The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-14 00:00:00

have probably read the letter addressed by the wretch to
some kinsman, shortly before the commission of this
frightful murder. The two motives professed by him were
love of liberty, and sympathy for the South—to whom, how-
ever, he never belonged. And, first, what does liberty gain
by his act ? All history proves, gentlemen, that of those
who have killed the men they denounced as tyrants, not
one ever yet killed tyranny. They have (I was going to say
generally, but I will say) invariably without fear of being
belied by so much as a single instance to the contrary, only
aggravated the despotism, which it was their professed
desire to extinguish. Curiously enough, the very first re-
corded case, in civilised history, where a nation's liberties
were overthrown, was the case in which the Chief
Magistrate pretended that his life was in danger from as-
sassins, and begged his countrymen therefore to give him
guards for his protection. The mere unsupported hint that
►such a danger to their ruler could exist made his country-
men surround his person with soldiers, who were at his
orders„ and with everything which could render not only
his existence safe, but his power formidable ; and forthwith
these appliances, created by the mere thought that he was
liable to be murdered, were used for the subversion of the
people's freedom. Thus, gentlemen, fell under the feet of
brute force the glorious privileges of Athens—for this is
the story of Pisistratus. And if the mere shadow of inse-
curity, if the false pretext that a possibility of danger im-
pended over an illustrious people's Chief, led to this result,
what must the proven and horrible reality tend to accom-
plish—what, I ask you, must be the effect, the natural, the
logical and necessary effect of a doltish, demented crime,
like that which we are deploring ? If you want to make
power truculent, suspicious, oppressive, savage, and san-
guinary—alarm it, frighten it !
Cruelty is but cowardice preventing what it fears?
Why, a more fatal or ruinous disservice to liberty than
this pretended service by a miserable assassin its worst
enemiee could not have devised or plotted.
And is his act, I should like to know, one whit more
advantageous to the South than to the cause of freedom ?
Suppose, for argument's sake, that the late Abraham
Lincoln and his successor, Mr. Andrew Johnson, had been
rival candidates for the Presidency; for which of them
would the wretched assassin have voted ? Why, accord-
ing to his own maxims he not only would have voted in
preference for Mr. Lincoln, but he would have actually
slain Andrew Johnson, in order that Mr. Lincoln,
rather than he, should fill the place and wield the power?
Yet what has he done, the infatuated man ? For whose
sake has be removed the unfortunate President ? For
what sort of ruler, and for what sort of rule, has he, in
truth and in real effect, given his bloody suffrage ? Be-
nefited the South indeed ! What have the South said to
his work, gentlemen ? What did General Robert Lee say ?
lie said that he had "surrendered as much to the benignity
of President Lincoln as to the cannon of General Grant."

Those words, Mr. Chairman, ought to be engraven upon
the tomb of the poor murdered President. Not all the in-
genrity of that most ingenious and gifted people among
whom his shattered remains have just been interred could
devise a nobler epitaph for their slaughtered President. I
confess I do grieve, on every account, for this man, a
moral man, a kind husband, a kind father, a genial man,
a sincere man, respectable in all the relations of life—
persevering in trials, modest in prosperity,—more and
more moderate the more and more ho was successful,
and at the last showing himself to be as merciful and
magnanimous in the brief hour of victory as ho had
had been stern and unyielding in the long and weary
days of conflict. We must not forget that his last thoughts
were of peace and reconciliation ; these were the latest, the
topmost buds of that blasted tree ; this was the crowning
and culminating Offlorescence of that labouring mind and
storm-beaten career.

Talk of monuments ! The grandest monument which
his countrymen can raise to the memory of Abraham Lin-
coln will be the perpetuation, not the reversal, of his policy.
And will they now take his life, I mean his life's life, the
life of his intentions and designs, as they burned at the end
with so pure a lustre—and by way of a monument, by way
of honouring his memory—invert the torch over his grave?
I hope not.

