The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-09 00:00:00

TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9, 1866.

CENTRAL CEPAIN AI COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.

FORGERY.

George Cole, a youth aged 19, who pleaded guilty last
session of having forged a cheque for £lB7 on Messrs. Bead
and Co., silk mercers, was brought up for judgmenk
Prisoner was sentenced to five years' penal servitude.
STEALING A POST-OFFICE ORDER.

Thomas Joseph Manning, who was found guilty last
session of stealing a post-office order, was brought up for
judgment.
Sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

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BOW-STREET.

SHOCKING CHARGE OF THROWING ACETIC ACID.--john
Wainwright, a respectably-dressed man, residing at No. 8,
Old Quebec-street, described as a "surgeon-dentist," was
placed at the bar before Mr. Vaughan charged with felo-
niously throwing a quantity' of nitric acid in the face of
Margaret Sarah Peacock, at Museum-street, on the 6th
inst., with intent to do her grievous bodily harm.

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Mr. L. Lewis, who attended for the prosecution, said the
prisoner formerly had been on terms of friendship with
Mr. and Mrs. Peacock, but differences had arisen, and
some person, whom Mr. Peacock believed to be the prisoner,
had made a practice of posting threatening written
papers about the shop where the prosecutor was engaged.
The police bad found a quantity of paper like that used
for the bill at the prisoner's house, and when he (prisoner)
was asked to write a copy of the bills from dictation the
same misspelling was made in his copy as existed in the
original. Ile was not at all qualified for the medical pro-
fession, although he carried on the profession of a surgeon-
dentist. liis clothes were found, when he was taken into
custody last night, to be marked with acid stains, and from
other circumstances ho was accused of the offence, and
given into custody.

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Mr. Lovis, of Great Marlborough-street, defended the

prisoner.

Frederick Stephen Peacock said—l am manager to a
jeweXer, 477, New Oxford-street. My wife is suffering
from the effects of some corrosive acid which had been
thrown in her face. I produce a certificate from the
doctor attending her. I first heard of the matter on
Saturday evening last. I was told that an outrage had
been committed on my wife, and I ran towards Museum-
street, and there I found my wife, who had been carried
into a baker's shop. She was suffering dread-
fully from the effects of some burning acid.
She is now blind and cannct attend. Her dress has been
completely destroyed by the acid. I and my wife have
quarrelled with the prisoner. I found the bills I now pro-
duce posted on the stall-board of our shop, on the 18th of
December, as near as I could guess. They are disgusting
libels on my wife; and, suspecting the prisoner to be the
party, I went to his house and told him. I showed
him some labels attached to some bottles, and I said
I believed that the writer of the one wrote the other. He
acknowledged writing the labels, but he denied the other.
I told him without he wrote at my dictation I should not
believe his protestation. He accordingly sat down and
wrote as I dictated. I read out the whole of the bill which
had been taken from the stall-board. I produce the paper
the prisoner wrote on that occasion. The same mis-spelling
in the original is' to be found in the other. I have seen
some of the other papers that have been posted about the
streets, and I believe them to be the same handwriting as
the one I have already referred to.

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Police-Sergeant Clifford, E 12, said—About half-past 10
on Saturday night I Was in Oxford-street, near Museum-
street. I heard some' ono scream, and 1 ran down Museum-
street, and at a few yards down, at the corner of Brewer-
street, I saw a woman standing, who was screaming
violently. I asked her what was the matter. She said,
"Some one has thrown that into my face which is burning
me violently." I took out my handkerchief and wiped
her face.

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Mr. Vaughan—You saw something on it, then?
Witness—Yes ; it smelt very strong of acid.
Mr. Vaughan—You smelt it, then ?

Witness—Yes. I asked who had done it. She said a
tall man. I took her into a baker's shop, got some water
washed her face, and then ran for a doctor. As I was going
out I saw the prisoner in the baker's shop; he was very
much agitated. lle had a dark coat on and a broad-
brimmed hat. Dr. Ross att,!;nded, and then by his direc-
tions I took her to University Hospital.
Mr.Vaughan—•How do you think the prisoner entered tha
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Witness—He followed in. I heard him speak to some per-
son, but I could not hear what he said. Some person made
the remark that it was not acid, but alum and water. I
had previously made the observation about some acid
being thrown over the female. To the best of my belief
the prisoner made use of the expression.

