The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-06 00:00:00

AMERICA.

Let it be remarked, first all, that the oppo-
nents of anonymous e ill do well to
say as little as possible ale ot newspaper press
of France. The best of the journals are
DO doubt conducted with ability, and
many of the contributors Lac, a European
reputation; but clever writ::.g, lt.wover pleasant
to read, is not the main provime the journalist.
The press of this country I,presmits the political
creed of the country; in Fr.i.ae, as everybody
knows, it does nothing of the kind. The
press forms with us a n.ighzy power, second
to no other in the ; the press
is France, although equal t • • ..v.,W11 in intellec-
tual force, and surpassing i: scarcely
affects the course of events, aml is therefore of
slight value as a rx.litical eevi.:c. Here a leading
article has been known to ; .tTII mit a ;
there it would scarcely intim zom the positieu of a

ONE signal disadvantage of Mr. DISRAELI'S mode
of speech is that its ambiguity gives rise to
hydra-headed rumours, which disturb the legis-
lative mind, and impede the transaction of pub-
lic huikess. We have it on the ►uthority of
the PRL:IIER himself that his "manner of
" introducing an august name cannot be
" imp•tgned :" but it is at least certain that his
Monday night's speech has led to considerable con-
fusion of ideas, which the Duke of RICHMOND'S

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A deputation, oonsistinz of the Rev. L Tugwell, Dr.
Hardwioke, Mr. W. Hepworth Dixon, and others, had an
interview with the Lord President of the Council and the
Duke of Buckingham and Chandos at the Privy Comma.
°Moe, Whitehall, yesterday, in support of the Artisans
and Labourers' Dwellings Bill. The deputation was in-
troduced by Mr. Torrens, Mr. Locke, M.P., and the
Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., and accompanied by Lieutenant.
Colonel Kennedy.

The Inman royal mail steamer City of London
arrived at Queenstown at 4.45 a.m. to-day, with
175,000 dollars in specie. After landing mails
and passengers, she proceeded immediately ior
Liverpool. All well.

NEW YORK, APRIL 25.

At the continuation of the impeachment trial
yesterday, Judge Nelson, on behalf of the defence,
delivered a long argument, in which he sketched
the life of Mr. Johnson, cited his loyalty during
the rebellion, and claimed for him honesty and
integrity of purpose. The tenure of office law was
unconstitutional, but even if not was not violated
by Mr. Johnson, who only sought to test the matter
in the courts. Furthermore, Mr. Johnson's cue did
not conic within the provisions of the law. The
speaker quoted the opinions of several attorneys-
general in justification of Mr. Johnson's interpre-
tation of the right of removal and appointment
by the President. He agreed with Mr. Johnson
in thinking that congress, with ten states
unrepresented, had no constitutional right
to attempt an impeachment. The Senate was
sitting as a legal court, and he urged Chief .Inatice
Chase to charge it as a jury, and expounnd to it
the nature of the impeachable offences under the
constitution.

The officially-announced majority for the new
constitution in South Carolina is 43,000.

Mr. Johnson has nominated General Scholfield
Secretary of War, vice Stanton, to be removed.
General Scholfield has postponed the election in
Virginia until congress makes an appropriation to
defray the expenses.
Governor Brownlow has postponed the Tennessee
election at the request of the candidates for con-
gress.

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INDIA AND CHINA (HEAVY) MAIL—GIBRALTAR,
MAT s.—The Syria left at noon yesterday. All well.
She may be expected at Southampton about the 9th inst.
OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.—MALTA, MAY 5.--
The Manilla, from Southampton 25th April, arrived at
noon yesterday, and left at 6 p.m. for Alexandria.
BOMBAY MAIL. —MUMMA, MAY G.—The Per*
pawed Messina at 1.30 a.m. this morning, en route for
Marseilles. All well. MALTA, MAT 5 —The Ripon, with
the heavy portion of the above, leaves at 6 a.m. to.
morrow. She may be looked for at Southampton about
the 15th instant.
A meeting of the Trades 'Unions Commissioners
was held yesterday. Present—Right Hon. Sir William
' Erle chairman ; Earl of Lichfield, Lord Echo, M.P.,,
Sir Daniel Gooch, Bart., M.P., Mr. James Booth, C. 8.,
Mr. J. A. ItAeback, Q.C., M.P., Mr. Thome' Hughes,
M.P., and Mr. Frederic Harrison. Mr. J. C. Train,
secretary to the commission, was also present.
ADMIRALTY, MAY 5. —APPOINTI&ANTS.—CaptAiII
W. A. R. Pewee, to the Juno, Lieutenants Basil E.
Cochrane, Richard F. Meade' and Robert C. floret, to
the Juno; and Frederick C. Lorn, to the Hector.
NavigatiarLientettant W. H. Adlam, to the Juno. Navi-
gating Sub-Lieutenant Thomas Hawkins, to the Juno.
Midshipman John Darnford, to the Victory. Sargeos W.
Anderson (a), additional, to the Victory, for Royal Marine
Artillery ; and Naval Cadet nominated, Alexander Mel-
drum.

