lilteen minutes, sketched tho character of Gen. Tat lor, and paid a well me rited tribute to the character and public services of Millard Fillmore. His remarks were received' with the greatest approbation. The Chairman put the question on the resohrarmsj and the shout of "Ave" wa* truly deafening. The noes being called for, not a dissenting voice was raised. The inoeting then dissolved. s The Whigs qf the Union will pcrceive that there is a vast difference of opinion between the Wmos of Roxbury and Mr. Wilson, the delegate from that district in the National Convention. 44 OLD NORFOLK." . A RATIFICATION MEETING IN WORCESTER. A very large meeting was held in Worcester (Miss.) on Saturday evening, of the Whigs and other friends of Gen. Taylor, to respond to the Philadelphia nominations. The hall, which holds about two thousand persons, was filled full. The meeting was called to order by Hon. Thomas Kin nicutt, and Hon. Ira M. Barton was chosen Pre sident, and John C. B. Davis Secretary. On ta king the chair Judge Barton made a short nut pa triotic address, in which he spoke in handsome terms of Gen. Taylor, and of the importance of sustain ing the nominations at ^e polls. At the conclusion ' Col. A. II. Bulloch proposed a series of patriotic resolutions, which were received with great i'avor. Col. Bullock also read a letter from Hon. Charles Hudson, member of Congress from that district, in support of the nomination of Gen. Taylor. The meeting was then addressed briefly by Ex Governor Lincoln, who referred to the aspersions cast upon him by Mr. Allen, in his speech ; and stated that he intended soon to reply to the speech, to vindicate Gen. Taylor and himself. He spoke very handsomely, and concluded with introducing General Leslie Combs, of Kentucky, who spoke at considerable length and with great acceptance. Mr. McCrillis, of Maine, also spoke. The meet ing was one of the largest ever held in Worcester, and broke up with three cheers for Gen. Taylor and Millard Fillmore. Connecticut.?The Whigs of Norwich had a stirring ratification meeting on Tuesday evening. C. W. Rockwell, T. W. Williams, Daniel P. Tyler, and tother speakers were present. The Town Hall was crowded to its utmost capacity. The ratification meeting in Hartford on Thurs day night was of the right stamp. Mr. Ripley, the Mayor of the city, presided, and Messrs. Stu art, Jones, Combs, and Brinley, the chairman of the Massachusetts delegation in the National Con vention, delivered spirited addresses. The assem blage was large, and broke up at a late hour, in the very best of spirits. We learn that the Sheriffs who are coming in from lower Virginia to settle up their taxes, repre sent that Gen. Taylor will make almost ? a clean sweep " in that part of the State.?Jiich. Timtk. Grn. Taylor's Epistolary Talent.?The fol lowing sample of it has been recalled to mind by passing events: ritAIXHURTKIM, AbMT OT OccUPATIO*, year Jiutna Vista, February 22, 1847. 8rm : In reply lu your note of ikk date, ?unim >ning me to surrender my forces at discretion, I beg leave to nay that I de cline acceding to your request With high respect, I am, sir, your obedient servant, ' 2. TAYLOR. Senoi Gen. D. Artohio Lopbx i>? 8*rt* Arra. THE MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY. This Court ?adjourned on Wednesday last, to meet again in this city, during this week, for ihe put pose of making their report to the War De partment. , On the last day of the sitting of. the Court the defence of (Sen. Pillow was read, as also * writ ten statement, or summary of the evidence, drawn up by Gen. Scott. The latter was read by the Judge Advocate, Gen. Scott not being present. The defence was read by Gen. Pillow himself, from a printed pamphlet containing sixty-four pages, and consumed in the reading from two to three hours of time. I FROM OUR EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENT. London, June 6, 1848. The past week has certainly been productive of great events, and such as in usual times would have furnished an abundant subject for comment; but so overwhelming has lately been the torrent of start t ling facts that those which I have now to notice j really appear " fiat, stale, and unprofitable." There I has been a most interesting debate in the House of Commons upoir the Spanish business and the dis missal of Sir H. Bulwer, which ended in the com plete justification of the late Minister to Spain, the ; assumption of all responsibility in the transaction by Lord PalMerston and his brother