The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-29 00:00:00

TEE CONVICT PALMER.

Notwithstanding the unanimous verdict of the
jury, Palmer, Immediately altar the proceedings on Ten-
thly, complained to the under-sheriff (says the Put), that
be had not received a fair trial. The under-sheriff observed
that ke had no reason to complain, sad rescinded him that
all the judges agreed to the Eluding of the Jury. Palmer'.
reply ware—" Well, sir, but that don't satisfy me." Dating
the charge of Lord Campbell he repeatedly eimmunicated
verbally sod by written menages with Mr. John Smith,
his sol titer, and the consul conducting his cue. After
the learned judge had concluded, he add d a nets to
Mr. 'Smith, in which he anted that Lord Campbell's sum-
ming up was very rafair tower's biro, and that, eons*.
He
the jury must be prejudiced against him.
He added, b the expression of his belief that they
would And a verdict of not guilty. When informed
by the undercherlif, after the soutanes wu pealed,
that he mast prepare immediately to return to
his former quarters in Stafford gaol, he caked by
what railway be was to be oonreyed—aad, oa being told
that the London and N•irth-Western was the nasal
sad wet direct rout*, he begged that he might be taken
by the Great Wasters Railway, es he stated that he was so
wall knows on the North. Western that he would he recce-
abed all along the line. The under sheriff informed him
that his request aosid not be complied with, and he ao-
quieseed without any further obserestion. As it was sus-
pected that the prisoner might attempt to commit suicide,
mad thus defeat the ends of junkie, a new suit of clothes
was prepared for him, which he was directed to put on after
his return to his apaiteneot at Newgate. No parson mu
allowed tone him or to communicate with him after the

senteatis was pseud, 'wept the ander sheriff sad the aa-
theritiee of the prison. Immediately after the verdict was
delivered a telegraphic despatch was forwarded to the go.
TOMO, of Stafford gal, requesting hint to provide goons-
morletios for the prisoner; and cm the arrival of
the trata at Stafford, at about eleven o'clock, a
• was in waiting, in which he was conveyed to
W gaol. Mr. John Smith Lad Mr. George Palmer, the
prisoaer's brother, are taking steps to lap beton the Home
Secretary a statement of fate, mainly in connection with
the medical evidence, which the, hope will induce the right
hoe. gluttons% to unmanaged h.r Majuty to exercise the
prerogative of mercy by mitigating the *spite! magnet.
The groat& on which the appeal will be made are
the socillet of medical evidence, and the absenoe of any
direr* proof that poises bad been administered to the de-
emed. &vent eommunktations have been forwarded by

various medial peaentlonen, dean, ewe of tetanus hen
=tarsi causes, auempanied by symptoms similar ti thine
spoken to in Cook's cue ; and, al,holigh some of ,h con-
wisaications wen sot forwarded is time to be used at the
Mel, the prisoner's friends are negates in the hope that
they may have • favourable iadoseco is the only quarter
to which ea appeal can now be made. It seams that,
daring the trial the prisoner expressed a belief that
sae at lout of the japan, whose personnel spooned
te attract his attention, was not the man to return • verdict
of guilty, sad es more that an ousition, in his eommanisa
Ora with his ooutial cad his silmitor, allinad to this
ovation's. The jury were accommodated at the London
011ere-kme. A large room was prepared for them, fitted
up with .mien beds, is whieh they slept; aid they were
twelve days "sequestered" from their familisia, friends, and
penults. Some members of their families core admitted
see them, bet only in presence of one of the officers of
the court, and their dormitory was locked at night to pre-
vent the possibility of communiceticg with the entered
world. The sceouchemait of the wile of one of the jurors
leek plus during his detention, avid an application was
Wade to Lord Campbell to allow him to go home and see
ter, in the pusses of as °Soar of the c .nrt. Lord Camp-
bell, cm aseensising that the lady's health was not in au-
On, said be felt bound to nfase the application ; as, if he
panted it, he must in fairings CO( cede • similar favour to
lb* whole of the feminine jurors, should they mks an
to visit their families. On Sunday week we of
thsjarers had • aarrow eseape of his life. 'While walling
Is loping Forest, one of the large trees was blown down
by the tempest, and fell with a groat crash within a few
inches of his path; but, fortunately without doing any
Byßy the saw set under which Palmer wu tried, an account
of the expense of his removal end maintenance, dm., in
Nswgate, Is to be delivered to the county treasurer of Staf-
fan, who is to pay the same. Any objection to the amount
must be mad* in writing, within • al. cedar month of its
delivery. The sum mentioned II the total of the 'zonate
is 10,M.

