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THE ORIGIN OF Mourn VESUVIUS.—The ascent
of Mount Vesuvius from Naples is neither long nor
difficult. The railway conveys the tourist to Resins, a
strange village, which is regularly swallowed up at each
eruption, and as regularly rebuilt by the inhabitants, who
know perfectly well when it is time to remove, and when
to return. This obstinate adherence to a place doomed to
periodical destruction is easily explained by the unex-
ampled fertility of the soil, manured as it is by volcanic
ashes, decompe.sed lava, and trachytic effiorescences.
From Resins you go on mules to the hermitage
of San Salvador°, and from that point upwards you
must trust to your own legs. Before ascending the
great cone of ashes, one finds oneself in a valley
called Atrio de Cavallo, about 500 yards in breadth. This
valley separates the cone of eruption from the Somma, a
rock chiefly consisting of amphigenito. As the cone of
Mount Vesuvius scorns to date from the the great eruption
of the year 79, which destroyed Stabhe, Herculaneum, and
Pompeii, and, as until that period, Mount Vesuvius had
been considered an extinct volcano, some authors have con-
cluded rather too hastily that the Somma was the old
crater spoken of by the ancients, and that the present
Mount Vesuvius had gradually formed itself at its
foot. In an able letter from Naples, addressed
to the Moniteur by M. Jules Nougaret, this opinion
is contradicted, the writer considering the Somma
as having, at an extremely early period, formed part ofthe
bed of the sea, and been subsequently upheaved by a
• powerful volcanic force. In support of this view ho points
to the fossil remains of fishes which it contains, .and which
seem to denote its neptunian origin. Pliny only knew the
Somma, the top of which forced a vast cavity, a valley con-
taining small:ponds, shrubs, and groves, where flocks of
Vesuvius. Diod Siculus, Vitru-
vius,sheep and goats used to graze in, perfect seoufiiy, and
in the centre of which there was no trace f:.,1 the cone of
the present
and
S t
mountain as having for-
merly been a volcano. a
, r
m which it may bo inferred
that it had been: any ages without giving any sign of
activity. Mountr
abo m on viu
h

President Andrew Johnson,

(From Ripley and Dana's Cyc1°1)03(11a)

Johnson, Andrew, a United States' senator from
Tennessee, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Dec.
29, 1808. When he was four years of age he lost his
father, who died from the effect of exertions to save
a friend from drowning. At the age of 10 he was
apprenticed to a tailor in his native city, with whom
he served seven years. His mother was unable to
afford him any educational advantages, and he never
attended school a day in his life. While learning
his trade, however, he resolved to make an effort to
educate himself. His anxiety to be able to read was
particularly excited by an incident which is worthy
of mention. A gentleman of Raleigh was in the
habit of going into the tailor's shop and reading
while the apprentice and journeymen were at work.
He was an excellent reader, and his favourite book
was a volume of speeches, principally of Bri-
tish statesmen. Johnson became interested, and his
first ambition was to equal him as a reader and be-
come familiar with those speeches. He took up the
alphabet without an instructor, but by applying to
the journeymen with whom he worked he obtained
a little assistance. Having acquired a knowledge of
the letters, he applied for a loan of the book which
he had so often heard read. The owner made him a
present of it, and gave him some instruction on the
use of letters in the formation of words. Thus his
first exercises in spelling were in that book. By
perseverance he soon learned to read, and the hours
he devoted to his education wero at night after he
was through his daily labour upon the shopboard.
lie now applied himself to books from two to three
hours every night, after workingfrom 10 to 12 hours
at his trade. Having completed his apprenticeship in
the autumn of 1824, he went to Laurens Courthouse
South Carolina, where he worked as journeyman for
nearly two years. While there he became engaged
to be married, but the match was broken off by the
violent opposition of the girl's mother and friends,
the ground of objection being Mr. Johnson's youth
and the want of pecuniary means. In May, 1826,
he returned to Raleigh, where he procured journey-
work, and remained until September. He then set
out to seek his fortune in the West, carrying with
him his mother, who was dependent upon him for
support. He stopped at Greenville, Tennessee, and
commenced work as a journeyman. He remained
there about 12 months, married, and soon afterwards
went still farther westward, but failing to find a
suitable place to settle he returned to Greenville and
commenced business. Up to this time his education
was limited to reading, as he had never had an op-
portunity of learning to write or cipher, but under
theinstructions of his wife he learned these and other
branches. The only time,however, he could devote to
them was in the dead of night. The first office which
he held was that of alderman of the village, to which
he was elected in 1828. He was re-elected to the same
position in 1829, and again in 1830. In that year
he was chosen mayor, which position he held for
three years. In 1835 he was elected to the Legis-
lature. In the Session of that year he took decided
ground against a scheme of internal improvements,
which he contended would not only prove a failure,
but entail upon the State a burdensome debt. The
measure was popular, however, and at the next
election (1837) he was defeated. He became a
candidate again in 1839. By this time many of the
evils he had predicted were fully demonstrated, and
he was elected by a large majority. In 1840 he
served as Presidential elector for the State at large
on the Democratic ticket. He canvassed a large
portion of the State; meeting upon the stump
several of the leading Whig orators. In 1841 he was
elected to the State Senate. In 1843 he was elected
to Congress, where, by successive elections, he served
until 1853. During this period of service he was con-
spicuous and active in advocating the Bill for refund-
ing the fine imposed upon General Jackson at New
Orleans in 1815, the annexation of Texas, the tariff
of 1846, the war measures of Mr. Polk's Adminis-
tration and a homestead bill. In 1853 he was
elected Governor of Tenessee after an exciting can-
vass. He was re-elected in 1855 after another active
contest. At the expiration of his second period as
Governor, in 1857, he was elected United States'
Senator for a full term, ending March 3, 1863.