Lord Lytton's article on Pitt and Fox contaus
the following :—" A party cannot fail to decrease rapillY
in power and importance that appears to the contincniii
to renounoe all the recognised principles of political a tics.
in order to subserve the ambition of a chief whose rep
genius only renders more alarming to the safety of tie
commonwealth the unscrupulous appliance of his loess- to
the naked audacity of his ends."
According to advice. by the last mail from
it appears that the question of granting a gualantze on the
capital required for the Euphrates Valley Railway
engaging the attention of the Indian government and the
commercial community, is consequence of Mr. W. l'.
Andrew having officially brought to the notice of the
Governor-General a correspondence on the subject between
himself and her Majesty's Secretaries of State for Forrigu
Affairs and for India.

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CRIME Is SCOTLAND.—This morning an abotrut
was publiabed of the Scottish criminal returns for the
year 1887. The total number of offenders soill,t
whom charges were preferred was d,305, of oho'
2,510 were convicted, 18 were outlawed, 6 eel'
found to be insane, and 771 were acquitted or
discharged. The majority of the offences wee.
committed against property, but without violence, use
in the classification of offences those against the pas"
stand next in point of numbers. Although there were
seventeen persons charged with murder, only four's`'
convicted ; of these but one was sentenced to death. and
in that case the sentence was commuted to penal set'
vitude.
On the Ist inst. the Franco-Italian Commis-
sioners completed their examination of the Mont Cenie
Railway, and authorised its being opened for goods trathc
for a fortnight prior to the opening for paasengers. thi the
'Aura journey of the commissioners from tiusa to San
Michael the time occupied was sh. 30inin.,
lb. 15min. stoppages. The average running speed v.. 0
about 12 miles au hour.

