The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-28 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

having read it at length, said—Mr. Herapath is a skilful
chemist, and he diffeis with Mr. Nunnely as to the rigidity
itf the body after death. In the cases he had seen the
bodies of the animals were found perfectly rigid, and he

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also was of opinion that had strycli:nine been administered
it ought to have been discovered. But he gave an opinion
even in this case to the effect that there might have

he'n strychnine present, and Dr. Taylor and br. Rees
might not have taken the proper means to dis'oover it.
But they had it in evidenie in the two cases where Dr. Tay-
lor and Dr. Rees had adthinistered strychnia to the animal
experimented Upon the poison had not been found. We
next have the evidence of Dr. Rogers, a professor of
chemistry in the St. George's School of Medicine, who had
experimented upon decomposed animal matter and had
discovered the poison, as the jury would recolleCt When
they heard his evidence read to thenft. According to
this evidence, where the strychnia had been mixed
with imuure matter it ought to have been discovered. The
ss was Dr. Henry Letheby, a bachelor of medi-
ine in the London Hospital. This gentleman said that

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he had paid great attention to the action of poison on living
bodies ; and in his evidence he stated that in the acccunt
he had heard of Cook's death there was nothing which dif-
fered from death by tetanus caused by strychnine ; and he
further stated that the symptoms of Cook's death were quite
irreconcileable with anything he had ever heard. Dr.

Letheby no doubt spoke sincerely. Ha was a skilful, sci-
entific, and honourable man, and he stated that w 1 Pre
strych-
nine had been administered he should expect to find it, and
it would he for the jury to say whether proper means
had been taken to discover the poison. Then Dr. Gay was
called, and he detailed a decided case of tetanus. It was

that of a labouring man. He stated it was a cave of
idiopathic tetanus. The man was kept alive till the 14th
day, when he died. Here is a case of idiopathic tetaturs,
and it would be for the jury to infer What analogy there
was with the case of Cook. The evidence that
had been given, 1 think, goes to show the case of death
was no mere idiopathic tetanus than traumatic. Then they
had the evidence of Dr. Brown. [His lordship here read
the evidence, which went to show that the case spoken to
was one of tetanus in which there had been syphilis, but
there were wounds of old standing in different parts of the
body.] It will be recollected that there was none of these
wounda, according to the evidence for the prosecution, on
the body of Cook. At the conclusion of the reading of the
evidence of this witness, his lordship said—Here is a case
of tetanus, but I don't know why it is brought forward,
but in this case it will also be for you, gentlemen, to draw
your own conclusion. There were wounds of old standing
on the body of this man, but this was not the case with
Cook ; there were no wounds on the body, and in this case
the symptoms so nearly represented those pro-
duced by strychnine that its presence was actually
suspected. They had the evidence of the house
suraeon in the same point, and then Mr. Wrightson, a
pupil of Liebig. The evidence of this witness was then
read, and it stated that the witness had been employed
by the Crown to mike several analyses. He was of
opinion that strychnine ought to have been detected, as he
had himself discovered it both in a pure and impure state.

The witness also stated that he had discovered the poison in
the blood of both cats and dogs that had been killed by the

poison, and he was of opinion that strychnine did not de-
compose in the act of poisoning, or in the entering into the
circulation; and in that opinion, he stated, he was decided.
The witness went on to say it might possibly change into
some substance, but he should still be able to detect it.
The most minute portions of strychnine, in the opinion
of this gentleman, ought to be found. At the conclusion of
the reading of the other portions of this gentleman's evi-
dence, his lordship said—This gentleman says that strych-

nine does not undergo deconi;:osition, and he gave his
evidence in such a manner as to merit the highest commen-
dation from the Court; at the same time it was important
to observe that when a full dose was taken he could not tell
if it was finally deposited in the blood or ti-sues upon
reaching the point at which it kills. The evidence of Dr.
Partridge, a gentleman of the highest ability, went to show
that death was produced by an attack of arachnitis. The
evidence was read at length by his lordship, who observed :
It appears to be the evidence of this gentleman that Cook
died in a spasm, but that spasm did not arise from arachnids.
Dr. Gay was then examined. This gentleman detailed a
case of tetanus which he had under his care. It was of a boy in
whom tetanus was caused by the smashing of the second toe.