The Assassination of President Lincoln,

OFFICIAL REPORT.

The following official telegram from Mr. Secre-
tary Stanton has been received by the United States
Legation in London

(Via Greencastle, per Nova Scotian.)
" Sir,—lt has become my distressing duty to an-
nounce to you that last night his Excellency
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States,
was assassinated, about the hour of half-past 10
o'clock, in his private box, at Ford's Theatre, in
the city. The President, about 8 o'clock, accom-
panied Mrs. Lincoln to the theatre. Another lady
and gentleman were with them in the box. About
half-past 10, during a pause in the performance, the
assassin entered the box, the door of which was un-
guarded, hastily approached the President from
behind, and discharged a pistol at his head. The
bullet entered the back of his head and pene-
trated nearly through. The assassin then leaped
from the box upon the stage, brandishing a large
knife or dagger, and exclaiming, ' Sic semper
tyrannie and escaped in the rear of the theatre.
Immediately upon the discharge the President fell
to the floor insensible, and continued in that state
until 20 minutes past 7 o'clock this morning, when
he breathed his last. About the same time the mur-
der was being committed at this theatre, another
assassin presented himself at the door of Mr. Seward's
residence, gained admission by representing he had
a prescription from Mr. Seward's physician which
he was directed to see administered, and hurried up
to the third story chamber, where Mr. Seward was
lying. He here discovered Mr. Frederick Seward,
struck him over the head, inflicting several wounds,
and fracturing the skull in two places, inflicting, it
is feared, mortal wounds. He then rushed into the
room where Mr. Seward was in bed, attended by a
young daughter and a male nurse. The male at-
tendant was stabbed through the lungs, and it is
believed will die. The assassin then struck Mr.
Seward with a knife or dagger twice in the throat
and twice in the face, inflicting terrible wounds.
By this time Major Seward, eldest son of the Secre-
tary, and another attendant reached the room, and
rushed to the rescue of the Secretary; they were
also wounded in the conflict, and the assassin
escaped. No artery or important blood vessel
was severed by any of the wounds inflicted upon
him, but he was for a long time insensible from the
loss of blood. Some hope of his possible recovery is
entertained. Immediately upon the death of the
President notice was given to Vice-President John-
son, who happened to be in the city, and upon whom
the office of President now devolves. He will take
the office and assume the functions of President to-
day. The murderer of the President has been dis-
covered, and evidence obtained that these horrible
crimes were committed in execution of a conspiracy
deliberately planned and set on foot by rebels.under
pretence of avenging the South and aiding the
rebel cause ; but it is hoped that the immediate
perpetrators will be caught. The feeling occasioned
by these atrocious crimes is so great, sudden, and
overwhelming that I cannot at present do more
than communicate them to you. At the earliest
moment yesterday the late President called a
Cabinet meeting, at which General Grant was pre-
sent. He was more cheerful and happy thanbad
ever seen him, rejoiced at the near prospect of f
firm
and durable peace at home and abroad; manifested
in a marked degree the kindness and humanity of
his disposition, and the tender and forgiving spirit
distinguished him. Public notice
that so eminently
, had been given that he and General Grant would
be present at the theatre, and the opportunity of