j - ---o -- -- 1.--•••••••,•-ui i•,,, contnoures. ne moaerates nu; expressions, anu The Hon. Hernia Stopford has left Osborne.
a legislative enactment. ?dr. .la-! noNY TROLLOPS, even his thoughts ; and if, under the signature F 75,000 dollars in specie. After landing mails
and passengers, she proceeded immediately in. M.P., Mr. omasßarnes, .., Mayor an the own Lord Lytton's article on Pitt and Fox contaila
""Th"....'' Barns*"."""7l6l:".t.h`;"' '''''''T '''''-' i jonrned until Thursday for this purpose_ .
Clerk of Bolton, and others, bad an interview with the ' • 'II
who is not a Comtist, vow ids that political system, he might, perhaps, write a little better, he The Prince of Wales rode out yesterday forenoon, Liverpool. All well. the following :—" A party cannot fail to decrease mia. Y
Duke of Richmond yesterday, at the office of the Board of .
literature should be anonymous, but that all would also write more for effect, which is de- attended by Major Teeedale.
NEW YORK, . r to renounoe all the principles of political a •
periodical literature that is not political should be cidedly mischievous. Moreover, if it be ed The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Hon.
At the continuation of the impeachment trial dation and level crossing, at Bolton.
APRIL 25 Trade, in relation to defective railway station LOOOMM.I.
in order to eubserve the ambition of a chief whose .et)
signed ; and yet, apparently, Mr. Taot.t,ort is that, under the shield of anonymity, a man may Ws' Stoner, A Bombay paper states that floating post-offices
In the evening the Prince of Wales, aocom , ponied by yesterday Judge Nelson, on behalf of the defence, in power and importance
recognisedthat appears to the ecritioolt)
genius only renders more alarming to the safety of tar
not convinced by his own argumenta, for the deal in unjust assertions, end in hostile criticisms, Prizes Edward of Saxe-Weimar, presided at Willie's delivered a long argument, in which he sketched
articles in St. Pallrq are unsigned, and, curiously it may be said, on the other hand, that this dangerfor the sorting of letters will shortly be established on
the naked audacity of his ends."
Rooms, at the Annivereal Festival of the Society of
the life of Mr. Johnson, cited his loyalty during sem
board the mail packets running between Bombay and
According to advices by the last mail from Indus
enough, in the current number is one by a name- is more than counterbalanced, so far as thepublic Friends' in •
of Foreigners Distress in London. In attend- the rebellion, and claimed for him honesty and The lumber trade in the state of Michigan, in .
commonwealth the unscrupulous appliance of his lump- to
leas writer against the peii.:ti,... of anonymous benefit is concerned, by the temptation the jour- &nee es his Royal Highneas were Lord Alfred Hervey, integrity of purpose. The tenure of office law was the United States, amounted last year to
journalism. On the other hand, in the l'i,”te.el.- nalist would feel to shun just criticism, and to Deseret Sir W. Knollys, Major Teesdale, and Mr. Holz- capital required for the Euphrates Valley Railway ;,-1
24,000,000 dole. ;
unconstitutional, but even if not was not violated 15 years hence the forests in that state will, it is expected, engaging the attention of the Indian government and the 1
porn re /s.riew, last year. ais titer t...0k the .saute indulge in flattery, if he attached his name to every mem* r.
line of argtuitent, but, with more consistency, article he wrote. " Uhl ," says Mr. TeoiLorE, The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mrs, by Mr. Johnson, who only sought to test the matter cease to exist. it appears that the question of granting a gnmautze on the
commercial community, is consequence of Mr. W. I
attached his name to the paper. NVe think that "it could be shown that a newscould be
FePer ! Italian Opera, c
Stoner and the lion. C. L. Wood, went to the Royal in the courts. Furthermore, Mr. Johnson's case did INDIA AND CHINA (HEAVY) MAIL —GIBRALTAR,
Covent garden..subject betty "c
there is something to be sa:•1 - , both sides, but "produced better of its kind, and more generally
himself and her Majesty's Secretaries of State for Forrigu
not come within the provisions of the law. The May s.—The Syria left at noon yesterday. All well. Governor-General a correspondence on the .
that there is notch Inure 1.. 1..• ~.id in favour of " influential, by writers with names than by Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial- speaker quoted the opinions of several attorneys-
Bo MAIL,—MALTA, MAY 5.--
She may be expected at Southampton about the 9th inst.
OUTWARD MBAYAndrew having officially brought to the notice of the
Affairs and for India-
the present system than egailea it, general in justification of Mr. Johnson's interim*-
" writers without them, writers without names office from the Governors of the Settlements on the West - . - The mamma, from Southampton 25th April, arrived at CRIME IN SeOTLAND.—This morning all el-mtilct
Let it be remarked, first ..: all, that the oppo- " should be preferred." I Oust of Africa, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, tatlon of the right of removal and appointment
noon yesterday, and left at 6 p.m. for Alexandria. was published of the Scottish criminal return' for the
nenta of anonymous journ:,::. is is ill do well to Mr. TecoaLoee thinks differently with regard by the President. He agreed with Mr. Johnson
