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MADAME JENNY GOLDSCHMIDT LIND. 1 FAREWELL CONCERTS, Exeter Hall. Mr. MITCHELL respectfully a , nounces thr , LAS r CONCERTS which will be given by Madame GOLDSCHMIDT in this country; WEDNESDAY Evcninz, June 11, 1856, Grand NI ISCE LEAN EOITS CONCERT, with full hand and chorus. WEDNESDAY Evening, June 25, 1856, Haydn's Oratorio, " The CRE ATION ;" and MON DAY Evening, June 30, 1856, Grand Miscellaneous Concert, with full hand and chorus, on which ccasion Madame Goldschmidt will Make her last and farewell appearance in this country. Reserved and numbered seats, one guinea; unreserved seats (body of Hall 10s. 6d. ; area (under west gallery), 7s. No more tickets will be is ued than can be conveniently accommodated. Applications for tickets received by Mr. Mitchell, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street. f%j[lt. ALBERT SMITH'S MUNT BLANC, A TO-NIGHT, and EVERY EVENING (except Saturday), at a ..'clock, and Tuesday, Thursday, and -aturday Mornings at 3. Stalls, 3a. ; area, 2s. ; gallery, 13.—Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly. ARGYLL ROOMS.-LATTRENT'S CASINO NOW OPEN for the winter season. Pritripal Cornet a Piston, M. Bonleourt.—Doors open at A. Admission one Shillinf. H. Laurent's new Varsoviana and St. Patrick Quadrille every night. MR. W. S. WOODIN'S OLIO of ODDITIES. TO-NIGFIT and every evening, at 8. A Morning Per formance every Saturday at 2. Box-office open from 11 till 5. Pri vate boxes, IL Is.; stalls, 35.; area, 25.; amphitheatre, la. The above entertainment has received novel additions and embellish ments, Vocal a qi Visual, including a New Lcco-Joko-Motive Lyric, entitled OFF BY THE TRAIN, illustrated by numerous changes, acial, lingual, and corporeal.—Polygraphic-hall,King William-street, Charing-cross. BY COMMAND. -Mr. GORDON CUM MING'S ENTERTAINMENT, as represented on the Mornitig of Thursday, May Bth, 1856, by Command, before his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and ri.n.H. Prince Alfred, will be REPEATED every evening (except Saturday) at 8. Morning repre sentation every Batnrday at 3 o'clock. Mr. Gordon Cumming per• son:4lly describes the beautifully painted DIOR AMA, which places before the beholder the Lion Hunter's startling encounters with the atuPenious. curious, and beautiful animals which roam the mighty solitudes of the FAR INTERIOR OF SOUTH AFRICA. Fiano by Mr. Harries Wilson. Admission, Is.; reserved seat., 2a.; stalls (wh'elt may be taken without extra charge, from 11 to 4 daily), 3s. Children half-price to the reserved seats. 232, Piccadilly. A Special MORNING REPRESENTATION on THURSDAY, May 29th, at 3 o'clock. ...snR. GEORGE BUCKLAND has the honour to announce that on MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNES DAY, and FRIDAY EVENINGS. and on THURSDAY and SA TURDAY AFTERNOONS, in this week, he will open the Lower Rwm, Regent Gallery, 69, Regent-street, with a PICTORIAL and MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT of Songs and Scenes from the Tempest. The Tableaux, 14 in numrer, will be given by Living Ar tists. The original music of Ariel will be sung by Miss Clari Fraser, Who will introduce a new ballad, by W. S. Rockstro, "The Cradle of Genius." Mr. George Rockland will sing two new songs " Caltban's C .nrse," composed by J. W. Hobbs ; and " Prospero's Farewell to 'Wei." The Scenery and Dre'ses entirely new. The entertainment Will conclude with a buffo song, illustrated in pantomime, "The lieheatsal of a Melodrama."—Admission, Is. and 2s. ; Dress stalls, S. Evenings at Eight, afternoons at Three. The booking-office is MAY open. REMOVAL of OFFICES.—BRITIII EMPIRE MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.— I ncorporated 1847.—Results of 9 years' business :-7.809 Policies issued, insuring 1,571,2291.; Accumulated Fund from Premiums, ~.9 0, 0001.; Annual Income, 4 5 , 4811 . 11s. 10d.; Profits divided, 8 .0001. New Offices-32, NEW BRIDGE-STREET, BLACK FRIARS,t London. JAS. INGLIS, Secretary. LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION, 81, King William-street. The Directors of this Association hereby inform the Members that the PREMIUMS falling due on the let July next of those Members Who have been assured for seven or more entire years will be RE JILTED at the rate of 74 per cent., leaving 26 per cent. only to be Paid. EDWARD DOCKER, Sec. LAW LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY, Fleet-street, London, May 24, 1856. Notice is Hereby Given, that in conformity with the provisions of the Deed of Settlement, a GENERAL MEETING of Proprietors Will he hold at the Society's Office, Fleet street, London, on T uner, the 24th day of June next, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely, to elect a Director in the room of William Chisholme, Esq , de ee'sed ; to elect five other Directors and two Auditors. when those who go out of office by rotation will be proposed for re-election ; and also for general purposes. The Director to be chosen in the room of William Chisholme, Esq., remain in office until the 24th day of June, 186(1. By order of the Directors. WILLIAM SAMUEL DOWNES, Actuary. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.- CHEAP EXCURSION to STROUD, CIRENCESTER, G L O UCESTER, and CHELTENHAM.— On S A.TURDAY, May 31st, a Train will leave Paddington at 6 o'clock, p m., returning on Sunday evening June Ist, from Cheltenham at 6.30 ; Gloucester. at 6.50 ; Stroud, 7.20; Cirencester, 7.30. Fares —Cheltenham and Gloucester, . 8 . and 6s. ; Stroud and Cirencester, Os and 5s Tickets nottrans ferable. A small bag only allowed to each passenger. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULAR RAIL WAY COMPANY: creation 1,000,000/. further Capital.— ..T. l 'e Board of Directors hereby intimate to the shareholde*s of the ~,vreat Indian Peninsuar y Company that the Hon. East g l dla Company have s anctionsed the raising of further capital in this iii ri tcPany to the extent of 1,000,0001., with interest guaranteed at e rate of 5 per cent. per annum. !t has accordingly been resolved, pursuant to the Act, to issue the "Id capital rateably among the shareholders, in shares of 20/. each, t one now share to be given in virtue of every three shares of 201 l ik ue upon the register of the C om p a ny o n th e 22d of May Inst.. and c Board have, by such resolution, made a call of 21. per share on ~,Ic r y new 201. share so allott e d ( w i t h th e o pti on to the shareholder Use up the whole 201.), which is thereby declared payable' at Ve Bank of M essrs . H e y woo d , K ennar d s , an d C o ., Lombard-street, °ll don, on or before the 26th day of June next. Circular letters of allotment, with directions of payment and forms °f re ceipt, will be forwarded to the address of the Several share holders. (Signed) CORNELIUS NICHOLSON, Superintending Director. 3, New Bend-street, May 16, 1556. Me ks for the registraton of shares will be closed from Thurs ay, th b e 2 00 i 2d of May inst.. to Wedsesday, 4th of June inclusive. OCIXTRACT FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF HER MAJESTY'S MAILS BETWEEN SUEZ AND Ati.zTRALIA. Office of the Directors of Transport Service. Admiralty, - 2Somers t House, 22d May, 1856. HE Commission ers for Executing the Office of in gli Admiral of the United Kingdom of Great Brit a i n w (1, 7 1 X) 1111 E) BY GIVE 'NOTICE, that on TIMES tuv, The 12th June next, at one o'clock, they will be ready to treat with ouch Persons as may be willing to Contract for the monthly con- Veyance each way, by Steam Vessels, of her Majesty's Mails between chez and Australia. No tender will be received after one o'clock on the day of treaty, !lor will any be noticed unless made on the printed form provided f or the purpose, and which may be obtained on application at the Sa id o ffi ce. E ~......7 e ry tender must be addressed to the Secretary of the Admiralty, ,""' zio merset-house, and bear in the left-hand corner the words, " Ten "4l' for Mails," and must also state the address of the party tendering. .....______ ESTABLISHED 1837. 11 RITANNIA LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. ' ll Powered by Special Act of Parliament, 4 Pict., cap. 9. BRITANNIA MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Empowered by her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. ;n o r - General ALEXA.NDEIt, Blackheath Park, en AIRVA I4 . Veery description of Life Assu.rance business transacted, with or Participation in Profits. EXTRACTS FROlt TA.DLE& ....:7........_•..PcirrAnT.1 I (MUTUAL.) Half Whole .1 • 1 alf 1 Quar • Q ~Premium premium H Age. Annual Yearly telly Se . 7ell ma i n d er rilit for Re- premium Pre- Pre , +MIL of Life. mium. , mium. ao 4 S. d. .E s. d. Years. llionths' £ s. d.' X s. d. £ s. il. 40 l 1 1 - 9 1 2 3 6 30 0 i 2 7 3 1 4 2, 012 3 5 0 I 9 2 2 18 4 '-'8 i 2 7 f; 1 4 4 , 0 12 4 60 2 „ 2 6 4 5 0 I 6 I 2 7 1C( 1 4 6 0 12 5 .........:_:,..2 8 6 13 4 9 1 2 8 2 1 4 81 0 12 6 (?LO l , •-.7,....2ETA1ty.1 I E. R. FOSTER, Resident Director, 1 ces-street, Bank, London ANDREW FRANCIS, Secretary. ...a. SCOTTISH WIDOWS' FUND AND LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY. Tb ESTABLISHED A.D. 1815. !zi following examples of Bonus Additions made to the 1,,,,:• ° ie3 of Members of this Society, at and prior to the last iji:: °(l leal Investigation and Division of Profits, may serve to Ai:trate the advantages of a PURELY MUTUAL' SYSTEM of Life 4 tf i i . ra4 ce, where the Profits (being freed from the payment Ivi dends to the Shareholders) are allocated among the - ed alone, and upon equitable principles. hitt., o rs Year A.e 1 Bonus added at. TotAsum. with of at Original ............22.1. Entry,' Entry. 144 0:1 and prior to, additions at Assurance. Ist Jan., 1853. Ist Jan., 1853. - r,. 