I do not think that this case bears the slightest analogy to
Cook's case. Dr. M'Donald was next examined. [The
evidence given by this gentleman was then read ; it is stated
that he had been called to a case, that of Catherine Watson,
in one of the hospitals in Edinburgh, in which strychnine
had been taken by mistake. In that case he found the body
arched and rigid, but the patient, however, recovered. He
also attributed Cook's death to epileptic convulsions with
tetanic complications. He had also, he stated in evidence,
seen two cases of idiopathic tetanus ; and, in answer to
questions put to him, he said he never knew a person
dying of epilepsy retaining his consciousness till death
actually took place. He further states that it was within the
range of probability that mental or sensual excitement might
have caused Cook's death, or that the white spots spoken
to might have also caused death. He stated that he had
known cases of epilepsy where the patient was well the
next day, after an epileptic attack.] The reading of the
evidence having been finished, his lordship remarked—you
tee, gentlemen of the jury, the length to which this witness
goes—he adopts a new term of disease, epileptic convulsions
with tetanic complications, and, according to his opinion,
the disease might arise from mental or sensual excitement,
and it will be for you, gentlemen of the jury, to say what
amount of importance you will attach to this part of the
case. Dr, Robinson was then examined with a view of
showing that Cook's death might have arisen from epi-
lepsy; but, befare the gentlemen could give such an
opinion, he sta' ed it would be necessary to ascertain the
absence of strychnine. Now, the symptoms in Cook's
case did not bear out the inference that he died from
epilepsy, as h.e retained his consciousness to the last. Dr.
Richardson was the last medical witness examined, and
this gentleman thought that death might have been
caused through angina pectoris, and he stated that in
the cases he had seen they so resembled the symptoms
of strychnia, that had he spoken to this examination,—
that, if at the time he had known as much about strych-
nia as he did now, he might have been led to sus-
pect strychnine being present in those instances. Now,
gentlemen, continued his lordship, if you should come to
the conclusion that strychnia was not given to Cook, of
course you will give a verdict in favour of the prisoner, but
if on the other hand you should be of 'a contrary opinion,
and you think that the deadly poison was administered by
the prisoner to the deceased, it would become your bounden
duty to return a verdict of guilty. I have now gone
through the whole of the medical evidence, and think it will
be better if the court at this point adjourn for a short
time.

