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THEATRE-ROYAL, E-R OYA L, HA.YMARKET.
Lessee. Mr. Buckstone.
THIS EVENING, MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Mr. Chip-
pendale ; Miss N. Moore, Miss Snowdon, Miss F. Wright, .Ic.
After which, THE WOMAN IN MAUVE. Menlo.
Sothern, Compton, Howe, Farrell, Braid, itc ; Mesdames
Stuart, Lovell, Buckstone, &o.
Followed by LORD DUNDREARY MARRIED AND
DONE FUR Dundreary, Mr. Sothern.
And EASY SHAVING. Miss Louise Keeley, Miss F.
Wright ; Mesas. Clark, Gordon, Rogers, .tc.
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NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHI.......
641. rruorl.tor and Manager. in.% U. W *Deter.
THIS EVENING (by d sire), MASKS AND FACES ;
or, Before and Behind the Curtain. Mr. Benjamin Webster,
Messrs. Paul Bedford, Billington, Ashley. Stuart, C. Smith,
Mrs. Stirling. Miss H. Simm.,. and Mrs. Billington.
After wnich, 19th time, the new Extravaganza, entitled
PAN ; or, The Loves of Echo and Narcissus. Messrs. J. L.
Toole, Paul Bedford, aJ. Smith, IL homer, Miss Woolgar,
Miss K. Kelly, Miss Lillian Bruce, and Miss A. Seam •n.

To conclude with THE. STEEPLECHASE; or, In the
Pigskin. Messrs. J. L. Toole, Paul Bedford ; Miss K. Kelly.

Commence at 7.

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OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.
Under the Sole Management of Mr. )'echter.
THIS EVENING, A DAY AFTER THE WEDDING,
Messrs. C. Horsman, Collett, M'lntyre, ; Mesdames C.
Borman and G. Leigh.
After which, at half-past Eight, THE MOUNTEBANK.
Belphegor (the M untebank), Mr. Pechter • Paul (his s n),
Waiter Fechter ; supported by Messrs. Widdicomb, Ryder,
S. Emery, Fitzpatrick, E. Garden, C. Horsman, Raymond,
Moreland; Miss C. Leclercq, Mdlle. Beatrice, and Mrs. C.
orsman.
To conclude with THE LOST CHILD. Mr. Widdicomb.
Doors open at Hall-past Six.
The Box-office open daily from Eleven till Five.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.
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THIS EVENING, a new Farce, by Mr. David Fisher,
entitled HEART-STRINGS AND FIDDLE-STRINGS.
After which, AMUR NA POGUE : Messrs. Dion Bond.
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Mrs. Itoucicault and Miss M. Oliver.
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joYAL STRAND THEATRE.
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THIS EVENING, at 7, DEAF AS A POST. Mr. Thorne.
Mesdames Johnston, Weston, and Hughes.

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LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1865.

The assassination of President LINCOLN was the
subject of comment last night in both Houses. This
was as it should be, and it was in every respect con-
sonant with its principles that the Parliament of
England should denounce the crime of assassination.
The speeches of those whotook part in the discussion
will be read with interest, and they form an appro-
priate corollary to set beside the record of that in-
telligence of crime and murder which has shaken
and horrified the nations of Europe and darkened
the page of American history. The motion was
passed unanimously in both Houses, significant of
the sentiments which actuated all present, indepen-
dent of minor considerations and differences of
opinion. Earl RUSSELL, in proposing the resolution
in the Upper House, remarked that her MAJESTY
had already instructed him to express to the Govern-
ment of the United States the shock which she felt
at the intelligence of the great crime which had been
committed. Her MAJESTY had also written a letter
of condolence to Mrs. LINCOLN. The noble lord
paid a high tribute to the character of the late Pre-
sident, and truly observed that a man of modera-
tion like his was required at this juncture,
temper the pride of victory, to assuage the misfor-
tunes which his adversaries had experienced, and
especially to show,
as he was well qualified to show,
that high respect for valour
on the opposite
side
which has been so conspicuously displayed." Un-
doubtedly the premature death of ABRAHAM LIN-
COLN has been a loss which will be acutely felt, and
will be deeply deplored by those who desire the
reign of mercy to succeed the rule of terror that
has so long prevailed. Earl RUSSELL expressed
a hope, in which all must concur, that
the new President who has been so suddenly and
unexpectedly called to power may exercise
a moral
discretion in the difficult task to which he is called,
and also may be induced to show consideration to
his opponents. It is well known that Lord Rcs-
SELL'S sympathies incline towards the United States
Government, but at the same time it cannot be said
that there was any exaggeration in his remarks last
night, or any over anxiety to make the Washington
Government appear more meritorious than they are.
He expressed deep sorrow for the calamity that has
befallen them, and in this opinion all must concur.
Lord DERBY'S remarks were characterised by a
frank spirit. lie saki that in joining in this express

