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ARRIVAL AT BOSTON or THE
STEAMER Id Id BRITANNIA.

-, The Mail Steamer Britannia arrived at Boston on
Tuesday last
;, The political and commercial news received from
Europe, by this arrival, is important
The bullion in the Bank of England. which amount
ed to sixteen millions stetling in August last now
amounts to only f9,2l3,S90, in both DEPARTMENTS
rade IN the manufacturing districts and in the
principal commercial towns, feels severely the effects
OF the monetary pressure. There is want of conf
dence, and general stagnation and business i'm manv
branches lis brought to complete stand
Inc accounts OF the appearance of the crops and
inc progress made IN the age of the land are gene
rally very encouraging throughout England
cotton had ialen about I'd per pound. while the
grain market was sustained in the face of the money
pressure, and prices were fully sustained if not upon
the advance
The accounts from Ireland are more occupied with
the progress OF fever and disease than destitution
III every province, ana almost every county, fever
ana dyscntery continue TO make irightful ravages
among all classes.
An unusually large number OF persons were prepar-
ing to embark for The United States with all possible
haste, and some were Offering large sums for their
passage.
In reply to n question from Mr. VIM Brown, OF
Liverpool, in the House of Commons on the Doth ult
as to the relief from this country lreandMr. La
bouchere-as Irish Secretary-read an extract from a
letter from Mr. Everett to him, introducing Mr.
Forbes, and explaining the mission of the jamestown
The report says that every sentence of Mr. Labouch-
eres answer was received with loud, long and con
tinued cheers"
Mr.. O'Connel was at Lyons, where he was oblig-
ed to remain because too weak to proceed farther, and
was said TO be sinking daily.
Lord Conley, the brother of the Duke Of Yelling
ton had died at his residence in Paris
Mr. Bancroft was presented to the King of the
French on the nth ult Mr. Ingersoll our Minister
to Russia presented at the same time.
An attcmptto assassinate the Pope had been dis
covered ,and frustrated, 1t was said through the assis
lance OF the French Ambassador at Rome.
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A new Expounder of the Constitution.

Thomas Richie, the Editor of Mr. Polk 8
newspaper in Washington, after pressing
through nearly three mortal columns in giving
his exposition of the Constitution, concludes
with the following piece of Bentonian compla-
cency -
" These are the true and republican views Of the
constitution, and not the ultra federal views of Mr..
Webster, who will in vain preach up to enlightened
southern ears the hrresies which he has been prooa-
eating at the north and in the Senate for so many
years -
So it turns out that-Mr. Thomas Richie and
mol DANIEL WEBSTER, is the true expounder of
the Constitution We trust. after this. Mr.
WEBSTER will stay at home. To be sure this
Mr.. Richie has been kicked out of the Senate.
and can't give his true and republican views
of the Constitution there, but then he can
write book, and dedicate it to his brother pun,
Thomas ii. Benton. The Constitution and the
Country are safe. lIurrah for thomas richie.
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Letter from Father Mathew.

