The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco before Lord Campbell, Justices Colo.
ridge, Erie, and Crompton.)
IN RE RICHARD SILLS.-THE BRIGHTON CARD CHEATING
CASE.

Sir P. Thesiger moved fora rule nisi, on affidavits,
for the readmission of Mr. Sill 9, an attorney of this
court. Tile applicant was engaged for the prosecution of
Broom and others, on a charge of conspiracy and fraud,
in cheating Mr. Ramp, a young gentleman of fortune,
of a large sum of money, by card-playing, at Brighton ;
and, on a cbarge preferred against Mr. Sills by the
Broomes, relative to money transactions arising out of
that prosecution, be was struck off the rolls of attorneys
of this Court about three years since. The grounds of
application were, that the suspension of three years for
his offence was a sufficient expiation of his conduct in
reference to the charge proved against him, and that
his conduct had been so exemplary since that time, that
the firm whose business he is superintending at Walsall
are ready to admit him a partner if the Court reinstated
him on the rolls of the Court.
Rule nisi granted.

THE CASE OF PALMER.

REFUSAL OF SIR G. GREY TO RECEIVE A

DEPUTATION.

Yesterday Sir G. Grey was waited upon, at the Home-
office, by some of the parties who promoted the meeting
held at St. Martin's-hall on Tuesday night, for the pur-
pose of arresting Palmer's execution. The right hon.
baronet was informed that the meeting had been held,
and that a deputation had been appointed to represent
the feelings of the meeting to him, and they therefore
requested him to name the time when he would receive
the deputation. Sir G. Grey, however, refused to re-
ceive any deputation on the subject, but said he would
carefully peruse any document that might be forwarded
to him, and that an immediate answer should be re-
turned if one was necessary or requested. Accordingly
the parties withdrew, with the determination of prepar-
ing a document containing all the facts which have tran-
spired since the trial, which will be forwarded to Sir G.
Grey this day.

STAFFORD, JUNE 11.
Up to this morning no official intimation of any sort
had reaohed the authorities of the county gaol in which
Palmer is confined, in reference to a probable reprieve,
and preparations have been commenced for the execution,
which will take place next Saturday morning. For the
last day or two Palmer's spirits have been slightly de-
pressed, but he is still buoyed up by the hope that his
life may yet be spared, A vast number of applications
have bee❑ made to Major Fulford, the governor of the
gaol, for admission on the day of execution, but notiaa
has been given that all persons will be rigorously ex-
cluded with the exception of the authorised reporters for
the public press, who, with the sanction of Sir George
Grey, will be present. Palmer's friends are to be allowed
to visit him until Saturday, when it is expected the final
interview between the convict and the members of his
family will take place. A more distressing scene than
this parting will be it is impossible to conceive.

Last night a public meeting was held at the National
Hall, High Holborn, for the purpose of adopting mea-
sures for securing the delay of Palmer's execution until
the doubts which surrounded the case were satisfactorily
cleared up. Resolutions were agreed to in accordance
with the object of the meeting.

THE JURY IN PALMER'S CASE.—One of the jury has
written to a contemporary denying the statement about
hats being used by them in coming to their verdict. He
says :—On reaching the room there was a dead silence
for about 20 minutes. A discussion of the facts that bad
been laid before us was then commenced, and it lasted
f )r about 10 minutes, after which each man took pen and
paper, and wrote his decision and name, it having been
agreed that no one should pronounce his opinion lost
any other should receive a bias. The papers were then
laid on the tab!e ; the foreman opened them and read
them aloud, when " Guilty " was found to be the unani-
mous verdict. An earnest conversation then ensued,
having no relation to William Palmer. This is a pre•
cisc account of the proceedings of the jury.