The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-26 00:00:00

THE HORSE (WARDS AND THE MILITARY
OFFICERS IN JAMAICA.

This morning was published a copy of extracts
from correspondenoe which passed between the Horse
Guards and General O'Connor, ou the conduct of military

officers during the Jamaica massacres. The documents
printed include letters from General Nelson, Captain
Hole, Lieutenant Oxley, Colonel Hobbs, Ex•Govenior
Eyre, and others, referring to military movements, and
reporting proceedings on both aides. Among the papers
includes the following letter from the captain who super-
intended the execution of the wretched man who was set
up as a mark for the soldiers to fire at :
"Newcastle, November U.
. .

" Sir —ln reply to a communication from the Deputy
Adjutant General's Office of the 10th November, lstiZr,
relative to the execution of a rebel. Arthur Wellington, I
have the honour to state that Colonel Hobbs, the night
before the prisoner was excuted, stated that he intended
to test the power of the 'infield title at long ranges. The
following day, at about 2 o'clock p.m. the prisoner was
taken up a hill, a distance of 400 yards or thereabouts,
and tied to a tree. The provost sergeant in charge of the
prisoner acted as a marker. and signalled the seventh shot
as having pasted through the said rebel's throat, the ninth
or ten.h of entered his heart or thereabouts. I beg also
to state that, as far as superintending the execution, I
was in charge of the party and out the command-
ing officer's instructions.—l have, do.,
(Signed) " SPENCER YIELD,
Captain 2nd Battalion, 6th Royal Regiment.
"Deputy Adjutant General, Kingston."
Colonel lakingtoo, who wrote Colonel Hobbs on the sub.
ject, said that the Major-General was desirous that the
affair should be thoroughly investigated, " for no doubt
that a report of a serious nature will eventually reach the
authorities in England, perhaps furnishing a matter fur
discussion in parliament." Another letter of Major-
General O'Connor rebukes the late Colonel Hobbs for
other proceedings on his part, and General Nelson writes
in a similar strain. Respecting the execution of the man
Arthur Wellington, the Major-General says :—" I have
refrained from taking myself any steps in the matter, simply
because I think to have done so in the present critical and
excited state of the colony consequences of the most
serious nature would have followed." It should be stated
that in one letter to General Neiman General O'Connor
appears to complain that Colonel Hobbs is not summary
enough. General O'Connor writes :—" Colonel Hobbs,
20th Royal Regiment, is by no means so decided as your-
self or Captain Hole with the prisoners he captures, but
mends them in parties to tip• Park Camp on superficial
charges, instead of disposing of these cases summarily, and
thus saving me needless trouble."
The only letter from the Horse Guards printed in this
return is the following :

"Hone Guards, Nor. 21.

" Sir,—l am directed to acknowledge the receipt of
your doipatch of the 24th ultimo, and its enclosure,, re-
porting for thi information of the Field-Pdarshal Coin-
umeding-in-Chlef, the measures you had adopted for sup-
pressing a rebellion which broke out among the native in-
habitants of Morant Bay, St. Thomas-in-the• East,
Jamaica, on the Ilth ideni, and which has been attended
by a most barbarous massacre of several influential Euro-
pean and coloured inhabitants. In the present state of
affairs it is in his royal highness's opinion premature to
attempt to form a judgment as to the expediency of the
measures which have been adopted, the details connected
therewith being insufficient for more than a superficial
reviewer ; meantime, however, I am to express to you his
royal highness's gratification at finding from the perusal
of your report and its scoompaniments, that the conduct
of Brigadier-General Nelson, and the officers and truops
under his command, engaged in the rebellious district,
has met with your approval.—l have, &c.,
(Signed) " W. F. Fossrea.
" Major-General O'Connor, C. 8., Commanding the
Troops, Jamaica."

Mr. Fildes, on second reading of Sale and Pur-
chase of Shares Bill, will move that it be read a second
time upon this day six month*.

Mr. Osborne, on Thursday, will ask the First
Lord of the Admiralty if be will lay upon the table of the
house any subsequent correspondence between the
Admiralty and Lieutenant Brand since that officer was
placed on half-pay.