This wretched assassin, it seems, was seeking for
fame :—then let him find infamy. He hoped to hear
rising over his act the pnans of a morbid admiration :
let him listen to the shouts of your abhorrence, mingling
themselves with the execrations of the whole civilised
world. Ho expected to be crowned with the wreaths
and garlands of a false and spurious romance—let him,
then, for the terror of the like of him, be smitten with the
indelible brand of universal reprobation. This avowal of
your principles and feelings is the solace which you can
send into the distant house of mourning and home of de-
solation. It is a comfort, Mr. Chairman, to share in any
demonstration which can have such an effect.

After this speech, which was most warmly received,
The Hon. N. T. BUTTERFIELD, Assistant-Judge and
member of Uouncil, rose to move the third resolution as
follows :

Resolved—" That the chairman be requested to take the
proper measures for transmitting to the United States of
America the two resolutions which have been adopted by
this meeting."
The few earnest and cordial words in which Mr. But-
terfield invited the meeting to adopt this resolution were
followed by a short, but feeling and impressive speech from
the Hon. A. Ewing, the late Speaker of the General As-
sembly, who seconded the motion.
The fourth resolution:—

"Resolved—That the thanks of the meeting be tendered
to his honour the Mayor of Hamilton, for his kindness in
convening the present meeting, and presiding thereat,"
was moved by the Worshipful Was. H. GOSLING, M.C.P.,
who said he knew no occurrence in all history which paral-
leled the murder of Mr. Lincoln. It was approached in
some of its incidents, but truly in some only, by the assas-
sination of the Regent Murray, at Linlithgow, in Scotland,
in the 16th century.

Dr. BUTTERFIELD having seconded the resolution, the
business of the meeting was now over, and it separated.

STATE OF TRADE.

MANCHESTER, June 13.—For all kinds of ship-
ping yarns we have had a very strong and active
market, and in consequence of the demand spinners
have been enabled to command the extreme prices
asked. Business closed with an upward tendency
in prices. Home trade yarns were steady. The
demand embraced all descriptions pretty generally,
but the business was only of a retail character. The
cloth-market shows a little improvement. Mer-
chants connected with the India trade seem, after a
long pause, somewhat more disposed to activity.
The inquiry has been very general for India shirt-
ings, and for nearly all kinds of fabrics suited to
the markets of the East, but the actual offers made
have been at exceedingly low prices—at prices,
indeed, which preclude possibility of business with
the higher rates for the cotton and yarn which
manufacturers now have to submit to. The ex-
pense of production for cloths has lately been
continually increasing, and besides the high
prices which manufacturers have to give for
yarns they find no difficulty in supplying
their wants, from the scarcity of them. They
have, therefore, not at all been able to meet the
buyers at acceptable prices to-day, and the trans-
actions on India account have been small. The finer
classes of good suitable for America, and also print-
ing cloths, have been in good demand to-day, and a
very fair business in them has been done at prices
showing some improvement on the rates of last
week.

LEEDS, 13th.—For a Tuesday's market there has
been a fair business done in the cloth-halls this
morning, and in prices and the general state of
the trade everything was satisfactory. Goods for
the winter trade are a little more inquired for, but
the present very fine weather checks rather than
facilitates the demand for heavy fabrics. Good ordi-
nary cloths sell steadily, as well for export as for
home consumption, and the manufacturers of such
are well employed ; indeed, most branches of the
woollen trade of this borough and the surrounding
district are enjoying an average amount of prosperity,
and the prospects for the closing part of the year are
bright. Wools, whether colonial or English, command
the full rates of last week. -

NorrINGHAm, 13th.—At our Exchange-hall to-day
there was a fair attendance. The demand for lace
yarns was tolerably good, and an advance on last
week's prices was asked. Medium numbers were
2d. to 3d., and fine ditto 6d. per lb. higher, and
spinners were not anxious to take orders at the ad-
vance. For hosiery yarns a steady demand took
place, and prices tended upwards. Spun silks 6d.
per lb. dearer; other descriptions of silk also higher.
For brown nets the demand was limited, and prices
for the most part were much the same as last week.
ROCHDALE, 12th.—There has been more anima-
tion in the flannel market to-day, and generally a
somewhat better tone prevails throughout the trade.
Both plain and fancy goods are in request, but the
latter kind more especially. It is admitted on all
hands that the extent to which the existing dearness
of the woollen produce of this district militates
against a stronger demand can scarcely be exagge-
rated. All orders are given out and all purchases
made with reluctance, but still at the present mo-
ment there is almost an average consumption.
Manufacturers are most resolute in their adherence
to the current price-lists, declaring that, even ac-
cording to them, they have the merest margin of
profit in consequence of the high price of the raw
material, which does not seem likely to be affected
by the influx shortly of fresh stock arising from the
-tew clip. Yorkshire woollens were in better demand
Lo-day, but the average is much below what it was
a year since.

