The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-19 00:00:00

it appears to her Majesty's Government that the time has
arrived for ceasing to enforce so much of the orders which,
in pursuance of my letter of the 31st January, 1862, were
issued by the several departments of her Majesty's Govern-
ment, as empowered the authorities of any port belonging
to her Majesty, either in the United Kingdom, or in the
Channel Islands, or in any of her Majesty's colonies, or
foreign possessions or dependencies, to require any ship of
war or privateer of either belligerent which might enter any
port, roadstead, or waters belonging to her Majesty, in order
to obtain provisions or things necessary for the subsistence
of her crew, or to effect repairs, to put to sea as soon as pos-
sible after the expiration of a period of 24 hours, without
permitting her to take in supplies beyond what might be
necessary for her immediate use, and not to suffer any such
vessel as might have been allowed to remain within British
waters for the purpose of repair, to continue in any port,
roadstead, or waters, belonging to her Majesty for a longer
period than 24 hours after the necessary repairs should have
been completed, and also so much 'of the same orders as
limited the quantity of coal, and the period within which
it might be obtained, to be embarked on board such sbp of
war or privateer of either belligerent.

" I have addressed a similar letter to On Secretaries of
State for the Home, Colonial, War, and Indian Departments,
and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
" I have, &c.,
(Signed) "Russ,.
" The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury."
" Custom House, London, May 13, 1865.
" The aforegoing copy of a letter from Mr. Hamilton,
one of the secretaries to the Lords of the Treasury, dated
11th inst., together with copy of the letter from the Foreign-
office therein referred to, is transmitted to the collector
at for his Government.

"By order of the Commissioners,
(Signed) "J. B. HALE."

President Johnson's Proclamation.

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MONTREAL, May 5.

A profound sensation was created here yesterday-
by the publication of President Johnson's proclama-

tion, asserting that, from evidence in the Bureau of
Military Justice, it appeared the recent tragic events
which took place in Washington were incited and
concerted by Jefferson Davis, Jacob Thompson, C.
C. Clay, Beverley Tucker, Georgh N. Sanders, &c.,
for the apprehension of whom large rewards were
offered.

Sanders and Tucker departed for Quebec last
evening, for the purpose, it is stated, of having an
interview with the Governor-General. Tucker has
addressed the following letter to the people of
Canada :

" Montreal, May 4

" I have this moment seen the proclamation of Andrew
Johnson, acting President of the United States, stating
that 'it appears from evidence in the Bureau of Military
Justice that the atrocious murder of the late President
Abraham Lincoln, and the attempted assassination of the
Hon. W. H. Seward, Secretary of State, was incited con-
certed, and procured by and between Jefferson Davis, late
of Richmond, Va., and Jacob Thompson, Clement C. Clay,
Beverly Tucker, George N. Sanders, W. C. Cleary, and
other rebel traitors against the Government of the United
States harboured in Canada,' and offering rewards for the
apprehension of the accused, $25,000 being the sum offered
formy arrest. It is scarcely possible that such proclamation
would have been issued unless some such evidence has been
adduced. What such evidence is I am totally at aloes to con-
jecture. lam compelled, therefore, to content myself with
the declaration, that whosoever hath sworn to anything
authorising in the slightest degree suspicion of my having
incited, concerted, or procured, or of any knowledge what-
ever by me of the attacks made on the President and Mr.
Seward, or any acts or projects of a kindred character,
or of any plan to kidnap or capture either of them
.or
any of the Federal authorities, hath blackened his soul
with diabolical perjury. Until information reached here
of the attack on President Lincoln by Mr. J. Wilkes
Booth, and that on Mr. Seward by some other person, I
did not know that any such person as J. Wilkes Booth
existed. I had never heard of him before. Ido not know
any of the persons in arrest at Washington, and never heard
of them till I read the notices in the United States news-
papers of their apprehension. I have within a day or
two past made inquiry, and ascertained that Mr. Booth
left St. Lawrence Hall, Montreal, on the 27th of October
last. The officers of the Ontario Bank state that on that
day he purchased of the bank a bill on England for £6l
12s. ld., for which he paid in American gold, and at the
same time made a deposit of $355 Canada money, which
yet remains to his credit, and that he stated he intended to
run the blockade. Whether he made such attempt or went
into the United States by railroad I have not ascertained.
"The clerks in the St. Lawrence Hall inform me that he
arrived at the house on the 18th of October, being, there
nine days. I was not in Montreal during that time. My
association with the other gentlemen named in this atrocious
proclamation has been intimate for years, and I admit it
would be strange, if they had any knowledge of Mr. Booth's
purposes, that I should be in utter ignorance of it.
" The whole business is, in my deliberate judgment, an
attempt to get up a pretext for a difficulty with the British
Provinces, and the consideration that since I have been
hero I have received nothing but hospitality, and kindness
from you impels me to make this brief address, to aid in
the dissipation of such pretext.
"I have to-day appealed to President Johnson and Secre-
tary Stanton to allow me copies of the allegedevidence with
respect to myself, to give me a chance to disprove it.
" I will add, that I will go before any magistrate here and
verify the above by my solemn oath, and that I will agree
that the United States Consul, or any respectable counsel he
may designate, shall cross-examine me in relation to the
alleged evidence,'or any other and all acts of my life.
(Signed) "BEVERLY TIICKEIL"