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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. of money, and the prisoner on similar bills amounting tot amination. You will have to determine whether there is I that was due to his testimony. Also with regard to the IRELAND. that after the officers were murdered and the crew Country Markets.
12,5001. Several of these bills had been renewed, and any material discrepancy between them. Her own explana- I letter, or article, in the Illustrated Paper, he was of opi- me- " dosed" with laudanum, he should throw all the pas-
,. -tiou of her omission to state before the coroner that she was Ilion that it would be better if it had not been written, 4.-
1 there were two or three for 2,0001.. each due on the THE TIPPERARY BANK-THE DIVIDEND. sengers overboard, with the exception of the young
THE RUGELEY POISONINGS.
site
ok after partakingic of the broth prepared for Cook is that but the jury would judge if it affected his credit. It ap-
-1 25th of October, 1855, and the other on 27th October,estion ; but. that she was sick peared that Dr. 'Taylor consented to the publication of a DUBLIN, May 2G.-The Freeman's Journal con-
everything that tains an important announcement on the affairs of women, arid then sail fur the coast of Peru, where they CHELMSFORD-Mew 23.
could take the gold out of the ship, scuttle her, and An average supply of wheat to-day, but an unwillingness
[The following appeared in part of our impression of ! 1855. One-half of 5001., and another of 1,0001. was the evidencewnet of aneodthe:witness goes distinctly to prove . portion of the article, but he struck out
the Tipperary Bank ; namely, that the assets have yesterday.] I over due, and held over from month to month. Besides Ile (the Lord Chief Justice) did not think there was the related to the Re le; -esi)eeaHaeseshitostd neorttachoememweaustaon
already been made available for striking a dividend send her to the bottom of the std, with all the females to purchase unless at lower rates, and prices are is to 21!
on)
dnonahrtd.theDiabolical as this may appear there is slightestground to suppoeethat this witness hadbeen bribed the evidence of Ingiee Tjtrayelon'r,*lower. Spring corn firm at last week's prices.
The trial of William Palmer was resumed this morning ! these large sums advanced by Pratt to Palmer, he had con-
to come forward to give her evidence. She also stated she parent-he proved the existence of antimonyP in the holy-
odfenJdunteh;e aonaideitahla
assigneet siultapnue,potti)sselysprisoner would have carried out his in- Wheat, white, old, per s. s. I/
tentions if Whittington, Kent, and 13 Aida° had not s. 0.
the Central Criminal Court. Intense interest was felt tracted very large debts with an attorney of Birmineham,of 2s. in the pound, payable on and after the 17th
had seen Mr. Gardner two or three times, but he was a of the deceased, and also that no strychnine was discoveredgr.49 75 Oats, per qr 22 ,28
this morning as to the result of the trial, it being known and 10,0001. was due to him on them. The prisoner ex- highly respectable gentleman, and it could not be supposed after death in the bodies of certain animals that had nu-proved faithful to their officers, and revealed
wtoititilitatkiel°ac divi-etl the plot. The passengers rewarded the three sea- new.... 48 73 I Peas, Partridge 38 40
that Lord Campbell would commence the day's proceedings' petted to pay the bills owing to Pratt by the proceeds of a that he would attempt in an; waytoprejudice the witness, doubtedly been killed by that poison. Dr. Rees was thered, old 47 7 White 40 47
by summing up the evidence, and the probability of the policy of insurance effected on his brother Walter's life, or give her directions as to the evidence she was to give; next witness. He confirmed the evidence* of Dr. •Tawyloerii, on all the contributories of 401. per share, or four men for their faithful cenduct and integrity, as will nevv....e 6C6 Boiling 4l 48 •
jury returning a verdict almost immediately following its The law of this country wisely forbids the insurance of a The evidence of the witness Elizabeth Mills, as given be- and proved. distinctly that in two out ofh times the amount of the
nominal]
y paid up capital ! appear by the following interesting donument, which Barley 30 36 Dun 38 31
five cases
fore the coroner, was then read by Mr. Straight, the clerk the animals were destroyed by strychnia, no poison could . Chevalier 33 42 Beans, Tick 35 37
conclusion• man's life by another person who has no interest in it ; Tne number of shares subject to this call i5'5,439, Captain Sergeant kindly placed at the disposal of the
of the court, which gift red only from that given before afterwards be discovered. Upon this gentleman there was Grinding . . 2B n 6 Harrow ticks 37 39
At a very early hour the avenues to the Court were but the law, unfortunately, does not prevent a man whoby
.state upon that occasion that not even the imputation of having sent an indirect letter to which,
this court the omission to -
debts due to shareholders, which ,
Malt 71 75 Mazagan 34 36
densely crowded by persons having the necessary coloured „ g y view whatever with y so s encies, and not a insures his life from' transferringi to another person. the broth had made her sick. The jury had heard the ex. the Lancet or having an indirect inter 'man for in 1 , .
titledtoset off against the call; TO MESSRS. T 103IAS WFIITTINGTON, WALTER BOLITHO, Chevalier 73 77 Ditto, new... 33 31
ticket of admission in their hands, and the Court was assignedbyhim to planation which shehad given, and it was for thorn to the editor of a newspaper, and that gentleman spoke most
The policy on Walter Palmer's life was
tbrieiesl besides
cf,•u
tillo ft
~
vre , th e
" Ship Stebosnhhieatsh,tety_ 20,
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AND HUGH KENT.
COLCHESTER- MAY 24.
determine whether they thought her evidence was not to distinctly to the important facts to which he hart referred.
whichatd thea calld will produce cannot possibly be esti- Melbourne to London, have very grl
speedily filled after the opening of the doors. Every avail- the prisoner, and he having died, it was expected that the
be believed in consequence of that omission, particularly The jury would judge, from all the facts, whether anti- passengers of the
rdeasanrheettliee,xfprrT.
able space in the Court was occupied long before their proceeds of that policy, which was for 13,0001., would beA small supply of wheat, which meta good demand, at
andrather over lest week's prices. Barley nominal. Beans
ofa teryffluend her evidence corroborated by the statemer is mony was not administered at Shrewsbury, and again at
mated tt: B
heavythe 11-71 eeman adds, with much probe- sing to you our best feelings of respect and gratitude for
Lordships took their seats on the bench. the means of enabling the prisoner to take up the accept-
hat. as this demand upon the share- theai_ nobletitl spirit you evinced in coming forward so boldly
4aariaphtlrnede'eenatattheraTiragh. Idteuagitley,etarirtd awltahsoueivn,ihdeannttlmaony wfahr not the cause of the peas lather dearer.
The congregation of persons in Netvgate-street, probably anus held by Pratt ; but the insurance office refused to the evidencewolerfevyacilial•Barnes aneei,
owing to the fineness of the weather and the near approach pay the amount on the policy, and hence arose the most that they entirely bore out the truth of what she said. ''
the charge agasinst the prisoner,os.atiireAahneteivnic= of bli
by holders
adds (t).htehissubcjooniantr p
To
quite clear that it is only a first t
you volunnarily
Leri.g Lplrtiltieof2heiuViety3. titer the following P follow :4•TaWbeat, white, 683 to 76s
nea.g n o m aid ; s 'tit 2420 s t (t),026454 ;bP:11;:
re(t!,r6Tase O)-618alsY• leb.eale,ne Fs:te
Having gone through this part of the evidence the court which it was sought to be supported. Professor 13rand itistal;nels't 1
Freemann circumstances
came forward and gave information that one of the sailors
of the termination of the trial, was greater than on any pressing demands on the prisoner. Pratt urged name- alat:trillt2g:_ence the M - ^6 t3B •y, 'd u
adjourn:a. also confirmed the evidence as to the discovery of antimony.
former day, and anxious inquiries were made by many of
gists payment, and unless that were complied . of theCourt,his lordship pro- The next witness was Professor. Christison, a man of the
On the re-assembling
them of persons who left the Court, "How is it going with,
in all human probability those forg • • forgeries ceeded with the evidence of Mr. Jones, the surgeon, of greatest eminence and skill in his profession, and he cor- The following is the amount of claims as near as can trying to induce you to mutiny,take the . ship, and murder , -- ,
with him r Site. which had been so long hid would be discovered and Lutterworth, upon that portion relating to the consults- roborated, in all the material points, the other medical ten be estimated :-Deposit d • ' - • all the passengers,'
receipts a mated, 19a,G00/. ,
dition and fora certain portion of us in ad- Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &c., receive.'
