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PIlILAPljlLPHTA INQ OTKEE, FRIDAY, iC'lSGS. sionist, hand and glove with Lieutenant Maury, and had numerous personal friends among the Rebels. It is supposed that their reverses preyed upon his mind, already weakened by excessive labor, and led to the sad result. It seems almost certain that King Leopold of Belgium is drawing rapidly near to the end of his career. He has been very ill ever since his return from England, and little hopes are entertained of his recovery.

It is feared that serious continental disturbances may arise after his decease. He has been the universal peacemaker and has wieleled a powerful influence throughout Europe, and, it may be said, the world. I had the pleasure this week of meeting Mrs. Randolph Stone, from your city, aad of devoting a day to showing her the most important sights of London. She was in excellent health and has since gone to Paris.

Connecticut. GREAT SOUTHWESTERNJCAVLRlf EXPEDITION. Brief Resume of Its Mstgnificeut Fighting: anil Important Achievements. OUB LONDON LETTER Special Correspondence of the Inquirer. London, May 6, 1865.

There has yet been scarcely any subsidence in the great moral wave that rolled over England when the news of President Lincoln's assassination first reached these- shores. Day after day, and night after night, from the centre of London to the remotest hamlet in the kingdom, the excitement has maintained its fuli force, and the demonstrations of horror at the crime, and sympathy for tho bereaved nation, have been as earnest and unanimous as at the first. The Queen herself has written an autograph letter to Mrs. Lincoln, the two Houses of Parliament have passed resolutions of condolence without a dissenting voice, the upper classes and the working men of London have respectively held meetings, and this example has been followed everywhere. The meeting held last Saturday evening, called by the Emancipation Society, but attended by people of all classes, was one of the most enthusiastic ever witnessed In London.

St. James Hall, which had been draped in mourning for tho occasion, was crowded to overflowing, and the utmost unanimity prevailed. Some of the speeches were excellent, especially that of Mr. Statistic Id, as you have learned, for so great was the enthusiasm, and so anxious was the meeting that its sentiments should be known at the earliest possible moment, that every word of the resolutions, and of every speech was telegraphed that night to Queenstown, in order to overtake the steamer that had already left Liverpool. The mourning drapery, which was furnished gratuitously by one of the principal undertakers of London, remained up until after the meeting of the Americans, last Monday.

About thi3 meeting I wrote in my last. Mr. Fernando Wood, whose impudence certainly rose to the height of sublimity when he fancied that loyal Americans in London, who have battled here for four years inbehalf of their country, would be willing to accept him as their leader in this great movement, showed himself in his true colors. He first attempted to cast the responsibility of his movement upon Mr.JMoran, the Secretary of the American Legation, who, he stated, suggested to him the first idea of his calling a meeting. This statement, I am authorized to pronounce an utter uutruth.

No one more than Mr. Moran understood and appreciated the impertinence of Mr. Fernando Wood. That distinguished individual finding that assumptions would not be tolerated, showed himself in' his true colors, and refused to unite with his countrymen in their national demonstration, hurrying away to Paris, where he could And more congenial associates. His absence was not noticed, however, and the meeting was thoroughly successful.

Mr. Adams presided with his usual ability, and made an admirable speech. Of course, there are never enough Americans in London to fill been speaking in a moral sense she would have been wrong. Jn referring to Mrs. Perrine's familiarity with Giimor, is it not natural that she should cling to the person who came to her rescue, in the time of imminent danger, as would a babe to its mother's breast at the approach of any supposed danger Take, for instance, the case of Mrs.

S. S. Lee, who rendered as much 'assistance to the Rebels as did the accused. Mrs. Lee a' ked who commanded the rebels, and, on being told, she desired to see him.

She even gave one of the party a drink of water. When the accused was asked if she had anything to eat, she said no, but she had some brandy. What did she do with the brandy? Why she gave it to a sick Federal soldier, who was going to his home in company with his mother. Did that look as if the accused desired only to aid and comfort the enemy, and to rob and plunder the Union citizens? The counsel for the accused did not know what would be the sentence of the Court, whether they would release the accused, imprison her, shoot her, or hang her; but as to the testimony before them, they could not do otherwise than acquit her. If there once was a necessity for trial by military courts, tne war was now closed, and that necessity no longer existed.

If you would make war upon petticoats, wait till that miscreant, Jeff. Davis (who disgraced a pair of military boots by hiding in his Avife's petticoats to escape his pursuers), gets here. TJic Jttdg-e Advocate's Argument, Judge Advocate Chipman then addressed the Court" substantially as follows: It is seldom a pleasant duty to pass upon the rights of citizens, especially tso when life or liberty is involved. The case at the bar is one of more than ordinary delicacy and difficulty. I say delicacy and difficulty, gentlemen, not because justice ever distinguishes between sexes, or is less than justice as the arbiter of the rights of woman, but because I know the human heart and the human sympathies are not and cannot be wholly blind to the surroundings and circumstances which environ a question submitted to the judgment of man.

