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Mr. GLADSTONE may be congratulated upon his Budget of this year, and is appeared to give great satisfaction to the House. It had, indeed, been expected that by this time great improvement would take place, but still it may fairly be said that our expectations have been surpassed. Although the speech was not so long as on some former occasions, Mr. GLADSTONE entered at great length into com prehensive details ; and at the commencement of his discourse he gave an interesting account of taxation in general, and the various aspects which surrounded the opening and_ closing of the present Parliament. Thus apart from the more immediate and exciting topics of disunion there was much to attract interest in the consideration of past and present prospects by so great a master of finance and so skilled a rhetorician. There is a striking contrast between the opening and close of this Parliament. Many circumstances conspired to render the aspect of affairs somewhat gloomy ; there was a war with China, and European affairs were most uncertain and perplexing ; the harvest of the second year of this Parliament was the worst that has been known for half a century. Mr GLADSTONE briefly but emphatically alluded to the fearful war now raging across the Atlantic, and made a feeling comment on the shocking event which has just occurred there, " intelligence which causes one thrill of horror throughout Europe." Yet, as the right hon. gentleman observed, amid all these dangers and trials abroad we have been mercifully spared. Thus we find that the financial history of this Parliament is a striking one. The expenditure has been such as never before was attained to in peace, and the amount derived from taxation is larger than at any pre vious Period. This Parliament has also met seven times for the despatch of business. The civil expenditure has not increased of late years. Taking all things into account, and striking out miscellaneous receipts, which are likely to mislead, it is computed that the expenditure of last year was £65,957,000, while the expenditure of the first year of this Parliament was £ 67 ,471,000, so that there is a reduction in round n um b ers of a million and a a half. Comparing the past year with those before the Russian war, we learn that the increase that has taken place in the annual charges of the country is nearly 22f millions. Mr. GLADSTONE remarked that, "although the expenditure had been a large one during the period he referred to, he did not believe that, at any time of our history, the expenditure,' whether small or great, had been more entirely i n consonance with the general views, wishes, and feelings of the nation at large." The main busi ness of the speech, comparing the expenditure of the year with its revenue, was, as the Chancellor of the Exche qu e r t ru l y o b serve d, a simple and a satis factory operation. Indeed it has seldom fallen to the lot of the right hon. gentleman during the long period he has had to perform the task of bringing forward the financial statements of the year to bye a better Budget to produce than the present one. Circumstances have been favourable, it is true, to a certain extent ; but in these matters much must depend upon the skill and ingenuity of the Financial Minister. It must be admitted that Mr. GLAD STONE is entitled to great credit for the discernment he has displayed in the elaborate work before him. It would seem as if he had abandoned some of his crotchets, and put aside many of those perverse notions, which militated greatly against his schemes in former years. The Budget of this year will be deservedly popular on account of some of the reductions which have been made, especially that on the Income Tax. This impost will soon be reduced to 4d. in the pound. Mr. GLADSTONE remarked upon the ques tion of the Income Tax being permanently abolished, and said very truly that this was a matter which must be left to another Parliament. The right hon. gentleman also alluded, in a humorous manner, to the pertinacity with which some hon. gentle men declared that he was personally concerned in the reduction of this tax. The Government have wisely decided that the Income Tax should be re duced during the tenure of this Parliament, and they certainly could not have done a wiser thing, or one more calculated to benefit the community. Loud cheers greeted the announcement of the re duction by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The value of, the penny has progressively risen, for Mr. GLADSTONE stated that whereas he once informed the house fhat every additional penny might be valued at a million, he now had to state that for every penny made the difference of one million and three hundred thousand. The fire insurance has also been properly treated. The division which took place last month showed the policy of the house on this subject in an unmistakeable manner, and here also the Government have done well in conforming to the popular wishes. It is certain that this change ought to have been made long before. After all the reduc tions that had been made only a "narrow margin was left," but Mr. GLADSTONE said that sufficient remained to allow them to meet the expressed wishes of the House upon this point. The duty upon insurance will be reduced to a uniform rate of ls. 6d., and the ls. duty upon the policy to a penny stamp. This is a step in the right direction, and it is to be hoped that it is an earnest of the future reduction when more convenient for the revenue. Mr. GLAD STONE has not generally shown himself ready to meet the wishes of the House in this respect, and the acknowledgments of the community are due rather to those who have striven strenuously for the reduction in the face of great opposition on all sides. The duty on tea will be re duced sixpence in the pound, which will be the only indirect taxation that is reduced this year. As for the Malt Tax, Mr. GLADSTONE con siders that its total abolition will be the " death warrant of our whole system of indirect taxation," and as for its reduction he could say little as yet. The loss to the Exchequer would be very great in order to reduce the price of beer one farthing a quart. There was great truth in the remarks of the right hon. gentleman as to the advisability of the duty on tea not being heavier than that on beer; the latter is