1 £ £. s. d. £ s. 0. (1, il 1818 29 1 1003 1031 1 8 2031 1 8 T.t „., 1826 31 i 1000 590 110 1590 110 A. T',." 1000 1834 39 1 1000 b. .i'" 1842 40 407 12 3 1437 12 3 212 6 0 1212 6 0 .. ."•- : .-______lB46 30 1000 122 10 0 1122 10 0 These examples show the respective amounts of the Bonus 4%1 . 1" DECLARED and VESTED. Under the provision made at to,:',4st investigation for the payment of an INTERMEDIATE ' 4 ; ITS, in the case of Policies becoming Claims by death te,, 4411 € the current Septennial period, the whole amounts "Pecti payable under the above Policies, in the event of th 6 • ve emerging,considerably than risks now would be more 4 0 85 stated in the last column. Thus, supposing the life ti: r ed by the first policy to drop during the present year, - 2 41 =n t able under the 1000/. Policy would be, not 03 , oun pay Is 8d but 2173/. ss. 2d. .1,4,11 frall cases . Where the member is not incapacitated in any pectin dealing with his Policy, he has the option of con -4(445g the Reversionary Claim for whatever Bonus has been O f aed to it, into an equ i va l en t presen t payment i n cas h , or tut,, l)l Yiug the same towards extinction or re d uc ti on o f th e o r "'re Premiums. As showing the eff ec t o f suc h convers i on TlZPlioation, the cases of the above Policies may be taken. s,,,arnount of additions to the second Policy being Is, 10d., the member might at tho present time -, s re nder the reversionary claim therefor, and receive in 14: 4 b h a sum o f 3301. 196. 11d. the ' a li ,e exte ght surrender the reversionary claim for bonus to nt of 4671 12s. ld , and be relieved from any ' l 'n 6l; h er Payment of the premiums exigible in terms of the tl O y, retaining a claim for the remainder of the addi. C l ' , already made, namely, 1121. 9s. 9d., and for any II:111,4r bonus to be declared in future. l e case of the third Policy, to which there are additions 4 1 • 4 °n. 12s 3d , the member, on surrendering these mi ght either ;eceiv . e a sum of 2281. 12s. 9d. in cash, or he 1701 Flat have all future premiums exigible in terms of the si'let reduced from the original amount of 311.175. 6d. to o r 2s. thr i n , lie might, by renouncing right to 204/. ss. 6d. of nou e b "us, have the premiums exigible in terms of the Y from this date to the close of theyear 1859, four in eia?Ther, altogether extinguished, reserving to himself a 44 7 1, for the balance of 2031. 6s. 9d., and for any further ab:4" by way of bonus to be afterwards d clared. BPectuses containing full information in regard to the 4 114 Land other points connected with the Society's history 44t11`e-getioe, 'vario us Agents b obtained at the Head Office, or from any . JOHN MACKENZIE, Manager. tcli t ,i, Gtlaeorge M. LINDESAY, Secretary. "' l lrgb, 5, St. Andrew-square, 10th May, 1856. LONDON ECONORARY BOARD. q Mark-lane ~,, arles Edward Pollock, Esq., Barrister, Temple &la m. ..,._ El ill, Esq., East India House "ulin Murray, Esq., publisher, Albemarle-street !trrtiel Laing. Esq., .?..roJohri Thomas Briggs, Admiralty 3 , ,! naria Horner, Esq., Home-office °lin Taylor, Jun., Esq., C.E., Queen-street-place LONDON AND THE bIIBULDS. CENTRAL AGENT. IlUgh *Kean, 4, Royal Exchange-buildings, Cornhill. eiDmonn tal ELSTRICT AGENT 3. . S. Ridge, 49, Pall-mall, Agent for the West End District anieg R eeley, 2, H anover -street, Regent-street 4nnn s .urdso3B, St. Ge orge ' s•square, Belgrave-road, Pi m li co. , • n M . '"rtt s Was,. —4 nager, Royal British Bank GO, Stone's-end, 4az TRYCHNINE!! I. "A lie ! a wicked lie !"—Shakspere. in " The Illustrated Times" of May 17th, an account is given of this terrible poison, as follows :—" Indeed, strychnine itself is an important medical agent. In very small and repeated doses it pro motes the appetite, and assists the digestive process." We know not whether atter Palmer's trial people will feel inclined to try strvchnine to improve their digestive powers, but we should rather think not No !we give the lie to the assertion, that strychnine Is anything but a deadly poison, which always answers the purpose of killing. It is by these terrible poisons being put in the Phan-ha copceia, as useful for this and that complaint, that John Bull is gullet and polio ed, and which forms the PRETEXT for doctors hold ing them out to the world as medicines ! (Eleaven save the mark). ,31,7 e say again and again, that there catvae nothing "medictnal" in such a poison as this iidlrnai• strychnine, and hereby stake our ex istence upon the fact. The same dod e is adopted as regards sulphate of copper, the poison with which the bottled fruits arc coloured—ln the Pharma copoeia it figures away as useful in Dropsies!! The liars! We defy them to show that a single case of dropsy was ever or can be cured by such a poison —Is John Bull awake yet ? Issued by the British College of Health, New-road, London, for the Society of Hygeists. May 24th, 1856. IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHANCERY. IiIitIESEZVIAR.—On the 29th of May, 1855, au injunction was granted by the Nigh Court of Cpancery, and un the llth of Juno following was made perpetual, against Joseph Franklin and others, to restrain them, under a penalty of ono thou sand pounds, from imitating this Medicine, which is protected by royal Letters Patent of England, and secured by the Seals of the g-olr de Pharmacia de Paris, and the Imperial Collel'e of Medicine, Vienna. TRIESEMAR, No. 1, to a remedy for Relaxation, gnermatorriima, and all the distressing; chiscquences arising from early abuse, &c., and its effects are end- Icious in youth, manhood, and old age ; and t those persons who ars prevented entering the married state from the results of early errors it is invaluable.- TRIESEMAR, No. 2, efTe.;tually, in the snort space of three days, completely and , intlrel% er Ldicates all traces of those. Disorders which Capaivi and Cabal; h/ 7, so our heen thought an antidote ibr, to the ruin of the hear... of a vast portion of the population TRIESEMAR, No. 3, 1- ;Treat C - mtmental Remedy for that class of Disorders, whie.d ~ortrmately the English physician treats with Mercury, to the in. e -table destruction of the patient's constitution, .And which all ths -uNnparilla in the world cannot remove. :RIESEMAIt, Nes. 1, 2, and 3, are alike devoid oi taste or smel, of all nauseating qualities. They may lie on the toilet tail. :hont their use beinq . suspected TRIEST MAR, Nos:1, 2:and 3 are s in tin cases, price Hs., or f •or cases in one for 33s , which saves i Is. ; and in 51. cases, whereby ".ere is a saving of I!. 125.; divide II s.,arate doses, as adroinis cred by Valpeau, Lallemand, Roar, , To be had i 7 nolesale and Retail in London of Johnston, 68, on hill; Fianna) , and Co., 63, Oxford-street; and Sanger. 150, Ox f. rd. street ; R. Ti. Ingham, druggist, 46, , iarket-street, Manchester ; T. Bradbury, bookseller, Deansgate, Bolton ; J. Priestly, chemist, 52, r, ~rd-street, Liverpool; Powell, bookseller, 15, Westmoreland-street f)nhlin ; Winnal7, bookseller. ffigh-vrert, itirmingham ation, and sag ud other article! r Parg,iter co o ' from his pocko, station-bo ase. rgiter, bog for m ade so accept , good character,. ccAe to the ar, I committed '-MAY 23, coArs. °6 °1 25 01 46 34 93 2rl) 4 4s 64 4° 4 ti 06 qrs., 3 57 , 32 qrs., IJ 33 qrs., al' (us., 110 RTER. 6•0111 . 1 4 - !. 2 3 .)": '-31AT 22. Inf 81 ;1 b 23 21 , ej I 42' [Olbs per blOll. ;311,3 ,21b3 ,' )er boll. ,er sack. ). Os 10c1 to 1 4 1 ,1 4. 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Sold everywhere, SATURDAY HALF-HOLIDAYS. - A Full and Revised RE VORT of the SPEECHES delivered at the recent great Meeting at Exeter Hall, with an Appendix, may he had at the ()Ikea, 35, Ludgate-hill, and at Kent and Co.'s, Paternoster. row. Price 6d. EARLY CLOSING ASSOCIATION.—This ociety,which is at present greatly and successfully exerting itself to o)tain a weekly Half-floliday and otherwise practically to benefit the Industrial Classes, is in much need of Funds. Subscrip tions and Donations are accordingly respectfully solicited ; the same may b' paid either to the Treasurer, George IThchcock, Esq., 72, St. Paul's-churchyard, or to Messrs. Jcncs Loyd and Co., bankers, Loth hu ry. JOIN LIL WALL, Hon. Sec. Offices, 35, Ludgate-hill. OFFICE OF THE GAS LIGHT AND COKE CO., HORSEFERRY-ROAD, WESTMINSTER, 24T11 MAY, 1856. IDO HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, That the following Prcprictors, viz., Francis Lysons Price, Esq., Jonah Smith Wells, Esq., and . Directors, William Chippindale, Esq., have, pursuant to the Bth by-law of this Company, severally given me notice in writing of their intention to offer themselves for re-elec tion as Directors at the Election which will take place at the Com pany's Gas Works, Hiprseferrproad, Westminster, on FRIDAY, the 6th day of June nest, at 12 o'clock at noon precisely. Ey order. C. BURLS, Secretary. Naval and Military Intelligence. The fleet at Spithead and in Portsmouth Harbour (comprising upwards of 50 sail, exclusive of gun-boat filtilla) dressed in colours on Saturday, and at noon fired a general Royal salute in honour of the Queeen's birth day. Her Majesty gave the usual annual fete to the crews of the Royal squadron and others on the estate at Osborne. Vice-Admiral Sir G. Seymour, Major-General Breton, and Rear-Admiral Martin went over in the steam-yacht Firequeen, Master Commander Paul, to pay their respects to her Majesty on the occasion. Yes terday being the 10th anniversary of the birth of her Royal Highness the Princess Helena Augusta Victoria, another grand general salute was fired by the fleet at 1 o'clock, and the Royal yachts hoisted masthead flags. Her Majesty's screw corvette Highflyer, 21, Captain Moore, C. 8., arrived at Spithead on Saturday from the Mediterranean ; she brought a few men of the Royal Artillery, who were landed at the dockyard in the after noon