AT the dinner given by the hosptabe citizens
ct Cork, TO Capt. FORBES of the Jamestown.
during his recent trip to Ireland with stores -
On the removal of the CLOTH Mr. Drew read n letter
from Admiral Sir Hugh Pigo, rcgreting his inability
to attend the banquet. The following excellent, letter
from Father Mathew was also read, and elected he
warrncst applause
CORK, 18th April, 1917.
" MEsSRS ScoTr AND DREw-Geatiemen With
pleasure and thanktuness accepted Your kind inyi-
t1ion to assist at the Festival in honor oil him. whom
all Ireland de lights TO honor
esteemed IT. high privilege, to be allowed to pay
my hn'ne tribute OF respect, TO the hr minded PHI
antlioihc, sell sacrificing Bennett Forbes of Boston
Circumstances over which have no control place
an lh>'lrmountabc obstacle my participation this
evening IN your delightful demonstration of gratitude
10 tlc man that rst opened the a bssful scene
OF universal Pence, by navigating II vessel of War
rom the shores OF the great Republic into the most
magnificent OF British haTbors, ona God. like mission
oil pure humanity and brothcily love o, may this
sweet spirit be speedily diilsed from pole to pole uni
ing all mankind as one family making the wants Of
each individual, Of every creed and every cline the
warm concern OF the whole--as has been uoby done
ny the benevolent citizens of Boston
Assuring you OF the deep regret fee, whilst writ
ing tins apology,
am, gentlemen, with highest esteem
Your most devoted
TliEOBALD MATHEW.
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expression Some appeared TO have died defending
their lives bravely to the last while others evidently
used their last words in suppcatlng for mercy Here
lay Youth and mature Age calmly reposlng in unit
mcly death.
Passing on from this part Of the bloody ground ]
went over to the plain literally covered with the dead
bodies of those who had recently been our foes.
This scene was horrible enough, God knows-but was
Invested of OF its horrors by the fact that not one
of the Mexican soldiers either robbed or stripped
of his clothing nor was there the least appearance OF
the bodies having been abused after being wounded
This indeed speaks much for the barbarous volun-
tecrs of the United States Of the North, as the Mex
leans style US.
Among the hundreds of dead whom saw there,
much touched by the appearance OF the corpse of
Mexican boy, whose age | would think could not have
exceeded fifteen years. bullet had struck him full
through the breast and must have occasioned almost
instant death He was lying his back, his face
slightly inclined to 81 de- and although cold, yet
bcaming with bright and sunny smile, which elo-
qucntly told the spectator that he had fallen with his
face to his countrys foe.
SaltilIo is one vast hospita; Besides our own
wounded -four or five hundred in numberJ Gen. Tay-
lor has collected all the wounded Mexcans who were
left by their army, and put them in hospital. 1t is
most disgusting to visit one of those places All Of
them uhe Mexicans) are badly wounded for those
who were slightly wounded went off. They are dying
every hour III the day, but they die better than
could under similar circumstances for their priests
always at hand I'll set the sails OF their last voyage in
proper manner VicksJUrg Wig.
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The Hon. Henry Clay on the Mexicans War.

ASHLAND Sth April, 1877
* You express your regret
on account Of the unexpected issue of the last
Presidential election. | ought to feel none for
myself, personally. Besides being relieved from
a vast responsibility. it furnished the occasion of
the exhibition oftestmonas, and the outpourng
of affection from the heats Of my friends aud
countrymen of which | had no previous concep-
ton that | ever could he the honorcd object.
Their spontaneous and disnterestcd manifesto
lions are worth far more tiIan the Presidency
itself
For our common country do regret the issue
of the contest. Had it been otherwise. We
should have preserved the protective policy, UNI
der which we had made such rapid and encour-
aging advances the march of improvement in
our rivers and harbors would not have been ar
rested and, above all, we should have avoided
this unnecessary war ofaggres-ion witha neigh
Dor, torn to pieces By internal dissensOns. The
brilliant achievements and the glorious laurels
acquired, during It's prosecution. gratifying as
they are to our national pride and character. can
never compensate for the eXceptionable manner
in which it was begun. the brave and patriotic
lives which have been sacrificed, and the fearful
issues which, ! tremble in contemplating, may
grow ont of it, termination. But have not
now a heart to dwell on thi, painful theme. |
turn from it with hope and du,iiul submission to
Him, whose no doubt wise but n.Cruable dis
pcnsation has permitted this awful calamity TO
visit our beloved country.
pray you, my dear sir, TO accept the assu-
RANGES of my gratitude for the kind manner in
which you have executed the duty toward me,
assigned to you by the Wings of Auburn, and
OF my being with perfect esteem and regard
Your friend and ob't servant,
II. CLAY.
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The moral suasiOn of the Fanatic.

