The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-05 00:00:00

THE CONVICT WILLIAM PALMER.

STAFFORD, Wanswinev, June 4.
kirellel deal of excitement has been occasioned
Web en ennoutcement which was received, to the effect
MSS in Majesty's government had ordered a respite of
layer's matinee, with a view to a further examination of
the circumstances connected with this remarkable eve.
Llpss inquiry at the gaol it was &Detrained that no official
annasuatestion of the sort had been received by the governor,
=lit is believed that there was no four ation for the ru-
dest/ea beyond a paragraph which appeared io one of the
Ismden morning papers. It is stated woe ently here, that
SW George Grey, her Majesty's Prineirl S.cretaryof
Mete for the Home Department, has laid the question of
Palaer'e respite before Lord Causpbel, and that 'he answer
returned by the Lord Chief Justice is to the off ct that he
perfectly concurs with the verdict of the jury, and that he
sees no lesion why the law should not take its worse. If
this statement be true' no further ommunicatio, will take
pleas between the High Betriff of Sieffordshire and
the government, and that high functionary will be
ampelled to carry not the retention &cording
to the initructioos he hes 'heady received. A eir-
minatesee which will peeler throw some additional
light en this pitiful cue may be mentioned here. AA
eider broths, et William Palmer, the convict, the Rev.
M.A., altrovrami of the C parch of Hag-
itrisfelaSe teelfte Barite/thin, bus visited the
=air several time aerial/ the last few days, and has
acme extraordinary fee's in relation ti the ease, which
he intends publishing forthwith, in the form of • pamphlet,
which he hopes may have some effect in arresting the nine-
teen, for the purpose of further inquiry. William Palmer.
himself, is very anoints that he th9uld be put urn his trial
for the murder of his wife, whose death it has bees freely
alleged was caned by the administration of poison by hie
kande. That request it is not likely the government will
grim, unless some strong and, at present, unforeseen con-
ation of the evidence gives for the defence by the niedieel
Idelelelle should transpire. It memo to be the general
is this part of the country, that the death of
Paper ant Saturday week (if the execution as at present
parpestal be carried out) will not tend to unravel the remark-
able medical mysteries which the late trial developed. If
be should pont ess that he administered strychois to Cook,

Dr. Taylor's theory that it may be abserbi'd and alt ascii
of it lost will be established ; but Palmer Yea scoured his
brother, the governor of the gaol, and the chaplain, that he
bee nothing to confess in reference to the crime, and that he
Its as innocent of the murder of Cook ea tte child unborn.
in the event of his perseverrec, in this at.temeat the dis-
covery will have yet to be made whether the evidence et the
medical witnesses for the defence is correct, that strychnia
may be found in the body after death, no matter how long it
may have been adminiatered. Palmer continues to tom-
plain bitterly of the partiality of Lord Campbell'. gumming
ep, which be declares to be more one-aided than even the
speech of the Attorney. 0. I, who avowedly strove to ob-
tain a conviction against him.

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