BOMBAY M4IT,—MBASINA, MAY G.—The P Wt 7• The totalnumber ofoffenders spins
ens year I—..
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to I Bermuda, and Malta.
Dr. Janice Alderson, President of the Royal College of in thinking that congress, with ten states say as little as possible ale so 7'l- iii•wspaper prase reviews and magazines, or did think differently '
of France. The best of the I'r,-..aeli journals are when he wrote the paper from which we have : PhYliciam, was
ng
amo st the gentlemen attending the unrepresented, had no constitutional right Marseilles. All well. MALTA, MAT 5 —The Ripon, with 2,310 were convicted, 18 were outlawed, 6 wen'
pused Messina at 1.30 a.m. this morning, en route for whom charges were preferred was :1,305, of *hos •
no doubt conducted with a.`i.: r.oble ability, and quoted ; but it is hardly necessary to say that the'levAeedeon
ntlitaeti4otnh
coin
instant.
of Sir Arthur Buller, M.P., to attempt an impeachment. The Senate was the heavy portion of the above, leaves at 6 a.m. to- found to be insane, and 771 were acquitted
es wen
many of the contributors Lai • :.• , • .ed a European arguments in favour of anonymous journaliem can- I Mr. Baxley, M P., Mr. Robertson, M.P., Mr. Gouda M.P sitting as a legal court, and he urged Chief .1 ustice morrow. She may be looked for at Southampton about discharged. The majority of the offers.
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•• .committed against property, but without violence, .'Q'
- i Chase to charge it as a jury, and expounnd to it
reputation;
but clever writ.:.g, ...ow ever pleasant n• .t be, and need not be, carried into the region of : Mr. Watkin, M.P., Mr. Bischoff, Mr. J. N. Mellor, and A eat f the Trades If • Co • ' • • fff thane ain't the !ars"'
mg o e ea mom monsmoners in the clessification o o encee ose against
to read, is not the main provi:ae Lf the journalist. literature. I Mr. J. M. Grant, had an interview with the Duke of the nature of the impeachable offences under the the 151: instant,
The press of this country i epresehts the political ----- lBuckiagbem and Chandos at the Colonial-office yeeter- constitution. Ede chairman • Bari of Lichfield, Lord Etcher, ALP.,
seventeen persons charged with murder, only tour we
1 creed of the country ; ill F1.1.:t e, as everybody Oat signal disadvantage of Mr. DISRAELI'S mode day, to urge the issuing of a commission to inquire into The officially-announced majority for the new was held yesterday. Present—Right lion. Sir William
girr. ' 1,-. h uti e 1 Gooch,
lok, Q.C., M.P.,
lietiii.. Tehso Boo41;i0404.1; death. and
convicted ;of these but one was sentenced to l
vr.
knows, it does nothing of the kind. The of speech is that its ambiguity gives rise to ' the
Ceytoriiievances alleged to be now existing in the colony of constitution in South Carolina is 43,000. and Mr. Frederic' Harri;on. Mr. J. C. Taal, in that case the sentence wee commuted to pens
pates forms with us a u.igl.zi power, second hydra-headed rumours, which disturb the legis- !Mr. Johnson has nominated General Scholfield ileasstas7
M.P.,
to the commission, was alee present.
—...a . . stand next in point of numbers. Although there were
viands.
A deputation,. co • in; of the Rev. L. T II D
Secretary of War, vice Stanton, to be removed. ADMIRALTY, MAY 5. —APPOINT.IIiNTS. U ptain
to no other in the Linesioin ; the press lative mind, and impede the transaction of pub- ' woke, Mr. W. Hepworth Dixon, and others,ugwe
had' ern. W. A. It. Peruse, to the Juno. Lieutenants Basil E.
*loners completed their
its .
ia France, although equal t• • ..r ./Wll in iutellec- lic hush:ears. We have it on the authority of interview with the Lord President of the Council and the General Scholfield has postponed the election in Cochrane, Richard F. Meade, and Robert C. Gond, to
ed for goods int&
teal force, and surpassing it in 1 rillimcy, scarcely the PRl.:fialt himself that his " Manner of Duke of Buckingham and Chandra at the Privy Conseil. Virginia until congress makes an appropriation to the Juno ; and Frederick 'c. Lore, to the Hector. Railway, and authorised ben,B ',Pen
era. fat the •
Navigating-Lientenant W. H. Affirms, Juno. Nevi- for a fortnight prior to the opening for passeng .
to
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affects the comae of events, a::(1 is therefore of " introducing an august name cannot be office, Whitehall, yesterday, in support of the Animas defray the expenses.
gating Sub Lieutenant Thomas flouryHaw to the Juno. r.trun journey of the commissioners from suss :-.°.
slight value as a political ei,ei..c. Here a leading "impauned :" but it is at least certain that his and Labnarern' Dwellings BilL The deputation was in- Governor Brownlow has postponed the Tennessee: Midshipman John Dernford, to the Victory. Susses W. -On the Ist inst. theex.Frininanfttic,no-lotalf
tihaenmenotmernenT,
ca e,,
article Ilan In. k • • - .
lh. 15min. stoppages. The avers
en nowt' t•• ; .tTII .eilt a blitAvtry ; Monday eight a speech has; led to considerable con- • • • • • election at request of the for con- . • tca: Alexander Krt.
Hos. A. hammrd, bLP., and accompanied by laitutenant , „„„,.., Artillery ; and Naval Cadet nominated, 1
there it wouldscarcely ' ti • •fusion •
in a,z,ce the positive of a of ideas, which the Duke of RICHMOND'S Colonel Kennedy. ' w'''''' drum. ; about 12 miles au hour.
Michael the time occupied was sh. 30min., jeclud"
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