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It has long been accepted as an indisputable
axiom of our commercial policy that the less the re-
lationships of trade are fettered and restricted by
law the better. Time was when prices were regu-
lated, and every step in commercial life was directed
by the central authority, but a wiser and more en-
lightened system has been long busied in removing
all unnecessary fetters, secure that the interests of
trade may as a general rule be very safely left to
take care of themselves, and that as no criminal
code can altogether defeat fraud or preserve dupes
from paying the penalty of .their simplicity, so for
the most part our mercantile sagacity and prudence
will tab Irery good care to protect itkelf. Se strong

E, sign of sorrow and indignation at the crime
managers. Falconer
AL, DRURY-
and F. B. chatterton. committed in America their lordships were o: ply fol-
THIS EVENINI7 the performance will commence
a cSywicoth
h.
lowing
the universal sympathy which had already
THE MAN OF THE WORLD. Sir Pertinax hI
Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. G. F. Neville, Barrett; Miss Hose
been expressed from one end of this kingdon t to the
Leclercq and Miss Atkinson
After which, on a scale of greit splewndiryre, 51Coilotpoen.;,s
EiMeansiki other. The noble earl truly declared that the. nnani-
of COMUS : Messrs. Walter Lacy,
mOUS expression of sympathy which thin COUntry
Drayton, Miss Toole, Miss Augusta Thomson, and Mrs. H.
Vezin. had given utterance to must convince the people of
the United States that their ideas of any =friend-
. liners towards them have been most unfounded.
Lord DERBY also remarked very emphatically that
the crime of assassination disgraced and desecrated
the purest and most sacred cause. If there were
any reason to suppose that the Confederate autho-
rities encouraged this crime or sanctioned it, our
opinions of them must undergo a change. But,
said the noble earl, " I am perfectly satisfied, I am
as well satisfied as I can be of anything, that this
detestable act of assassination is so entirely alien to
the whole spirit in which the South have conducted
this war, is so alien to the courageous, manly, and
forbearing course which they have adopted in
the struggle for everything that is dear to
them, that they cannot fail to express for it their
detestation, and to feel at the same time that no
step could have been taken which could have
inflicted so great an injury upon their own cause."
With this language of the noble earl all unpreju-
diced persons must concur. There are some so
biassed by their particular views, and so infatuated
with one prevailing idea, that they will neither hear
reason nor see facts plan as daylight. The majority
of the English people, who have all along sympa-
thised with the efforts made by the South for inde-
pendence—efforts which proclaimed their affinity
to our race and attested their kindred sentiments to
our own—will recognise the truth of these remarks,
and allow that no act of the Confederates has given
the slightest intimation of permitting such a deed
to be planned or perpetrated under their sanction.
Lord DERBY wisely abstained from entering into
the vexed questions of the American war, such as
the extinction of slavery, or the probability of a
settlement by defeat and conquest ; but he dwelt on
the unanimity which existed as to the wish that the
dispute might be terminated without further loss of
blood, and also concurred in Lord RUSSELL'S
remarks, that it was doubly deplorable that such a
man as the President should have been taken away
at a time when his moderation might have exercised
a beneficial influence upon the disturbed minds and
vehement passions of those he was called upon to
direct. There was great truth in the observations
of the noble earl as to the disastrous turn which
affairs may take if the present President
carries out the intimations he has occa-
sionally given of pursuing an arbitrary course.
Then, indeed, we may expect that the threat of ex-
termination will be carried out on one side and
