The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-14 00:00:00

MANCHESTER RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SHROPSHIRE STAKES. Agra Atherstone Titterstone Eight ran. PHILIP'S HANDICAP Prince's Mixture Nine ran. BIENNIAL STAKES. Xertch Chief Seven ran LATEST BETTING. UNION CUP. sto 1 aget Ellermire (offered) 7to 1 agst Putnicestone (offered) Bto 1 agst Vandal (offered) 12 to 1 agst Gay (offered) 12 to 1 agst Berezina (offered) 12 to 1 agst Bolton (offered) CUP. 6to 4 agst Typee (taken freely DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Cannobie (offered) Bto 1 agst FazzAetto 100 to 7 agst Fly-by-Night MONEY . 2 I Shr. St, 1.2 i ,1 ' est. I Ind have ances, I ►or man ind inde inot pro: the sub lig from to live primeval content t I must assuring er Provi •ish with le of this service in the all and ids of a )xercises imbered id-work, among included ;voted to requiro Among 3r paint leather. :homanie , Some tiquette, We are I not the meb par: best in= mention r aid the neans of nd lady a afford .t of the 10Cii. 1 Lock, ive books )ok, with he pupil )rmidable ttitudina . sounds in Lnslations ;uages in are intro ated with 13 of little d to rank itable for 6TS. _ hiefly in a readers, e success tters and to be at id morals me useful • It is* Tal of ,the he soldiers ned to ice' [age in the ovoked as' jnhappilP during the arm to the terday and streets 0 ' the streets ity, on the sot stabhe 4 m at a po• tion of the ierson fro o tened, Wa g rith him to ide, and the who wa g nt was in' )and getting ive drew pby a Br': er, witheh' o afternOot i p the Italian s Parts of the had the 01.. from him Id. On bea r vengeance , made an at, rsainiuscett e " Pennefatbe r t r o f British the point ° f lifted, stra i g ere double d, infantry' de • nd the Porta the Italiatie erymen we re 1, whence the [ in the ever ie Hanniba l, ton Stewart , into MOO' a position se the h&j° la. town .hoe; to preva' considerabli ssion of the ;pector, Who whom a sub • in remoY l l lo serious c°° )ay.) ish wheat 611 0 all kin.ils Wa good-- 031 ; however, i value. alp sta ti 0 1 " priests Were Its. 70 5 ' - 160 2 b. 440 w/0 OS. , but 1, ilfcri°l 48 4d:; 11031), te ork, 30 2 ' 7e are 45 "c eel rt y a the 10 . 0 l et, tht )e a grk far itneeeed MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two o'CLocK The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, yet quietly, and prices of all descriptions were quite as high as last week. The sales were estimated at 5,000 bales (500 for export, and 1,000 on speculation), comprising 300 Egyptian, bid. to 74d. ; 700 Surat, 41d. to sd. ; and 50 Sea Islands, 11d. to is. 2d. per lb. The Liverpool Share Market yesterday presented a dull aspect, and prices were a shade lower than on Monday. The Funds continue very buoyant, and the ad vance of per cent., which occurred late yester day afternoon, is maintained with firmness ; in deed an additional rise of k per cent. has been recorded, and the tendency is still upwards. As the present, however, is known to be a heavy Bull ac count, it is not improbable that some weakness will be occasioned by the realisation of profits. Con- Bois for money have been 9311 for money, and 931 for account, but they have since been 931 1, and respectively. Exchequer Bills, however, have declined, as the Chancellor has expressed his determination not to fund any. The June 'Ellis are ss. to 2s. discount, and the March 3s. discount to Is. prem. The Bonds are 98k. The New 3 per Cents, have been 922 2, and the Re duced 92 to 92/ Bank Stock is at 211 to 212. In Foreign Bonds a good business has been done, and at fuller rates. Turkish Six per Cents. are 9 8 to 98k, and the 4 per Cents. 101. Spanish 3 Per Cents. rule firmer at 45k, and Russian 42 per Cents. have risen nearly 1 per cent., being 951. .clexican Bonds are 232 for account, Danish 5 Per Cents. 101, Brazilian 5 per Cents. 99, and Bel gian 42 per Cents. 951. The following are the nominal prices of foreign :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 62 7± ; Mexi can, 221 ; Peruvian, 77 9 ; Ditto 3 p er Cents., 0 1 6 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 49 51 ; Rus !lac. 5 per Cents., 104 6 ; Ditto 44 per Cents., ' 4 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 451 ; Ditto De ferred, 24'2 5 ; Ditto Certificates, 5 / 2; Ditto Passive, 7 i• Railway shares are in most instances at enhanced values, and the settlement of the account has pro gressed satisfactorily. In tho miscellaneous market there is no new feature. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom th.e Of,cial List. -cn.ir.*4 done. kank Stock n a per Cent. Reduced Annuitiec... - ........ . 92 4 2 f 0 nor Cent Consols Annuities 9 3s t i J Ile" , 3 per Cant. Annuities ' 4 "g Annuities, ex pire sth Jan. 18 60 ... Ditto 30 Years, e xpire sth April, 1885 1 74 1-16 India Bonds, 1:1000 . Consols ?or Account Exchequer Ilills, 26d. March. June gl000 .2560 — Bmall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. 966 Ditto, 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 99 Banish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 — Ditto 5 per Cetit Mexican 3 per Cent 233 Ditto Account . Russian Bonds, 1522, 1; St., 5 per CC.I:3 — Ditto 4 per Cent. Spaniel iioatis, 3 per Cent 4si tipg.nish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5B lurkith Ponds, 6 per cent 98 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Acco ant lOll i ii,vieenii. nn the atinve ‘qc,ihie in London. Belgian, 21 per Cant,, ex. 25 francs - -Ditto 4:i per Cent.. ex. 25 francs 9s} TWO O'CLOCK. Consols for Money Ditto Account 93a . 93i THE MILITARY BOARD OF INQUIRY. (This Day.) St 25 50 Bt. St. The inquiry was resumed this morning at Chelsea tiospital, at half•past eleven. At the commencement of the proceedings, The Judge Advocate informed Sir R. Airey that a letter from Sir J. M'Neil had been received, stating that he was too unwell to attend and be examined as a Witness. 111 The Judge-Advocate also stated that Col. Tulloch was still to unwell to attend. lC In reply to a question from General Airey. 2 The J u d ge -Advocate said that application had b een Made to the War-office for the preliminary report made by the Commissioners, dated June 9th, which had been forwarded to the Board for their use. It was, however, c, at the same time stated that the report dated June 10th 1 Was the only one recognised by Lord Pasnmure. General Airey requested that the first parag r ap h of ‘. the p re li m i nary report might be read, which being done, If II ," remarked that its statement th a t the Commissioners had concluded their labours , bore out his impression / I ; c that the Commissioners had really compiled the report at the time when he replied to the questions put by them ' to hi m. - The Judge--4dvocate observed, that the impression ti might have been modified if General Airey had read the ' concluding paragraph of the report. After some conversation on this point, Gen. Airey examined Col. Wetberall, Major Hackett, Col. Derryman, and Mr. Watson (a purveyor's clerk), in order to prove that all possible care had been dis played by him in the discharge of his dudes. The evi dence of these witnesses elicited no new facts. Gen. Airey then applied that Col. Gordon might be allowed to make his statement before he (Gen. Airey) proceeded further with his ease. The Board demurred to this course ; and a long con versation then took place between General Airey and the Board explanatory of the duties of the Quartermas ter-General, the ehief points of which were merely of a recapitulatory nature and led to no definite result. General ,Airey then commenced his final address, affirming his conviction that the animadversions in the Commissioners' reportin connection with himself had been fully disposed of. Those animadversions resolved them selves into two—first, a supposed want of ingenuity in providing shelter for the horses ; and, secondly, a sup posed want of good management in the issue depart- Ment. The evidence had completely disposed of these charges, and strengthened his original conviction that the Commissioners had never been sent out to conduct an inquiry intended to animadvert upon the conduct of military officers. [We will give the conclusion in our last edition.] LOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, May 14.