To your profession we look for the type of chivalry. To you we naturally turn for the highest exhibition of gallantry; and that these qualities are appealed to in the present case I cannot doubt. Mars would have shrunk from arraigning and passing sentence upon Venus for an invasion of his kingdom, or for giving aid and comfort to the gods with whom he was at war. This is natural. A woman in trouble appeals at once to your sympathies, and you do not ask how or why she is a suppliant.

But this, gentlemen, is all based upon the idea that in her are found the embodiment of all goodness and excellence, that in her dwell all virtue, puritv and truth. Rob her of these find her exhibiting antagonistic qualities see her displaying malice, hatred, cruelty, a facility to adapt herself to the society of bandits and robbers. See her not only sympathizing with, but glorying in the sum of all crime a paty to arson, to larceny and highway robbery she then becomes a human 'being like yourself, and subject to like passions, governed by the same laws, entitled to the same protection, the same even handed justice, tempered with the same mercy this, gentlemen, and nothing more. What is the case before you? A young woman, well-bred, schooled and versed in polite manners and society, traveling wit and guilder the restraints of ladies and gentlemen ot the first respectability of Baltimore; no tie of relationship to impel her; no pecuniary interest to subserve; the presence of none of the ordinary motives which induce crime; indeed, surrounded with every restraining influence you see her breaking away from these, consorting with Rebels and cut-throats, a party to the plundering of private property, greeting affectionately men who were in the commission of the highest crime known to the calendar, and becoming herself a participator in that crime. Let me group briefly the leading facts.

When it was announced that the Rebels had captured the train, the accused rushed out of the front door, leaving her child behind her with the nurse, which ''an only be explained upon the hypothesis that her joy at meeting -with friends from the South overcame her fear of danger for the child. Here she met and greeted cordially the Rebel soldiers. She made use of language to the effect, we have been looking for you," "have been expecting you," ic. In her glee, and in the paroxysm of her joy, she threw her arms affectionately ground one and kissed him. She appeared delighted to see them to one sho offered a roll of greenbacks; with another she was seen sitting on a trunk.

After she had secured her own baggage from destruction she is shown to have joined in the plundering of passengers' trunks, pointing out those belonging to Federal officers, distributing the contents, Taking an embroidered tablecloth belonging to Dr. Bloodgood, she offers it to a xteoei, saying, "it win make you a line saddle-cover." To Mrs. Clark she justified her conduct, and defied this loyal lady's scorn and contempt for the act. At another time, sitting down and S'U3JCX-AJTkr OIT NEWS. It 13 prophesied that the coming summer fill bo the hottest in ten years.

The Emperor of Mexico owes Louis Napo-eon a little bill of $65,000,000. In Troy, a monument to the soldiers who have gone from that city is to be erected, and ,009 is already raised for the purpose. new dodge of rival Tarislan shopkeepers is have bands Stationed in front every evening, p-rforming the fashionable music. -Tho King of Portgugal sends thanks for American aid to the starving inhabitants of the Cape Verde Islands, Edwin Booth, in a private letter to a friend In Washington, announces it as his determination to quit the stage forever. This is what Silius Italicus (Punicoriwi, Lib.

21s, 219,) says of Africa: "Altrix bellorum, bellatorumqne virorum Telius nec ridens nudo sine fraudibus ensi." In the Gallery of the Convent of Jesuits at Lisbon, there is a fine picture of Adam in Paradise, dressed in blue breeches with silver buckles, and Eve with a striped petticoat. The Yale College Glee Club have beenspend-Ing their vacation in giving concerts at various points in Kew Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. Asiatic leprosy is extending among the people of the Sandwich Islands. A medical commissioner has been sent to India to ascertain the Dest method of treating the disease. It is semi-oflicially announced that during the Queen's visit to.

Germany this year, the Princess Helen, her third daughter, will be formally contracted in marriage with the Prince Uoyal of If an over. The King of Italy intends to sen I to the International Exhibition at Dublin a topaz weighing several pounds, and eight or nine inches ong, having on it a beautiful engraving of "The Last A merchant at San Francisco having the misfortune to lose his wife, invited his clerks to attend her funeral. lie afterwards charged each of them for the day as lost time, and made them pay for the carriages. This is an absolute fact. Ihvsident Lincoln, it is said, after the battle of tho Wilderness had been raging some days, betook himself with a triend to the opera, "The people will wonder if they hear Df it, but the truth is, I must have a change of some sort or die." By a singular coincidence, by the working Df the cycles of the old style (still maintained in Russia) and the new style, Easter, in both SFH-Mons, fell on the same day this year.