The committee of the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution gratefully acknowledge the receipt of 401.,
being the proceeds of the third private ball held at the
Hanover•equate Rooms on the 24th of January last in aid
of the funds of the institution.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
After Term sittinp in Banco.—(Before Mr. Justice Lush.)
This was the day appointed for delivering judgments.
H TAMS r. WIBRTER.
This was an action to recover compensation for injuries
arising from the fall of a horse in consequence of a hole in
the road along which the plaintiff was driving. The de-
fendant had contracted under the Board of Works to con-
struct a sewer along the road. The work was concluded
in October, 1464, and the accident happened in February.
1803, in consequence of the subsidence of the work. it
was contended on behalf of the plaintiff that the eon-
tractor's liability continued until so long as any
such subsidence took place. At the trial the
Lord Chief Justice left it to the jury to say
—first, whether the hole which caused the accident
was the consequence of the work executed by the defen-
dant, either from defect in filling up or subsidence from
natural causes; and secondly, whether the parish had
taken the road so aa to relieve the contractor from
liability. The jury found that the hole was occasioned by
natural subsidence, and that the parish had not taken
the road ; and thereupon the verdict was entered for the
plaintiff for 40f., with leave reserved to the defendant to
move to set aside the verdict and enter a nonsuit. The
question for the court to consider was whether the
defendant, the person who opened the road, was lamed
to do the repairs necessary by the natural subsidence
of the soil from time to time, or whether his duty
and obligation ceased so soon as he had filled it
in, and had made it as sound and compact as it then
could be made. The jury had found upon that that the
defendant had so done, and the court were of opinion that
as soon as the roadway was properly reinstated it was the
duty of the parish to see to its subsequent repair, whether
from subsidence or the ordinary wear and tear. The rule
of a nonsuit would be made absolute.
Rule absolute.

The two other judgments presented no features of public'
interest.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sitting, at Nisi Priam in London.—(Before Lord Chief
Jostioe BovilL)
TEN RIANNT.3 CANAL IRON WORMS COMPANY (LIMITED)
V. HALL.

This was an action to recover calls upon GMO shares in
the plaintiff's company? which wax now in the course of
being wound-up ; and it was stated that 21 other actions
depended upon the decision. The case was tried before the
Lord Chief Justice without his having the assistance of a
Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Matthews appeared for the
plaintiffs ; and Mr. Milward, Q.C., and Mr. Charles
Russell for the defendant.

The plaintiffs' case was that the articles of association
said that in any action or suit for calls it should be auftl.
cient to prove that the name of the defendant wee upon
the register of aharehoklen, and that notices of such call
had been duly given to the defendant ; and that these
matters should be conclusive evidence of the debt.

Evidence was given for the plaintiffs to prove that de.
fcndant's name was on the register, and that notices of the
calls bad been given.
Mr. Milward submitted that the words above referred
to in the articles of association must be subject to some
limitation, for otherwise they would lead to absurdity.
Under them notice might be given of a call, which had In
fact been never made, and surely it could not be said that
the amount could be recovered under these circumstances.
Again, proving the names on the register and notice of
call could not possibly show the amount for which the
verdict should be. What he contended wan that the true
meaning of the article wan that proof of the two things
should be conclusive evidence of debt until the contrary
were shown. If this were so, he should thee contend that
there was no quorum of directors present when the calls
were made ; that the 21 days' notice of call had not been
properly repeated, and that as to one of the calls no place
for payment was mentioned.
His lordship, after hearing a good deal of discussion,
held that the plaintiffs were entitled to recover; and added
that he should not stay the proceedings to enable the opi-
nion of the plaintiff's counsel to be taken upon the points
raised unless security were given to the satisfaction of the
master. He took this course because the matter had been
already decided by Vice-Chancellor Malin,.
Verdict fur the plaintiffs for the amount of the calls and
interest, 2,0011. 10s.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Moro Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN Be T. B. KRIM.

The bankrupt wo. a builder and upholsterer, of King's.
road, VictorL•road. and Upper Eburyeereet,
The debts are 3,G301. ; assets stated at 480/.
Mr. R. Reed appeared for the auignees ; Mr. Brough
for creditors; and Mr. Sargo.l for the bmkrupc
An application on the part of the asbian Ts for addi-
tional simulate was not resisted, and an adjournment of
the examination sitting wan ordered.

COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
(Before the Right Hon. Dr. LuAtington.)

