The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-02 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(BY ATLANTIC TRLZORAPN, TAI OUGM MR. arena's AGENCY.)
THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT
JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, APRIL 1.
Chief Justice Chase, who presides at the trial of
President Johnson, has claimed judicial power
during the trial. The impeachment managers and
some senators opposed this claim ; but the Senate
sustained the Chief Justice.

NEW YORK. APRIL 1.

The Allan steamship Peruvian arrived out to-day.
Closing Prices. —Gold, 134 Sterling extzr
on London, 1091. 5-20 United States
1882, 1091] ; ditto, 1885, on ; 10-40 Bonds, 100 g.
Illinois, 1371 ; Erie, 731. Cotton : Middling
Upland, 28. Petroleum, standard white, 26.
Flour, extra State, 10 d 01.,. 40c. ; corn, old mixed,
1 dol. 22c.

ROYAL Hose CUL Yon lNeo mimes. —The anni-
versary festival of this institution was celebrated yesterday
evening at the London Tavern, under the presidency of
hie Grace the Duke of Argyll. About 200 ladies and
gentlemen, including a large number of leading friends
of the hospital, sat down to dinner. The institution ap-
pears to be in a very satisfactory position. The number of
inmates at the end of the last financial year, which termi-
nated in November, was 192 ; the total number of bene-
ficiaries up to that time was 497. The present number of
palisade So as follows:—lnmates, Its; pensioners, 212 -
total, 325. The second new wing, which was commenced
in the spring of last year, is now approsarg completion.
The rate of admission has been trebled within the lad
four years, sixty fresh cues being annually elected.
Funds are urgently needed to maintain the present opera-
tions of the charity, and to incurs its useful.
ness. The Chairman, in roPoeing " The RIPI
Hospital for Incurables," testified from his own
observation, during a recent visit to the insti-
tution at Putney-heath, to the admirable manner
in which it is conducted, and the great alleviation tibia
the most afflicted arse of patients find in the midst at
their sufferings ; end he made an urgent appeal to the
assembly for liberal support, especially under- the enlarge-
' moot of the benefits now in progress. The pecuniary
response to this appeal announced during the evening
reached an aggregate of 2,126/. 44. The musical a
meats were under the direction of Mr. Edwin Grar;7l=
was assisted by Mir Surma Cole, Miss Julia Elton, Mr.
Young, Mr. Richard Tempts, mid Mr. Farquharson. Mr.
F. Cozens presided at the pianoforte, which was kindly
lent for the oration by Messrs. Collard and Collard.
TNT MENHIRS FOE MAZYLERONZ AND Ma.
GLAINTONY'S REmOLUTIONS.—Swia• doubts having her
entertained by the elector of Maryieboar as to the
manner in which their repneeatataves wield vole on the
eorAft division on Mr. 051 Dish Chura Tsimiu-
trAlLLNicholay and some of the other leading liberal
of the borough determined to all a mean of
41==eolors, at which resolutions in favour of Mr. tid-
✓oam proportions would be card, and should
these be adopted, a dertatka appointed to
wait on Messrs. Harvey and Lewis, and gm
as them the necessity of supporting the
of the loader of their party. The mooting woe to benai
ha night, and a numerous attendance of Groton was Et-
pried. In the meantime, however, one of the earnings
of the roan had oolumunicated with the honourabie
nanters, and in reply a letter, signed by both gentlemen,
was mere& stating that they hdly approved r Mr. Glad-
dens% gnaw, and that they would support all the reser-
tkme he had planed on the paper. Under thane dream-
'tram labsation of holding the proposed insetting was
absadssaL
OZTOTAL PALACE. dal Batumi DAY. -
Ws:D1111/1DIS, Ann. I.—Adasissicas Is. gamma. 974;
W mese Yaks* 1,488 ; Idol Alf" 2,462.