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adding the Lieutenant-General to the number of
victims to be murdered was no doubt seized for the
fitting occasion of executing the plan that appears to
have been in preparation for some weeks, but Gene-
ral Grant was compelled to be absent, and thus
escaped the designs upon him. It is needless for
me to say anything in regard of the influence which
this atrocious murder of the President may exercise
upon,the affairs of this country ; but I will only
add that, horrible as are the atrocities that have
been resorted to by the enemies of the country,
they are not likely in any degree to impair the
public spirit or postpone the complete and final
overthrow a the rebellion. In profound grief for
the events which it has become my duty to com-
municate to you, I have the honour to be
" Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

" EDWIN M. STANTON."

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND THE NEWS
FROM AMERICA.

On receiving the melancholy intelligence of the
lamentable occurrence in the United States, the
Members of Parliament assembled, consisting of
gentlemen of all parties, immediately signed the
following address of sympathy to the resident
American Minister, and to whom it was presented
at 6 o'clock yesterday evening :

" We, the undersigned, members of the British House of
Commons, have learnt with the deepest horror and regret
that the President of the United States of America has been
deprived of life by an act of violence; and we desire to
express our sympathy on' tho sad event with the American
Minister now in London, as well as to declare our hope and
confidence in the future of that great country, which we
trust will continue to be associated with enlightened free-
dom and peaceful relations with this and every other
country.
" London, April 26."

The intelligence of the assassination of President Lincoln
and of the attempt to assassinate Mr. Seward caused a
most extraordinary sensation in the city yesterday. Towards
noon the news became known, and it spread rapidly from
mouth to mouth in all directions. At first many were in-
credulous as to the truth of the rumour, and some believed
it to have been set afloat for purposes in connection with the
Stock-Exchange. The house of Peabody and Co., American
bankers, in Broad-street, had received early intelligence of
the assassination, and from there the news was carried to
the Bank of England, whence it quickly radiated in a
thousand directions. Meanwhile it was being wafted far
and wide by the second editions of the morning papers,
and was supplemented later in the day by the publication
of additional particulars. Shortly after 12 o'clock it was
communicated
to the Lord Mayor while ho was sitting in
the Justice-room of the Mansion-house, and about the same
time "the star-spangled banner" was hoisted half-mast
high over the American Consulate at the corner of Grace-
church-street. The same tag had but a few days before
floated in triumph from the same place on the entry of the
Federitls into Richmond, and still later on the surrender
of General Lee. At half-past 11 o'clock a large placard,
as well as a telegraphic communication of the sad event,
was posted outside The Sun newspaper-office, containing
a circumstantial narrative of the affair. The excitement
caused by the intelligence was immense. A large crowd
assembled before the door, and the event was the theme
of conversation everywhere. The revival of the affair of
the Road-hill murder, which in the earlier part of the day
had created a profound sensation, sank into insignificance
in comparison with the interest and astonishment
excited by the news of the' tragedy at Washington.
A photographer in Cornhill, " taking time by the
forelock," exhibited cartes of the deceased Presi-
dent in his window, inscribed " the late Mr.
Lincoln," and accompanied by an account of the assassina-
tion copied from the placard posted in front of The Sun
newspaper office. Throughout the remainder of the day
the evening papers were sold in unexampled numbers, and
often at double and treble the ordinary price, all evincing
the universal interest felt in the astounding intelligence.
LIVERPOOL, April 26.