By way of episode, it may be remarked that up to the
time of adjournment, and as Lord Chief Justice Campbell
disposed of case after case brought forward by the
defence, and showed how they failed to tend in any
respect to the prisoner's advantage, Palmer buried his
face in his hands, and when he resumed his original
position, his countenance bore strong indications of the
violent emotions with which he was contending. He
seemed to be labouring under the impression—an opinion
indeed which was shared by every One in the court—that
the observations of the judge were producing a marked
effect upon the jury, and lessening every moment the
chance of the prisoner's acquittal. Strange as it may
appear in the face of this statement, it is perfectly true
that, as Palmer was stepping out of the dock on the
adjournment of the court, he dropped a note to Mr. Smith,
his solicitor, stating that he felt perfectly certain of an
acquittal.
At a quarter past one, the learned judges returned into
court.
The Court re-assembled after an adjournment of about
twenty minutes, when
Lord Chief Justice Campbell resumed his painful and
arduous task. His Lordship said—l have now gone
through the whole of the medical evidence for the defence,
and shall proceed to that portion of it that relates to the
other part of the defence, and went through the evidence
of the police inspector as to the time the train left London
for Rugeley..and also that of the publican. who spoke of
Cook belonging to a cricket club, and his hunting, which
proved deceased to have been in good health at that time.
The learned judge then went into the evidence of the
witness Sargent, and asked them if they thought that
Cook was in bad health. He now came to a most impor-
tant witness, that was Jeremiah Smith—he was most
material in determining one part of the case, "and it would
be for you to say what faith can be placed in what he has
said. His lordship then went through the whole of the
evidence, which spoke of the pills, upon the Monday night,
and about the state of deceased's throat when dressed
by Thirlby. Gentlemen, you have heard the account
which this witness has given of his handwriting to the
documents upon the subject of Walter Palmer's life. He
admitted to you that he received 51., and it is for you to
say whether he did not receive that for having attested
the policy upon Walter Palmer's life; if you believe this,
you will say what reliance you can place upon his veracity.
You can find that he knew that for six years Walter
Palmer had been a penniless man. Again, the transaction
he was engaged in with the life of Bates. He knew the
condition of the man, and yet he tried to effect an insur-
ance for £lO,OOO upon his life. Jould they doubt that
he got himself made an agent for the purpose of for-
warding that view. It will be for you to say whether
you can believe a man whom you find engaged in such
transactions. His evidence was most important as it
pro ved, if believed, that the pills made by Dr. Bamford on
the Monday night could not have been interfered with by
Palmer, as they were taken by Cook before Palmer could
get at them. His lordship Ulm read the letter upon
racing matters which had been put in at the close of the
defence, to show that the prisoner and deceased were
connected in business matters. He had now gone
through the whole of the evidence, and it was for them
to say how far it affected that upon the part of .the
Crown. The important question was, were the symp-
toms of the deceased's death consistent with death by
strychnia, and if so, was it changed by the medical
evidence given for the defence. Prisoner's witnesses
agreed that Cook's symptoms were those of strych-
nine, although they could not account for its absence
after death. Then with regard to the facts, there was a
difference about the brandy and water supposed to have
been dosed, and the evidence of Jeremiah Smith respect-
. ing the return of the prisoner to Rugeley upon the Monday
night, and it was for them to say whether that altered•the
opinion which the previous evidence would have upon

their minds as to the prisoner's conduct. There was the
fact of his eagerness to get the body disposed of. No
answer had been given to that; nor yet with regard to
the absence of the betliti; book and the prisoner tampering
with the coroner, and bribing the post-boy. Then, above all,
there was no explanation as to what had becnnie of the
strychnine purchased by.the prisoner. The case was before
them, and unless they thought that clear couv.ction was
brought to their minds as to the prisoner's guilt, it was their
duty to acquit him. They were not to proceed upon suspi-
cion, or even strong susp'cion, but there must be strong
conviction in their minds, and if there was any reasonable
doubt, give the prisoner the benefit of the douht ; but if
they came to a clear conclusion as to his guilt, they were
not to allow any suggestion made by the defence to deter
tE6'd from doing their duty. They were to remember the
oath which they had taken, and upon that act. The learned
judge, who was moved to tears, added, in conclusion,
" And may God direct you to a right verdict."
Mr. Sergeant Shee submitted to the Court that the ques-
tion whether the symptoms were consistent with strych-
nine ought to have been submitted. _ . . _

rdVCampbell : I have told the jury, unless they think
jmptoms described agree with the supposition that the
deceased died from strychnine, and, consistent with the
facts, that they ought to acquit the prisoner.
Mr, Baron Alderson said that had been stated in the
summing up by the Lord Chief Justice.
After a me further remarks from Mr. Sergeant Shee,

Lord Campbell told the jury that not only must they be
satisfied that the symptoms described agreed with the sup-
position that the deceased died from strychnine, but that it
was administered by the prisoner.
It was then twenty minutes past two, and the jury
retired.

