Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-11
TELEGRAPHIO NEWS.
FROM EUROPE,

sination-Faneral services i'm Paris
Mere Comments by the British Press
Secretary stanton toIninister Adams.
HALIFAx, May f0--The steamship Asia,
from Liverpool on the 29th OF April, has ar.
rived.'C
LIVERPOOL, April 30.-Addresses of condo
lence to the American people have passed the
lower house Of the Austrian Reichrath unani-
mously. The Austrian and Swiss Govern
ments have forwarded the addresses. 14r
The Protestant churches in Paris performed
the funeral service yesterday. -.
ENGLAND.
The Assassination Of Pre- sid ent LfncoIn-
Immense Meeting in London.
LONDON, April 30.-On Saturday evening an
immense public meeting convened under the
auspices of the Emancipation Society, in st.
James Hall, to express their feelings of grief
and horror at the assassination of President
Lincoln, and sympathy with the Government
and people OF the United States and with Mrs.
Lincoln, MI. Seward and his family.
The galleries OF the Hall were draped in black
and over the end gallery hung the American
flag. The Hall was crowded with an audience
who manifested not merely warm admiration
OF the character and capacity OF the late Presi-
denJ, and sincere sympathy with the people OF
the United States in their loss, but their hearty
approval of the great cause Mr.. Lincoln repre-
sented.
The platform contained an array of Parlia-
mentary gentlemen, and many Leading citizens
CT the metropolis. Many ladies were present,
q majority Of whom were in mourning. Vari-
Gus resolutions were carried, not merely with
",
seen at pnbilc meetings.
The chair was occupied by William Evans,
President of the Emancipation Society.
Messrs. Foster, Stansfieid, Leathean. Taylor,
Potter, Baxter and Barnes, members Of Par
lament, commenced the proceeding with ex-
pressions Of their deep sympathy with the
American Government and people. and their
entire confidence in the Administration of
President Johnson. The Chairman was sup.
ported by twenty influential members of Par.
lament, anda large array of distinguished
Vice Presidents, representing every section Of
Letters of sympathy were read from Sir
Charles Lyell, Lord Houlton. and others.
luton "That this meeting desires TO give ut
terance to the feelings Of grlefand horror with
which 1t has heard Of the assassination Of
on Mr.. Seward, aud to convey to Mrs. Lin
coin and the United States Government and
people the expression ofits profound sympathy
and heartfelt condolence."
The weekly papers all coincide with the
daily press in remarks on Lincoln's assassina-
tion.
The Army and Navy Gazette says: nNoth-
ing for many years has moved ENGLAND like
the telegram announcing the event" 1t pays
a warm tribute to Lincoln's memory, and says
the more one looks at the facts the more one
the Confederates are hopelessly beaten:
The new steamer Queen, for the National
line, was successfully launched at Laird's
yard on the 29th OF April.
The assassination continues to be the all
peryading topic. Addresses OF sympathy and
Indignation are most numerous. Parliament
will vote an address on the 1st Of May.
Napoleon sent messenger to the American
Minister.
The Prussian Government and Chambers
also give expression OF their sympathy.
In the House OF Lords, on the 27th, Earl Rus
sell gave notice that on the 1st of May he
would move an address to the Grown, express
ing the sorrow and indignation of the House at
the assassination OF the President of the United
States, and praying her Majesty to convey an
expression of her feelings TO the Government
Earl Derby hoped the Government had taken
pains to ascertain whether there was nothing
in the form OF the motion rendering it In the
slightest degree doubtful whether unanimous
assent shonld be given by the House to the
t6s maatek e aS
OF sorrow and indignation for the atrocious act
committed would not only meet with the unan-
imous assent of the House, but would repre-
sent the cling OF every man, woman and child
in Her Malesty's dominions.
Earl Russell said the Earl of Derby was cor.
rect in saying the circumstances were happily
unprecedented, and he hoped there could be
nothing in the form of the motion which wouId
cause objection to be taken to it.
In the House of Commons, Sir Geo. Gray,
in the absence of Lord Palmerston, gave notice
similar to that given by Earl Russell in the
House OF Lords, adding the address.
Inc common council OF London, the AmerI-
can Chamber Of commerce of Liverpool, and
public bodies in various parts of England have
adopted resolutions OF sympathy and indigna-
ton.
Large numbers OF Germans in London Also
presented an address to Minister Adams
We Americans in London, at the call of Fer
nando Wood, assembled in considerable num-
bers at the Grosvenor Hotel on the 27th, to give
expression OF their sentiments, and at sugges.
tion OF Mr. Adams, who sent a letter to that
effect, the meeting adjourned to the 1st of May,
when great meeting of Americans will take
place at st. James Hall, KINDER the presidency
of MT. Adams.
The Times of the 2eth says it is not using the
language OF hyperboie in describing the pre-
vailing manifestations of feeling as unexam-
pied. President Lincoln was only the chief of
foreign State with which we were not un-
frequently in diplomatic or political collision.
He might have been regarded as not much
more to us than the head Of any friendly Gov
ernmsnt, yet his end has already stirred the
feelings OF the public to the utmost depths, as
the space OF twenty-four hours has sufficed TO
fill the country r OF only with grief and indig-
nation, bat to evoke almost unprecedented eX-
pressions OF feeling from the constituted au-
thorities.
The Confederate Mason writes to the Index
to repel the assertion of Stanton in letter Of
Mr.. Adams, that the acts were planned and
set On foot by the rebels under pretense of
ayenging the South and aiding the rebel cause.
He denies that Stanton has any evidence to
substantiate his assertion, and says none will
view the crime with more adherence than the
people of the South.
The Times, editorially referring to this letter,
rejoices to see Mason repudiate the crime, and
says If the Southern States themselves do not
utterly and even more emphatically renounce
it and ITS authors they will forfeit all the SYM
pathy which remains as the solace of their
misfOrtunes.
A despatch from Paris says that Napoleon,
on reading the news of MT. Lincoln's death,
sent one Of his aides. de- camp to call on MINIS
ter Bigelow, and to request him to convey to
President johnson the expression of profound
afiiiction and sorrow with which the odious
crime had inspired the Emperor.
1t is reported that Queen Victoria Will send
letter of coincidence to Mrs. Lincoln and ex.
press her sympath with the Americanpeople.
, Herr Won Bismark, Prime Minister of Prus-
sia, has addressed letter to the United States
Minister at Berlin, and it was personally de-
lvered by an under Secretary of State.
Sir Samuel Cunard died in London on the
2Sth. -.
Press Comments-Despatch OF Secretary
Stanton.