Their lordships, Lord Chief Justice Campbell, Mr. Jus- brought to light. His lordship then proceeded to read the tion about the medicine which Cook was to take, and the timony. With regard to the point of the interval that ourrentaccout ' -.49001 ; Bank of Ireland,Bauk of Scot- fate worse than death was contemplated. We in the port of London, from the following ports, from
feel the
mgr® pleesure in so doing, as it occurred when the the 18th to the 24th May,. both inclusive.
Proposal that Dr. Bamford should prescribe for the de- elapsed between the administration of the poison and its lind, and unpaid ' *
paid letters of credit 23,000/ ; English
ties Cresswell, and Mr. Baron Alderson took their seats evidence of 111 r. Espin, Mr. Padwick's solicitor, relative to
einihsrisd, andh alsoi that relating to the missing boffin book, effects becoming apparent, there was the important evi- drafts overdue, 105,000/. ; acceptance due 99th Me circumstances attending the plot were of such a nature as ---
on the bench precisely at ten o'clock, accompanied by the bill for 2,000/. and the two letters written by Palmer geovniedethrough his_ notes of that evi- deuce that if the poison had been mixed up with any 17,000 n ; deposit receipts, 41,500/. • total, 430,50.03? to afford considerable hopes of its being carried out, and • • •
the Recorder, Deputy-Recorder, and several of the in reference to it ; one dated the 12th November, which deinsceendi directed given by Dr. .;ones, as resinous or insoluble material, its action would be very we congratulate you on the honest, English independence +d
l'• ne,3, ni 1 g
On the other side of the account there e're-Ca'sh in bank, A ;,. 1.;-i '''' o
aldermen. The Earl of Derby and the Right Hon. W. E. was on the Monday of the weak of the Shrewsbur, ''. b him beforethe y races, ,given y coroner, to be read, and much retarded, and the symptoms would not come on so which marked your behaviour, and on the principles that g. 4 al 0 xi nm P..
aid that he (lid not think there was anything differ- quickly, and Professor Christison also stated his opinion Government stock, and bills remaining due, 25,000/. ; prompted you to the course c: d The subscribed
twe...
Gladstone were also on the bench. and the other dated the 25th, the Saturday after the death '.' bills overdue at date of official manager's appointment sum we have handed to thOrilpursued. .
tit. 1
ing from what he had stated in this court which csuld lean that there was no actual disease to which the symptoms
On their lordships taking their seats, the priseuer ap- of Cook. Mr. Espin, in his evidence, said-I produce a
them to think he was not the witness of sincerity and exhibited by Mr. Cook
.could be referred. His lordship (a large proportion bad), 56,000/. ; bills since overdue, we beg your acceptance of it, captainiopia : your
your disposal, zed, Colchester - - - 280
peared in the dock and walked to the bar dressed as on bill for 2,000/., which was placed in my hands by that II lordship then went into the evidence of New- then directed the attention of the jury 12 000/
to the evidence of , • ;overdrawn accounts, including John Sadler s, may always be characterised by the same degree of fidelity Harwich 254, - 200 - - 576
1
Leigh - - - 13 -
aeach former occasion, in black with black kid loves on. gentleman to enforce payment from the 'SOlleed mother. ttrontht•he assistant to Dr. Salt, and said the •would Dr d thus conclell'ed
J . Jackson, an . the evidence for the pro- 350,000/. The official marsainer states in his affidavit and disitterestedness which has called forth this mark of . Malden 11103) - 70) - 273 - 65°
He keeps up in appearance remarkably well considering The bill was due three months after Pr'
have' to ; the demeanour* of the •
date, but 1,0001. had consider -
was purchasing the strychnine amongst other drugs, at The Court was then, it being 8 o'clock, adjourned until sum already realised can be '*
tin, appellation of ti ue-hearted faithful British
e menthe
the immense amount of anxiety he must feel, and the ex • been paid off, and the bill was placed in my hands on rhogott within tharne t KIRKCALDY-Rev 24.
Hawkins' shop, and his conduct upon seeing Newton.' 10 to-morrow morning, when the Lord Chief Justice will and it is of the greatest im' sailors. That this, our spontaneous and 'willing test'
citement it must be to him from the protracted nature of 12th of December to enforce the payment of the remainder. They then came to the interview, upon the eete of Nov, resume eis summing up NS ith the evidence for the defeucg. call should be made to preventnr shareholdersane te t . immediate
from being to your merit, may prove beneficial to your futuriempernoy- We had fair supplies of wheat andoats, butonly f 0
a 0
the proceedings necessarily long from the circumstances I received two letters fro the pr. contained '
prisoner ; one with Newton, about' the amount of strychnine to kill a --- spects in life, is ,the earnest prayer and sincere wish of us samples of barley. Sales were ready for all sorts, at the
exposed to the ruinous consequences of hostile proceed- • full rates of last week.
connected with the case, and the importance of the result a cheque for 1,0001., with a request that it might not dog, and the effect it would have upon the stomach. New-- PALMER, LAST NIGHT, ings. • the undersigned :-
J. A. Hay £2o Wheat. I Barley. 1 Oats. I Beans.
of the trial to the prisoner. He stood the whole of the be presented till the 28th of November ; and the other ton's evidence before the coroner was then put in and read, •
Extraordinary as it may appear after the s •of summing up First 7ls Oil i 42s 01 ( 30s Od i Os Od
and his lordship said it was for them to consider whether, --- - -- - Mr. and Mrs. APlntosh and family SO
Lord Campbell, so clearly against'
day, and for the greater portion of it leaning on the bar related to a sum of money, 3501., about which there him, and with a full eon- Second
with his right hand in front of his mouth, and paid the Was some mistake about the remittance, and in which fhreoulltphicforertsealtod ati wltiFledhe. made, they wore to think viction of its terrible importance and effect, the spirit of Wil- POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-May 26. Mr. and Mrs. M•Donald
John Hart • 20
20 Third 58s Od I 35s Od i 25s Oti. lOs Od
greatest attention to Lord Campbell's summing up- Palmer stated he would shortly be in London. 1 have anwylill!wyill to the wicked lie.
anllcehew*
adsidnottsheoewtnhtot ham Palmer remains unaffected and his courage as undaunted
as before. John F. G. Sykes 5
scarcely taking his eyes off his lordship during the whole produce a cheque for 1.0031., inclosed in the above letter he could have any motive for making the additionalnes state- He shows no wincing or falterine ' • • e
his ,in his bearing, and met T LIA.MES.- -CHARGE OF PIRACY.-William Lewis, a John B. Sherring
seaman, and detcribed as a native of Chatham, 26 William John Greig
of the time it occupied. of the 12th, dated the 28th. I presented it on that day talent which he had done. He then went through the his brother George and sone' •
•.• itoi, Mr. John Smith, of Bit-
' brought'before r aged . COAL MARKET.-MAY 26.
evidence of Roberts, the assistant to Hawkins. The cross-years, was Mr. X ardley, charged with
Before Lord Campbell commence(' the summing up Mr. produce a cheque or
and payment was refused. I alsof nungham (not Jeremiah Smith, eaf Ru,geley) with the same -
Prices of Coal per ton at the close of the market.
examination had not attempted to deny that evidence. feloniously conspiring to murder the captain and officers
firmness and unbleached look.' To his brother ••' ' •
, who was vise.£lls
Sergeant Shee applied to be allowed to put in an accept- 600 n, dated Bth December, in prisoner's hand.writing, pay- This brought the prisoner into the possession of the "It was resolved unanimously by the subscribers that s. d.
