New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-15
FROM LONDON.

The News Of the Assaasination OF Abraham
Lincoln in Engiand-How IL Reached
London-The Sensation, the Doubt, the
Excitement, the Eu,otion-Talk in the
Streets, and Scenes at the Newsvcnders
The Papers General Feeling To.
ward the Late President and Mr..
Seward-The Panic on the Stock Kx.
change - The News in the Couutry-
Meetings Held In the Provincial Towns
The Americans in London and Fer.
| nando WoOd-The Effect Of the Murder
on the Minds Of Englishmen Of all
Classes-sIavery Considered Respopsi.
ble-The Road Murder, md Items.
From Our Special Correspondent.
LONDON, April 2s, 1865.
had never thought to have to address The
TRIBUNE on such subject the one that will form the
staple OF my letter: the eliminating horror OF the ex
orcsed Devil Of Savery-the most cowGrdy, most cruel
most wicked, and srpremey Infamous murder of Abra-
ham Lincoln. 1; is with feelings of sorrow,
we'll responsibility. that set out to tell You how
the news received in this Capital and country.
never recollect anything like it. Old people com
pare the sensation to that produced by the intelligence
Abraham Lincoln, stricken down after victory. Since
then for uneIpectedness and horror. it has certainly
been unparalleled. 1t only have been exceeded by
your own excitement Of which this is the echo Almost
have the English people redeemed themselves from their
Injustice to u.s. their nveterate selfshness and most
friendly neutrality by the intense heartfelt thorough
going execration Of this assassination.
The news reached US on the morning OF Wednesday.
the GOTH between the hours Of 10 and H. Then there
arose rumor Of it In the city proper traceabe either
to Peabody's Banking. House in Broadst, at the back
Of the Exchange or the United States Consulate in
Grace Church ST., where soon the appearance Of the
American Gag at half mast afforded melancholy confirm
alton Of the report At first it generally dis
trusted disputed and 10 stock
iobbng purposes But 1t gained ground and prevailed
and presently the second edition Of The Times put the
matter beyond question. The paper (Which sold as
high as balfacrown copy was read aloud on street
corners in doorways and the poricoes public build
ings to rapidly increasing knots Of eager and excited
listeners The newsvenders shops were crowded with
purchasers and the curious the first cutchng at the
half folded papers and hardly demonstrating at the
overcharge the latter oil roundeyed and open mouthed
Inquiry CThis, too. In ordinarily undemOnstrative
London indicates far higher degree Of interest than
1t would do in Democratic New.York, where We are
accustomed speak to the next man without introduc
ton) Ejacuations Of Is it true. thoughr us there
no doubt about itp rs he really deadT They've
done it noww ITS too badr Its horrible" IT'S
damnaber struck the ear everywhere. and the ex
cited flushed. sympathetic. indignant faces were .
sight to and remember. / saw men sob and heard
them choke and culver in their voices they faered
over the dead mans name. and loved them for ii.
newsvender acquainted with put up his shutters
half Of them Those who attempted-not to justify the
deed for did that but to frame halfapologies for
ito say 1t what might have been expected-were
in desperate minority Two been for the South all
along" was q common remark "but this Is atrocious.
No decent man but will cxecrate it," To avow ones.
self Americana was to be surrounded BY friends and
sharers of ones grief ITS the worst and wickedest
Job that the South could have done for ITSELF If 1t had
studied hundred years." said an Englishman to me.
that afternoon-one, too with whom have had sharp
differences Of opinion on the subject Of our late civil
war" and will utterly damn their throughout
Europep And am inclined to think that be spoke the
simple truth.
At the time the words were uttered nearly all the
own knew it. The evening editions Of the cheap
iaes were out they don't ordinarily rush out "e1tras
aer our fashion, and selling at from threepence to SIX
,ence . copy OF all Of them. only the beasty, old.
Tory Sandard-its not Q time to pick phrases-dared
70 insult tho general sentiment Of regret and rep
'obaton by racking its sene brains and plaguing its
vii Imagination to invent halfexcuses for the black
leed and those persons who readlony that paper
md accept Its opinions serviley many friends Of
ours at home do those Of The Herald or the shop.
Keepers. who buy 1t because its big paper and
ervel better than its contemporaries for wrapping up
PARCELS know one intelligent person who alleges this
eason for taking The Standards legitimate one in its
gay could hardly stomach its apologies for murder.
Except among the "swes the aristocrats and their
nobbiest imitstors. and downright pghssdsd. Obtuse
oo who having got perverted at an early period tho
american question. have stuck wrong with the char.
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