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[The silk handkerchief which witness used to wipe the
lady's face was here shown to the magistrate. It was al-
most entirely destroyed by the burning of the acid.]
I ant sure the prisoner is the man I spoke to in the
baker's shop. When I was at the hospital I saw some-
thing on the lady's bonnet, and I took a portion of it off
with a quill. I now produce it.
The prisoner was here directed to put on his hat, and
then witness said he had no doubt about his being tho
person whom he spoke to in the baker's shop.
Serjeant Franklin, 20 E, said he went last night in com-
pany with Mr. Peacock and another constable to No. 8,
Old Quebec-street, and saw the prisoner in the back
parlour. _ _ _

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Mr. Vaughan —Does the prisoner live there ?
Witness—Yes, sir. Before I spoke Mr. Peacock said I
give this man into custody. I said wait a:minute. I told the
prisoner I was a sergeant of police, and that he must con-
sider himself in my custody for throwing some nitric acid
on Mrs. Peacock on Saturday evening, near Oxford-street.
He said I know nothing about it ; I was not out of the
house after half past eight o'clock on Saturday. I
was at home, and saw a patient at that time,
which the housekeeper will prove. I never left the house.
I asked him if he knew anything about bills which had been
posted in Oxford-street. He said he did not. I asked
him if ho had ever written a letter to Mr. Peacock, and he
said he had. I told him I should search his place, and on
doing so I found the usual articles found in a chemist's
shop. Prisoner rang the bell, and the housekeeper came
up, and he said to her, "Don't you recollect I saw a
patient on Saturday evening about 8 o'clock ?" to which
she said, " I don't remember." He then put another ques-
tion, asking her if she did not recollect admitting a
patient about that time, and she then after some hesitation
said, " Oh, yes I do." Prisoner then said, " That's quite
right." I asked the housekeeper if she had seen the pri-
soner after that time. She said she had not, as the prisoner
had the keys of the door, and went in and out just as ho
pleased, and that he kept himself very close indeed.
Sergeant Davis 11 E said—l accompanied the last wit-
ness to Old Quebec-street. Behind the door in the back
parlour I found the Inverness wrapper, and noticing
stains on it, it was taken to Dr. Ross. The spots, when
I took the coat from the place whore it was hanging, were
damp, as if it had been washed on the place where the
spots were.

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Mr. Vaughan—Might the dampness of the coat not have
been caused by the rain ?
Witness—No, sir ; the coat was quite dry, except on the
places I have mentioned.

Dr. George Ross said—l reside at 11, Hart-street,
Bloomsbury, and am a physician and surgeon. I
was called about half-past 10 to see a woman who
was said to have had acid thrown over her. I
went to a baker's shop in Museum-street. In the
place at the back: of the shop I saw a female who was
in great agony. On examining her I found a large por-
tion of her face greatly injured. The eyes were closed,
and on opening the eyelids I found a grey discoloura-
tion in the eyeballs. I have no doubt that the injuries
were produced by corrosive acid. She was taken
to University Hospital by my instructions. This
morning Inspector Garforth, of the E division of police,
brought me the Inverness capo found at the
prisoner's lodgings, and upon examining it I found a quan-
tity of acid stains about it—some near the right pocket hole,
near the front, and also down the front. Attempts had
been made to obliterate somo of the stains.
Mr. Vaughan—ln what way ?
Witness —By some alkali, I should imagine, as the cloth
was discoloured.
Mr. Vaughan—Are the stains characteristic of any par-
ticular acid ?
Witness —There is not enough to enable mo to say, but
muriatic, sulphuric, or nitric acid would make similar
stains.

Mr. Lewis—Can you say the duration of time the stains
might have existed ?
Witness—l cannot.
The witness Davis was hero recalled, and said the coat
upon which the stains were found, and which was now in
court, was in the same state as when he gave it to Inspec-
tor Garforth, excepting that the spots were a litte dryer.
Mr. Lewis- -Don't you know it rained on the morning of
the day you found the coat ?
Witness--Yes.
Mr. Lewis—l must now ask another question. Was the
dampness of the coat, Dr. Ross, caused by rain ?
Dr. Ross—lt was not.