.Wallsend, Ms.
bly affected and shed tears on seeing bim, William Palmer of the ship Stebonheath, and to piratically run away
ance for 5001., drawn by Palmer and accepted by Cook, able to Mr. Padwick or bearer, which was also dis• rSitrychnia,e'which the ' s'•
y would couple with the mecum-the a.bove sum should be divided in the following manner, Bate's West Hartley 15 3
heerinel and said, " Don't take
spoke c e y . on, George ! There with the said ship on the high seas within the jurisdic- 0. ''•
dated September, 1835, which was granted. ' honoured. It was forwarded in consequence of the cheque stances and symptoms of Cooks death. The learned Is a God ribeve us that will stand between rue and harm. I Lion of the Admiralty of England. viz..- • Buddle W. Hartley l5 C Haswell 18 0
His Lordship immediately after proceeded to charge the I,ooo], having been dishonoured. 1,000/. still remains
of counsel had not favoured them with any explanation am innocent of the clime • imputed to me. Let that beacon- The prsoner, a tall, desk •nd
a resolute-locking fellow, 'Thomas :Whittington 250 Byass's West Hartley .. 15 6 Hetton en 0
or opinion or given anything as to what had become William Eolith°
jury, but in a very low tone of voice, which, unfortunately, due on the 2,000'. bill. Execution was issued against the solation to you, my mother, and my boy. Act upon my eves brou lit up from Gravesend on saturde
of the strychnia, or what had been dons with itHugh Kent
Cook e word ; I have never deceived you yet ; and, however guilty I gI) Wh. ''
' y evening'
y Howard West Hartley GaMbton
is now become e habit with him end more particularly in
• - , - e nerson. The prisoner was taken on the cast. This was and if the clam to the •-1 that the death . y , cone usion:le of have been in ocher things, to destroy life has never entered Inspector k,. ite and inspector Spain, of the Thames - Netherton 16 0 Penslier.. .. l5 6
proportion to the great importance of the case under con- strong evidence to show the state of the prisoner's circum- was caused by tetanus from strychnia he should be shrink-
• my head." . Police, and they produced and laid on the table of the £ll5 Longridee's Wst Hartley 15 C Riessell's Hetton 17 °
sideration. In many instances during his summin
g untie stances at the time, and the pressure that was being ins from his duty, in th© high posidon which he held, if lie then tapped hi
malb brother on court the following articles :-A bottle of
the shoulder and went ton k
was quite inaudible, and it was with difficulty he cool.] put on him. We then come to the evidence of he did not tell them that was avery strong fact established
.wa y sleep as sound as Ido I have had a door] tea e, keg containing very strong brandy two bowie knives in
t ''''
Taufield Moor Butes 13 9 Hartlepool l7 6
by the prosecution which had not been in any way an- with half you
u. pound of steak. May you have as good a night's sheaths, two six-barrel Colt's revolvers, loaded with West Pelton l5 0 Hough Hall ...... 16 .6
be heard at all. He commenced by saying :-Gentlemen Mr. Pratt, which was most important for their con- swered. His lordship then went through the evidence of Mr. rest as I s :all. Tell my mother and my boy that
Newton and powder and balls ; two single-barrelled pistols, loaded in STIOOKING O,4SE. West Riding Hartley ...15 C Kelloe 17 °
of the Jury,-We have at length arrived at that stage in sideration. Mr. P tt • 1 "I l• •t
Thomas ra sat( - am aso ici or, hose conduct ho (his lordship) thought was per- nn
Mills are false, and that I fear the grave as little as my bed." a similar manner ; a
flask
of gunpowder, a bag of bul- Wallsend, tet• South Hartlepool l7 0
this solemn inquiry when it is the duty of the judge who practising in Bing-street, Mayfair. lam acquainted with fectly Stevens,"nstinable. and did not merit that violent attack th that he shook hands with both. He ,then entered lets five sruall boxes containing percussion ca , e beau-y
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presides to explain to you the nature of the the 'prisoner. It commenced in Nov., 1853, when I ob- which the learned Sergeant had made upon ri He hadWi
intot a desultory conversation, inquiring how his boy was, and dangerous weapon called a life-preserver,PLee shot About five weeks ago the father and mother of a, child Riddell 15 6 Evenwood 'l5 6
etrong suspicions, and the deceased was his stepson, and s
named Ellen Barrett, residing at Apsley Guise, a village Ships at market... 69 I Sold
charge brought against the prisoner at the bar, and to tained a loan of 1,000/, for him. Tat was afterwards crying Tell Willy his father has had men troubles, but moulds, one large bounie knife, a watch in a ca-e, a
he had. perfect grounds for acting in the manner the least of all has been the accusation of Ynear Woburn Beds wcommittedf trial th , „, were oron e
murder against urse cont. i • n direct your attention to the evidence upon which you paid. In Oct., [lB5l, I was employed by him to make a in which he did. His lordship thenthrough • e
laid went him." ap a nine a sovereign, two half-sovereigns, two ,---.
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are to return your verdict ; and I begin by conjuring you claim on two p.olicies, both on the death of Ann Palmer. the statement of the woman who the body out, and He then se' 1" G 'u , Good night ! God bless you ! May your half crowns, a shilling, andr ten •
piece
g,
ofwood . o sixpences, a leatht r be•t, coroner s warrant, charged with causing the death of the
-
child by neglect, 'starvation and brutality. ' On Friday,
to banish from your minds all that you have heard relative
- I received 5,000/. from the Sun, and 3,000/, from the Nor- that of Dr. Harland, and his interview with the prisoner mind be ' a canvas bag,' SBABORNB MAILS.
wass wine is now. Don't feel low. Jerryrhcutailfrom a ramrod, and a
small bottlesiCennt: in consequence of additional' obtained,evidence Eliza
to the charge before entering that box. Strong prejudice with Union. The money was applied in payment of previouly to the post morteus examination, and the post
mith's evidenceebad. It has left the case just tc
andm the case is a very beth Barrett, aged 29, deceased's eldest sister ; 0
meta em examination was put iu and read. It was signed where it was, and leavesvhandsome Geneva dyer watch,w not such a one as a 'we a (N signifies that the mails are sent from the General Post Oftlaa
Newton's evidence only opeu to thecharged at the Woburnpetty t. •h b •
ses ions with being acees-
has, no doubt, prevailed in London and elsewhere against three bills amounting to 3,590'. or 4,0901. •; 2,0001. of
by Dr. Harland, Dr. Bamford, and alr. Devonshire. Re- suspicion that attended it before Jerry came." common sailor gold b likely
wou e to purchase, y the night-and Mby the morning-despatch.)
the prisoner at the bar, and particularly in the county of it was due on acceptances and loans obtained subse- vetting to the evidence of the pushing at the post mortetn sort' tea the death. The witnesses for the pro:ecutiox • .........
then exchanged a. few words of parting as he bade his Capt. J. Sergeant said he was the commander of the
Stafford, where the offence for which he has to answer wasbeingremoved and found b •„ - " "
quently to the claims on the policies ; the remaining examination, and the jar g - He were the prisoner's sister, Charlotte Barrett, Julia Bar-
rattier sari solicitor good bye, to all appearance himself the ship Stebonheatb, of London, which arrived in the Lou- Ilan wesu eia ne I Frac. a .:at We'''u
alleged to have been committed, and which was so strong 1,5001. was not so applied. In April, 1855, he applied near where Palmer was, an I then found with least concerned of the party, don Decks on Sunday morning. The prisoner was a sea- rata apd Susannah Barrett. The last-named looked COUNTRIES'. in General Post- Port due in
that the Court of Queen's Bench made an order, at the to me for a loan- of 2,000' I obtained it on an accept-
. the bladder cut ; this, of itself, was not much, but when
it was taken into consideration with prisoner's remarks - - man, and he shipped him in Melbourne. His crew con- about 14 years old, but was stated to be 22. The others, Office, London.* Dispatchc...l. Ericialri'
---
- -.-------'.
request of the prisoner's counsel, for the removal of the trial ance drawn by himself and accepted by his mother. Oa and subsequent conduct it seemed to indicate au intention sisted of 36 in all, and the passengers were 22 in nuns- though aged respectively 14 and 12, did not appear more --A.mem„(byi trit.paoh )1, nvery Friday •• • • Lie` - ' * erpoot ...May 213
from that county to the Central Criminal Court, in accord- 20th November I and my clients held eight bills that I had up the p artof the ••• ': METROPOrITAN BOARD OF
After
prtson?r toupset the jar and. destroy sa iVORKS. her. The Stebonheath had on board as part of her care° than 7. Their evidence disclosed. a continuous and Ameries.(by United Sfs
atm+ with the terms of an act of Parliament especially discounted for Palmer. I held four of them myself. There itsenea t contents.