It will be forty-three years before the thing occurs again. Jx colore woman in Marietta, Ohio, brought recently to her minister five dollars. It was the first money she had ever earned. She wanted it to begin a monument for Abraham Lincoln, she said, without whom she would have remained nothing but a slave. As tho negroes of Missouri have been put on tho footing with the whites in the courts of the State, the Provost Marshal of St.

Louis announces that he will not interfere in their behalf, but leavo them to seels redress for wrongs in the courts. Right. Gov. Andrew, of has received from Erevet-Brlgadier-General C.S. Russell the manuscript of General Lee's farewell address to his army.

It is in the handwriting of General Lee's adjutant, with the signature of the former Rebel Commander-in-Chief at the bottom. It was given to General Russell by an aid of General Lee. The Washington Hbpubltcan says: "We saw on duty at Fort Washington recently Sergeant Joseph Cameron, who has been in the service Since l.m, two years longer than General Scott. He has been on duty at Fort Washington constantly during the last thiity-six years. Sergeant Cameron was born on the Pith of April.

173." Chancellor Shackelford, of the Chancery Court of Tennessee, on a writ of habeas corpus sued out by Cyrus Winston, a colored man, with a view to get possession of Ida rout minor oiiil-drcn id in nouaagc, docided that the recent amendment of the Constitution of Tennessee was valid, and therefore ordered the children to be iiven to the father. A fiery Protestant preacher by the name of Don Ambrogio, is making no little sensation in Italy. He suU'crs imprisonment here and there nt the hands of the Catholic authorities, but no sooner is he at liberty than he begins his work nn 1 draws after him tt crowds of the people. He exhorts to the free udy of tho Bible, and the colporteurs, following in track, make large fale. The first consignment of Rebel negro soldiers, captured by General Stoneman, passed through Nashville recently.

They numbered about cno hundred, and were all dressed in the Rebel uniform, "much dilapidated" in They excited great curiosity, as they went marching on," guarded by their ebony brethren in blue, who seemed cognizant of their mthority over their misguided brethren of the South. The following named officers have been appointed a Board of Visitors, bv the Secrete rv of hemorrhage when I was told to loolc at Mr. Ar gustus Seward. I became truly amazed. "What!" said "is there another one wounded?" liU injuries, however, were comparatively light, One was from a blow with the butt-end of 4 pistol, on tho upper and middle pftrt of the fore head; the other a cut over the metacarpal bont of the thumb of his right hand.

Here I wai again requested to look at another man. My surprise ceased then; I became terrified. ThU was the man nurse, a soldier in attendance on Mr. Seward. I found his wounds were four in number, all from the blade of a knife thret over the rniht scapular region, and one below it It was evident, altera cartful examination, tha the scapula prevented the penetration of tm frightful weapon into the chest.

After glvin( to this patient the requisite attendance, I wa called to see another man who was wounded He had received but one stab, in the back ovet the seventh rib. very near the spinal column. The knife must have glanced off, as this cut was long but quite superficial; had it been direct hi right lung would have received an irreparabl injury. Such is the scene that presented. Now I wit relate to you.the circumstances I gathered in thU horrible attempt at assassination.

At 10 o'clock the bell at Mr. Seward's hous was rung, and answered by the colored boy. Al the door opened, a very tall man appeared, with a small package in his hand, saying that Dr, Verdi had sent him with a prescription for Sec retary Seward, which he must deliver person ally. The boy remonstrated with the man, say ing that Mr. Seward was asleep, and that he, the servant, would take charge of the prescription.

The man said, no, I have particular di rections and 1 must deliver them myself." saying, he walked up stairs; but treading very heavily, be was reminded by the boy, who win following him, to walk more lightly, in order not to disturb Mr. Seward. Mr. Frederick Seward was at this time dressed, on a sofa in his room, one adjacent tq nis father's, and hearing heavy footsteps, cama into the hall and met the stranger, who at tempted to enter his father's room. Frederick expostulated with him, declaring that his father was asleep and could not be se Evidently tha young man saw mischief in the face of the assassin.

