The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-02 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS

THE FRENCH CHAMBERS AND THE
ASSASSINATION OF PRFSIDENT LLNOOIZT.

(now OUR ovni 0011NOSPORDNXT.1
PARIS, MONDAY EVOING.
The Corps Legialatif held a special sitting at
2 this afternoon, M. Schneider in the chair. After
the minutes of the last sitting were read, M. Ronher,
Minister of State, rose to make a communication
from government. Re spoke as follows :
An odious crime has throws into mourning a people
which is our ally sad oar friend.* This crime has
produced a fooling of horror ma iodigastioa
throughout the civilised world. Mr. Abraham Lincoln
displayed in that unfortunate struggle which distracts his
'pantry that mini firmness, that indomitable mew,
I which is the chsxecteristio of greet souls, and the necessary
condition of the accomplishment of greet duties. On the
MOROw of victory he showed himself generous. moderate,
conciliatory. (Applause.) He woe miens to hems the
war to an end, end by peace to restore to America her spies-
dour sad prosperity. (Fresh applause.) The first punish-
ment with which Ood visite crime is to render it
powerless to stay the course of good. (Assent.)
The profound emotion and marked sympathy manifested
by Europe will be accepted by the American people is •
consolation end en encouragement. The work of pecifioe-
Mon commenced by a greet citizen will be completed by the
national will. The Emperor's government has tent to
Wesbiogton the ezpreuioo of a legitimate homage to the
memory of an illustrious statesman snatched from the go-
vernmeut of the United States by en execrable esesatine-
" •

Moo. By his Majeety's orders I have the honour to corn-
musioate to the Corps Legialatif a despetch written by
the Minister of Foreign Affairs to our representative at
IV &Abington. It ie worded thus

" Paris, Aril 28.
" Sir, —The news of the crime of which President Lincoln
has just been the victim has ceased in the imperial govern-
ment a deep feeling of indignation. His Majesty at once
despatched one of his aides-de-camp to the Minister of the
United States to request that be would transmit the
ezpression of this feeling to Mr. Johnson, who is now
invested with the presidency. In the despatch which I
addressed to you yesterday, I desired to make known to
you, without delay, the painful emotion which we have
felt, and to-day lam anxious, in conformity with the into°.
ties& of the Emperor, to render a well-merited homage to
the great citizen whose lose the United States deplore.
Babied by the suffrages of his country to the first magi'.
tree, of the Republic, Mr. Abraham Lincoln had displayed
in the exercise of the power thus placed in his bands the
most sterling qualities, for in him firmness was allied to
high principle. Hie great soul never shrank from the
terrible trials which were reserved foe his govern-
ment; at the moment when an atrocious crime
removed him from the mission wbioh he fulfilled as a re-
ligious duty, he felt that the triumph of his policy was de-
finitively secured. Hie remit proclamations are marked
with the thoughts of moderation which inspired him in ap-
proaching resolutely the task of reorganising the Union and
assuring pesos. The supreme satisfaction of accomplishing
this work has sot been granted to him ; but is collecting
these evidences of his great wisdom, as well as the examples
of good sense, of courage, and of patriotism which he has
given, history will not hesitate to pleas him in the rank of
the citizens who have been the greatest honour of their
country. (Vary good ! Very good!) By order of the Rin-
i payee, I forward this despatch to the Minister of State,
who is directed to communicate it to the Beads sad la-
gislative Body. AU France will join in his Majesty's
feelings. (Unanimous movement of approbatioe.)—Receivs,
he., "Damns as LIMB."
This despatch needs no comment. The Emperor, the pub-
lic bodies of the State, all France, are unanimous in their
reprobation of a detestable crime, in their homage to an
Weeklong political man, the victim of the meet criminal
pinion% and in their ardent wishes for the restoration of
harmony and toward in the bosom of the greet American
nation. (Marks of general went.)
The President Schneider then said :
Messieurs,—l desire to be the interpreter of your
feelings in publicly expressing the grist and indig-
nation which we all feel at the sews of the
bloody death of President Liseoln. This execrable
mime has shocked all the noble feelings is the heart of
France. Nowhere has the emotion pawed by it been more
profound nor more universal than in our country. And we
most warmly associate owselvea with the sentiments and
sympathies which have been manifested by the government.
(" Yes, yes." Applause.) Gelled to the head of affairs at
a critical time, which will be for ever memorable. Mr.
Abraham Lincoln rose to the height of his difficult minion.
After having shown indomitable firmness during the
struggle, he seemed likely, by the moderation of his lan-
guage and views, to bring about a fruitful and durable
reemmiliatiou between the children of the American ostlers.
("Bravo, bravo.") His latest acts were the crowning
of the life of an honest man and a great citizen.
Let us hope that his intentions and his sentiments may have
survived him, and that they may inspire the American
people with pacific end generous resolutions. (Fresh air
pima) France has suffered from them bloody straggles
which have afflicted humanity and civilisation. She a:-
400 y desires the restoration of peace in this great settee
her friend and ally. (Bravo' bravo.) May our prayers be
heard, and may Providence bring this. sevens trials to ea
sad. (Unanimous approbation) The Oorpe Legialatif
re-
cords the oomraunioatioo just made to it by the goverment,
and desires that an extract from its prod* verbal may be
°Madly communicated to the Minister of State. (Geaersl
assent.)
The corresponding members in Paris of the In-
ternational Workmen's Association—a society un-
derstood to be under the patronage of Prince Na-
poleon—wake it known through the Opinion
Nationale that they desire to adopt the address
sent to Mr. Bigelow by M. Henri Martin and
others.