AUSTRALIA.

the strtival of the new ship Hogue. Captain
Neatby, which arrived at Plymouth on Monday,
we have adt'ices fi•orn Sydney to the 4th March,
on which day the ship left that port.
The Hogue brings gold dust valued at .elOO.OOO, 2,800
bales of wool, 40 adult passengers, and 20 children. Sir
Charles Nicholson, speaker of the council, has come home
on two years' leave of absence.
The excitement regarding the election: was increasing
as the day of polling (the 121 h), approached.
Trade was improving. Ex,hange continued at 3 per
cent premium; gold, £3 18s per Os. ; &Jur, £25; beef, 5d
per lb ; wool, Is to is (11 ; freight, hi per lb.
The diggings in the flew French settlement at New
Caledonia are not prosperous, the natives being verj,
troublesome. . .

From Melbourne under date of March 4, we learn that
the quantity of gold found in the preceding weelswas in excess
of the quantity of any previous week since the discovery.
The detailed list is as follows : —The escorts have brought
from Mount Alexander and Bendigo, 25,843 ounce;; Balla-
rat including Geelong, 24,132 ditto ; the Ovens, 12,690 do;
Fiery Creek, 5,581 do; Maryborough, 2,552 do ; Daisy=
hill, 1,526 do ; Mllvor, 1,049 do ; Avoca, 742 do • Mount
Blackwood, 663 ditto. Total amount this week, 74,778
ozs., and total for the year, 462,152 ounces.
The gold shipped up to the 29th of February—i.e., for
the first two months of this year, amounts to 530,999 oz•
value, £2,123,596. Hitherto we have been dealing with
the official accounts, but there is good reasan to believe that
a considerable quantity of gold finds its way out of the colony
without finding its way into the collector's books, A large
seizure of 2,000 ounces has just been made, and the way it
chanced was this : —lt appeared from returns collected by
Mr. Kuhle that some 6,000 or 7,000 ounces had been
exported from Hobart Town, whereas our exports to
Hobart Town appeared all the while almost nominal.
This put the Custom-house people on the qui vine, and they
found the gold concealed in a package of other goods
shipped by a Jew house of Mellmrue and Hobart Town.
The Commissioner of Trade and Customs affects to ignore
the existence of smuggling, but I believe a considerable
quantity goes over the border to Sydney, where it is coined
into Australian sovereigns.

The Council has increased its vote of £50,000 to
£75,000, Bo as to induce New South Wales to joi❑ Victorid
in taking the whole risk of the colonial contingent in the
first instance (to save time), endeavouring to recover a fail'
proportion from Tasmania, South Australia, and New
Z3aland hereafter.

o,le of the mast striking features in the population
return of this colony is the very small excess of births over
deaths, owing to the great disproportion of the sexes. If
it were not for immigration our increase would be under
1,300, or less than per cent. per annum (accurately .0467
per cent). The Council, in voting £lOO,OOO for imigra-
tion, required that half should be spent in bringing out
single women.

Labour is now becoming scarce, and building has risen
about 40 per cent.; so also have road c'ntracts. The
colony could abs3rb 50,000 people a year, without a decline
in the condit'on of the working classes. We continue well
supplied with moisture—grass green, harvest good, trade
improving.

SELECT VESTRY.-YESTERDAY,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the select vestry was held
in the parish offices, at one o'clock yesterday. Tho Rev.
Rector Campbell occupied the chair. The following gentle-
men were present—Messrs Bold, Crillin, Syred, Denton,
Metier, Udine, Vairstow, Critchley, Jackson, Woodruff,
Taylor, Satchell, Lunt, Smith, W. Jones, V./bitty, Owen.
Cook, Hastings, Brancker, and Wise.

WORKHOUSE COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee were read. It appeared

that the numbers admitted' into the vagrant sheds last week
were 232 males, 109 females, and 47 children, in all 328.