Mr. Lewis—That is the length I propose to go to-day.
The prosecutrix is at this moment completely blind and
quite unable to attend. I am afraid that, from what the
medical gentlemen who have Mrs. Peacock at present un-
der their care have said, it will be some time before she
will be able to attend.
Mr. Vaughan—Then the next examination will be
merely formal if the lady is not able to attend.
Mr. Lewis applied to admit prisoner to bail.
Mr. Vaughan said, as the case at present stood, he did
not think he could refuse to assent to such a course, but
the bail would be heavy. He shmild require the prisoner
to enter into his own security for £l,OOO, and find two
securities in .£&00 each for his next appearance.
Tho prisoner was then removed from the bar.

MARLBOROUGH-S TREE T.

KICKING A MAN DOWN A FLIGHT OF STAIRS.—Walter
Walters, a butcher, living at No. 7, Little St. Andrew-
street, Seven Dials, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
with violently assaulting Mr. Daniel Lewis, lead, oil, and
colour merchant, of Nos. 23 and 24, Little Earl-street.
The injured man was unable to attend, and a certificate
to that effect was handed in.

Mr. Joseph Lewis, brother of the complainant, said that
about 11 o'clock last night, having been informed that his
brother had been kicked down stairs, he went round to his
house and found him lying on a sofa in an exhausted state.
Hearing that the prisoner had assaulted his brother, ho
gave him into custody.
Mrs. Sarah Lewis, wife of the complainant, said that on
Saturday night there was a disturbance between the pri-
soner and his° wife, who were their lodgers. Last night,
hearing a noise, she went out to ascertain the cause, when
the prisoner struck her husband, who was coming up the
stairs, a violent blow in the side, knocking him against the
wall. Her husband having been suffering for some time
from bronchitis, and fearing the prisoner might do him
some further mischief, he went for a constable, but re-
turned to the house in consequence of hearing cries of
" Murder," when she found her husband lying at the bot-
tom of the stairs, the prisoner having, after Bho left the
house, kicked him down.
The prisoner denied the kicking.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said ho should remand the prisoner till
complainant was able to attend.

PAYING Pon A LARK.—George Turner, described as a
mechanical dentist, of No. 60, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-
square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with knocking at
doors in Oxford-street.

Police-constable Lanahin, 41 E, said that at half-past
one that morning he saw the defendant and three or
four companions in Oxford-street. The prisoner knocked
at the shutters of several houses with a stick, and then
seized a knocker and knocked at a door. He then went on
till he got to a ladder in front of a jeweller's house, when
ho ran up it as far as the first floor window, and on coming
down he (the constable) took him into custody. After
going a short distance the defendant made off at the top of
his speed, and but for the circumstance of his running down
a place where there was no thoroughfare would have got
away. •

The defendant said lie felc.jolly. His friends wera sing-
ing a song, and he certainly did knock at the shutters by
way of beating time. On" getting.to the ladder a compa-
nion made a bet that he would not go up, so up he went.
The defendant called a witness, who however only cor-
roborated the constable.

Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 10s. or seven days.

The Piracy on Board the Scotland.

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EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONERS (THIS DAY).
The six seamen, named. James Liffin, Thomas Carr,
James Dickson, Charles Tupper, Phillip Pillage, and
Joseph Hales, alias Matthews, were again brought before
the chief magiStrate, Sir Thomas Henry, this morning in
custody of Superintendent Evans, of the -Thames Police,
on a warrant charging them that "on or before the Ist of
August last they did unlawfully, piratically, and feloniously
endeavour to make a revolt on board the British ship Scot-
land on the high seas, and within the jurisdiction of the
Admiralty of England, near the coast of Bengal."
Mr. Hudson, who attended on the part of the Treasury,
said—Sir Thomas, as I have received no information as to
the arrival of the ship in London, I have therefore to ask
for the remand of the prisoners for another week.
Sir Thomas—Where was the ship when you last heard
of her ?

Mr. Ifudson—ln Dingle Bay. •
Sir Thomas—And safe, because there was a report that
she had gone to pieces.