The Liberty Gazette, in an article on the late
License vote, makes use of the following Ian,
guage
But there is another class who have no regard for
the laws OF God or man but would poison and XIII
their fellow with their distilled damnaton' mo-
vded they could make cents by it, If then mere
suspended 0rer the liquid blaze of he'll and Ene,p
that for this act they rould be forerer exposed 10
ats unquenchable Gre"!.!
Are our readers aware that this "blnd guide
is in the constant practice of taxing his feeble
ingenuity to frame and publish gross and disgust.
ing denuncation like this? We know not how
it may strike others, but we have no hesitation
whatever in expressing the opinion that nothing
but evil can result to the community that toler-
ates such outrages upon its moral sense Is it
to be admitted that any GOOD CAUSE can be pro-
NOTED in This manner The editor of the Gazette
well knows that there is no such "classr as he
thus rccklessly denounces on the face of the
earth and yet he says they are in sour own
community! Certainly the man who could deli.
beraicly, aud in the seclusion of his closet, find
in his heart the feeling towards his neighbor.
that ia expressed above, is an apter illustration
IN one sense, Of the class" he describes thar
hc In likely 10 b. aware of.
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and now that your trials are past, you will, |
trust, no longer doubt me-"
Who said doubted 2" inquired Margaret.
:" Even Rose and here she comes to answer
for her crime"
Nay, dearest sister," exclaimed the laughing
girl, it was only last evening that saw Ernest,
and have kept out of your way ever since, lest
should discover my secret Without my fri
vollty, and the thoughtlessness of another, who,
for all that, is dear to us both, Margarets virtues
would never have shone with so steady light. v
-" True, Rose, spoken like an angel never
thought you wise before it is to be hoped that
when your sister changes her name, her mantle
may descend upon you,' said Ernest.
She may want wisdom for herself" she
continued, archly " who knows but the most
bitter trials of Margaret Sunderland may come
after marriage 2"
Ernest did not reply to the unjust suspicion,
for he had not heard it his sense, his thought
his heart, were fixed only upon her who had
thrown so bright and cheering luster over the
Impressive truth - The good things that be-
long to prosperity are to be wished, but the good
things that belong to adversely are to be admired.
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AS-.S
~ :
The Expresses.

The admirable Express arrangements of Messrs.
VIRGIL e. RICE, for the safe and expeditions
transmission of goods and packages between
New York and Montreal, and the intermediate
places, are in perfect working order" One
of the gentlemany proprieters of this extensive
and genuine ACCOMMODATION Line" arrives
at Burlington from New York every "Wednesday
evening, by the .Steamcr Burlington and pro-
ceeds hence, the same evening, to Montreal
On Friday evening of each week he is here
again on his way to New York. We could add
nothing to the high public estimation and conf
dence, that these gentlemen have already secur-
ed for themselves. and their well-organzed en-
terprise, by any thing we might say in their be-
half. They are too well and favorably known
to the large community. whose business con-
venience they have so long and so faithfully
served, to need any " hacker" but their own
character and reputation and we have only to
say, what perhaps is already well understood
that their systematic and judicious plan of oper-
ations secures the speedy transmission and de-
livery, of every species of property entrusted to
them, from 8, a bo,o and arrow " to the capital
of Bank
CHENEY &Co's. Boston and Montreal Express
is also, as.usual, in successful operation, reach
ing Burlington, on the way Northward, in
season for the Boats every Wednesday, erening.
and departing for Boston, every Friday morn
ing. Mr.. GEORGE, who has the charge of this
line, is every way competent for his duties.
Packages for either of the Expresses, may be
left at the Counting Room of Messrs. J. g. J.
ii, PECK g. Co.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-21
LATER NEWS FROM MEXICO

Dates of the late news have come to hand by
the Southern mail. A The extraordinary meet
ing Of the Merican Congress, The Executive lraS
prohibited from making a treaty Of peace There
were eighty members present who acted with
great unanimity.
A permanent Committee We're to be installed
to carry on the Government should Congress
not be able to continue in session. There was a
report that Congress was acting on BaCkhead's
mediation proposition. a strong peace party is
said to exist in Mexico. Santa Ana wrote to
the government that he wanted men and money.
but no attention was paid to his request. No
confidence was placed in him.
IL o'clock, P. NJ.
The \. O. Pcayune says our loss at Cerro
Gordo was 43 killed and 265 wounded Letters
express confidence that Gen. Shields will re-
cover
Gen. ScoTT is making rapid push for the
city of Mexico The Union thinks he is already
there and in possession of that ancient Capital
Extract of Washington letter to the \. Y
Journal of Commerce of the 9TH inst.
THAT the Nexcans. instead of making peace, will
resort now To the guerilla system OF defence is very
probable and is announced as certain, by the mos
intelligent OF those who write from the of ope
Tatiuns On the other hand, resort 10 sequestra.
ton aud forced contributions. Thus, n new chapter
is about to open, in the history of this war
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The War.