THZ ANZHICAN WAR—ACTION BY THE UNITED HUTU
Govan:mg:cr.—TlM MARE, OTHZRWINZ TIIE ALEXANDRA.
This was en application on the part of Mr. Priolean,
the alleged owner of the vessel, that the American govern-
ment having seised the same as having belonged to the
Confederates, security should not only be given for
costs, but also for damage. The other part of the motion
was to give bail, but it wee abandoned.
Mr. Milward, Q.C. , and Mr. Butt were in support of Mr.
Prioleau ; Dr. Twigs, Q.C., Mr. Brett, Q.C., and Mr.
Clifton were for the American governineut.
Mr. Milwanl and Mr. Butt indsted on security for
damages as well as for costs. His lordship had in other
cases )n which the United States had reined several ships
which had been engaged in what was called the rebellion
decided that security should be given for costs, as the
plaintiff was in fact a " foreigner." They (Mr. Milward
and Mr. Butt) did nut rely on the generosity of the govern.
meet, and therefore asked for security for damages as well
as costs.

Dr. 3 wuis and Mr. Brett denied that in a case of pos-
session the court could order security for damages, and
that the government was entitled to ask for security for
damages as well.
His Lordship, at nearly 1 o'clock, ordered security for
coats, and as to damages would consider the point.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Recorder.)
Charletllin !lion, 38, a respectahle•looking MAD;
described as a needle manufacturer, pleaded guilty to two
indictments charging him with forging bills of exchange,
one fur 751. and the other for 42/. lffs., with intent to de•
fraud the Metropolitan Bank.
The prisoner. who appeared to be in a dreadful state ci
mental distress, read a long and most affecting statement, in
which he represented that he and his family had been
in a respectable business for more than half a century, at
I Studley, in Warwickshire, and that he had fallen into
difficulties, and the dread of bankruptcy had driven him
to commit the acts to which he had pleaded guilty, in the
hope of tiding over his difficulties. He said that the Tres•
sure upon him was so great that he was driven to meditate
suicide, and he had passed many nigh tt wandering about, not
knowing what to do to relieve himself from
He implored the court, for the sake of his wife and his
innocent children, who had been reduced to a state of
destitution by his being placed in his present position, to
deal mercifully with him, and give bins an opportunity of
endeavouring to regain the position lie had formerly
occupied.
The Recorder sidd it was certainly a very painful cave,
but the duty of the court was perfectly cle:kr. It did not
appear that he had only been guilty of a single act of for-
gery, but, on the contrary, he appeared to have endea-
voured tepees off no less than four forged hills, and lie
also seemed to have defrauded another bank hi a JJJ ilar
manner only a short time before this transaction. ruder
these circumstances the court had no alternative but to
sentence him to be kept in pemil servitude for six years.
(Before the Common Serjesust.)
SINGULAR ItIBBERY FROM A POST LErTLlt•Ii°C.
Charge, Loud, 25,• well-dressed young loan, was charged
with stealing eight post letters, the pronerty of her Ma-
jesty's Postmaster-General.
Mr. Metcalfe mid Mr. Patteson conducted the prosecu•
tion.

The circumstances of this case were somewhat peculiar.
It appeared that on the 16th of February the attention
of the persons hexing the charge of the :coition
district poet-office, at Islington, %vas directed to the
fact of some sticky substance, apparently birdlime,
being placed inside the letterbox, apparently with
the object of arresting the letters in their descent.
A constable was accordingly set to watch, and, w lade
he was so employed the prisoner came up to the letterbox,
And stood, lounging about, at a abort distance from it.
Several persons then came up and dropped letters into the
box, and the moment they had left the prisoner sidled up
to the box and stood with his hack to it. and while in that
position he was observed by the officer to put his hand into
the slit of the letter-box, and lie then walked away.
The constable followed him and stopped him, mud asked
him to go back to the post-office. He at titst objected. hut
on the constable insisting upon his accompanying him be
begged to be forgiven, and mid that if he was taken into
custody it would be his ruin. The prisoner was then
searched, and eight letters that had only been posted just
before were found in his pockets, and they had all sticky
matter upon them, similar to that which was fouud w the
letter-box.