Mr. Hudson—She has been dismantled by bad weather,
but that is all the damage she has sustained that I am
aware of.

Mr. Evans—The state of the weather has been such that
I am sure it will be several days before the ship can
arrive.

Sir Thomas—Very well. You hear what has been said,
so I shall have to again remand you for a week.

Two Vessels Blown Up.

Late on Friday evening last a terrific explosion
took place in Hartlepool dock, which spread con-
sternation throughout the neighbourhood. The brig
Euphemia, Capt. Bayfield, of West Hartlepool, was
lying in the Victoria Dock ready to put to sea. She
had taken in a cargo of Shotton gas coal for France,

and the hatches were all battened down. In conse-
quence, however, of the absence of one of the crew,
the arrangements that had been made for her depar-
ture were unavailing, and she had to be moored in
the tier again. In order to do this' two of the crew
got into the boat with a rope, while the rest were
engaged at the after-part of the vessel with another
warp, with the exception of an apprentice, named
Alexander Kean, who was standing amidships. The
captain, Mr. Win. Bayfield, was in the cabin lock-
ing all up, as he purposed going ashore. At this
juncture the Euphemia blew up. her decks from
one end to the other were torn up, and portions of
them blown over the topmasts. The yards were
covered with indentations made by the broken tim-
ber, and the shower of coal which followed the explo-
sion. All the crew who were aft escaped without any
injury, but the captain and Kean were not so for-
turnate. Kean was blown into an adjoining vessel,
and was severely burnt about the face, forehead,
arms, and hands. He was immediately taken to a
surgeon, who dressed his injuries, and he was after-
wards removed to the hospital. He has since suf-
fered very much, but there are hopes of his
ultimate recovery. The captain was thrown down
by the force of the explosion, and the cabin was
filled with flame, which escaped by forcing out the
cabin skylights. The injuries the captain received
were not so serious as those of the boy, althoughhe
is badly enough burnt about all the exposed parts
of the body. The vessel herself, as far as the deck
is concerned, is a total wreck.
On Saturday afternoon the steamtug Blue Bon-
net, of Sunderland, was blown up at Blyth. She
had come round to the latter port for the purpose of
towing a wherry laden with iron from the Bedling-
ton Ironworks to Sunderland, and was lying at the
quay, where her boiler suddenly exploded. The
master and the fireman were scalded, the latter
very severely. Assistance was at once afforded, but
the poor fellows were inhumanly refused admit-
tance at two or three public-houses. At length
they were taken in by Mrs. James Watson, lodg-
ing-house keeper (whose mother lost her life in the
exercise of the same kindly sympathy, whilst
nursing cholera patients), and their wants imme-
diately attended to. It is supposed that the explo-
sion was caused by the weakness of one of the
boiler-plates. Little or no damage is done to the
vessel.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

GREAT WESTERN AND MIDLAND JUNCTION.

It appears that negotiations are in progress re-
specting this scheme, and that there is a prospect of
its being carried out. As compared with the high
level bridge, it is stated that a saving of six miles
in toll to London from the South Wales coal fields
can be effected ; that by means of the Forest of
Dean central line the new scheme will effect a saving
of 12 miles in the distance between Liverpool and
Bristol. Mr. Lane and Mr. Owen, on the part of
the Great Western, and Mr. Crossley and another
gentleman, on the part of the Midland, met at
Lydney on Saturday last, in order to prepare a re-
port to their respective Boards on the project.

A South African Judge in Difficulty.

