The Sun. — London, England, 1856-05-16 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COD - RT.—May 15. TEE RUGELEY POISONINGS. [A part of the following appeared in our impression of yesterday.] Mrs. Ann Brooks, examined by the Attorney-General, stated she resided at Manchester. She was at Shrews bury in Nov., 1855, and she knew Palmer was at the races, as she saw him there. She spoke to him on the 14th. She met him in the street, and she had a con versation with him. She asked him what horse was to win, and he said Chicken. Palmer desired her to call at the Raven the next day, about a horse called Lord Derby. f She accordingly went to the Raven that evening, about half-past ten, and her friends, which she had with her, waited below. She was posi tive as to the hour, as she passed a clock, and had it been later she should not have gone. As she was going up stairs she met a servant,'and asked her to tell Mr. Palmer she was there. When she got up stairs she turned to the left, as she knew what room Palmer occupied, as she had called frequently at the hotel. The servant told her Palmer was there (nodding her head towards the door.) She saw Palmer standing in the room be side a table. He had a tumbler in his hand with a small quantity of liquid in it, which appeared to be water. She did not see him put anything into it ; but he was shaking it round and round. There was a light near him. Ho held the glass up to the light, and said he would be with her directly. Palmer first saw her the moment she got to the top of the stairs. He staid a minute or two longer at the table with the glass in his hand. He held it up to the light once or twice. Between the intervals she ob served him shaking it, While he was standing with the glass she said to Palmer, " What very fine weather," and shortly after this, there being a door partially open adjoining his, he carried the glass into that room, but she heard no one speak to him. He stood there two or three minutes and then returned with the glass in his hand . ; it had still the liquid in it. He then took the glass into his own sitting-room. In three or four minutes he again returned. She shut the door after him. He returned with a glass like the one be had in his hand ; it bad brandy and water in it. She was certain it was not the same colour of the liquid she first saw. He then entered into conversation with her about the races, and that he should back Chicken. She was present at the races, and Chicken lost. Cross-examined by Sergeant Shee—Her name was Brooks. She was a married woman, and attended the races, but her husband never went with her. Her hus band had a very high appointment, and he did not sane tion her going. She saw Herring tor the first time at Shrewsbury races. There was a good number of racing men taken ill at Shrewsbury—one of her company was dreadfully so. They thought the water had been poisoned at Shrewsbury. The persons suffered from sickness and were purged. A lady who met me at Shrewsbury, and also another whom she knew, suffered in that way. Palmer held the glass between his eyes and the gas as if to see if anything was in it. The pas sage led to many rooms. He said, "I'll be with you presently," as he held the glass to the light. There was nothing suspicious about his conduct then. I thought it might have been a cooling draught. I was not exa mined before the Coroner. By the Attorney-General—The brandy and water he gave me was cold. I have been on friendly terms with Palmer fora number of years. Lavinia Barnes, waitress at the Talbot, examined by Mr. James.—ln November, 1355, I vs as waitress at the Talbot Arms. I knew both Palmer and Cook, and saw Cook on the 12th, before he went to the Shrews bury races ; he appeared very well, in much his usual health. I saw him on the Thursday following on his return from Shrewsbury. I remember his retiring to the Talbot Arms between 9 and 10 o'clock, after he dined with Palmer on the Friday night. He was sober and spoke to me. Elizabeth Mills attended him to his room. I saw him twice on Saturday. I remem ber on that day some broth was sent to the Talbot for Cook. I , took it up to him. He said he could not take it, because he was too sick. I brought it down stairs and put it in the kitchen. After that I saw Palmer, and told him Cook could not take it because he was too sick. Palmer replied, "He must take it." It was afterwards taken to the deceased by Elizabeth Mills. On the Sunday I did not see any more broth sent to Cook. On the Sunday Elizabeth Mills was taken ill betwen 12 and 1 o'clock. She was taken ill with vomiting. She went to bed. I saw , her vomiting violently. She remained in bed till between 4 and 5 o'clock. She complained of sickness to me. I saw some broth in the kitchen on that Sunday, but I am unable to say where it was made, or where it came from. On Monday morning I saw Palmer at the Talbot Arms, between 7 and 8 o'clock. He told Elizabeth Mills, in my presence, he was going to London. The broth was in a sick cup is the kitchen ; it had two handles ; it did not belong to the Talbot Arms. The cup afterwards went back to Palmer's house. During the Monday I saw Cook, but not till after din ner. Mr. Saunders, the trainer, came and saw him, and I took brandy and water to him in C Wok's room. I slept that night in the next room to Cook's. I saw Palmer at the Talbot Inn that night between eight and nine o'clock. I saw him go up stairs in the direction of Cook's room. About 12 o'clock (I had not gone to bed) I was alarmed by C mk's bed-room bell ringing violently. I was then in the kitchen. I went upstairs and found Cook very ill ;he asked inn to send for Palmer. Cook screamed violently, and cried " murder," and said he Was suffocating. Elie eyes had a very wild appearance, standing a great way out of his head ; he was beating the bed with his bends. I left the room, and sent the boots for Palmer. I then called up Elizabeth Mills. Cook cried out " Murder," and " Christ have mercy on my soul." I had never before seen any person in such a state. Palmer shortly after came to the hotel and went up to Cook. I saw him after ward-, when Palmer came ; he was then more composed. He said, " Doctor, I shall die." Palmer replied, " Don't be alarmed, my lad." I did not see any pills given him, but I saw him drinking a darkish mixture he had in his hand whilst Palmer was present. When he put the glass to his mouth I heard him snap it with his teeth. I both saw and heard the snapping of the glass with his teeth. lle afterwards brought up the draught. She left him that night between 12 and , 1 o'clock. He was then more composed. I saw him again on Tuesday morning. I asked him how he was, and he said " a little better." saw him on several occasions on that day, and each time he appeared _better. On Tuesday night about 12 o'clock I was alarmed by the ringing of Cook's bell. I was then in the kitchen. The chamber maid who was with me went up stairs and answered the bell. I followed her up. I did not go into Cook's room, but I beard him screaming as I stood on the landing near the door. Elizabeth Mills fetched Palmer, who came, and went to the deceased. I saw Palmer, and said to him, "Mr. Cook is ill again." Palmer said, "Is he'" There was nothing particular in his dress. Palmer went into his room and came out again, and said that Cook was not so ha I by a fiftieth part. Saw Jones in Mr. Cook's room attending to him. Cook asked to be turned over. Palmer was in the room. I want into the room and came out again, and did not see him die. After Mr. Cook's death I saw Palmer looking at Mr. Cook's coat, and also under the holster. I said, " Mr. knew can't b e dead, " and Palmer said, " Yes he is. I would be." H e was t h en i n the room with the slovod he y. 'Upon the Thursday following Palmer asked ma for the k ey of the room where the bo ly lay, as he wanted somebookeand paper. Palmer went into the room with the body, and when I get in there he sent mete Miss Bond to ask for some novels, which I got for him, and came back. Palmer was th en looking upon thedraw ers, and said he could not find the Paper-knife, which he had asked for. Mr. Jones, about four o'clock upon the Frid a y, as k e d about Cook' s b ett i ng book, andl and Elizabeth Mills went to look for it. Jones said it was of no use to any one but Cook. We came back and said that we could not find it. Palmer said, oh , it will be found amnewhere." Cross-examined by Sergeant Shee— When I told Palmer Cook could not take the broth, Palmer said he must take it. He did not say why. On that day Cook had not had any solid flod. I knew it was before the Monday night that Palmer was there. I knew he had been to London. I do not know what time the train from London comes in. The station about a wile, lam not certain about the time. I think that.some ono wag holding the glass to Cook when he was biting at it. I did not look for the betting-book in the drawers, because the undertakers were ,there. The undertakers used to have the key given to them to go into deceased's room, and the woman used to go into the room. Re-examined by the Attorney-General—The wornert used to be left in the room. We used to be in and out at the time. I saw the betting-book in Cook's room before his death, but not after. At the conclusion of this - witness's re•examination the Court adjourned for a short time. The Court having resulted, the next witness called wal Ann Rowley—Wad been employed by Palmer as charwoman. On tial Satarday before Cook died Palmer sent me to the Albion, for some broth. I took it to Palmer's house and then proceeded to do other work. Palmer brought the broth in the broth•pot into the back kitchen and told me to take it over to the Talbot Inn, and say it was for Jeremiah Smith. He is a gentleman residing in Ingeley, he is an attorney and a friend of Pa!tner's. I took the broth to the Talbot Arms and gave it to Lavinia Barnes. I did not at that time know anything about Cook. The broth was made by the landlady of the Alb,on. By Lord Campbell--It was about five minutes between the time when I first saw the broth in the saucepan and the time it was brought to me. Charles Honey, a gardener, re,iiing at Rugeley—l , was occasionally employed by Palmer. He asked mu if I would take some broth to Mr. Cook ; it was be tween twelve and one. The broth was in a small cup, with a cover. Palmer told me to take it across to the Talbot to Mr. Cook. I did so. I thought the broth was hot, and I could not say whether it was Mills or Barnes I gave it to. Sarah Bond was housekeeper at the Talbot in Nov. last. She knew Cook, as he was in the habit of stopping there. Cook went to the last Shrewsbury races. About eight o'clock on Sunday evening I saw Cook and he said he had been very poorly. 