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Show s7onci;i!Aiiop' .LAIIAICfl SEfi'DS IH RESIGNATION ' v-- . LONDON", Jan. 23. Tbere U a jrood reason to bslieys that Got. Swetteaham of Jamaica has forwarded bis resi4rna-tion resi4rna-tion to the Colonial fflco.' The officials there say they are sot prepared either to eonflnn or deny the report, bat they admit having received telegrams of a confidential character from the Cover-nor. Cover-nor. ' It has been fully expected here that a solution of the difficulty would be found ia Swetteaham 'a resignation. It has been freely stated in tha Colonial and other Government offices that it was quite impossible for 8wettenham to continue in office, not only because of the incident involving the withdrawal with-drawal of the American warships from Kingston, but also on account of the protests against his conduct received from the inhabitants of Kingston. |