decried by the other, but it is to be trusted that we
shall be spared a spectacle so degrading to huma-
nity, and so disgraceful to the character of a country
peopled by the Anglo-Saxon race. Lord STRATFORD
DE REDCLIFFE made some remarks which were ap-
propriate as coming from him, owing to his some
time residence in America. The noble lord also
expressed his opinion of the improbability of the
South having sanctioned the crime, and he also said
that it was not likely that the triumphant Union
could entertain such an idea among themselves.
Lord PALMERSTON was not able to appear in the
House of Commons as he had intended to do, and
in his absence the duty of proposing the address fell
upon Sir GEORGE GREY. The right hon. baronet
did not bring to the difficult and delicate task that
skill and savoir-faire, which so eminently charac-
terised his leader on all such occasions, but, on the
contrary, endeavoured to make a party affair of a
matter, from which all signs of party policy should
have been vigorously excluded. This was to be re-
gretted, because it was impossible for greater
unanimity to have been felt as was displayed on
this occasion. When Sir G. GREY went so far as to
say that he believed that " the sympathies of the
majority of the people of this country have been
with the Northern States," he was interrupted by
cries of "No, no, and question," which sufficiently
attested the sentiments of the House. It was not
the time or place for the right hon. baronet to give
vent to such expressions, and it is the more to be re-
gretted that he should have done so, because it was fol-
lowing in the wake of some who have taken advantage
of this calamity to make political capital out of it,
and throw disgrace upon the Confederate cause.
Such a course may gain an unworthy success for a
moment, but anything so unlike the principles of
Englishmen, and so abhorrent to their sentiments
of fair play cannot be imagined, and is certain even-
tually to meet with the scorn and contumely which
it deserves. It is the indisputable rule in this coun-
try to assume that every man is innocent until he
has been convicted, and what reason is there to de-
part from it as a nation ? Sir G. GREY endeavoured
to allay the irritation he had created by declaring
that he believed the South would denounce the.
crime ; but his speech was a failure as regarded its
main object, that of appealing to the general senti-
ments of sorrow, and not involving any particular
passions with regard to politics.
Mr. DISRAELI, in his brief remarks, exactly ex-
pressed the sense of the House, and was received
with much applause. He said that the present was
one of the rare occasions, when the " sympathy of a
nation approached the tenderer feelings which were
supposed to belong to private life." The right hon.
gentleman truly said that the circumstances atten-
dant upon the last moments of the life of the victim
were such as to take the matter out of the "pomp
of history and the ceremonial of diplomacy." It
touched the heart of nations, and appealed to the
domestic sentiments of mankind. Assassination,
said Mr. DISRAELI, never yet has changed the his-
tory of the world, and it is our part to re-assure
the people of the United States, who are
naturally thrown into gloom and despondency
by this sad occurrence. In seconding the address,
the right hon. gentleman said he not only expressed
that sorrow which all felt at such a calamity, but
he also trusted that from these years of trial the
various populations of North America might come
out " elevated and chastened; and rich in that
accumulated wisdom and strong in that disciplined
energy which a young nation can only acquire in a
protracted and perilous struggle." Mr. DISRAELI'S
speech was characterised by a more hopeful spirit
than that of the other speakers, and it is to be
trusted that the words of hope and confidence may
go forth from this country to do their work on the
other side of the Atlantic, and that the united sen-
timents of both Houses of the English Parliament
may prove a source of solace and encouragement to
our brethren on the American continent.