The jury found the prisoner guilty, and it appeared that
he had previously been convicted of obtaining good• by
false pretences, and sentenced to imprisonment.
The Common Serjeant said the prisoner had been con.
victed of a very serious offence, :old one that was cal-
culated to do very great mischief. As a caution to others,
he felt it his duty to sentence him to five yea.' penal wr-
titude.
William Edwards and Frederick Janes Kerby, two post
letter carriers, who had pleaded 4uilty to westing letters
entrusted to them for delivery, were brought op for judg-
ment, and also sentenced to five years' penal servitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(TII IS DAY'.)

Wt )INIIII•.sTItEET.
lioNI A RAILWAY TERNINI's.

.....
..ssistant•earrnan, Was charged by
r,teielent of the goods department of
I..stein line of railway. with being concerned in
• r of silks. eases of ielvets,and other property
• _ w ..the
tint- I.a, I Istt r attended to prosecute on the
t.Olo.Ly company. and after remarking that
..,.2 2 is oily 1 Yeats of age, and not likely to
. wet in so heavy a rolLhely, Called the sllpelin-
, -note tin the lath instant, from in.
by Tom I went to a house in a court
of I'. 1,.....•5t eet. brick-lane,Spitaltieldsos hick
• .. ..o• .cial Rs: of a mile front the goods station. One
%vs !,,,INC11,•.1 I got in at the window :in,' fount!
tin 44silt, tell., in 2,:14/0. They
.kei, ?iota I,o‘r. (mind broken open in then:LT[le
they have been identified.
•trio r miormation I had the prisoner appre-
, •.., s, ;cant henoouil of the II Division,
. :.,•i fools! in the loom mentioned a coat
. ,• ti the prisoner. When I asked
i. • ri.n. iit• replied, "John iiilihard," and
ss.ny ,•1 interrogatory, "Aye, or 31r. Punch'!"
, 1.: ~s known hvl, he replied," Yes.-I desired him
tins e,vit, lie did so, saying, "It is mine, for
I ...lilt paid for it. I then placed him with live
~11.! called in a woman named Ilary Ann Ire.
him mit instantly, saying. "That is Punch."
ov, t.,,,vii to spit..bs.maie station, and when charged
is Mg con,,viied in the robbery. replied, " I did nut
tin,' k t. .LW.ty it was driven away."
Ann - I lile at li,
Erik ',on,. r the lath inst., between 7 and fi
LL'L 10, k. I I.lllway cart, Cent:tilling a hamper, toge.
tie e n• Ali I. : the latter were taken up the
nu of Pelham-street, by " l'unch," and
. 2 1.,•i (1.01/1,1 Patten they were taken to No.
t:..1 Persons occupy a room there who also
1... i.op L, ie vili the rota where I live. I have seen
•• theLl colop.illy. I don't know where he lives.
,S il, n coriuls,rateil the superintendent's statement
f "Lit It.td ucCUI-Irti At his otlice, in her presence, with
aim eiloiller.
_

. - -
I Oh, Parininter .let.osed— lam a carman in the
ser-
t!,c I ,reat Eastern 4 On the nth inst. I
iLk •Lorte Statimi with a cart-load of goods, among
a 1., h t•rt• smile for 3lessrs. Salter and others for Messrs.
K. top. I 11.1.1 OCC:1,11,11 to leave the cart, horse. and loan!
i.. II .1, •str, et. Ih.tlitlal.grerti, with nay lad IVaterson ;
I r, tinned at ti o'clock all were gone. The cart is

Mr. Nowton -Itare•atreet adjoins the goods station.
intimated tb.tt he should not offer further
tS.,I. present, and the primmer, who declined saying
aucnl.u.g or putting a question to the witness, was re-
until Tries.h.y fieNt.

M A It Y I, EISONE.
'fl•1 1'11%1'...1: .1, AR-.,' IN KENTI.:II TOWN.-COWNIITTAI.
. _

TIIE PRISONER.

wales, aged 46, late of 26. Prince of
Kentish-town, was brought up fur final
t cliargol with ingliciously setting tire to his
ho-e, o ith ititeut to defraud the Weittem Insurance
lON, of the sum of frgW,

F. 11. Lewis, barrister, instructed by Mr. Sadler, of
1:olden-square. prosecuted ; Mr. Lewis, sen., of
lefelehal ; Mr. Lewis Itecker, superintendent of the
-t-rieuthce, awl Mr. Charles White, assessor to in-
surav ethers, were also in attendance.