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HER MAJESTY.

June 11.
BALMORAL,
The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise,
drove out yesterday morning.
In the afternoon her Majesty went out, acc°lll,,
panied by Prince Arthur and Princess Beatrice, and
attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athole.
Dr. N. M'Leod (one of her Majesty's chaplait.llo
in Scotland) had the honour of dining with tu
Queen and royal family.
June 12.
The Queen, with Princess Helena and Princess
Louise, attended by the Duchess Dowager of Athol
attended Divine service yesterday morning in the
od
parish church of Crathie. The Rev. N.
officiated.
The Duke of Argyll and Dr. M'Leod bad the
honour of dining with her Majesty.

The Prince of Wales.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the —nuke
of Cambridge and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weil:l9f'
went to Ascot yesterday..

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The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough ha
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select party at dinner last evening at their mansion
James's-square. A small party met after dinner.
The Earl of Derby left town yesterday to JcP"
the Earl and Countess of Wilton's party at Ascot during
the race week.
The Earl and Countess Spencer have left SPellefor
House, St. James's, to pass the Ascot race week with the
Marquis of Aylesbury at Sunningdale.
The Earl and Countess of Yarborough are e 5;
petted to arrive at their residence in Arlington-stree
Piccadilly, to-morrow, from Brocklesby, Lincolnshire. t
The Countess Cowper received a select party,
dinner yesterday evening, at her residence in St. Seraes'-•
square.
Viscountess Palmerston issued cards of invitati°
yesterday for assemblies at Cambridge House on Saturd3l
next and on the 24th inst.
Count Gurowski de Wczele has returned to Rut
land-gate from Norfolk.
Lord and Lady Templemore and family hays
arrived at the Queen's Hotel, Upper Norwood.
Lord and Lady Colchester entertained the 0.11;
lowing party at dinner last evening, at their residence Id
Berkeley-square :—The Earl and Countess of Verul3vi
ady
Lady Harriet Grimston, the Earl of Bantry, Lord and
Claud Hamilton, Lord Naas, Lady Caroline Murrill
and Baroness North, Hon. Wilbraham and Lady •°'
Egerton, &c.
Lord Herries and the Hon. Misses Maxwell hag
left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for Evcrilig/1
Park, York.
Lady Stanley of Alderley has issued cards for a
assembly to-night at the family residence in Dovel*-s''
Piccadilly.

Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's Entertainment'

• In addition to the peculiar attractions ehf
Royal Gallery of Illustration, in themselves 4111.„,,
sufficient to insure highly delighted and overflol,'
audiences, Mr. John Parry last night introde7t,
for the first time, an additional entertaialli
entitled " Recollections Vocal and Instrument'
bee
from his note-book, which must add considers
to the pleasure derived from the acting of the °ref
admirable artistes which renders this Place
amusement so fashionably frequented. Mr' u T
n,-Dcl
Parry's play of feature, mobility of express/0,o" ,
accurate appreciation of the ridiculous, his ye is,
tality of talent, his adaptation, or rather aPPrtere
tion, of every shade and phase of peculiarith -tra.
never more amusingly displayed than in his
tions of the Musical Sisters' different styles of P
ing. The ease with which he personates the
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different and opposite individuals is quite ast°73,
ing, and when from an Italian maestro he 1110.
morphosed himself into his soprano pupil, and srej
sequently into an English school girl, and haxenle .0,
forth the Guaxacha Dance so well known to be vi
ners and their unfortunate instructors in rouge' i•tb
bound up with " Di Tanti Palpiti," arranged vicce
the most surprising skill in discord. The andieLit,
was positively convulsed with laughter. But rd.
haps the climax of his success was when, in illas,Lf- g
ing how great events sometimes arise from ta4;-,
causes, he exhibited the total discomfiture of a sacs
cessful singer when in the height of his triumph
had the misfortune to strike a nail in the stagen,
his toe. The most agreeable " recollection " f()r tiooa
however, is, that the peculiar attractions of gr•
Mrs. German Reed and Mr. John Parry are
,illio
haustible, and that deep in the recesses oi
ot
Parry's fertile brain there still remains an ahallu
Se
store of those " recollections" of his which lie
amusingly communicates to the public.