now taxed at twenty per cent., while the former is forty per cent. During his observa tions Mr. GLADSTONE paid a tribute to the late Mr. COBDEN. " Well and nobly" as testimony had been borne to him in that House, Mr. GLAD STONE said that he could not forbear from offering his raced of acknowledgment to one who had done so much to secure restriction from the commerce of the country. No civilised country but has joined with us in paying the tribute of re spect and the testimony of honour to his memory as the right hon. gentleman truly observed, and his eloquent offering to one with whom he was closely associated in a great undertaking reflects honour on the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. GLAD STONE expressed satisfaction at the circumstance of this country being the first to lead the vanguard of civilisation in respect to the freedom of trade and industry as in regard to locomotion, thus realising the worms of the poet— To serve as a model for the mighty world, And be the fair beginning of a time." Altogether it may be considered that this Budget of 1865 is a decided success, and that it will meet with general approbation from all classes of the com munity. Its shortcomings may be rectified upon another occasion, while its benefits are great, and their effects cannot but produce the happiest results Tar and wide. The reduction of the Income-tax, in itself, would render an indifferent Budget in other respects a popular one, and this possesses many other merits of a solid character and significant nature. It was only to be expected from the profound and universal feeling of horror and regret which has been excited throughout the whole country by the murder of President LINCOLN that some public exposition of the sentiments of the English people should immediately be sought for. The general feeling on the subject has been shown with unmistakeable unanimity in all ranks and in all parts of the Kingdom, and the American people will we hope receive with mournful pleasure these cordial expressions of English sympathy. English men have been believed, and justly, to have inclined to the Southern cause ; in fact, they have long recognised what the Federal party in the States has failed to discover, that the principle for which the South is striving is the very principle which lies at the root of English and American liberty—the right of peoples to choose their own form of Government. Englishmen have grown wiser since the days of Lord NORTH, but Americans, it would seem, have retrograded since the time of WASHINGTON. But however strong may be the interest which the English, as a nation, have taken, and still take, in the Confederate cause, it does not, in the least, interfere with their indignation and horror at this crime just committed, or their sym pathy with the nation which has just received such a shock. The many qualities which distinguished LINCOLN above his fellows, and especially the moderation of his tone regarding the Confederates, all tend to make his loss a very great one at this crisis. The charge brought by Mr. STANTON against the Southern people of having plotted this dastardly assassination is, therefore, as ill-founded as it is unfair. Is it likely that the Confederate leaders would plan the murder of the very man who was most disposed to treat them with moderation ? Coupled with the cruel attempt on Mr. SEWARD'S life, the event would seem to point in a totally dif ferent direction, as if it were instigated by the enemies of the South rather than by their friends. Why should the two most calm and reasonable men be suddenly removed from the Council to make room for the intemperate JoruisoN, who but the other day talked of hanging the foremost men of the South " as high as Haman," for Mr. STANTON, who at once seeks to fix the stigma of this crime upon the " rebel cause," and for BUTLER, whose mildest terms are wholesale expatriation for the peaceable population of the fair Southern States. It is more likely that the crime, if not the result of private vengeance or personal animosity, is the work of some wild Abolitionist, some fanatical hater of the South, who thinks that " Greek-fire for the people, and hell-fire for their leaders," are the best terms which the Washington Cabinet should offer. The language recently uttered by Parson BROWNLOW is a sufficient indication. of the lengths to which the New England party Trill go, and when such terms are used by their leaders we need not wonder if men of still more viol ant passions and ill-regulated minds are transported into that condition of frenzied enthusiasm in which everything done for the cause appears not only permissible, but heroic. We are not surprised to find that Mr. MASON, the non-official representative of Confederate interests in this country, addressing a public protest against the assertions of Mr. STANTON, that the murder was directly the work of the " rebels." Such asser tions Mr. MASON indignantly repudiates as " atro cious calumnies.". He points out that JOHN WILKES BOOTH, the presumed assassin, is of a radical family, and believed to have strong Radical opinions, his very name indicating the political creed in which he was educated. "An origin and mental training," as Mr. MASON observes, " little likely to engender the slightest sympathy with the great cause of the Conservative South." The Confederates, he might have added, have had many op portunities of assassinating their enemies, but have never yet disgraced their cause by such a crime. BUTLER left New Orleans in safety. SHERMAN has rested in the Southern cities. The PRESIDENT himself was, but a few days before his untimely death, mixing freely among the people of Richmond. Surely there was, then, no lack of opportunity, if there had been any such cowardly purpose in the hearts of the Virginians. Unless some much stronger evidence than the mere conjecture of the War Secretary is adduced, Englishmen may freely acquit the great Southern people from parti cipation in the crime. All over the country yesterday there were tokens of general sentiment. Immediately on the receipt of the news the day before, the members of the Commons who were present in the House, signed a irief address to the American Minister expressive of their sympathy ; and, as being the spontaneous and unanimous exposition of the feel ing of the moment, it is perhaps more valuable than