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IEWS BY THE ENGLISH ‘AIL.

THE PROXIMATI PIESIDINT. The affairs of the United States have oc- cupied public attention this week almost to the exclusion of every other topic. Of course the arrival of Mr. Criiinpton, after liaving been dismissed front his iimbiissad- orial oﬂice, was an event in itsrlf of deep and abiding interest as respects the piesciit and the future of the two couoti-ies, and while the press was engaged disciissiiigthe cvcnttialitiaa, the news caiine, that the Uni- cinnati' Convention hiiil I‘t'jl.‘tilt'll all the Democratic candidates for the l’i~i-siilency. including Mr. Frtinkliii l’ici-ce, the Presi- dent, ad interim, in favour of Mr. James Buchanan, of l’eniis_vlvaoiii, who has re- cently returned to his native country. "RV" filling the otlici: of Atnerit-tin Ainliussatlor at the British Court This result seems to have proilucetl it L|'t?:|! stir tlirouglioiit the entire ltt-public, and we l't'tl(i ace--i'cingly ofthi-_'p.-y \\ltlL'lt it his tftlll.~‘L‘ll atnuiigst the party to which Mr. l3ut:haiii:iii licl-iii_i;s,—uf the lltIlllll‘C.~'o, and t~:iiiiiun i-oiii‘ing__-,, atid illu- tninittions \\l|lt‘ll iii-ii-. llltllll,‘_'_L‘tl in to Cele- brate tiiis p.'o.\iinitt<.- \lL'lUl'_\ , uhd oftlie new vigour which this event will infusu into A- tiii:rii:nn politic.-. The late ;_-ilti-il .\li'.~'. i\l;iiiry, of this l0\\'ll. ivh- i\llC\V Mr. iliiciiainaii wt-ll in all llI0 iioi'i.il relaliims of life, thus ilcsctibi-S him in ili:l W --ilt, “ Tlii: Stnicstiieii ofAtnei'icai,'," d|ll'ilIf_: the time that he iv.is Si-ci't~tur_v ol State: ll Presiilent l’ollt's iiiliiiitiistiati-iii:—— “ (.'a'iti~us and JK libeintiiig, thoroughly up- pi'rci.itio,v,r t.ie c.\t¢~nt of his potter and tilt‘ l't‘.~||'t|l.~llJlill_)' of his position, this tiob.lc- Hlliltlt ll Hill’) twice tciiilered his tcsigiiziti-vii \Vllt’ll his opinions eot..~'t:iciili0"~‘l_l' lllm=f“‘l front those of the tidininistratioii. lie_ is utiquestiotiably the first man in the existing govetnnictit, mid there is no doubt that had he qlllllttl otlice, the relations f)i‘ltI'¢’t.'l| Eng- land and the United Slulrs would have item a much mori: hostile aspect, for though Mr. Bnchatiziti reg.-irdeo' the 51 deg. -10 min. H|l'tlllt'l its the undisputed right ofAnietii-,a. is lllIllI2ll‘tt- and szigaizious policy )l(‘ltl(’(i this right rather!/tan rush upon (1 it-arfi'att2'/ll will iloubjful good mill rrrliiin iril. For this In-|tlt‘l'illl'Ht he will bi» nppltiiiilvd by every lover of his coiiiitrv, both in Englunil and .\tni.-ricu. it may be griitifying to Mr. B achunatn to lenrri, that nice the publica- tion of the corrcspoiideiice between the minister and hiiiist-lf_ many persons on this side ofthe Atlantic have adopted his opiii- ions, and consider that the Ainericans show- ed the greater claims.” To those who de- sire to know something ofthe personnel of a man who seems destined to play the first part in the affairs of the Great Republic during one of the most critical stages tlii-ongh which it has ever passed, it may he interesting to be told, that Mr. Buchanan is unmarried, but has, nevertheless, ‘‘the most delicate and exalted appreciation of the female character; and free from those narrow prejudices which reduce a woman to a playtliin,-.2, he does not disdain to lion- oitr her worth and to encoiii-age her at- tempts at usefulness.” \\'e learn, more- over, from Mrs. Maury, that " the lair and delicate, though fresh complexion of Mr. Buchanan, his eye of light blue, and full- bloodcd system, attest, unequivocally his Anglo-Saxon descent." \Vith regard to his religious opinions, we are informed _on the saute authority, that “ he is a constant attendant oti public worship. c is 0. mem- ber ofthc Presbyterian Church, but he is too enlightened for bigotry, and to his dis- criminating and liberal policy it is owing. that a Roman Catholic prelatc, of exalted reputation for wisdom and piety, was con- sulted on the aspect of aflairs between the United States and Mexico.” Mrs. Maury does not state the it a of Mr. Buchanan, but according to the American journals he is now in his 65th year.--an age of experi- ence nnd wisdom, ivlicn the physical powers are strong enough to second tl clear and