—Wind this .lay at noon, S., strong breeze and cloudy, with occasional showers. The Prince of the Seas, from Sydney, the Monarch and the Thomas Hankey, jun., from Calcutta, are all supposed to have arrived in the Channel. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived.. —Tiber and Culloden, from Newport; Gr ad. 4. _ 4,l de, Swansea. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. Arrived—Florence Nightingale and Alfred the Great, from Calcutta; Dalmain, Caldese; Mungo Parke, Monte video ; Kelvin and New Orleans, Philadelphia • Spartan (8 . 8 .), Constantinople; Regi na and Ocean Chief, Mel bourne ; John o'Gaunt, Calcutta ; N orth Wales, L a guna ; Carpentaria, Jamaica ' • Samaritan, Peter Maxwell, and Judith, New Orleans ; Adept, Mobile ; Ipswich, Buenos Ayres ; Isaac Wright, New York. Off Fulwood.— Akyab, Western Empire, New Orleans, ...press, Mobile, Guy Mannering , and R ecorder, from New x or], Sailed—Marchraont, for Quebec; Enterprise, New - York ; Lawrence Frost, Melbourne ; Erin-go-Bragh, Pa naangt. QUEENSTOWN, May 12. liwina N.N.W. Arrived —Manchester, from Callao ; Eos, Rio Grande Off—Radient, from Manilla ; Freddy Bohn, Barbadoes ; Nog, Uraqua. (BY BIIBMAIIINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wedesday, 10 . 47 a.m. - Wind W.S.W. • tide, high water; fine. Arrived, 13th—bnwell, from Bombay. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILW AYS. Closing Prices yesterday 25 -- 41 41 8 - 9 17 - 18 15 - 1G 12 -= 13 87 - 83 59 -59 A - 1 , 0 - 15:i 16.4 - 1.7 9: 9i 33 - 23 - 25 76 - 78 60 - 62 28 - 29 188 - 92 - 86 9 , h - 95 78 - 80 125 127 ,102 104 60 CO.l 57 59 67 - 70 n fib 53 64 89 894 - 7i l 101 102 100 10041 d—f par d par) 94 - 95 281 - 29 - 1 4 74 i - 75 43 - 45 •N .. •• • 044 131 - 134 53 - 55 - 34 35 77i - 781 6 - c 15i - 16 55 56 85 - 90 6 - 6 d 5i 6i 10 26 - 28 103 -- 105 75 77 1 45 '4 15 70 71 71 73 4 2 Ad ,9 - 7 36 37 19 - 20 41 -- 5 7 E - 8 - 2i 5 - sip 6i - 6 .7 78. 791 15 59. 50 i 87 71.1 1 71i 71i r Paid . l • RAILWAYS. 100 A.l , errteen... ..... 9 kanbg. ITottug. Boat and. Eastn. Junet all 3.'Difast P,allyme.ta ; all Eiirralug. Wolverla Stour Valley 2 1 4 Lancsk. .Tunct....., all )0. Clieth. dc Birk. £5O and £25 Cons 19 Do., ....... all ,Ilyth &Tynt origina £25 (issd. at LC: 100 Brigtol and Exeter... 100 Caledonian. 61g. Cam. and Cardigat. all Cheater & Holyhead. all Cork and Br.ndon... all Cork, Bla3k, ctc Pose 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 1 junction__ 45 DcblinZaelfastJunc. all Dun. P. & Jne. 100 East Allan all Eastern Countios.. 100 ,I?..st. , Taion, A. SU I.W D 0 ,., B. Do., New A. 10 East Kent 100 cas'uire 105 Edinburgh & Glasgo all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Pr th Dan. 9 ' Perth & Clyde Jun,. all Furness . all Do. Extension 100 Glasgow &S. 'West all Great N. of Scotlnd. 100 Great Northern 100 'Do., A. 5t0ck...... . 100 Do., B. Stock 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre. 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Vai. Ra! 7 Gun. Stk.. all Irish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 1.44 Do., Thirds 8 Do. New Thirds 00 Lancash.anclYorksh i Do., Wst. Riding Un all Livlrelay.&Southpi all London & Blackwall 100 Load. Bright & S.Cst. 7 00 'Loud, and N. Westn. 16 100. Fifths 5: 2 2 Do. Eighth 5........ ... 100 Lond.onandS. Westn. all I Do. • g ' 7s '' all Do., £40.. all Ludndrryd:Colerain. all LindnclrrY.& Ennisk. 100 Alanch.S . nef.k Linch: '.l2s. Do., Man. & Lin. Tin 1 Metropolitan 100 Midland 1 00 1/o. Birnong. & Derb, all Midld. G. West, (Ira, all Do. half Shares 01 Ni• wcastle & Carliel n, all Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd S..' Nowry & i;nniskillec all Mowry Ws.rrezpoim and Rostrovor. 1110 rior)olk Corthn.ConntiesUn 100 :forth British . Nth P.,n , on Rail, i s c 100 Dock Stock 100 7)0., A Stock. all Do., B Steck , all Do., B Guarantee ,- . iOO N. Eastern—Ber wic 21,1 Do. do. Extension 15 Do.do. G.N. E. ?uroh n'd Do. Leeds 1(10 Do. York 100 North London 3; 1 N .&S.Wstrn. ,R any , - shad, an,l City Jo ', 7 4l.N'orth Stall'orcl;l.o7.•,. al lgorth Western all S.l.Vestrn. June. nunc.ton, D7inchlev and Leicester rtf! Ox., Wore., & Welv 11 c ; Scottish Central., Scottish Midland ... 00 'ihropslaire 13r. i - ;rt a'l South Devon 1 - South 17astern 100 , z ou t.,:. ) Wales & Rih. Tins Do 1 6 q;,: , .;ne5,` ,, V ,, k &Wo , a Stockton h TJnrli an ea I ,lratlep . 111 1 Tel Vale 1 : ±t) Do. Pref., No. 1 2 iT"' ATnes Hay. n.& R Ulverstone & Lanes all Vnlz. 'Meath ...... all Waterfd. & Kilkenn 811 Waterford& Limer:ek all West Cornwall. all West End of Londor and Crystal Palace all Do. A 3 Do. B all IWest London all IWirnbledn&Croydor t) 4.1 i LO 140 0 10 5 all .8 4 18 all 17r all all !O 19 !o 411 PA) 15 )O all 1 , 1 ;0 16 ►p all 15 22 15 ~!1 )0 9) 0 al I 10 14 !O all !6 1.4 4 1 $.ll :O.i 5i X) all FOREIGN. 8/ - Si par 2 p 64 7if 2 2i. 4/ 11 - 1.1! 1 -1 A p 41i - 42 ... -...- 23 - 23 1 22i - 234 10 -9! 15 - 16 70 - 75 80 - 85 9/ -10 ti 21i 22i 5$ - 33 261 31— 3c 99 101 100 102 1 9 5 130 109 in 26 - 26 125 - 130 12 - 1 3 p iji —20 i i_ 2 par ip • • 7 - 7i 6 - 441 -44 i 12z 12 8 - 9 56i - 55 -- 56 io -- ic; ... ""- 12 - 12i' 2 -- •- Pm 6 ... -- • 12i 12a MINT-STOCK BANKS. 0 11 !Australasia 93 94 25 5 Bank of Egypt - 61 ) 100 50 Bank of London if) Bri. Col. Hk.&Ln. C .50 Al tiritith N. American 66 25 5 Chart& Bank of Asia 20 4 Chrtd. Bolt. of India, Australia, & China 100 50 City - - 65 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Loud ..„ _ 20 5 n yr,ng • Scot.&Aus.Cht l5 161 20 all Lona. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia lB 19 181 20 5 Ditto New 2 la 50 20 tendon and Conn _ 331 100 50 Lnd.&E.Enkg.Corp. par 2p 50 10 London Joint Stock. .• 32 100 10 London and Paris. 100 20 Lona. & Westminstei 1.00 35 National Pro.of Eng 20 10 Do. New ........... • • -• 50 22? ) Natioria 7 of Ireland — ••• 20 all New South Wales.... 41 43 25 all Oriental Bank of Cul poratl:m 4l 43 20 5 Ottoman Bank W. 100 50 Royal British ••• ••• 25 -40.) ; h A stral la ..• 25 all Union of Australia 69 •• 71 Do. New 7a 8 i 8 50 11.1 f London 28a 11 1 3 Western Bk of Lou' 5 45 Business done this day. !Oil all 10 all 5 to 16 ►W 14 M all 0 to li all 6 all io All !