the more formal address which is to be moved in both Houses on Monday evening. Such a motion will, undoubtedly, be passed without a dissentient voice, and all must share in the hope appropriately expressed by Lord DERBY, that the terms of the Address will be such as to exclude all party feeling, leaving only that expressions of horror at the crime, of regret for the loss of the President, and of sym pathy with the feelings of the American people, in which " every man, woman, and child" can parti cipate. But the expression of sympathy was not re stricted to the Parliamentary area alone. The promi nent men of the City assembled yesterday to represen the mercantile community ; the Americans resider in London were also convened; the Germans pre. pared an address of condolence ; while all over the country, at Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Preston, Newcastle, Bradford, and many other towns, as well as in the metropolis of the sister kingdom, public meetings have been held mid addresses of condolence have been prepared for Mrs. LINCOLN and for the American Minister. Such a general and sponta- neous exhibition of sympathy does honour to the English nation, while it must convince the Ameri- cans of the unanimity and sincerity of their senti ments. If the miserable man, who has thus obtained a disgraceful prominence, thought to distinguish himself by his act, he must be disappointed at the result of his cruel work. ABRAHAM LINCOLN was never so much honoured by the English people as since the news of his sud- den death ; and unless he belonged to those who really desire the reign of anarchy and terror, it is difficult to see what his party is to gain. The American meetings to which we have referred was postponed until Monday, in order to give Mr. ADAMS an opportunity of being present. On MOnday, too, the leaders of our political parties will have the opportunity of expressing their sentiments. Scarcely in America itself can the news have excited greater horror or more profound regret than it has occasioned in England. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIMI, APRIL 28, 1865. The Assassination of President Lincoln (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) The following are the particulars of the assassina tion of President Lincoln, and the attempt on the Life of Mr. Seward : "WASHINGTON, April 14. President Lincoln and wife, with other friends, his evening visited Ford's theatre for the purpose of witnessing the performance of the American Cousin.' It was announced in the papers that General Grant would also be present, but that gen tleman took the late train of cars for New Jersey. The theatre was densely crowded, and every body seemed delighted with the scene before them. During the third act, and while there was a tempo rary pause for one of the actors to enter, a sharp report of a pistol was heard, which merely attracted attention, but suggesting nothing serious, until a man rushed to the front of the President's box, waving along dagger in his right hand, and ex claiming, Sic semper tyrannis,' and immediately leaped from the box, which was in the second tier, to the stage, making his escape, amid the bewilder ment of the audience, from the rear of the theatre, and, mounting a horse, fled. The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first disclosed the fact to the audience that the President had been shot, when all present rose to their feet and rushed towards the stage, many exclaiming, Hang him ! hang him !' The excite ment was of the wildest possible description, and of course there was an abrupt termination of the theatrical performance. There was a rush towards the President's box, when cries were heard to stand back and give him air. Has any one stimulants ?' On a hasty examination it was found that the President had been shot through the head, above and below the temporal bone, and that some of the brain was oozing out. He was removed to a private house opposite the theatre, and the surgeon-general of the army and other surgeons sent for to attend to his condition. On an examination of the private box blood was discovered on the back of the cushioned rocking chair in which the President had been sitting, also the partition, and on the floor a common single barrelled pocket pistol was found on the carpet. A military guard was placed in front of the private residence to which the - President has been conveyed. An immense crowd was in front of it, all deeply anxious to learn the condition of the President. It had been previously announced that the wound was mortal, but all hoped otherwise. The shock of the community was terrible. At midnight the Cabinet, with Messrs. Sumner, Colfax, and Farnsworth, Judge Curtis, Governor Ogleby, Meigs. Colonel Hay, and a few personal friends, with Surgeon- General Barnes and his immediate assistants, were around his bedside. The President was in a state of syncope, totally insensible, and breathing slowly : the blood oozed from the wound at the back of the head, and the surgeons exhausted every possible effort of medical skill, but all hope was gone. The parting of his family with the dying President is too sad for description. The President and Mrs. Lincoln did not start for the theatre until 15 minutes after eight. Speaker Colfax was at the White House at the time, and the President stated to him that he was going, although Mrs. Lincoln had not been well, because the papers had announced that General Grant and they were to be present, and as General Grant had gone North, he did not wish the audience to be disappointed. He went with appa rent . reluctance, and urged Mr. Colfax to go with him ; but that gentlman .had. made other engagements, and with Mr. Ashman, of Massa chusetts, bade him good night. When the excite ment at the theatre was at its wildest height, re ports were circulated that Secretary Seward had also been assassinated. On reaching this gentle man's residence, a crowd and a military guard were found at the door, and on entering it was also ascertained that the reports were based on truth. Everybody there was so excited that scarcely an intelligible word could be gathered, but the facts are substantially as follows :—About ten a man rang the bell, and the call having been answered by a coloured servant, he said he had come from Dr. Verdi, Secretary Seward's family physician, with a