The South African Mail gives the following ac-
count of an accident on circuit, by which the valu-
able life of Mr. Justice Connor was nearly lost, and
others placed in immediate peril :
"It appears that the learned judge, attended
by his registrar and interpreter, left Cradock for
Queen's Town, in the eastern provinces during a
violent storm. Between the two places runs the
river Turkac, and the drift or ford called Flek
Poort, by which it is crossed, like the majority of
drifts in South African rivers afterheavy rain, dan-
gerous alike to life and limb. At the time when
the judge reached the spbt the river was rushing
down with a rapidity which inspired the whole party
with symptoms of considerable uneasiness ; but
meeting with a Hottentot, who had not long crossed
the drift, and who asserted that the stream was
passable, his lordship determined to make a bold
attempt. His own waggon, drawn by eight horses
in the usual Cape style, took precedence. At first
all went well. Terrible as was the force of the
stream, the horses breasted the current bravely,
though they shivered as the rushing water threat-
ened, in its wild strength, to carry them off -their
feet. To the delight of the anxious spectators on
the opposite bank, however, all happened as it should
have happened, till the leaders got within a few
yards of the shore; and then, just as all concerned
were congratulating themselves that the danger was
over, the danger came. The two leaders had nearly
reached the other side of the drift when they were
seen to stagger wildly, to fight for their footing, to
struggle madly for the land. The next moment
their heads turned down stream, horses and harness
were mixed up in inextricable confusion, and both
waggon and judge were whirled away, as it seemed
to the terrified spectators, to swift and almost sure
destruction. There are important crises in the
lives of men when hesitation is not possible,
and action becomes a sort of instinct. It fortu-
nately'happens that both the registrar and inter-
preter can swim, and swim well ; and no sooner did
they see the danger of the judge than they plunged
into the stream, and, knife in hand, made for the
waggon, in order to cut the traces, the horses be-
ing perfectly unmanageable, and some of them al-
ready drowning. When they got into mid-stream,
the force of the current made the two gentlemen,
who thus bravely risked their lives, reel and stagger.
Then they lost their footing, and the next instant
were swept away down the river. Fortunately,
both caught at a large bush, and were saved ; and
in a position to render most important service, for
the waggon brought up at nearly the same place,
and they were thus able very quickly to cut the
traces, so releasing the occupants of the waggon
from immediate peril. It was a pitiable sight to
see the poor horses drown—to watch them struggle
and shiver—to hear them shriek and snort in their
fear and death agony- -to see them sink, one by one,
and note their convulsive quiverings as the waters
roared around their prey. The contest did not last
long, however. In a very few minutes five horses
were drowned, and three managed to make the
shore. There now remained to be accomplished
two somewhat difficult tasks. In the first place it
was necessary to rescue Mr. Justice Connor and
the servants who were in the waggon ; and next, it
was desirable, if possible, to get the waggon itself to
the bank, lest the torrent increasing should carry both
waggon and records away. Accordingly a ropewas
fastened to a tree on shore, and then taken over
to the waggon, and made fast to the top of that
conveyance. Then all necessary precautions having
been taken to ensure a safe passage, the judge was
directed to grasp the rope, and come ashore hand
over hand. The coolness and self-possession of the
learned gentleman never deserted him, though for
a time himself " condemned to swing" and being up
to his middle in the treacherous waters.

" Mr. Connor soon reached the shore in safety,
and in due time driver and baggage, law books and
records, were extricated from the destruction which
had threatened them. The plan adopted to recover
the waggon was less successful. An ingenious gen-
tleman, whose zeal was not tempered with discre-
tion, hit upon the notable expedient of fastening a
span of oxen to one wheel of the waggon and then
setting the span in motion, whereby the vehicle,
which had hitherto retained its proper position, was
immediately thrown over on its side. After much
delay, however, the unwieldly conveyance, which is
sacred to her Majesty's judges, was raised and
brought to land with but little injury."