.reviewing the evidence relating to the A - 61 000 ounces , of gold, value 244,0001. The prisoner
e almost incredible series of - Padua) •• •• •• •• ••1'
eenorica (by U. Staten •••• -- - • Liverpool ...i
passed to attain that object. I feel, however, that on this were two others then ' bills
overdue.
rhe are as follows :- peat
mor em examination, and after going through the ova special meeting was held yesterday in the Council- Conducted himself badly the day
hal been kept at work 14 hours day 1 •
. . a acemaking, with
. packet) ..........5‘ •••••• • - Southampton
occasion the prisoner will have a fair and impartial trial; June 5 1851, for three months after date drawn by Mr. deuce of Boycott :and the post boy, his lordship drew the chamber, `r to consider further the re ort of the ' and claimed
? e engineer _ e an . his. own a chest belonging to an-Australia (via Some.•
' .., attention of the jury most especially to the offer of 101. to of the board on the sewae . gruel, bread, and dripping, and some garden stuff, for ampton) ..........& ' •
'••• • ••• - • • Southampton'
and whilst I warn you against being improperly in- se interception and main drain. other man, and in his (the ce tain's • pd, .) presence. The Ditto (via Marseilles) IS
Palmer.nd accepted by Sarah Palmer, for eOOl,, and en- upset the post chaise, and said it was for them to consider wee of the districts south of the Thames, and Mr. Carp- man came on board the - their food when their work was finished , but if not done ••••••••••• Dover .-
itienced by what you have heard elsewhere, I , Aug. 2,18 a , a similar bill for I,ooon, in a case of circumstantial .evidence the conduct of the ' •
(leased 'by him • -4 • • ' •
,meal's motion for approving and adopting, the report O was compelled to give up th:ectest7,lPencilefliji prisoner
they were sent to bed without supper, and. had to get Ditto (via nape of Gooe
must also warn you against being improperly in- payable three months after date; July 22, 1855, for 2,0001, accused, and whether it was consistent with innocence or the committee of the whole board thereon." Melbourne on the 17th of Feb., and five days afte.exi=l early next morning, standing naked at their work, in the Aflrcols)Q()W.:B7Zio.,:s.t)....2i.f. 131 of
t1i.e..11 .......... ljnymouth • -.: iflneertaki
fluenced against the prisoner by the evidence that has three months after date •; July 24, 1355, for 2,0301., three guilt, and it was for them to consider whether Mr. Ste- cold, until they had finished it. Their breakfast was kenniniria•• •• •• •• ws ,s, 9, 24,& 30 of rn.7Dover ~.. -I
!'he CHAIRMAN said that before they proceeded to take was informed by a man named Whittington that the pris-
vans had so provoked Palmer that they could take
been laid. before you implicating the prisoner in bill trans- mouths after the date, endorsozl by Palmer to Thos. Pratt
strewn
the
be wished to address a few seller had proposed to muraer the officers, put the pas. ciro(fe "grouts" and a piece of bread two inches square. itt-laltitatnrdritt.att " "::::1'n1„ gte&sYigeofeiT,,,°•;',Zeuttihtrielencl'li
actions of a discreditable character, and allowed to be (both of these becoming duo in November) ; Sept. 27, 1g55, ttriatvil,vvaiwn,hrich the le,anrntelecounsel dint. of the matter,
observations h 'I?
u bser vat i oens r a very. important matter, sengers in confinement, and run away with the ship. He 'be prisoner had held them while the mother put shoe Reigium -7.7. .....1, ')Ail3•• •••••• • • • • • d)over m....... nntly
s Miii,,atrns;
ntxid.
11 ..............1M tith of the month..
and cow dung in their mouths, and the children were Brasil 'Southampton June 16•
introduced into the case to raise the probability of motive for 1,0001., for three months after date ; Sept. 29, 1855, net‘ to destroy ge•YcOnet3nts of theviz., finances. They were
about to discuss the propriety caused the prisoner to be immediately arrested and put
on the part of the parson accused for the commission of2,oool.,forthree months after date; 0ct.2,1555,f0r loner at that interview, and it wouldbefortheta to say of carrying out the plan recommended by the en eniee
for
:j n ' into irons, i and went 1 •I - orwai, and took the firearms, also made to sit with their bare fie ,h on ti :tlin ee and Buenos Ayre5........1110th of the month ..lgoutha'n?.ton June i 6
Cape of clung Hope -I, Various pore uneertaio
the crime with which he stands charged. It affords me 2,000/., for three months, indorsed by Palmer to Thos. whether such conduct was innocent of the design to de- for the southern district, and they hadalready l'.• rpowder,and'
. received
were inflicted
in their chairs. Numerous other cruelties Gape of Good Hope ..1,
stroy the jar and its contents, and so destroy the chance the plans for the northern distrtcd, therefore upon them. Deceased was kept two or Ciao de Verde .....N oth of the month Southampton'
it because num, and other thin s out of the f • ,in ecastle.
great satisfaction to know that the case has been fully Pratt; and one, Oct. 12,1855, for 2,0001,, for three months t la•
of their being evidence agains him. He then came to his a que?tion of the first importance as to the most ( 11 Y g
„nee_ ar. Yardley-You mean the arms andother things three days without food. She, died on Sunday, the 30th Ceylon (see India)
laid. before you. Everything has been done that can be after date. The whole of the bills purported to be nand with Cheshire, the postmaster, in eettine him •March, having been kept at work constantly up to five Ceylon... - .• -IN
ment and economical mode of raising mocey for carry. on the table of the Court ? 0 eannei Isles ........N Uon.,Wed..&Prii•lSoutharoptorf; Tu TOO
accemplished for the purpose of assisting you in coming to drawn by Mr. Palmer, and accepted by Sarah Palmer, conduct
be a party to the assignment of Cook's property;e' that o'clock on the previous evening. She had nothing to ehin................m id 3:l7th of inontl.lBoatham t0..4 • ing out these plans. (Hear, hear.) It was a question Capt. Sergeant -Yes, sir. The prisoner was ke tin
a right conclusion. The prosecution has been taken up payable to the order of Palmer, and indorsed by him. The was evidence of fraud and forgery, but ought not top rejn- • ea,. all day, and was sent supperlese to bed, her mother China .... .. ,Once a month.... P .may 26
t involving 8011119 little degree of difficulty, and he was irons all the voyage, and occasionally allowed to Pwalk
by the Government of the country, so that justice might whole amounted to 12,500/. 6,000/, had been renewed, dice tae case. He then game to the prisoners getting hold beating her all the way up-staire with her stays, bscause goonsannttlnnoople :......ts st,tlh3gB2,gi,istoefemoolle h0ver..,,,, ,
eparbed to make a short statement to the board the quarter-deck.
of the letter containing the report of Dr. Taylor to Mr.
liZPtrl be effectually administered, and the Attorney-General, the and would become duo in January; two bills were only she asked for something to eat. She made a noise in cont. or Europe •e•e• g; en etvice daily .....n.. fetetheramnPat°:_l T ~,, v .
1-haereiner, and, referring prisoner's conduct and that of financee()jeht ofgething the que,stion referred to the Mr. Yardley-Are the statements made to you by
first law officer of the Crown, has conducted the prosecu- overdue on the 20th of Nov. for 2,00. N. One bill for 1,0031. disapproved in the strongest. man- committee for its report. It would appear that Wkittiogton and Belittle inserted in the official log• the night, and was again beaten by her mother, a,nd told Egypt (sec Leda) , ~_
Lion as a minister of justice. Again, lam much pleased and another for 503/. was held over from month to month, ner oefettnecro'ro'neeir in takiing presents from the prisoner. fur r the drainage
of the northern and book ?
r southern districts • to lie still. She then attempted to sing a hymn, and Franco ........ an & N .Twiee daily- •.. Dover ...• • Twieedani
airrcl:rger
o.iiiaiid. a M 4, 7.17, 20, 27 .fm. Sow k ampto:4l
to think that the prisoner appears to have ample means of as was the interest. The interest charged for discounting As far as the letter to the coroner was concerned, be asked they would require an ex enditu f re. o 2,e00,000/., and Capt.
.Sergea.nt-They are, sir. , her last words were, "Lord Jesus ! let me do my work
preparinti and conducting his defence. Evidence with re- the bills was about 60 per cent. In Aueust, 1855, Walt; them to consider it most carefully. The prieoner might taking-, the debts of the commission in round numbers at The witness then read a small portion of the entry, next week." Orentown .:........ .