prescription, at the same time holding in. his hand a small piece of paper, and saying, in answer to a refusal, that he must see. the Secretary, as he was entrusted with particular directions concerning the medicine. He still insisted on going up, although repeatedly informed that no one could enter the chamber. The man then pushed the servant aside, and walked heavily towards the Secretary's room, and was then met by Mr. Frederick Seward, of whom he demanded to see the Secretary, making the same representations which he did to the ser vant. What further passed in the way of colloquy is not known, but the man struck him on the head with a billy, severely injuring the skull, and felled him, almost senseless. The assassin then rushed into the chamber, and attacked Major Seward, Pay master U.S. Army, and Mr. Hansen, a messenger of the State Department, and two male nurses, dis abling them all. He then rushed upon the Secre tary, who was lying in bed in the same room, and inflicted three stabs in the neck, but severing, it is hoped, no arteries, though he bled profusely. The assassin then rushed down-stairs, mounted his horse at the door, and rode off before an alarm could be sounded, and in the same manner as the assassin of the President. It is believed that the injuries to the Secretary are not fatal, nor those of either of the others, although both the Secretary and Assistant- Secretary are both very seriously injured. Secretaries Stanton and Welles, and other prominent officers of the Government, called at Secretary Seward's house to inquire into his condition, and there heard of the assassination of the President. They then pro ceeded to the house where he was lying, exhibiting of course intense anxiety and solicitude. An im mense crowd was gathered in front of the Presi dent's house, and a strong guard was also stationed there, many persons evidently supposing he would be brought home. The entire city to-night presents a scene of wild excitement, accompanied by violent expressions of indignation and the profoundest sor row. Many sped their way to the military autho rities to have despatched mounted patrols in every direction in order if possible to arrest the assassins The whole metropolitan police are likewise vigilant for the same purpose. The attacks, both at the theatre and at Mr. Seward's house, took place at about the same hour (10 o'clock), thus showing a preconcerted plan] to assassinate those gentlemen. Some evidence of the guilt of the party who have attacked the President are in the possession of the police. Vice-President Johnson is in the city, and his headquarters are guarded by troops. " Intense sorrow is depicted in all countenances at the terrible events that occurred in Washington last night, and the grief of all good men is apparent everywhere at the demise of the President. No flags were hoisted in this city this morning until the state of the President was known, when they were all placed at half-mast. The people appear perfectly horrified, and the utmost rage is felt towards all known secessionists and rebel sympathisers. An other Washington despatch says the audience in the theatre heard the shot, but supposing it to be fired in the regular course of the play, did not heed it till Mrs. Lincoln's screams drew attention. The whole affair, including the escape of the assassin, occupied scarcely half a moment. The assassin is about 30 years of age, sft. 9in. high, sparely built, of light complexion, and of• genteel appearance. He entered the box, which' is known as the state box,*being the upper box on the right hand side from the dress circle, in the regular manner. When he emerged from the box after the deed he was followed across the stage by a gentleman who sprang out from an orchestra chair. He rushed through the side door into an alley, thence to the avenue, and mounted a dark bay horse, which he apparently received from the hand of an accomplice, dashed up to F-street, and thence toward the back of the city. The escape was so sudden that he effeetually eluded pursuit. In the night cavalry and infantry scoured the city in every direction for the assassins, and the people were almost mad with excitement." LATEST PARTICULARS. 4 4 The excitement throughout Washington is in tense, and the horrible proceedings of last night are the only theme of conversation. The assassin of the President left behind him a hat and a spur. The hat was picked up in the President's box, and has been identified as one belonging to the suspected, The spur had dropped upon the stage, and that also has been identified as one procured at a stable where the same man hired a horse in the evening. Two gentlemen who went to the Secretary of War to ap prise him of the attack of Mr. Lincoln, met at the residence of the former a man muffled in a cloak, who, when accosted by them, hastened away. It had been Mr. Stanton's intention to accompany Mr. Lincoln to the theatre and occupy the same box, but a press of business prevented him. It therefore seems evident that the aim of the plotters was to paralyse the country by at once striking down its head, beard, and arm. As soon as the dreadful events were announced in the streets, Superinten dent Richards and his assistants were at work to discover the assassins. Ina few moments the tele- graph had aroused the whole police force of the city. Mayor Wallash and several members of the city government were soon on the spot, and every pre paration was made to preserve order and quiet ; every street was patrolled. At the request o f M r . _ _ Richards, General Augur sent horses to mount the police. Every road leading out of Washington is strongly picketed, and every possible avenue of escape thoroughly guarded. Steamboats about to start down the Potomac were stopped. The Chro- nicle says as it is expected this conspiracy originated in Maryland the telegraph flashed the mournful news to Baltimore, and all the cavalry were put upon ac tive duty. Every road was picketed, and every pre caution taken to prevent the escape of the assassin. A preliminary examination has been made by Super intendent Richards and his assistants. Several per sons were called to testify, and the evidence is conclusive to this point, viz—that the murderer of the President was John Wilkes Booth. His hat was found in the private box, and identified by several persons who had seen him within the last two days ; and the spur which he dropped by accident after he jumped on the stage was identified as one of those which he had obtained from the stable where he had hired his horse. This man Booth has played more than once at Ford's theatre, and is, of course, acquainted with its exits and entrances ; and the facility with which he escaped behind the scenes is easily understood. The person who attempted to assassinate Secretary Seward left behind him a slouched hat and an old rusty navy revolver. The chambers were broken loose from the barrels, as if dune by striking. The loads 'were drawn from the chambers, one being but a rough piece of lead, and the others smaller than the chambers, were wrapped in paper, as if to keep them from falling out." MEETING OF AMERICANS IN LONDON. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of American gen tlemen was held at the Grosvenor Hotel, Pimlico (convened by the Hon. Fernando Wood), for the purpose of expressing some sentiment with reference to the late lamentable intelligence from the United States. Mr. ROBERTS moved that the lion. Fernando Wood should take the chair, upon which, and before the motion could be put, Dr. BLACK, who was announced as a loyal gen- tleman from Kentucky, said he had come to the meeting direct from the American Embassy, at the request of Mr. Adams, their representative in this country, with whom and other gentlemen he had been in consultation as to the best steps to be taken on this dreadful and solemn occasion. The gentle man to whom he had alluded thought that an op portunity should be given to all Americans resident in the metropolis to testify their sorrow in a becom ing manner. (Hear, hear.) With that view th6y considered it would be desirable to hold a great ag gregate meeting on Monday at St. Jimes's-hall, on which occasion Mr. Adams would take the chair. He would therefore ask the present meeting for a manifestation of opinion upon this point. All hands were held up in favour of the propo- ition. Dr. BLACK said he was delighted to find that such unanimity prevailed, and he would at once report the circumstance, to the American Minister. Mr. MARTIN suggested that Mr. Wood should take the chair, and that the business be proceeded with, but the proposition was rejected. The proposition for adjournment till Monday next was ultimately agreed to, and this closed the pro ceedings. MEETING IN LIVERPOOL. A very large meeting was held in the St. George's Hall to-day, to express " sorrow and indignation" at the atrocious assassination of President Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of Mr. Seward. The room was crowded in every part, many ladies being present. Before the proceedings commenced Mr. Best performed, with solemn effect, the " Dead March in Saul" upon the great organ. Upon the platform were the leading merchants and brokers of the town, men of Northern and Southern views being freely mingled. The Mayor, on taking his seat, was loudly cheered. He said if there was one time more than another when men should cast aside all their antipathies and differences of opinion, surely it was when they were called upon to vindi cate their common humanity from the. crimes and outrages which were perpetrated in its name. War had its horrors ; its victims were not counted by one or two, but by thousands and tens of thousands ; yet from time to time the dread arbitrament of war was appealed to, and men bent, though reluctantly, to its stern decrees. But when the dastardly assassin sneaked behind the chair of his victim, and without giving him one chance of resistance hurried him pre maturely into the presence of his God, when the cold-blooded villain bent over the sick man's bed and planged a glittering steel into his enfeebled frame, then we felt that a dreadful crime had been com mitted, a crime such as that which called down the curse of the Almighty on the first murderer the world ever knew, and that human nature needed again to be purged from the stain that had been anew cast upon it. (Cheers.) In the eye of God the prince upon his throne and the peasant in his cottage were equal, but in the eye of man there must necessarily be a difference, and all present knew the reasons why the statesman must be publicly mourned, while the peasant perchance was wept over by those of his own household alone. In conclusion, the mayor said that he hoped his fellow -townsmen would be satisfied that he, no less than any amongst them— whatever might be their individual views of the American question—felt the deepest sympathy with their brethren on the other side of the Atlantic who were now sorrowing for the loss of their political chief, cut ruthlessly down in the heyday of pros perity, and in the zenith of his power ; and an utter detestation of one of the foulest crimes that could be found in the long pages of the blood stained re cords of our race. (Cheers.) Mr. C. E. RAWLINS, jun.; moved the following resolution :—" That the inhabitants of Liverpool, in public meeting assembled, do hereby express their deep sorrow and indignation at the atrocious assas sination of Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, and of Mr. Frederick Seward, As sistant-Secretary of State ; and at the dastardly attempt, about the same hour, on the life of Mr. Seward, Secretary of State. They desire that the Government and the people of the United States should understand that no difference of opinion on the merits of the conflict of the last four years avails to prevent the unanimous condemnation of so great a crime against our common humanity." - Mr. Rawlins paid a hearty tribute of admiration to the character of the late President, particularly commenting upon his singleness of purpose, and the firmness, combined with the gentleness, which distinguished the bearing and policy of Mr. Lincoln. They had not met that day as " Northerners" or as Southerners," but as men, to express their " deep damnation of his taking off." He could not believe that any but the most inconsiderate members a men in the Southern States could possibly approve of the crime. It was impossible that the brave armies of Virginia could have hired the assassin. (Loud cheers.) The act must have been inspired only by those who, maddened by the turn of the war, had mistaken a morbid notoriety for patriotism. (Hear, hear.) But, though a great blunder as well as a crime had been committed, even at this mo ment he (Mr. Rawlins) would say—" Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do," and he hoped the same feeling would animate the American Government and people. Mr. S. R. GRAVES seconded the resolution, re marking that it was repugnant to the South that such a crime as this should attach itself, even by suspicion, to a cause which had been the subject of such brave and gallant devotion. The resolution was supported by a Parsee gentle man (a local merchant), and by Mr. JOHN CAMPBELL. The latter remark e d th a t t h e awful _ _ sanctity of death overshadowed all previous politica differences. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. W. RATHBONE, jun., moved, and Mr. C. BUSHELL seconded, that copies of the resolution be sent to the President of the United States through the Minister in London, and also to Mrs. Lincoln. ----- In his speech Mr. Bushell entered his protest against the idea that British neutrality implied any want of sympathy with those to whom the war had brought such dire misfortune. The resolution was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. PATTERSON, seconded by Mr. FREDERICK HAMILTON, a vote of thanks was passed to the mayor for his conduct in the chair. Alr. Hamilton said that he was acquainted with both Mr. Lincoln and Mr. Frederick Seward, and it was impassible to know two more sincere, unaffected, and amiable men. The proceedings then closed, it being announced that another meeting would be held in the evening for the purpose of giving an opportunity to the working men of the town to pass resolutions on the occasion of the President's death. Amongst the letters received by the mayor (but not read for want of time) yesterday was one fro►n the captain and officers of H.M.S. Donegal, sta tioned in the Mersey - , expressing their indignation and horror at so foul a murder upon so good, se honest, and so upright a ruler as the late President of the United States. At the meeting of the Mersey Dock Board yester day appropriate allusions were made to the subject by the chairman and, other. members, ?,nd the meet ing adjourned so as to give the board an opportu nity of attending the meeting. • An immense attendance at the second public meet ing at St. George's Hall took place last night. The first resolution, expressing abhorrence of the mur- der of President Lincoln, and of the attack on Mr. Seward, and condoling with Mrs. Lincoln, was passed unanimously. Resolutions and speeches more offensive to the Southerners provoked strong opposition, and brought the meeting to an end amidst uproarious confusion. TRADE WITH PERSIA via RUSSIA.—The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce has received from the com mittee of Privy Council for Trade an extract from a despatch dated 12th April last, and sent by the British ambassador at St. Petersburg, with reference to British trade with Persia. The extract is as follows :—" My attention has been lately called to the facility with which trade with Per sia might be carried on during the summer months by the route of St. Petersburg, Nijni-Novgorod, the Volga, and the Caspian. The distance from London to Bakow and the Caspian may now be performed in 20 days, and arrange ments might be made to ensure merchandise despatched from England reaching Bakow in 30 days, from whence it could be forwarded into Persia by a short land journey, or if a regular trade were established, to a Persian port on the Caspian." THE EDMUNDS COMMITTEE.—The Select Com mittee of the Honse of Lords reassembled yesterday. The whole of the committee were present—Earl Granville (Lord President) in the chair. The Attorney-General (Sir Roundel' Palmer) was the witness under examination. The highest temperature at Brussels during the last few days has been nearly 29 Centigrade (84 1-5 Fahren heit). Such intense heat can hardly be remembered to have been experienced in that city in the month of April. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) PRUSSIA. BERLIN, APRIL 28. FRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 28. On receiving the news of the assassination of President Lincoln, and the attempt upon the life of Mr. Seward, the Emperor despatched an aide-de camp to call upon the Minister of the United States to request him to convey to President Johnson the expression of the profound affliction and horror with which these odious crimes have inspired the Emperor. BOURSE, April 27.—The market is dull, and prices have somewhat declined. Threes, for the Account, are now at 67f. 35c. Italian Loan, 65f. 55c. Mobilier have been done at 760 f. In Railway Shares very little is doing. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents 95 45 Do. end month — 3 per Cents.- 67 25 Do. end month 67 30 Credit Mobilier 760 Do. end month Bank Shares 3565 Credit Foncier 1270 Roman 74 50 RAIL' Italian Loan 65 50 Do. end month 65 45 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian — Austrian Spanish Threes Home Debt - Deferred „'. — - rAYS. Cash. Acct. Orleans Northern 1052 50 ... 1052 50 Lyons and Mediterranean 945 ... 950 Southern t 585 ... 587 50 Western 526 25 ... 520 Eastern Sardinian 303 75 ... 303 75 Austrian Lombard 535 ... 538 75 North of Spain 235 ... 232 50 Saragossa 345 ... 342 50 Ditto to Barcelona — ... 155 WEST INDIA, PACIFIC, AND MEXICAN 'MAILS. (RE UTE R'S EXPRESS.) SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 28. The Royal Mail steamship Seine has arrived here with the above mails, 345 passengers, $2,135,271 in specie, and 1,943 packages of cargo, chiefly bark, cocoa; jalap, cochineal, and cigars. She left St. Thomas on the 13th. The first four days of the passage were fine : subsequently head-winds and heavy seas were experienced. On the 23d the Seine spoke the ship Marquis of Argyle, from Port Adelaide, for London ; and on the 27th, the English ship Yorkshire, from Mel bourne, beating eastward. The news from Chili is of little interest. Nothing had transpired respecting the demand supposed to be made by Spain on account of the Chilian refusal to supply the Spanish fleet with coals and stores at Lota and Valparaiso. Business at Valparaiso was active. Charters were in demand. The export of wheat and flour and ores continued large. Mining was actively pro secuted, and new coal and ore mines had been opened near Valparaiso. Remarkable fields near Chan ar cello had excited attention. Exchange on London was quoted 454 d. to 46d. ; on Paris, 470. The revolution which broke out in the southern provinces of Peru daily gained in importance. 