Tile particulars: of this case have already appeared, from
w 1.,•!, it may be remembered that the prisoner carried on
be •• as a general clothier, dealer in jewellery, fancy
F•• •1•, and unredeemed pledges. In November last he
Of, cted ingututice with the Western office of 30u/. on
lii• 11.4,1.1,1 goods, stock in trade for 00W., and fixtures
and utensils for:Al/. nn the of last January afire took
place het veli 1 in the olurning, and was shortly
aftei wards put out. The di, entire of the company having
a suspicion that the place was tired gave the prisoner into
ci-t,sly. From time to time very voluminous evidence
was wino, for the prosecution.
The deisisitions were now read over and prisoner was
fully committed fur trial at the Central Criminal Court.
31r..I.Eyticuurt said he would take bail. The prisoner
in Lissfr/. and two sureties in 500/. each. Notice to be

SOUTHWARK.
ATTEM PTI,:I, SI 'ICJIM

Mfr" Ea9qttrlo,a, the wife of a dock labourer, was
brotiOit up in custody chargol with attempting to commit
suicide by swallowing a quantity of white precipitate.
It appeare I front the evidence of Stevens, 66 M, that
nn Sunday evening be was on duty in the London-road
when a boy came up to I awl told him a female had
taken poison nil was dying in John-street. He proceeded
there and saw the prisoner sitting on a doorstep almost
insensible with a paper marked " Poison" lying by her
side. A fernale handed him a tumbler which contained a
little white precipitate mimed with water. Witness con-
veye I her at one, to the surgery of Mr. Wood, and after•
wards to the hospital, where she remained for several
hours.

A female residing in John-street said that about G o'clock
on Sunday evening the prisoner came to her house crying
and asked for a glass of water. She procured her some,
and as soon as she got the glass in her possession she emp-
tied something in it from a paper and swallowed it. Wit-
ness seized hold of the glass and took it away from her,
but not before she hail swallowed nearly the whole of it.
Witness then sent her lad for a constable.
Dr. Wood said that the prisoner was brought to his
surgery on Sunday evening, and being told she had
swallowed poison lie administered an emetic. He then
found she had taken a large quantity of white precipitate,
enough to poison her. _

Thy pri.uucr here slid she had been drinking& great deal,
an.l had some words with her husband, when she went to
a cliemiq's and purchased the white precipitate. While
in a state of great excitement she asked for some water
and swallowed it. She was, however, thankful that her
life had been saved.

In anewer to his worship the constable said that the
prisoner had been drinking.
The magistrate, after remonstrating with her in
imitable manver. ordered her to find bail for her future
goal conduct for three months.

WANDSWORTR.
PITRAoRDINART C.,NDUCT OF A Vol NG WOMAN IN PRISON.

• —•—•••
Jam. LAirq, a young woman of short stature, was placed
in the dock before Mr. Ingham, charged with committing
wilful damage while a prisoner in the Wandsworth House
of Correction.

Mr. Onslow. the governor, attended to prosecute at
the instance of the visiting justices.
Sarah Jane sires, one of the warders, said that the
prisoner was hron;.,lit up into the division of which she had
charge for puni-hi.zent, and while in the cell she made a
great male, and !wok,: 19 panes of glass, and tore up the
rules of the prison. Witness did not see her break the
glass, but there was no one with her except an officer of
the prison.

Ingham—Did you bear her use any threats?
Witness- -She said she would throw a shoe at you this
=Thing. (Laughter. in which the magistrate joined.)
Mr. Ingham—Never mind that. Did she say she would
break the glass?
Witness—Sloe said she would break everything she could
lay her hands on.
Two other female warders were examined, and they
proved that the prisoner was committed to the House of
Correction on two convictions two months and 14 days for
assaults, and that her conduct ever since had been very
violent. Soon after her admission she rushed to a desk,
and destroyed a number of the prison documents, and
when put into a dark cell for punishment, she tore up her
clothes and afterwards broke a tub and bowl which were
given out to her for her use. Shealso threw a bowl of water
over one of the waniers.

The prisoner now told the magistrate she wan very sorry.
Mr. Ingham said her sorrow had come a little too late.
She should have been sorry before. He committed her
to the Hon* of Correction for two months, with bud
lahour.