) if 2ral & 17th of men. ' ,__ _ • Sout.amptoci
Elamburgh ..........NiTuesday & Friday London .....•
rbe innocent, but they must consider, if that accorded with 500,0001., the board would have to •r. 'Wams, aFa • geon, mid that deceased's body
provide for sewage when Mr. Yardley sto ped him end said h had • e best savannah
......
n,
~ n Intii of the month ISouthamptc,a, June 1
gard to the scientific part of the case has been very pro- ean application to the of Palmer died, and I mad Prince iunocence it was tamperingcoroner,
sumfromthe
to the coroner the vex!natii seamen toti shrivelled, and monkey-like ; the stomach, which con- rolairnias-..::•• ••::td7taY;iiii;*in•o•n•r•h•.llLovitehra•r•nple*:t'"'rtai• •
would probably have to be raised within three yearn whom the alleged proposal •to rilder 116 tho _
e o cers an iith 't 20th of mon•Tly' in li.•' soner has had the advantage of having his case conducted Palmer, as the acceptor of these bills, had frequently been diet which should be elrived at. The letter was, tensed about an ounce of gruel, could hardly be distin• inita(viasouthflp.r.)m nut •••ielenn 0
and therefore the best means of raising the money and then run away with tote
e ship was made.
by one of the most distinguished advocates at the English written to at Rugeley, but no replies had been received." to state to the coroner, that there had not been anyguished from the continuation of the small intestines. Pe Itnal!'a (viai mamilleomlthi&T 211.?forfnonntlilDover .......f.
poison found, and that the verdict would be a natural of going into the market were matters vitally affecting Thomas Whittington, a seaman, deposed as follows-
bar, .and I must strongly recominead you to attend to And there wan every reason to believe that none
, leath.
henytii.th redgrglci to the book found at the prisoner's thearr. reatetpers. He thnught that the board would I joined the ship Stebonbea.th at Melbourne. The pri- • •attributed its small size to constant disuse,. Deceased freeirnd s.l•es...(rlnVei 'Twice daily ...'.°.n. Pioorselrie.aCl.•...fTwieedsll,l
everything that has been so eloquently, and ire• of these letters rewired Sarah Palmer, the mother, jurytwnaos to attach any importance
the board the conclusion that the borrowing powers of soner came on board the elute the tame day. The day was twelve years old, but the stomach was not bigger
than that of a chi.d at fiva. Her death was attributable [meet( .............. si in 9/ 17. &27 of in• Southanipit 1:1310 26
,a,lo,ra
............m,9th of the month Southstinptc ni
passively urged by him on the part of the prisoner, with probably from some understanding between Palmer whateveril t'clgeit ase by the prisoner in .
d. under the act would, if carried out, greatly after we left Melbourne I was on the topgallant fore-Itattita
..
...„
_h. bi 23d of month .... Liverpool . .1
the exceptions of his own private personal opinion of 'the and the Rue•eley
postmaster, that they should not be s u ses. TneJustice then called the at- pie je ice the ratepayers. Under the act they were ens- cahneo nthe look-out. The prisoner came up to me and toover
Susannah
hard treatment, and insufficient food. tante, (see Inetaj
tention of the jury to the evidence of the witness l4wtes, powered to borrow m -me and to Barratry
inwhen in the workhouse, nearly Malta ..............19i8.16. &2S of anion. Dom ......, al
innocence of the prisoner. That by no means ought to delivered to her. His lordship then read the lengthenedY, charge the rates, said, . "What a,
_fine prize this ship would be for the 20 nio
is, .
and particularly to that portion of it in which the prisoner but the board were unabledoubled her weight two months Theprisoner,Mauritius (see India) I
who
to charge these ex. Russians to fall in with." I knew there was plenty ofMauritius ...... ;...2,1114th of tho month
influence your minds in arriving at a just cenclu- correspondence that bad passed between Palmer awl Pratt had sent him with a letter to Mr. Ward the cor,denied ale the statement made b **
olir, and cept by way of mortgasne. The amount of c rates
t• gold on board, for 1 het d y her sieters, was com• mexico
............m 2nd of the month.. Sonthanipt,•mii. ,
anion, if you are to try the prisoner upon the evidence relative to these bills, and the non-payment of the amount at the same time told him not to letany' one eln.P%i; :r
floaldareirtilig it into the ship. I witted for trial. Nales_ „„ ,„ ~ ..N ,Sthist2.sthofmon. Dover ....... nu" •
tion to be expected from" the district boards laugeed when the prisoner
and. not by the opinion of the learned counsel en- on the policy of insurance on Walter Palmer's life by the liver it. He then proceeded to ref. to theiMalTestitei- me remark. The pri• mew Granata h h
.. n !Wl& 17th of month'Southamptori
gaged on either side. It would have been better prince of Wales Insurance Company, all tending to show mony, and he sail the jury would have upon that tests - market-inasmuch as they would themSelvee be tom- souse then made soma remark about the crew being _ _
- Now &Callan.... a a ißy private slip ..IVarious port
mony to form a judgment upon the scientific evidence, pellecl to borrow- would give rise to difficulties which, cooked if the Russians took the ship, unless they fell ' b
eyin UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. Paeal States ........154 sthbsth2.sthofrnon.iDover ..... jUncertain
if the expression of such an opinion by the learned coon_ the pecuniary pressure the prisoner was labourin under Peninsula
•..,. „ ...tit Ithlith27thohnon.lf:outhamptonj
g how far the disease of which Mr. Cook died was natural, as they arose, would, he apprehended, raise the rate with a British In an-on war, ad , n then theyshould bepre sed
set for the prisoner been 113,1 abstained from, anal it would at the • • • • '
time, which was near the period of Cook's death or whether it w tl -lt f
. .
as ie resu . o poison. Mr. Curling, the per cent. ; therefore, it appeared very desirable to into the service. The prisoner said he had a keg of <6. Peru ........, .. „. ,„M id & 27th of monnlouthamptonf
be a lamentable and unfortunate thing for the ends of and the probability there wag of the foreeries on the me: surgeon to the London Hospital, was the first witness, and be enebled to raise money on some more equitable prin. brandy, and asked me to drink. I did drink, and the OXFORD, MAY 26. Pell Natal N ,Be private ship.. Various porta
Sicily •••• ••••••alethleth2stholtran,'D Uncerti.
justice if permitted. A prisoner's plea of not guilty goes they being known if the prisoner was unable to meet thetn he described the synaptoms of the two diseases known sci le The 'den then
thpere:ianntet directed the attention of the brandy was so strong that it nearly took to y breath MATHEMATICAL CLASS LIST.-Tue following class list Ttuaany'............::ij,sthlsth2sthofmo' n.'*D°ovverer :: 7.'3,
for nothing, and ought not to influence a jury, and if fol- At the conclusion of the readine of this correspondence. traumatic and idiopathic tetanus, and expressed his opinion boar]P. to
that
money was raised by away, and I said, " This is brandy." The prisoner in the school of mathematics was awarded this afternooo, Vale:men .:,,,,•,....,3112(1&/7th Oflnontla Southamptea.?l 614m0
. . ' , that the symptoms exhibited by the deceased were not bonds in Perin and said Van Diemen's stand (serf
i
viz. :-Class 1. Horatius Davey, University College ;
lowed out must, as I have already said, lead to disastrous the }earned judge proceeded to say, that having read the,a.t he thought that some a . said "Yes, that i 3 the •o
. r ~ right sort," and then began Australia) .... ,•,,,,, I.
the traumatic or idiopathic form of raugement nri .ht bemade • Thomas Littleton Wheeler Worcester College. C'
consequences. An advocate might be mistaken as to the 1Aft,,,,,
in
which
o,,c_ w consistent with either
k as not ennesrned_ he would now rho df..... The navf. wil„A,,. ~,,Q -Dr ri,,,.id fir„, }.,,, .
_by which the board could to talk about killing the officers and seizing the h.. ge. Class wren inn, „ .
non 2eltt I7th et monte!SonthsraptrDl
_......

of money, and the prisoner on similar bills amounting to
12,5001. Several of these bills had been renewed, and
there were two or three for 2,0001.. each due on the
25th of October, 1855, and the other on 27th October,
1855. One-half of 5001., and another of 1,0001. was
over due, and held over from month to month. Besides
these large sums advanced by Pratt to Palmer, he had con-
tracted very large debts with an attorney of Birmingham,
and 10,0001. was due to him on them. The prisoner ex-
pected to pay the bills owing to Pratt by the proceeds of a
policy of insurance effected on his brother Walter's life.
Tho law of this country wisely forbids the insurance of a
man's life by another person who has no interest in it ;
but the law, unfortunately, does not prevent a man who
insures his life from' transferringi to another person.