Miss Fanny Seward, who was in he! father's room, hearing the conversation oulsido, opened the door to ascertain what was the matter; but Frederick cried out toiler to shut tha door." It seems that for two or three minutes the assassin hesitated, or endeavored to enter without making a deadly assault upon Frederick; but meeting with determined opposition, he dealt several blows on young Seward's head, apparently withapistol, with the intention pro, baoly of disabling without killing him. The door was then opened, and tho murderejf entered, pushing Frederick, already staggering, before him then disengaging himself from nig adversary, be asked Miss Fanny, Is the Secretary asleep?" at tho same moment making a spring for the bed, where the unfortunate man sat, aroused with the frightful conviction ol what was to be expected. The next moment tha villain dealt him a blow with the deadly knifo, which was so violent that (fortunately, we may say,) it precipitated him from his bed. In falling, however, he must have received the second blow on the other side of the neck. It must have been at this time that tho man nurse (havinqj been absent at the hospital) returned and attacked the murderer, to prevent him from doin further injury to Mr.

eward. In the endeavor to restrain the ferocity of the assassin, the nursa was struck several times, as described above. It was at this moment that the nurso and Frederick, who rallied sufficiently to still us a his feeble efforts in behalf of his poor father, were struggling with this man, that Major Augustus Seward, awakened from sleep by tha noise and screams of Miss Fanny, came Into tha room, thinking that probably his father waa delirious, and had frightened the attendants, or else that the nurse leit to watch during the was in some way misbehaving himself. Tha Major, seeing the struggle, and not at all comprehending ihe facts, took hold of the man, believing him etill to be the nurse, and dragged him to the rloor. Of course the assassin took advantage of this, and dealing one blow on th head of the Major, making, however, but a slight wound, and cutting his hand, as aforesaid, ran down stairs, followed by the Major, who did not know the condition of affairs until became back to his father's room.

The assassin then mounted his horse, which he had left before the door, and rode rapidly away. "There are three peculiar features to this easel First, had Frederick Seward said to 'jis sisteri "Lock the door," instead of "Miut the door," tin assassin might never have been able to entei the Secretary's room. Second, had Augustui Seward understood that that man was an assassin attempting to murder his father, he would never have allowed him to escape, or perehanca might have precipitated him downstairs, and then attempted to disable and arrest him. Tha third is this: the boy who followed the wretch up stairs, soon hearing that lie was making tur attack on Mr. Frederick, ran out calling "Watch!" and "Murder!" and went as far as tha corner of the street, only fifty yards distant where there was a sentry on duty; the terrified lad told the sentry to hasten to the house, that there was nn assassin attempting the lives of tin fai lily; but the sentry did not hood the boy, 01 thought he could not leave his post; else would have been in time to present his bayonet to the flying assassin, and could haveseeurcd 01 killed Tims ended that horrible tragedy, which toolj one-hundredth part less of time in perpetrating than my weak attempt at its relation.

Surgeon-General Barnes, Drs. Norrls, XT. S. An and Wilson, Medical Director of this Depart meut, came in to my assistance, and I must say, to their honor, that their energies united with mine only to save and relieve 1 lie victims, and not one descended to that petty professional pique or ill-conceived pride of many practitioners, in reference to associating with a medical gentleman of a different school of therapeutics. Our intercourse, professional and bocial, haa been mutually courteous; we met on the same field, inspired by the same ambition, to work together for he same end.

1 loping hear iron 1 you a rv in, under be tier circumstances, I remain youririend an 1 eolleagua T. s. Vkuui. IRISH SYMPATHY fCn 0U3 LEFE'VL-'EriT It has been aptly said that of late the events of years have been crowded into weeks. Battles and diplomatic negotiations and political matters of such import as will fill many a prominent page of history, have passed before our eyes and been so quickly shifted that we were hardly conscious of their coming ere some new and greater matter eclipsed all that had preceded it.

Thus it has been, that amidst events of such mighty magnitude as the fall of Richmond, the surrender of Lee and Johnston and the capture of the Rebel chieftain Davis, the public have somewhat overlooked the importance and the brilliant achievements of the great Southwestern Cavalry Expedition, commanded by Generals James II. Wilson and Edward M. McCook. Its brilliant career through the Gulf States will, in days to come, when the transient excitement of the moment has passed laway, be fully appreciated and recorded. It was peculiarly fortunate in its initiation In having good officers detailed as commanders.

Wilson was a man of great ability and courage, and had served with the highest credit throughout the war. "Ned McCook's" name was known like a household word throughout the land. The famous fighting race from which he sprung had no more distinguished representative than himself. His dashing courage, the careless disregard of danger, thorough military experience, and particularly his faculty of winning the unchanging love and admiration of his officers and men, all combined to make him an eminently fitman for the position assigned him. Generals Ely Long and Emory Upton, the subordinate Division I 'immniiei's.

were also men of experience and ability. With such material at its head it is not remarkable that the expedition should liflvp rptiwtpd such distinguished honor on the national arms. We have thought a very brief resume of tho results ol this great independent military column may be of interest to the readers of The Inquirer. Torvrir. in command of the advance forces, h-ft.