The number ot skit caFes in hospitv.l on the 17th inst was 628

including 44 fever and 41 itch. The total number of paupers
in the house on the 21st inst, was 2,257

The mir

contained an entry to the effect that in consideration of several

reports submitted by the outdoor inspectors of inattention and
negligence regarding sick cases, on the part of Dr. Thompson
and Dr. Newton, the medical officers of the house, and these
gentlemen having been called upon to resign, and having
refused to do so, the committee recommended that the appoint-
ment of these officers be determined at trace months' ❑otice.
Mr. Shaw moved the confirmation of the proceed-
ings. He referred to the recoMmedation regarding the
medical officers, which he spoke of as a matter serious and
painrul to tha committee• as well as to the whole board. A
very large meeting of the committee entered upon the matter
patiently and quietly, and unanimously came to the canclusion
that the medical officers had grossly neglected their duty, and
had not paid the attention they should have done to the cases
they were bound to attend. To show that the board had the
power of carrying out the recommendation of the committee lie
would read an extract from the proceedings of the board at the
time the appointment was made, which would inform the meet-
ing of the terms on which the medical officers were engaged.
Mr. Shaw read the following extract :

v"
The board proceeded to the appointment of medical officers,
Pursuant to Mr. Fairhurst's notice of motion at the last meet-
ing, and upon the following terms and conditions, viz : Each
of the candidates to possess the double qualification prescribed
by the poor law board ; to devote his whoie time to the ser-
vices of the select vestry in attention as well to the sick cases
as to the dilligent performance of vaccination ; to reside in his
district, or at a short distance therefrom if approved by the
select vestry under special circumstances. The appointment
to be determinable upon three months' rnic° from any date.
Salary, £2OO per annnm, with vaccination but nd other foes.
Medicines to be provided by the parish."
Mr. Shaw said from the nature of the appointment it was
perfectly clear that the board had full power to give notice to
determine it. Having been called upon to resign, the medical
officers had refused to to so, and the only course the com-
mittee had left was to call upon the board to put aleir recom-
mendation into operation. The committee had no longer any
confidence, he was sorry to say, in those two gentlemen,
and they therefore called upon the board to confirm their

oceedings.
On the suggestion of the Chairman Mr. Shaw_ consented to
. .

give notice of motion as regarded the dismissal of the medical
officers, and merely moved that the remaining proceedings of
the workhouse committee be confirmed by the vestry.
The Clerk stated that a letter had been just received from
Mr. Newton which he would read. Ile accordingly read the
following letter

13, West Derby-street, May 24, 1856.
Sir,—With all possible respect for the select vestry, I think
have much reason to complain of the recent proceedings of
e medical relief committee. If they had wished for my
•esignation they should not have had to ask twice for it, nor
toed they have resorted to the d'sgraceful mode in which they

have recently attempted to get tip a case against me.
I have been for more than three years surgeon to the worst
district in Liverpool, crowded at all times with pauperism, filth,
and disease, For tho last 18 months my weekly average of new
cases has been over 100. In one single day last spring I had 67,
or more tha❑ all the new cases that whole week at the Royal
Infirmary. During the visitations of cholera and fever my dis-
trict has invariably been the worst in the town, and no one
but myself knows the risks I have run or the fatigue I have
endured. Besides these, as the parochial vaccinator, Ido more
in this way than any other surgeon in Liverpool. With such

a mass of duties (far more than one man can adequately per
form) I have always felt that there must be many shortcomings,
many omissions, and looked to the medical relief committee

for indulgent consideration. Nor had I been charged by them
on a single occasion with any neglect of duty whatever until
last Thursday. It is true I had heard, a month or six weeks

before, that Bowe man was making himself very busy poking
about in my district, dogging my footsteps, calling upon former
patients of mine, and telling them that he was employed by
_ _

the parish to get up a case against me. But I did not believe
these reports, though I heard them on all sides, until last
Sunday week, after nineolelock in the evening, I received aletter
from Mr. Hart, requesting my attendance at the palish offices

on the following morning, to meet charges of netzlect
brought against me by the " out-door inspector." I
saw .Mr. Hart accordingly, and told him that if he
would furnish me with a copy of the said charges I should he

prepared to meet them. This ho promised to do, as well as to
give me twenty•fo•ir hours notice before expecting me to attend.
Day after day passed, and I heard no more of the matter.
Then I received :a note, simply requiring my attendance at
a meeting of the medical relief committee, without stating
for what purpose. I called on Mr. Hart, and reminded him
that