Ministers, and , the withdrawal of the indirect vote of censure which Mr. Bankes's motion implied. It is pleasant to no- | 1 tice the tone of this debate, all arguing well for the future peace of this country. The Liberal party i in Parliament evidently wish to impress upon the Government that they deprecate and denounce in terference of any kind by England with the affairs of not only Spain, but those of every and any coun try whatever. Neither the liberties nor the well 1 being of Spain or any other country require it. ' Freedom on the continent is no longer newborn. It . is not a child in leading-strings. It is full-grown, and promising and strong; can battle its own way, and, instead of requiring our constant interference and support, rather takes offence at it. Liberty will thrive best if left to itself, in Spain as elsewhere. | Whatever may be the political state of Spain,, it,is ; quite certain that her condition in 1831 cannot be recognised in her present sfate, so great has been its progress and improvement, despite the efleots of civil war and defective government. Sir Robert Peel made a very practical and libe ral speech, which, if it had contained nothing more than the following sentences, would deserve notice and approbation. He said : "SirH. Bulwer wns placed in Spain, not by the noble lord opposite, (Lord Pulmerston,) but by my noble friend, Lord Aberdeen. He Vvaa sent there by my noble friend, not from any political connexion between them, but became my noble friend thought SirH. Bulwer's past conduct in thn pro fession he hat) chosen entitled him to the favor and con ilJence of the Government, even though he differed i? politics with the Government. (Hear, bear.) My noble friend thought, and thought most justly, that the diplomatic profession whould not be made subservient to the .commotions of party p Silica. (Hear, hear.) His noble friend thought that the diplomatic profession paitook of the character of the naval and military professions, and that it would be most unjust that a map who had entered into the profession, and had proveJ himself wor thy the confi lence of any Government, should be removed from the position to which his abilities entitled him merely because he diffeicd on politics with the Government. (Hear. bear ) My noble friend has been blamed by acting upo^i that sentiment; but I am sure the true way to encourage diploma tic exertions is to show that, provided there was no such dif ference of opinion as to disentitle a man to the confidence of those who employed bim, those who engaged in that profes sion, and served thrir country faithfully and honestly, should not lose the prospect of reward because the party entertaining different political views camo into power. (Hear, hear^)" This is a fair sample of the reasoning of a Bri tish statesman upon the subject of official employ ment, and might be attended to with advantage in some other countries, where fitness for olFu?e is not the point at issue, but political partisanship ?rives the only good title to political or civil employment, j Lord John Russell has postponed his motion relative to the alteration of the oath required to be taken by members of Parliament until the 27th in stant. Sir R. Inglu and other members of the High Church party have given early notice of their intended opposition to this measure. Meetings for the purpose of petitioning Parlia ment to rfformittfelf are being held in almost everv part of the country. In general the proceedings are temperate and orderly ; in all cases firm, and indi cating a resolution to persevere until the object, or a great part of it at least, is attained. There will be something very intelligible in the petitions pre sented. The established church is undergoing the I ordeal of very searching and astounding statistics. ' The income of the Clergy of the establishment is said to be upwards of ?10,000,000 per annum; whilst that of the clergy of all Europe, independent | of Great Britain, is only about ?7,000,000. The arguments based upon and deduced from such state ments are not favorable to the recipients of this im- ' mense revenue. The church is certainly not in j good odor with the people, and club and street ora- j tors are not very flattering in their comments upon , its proceeding*. The condition of the poor of Englai id is every day pressing closer and closer upon the attention of pub lic men. Emigration upon a large scale is talked about and [ recommended, but the expense of such a proceeding, ei ten- J sive