(aiii-kasaw. Alabama, on the 22d of March a i most immediately after starting he en countered and thoroughly whipped Forrest, the famous Rebel commander, capturing juu prisoners and several pieces of artillery. He then marched on Tuscaloosa, which he carried by assault, being the first time in the history of this war where cavalry have assaulted strongly fortified and well defended places and carried them in cavalry style, without waiting to invest them. Here he captured or destroyed large quantities of Rebel artillery and stores. Meanwhile General Long had, on the 2d of April, taken Selma, with27ii, nrisoners.

32 guns in position, ana io guns in the arsenal. On the ltfth Upton took Columbus with 1M prisoners, 53 guns and large nnantitips of stores, together with a Rebel gun boat. McCook then made a detour to West Point, attacked the works there, and carried tvim hv storm, capturing all of the garrison. with a number of euns and killing Tyler, the Rebel commander. He also destroyed 15 locomotives, uoo cars, 2 bridges and several large fac- tnripa in t.h vlranitv.

Large quantities of stores were also destroyed nt various places along the march. McCook rinallv cantured Montgomery after a sharp fight. which took place outside the town, and at the 4 cilx' i first-, pnnitfll of tllA late Rebel Confederacy, had the satisfaction of himself raising, on ine same spoi wnereueu Davis had been inaugurated four years before, the grand old flag of the Union, amidst the cheers and acclamations of. the brave boys In blue, who had fousht so hard and marched so long to plant it there. Macon was captured by Wilson, and here, by Sherman's order, the great expedition ceased its work and rested in peace tor n.

brief eoriaon. Although as have said tnis campaign may be temporarily overlooked, yet it has been a ereat and magnificent success. Between two hundred and hlty and three hundred pieces of artillery, forty thousand small arms, seven thousand prisoners, and thirty battle-flags, were captured, beside all the stores of ammunition and supplies the Rebels had accumulated for their armies. All the arsenals, iron-works, rolling mills, machine-shops, foundries, gunboats, steamboats and factories in Alabama and Georgia were thoroughly destroyed, and tho Confederacy, even had it lived, would have been hopelessly crippled. No more splendid or invincible body of men than Wilson's Corps ever fought.

All honor then to him, and to the gallant MeCook, with their noble and faithful subordinates, Long and Upton. THE FEMALE REBEL Conclusion of Mrs. Ierrines Trial. On the opening of the court Tuesday morning, of which Brigadier-General Chapman is President and Colonel Chipman Judge Advocate, the case of Mrs. Bessie Perrine, of Baltimore.

was resumed. The testimony in the case having all been heard, Hon. Thomas Corwin, conn sel for the accused, commenced summing v.i the trial on the part of the defense. In alluding to the capture oi the train of cars between Baltimore and Philadelphia Mr. Corwin said that Mrs.

Harper had made arrangements to travel prior to that occasion with Mrs. Perrine to Newport; this, no doubt, was considered necessary in consequence of the frame of mind which Mrs. Perrine was laboring under. Not only Mrs. Perrine, but Mrs.

S. S. Lee also, recognized in the officers of that cavalry raid her old associates and acquaintances, and treated them as such. Mrs. Perrine's condition at this time can easily be imagined when we take into consideration the fact that a short time before the occurrence in question she lost her mother; eighteen months before, her father, and still earlier, other dear relatives.

Have none of you, gentlemen, stood over the graves of mothers? Is it not enough to impair the strongest minds, to say nothing of the mind of this delicate lady before you? (The accused sobbed violently when mention was made of her mother's dea th.) The accused had no one to guide her or care for her but this young woman and her child. Her father, mother, husband, all were gone. Mrs. Harper's father you know lrom history, if nothing more. He was a strictly loyal man.

We cannot, therefore, doubt the sincerity or loyalty of Mrs. Harper, who has been this woman's traveling companion. If you will interpret the sayings and doings of this little woman according to the condition of her mind at that time 1 am sure you will acquit her. She was elad to meet unmor ana innings there because she knew them, not because they were R.ebels, and believed that they -would not treat her harshly from the fact that they knew her. This was construed into sympathy for Rebels and a desire to aid them.

The first thing sue did after the tram was stopped, was to en deavor to tret out with her babe. When she had succeeded in coUIns out. she found, to her hor ror. that her servant was still in the car with her child, and that it was in danger ot Deing Durned to death. Was it a wonder that she cried for her child, and that, when the Rebel Harry Giimor had rescued her child by breaking open the door of the car, she should appear pleased to see him under such circumstances, especially as he was an old Baltimorean? Yet, when ladies testify that she was glad to see the Rebels, they misconstrue it into the meaning that she was glad the train was captured by the Rebels.