Extraordinary Escape from Carmarthen Gaol

On Thursday morning the governor and officials
were in a state of great consternation at finding that
at an early hour a daring escape from the county
gaol in Carmarthen had been made by two uncon-
victed felons, namely, Charles Williams, committed
for trial at the next assizes, on three distinctcharges
of burglary, and John Reed, who would be ar-
raigned at the quarter sessions at Llandilo on a
charge of housebreaking had he not managed to
make his exit from the prison in so unexpected a
manner. The proper name of Williams, who is well
known as the modern Jack Sheppard, is Owen Prit-
chard ; he is now on ticket of leave, having been
transported from Ruthin. He has already broken
out of gaol twice, once out of a lock-up house, and is
a notorious character. Reed is of Irish extraction,
born in Scotland, but nothing is known of him. In
describing the plan of the escapes we may mention
that the unconvicted felons are imprisoned in the
portion of the prison termed the Trebanda, a build-
ing two stories high, in which are several cells, four
being on the top storey, and having a large paved
yard surrounded with high stone walls, and sur-
mounted with chevaux de frise in front. In two of
these cells, which by the way were originally one
cell, but which was some years since divided into
two, by a single brick partition, were confined the
two prisoners, and at half-past one o'clock on
Thursday morning the warder visited them, and
found everything all right. After this operations
must have been commenced by Reed tearing
down some of the brickwork of the partition,
which enabled him to get into Williams' cell ad-
joining. They, then, it appears, raised a part of
the flooring, which was also of brick, close to the
flue, running up from the room beneath, designated
the " day room," where prisoners are placed at
periods of the,day, and then in that hole made an
opening into the chimney with the aid of a small
piece of oak firewood, which they had become pos-
sessed of. This wall was supposed to be thoroughly
secure, no one ever dreaming that it was only a
single brick thick. The work, though cunningly
and effectually performed, was exceedingly clumsy,
and such as might be effected by a piece of tough
wood, used as a sort of wedge to remove the brick-
work. The prisoners then forced their bodies
through the hole into the chimney and descended
into the day room, which was not secured. Having
got to terra firma the next thing was to get over
the walls, and the way in which this feat was ac-
complished was as follows :—They tore their bed
ticks into strong shreds, and joined them tightly
together with towels and a shirt until they bad two
ropes, each about 25 feet long ; to the end of each
they secured a pillow case half filled with can as
purchase for them to scale the walls. Having flung
one of these ropes over the wall of the Trebandi,
the bag of cuim being safely entangled in the
chevaux de
.frise, they ascended and got down
safely the other side in the same manner. They
then stealthily crept past the governor's house, and
thing the other rope over the cotnparatively low
wall of the Castle Green, which they easily got
over, and thus effected their escape. All this
was done between half-past one and five a.m.,
and the ingenuity employed was marvellous,
although on an inspection the means cf escape
proved simple in the extreme. The Trebanda is
supposed to have been built in 1790, and no one
knew but the prisoners, who managed to find it out,
that the flues were only one brick in thickness.—
Carmarthen Journal.

LADTERTISEMENt] -Holloway's Pills.—Bilious affec-
tions and .tomach complaints induced by a too liberal diet,
if not early checked, are often attended with serious con-
sequences. When any one lid& his ideas less clear than
usual, his eyesight dimmed, and his head dizzy, while ho
is indisposed for all exertion, physical Tor mental, he may
be quite sure that ho is in immediate need .of some cooling
and purifying medicine. Let him -send- at once fora box
of Holloway's pills, after a few doses of which his head
will be clear again, his spirits be elevated, and all his ener-
gies be restored. Printed directions for the guidance of
patients in the use of this admirable medicine are affixed to
every box.

The Mexican Question in the United

States Congress.

The extraordinary proceedings of Congress with regard
to Mexico the first days of the session cannot fail to pro-
duce a startling effect on the other side of the Atlantic.
Maximilian, too, as well as his master, will find in them
matter for serious thought. Our correspondent in Mexico
says that the appointment of General Logan as Minister
to the Juarez Government, and the emphatic words of
General Grant against the French-Austrian occupation of
that neighbouring republic, "produced a profound sensa-
tion." If these mutterings of the storm had such an effect,
what effect will the action of Congress have both in Mexico
and France ? The President's appointment of Logan was
full of meaning. None of our prominent military men
have spoken more earnestly against the usurpation iu
Mexico. Then lie was appointed after a long interval in
which we had no Minister residing there, and at the very
time when the fortunes of Juarez were represented to be
at the lowest ebb. It was a broad hint, conveyed in the
mildest manner possible, of the fixed policy of this coun-
try as understood by the Monroe doctrine. It was a
notice to the Emperors Napoleon and Maximilian to leave
the territory of our sister republic, in order to avoid
trouble with the United States. The language of our re-
ticent but frank General-in-Chief, referred to as having
produced a profound sensation, was in response to the
following, uttered at a public meeting at which he was
present :

" European ambition had striven to establish another em-
pire over a sister republic. Maximilian, by strange arms, has
been forced upon her brave and unwilling people. Fouler
wrongs never outraged human rights than the present
occupation of Mexico by the French. We sympathise
with our sister republic in her hour of need, and firmly
believe in her coming deliverance."
General Grant's reply was :
" I hope that you will excuse me from doing anything
more than thanking you ; but there is one sentiment
uttered that is mine, and that is the one touching the
future of Mexico."

