The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-17 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1859.

THE CASE OF SMETHURST.

The following is a copy of a letter addressed by
the Right Hoe. Sir G. C. Lewis to the Lord Chief
Baron, communicating the grant of a from pardon to
Smethurst, so far as the alleged murder of Isabella
&ekes is concerned:

Whitabsll,_Nov. 14 IMO,

My Larl.—l hews tits honour to acknowledge the receipt
d yew issimbies Saretst report, of the 18th alt., es the
saw of Timm ilostbsest, who wee convicted at the Centre'
Umbel Cart is ♦ugust last of mantis, and menteseed le
Ass&

Armor WY* soggeots in that report t►at manse*
&NU leo min le the Jedgreatt of radical and seised&
mew soisellsd by die leerstary of State, for the pawn
et cauldsrleg the 'miens sad appearances of the demesed
Isabella Bathes, end the remelt of the &naive* I have mat
the *videos*, year lereldp's reports, sad all the mere
bearing epos the Embed potato of the use, to Sir Den-
lonia ttrodk, from whom I hare received a letter, of which
I enclose you a copy, aad who is of °pinkie that, although
the facts or. fall of wmpicioe against Smethurst, there is not
eh mints and complete evident* of his guilt.

After • very caret al sad maim con•ideration of all the
feats of this very walla, ear, I haws owns to the coschision

that these la safflasat doubt d the prlsoar's guilt to rendsr
Ii ay duty to advise the grant to him of a free pardon,
white will be restricted to the particular offence of which he
Mash minvicted ; it being my intention to institate a acme-
MIMS spirt Um fiat bigamy.
TM maemity which I hays felt for advising her Majesty
le gram a tree pardcs is this caae has not, a it appears to me,
grim frau say deist la the constitotioa or proceedings of
see =Waal unmade. It has mina from the imperfection
et amallail Maio% sad from the fallibility of j culposo; in
ea abeam malady, ova of skilful sad uperwoold medical
praadticarre.—l balm, &a., G. C. Lewis.
TM Lad CIAO A►as, &c.

A free pardoo under the great seal waa re-
ceived by Mr. Keene, the governor of Hone-
st:lnger-lane Gaol, on Tuesday, for Dr. Smethurst,
convicted of the wilful murder of Isabella Sankt,.

When the

it was made to him, he did

lot seem at all surprised, but treated it se a
matter of course. Dr. ;Smethurst is now, therefore,
merely in the position of a prisoner under committal
upon a charge of felony, and he is, of coarse, relieved
from all the restrictions to which he was liable,
under the gaol regulations, as a convict under sen-
tence of death. He will remain in Horeemonger-
lane Prison until within a few days of the next
session of the Central Criminal Court, when he will
be removed to Neergatc, and take his trial in due
course for the offence of bigamy. The utmost pu-
nishment that can be awarded for this crime is penal
servitude for four years.

THE CHANCELLORSHIP Or EDINBURGH WOVE"-
atTT.—The Principal (Sir David Brevniter) hoe received the
following letter from Lord Brougham in Weenies to his ap-
peistasest by the General Council am Chancelkeof Rdishargh
University:—" Sir,—l have had the honour of receiving
your latter announcing to me the great kindness et ttia
Councll of the University, and it is altogether unnecessary
for me to express my respectful thanks for the high honour
which they have teen pleated to bestow on me, or the pride
which I have in the enjoyment of it. I only wish it were in
my power to show myself worthy of it. All 1 can hope to
do w by Qs fehltfal discharge of the ditties imposed, to
testify 027 gratitude for the bnnour conferred. Believe me
to be, with grist respect, your tefthful *errant, %tutu itAtt.
—Principal St David Broweir."

glx ann.

wniDeoz CANTLE, Nov. 16.

Her Majesty's dinner party yesterday earaptieed
the Ditcher of Cambridip, the Prime sad Primus Pre-
Emrich William of Praia (Primmer Royal), Primer Alia,
Primes Mary of Cambridge, and Prince= Ltantngen, the
Renatery Prime of licesesollern Signiatingen, and the
Primes of Leledagen, the Duerr of Wellington, the Portu-
guese Minister (Coast de Lavredio), the Nagai. and Ker.
(Adobe= of Allesbory, the Bari sad Combine Spencer,
Counter Lynar, Counter Itelmathel, Lady Geraldine
easionak Count limedesberg, the /3aree de Nepalis&
Papposatem, Count Porpostier, Ospiaila wit Schweisits,
Bores Brew Stockinet, Beat.-Cekmel Parsee, and Najor-
Goma Wylie.

bawl el the Grenadier Omar& Ina ia attanimen and
played dories dinar am falowiag sairelea

Peisibar .. •—•• • Er.
mar% " Diainiej ..
asOiedics."Leareris bads"
Her Majesty's private bead sherwerds pwltend r lb@

awing-roomthe

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TM Qom% vat Mims 'Muria Wien at Prowls
(Mom 11syst), yawl is do semi et Qs Castle this

TM i'rlass Cowart treat Set ohcallog, atiompaided by
PTUss Prodarick Willi= of Pmels, the ficroditary Prince
of Habasatillont, end the Prim of Labial"
Primo Altos, and Pena= Hellas rods li the Mini-
boom.

Priam@ Beatrice visited ber Beret Higbee's the Doehems
ei Heat at Pregeinsm
Their Boyd 111(baseete the Duchies of Cambridge sad
Prise= Mary leek have el her Maiesty rad left Wisher
for Hem, Mended by Lady Oereldier amernet and Lieu.-
1 Coked Parma

Th. Moshe Allots Use she him their &wens :
no DUtheal at Wall Woo. the cam a. Lasredia (Postu-
res' Waldo), the Marc* sad limblssess a/ Atbalmy,
Bail sad Combos Bpssesr, es& War-G*66ra Wylde.

Meetings of theCaishrldge trehersity Commironers were
held at 6 Adelpid-torrro, es Toseday the Bth, Wednesday
the 9th, Whereby the 10th, Friday the 11th. Monde the
14th, end Tuesday the 16th honer. The Cootters
present wen the Bishop of Chester, Lord Btsalr, M.P.,
the Right Hon. Sir Lawrence Peel, and the Rev. Dr.
Vauhan.
• deputation from Hull, courting of Mr. J. &MIN M.P.,
Mr. Z. C. Ponce, Mayor of Hall, andliseirs. H. J. At-
kin," Meer Deratt, and G. .w., Town Councillors,
Morseled rine yesterday at theßducetion Department of
the Privy CorelL
wen sent to the Governor of British Columbia
i'yes=rhistrees the ColoniskKoe. Despatches were m-
eshed from the Governors of Ceylon, Hong Kong, Malta,
end Gibraltar.