by the steam-tender Sprightly, Master Commander G. Allen. her Majesty's ship Centaur, G, paddle-frigate, Capt. Clifford, C 8., was taken into the steam basin at Ports mouth for repairs on Friday. Her Majesty's ship Amphitrite 25, Capt. Burridge, is ordered to be paid off at Portsmouth, and has gone into harbour to be dismantled. Her Majesty's ship Gorgon, 6, paddle-sloop, Com mander Towsey, returned to Spithead on Friday night, from the eastward, and went into Portsmouth harbour on Saturday to replenish coals. Her Majesty's ship Desperate, 8, screw-corvette, Com mander Jackson, left Spithead for Malta yesterday, and the Conflict, 8, Commander Cochran, will leave to-day for the same station. The following appointments were made on Saturday at the Admiralty C. W. Buckley, to be Commander to the Merlin ; N. S. E. Digby, to be midshipman to the Centurion ; W. St. J. Hornby, to be midshipman to the Elk ; if. 0 . Singleton, to be mid s hi pman to the Elk ; J. Buchanan, to be midshipman to the Royal Albert (tor disposal) ; E. Rice, to be midshipman, to the Pylades • J. Elliott, to be midshipman to the Colossus ; J. E. Pringle, to be naval cadet to the Centurion ; C. 13. Charlewood, to be naval cadet to the Colossus ; D. E . K. Grant, to be naval cadet, to the E , k ; H. G. Andoc, to be naval cadet to the Colossus ; J. J. C. Small, to be naval cadet to the Imperieuse ; M. R. M. Griffiths, to be naval cadet, to the Colossus ; G. H. Lawson, to be. naval cadet to the Colossus ; and W. C. Wheatley, to be assistant engineer to the Euryalus. THE MILITIA. Her Majesty's orders for disembodying the militia in Plymouth Garrison were received there on Frid a y morn ing. The D e v on artillery, commanded by M a j or H ole, in barrack s at Devonport, are to be disbanded on Thurs day, June 5 ; an d the South Devon Militia, in Ply mouth Citadel, under Lieut.-Col. Sir John Yarde Buller, on Tuesday, the 10th. At a meeting of the Military and Naval United Service Club, Dublin, on Monday—the Marquis of Westmeath in the chair—the following eight officers of a dragoon regiment were expelled from the club :-2 majors, 3 captains, 2 lieutenants, and 1 doctor. The numbers were 50 for expulsion, and 4 for retainincr.—Liracrk ic Okronick. P - -- 7 . , . . ~ . , ...2 • - • /1 7/ , ‘ . 104........"„ iv. _ .4 c-v e.... , --'"' - ' -4`,.• •,..,,,. „. . ~..„ • . di. • • .. 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Was there any doubt that that conclusion was correct? and, further, was there any doubt that th a t was caused by strychni n e? He had listened to all the opinions that had been propounded, and he asserted that the symptoms had been of the most marked character. The deceased exhibited all the symptoms of death from strychnine, and in the depth of a mighty spasm he died. The body, when dead, also exhibited signs that could not be doubled, and the evidence that had been given to rebut the case of the Crown was of the most in famous description. Our evidence to prove that death was occasioned by strychnine was of the most reliable character, and the medical gentlemen who had given that evidence stood in the highest rank in their profession. It had been asserted that the deceased was suffering from a certain disease by which death was accelerated, but the evidence of Dr. Savage entirely disposed of that assertion. It had also been said that, he was suffeiing from ill-health and debility,, but what did he say to his father-in-law, who congratulated him on the occasion of his ameeting him going to the 'races ? Why, he struck his breast and said ho was grate well. The assumptioic of the defence that there was traumatic tetanus was a mere pretence. Supposing there Was any thing in the assertion, the symptoms exhibitedduring the illness were such as totallydiffered from every known effect of the disease. It had also been said that this might have been a case of idiopathic tetanus, that he had something the matter with hi s th roa t, and thus they were launched into a sea of doubt and difficulty. There was not the slightest evidence in the whole case that the man had ever taken cold or was treated for a cold. He could not but, protest against the evidence that had been given by some'of the , medical witnesses for the defence. Such evidence wash libel upon a highly honour able and distinguished profession, and he could not find words sufficiently strong to express his detestation of such a proceeding. The tetanus that accompanied Cook's death was neither traumatic nor idiopathic, and he felt sure that upon the evidence that had been laid before the jury,they could not by any possibility arrive at such a conclusion. The learned gentleman then referred to the evidence given by Mr. Nunnely, and to the fact that Dr. Copeland's book had been quoted, but he thought a far better course to have adopted would have been to have called Dr. Copeland himself. Surely he would have been a better authority than his book. Dr. Partridge had been called to prove that death was caused by arachnitis, but when he was asked in simple terms whether, looking at Cook's symptoms, he would, before the face of the whole medical profession, say that Cook's death was occasioned by arachnitis, he declined to say it was. Cook's death had also, by an other medical witness, been attributed to epilepsy, but there was not a single case to which he had spoken or even read that bore the slightest analogy to the symptoms in Cook's case. Mr. Partridge, Mr. Robinson, and Dr. Letheby, three of the most respectable of the witnesses called for the defence, agreed with Sir Benjamin Brodie, and affirmed that they could not account for the symptoms exhibited by Cook, as they differed from every known disease. They say there is a difference in the periods between the paroxysms setting in and %he symptoms described in Cook's case. But then the difference between animal and human life should be considered ; and, again, the time of the paroxysms would depend much upon the method of the administration of the poison. If in an indurated substance, it would be far longer than if otherwise given. I say from the evidence that the poison was given about an hour before the paroxysms set in, and I find that in some of the experiments a time almost equal to that had elapsed before the symptoms set in. Might it nothave been that the substance of those pills, which the deceased naturally had some dread of, was such as to prevent the symptoms setting in. The defence said there was no premonitory symptoms. This he denied. The asking to have the neck rubbed was a premonitory symptom. These symptoms were corres pondent with the cases of Mrs. Smith and the Leeds case, and also the description given of the gentleman who had taken an overdose. The indication of the body was an other fallacy, showing the character of the defence. Then we had the theory of the heart being empty, but it must be borne in mind that it could nut precisely be averred at what period the final spasm attacked the heart. Death takes place from such a variety of causes that there was nothing in the differences manifested. The symptoms were all so strongly marked that cases of tetanus by strychnine could not be mistaken, and I think that there can be no doubt that death arose from- strychnia. The whole of the evidence of the medical men agreed that they knew of no disease the; could produce symptoms and death like those in Cook's case; and, therefore, with the known fact that there was a poison which would produce such effect?, it was most reasonable—aid cogent to reason that such was the cause of death. Upon the point of not finding the poison, which all the medical witnesses fer the defence agreed could be done, he could only say that Drs. Taylor and Rees had the stomach and contents for analysis in the very worst condition for experiment. He could not too strongly condemn the strong partizan ship sh o w n by Dr. Herepath in the flatter, sitting as he did by the side of the prosecution, and suggesting the questions to be put to the witnesses for the prosecution, he learnt that the pole en was absorbed into the system, and not knowing what were the a founts given, are we to say that, because Dr. Taylor, who made the analysis under the most unfav , ruro.ble circumstances, hadnot found the poison, that it had not been inthat body. Tue experiments of Drs. Rees and Taylor were conducted in a way which they must 'be accountable for to the medical profession. He did not ask the jury to come to the conclusion that the prisoner administered poison to his friend because the symptoms of death could not be attributable to no known cause ; but he had another point of the case to rely on, and which had not been touched upon by the defence, and that was that the learned advocate for the prisoner had not even accounted, in the slightest degree, for the posses. sion of strychnine by the prisoner on the eve of the dreadful deed. The witness Newton was open to cen sure for not speaking of the purchase of strychnine. It was perfectly true that it detracted from the other portion of his evidence, hut he had voluntarily corns forward to speak of the circumstance, and he thought that there could not be the slightest motive attributed to this man for basing divulged the truth at the mac...sent he did. Under all the circumstances he thought it would be impossible for them to arrive at any other conclu sion than that the prisoner was guilty of the great crime imputed to him. It was not because a witness was mistaken as to the time that the prisoner arrived. at the chemist's shop that his evidence was to be excluded. It was nothing that he could not precisely mention the time Palmer arrived at the shop, neither was it to be supposed that a person sitting in his masters' surgery would think of ascertaining the exact time at which a person would