The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY E'V.

will be no more gratifyike sacrifioe to
the sentiment of nationality than will be
virtually made when the House of Commons
can bring itself to deal with Irish wrongs and
wishes, not in the way that Englishmen think best,
but in the way that the majority of intelligent
Irishmen desire, and for the reason, above all,
that the majority of Irishmen do desire it.

THE extreme measures of the President of the
UNITED STATEN in dispossessing Mr. STANTON of
office have been followed by prompt and decided
action on the part of Congress. Yesterday the
telegraph informed us that the Senate at once de-
clared Mr. &arrow's removal to be illegal, and
that the House of Representatives had referred
a new motion for impeaching the PRESIDEINT to
the Reconstruction Committee, which that body
had reported in favour of. To-day we learn that the
House of Representatives yesterday adopted this
resolution by a strict party vote. This fact in-
creases the probability of the Senate concurring
in the measure. Mr. JOHNSON has thus
once more, by his intemperate violence,
succeeded in welding together the broken frk-
menta of the Republican party, and in presenting
the quarrel between himself and his opponents in
a form in which every constitutional principle is.
against him.

IT appears that another of the despoiled German
princes is discontented with his position, and
looks forward with hope to the day of restoration.
The notorious Elector of Hess has made the pre-
sentation to him of a carpet embroidered by a few
ladies of Hesse the occasi'•.n for proclaiming his
griefs and hopes to the world. "I feel bound," he
says, " to express my thanks to the married and Am-
" married lad ics of Electoral Hesse for the agreeable
" surprise which their gi ft, presented to me on Christ-
" mss Day, has produced. The proof of delicate
" attention a.nd noble sentiments has touched my
" heart. With deep emotion I accept your pre-
" sent is an inappreclable souvenir of your
" affection in my adversity. This homage from
" delicate hands will be a bright spot for me in the
" memory of my present misfortunes. Theaffection
" and fl lelity which in the bottom of their hearts
" my subjects always entertain for me, are a con-
" sedation in the midst of the deep sufferings with
" which God, in His infinite wisdom, has &filleted
" me and my country, which I have never ceased
"to love. We all of us entertain the hope that
"my forced saparation from my country will
" be only temporary, that the time of trial will soon
" pass away, and that the arms and flag of Hesse
" will once more be gloriously displayed." To the
King of HANOVER we can listen in silence, but when
the Elector of HEFSIS begins to talk of the affection
and fidelity entertained towards him by his sub-
jects, and of the consolation their sympathy affords
him in the midst of his sufferings, German royalty
loses the air of misfortune and becomes a comedy
The ex-Elector's subjects who implored the Prus-
sians to remora him must be unfortunate, indeed, if
they look back to his ride with fond regret.

Ir is edifying to note the sagacity which our
morning contemporaries have displayed in
the cane of the unhappy Mr. SPEK C. It would
be unkind to suaost that their wisdom bas
been more especially manifested after the event,
and yet we have puzzling recollections of theories
wholly irreconcileable frith Mr. SPERE'II Cornish
excursion. Almost every paper to-day reminds its
readers that it has always prepared them to ex-
pect tho intelligence which it has now to com-
municate. To foresight is unquestionably added
in some cases the quality of audacity.

RESIGNATION OP THE PREMIERSHIP

BY LORD DERBY.

It hes been generally stated to-day that, acting
on the counsel of his family and medical advisers,
Lord Derby has resigned the premiership, and
that a telegram has been received from the
Queen accepting the resignation. It is sup-
posed that Mr. Dianeli will succeed Lord Derby
as the head of the administration.

OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
(THIS DAY.)

he has eabjected them to infinite ineontenieno, and
anxiety, le hen infilled no little llitooron thee polies,
nod he her terrified the more thud& pert of the public
beyond maw. In short, be has Made *raffia twmiewle
for which be will aeanrocily have to de penance.

The Daily News can may account for the cdriumatastees
upon the supposition that Mr. Blebs Us been suffering
under a sudden temporary loge of reason.
The probability, suggests the Standard. is that the
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‘l7ltilafiett win 4. cie piorotinlU mope ;-
but for Ur.
Speke's own sake it is to be hoped he may not be troubled
with a repetition of such attacks, and lest the sir of West-
minster and St. Jmneds-park should have hod any share
in causing his recent escapade, it would be well for biz
friends to use their influence in keeping biro out of town.
_ _

..... . ..
The Telegraph fears that the farts of the ease, so far
as they must and will be known, will not palliate the
" =Nippy conduct of Mr. Speke."

