The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-18 00:00:00

2 'HE EX WUTI,) N OF TA Pl' ELL:

The followinc,, letter has been addressed to the
editor of the Times:—

Sir,- —lt will be remembered that I was charged in
your p, aper by some anonym u 4 writer with " having
been a principal witness f•r Tawell," as well as having
waited upon the Home Secretary, in company with Sir
Fitzroy Kelly, to obtain his reprieve, upon the ground of
feeling positive that ho was innocent, at the very time
that It a was confessing the " murder." I denied this,
and al en saw that Mr. Drummond bad, while alluding
to my letter of denial, reiterated the latter part of the
charge in the House of Commons ; I therefore felt it my
duty t o communicate with Mr. Drummond on the sub-
ject, a nd subsequently with Sir James Graham and Sir
Fitzro y KAly, whose letter, with permission, I send you
a copy of ; and I have only to repeat that I did not io-
terfera in any way to prevent the sentence being carried
out, n did I ever express an opinion that Tawell was
not gt silty.--Yours respectfully,
WILLIAM HERAPATH, Analytical Chemist.
014 1-park, Bristol, June 16.

" 147, Piccadilly, June 14.

" I )ear Sir,—You are quite accurate in YOur denial of
Navin g accompanied me to Sir James Graham an the eve
of Tia well's execution. The facts (which are somewhat
rem•st •kable) are these :—The witnesses for the prosecu-
tion 'nad deposed to prussic acid having been found in
the ta tomach of the murdered woman sufficient in quan-
tity 1 I cause death. This was denied by some chemists
of gre ,at knowledge and experience who were in attend-
ance, but not called. I, after the conviction, submitted
a pap er to this effect, with the grounds of the contradic-
tion pi 'spared by some gentleman of eminence (possibly
by yon rself), but it was disregarded, and Mr. Drum-
mond i irged as an argument against any weight being
ever gi• yell to such testimony that at the very time when
this pal ler was presented (or, as he seems to have erro-
neou-dy supposed, tbat you previously pressed this view
of the case upon Sir James Graham) the convict ac-
teally c onfessed his guilt. It is true that he confessed
his guilt , but I have the best reason to believe his con-
fession was, that he committed the murder indeed,
but in a manner totally inconsistent with the truth of
the scietstifio evidence upon which he had been con-
victed.

this be so, it affords a remarkable proof of the
caution with which all evidence of this character in
capital cakies should be received, and of the perhaps
equal cantion incumbent upon members of Parliament
and others wilo reflect upon the conduct and reputation
of men of great merit and ability in their absence.
" You may make any use
,you please of this letter,
and believe me,V

" Very truly yours,
" FITZROY KELLY."

IVIRKET NEWS.—(Tits Day.)

CORN EXCHANGE.

Tho sapply of English wheat here to-day was chiefly
comp-,843,1 of Monday's unsold samples. For mist kinds
w h».l a moderate demand, at that. day's currency.
There was a fair inquiry for fore:gn wheat, and late rates
were well supported. The imports this week are only
2,120 quarters.
The barley trade was firm, at fully the late improvement
in value.
There was a moderate inquiry for malt, at last week's
currency.
Oats, beans, peas, and flour were firm, but not dearer.
•I♦RaßlVali.bleoy.TlllB 7.
Irish
.... 'Wheat. at. 1 ,i.•t . 1 Oats. 1, Flour.
English .. 1,010 '
389
: , 4 6131 d I 4410 brl9
50 i 640
Parelva i 1 2,120 -- ,
. i ' 1 1470 ski

BOROUGH HOP.
There is a good demand for all kinds of hops, at fully
last week's prioes.

WHITECHATEL.

We had a slow sale for each kind of meat, as follows :
—Beef from 33 4d to 4s 41 ; mutton, 3s Gd to 48 8d ;
lamb, 4s 61 to 5s 61; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s Cd to
4s 8d per Sibs., by the carcase.

FETE Of THE CREDITON LITERARY SOOIETY.—OR
Wednesday last the members of the Crediton Literary
Society, accompanied by their president, B. W. Cleave,
Esq., and several other influential gentlemen, made an
excursion to Tapley Park, the seat of Mrs. Cleaveland ;
and as they were joined by great numbers at every
station on the line, the train contained about 1,400
respectably dressed people ere it left Barnstaple. The
we-Aber being all that could be desired, and the com-
mittee having engaged an excellent military band, there
was not a single person who did not appear to enjoy the
lil3Ating Scene,