We invite the attention of our readers to the
following article from the National Iateiigcncer.
1t contains the plain, sober, serious and mourn
fdl truth of the matter touching the worse. inf.
nitely worse, than useless war in which Presi.
dent Polk has involved the nation. 1t is instruct
i've it is the part of wise men and true patriots,
TO look upon the actual condition of things in
Mexico, as respects the American citizens who
have been sent thither; to look at the appalling
picture of sickness and death as portrayed in the
letter of the Rev. Mr.. O'Reilly, and at the GER
tainty that there will be comparatively NO re.
enistments of that very large portion of Voun-
teers whose terms of service are soon to expire
and then to inquire Why IT Is that our country
must CONTINUE this disastrous and bloody con-
trovcrsy? The empty and senseless iargon OF
the Washington Union about conquering an
honorable peace" is too pitiful for contempt. An
honorable peace As though ccasing to batter
down the cities. to kill the women and children
and to capture the armies. of weak, miserable
divided ,harasscd and cifectually Frustrated Mex.
leo, would be discredtabe to our national char.
actcr. or an impeachment of our national honor
or bravery! If the American people would con.
suit their true glory and magnanimity, their true
interests and honor, they would demand. in tones
of thunder. the immediate REGAL of the armies OF
the country from this bloody and senseless wal
upon contemplate, but obstinate foe. No OBJ.
iect can be gained by its further prosecution
that has not already been attained, unless it is
the purpose of the Administration to conquer and
g annex the whole of Mexico to this Union
We are sick and disguised with this vile and
twaddle about " con1uering a
peace a"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-21

1.-THE Editor of the Albany Erening Jour
nr has again been sued for libel The COM
pment implied to the Importance of publica-
tons in that excellent paper, can hardly COM
pensateIfor the annoyance ofthese repeated Coup
e,ations, The paintiii'in the present instance
is not the " Author of the Monikins," but prob
ably far more self-sacriicng PERSONA Mr..
Hastings, the man who read the Monikins. -
Mr.. WEEDS offence consists in having publish
ed,in his ordinary Legislative Reports, a speech
of Mike Walsh on the floor of the House, in
which the said Mr.. fIasting was, as they say
in the refined circles of the Great West, pretty
essentially chawed up!" If Mr.. Hastings
makes that suit stand he intends to commence
another against the Clerk the House, for pub
fishing the Journals of that body.
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u The REcIIABITE JOURNAL is the title of a
new monthly paper, published at the Ga-ete
office, and to be devoted to the cause of Tenn
perance and of the Society whose name it bears.
1t is edited by the Rev. Messrs. GREGORY.
PARKER and BINGHAM, gentlemen every way
competent to make a valuable and rightly-n-
iluential paper. We trust they will have the
actual as well as nominal control of its course
OF argument and persuasion. The editorials of
Messrs. GREGORY and PARKER in the first num-
Der Qhere are none from the pen of Mr. BIyG-
HAM, are in admirable spirit and temper, and
are well calculated, as they were doubtless in
christian kindness designed, to WIN erring men
from the evil and bitter ways of intemperancc and
to remove unfounded preudces agaist the So =
city, We cheerfully commend the " Journal =
to public patronage. 1t is a good-looking octave
Of l6 pages, and is furnished to subscribers for
62 IL cents per annum.
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The War.

CAPTURE OF JALArA AND PERorE-ADyANC
OF THE ARMY TOWARDS THE Cry OF MEXICO
The news OF the capture of the towns Of Jalapa
and Pcrote by our Army. without firing a gun.
and also of the continued advance OF the Amer
lean Army towards the City of MeXico--is fully
confirmed.
The dates from Vera Cruz are to Goth ult
The capture of the town of Ialapa took place on
the 10Th April when Gen. Twiggs with the
division of the Army under his command entered
into possession, without any resistance Il ap-
pears that in the flight from Cerro Gordo, Santa
Anna did not pass through Jalapa but in COM
pany with Ampudia and 1orreion. turned off to
the LEFT at his hacienda and halted for the nj gh
OF 18th at the nine mile pass" which was
being fortified. but which, on second considcra-
ton, it was deemed prudent to evacua,c. This
evacuation took place on the Goth. and in the
evening Col. Harvey Dragons took possession
of the pass-Gen, Worth followed in their foot
steps.
General Worth with hi, division entered the
town of pcrote at noon on the 22d of April. He
found it completely evacuated by the soldiers of
the enemy. and Il Col. Nasqucz left behind to
surrender it with deccncy, An immense mum
Der of small arms, the big guns Of the castle and
city and ammunition were taken possession of.
Perote is thirty-sX miles beyond Jaapa, one
hundred and eight from Vera Cruz, and one
hundred and seyenty-one from the city OF Mex
leo.
LATER FROM GIN. TAYLoR's ARNY-The ar
tillerv force that was in the battle of Bueua
Vista, are still stationed there, are also Col.
May : Dragons. A squadron otthc latter, num-
bering some 200, under Lieutenant Rucher,
made a scout in the adjoining country. They
found Gen Minon inthe neighborhood of Encar-
nacion,at the head of a thousand of fifteen hun
1roI lnucnrs 'rbntr t,puritt IN 1r.W trbt
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A modern battle of Bennington.

