The Sun.
London, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

THE SUBSCRIPTION ROOM.

The room was very thinly attended until after the sale
when subscribers mustered numerously; but Epeculation
was still on a limited scale. The only movement of in-
terest was the outlay in support of Wentworth for the
Derby ; after 8 to 1 had been laid to 501., 7 to 1 was
taken to upwards of 4001.
Capt. Hatton, chief of the Stafford constabulary, and
Mr. Stephens, the executer to the late Mr. Cook, were
again in attendance to pursue their inquiries. Since Mr.
Hatton's return to London from Rugeley he has maple
some further important discoveries which, it is said, will
enable him to complete the last link in the chain of evi-
denceagainst the accused.

At the conclusion of business our list of quotations
was as follows :

THE LIVERPOOL STERPLBCHASE.

700 to 100 agst Black Swan and Harry Lorrequer
(taken). '
ME CHESTER cur.
1000 to 3. apt Coroner (taken)
40 to 1 agst Imogene (taken to various sums)
1000 to 20 agat Fatalist (taken)
1000 to 15 agat Fandango (taken)
1000 to 15 aget Rifleman (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Yorkshire Grey (taken)
1000 to 15 ag-t Aleppo (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Maid of the Morn (1000 to 10 also
laid)
1000 to 10 agst Chicken (Irish) (taken)
1000 to 10 aget Epamino,idas (taken)
1000 to 10 agst Simony (taken)
1000 to 10 aget Courtenay (taken)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
4to 1 aget Fly-by-Night ( ffered)
THE DEBBY.
7to 1 agst Wentworth (taken)
9 to 1 aget gllington (~fern d)
9? to 1 agst Fly•by-Night (offered)
19 to 1 ag4 Yellow J'ck (taken to 601)
14 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken and offered)
18 to 1 agst Artillery (take 20 to 1)
20 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken)
50 to 1 aget Aleppo (taken)

Chertsey Steeplechases are postponed until Friday
next, the ISth inst.
The Scurry Stakes and Hack Steeplechase are re•
opened—to close on Thursday evening.

THE ROGELEY POISONING CASES.'

INQUEST ON MR. WALTER PALMER.

RUGELEY, JAN. 14.
This morning Mr. Ward, the coroner for the Stafford
district, held en inquiry, at the Town-hall, Rageley, on
the hotly of Mr. Walter Palmer, brother of Mr. William
Palmer, the surgeon, whose death is supposed to have
been caused by poison, forming another in the link of
mysterious cases with which the pulrlic have of late be.
come so intimately acquainted.

Prior to the commencement of the proceedings, the
coroner produced the depositions in the ease of Mrs.
Anne Palmer, held last week, together with the finding
of the jury, and the coroner issued his warrant against
him, committing him for trial at the ensuing assizes.
Mr. Gardner, solicitor, of Stafford, appeared as before
on behalf of the Crown to conduct the prosecution ; Mr.
Deane watched the proceedings on behalf of the insur-
ance companies involved ; Awl Mr. John Smith, of
Birmingham, defended the accused.
From the evidence taken to-day, and the cross exami•
nations that ensued upon it, it appeared that Walter
Palmer was, like his brother William, the accused, a
sporting man, and in the habit of attending races in dif-
ferent parts of the country. He was in the habit of
drinking to excess ; indeed he was rarely sober, and had
a severe attack of delirium p-evious to his death.
Dr. Ray, a surgeon of Stafford, said that Walter
Palmer resided at Castleton, in Staffordshire, and that
he (witness) was in the habit of attending him. On one
occasion he complained to witness that he bad given
him pills which twisted him, and witness was forcibly
struck with the remark, begat:use he had neither given
nor prescribed pills for him, and it subsequently trans-
pired that they had been administered to him by hie
brother William.

In cross-examination witness admitted that he hail
certified to an assurance company that Walter Palmer
was a man in perfect health and of temperate habits.
Ile did so upon the representations of William Palmer,
and corrected that statement when he had ascertained
what were the true facts of the case.
Other witnesses were called to speak of the general
conduct of William Palmer to his brother, which was
kind and considerate. It appeared that they were to-
agt ca
etheritto
on the day before Walter's death, at his residence
Mr. Mason, a druggist at Castleton, was examined in
reference to an alleged sale of prussic acid to William
Palmer on the day of his brother's death. He said it
was his practice never to sell prussic acid to any but
ourdme-
dical practitioners, and he thought that if Williakn
s
Palmer had purchased any he should find an entry in
his books.
The enormous sum of 23,0001. was insured by William
Palmer on the life of his brother, and this circumstance,
it was stated, first led to suspicion, and the sudden death
of Mr. Cooke made it assume a more tangible form.
Dr.
Taylor
thew t h present
e hadu rinngo
a tpresentedincitr his
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the rising .
It may, however, be stated that he has found prussic
acid in the body, and he will state his belief that Walter
pslmer's death was caused by that poison.
Shortly before 7 o'clock the inquiry was adjourned
until 10 o'clock to-morrow (Tuesday) morning, but it is
supposed that Dr. Taylor will not be examined before
Wednesday, on the evening of which day the coroner
expresses a hope that the inquest may be brought to a
close.

RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS IN TIE BALTIC —A. letter
from St. Petersbnrg, of the 2d instant, in the Patrie,
says :—" One of the points of the empire which it has
appeared to the Russian Government will be particularly
open to the attacks of the allied fleets in the next cam-
paign will be Archangel, the principal Russian establish•
went in the White Sea. The Council of War, during
its recent deliberations, decided on having a supplemen-
tary line of defences constructed, and several batteries
erected and mounted with guns of the very longest range.
Orders have been given for conveying over the snow in
sledges to Archangel 42 pieces of artillery of large
calibre, and owners of those vehicles have been called on
to tend in tenders for the transport both of these guns
and of a variety of warlike stores. It is expected that
10,000 militia will be stationed on the banks of the
lon, between the 86,44 ud Cronstvlb."