111 the cities and towns of the four deparments of Are quipa, Moque Gua, Puno, and Cuzco had declared for a change of Government. No opposition had been offered to the spread of the revolution. General Bustamente had been appointed Corn mander of the Forces. New prefects of the pro vinces and cities had been nominated. Perfect order was maintained, andthere had been no interference with trade. Colonel Prado, the chief man of the revolution, and said to be possessed of great energy, had erected batteries at Arita to oppose the entrance of hostile vessels. In Lima much anxiety prevailed. Vice-Presi dent Causeco was suspected of, favouring the move. ment. The frigate Amazonas was to leave Callao for Arica with a strong body of troops to recover that place. Her Majesty's ship Sheampater was at Arica, and the Leander and Maid at Callao. The latter was to be sold by auction. The • Sutlej and Columbine were at Panama. The Government of Labrador has arranged to modify the treaty of affiance with Honduras. The agriculture and commerce of . Salvador were rapidly increasing. The President of Honduras had issued a decree, cutting off the public and private relations with Costa Rica, on account of the latter Republic grant ing an asylum to Barrias. The President of Nicaragua had published a decree, with the object of attracting immigration, and offering to families 120 manzanas land. The President of Guatemala was not expected to live. It was said that his death would ha‘ve a serious influence on the future of Central America. Dry weather prevailed at Havana, and the young canes were suffering therefrom. Trade was brisk in tobaccco and cigars, exports in these articles in creasing; a large quantity having been ordered for the French market. At Bar badoes the rain was general, and the weather was cool. The island was healthy. Several vessels had left with sugar, and the ports were full shipping waiting cargoes. Trade was dull at Demerara. Stocks of flour were large. Prices were declining. Freights were unaltered. There had been much wet, and the rains had flooded the country and stopped manufac- turing operations. The sugar estates at Grenada were active, and the manufacture of produce was proceeding with great spirit. The weather was wet, and the island healthy. The weather at Antigua was dry, and the young canes were suffering. The grinding operations and the manufacture of sugar were progressing. The cotton plants promise good returns. At Trinidad the crop operations were proceeding briskly. 5,000 hogshe - ads of sugar had been de spatched for the home markets. Freights low. The island was unhealthy, and considerable sickness prevailed, principally fevers. St. Thomas was healthy. The drought at Jamaica continues, and trade was dull. Freights scarce for London. Sugar, 458. Tobacco dull. Coffee, 505.. Ordinary mountairy sugar fair, 17s. to 19s. Exchange, 90 days, cent. premium. Intelligence from Santo Domingo says that the Spanish troops had commenced evacuating the country, and it was expected that the evacuation of Samana, Monti Cristo, Azua, and Bani would soon be complete. The Dominicans held 300 Spaniards at Santiago de los Caballerosas prisoners. LATEST INTELLIGENCE: The Committee of the Chamber of Deputies en trusted with the examination of the Naval Bill have held another sitting. Herr Virchow proposed that the Government bill should be read in the Cham ber, a report being appended thereto, stating that the acquisition of the port of Kiel is a necessity for Prussia, and recommending the Chamber to vote the necessary funds for the fortification of the har bour, provided the port of Kiel be granted to Prussia by the Duchies, and that the Government should recognise the constitutional right of the Chamber to vote the budget. • (11 0 IT 21 !le er4.,4111V 1 4 ICA o. HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, April 27. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon With Princess Helena, attended by Lieut.-Colonel Du Plat. Princess Helena rode on horseback in the morn ing, attended by Lady Churchill. THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY.—III consequence of the lamented demise of the Czarewitch, the Russian Ambassa dor and Baroness Brunnow cannot accept any i nv itations for a few wee k s . I t was contemplated that the imperia, prince would visit London, and every preparation WO'S made for his due reception. Death has thwarted those expectations, and there is every probability that no enter tainment will be given at the Russian Embassy until the ensuing season. The Duchess of Wellington's first ball will take place on Wednesday, May 10, at Apsley House. The Countess (Dowager) of Grafton will leave Wakefield Lodge, Northamptonshire, on Monday next, for town. The Earl Granville entertained a distinguished circle at dinner last evening, at his residence in B r uton' street, Berkeley-square. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon arrived town on Wednesday evening, from Nice. The countess has quite recovered from her indisposition. The Earl of Dudley has arrived at Dudley House , Park-lane, from Witley Court, Worcestershire. The Earl of Powis, accompanied by the Countess and Ladies Herbert, will arrive in town to morrow, from the family seat in Wales. The Earl and Countess of Durham have arrived at the Hotel Bristol from Nice .on their way to England• The Dowager Marchioness of Normanby has alighted si the same hotel from Florence. Lady Stanley of Alderley and Hon. Miss StanleY returned to town yesterday, from Audley Park, Stafford" shire. Lord Broughton has arrived at his residence in Berkeley-square, from Tidworth, Wilts. Lord and Lady Proby have arrived at their resi dence in Halkin-street West, for the season. Colonel and Mrs. Plunkett Burton have arrived at their residence in Grosvenor-square. The marriage of Lady Adelaide Feilding, daughte r of the Earl of Denbigh, with Mr. Charles 11-TurraYl took place yesterday at Westminster Abbey, with full choral service. L or d W aterpark was the 'best mall, and the bridesmaids were the Ladies Ida and Catherine Field ing, Hon. Clare Feilding, Miss Lovett, Miss Harding, M i r Macdonald Mo re t on , Mi ss L ucy Grant, Lady Augu sta Keppel, Hon. Florence Seymour, and Hon. Susan Cavell dish. A matrimonial union is announced between two great champagne growing families which must be expected to lead to one o f th e most interesting popping °f corks that . e ver was h ear d . M. de Werl6, a young g entle f man of Prussian extraction, whose father, now ma yor Rheims, and a member of the Corps Legislatif, was for merly managing partner in the famous house of Cliquot, is about to marry Madlle. Mathilde de Montebello, a daught er of the duk e , w h ose v i ne h as almost eclipsed the laure ls of his family. THE EX-QUEEN OF THE FRENCH.