The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-25 00:00:00

THE COURT

WINDSOR, JAN. 23. —The Earl and Countess of Elle?.
mere and Lady Blanche Egerton, the Earl of Aberdeen,
and Sir George and Lady Grey arrived yesterday after-
noon on a visit to her Majesty. The dinner party included
the Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, the Earl of
Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere. and Lady
Blanche Egerton, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de
Speth, Sir George and Lady Grey, Colonel Francis
Seymour (Scots Fusilier Guards), and Mr. Gibbs. The
Queen drove out in an open carriage this morning,
accompanied by the Princesses Helena and Louisa. Prince
Albert went out shooting. Lieut.-Colonel Challoner had
the honour of accompanying the Prince.

Lord Panmure was sufficiently recovered from his
recent attack of gout to attend the Cabinet Council held
at the Foreign-office on Wednesday last.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and
the Princess Mary have arrived at their residence at St.
James's Palace, from Cambridge Cottage, Kew. The
Duke of Cambridge visited the Duchess and Princess
shortly after his return from Paris on Tuesday.

THE CASE OF ARCHDEACON DENISON.—In the Queen's
Bench, yesterday morning, before Lord Campbell, Mr.
Justice Coleridge, Mr. Justice Wightman, and Mr. Justice
Erle, the rule obtained last term by Sir Fitzroy Kelly for
a mandamus, compelling the Archbishop of Canterbury
to take certain proceedings in the Arches' Court against
the Rev. Mr. Denison, Archdeacon of Taunton, was made

absolut

REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH.-At a meeting of
the general committee of the liberal electors of Edin-
burgh, held on Tuesday, and presided over by the Lord
Provost, it was unanimously resolved, on the motion of
Sir W. Gibson Craig, seconded by Mr. Adam Morrison,
that a requisition be presented to Mr. Adam Black, the
eminent bookseller, inviting him to become a candidate
for the seat in parliament vacant by the retirement of
the Rt. Hon. T. B. Macaulay.

THE RUGELEY TRAGEDIES.-Evidence is:now being
collected by the police authorities at Stafford, with
reference to the circumstances under which one Mr.
Leonard Bladen died at the house of William Palmer in
May, 1850 ; and it is understood that the Government, in
the event of discovering sufficient grounds, will institute
an inquiry into the matter, and conduct it in a manner to
elicit the whole truth, whichever way it may lie. We are

also in a position to state, that it is in contemplation to
institute an inquiry into the conduct of the coroner.—
The relations of Palmer, and the friends interested in his
defence,:complain strongly of the prejudgment of his case
by the press, and consequently by the public. They repre-
sent:that as all the circumstances alleged amount to
nothing without the medical evidence which unites and
directs them with fatal perspicuity to a point, the case
will, in fact, turn on a question of science, on which they
are prepared to prove a difference of opinion in high
authorities. That the finding of antimony in the body
of Mrs. Palmer may not be considered the finding of poi-
son. That however correct Professor Taylor's analysis,
his reasoning from its results may be illogical, and his
deductions, perhaps, scientifically incorrect in the judg-
ment of higher adepts in chemistry. They allege, them-
selves, to be doubtful of getting a fair and impartial
hearing, so great is the accumulation of prejudice. It
is intended, therefore, to remove the case, if possible,
to the civil side by certiorari, with a view of obtaining
a trial by special jury, as well as to change the venue.
But a special jury does not follow as a natter of
right, even though the case be removed. The statute
(6 Geo. IV., c. 50, s. 30), relating to special juries does
not give a special jury in criminal cases, so that a ques
tion whether common law jurisdiction of the Queen's Bench
is sufficient for that c curt to grant one. It is quite pos-
sible that the court will exercise this power, if the crown
consent, as it possibly may in a case of so peculiar a
description. Should Palme..'s legal advisers fail in this
course, the certiorari will be applied for, and an attempt
will also be made to obtain a trial at bar, where a fspecal
jury could be granted, In Viner's " Abridgement,"
Trial N., mention is made of a prosecution for a highway
robbery, at the instance of the hundred, where the
ground for the trial at bar was that it was feared he
should be too violently prosecuted, and the hundred
might discharge themselves by his conviction. In Pal-
mer's case the defendant has the same fear from a diffe-
rent cause.

COUNTY COURT.-..This court sat yesterday, but had no
business of importance, and rose at an early hour.
ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EAR INsimprioN.—The
annual meeting of the subscribers to this charity was held
at the Board-room, Rose-hill, yesterday. The Mayor
presided on the occasion. The annual report was read
and adopted, and the treasurer's accounts were passed.
LECTURES TO THE WOIUKING MEN. The second of the
course of evening lectures to the working men, at the
Concert-hall, was delivered in the class-room of that
building last night by the Rev. Professor Griffiths. The
subject was " Geology," which the lecturer treated in the
most compr
mannerehensive, and at the same time, intelligible and
ST. GEORGE'S HALL. MOZART'S CENTENARY. To-
morrow (Saturday) being the centenary of Mozart, Mr. T.
W. Best will give a grand performance on the organ, in
celebration of the event, the whole of the programme
being selected from the works of that immortal musical
genius. Mr. Best is admirably qualified to do justice to
Mozart's divine inspirations, and we feel assured that the
public will have a rare musical treat. The programme
will be as follows :—Overture, Die Zauberflote ; Quartett,
" Recordare ' (Requiem); Chorus, " Gloria in excelsis "
(12th Mass) ; Reminiscences of the Opera "Il Don Gio-
vanni." including the duet La ci Da rßeanz;
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