Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

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THE RICHMOND MURDER.

After the sentence of death had been passed upon Dr.
Smethurst, the warrant of the court, signed by the Lord
Chief Baron, was handed to Mr. Jonas, the Governor of
Newgate, for his removal to the county gaol of Surrey,
liorsemonger-lane ; but as a great multitude of persons
were waiting in the Old Bailey, anxious to catch a glimpse
of the prisoner, an ingenious mode was resorted to in order
et, t'tt- t!;,;! e 'Jr" i;:t7
in which it was of course expected that he would be taken

away; but instead of this the prisoner was taken by Mr.
Jonas, and Humphreys, the principal warder through
the courts, and by the entrance to the new court into
the Old Bailey, where a cab was in readiness, and he
was sakly lodged in Horsemonger-lane Gaol before the
crowd were aware that he had kit Newgate. Since the
prisoner has been Confined 'in Ncwgate he has, upOn
several occasions, appeared desirous to enter into conver-
sation with those about him upon the subject of his crime,
and he appeared very anxious to impress them with the
idea that there was no foundat i on for the charge of murder.
There is, .however, this singultr resemblance between
the prisoner and William Palmer, that he evidently
has.,some reservation in his mind, as he invariably de-
igres -"" was not If death ; for

arsenic i.oe cause o.
it will be remembered that down to the last moment
Palmer declared that Cook did not die of " strychnine,"
and that it was reasonably inferred from the obser-
vations ho made that some other description of
poison had been made use. of. On the way from
.Newgate to Horsemouger-lane Gaol, Dr. Smethurst
again repeatedly declared his innocence, an,Z as-
sm-tcd, as he did before sentence was pronounced again,
him, that "- ' "

c charge had been made up from ill-feel-
ing towards him : and it appears that since he has been
in confinement he has repeatedly made use of the ex-
pression that Dr. Taylor would rather his life should be
saerlficed than that his own reputation should be in any
way affected or injured. For a great many years Mon-
day was the day upon which executions took place in
the county of Surrey, but owing to it being necessary
to • erect the scaffold on the top of the gaol on
Sunday, and some remarks baying been made

the day was altered to Tues-

orcli ary course the execution will take

the sheriff has the en-
tire power of making the arrangements in these matters,
and he may appoint an earlier or a later day if he thinks
proper to do so; but, in all prob.bility, the execution will
take place on the day above namot. Dr. Smethurst

,ppears to
Lot appear

firm-nerved man, and he does

quite as

during his bug trial

made' by him after each clay

AUGUST 23, 1859.

HER MAJESTY AT ALDERSHOTI

The Tipperary Militia formed the guard of honour
on Her Majesty's landing at Portsmouth yesterdaY•
The Royal party arrived at Aldershott at one o'clock-
The evolutions are to extend over two days.

Yesterday, the programme involved the suppositien
that the Aldershott division had iec ived orders °

oppose the progress of an enemy advaneinc, on Lond°l/-

from the coast, by Farnham

Ile atiair of yesterday was a mere prelimir
_ _

skirmish, to enable the men to entrench, but during t°-
day the decisive battle will be fought.