() :1.11 Fi all !CI an LO ,tll 10 all (.1 all 10 5 10 A li 5 all 4 all 20 all I all 20 5 20 all II; all 20 16 8 r.l: .C' .01 :0 e,ll 6 all Ki all Pittwerptt }tott rd •ui Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes Heiglan &An. June Bee ers to Graissessss. Bombay, Baroda, an Central India.Serip Do. Demerara f)nteh Rhenish Eastern of France , Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. 00. Eitension.. D0.4p.c.8nd5.,'57 Do. do. do., '59, dr 'Gee'ong, k Melbourne gurs ' s per c nt.. Do., Lon. allot., do. ( . 4(1.. M. of Canada A e DO. .................. Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. Do. Comp. 6 p, e., do 14t. Central of France Gt. Indian Penineul. Great Lnxembouri Constituted Share- Do. Obligation • Do. re-is. i orftd. Sh. Gt.Westernof CanAd a ;111.are3 I Do. New ...... Do. Bda., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. de., '73, without option Hamilton Sz Toront( Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. Basl,l Lierro and Turnhout) Lucca is Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Gcnovt. Lyons di Veditermr gua'. 4' The Do. New 0., sp. c Do. 4i p. c. Exton Maria antoma , Do. do. New Iqn.mur & Liege (witt _ literest) Do. (e= interest) Northern of France no .20i. She. Do. 1101.3 p. c Bde (fmy. B. di .A.ms. Shs. NorweglanTrunk - Pre! Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Rome and Frascati Royal Danish ...... [Loyal Swedish Do. Obligations .... Sambre and ?douse_ Do. 51 p. cent. Pref. Scindc, guar. 5 p. c. D 0... ,outhern of France St. kndrow's and Quebec (A). West Flanders Do 54 per c. Pref W. &N. W. of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden .. Zealand 4i f 60i 61i pm 90 a 90 i 1014 100} 101 91 4 951 5 29 29j 74 i 75h i i 22 1 9 7a i 7i THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1856. which 500 Z. was advanced to Cook. This was paid in a cheque for 3751., and a wine warrant for 651., and the other was charged for discount and other expenses. Palmer got the cheque and wine warrant, which should have reached Cock, and forged the name of Cook upon the back of the cheque, it being drawn by Mr. Pratt upon his bankers in London. Prisoner never intended the proceeds of this cheque should find its way into the hands of Cook, and Cook never got the money ; and about the time Cook came to his end. His bill would be due in 10 days, and that when it became duo to Palmer he had no money to meet it. The learned cousel then went on to state that the insurance upon the life of his brother not having been paid, Palmer, who had raised money upon the policy, in order to raise further sums, induced Cook to represent Bates, who was a helper in Palmer's stables at Rugeley, as a man of substance and respectability, and thereby to get Bates to insure his life for 2,5001. Palmer proposed this, to which Bates objected, but Palmer pressed him, and Cook also persuaded him, stating that he would be all right with Palmer. Cook attested it, Palmer being named as sur geon, and the assistant as referee. This policy was sent to the Solicitor-General's Office and refused, and they then sent a proposal of a similar character to the Midland for 16,0001., which was also rejected. This failing, and it being finally settled that the policy upon the brother's life would not be paid, the prisoner was reduced to the most deperate straite. The learned Attorney-General then read a number of letters, written by Pratt to Palmer, to show that prisoner was under the utmost pressure to meet his liabi lities, and also the bills bearing his mother's signature. He bad the postmaster of Rugeley meet completely under his control, and the letters to his mother were intercepted, which accounted for these acceptances being unknown to her, and enabled him to keep them from her. The learned Attorney-General then read a letter, dated 10th Oct., relative to those insurance applications, and the inquiries making by the office, and which stated that the acceptances then becoming due " must be met," which was underlined in the letter in question. On 18th October Pratt wrote to Palmer stating how necessary it was that he and his mother should prepare to meet the 4,0001. bills then becoming due, because he could not give further delay, and advised Palmer to keep his counsel respecting the insurance affair. On the 27th October Palmer called in London and paid Pratt an acceptance for 2601., and on the 28th Pratt wrote to Palmer saying that he had obtained terms relative to the service of the writs, on him and his mother till a certain date, which would enable him to send on tho 10th October 1,0001. anti 1,5001. with which to meet them. On the Bth November two writs were issue]—one against Palmer, and another against his mother, but before doing so Palmer continued to send to Pratt and to pay him 2001., 2501., and 3001., from which two months discount was deducted, leaving a balance of about 7001. on the 1,500/. bilL On the 13th November " Pole Star" won at Shrewsbury, and then a letter passed be tween them, referring to the Prince of Wales' Office and the insurance of Palmer's brother's life, and in which Pratt asked him to make up the balance on the bills. A t that time Pratt held bills amounting to 12,5001 , of which but 7001. or 8001. had been paid off. These bills had the forged acceptance of his mother, and he was, of course, pecuniarily and criminally responsible for them. The Prince of Wales Office refusing to insure the brother's life, and Palmer being unable to obtain money, Pratt considered it us ceseary to issue writs against him and his mother. At the Shrewsbury races Mr. Cook's mare, " Pole Star," ran for the handicap, and there was every reason to believe she would win, and Palmer betted heavily. The result was that " Pole Star" was the winner, and Cook was entitled to the stakes, amounting to 4241 , but which, after certain deductions, amounted to 3811. 193. His (Cook's) winning altogether, including the stakes, was 2,0501., and he had in his pockets be tween 7001. and 8001. in notes. He would receive the stakes through Messrs. Weatherby, the agents, and he would draw on them an acceptance ; and, on the ensuing Monday, he would have received his bets at Tatter :all's, amounting to 1,0601., but within a week after he died, at the ago of 28 years. Cook was slightly disposed to pulmonary complaints, and he had been in the habit of consulting Dr. Savage, of London, who saw him in May, 1855. At that time Cook was anxious about hie throat, and he had some eruption about his mouth. He had been taking mercury by mistake for his complaint. Dr. Savage prescribed for him, and it had the effect of benehtting him. He continued after that to see Dr. Savage, and did so about a fortnight before his death, and Dr. Savage would say that at that time the deceased had nothing the matter with his general health. Dr. Savage took an interest in him, and at the request of his :deeds wished bim to leave the turf, and advised him to go abroad. His friends also wished him to leave the turf, for there was reason to believe that then Palmer premedi tated his death. At the Shrewsbury races Mr. Cook was naturally excited and partook of some wine with Palmer and others, but