At a public meeting of the inhabitants of the town and borough of Swanson, held at the Guildhall, in said town, on Thursday, the 4th day of May, 1865, it was Unanimously resolved, That this meeting desires to manifest its profound abhorrence and indignation at the great crime by which the United States of America have been deprived of their late Chief Magistrate, ABRAHAM LINCOLN; and further to express its unfeigned sympathy with the government and people of the United States, and the widow and family of the late President, in the depth of their calamity and bereavement. J. CLARKE RICHARDSON, Mayor. SWANSEA WORKINGMEN'S INSTITUTE. At a special general meeting held at the institute on Tuesday, May 9, 1865, Mr. Benjamin Davies in the chair, it was Unanimouly resolved, That the members of the Swansea Workingmen's Institute, being desirous of manifesting their sincere regret at the revolting act which has deprived the American republic of an able President, and society at large of one of its brightest ornaments, beg to tender to Mrs. Lincoln and the government and people of the United States their heartfelt sympathy in their present hour of sorrow. And it was further Unanimously resolved, That the resolution just passed be forwarded, through the medium of the American minister at London, to Mrs. Lincoln, and government and people of the United States. At the vestry-present, Mr. Churchwarden Baddely in the chairResolved unanimously, That the vestry of Saint Marylebone, having heard with the profoundest regret of the assassination of the President of the United States, beg respectfully and earnestly to convey, at the earliest possible opportunity, to his excellency the American minister the expression of their horror at the detestable and cowardly crime that has been committed, and their deepest sympathies with the American people and his excellency in the lamentable national catastrophe which has befallen them. Extracted from the minutes: W. E. GREENOCK, Vestry Clerk PARISH OF ST. PANCRAS, IN THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX. At a general meeting of the vestrymen of the said parish, held at the vestry hall, King's road, Pancras road, on Wednesday, the 10th day of May, 1865Mr. Churchwarden Robson in the chair, and sixty-eight other vestrymen present-it was moved by John R. Collins, esq., pursuant to notice, seconded by Henry Farrer, esq., F. S. A., and Resolved unanimously, That this vestry desires to express its feelings of grief and horror at the untimely death of President LINCOLN, by the hands of an assassin, and to avow its high appreciation of the great ability, moderation, and patriotism displayed by him as Chief Magistrate of the United States of America, at a period of extraordinary civil commotion. This vestry desires further to express its deep sympathy with the widow and family of the late President, and also with the people of the United States, in being thus ruthlessly deprived of the guiding influence of so high-principled a statesman at a time of national difficulty and distress, and would fervently hope that the wise and moderate policy of ABRAHAM LINCOLN may be adopted by both President and people in the pacification of their distracted country. The common seal of the vestry of the parish of St. Pancras, Middlesex, affixed hereto by order of the said vestry. [SEAL.] FRANCIS PLAW, Vestry Clerk. At a meeting of the corporation of the borough of Stockton, in the county of Durham, held at the Town Hall in the said borough, on the 5th day of May, 1865-present, the mayor; Aldermen Wren, Craggs, Ord, Jackson, and Richardson; Councillors Grey, Trowsdale, Brashay, Thompson, Knowles, T. Wren, jr., Henderson, Bigland, Clough, T. Nelson, Barnes, J. Smith, W. Nelson, T. Harrison, Brown, and Appleton-it was Resolved, That the mayor, aldermen, and council of the borough of Stockton have learned with feelings of horror and detestation of the awful crime committed on the President of the United States and of the murderous attack on Mr. Seward, and they desire to record their sense of these cruel and coldblooded villanies, and to express their sincere and heartfelt feelings of sorrow and regret for the calamity that has befallen that country, and for the grievous loss which its citizens have sustained. And it was Resolved, That the American ambassador be requested to convey to Mrs. Lincoln and the American nation the expression of their profound sympathy and condolence for this lamentable and grievous occurrence. [SEAL.] At a public meeting of the inhabitants of the borough of Stockton-onTees, in the county of Durham, held at the Borough Hall in Stockton-on-Tees aforesaid, on the 5th day of May, 1865-Joshua Byers, esq., mayor, in the chair-the following resolutions were passed: That the inhabitants of Stockton-on-Tees, in a public meeting called by the mayor, would express, in the strongest manner possible, their abhorrence of the dastardly crimes which have suddenly deprived the United States of America of their President and seriously endangered the life of his chief secretary, and their deep sympathy with the government and people of that country in the affliction into which the loss they have sustained has plunged them. That this meeting deeply regrets that President LINCOLN should have been cut off at the time when his firm but conciliatory policy was about to reap the noblest fruit, and when his earnestness, simplicity, and clear insight into realities would have enabled him successfully to carry on the work of reconstruction, and devoutly hopes that those upon whom his labors must now devolve may succeed in speedily and happily overcoming every obstacle and effecting that reconstruction on the immovable basis of freedom and justice. That