We might refer to the President's Message, which,
though moderate in tone is very decided as to the prin-
ciple of American policy; and we might notice the una-
nimity with which the Press, public speakers, and the
people everywhere express themselves on this subject.
But the movement in Congress is the most important of
any, and calls for special attention.
On the 11th of last month Mr. Wade, of Ohio, intro-
duced the following preamble and resolutions in the
Senate, and Mr. Schenk, of the same State, in the
House:—

" Whereas in a letter of instructions dated July 3, 1862,
directed to General Forey, commanding the French forces
in Mexico, the EmpeTior of the French indicated the policy
concerning the affairs on this continent by declaring that
it was his intention to establish a monarchy in Mexico,
which would restore to the Latin race on this side of the
Atlantic all their strength and prestige, guarantee security
to the French West India colonies and those of Spain,
secure the interests and establish the influence of France
in the centre of America, and prevent the people of the
United States from taking possession of the Gulf of
Mexico, from which they would command the Antilles
and South America, and so become the only dispensers of
the products of the New World; and whereas, in pur-
suance of said policy, anattempt has been made to establish
a monarchy iu Mexico, contrary to the wishes of the
people, and to support Maximilian in his usurpation by
Euiopean soldiers ; and whereas, among other acts con-
trary to the spirit of the age and humanity, the so-called
Emperor of Mexico by a decree and regulation dated
September 5, 1865, practically re-established slavery iu his
dominions, and by a decree dated October 3, 1865, has vio-
lated the usages of civilized warfare by denying to the
Mexican Republican troops the rights of belligerents,
and ordering their execution wherever found within
twenty-four hours after capture; therefore be it
" Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States in Congress assembled—First, That
we contemplate the present condition of affairs iu the re-
public of Mexico with the most profound solicitude.
Second, That the attempt to subvert one of the Republi-
can Governments of this continent by a foreign power, and.
to establish on its ruins a monarchy, sustained solely by
European bayonets, is opposed to the declared policy of the
United States Government, offensive to our people, and
contrary to the spirit of our institutions. Third, That
the President of the United States be requested to take
such steps concerning this grave matter as will vindicate
the recognised policy and protect the honour and inte-
rests of our Government."
The matter was referred to the Committees of the
Senate and House on Foreign Affairs. Other resolutions
were submitted by Senators and members to the same effect,
all of which were well received. In truth, there appears to
be but ono opinion. These gentlemen have a keen per-
ception of the way the popular current runs. We suppose
the resolutions asking the President for information re-
specting Mexico will be responded to immediately after
the adjournment, and we have no doubt the resolutions
referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs will soon
be acted upon. Congress is reticent with regard to
England. Members seem to think we can afford to wait
awhile for a settlement of the Alabama claims and ot'.er
outstanding questions, but not so about Mexico. They
evidently act upon the impression that this affair requires
an early solution. This earnestness on the part of Con-
gress, taken in connection with public sentiment and the
emphatic declarations of our great generals, must create a
sensation in Europe and make the Emperor Napoleon very
uneasy.