The Bourse, after opening heavily, improved Tar-
' terially for the close. Bente rate 20c. for cash sad
, 36e. for account, closing at 67fr. 45e. sad Var. Ns.

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Moldier rose 17fr. 50c. The Lyons Railway rose
7fr. 500. ; all other lbws are nearly stationary.
The old Mexican Loan fell per oent., closing

DAGENHAM DOCK.

The River Queen, one of the vessels of the Iron
Steamboat Compaey, left London-hedge at one dclook
yesterday afternoon with a party of seetlareee bread for
Dagenham, about half way to Gravesend, where the emir
roomy of turning the first sod of 6 new dock was to be
gone through by the chairman of the cempany recently in-
corporated for the purpose of its construction. Dagenham
Ike immediately opposite to Oressnem, the maths= oatfall
of the metropolites sewers, and in modern times has bees
famous for the sport which its lake has afforded the
lovers of fishing. Its waters come a mese, of
about sixty ames, and are the remains of a pest
inundation whale maned some 'eatery and a hell ago-
As far back as 1852 a company was organised for convert-1
*tide lake into a dock. It was then proposed Upraise for
the purpose 90,0001. io ordinary share capital, and 80,0001.
on debentures ; but the project fell through, and it was
not renewed again until 1862, when seder the auspices of
Sir John Rennie sad Sir Macdonald Stephenson the present
company wee called into miaow, sad a special set of par
Ramat obtained anthorielog the Woe of 800,0001. indium,
capital, with borrowing pewees for 50,0001., and three role
compulsory pewees foe the purehane of the land
necessary for the construction at the dock and
the erection of warehouses. Still later another
of director' has been famed, and acoordillg to their oiliest
statements it would seem that the in* will be one d the
largest in the port of London, and be capable of receiving
the largest ships afloat. The average width will be 600
feet, asd the length about sae voile, &las Deady two miles ,
of quay, sad affording ample room for berthing ships. The
tidal basin will be 450 fed long and 250 wide, the Om to
which will be 70 feet wide, with 27 feet el water ca the 6111 at
ordinary high tide; the minimum depth in the river at the se-
trancelwill be 12 fed at low water, and as the lake is nate-
rally much deeper, vessels will be suckled to enter the dock
at almost any stage of the tide. Outside there is moldiest
anchorage and ample space, the river Wag at this point
about ball a mile broad. The Laid" T7lbsry, sad
Southend Railway, which skirts the lam will by means of
• very short branch bring the dock within 23 minutes
of the metropolis. The works of the dock have
been contracted for by a arm in Weetmiester ;
and the cost of coestruction, including the freehold of the
lake and adjoining lands, containing altogether about 140
acme, will amount to 220,0001. The remainder of the capita
ft is proposed to devote to the building of warehonme 619
the docks and adjacent to the railways in Landes ecomass.
skating with it. This is the undertaking which was com-
menced yesterday, and to witness which operation a Trey
numerous party left the Old Swan Wharf is Thamesatrest
as before mentioned.