That division of the " harmonious democra-
cy " which is quartered on SHARKS old battle
ground has got by the ears THO " Vermont
Gazettes reach us regularly from the good old
town of Bennington, both intensely Locofoco,
both claiming to be the Simon Pure descendant
from the old federal organ of that name, Will
ONE established by that respectable 4" old Fed
eralist," Anthony Haswell, and both " brim-
full ofwrath and cabbage" 1t seems that Mr..
John c. Haswe, son of Anthony, being or
claiming to be, the proprietor of the Gazette,
and being, also, the Post Master, took it upon
himself to remove the Paper and the Post Office
from the old Hill Village of Bennington, where
the principal part ofthe locofocoism OF the town
is done, to the East Village, where the princi-
pal part of the business is done and a large ma
jority of the population reside, having got the
crotchet into his head that the Post Office ought
to be in the neighborhood of the business. Mr..
Post Master General speedily rectiied this little
error ofjudgment, by ordering the Post Office
back again to the "a proceeding, the JUS
tice of which will be better understood, we sup
pose, if our readers willimagine the Burlington
Post Office removed to Viewers Store in Col
chester The Gazette however, stood its
ground at the East Village. The paper, Mr..
IIaswcll appeared to. resolve, should. be where
the business and the people of the town were,
if the Post Office were removed to Joppa. The
consequence was that another Gazette was es-
tablished in the forsaken nest of the old one,
and then began the" war of the Roses !" MIR.
Robinson, of the Hill Village Gazette thinks
very meanly, and says rather hard things, OF
Mr.. Haswell of the East Village Gazette, and
"misey rersey" only good deal more so
Now we are not, by any manner of means,
going to mix in this snarl-We are in the ring
simply as one of the spectators-We are not
going to say much of anything about tive
shall not even adopt the language of the fair and
impartial old lady, who witnessed the contest
between her husband and bear, and say, it
is the only fight we ever saw where we didn't
much care whchgot the best of it = We are
only, as faithful chroniccrs, recording the fact
that Locofocoism in Bennington County, hav-
ing sown its dragons teeth" finds armed
men springing up" as it had right to expect
locolocosm must manage its own quarrels.-
1t is no concern of ours, if the two Gazettes
should run into the awkard extravaganza of the
famous Kilkenny cats. We shan't express any
opinion as to what the probable extent of the
public loss would be in such an event The far
thcst we can 90 is to say that there does not
seem to be much doubt that the Post Office, and
the Court House, and the Newspaper ought all
to be in the East Village and that Mr.. Has
well probably consulted the interests of very
large majority of the people of Bennington, no
less than his o,c,i, in taking the obnoxious steps
that have brought the Iiill'' down upon him in
manner that must give him lively idea of
what is meant by seeing the elephant y
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-21
Great News!

The North Star, under the head of 90 .Sercral
democratic ric'ories," has the following item:
Troy, N. Y, has thrown off the wing yoke in the
charter election, having chosen Gen Albert r Dun
wing,
We wonder what the Hon. Mr.. MANy, the
staunch Wing Mayor of Troy, aud the Common
Council, which is pretty nearly all Wing, will
say to this! When this Gen. Albert 4. Dun
ham " and the " seven democr attic trustees" APP
pear to take their seats we trust there will lie
no blood shed.
The Star places under the same heading, also,
the result of the recent election in VIRGINIA
Can the Caledonian account in any manner
for the extraordinary Authorizations of its polar
neighbor =?