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At the Maldon meeting of Conservatives both Lord Eustac.e Cecil

and Mr. Peacocke espoused, with excessive warmth, the same view as Lord Elcho with regard to the Jamaica bloodshed. Mr. Peacocke's speech was in one respect singular. When we first read the words, "What he complained of was the spirit of extermi- nation which they breathed. He could find in them no idea but that of Kill, kill, " We thought with satisfaction that here at last was a Tory who could think of a negro as a fellow-sub- ject, but closer examination undeceived us. Mr. Peacocke finds no fault with "the spirit of extermination" as applied to a negro insurrection. He can scarcely find words to express too warmly his approval. Ile objects to it so strongly only in the case of — cattle.

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