The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-18 00:00:00

AMERICA.

THE IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT
JOHNSON.

(ST ATLANTIC TELSORAPII. THROUGH NI. 11011 tell AGINOT.)

WASHINGTON, MAY 16.
The Senate Court refaced to-day, by 3 yeas
against 19 nays, to convict President Johnson
upon the eleventh article of impeachment. (A
two-thirds majority was necessary to pass the
article.) This article charged him with having
denied in a public speech that the thirty-ninth
Congress was authorised to exercise legislative
power ; also with denying that the legislation of
the said Congress was valid or obligatory upon
bun, or that it had power to propose
certain amendments to the constitution ; with
seeking to prevent the execution of the Tenure
of Office Act by illegally attempting to prevent Mr.
Stanton from rescuing the functions of Secretary
of War ; and further with having contrived to
hinder the execution of the Reconstruction Act, as
well as of the act which provides that all military
orders should be issued through the general of the
army. This article which is the last in the im-
peachment aeries was voted upon first, and the
court then adjourned nil the 26th inst. without
voting upon the other articles.

NEW YORK, MAY 16.
Thr steamers leaving to-Jay for Europe take ont
J.i100,000 dole. in specie. The Cunard steamer Palmyra
arrived out to day at '2 p.m., azd the Guion steamship
Manhattan also arrived out to-day.
Closing Prices 13911: sterling exchange on Lon-
don, 110 ; 5-•24 United Stites Bonds, 18042, 109 ; ditto,
107,: ; 10.40 Illinois, 146 ; Erie, la:.
Cotton, Middliug Up!and, .12. Petroleum, standard
white, :10. Flour, extra State, 9 dolt. 900. Cora, old
mixea, I doL Inc
According to Messrs. Neill's report the week's receipts
of cotton have Len 11.000 bale*, end since lit September
2,0e04,000 bales. Week's export to Great Britain, 30,000
bales ; since Ist September. 1,170,00 J bales. Week's ex-
ports to the continent. 7,000 bales ; game lst September.
424.000 bales. Total exports for the week, n.ouo bales ;
since Ist September, 1,708,000 bales. Stock at all ports,
IUO,OOO bales.

Cho lonian Royal Mail steamer City of Pais arrived
here at 6 p.m. to-day. AU well.

A Selint AT THE lIINCAVIDIZNT TRIAL. —The
Washington correepondent of the Nett, York Times, writing
on the Gib, describes an exciting scene at the trial of
President Johnson on the conclusion of Mr. Bingham's
speech in favour of impeachment. Mr. Bingham drew a
parallel between the crimes and usurpations which resulted
in the dethronement of James 11. and those wherewith
Andrew Johnson stands charged, and asked if James lost
his kingdom for his offences, should not Andrew bedeposed
from his high office for his, lie demanded, in the name
of the people, "the conviction of this accused president
who stands guilty before God and man of the high crimes
and misdemeanours of which he stands impeached." As
his voice fell the galleries, which had listened
with intense interest to his closing words, broke
forth in a bunt of tumultuous applause, lasting
several seconds, men rising to their feet and clapping
their hands, and women waving their handkerchiefs. It
was the first applause of the trial, an inspired, involun-
fury, and noble tribute to the eloquence of advocate and
the worth of his cause. But it transgressed the rules of
the senate, and Mr. Grimes, in an angry voice, demanded
that the order be enforced and the galleiies cleared. The
Chief Justice gave the order, but the gallery only looked
on with incredulous wonder anal did not move. Garrett
Davis piped out his demand that the r ate be enforced and
Chief Justice again gave the order. The galleries stood
still, and some few hisses. Mr. Cameron made an
appeal iu their behalf, anal was called to order by Grimes.
W. Trumbull caked that the Sergeant-at-arms be directed
to arrest those guilty of any disturbance, but the Chief
Justice declined to entertain the suggestion. The galleries
still manifested reluctance to move, when Mr. Sherman
said they did not seem to understand that the order was
intended to be enforced, and asked that all business be
suspended until it had been coaiplied with. The people
now understanding that they were to be punished for an
involuntary infraction of the rules, turned and passed into
the corridors, with sarcasticgood nature and the utmost good
order, illustrating anew the virtue claimed for the Ameri-
can people by Mr. Bingham, of respect for and fealty to
law. Many lingered in the lobbies, commenting on the
Bosse, and waiting for the re-opening of the doors, which
was soon expected. Diplomats, reporters, and all were
cleared out, it being the first time in the history of the
senate that the reporters' gallery has been cleared. The
Chief Justice afterwards stated that he did nut intend that
the reporters should be ordered out, but he gave the
order himself, in positive terms to the fiergeantaiteirms,
while manifesting much excitement and indignation over
gheinfraction of the rules,

Tax BELIE? IY WrTeUEX.—The Limerick
letpwter relates the following extraordinary occurrence.
During the sitting of the Petty Sessions Court on Friday
evening a piercing cry was raised by • woman outside.
On inquiring into the cause it appeared that a case was
pending in which a man named Roche charged two others
reamed Collins with an assault, and intended to produce
his father as • witness. The families of the liti.
gnats are closely related, and the mother of the
°Gillman, indignant at the prospect of her sons being
sent to gaol, gave expression to her feelings in the
form of a malediction, praying that when old Roche
left the court he might he paralyzed. The old man
rushed nut of court, and owing probably to the shock
which Lis nervous system experienced, as such curses are
regarded by the peasantry with superstitious horror, he
was seized with paralysis in his side, and had to he con-
veyed to hospital. The sequel of the story is equally cha-
racteristic. The " women was besought to spit on the old
man before having him removed, to undo her curse, but
she refused." It seems that the race of witches is not yet
believed to be extinct.

THE LATE FATAI. At'uIIIENTS ♦T OXFOHH.—On
Saturday morning last the mortal remains of the two un-
fortunate gentlemen who were killed on the previous
Thur•ilay —viz., Mr C. Marriott, of Christ Church, and
Mr. J. W. Barne. of Exeter College—were conveyed for
iaterment, by railroad, the former to near Tiverton, and
tie latter to Butterworth.

METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE-
/QUAKE, CITY.—The aggrevete number of patients relieved
daring the week ending AL.y 16 was—Medical, 936 ;
&al. 741; total, 1,677 ; of which 7T4 were new cases.

HOSHT 11. ►OX DNY.ASE-4 01 TUC CHEST, V It-TolitA-
num —The number of patients relieved at this institu-
tion during List week was 1,706, of which 403 were new
Clan. _ _

GREAT NOMMEN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
N.—Number of patients for the week ending May 16,
1,164 ; of which 3TI were new eases.

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ROYAL Filll 1108PITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD. —The
amber of patients relieved st this hospital during the
week ending May 11i was 3,306, of which 1,242 wean new
MOM

OitYST•L NUMB. Fl VS SHILLING DAT,
Hey 16.—Admilaiona on payment, 2,287;
&to, by mason Waked, 7,1a7 ; total visitors, 9,984.
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