On Sunday afternoon, in the first Presbyterian Church, Mrs. Polk participated for the last time in the solemn services of the communion. The Rev. Mr. Ballentyne addressed the distinguished lady in a most appropriate manner; and on the conclusion of the ceremonies, the pastor and a large number of the communicants approached and bade her an affectionate farewell. The following morceau appears in the Washington _Union_: A FAREWELL TO MRS. POLK. “Lady, farewell! amid the gloom of grief, How many a heart will utter that sad sound! Farewell! for thee a thousand hearts will mourn; So much of friendship lost, of sorrow found. And thou shalt leave a void in Friendship’s hall, Where joyous notes were once so wont to rise, Like that fair Pleiad which forsook its home, And caused to mourn the sisters of the skies. But thou must go: yet with thee thou shalt bear A stranger’s hope upon the distant way, And only fade to give a calmer day. A welcome, too, I’d give thee to my home, My sunny home, the old Palmetto soil; Where many a heart, all warm and true and kind, Shall chase away the gloom of travel’s toil. And may life pass as soft as sunset hour, When gentle rays gleam on the skies above, And may each pulse in sweetest union beat To the soft music of the harp of love. “CONSTANCY.” The departure from Washington and return to Nashville was a continued scene of ovation and triumph. Everywhere along the route, demonstrations of respect and esteem greeted the distinguished travellers. Arriving at home, the citizens of Nashville showed them every possible mark of regard. Before the expiration of Mr. Polk’s Presidential term, he had purchased a house in Nashville, from the Hon. Felix Grundy, in the most commanding position in the city. It was enlarged and ornamented and put in the most complete and elegant order. Ever since it has been known as “Polk Place.” The surrounding grounds are tastefully and elaborately arranged and adorned with flowers and shrubbery. They extend from Vine street on the east, to Spruce street on the west; and from Union street on the north, to Polk avenue, which leads from the mansion to Church street, on the south. The dwelling, is large and imposing, and the grounds ample, forming one of the most attractive places in the city. This was the chosen spot for the declining days of the recent occupants of the White House. Soon after their return from Washington, the ex-President and his wife contemplated a tour in Europe; then a much more serious undertaking than at the present day. He even engaged a courier who could speak and write French and German, to obviate many difficulties of the journey. But ill-health and the speedy termination of the statesman’s life, put an end to the pleasant scheme.