make a certain purchase. The evidence of Smith, for the defence, was open to great objection, and he thought the jury would attribute to it all the imporance it deserve I, but he thought that witness had come for ward to try to save the life of his companion, and had proved too much. The purchase of three grains of strychnia was, of itself, suf• ficient to excite the suspicion of any man, and it did attract the attention of Newton ; and why the prisoner should have gone on two successive nights to pur chase strychnia he could not say, but that he did go there could not be a doubt. If he had gone to his late partner, Thurlby, his first words would have been to ask what was it for. Why, therefore, was not his purchase of even the six grains ascertained. If this poison was used for the purpose of destroying dogs, some persons must have assisted Palmer to administer it. Where were the grooms. Why have they not been called. But these important witnesses, if such there be, had not been called. There was an absence of all legitimate purposes for which that poison could have been bought. It had been'said there were points in the case that might be argued in favour of the prisoner— namely, that he called in two medical men. It was certainly true he did so. Ile called in :Mr. Bam ford and !Mr. Jones. If Palmer could have got the body into the oak coffin in the presence of two medical men, he would have been safe ; and it was but through Mr. Stevens that it was frustrated. Palmer did not ex pect that Dr. Jones would sleep with Cook, and had he not done so what would have been the result ? Why, Cook would have died in the night, and been found dead in his bed, and then the fact of Palmer hav ing called in medical aid would have stifled inquiry. Would the jury believe that the woman Brooks had not spoken the truth about the glass in Palmer's hand after the Shrewsbury races, and which was the cause of this poor fellow taking sick ? It is true that others were taken ill, which was strange, but let them go on to Rugeley, Cook was there, well ; then came the breth which Palmer had intercepted, and himself put into the caps in which it was taken to him. Upon Monday Palmer 'was away. Cook was better. The tissues of Cook's body gave the presence of antimony, and who could, N have given it but the pri soner. They had heard of James's powders being taken, but that was mere assertion. It was doubtless that anti mony was given for the purpose of sickening the prisoner to pave the way to further his purpose by bringing o n an illness, and giving a colour and pretext for calling in the medical assistance. Palmer had done this to make Cook ill and prevent him going to receive the result of his winnings. Palmer did not wish Dr. Bamford to see Cook upon the Tuesday morning, and spoke about Cook being bilious at Shrewsbury. The medical men said there was not any symptoms about Cook. Palmer never said a word about the attack upon Cook upon the Monday night. The asking Dr. Bamford to make up the pills, and directing the attention' of Dr. Jones to the ,handwriting, was a strange circumstance, and might have been done to lull suspicion, should any i nqu i ry arise. There was no thi ng in Palmer offering to bury Cook ; but it was strange that when Mr. Stevens had asked Palmer to recommend him an undertaker that Palmer had gone out and sent in an undertaker without having any previous orders to do so. It was said Palmer did not flinch from the post-mortem examination—bnt what did he do ? Why, we have the extraordinary conversation that took place on the day before Newton was sent for by the prisoner, and he is given brandy and water, and then Palmer asks him how much strychnine would kill a dog. It might be said that the strychnine was to kill dogs with; but it would be for the jury to __ kr -; 6 _-~_ soy whether they, under all the circumstance/4 would believe that part of the case. The assertion that Palmer was a man in a ruined state that he had made in his opening observations had been fully established by the evidence of the bills, to the amount of 19,0001., in the hands of Pratt, the whole of which bills are forgeries. The prisoner was told that he must be prepared to meet those bills, and the pri soner was t .Id by Pratt he could grant no further de lay. Palmer sends up 8001., and he is told he must do a great deal more, and he is informed that writs will be issued by which all those forgeries will be discovered. A short time is granted. Polestar wins a race, and Cook over joyed at the result thinks that he will be enabled to live happily through the winter. But he little thought of what .wasesbout to occur. Polestar winning that race was one of the most unfortunate events that ever oc curred to him, for by that means he became possessed of a large suns of money. Pratt at this time was Pressing for his money, and the fear of the writs would therefore furnish the motive for Cook's death. But my learned friend has contended that the prisoner had no motive for taking away the life of his friend Cook. New, if I convince y ou u p on un i mpeac h a bl e ev id ence that the death of Cook had been caused by strychnine, and that that strychnine could only have been administered by the prisoner, then the question of motive must become a mere secondary consideration. It is often difficult to dive into the breast of man, and to ascertain with any certainty the reasons which directed him to any particular course of action; and the inscrutable character of any particular motive (light not to destroy the force of a well-authenti cated fad. But motive is unquestionably an important element in a case over which any doubt as to the facts can by any possibility rest. I believe I can perfectly satisfy your minds that in this case the prisoner had a motive, and a very obvious motive, for taking away the life of Cook. He was at the time reduced to a condition of the direst embarrassment. It appears that in the month of Novetn ber last he owed on bills not less than 19,0001., of which 12,500/. wo r th was i n the hands of Pratt ; and out of that latter such 5,5001. was pressing for immediate payment. By the death of Cook he was enabled to obtain possession of 1,0201., due to the latter in the shape of bets; he was enabled to obtain possession of the money which Cook mud have heel about him on his arrival at Rugeley, and which, according to one of the witnesses, must have amounted t o 700/. or 800/. ; and h e attempted to obtain possession of the 3501. which the Messrs. Weatherby were to have re ceived as the amount of the stakes of the Shrewsbury Handicap. The order forwarded by Palmer to the Messrs. Weatherby for the 350/., and purporting to bear the signa ture of Cook, had been sent back by them to the prisoner ; and if that signature was not a forgery, why had it not been produced on the part of the defendant. [The Attor ney-General then entered into some further statements to show the crisis at which Palmer's affairs had arrived ; I repeated applications for payment from the money-lenders for the sums they had advanced on the one hand, and on the other threats of action upon the different bills which they well knew were forged, with the conviction at the same time that, if the forgeries became known, he net only would be disgraced, but be liable to the penalty of trans portation.] My learned friend says that Cook was the best friend of the prisoner, and that Cook was the only person to whom he could look for assistance in his embarrassments. But Cook had no means of assisting him, unless he were to appropriate to his use the money which he had won at Shrewsbury, tvhich was all the property he then possessed ; and can any one believe that the deceased would have parted with that money, and would have left himself wholly with out any resources for the aproaching winter ? My learned friend contends that the fact that Palmer had written the letter on the Friday night, in which he asked Fisher to pay 2091. to Pratt, on account of a transaction in which both he and Palmer were interested, while 3001. more were to be sent up on that night —my learned friend contends that that fact shows that the prisoner and the deceased perfectly understood ono another at that time, and goes far to prove the innocence of his client. To my mind, how ever, that very circumstance affords a very strong argu ment in favour of the case for the Crown. The only trans action with Pratt, in which Palmer and Cook were both interested, was that, relating to the bill for 5001., and in which Cook had assigned his horse as a collateral security. It is very easy to see that he must have felt particularly anxious that that claim should at once be settled, and that his horses should come into his own undisputed possession, one of these horses being a very valuable one, namely, Polestar, which had just won the Shrewsbury race. He accordingly, I have no doubt, gave Palmer 3001. to be sent up to London on account of that bill ; but that sum was never applied by the prisoner to the purpose for which it had beets placed in his hands. There was not the slightest foundation for the statement that Cook had entered into an arrangement with Palmer for the purpose of defraud ing Fisher of the 2001. he had advanced ; for there was nothing in his character which could show that he was capable of such an act, and it could not possibly have been his interest that it should take place. Then there is the cheque for 3541., which it was said was the genuine cheque of Cook. It is not for a moment suggested what induced Cook to give it to hi m . Th at matter might have been solved by its production, but it has not been pro duced. Palmer sent for Cheshire to fill up the body of it, alleging that Cook was too ill to do so ; but why did he not ask Mr. Jones, Cook's trusty friend, to fill it rp ? Nothing