ho was generally an abstemious man. He went to bed perfectly well that night, and on the following morning ho went on the course. On that day, 11th Nov., a remarkable in cident happened. A friend of deceased, Mr. Herriels, occupied a room in the hotel near him and Mr. Fisher, deceased's agent. Fisher in the course of the evening went into the room at the hotel at Shrewsbury, where Palmer and Cook were drinking. Fishee was asked to partake of some refreshment, and Cook said to Palmer "You'll have something more." Palmer replied, " Not unless you finish your glass." Cook said, "That's easily done," and took up the glass and tossed it off, leaving a tea-spoonful in the glass. Immediately after drinking he said, " Good God, there is something in it." Palmer said, " Nonsense," and tasted it and then asked Fisher and also a Mr. Reed, who had come in, to do so ; but as there was none left in t th he e y g s l a as id s. C it w o a o s k, lin h pib o o w ss ey l e e r , left the room, and was very ill. He continued ill, and a medical man was sent for, and attended to him. He got better, and give Fisher his money, amounting to between 708/. and 8001. in notes. Cook on Thursday morning was better, had his money from Fisher, and went on the course. Pal mer had no money that day, having to borrow 251. His horse " Chicken," ran there, and lost, and Palmer, consequently, lost some heavy bets. On Thursday night Palmer and Cook returned to the Raven, at Rugeley. The previous night a woman called at the hotel at Shrewsbury, to see Palmer. She was a re markable woman, havine connection with the turf. She went there, and:in the lobby upstairs she saw Palmer looking at a glass he hal in his hand, and which he was holding up to the gas, and he afterwards went back to the room where Cook drank the brandy and water, of which he complained. The learned Attoraey-General then proceeded to say that from that time up to Cook's death Palmer was c )nitently with Lim, aid gave him things to take. The learned gentleman then proceeded to state the death of Cook, the post snortein examination, and the poison found in the body, and in doing so said that strychnine was a most subtle poison, the most minute quantity being fatal to human life—from half a grain to three-quarters of a grain de• straying life, and it had this pecaliar effect, that it acted immediately on the nervous muscles of the hu. man body. The nervous system was divided into two parts—that of sensation, by which consciousness of ex ternals were conveyed to the brain and nerves of mo tion, and was the intermediate agent, as it were, of the intellectual powers of man and the physical ac tion arising from organisation. These two main branches had their origin in the immediate vicinity of man's intellectual existence, and this poison affected one set of nerves, whilst the others were not affected. It affected voluntarily the muscles of the body, leaving unimpaired consciousness, whilst at the same time it produced intense excitement of the muscu lar system. The learned counsel proceeded to point out the effect of strychnine on the system, producing teanus, but of a different character to that tetanus produced from other oauses. 2d. He should be able to lay befOre them abundance of evidence on this point, and that the symptoms and appearances that were produced by strych nine having distinctive characteristics from any other poison. After adverting to the prisoner being a medical man, and having a knowledge of poison, he referred to Palmer and the deceased being at Rugeley, Cook's dining with Palmer, his return to his inn sober, and his retiring to bed with nothing the matter with him to all appear ances. On the following day and Sunday Palmer was with Cook. On the Saturday morning Palmer was with him early, and in the morning asked for some coffee, and gave it to Cook. From that time Cook displayed suffering from similar symptoms to those at Shrewsbury. Palmer sent him from his house toast and water and soup, but there might be nothing in that. Palmer's servant, however, put the soup on the fire to warm ; but whilst she left the room Palmer poured it into the basin and desired the servant to take it to Cook at the Talbot. She did so. It was given to him, and he ate a spoonful, but it produced sickness, and he refused to take more. Palmer afterwards came in and asked if Cook had eaten the soup. He was told no, on which he said he must, and it was given to him, and produced great suffering. Before Palmer came to the inn the soup had been taken down to the hotel kitchen, and one of the servants, thinking it looked like good soup, ate a spoonful, which caused vomiting, and she had to go to bed, and in the course of the afternoon she vomited at least 20 times. In the afternoon a medical man was called in, and Palmer represented to him as he had to others on other occasions that Cook was suffering from bilious diarrhcea, and that he had drank freely the previous night, having dined with him. The medical man found none of those symptoms in his pa tient, and on his asking him if he had taken an excess of champagne the previous day Cook said he had not, but had taken only two glasses. The medical man saw him again that day, and he was still ill. He had coffee, and arrowroot, and barley water in the course of the day, and when the deceased took anything when Palmer was present he vomited after it. That might not be a singular coincidence, but so it was. At the close of Saturday deceased suffered from vomiting. He had taken medicine prescribed by the medical man, and on the Sunday morning he saw deceased again, who was still suffering from sickness, but no fever, and the skin was moist, and the excretions were natural. The vo mitings were not at all like those of a person suffer ing from bile. The medical man then changed the medicine, and from that time the deceased improved, and on Monday Palmer was ab sent from Rugeley, having gone to London. De ceased was so much better that he got up comparatively well, and was visited by his trainer and two jockeys. He continued well during that day, but Palmer returned again on Monday evening to Rugeley. In following up Palmer's motions he must refer to Her ring's meeting Palmer this day at a house in Beaufort buildings, where a female resided whom Palmer visited. On his first seeing Palmer he asked "how Cook was." Palmer replied he was well enough ; his doctor at Rugeley bad given him a dose of calomel, and as it was wet he could not come out. He had come to settle his account. Palmer was a defaulter, and could not show at Tattersall's ; and Herring, knowing Fisher was Cook's agent, was surprised he should have to settle Cooke's accounts. Palmer produced a paper purporting to be the account. Herring wished to take it, but Palmer refused to give it up, and at his desire Herring mode out the list and said it amounted to 1,0201., and after some further conversation Herring made up the account to a certain amount, after deducting 61. for himself, and other matters, Palmer saying the balance was the same as that which Cook had made it. Out of the proceeds of Cook's debts Palmer paid two debts of his own. That was the way the money was disposed of received by Palmer at Tattersall's on