New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-14
GREAT BRITAIN.
NE MINIsTERIAL CRISIS

The House of Lords met on Feb. n, 10
pass the Habeas Corpus Suspension act for Ireland ana
on the 2Sh in order that II might receive the roya
assent The Commons met Feb 2s but only 10 near ro
Lord Stanley that the Premier desired urther au
journment until in order TO complete MS arrange
ments The Chaneelorsp OF the Exchequer however,
been conferred upon Mr. Ward Hunt the Secretary OF the
Treasury Mr. sclater Booth will succeed to the latter
Office Lord Cairns succeeds to the Lord CHARACTERISTIC
vacant by the enforced resignation OF Lord Chelmsford
II was expected that other respects the Ministry would
be undisturbed. In the House of Commons, Feb. Is,
Lord Stanley announced that the Premier would , on
March fix day for the debate Irish affairs, when
had interrupted by the Ministerial interegnum IL
rumOred that the Queen desired to confer the honor
OF dukedom upon Lord Derby, and there were otner
probably Destitute Of o1RdSn th 10 me- peer
age Vice-ChanceOr Wood was to suoceeu NJ H. GiT,r5
S %ere naed for an" the The
following list Of the new Ministry as pht Won u
D fss lU chanseoT of the EChequer Mr. George
Ward Hunt sec sSig6y ~ ' a. Hardy Secretary
Of State for the Foreign Department Lord stan
ley secretary Of State Tor the Go St iOT Wap Tbc
Right Hon J. Pahngton Secretary Of state for In
T Tn Rrbt Horn f. r L. Cory Lord High Chancellor
Lord Cairns. Lord President OF the Council Duke OF
Chanceior Of the Duchy Of lancaster Tho Right Hon
Wilson Patten President of the Board OF Trade Duke
p of the Pooraw Board Lord Devon Chief
Secretary for Ireland, Earl of Mayo.
MR.. GOODWIN SMITH on THE ALABAMA QUESTION
III. u
politics at oxford Feb. o. said: 1.-THE most serious
question connected with our foreign policy at present is
that of the Alabama. cannot help remembering now,
with some satisfaction, that the first time opened
my lips in public this question. was sitting in
my study in Oxford and thinking how the depredatons
Alabama OF the intended cOnsortS or the Ala
bama, which then in port ready TO sail would tar
nsh the honor and mper the commercial interests OF
This country when received invitation TO attend
meeting called in the Free Trade Hail. at Manchester 10
protest against letting out any more OF tnose eo'aSi
Mo moe W L
went down TO Manchester merely 10 attend the meeting
when got there they said that as came from oxford,
and in way represented 1t there must speak ana so
stood up in the Free Trade Hall and spoke badly enough
YOU may suppose; but still hope you VIII not DC
sorry that voice from oxford was heard on that
occasion. loud cheers hope the difficulty will now he
settled, and believe 1t may. There is one element IN
America, unhappily very hostile to this country that
which being always had from the discomfort OF Ireland
But persuaded that generally speaking, the Amer
OF English origin has at the bottom OF his heart aec
ton for his mother country III IS on TINS very account
that insults and injuries from ms give them so much pam
Sa Gentleman %6o had taken dscded part in the
Alabama controversy on that SIDE ana mad sad some
was, 1--WE expected such treatment from the dear
old mother country In the very hight OF the illeeng
exasperated to the utmost by the insults heaped
upon them by The Times and other organs OF cas.anup
pected every morning that some collision between
blockade runner and AN American cruiser or some other
accidental complication would involve us in bloody
and desolang war, reminded large American andi-
which addressing that alter oil England was
their mother, and asked them whether among the ma
tons there was one from which they would prefer TO be
sprung and they answered with loud cheer. think,
them that IL will be owing to want OF address in states
and dlplomatsts IT, after all. our difficulties with
America not brought TO an anicabe close lCheersJ
shall before very long be in America again being led there
by my literary avOcatons aud probably shall this time
make long stay But do not believe any one who tells
you that shall cease TO be an EngishnmGP have
OF the tory party that an not an Engshnani never;
theless an Englishinan am, and an Englishnan SHAH
remain in whatever land among whatever people may
be. loud cheers.l
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST Ex-Gov. EYRE-RErUsAL OF A
WARRANT THOMAS HENRY.
