The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-25 00:00:00

THE BUGELICY PHisoRING CASES.

We stated in our last that it way intended to institute
a fresh inquiry into one or more of these caw, before
the county magistrates, with the special object of tusicl°,,if
the accused acquainted with the additional
which would be brought against him on his trial. '1;
understand that Government has approved of that coarse
being taken, and had instructed Mr. Bodkin, the scel.
neat criminal barrister, to attend and conduct the case
for the prosecution. J. H. Hatton, Esq., the chief
constable, had, we believe, visited several parts of-tb•
kingdom to apprise the additional witnesses that thel
,vould be summoned, and the day had actually bel
fixed for the hearing to commence—viz., Tuesday Dell
Yesterday, however, a telegraphic roes-age was received
by the chief constable, to the effect that the bearing
postponed ; and we underAand it is now probable tba
any additional inquiry before the magistrates will be
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together abandoned, and nothin more will be dons t'lll
the trials commence. The Trial of Offences Bill, vil%
amendments, was reported in the House of Lords e:
Thursday last ; and this bill, our readers are aware, 10:
been introduced with a view to remove such cases O'
that of W. Palmer for trial from any place where as 1113'
favourable prejudice may be supposed to exist to the
Central Criminal Courtin London. There, in due titn.e,i
a full investigation of these extraordinary charges %/IL
take place before a tribunal the competency of whie°
cannot be disputed, and whose freedom from prejadlee
may be fully relied on.—Staffordshire Advertiser.

On Friday a petition before the Lords Justices vi*6
called on for hearing, appealing from the decision of Mr'
Commissioner Balguy, of the Birmingham District Court,
who had refused to adjudicate, William Palmer, surge°,
of Rugeley (now in Stafford Gaol on a charge of mar
der), a bankrupt, on the ground that an imprisontnee!
of 21 days at the suit of Mr. Pad wick on a ca. sa., ao'
on a charge of murder, did not constitute an act of bank'
ruptcy. Against this decision the petitioning creditors
had appealed. Lord Justice Knight Bruce started as
objection to the jurisdiction of the Court. There ival
no order from the commissioner. Mr. Daniel submitted
that the Court had a general jurisdiction. The attornef
for the petitioning creditor said it was arranged that the
question should be discussed. Lord Justice Knight
Bruce said that the Court of Review had all the power:
of a commissioner, but he was not aware that the eV
under which they now sat gave the Court any Fuca
power. The case must go baek, unless Mr. De Get
who appeared for William Palmer, would consent. Mr'
De Gex replied that the attorney who instructed him
was only the agent in the matter, and could not ccasent•
Mr. Daniel asked the Court to let the case stand for the
next petition day ; all that was to be done was to get*
formal order from the commissioner. Lord Justice
Knight Bruce said it might be done in as inexpensira
a way as possible ; but at present the Court without a
.onsent had no jurisdiction to hear the matter. The
case accordingly stands over.

A Cat,inet Council was held on Saturday afternoon,
at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Vie;
count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis el
Lansdowne, Earl Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir
G. Grey, Mr. Secretary Labouobere, Lord Panreurn, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood, the Right
Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the
Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. The
Council sat three hours and a quarter.
THE SPEAKER'S PARLIAMENTARY DrimEß,---The
Right Hon. the Speaker's third Parliamentary dinner
took place on Saturday. The following members were
present : —Lord Harry Vane, Lord H. Cholmondelelt
Right Hon. Lord R. Grosvenor, Hon. George Byng'
Right Hon. Sir F. Baring, Bart., Right Hon. W. E.
Gladstone, Right Hon. Edward Cardwell, Sir Willial
Heathcote, Bart., Slr James Weir Hogg, Bart., Mr.
Thomas Baring, Colonel Deedes, Mr. Robert Palrnar,
Mr. Thomas Greene, Mr. Henry Drummond, Mr. Ed'
ward Egerton, Mr. William Beckett, Mr. Henry Her
bert, Mr. Bonham Carter, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Thorne-
ley, Mr. Baxter, Mr. E. Lockhart, Mr. Glyn, and Mr.
Wrightson. The Secretary (Mr. Lefroy) and the Rev-
Mr. Gamier were present. The following members were
absent from town :—The Right Hon. Sir James Gra-
ham, Bart., Right Hon. Lord John Manners, Right
Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Colonel Wilson Patten
(through death of a relation). The right hon. gentleman
will hr,1,1 his first levee on Saturday next, March 1, et
ten p.m.
neputation, consisting of Mr. R. Carrie, M.P.,
Mr. Warner, M.P., Mr. Margetson, Captain Shuttle-
worth, Mr. Morrison, and Mr. Laming, bad an inter-
view with Lord Stanley of Alderley, and the Right
Lion. R. Lowe on Saturday.
The Right Hon. T. M. Gibson, M.P., Mr. Hadfield,
M.P., together with Sir E. Armitage, Aldermen Shuttle-
worth and Watkins, the Town Clerk of Maßchester,
and Mr. Wyatt (Parliamentary agent) had an interview
with the Right Hon. R. Lowe on Saturday at the
Board of Trade. _

Baron Videl has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, from
Paris.

lin Queen has created the Earl of Kenmare in the
eerage of Ireland a Baron of the United Kingdom, by
the title of Baron Kenmare of Oath, Rosae, in the °Duel
of Kerry,.