The policy on Walter Palmer's life was assigned by him to
the prisoner, and he having died, it was expected that the
proceeds of that policy, which was for 13,0001., would be
the means of enabling the prisoner to take up the accept.
ances held by Pratt; but the insurance office refused to
pay the amount on the policy, and hence arose the most
pressing demands on 'the prisoner. Pratt urged imme-
diate payment, and unless that were complied
with, in all human probability those forgeries
which had been so long hid would be discovered and
brought to light. His lordship then proceeded to read the
evidence of Mr. Espin, Mr. Padwick's solicitor, relative to
the bill for 2,000/. and the two letters written by Palmer
in reference to it ; one dated the 12th November, which
was on the Monday of the week of the Shrewsbury races,
and the other dated the 25th, the Saturday after the death
of Cook. Mr. Espin, in his evidence, said—l produce a
bill for 2,0001., which was placed in my hands by that
gentleman to enforce payment from the prisoner's mother.
The bill was due three months after date, but 1,0001. had
been paid off, and the bill was placed in my hands on the
12th of December to enforce the payment of the remainder.
I received two letters frog the prisoner; one contained
a cheque for 1,0001., with a request that it might not
be presented till the 28th of November ; and the other
related to a sum of money, 350/., about which there
was some mistake about the remittance, and in which
Palmer stated he would shortly be in London. I
produce a cheque for 1,0031., inclosed in the above letter
of the 12th, dated the 28th. I presented it on that, day
and payment was refused. I also produce a cheque for
6001., dated Bth December, in prisoner's handwriting, pay-
able to Mr. Padwick or bearer, which was also dis-
honoured. It was forwarded in consequence of the cheque
of 1,0001. having been dishonoured. 1,0001. still remains
due on the 2,0001. bill. Execution was issued against the
person. The prisoner was taken on the ea, ea. This was
strong evidence to show the state of the prisoner's circum-
stances at the time, and the pressure that was being
put on him. We then come to the evidence of
Mr. Pratt, which was most important for their con-
sideration. Mr. Thomas Pratt said—"l am a solicitor,
practisiog in King-street, Mayfair. lam acquainted with
the !prisoner. It commenced in Nov., 1853, when I ob-
tained a loan of 1,0001. for him. That was afterwards
paid. In Oct., 0.854, I was employed by him to make a
claim on two policies, both on the death of Ann Palmer.
I received 5,0001. from the Sun, and 3,0001. from the Nor-
wich Union. The money was applied in payment of
three bills amounting to 3,5901. or 4,0001. ; 2,000/. of
it was due on acceptances and loans obtained subse-
quently to the claims on the policies ; the remaining
1,5001; was not so applied. In April, 1855, he applied
to me for a loan• of 2,000'. I obtained it on an accept-
ance drawn by himself and accepted by his mother. Oe
20th November I and my clients held eight bills that I had
discounted for Palmer. I held four of them myself. There
were two others then overdue. The bills are as follows :
June 5, 1851, for three months after date, drawn by Mr.
Palmer, and accepted by Sarah Palmer, for 5001., and en-
dorsed by him; Aug. 2, 18:54, a similar bill for 1,0001.,
payable three months after date ; July 22, 1855, for 2,0001.,
three months after date ; July 24, 1355, for 2,0301., three
mouths after the date, endorsed by Palmer to Thos. Pratt
(both of these becoming due in November) ; Sept. 27,1855,
for 1,0001., for three months after date ; Sept. 29, 1855,
for 2,0001., for three months after date ; Ocb. 2, 1555, for
2,0001., for three months, indorsed by Palmer to Thos.
Pratt ; and one, Oct. 12, 1855, for 2,0001., for three months
after date. The whole of the bills purported to be
drawn by Mr. Palmer, and accepted by Sarah Palmer,
payable to the order of Palmer, and indorsed by him. The
whole amounted to 12,5001. 6,0001. had been renewed,
and would become due in January; two bills were only
overdue on the 20th of Nov. for 2,00 N. One bill for 1,0001.
and another for 5031. was held over from month to month,
as was the interest. The interest charged for discounting
the bills was about 60 per cent. In August, 1855, Walter
Palmer died, and I made an application to the Prince of
Wales office for 13,0001., the amount of the policy. Sarah
Palmer, as the acceptor of these bills, had frequently been
written to at Rugeley, but no replies had been received."
And there wac every reason to believe that none
of these letters reaohed Sarah Palmer, the mother,
probably from some understanding between Palmer
and the Rugeley postmaster, that they should not be
delivered to her. His lordship then read the lengthened
correspondence that bad passed between Palmer awl Pratt
' relative to these bills, and the non-payment of the amount
' on the policy of insurance on Walter Palmer's life by the
Prince of Wales Insurance Company, all tending to show
the pecuniary pressure the prisoner was labouring under
at the time, which was near the period of Cook's death,
and the probability there wag of the forgeries on the mo-
ther being known if the prisoner was unable to meet them.
At the conclusion of the reading of this correspondence,
the learned judge proceeded to say, that having road the
letters in which Cook was not concerned, he would now
read some in which he was. The letters concerning the
raising of money for Cook, which letters were directed by
Palmer to be sent to him at the post-office, Doncaster, were
then read. In cross-examination the witness Pratt said
Cook was represented by Palmer to him as a person of re-
spectability, and on writing to him at Lutterworth re-
specting a bill for 5001., which had not been paid, Cook
came up from Lutterworth and paid the amount himself.
After referring to other parts of the evidence, he now came
to that of one of the witnesses, a butcher, residing at
Rugeley, in which a conversation took place concerning
the raising of a sum of 251. On the 9th of November the
prisoner had only a balauce of 91. at his bankers; and it
certainly did appear that having to meet a cheque for
1,0001., due on the 28th, and nothing to meet it with, he
was in a very desperate state. On the 21st of November
the Messrs. Weatherby received a letter from Palmer, en-
closing an order for 3001., and asking them. to seed him a
cheque for the amount for Cook, who, ho represented, was
ill of bilious attack. On the 22d ho again writes to Messrs.
Weatherby, directing them to send cheques to Eerwacker
and Pratt. On the 23d Mr. Weatherby wrote to Palmer,
telling him that there were not funds enough to meet it
with, and therefore they could not comply with the request
of Palmer; therefore his cheque had been sent to Wea-
therby, and returned by him to Palmer. Mr. Weatherby
received a letter on the 24th from Palmer ordering them
not to part with any money they had or might have ho-
longing to John Parsons Cook. The cheque alluded to
had not been produced. They also had the evidence of
Butler to show that the prisoner, previous to the Shrews-
bury races, was short of money ; and if he (the prisoner)
had no funds at his oontrol, how was it possible for him
to have bought Polestar, whose value, after winning the
Shrewsbury race, was estimated by the witness Bntler at
700 guinea. ? and the mare was afterwards sold at Tatter-
sall's for 750 guieeas. A document had also been spoken
of, to which the late postmaster Cheshire was asked to
sign his name. Why was not that produced ? The wit-
ness Bergen stated that the whole of the papers of the
prisoner were taken possession of, and on examination
neither that paper nor the order that purported to be signed
by Cook, and which the Messrs. Weatherby proved was
retuned to Palmer, could be found amongst those papers.
These papers, after they had been examined by the soliei-
tor, had been sent to his brother, Mr. G. Palmer, yet they
had not been discovered. Bergen stated that he had care-
fully searched for the papers, and he could not find either
of them. 'These papers ought to have been produced.