which Kansas is the scene, would induce any man but one of strong nerves to de- clias the giddy clcviitioii which lie! befﬂfﬁ Mr. Buchanan. But at the same time the Old World politicians are very apt to be misled by the tone of tho Atnericaii press i-especting their own ltllt:I‘l|:tl t.llirL‘|'t¢tiCOS. \\'e bear niucli about these iliffereiices be- ing such as must speedily slinlte the Union to pieci-s——pii-diice it separation between the North and the South, nccoinpaniod by all the horrors ofcivil ivar; without at ‘all iinderrating the importance of the crisis thiough which the Uiiiti-il States are now passing, ivc may be permitted to any, that the last thing of wliieh no Ami-ricun dreams is the dislocation of his country. He may talk about it in blii:-ti-r, but the renlisutioii is the last idea ivliicli enters his mind. in fact, he tissni:iiites the Republic with enur- iiious teri-itorial possessions, and the great- ness ofthe Union, in its physical extent, is wetlili-il in his belief with its tlt.‘l1|'-Cl’£lllC iti- stilotioiis. (‘Tonic what may, tlii-re will be no srparnli--ii. Sonic c-:inpi"«-iiiise will be effected, before matters proceed to that ex- tremity.

One oftlic inost n;:rei-able features ofthe Cincinnati Convi-ntioii is. that instead of selecting as ciiiitlidatcs for the ollicc ofl’i'i--

Fates, and took their places on chairs of 9”” t’-’"l°'l.l' °PP°9l'° "'9 S'"‘’ d0 Cl"lﬁ- the brig Hobart front St. Domingo which 'ld°‘- Tl“? M“ ',l'‘’“ °°"""°“°°d» “N ' has arrived at New York, reports,on the P°"°" 43"‘-""8 “"”‘ "‘° 3""”°" H‘“”' night of May 21st. in conseqiiencc ofthe """"‘ '"’d H” E"'l’""" ‘mh "'° P"°r°°‘t l“ torrents of rain which had fallen almost ' 9

:;i'|‘|i°';[::’e:_'$i"l:‘mr;'l'1l‘7s "'i°v';'n'°u"t°':h‘;f ‘ﬁ';:ePf°J‘e' without ititermission for three ay s

9 proceeding, the stream called Orange,

A Crrv SUHlltl:‘.ltE[-2D.—C{Ipl, Jordan, of

Villa His Majesty also in the course of _ the evening, ivnltzed iiiith the Princess °.Vm€i0wed mld suhmergeda Pi,"-t oft“? Mathilde. It was remark that on this oc- cny ‘ma calmed “way from 20 ‘5 3°

casion the space in front of the Imperial Imnscs Wu“ P"”""$ m ‘hem’ Sever?‘ ,,,_.,,,,, “.3, pep, cm". ,,, ,, ,,,,,, U_“,_,,,,’ ,n were drowned, _ivlii|c others ‘escaped in order to render the heat as little oppressive b"_‘"s' Mall)’ 0‘ ‘he '"l’ab'"-“"5 ale to the Einpress as possible. Their Miijcs- _“'1lh°“,t “NY asylum 0'' ¢'l0‘h95- '3 IS ties aftcrivards went through the rooms, and ""P055|bl€‘- l0 Cslllllille ll“? damage I10! on arriving at the pi-et'ect’s apartnicnt par- only in the city and vicinity, btit likewise