enough to he beneficial, is the obstacle. Lord Asii t?.i ! made a most excellent speech in the House of Commons the other night, introductory to a motion "that means should be ! ' provided for the annual voluntary emigiation, to some one ? of her Majesty's colonies, of a certain number of young per '* sons of both sexes who have been educated in the schools, ' ordinarily called * ragged schools,' in and about the metro- ' * polis." The average attendance of poor and most destitute children in schools of this description last year was al>out 4,000. Of these, 400 confessed that they had been in priaon ; 660 lived by begging ; 178 were the children of convicts; and 900 had lost one or both of their parents^ Out of one divi sion of 1,600 children, 249 never slept in a bed. The de scription of the modes of life of this class of persons is distress ing in the extreme, and indicated an extent of suffering and a degradation of condition in every relation of life?moral, so cial, and intellectual?which could scarcely be paralelled even by the Iszzironi of Naples. , This portion of the population of London, this mass of naked, filth/, deserted, roving, lawless persons, connected with the chilJren who attend the ragged schools, exceeds thirty thousand in qumber, and forms the very seed-plot of the crime of tbe metropolis, and the source of the crowds of marauders and desperadoes which hang about every political gathering, and render every movement, for purposes perhaps legitimate and proper .in themselves, hazardous to the peace and destructive of the comfort and well being of the public. Lord Ashley's proposition was, that Government should agree to take from the " ragged schools" in the metropolis every year one thousaod children, five hundred of each sex, and transplant tbem to South Australia or some other of our colo nies. He proposed that this should be the reward for good conduct on the part of the children. Sir E. Grey, in reply ing to Lord Ashley, on the part of the Government, admitted that it was clearly its duty, so far as possible, to lend its aid in applying a remedy to the evils which he bad alluded to, and stated that he bad no objection whatever to the principle of his proposal, which he was prepared generally to carry out | as rapidly and as effectually as possible. The great question in political economy for England and for Europe to solve is, the bettering the condition oHbe poor. Probably no general system can be established j each country most agitate and settle the question for itself; for in each country doe* the evil exist in its own relative specific degree, in each countiy has it arisen from iu own specific cause*, and in each country the remedy will be found in its own specific resources. It is a fearful subject to contemplate, but it forces itself upon our attention at every step of our progress through tbe streets and distresses our ?yes whenever we look out of our parlor window. It is both cowardly and impolitic to shrink from the contemplstion of it, for it muit we shall act wisely in examining It before it comes before us in a form and shape which may prevent our examining it coolly and dispsssionately. London and all the densely populated portions of the country are again very feverish and excited. The trans portation of John Mitchell has routed up sympathizers by thousands and tens of thousands i and it cannot be dis guised that there is now a system of organization, a sort of plsnned and prepared operation, and a determination of purpose, at least as far aa strong language and bitter denuncia tion go, which did not exist in the Kennington Common de monstration. London is threatened with a great rising on Monday next, and on every succeeding evening of the week Government is, however, prepared, and will not shrink from the painful duty of putting down insubordination by any and all the mean* in its power. Four of the ringleader*, who had talked loudly about assassination and other fearful Crimea, I have been apprehended, and are now in Newgate. It it more than likely that they may bare to-lullow Mitchell to Australia ' or Bermuda. VV lut u rtiuet to l?e feared are the wornout temper* and baiansed feeling* of the police, placable a* libey have hitherto been, bearing every contumely and otfonce with moat admired imperturbability j there is a point beyond which forbearance cannot be pushed, and that point both the regular and the special police have,, we are a Irani, very nearly arrived at. Au English mob, particularly a London