The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-23 00:00:00

IMINUIPIMEMMOM

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1849.

►xemplifled the prevailing equality of taxation. Mr.
CLAIMS'S objections to a property qualification for
inrush rs were highly joe•. And it is no doubt only
because such an amendment mast follow the other
more important reforms, that it was tot thought
necessary to place it specially amongst the demands of
the association.

It is to be regretted that more of the intelligent
English do not visit the United States. Why do not
the well born, independent, and well-bred nobles and
commoners, acme to this country init.ad of visiting
the continent? There is much, very mneh, to be
seen here, and something to be learned. Some of
your not;bilitiss would nave a continued scene of
triumphs in the United States. Mr. Cobden or Lord
John Russell would make a sensation, and be re-
ceived with all the honours. We should like to see
some of your moat distinguished females here. They
would find a new theatre in which to appear with
applause. Much as we are disposed to quarrel with
John Bull, evea fire the nin'h part of a hair, no
Englishmen of merit ever visited the United States
without receiving the greatest attention.
Emigration is again pouring its full tide upon us.
Three thousand paupers were landed in this city in
twodays of last week. The Irish prelomirnic. How
long is Ireland to pour tooth these wretched crowds?
Is her population lsr.er than that of continental
Europe ? It would stem so. The moment these
people arrive they commence begging. The e'retts
swarm with them. Looking around, and finding they
ere not followed by any police, they begin to
swagger; they tell you what fine farms and houses
they occupied at home. They offer to work if you
will pay them 4s. or Ss. sterling a day, but they soon
get tired. They rush to the almshouse, or the duper-
series, or the emigration
offices, to get relief, and in a
few days become ready to dispute with you the pos-
session of the soil.

The several resolutions, however, developed u they I
were by different speakers, would each reqnirioae
rate consideration. Bat it was certainly a singular
coincidence, that on the same evening with the
Brat public meeting of the assaciation, one
of its leading questions should bare been
actually carried in the House of Cumuli*.
Mr. TENNYSON D'EYNCOMIT may, indeed, have owed
his victory more to the idling exciter ent of the Derby,
than to any growing wish of the members of the
house to curtail their tenure of representation. In-
deed, triennial parliaments is one of those very fair
and necessary laws for putting en end to political
trading, which the pressure from without must
strongly urge on parliament, ere it can be finally
carried.

Really they are in many respects the cane of our
land, and we all know it. What remedy is to be
provided we know not.
Very few live to old age : an old Irishman is a very
rare sight in this country. Ureful in some respects
Ivawo en riaormAal

that Amereans will no longer perform the work
which they are willing to do.
This Irish emigration is the American Sphinx.
The snivel of a large quantity of specie by the
steamer hu made some noise here. It is but a drop
in the bucket, and is, after all, bat the private specu-
lation of some capitalists, who prefer a trifling per
ccntage cf profit to a risk with a large one ; the venture
ef men not over liberal or sagacious In their general
operations. It is really a pity that the values of proper-
ties aad of labour in this country and Great Britain
should continually fluctuate with the possession or
departure of so small a representation of Onto values,
as gold and silver. Is it possible for Francs, Eng-
land and the United States to combine together and
guarantee mutually a certain amount of government
notes which should pass in their countries respec-
tively at a declared value in payment of public and
private debts? 1 sly is this pxs.ble ? If it were, it
would do more to equalise trade, labour, and c on-
merce, than all the efforts hitherto made by the best
intentioned statesmen. I have an idea of the manner
in which this might be carried out practically for a
time, and all time, if it would answer the purpose.
The Washington from Southampton came up to-
day from the lower bay. The amount of epee° entered
at the Custom-house yesterday was 902,540 dole,
in-
cluding a small lot of gold dust.
The Sophia Walker has just arrived at Boston with
80,000 doles in Californian gold. The Lexington is
expcct.d here daily with a very large amount.
The American gold dollar will be leaned from the
Mint in a few days.