The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-01-21
LATEST NEWS.

The H. W. Amy brings files to january 9TH
from which We take the following extracts -
London, January sd.--The following are the
proposed at the meeting OF the more
moderate landlords, in session in Dublin to-day, .
at which it is expected that the Duke OF Aber-
corn will preside. 1t criticises the Court decisions .
and says Resolved, That this meeting sees
with alarm the Land Act being administered in
a manner at variance with the pledge that it
would not diminish the value nor disturb the
foundation of property. aud contrary to the as
surances on the faith of which Parliament was
advised not to provide for compensation to the
landlords that the antecedents of many Assist
ant Commissioners do not insure an impartial
judicial exercise of their functions that the
Commissioners have examined rents, after Il
cursory examination of the lands, and that they
have been indiscrimate in reducing rents that
If appeals from the decisions of the Assistant
Commissioners result III the sanctioning of these
decisions, the Legislature should provide COM
pensatiOn for those land owners whose property
will be thereby uniustly diminished that Il
petition embodying the views of this meeting be
presented to the Queen.
London, January 3d.-The JNers states that it
is estimated that one-fourth of the Irish tenants
who need protection have come under the opera
ton of the Land Act, and that competent per-
sons believe the whole question will not be set
tied in two years.
Dublin, January 3d-Archbishop Croke of
Cashel bitterly complains of the police intruding
into his parochial residence ON the occasion of
the watchtmeeting in connection with the bazaar,
although they were assured it was not a League
meeting.
Dublin, January 4.-The police seized at Kill
rush a box cOntainingt twenty rifles and bayonets,
and $50 rounds of ammunition.
A mandamus to quash the resolution passed
by the corporation comforting the freedom of
the city on Dillon and Parnell. Will be applied
for in the Court of Queens Bench.
Rome, January 3d.-La OpiaiOne says king
Humber, when receiving the New York con-
gratulations of Senators and members of the
Chambers of Deputies. said with an evident al
fusion to Bismarck's reported designs on behalf
of the Vatican, that Italy was resolved to re-
spect all governments, and had no reason to be-
lieve that any one had been wanting i'll respect
to her, but it was well to make known that she
was firmly decided not to admit the slightest dis
cussion of certain questions touching her in
ternal order. King Humbert also dwelt upon the
necessity of the completion of the military or
ganization. The Kings words produced a great
impression.
st. Petersburg, January s3d.-Several Court
officials have been ordered to proceed to Mos
cow to make a careful examination of all the
customs and accessories which Russian tradition
requires to be used at the Imperial coronations.
This warrants the supposition that the ceremony
is to take place earlier than was expected, prob
ably before the confinement of the Empress.
The trial of Guiteau was still proceeding and
had continued to be characterized by the same
unrdlY conduct on the part OF the prisoner as
previously reported. His behavior became az
length so bad as to lead the Judge to order his
removal to the dock.
On january 9Th Scoville made an endeavor to
get in Il mass of new evidence III suT-Iebuttal.
The following is Judge Cox's ruling on this
point -. Judge Cox said that the counsel for
defence came here IL stranger TO the Courts of
the District, and even to the prisoner himself.
and found himself enVironed with dlticulUc5
from the outset. The most seTious difficulty was
that the Odium attaching to the assassination
made witnesses unwilling even to allow their
their names to be known to the defence. APP
preciating all these difficulties which enDarilS-
sed the defence, he (Judge Cox had felt dis
posed to offset this with an equal latitude and a
more than ordinary fairness. The evidence Of
insanity could not be offered in sur-rebuttal. In
his opinion the proof of insanity should be
limited to the evidence in chief of the defence
and the r%ebutting evidence of the prosecution.
He, therefore. must exclude the evidence of DIR.
Mcfarland, who, Scoville said, would testify to
the prisoners insanity. The stlmony how
ever, of those witnesses, by which the defence
expected to prove that the prisoner asserted upon
the day of the assassination, and upon the day
after, the motive for his act, the Court held
should be admitted as evidence III Sur-rebuttal.
The evidence thus admitted was then taken,
and Scoyille asked that he might have some lit
tie time to prepare for his address.
Dayidge, counsel for the prosecution then
sand that the prosecution had already prepared
the statements of law, the points upon which
they would rely, and he would be pleased To-
give the defence the benefit of them. He then
Tclu - lOllbNS - liz ltRdl VI e.
sponsibility where insanity is set up as Il de
fence for alleged murder, Is whether the ac-
cuseh, AZ the time Of committing the act alleged,
knew the difference between right and wrong
in respect 70 such al act as in the present case
if the accused, at the time Of committing the act
charged, knew said difference between right and
wrong IN respect to such an act, If he knew
what he was doing, and that what he was doing
was contrary to the law Of the land, he Is re-
sponsible. Guiteau Il didn't, because my free
agency was destroyed. Second If the accused
knew what he WAS doing, or that what he was
doing was contrary to the law of the land, 1t con-
stitutes no defence, even If it were true that
when he committed the act he really believed
that he was thereby producing a public benefit,
or carrying out an inspiration of divine origin or
approval, Such belief would not afford any eX-
cuse, nor would such excuse be afforded by the
fact that III the commission of the act he was
impelled by a deprayed moral sense, whether
innate or acquired, or by evil passion or Indlf-
ference to moral obligation. Guiteau All of
which is false Third Insanity, would how
ever. constitute the defence, if by any reason, as
by a diseased mind, the accused at the time of
committing the act charged, did not know that
what he was doing was contrary to law. Gulteau:
Il had no choice in the matter, Fourth The
only evidence in the present case tending to
show an irresistible impulse TO commit the homi-
eide is the claim of the accused that his free
agency was destroyed by his alleged conviction I
that the death of the President was required for
the good of the American people, and was Iii
vinely inspired, hut such a conviction, even If 1t
really existed, could not afford any excuse when
the party knew what he was doing, and that 1t
was contrary to law. Guiteau Gods law is
higher than mans law. Nothing can exempt the
accused from responsibility for breaking the
law, To have such effect the commission of the
act charged must have been the result OF an
insane delusion which was the product of such
desire and such force as to deprive the accused
of that degree of reason necessary to distinguish
between right and wrong. In respect of the act
he either did not know what he was doing, or If
he did, ne knew that the act was wrong and con-
traTy to law"
On ScOville's motion the court then adjourned
to Saturday, 7h inst. /