Monday. Palmer also sent letters to the different persons owing Cook money, requesting to have the amount sent to himself, saying that it was all the same whether him or Cook received the amount. He should also prove that Cook's letters were intercepted ay Cheshire, the postmaster. Palmer received several sums of money due to Cook, which be disposed of, so as to stop for a moment the pressure that was being made upon him. On Palmer's return to Rugeley, he went to a surgeon's at Rugeley, and asked the man to give him some strychnine. Newton gave him the strychnine, attaching no importance to the fact, as he (Palmer) was a medical man. Some plils were also sent by Cook's medical attendant, Mr. Bam ford, and they were placed in the usual place where Mr. Cook's medicine was found. It would be for the jury to say whether Cook those pills or some other concoction by Palmer. On the next morning, after the pills had been taken, -the servants wore alarmed by hearing loud screening proceeding from Cook's room. Conk was beating the bed, and calling out for Christ to save his soul. Palmer was sent for, and on his arrival Cook told him he would die. Palmer said, "No my boy, you won't." :Some time after medicine was adminis tered, and Cook became more composed, but certain symptoms showed which the medical witness would prove, wore the effects produced by strychnine. On Tuesday, the 20th, Cook died, and on that morning a circum. stance occurred to which he directed particular attention. t Palmer went to Mr. Hawkin's who Palmer was in the habit of providing anything in consequence of some difference. He purchased some prussic acid, which was served him by the assist ant. While in the shop, a man came in whom Palmer knew, named Newton, and Palmer took him into the street, and entered into some trifling conversa tion. A man named Brassington, a friend of Newton's, then came up and entered into conversation with New ton, and during that time prisoner left and returned into the shop, and had six grains of strychnine and sonic opium. The circumstance of Palmer entering the shop after the difference which was known to exist be tween the tradesman and himself, attracted the atten tion of Newton, and after Palmer had left Newton went into the shop and inquired what Palmer had purchased, and was told six grains of strychnine and some opium ; and shortly after that purchase had been made by Palmer Cook died. It would be for the jury to say what importance the would attach to the evi dence of Newton. He should now return to some circumstances previous to the death of Cook. Oa Sunday Palmer, with a person named Jones, Jones was a medical man, in whose house, when at home, Cook resided. On Sunday the ISth. Palmer wrote a letter to him stating that Cook had been taken ill with diarrhoea, and wishing Jones to come and see him, Jones being a medical man might be the strongest proof of the prisoner's innocence, but whether his visit was to be connected with other commications which the pri soner had taken such a step to disarm suspicion, it would be for tae jury to decide. The statements is the letter was perfectly true, as was suffering from a bilious com plaint. On the arrivul ofJ ones he made an examination of Cook, in presence of Palmer. On seeing Cook he remarked that he apparently was not suffering the usual effects of a bilious attack. Dr. Banford arrived, and then a consultation took place with Dr. Jones, Dr. Ban. ford and Palmer. Palmer insisted that pills should be taken, but Cook said that he would not take any more physic that night. It was arranged that Cook should have some pills, and Dr. Barford made some at his surgery and gave them to Palmer. On receiving the pills by the desire of Palmer he, but not without some surprise, as Palmer war a medical man. He (Dr. Bar ford) wrote the directions how the pills were to be taken, but Palmer did not arrive home until half an hour after the time he should have done, and on his arrival there he particularly directed the attention of Jones to the fact of the handwriting of Dr. Barford, the prisoner evidently wishing to have the pill-box identified. He remarked that the handwriting was particularly firm for a person of the age of Dr. B .1-ford. Cook eventually took the pills, and Jones, as he was a friend of Cook's, said he would sleep in the same room. After he had been in bed but a short time Cook jumped up and said for God's sake send for the doctor, I am going to he ill. Palmer was sent for from the opposite side of the way, and his arrival was so quick that it was simply impossible for him to have dressed himself in the time. On his arrival Cook prayed him to give the same medicine as had before relieved him. Palmer said he would, and he made up some pills which he said were composed of ammonia. Cook swallowed the pills, and immediately the stiffening of the body commenced, and it wa*imposale to move Cook, although he implored them to do so. On being told it was impossible, he then asked to be turned over on his other side ; this was done, and shortly after Cook breathed his last. The medical evidence he should call would prove that the death was caused by strychnine. The breath was hardly out of Cook's body, when Palmer took steps for the burial. Two women were sent for to lay out the body. When the womep went in the room they saw Palmer searching: Cook's pockets, and also turning over the bed. He also took eome papers from Cuok, and it was supposed the betting book was amongst those papers. That book had never been found. He sh e ould be able to prove that the betting book was in the pos session of Cook a day or two before he died. The book was certainly there, as one of the servants took a stamp from it and gave it to Cook. That book had never been discovered. On the day following Cook's death a letter was written by Palmer to Mr. Pratt, stating that Mr. Cook was dead, and making arrangements about Cook's horses, but particularly stating that he (Palmer) must have Pole Star, and directing him to answer no money questions about the affairs of Cook. A communication took place between Palmer and the Messrs. Wetherby, but in consequence of certain directions they refused to pay the moneys of Cook to Palmer. Shortly after, on the 24th of Nov., Palmer paid upwards of 1001. to Pratt, although the prisoner a short time before was in embarrassed circumstances. Two days afterwards Pal mer wished Cheshire to write Cook's signature to a cer- tain document respecting a large amount of bills which Palmer said had been in circulation for Cook's benefit, but Cheshire declined to do so, as Palmer said it was no matter. Mr. Stevens, the father-in-law of Cook arriving in a day or two after the death, and was very much dissatisfied with the ap pearance of the body. He inquired of Palmer whether be knew anything of Cook's affairs. Palmer stated that bills were out to the amount of 4,0001., and that as he (Palmer) was responsible for the sum, he should look to Cook's estate for the money. Mr. Stevens told him he would not get it—if he did he would get it from tho Court of Chancery. A conversation then ensued as to the burial of Cook, and Palmer said he could be buried at Rugeley, and he thought it would be better to have him screwed down as soon as possible. In this arrange , went Mr. Stevens did not consent, and on hi s asking if an undertaker could be found, Palmer strongsai said he had already ordered a shell and a oak coffin. Stevens expressed his surprise, but after wards he gave directions that his son-in-laws betting-book and papers should be given up to him: Palmer said it could not be found, but Mr. Stevens said it must be found, but Palmer again said it would be of no use as the bete were paid by the death of Cook. A. short time before Mr Stevens left Rugely he went to take a last look at his unfortunate relative, but instead of finding the corpse in the state he expected, be found it in such a state that he immediately determined to have a post mortem examination, at which the prisoner seemed annoyed. Palmer, a short time after began to talk about the bills. Palmer afterwards applied to I'r. Bamford for his certificate as to the death of Cook, but Dr. Bamford refused, stating that Cook was his patient. 