The Sun.
London, England, 1845-01-08 00:00:00

SPEECH OF JAMES K. POLK.

' The Nashville Union of the 30th ult., gives the fol-
lowing report of a speech delivered by the President
elect, Colonel Polk, on the previousday, on the occasion
of his reception at Nashville. In reply to an address
from Mr. Nicholson, he rose and replied as follows:
" I return to you, Sir, and to my fellow-citizens
whose organ you are, my unfeigned thanks for this mani-
festation of the popular regard and confidence, and for
the congratulations which you have been pleased to ex-
press to me, upon the termination and the result of the
late political contest. lam fully sensible that these con-
gratulations are not, and cannot be, personal to in) self.
It is the eminent success of our common principles
which has spread such general joy over the laud. The
political struggle through which the country has just
passed has been deeply exciting. Extraordinary causca
have existed to make it so. It has terminated—it is;
now over—and I sincerely hope and believe, has been
decided by the sober and settled judgment of the Ame-
rican people.
" In exchanging our mutual congratulations with each
other upon the result of the late election, the democra-
tic party should remember, in calmly reviewing the con-
test, that the portion of fellow citizens who have dif-
fered with us in opinion have equal rights with our-
selves ; that minorities as well as majorities are enti-
tled to the full and free exercise of their opinions and
judgments ; and that the rights of all, whether of mi-
norities or majorities, as such, are entitled to equal :re-
spect and regard.
" In rejoicing, therefore, over the success of the de-
mocratic party, and of their principles, in the late elec-
tion, it should be in no spirit of exultation over the de-
feat of our opponents ; but it should be because, as we
honestly believe, our principles and policy are better cal-
culated than theirs to promote the true interests of the
country.
" In the position in which I have been placed, by the
voluntary and unsought setTrages of my fellow-citizens,
it will become my duty, as it will be my pleasure, faith-
fully and truly to represent, in the executive department
of the Government, the principles and policy of the
great party of the country who have elevated me to it ;
but, at the same time, it is proper that I should declare
that I shall not regard myself as the representative of a
party only, but of the whole people of the United Statee ;
and I trust that the future policy of the Governrnentmay
be such as to secure the happiness and prosperity of all,
without distinction of party."

ROWING MATCII.—The scullers' contest between
Thomas Coombes, of Mil!bank, and Joseph Leach, of
Lambeth, for 101. aside, came off yesterday. The former
of these, the brother of Robert Coombes, the champion,•
is well known as a first-rate man, and has distinguished
himself on many occasions. The latter has appeared
but little beforo the public ; but his contest last summer
with Clement Bartlett, induced his friends to consider
him a likely customer for his opponent of yesterday. The
distance was from Westminster to Putney, and Coombe
appeared to have the call in the betting circles. The
race disappointed the expectations of those who had
assembled to witness it. Coombes won the choice of
station, and went to the Middlesex side, his adversary
being at the next pier. Immediately after the start, and
before their arrival at Lucas's-road, Leach gradaally
rowed away from his man, retained the lead, and won by
upwards of forty yards. Coombes, who had started well,
appeared to have strained his left arm immediately after-
wards. His defeat may be :attributed to this, although
it is of course difficult to say that he would have been,
successful had it been otherwise.

EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF TOBACCO BY THE CBS.'
TOMS' OFFICERS.—On Saturday last a large quantity of
tobacco and cigars was discovered hidden beneath some
packages on the quay at the St. Katherine Docks,
which, it was supposed, had been surreptitiously landed
from a vessel now discharging her cargo, to await the
opportunity of removal from the premis, s with some
goods about to be shipped into craft to be landed else-
where, which was immediately seized by the Customs'
officers. On Monday afternoon a further quantity, con-
sisting of about forty pounds' weight of manufactured
negrohead tobacco, done up in the same manner, and of
exactly the same description as that discovered on the
quay on Saturday, was found concealed behind the door
of a shed adjoining the place, which was also seized by
the same parties. No clue has yet been obtained as to
the actual source from whence this tobacco was landed,
though suspicions are entertained on the subject.
ARCHDEACONRY OF CORNWALL.—III consequent*
of the death of the Venerable Archdeacon Sh.epahanks,
this county, under the provisions of the Ecclesiastical
Commission, will be divided into two arehdeacouriets.
The Rev. W. Gee, of Week St. Mary, has been appointed,
by the Bishop, Archdeacon of East Cornwall, but the
name of the future Archdeacon of West Cornwall has
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THE BODY OF THE FOUNDRESS.—Our readers are aware
that this building, situated at the eastern extremity of
the valley which separates the Old and New Towns of
Edinburgh, formerly the Old Botanic Garden, has been
sold to the North British Railway Company, and is now
about being taken down. About nine o'clock, on New
Year's-clay morning, the remains of the foundress, Lady
Glonorchy, were exhumed from a catacomb under
the floor of the chapel, which was covered
by several large flags, on one of which a large
plate of brass indicated who lay below. At the
bottom of a flight of steps, and in a narrow
catacomb, the coffin was found, which had rested
there in darkness for nearly sixty years. The coffin, in
the first attempt of the labourers to remove it from it,s
place, parted longitudinally a-top, and the remains of
Lady Glonorchy were deposited within a new shell pre-
; pared for the purpose. The plate above bore, in cha-
raeters still distinctly legible, that the remains were those
of Lady Glenorchy, the foundress of the chapel, end that
she had departed in July 1786, in her forty-fourth year.
The cover of the new shell was then screwed down over
both the mouldering skeleton and the coffin to which it
had been consigned so long before ; and after it had
been removed to its place in a hearse which was in
waiting the vehicle moved slowly away for re-interment,
followed by a few gentlemen, members of the Free
Church, who, in accordance with the terms of her Lady-
ship's will, were the trustees of the building.—cakdociett
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