Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-08-05
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To he Ediiars ef .se Bganer;
 Last evening. about o'clock, the booming of cannon announced .ihs arnse1A a the bay of ihc steamer Golden Gate; arrived oT Inc RaltcfY about mile from shore, her eagiaes were sfeppel and her distinguished parry was taken on board small steamer and landed al the per of the Staten Is- land ferry. at Whitehall. on,y small crowd had colleciedi t not having been generally known that Mir. Wooster and paEly bsd seft ihe G9,&1s G0se. ThoSe who went up the East River. think ing that Mr. Webster was saa on board. were quite disappointed.
 The party included Nrs Fillmore and son. Mr. Webster and lady. 3Ir Hall. Postmaster General: the Nie4raguan Minister, and other distinguished persons.
 4 rev class of emigrants are arriving q. this pors--I mean, Toen Of more means, aud more used 10, and fond of labor, than iae large majority of those who have been hitherto landed on our shores 4 large body of Scotch uighlanders, numbering oyer 700, have also just embarked lor New York: so say the English papers. The Scotch. especially the Scotch Highisndcrs, are harly, industrious race; and # would give ne much pleasure to know that our western country was soing to be thckly settled by them. MUre egniggauts haye or- rived at this port from France. also. within these last SIX months, than have ever before arrived in as many years. The French arc not, as a race, migratory They think there is no place like lI belle France.
 The total emigration from the British Isles since the last census, IS computed at over 5000, 900; 100000 from England. 3C0,o0o from Scotland, and the remainder from ireland--the greater DOT ton of the emigration from England and Scotland being directed to the Colonies.
 The question of the admission Of Jews to seat in the British Parliament promises 10 be brought to crisis. Mr Solomon. one of the aldermen of inc city Of London, nan of most pTincely libe,- ality. and of charity that knows no sectaran l,mii, having been elected by a large majorty, member for Greenwich, pledges Himself to go, per sonslly. to the bar ot the house and insist on his right of admission, and no: ,o wait, sezsan after session, like BaFon'Rothschild, kicking his heels on the door step.
 4 clergyman haa addressed the mayor through tLe columns of the Tribare, upon the very lnl- portant subject of appo.aliag chaplain to every ward in the city; the sasa ehspisia te have the moral and spiritual charge of ali wandering, des- titaie. sick and suffering families, whom il shall he his business to visit, register, and supply with advice, conssiaiian and temporal and. such as the common coJnci! shall enable him to dispense as their almoner and agent. He IS also so attend to persuading parents to send their chldfen to the public schools, within theiF respective neighbor- hoods, and he IS 10 see that tae orphans of his ward are properly provided for and what IS most important, he is to assemble as many as he can exercise his influence over, every Sabbath day. n some room or chapel to be provided by the corpor- aton, 10 instruct them in the great leading truths of Christianity, which tend to make mankind wiser, holier and happier, and prepare them for a future world, for which II IS the essential duty for all 10 make themselves ready. This IS really very feasible proposition. and trust that the city authorities will give it their marked attention
 As the entire subjeckof postage reform IS equal ly interesting, to the general reader and to the press throughout the Union, I record circuu,- stance which tends to establish the fact that radical reform in postal arrangements IS a de- sideratum friend of mine, residing m this city, had a letter containing $500 returned to him yes- terday afternoon from the dead letter office. The leIlef was Wftteh ana masled ln the year lSIS.- Go ahead
 Martin Van Buren, Henry Clay, Andrew Jack son, Zachary Taylor, John Van Buren, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington, have all been committed to the city puson for sandry misde- meanors, during the present week. Surely, we are coming to pretty pass Il may be gratifying to somebody to know that Of the above named rogues, John Van Buren, Heary Clay ana Zachary Taylor are negtoes Martin Van Buren and Geo. Washington are lrishmen; Thomas Jeierson is a West Indian. and Andrew Jackson is a Conneoti- cut Yankee. Tine Van Burens sal Messrs Clay and Jefferson were arrested for stealing; Zachary Taylor and George Washington Tor sghiiag; and Andrew Jackson was Aauied np for collaring policemaa--sn act perfectly ia keeping with his name. Yours truly,
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