The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-26 00:00:00

111 E SMETHURST CASE.

A variety of lettere for and against the conviction in
the Smethurst awe, continue to neck us. Dr.W. Tyler Smith,
physichur-suammiewr to et. Morro Hospital, who wee me
of the trimmer be the alms, seppleameats hie Mines by
further statements es le the ehatlcebr of the imams in
the faml asses MI Yfe Beakee to throe vibe ere moron-
Wed in palliest* who eee is the early owe of prigermay.
Be lays great Mum eke wpm the het the the three ..dial
ma who attended Mr, esmommelly owwricsoked the Weems
of pregaincy, sad broad ammelmien while they wire with-
out the knowiedge eta very haperteat omega of the seem
The oorrespondems cm behalf of the Meow assazelly
Lade to the rumour Met at Let a May in the enecutioa
the mouse* will tub place. Them is a story, too, that the
highest perecemp is the had communicated with Lord
Palmerston, who mat to (Mane, sad that amosmal-
cations with the 1 oe followed the IntervMw. It
is further staled, la reel of the society which the Howe
Secretary has Mt upon the subject, that immediately doubts
began to he raised is the 00141 DIN of the mwspapers u to the
justice of the nabs" be direeted that the whole of the
svideoce should beheld before two tithe most minute mem-
bers of to. commoa-law bar, with a moot that they should
carefully oonsider it is its Waukee details, sad report to hen
upon the subject. Sir G. C. Laurie has also besets/speed far
eaverol days past in easnalniag the *Maws la all he
1 Modal*.

The fullowise ht has Professor W. Herapath aids
tbe whole questem el sembeel evidence .

" I con.ider that yedessiesal whorls who giro ask
opinions where the Ile or frodswe of • man it at asks an as
much upon their trW r the Meow and that it is
the dui of those who are tali ocriainad with the
particular arose they profess to correct any error that
might decrial the jury or is the for of the pri-
ssier. With those newt, from ny rout experience in
roe of parsing, I think 1 ought ft remark upon the
chemicalevidence oilseed In the ors of Dr. Smethurst.
I And to the TIMM d May 21 that Dr. Taylor beamed that
•la role No. 91 he found it belt fall of a clear fluid,'
that be tried ileindis's oa it, sad ' found that doors
win seas pis of abMaM of pores is so ounce of it,
which was 1 del° pa emit., and that there was I gals of
arm& to orgy onsos; M Whir said that it was of the
sort we oat whits ormolu sad that ha had prenatally tried
the too (easistior) and hood them per. Here wss en-
dow of tow oset 10111011 &dose kind ; not only was
twoondo head bat Ur weight sidosiskond its nature (whits)
asowester. Upon the ti3al Oh woo and to be a whisks;
that,m= On boor snare was given so boldly sad
so 08 wee saw hued that thin was so moor la
k,
is. that lbs saris had was la lb. wpm, aNwhe
topper bed, ebb the saw wahwbla, ban
peeved he be peeu Me wham want ea Is lay thaer—b-e—rai
ot hot oparsasil 'pa a• emseatise, lend semk la
thst, bet sinhisd thot he hod sod tie err sapper for
tray rens, onsapostly all proof et the pew of the
Outs Alba at the WY, or the wormodsa.ees or In the
hair in the pionsino of the prionner, was deemed by
ebs witemewri I the Joey mum neat ups. the symp-
tom mai appewasees la lie *akar et tie
imbed toad, we reabout equal far sad
aphid the petwerw. But the sebablef does aleltant
*sr V the same impaes wpm 'bee bees wed hr
yam: sed redeem Owe ups it, what shall ho rid ri
the kooks of the cossiairs rd exertior alike hove
oho room duress these ran egos Dr. Taylor's inhume f
But we the arse* wet at be lewd I. bottle Na 91
rally in the copper used to peeve its peewees t Could the
copper Willi runs dIoINIV4III by woos rase of &kers of
pars and ism atosoload hydrothlarlo sold deposit use gran
of mark ? In the fro of ell ileglead Imy it oould aot the
hundredth part et a pi of sneak I. that quality of
copper would reader It so brittle that It could sot be drawn
into wire at stl,.seoh bee into fir were ilt for rust • the
feet is, tic whale set el s were a bungle. Baticlida
man is sot where shrew or chlorates ere
peesest. Nast, wham Ye enemies proems is resorted !
t• tit dieilOgniks of Ur sapper does not prove
the pate d nrsols-11 a.ly peeves that ass or i
as.. at the thirster airde—weedc, estimmtv, tin,
preeent. To Is.
seimie mew Ore four ores expatiator 1
ew aaataaary. The OM b whiliondos In a lITOSMI
ale, tryabillso =Mill. add IN petered from the
brie /speak. Norn the soldireo muse be deedsed la !
war, ma tweed by the. tedhade—lnt, ammaia, 'al-
phas et ; haste Nolan* abaft
.din silver ; sad
suleaed bylines& That, tee peralles sad
taw prods predate a Way al eddsmes wldeli it is impossible
glary, sad the. die preeb aimed be *ought into
sort as as to be mord by trio who or comperes to
posagnise those • sod 1 bre won join that no evidence
short of tangible producers of the pokes and its testa
ought to he for toe manor stradod to; any deviation from
this rale wilt emorrt a oravican criminal into a martyr, and
deprive trial by jury of the tLeIBDWty arkkh it ought to
prow; sad, lot It night be towbar that it may not be
porible to soar mous& of the polar to maim the five
I gold soy ter tho ase-thaumaddt pert of a grain

