The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-07
LATEST FROM EUROPE.

The steamer Atlantic arrived at New York OF
Sunday, bringing dates to 23d Of July COttor
had declined I'd.
ENGLAND.
The House Of Commons, by vote Of 1Is /,
II, has refused to allow Solomons, the Jewish
member from Greenwich, to take his seat.
The Papal Aggression bill has passed It's sec
ond reading in the House of Lords by majority
of 227.
John O'Connell has resigned the seat from
Limerick, to make way for the Earl of Arundel
George Frederick Young, distinguished Pro
tectionist, has been returned for Scarborough, In
opposition to Earl Mulgraye, Free Trader
DIR. Lingard, the historian, died at Horribly on
the 18th Of July
G. Wright, jun and ID. & w. Stoca, failed at
Liverpool on the 22d, the former for Geo 900, and
the latter for E35,000. Both failures were caused
by the decline in cotton
The receipts of the Exhibition on Monday
were G3, $40
FRANCE.
The vote in the French Assembly on the revi-
sion Of the Constitution stood 10 it's favor 446
against 227. As the vote was not two-thirds in
favor, as required by the Consultation, the meas
ure Is defeated. The greatest excitement pre-
walls on the subject and the Ministry are accused
Of corrupt movements relative 10 the petitions
presented for revision. Ii was reported that the
whole Ministry had resigned on Tuesday, but
this was not believed In London.
MORE RUMoRRD FRAUDs--It Is rumored that
two more frauds upon the Mexican Commission
have been discovered, and that an Investigation
is about being gone into.
TENNEssKEy--The Bolpar Democrat, In its frs!
number, runs up the name Of ID 8. Dickinson, OF
New York, for President, and k8srson Davis
lSecessionistl Of Mississippi, for Vice President
in 1852, subject to the decision Of the National
States Rights Democratic Convention, IL one Is
called.
II Is supposed that the Mexican Government
will demand the amount OF money paid on the
Gardner claim, II the investigation now In pro.
grsss result In establishing les fraudulent char
acter The money out OF which these claims
have been paid was deducted from the amount OF
indemnity for the territory surrendered by Mex
leo at the peace.
TIE SOFTER Sex IN SNALLs.-Tbe resolu-
ton in female attire which has commenced IN
America may extend to this country Weli-no
matter II the attributes Of the husband are AFRO
what II is to be continually having to put the
hand In the breeches pocket-PHHeh.
SLAVERY AND STATE LAWS The case OF Al
BERT, who was convicted In the Criminal Sessions
Of this city, for Kidnapping . child belonging u
an alleged fugitive slave, 10 TO be brought before
the Supreme Court, and the Attorney General Of
Maryland, Mr.. Brent, has been authorized 10 in.
stitute proceedings. The question win then be
decided whether a child born Ia free State, Of q
fugitive slave, inheris the condition of iis mother
and Is not only n slave, bat Q fugitive, escaping
from State In which II never had an existence
The question 10 an interesting one, and IL the
Maryland view Of the case is sustained, our laws
or the decisions under them will have 70 be alter.
ed. The mother, In this case, being seized
by Albertl, refused 10 70 without her child, and
% he carried them both of. Judge Parsons ami.
madverted 10 strong terms upon the conduct oi
Albert, and on bis ooBviotion gave him severe
sentence ten years TO the psniteDtisry lie also In
timated that II he had bssn Indicted for carrying
of the woman, be would also have deserved con.
yiction, for bis nsslsctins, We presume ths isgal
forms which ths Law rsquires 10 such ossss--Pha-
adsipha Ledger.