The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-11 00:00:00

PALMER'S CASE.

A public meeting was held yesterday evening in
St. Mertin's-h.P, to coneider the propriety of arresting
Palmer's mention on the ground that the Cif 0211111WItilla
evidence not beteg complete, tie punishment ought not to
he irrevocable. Mr. Passinore Rioted'. having taken the
chair and addressed the meeting, the first resolution was
moved by a Mr. Langley, and seconded by a Me. Richard
Meet—" That there being grave doubts as to whether or
not the late John Parsons C:ok died from strychnine, and
it being essential to the in.erests of socie y, the progress of
science, sod the safety of indiv.dual life, that thou. doubts
should removed, this meeting is of opinion then the axe-
eutios of William Palmer should be delayed till an oppor-
tunity has been afforded of discovering whether or not
strychnine can be found in all nisei where death has re-
melted from tbat poison."
• gentleman, in the body of the hall, ascended the plat
Ras during Mr. Hart's speech, and endeavoured to address
▪ meeting, but the assistance of a policeman haying been
procured, he was removed from the platform.
Mr. Thomas Ball then moved an amendment:—" That
this meeting is of opinion that the execution of a matt, the
droof of whose guilt eepends upon the correctness of a me•
ice' or chemical theory, disputed by natty eminent men
as chemists and surgeons, would be a great social evil
(cheers). sad that the eseinetion t.f William Palmer for the
withal murder of James Persons Cook ought therefore to
be stayed until the theory of Professor Taylese has been
thoroughly tested, and its correctness established beyond
ell reasonable debate." (Cries of "oh, ob," aad It's the
same theory.")
The Rev. D. Thomas seeorded the amendment, and in
so doing mentioned a cue which he witnessed when a boy,
it which a gentleman, after eating a few mouthfuls at die-
see, fell Into convulsions, was carried to bed, and died
within three or four hour. This showed that an individtal
might be suddenly sod mysterionely atmoked by symptoms
which medical knowledge had not mastered. (Hear.)
After some conversatioa the amendment was withdrawn,
and the original motion was put and agreed to by a large
majorit.
r.Harris moved that a deputation wait ow Sir G. Grey
to submit to the right hoe. gentleman the resolution which
had just been passed.
Mr. C. Jones seconded the motion.
. .

Mr. Braid, the gentleman who had been removed from
the platfnm, again amended it, and contended that the
verdict of the jury was perfectly correct, end moved,
amidst gnat uproar, the following amendment That
ibis meeting is of opinion that the verdict of the jury given
en the trial a William Palmer is perfeo•ly correct, and cc-
rding to the evidence produced thereon—that Lord
Campbell, in the capseity of a judge on that trial, acted
runsi•testly with the character of an tiniest and consistent
Ilse Rev. Dr. Pape nonaded the amendment, stating that
if he had been on the jury ha should certainly have re-
turned a verdict cf guilty. (Cheers sad great uproar).
The amendment was put and negatived, and the original
motion was agreed te amidst loud cheering.
The proceedings terminated with the usual vote of thanks
to the chairman.
It was asserted by ese of the speakers that Professor
Roseman madrigal amain, bad during the present week
ascertained the promisee of strychnis in the stomach, the
Misuse, sad the skin of a dog which was buried fourteen
mouths ago. The feet had been communicated to Sir
George Grey.
Mr. J. B. D. Rodgen, lecturer on chemistry at the St
George's School of Medici's, and Mr G. P. Girdwood,
asaistuitcargeoa, Grenadier Guards, writing to a d.tem-
poetry, observe : " We are at present p ted from re-
ferring to IMMO remarkable eases confirmatory of the fat
that antimogy enuot by possibility thwart the detection of
orychnine by reason of experiments we have made being at
this moment snot the consideration of government."

We ( Wolverhampton Chronicle) understand that
the Attorrey-General ha• pretested a petition to the Lord
Chanaellor praying that hir. W. W. Ward may be
tt sacotanted" from his oars u woe of the ampere for
this toasty. Mr. Ward will be hi and in opposition to the
application in the sours' of a short time.

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We and in the Cumberland Paeguet:—" The Rev.
Thomas Palmer, brother of William Palmer now Was in
Stand Gaol undo, sentence of death, was a student at St.

Bee's Colley. He mitered et the

:t of the

hliehaeltau Term, 1848, and pasts 1 bit deal easatiestio•
at the close of the Easter Tarts, 1850. Ws undereand that
he was generally esteemed by hie fellows asd those with
whoa he wads uquaintanee, yet ha does not appear to hers
bees a very iodination, student, is at the elms of the fourth
tun his poaltion on the College Board was the fifth in
Class vi."

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