The reading of the telegram announcing the assassina-
tion of President Lincoln produc6d a general expression of
horror and disgust on the Liverpool Exchange to-day. At
first it was alleged that the assassin was a Confederate, but
the Southern men indignantly repudiated the imputation,
and some of them who had known Booth positively asserted
that he was an abolitionist of the Johnston and Butler
school, and had been known to be Mad for some months.
The flags on the Town-hall and Exchange-buildings were
hoisted half-mast, and in the course of the day a proposal
to hold separate meetings of the Northern and Southern
mon for the purpose of expressing their abhorrence at the
crime met with general acquiescence. The effect of the
news on 'Change was a rise in cotton and the Confederate
Loan, and a decline in Federal securities.
MANCHESTER, April 26.

Such a state of excitement as was produced by the news
of President Lincoln's assassination this morning was never
witnessed here before. Ou the Exchange and everywhere
the general expression was one of reprobation and horror
that such a crime should have been committed. The news
put a stop to all business, and the day has passed away in
mere talk and excitement.

BIRMINGHAM, Wednesday Evening.
The news of the assassination of the President of the
United States has produced a profound sensation here, and
as much of sympathy, consternation, and dismay as can be
conceived ; in fact, as to all of these feelings, second only to
one other calamity which might have afflicted this nation
and the world. It was a little past 12 o'clock when the first
telegram was received here announcing the sad occurrence.
Like all other bad news this spread rapidly, and in less
than half an hour the Exchange, where the telegrams were
posted, was thronged with persons in whose faces were
depicted an expression of the deepest anxiety. Very many
were reluctant to believe the news, and in a state of feverish
and eager desire clung to the hope that the telegram was
some stock-jobbing trick or fraud for some sinister purpose ;
and in these times when so much is done for the sake of
creating a sensation, or for some more unworthy end, it is•
no wonder that even the public should at length have been
taught to be cautious,. and bo reluctant to swallow the
highly-spiced dishes set before it.
Nearly three hours passed away without the receipt of any
confirmation of the first telegram, and hope was reviving,
when the full details of the appalling tragic occurrences just
perpetrated at Washington came to hand. There was no
face in which grief was not depicted, no sentiment uttered
but that of abhorrence at these foul crimes. Of the truth
of that the American people may rest assured, so far as this
town is concerned, for although there has always been a
strong feeling of sympathy here for the Southerners, and
never more so than during the last hours of the gigantic
efforts of the noble-hearted Lee and his valiant soldiers,
there is nothing but detestation at the foul murder with
which this fratricidal war has been crowned.

The Mayor was absent in London when this afflicting news
was received, but his worship was immediately telegraphed

to by Mr. Alderman Ilawkes, with the view of some imme-
diate expression in reference to this untoward event by the
people of the town.

Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, is said to
be the son of an English tragedian, whom some of our thea-
trical readers may perhaps recollect. He (the father) is thus
described in the American Encyclopaedia
"Booth, Junius Brutus, an English tragedian, born in
London, May 1, 1796, died on the passage from New Or-
leans to Cincinnati, December, 1852. After fulfilling en-
gagements at Deptford, near London, and other places, and
even performin' at Brussels, in 1814 he made his cldbilt at
Covent-garden Theatre, in London, as Richard 111. His
personal resemblance to the crookbacked tyrant conformed
exactly to the traditions of the stage, and his personifica-
tion of the character was in other respects so striking thatt
he competed successfully with Edmund Kean, thoud just
rising into fame. The managers of Drury-lane
but when,
him to act there in the same plays with Kean ;
t-
after a few nights, he was again announced at. Covent-gar-
den, den, his appearance was the signal for a serious theatrical
in the
London stage. In 1821 he made his
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in the United States, and
acted repeatedly in every theatre
Richard 111. From that time until the close of his life he
in
with the performance of his engagements, enjoyed a
spite of certain irregular habits,. which sometimes inter-
feredpopulatity which a less gifted actor would have forfeited.
During the latter part of his life he resided with his family
at Baltimore, making occasional professional excursions to
other cities. He had just returned from a lucrative tour
to California when he died. The range of character which
Booth assumed was limited, and was confined almost ex-
clusively to those which he had studied in the beginning
of his career. He was most closely identified with that of
Richard, in which, after the death of Edmund Kean, he had
no rival. Among his other most familiar personation
were Ingo, Shylock, Hamlet, Sir Giles Overreach, and Sir
Edmund Mortimer. In his peculiar sphere—the sudden
and nervous expression of concentrated passion—as also in
the more quiet and subtle passages of his delineations, ho
exercised a wonderful sway over his audience, and his ap-
pearance upon the stage has been known to awe a crowded
and tumultuous house into instant silence. His presence
and action, notwithstanding his short stature, were impos-
ing, and his face, originally moulded after the antique type,
was capable of wonderful expression under the influence
_ of excitement. Several of his .children have inherited a

portion of his dramatic talent, and are now piominent ac-
tors on the American stage."