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Vas Di.onAu'o 1-4.138 29 - 31 5i 6A . . 13 (-138 1 llt 1111 1091 -- 1101 109; -- 1101 21 --3 15$ 5A "ii -2 . i 95 - 97 31 31 8 - 10 53 - 5i // - 2i a3i - b 4f - 18 - 22 i i I! - 1# - !IP / - 3 65 - 67 3 - 4ip 72 - 74 - - tp - 38 - 1 - 1 I4i 15i Alt THE RUGELEY POISONINGS, TRIAL OP WILLIAM PALMER. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT (THIS DAY). It being generally known that all attempts to ob tain admissioa to hear the proceedings in this most remarkable case would prove useless unless provided with cards of admission, and the business in the police courts being suspended, the assemblage outside the doors of the Central Criminal Court this morning was chiefly confined to those who enjoyed the privilege of entree, and many of those had arrived as early as eight o'clock in the morning, from which hour until the doors were opened, which took place at nine, cabs and other vehicles con tinued to set down persons, those who were to be pre sent, and at that hour a great number were assembled at the doors, and the greatest dissatisfaction was felt that no notification had been given as to the hour at which those to whom admissions had been granted would be let in. Shortly befors nine o'clock a large body of police arrived, and having been stationed at their respective barriers with a cutp3 de reserve, the doors were thrown open, and amidst some confusion those present got into court, and from that time until , the trial commenced continued to arrive, at which period t was quite filled. The arrangements for the press were most disgraceful. The greatest difficulty possible was experienced in gain ing admission to the Court ; and on getting in, accom modation of the worst kind had been provided for the reporters, there being only room for 8 instead of 20, whilst the best part of the court, capable of accommo dating from 20 to 30, was set apart to gratify the morbid curiosity of briefiess barristers. The City Lands' box, as usual, was filled with the immediate friends of the City magistrates. Tnis box, with a little altera tion, might have been made available for the representa tives of the press, the majority of whom had to take refuge in the box for kirymen in attendance, with a cold air apparatus under their feet, and write the best way they could with their books in their hands the whole of the day. The City Aldermen were seen entering the court, with their friends, and in one instance with a little boy, long before nine o'clock, but with the usual civic courtesy so pro-eminently personified in City Aldermen the application of the representatives of the press, with their tickets of admission in their hands, for a word from them to b 3 allowed the usual right of entering was peremptorily refused. The Court of itself is wholly inadequate to trials of this magnitude, and as trials of this important character are likely, under the late act, to come to the Criminal Court to be dis posed of, a court must be provided that will afford the necessary accommodation required. Amongst those who had seats upon the Bench were Earl Grey, Lord Denbigh, the Marquis of Anglesey, Earl Derby, Lord William Lennox, and others. At ten o'clock the Sheriffs and Under-Sheriffs entered the Court, followed by Mr. Justice Cresswell, Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Alderson, the Recorder, Lord Mayor and Aldermen, and took their seats upon the Bench. The counsel engaged for the prosecution were the Attorney-General, Mr. Edwin James, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. We!sby, and Mr. Iluddlestone, who occupied the seats nearest to the Bench ; and Mr. Sergeant Shee, Mr. Grove, Q.C., and Mr. Kenealy, who were for the pri soner, sat upon the seats nearest to the dock. THE TRIAL. The Crier of the Couri - , Mr. Harker, having delivered the usual proclamation, Mr. Straight ordered the pri soner William Palmer to he placed at the bar. Hs en tered the dock with a firm step and bowed somewhat stiffly to the beach. He looked extremely well and wai dressed in black. The prisoner, who is in the calendar under the head of the Stafford cli:amittals, stands described thus:—Wil limn Palmer, 31, surgeon, superior education, committed by the Court of Queon's Bench, received in custody May 4, standing indicted for the wilful murder of William Parsons Cook. Upon the name of the first juryman being called, Mr. Edwin James said that if there was any gentle. man upon the jury interested in the afftir3 of the insur ance offices with which the prisoner had transactions he begged they would retire, in order that there might not be any prejudice adverse to the prisoner. Lord Campbell expressed his approbation of the sag- gestion. The following jury were then sworn : Wm. Fletcher, foreman. Richard Dumbrell. Wm. Mayor, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, veterin ary surgeon. William Newman, Pimlico, bootmaker. George Miller,'33, Duke-street, Grosvenor-square. George 03.kshott, West Ham, confectioner. . Charles Bates, Surrey, brewer. William Eccleston, Ham-lane, West Ham, grocer. Samuel Mullin. john Over, Pimlico, grocer. William Nash, Thnil-street. A. Mr. Mason, of Old Bond-street, was called, but begged to be excused upon the Ground of his being ra ther indisposed, and that he felt a prejudice which would not allow him fairly to judge the case. Lord Campbell said that was quite enough. The prisoner was then given in charge for the wilful murder of John Parsons Cook, upon the 21st of Nov., at Rugeley. lie was a leo indicted upon the Coroner's warrant. To both of theso he, in a firm voice, pleaded not guilty. The Attlicney-General, in opening the ca , e to the jury, said that the duty which devolved upon the jury was one of a most importan t character, the issue being the life or death of the prisoner at the bar. It was a case cf the most painful interest, and one which, from the publicity which it had gained through the press, he did not think there was any man who had not come to some conclusion upon the facts which had thus been made known. He begged most earnestly that the jury would dismiss from their minds all that they had heard from that source, and be entirely guided by the evidence which would be laid