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 London toIhs evening sf iha asth. The dalea el. al dsys later l pa9liameut had adjourned for inc Easseg holi-
 The iuiy on Cotton had bcen repealed.
 Cotton has declined iust about Co ihe extent OI the reduction of duty. and lle market waB heavy from m enlarged impression about new crops. The new Tariff, as brought forward by Sir Robert
 Peel. had gone into operation. The only change from what he proposed, was some slight alteration
 in the standard for sugars.
 The news of the passage by Congress of fbe re-
 solutions inr the annexation of Texas, had created considerable sensation in England, and also the paragraph of President Folks Inaugural Address relating to Oregon.
 General a Tom Thumb had the honor of being received on Sunday by the King and Queen of the French and the other members of the royal family They were all delighted with the ss little man. who remained in the royal presence upwards of an
 hour and half.
 Fa;lTe. Of on .dnaerican House iN GlGsgoec.- .-
 Advices from Glasgow mention the failure of
 Messrs. I. & C. Paffison s Co, of that place. who
 have house in New York. and who have donesa
 large business Their debts are said to amount to upwards of 100000, of which it is said E3u.000 are owing in England, while several Scotch firms are snoken of as likely to suffer. About I $. ur l5s. in the pound IS expected
 LIVERPOOL, March 29.-The news which has come 10 hand this week from the United Stales E more than usually important. The Senate by 2 majority of two votes. consented to the annexation of Texas, and resolutions were passed by Congress. and had received the sanction of the President, for the reception of that country into the Federal Un
 S1<1trv ,f.nfb The thorny path has yet to be trod. II remains to be seen whether the people of Texas will consent to the Union whether the Mexican government, which claims the country as their own, will tane- N submit 10 the arrangement and whether the European powers will at all interfere. Some re- marks which fell from Sir Robert Peel recently in the House of Commons implied that the annexa- l ton would not be palafable to ths country otto France But the primary consideration is, what ;s inc feeling of the Texars themselves If they desire the amalgamation, fl would De folly on the partaof any European power to interpose an ob- l stacle.
 The Charleston Mercury, the organ of Mr. Call | houn, continues to be in very bad temper withthe new administration, and the late Congress The following is given as portion of the grievances of .he Democracy of the South:
 ..To the surprise and indignation of the FreeI Trade Party of the South. the Democratic members from New York and Pennsylvania desersed alike party principles and pledges, went over to the ene- mv abd psssed fhe Tariff of ls4e. The people re- pidiated the Whigs and their policy at the next elections, and sent to the House of a Democratic majority of 6Oyotes, Yet, instead oi repealing the Protective Tariff, at the session ot Isa34 slfer elaborate discussion, the House refu- sed t modify that act and, on direct yoe repeal ed the Rule excluding Abolition petitions
 The result was inevitable. The confidence of the South in fe Northern DeInocr and its lea ,lefs was shaken They were thought to be but ms 6etter than dhe Wkigs iu princpe snd rath- er worse is professions, since these were manifest ls n,ads to sieceive and betfay Not enly new men were demanded, but new men in whom fhere was oonfidey,ce The Representatives. of the Northern Dernocfacy were put aside. and Mir. Polk narnina4 ted-A Southern man. and supposed Repre- esenta- tive of the Southern Democracy Good principles were thought 10 have triumphed in his oIninatlon; and renewedly adopting the Baltimore Resolutions of fS40 with Texas Annexation supefadded. the Democratic party went into the Presidential can yass of iS44 Thus, the tfeachefy oft the Northern Democracy on and en the st Rpls ads posed identification with the simple and honest principles of the Southern Democracy gave Mir. Polk the nomination to the Presidency. Such. at least, was the aspect Of things at the South. < 4 Day os Mount Vernon, says the Alexandria Gazette, IS indeed worthy to be marked withta white stone, in counting the days of ones life - Who can stroll through the groves. finger in the poftcos sit and reflect in the halls, and stand be- fore the TosdB at MouNT VERNoE. without being almost overwhelmed with the recollections and as. sociations If the scene! Andthere the descendants of the Great Chief still remain, dispensing the ele- gant and refined hosptaities of the venerated man. sion, with that kindness and courtesy which we feel be6ts them, and gtaces their abode. Long may they live 10 hold the possession of an inheritance as dear to them as t is precious to the nation.
 Every visitor approaches the ToMB with feelings of reverence and awe--and few choose to break the silence inspired at the hallowed spot. intwo fnar- bic sarcophag, before you lay the remains George Washington and Martha, his wife. The mind re. tires witfin itself and muses, and language ceases to be the utterance of our feelings.
 The Mansion itself, and the surrounding build l igs are as nearly in the state they were i during the life of WAsIINGToN, as can well be- though the rude touch of Time cannot be avoided. Nor would we have it otherwise! Mount Vernon would look out e place prankesi up with the 1cs00dAa Ss IN w tssS svsatt ! ssag Unrest oJ ne Ssipposed .sfspdeyes Sf iae late .5fr Pdtkey of .lfdsschest ter .W are ihfofmedb by al officer that man by the name of Benajah S Ells worh driver oi an ice cart and of surly aspect was afFested Saturday night by constable Jacobs. as the murderer of Mt Parker. Several citcumsta of most potent weight, have led to his detection. He has been to Manchester, was there at the time of the murder, and has been heard to say that here turned to ths section and pGssed oDer Cydgi<'s Bridge, tcifh Mot less than 5000 Sn his pocket It has been noticed too that he has practced at cut. lery and been known to make knives similar to the one found at Manchester Another faCa has trans. pired that the Atlas Bank has recently feceiy- ca at its counter 0O) bill. and it has been den. tilted as one of those that MT. Parker had in his nnssnssnn We sfafa fhaSA fhnNa as We have learn.