one, i<% a* all moba are, more or lew, proverbially cowurdly; but the moat dastardly may assume a aort of spurious courage by interpret ing the contempt or forbearance of its opjtonent into fear. Such an assumed courage we are afraid may animate our ig norant masses when they next congregate at the bidding of designing traitors, and may cause thein to irritate the police into reaction 5 and we greatly fear that the woik of blood letting once commenced would not v?yy easily be stopped. We remember, however, the lOih of April, when we were threatened with the irruption of half a million of Chartist*, and we rememt>er with exultation the way in which the gal lant citizens of London, from the duke down to the coal heaver, inet the threat, and looked it dawn, for it needed no more; but we fear the sullen silence, and the evident machin ery of organization which is now in preparation, more than all the ravings of Feargus O'Connor, or the blueteririg of his compatriots of the National Convention. However, we have no fear of the result: Ewolaxm is sound and lirm, and true to the cause of peace and orJer ; but we tremble lest that re sult should be reachcd by public commotion or by the mar shalling of one portion of her sons against another. May we be preserved from such a calamity ! 1 he Times newspaper does not seem to know any higher authority respecting American affairs and American feelings than tlie hew Yurk HeraldThere is a long essay in the Times of this morning respecting some bl.-.tant article in its transatlantic fellow journal about " England," "republican ism," "aristocracy," and many other stereotyped words and expressions, which the man of the Timet quotes as evidences of American feeling about England and English affairs; there by showing as great an ignorance of the real ttate of feeling 'here as the Herald evidences by its columns. The Times may tin through ignorance; I cannot find tho same excuse for the Herald. How much it is to be lamented that there is not in this country a more correct knowledge of American af fairs than I am truly surprised almost every where to meet with. The other night only I met with a gentleman, for he was a clergyman and a liberal minded and educated man, so far as classical and biblical knowledge went, who staled the population of the United States to consist of six millions of white persons and three millions of slave?! Proh pudar / Why, there is scarcely a boy of ten years old in your city who would not instanter run through the enumeration of the fifty two counties of England and Wales ; but I am decidedly of opinion that scarcely one of the ten first merchants whom I should addie.-s on the Royal Exchange would be able to tell me how many States there were in the AmericanJJnioD, or the names of one-half of them. You know my high opinion oi the integrity, judgment, and knowledge of the English mer chants, and that I have no desire to depreciate tfiem, but I su.cerely wish that they would acquire a little more knowledge about a country so closely connected with thtm in all Ihe great. interests of humanity, social intercourse, and commercial en terprise. June 8.?In France the first thing to record is the continuance of the mania of the Government substituting itself as general employer. The rail roads have escaped from its grasp for the present, so it has snatched at the theatres. These, having become losing concerns, are to be kept open at the public expense, and under Government manage ment. Trade does not seem to be more flourish ing in Paris than the theatres. A large propor- 1 tion of the shops in the Palais Royal, the Passages, and the Boulevards are closed. Louis Blanc has escaped impeachment for alleged connexion with the a flair ol the 15th ultimo, by a vt^te of the Na tional Convention, and a majority of 35. This de cision has given great offence to the Administration, and to the Provisional Government of five. Several of the former have resigned ; and it is said that MM. de La*artine and Linnu Rolus. will speedily follow their example. Paris is, like London, in an unsettled state, but yet evidently improv ing ; and the general affairs of France are also more settled and satisfactory. The draught of the constitution is not yet prepared by the committee ; it is first to be distributed to the members of the Chamber, and then discussed in the Bureaux. France will be saved from a great evil by the power which Italy has shown hewelf to possess of fighting her own bat tles, and maintaining and austaining