before them. It would be his duty to go into facts of a somewhat complicated nature, which extended over a long space of time. The learned Attorney- General, after several times impressing upon the jury the important nature of the issue before them, then proceeded to detail the circumstances which, in his conscience, he thought, bore upon the case. The prisoner was by profession a surgeon, and had carried on business at Rugeley, in Staff ,rdshire, but becoming engaged in turf pursuits, of which he was a victim, he, about 3 years ago, gave up that business to an assistant, Mr. Burby, who now carried on the business as chemist; but the name of Palmer was, he believed, kept up. The deceased was of a respectable family, and had been articled to a solicitor, but coming into the possession of property bad taken up the pursuits of the turf, and became acquainted, by those pursuits, with the man now charged with having caused his death. There could be no doubt from the evidence that bed to be laid before the jury, and which they must hear to underataed the case in all its bearings, that at the time of Palmer's acquaintance with Cook he was a man with ruin and disgrace staring him in the face, and it would be the better course for him, the Attorney-General, to take the events of the case chronologically. The jury would have to consider the motives, and if they found tee prisoner's were strong, there would be more probaeility of his guilt. In 1853 the prisoner was in difficulties, which in 1854 became greater ; and it now became his duty to lay be fore them evidence of acts, upon the part of the pri soner of forgery, but he did not wish them to infer from that that the prisoner must be guilty of the parti cular offence which they sought to bring home to him. In 1854 Palmer raised money upon a bill purporting to be the acceptance of his mother (a lady of property) for 2,0001. That bill was forgrd, and that was the first of those transactions which eventually involved him in such peril that he had had recourse to the act s which subsequently followed. Upon the 29th of September, 1853, his wife, upon whose life he had a policy for 13,0001., which amount he re ceived, and paid with that money a pert of his liabili ties-8,0001.—t0 a bill dis counter named Pratt, whose name was mixed up in t hese matters, and 5,000/. to another person at Birmingham ; and tis left him fur ther liabilities due, and amongst them the bill of 2,000/, of Isis mother, in 1854. Prisoner insured the life of his brother, Walter Palmer, for 13,0001., which was placed in the hands of Pratt, Lad from time to time bills were discounted to him awl renewed at a most ruinous discount. Out of this priscner had bought two racehorses, Nettle and Chicken. In Nov. last Prisoner owed about 11,5001., and then his pressure be came the more pressing, and unless he could meet those payments,and also the bills purporting to le his mother's, the forgeries would be discovered. The prisoner's brother died. The first transaction with deceased was a bill of 2001. which Palmer got discounted and failed to meet, and Cook paid it. Palmer represented Cook as a man of respectability, and Pratt not being inclined to lend any more money Cook assigned to Pratt twa horses, Pole star and Cornelius, and a bill for three months, upon ~' I==tP - wi I ill 10 15 1 all 1 2s. 6 all i 0 10 0 60 1 all 1 i 5 all !co I al. 111 101 a pm 66 i 14 1071 61 healthy, although it was stated by Dr. Bamford that there was a slight congestion of it. The stomach and intestines were also perfectly healthy, and at this part of the examination Palmer turned round round to Dr. Bamford and said, " They wilt not ban us yet." Other portions of the intestines were placed in a jar, and it was removed by some party from its place, but on inquiring for it Palmer said I have it, and en it being returned two slits were found cut in the cover. When it was decided to take the jar away, Palmer said to Dr. Bamford I don't think we ought to let them take thab jar away as we don't know what they might put in it. He thought that as the prisoner was not an ignorant man such an exclamation was mighty suspicious. The prisoner was exceedingly anxious that the jar should not leave Rugeley, and when he disco vered that a fly was engaged to convey the medical men to Stafford, he told the post boy they had no right to take the jar away. Palmer then said to the post boy, " don't you think you could upset the carriage and break the jar." The man instantly refused to to do anything calculated to effect such an objeet. Palmer tried to persuade him to cause an accident to the conveyance, stating that he would " make it all right with him," but the man refused, and that man he proposed to call before the jury. The post mortena examination took place in London, and the prisoner was extremely anxious to learn the result of the ease rnination ; and with respect to the circumstances con nected with the conduct of the postmaster. The prisoner shortly after the death of Cook was very flush of money, and it would be for the jury to say whether a man in tie straitened circum stances that Palmer was, with the threat of writs stars; him in the face, whether such would be a motive for the death of Cook. They (the jury) would be told that no strychnine would be found in the body, but it would be for the jury to decide that point. He had explained the effect of a small quantity of strychnine upon the human frame ; they would also have the tests which had been applied for the discovery of this poison laid before them, which would show that when the same quantity of poison was administered to animals those animals had expired with the same effect as that produced on the human being. It would be lamentable for it to go forth.that poisoning by strych nine could not be discovered ; but Providence had ordained it otherwise. That poison bad been adminis tered to the unfortunate man was evident, and the ques tion would be, how did it get there ? It was not ad ministered by any of the medical men who attended Cook. Antimony was found in the body of Cook ' after he had been ill for a week, and it would be for the jury to decide, from the evidence that would be placed before them, whether it was administered by the prisoner. The prisoner would be defended by one of the most eminent men of the bar ; and if the evidence which he . (the Attorney General) should place before them would not convince the jury of the prisoner's guilt, then, in God's name, they would acquit him, but, on the other hand, if it should be deemed conclusive, then they would, as a duty they owed to society, return a verdict of guilty. The Attorney-General then resumed his seat, and the court adjourned for a short time. BANDS IN TEE PARKS ON SUNDAYS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The rumour of Monday has been too soon confirmed. The Prime Minister has succumbed to the threats of a religious clique, of which four persons are the leaders. The individuals are well known. The Earl of Shaftes bury has proclaimed himself. The Marquis of Bland ford, Mr. Arthur Kinnaird, and Lord Robert Grosvenor are the three other principal supporters of this most baneful movement, the evils of which we can at present only faintly