Should she not thank him. Rebel though he bo, for having put her baggage out of harm's way, and having saved her child from death by fire Dr. Bloodgood testified that after his trunk had been broken open the accused handed over some of the contents to tne rai jers, ana said they would be of use to them. Ino doubt she thought so; but is this evidence that she desired to give aid or comfort to a warlike party? You recollect the state of Mrs. Perrine's mind at tins time.

Harry Giimor proclaimed at that time that private property should remain unmolestedthat none but public property should be seized. Accused was waiting for them to get out tne baggage, when Mrs. Ciari remarked: is it right they (the Rebels) should break open public property?" She replied that it was right, according to the lav oi war, to take public property, and asserted that it was not right to molest private baggage. Mrs. Perrine, according to the laws of war, was riiShS; tut had sue i St.

James' Hall, but not a nook or corner of that vast room was unoccupied, and I noticed among the audience representatives from all the classes and professions. Hundreds of English ladies were in the galleries. Mr. Morse, the American Consul in London, also made a very effective address, in the course of which he announced the true character and history of President Johnson, the details of which were received with great applause. Dr.

J. S. Black, of Kentucky, held the vast audience spell-bound during his address, and was applauded to the very echo. The other speeches (except a short and very expressive one by Mr. Russell Sturgis, of the house of Baring, Brothers were of no account, except as they served to fill up the remainder of the time allotted to the meeting.

But, by all odds, it was the largest and most triumphant meeting ever held by Americans anywhere except in their own country. The proceedings in Parliament were highly creditable. Tho vote on the passage of the resolution was unanimous in both Houses, but Lord Derby could not let even this occasion escape him for showing the Recession tendencies of his nature, and prefaced his speech by a technical objection to the form of the motion, that was ridiculous and ungracious. If Lord Derby is the next Prime Minister of England, I venture the prediction that he will Involve the two countries in difficulty within a twelvemonth. In tho House of Commons there was entire unanimity.

Mr. Disraeli, Lord Derby's mouth-piece in that body, had the good sense and taste to avoid anything that savored of hostility. The speech here, however, proposing the motion, should, in the absence of Lord Palrner-ston, have been made by Mr. Gladstone. That gentleman, steeped to the lips in Southern sympathy, had not aword to say, and no condolence to offer to the bereaved nation.

His wonderful voice was mute, lie naa that morning, as I learn, entertained Fernando Wood at breakfast. lJar 7iobile fraJrum. Heaven send that neither ho nor Lord Derby bo the next Premier, but I suppose it is settled that one of them will be, a nd possibly before many days, for it is rumored that Lord Palmerston's condition is such that it is doubtful if he lasts out the present brief session of Parliament. His Lordship has al ways lived fast, and even in his old days has not refrained altogether from the excesses of his youth, so that now, when his constitution begins to give way, it is breaking up rapidly. The press generally is still talking very sensibly and properly on the subject.

The Times and Standard, however, are already beginning their old tricks of misrepresentation. Mr. Adams, in his speech the other day, speaking of President Johnson, ed this language: "It may be he will color hi policy with a little more of the sternness gathered from the severity of his own trials. He may give a greater prominence to the image of justice than to that of mercy in dealing with notorious offenders." The Time? leader, predicated on this passage, substituted the word "will" for "may," and thus made Mr. Adams declare as certain what he mentioned as only possible.

And the Times' writer had the impudence to do this when Mr Adams' real words were printed on the next page, well Knowing that most persons would accept his version without comparing it with the original. The Standard follows its leader in this misrepresentation, and makes its own assumption the ground for open hostility towards the new President. Still, ou the whole, even the Times Is more generally just and generous than it has hitherto been, and this week admitted a two-column article by "Historicus," as thoroughly and loyally Northern as the most loyal Northerner himself could have written. But decidedly the greatest change of all has been evoked in Punch. That paper, this week, makes the amende honorable in the most handsome manner.

Addressing itself (in verse), and recounting the fact that, both by pen and pencil, it had been the foremost among Mr. Lincoln's detractors and culuminators, it asks if there is room for it "scurril-jester" among the mourners, and if it may "lay a wreath on mardered Lincoln's bier." This question it answers thus: ''Yes, he had lived to shame me from my s-ieer. To lame my peueil aad confute my pen; To make me own this bind of princes peer, Tins rail-splitter a true-born king oi men." The poetry of some of tho verses Is execrable, but the thought and intention are frank and honest, and punch has won great credit to itself for its open avowal. The speeches of President Johnson have been received with much satisfaction, and just now, it may be said, all seems sunshine between the two countries. The greatest anxie ty prevails to know the eil'ect produced in tho United States by the recent demonstrations.