'I saw the prisoner on the same evening. I asked him what be thought of Mr. Cook, and the said he was better, On Sunday Palmer said Smith would s'.eep with him that night. Palmer said Cook would require s•ime one to sleep with him, and I asked if Jidgins should sleep with him, but Cook objected. Palmer when he ordered the coffee did not say how it was to be made. I made the coffee and gave it to Palmer. When I went into Cook's room Cook was sitting on the bed. I did not remain in the room. Cook was resting on his elbow. On leaving the room I remained on the landing. Palmer then came up and went into the room. Shortly after Palmer left the room and returned with some medicine. I heard Cook say he thought he should die. Palmer cheered him up and said he would do all ha could for him. On Tuesday she again saw Cook, and then Mr. Jones came. I took Cook up some jelly that day. When I took the jelly in Cook said be thought he should die. I never saw Cook again alive. On the Wednesday she got the key of Cook's room, the door being locked. I took care of the key, and afterwards gave it to Miss Barnes. I gave it to her on the Thursday. After I had given the key to Lavinia Barnes, on Thurs day, I went up to the room. I met Palmer coming out. I am not quite certain who locked the door, but he gave me the key. On Friday I gave the key to the under taker after Mr. Stevens's arrival. Cross-examined by Mr. Grove—l saw Palmer on Tuesday evening, for the first time, about 12 o'clock. The passengers by the express train from London for Rugeley had to take a fly at Stafford. lam unable to say the time the passengers would arrive at Rugeley. Cook was much worse, when he was irritable and wanted to see Palmer. I conversed with him for two or three minutes, whilst he was sitting up in bed. Re-examined by the Attorney-General—l went to Cook's room from Barnes telling me how ill he was, and that she was going to fetch Palmer. From what I saw I was induced to ask Palmer what medicine he had given Mr. Cook. Mr. William Henry Jones, examined by the Attorney- General—l am a surgeon of Lutterworth, and was inti mately acquainted with the deceased. He resided with me from time to time. I had been on intimate terms with him for nearly 5 years. He was 23 years of age when he died. He was of no profession. He was edu cated for the bar. He followed farming pursuits, kept race-horses, and betted on the turf. I don't know when Cook became acquainted with Palmer, but he had bee❑ so for 12 months. I attended him professionally from time to time. His general health was good, though he was not a robust man. In November last deceased wrote me to came over to Shrewsbury to see his horse run, and I went over. I spent Tuesday, the 13th, with him, when his horse Pole Star won. .1 dined with him that day at the Raven Hotel, in company with other friends. There was a little extra champagne drunk that day. The party broke up between 8 and 9 o'clock. Oa my way to the train Cook produced a bet ting-book, and calculated his winnings on the horse. I did not examine his book. He made a statement as to his winnings. Mr. Sergeant Shea objected to Cook's statement being admitted in evidence. Examination continued—Cook was not the worse for liquor that evening. When I left him about 10 o'clock i there was nothing the matter with him likely to aff.Jc:; his health. On the Monday following, I received a let ter from the prisoner which I now produce, and which was as follows : "Nov. 18, 1855. " My dear sir,—Mr. Cook was taken ill at Shrews bury, and was obliged to call in a medical man. Since then he has been confined to his bed with a bilious a'- tack, accompanied with diarrhoea. It is advisable for you to come and see him as soon as possible.—Yours, &ea , " W. PALMER." I received it on Monday morning. I was ill that day, and did not get to itugeley till the following afternoon. I immediately visited Cook. He expressed himself to me as being very comfortable. I made inquiries after his illness at Shrewsbury. He said he had been very ill there. He did not state his sufferings, but said he had been obliged to call in a medical man. Palmer after wards came to the Talbot, and I examined Cook in his • presence. Cook's pulse was natural •, his tongue was clean, and I remarked to Palmer, " This is hardly.the tongue of a bilious diarrhceic attack." Palmer replied, "You should have seen it before." I did not prescribe for him then. I visited him several times in the course of that afternoon, and I found in hint a change for the better. He was certainly improving. He vomited that afternoon, and be a•ked for toast and water, which I gave him. There was no diarrhce I. The toast and water that I. gave him I found in the room. Mr. Bamford came about 7 o'clock that evening. I heard from Palmer that Mr. Bamford ha I previously attended Cook. That gentleman expressed his opinion that Cook was progressing favourably. On examining him and speaking about what ho was to have, Cook said the pills male him ill the previous night, but I don't recollect what led to that remark. After this Palmer proposed that Mr. Bamford should make up some mere morphine pills as before, and requested me not to mention to Cook what they contained, as he ob jected to take so much morphine. Mr. Bamford agreed to it, and then left. I went back to C mk's room with Palmer, but remained only a short time. After that I was in Co- k's room several times. He was very comfortable. There was not any more vomiting or diarrhcea. I ob served no bilious symptoms excepting what he had re cently suffered. I saw Palmer again in Cook's room at 11 o'clock. He brought a box of pills with him. He opened them and read the direction upon them. It was upon a piece of paper. He called my attention to the good hand of writing on the box. I did not see what was on it. Palmer suggested C iok should take the pills, but he objecteJ, upon the ground that they had made him so ill upon the previous night. Palmer I pressed him, and he complied, and vomited. Palmer requested that the vessel might be searched to see if the pills were there He had only vomited toast and water. Ido not know when he took that. The pills could not have caused it. He lay down alter voinitting. Before he had taken these pills he seemed better, and spoke of his future in• tentions. After he had taken these pills we wentdown stairs, and carne back about 12. It was at his (Coolee) request that I arranged to sleep in the same room with him. Cook seemed sleepy, bat better. I had not been tan minutes in bed when he started up and said "I am very ill ; ring the bell, and send for Mr. Palmer," and caLed out to the girl to go for Mr. Palmer. He asked me to give li:tri something, but I said Mr. Palmer would be hcra directly. He asked me to rub his neck. I did so at the back part. There was a stiffness of the muscles. Palmer came in after the chambermaid, and vaid, "I never was so soon dressed in my life." He gave Cook two pills, which he said were ammonia. As soon as Cook had taken them, he threw himself back in bed, dreadfully convulsed. It could not have been from the last taken pills. Ile said he should be suffo cated. He was most dreadfully convulsed in the muscles all over the body. I endeavoered to rouse him, when he said he should be suffocated, but could not, owing to the rigidity of his limbs. He we., quite sensible, and asked to be turned over. I listened to the beatings of the heart, and finding that it was fall ing off asked Palmer to bring some ammonia as a stimu lant. He went to his house and soon came back. At that time he was gradually sinking, and life was almost extinct. The time between the period I turned Cook and that of his eleath was about ten minutes. In my judgment he died from tetanus ; by that I mean lock-jaw —every muscle of the body was stiffened. Toe muscular action of the body stopped the circulation. It is that spasmodic contraction which causes suffocation. When death took place I was standing by the side of the bed. Cook died on his side. The external appear. ance of the body after death was very dark. The hands were clenched. When I was rubbing the neck I did not see the hands clenched. The head was quite bent back, and the body was twisted back. I noticed that ap pearance immediately after he had thrown himself back. If I bad placed the body on a level sur face it would have rested on its head and heels. I observed after death all the muscles were affected. Palmer remained about half an hour after dark, and he wished for some women to be sent for to lay him out. I left the room for a short time, but returned and found the prisoner there with Cook's coat in his hand, and he remarked that I, being his nearest friend, had b a tt er take po ssess i on o f hi s efects. I took possession of his watch and his purse containing 5 sovereigns and five iss a gs That was all I could fi n d. I cou ld not find his b ett i ng -b ook. Before Palmer left he said 8h 1 a it bad thi ng f or h i m that Cook was dead, as he w an d s hreeshP:pnesii friends blo f';re threen would or four not let h t i m lo thousand se i p to, foruiid if they didn't aseisthina all his horses would be seized. There was nothing said about securities. I was present on Friday, when Mr. Steven s was talking about the burial of Cook. Palmer said he should bury Cook if Stevens did not. Palmer, Stevens, Bamford, and myself dined together. After dinner Stevens asked me to go and Miner being th en p resen t. look for the betting-book, I -went and searched the ioom.' 