The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-11

daily press on their remarks on Mr.. Lincoln,s
The Army q Navy Gazette says nothing
for many years has moved England like the
telegram announcing the event. It paws a
warm tribute to Mr.. Lincoln's memory. and
says the more one looks at the facts, the more
one sees that although Mr.. Lincoln il dead.
the Confederate's are hopelessly beaten.
The new steamer Queen for the National
line, was successfully launched from Layard's
yard on the Mersey to-day.
Inc assassination Of Mr.. Lincoln continues
the all pervading topic. Addresses of SYM
pathy and indignation are most numerous
The British Parliament will vote addresses
May LIST.
Napoleon has sent message to the Ameri-
can Minister.
The Prussian Government and Chamber,
and also the Italian Chamber gave expression
OF their sympathy.
The assassination of Mr.. Lincoln continued
to evoke sympathy and indignation through
out Europe, and the arrival of the China was
anxiously waited for the Development OF the
effect on America.
In the House of Lords on the 9th, Earl
Russell gave notice that on Monday, May LIST,
he would move an address to the Crown, ex-
pressing the sorrow and indignation of the
House at the assassination OF the President
of the United States, and praying Her Majes-
ty to convey the expression of those feelings
to the government of the United States.
The Earl of Derby hoped the government
had taken pains to ascertain that there was
nothing in the form of the motion rendering
1t in the slightest degree doubtful whether
unanimous assent would be given by the
House to the motion proposed.
Earl Russell said the Earl OF Derby was cor
rect in saying that the circumstances were
unprecedented, and he hoped there would be
nothing in the form OF the motion which would
cause objections to be taken to it.
In the House Of Commons Sir George
Grey, ia the absence of Lord Palmerston from
illness, gave similar notice to that of Earl
Russell, adding that the address should convey
strong feeling of sympathy and coincidence
with the government and people of the Uni
ted States. This announcement was received
with cheers.
There was great meeting of the merchants
of Liverpool at st. Georges Hall ON the 9th,
to express the sentiments of the people at the
assassination of Mr.. Lincoln. The Mayor
presided, and he and several leading mer-
chants made speeches denouncing the crime,
and expressing sympathy with the people of
the United States in strong terms.
On the evening of the same day, and at the
same place, there was another great meeting
of the working classes.
The Common Council of London, the Ameri-
can Chamber of Commerce in Liverpool, and
public bodies In various parts of England,
have adopted resolutions of sympathy and in
digDation.
A Paris dispatch says Napoleon on receiv-
ing the news, deputed an aide-de-c camp to call
on the Minister of the United States to re-
quest him to convey to President Johnson an
expression of the profound affection and hor-
ror with whichIthe odious crimes have Inspired
the Emperor.
1t is reported that Queen Victoria will send
letter of coincidence to Mrs. Lincoln, and
express her sympathy with the American
people.
M. Bismark, Prime Minister of Prussia.
addressed letter from Berlin. 1t was person
ally delivered by the Under Secretary of State
in the Prussian Chamber of Deputies.
Herr LoweNip earnest terms moved q vote
ofsympathy with Americas He extrolled' from
personal acquaintanceship, the greatness Of
Mr.. Lincoln's character. Almost all the
members rose in token of their concurrence
in the proposed vote.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies was
draped in black on the 9th, and would con-
tinue so for three days. The Finance Minis
ter moved, and the Chamber agreed to send
an address to the American Congress, express
ing the grief of the country and House at Mr.
Lincoln's assassination.
Sir Samuel Cunard died in London on the
18th.
In the Court of Queens Bench the extradi-
ton case of Winder, the defaulting cashier of
the New York Mercantile Bank, was argued
at gaeat length. The Lord Chief Justice gave
judgment that the offense was not forgery &C.
cording to English law, or by the common law
of the United States, although it might be SO
by the law of New York; consequently the
warrant for the extradition was defective, and
the prisoner was ordered to be discharged
Pending bail, however, he was still detained
on civil writ. Two other judges concurred
in the decision.
One of the Canadian Commissioners to
England, Mr.. Cartier, had been speaking in
advocacy of Canada's continued dependence
on England, and strongly against the idea of
q union with the United States.
RUSSIA.
The funeral OF the Czarwich had taken
place at Nice. The body was placed on board
Russian lrigate for transportation to Cron-
stadt.