We have supped full of horrors for the last fortnight. Two suicides have occurred that have greatly shocked the public mind. One was that of an eminent and wealthy banker, the othe that of Admiral veil known as at the head of the Aioteorologieal Depar tment under ''ovemineni Thr was a strong Seces partaking of lunch with certain Rebels, indeed, for three or four hours enjoying, with appa rently the keenest relish, this association, and receiving compliments and kind services, till glutted with spoils, tney galloped ott to new conquests did this accused keep up this active aid and comfort this treasonable and shameful conduct. In casting about, gentlemen, for precedents to culdevour judgment. I find many, but will mention two or three only.

Mrs. Howard was tried for violating the laws of war, and sen tenced to imprisonment during the war. Mrs Hutchings, of Baltimore, was tried for sending a sword, to vms same iiarry viiimor, wno com manded the robbers last July, and who was no cordially greeted by tho accused. Tho Court sentenced her to two years in the Penitentiary I submit the case, then, to your judgment, i'eeling that all the interests involved are in safe keeping, and that all justice will be done to all con ppmpd. The Court here took a recess of half an hour, at tho expiration of winch they sat in secret session to deliberate and pass judgment upon the accused.

In due time the verdict will bo made public through the proper channel. THE ASSAULT UPON H3. SEWARD. Letter from Ir. Verdi, 3Ir.

Seward's lhysician. From the Western (St. Jxml) lomrtpnthic, Obsrrvrr. Washington, April 21, 1805. W.

Tod Hel-muth, M. D. Dear sir: our favor of the loth, in which you request me to give you an account of the tragedy perpetrated in the family of the Hon. Secretary Seward, is just received. I am sorry that our first communication, since we met in Philadelphia several years ago, should be on a subject which our whole country so deeply deplores.

At 9 o'clock on the evening of the lith inst. I had left Secretary Seward in a comfortable condition, and his family hopeful of his speedy recovery from an accident which he several days previously had met with, hi3 horses having run away and dashed him from the carriage, fracturing his right humerus at the surgical neck, his lower maxillary below the angle, and generally bruising him about the face and neck. At a few minutes after 10 P. M. I was hastily summoned by tho colored boy to attend Mr.

Seward, his sons and his attendants, who were, as the messenger expressed it, "murdered by an assassin." Two minutes brought rae to the spot. I was the first medical man there. As I glanced around the room I found terror depicted on every countenance, and blood evervwhro. AmiHia the bleeding men and terrified ladies I sought for Mr. SewarJ.

Lille was lying in his bed, covered with blood, a ieariui gasping gasn marliing his ciiin and ex tending below the maxillary bone. His, probably, was the only countenance that did not express fear. Hastily I examined his wounds, and 1 had the Joy to bring the first consolation to that anxious family, in announcing to them that his wounds were not mortal. The carotid artery and jugular vein had not been divided or injured. The gash was semi-circular, commencing just below the high bone of the cheek, and extending downward toward the mouth, and then backward over the submaxillary gland.

laying open the inflamed and swollen part of the face and neck, that had been injured by his previous accident. On examining further, I found another stab under the left ear, wounding the parotid gland; but this cut, however, was not very deep. Mr. Seward had lost much blood, and I immediately applied ice, to arrest the bleeding temporarily; after which I was informed Yhat Frederick Seward was in an adjacent room, also injured. I hastily went to him and found him lying on a lounge, with blood streaming over his face.

He had been wounded in several places, viz: on tho left parietal bone, just about the parietal eminence on the left side of the frontal bone, just about the line of intersection with the parietal; witl two other light wounds in that neighborhood. The injury on the parietal eminence had evidently crushed the bone, as osseous spicuhe were taken out; but it appeared, however, that the internal table, even if fractured, was not depressed. He was not insensible, but could not awiculate. in about an hour, however, after his wounds were dressed he tell into a slumber from which for sixty hours he could not be aroused. had scarce!" ilnlshed appl Ins ice to arreat U' ihe Navy, to attend the examination of Midshipmen in the Naval Academy at Newport, Rhode Island: Vice Admiral D.

G. Umted States Navy, President; Rear-Admiral D. 1). Porter, United States Navy; Captain J. L.

vVorden, United States Navy; Hon. Joseph T. Hills, of Wisconsin; Rev. C. C.