Wilkes Booth is also said to have been on the stage, and
to have been an especial favourito at Mobile. It was
probably by means of his familiarity with the arrangements
behind the scenes that he contrived to effect his escape
from the theatre.

THE INDIA AND CHINA MAILS.

INDIA.

Our advices from Calcutta by the present mail
are no later than those already received via Bombay.
The Madras Athenamm of the 27th March refers
in the following terms to the Bhootan war :
" It was mentioned in our last summary of Indian news
that the Governor-General had determined to bring the
vexatious petty war in Bhootan to a close as soon as pos-
sible, by the employment of a force sufficiently strong to
render resistance on the part of the predatory mountaineers
altogether ineffectual, should they only ha e to be encoun-
tered. A telegram addressed to the Lieutenant-Governor
of Bengal by Lieut.-Col. Hopkinson, on Feb. 28, says :
The Bhooteas seems to have ceased entirely from their
depredations. Preparations for hutting the Europeans are
proceeding apace. Briggs will have the road to the foot of
the hills ready by the time the force want to use it." The
post of Dewangiri has doubtless been reached before this
time, as an attack upon it was impending when the latest
accounts reached us, but whether the British troops will
be able to occupy it during the rainy season, now at hand,
appears to be uncertain. The Englidanan states that Sir
John Lawrence has asked the opinion of his Excellency
the Commander-in Chief as to the practicability or expe-
diency of holding the place during the wet season, and
that according to his advice the question will be decided.
It is rather a serious one, for our contemporary observes,
'that after the next few weeks it may be impossible to send
supplies to Dewangiri, or to keep labourers at work in
making or repairing the roads leading to Dewangiri along
the plains.' Already (the Friend of India informs us) the
rains seem to have deluged Bhootan as heavily as they
have visited Calcutta unseasonably, and disease has again
shown itself in the British force employed. This is tho
greatest danger to be feared, for, although the Bhooteas
are represented to have taken advantage, as far as they
could, of the opportunity afforded them of erecting s.uch •
means of defence as lie within their power, they must me-.
vitably succumb to the amount. oirmiatarystFongtirmirT
brought to bear upon them, which is represented in some
quarters to be now as far beyond the necessity of the case,
as that originally commissioned to subdue them fell below
it. As to that point, we reserve our opinion, which at
present inclines to a view quite contrary to that which we
were originally led to entertain. The old mistake of un-
dervaluing the enemy seems to have been committed, and
we are paying the price of the mistake. How great that
may be, when sickness is added to the casualties of re-
newed hostility, remains to be seen. We fear, however,
that the event will prove very unsatisfactory, as we have
to combat with a foe much stronger than the Bhootan
people, and against which numbers will avail us little. It
is to be regretted that the expedition, at first undertaken
during the favourable season, was not planned on a scale
calculated to effect the objects which such large reinforce-
ments as have since been sent up are required to ac-
complish."

The news from Affghanistan. continues to grow
more and more unfavourable to the Ameer. His
friends are further fallen away from him, and
his enemies multiplying. The Friend of India
says

" The famous Kuzulbash corps have quarrelled with
him ; the Ghilzees and other hill tribes, who so often
served his father, incline to his enemies ; Khelat is said to
have sent Beloochee reinforcements to Candahar, and the
people of Furrah And the neighbouring country have given
in their allegiance to Mahomed Ameer Khan, the Can-
dahar chief. Nor does the Ameer fare better in his Balkh
or Toorkistan dependencies, which the captive Afzul
Khan conquered for Dost Mahomed, and Bokhara covets.
Abdoolrahmun Khan, the son of Afzul, who through his
father aspires to the throne of Cabul, is increasing in
strength, and courting Persia, Bokhara, and Russia with a
view to get assistance from them. The Ameer's funds
seem to be running dry, and he finds difficulty in procuring
ammunition."