INSTITUTION or CIVIL ENoiNeras —The annual
costessaions given by the ;resident of this institution
took plate oa Tweday evenirg in Groat George street,
Westminster, when the president, lie. Robert Stepheesos,
gathered around him no less than 1,200 persons, many of
whom wen gentlemen distinguished in !science, literature,
or the ins arta. Amongst those present were—Str Edward
Belcher Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, R A., Mr. David Roberts,
8.A., Sir S. 11. Pete, Sir Charles Fos, Sir Charles Berry,
Mr. T. R. Crampton, Mr. Locke, Mr. George Bidder, Mr.
Seunieds, Sir John Rennie, Sir W. Csbitt, Sir Jas. Ramon
T t, Sir C. Fellows*, the Dean of Hereford, Mr Br-
rington, Sir Caseck Roney, Sir Charles Pulley, Lord Lout-
dale, Lord Radstock, Sir George Cayley, Dr. Lenkestir,
Protestor Graham, Mr. Raton liodrkinson. Colonel Sabine,
Captain Collinson, Dr. Jelf, Mr. Rends', Dr Billing, Mr.
Hawkehsw, the Bishop of Si. David's, Professor lioffmaan,
Mr. R. H. Sally. Mr. John Bell, Aldermen Copeland, Sir
H. Ellis. Mr. Mark Lemon, Mr. P. Cunningham, Mr.
Shirley Brooks, and others. The handsome suite of rooms
was, as usual, decorated with choirs works of art, and oft-
tained also en interesting collector, of model, end repre-
sentations of ecientille inventions; and the arrangements
made by Mr. Charles Maltby, the secretary, were so far
dratted that all the objects exhibited received their doe
mod of attention frcm those who were folly invade of
appestat's' their merits. The comerosiome was ta every
reseret • most interstice and agreeable meeting.
VEOSTAIIANISM.—On Tuesday last, a lecture was
delivi red at the Crosby Hell, on Dietetic Reform, by Jams
Simeon, president of the Vegetarian Sec arty, Dr. Vielling-
hoff in the chair. Mr Shni.son after referring to the preju-
dice in favour of whiting customs eeeee diesel by habit, end
to the wide-spread Ignorance on the subject of diet, proceeded
to discuss thawing, of the vegetarian se opposed to the
mined diet syrup. He held that ts• fcod consumed should
boar an sleet relation to the wants of the body. Red asserted
that upon this subject the most erroneous popular coaerp.
Uwe existed. He contended that Os vegetarian peaches
contributed to the beelth and duration of human life, thet
it rendered life more erj iyable, and wee best adapted to the
haws wastitution. For his own pot he bad Never par-
taken of animal food, although he wee 43 years of age; and
be worsened his conviction Olathe wee enabled to perform
• mach greater quantity of work, sod to sustain gamiest
mental toil for • math longer period than he would bad he
not been a vegetarian. The V. getarian Society bed been is
snideness upwards of eight wean in this country; and
amongst its 1000 recognised members (there being some
thousands of vegetar,ans in the sentry who had not
joined it sea acielety) were so fewer then from 16 to 18 phy-
sicians and swiss, besides blacksmiths and others ima-
ged in almost every sort of laborious occupation. At the
termination of the lecture a vote of thanks wee given to Mr.
8:spoon, sad the proceedings termiaated about half-pest
tea.
The Marquis of Dalhousie is still at the Bedford
Hotel. The noble marquis is accompanied by the Ladles
Seem and Edith Ramsay. The Bishop of Leeds', after
to:perigee:dog great benefit to his health by a few wicks'
so lova at the Marquis of Bristol's residence, in Kemp
Town, las returned to Landon. The Bishop el Wormier,
alter a eausiderehis Say, has left Mount litercombe Howe
for Loaders. Mr. Baron Platt and family, after a stay
of several weeks at the Warwick Maui's', for the ben eft
of the learned judges health, have takes their departure
i fee town. Sir H. L. Balers has returned to Belle Vas
House.—Drighrea amok.