She Court.

OSBORNE, Fn. 24.
The Queen went out, accompanied by Princess
Beatrice.

Prince Leopold went, out attended by Mr. Duckworth.
Sir William dewier left Otborne.

The Prince of Wales rode out yesterday, attended ty
Lieutenant Colonel KeppeL
The Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the
Countess of Merton.

Their royal highnesses weak to the Lyceum Theatre in
the evening. _ _ _ . . • '

Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstooe, arrived
at Frogmore on Saturday.
Prince and Princess Christian, Prince Arthur, end
Princess Henrietta of Schleswig-Holstein, with their suite,
attended Divine Berries in Winciser-park Chapel on Sun-
day morning.
Their royal highnesses attended service in St.
George's Chapel in the afternoon.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Coloaf:lonic*
from the Governors of Prince Edward's Island and Hell.
goland. Despatches were sent to the Go►ernor-Gener,l
of Canada, and to the Governors of the Settlewenta on the
West Coast of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, end
St. Helena.

A deputation, consisting of Mr. Cheetham, M.P., and
the Mayor and other members of the Corporation of Sal.
ford, had an interview a ith the Right Hon. Gathoree
Hardy at the Horne-office yes'orday, on the subject of the
amalgamation of tho f3a/foril Huadred and Manchester City
Count of Record Bill, and urged the views of the Corpo-
ration of Salford agaiost the measure.
A esputat ion from the Guardians of Mile-end Old Town,
emulating of Mr. Donald Munro, Dr. Rose, and Mr. South-
well, had an interview with the Earl of Devon at the
office of the rooz•law Board, Whitehall, yesterday.

Vi.,..--

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess
of Rules and suite visited the Lyceum Theatre last even-
ing to witness the performance of Mr. Bandmaan in the
play of Nrtreisse. At the end of the first act the Prinoe
of Wales complimented Mr. Eandreano.
The Eirl Deist:err (observes the Maidstone
•.7oursat) has been indisposed for some months at Knott,
ant the last month his lordship's family and friends have
been seder great uneasiness. The Queen is constant in
her inquiries, and Dr. Jennie and Dr. Cull, besides the
Wady physician, who resides in the house, and others,
never leave the noble earl. The Marchioness of Salisbury
and Lewd West are constantly backwards and forwards
from Knobs, one of the seat. of the family, where they
have been since they left lluekhurat Park, Sussex.
A meeting of leading statesmen of the liberrl
party was held yesterday, at the residence of Mr. Glad-
stone, in Carlton-house-terrace. There were present,
Earl Russell, Mr. C. P. Villiers, the Earl of
Kimberley, Mr. Milner Gibson, Mr. Cardwell, the Marquis
of Hartington, Mr. Goschen. Earl Granville, Earl de Grey
and Ripon, the Duke of Argyll, Mr. Chichester Fortescne,
Mr. Brand, and Mr. G. G. Glyn. The oonfereace, which
met at 3 o'clock, broke up at half-past 4.
A meeting of the protestant& of Dublin was held
last night in the Metropolitan Hall—Sir H. Verner, M.P.,
in the chair. Resolutions were passed in support of the
Irish established church and its rights, declaring attach-
ment to the throne and constitution ; that any subversion
of the church would be dangerous and revolutionary ; and
that its maintenance being necessary for civil and religious
liberty, the meeting was determined to resist all attacks
against it. The meeting was large and enthusiastic.
Thor. was great cheering on the assembly leaving the hall.
On Thursday Mr. Morrison intends to bring
forward a bill to amend the Metropolis Gas Act, 1840, and
to make further provision for regulating the supply of
gas to the metropolis.
Mr. Edward Hamilton, on Friday week, will
call the attention of the house to the hardship inflicted on
small occupiers in many parliamentary boroughs through
the abolition of the composition of rates under the Reform
!, Act of 1867.

Mr. M•laren, on reading the order of the day

for the committee on the Ecireeentation of the People
(Sootland) Bill, will more, ea an amendment or
resolution, " Th►t no arrangement respecting
additional members can be just or satis-
factory which doss not treat Scotland, as respects the
number of its representatives in parliament, as an inte-
gral portion of the United Kingdom, entitled to be placed
on a footing of perfect equality with England end Ireland,
in proportion to its present population and the revenue
which it yields to the National Exchequer, as compared
with the present population and revenue of England and
Ireland; and that to establish this equality at heat 15
additional members should now be provided for Scot-
land."