He would now proceed to the circumstances that took
place at Shrewsbury, and the jury would have to draw
their own conclusions. The first witness called was Fisher,
who stated that he was a wino merchant, and knew Cook,
and sew bins at the last Shrewsbury races, when
Polestar won. Cook seemed well on that day. On the
evening of Wednesday he said he stopped at the Rainbow,
where Palmer and Cook were stopping, and now com-
menced the tampering with Cook. Cook had some brandy
and water, and he asked Palmer to have some, but he said
he should not until he had drunk his. Cook did so, and
immediately after he said there was something in it. The
glass was handed to Reid and Fisher, and the latter said
there was a strong scent. In ten minutes after taking this
brandy Cook left the room and was taken ill ' • and Fisher
deposed that on Cook coming to his room he told him ho
bad been sick, and that he received from him about 7001.
to take care of. The next morning Palmer said to Fisher,
"Cook says I have been putting something in his brandy,
but he was d— drunk." It was important to recollect
the evidence on this point. Fisher had always been in
the habit of settling Cook's debts, and he also said he saw
on the Shrewsbury race course Cook's betting-book ; and
i money l was an extraordinary circumstance that, as a large sum
of had been won by Cook, the betting-book could
not be
other
'land- The learned judge then went through the
part of Fisher's evidence, and came to that given by
Jones. to hearing' the deceased makethe re'
Jones. lle-
mark about the brandyl.l,l and water. Gibson, the assistant
when ho arrived he loau:noYdt'a
to a surgeon in
Cooksd. he
ine
:Ivasveryse.nbta(floran(l
condi-
tion, and he sent hies
the evidence of the witness Smoke
and a draught ; and
evidence ou that portion of the case
would finish the
that
which related. to
Shrewsbury. This witness stated she saw the prisoner
with a glass in his baud shaking the cola t _it _ .
en sof round ;
she also stated that she saw him hold •
et up to the light,
and she also stated, in her cross-examination, aross-examination, th t a
many of the people attending the Shrewsbury rags reat
taken ill. The next point to be considered was the evidence
c
of Elizabeth Mills before the coroner and that which she l'
gave in your presence. That you may the more accu-
rately estimate the importance of those differecces it is
competent for the prisoner's counsel to require that the
depositions shall be read. What say you, brother Shea ?
Mr. Sergeant Shee—With your' lordship's permission,
we claire to have them read.
Lord Campbell—Then lot them be read by all means.
_ The Clerk of Arraigns then read the depositions of Eli-
zabeth Mills as taken before the coroner.
Lord Campbell--Yon have now heard the depositions
read, and you will decide for yourselves whether her state-
ments before the coroner are not substantially the same as
those which she made before you in the course of Ler ex-

amination. You will have to determine whether there is
any material discrepancy between them. Her own explana-
tion of her omission to state before the coroner that she was
sick after partaking of the broth prepared for Cook is that
she was not asked the question ; but that she was sick
the evidence of another witness goes distinctly to prove .
He (the Lord Chief Justice) did not think there was the
slightest ground to suppose that this witness had been bribed
to come forward to give her evidence. She also stated she
had seen Mr. Gardner two or three times, but he was a
highly respectable gentleman, and it could not be supposed
that he would attempt in any way to prejudice the witness,
or give her directions as to the evidence she was to give.
The evidence of the witness Elizabeth Mills, as given be-
fore the coroner, was then read by Mr. Straight, the clerk
of the court, which differed only from that given before
this court by the omission to state upon that occasion that
the broth had made her sick. The jury had heard the ex-
planation which she had given, and it was for them to
determine whether they thought her evidence was not to
be believed in consequence of that omission, particularly
as they found her evidence corroborated by the statemer is
of her fellow-servants. His lordship then went through
the evidence of Lydia Barnes and Sarah Bond, contending
that they entirely bore out the truth of what she said.
Having gone through this part of the evidence the court
adjourned.
On the re-assembling of the Court, his lordship pro-
ceeded with the evidence of Mr. Jones, the surgeon, of
Lutterworth, upon that portion relating to the consulta-
tion about the medicine which Cook was to take, and the
proposal that Dr. Bamford should prescribe for the de-
ceased, and also that relating to the missing belting-book.
His lordship having gone through his notes of that evi-
dence directed the evidence given by Dr. Jones, as
given by him before the coroner, to be read, and
said that. be did not think there was anything differ-
ing from what he had stated in this court which calla lead
them to think ho was not the witness of sincerity and
truth. His lordship then went into the evidence of New-
ton, the assistant to Dr. Salt, and said the jury would
have to consider the demeanour of the prisoner when ho
was purchasing the strychnine amongst other drugs, at
Hawkins' shop, and his conduct upon seeing Newton.
They then came to the interview, upon the 25th of Nov.,
with Newton, about the amount of strychnine to kill a
dog, and the effect it would have upon the stomach. New--
ton's evidence before the coroner was then put in and read,
and his lordship said it was for them to consider whether,
from that conversation which he made, they wore to think
he had wilfully told a wicked lie. He was not shown to
have any to the prisoner ; and he did not see that
he could have any motive for making the additional state-
ment which he had done. He then went through the
evidence of Roberts, the assistant to Hawkins. The cross-
eramination had not attempted to deny that evidence.
This brought the prisoner into the possession of the
strychnia, which they would couple with the circum-
stances and symptoms of Cook's death. The learned
counsel had not favoured them with any explanation
or opinion or given anything as to what had become
of the strychnia, or what had been dons with it,
and if they came to the conclusion that the death of Cook
was caused by tetanus from strychnia he should be shrink-
ing from his duty, in the high position which he held, if
he did not tell them that was a very strong fact established
by the prosecution which had not been in any way an-
swered. His lordship then went through the evidence of Mr.
Stevens, whose conduce he (his lordship) thought was per-
fectly justifiable, and did not merit that violent attack
which the learned Sergeant had made upon him. Ho had
strong suspicions, and the deceased was his stepson, and
he had perfect grounds for acting in the manner
in which he did. His lordship then went through
the statement of the woman who laid the body out, and
that of Dr. Harland, and his interview with the prisoner
previouly to the post morteus examination, and the post
mortem examination was put iu and read. It was signed
by Dr. Harland, Dr. Bamford, and Mr. Devonshire. Re-
verting to the evidence of the pushing at the post mortem
examination, and the jar being removed and found
near where Palmer was, an I then found with
the bladder cut ; this, of itself, was not much, but when
it was taken into consideration with prisoner's remarks
and subsequent conduct, it seemed to indicate an intention
upon the part of the prisoner to upset the jar and destroy
its contents. After reviewing the evidence relating to the
post mortem examination, and after going through the evi-
dence of Boycott and the post boy, his lordship drew the
attention of the jury most especially to the offer of 101. to
upset the post chaise, and said it was for them to consider
in a case of circumstantial .evidence the conduct of the
accused, and whether it was consistent with innocence or
guilt, and it was for them to consider whether Mr. Ste-
vens had so provoked Palmer that they could take
the view which the learned counsel did of the matter,
that Palmer only meant to upset Mr. Stevens, and
net to destroy the contents of the jar. The jar was men-
tioned at that interview, and it would be for them to say
whether such conduct was innocent of the design to de-
stroy the jar and its contents, and so destroy the chance
of their being evidence against him. He then came to his
conduct with Cheshire, the postmaster, in getting him
to be a party to the assignment of Cook's property; that
was evidence of fraud and forgery, but ought net to preju-
dice the case. He then came to the prisoner's getting hold
of the letter containing the report of Dr. Taylor to Mr.
Gardner, and, referring to prisoner's conduct and that of
tire coroner, said he disapproved in the strongest man-
ner of the coroner in taking presents from the prisoner.
As far as the letter to the coroner was concerned, be asked
them to consider it most carefully. The prisoner might
be innocent, but they must consider, if that accorded with
iunocence, it was tampering with the coroner, and,
to his mind, suggesting to the coroner the ver-
dict which should be arrived at. The letter was,
to state to the coroner, that there had not been any
poison found, and that the verdict would be a natural
death. With regard to the book found at the prisoner's
house, he begged the jury not to attach any importance
whatever to it, as it was used by the prisoner in
his studies., The Lord Chief Justice then called the at-
tention of the jury to the evidence of the witness dieter',
and particularly to that portion of it in which the prisoner
had sent him with a letter to Mr. Ward, the coroner, and
; at the same time told him not to let any one see him de-
) liver it. He then proceeded to refer to the medical testi-
mony, and he sail the jury would have upon that testi-
mony to form a judgment upon the scientific evidence,
how far the disease of which Mr. Cook died was natural,
or whether it was the result of poison. Mr. Curling, the
surgeon to the London Hospital, was the first witness, and
he described the symptoms of the two diseases known as
traumatic and idiopathic tetanus, and expressed his opinion
that the symptoms exhibited by the deceased were not
consistent with either the traumatic or idiopathic form of
the disease. The next witness was Dr. Todd, and his
evidence was to the same effect. [Dr. Batnford's deposi-
tions before the coroner were then read byMr.Straight, the
deputy-clerk of Arraigns.] His lordship then called the
attention of the jury to the viva voce examination of Dr.