this meeting would express its earnest desire that the sympathy for the government and people of the United States of America, called forth by the astounding intelligence of the assassination of their Chief Magistrate, and the remembrance of his conciliatory bearing towards this country, may tend to cement the friendship between England and America. That this meeting learns with sincere gratification that the Queen of the realm has with such promptness and characteristic kindness written with her own hand to the widow of his late Excellency President LINCOLN, a letter of condolence and sympathy with her in her great affliction and bereavement. That this meeting respectfully requests the mayor to sign and afterwards forward the foregoing resolutions expressing our sympathy with the American government and people to the American ambassador in London. JOSHUA BYERS, Chairman. In memoriam. OFFICE OF THE GRAND SCRIBE OF THE GRAND DIVISION SONS OF TEMPERANCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK, B. N. A. At the regular session of the Grand Division Sons of Temperance of the province of New Brunswick, British North America, held at the city of St. John, on Wednesday evening, 26th day of April, A. D. 1865, on motion of Representative William Wedderburn, P. G. W. P., seconded by Representative William H. A. Keans, grand scribe, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: : Whereas his Excellency ABRAHAM LINCOLN, late President of the United States, has suddenly been cut off in the zenith of his great career by the hand of an assassin; and whereas we deeply feel for the affliction in which our brethren and the people generally of the United States have therefore been involved Resolved, That we, the members of the Grand Division of New Brunswick Sons of Temperance, while we acknowledge allegiance only and loyalty to the crown of Great Britain, take the first opportunity afforded us to express our deep and sincere sympathy with our brethren in the Order, and the people generally of the United States, upon the death of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, their honored and beloved Chief Magistrate. Resolved, That irrespective of our individual political sympathies and associations, we have recognized in ABRAHAM LINCOLN a true friend of virtue, and one who has publicly expressed his hearty approval of the cardinal principles of our Order and of all similar institutions; as a pure-minded and upright magistrate, an able statesman, a devoted Christian, an honest man. Resolved, That we abhor and denounce the assassination of ABRAHAM LINCOLN as a deed which can only become memorable for its ineffable infamy, as a treason against the commonwealth of nations, a crime against Christianity and civilization, and a wickedness unparalleled in the pages of history for the horror and villany of its conception, and the inhuman character and circumstances of its commission. Resolved, That the foregoing resolutions, suitably engrossed and under the seal of this Grand Division, be transmitted to the British minister at Washington, to be laid before the American government in such manner as he shall deem best, to the widow of the late President, to the most worthy scribe of the Order, and the press of this city for publication. Extracts from the minutes. W. H. A. KEANS, Grand Scribe. Address of the colored people of Bermuda. SAINT GEORGE'S, BERMUDA, April 28, 1865. SIR: We, the undersigned, beg leave to submit to you, the lawful representative of the United States of America for Bermuda, our expressions of sympathy on our part, and in behalf of the colored people of this community, on the melancholy intelligence which has reached us of the death of the good ABRAHAM LINCOLN, at Washington, on the 15th instant, by assassination. Knowing his many virtues as a man, while in office as Chief Magistrate of America, we consider his untimely removal a loss of no common degree, not only to the people of his country, but to many foreign to his domains. We do not make these expressions as a mere formal observance, but are prompted by purer motives. We feel that a great and good man has passed. from us. We therefore most respectfully tender to you, and through you to his bereaved family across the "ocean's foam," our heartfelt sympathy and condolence in this hour of trial and affliction, when, by the hand of a ruthless assassin, a wise and patriotic ruler has been stricken down, at a time when his work was near its consummation. We remain, dear sir, with profound respect, your very obedient servants, J. T. RICHARDSON, E. B. M. FRITH, J. H. RAINEY, JOSEPH H. THOMAS, C. M. ALLEN, Esq., United States Consul. Committee. SAINT GEORGE'S, BERMUDA, May 11, 1865. SIR: It has fallen to my lot to have the honor of presenting you with the enclosed address from the three divisions of the order of the Sons of Temperance located in these islands; and while I regret the delay the said divisions have shown in the discharge of so important a duty, do conceive it would have been a greater blunder, a greater omission, to have neglected it altogether. Therefore trusting you will pardon their error in this respect, I am, sir, yours respectfully, GEORGE OXBORROW, General Deputy Grand Worthy Patriarch, Sons of Temperance. C. M. ALLEN, Esq., United States Consul, SAINT GEORGE'S, BERMUDA, May 11, 1865. SIR: We, the undersigned, representing the divisions of the Sons of Temperance in Bermuda, convey to you the following resolutions, expressive of the sympathy felt by that body in reference to the lamentable occurrence which has so lately afflicted the American nation, by the cruel assassination of its President. Resolved, That recognizing the hand of Almighty God in this afflictive |