I had received no copy of the charges against
ne. This, he said, was ❑ot his fault; the matter had
)een taken out of his hands. Well, I attended the meeting,
hone) completely in the dark as to what I was wanted for.

this" inspector" was present, with his " cases" all ready against
me. He had been six weeks preparing, and I had not been
allowed a single diy for my defence, nor the slightest glimpse

than discretion. There is no man at this board who is mot"
accustomed to sounding his own trumpet, and a very foolish
although a very loud onej than himself. (Laughter.) If Mr.
Denton's remarks are intended to apply to me, and to deter me
from giving any information I know to be correct, through the
press or in any other way, thenl deny his authority; or that of
any other portion of the board to deter me. I approve
of every line of what was written in the)
Mercury, whoever the authority may have been, excepting;
i deed, the latter part regarding myself and my colleague.
here is nothing there which is not every word of it true,

nd if you do not wish to have amateur reporting, move at
mice that reporters he admitted, and then you will not have
ough I deny in this instance that there
if you sir (to Mr. Denton)
zeal, you would have

arbh d repo.

had as tnuch discretion
known it. (Laughter.)
The proc

all, and
a you 1:

gs Were then confirmed

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

f this committee contained a resolution
grouch as the committee had been greatly
ng as to the religion of certain children
is, and as the embarrasment chiefly arose
in consequence of irregular applications made by the Roman
Catholic clergymen attending the schools, the committee
resolved that the religious designation of all children attending
the schools, remain as established before by the governor d
the workhonse, until a formal and per,onal demand to hand
the designation altered, were made he any person or persosing
legilly entitled to make such a dem:l,i, the demand to bel
reported by the governor to the board, and decided on by
them. _ _

Mr. W. Jones moved the confirmation of the proceeding,'
and urged at considerable length the necessity of adopting the
resolution mentioned, in consequence of the continued ember-
rvsment and loss of time occasioned to the committee by
application from the Ronan Catholic clergymen, to have the
religious designation of children altered. He also stated that
the clergyman, the Rev. Mr. Doyle, had been, although he
would not say it was intentionally done, illegally communicat-

ing with Protestant children.
Mr. Whit ty strongly opposed the resolution, and contended
that its effect would he to give an undua power to the governor
of the house. He accordingly moved an amendment to the
effect that the resolution be referred back to the committee.
Mr. Satchell supported the recommendation of the coma
mittee, and sated that he could prove in one instance ge least
that the Roman Catholic priest had on a recent occasion, had
one of the boys in a closet at the end of the school-room, with
the door closed, and shut out from every human eye. He did
not know what this meant, but if it were confession, he had a
horror of confession, and of the darkness of the closet, and he
contended that such proceedings should not be allowed by the
board.

Mr. Owen seconded the amendment, on the around that
there was only a majority of one in the committee for the
resolution, and that a recommenda'ion so important, tying up
the hands of the board, should be more fully considered before