took of i-elresliinent. Both seemed in high spirits, and converscd in an animated inan- ner with a number of the high personages present. 'l‘hi-re were three ball-rooms opened on this grand occasion—that nlready llI(‘l|ll‘l|lBil, a .~i-cond in the Saille du 'l‘i-one, 1 out] It third in the large saloon over the l’i*e-' ft-ct's apai-tnieiits. Butli-ts were disposed in eveiy convenient part of the building, and. on i:aii'h ii protiisioii of dra__t:ees were placer l to show that the li-te was a baptisnial one.- Tlii: iiiasses of natural flowers ni-ranged ’ tlir--tigliotit the building were in such pro-I liisioii as to excite nstonisliiiieiit ; and diir-

sident obsi:iire or |llll(lI0\\ﬂ int-n, iiliose ntinics linve SCI|l‘Cl'l)’ pt-iii-truted ht-yonil their own locality, the pl‘t)lllllli'lll cundiilales in the pi-i-sent instance are oinongst the foii-niost men of the Union. The jcalousv wbieli has hitherto prevnilrd atiioiigst the friends of the lending candidates has too often led of late years to the noniination of obsciii'ities, witliout the prestige or the iibility to do justice to the oflicc; but in the person of Mr. Buchanan, \Vasliiii;_v_toii’s siicct-ssor will not be iinwortliily represent- ed. His ability has been provi-d, and his position is acknowledged.

Tlll-‘. iurr.iii.ii. CIIRISTENING sun.

The ball given on the ltith inst. by the city of Pllrls to the Emperor and the Eni- press, in honour ot'tlie baptism ofthe Prince lmperial,wa‘s ofthe most rare tnagnificence. Tlieir Majesties arrived at about hall‘-past ten from the Tuileries, which they .had reached about an hour before from St.

eight close carriages, that conveying their Majesties being escorted by it party of tilt- Cent Gardes in full uniform. A vast crowd tilled the streets front the palace to the Hotel de Ville ; and in the vicinity of this latter building the mass of humiin beings was so dense that all movement was nearly impossible. The reason of the aﬂliix to- wards that spot was, that the splendid illu- mination of the municipal palace and the siintilateil erection opposite throw out it light as bright as day, and enabled the spectators to distinguish perfectly the oc- cupants of the several cairriiiges. 'l'l.e Emperor‘ hnd Etiipress were received at the bottom oftlie grand staircase by Baron Haiissmann,‘ prefect of the Seine ; and M. Delangle, president of the iiiiiiiicipril coin- inission, accompanied by the menibcrs of that body. 'l‘tie iinperitil arty then ascend- ad to the Cour Louis X V., the Emperor giving his arm to the Grand Duchess of Baden, and the Empress leaning on Prince Osvtll‘ of Sweden. Her Majesty was dress- ed in white gauze, with pailletes d’iirgrnt over white satin, anil ornamented wi_tli white camelias; a sniiiller diadein of brilliants than that worn on the day of the imperial baptism graced her Majesty’s head, and it magniﬁcciit necklace of diamonds and em- eralds sparkled on her neck. The Emper- or wore the uniform ofgeneriil oﬂiccr, with white inexprei-sihles and silk stockings. The Imperial party, on nriiving at the first landing oftlie hcaiitifiil liorsevshoc staii-case paused for B few moments to admire the gushing fountain and the female tigin-en pouring forth water from their urns. They ttirncil round also to gaze oti the adniirable proportions and exquisite ornamentation of

healthy intellect, as in the case ofthc gen- tleman who, in all probability, will succeed Mr. Pierce at the White House.