herself in her struggle for liberty against Austria. The troops of France need not invade a foreign soil, under the plea of intervention. The Italians have achieved a great victory over thfenArsTR,ANS ? have captured the strong town of I eschiera, and in a general engagement between the Austrian army, amounting to 30,000 men, and that of Charles Albert, which numbered only 15,000, the Austrians have been beaten and com pletely routed. The liberation of Italy may now be considered as decided. The regular siege and capture of a strong fortress garrisoned by Austrian troops, and within a few miles of a large and well supplied Austrian army, which marched to its weeor and was driven back, placea Italy once more in the rank of nations , and, whatever may be the fu ture alternation of her fortune, shows the country capable of successfully defending her freedom and independence. So far as respects Austria herself, the defeat of her troop* in Italy may be considered favorable to her liberties. The with drawal of the Emperor ^to Inspruck must prove a false and idle step, unless he can rally to his side a numerous and vic torious army. A defeated and discontented soldiery does not form the elements for restoring an absolute monarchy ; and thus the expulsion of the Au.trians may prove the safety of Vienna, as well as of Milan. Italy wins more than victory n the field. The campaign has displayed the martial quali ues of one of its native princes, and endowed him with a re putation, now more necessary than even hereditary claims to wield the popular sceptre. Charlxs Albert will now in disputably become sovereign of North Iuly, from Venice to Chambery. This will have a salutary effect upon the Papal dominions and those of Naples. It will deliver the people of these couotriea from the dread of Austria. The King of Na ples must return to constitutional ways, or perish } in fact, the strong rumor of the day is, that be has been assassinated. And a Congress, according to the recommendation of the en lightened ?nd patriotic Gio.erti, can meet at Rome to knit the links and establish tbe laws of an Italian federaUon. One great and happy characteristic of this revival of Italy is the utter absence of foreign aid or intervention in its achieve ment The only news from Rows, besides the arrival there of Professor Gioberti, after his long expatriation, is, that the Pore had resolved on taking the initiative in a measure for the definitive separation of the temporal and spiritual power. The Ri-ssian ambassador is understood to be the on y member of the corps diplomatique who has followed the Austrian Court to Inspruck. The others are said to have declared themselves accre dited to the Austrian Government, not to his Ma jesty peisonn'ly, Quirtnest appears to be restored at Vien na, and tRe barricade* Wrre boing rapidly removed. The committee of public security had resolved that in lieu of tho barricades six batteries should be construcfel on the bastions, and (he charge of them entrusted to the citizens and the na tional guard. Tbe Minister* had acceded to this demand < an arrangement which appear* to place the city completely in the hand* of the people. Tbe Archduke John j* the only member of the imperial family who po**e*se* the confidence of the people at large j but it will scarcely be possible, under any circumstances, to reconstruct the Austrian empire, even in Germany. Prussia, particularly Bkrlin, is still in a state of great excitement. The working classes are loud in their demands for arms, and these demands have been partly complied with by the Government. All kinds of rumora are afloat, and a hundred events or circumstance*, of the most trifling import in themselves, arousn daily tho euspicion* of the public. The f*ct i*, that ever rince the recall of the Prince of Prussia, but more par ticularly since the publication of the extraordinary draft of the constitution a* drawn op by tbe Government, In usurp*. tion of the right* of the Constituent Assembly of Berlin, tha operative* of the capital and great number* of the middle data look upon every movement of the Cabinet with great jealousy, if notdistrust. There ia much'fcar that PavastA ha* not yet eveu approached her final political adjustment. We have no new* fiora Frankfort or Po*en, or any other of the iniere*tipg points of the extensive family of Germanic nationa. The worit, if no* the only, news we have from Russia is, that the cholera ia making *ad havoc again in Moecow and ita neighborhood : out of 155 