was so easy. Then, I ask you, does not the trans action bear fraud upon the face of it ? I think that it these The prisoner either must have possession of the document, or he must have got rid of it in some way or another. We can only account for its non-production by supposing that there was something in the transaction which will not bear the light. The prisoner then got possession of all the property of this poor young man ; but not satisfied with that he perpetrated another fraud, almost as soon as the breath was out of his body by fabricating an instru ment purporting to be signed by the deceased, to the effec that the deceased was indebted to him in a large amount, and he induced Cheshire to attest its execution. He made this claim in respect of bills which he said he had nego tiated for Cook's benefit ; but if they were bowl, file bills, they must be its existence, and ought to be pro duced. All thee facts show irrofragibly, as I contend, that the death of Cook had, in the opinion of the prisoner, become most desirable for his own relief. There is another part of his conduct as tending to throw light on this mat ter, and that is with reference to Cook's betting-book. On the night when Cook died—ore the breath had parted from that poor man's body—the prisoner was found there, rum maging his pockets, and sear c hi ng f or hi s papers. When subsequently Stevens asked for the betting-book, the pri soner said, "It is of no use, for a dead man's bets are void." True it is that a dead man's bets are void, but not when they are paid! during his life. Who received the bets? The prisoner at the bar. Who was answerable for them ? Tho prisoner at the bar. Who had an interest in concealing the amount of those debts ? The prisoner at the bar. If Stevens had seen that book, he would have seen that Cook was entitled to a sum of 1,0201. ; and he would have seen that Fisher was his agent, and from him that Herring, and not Fisher, had calculated his bets. But there is still more yet to be accounted for. When Stevens determined upon having a post mortem examination, what was the conduct of the prisoner at the bar? [The learned Attorney-General then proceeded to refer to the arrival of Dr. Harland in the town of Rugeley for thepurpose of making the examination, his conversation with Palmer, when the latter said that Coolc had died of epileptic fits, and that traces of old disease would be found in the head and heart, none of which were, however, found on the examination of the body ; the re moval of the jar containing the stomach and intestines of Cook, the slits cut in the covering, probably for the purpose of introducing something into the jar which would neutralise the poison if it were present, the restlessness and uneasiness of the prisoner while the examination was going on, his remonstrating with Dr. Bernford for letting Use jarsbe sent away, and his attempt to bribe the poet-boy to upset the chaise and breakthe jar.] The conduct of Mr. Stevens, the stepfather of Cook., in resolving to prosecute this inquiry. was such as the gravity and importance of the case proved ought to have protected him from the charge of insolent curiosity brought against him by my learned friend. The hon. and learned gentleman thou concluded as follows :—lt is for you to say, under these circumstances, whether or not the death of the deceased Was Callseii by the prisoner at the bar. 'You have indeed had introduced into this case ono other clement which I cannot help thinking might well have boon omitted. You have hoard from my learned friend an unusual, I think I may even say au unprecedented, expres sion of his conviction of the innocence of his client. I can only say upon that point that I believe my learned ft iend might hey() abstained from any such statement. What would he think of me, if, imitating his example, I should at this moment declare to you, en my honour, as he, did, what is the internal conviction which has followed from my conscientious consideration of this case ? My learned friend has, with a full display of his groat ability, also adopted another course, which, although sometimes resorted to by members of our profession, involves in my mind a species of insult to the good sense and the good feeling of the jury; he has endeavoured to intimidate you by the fear of your own consciences, and by the fear of the country condemning you for your discharging firmly and honestly the great and solemn duty which you have to per form on this occasion. My learned friend told you that if your verdict in this case should be guilty, the innocence of the prisoner would one day or other be made manifest, and you would never cease to regret the verdict you had given. If my learned friend was sincere in that—and I know that he was, for there is no man who is more alive than he is to the claims of truth and honour—but if he said what ho be lieved, all I can state in answer is, that I can only attribute the conviction ho has expressed to that strong bias which his mind easily, perhaps, received in directing all his ener gies to the defence of a man charged with this frightful crime. But I still think he would have done well to have abstained from any assurance of the innocence of the pri sonerat the bar • but I go further , and' say that I think ho ou g ht in justice, and in consideration to you, have ab stained from telling you that the voice of the country would not sanction the verdict whioh you might give. I say nothing of the inconsistency which is involved in such a statement coming from one who, but a short time before, had complained in eloquent terms of the universal torrent of passion and of prejudice by which, he said, his client was borne down. In answer to my learned friend I have only this to say to you. Pay no regard to the voice of the country, whether it be for condemnation or for acquittal ; pay no regard to anything but to the internal voice of your own conscience ; trust to the sense of that duty to God and man which you are about to discharge upon this occasion, seeking no reward excepting the comforting assurance that when you shall look back at the events of this trial, you have discharged, to the best of your ability, and to the utmost of your power, the duty you have been called upon to fulfil. If, on a review of the whole case, comparing the evidence on one side and on the other, ane weighing it in the even scales of justice, you can come to the conclusion of the innocence, or even entertain that fair and reasonable doubt of guilt, of which the accused is entitled to the benefit, in Cod's name give to him that benefit. But if, on the other hand, all the facts and all the evidence lead your minds with satis faction to yourselves to the conclusion of his guilt, then — but then only—l ask for a verdict of guilty at your hands. For the protection of the good, for the repression of the wicked, 1 then ask for ti t' verdict by which alone,_ t as_ e it seems to me,ethe - saletx Of society can be secured , and b. demands—ethe iisaperious demands—of public justice can be satisfied. (The hon. and learned gentleman concluded his address shortly after half-past six o clock, after having been • listened to with the utmost attention by every one who had heard him during a period of three hours and three quarters.) Lord Campbell, addressing the jury, said—The cause of public justic imperatively requires that this Court should now adjourn. I shall feel it my duty, in this important case, to bring you the whole of the evidence on the one side and on the other, accompanying the reading of it with such remarks as I may think it proper to make. It is im • possible to enter on that duty at this hour, and I am, there fore, under the painful necessity of ordering that you bo again kept sequestered from your families and friends during another Sabbath. The Court then adjourned, at 25 minutes to 7 o'clock, until 10 o'clock on Monday. The prisoner listened with deep attention to the whole of the address .of the Attorney-General, and even with an air of considerable anxiety, although he still preserved his usual perfect self - possession. Mobs of persons Were collected in the Old l!ailoy, at the • _•r+y, _ y ,. ~ . 5.~..jy~~. "+._ i`~~ LONDON, MON DAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1856. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. THE RUGELEY POISONINGS. [The following appeared in part of our impression of Saturday.] At 10 o'clock this morning the trial was resumed with the examination of witnesses for the defence. The Court was densely crowded. Oliver Pemberton--I am teacher of medicine at the Queen's College, Birmingham, and surgeon of an hospi tal there. I was present at the post mortem examina tion of Cook's body, and saw the spinal cord. It was ❑ot in a state to enable me to arrive at a proper conclu sion as to its state. The part which had been separated from the head was green in colour, and the outer cover ing was not in a proper condition to make an examina tion as to the cause of the death. Cross-examined—The bony parts of the body had been opened first. The outer covering of the spinal cord had not been cut. Henry Matthews examined by Mr. Groves—l am an inspector of police. Upon the 19th of Nov. I was at the Euston-square station. The express train from Lon don to Rogeley leaves at five, and reaches Stafford at 8.42, but that night it reached at 8.45. It is 10 miles from Stafford to Rugeley. That is the only way of get ting there after the two o'clock train from London. Joseph Foster—l am a farmer and grazier. I used to keep the George Inn, Welford, near Northampton. I knew Paf , ons Cook well. I used to meet him in the hunting field. He was very delicate in constitution. He used to have bilious attacks. and vomited. Cross examined by Mr. E. James —He hunted regularly wheli well. I know Pell. Cook was member of a cricket club. Cook came one morning to meet the hounds in his hunting dress, but he did not go in con sequence of illness. I , did not - see him go, out for some time after this. He did not dine at my house the day before. Re-examinel by Mr. Gray—l have seen him sick on other occasions. George Myatt—l am a saddler, and reside at Rugeley. I was at Shrewsbury races when Polestar won. I was at the Raven Hotel that evening. It was the second day (Wednesday). I saw Cook and Palmer there that evening. It was about 12 o'clock. I was waiting in the room at the time. I consider Cook was drunk at the time.' I had some drink with them. They proposed to have a glass of brandy and water. They each had one. Cook made some remark, and fancied it was not good. Ile drank part of it, and made the remark "he thought there was something in it." Palmer tasted it and said he did not think there was anything in it. Cook proposed to have some more, and Palmer said he would not have any more unless Cook drank his brandy and water up. They had no more brandy, and Cook went to bed. I slept in the same room with Palmer. The brandy was brought in in a decanter. Each took from the same, but mine was poured out, but I don't know by whom.. I never left the room the whole of the time until we all went to bed. I never saw anything put into the brandy and water during the time I was present. It could not have been put in without my seeing it. When Palmer and myself quitted the sitting-room to go to bed we left Cook there. Nothing occurred durinc , the night. When we went to bed I locked the door. Palmer in the morn ing asked me to go and call Cook. I did so. I went to Cook's door and rapped. He told me to come in. I went in and and he told me how ill he had been during the night. Cook said he had been obliged to send for the doctor, and ho asked me what had been put in the brandy and water, and I said that I did not know that anything had been put in. He asked me to send Palmer to him. I did so. When I saw Cook next it was at breakfast. Palmer and myself had breakfasted before Cook came in. He (Cook) had his breakfast in the same room. We all three left by the express train for Rugeley that night. We dined at the Raven before leaving. We left Shrewsbury about six o'clock. Palmer paid for the three railway tickets. On the road Palmer was sick. We stopped at the Junction Inn, close to the railway station, there being no trai❑ to go on. Palmer said it must be the brandy or the water that caused him to vomit. I heard that a great many personS had boen ill at Shrewsbury races without any accountable cause. We travelled nine miles in a fly. Cross-examined by Mr. E. James—l have known Palmer all his life. He deals with me for sad- dlery. .I am not in the habit of going to races with him. I was not at Doncaster races with him. I have been at Doncaster once in my life, but not with the prisoner. I have been to the last Wolverhamp ton races with him. I did not sleep with Palmer dur ing the time- I was there. I did not stop at the same house. I slept at my brother in-law's. I was at Wol verhampton for two days. I neither dined nor break fa ted with Palmer during the time I was at the Lich field races with him. The course is ten miles from Itugeley. I slept at home on that occasion. I think that's about all the races I was at last year. I don't recollect ever sleeping with Palmer but once in a double-bedded room. I have never been at any other races and lodged at the same hotel with Palmer but Shrewsbury. I have never slept at Wolverhampton in my life. Palmer paid my expenses to Shrewsbury, but on no other occasion. I have visited Palmer in Stafford Jail. I remained with him a couple of hours. I cannot recollect whether it was before the assizes. I went be- cause Mr. Smith was going, and I thought I should like to see him. I used to lay cut a sovereign on his horses, but never more. I did not bet on Palmer's horses at Shrewsbury. I did not back Polestar. When I have betted half a sovereign or a sovereign I have " stood " with Palmer to that amount. I first saw Cook at about 12 o'clock, at the Raven, on Wednesday night. I had not been dining with Palmer. On Wednesday night I went to the Raven, and, knowing the room Palmer generally occupied, I went up to see whether he was there. It was between 8 and 9 o'clock. The first thing I saw was Cook putting on his coat outside the door. He said, " Hilton, what brings you here." I said I came to see how they were getting on. Palmer was not in his robin, so I went into the town. I returned to the Raven in about an hour and went into Palmer's sitting-room, and I waited in the room until he returned. There was a person named Shelley present. I waited about a couple of hours. I should say it was about 12 o'clock. I had no watch. He came in with Mr. Cook, who was the worse for liquor. He was not very drunk ; hut I could see he was the worse for liquor. The brardy and water was had after this. The brandy was brought in in a decanter, and the water was on the table. The tumblers and the brandy were brought up together. I don't re member Mrs. Brooks coming. I don't remember Palmer being called out of the room. I recollect a per son who I know to be Fisher coming in. Palmer never left the room after I joined the party until he went to bed. I was sitting close to him the whole time. When Fisher came in, Cook asked Palmer to have some more brandy and water. Palmer said he would not have any more unless he (Cook) drank his. Cook, it was evident to everybody, was the worse for liquor. Cook drank the brandy and water at a draught, and then be said "There's something iu it." I dont know that he said "It burns my throat dreadfully." I will positively swear he did not say so. Cook did not make any other observation than I have stated. Cook gave the brandy and water to some one to taste. I think it was Fisher. I don't know a Mr. Reid. I don't know that that gentleman came into the room. I believe there was but four per sons present. I cannot say whether any other person came in before we went to bed. Cook left a small quan tity in the glass. I believe Palmer tasted it and said there was nothing the matter with it, and then he handed it to Fisher. I don't recollect positively the remark that Fisher made. I cannot recollect that he said'the glass was empty, and it was no good to give it to him. We remained in the room half•an-hour, after, the brandy and water was drunk. Cook did not leave the room. Pal mer and myself left Cook in the room. I did not know Cook had been ill before he told me in the morning. We had one glass a-piece. It wa•s mixed with cold wa ter. On the following Thursday I dined with Palmer at the Raven. During the time the inquest was being held I was at home at Rtigeley, but on the last day I went to Birmingham. I did not go to the inquest at all. Re-examined—The deputy-governor was present dur ing the time I was with Palmer in the gaol, and when he went out another officer came in. We did not talk about this case, but about his brother's. There was an officer present the whole of the time. By the Attorney-General—l never spoke to Mr. Gard ner about the brandy and water. I never had any con versation with Mr. Gardner about it. I spoke to Mr. Stevens in the presence of Gardner, but said nothing about the brandy and water. I told Crisp exactly that which happened, and as I have stated this morning. Mr. Sargent—l know the prisoner, and I also knew the deceased. I had a letter from Cook during Shrews bury races. I have not got the letter. I searched for it. The letter was sent to Saunders, the trainer. I made application to Saunders for it by letter, and I re ceived a letter in answer. I have seen Saunders since, and have made every exertion to get the letter referred to for Mr. Stevens. I have not a copy of Cook's letter, but I recollect its contents well. Sergeant Shee--May I ask the witness to relate its contents ? Lord Chief Justice—You had better produce Saun ders. Serge - int Shee—lf Saunders does not arrive, I can call this witness ? The Lord Chief Justice signified his assent. Examination continued—l have noticed Cook's throat. I was with him at Liverpool the week previous co Shrewsbury races. He called my attention to his throat. I looked at it, and the back part of it wa, ulcered and very much inflamed. The uvula was swollen, and I said I was surprised he could eat and drink in such a state. Cook said he had been in that state for months, and had given up taking medicine. Almost at every meeting we have had his throat has been spoken about. On one occasion, on the platform of the Liverpool races, he took a gin- gerbread nut with cayenne in it. He took it by mistake, and afterwards he told me it had nearly killed him. I know at Liverpool Cook was very poor. This was a weok before the Shrewsbury races. He owed me 251. He gave me 101. on account, and said he had not sufficient to pay his exnenses at Liverpool, but that I should h ave the balance, 151. at theShrewsbury meeting. I knew Cook and Palmer were in the habit of "putting on" for each other, and they did so at Liverpool races. I put some money On c " Liverpool for Palmer, 4nd be told me Cook stood with him. [ have known Cook to apply to Palmer for a certain lotion. I don't know that it is a mercurial lotion. Dr. Taylor said it was calomel and lime water. By Mr. S. James to witness—The lotion was not to he drank. It was at the Warwick race meeting in 1855. Cook was at Newmarket ;he lived in the same house with me. die was present at nearly all the au iurpna.i Tace meetings. The Liverpool meeting was a week before Shrewsbury, -le swallowed very well, and that surprised me. The •nger-bread nut was a triek nut. It was put in a' ' with some other. I have tasted one, and they are strong. Mr. Jeremiah Smith s.' 