The fearful agitation which now rages throughout the Northern States of the Un- ion, at the outrage of which Senator Suin- ner was the victim, bringing out as it does

of natural ﬂowers all brought out so per- fectly to view by the multitude oftu|ip-shap- ed lamps, which shed over every detail a light

the ball, as it lay spread otit before thi.-in with golden trellis-work intertwined ' with vine leaves, the iniirble pillars and mnssifs

" soil as tho nioonbeams.” Their

' ll l' fth d k ' ture ofrancourand illbardlynsti-‘ifs lietvavleeii“cthe_ South and the; North, to say nothing of tlie"clvi| war of_

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inajesties then proceeded at once to the principal ball-room, the Grand Galerio dos

Cloud. The imperial cot-tege consisted oft

ing the night the lictititifnl ciiscailes of the .Sti|lt- St. Jean were its much an object of liiiliniriiti-in at the ivondi-oiis iirrnngetttiiiits ‘of the (.7oiir Louis XIV. One o’i'lock {struck before the iIllpt'I'litl party thought of ‘retiring ; and when, on thi-ir way to the lcarriagi: entrance, they i'U'l‘l\€'(l at the tip- pi-rinost landing ofthc staircase, they .\‘('t‘lll- ('(l again so struck with its niatiifolil ltt::ttlllL‘S ‘that the Eiiiprcss seated herself to i-njoy the scene, and, the other ladies followiiig her l'Xtlllt[Il(‘, an i-xtetnpore salon was thus I in ii nionient orguiiisi-d, the hitlirs lwin:: all lt3L‘lll('(l, but the l‘:ll|[tt‘l‘0l‘, l’riiii:e t).-car, ltinil the other gciitleincii staiiditig. .-\fti-r , about a quartet‘ ofaii hour's delay, the Em- ! press rose, and the Eniperor led the (ii-and illuchess down the staircase, the Enipress ‘following with Prince. scar. Before leav-

ing, their Maijcstics expressed to Baron and --

lhladiime llaussnianii their ailinirtition ofall .the arriingeinents, and their high satisfac- 'tion at the spli-ndoiir of the fete. Loud lcliiii-ins niosc front the guests as their Maji-sties pi-occi-iluil to their ciii-rizigo, and lsimilar accltiniations arose as they t.lrn\'e :off. The front of the Hotel de Ville was .lit tip at the moment ofdeparture with Ben- lgal lights, and the effect on the illuminated ‘buildings was charming. Meanivliilc dutie- iiig continued in the three b:ill—rooms above with iindiminishcd spirit, mid many of the muests remained until nearly four in the morning.

ilr. Crampton arrived in Liverpool, mi a Sunday, and immediately proceeded to [Lnndon. The London Times, in speaking iofhis nrriviil says:

1 "Mr. Cranipton was ccrttiiiily not the man to send as minister to the l-'nite'~l States. But the truth is, the United State is not a favorite Eiiilinssy, and it is not very easy always to get the man you ivnnt or it. You may offer it to the “proper man," but the proper man won't take it. He does not like to banish himself frotii liluropean society, taste, and refinement, and to list hiinscll'aniotigst it new and rather rude and tincotitli people, tvho cannot abstain from cuilgelling each other in their own Seiiate-hoiise, and whose ways iiud liabits me very different from ours. Dip- lomutists are not adventurers; their chu- rticti-r is rather the reverse of thc adven- lurer’s cliiiracter. They are the children of civilisation and established order-the disciplcs ufsystcni, ninnners, and etiquette.

‘hey prefer Paris, Vienna, or crliti, as an Einbiissy, on the same pﬂnciple that they prefer the society of Europe to the society of the backwoods. The diploma- tist is it delicate article; he does not like rough handling; he likes the smopth secu- rity of decorous ceremonial and oily words. intercepting all disturbance, and acting as an itifiilliblo breakwater against the violent sur e of human passion and petulance. ll oreover, diplomatistit, like soldiers, sailors, clergyman lawyers and, we believe, most other professions, like promotion, and

.3‘ com arstvaly new creation, lies

’i,mt of the

the United States’ Embaﬂ , as being a “'0'”

in the interior, all the banana trees were rooted tip and ivaslied into the river with tiiiimals, dac. The roads to the capital and elsewhere were almost im-

assiible, as the ilood appears to have hcctigrciit tlirotigliotit the Island. A great dezil of coffee was washed away otit of the stores in presence of the spec-

I tutors, in iltfereiit parts of the city.