cases in one week, 57 had termi nated fatally. The epidemic ia al#o raging in Waldimar and Tsehernigorod, aud in Podolia. We hear nothing whatever of the Emperor, or of hi* political movement* ; he, therefore, mu*t be supposed to be a wi*e prince, staying at homo and minding hi* own buhineaa. Juxx 0, 1848?The latest nuw? from Sr*i* isthe d'latnis *al of Count Hahal, the Belgian Minister. He and Sir H. Bri.wtM were the only member* of the corp* diplomatique who could be regarded a* indubitably friendly to the rtal in tereat* of the Queen, and the di*ini**al of them both from Madiid at this moment gives rise to many conjecture*. There ia no doubt but that negotiations tor the retum of Count Mosti momeu are in piogres*, and it i* ?aid that the mission of Count Mihasolk to Loudon, though ostensibly to make ex planation* respecting the dismissal ot Sir H. Bt/iw^ a, wu really to offer terms to Count Montkmoliik. Spain ia full of intriguer*. The last account* from Copenhagen represent the negotia tion* for peace between Denmark, and Peusbia a* advanc ing favorably? so that another element of discord if iu progress toward* extinction. , The news of this morning is that Lord John RoHittwill certainly very shortly lay down the rein* of government, and that the Earl of Clarendon will be called from Ireland to assume them. The latter would moke a good party leader, and ha* the confidence of the country, but who ia there to take his place in Dublin ? The country or protective party are said to be determined to support no Administration of which Sir-Robert Peee' i* the head; they would much sooner support Lord CLAHExnoN, and the reformer* would be pleased with him, because he has never talked about "finality." *?* lii' THE I'KtfSiUEKT Of THE UNITED STATES. 3fN pursuance of law, I, JAMLS K. POLK, President of I the United State* of America, do hereby declare and make uowti that public sale* will be held at the undermentioned Land Offices iu the State of MISSOURI, at the periods bere ina'ter designated, to wit; At the Land Office at Jackson, commencing on Monday, the twenty-fifth day of September next, for the disposal ot the public land*'within the undermentioned townships and parts of townships, viz: North of the base line and east of the Jifth principal me ridian. Townships twenty-four and twenty-five, and sections one, two, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty seven, twenty-eight, thirty-two, thirty-three, thirty-four, thir tv-five, and thirty-six, in township twenty-six, ot range eight. ' Fractional townships seventeen and eighteen, west ot Little Kiver Swamp ; fractional sections thirty-one, thirty-two, thir tv-three, thirty-fo#*, thirty-five, and thirty-six, south of '?Cut off " und Vaniey's river, in township nineteen, and sections one, twelve, thirteen, twenty-three, twenty-lour, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, thirty-four, thirty-five, and thirty six, in township twenty-one ??t range nine Fractional township eighteen, west of Little River Swamp, and fractional townships nineteen, twenty-one, and twenty two, west of Lake McCormy, of range ten. Sections twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twentv-seven, thirty-four, thirty-five, ami tnirty six, in township Jighteen ; township nineteen (except section* three, four, five, six, seven, eight, and the north halt ot ten) of range twelve. Fractional township nineteen, ol range thirteen. North of the base line and west of the fifth principal me ridian. Township twenty-two, of ranges ooe, two, three, four, five, ?ix, seven, and eight. ' Townships twenty-two, twenty-seven, anil twenty-nine, ot vfuicrt? upc. * Townships twenty-seven, twenty-eight, and twenty-uine, of range ten. w . \t the Land Office at Springfield, commencing on Monday, the seeond day of October next, for the disposal of the public lands withiu the undermentioned townships, to wit: , North of the base line and west of the fifth principal me ridian . Townships twentj-seven, twenty-?ight, and twenty-nine, of range eleven. . Townships twenty-two, twenty-fire, twenty-six, twenty seven, twenty-eight, and twenty-nine, of range twelve. Townships twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-tour, twenty five, twenty-*ix, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, aud twenty-nine, ?fTownships twenty-two, twenty-three, and twenty-four, of range fourteen. At the same place, commencing on Monday, tlh^xtmth day ot OcU.l.i r next, tor the disposal of the public lauds situa ted within