---The Marie Anaelie, who is at present staying, with sel e " - members of her family, at Starkey's Royal Victoria St. Leonards-on-Sea, attained her 83d year on Wedne s d sl last. Her Majesty, who is in the enjoyment of extraordii narily good health, received congratulatory v i s its from a ll the members of her family (except the Duke and Duchess de Montpensie r , w h o are a b sent from England) ; and awth; o'clock a party o f 30 sat down to an elegant breakfast. union jack and various flags floated from the balcony of the hotel and other conspicuous points of view, and the tow° band serenaded the venerable ex-Queen several times " i : ing the day. Aft er b reakfast her Majesty, accompan i e d h 7 several of the royal f am il y, t oo k a carriage drive, and 17 , 7 1 received with respectful sa l u t at i ons from many hundred s of visitors assembled on the parade. The Queen of Ertg i land, mindful of the happ y occas i on, sent a very been ta ' u carriage, to be drawn by a po n y, as a birthday remereb raneo to the ex-Queen, who yesterday availed herself of it r d s taking an airing along the St e y ne . Th e a i r o f St. Leon e he has had a very f a v oura bl e e ff ect upon the hea lth of t ex-Queen, who takes walking and driving exercise tlv e daily, and occasionally avails herself a promenade to the, delightful subscription-gardens in the rear of the Victoria Hotel for a walk before breakfast. The Hon. Edwin Lascelles, son of the second Earl of Harewood, expired suddenly of apoplexy on Tues day last, at Wighill Park, Yorkshire, aged 64. The de" ceased sat in Parliament for Ripon from 1846 to 1857. CABINET COUNCIL.--Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet Council on Saturday next, at'the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in Downing-street. In consequence of the noble Premier's absence from town, th e Council will not meet until two o'clock. BANK OF. PRANCE. PARIS, APRIL 27. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. April 27. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.— 182,500,000 Profits in addition to April 2°' - ..0. fr. 182,500,00 --7 capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,043,446 40 7,043,8 77 64 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty , 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor - fq 69 75 Current accounts, Paris 124,865,558 70 106,215,918 Do. branch banks 417 ,4 Dividends payable - 939 , 176 75 1,020,437 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 2 ,78 9,444 05 2,789, AA. O S Sundries 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 0 4,000,000 -- 811751,175 --- 5,568,493 37 6,901,894 14 Total 1,800,672,255 12 1,287,610,3640 CREDITOR. April 27. April 20 ' 0 , Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. Al 3 Branch banks e r Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 256,563,077 06 260,534,9- 00 Do. branch banks 276,241,709 272,974,24 1 - Advances on deposit of bullion 22,960,396 35 21,200,7 96 85 _ Do. branch banks 3,792,295 3,422,7 95 Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks Do. on Credit Fencier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re- 597,972 66 820,391 15 14,667,300 - 14 672,70 0 --. 9,096,250 - 9 , 076,75 0 --* 29,533,200 - 29 520,400 --._ 18,186,250 - 18:172,050 ---- 554,600 - 564,200 5 353,800 - 347,350 60,000,0 00 serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalis6es 12,980,750 14 12,980, 750 9 i 36,557,487 91 36,557,487 (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches ... Expenses of manage- 100,000,000 -**" 8,489,165 - 8,471,3 65 '" nient.., Sundries 1,263,058 65 1,260,018 86 66 8,213,240 20 6,108,898 Total ° 1,300,672,255 12 4287,610,8 (Signed) The Senator Governor of the Bank of Fran ROULAND. THE CASE OF DR. PRITCHARD.--The mysteri °ll° charge of poisoning against Dr. Pritchard has be come still further complicated. The Glasgow Herald p' lishes a statement to th e e ff ec t t h at D r. Penny's ailal3'9i6 has disclosed the pres ence o f a new po i son, one o f the P r ,, h - : perties of which is t o concea l t h e traces o f ant i mon y il l t r f a body, while at the same time it assists that poison in deadly work. The Herald deems it premature to di' rulg , a ° the name of this new po i son, b ut t h e d escr i p tion of its properties an d e ff ec t s seems to l ea d to the cone D : sion that mercury is mean t. It i s pro b a bl e th a t this . covery will necessitate the postponement of Dr. Pritc bar trial for some time. The COTTON IN THE CONFEDE R A TE STATES.-i r; following is an extract of a private letter from IN York, dated April 7, addressing a merchant in this c:tY a " We have received a long and interesting letter frsT ba gentleman who has been in the south-western part ef `4 l Confederacy for six months past, and very intimate Iliad the leading rebelofficers, and especially with those a ttsc %.. -to-the Cotton Bureau (C.S.S). He informs us that the b f a g ing of cotton in those sections, the past few weeks, as been carried on to a fearful extent. Sometimes se ralle a n d 13,000 to 14,000 bales a day have been thus destroyed, an tv d the recent floods in the Mississippi and Red rive rs ba les butaries have destroyed from 300,000 to 400,000 , a to which had been secreted in the swamps. The es7 ais .. of the Chief of the Cotton Bureau of the quantity reubaies, ing in the C.S.A. after this destruction is 1,100,000 as re- This information, we are inclined to think, is cl uite ba liable as any information on the subject that can tained." _ nos Pon t . Lain t ern, Chaff' t Do Monte 2SiooriE Neiv — Do . • B e i D o t e 'r! D o • Fr ench It Mi tt , D o. 4 Q 01,46014 ~,,,,t to i at Gre, ar i d the but east 3 1 , ( -er D o t.Aer e w . 'Yew D o D ( ‘ D o ,zeh p —atb.t 1 4(4, le i D o D o D o Po I , 4ll str Do.