ihe Mar d Dr. Ilmetterst spews la print, remelting
the hmetles el the following particulate concerning the
primer :

" I. Dr. Smethurst me a mem of perry, reederieg him
imlspowdest, with hie dosesedestad frugal habits, leeriest' for
pen psi • dear Lamm el 210 V. a peer wirier from Iced
betides m i.e herbed. Is heed. He always lived
imam% ia addihrm Os whisk be bed asap crust
less trees plonk birds, sham mired tom practice for
the kit six Fem.
"2. Mks Henke* had sr Mesas of 2401. peer, besides
=worereiosary isms* M emu of I 0,0001.• k Me
weds, hes sad /tor anew making tegetbm 4110 i.
•
lap..Tb 1,240 L or INK led e• merger Ms eel bow
Fooled se be mom MY the wwwwit, whim it may be rtr-
▪ /tr throe hr tem • Amory wit oomeseied with this
the sseelmiess el whisk be sot pet arrived.
4. pllw Bashes wed Dr. limetkaret iatoaded to hoe toge-
ther; for be sold MO wiesersr hie wife (is deemed yaw)
.bald die be mould marry bar; for she was so &midair
brad. sad baynea. I bed or levitation to Met tbs. at
Rkime•d, her, met bank( tempted it, I arm sew the

I Odd w bealbse s wife, who mat lar me to Rill•-
lunce, tissagli a Maw elm had received frees him, lad-
name that he would oast with bar egeis, as la ie.
Medea to awe about the arsatry ; bat I reload to satisfy
her suspicion the he Pm alma with Miss Bakes or any
other lady, and sathavound to appease her by maize that
a.he had offend to sunset her is • etutablo mama, and
to pay her periodical friendly elate, she bad better name
cite her mind to it, tor, as be ea detarintned, thin was so
hiriett fr ; and coda of mine, Mies froethara, agreed
6. Teat he had appointed to meet Ise on the 18th of
Aat the Auction Mart, to order to bid for • house is
, biome-erect, which they mid they eteuld like
to beiag retired, and st the same time veer the
perks sad places od amosernest. I waited at the Mart, and
spas to a gentleman tieing next door to the house be ale.
when I have known may yaws. The sale went off
without my brother's apparsate there, and I found a note
es my return stating that Mi.' Baakaa's Ulnas required hie
latto,lolll.
" 7. He had the supposed bow needled man In Richmond
to road her, ad subsequently Dr. Todd.
"8. D. Julia:in taloa el May, at Richmond, Jeposed
that he 'treaded deceased hem the 3rd up to the 18th of
Apti4 when ha otommudosted hie esspicions to La partner, •
lb. Bird, who then Mended !sr.
"9. Dr. Jolliet as the 7th of July, at the Old
=,--• I my pear. Mr. Bird, to as the &-
I Mast melee Ike ereptalseed with the impressions
that mired la my ems Wad.
" 10. Dr. Hird deposed. on the fib ad July, at the Old
Refl.!, that about the 18th of April, be attsaded, by regale,
the decant sad shoat the nod he altos to the same eon-
elusions se Dr. Julies, bat he did net Swat this opinioa
until after Dr. Julia had told him his opinion oa the
subject.
" 11. Mr. Cradle, oa tha 25th of May at Richmond, de.
pored that, with respect to the wiatni cf the medicines
Mllthew was not say mineral pima Literati. either
e. or Mr. Bird being pawl at the dispensing on
MIA after the Mk of Apnl.
"12. On the 16th of August. at the OM Bailey, Mr.
Candle supprwd, or kept back. Hist portion of the above
evidence which says that either Dr. Julio. or Mr. Bird won
preant one and after the 29th of April.
" 13. The prescription both of medicices sent to the
patient wee nut et any time produced. duch fact. I leas
for coy Inference or roomiest you may choose to publish,
and remain, air, your °bobcat moat,
"JAMES SMETHURST.
" 6, York Cottages, Tlarloe.aqu.ra, Bromplon."
We haw to :rived the following :