There is one feature in this Mexican movement in
Congress worthy of serious notice. The men who take a
lead in it are nearly all extreme Radicals. They are em-
phatically the war party. They made so much money
out of our civil war, and acquired so much power in the
country, that they are ready to plunge us into another
war. Their immense contracts are ended by the suppres-
sion of the rebellion. They will not give up these spoils
if they can hold on to them. They know, too, that with
the restoration of peace their political power wanes. The
Jacobins of the French Revolution plunged France into a
war with all Europe for the purpose of holding power,
and to cover up their treacherous crimes. They dreaded
the reaction that peace would bring, and consequently
kept the country in a continual state of war. Human
nature is the same throughout all times, and history is
being constantly repeated. Our American Jacobins have
the same character as those of France, and if they were
not restrained would do deeds as infamous as their proto-
types. The Sumners, Wades, and Stevenses are the
Robespierres, Couthons, Marats of this revolutionary
period in America. It will require all the modification and
firmness of President Johnson to prevent us from being
precipitated into a great foreign war by this class of men,
who want great contracts, and to secure a long lease of poli-
tical power. There is no denying the fact that a very
ticklish state of affairs exists on the Rio Grande border.
A spark, an accident, may light up the flames of war. But,
as we said before, we have confidence in the moderation,
firmness, and sagacity of the President to carry us through
the difficulty.
What then, it may be asked, shall we abandon Mexico
and the Monroe doctrine ? By ne means. Tho French
and the Austrian archduke must leave. Their occupation
of Mexico under false pretences is a standing insult to this
country. A great people like the Americans cannot live
under such a menace—under such a defiance to our long-
established and cherished policy. In reality, French in-
tervention is a part of tho wax, as General Sheridan ex-
pressed it, and the war will not hoproperly closed up
while the French and Austrians remain on this continent.
But we think our purpose can be accomplished without a
war. If not, wo are ready for it, and have no fear of the
result. We know our own resources are equal to any
emergency. We have no fear of England. Sheat arwwouldfboer,
too glad to see France and the United Status
she would profit by it. The most effective way of solving
the difficulty would be to get a non-intercourse act with
France. If Napoleon continues to send troops to Mexico
—nay if he will not give our Government to understand
that he will withdraw within a reasonable time, a non_
intercourse act ought to be passed. This immense mar-
ket for French goods being closed, the Emperor would
soon feel the pressure upon the working and commercial
classes. It would be a positive benefit to us by cutting
off a vast amount of extravagance and stimulating our
own manufactures. This would prove
We rather an earthquake
uakeunder the feet of the imperial dynasty.
sus-
pect the shrewd Emperor would abandon his ridiculous
theories about the Latin race on this continent, and take
away his Latin troops to put down revolution at home.
We have said repeatedly that it appeared to us that
Mexico would be the Moscow to the third Napoleon.
Looking at the signs of the times, we are persuaded it
will be so unless he withdraws within a short time from
America.—New York Herald.

PRESIDENT JOIINSON.—It is almost needless to
say that, like Mr. Lincoln, he was and is proud of
his origin, and fond of reverting to it. An anecdote is
often told which humorously illustrates Lis peculiarly
American pride of origin. While Governor of Tennessee,
Mr. Johnson, betaking himself for a season to the exercise
of Lis old craft, turned out a splendid suit of clothing in
the latest fashion, which ho sent as a present to his friend
Governor M‘Goffin, of Kentucky. The Kentucky Gover-
nor, who had once been a blacksmith of no mean skill, at
once returned the compliment by forging with his own
hands and sending to Mr. Johnson a very serviceable
shovel and pair of tongs, which he hoped would serve to
keep alive the flame of their old friendship. Mr. Johnson
has always paid marked attention to men of his own trade,
and can hardly pass a tailor's shop 'without going in and
exchanging compliments with the knights of the goose
and needle with whom ho once wrought. In the heat of
a hard-fought political campaign a friend asked him what
he should do if by chance he were defeated. Open a
tailor's shop and go to work,' was the prompt reply. In
person Mr. Johnson is a little above the average height,
compactly framed, and capable- of great and protracted
.exertion, either of mind-or body. - Ile is abstemious in his
personal habits, and indifferent to the pietist', es of the
senses. The first impression his presence gives is that
his extraction is plebeian, and that he is large!y endowed
with rugged and hardy cause.—Life of President John-
son.

F

Till MM EDITION.

LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening.
WAR-OFFICE, JAN. J.
The Queen has been graciously pleasod to give orders
for the appointment of Robert Burnett David Morier,
Dq., Secretary to her Majesty's Legation at Athens, and
Louis Mallet, Esq., to be Ordinary Membres of the Civil
Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most
Honourable Order of the Bath.

DOWNING STREET, JAN. 6.
The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Kelso
Martin, Esq., to be a Member of the LegislatiVe Council of
the Island of Antigua and Henry Berkeley, Esq., to be
Treasurer for the aforesaid Island.

SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx.