ENGLISH OPINIONS ON THE ELECTION OF MIR. POLK.
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 Wilmer & Smiths Times says:

 The Great Western, which Jeff New Y ork on the 9th, arrived at Liverpool at little before noon on the 23d, having made the passage in little less than fourteen days it being the shortest passage she has made this season. She carried out the first news of the probable election of Mir Polk. The event of course exciting surprise throughout Europe, so far as interest was taken Tn the election. We suhjoin some of the comments of some of the principal journals upon it, They are deserving of attention, not merely as a matter of curiosity, but for much more important reasons. The following are the remarks of the London Times in annnoun- cing the intelligence =

 The nomination of the Presidential cleo tors has just been completed, and Ii appears to leave no doubt as to the triumph of the Democratic party, and of their candidate, Mr. Polk The surprise, and, we must add, the apprehensions and regret, which this event will produce in Europe, are increased by the fact that it IS the great States of New ' ork, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, which has turned the scale. Far from exercising that moderating power, and, if we may so speak of any thing in America, that conservative influence which might seem to belong to their position, their wealth, their mercantile interests, and their exemption from slavery, Pennsylvania has in this instance obeyed the same influences, which have all Ieady connec- ted her name with bankruptcy and anarchy, and New ork has followed her example.

 Of Mir. Polk we know nothing, except that he has achieved triumph over the most able and respected man in the Union, though he was scarcely more known in that Union few months ago than he now Is in Europe He has not been chosen for his. services, or his political experience, or for civil eloquenee or for military fame; for these qualities would doubtless long ago have brought him within our notice, fl he had possessed them. But the less of personal greatness or influence hc could boast of, the better was he fitted to answer the expectations of his adherents.- Whatever he may urn out to be hereafter, we can only judge of him at present as the delegate or instrument of the passions hy which he has been thus strangely raised into this conspicuous position. As such then. We must remark with no ordinary concern. that with the single exception of the Tariff ques- lion, on which he is pledged to more lib- sral commercial policy lhaa his opponent, his election to thts important office k the triumph of every thing thai Is worst over every thing that ls hest in the United .sales el America l. x ! viesaF5 gaiard hy the repndialing States over the honest anas-hy the paFssans of the annexation ol Texas over its opponenls--by the adventurous and m scrupulous democracy of the New States. and the foreign population in those States. over the nsoFe aassere ant ,lignisied RFna5si. eanism of New England.

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