The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY NVENING, MARCH 2, DM.

had been serious quarrels between herself
and the deceased. SIN edirftted Cid rte
occasion of some of them Ind been her own Will-
`once in gambling at Homburg, where rte had
once won 7001., which she said she gave to the
poor. Also she admitted having written some
violent letters to her friends, warning them against
Mrs. Cuss as "the horror of London." At the
same time she acknowledged having written a letter
to the " horror," calling her " Dear friend." But,
then, as she remarked, "if you come to strict
" language, I doubt whether there is such a thing
"as a friend in the world"—a conclusion which
we do not doubt she based upon a very accurate
review of her experience in life. It seemed to be
admitted by Miss Bau.sw also that she had received
frequent advances of money from her sister, though
she strongly insisted that a large number of I 0 U's
in her handwriting were no proof that she had
actually got the money. But beyond the foot
of strenuously denying the genuineness of the
Countess's signature, the evidence of this sister
bad not much bearing on the facts of the case.
On the whole, we are disposed to think the
evidence very evenly balanced. It was a question
for the jury whether the friends who thought the
signature genuine, or the friends who thought it
forged, were most likely to be right, for their evi-
dence was at least above suspicion of insincerity.
The opinion of experts in such cues does not go
for much, since experience shows that agitation or
accident may sometimes materially modify a usual
signature. The circumstances narrated in the

commencement of the will were all proved to be
consistent with the feelings and fancies of the
testatrix. It cannot, however, be said that the
document came from custody above suspicion.
This was the weak point of the case, though it,
too, was somewhat balanced by the fact that Mrs.
Cum took but alight benefit by the document, sod
was proved to be rather on bad than on good terms
with the brother who took the chief benefit. The
whole case was thus eminently a matter of opinion,
on which it was to be expected that minds of
different characters would form different conclu-
sions, and that of the jury was adverse to the
genuineness of the will.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THLS DAY.)

party Impulses sal from why palate of view. Be long
ss the ballot is obstinately rejlipted, bribery sad hilimidatton
are poet If the elseiersl poliey of the oonntry, nod gook.
mismadah we* extreme mess of a pneral and chronic
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LATEST INTELLIGINCFa
JAMAICA.

MEETINGS OF THE ROYAL COMMUNION.

persons who spoke at a public meeting held in
Kingston is May last, to consider the condition of
the labouring classes. The charge against them is
sedition sad conspiracy. Mr. Levien, of St. James,
the editor of the County Union, and Dr. Bruce, of
Vere, are also indicted—the former for libel of the
government and the judges, and the latter for
sedition.
The Morning Journal further adds :

The letter of Paul Bogle ham sot been forthooming ; but
the public is &axiom to know ite purport. There is •
general implosion that it apprieed the (manor of the
diseatisfaetiou prevailing among the people, and prayed his
exoellency to come down to St. Thoreas-in-the-Earl, and
personally settle the disputes between them and the magis-
trates, If this prove correct, then one is forced to the oon-
otrudoe, that • little timely judicious action might have
obviated the late deplorable occurrences at Monet Bay.
Representations have been made to his Excellency Sir
Henry Storks, from various quarters, that another out-
break is to be feared, sad his excellency has, very pro-
perly, notified that were any such oecurreaoe to take
place, he has it in his power to put it down, and that he
will do so with vigour. The suspicions of prevailing dis-
affection are utterly groundless, but there are • great
many who would be glad of another outbreak and who have
been endea►ouring to drive the people to commit acts of
lawlessness, in order that the assertion might be made
good that " the reentry has been slumbering on the brink
of a volcano," Had the unfortunate gentleman whose
weakness has been so long played upon by designing men
been at the bead of affairs, there can be no doubt he would
have been ,gain induced to plunge the country into all the
horrors of the days of terror.
The commission did not sit on the Bth ult. in
order to enable all concerned in its labours to pre-
pare their letters for the mail, which left early the
next morning, but on the 9th the inquiry was to
be resumed.