'P a l mer was there, as he followed ma up Attics. 0 0 4 the night C ,ok died Palmer said the betting book would be of use to no one. This was said on his taking possession of Cook's effects. It was when I was unable to find the book that the remark was made. I asked Palmer when I was looking for Cook's papers where the letting book was ? Palmer said, "Oh, it will be of use to nu.one, as the bets are void." Palmer went up st airs - when I went to the bed-room. I asked th e servants about it, but they did not kn ow anything about it. I then went to Stevens, an, f told him the result of the search. I was absent from Coalet4 room two or three minutes after his death. I left i?alme r there. By .Lord Campbell—At the conference with us medi• cal man nothing Has said of Cook's symptoms on the irevicrus night. Cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Shee—l knew Cook had boon slightly ill before this, and that he had been under Dr. Savage's treatment. I knew he had treated himself with mercury, and that he had suffered from slight ulceration of the throat and the back part of the tongue, but it did not make it very troublesome for him to swallow. I know Cook had applied caustic t') his tongue, and that he had had it done. He had ceitQed to have it done two months before his death. He did not, in consequence, complain of soreness of the tongue. I had seen him occasionally during thoae two months. I never heard him express any apprehension about some spots that had appeared on his body, or that he was apprehensive of suffering from secondary symp toms. His habits generally speaking were correct, but he might have occasionally indulged himself. He had reduced his circumstances a little by racing, but was redeeming himself about the time of his death. Cook possessed Pole Star and several other horses of his own, and one in which he was joint owner with Palmer. That was a mare under the charge of Saunders, the trainer. Cook was very arixiMle about the events of the Shrewsbury races. It was of great im portance to him that his horse should win. He was very much excited after the race was won. For about two or three minutes he could not Fpeak. He was very much pleased and elated the remainder of the day. The next I heard of Cook after the races was from Palmer's letter. Palmer no doubt knew very well who I was, and the.t I was in practice as a surgeon at Lutterworth. Cook disliked taking pills, and he said at Rugeley that Dr. Savage had desired him not to take calomel or opium. The effect of morphine would be to sooth him and slightly produce constipation of the bowels. When Cook was first attacked at night, and Palmer came, Cook said, " Pal mer, give me the remedy you gave me the night before." I was occupied ten minutes rubbing Cook's neck. After Palmer gave Cook the two last pills, three or four minutes elapsed before he died. He died so quietly that I hardly knew when he was dead. I have seen tetanus from wounds. I mentioned tetanus at the inquisition. At the request of Mr. Sergeant Shoe the witness's ex amination before the coroner was referred to. The Attorney-General said it appeared that " com pression" was first written by the coroner's clerk, then " tetanus," both of which he had scratched out, and then " violent convulsions." Examination continued--On the inquest he stated in consequence of my surprise at Palmer's death, that at the time of his death I attributed it to excite ment. So far as I can recollect, I did not read over my evidence before the coroner p►evious to my signing it. Tne depositions of the witness before the coroner was then read over by the clerk of the court. Cross-examination continued—ln the evidence just read it was stated Palmer was with me ten minutes. I am sure it was not twenty minutes. I never said Cook died of apoplexy; it looked more like epilepsy. I did not know Pratt, but I brought a letter from him to Cuok. He read it, but it did not appear to affect him. I have seen Palmer's racing establishment ; it was very good. By the Attorney-General—He was not acquainted with the value of race horses. I know that the part nership relative to (Perin) one of the horses bad been put an end to prior to C .ok's death. Ia the case of tetanus he had seen death occur in three days. The patient died in three days. In epilepsy consciousness is lost; in apoplexy it is also lost. lam quite satisfied that Cook did not die of apoplexy. Lavinia B irises recalled and examined by Sergeant Stiee—Did Mr. Cook say on Monday morn ing he had been very ill on Sunday night ? Witness—Yes, he did. The Attorney-General—Let Elizabeth Mills be called. The Attorney-General—Do you remember going into Cook's room upon the Monday morning, and what did he tell you about his being disturbed in the night ? Witness—He said he had been mad for some minutes. Attorney-General—Was that an answer to a question put by you ? Witness—l said why did you not ring the bell, and be sail because I thought that you would be asleep and would not hear me. Attorney-General—Did he say anything to you about something taking pace in the street? Witness—Yes ; he sail ho thought there bad been a quarrel in the street. Attorney-General—Did he say what effect it had upon him ? Witness —No ; nothing more. Attorney-Genera'--Was that all he said ? "Witness—All that I can recollect. Dr. Henry Savage, examined by the Attorney-Gene ral—l reside at 7, Gloucester-place. I have known Cook for four years, and his health was good, although he was not a robust man. I only suspected there was pulmonary disease in consequence of his throat. When he was in town he used to call on me, but it was always through indigestion. Later on one occasion he called on me. fie was suffering from indigestion. He had two shallow ulcers on the tongue, but they might have been caused through bad teeth. He had some spots about him, and be said he had been under a mild mercurial course. The day before he came to me he had bee❑ taking mercury. I gave quinine as a tonic, and cr,am of tartar, magnesia, and sulphur as an aperient. I never gave antimony. I Paw him in June, as I was anxious to see that my course of medicine was correct. When he came I always examined him carefully. His throat exhibited no bad appearance. I saw him on the 29th of October, and about a week after I examined him particuiarly, as he was going away. I wished him logo abroad, and dwelt slightly ❑pon pulmonary disease in order to induce him to go away. Cross-examined—Cook was timid about his throat. The last tune I saw him there was a redness about one of the tonsils. Brandy and water would not do him any good under any circumstances. Charles Newman, cross-examined by Mr. E. James— lam assistant to Mr. Salt, surgeon, of Rugeley. It was on Monday the 19th Palmer came. I was alone. He asked me for three grains of strychnine. I weighed it accurately. I gave it to him in a suoall paper. It is a white powder. He made no remark, but took it away, and said good night. I knew him to be a medical man, and made no charge. We do not sell it—we are sur geons, and should not sell it made up. Mr. James—flew long did this occupy ? Witness—About two minutes. Examination continued—l saw Palmer again on Tuesday the 20th, at Mr. Hawkins, the druggist's, We deal there for drugs. lam in the habit of calling there very frequently. Palmer was in there. He asked me how I was, and put his hand upon my shoulder and ; said he wanted to speak to me. I went with him into the street. Whp❑ we got there he asked when Mr. E. Salt was going to his farm. He is the son of wy employer. The farm is at Sudbury. Palmer has not any interest in that farm. Bressington came up and spoke to me about two bills for Mr. Salt. Palmer drew aside. Bre sington is a cooper. The bills were for work done for Mr. Salt. While I was talking t Bressington Palmer went again into Hawkins's shop. I saw him come out again. I saw Salt talking to Bressington, and am not sure tha.: he spoke to me. Palmer went in the direction of his own home, which is about 200 yards from Palmer's house. When I returned into Hawkins's, Roberts the assistant was there, and we bad some conversation about Palmer. I know Thurlby. He succeeded Palmer in his business, and dispenses