The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-12 00:00:00

THE CASE OF PALMER.

REFUSAL OF SIR GEORGE OBEY TO RECEIVE

A DEPUTATION.

Yesterday Sir George Grey woe waited epos, at the
Home-office, by some of the parties who promoted the
moieties held at St. Martin's Hall on Tuesday night, for the
purpose of arresting Palmer's execution. The right hon.
baronet was informed that the meeting had been held, mot
that a deputation had been sppiinted to represent the feel-
ings of the meeting to him, and they tberekrs requested
him to name the time when he would receive the deputa-
tion. Sir George Grey, however, refused to receive any
deputation on the subject; bet said he would carefully
peruses any document that might be forwarded to him ; and
that an immediate aaswer should be returned, Wens wee
necemary or reuuested. Accordingly the parties withdrew.
with the determination of preparing • document containing

all the fate which have irenspired since the trial, which
will be fcrwuded to ILr George Grey this day.

STA/TOAD, ITIND 11.

Up to this morning no official intimation of any
sort had reached the authorities of the county gaol in which
Palmer is confined, in reference to a probable reprieve, and
preparations have been commenced for the execution, which
will take place next Saturday morning. For the lest day
or two Palmer's spirits bays been slightly depressed, ►at he
is still buoyed op by the hope that his life may yet be spared.
A rut number of applications have been made to Major
Falford, the governor of the gaol, for admission on the day
of execution, bat nodes has been given that all potions will
be rigorously excluded with the exception of the authorised
rsportan for the public press, who, with the sanction of Sir
George Grey, will be present. Palmer's friends ere to be
allowed to visit him until Saturday, when it is expected the
final interview between the convict and the member. of his
family will take place.

Last night a public meeting was bald at the
National Hall, High Holborn, for the pupae of adopting
measures for ateunng the delay of Palmer's ezeention until
the doubts whieh surrounded the um were satisfactorily
cleared up. Resolutions were agreed to in accordance with
' the obieet of the meeting.
" One of the jury" states in the column' of the
Timm that what actually took place on their retirement
to consider their verdict, was this Oa reaching the
room then wee a dead silence for about twenty minutes.
A dinnesion of the facts that had been laid before us
was then commenced, and it lasted for about ten mi-
nutes, after which each man took pen and paper and
wrote his decision and name, it having bees agreed that
no
one should pronounce his opinion lest all other should
receive a bias. The paper wen then laid on the table ;
the foreman opened them and read them aloud, when
' wee found to be the unaninsou verdict. An
earnest sonvenation then d, having no relation to
William Palmer. This is a precise account of the pro-
ceedings of the jury."
Dr. Letheby repeats the expression of his opinion
that there b net any material with which strychnia can be
mined is the animal body, or proms of putrefaction, that
can la any way interfere with lie eat/action and room-
ettes.