On February ~ at Bovst Police Court, Sir r. r. Col
Her. instructed by cssrs shaen and Roscoe ON behalf OF
Mr.. John Stuart Mil, the President and Mr.. Peter Tay-
Tor, the Treasurer OF the Jamaica COMMITTEE waited
Sir Thomas Henry to apply for warrant against GOV
Eyre for the murder OF Mr. Gordon IN jamaica after the
MI Min and Mr.. Taylor occupied seats on the bench.
Mr. ]. Horne Payne with Sir r. Collier.
Sir r. Collier said he was Instructed by Mr. NH and
Mr. Taylor to apply for warrant against NJ John "a
murder Of Mr.. John William Gordon. at Mornnt Bay In
jamaica the 23d of October 1868 The application
made under the oath and 2jth Vic. lO6 and llth
and 18th Vc by which any person might be tired IN
the colonies 1t might be said that these proceedings
taken at somewhat late period considering the
point he must mention that at the time when the warrant
was applied for and obtained against Gen Nelson ana
application against Mr. Eyre as accessory but IL was
at the time. II was matter of common knowledge
that at that time an application was made 10 tho
magistrates in Shropshire, within whose Jnrisdic.
ton Eyre then but he presumed that Sir Thomas
Henry would not consider himself bound by their
decision but would exercise bis own discretion More,
over that decision gwen prior to the delivery OF the
charge OF the Lord ChefJusce to the Grand jury IN
had since been published by the Lord ChefJustce with
notes. &C. by himself and with luminous statement OF
martial law 1t disparagenent 10 the Justices 10
say that if they had beencquaned with all che learn
ing nd aa Gn e tcs 1ney M0dg o Ens
law, and lac for venured to think ii defect that
With the duty Of bringing offenders to Justice but i is
left the action Of private individuals and but that
great crimes would escape without punishment, and
without investigation. Those who Instructed him
were certainly not Influenced by any personal motives,
but by very painful sense Of duty believing that
great crime had been commtted that British subject
had been put TO death without warrant and under cir
cumstances that constituted what the law called murder
ing the tenure under which every man in the colonies,
and indeed In the British dominOns, held his life and
outline Of the circumstances under which the execution
took place and Of the legal grounds upon which II
commended that IL amounted 10 murder. The learned
temans arguments on this head were TO great extent
identical with those urged by Mr. Fiames Steven, in the
Of NELSON and Brand" and Sir r. p. Collier sup
ported them by reference to authorities and especially
made c0p0us extracts Having IN the course OF that
portion OF his speech cOntended that II not
there evidence on which he would submit that jury
would be justified IN finding that Mr. Eyre was acuated
Dir Eyre and BIT Gordon, and In one instance Mr. Eyres
conduct had brought upon severe censurc from the
the disputes between Mr. Eyre and Mr.. Gordon and
Quoting largely from the correspondence Sir X Collier
proceeded to contend that the act Of indemnity passed
IN Jamaica did not bar proceedings here.
Sir Thomas Henry said 1t not necessary 10 argue
that point, as 1t had been decided the Nelson and
Brand case
Sir K p Collier in conclusion said that II the warrant
granted he did propose 10 ask that IL should be
executed no doubt Mr. Eyre would voluntarily attend
Gen. Nelson and Lieut. Brand had done He concluded
by reminding Sir Thomas Henry OF his own Concluding
words in summing up that case
Sir Thomas Henry said that before the delivery OF
the charge referred 20 by Sir Collier In that charge
all the arguments used by Sir r. r. Collier had been SO
put that would be impossible state them more forci
bly, and the grand jury had thrown the bill He was
not aware that there had been a case therecer-
tainy there had during the % years that he had
presided on the bench IN which, after the grand jury had