The prisoner, on being removed. uttered threats of vio-
lence against the warders, and said she had plenty of time
to carry them out.
Mr. Omlow slid the prisoner would lead them a worry-
ing life for the next two months. He was directed by the
visiting justices to bring the prisoner before the court.

THE ST. MARTIN'S-HALL SCNDAY EVENING Lee-
ITELq.—The A..ord states that the proceedings taken
for the suppression of these lectures have not been initiated
by the Lonl's Day Society.
THE E %,TER MONDAY VOLLNTEER REVIEW.—
art, gl.d t.. find that there is a probability of the
next Easter Monday review taking place at Dover—
or. rather, on Houndown-common, between that town
awl Folkestone. At a meeting of commanding officers
of nntrigsditan corps held last week, a strong desire
was expresse•l that the place of meeting should be
changed this year ; and it was moved, as an instruc-
tion to the committee appointed to inquire and report
a. to the mot eligible site, that they should specially
eonsi•ler the expediency of accepting the invitation
Bit en by the authorities of Dover. The South Eastern
and London. (Tatham, and Dover railways would
•ffer every facility for the conveyance of volunteers,
not only from the metropolis, but from all parts of
Kent,u well as Surrey and Sussex ; and both com-
panie.. have announced their willingness to make the
most liberal arrangements. Then, as to the ground
itself, it is understood that the commander-in-chief has
expresso' the very highest opinion of its suitability for
L,rge military gatherings; and it is believed that his
royal highness would sanction the regular troops at Dover,
Kliorncliffe. Warner, and Can•erbury, taking part in the
9erations, the interest of which might be still further In-
trea,ol if the Admiralty would send round a squadron of
inemof-war to attack the fort•. Taking these and other
advantages into consideration, there is strong reason to
hope that lMver will ultimately be selected. In that event.
wt trust that, for the credit of the county, the Kentish
volunteers will be well represented.—South lagers Gazette.

REM,

The winds on our coasts this
moderate. Barometers fell yeste
they have again risen. Tempera)
count of England and declined of
reported from Aberdeen.

s mortling are variable, light to
terday, but In the north and east
store has Increased on the south.
as our northern wait& Snow Is

A hostile meeting took place last week at Venice
between Lieutenant• Colonel ManinandProfessor Gaiseppe
VoUo. The duel was caused by a biography of Daniel
Meath written by M. Vollo, in which the colonel found
accusations injurious to the memory of his father. The
combatants fought with swords. The encounter was ter-
minated by a wound received by M. Vollo in the right
hand at the first assault ; on which the seconds, on the
surgeon's declaration, refused to allow the combat to
proceed.

PARS I DENT AND CONGRESS. —From the time
of President Tyler, whose administration has added a
new word for baseness—" to tylerise"—in the language of
America, evefy President had surpassed his predecessor in
his arrogant and dictatorial tone towards his opponents in
Congress and the country, and his contempt for the con-
stitution of the United States, up to the time of Mr.
Lincoln. Within the same period the country had been
afflicted with the most disgraceful measures.-118 the
Mexican war, the annexation of Texas, the Fugitive Slave
Bill, the forcing of the institution of slavery upon Kansas
by fire and sword—each carried by presidential dictation,
in a country which had most carefully separated the
executive and legislative departments. Perhaps it is due
to the subordinate condition to which Congress had gra-
dually been reduced, more than to any other one cause,
that the men of genuine culture and ability in the
United States have not for many years been
willing to enter upon public life, and that the places
of the statesmen of the past generation remain unfilled to
a great extent, even yet. Presidents have, of late years,
not even affected a respect for the legislative bodies which
they knew they could control. With Mr. Johnson this
tendency has reached its climax. Miscalculating his
strength in Congress and in the country, he met the first
show of opposition to " my policy" with en outbreak of
ungovernable fury, insolence, and Billingsgate against the
body which had created him ; and he also showed, by
personal excesses of all kinds which he has hardly cared
to conceal, end which have filled the country with shame,
that in him the growing idea of presidential irresponsi-
bility hue reached a pitch beyond which it cannot be
suffered to go without landing the nation in despotism.
There are few Americans who do not feel that an impeach-
ment at this particular juncture of an overbearing and
reckless president will be west salutary.—Praier's Mope-
-1 tint for February.