Field-lane Ragged Schools.
• +one of
The ceremony of laying the foundat far
the new premises to be built in Vine-street, tioa,
ringdon-road, by the supporters of this instittto
in consequence of the present establishment per
about to be sacrificed to railway purposes, was it
formed yesterday by the Earl of Shaftesbal'eea.
eluding a large proportion of ladies. The Pro°,cd.
ings having been opened with prayer by the
bary,
B. Owen, an address was read to Lord Shafte6
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which traced the history of the institution for 955
years of its existence. During that Peri°ools,
children had been educated in the infant se'io of
8,953 had been instructed in the day scheV_s6o
whom 3,079 had been placed in situations;
in the evening school, 9,000 in the refuge e%
the
classes, 3,950 in the tailoring and sh°6l3::
classes, 812 girls in the night school, 2,100,,,- rella
industrial classes, 670 had been taught 11,`"
in the mothers' class, and 8,700 Prolog
had been made by the children for the Prolog
society ; 9,000 prizes had been given to ehildrerper°
had remained in situations over 12 months. 1)301:
had been 3,000 depositors in the penny
°6 .
111,832 men, boys, and women had passed - „ thr
Avg-
the refuges, 10,747 of whom had been provluv- 4
situations or work. Of the entire number I/ 0,0
considerable proportion had attended Bible
and ragged church services. Lord Shaftesblirl,tiof,
ing laid the foundation stone, addressed the cni, the
and while expressing the gratification be felt
great benefits which had been conferred by w.tig
tution, and his regret that the present buildi to the
about to be destroyed, earnestly appealed rraiej
public for continued and increased support' ao
er
was then offered up by the Rev. E. SPc°l3 I'3oo i°
shortly afterwards the annual meeting tclictoris:
the large schoolroom of the institution
street, the Earl of Shaftesbury again presl,rocee)
lengthy report was read, setting forth the 50,
ann
ings of the institution for the last 12 nit/ilboilail
stating that the freehold on which the nets': soloo
was to be erected had been paid for. lilding
required to pay the expense of the bull ogee-%
uwv
£lO,OOO, and it was sincerely hoped that sl orpchs;
intend: ; sourea
be obtained and devoted to the
previous to the day of the opening.
nd
of gratification that the directors had be ena
s.to,
to commence the year with a balance ileltue inst/fe,
they trusted that the present position itopre_o•
tion would not only continue but raplcuoY, the IP,
A resolution was passed (on them otion liAboAP`4
Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., seconded by gr'
Smith, M.P.), acknowledging the success
o, ancl I'da
attended the operdtions of the institutioulateciontioo
posing that the report be printed and
°rcater res° ,I:ivillg
the direction of the committee. An°
,stirig, had
was also adopted, stating that the ra,e'_.
heard with satisfaction of the belleil,w,battbei,.',oo
been conferred by the refuges, rejoicesoci:ia'i of
for their aim the spiritual as well a.s, adontogroof.
of its inmates, and recognised the
under one
the
carrying on the whole work ointitigand
Resolutions were next passed,
sagg yeartioeso
officers and committee for the elifor his Wu
thanking the Earl of Shaftesbury taking
in laying the foundation stone a
chair at this meeting.

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iwonuhsileyh
hienrcoknovteoariiegzaeidly br
received
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last
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glast season that a fall on the stage while sitigil:ei: 03
her Leonora caused Madlle. Tietjens to sprain her 50C: apia
late exertions in "Medea" have used the 10°' ox
to swell so much as to incapacitate her frow 41 -ia.
the stage for the present.—The Orchestra.

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