it was adopted.
A lengthened discussion followed, in which several gentlemen

took part.
The Chairman expressed an opinion that the only parties
who had a legal right to make applicatfon for the change of al
child's religious designation wore either the parents, the god•
father, or godmother, or the nearest relation; and, in the
absence of any of these, it should rest with the guardians
themselves.
The vestry finally divided, when there appeared five` for the
amendment, and fourteen against it. The amendment sass,
therefore, lost, and the proceedings were confirmed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
The proceedings of this committee were read, and, on the
motion of Mr. Woodruff, confirmed.
THE DAY OF REJOICING.
Mr. Woodruff said he had been requested to state what the
board intended to do on Thursday, that day being fixed as
holiday, and day of general rejoicing. Under the present
circumstances of the board, they were not able to dd
much, but they would do some little. They intended
to give the poor people in the workhouse a dinner of
roast beef and plumb pudding at twelve o'clock. (Hear, hear).
The industrial school, with their band, and such other children
as were in the workhouse would join the general procession in
London road. These children, preceded by the band; and such
portion of the vestry as thought the matter of sufficient impot,
tance to deserve their astendance, would leave the schools at
ten o'clock in the morning, and come to the workhouse, whetel
they would get a good dinner, and there, as he had stated,
join the general procession at one o'clock. It had been sug-
gested that the public buildings should be thrown open, and
among them were the industrial schools. He believed there
could be no objection to this, and, consequently, it was recom-
mended that the industrial schools should be opened to the
public on that day. (Hear, hear).
Mr. Shaw gave notice that at the next meeting he would
propose a member in the room of Mr. Jardine, who was dis-
qualified for non-attendance.
The vestry soon after adjourned.

THE DOCTRINE OF INSPIRATION

TO TAE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES

Sir,—My attention has been drawn to a letter on the
above subject, which appeared in the Courier of the 21st
inst., signed by the Rev. J. B. Lowe, and although a simple
layman, and one who must therefore be at a manifest dis-
advantage in a theological argument with such an adversary,
it is most probable that I may, nevertheless, trouble you at
the close of his disquisitions with a short reply to his
lengthy, but to my mind not very convincing, arguments,
which, I think, must on all sides be admitted to characterise
a jealous and splenetic disposition, rather than that of a
clergyman, and a follower of the meek and lowly Jesus,
whose teaching was certainly in total contrariety to that
breathed from beginning to eud of Mr. Lowe's vituperative
two-column letter. May not the fact of Mr. Macnaught's
book, driving at the root of our rev. friend's favourite hobbyt
viz., the " Millenium and the New Jerusalem," be the
cause of this manifestation of angry feeling ?
T, too, Mr. Vditor, have also read Mr. Macnaught's book,
and although I may not be prepared to agree with him in
all the conclusions he comes to, I do not intend for the
present to trespass upon your columns with any remarks
respecting it, my sole obJect being to remind your readers
that if they would judge impartially of a most important
subject, they must not form any opinion of the work,
reviewed in the half and half and injust manner in which it
has been by Mr. Lowe, who, to suit purposes of his own,
appears to me to quote small portions of the book, and stops
short at the noints where the author advances his arguments
in proof of his position. If Mr. Lowe wishes to place before
the public an honest and straightfirward reply to Mr.
Macnitoghtts book, let him take up the various points in it,
seriatim, in a pamphlet, and not in such a disjointed and
unconnected form as a series of letters in a public journal.
" A clear stage and no favour" will then be accorded to
both parties, which every one, I am sure, is most anxious
each should have. _

It is, Mr. Editor, the glorious privilege of an Englishman
(even if he be a common criminal) to have evenhanded
justice meted out to him, and surely the man who has the
manly and honest courage to avow his conscientious opinion
in the way Mr. Macnaught has done, and to peril his position
as a minister of the Established Church (if he be in error),
by advancing arguments in contrariety to the generally
received notions of the day, is entitled at our hands to every
consideration and respect, however in the long run we may
find it needful to differ from him. It is, sir, therefore on
the principle of justice that I would, in conclusion, say to
those of your readers who may take an interest in the
subject (and what Christian does not ?), to read the book
calmly, patiently, and carefully, and then judge for them-
selves. And to Mr. Lowe, I would, as a friend, say, let
that Christian charity, which is so strongly inculcated
in the New Testament, be your guide in any future
lucubrations you may feel inclined to make on this
subject.—Your obedient servant, A ClinacuarA.x.
P.S.—Since the foregoing was written I am happy to
find that Mr. Lowe has had the sting of his argument
treated with a proper antidote at the hands of a brother
" Layman," as published in your impression of this
morning, and to which I shall patiently wait Mr. Lowe's
reply