drugs. Upon Sunday, the 25th, I had been sent for, but do not know by whom. Palmer was in the kit chen reading. He asked me to have some brandy. I am not quite sure that I sat down. No one was present. He asked what dose of strych ❑ine would kill a dog. I told him a grain. He said would it be found in the stomach, and what would be the appearances. I told him it would not 111 show any inflamatiou, and I did not think it could be found. Palmer snapped his fingers and said, as if to himself, "all right." Mr. Edwin James—Did anything material in the way of conversation follow that ? Witness—No, no . hing. Mr. Edwin James—The conversation lasted about five minutes. The witness in continuation said—The post mortem examination was to take place on Monday. On Sun• day I went with Mr. Salt to ask Dr. Bamford to allow me to attend the examination. After that I saw Palmer at Dr. Bamford's. He said he should not attend the examination, and a•ked if Mr. Salt intended to go, and I replied, "No." Palmer asked ine what I wanted there, and I said I was going to the post mortem examination. Dr. Harland went with me and Dr. Bamford to the examination. Mr. Frere, surgeon, was there. Palmer, however, went with them to the Talbot. Whilst there Palmer and I were left alone together. He said it would be a dirty job, and asked me to go with him and have some brandy. I went with him to his house which was just opposite the Talbot, aad had some —about a wine glass. Palmer drank two glasses. Ho said " You'll find this fellow (meaning Cook) suffering from diseased throat. He has had syphilis. He has taker► a great deal of mercury." During this • time Palmer was watching at the window, and when the surgeon returned to the ' Talbot we went over. During the post mortern, examina tion Palmer stood by Dr. Bamford near the fire. I di i not state before the Coroner Palmer's having three grains of strychnine on the 19. h November. I first in formed Cheshire the postmaster of it. Mr. Sergeant Shee objected to the admission of this evidence, but the question was not pressed. Cross-examined by Mr. Grove—The fi rs t ti me I men- tinned about tbree grains of strychnine was after the inquest. I can't say if it tsas two or three days or a week afrer. It certainly was less than a fortnight alter the inquest. Subsequent to the inquest, I was examined with a view to giving evidence on the part of the Crown. I did not state this purchase of the grain of strychnine when first examined on the part of the Crown, but I did the conversation I had with Palmer relative t') the effect of strychnine on a dog. I had mentioned that conversation to Mr. Salt ; but I can't say when. I have been twice examined with a view to my evi dence this day—once by Mr. Gardner, some time after the inquest. I mentioned to him the conversation _ _ I had with Palmer about the dog, but not the purchase of of the three grains of strychnine. I did not state at the inquest anything about the purchase of the strychnine by Palmer, nor the conversation I had with him relative to the dog, I did not mention at the in quest the conversation I had with Palmer about Cook's suffering from sore throat, &c. I had heard before the in quest that it was rumoured that Palmer purchased the strychnine at Hawkins's shop. My evidence before the coroner Was to show that it was not purchased then. I did not state before the coroner that the strychnine was purchased on a Saturday. The witness's depositions taken by the coroner were then read by the Clerk of the Court. The original de- positions stated it was on Tuesday ; in the copying of THE SerN l LONDON, FRIDAY. EvF,tkiiNr4, MAY 16, 1856. the depositions supplied to tho prisoner it was stated to have been 311 Saturday. Cross-examination continued—l first gave evidence of the purchase of the three grains of strychnine on Tues day last. I was at the pose mortent examination. I don't think I painted out anything. I did not mention there were symptoms of a certain disease. I did not see any marks indicatiug disease. The distancebetween Palmer's and the Talbot was about 300 yards. . . By the Attorney-General—How was it that the f. of the purchase of the three grains of strychnine on the Tuesday was not mentioned before to Mr. Gardner ? Witness—Because Salt and Palmer were not friends. By the Attorney•General—What had that to do with it ? Witne3s—Bacalse Palmer and Mr. Salt were not friends. Attorney-General—You thought Mr. Salt would be angry at your letting him have it ? Witness—Yee. Attorney-General-±l-low did the difference arise ? Witness—From Mr. Palmer having taken Parlby from Mr. Salt. That was my only reason. Witness further stated that he first mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Baycott at the Rugeley station, as the witnesses were waiting to come to Loudon. I told Mr. Baycott I wanted to see Mr. Gardner. I saw Mr. Gardner at London, as soon as I arrived in London, where I madetho statement. Gardner took me to the Solicitor for the Treasury, when I repeated the statement. I further stated as a reason why I did not mention the circumstance was because a young man atl Wolverhampton was threatened witb as action for perjury, for stating he ha.d sold prussic acid to Pal mer, and could nut prove it, not haring it entered in a book, and that they would get him transported. This was in Walter Paimer's case, and the threat was, he said, used by Mr. G. Pal mer.. Mr. Sergeant Shee said the inquiry upori Walter Pal mer did not take place until six weeks after the proceed. ings in the present case. The Court then adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—May 15. MANSION-HOUSE.—Titontas Turnbull, who on Tuesday appeared upon a summons to answer the com plaint of Edward Bateman, the particulars of which were published on Wednesday, attended for the adjudi cation of the case by Sir Henry Muggeridge. Mr. Morgan, of the firm of Humphreys and Co., at tended for the prosecution ; Mr. Ballantine, instructed by Mr. Wontner, for the defence. Messrs. Hurst, who were spoken of in the evidence upon the former occasion as having been concerned in detaining the goods which had been supplied to the de. fendant by the prosecutor, were present during the in vestigation ; but Mr. Bateman, upon being asked by Mr. Ballantine whether he bad any charge to make against either of those gentlemen, declined the responsibility of making any whatever. The evidence taken on the previous occasion having been read over, the prosecutor was cross examined at con siderable length by Mr.Ballantine. His answers showed that he had been bankrupt, that just before his failure the Messrs. Hurst advanced him 90/., and there was no doubt that Turnbull thought ho was justified in the course ke bad adopted to obtain a partial restitution to Messrs. Hurst. Mr. Ballantine submitted that it was ridiculous to at tempt to ground a charge against gentlemen of such re spectability as the Messrs. Hurst were well known to be, upon evidence which proved nothing but that the com plainant had a very objectionable way of transacting business, and that at the time he actually owed a larg, sum of money to them, he recompensed them by in sinuating a criminal offence. He admitted that the de. fendant had proceeded in an irregular manner, and a such a course could not be legally resorted to, the goods about which the dispute had been were in court, and the complainant was at liberty to take them. Mr. M.,rgan said he had advised his client to stop the proceedings upon condition that the property should be at once restored to him, in the belief that Mr. Turnbull, when he took the goods, really imagined that there was a bona fide claim upon Mr. Bateman. Mr. Bateman said that Mr. Turnbull might have sup posed that there was such claim, and consented to such compromise. Sir H. Muggeridge said he had no objection to such arrangement as that just proposed. I; was obvious, from the circumstances stated in evidence, that the de. fendant considered that he was justified in the course he bad adopted to save the Messrs. Hurst, from injury, bitt he certainly was by no means justified, and the testi mony of the complainant proved that the transaction about the goods in question was to be wholly indepen dent of any former transactions between the parties. At the same time, the complainant was unwarranted in the means he had resorted to for the recovery of the goods. The goods were then delivered up to Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Turnbull was discharged. WORSHIP-STREET. —John Hart, a powerfully built fellow, who described himself as a labourer, ww, charged before Mr. Hammill with the following scanda loos outrag e upon two y oung women name d J ane Gable and Caroline Harris, and also a youth natned Henry Liply. Th; fir;tlamed comp'ainant deposed to having, in company with her two friends, entered a public house after leaving one of the theatres, at a late hour on Wed nesday night, and ulcer taking refreshment they were on the point of leaving, when the defendant and tour other men met them at the door. Defendant, who was per. fectly sober, instantly made some scandalous proposition to witness, and flung his arms around her neck. She re• pelted him to the best of her ability, and succeeded in pushing him from her, but he repeated the act, and on being again resisted struck her, first on the nose and then ou the head, the latter blow felling her to the ground, where he kicked her on the bosom i❑ a most savage manner, Tun second complainant fully corroborated the above statement, and added that when she herself rernonAtrated with defendant he struck her on the nose, causing it to pour with blood, and then commenced kicking her, and severely injured her side. Their male acquaintance was yet more punished. Henry Liply, whose features were fearfully contused and cut, depsed to both the assaults, and said that on mildly interferin , defendant hit him on the right jaw with his fist, adsonie of his companions kicked him in the face, by which hiS right eye was cut. Hollis, a constable of the 11 division, gave evidence of having heard dreadful screams of women, and running to the spot found defendant held by a number of per sons, who were calling fur the police. He admitted the assaults. All the complainants were bleeding from the face. Mr. Hammill remarked that a mast wanton and scan dalous act of cruelty had been nominated on young women and a lad without the slightest provocation, and only because the first complainant very properly resisted his infamous advances. He must go for two months for each assault on the females, and pay a fine of 405., or suffer another two months' imprisonment for the as sault upon the youth. WESTMINSTEII.—Jane Evans, known among the begging fraternity as the Dowager Duchess of West minster, was on Wednesday brought up before Mr. Ar nold, charged with fraudulently endeavouring to obtain charitable contributions from Lord J uhn Thynne, of No. 101, Eaton-place. It appeared that the prisoner had left a letter at his lordship's house, purporting to be written by the Rev. Mr. Russell, incumbent of St. John's, Camberwell, and recommending the prisoner to his Lordship's benevolence as a widow woman in great distress. The letter turned out to be a fabrication, no such person as the assumed writer being known in Camberwell. _ _ _ Webb, one of the IVlendicity Society's officers, recog• nised the prisoner as a notorious impostor. Mr. Arnold remanded her until Monday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—John, _lngram Owen, Oeorje Smith Owen, and Edward Owen, were brought before Mr. Bingham for further exanainaticn o charged with numerous forgeries. l i A lady named Edwards was examined to prove that the cheques ipurportinc , to be drawn by a lady named Lloyd, since dead, on 'Messrs. Coutts and Co., and an order for a cheque book, were forgeries. This witness proved that she formerly lived in Sloane-street. Two of the prisoners formerly lived in her house at the same time as Miss Lloyd, and this circumstance gave them an opportunity of ascertainino. that Miss Lloyd was a l a dy of property, and kept cash at Coutte's. The amount of the forgeries en Coutts's is about 6001. A fresh case connected with the London. Joint-stock Bank was gone into. A cheque for 651., purporting to be drawn by Mr. Harris, of Goodman's.fields, was presented at the bank by a lad who had been employed by George Owen to make the attempt on the bank ; but one of the cashiers (Mr. Saunders), doubting the genuineness of tE e signa ture, caused the messenger to be detained. The sender of the cheque was not to bo found at the appointed place. jiThe prisoners were further remanded. LAMBETH--Mr„ Elliott, with the chief clerk and gee° d usher, attended at the committee room of Horse• monger•lane Gaol, for the purpose of taking the evidence against Robert Everest, alias Evennent, alias Elwanbett, and George Brown, prisoners in custody at that prison on two charges—the first, of stealing from the bed-room of Mr. Skinner, the lan'llord of the Zoological Arms beer house, in Penton-place, IValworth, about 151. in cash and other property ; and the second, for a robbery at the house of Mr. Knott, in Sutherland-place, while the fa• roily were at church. The facts of the case have been frequently made Wile. Both prisoners were committed for trial. WOOLWICH.—,Tames Smith., a :tabourer, residing at PI ritnstead, was placed at the bar befitre Mr. Seeker, on a charge of wilfully cutting off the tail'. of a monkey, the property of Louis Previdi, an Itab an organ grind,r, from whose evidence, which was corroborated; it ap peared that the prisoner and others 'austled him in the street, and the monkey sought ref'sge under the com plainant's coat. The prisoner then :taught the monkey's tail, which he suddenly severed with a knife. Mr. Seeker commented upon tbe disgraceful and cowardly act of cruelty, and fined the prisoner 405., and U., the value of the monkey, or two Dionths' imprison ment. COMIZENT OF TER OCEAN.—Vio-0, 31:ay 16..—Copy of a letter found in a bottle in this bay on. the stir inst. : " Brig Dryad, at Sea, Jai. 30, 1856. To whom it may civic:ern. I throw this iato the sea tc try the current, if it should by chance be picked up. 1 Irig Dryad, from Liverpool, bound to Valiaraiso, out 21 days, al:d still a S.W. wind. Latitude, ly observation , 30.21 N. ; lon gitude, by chronometer, 15.30 W.--- John Chambers, maaer." T_TIE U//B Y. Yeser lay the board of g;neral officus re-assembled shortly af.tr 11 o'ciek. The Judge-Advocate announced that he had written to Sir Charles Treve!yan, informing him that his statement had been laid before the board, and that every :acility would be afforded to him to take part in the proceedings, if ho wished to do so, and that he had received the fol lowing reply : " Treasury, 15th May, 1356. " Sir,—l have had the honourof receiving your letter of yesterday's date, informing me, by desire of the Board of General Officers, that Collimissary-General Filder will come before them today, to make a statement relative to the management of his department during the late war, and to call the attention of the Board to a statement signed by me, in explanation of the arrangements made by the Treasury in reference to the supp'y of forage to the army in the Crimaa,' and that if, under these mr cumsances, I should wish to take any part in the pro ceedings, every facility would be affirded me for that purpose. • " In reply, I beg to state that as I have no reason to complain of any part of the report of the commis:.ionere, and as a full explanation has been furnished of the pro• ceedings of the Treasury in reference to the supply of forage, which had been commented upon in a previous statement by Mr. Filder, I do not consider it necessary to avail myself of the permission which has been kindly given by the Board of General Officers to appear before theta to-day.--I h _ _ " C. E. TREYELYAN. '• The Right Hon. the Jud e•Advocate." Mr. Filler, in c unniencing his statement, referred to his reply to the misrepresentations of the commissioners which had been laid before Parliament, observing that he now wished to make some additions to what was therein stated. In page 15 the commissioners charged him with supplying unwholesome, instead of wholesome and nutritious food to the army, and the general character of the report was a censure on his department for mis management, improvidence, and want of energy in at tending to the supples of the army. He proposed to address himself, to the general spirit of the whole, as well as to the specific charges, to show that the statements which it contained, so far as they related to his department, were at variance ~ith actual facts. There were many difficulties in the way of sup plying the large army in the East, arising from the sud denness of its movements, the unfavourable position in which it was placed, being so far from supplies, and the impossibility of foreseeing the misfortunes that attende . l it. Under these circumstances it wag not surprising that his efforts to supply the army shAild not have been attended with the success which might have been wished, though he bag used every possible exertion. Of these qualifying circumstances the commissioners had taken co notice in the reports. Tile commissariat in the Cri- tea had to perform most onerous duties, and yet the commissioners charged him with want of foresight—not in the discharge of the duties of his own department ' alone, but in neglecting to interfere in matters over which he had ne control. The great difficulty was with regard to transport, and in Bulgaria, where the army was suppled from the resources of the country, no dit ficulty was experienced. Everything was done that could be done to keep up the efficiency of the Laud Transport, though not with such success as ho could have wished. Tiler° was great difficulty in getting sup plies to the camp, owing to the bad state of the road from Bslaklava. No one could imagine the condition of that road during the winter. The French did not suffer on this account, as the ground between their stores and the camp was very different to that between the English stores and their camp. Supplies to the English had to traverse a morass. With regard to the want of forage, the commissioner had omitted it to be only fractional, and it had been shown in evidence before the board that the mortality amongst the horses was not attributable to any want of mud, but to the eummi'ssariat transport duties. The sea transport was also deficient, and in reply to his constant applications for additional transport he received letters from Admiral Boxer, stating that no more vessels could be spared for this purpose than were already em ployed in bringing oxen and other supplies from Con stantinople. Lare quantities of fuel were in store in November, and an order was given early in December for it to be issued, but the difficulty was in getting it to the front. The army received notice that rations of charcoal could be obtained from Belaklava. He was anxious that the Spanish mules when they arrived from Malta should be employed in this service, but they were ordered to be employed only for carrying buts for the men. These mules had great advantages with regard to fodder, but they began to fall off like the other horses of the army, and the loss amongst them was not less than 30 per cent, in the first five weeks after their arrival. On the 30th of Sept. he wrote to Sir Chas. Trevelyan for 2,000 tons of hay, to which he received a reply stat ing that it was impossible that so large a quantity could be supplied, and it was promised that 357 tons per month should be sent to the East. In reply to this he (Mr. Filler) wrote again to say that that quantity was not sufficient ; that 580 tons per month would be required for the artillery, cavalry, and commissariat animals alone, and that not less than 860 tons would be necessary to supply all the wants of the army. So little notice csa taken of this that up to the Ist of Feb. he never re ceived more than 200 tons of hay per month. Undtr the circumstances in which they were placed, he did not think it was too much to expect that the horses of the army would be sent down to BAlaklava f..r their own forage. There was no great deficiency of forage in store at this time, and the cavalry horses were receiving 8 ;be. instead of 10 lbs. of hay, and the rations of the baggage animals suffered a proportionate diminution. la the storm of the 14th of November a large quantity of forage was destroyed, and for a time he was left almost without any in store. During the winter of 1854-55 every energy was employed by the commissary at Constantinople to get forage, but oily a very small quantity could be oh tained, and that at a very high pi ice, and in proof of this he placed in the hands of the board a tender fur the sup ply of chopped straw from Constantinople. He then referred to the quality and nature of the supplies to the army, upon which he said the commissioners hal been too hasty in drawing their conclusions. It was found necessary with the salt meat diet to issue vegetables, and an order was given by Lord Raglan to obtain sup plies, and a quantity was obtained from the Black Sea, but not sufficient for a large army. In April and May, 1855, be sent to the Consul at Trebiz and to provide a quantity of vegetables, but he was unable to do so. In December some were received, but they were in a bad state, and but for that perhaps there would have been no deficiency. The returns would show that when there was a large quantity of preserved potatoes in store there was an uu wiilingnees on the part of the men to take them ; that there was none taken during November aid December, and that the men did not begin to take them till January, 1855. With regard to the lime juice, as it was sent out by the medical department in the absence of special instructions, he concluded that it was intended only for hospital use, and Dr. Hall reported that lie did not recommend it to be supplied to the army till the arrival ;of large quantities, Two thousand pounds of lime juice were sent from England on the 19Ai Dec., 1854, but the order from the Commander-in-Chief for its issue to the army generally was not given till the 29th of January, 1855. The board having adjourned for about half an hour, on their return, Mr. Filder stated that he was not prepared to proceed any further with his case that day ; and, acoGrAngly, it was arranged that he should resume it this morning. At the request of the President, Mr. Filder undertook to lay before the board his original instructions from the Treasury, written in February, 1851, in reference to the provisioning and foraging of the expedition to the East. In reply to questions from Gen. Berkeley, Mr. Filder said these instructions did not contain any directions as to the manner in which he was to obtain supplies. On being informed that the army was going to Constantinople, be made requisitions both upon the Treasury and the Admiralty, those upon the latter relat ing to biscuit, salt beef, Sco. The commissariat were nearly always well supplied np to the period when the army embarked at Varna for the Crimea. He could not account for the deficiency of forage on board the tran sport ships during the passage. In reply to a question from the Judge-Advocate, Mr. Filder stated that there was always either more hay or more chopped straw in Balakla,va harbour than could be landed ; and in reply to further questions from Gen. Rowan and Gen. Berkeley, he said that the corn missariat staff was inadequate from the first, and that had a forward movement of the army taken place in the Crimea, it would have been impossible for the staff to perform the duties which would have been imposed upon it.' Col. Gordon made some explanatory remarks relating to the evidence which he had given before the board. At the conclusion of his explanation he observed that Col. Telloch had stated that he Gould not reconcile Col. Wetherall's evidence with regard to blankets with the statement of the commissariat officers, and that that was the reason why he omitted it from the report. That being the case, why did he not put some questions to him (Col. Gordon) on that subject ? The board then adjourned till this day. The half-yearly inspection of the Royal Sippers and Miners took place. at Brompton on Wednesday by Lieu tenant-GI-en. Sir John F. Burgoyne, G.C.B , R.E., In spector•Ueneral of Fortifications. The whole of the Corps of Royal Engineers were minutely inspected by Gen. Burgoyne, who expressed himself to the Colonel- Commandant as being highly satisfied with the appear anc3 of this distinguished branch of the service. [AnvEaTisEctEsr.]—The difficulties and dangers of bringing np Infants by hand or wet nurses have been entirely over come by Du Barry's delicious Revalenta Arabica Food, which feeds, strengthens, and removes all those little pains and irre gularities infants arc so subject to. The following letters speak volumes :—" Grammar School, Stevenage, 16th Dec., 1850. Gentlemen,—l think it but common justice to you to state that I have used Du Barry's Revalenta Arabiea, for the last four months, during which time our infant has never had disordered bowels, from which it had suffered much during the previous six months, whilst being nursed, though every c ire was taken to prevent it. 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Regent-street, Loadon; Fortnum, Mason, and Co., Purveyors to her Majesty, Pi cca dilly ; also at 60, pracechurch-street ; 330. and 451, . Strand ; 4, Cheapside ; '6B, Ccrnhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street; 55, Char. ing-cross; 64, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, oxford street. aaci Military intelligence. The steam-transport Victoria, No. 72, T. Thornhill commander, arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from the East. She left Constantinople, April 28 ; Rsnkioi, 29th ; Malta, May 3 ; Gibraltar, May 9 ; bringing Capt. Bent, R.A., in military charge of in valids ; Captains Saunderaon and Renny, R.A. ; Capt. Swetenham, 54th Regiment ; Lieut. Flemecken, of the British German Legion ; Mr. Brabazon, civil surgeon, in medical charge of invalids; Surgeons Howard and Mason ; Mrs. Mason ; Acting-Assistant-Surgeon Hen derson (Staff) ; Acting-Assistant-Surgeon Stewart (Tran sport Corps) ; Dispenser Thompson ; Veterinary Sur geon Rollings, R. A. ; Rev. Mr. Sabin, chaplain ; Mis. Sabin, and servant ; Rev. Mr. Pyddoke ; Mr. Steele, clerk, War Department ; two officers of the Polish Legion ; Mr. W. Delany ; Superior Moore and one Sister of Mercy ; Mr. R. Allen, clerk (Transport Corps) ; Mrs. Rogan and two children ; Mrs. Hughes and two children ; Mrs. Moore, 266 invalids and orderlies, 92 nou.eommissioned officers, soldiers, and naval invalids, 17 civil artisans, one hospital nurse, and one man from the convict establishment at Gibraltar. Her Majasty's ship Orion, 91, Capt. Erskine, left the fleet at SpAhead on Tuesday night, With four mortar vessels in tow, for Plymouth. Her Majesty's ship Cruiser, 17, Capt. the Hon. G. S. Douglas, went into Portsmouth harbour on Tuesday evening to be paid off. Her Majesty's paddlo-sloop, Gorgon, 6, Capt. R. P. Crawford, went into Portsmouth harbour on Tuesday to coax. Her new commander joins this day. Her Majesty's ship, Edinburgh, 58, Capt. Hewlett, C. 8., left Spitheacl on Tuesday evening for Plymouth, with two mortai-iessels in tow. Her Majeaty's steamer Blenheim, 60, Capt. W. H. Hall, C. 8., went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday. It is reported she will be the depot ship of the steam reserve again. Her Niajesty's paddle-sloop, Geyser, 6, Commander Power, left Spithead yesterday morning for the west. ward, with two mortar•vessels in tow. Her Majesty's screw corvette Archer, 14, Capt. Heath cote, left Portsmouth yesterday on a cruise. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—J. D. M'Crea to he Commander, to the Algiers; W. H. Phipps to be Lieutenant, to the Algiers ; T. C. Bounce to be Lieutenant, to the Sanspareil ; Rd. Wells to he Lieutenant, to the Duke of Wellington ; J. E. Beckford to be Lieutenant, to the Imperieuse; C. G. F. Knowles t ) be Lieutenant, to the Prometheus ; R. B. Beale to be Lientmant, to the Edinburgh ; R. Dawkins to be Lieutenant, to the Esk ; A. P. Arkwright to he Lieutenant, to the Royal George ; W. Wood to be Sur geon to the Rldney ; Horace H. Smith to be Surgeon, to the Acorn ; W. J. F. Butcher to be Master's-Assibt act to the Osprey ; G. Morice to be Master's-Assistant, to the Acorn ; W. C. Fah bairn to be Assistant-Surgeon (confirmed), to the Tartar ; Henry Eales to be Assistant- Surgeon, to the Royal Marines, Woolwich Infirmary ; J. C. Robertson to be Assistant. Surgeon, to Plymouth Hospital; Colin M. Dundas to be Naval Cadet, to the Monarch, for disposal ; John F. Boultbee to be Naval Cadet, t) the Monarch, for disposal. At the monthly examination of officers for promotion and of candidates for entry into the service, which ter minated yesterday at the Royal Naval College, Ports mouth, the following passed :—Mates, R.N., for Lieu tenants—R. J. Stotherd, J. S. Keats, B. J. Cooper, D. Stewart, G. A. Brett, R. W. D. Ahercromby, J. B. Vivian, and H. Campbell. For Maters, R.N—J. Mallory, A. F. Gibbons, J. S. Watts, J. H. Terry, and R. J. N. Pearce. For Naval Cadets—A.. C. Littleton, T. P. Gordon: J. Fe llowes, H. D. Evans, C. J. White lock, H. G. Hesketh, and A. Masters. For Masters' Assistants—T. M‘Kindell, W. J. Taylor, and B. Harding. For Marine Cadets—C. J. Martin and W. Younghusband. Four of the above are from the Pre paratory Naval Establishment of Mr. T. Eastman, R.N., Sauthsea. A large party of Crimean invalids, to the number of 41, of whom 13 were from the hospital at Chichester, arrived at Strood yesterday afternoon by railway from Portsmouth, having disembarked from the steam trans port Severn, No. 194, Corn. Gillies. The Severn brought home 196 invalids, in medical charge of Second-Class Surgeon W. Poole and Acting-Assistant-Surgeon S. Job, the whole under command of Lieut. Brooks. The follow ing officers also arrived with • the invalids :—Lieut.-Col. G. Macbeth, 68th Light Infantry ; Lieut.-Col. F. C. Aylmer, 89th Regiment; Major C. Murray, 42d Royal Highlanders; Capt. R. Anderson, 56th Regiment ; Capt. Armoy, Royal Artillery, besides several other officers who came home as passengers. On the arrival of the in valids at the Strood terminus they were met by a fatigue party from Chatham, who assisted the sick and wounded to the ambulance-waggon in waiting for them. After the usual medical examination had been made 17 were or dered into the supplemental hospital at Brompton, and one insane man to Fort Pitt ; the remainder were sent to the invalid depot at St. Mary's. A court-martial assembled yesterday at 9 a.m., on beard the Waterloo, flagship at Sheerness, to try Alonzo Rodd, private, Royal Marines, late of the store-ship Madagascar, for making use of abusive lan guage and striking Mr. Isaac Harris, gunner of the third class, while in the execution of his duty, The case for the prosecution lasted three hours. On the prisoner being called upon for his defence, he pleaded that he bad no recollection of the charge brought against him, stat ing that he was very much in liquor at the time. Pri soner had been four years in the corps, and called Mr. C. Troughton Stepney de Michell, naval cadet of the Indefatigable, in support of his defence. The Court, after deliberating for one hour and a quarter, were of opinion that the charge against the prisoner was fully proved by the witnesses, and sentenced him to receive 50 lashes on his bare back with the cat-o'-nine-tails, and afterwards to be imprisoned in the county gaol at Maid stone for the term of two years, during which period he was to be kept at hard labour. An interesting experiment took place lately at the School of Musketry at Hythe, and one which must con vince the most sceptical how deadly a weapon the pre sent Enfield rifle must prove in the hands of men pro perly instructed in the use of it. S )me condemned tutu brils and gun limbers having been lately procured from Woolwich, on Monday morning last one of each of these Was taken to the target practice ground ; to the tumbril were attached six horses with riders made of framework, covered with canvas, stuffed with straw ; the whole the sin of life. About the gun-carriage were stuffed figures representing men unlimbering and bringing the gun into action. At a distance somewhat beyond GOO yards from the above a party, consisting of about 60 of the men under instruction at the School of Musketry, was drawn up in two divisions, the one extended in skirmishing order, the other supporting. One round was first fired by the front rank only of the skirmishing party, which may have consisted of about 20 men, and the result was that a bullet had passed through almost every horse, as also through many of the riders and men employed at the gun. The support was then ordered up to reinforce skirmishers, and the whole fired three or four rounds in skirmishing order which completely riddled horses, riders, and footmen. The party was then cloyed on its centre and retired to a distance of above 800 yards, when volleys were fired at the supposed artillery, first by sections, then by sub-divisions, and finally by divi sions, the whole with an accuracy perfectly wonderful in short, the experiment clearly proved that in the hands of well-skilled soldiers— men who, having been taught the principles of rifle-shooting theoretically and practically, have obtained a perfect confidence in their weapon—the Enfield rifle must prove more than a match for any field-gnns of the present day. At an early hour on Wednesday morning the steam-ship Caedia, with the 17th Lancers on board, was signalied off the harbour of Dublin, and in a short time atter was moored alongside the bulk which has been placed outside the pier specially for this purpose. A. communication was shortly atter received by the General, and arrangements were promptly made for disembarking the men and horses. The Prince, river steamer, left Merchants' Quay at 1 o'clock, for the purpose of returning with the dis mounted men and baggage, while the mounted men will arrive in Cork by the Queenstown road. The captain of the steamer has been ordered to land the men and b mg gage as nearly as possible to the terminus of the Great Southern Western Railway, and the mounted men will probably draw up at the same plies, preparatory to pro• seeding by railway to Cahir, to which place the regiment has been ordered. This gadant regiment bore a b!gbly distinguished part in the principal cavalry operations in the Crimea, and at the disastrous charge at Ba!aklava was all but utterly annihilated. The 17th were for many years commanded by the Earl of Lucan (then Lord Bingham), who retired from active service about 23 years back, and remained on the half-p,y het until his appoint ment iu 1854 to the command of the cavalry in the East. The dividends on the Brazilian Loan of 1843 and the Sardinian Loan of 1851 have been advertised for pay ment. The Spanish Financial Committee have announced that a further auction of the foreign redeemable debt will take place at Madrid on the 30th inst., for which pur pose 2,625,000 reals have been assigned by the Govan rnent. [ADVERTISEMENT.] Sieu AND HEARING, SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —Messrs. S, and B. So'omens, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. By leer Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per. spectivo Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with au extra eye. piece, will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars ; with the same telescope car. be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and al: sizes, with increasing powers accordingly ; while their vary ing from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, «c.—The Royal Exhibition, 1851.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which A person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country sccuery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 mil es. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachthi.7, to sportsmen, gentlemen , gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and pe rs pective glasses, with wonderful power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation- can see with these lenses of a much less magnify. lug power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deafness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all oth ers, to surpass any thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever 'ran be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per. ceptible ; it enables deaf per:;®us to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle street Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. Co Intu Elarke.,ts. DER,BY SMTIIFIELD.-MAY 13. There was a large and plentiful supply of fat beasts to' day, with a full attendance of buyers, high prices asked' and several lots left unsold. The pens were well filled with sheep, without any alteration of price. Lambs, fair supply, but few in good condition. Fat and store calves about the average. rigs scarce and well sold. The following were the quotations :—Beef, 6id to 7( 1 ; mutton, 7d to 8d ; lamb, Od to Od ; veal, 6id tc 7,1 Pe t lb. ; pigs, —s Od to lOs Od per score ; rough fat, 4s 6a to per 141 b. ; hides, 34d to 4d per lb ; calakies, 3td Do El per lb. EDINBURGH GRAIN.—MAY 14. A very largo market to-day. Barley same as last ree k ' Oats and beans better. Wheat, on the top, 2s dawn, and on the average 1 9 °`_ down. Barley, al 6d up on the top, and ld down on t lo average. Oats on the top is 4d down—on the averari 7d up. Beans on the top is up—on the average, 1 $ up. AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTER. Wheat £3 7 10 0-12ths• Do. now Barley Oats Beans 0 b — 6 6-12ths. 2 0 7 . 6-12ths. 1 8 5 4-12ths. 5 9 4-12th0. BOSTON—MAT 14. The prices insisted on by farmers for their wheat gl r. a such as to nearly put a stop to business, and the few 0 i ,1 effected were at about the last week's rates. No mater alteration in spring corn. Prices :—Wheat, red, 54s Od to 70s Od; white, 'Os Od 72s Od extra, 74s Od. Barley, —s Od to —s Od. 9 s o t l 18s to 28s. Beans, 38s Od to 46s oa. Peas, 37 to 4 - (1 per qr. NEWARK—MAY 14. of At the market today we had a large attendaa o .4 farmers, with good supplies of grain. Wheat was a h ead sale at late prices. Wheat, white 76s to 80s, red 70s to 735; barley, B's 1 44s to 465, grinding 38s to 40s; oats, 24st. 30s to 34 0 , los 26s to 28s; beans, 44s to 46s ; malt, 72s to 765; peo , to 415; tares, 60s to 64s per qr. SEABO.RNB MAILS. tY ,irntfles that the mails are sent All9o from the General FOS , - y h 9 night—and 51 by the morning—lespatch.) _ lvo )ay when made 01 From wh a dtla 14 COUNT/11E1i. In General Post- Port ~,... Office, London.* Dispatche( . •'..... - ...0 1 unorlca(byßrit.pack)N Il ivarY Friday •• •• Liverpool ... Var ' kmeriedt ,by United St., packet) ..........1 ••••• •• ••• • • Liverpool ... ttnerica (by U. Stag, packet) ..........N •• se• ••• • Southamptor knstralla (via South- , ampton) ..........M ••••• •••• • • • • Southamptor , Ditto (via Marseilles) N •••.. • •• •• • Dover •• •• •• Ditto (via Cape of Good I Hope) •• •• •• •• •• ••N ....... •• • • ... ,nee d &Idea (West Coast) ..N 13d of tau moan,.. Plymouth .. Alexandria .... .. ... .N 4, 9, 94, S; 30 of m. Do v er ... •• • i ilatandria.......„ ..3d i t h t k ? r ub of mot . Southamptor ' ilahamas ...........M 17th of the month Southampton lelgium ••••• •• •• .•N Wily •••••••• • • • • Dover •• •• •• Ma 6. BMWS Ayres ........bi N 9th of the mouth.. 3 nituampiot lay ; 6 9th of the month.. 3 atth.•int•UT vial ' 11) Cape of Good Hope ..1% Cape of Good Hope -I Various port: ;ti.° Cape de Yards ~, ~, ~1~ 9th of tin month Southamptor Ceylon (see India) Ceylon... ...........N I 'eh • SA Channel Isles ........N Itron.,Wed.,&Frid. Southamptor ,11...-• Chili-- • • • "...Id id Ss 17th of month flouthampto , China .... .. . Once a month.... g a l 2° Conitantinople ......r 8,13, I 8,23,&23 of m D over ..... ... r; -1 Constantinople .... ~, .. Ith & 20th of mon. ST, th smpto, Cont. of Europe II Fa N Twice daily .. Dover ..... Nee Egypt (see India) France ........ At &I, Twice daily...—. Dover .... • rwics 4(4ll Gibraltar ..........M 4 , 7 . 17.20, 27 ef m Southampton re coc &a (see India) yown .. .........mo 2nd & 17th of mon. Sonthamptm ~) G Ham'lurgh N ThesdaY & Friday London ..... a„ annan ..........m 2nd of the mouth Souttanupt et r an g 1 Holland •• .. ••.• • • ~11 DaitY •••••• .• • • •• Dover ....• • • Daiit_i H onduras ..........m Ma tithe month. Smthamptel , h tlitw d India (vialionthampt.)M ith k 20th of men. Plymouth .. i &2O - India (via tiarseliles)sl 9th& 25th of month Dover ...... lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, S ' 27 of moo Dover .. .... 40 Ireland ........M & N Twice dai1y...... Hot., head ... Nom', Li5ben..............m 1,9, 17, &27 of m. Southamptor A, ylg , I aura ...... ...... bi 9th of the month Southanaptm , adoira ............1; 23d of month .... Liverpool ... Malta (soo India) &28 of mon. Dover ...is.- 1, 90 111° ' Malta .. ... .N 3 , 1 0 , ........ Mauritius (see India) . .. - 3danritina N 14th of the month ...,,,,,„,., __ __ _ at 2nd of the mono-.. Southampton Kay.' ~,, ,: i.e - g v . . 7 7 7 7 : ... 1 , 4 sthlsth2sthofmon. Dover ...... ' t i e "; oran ' ad a'' . ; ....N 2,1 & 17th of month Southamptot 7 , 5 , i.,„ A . ._ _ By private ship .. Valletta port rjacer° lll New la. ; r States . 7 .. 7 . i s : sthisth2sthofrnon. Dover ...... Peninsulak" ........... m Tthlith27thofinon. iontharnpu t Peru....... ...... m id & 27th of mon. outhamptm; Post Natal ...1......N fly private ship... Various port uneeri l Sicily )..............N s thl 2 th9sthoimon, Dover .... Tuscany • ......•• •• ••- , i stlllsth2sthofinon. Dover ..... v erlezneir ..... .... si 2d& 17th ofmonth Aouthamptca gp IGO ° Van Diemen'a I;nd (see 1 Australia) West rmi e , .. .., t ; Id& 17th 0! montl Southampta , I _./ tly Whenany of these dates fall on a S un d ay , th e ma ll s A 111 e $ s stitched on the following day. with the exception of the 111(h'; Otithlunpton), and the Malta. both of which will be despatch"' preceding day. LOCAL SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, MAY 15. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market has been quiet to-d+ l ' and prices are a shade higher than yesterday, closing a„,,t 1 .... following r a t es : L ancas hi re an d Y or k s hi re , Midlands, 76 51—London and North Western, 101 §4,-. North Eastern, Berwick, E x t ens i on N o . 1 an d 2, a. " South Eastern, 211 c . § —N or th U n i on A, 229—LE'stea Counties, 10—Caledonians, 30. MANCHESTER, MAY 15. STOOK EXCHANGE.—This market has been doa,o f e. small business to-day, but p r i ces c l ose d at an insiPrlf,, ment. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 61. PI, r e 9.16 p.—Midland R a il way C onso l s, 76 A t—Ls,nestr o and Yorkshire, 90—N ort h Western, 61—South Ess" and Dovors, 21i—Sh rops hi re Union,3. BIRMINGHAM, MAY 15. , seo STOCK EXORANGE.—Ther e h as b een a b r i s k oils — to-day, and prices wero at an advance upon yesterd% Midland, 753—G rea t W es t ern Sh rews b ury Pref. Shsf c i 10—Bristol and Bi rm i ng h am Midlands, l3G—London lj e North West ern , 101—G rea t Western Birmingham C 4°- ranteed Stock, 74. LEEDS, Mar 15. STOOK EXCHANGE. —The sales this morning were . 0 , Midlands, 75—North Eastern, Leed s , fifth s , 21 s . a Po, North Westerns, 6—Lan cas hi re an d Y or k s hi re , 901. —Rotherham and Goole, 204—Yorkshire Banks, 101. 11 3d. DUBLIN-MAY 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Three per Cent. Consols, 921 g e , Ditto for Account, 9th J une , 92a 4—Ditto, for new e, Ditto 9th of June, 0 - New 3 per Cent. Stock, 92/ P i o —Ditto, for Account, 9th J une , 92$ if—Great South e ,,o and WeQtern, Eighths, 74 s—Royal Bank of Leland , Grand Canal Co. 38 — Dublin and Belfast Junction, 5 —Killarney Junction, CRYSTAL PALAOE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Thu1 1(11111 May 15.—Admissions on payme n t, 4,954 ; ditt o by sea' son tickets, 478 ; total visitors. 5,441. 1$ STATE OF TRADE.—MANCHES T ER, M a y 15. —There no change in prices, and very little business was dove' the holydays and the races interfering with business. 0 , ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The f o ll ow ing ge tlemev, having undergone the accessary examination wore admitted fellows of th e C o ll ege a t th e mee ting the council on th e 15th i ns t . ; —M essrs. J ames Aller/ Bengal army, diploma of membership dated March 17 , 1843 ; William Boyd M oss , Ceylon, April 1, 18 5,, ','. Frederick Abell H um ph r y, Brighton, April 29, 18 5 ' 2 0 ' and William Henry Sto ne , C an t er b ury , F e b ruary 24 185 g. [ADVERTISEMENT].—HoIIoway's Ointm en t an d Pill° preferable to all other medicines for the cure of Bad Lee' Mrs. Bayley, of Wheelers-lane, Great Colmore-street, mingham, bad a bad leg for a considerable time ; she obtained the best medical advice in the town, and trie d a variety of other remedies, but without effecting 9 1 ! 1 good whatever. Holloway's Ointment and Pills ;ve e then made use of, which in a b r ief s p ace o f t i me ' 3 ,`' fected a perfect cure. Mr. Hobson, chemist, of 4°l Horse Fair, Birmingh a m, can t es tif y to t h e accurac y °f the case.—Sold by all Medicine Vendors throughout th e world ; at Professor H o ll owa y' s E sta bli s h ments, 244 f Strand, London, and 80, Maiden-lane, New York b al A. Stampa, Constantinople; A. Guidioy, Smyrna; ati E. Muir, Malta. BIRTHS. O 7 A. SON. On the 15th inst., at 86, Eaton•place, the wife of 1. Fcrtoscue, Esq. On the 13th inst., at Exton•park, Rutland, the LW. Mrs. Henry Noel. OP A DAUGHTER. On the 14th inst., at 6, Sussex-square, Hyde-park • wife of William Benson, Esq. On the lath inst., at IVarley House, Brentwood, as wife of the Rev. Dr. English. MARRIED, On the 14th inst., at Islington, the Rev. J. 'Warner Barton, curate of Crawley, to Louisa Campbell Hale, the eldest daughter of Charles Hale Monro, Esq., of IngeLlov , Devon. On the 15th inst., at Hammersmith, J. Martin 1 - 109; wood, of Canterbury, New Zealand, to Emma, the second daughter of the late David Ivall, Esq., Randolph House, DIED. On the 13th inst., at 33, Nelson-terrace, Stoke Newinr ton, John Pringle, Esq. • f On the 13th inst., at Hinckley, Wm. Allen, Esq., ° Leighton Buzzard, solicitor, aged 35. On the 13th inst., at the Rectory, the Rev, Joseph Jowett, M.A., rector of Silk Willoughby, near Sleaford , Lincolnshire, aged 73. l On tho 12th inst., at Waterloo, near Liverpool, AleX' Wilson, Esq., of 7, Symond's-inn, Chancery-lane, solic i ' tor, aged 70. Ou the 12th inst., at Speen, Berkshire, Thos. Newman , Esq., of Nelnies, in Essex, aged 79. On the 14th inst., at 18, Compton-terrace, Richa rd Valentine Hooper, Esq., fo rmer ly of Queeuhithe, in th e city of London, aged 71. 'LONDON: Printed and Published by MITIIDO YOUNG of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at Tice Sun Office, N 0.112, Strand, in tho Precinct of the ,Savoy, in the asultY Of Illiddletiez, Friday, May 16, 160 6. Ora Ir In p, Cor, oth' 7 liH at t T 'I eirc 1 Wis, tie] tie] rep Fr( rer ~_ --