the following township*, viz : North of the base line and 10e.1t of the fifth principal me ridian. Townships twenty-two, twenty-three, and twenty-four, of Townships twenty-two, twenty-three, and twenty four, ot "'l^ow'niihlp* twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four, and twenty-seven, of range seventeen. . ? of Townships twentj-two, twenty-three, and twenty-*ix, range eighteen. Township twenty-five, of range twenty-six. Township twentj-two, ot ranges twenty-*even, twenty-nine, thirty, and thirty-one. . . Townships twenty-twoand twenty-three, ol range thirty two. Township twentj-two, of range thirtj-three. Lands appropriated by law for the use of .chools, military and other purposes, a ill be excluded ffom tbe sales. The offering of the abo*e mentioned lands will be com menced on the days appointed, and proceed in the order in which they are advertised, with all convenient the whole shall have been offered, and the But no sale shall be kept open longer than two week*, an 1 private entry of any of theland* will be admitted until .Her the expiration ot the two weeks. Given under my hand, at the eity of Washington tlus nir,^ teenth day of J one, anno Domini one thouwnd eight hun and forty-eight. JAMES K. POLK. By the President: F.jcuard M. Yotriro, Commissioner of the General Land Omce. NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS. Every person entitled to the right of pre-emptionto any of the lands within the townships wd ptrti of enumerated, is required to establish the same to the sat ? * tion of the Register and Receiver of the and make p yment therefor as soon as practicable ?Ker ingthi* notice, and before the day appointed tor ^ com mencement ot the public sale of the lands embracing the tract .IM, otherwise Commissioner of the General L*od Office. june stS?wlS Great Sale of Landt, Town Loin, Water Power, 4*cm on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. NOTICE 18 HGR1BY GIVEN that, under the au thority granted in the 13th aection of the law of the State of nlinoi* of February SI, 1843, the Board of Trustees of the Ulinoia and Michigan Canal will offer fbr sale, at public auc tion, on the lat day of Septeml?er neat, all the Canal Lands, Town Lota, Water Power, and Building! which are included in the deed of trust executed by the Governor of the State of lllinoiaon the 26th June, 1845, in pursuance of lawa of the aaid State of February 21, 1843, anil March I, 1845, enacted for " the completion of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and for the payment of the Canal debt That ia to say, about 230,000 aerea of land, all lying upon or within a distance of five mllca on either side of aaid Canal, and extending the entire length of same, 100 miles, vi*. from Chi cago, on l*ake Michigan, to the town of La Salle, on the Illi nois river; also, town lots in the city of Chicago, I*oekport, Joliet, Du Page, Kamkakee, Morria, Ottawa, and La Salle, including water power at aeveral points on the Canal?Look port, Joliet, Kamkakee, he. The sale will commence at Chicago on the lat day of Sep tember next, and will be oontinued at that place, and, suc cessively, at other towos on the Canal, from day to day, until all the said lamia, he. shall have been offered for sale, aa di rected by law. The terms of sale are : One-fourth cath, the residue of the purchase money in three annual instalments, bearing interest at fi per oent per annum, payable annually in advance. These lands constitute upwards of tour-fitths of the grant made in 1827 by the United States to the State ol Illinois, to aid Mid Sla'e in the construction of a canal to unite the waters of Lake Michigan with those of the Illinois river, and are the same which were conveyed by the State to the Board of Trus tees of the Illinois and Michigan Canal, for the purpose stated in the deed of (rust, executed.in due form by the Governor of the State, and rt-eorded in the Clerk's office of the counties of Will and of Cook. A list of the lands, lots, ltd. to be sold will he pnblished for distribution before the day of sale. Meantime any infor i atlon which may be required by peraons wishing to purehaae can be had by appl} ing at the Canal Office in Chicago. WILLIAM H SWIFT, DAVID LEAVITT, CHARLES OAKLEY, Trustees Illinois and Michigan Canal. Office of the Board of TruMtett of the Iltinoi? and Michigan Canal, June 1, 1848. may 81?lawtlstSep , :.f , MOKNI?G ANO EVENING EXERCME* for th< Closet for every day in the year, by the Rev. Wa. Jay. june 29 R. FARNHAM.