define. Here are two hundred and fiftipeight thousand five hundred and thirteen persons who have, for two hours on Sunday, solaced themselves is waking on the green sward, ar,d listening to music. These persons, who have thus been innocently recreated after the toils of the week, consist of numbers who have been to church once, and who would not go again, but would employ the remaining hours of the day in mere sensual gratifications invariably connected with drinking, and in many cases with intoxication. Another pot , ' tion of the persons thus innocently gratified, after at tending Divine service, first, in the morning, and second, in the afternoon, repair to the neighbourhood of the band for the purpose of harmless re'arition, where, safe from even the temptation, or the power, to partake of intoxicating liquors, they enjoy with their friends and families their evening meal of un adulterated tea and wholesome bread and butter, • without fear of contamination from the ribaldry and excesses of those around them. A. third portion of this mighty assemblage consists of persons of high rank, or of those in the possession nf riches, who exhibited (for this country) the unusual and extraordinary spectacle of real associationship with all the other classes, where all enjoyed the same pleasure, without the slightest sacrifice on either side, for the simple reason that the pleasure was confined to the enjoyment cf the beauties of nature and of music—the simplest, purest, and most elevating of all the pleasures which human creatures can enjoy on earth. The fourth portion of the multitude were composed of those who never enter any place of worship, who never have before known what innocent recreation meant, but who have now begun to taste and to appreciate the happiness resulting from the abstinencefrom sin, and to understand that there is enjoyment independent of drinking ! And all this is now to be forcibly put down by a Bull from Llmbeth Palace. Well may the tens of thousands lift up their voices and weep. Well may the self-righteous Phari sees tremble ; but, although the Premier has, as he thinks, most unnecessarily bowed to priestcraft, he makes a manly declaration that he is of the same opinion as to the benefit of the bands on Sunday, but that as long as those who agree with him do not express their opinion, he can only grant the prayers of that clique, who it appears makes a cat's paw of a poor, weak Archbishop, and are to govern this metropolis, and have absolutely now set themselves over their Sovereign, and are de priving the million of the enjoyment thus provided hr them ! Will the people of London stand this ? As well might the Park-goers and Band listeners desire the chapels of every denomination to be shut which is not of their own persuasion. Of course, cabs, steamers, &c., will now be next. swept away by the same bands, because those who use them do not send as many yards of paper into the House of Commons as those filled up by babies, lunatics, and publicans, to say that because they do not like a Band on Sunday, no one else shall have one ! Let the people be peaceable, but firm and determined, for the days of Religious Persecu tion are at hand. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB, —ln your columns of yesterday I learned for the first time for a fact what I had heard vaguely rumoured during the day, that the cause of bigotry had at last pre vailed, and that the Prime Minister bad given an inti mation that the bands were no longer to play in the parks on Sunday afternoons. Really, sir, I had given Lord Palmerston credit for more sense ; I had believed that he was not the man to be maved by the maudling, puling, and crying of that spurious Christianity which, under the guise of a zeal for the observance of the Sab bath, seeks to rob religion of all that is sweet and con soling, and, like the tempters of Job, does its best to make the poor hard-worked man in despair "curse God a:id die." The reasons which have induced Lis lordship to listen and give in to the remonstrances of the self-cou stituted representative of Christianity, the Archbishop of Canterbury, are, to say the least of them, original. One of them will certainly take most people by sur prise. With the full consciousness that on Sunday aftet noon last there were upwards of a quarter of a mil lion of people, principally the working-classes, as sembled in the parks for the express purpose of hearing the performance of the Bands, his lordship thinks that as the working classes do not take much in terest in this musical recreation it might just as well be disontinued. This is certainly taking the bull by the horns with a vengeance. The contest which has now begun must be fought out. It remains to be see n whether that miserable see tiou of society, the sw_reessors of the departed Stiggins, are t) do with the people as they like or uot. In this basted land of liberty of conscience are a few fanatics at Exeter Hall to dictate laws to the people of England, for the o bservance of the Sabbath, laws congenial to their own gloomy temperaments alone ? Are they to be allowed to interpose their dark shadows between the pale artisan and. God's blessed sunshine, closing him up dark courts and noisome alleys, with no resource but the gin-shop, no means of forgetting his life of wretched ness save in the oblivion of drunkenness ? I trust that the people of England will answer this questian as they ought, and that they will prove to the Prime Minister that they do take some little interest in not suffering themselves to be gagged and blindfolded by the Puritanical perverters of all true religion, who have for the present got possession of his noble ear. How annoying it must be to these holy men to hear the birds of spring carolling with all their might on a fine Sunday afternoon, proclaiming aloud their delight in the magnificent creation of their Maker. What a pity no human legislation can reach them ! The rippling of waters, the wind murmuring through the trees, the merry laugh of innocent childhood, what a pang they must cost these unctuous chadbands. Truly we have endured these libellers of religion long enough, and the soon er we make them acquainted with their real posi tion in society the better.—l have the honour to remain, sir, your obedient servant, T. S. Stone Buildings, May 14, 1856. The following letter has been addressed to Lieutenant. Colonel Dickson by Sir B. Hall : " 9, Great Stanhope-street, May 13. "Dear Sir,—lt is with much regret that lam under the necessity of informing you that I have received in structions not to allow the bands to play any more in the parks or gardens on Sunday afternoon. I beg again to thank you for your consideration in offering the band of your regiment for the gratification of the work ing•classes of Spitalfields and Bethnal-green and the densely populated neighbourhood of Victoria-park. I was very glad to meet you in Victoria-park on Sunday last, as you were thus a witness as well as myself of the excellent conduct of the 85,191 persons there assembled, and who so thorougnly enjoyed the music you were so good as to provide for them.—l am, dear sir, yours faithfully, B. HALL, 64 Lieutenant-Colonel Dickson." -+r ---- s-.._ 5 -0••