CHINA.

Our Hong Kong advices are to the 15th March.

The chief event of the fortnight has been the
retirement from the Government of Hong Kong of
Sir Hercules Robinson, who has administered the
affairs of that colony during the last six years. His
excellency was to depart at once for Ceylon, as he
has accepted the governorship of the colony. He
leaves Hong Kong universally respected, as various
complimentary demonstrations in his honour suffi-
ciently evidence.
The Overland China Mail of the 15th says :
" In military matters two cases which have lately
occurred in China demand more than a passing
notice. The first is that of a Beloochee regiment
being sent from Shanghae to Bombay. There were
800 men, and the lowest allowance of space at two
and a half tons per man required a vessel of 2,000
tons, or vessels aggregating that amount. Notwith-
standing this, the men were sent home from Shang-
hae in two vessels, the Caroline Coventry, 888 tons
register, and the Shakspeare, 656 tons register. The
men had served well in China ; they had never
engaged to leave India ; and very many of
them are likely to die on the passage, even
should it be a short one, which it cannot well be
in this season when the monsoon has abated. The
other case is that of the Oaris of 1,116 tons register,
chartered here to convey 600 men of the 22d Bengal
Light Infantry. A medical board examined the
vessel and reported that she would take no more
than 500 men, being rather more than the number
of Chinese Coolies allowed by the emigration rules,
and a little below what an African slaver of such
tonnage might carry. Yet the general commanding
in China has ignored the medical report, and sent
on the men to Bombay as stated. Should fatalities
occur, the medical board will be exonerated; but
what position has General Guy placed himself in ?
The general is understood to be a strict red-tape
officer, which renders the affair more surprising.
A spirit of mutiny in India would seem to demand
encouragement rather than repression if such acts
tire to be sanctioned and approved. We record the
case for the future guidance of the authorities' at
the Horse Guards. The facts are only too true,
and it would be useless to supplement them with
any comment of ours. Such an irregularity could
never have occurred in India, and it is disgraceful
to all concerned."

From Japan the only intelligence refers to a
rumour that the port of Hiogo is to be opened to
foreign trade, should certain negotiations having
that object in view prove successful.

The Alleged Abduction of Three Children.

At the Southwark Police-court yesterday, at a
late hour, and at the close of the business, a very
respectable-looking man entered the witness-box,
with a newspaper in his hand, to complain of a re-
port extensively circulated in that morning's papers
respecting the abduction of three children by their
father and the Brompton Oratorians. He said that
there was not the least foundation far any allusion
to the latter body of holy men, who knew nothing
of the occurrence, and had nothing to do with it.
He therefore attended to give a flat contradiction to
hat
disrespectful was
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coming t o him and informing him that her
husband a.oman Catholic, that she was a
was crying,
Protestant, and that he had taken away her three
children. After hearing her story he merely told
her how to proceed in a legal manner to recover
them.

Applicant—Then I now attend before you, Sir, to
deny that the Brompton Oratorians have had any-
thing to do with the children. I took them away,
and had good reasons for doing so.
Mr. Woolrych—Then you are her husband?

Applicant-1.-Yes, Sir, and I have a pitiable tale to
tell of her conduct, when I assure you that she is
incapable of taking care of her children for several
reasons. She is an incorrigible drunkard, having
been in Horsemonger-lane and other prisons. She
has ruined my home, my peace of mind, and de-
stroyed all happiness through her intemperate
habits.
Mr. Woolrych—She did not look like such a
woman ; but that I do not say anything about.
What is your object here to-day ?
Applicant—To contradict the statement sent forth
that the children are under the protection of the
Brompton Oratorians. They know nothing about
n
them. I have the children ; they are taken care of.
Mr. Woolrych—l suppose your object is to have
your statement in the papers ?
Applicant—Yes, Sir, as a justificatio to a body
of holy men.
Mr. Woolrych—No doubt the papers will act in
their discretion by inserting Your statement.
Applicant then withdrew.