1 ;--I am an attol•ney residing at Rugeley, and knew th - Tate Mr. Cook. I saw Mr. Cook on the 16th of NO•iirnber at the Talbot Arms. i He was in bed, and hie breakfast was placed on his bed. He had a cup of tea, with a wineglassful of brandy in it. He drank it. I have dined in his company at Palmer's. Oa the 16th we had dinner there ; we bad rumpsteaks and champagne. We had port wine after we dined. Three bottles were emptied, and Cook took his share. We left the hou4e about 6 in the evening. Cook and myself left in - company. We went to my house, and then to the Albion Hotel next door. ' We had each a glass of cold brandy Ewa water. Cook left me there. Before Cook left he said he felt cold; he borrowed a book, and said he would go home and read it in bed. He left about 8 o'c!ock. • I had a conversation 'with Cook on Friday afternoon. aboutracing. Palmer was present. I asked Mr. Co9k for money—for 501. He gave me 51.. and then took his note case out of his pocket, and I said "You can pay me all ;" he said, "No, there's only 411. due to you." He said he had given Palmer money, and he *mid pay me the remainder after the settling at Tattersall's. On the night following (Saturday) I slept in hist;tootteit she was not well. I Went to bed. There had belt' a concert-et - the hotel, which made it late. In the early part of the night he was un well. He got some toast and water,' and was washing his mouth and gargling his throat. I cannot say whether he had vomited. I slep` till the morning, and when I awoke I heard Bamford and Palmer talking. Cook was asked how he was, and he replied he felt better, and that he had slept between two and three hours after the house had become quiet. Bamford said " I'll send you some medicine." I don't recollect anything else. I know the prisoner's mother. I received a message from her on the Monday night at nine o'clock. I went to her. In consequence of what then passed I went to look for the prisoner. I did not find him at that hour. I saw him about 10 minutes past 10, coming in the direction fram Stafford in a car. He asked me whether I had seen Cook that day, and he told me I had better go to see, as before he returned from his mother's it would be late. We afterwards went up to Cook's room together. Cook said " Doctor, you are late to-night. I did not expect you to •look in. I have taken the medicine." Cook asked me why I had not been in before, and I said I had been to Lichfield on business. Cook said " I have been up, doctor," and Palmer said, "You ought not to have been up." I don't recollect anything else. Palmer and myself left the room, and we both went to Palmer's house, which was about 400 or 500 yards. We were there about half an hour and left together, and returned to Palmer's house. I went in with him. I afterwards left the house, and went home. After dining with Cook and Palmer on Friday, Tasked them to dine with me the next day. Cook did not do so; he sent me a note to say he was unwell. I was at the Albion. I had a boded leg of mutton for dinner that day ; and I sent some broth to Cook by a charwoman named R3wley. Before Cook's death I borrowed 2001., and negotiated a loan with Pratt for 5001. That was in May. I might have borrowed more; but Ido not now recollect it. I know they were jointly interested in one horse, and that they used to bet for each other. I have seen Thurlby dress Cook's throat with caustic about the time of the Shrewsbury races. I think it was just before. , The two letters I now produce I saw Cook sign. They are two notes and a memorandum. Cook was served with a writ shortly before his death. I was not present. I cannot say that he gave me instructions t o The letters put in were read by Mr. Streight, the Clerk of the Arraigns. The first was without date, and signed "J. Parson. Cook," Monday. The following is a copy of the letter:— "My Dear Sir—l have been in a devil of a fix about the bill, but have at last settled it at the cost of an extra two guineas, for the discounter had issued a writ against me. lam very much disgusted at it." The letter was sent to me, but its envelops was de. stroyed. The next letter bore date the 25th June, 1855 ; it was also without address, but witness stated that it bad been sent to him, and he bad destroyed the envelope. The following is a copy of the letter : " Dear Jerry—l should like to have the bill renewed for two months. Can it be done? Let me know by return. I have scratched Polestar for the Nottingham and Wolver hampton Stakes. I shall be dikwn on Friday or Saturday. Fred. tells me Arribas will win the Northumberland Stakes." The memorandum rut in and read was signed J. P. Cook, and the following is a copy :- "Polestar three years, Sirius two years, by way of mort gage to secure 2001. advanced upon a bill of exchange for 2001., dated 29th August, 1855, payable about three months after date." Cross-examined by the Attorney•General—He was the Mr. Smith who took Myatt to Stafford. He ha I known Mr. Palmer long and intimately. He bad been employed a good deal as an attorney for Palmer. In December, 1854, he applied to him to attest a proposal for 13,0001. to be effected in the Solicitors' and General Office, for Walter Palmer, the brother of the prisoner. It was so long al° he could not recollect whether or not he was applied for that purp )se. He did not recollect that in January, 1855, Palmer applied to him to attest a proposal, for 13,0001. on his brother's Walter's life in the Prince of Wales Office. tie did not know that 13,0001. was a larga sum for Walter Palmer's life, as he had money, and lived in dependent. Witness did not know that he was an un certified bankrupt. He knew that he was a bank rupt six years before, but he did not know that he had done anything since. He knew that he had an allowance from his mother, but he did not know that it was a pound a week. William Palmer frequently gave him money. In 1854 he resided partly at William Palmer's and partly at Palmer's mother's. He of pt at Mrs. Palmer's. • How long did the habit continue of sleeping. two or ;hree times a week at Mrs. Palmer's house ?—Several years. Had you your own lodgings and chambers at Ruge• Ley ?—Yes. Yoar own bedroom ?—Yes. How far was your lodgings from Mrs. Palmer's house ? Nearly a quarter of a mile. Will you be so good as to explain why, having your own place of abode, and your own bed-room so near to Mrs. Palmer's, you were still in the habit of sleeping two or three times a week for several years at the house of Mrs. Palmer ?—Yes ; sometimes there were members of Mrs. Palmer's family present. Who were they ?- - There was Mr. Joseph Palmer, who resides at Liverpool ; Mr. Walter Palmer, too ; and sometimes William Palmer. When you went to see the members of Palmer's family, was it too late when you separated to return to your own lodgings?—We used to stop very late drinking gin and water, smoking, and sometimes afterwards playing at cards. Then you did not go to your own lodgings ?—No. And this continued several y ears t wo or three times a week f—Yes. Did you ever stay at Mrs. Palmer's house all night when thera were no members of the family visiting ? Ye 4, frequently. How often ?—As mary as two or three times a week. When there were none of Mrs. Palmer's sons there ? —Yes. And when the mother was ?—Yee. . - How often did that happen cannot ay. Some times two or three times a week. When there was no one else in the house but the lady ?—There were the mother, daughter, and servants. You might have gone to your own home, then, for there was no one to drink brandy and water with, or to smoke with ?—I might have done so, but I did not. Do you mean, then, to swear solemnly that no impro per intimacy subsisted between you and Palmer's mother ?—I do. (Sensation.) Now I will turn to another subject ; do you remem ber being applied to by Palmer to attest a proposal for an insurance of 10,0001. on the life of Walter Palmer in the Universal Life Office ?—I do not remember ; if y ou have any docume n t w hi c h will show it I shall be able to recollect, perhaps. Ncw, do you remember getting a 51. note for attesting the signature of Walter Palmer's assignment of his policy to his brother ?—I do not. Is that your signature (banding a document to wit ness) ?---It is very similar to it. Is it not yours ?---I do not know. (Sensation.) Upon your oath, sir, is not that your signature ? Witness hesitating. Examine the document and then tell me, on your oath, whether that is not your signature ?—(Witness ex amined the document.) 'Now y ou h ave peruse d it, t e ll me is not that y our sig nature l—Witness (he s itating)—l have some doubts whether this is my h an d wr iting. (Sensation.) Have you read the whole of the document ?—I have not. Then do so. (Wi tness aga in perused the wh o l e of the paper.) Now, was that document prepared in your office ? —lt was not. Have you ever seen it before ?—lt is very much like my handwriti ng . That is n o t what I asked you. Upon your oath, have you ever s een th a t d ocu ment before ?—Witness (with hesitation)—lt is very much like my handwriting. (Sen sation.) I will have an answer to my question. Upon your oath, sir, is not that your handwriting ?— I think it i s not i n my handwriting. I think it is a very clever imitation of it. (Sensation.) Will you swear it is not in your handwriting ?—I will swear it is not my handwriting. (Renewed sensation.) The Attorney-General—Will your lordship please to take a note of that answer. Mr. Baron Alderson—Did you ever make Such an at testation as that in your hand do not remember. Th.) dittorney:Cicneral :: Now is that the signature of Walter Palmer (handing a paper to witness) ?—I believe it to be. Is that the signature of Pratt ?—I do not know. Did you not receive that paper from Pratt ?—I believe I did 'not. I think William Palmer gave it to me. Well, did he give it you ?