THE ALLEGED MURDER OP LE
YOUNG WOMAN
IN THE NNW MY=

INQUIST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Dr. Dankest& resumed, at the
ifitmiarara. Upper-attest,linctoui ioroitiChice into
the eircumelasioes attending the death of *MAW&
Coward, aced 16 years.
It will be reasembersd that the Unmet yra.
woman wee bead bat Saturday west, e-swam-7z
the New River, seer Highbory-park. A young man tamed
Samuel Tones we. OMB tathe immediate neightaerpod
=ladies, with his sloths. saturated with water. be
that he had bad a tamale with some one in the maw
sad could give lie watiabatery account of himself. Re watt
therefore arrorted as the charge of causing the droa,;7;
death. At the former inquest it was shown that the de.
mama had a sweetheart sensed Home, and that ahe kid
trope& pan& with him, set but an months igo
thresteised to drown herself.
Samuel yaws wee sow brought up in custody of Imp*.
terJudge, leader a wariest from the Seeretary of Sate.
Mr. Babette defended the prisoner.
Joseph John Young said that he lived at 2, Albioaplea.
Stoke riewingtoe. He knew the deceased. He roc her
war gaesiaed.gress, on the Friday night before her death,
It wee ear 10 o'clock. She was crying. Wariest was with
Albert Lawman sad another young man. Thai that her
what she was crying far, but she did not reply to the qui.
boa She eked mitoses to take home a parcel far ha
Witness did so. He gave the parcel to her sister.
The Ooroser said that be would now take the &Ham
bowleg referesos to thessommd.
Themes Lame, 372 N, said that tut Saturday week he
was on duty at the Green.bines, Highbury, when be net
Hemel Young, at 3 o'clock. Wham asked him what be
wee there for. He replied "That is my bushman." R. re.
I famed bet give his name, sad therefore witossa, think* hi
=be there few tome wrong purpose, felt his pockets,
found that he was wet, and asked how bat
Bind he replied, " I have had a
Have
in the New River to-eight." Wanes eat
i you
xbotallia2 to drown Youroolf." and be said that
he bad sot. Ha oat of his pockets some regabafte
of the Great Railway Company. He asked the me
to the Seem Ilistem.to4 sad Witelell directed him. Botha
left. The sprit where wfae.. met him was 400 yards fob
wham dammed wee fated.
By Yr. Blekette—Young had born drleidn. Wilma
merle *ulnas am
rial feand that he was only five woe is
John Hoa 4101 = that ea Saturds7 week am.
him at 2 o'clock, he met the accused coming hem be
New River-bridsps. He wee wsk sad he
He said he had fats
Into the New River, and *et witness o
where beught to has hen
there to pull him eat. would not telllive& bet
said that if he ems directed to Seven dieters-rood be sail
and out his home.
James &Wall, Promeet-tereace, Ball's-pond, add that
Saturday week be west so work in the Mb
Said about 120 pads from where the dimmed was frac
drowned. It was then 10 mientse to 4 o'clock. Hs ar
the amused Aeneas by the are. Wilma; ask& be
what he we &lag there. He replied that he had bra ea
the boom, and had wet .11 kis clothes.
Inspector W. Judge seld—l produce • letter gives b
lii=isst Stammers by the yoang man Horns. It ms
" April 4th,188,
"My deer John.—l am very sorry we had • quad
lest sight. I was very tired last sight, and I apnea
was rather disagreeable. But you ought not to have prey
me up 'pis& these realises. Ad hen to say that ree
Wind it. Yea knew it mode me wild, sod that ima
you said it tor.
" Gear Jobe, I knew you wanted to fall out with as by
what you said on Sudsy. Yon said you would not have aria
the summer. John, you have to much mitered this bet weak
err se that I can't make you out. The truth of it ie yee we
tired ol me, ce you would not say such things. DearJas,
I think this will be the last quarrel. lam writing to year
met ; I ohm's tell her we are bed friends ; bet I Id
say that 1 eras at a concert in Kinpland with two haps; I
WWI net tell bar that, but that I kaow them. I treat be
to call at my home as soon aa you ma, bemuse I west ts
me you wheeler to know what you want, or Mat per
meas, feel would not like to pert bad friss& I lore yea
too much far that. Now I wish you good bye.—Your taw
food friend,
The maw mid that the latter did not militate Kai&
the accused.
The Impact= said that he did net give it in as widens
apish him, but to show that the drowsed bad cmarread
with her sweetheart so recently.
Mr. Ricketts said that he would call witnesses on tailf
el the &bens&
Rani Girt& said that Young bed only come up fray
Biddlenray, in Bedfordshire, Ave weeka taw Ma
drinking in a publierhones ce Friday night at 12 naafi
His clothes were the, dry. He wee drunk. His meter.
meat was that of a gagman on the Great Northern Ulm.
G. Mom said that he saw the amused at 2 o'clock m
Saturday morning. His clothes ware then dry.
The Corona. asked whether there was say &ideas s
to where the primmer was between 9 sad 12 o'clock at nigh
Mr. Ricketts mid that he had hoped to be able to prom
that he was in • public-house, but the witnesses were sot
I presoak
Mr. Ricketts said that he would feeder the accused his.
edf ea a witnees.
Samuel Young wee then swore—He said that he lived is
Holloway, but be did not know the mime of the street
He had only laved there • week before he was arrested. Be
we. &Ulan in a publieleues from 9 o'clock till 12 ca the
Friday sight In gasstien, He bad bias • platslayer, et
Biddleaway, but be had tent, oceseup to town, as a &g am
on the Great Northers Railway. lie was sot at the lbw
River at all that Friday night.
Claroese—You boar what he gays. Mr. Ricketts'
Mr. Riaketta—l he forgets all about it. Did tes
see the 'Meer Carter
The =it I &al remember.
Mr. re home, or what?
Priseaer—l was in =ley `m Week, bull don't remember
mesh.
The Coroner said that it would have been more satieferwry
to have bad other &idea* as to the accused beingios
public-house from 9 to 12 o'clock.
Mr. Rieketts said that he understood that the Mimeo
would have bees peasant, and be could get them.
The Coroner rfd that it wee sot ameseary to Wears ea
that point. There was oo mos beyond suspicion serest&
. The mattes was now ripe for the delibsohoe d
cares
some mesidemesa, the jury retarned • "016.'7
"That the deemed wee found dead in the New River, eas
bow the rams into the water them was no &tame be
Rove."

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