Boynton, IX Maryland; John Jacob Astor, of New J. M. Forbes, of Massachusetts. The statement going the rounds of the press -hat President Lincoln told somebody that he ivas of Jewish descent, has for its origin simply ibis: Mr. Lincoln, talking with a Ilabbi, jocu-arly remarked that he (Lincoln) was probably if Hebrew stock, as his father had three sons who were named Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

This is all.the foundation there is for the story. President Johnson has initiated many pithy tnd memorable sayings which seem to strike Ihe key-note of the popular feeling. The Presi-ient uttered another to some Pennsylvanians who visited him on Friday. In the course of his remarks. In response to their spokesman, Ju le Lewis, Mr.

Johnson said: "Mercy has been tlain. Let us now take care that Justice is not slain also." Colonel Arguelles, whom Secretary; Seward iuiu-uuui 10 uie tiioan authorities, about ileven months ago, upon proof that he was enraged in the African slave trade, has been tried ind sentenced to perpetual exile from Cuba, to pay a line of fifty thousand dollars, and to work for nineteen years In the chain-gang at Centa in Africa. Arguelles had been Governor of one of ie districts of Cuba. Thus terminates a case tvhich some while since elicited niucl? discus-lion, in the United States. Tho Chicago Journal, of Friday, has the following: Hon.

John Covodo wa in this city, on bis return from a Southern tour, yesterday. He tad lost two sons in the war, as he supposed, -wo years ago, and falling in with a member of rnc of the regiments who had just been released from the Rebel prison at Anderson ville, made inquiry preparatory to asking where His boys were buried. Judge of his surprise when he was You must be prepared learn, Mr. Covode, that James (the youngest ion) could not come with us." i8 my on?" he inquired. "Why, yes.

They emud n't Oil Jim. He has too much soul. Ho was bound olive. He would have come with us, but he JbulJn't raise twenty-five cents, U13 price thv lemanded to release us." "Whether I wouid ave cried mere," said the patriotic old ma- to "lo have heard the tidings th.t I had IWt ir other son, than I did on lec-eiving this intelligence, is doubtful." The son is nosy on way uio by the way of IUcIuaoir" 1 The following letter from adistinguished Iris clergy man, bespeaks the universal sympathy fell every where in reference, to our gre it national calamity PonTitrsiT, April, im Geo. II.

Stuart, Philadelphia Dear Friend What a mysterious riddle tins marvel lous thing called life. How rnp'dly shifting waves swell 011 and merge with Ihe mcasmcies sea of eternity. How speedily he rip gin laugh ot joy is follONv ed by the ve sob and dashi ng tear oi sorrow, flow soon a.iuiniaiu nation mat but lately soke its frantic jy through millions ot mouths, nay iiiuii.u-rcd us wirt'iin hundreds of iron throats, and wave 0:1 wave of humn voices and booming cannon roll Atlantic to Pacific toaimounco Rebellion crushi d. and a nation of slaves set ireo now tii.it nation sits in the dust in the weeds ol mourning. And so Abraham Lincoln, the second Washing ton the second father ot iits country int sur vived to see the expiring or slavery, and when its accursed despotism is it.

last throes the honored instrument employed ly Almighty God to strike the manacles off from millions OI numau utii i. jy 1 ie nauu a murderous villain. Marvellous' mystery. Pos terity will do justice to the memory of that remarkable roan who h.r,s pass, away and who uid more for human. Ill)City tlla'a any man evef accomplished in the same time.

Four millions of slaves set free in four years, nt the rate of a million a year, and not long a iter the re rn at kabl a celebration at Charleston the man who made such a thing possible, dies by the hand of a murderer 3 murderer shouting Sic Scnijer Tirannis so always to the tyrants, if lie can't trample out the last spark of human liberty, and extinguish it in the blood of the struggling victims of slavery, will strike down the liie that oilers freedom to the slave. And so the South has shown its temper in the hand it educated to shoot men down jn the presence of their wives: and to despise the cries ol bereaved orphans. But the Ivord God Omni no-tent reigneth, and the death-knell of slavery is rung, glory to his name. And your ol I cracked bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, has survived to ring out the inscription on it from Leviticus xxv. 10: "Proclaim Liherty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof." When the rainbow of peace was spanning your political horizon, God, that blem'is its glowiiej colors, threw them out more lcf.

htifui by tha dark back ground of your national sorrow. had bought the shilling stamp and put it on tha envelope to write you my congratulations in tha fall of the throne of Rebel loin, when the very next news brought the deatti of your President, and the same stamp con evs condolence for yourdeep.so; national bereavement. oevent has ever produced such a sensation even on thif side the Atlantic. It has moved ir usually stolid Houses of Pari anient, and lxrds f- Commons express their sympathy in your national affliction. Even the very pr-pers thai abused the North speak their admiration of ill ueparted President.

iiyer truly.and affecl lour tely yours,.