A l’itoriii-:cv.-'I‘lie \\'iisliington corres- pondent ofthc New York Jouriial of com- llN'I‘t_'U says:

“ The political aspect of the times has reminded me iii" an old prophecy which appeared in it Mitgaziiie towards the close oftlie last century, in relation to the ‘good old thiitecn,’ then just united under it Con- stitiition. Of course it was, as it indicates, Ii-oiii ii source hostile to the ‘ spirit of 76;’ When figures 1 and :1 tire cliaiiiged to 3 and l The \\'li!li't'.tl teltiels will their race lime runzl l"oi at that nutiiber ,tia duoini-il by fate,

'l'hoy ‘ll .-p1it in twain and separate.

It was ll prophetic vision, that could see in those dark days, that the TIi.irIccn States woiilil become T/iirly-onc. The sci-r who saw so iiiitcli, may linve seen more."

E-I.-’.‘t.SZARD'S GAZBT'1‘E.

9 Wednesday. July 9,ii1ed6—.Wi

'l‘iii-i weather has been for these some days past extreini-ly line; the rain that had lately fallen has given an impetus to vegetation which pro- mised well for the t‘ropii,onc of which, the grass, looks reniiirltiibly well in the vicinity of Ulntrluttutown. We sincerely trust, that the harvest trill be such as to compensate the

farmer for the change from war-prices to tlioso

care. If, however, he failed to lay up during the last two years. he has acted unwise- ly, and ifhe has been led into estrn expenses in the hopes ofa continuation of hostilities, he must: onlv thank his oivii want ofjudgmont. We had hoped, that this terriﬁc scourge—this till-devouring plague, would have disii. ipcared before the increasing ltiioirledgo of t to day, that railroads, electricity, universal exhibitions or world's fairs would have taught. the nations of Europe, that there is it riralr in which they can safely iudul to it contest, wliich will prove

us excitin in t e cnd,and not: only exempt from the evils attendant ii on war, but on the contrary, bringing many lcssings in its train. .- n we cannot but. think, that this will still be the result. ll‘Napoleon ill. be really sincere in his expressed determination to direct the energies of the nation over which he presides, to the developeuient at its domestic, couinieroial and artistic resources, and it‘ he be seconded by

the pt-,op‘e, it great change will nocessaril take

lace in the surrounding nations; for ltritnce as exercised, and will continue to exercise a

silently iicltnowledgcd sway over all Europe,

not in fashion alone, where she is supremo,

but in modes of thiiiltiug as well as in dressing,

and tho, very circumstance of ll0I' language

being all but universal, is ll convincing roof that such is tho" ease. Go where on will, it’ you speak the French language uently, you can be at no loss for an interpreter’; it serves the saints purpose as ‘did the’ Latin language it few centuries since. That it great change lllltt taken laco in the character of the people, is, we believe, evident, and Louis Nit leon is like ii. wise man, taking advantage of it, and going with the tide as the best means of conducting hiniselfand his fninily into is quiet and secure haven. If, tlieroforu, the French Nation is convinced, that there are other kinds of glory besides that arisin from the use of arms and the display of leg am in the battle-ﬁeld. the universality of her language will convey hot sentiments into the remotast regions, oven Siberia itself, in spite of spies and alien, and the arts of peace iaa be more soda ousl cul- tivated than those of war. I‘ There '

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is it libertry which’ is infinning Enropmend which in due thus will produce

ppisst ofeots. Should the mitation dis- y itself in the sliapeuof boa it.iu,tliesa a

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regit or line of embassy proniotievi.

oaiitiotlastloiig. The '0! Sebaatopol has