The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-11 00:00:00

time of
&nd, taking the whole of this most

body at

linary. case, from beginning to end, into

consideration, we do not see how the HOME

SECRETARY can well refuse to grant the' respite
sought at his hands. There is not the remotest

chance of the prisoner escaping. if he be really

guilty ; and where further investigation into the
chemical uncertainties brought to light on his

trial, is as essential to the future safety of

society as the execution of the convict, the accused

ought, in accordance with every Englishman's
love of the sacred principles of "justice in
" mercy," to have the benefit of a short respite.
We allow no peddling sentimentalities to in-

RUC'ence.
CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday, the coroner held the
following inquests. On the body of S :rah Ellison, 33
years of age, an account of whose death appeared in our
paper of yesterday. The jury returned a verdict of found
drowned.—On the body, of Joseph Whitehead, 23 years of
age, who was a fireman on board the steamship City of
Baltimore, and who died in the Northern Hospital on
Sunday, under the circumstances detailed in our paper of
yesterday. Verdict. accidental death.—On the body of
John Boyd, who resided at No. 30, Davenport-street. It
was stated in our paper of yesterday, in reference to this
case, that there was a piece of raw meat found in the
throat of deceased, and it was supposed the man was
suffocated. From the evidence, however, of Surgeon
Gilmore, who made a post mortern examination of the body,
it appeared that deceased died from disease brought on by
excessive drinking, and ho was of opicion that the piece
of beef alluded to, was never in the man's mouth at all.
(The deceased's wife persisted in saying it was.) The
jury found that death was caused by excessive drinking.
—On the body of William Williams, who died suddenly.
On enquiry it was found that death was caused by asthma,
brought on by excessive drinking. Verdict accordingly.
—On the body of a boy named Christopher Carroll, one
_ rihi eh have already been of the lads belonging to the Kirkdale Industrial School,
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away Theand
"taken away in error." On the author of the theory of get a
" perfect absorption"and" analogous, symptoms" the
death of WILLIAM PALMER will rest if at any subse- ship, but it was not in consequence of bad treatment
tahnelwheandtaignreteod todo so. The boys were on the canal
bathe, when the boy was unfortunately
, drowned. Verdict accidental death.
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tluence our opinions in such awfully solemn
matters. We do not claim for ourselves the purity
of a jury, or the wisdom of a judge. We have

opposed the punishment of death, in instances
where the culprits were taken from the humblest,

1 poorest, and most ignorant ranks of society

I
have nothing, therefore, to excuse ourselves
of in this instance, beyond a desire to see

the guilt of a man placed beyond a doubt,
before his life is taken away. Wo know that
within the last fifty years, fifty hum in beings
have been hanged, whose innocence was proved
)1- after execution ; and we say to those gentlemen

who gave the scientific evidence on PALMER'S trial—

Ifro and settle the contliming facts you have sworn

ife to the fift