Mr. H. Lewis intends on Thursday to ask the
Secretary of State for the Home Department whether,
so has been publicly stated, either the government or
the Chief Commissioner of Police had information, pre-
viously to the commission of the mime, of a design to blow
up, or otherwise attack Clerkenwell Prison ; and, if so,
whether there is any objection to state what precautionary
or preventive measures were taken in ooneeqnenoe.
Mr. Lusk will ask the Vice-President cf the
Board of Trade, on Thursday, whether, having reference
to the cams at the ship Kit Carson and Bazaar as detailed
in the report nada by Mr. Montagne Bere and presented
to this house, be intends to take any further steps. And,
if he thinks it would be possible to frame a measure, to be
passed into law, which would help to protect anglish
and foreign vessels from the very large and apparently
exorbitant charges that are so often exacted by Deal
boatmen when ships are placed In necessitous circum-
stances.

Gassswien llosPrrai. —We learn from an offi-
Mil return published this morning, that the inoomo of
Greenwich Hospital during the year 1806-67 was
155,6321. 18s. 9d. Of this sum 81,9171. 10s. 6d. eon-
rioted of dividends on funded property, 41,6301. 17s. 7d.
was derived from the estates of the hospital in Northam.
berland, Cumberland, dm and 20,0037. from
the consolidated fund, granted in lieu of "Merchant
seamen's sixpanom" The number of in-pm:admen at
present borne on the books of the hospital is 364; and
the number of officers, clerks, and servants of all ranks,
from the governor to the turucock, is 197, ersiusive
of 1 inspector. 3 sergeants, and 14 constables of the metro-
politan police. It is to be obeerved, however, that the
military, medical, and civil branches of the household and
infirmary, as well as the metropolitan police, have, In
addition to the duties connected with the hospital, to dis-
charge corresponding duties in respect of the school of 800
boys. The money value of the stock transferred during
the year to the commissioners for the reduction of the
national debt, in the purchase of annuities, is
152,5741. 11s. 4d. These returns were moved for by Mr.
Seely.
Some anxiety is felt with respect to the ap-
proaching swims of Sligo, where the Fenian prisoners eon-
nested with the Jaskeell expedition are to be tried. •
question of international law will probably arise in the
ones, as Nagle, who is a native-born citizen of the llnited
Bastes, did not land, and the overt act, alleged, sad is
respect of which it became necessary to change the Tense
to Sligo, were committed at hoard ship. The A/seism
govessmeat leave ghee &sedans to engage spode' oessesi
to defend the American atlases, and thil will render it
the more aseemag to be prepared with ea adequate hate
of legal prastitkeers of experience as well as ability, in
order to made* the mews safely through the peals,
dilleallies whisk beset sash a trial. The esendesisn will
be wined es Thew* sat by Xt. Arlin Zee*.

D, FEBRUARY

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GN NEWS.
pus DAY.) ,
ivri AND THE EMPEROI.
Th. *le publishes • brief whit* the Pops
Las addressed to the Archbishops of Prague sad

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which they have offered to the plus for a revision
of the Concordat. This brief bears date Nov. 1.
The circular of M. Giskrs, which we give else
where, may be regarded u the reply of the Austrian
government.

(airTza's nusowt.)
PORTUGAL.
LIEO3ON, Frs. 21.

Count de !Wyss has been appointed Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at
the court of St. Petersburg.
[The Count de Riles (Chevalier d' Oliviers Irma until
now Councillor and first Secretary of Legation In
London, where he Loa frequently acted as chargé
d'4ffaires, the first tirne representing Portugal at the brA).
tem cf bar Royal Highnee. the Princess Beatrice. His
Excellency was already 22 years ago chargé d'affaires at
St. Petersburg.)

AMERICA..
THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT
JOHNSON.

(UT ATLANTIC reasoaArft, THROUGH MIL 119111% AOLTCT.)

WASHINGTON', Fcz 24.

The resolution reported by the Reconstruction
Committee for the impeachment of President
Johnson passed the house of Representatives to-
day by a strict parry vote.
NEW YORK, Fn. 24.

The Cunard steamer Tripoli arrived out at 6 p.m.
on Saturday, and the North German Lloyd steamer
Hansa at 8 p.m. on Sunday. re,

Closing Prices.—Gold, 143. Sterling exchange
on London, 1091. 5-20 United States Bond..
1882, 111} ; ditto, 1885, 100 k • 10.40 Bonds, 105.
Illinois, 138 ; Erie, Cotton : Middling
Upland, 23. Petroleum, standard white, 20k.
Flour, extra State, 10 dole. 30c. ; corn, old mixed,
1 doL 28e.