—I don't recollect. I repeat my question. Did William Palmer give you that document ?—Most likely he did. Did he, I ask again ?--It was not signed at the time. But did be give it you. I will have an answer ?—I have no doubt he did. Well, then, if that document bears the signature of Walter Palmer, and - was given to you by Wm. Palmer, cannot you tell whether it bears your own signature or not ?—Mr. Attorney -Don't " Mr. Attorney" me, answer my question. Upon your oath is not that your handwriting ?—I be. Hove it not to be. you swear it is not ?—I believe it not to be. (Great sensation.) Now did you apply to the Midland Counties In surance office to be appointed agent to the company at Ingeley ?—I When was it ?—I should like to fetch my documents and papers ; I should then be able to answer you accu rately. Oh, never mind the papers. Was it in October, 1855 ? —I think it was. Did you send up a proposal for an insurance of 10,0001 on the life of Bates did. Did William Palmer ask you to make th a t p roposa l ? na —Bates and Palmer came together to y office with a prospectus, and asked me if I kne'vr whether there was an agent for the Midland Counties Offi ce i n R uge l ey. I told hint I nbver heard of one. He a s k e d me a ft er . wards if I would write and get th e a pp o i n t men t , b ecause Bates wanted to raise some mo ne y. -- Did you-sencl. -to-ilts.Midland Counties Office to get the appointment of agent, in order that you might be enabled to effect this insurance on Bates's life ?—I did. Did you make the application in order to get the in surance effected ?--I did. Upon the life of Bates for 10,000/.?—l did. (Sanita tion.) Bates was at that time superintending W. Palmer's stu 1 and stables. I do not know at what salary. I afterwards went to the widow of Walter Palmer to get her to give up her claim on the policy of her husband. She was then at Liverpool. William Palmer gave me a letter for Pratt to take to her to sign. Mrs. Palmer said she would like to see her solicitor about it. I brought the document back with me because she would not sign it. I had no instructions to leave it. Did she give any reason for not signing it ? Mr Sergeant Shee objected to the question. The Attorney-General : Do you know whether Wal ter Palmer received anything on executing the assign- ment of his policy to William Palmer ?—I believe he ultimately had something. Did he not get a bill for 2001. ?—I believe he did, and he also got a house famished for him. Was that bill paid ?—I do not remember. Is that document in your handwriting [document handed in] ?—lt is. Now, Caving seen that document with your signature I ask you whether you were applied to to effect an in surance on the life of Walter Palmer ?—I do not recollect. Not recolleCt ! when your own signature is staring you in the face ?—No, I do not. You . are an attorney, and accustomed to business iransactions ?—I am. Now I ask you again, were you applied to on the subject ?—I may have been ; it is from my memory I am speaking, and I wish, therefore, to speak as accurate as possible. (Laughter). I don't ask you as to your memory in the abstract, but your memory now that it is refreshed by that do cument. Is that your signature ?—Witness (hesitating) —I have no doubt it may be. Look at that document and see whether you were not applied to to effect the insurance t have named ? —That is my signature. I ask you have you any doubt that in the month of January, 1855, you were called upon to attest another proposal for 13,0001. on the life of Walter Palmer?— Witness (with hesitation) ; I may have signed that paper in blank. Did you sign that proposal in blank ?—I might have done so, But did you, I ask again ?—I cannot swear I did or did not. I have some doubt whether I did not sign se veral of these proposals in blank [sensation]. Upon your oath do you know that Wm. Palmer ap plied to you to effect an insurance for 13,0001. on the life of his brother?—l do not remember. _ _ Why this is a very large sum, surely you must re member such a transaction as this ?—I may have been applied to on this subject, Was you applied to to attest another proposal for an insurance with the Universal Lifeoface ?—I cannot say that I was, Will you swear that when Walter Palmer executed the deed of assignment of his policy to Wm. Palmer, that yon were not present ? Now, be careful for you will certainly hear of this on some future day if you are not careful.—l cannot say that I was. Upon your oath, did you not attest the deed of assign. ment of Walter to his brother of his interest in the po licy of insurance for 13,0001. ?—I cannot say. I believe the signature " Jeremiah Smith" is very much like my handwriting. I repeat the question ?—I cannot say. Why, did you not receive a cheque for .51. for attest ing it ?—I think I did receive a cheque for 5/. you not see Wm. Palmer write this upon the counterfoil of his cheque-book Icheque•book handed to witness] ? —Witness, with hesitation—l cannot posi tively swear that I did. Did you not, sir, see him write it ?—that is William Palmer's handwriting [referring to the cheque-book]. DJ you know that you gut a five pound cheque for attesting that signature?-1 may have got a cheque for 51., but I may not have got it for attesting the signature orthe document. You say you got 2001. for-C mk-1001. from Mrs. Palmer and 1001. from William Palmer ?—Yes, and he gave 101. for the accommodation. To whom ?—To William Palmer. Do you know that the 2001. bill was given for the purpose of enabling William Palmer to make up a sum of 500/ ?—I believe it was not, for Cook received abso lutely from me 2001. Did he nut have the money from you in order to take up to London to pay Pratt ?—No ; he took it with him, I think, to Shrewsbury, to the races. Who was the bill drawn in favour of?--I think Wil liam Palmer. What became of the bill ?—I do not know. Witness—l was not present at the inquest nn Cook. I can't say who saw me when I went to the Talbot Arms and went into Cook's room. One of the servants gave me a candle—either Bond, Mills, or Lavinia Barnes. Re-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—l have known Mrs. Palmer 20 years. I knew her before her husband's death. 1 should say she is 60 years of age. William Palmer is not her eldest son. Joseph is the eldest. He resides at Liverpool. Ile is 45 or 46 years of age. I think George is the next son. He lives at Rugeley. !fa was frequently at his mother's house. There is another son, a clergyman of the Church of England. He resided with his mother until within the last two years, except when he was at college. There is a daughter. She lives with her mother. There are three servants. Mrs. Palmer's family does not visit much in the neighbourhood of Rugeley. Her houso is a large one. I slept in a room nearest the Old Church. Mr. Sergeant Shee—ls there any pretence for saying you have ever been charged with any improper intimacy with Mrs. Palmer ?—Witness—l hope not. Mr. Sergeant Shee—ls there any pretence for saying so ?—Witness—There ought not to be. Mr. Sergeant Shee—ls there any truth in the state ment or suggestion that you have had any improper in timacy with Mrs. Palmer ?—Witness—They might have so, but there is no reason. Mr. Sergeant Shee—ls there any truth in the state ment ?—Witness--I should say not. Mr. Sergeant Shee—When did it come to ynurknow ledge that there was a proposal for Walter's life ?—Wit ness—l never heard of it until the inquest. The court then adjourned for about 20 minutes, when the proceedings were resumed. W. Joseph Saunders was then called upon his subpoena, but did not appear. The Attorney-General said he should be extremely sorry to commence his reply if there was any chance of the witness making his appearance. Mr. Sergeant Shee said he should now ask for the production of a letter written by Cook to Palmer on Jan. 4, 1855. ' The letter, of which the following is a copy, was then put in and read : " Luttem (nth, Jan. 4, 1855. "My dear Sir,—l sent up to London on Tuesday to back St. Hubert for 501., and my commission has returned 10s. ld. I have therefore booked 250 to 25 against him, to gain money. There is a small balance of 181. due to you, which I forgot to give you the other day. Toll Will to debit me with it on account of your share of training Pyr rhine. I will also write to him to do so, as there will be a balance due from him to me.—Yours faithfully, _ " W. Palmer, Esq." " J. PARSONS COOK. Mr. Sergeant Shee submitted that he was entitled to reply on a part of the evidence. The course taken by the Attorney-General on getting at the contents of the cheque, the contents of an assignment of the policy on Walter Palmer's life, and the contents of the proposals to various offices for the insurance, he submitted entitled him to a reply on those points. The Lord Chief Justice—We are of opinion that you have no right to reply. Mr. Baron Alderson—That is quite clear. _ _ Tl;e Attorney-General said he had been taken some what by surprise yesterday .by the evidence of Dr. Rich: ardson, with respect to angina pectoris. Dr. Richardson adverted to several books and authorities. He had now those books in his possession, and was desirous of putting some questions arising out of that part of the evidence. The court decided against the application. The Attorney-General then rose to reply. He said th e case for the defence and the prosecution was now before the jury,' and it became his duty to reply on the whole of the case. He wished he could, in reply to•an observa tion of the learned sergeant made the other d a y, say that he had convinced him of the innocence of the Prisoner ; but he felt he could not, and_ on the whole of the evidence asked for a conviction. The case presented two points. They were ; Did the deceased ma . --~-~ I Li S