Bamford, and to the fact of his having stated that Cook
contradicted the statement made by the prisoner as to his
having drunk too much champagne at the dinner at Pal-
mer's, and to this being the cause of his illness, and that
he stated he had only drunk two glasses. He also called
their attention to the fact of the prisoner having taken the
medicine from Dr Bamford's surgery on the Tuesday
night. This was most important, evidence. The prisoner
saw the pills made up, and had them in 'his possession,
and most certainly had the opportunity of changing them.
Whether he did so or not was for their consideration.
As to this gentleman having signed a certificate that the
death was from apoplexy, it not appear that there was
rimy bad faith on his part, and it seemed to be agreed on
all hands that he was mistaken in ascribing the death to
apeplexy. Dr. Todd stated distinctly on his cross-exa-
mination that the symptoms exhibited by Mr. Cook cer-
tainly did not resemble those of either traumatic or
idiopathic tetanus, but they did correspond in every
respect with those of tetanus from the poison of
strychnine. The next witness was one whose high charac-
ter for scientific knowledge rendered his opinion of very
great importance in the inquiry—he meant Sir Benjamin
Brodie. That gentleman concurred with the other medical
witnesses as to the symptoms in Mr. Cook's case being
those of tetanus from strychnine, and not from any natu-
ral cause, and the earliest period he over heard of death
arising from natural tetanus was 12 hours, and he ex-
pressed an opinion that it was very probable that in that
case some of the earlier symptoms had been overlooked.
They had hero the solemn evidence of this distinguished
witness that he know of no natural disease that would ac-
coent for the symptoms exhibited by the deceased in this
case, and the jury, if they gave effect to this testimony,
would then have to consider to whit', other cause the death
might fairly be assigned. Dr. Daniel, the next witness,
entirely concurred in the opinion expressed by Sir B.
Brodie, and he also expressed an opinion that Cook's ryelp •
toms were not such as would arise either from tetanus or
epilepsy. The next evidence refer re.l to was that given by
I3r.Selly and Dr. Lee, and the last-named gentleman stated,
in answer to a suggestion made on behalf of the prisoner,
that he had river heard of syphilis, either in its primary
or secondary symptoms, producing tetanus. The next
witness was Dr.. Coibett, the physician of the Glasgow In-
firmary, and his evidence event to show the symptoms that
were exhibited in the case of Agnes Sennet, and which wss
one of undoubted poisoning by strychnine, and the jury
would judge whether or not they were similar to those
spoken to in the case of Mr. Cook. The next portion of
the evidence referred to the Romsey case, where the lady
named Sergeantson Smythe was accidentally poisoned by
strychnine administered by mistake in her medicine. A
similar case at Leeds was then brought forward. That was
also an undoubted case of death from strychnia, and the
jury would have to consider in this case also whether the
symptoms' spoken to did or did not resemble those of
Mr. Cook. The next witness, Dr. Morley, was [the
medical gentleman who had attended upon the pa-
tient in this case, and he most particularly l'e
scribed the symptoms, and he also stated that the
tests that were made use of after the post mortem
examination produced the colours whiCh denoted the pre-
sence of strychnia. With regard to the presence of stlych-
nia, being discovered, this gentleman expressed an opinion
that where the minimum dose to destroy life was admini-
stered, it was probable that it might not be discovered in
the body of the person or animal killed by poison. The
question as to the decomposition of strychnia in the blood
appeared to be a vexed one among the most eminent toxi-
cologists, and the principal point for their consideration
was whether it was proved to their satisfaction that in any
case where the death vas clearly the result of strychnia
that no trace of the poison was afterwards discovered. His
'orchid!) next called the attention of the jury to the evi-
dence given by Dr. Taylor. Some portion of the evidence
given by this gentleman was most important. It was re-
lied upon for the prisoner that there was no strychnia found
in the body of the deceased upon the analysis by Dr. Tay;
for and Dr. Rae% but according to the evidence of these
gentlemen in two cases at least where death was undoubt-
edly the result of strychnia, they could not by all the skill
they possessed, discover the presence of strychnia in the
body of the animal after death. Whatever might have
been the value of the different theories that had been pro-
pounded upon the subject, it was perfectly clear open the
evidence that in two cases at least where poissu had been
administered to the animal, and death was the result,
etrychnia was not discovered in the bodies after death..
His lordship then called the attention of the jury to the
fact of the discovery of antimony in the liver, spleen, and
blood of the deceased, and to the evidence of Dr. Taylor
that this antimony had in all probability been administered
very shortly before the death of the deceased, and also to
his opinion that if it was administered in any consider-
able quantity at one time it might have the effect of causing
a constricting sensation in the throat similar to that de-
scribed by Cook on the night of his illness at Shrewsbury.
His lordship then called tire attention of the jury to the
letter written by 1)r. Taylor to Mr. Gardner, the solicitor
at Rufeeley, and which it will be remembered was opened
by the postmaster Cheshire, and the contents communicated
to the prisoner, and he reminded the jury that at this time
neither Dr. Taylor nor Dr. Rees were acquainted with the
symptoms that bad been exhibited by the deceased, but
they were clearly of opinion that antimony existed in the
AY ; and, according to their testimony, antimony in con
tamed doses would be very likely to cause deatii. With
regard to the letter written by Dr. Taylor to the Lanect,
he thought it would have been better if that letter had not
he ,n written ; but it was for the jury to say whether the
writiog of that letter in any way detracted from the credit

THAMES.--CLIARGE OF PlRACY.—William Levers, a
seaman, and described as a native of Chatham, aged 26
years, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with
feloniously conspiring to murder the captain and officers
of the ship Stebonheatb, and to piratically run away
with the said ship on the high seas within the jurisdic-
tion of the Admiralty of England.
The prisoner, a tall, dark, and resolute-looking fellow,
was brought up from Gravesend on Saturday evening by
Inspector It. White and inspector Spain, of the Thames
Police, and they produced and laid on the table of the
court the following articles :—A bottle of laudanum, a
keg containing very strong brandy, two bowie knives in
sheaths, two six-barrel Colt's revolvers, loaded with
powder and balls ; two single-barrelled pistols, loaded in
a similar manner ; a flask of gunpowder, a bag of bul-
lets, five small boxes containing percussion-caps, a heavy
and dangerous weapon called a life-preserver, three shot
moulds, one large bou!lie knife, a watch in a ca-e,
purse containing a sovereign, two half-sovereigns, two
half crowns, a shilling, and two sixpences, a leatht r b&t,
a canvas bag, a piece of wood cut from a ramrod, and a
small bottle of scents. The watch in the case is a very
handsome Geneva silver watch, and not such a one as a
common sailor would be likely to purchase.
Capt. J. Sergeant said he was the commander of the
ship Stebonheatb, of London, which arrived in the Lon-
don Decks on Sunday morning. The prisoner was a sea-
man, and he shipped him ire Melbourne. His crew con-
sisted of 36 in all, and the passengers were 22 in num-
ber. The Stebonheath had on board as part of her cargo
61,000 ounces of gold, value 244,0001. The prisoner
tenducted himself badly the day after be came on board,
and claimed as his own a chest belonging to an-
other man, and in his (the captain's) presence. The
man came on board the next day, and the prisoner
was compelled to give up the chest. He left the port of
Melbourne on the 17th of Feb., and five days afterwards
was informed by a roan named Whittington that the pri-
soner had proposed to murder the offieers, put the pas-
sengers in confinement, and run away with the ship. He
caused the prisoner to be immediately arrested and put,
into irons, I and went forward and took the firearms,
powder, and shot, the keg of brandy, the bottle of lauda•
num, and other things out of the forecastle.
Mr. Yardley—You mean the arms and other things
on the table of the Court ?
Capt. Sergeant —Yes, sir. The prisoner was kept in
irons all the voyage, and occasionally allowed to walk
the quarter-deck.
Mr. Yardley—Are the statements made to you by
Wlsittiogton and Balitho inserted in the official log-
book ?
Capt. Sergeant—They are, sir.
The witness then read a small portion of the entry,
when Mr. Yardley stopped him and said he had best
have an account of the transaction from the seamen to
whom the alleged proposal to murder the officers and
then run away with t'he ship was made.
Tuomas Wnittington, a seaman, deposed as follows—
I joined the ship Stebonheath at Melbourne. The pri-
soner came on board the ship the 'same day. The day
after we left Melbourne I was on the topgallant fore-
castle on the look-out. The prisoner came up to me and
said, "What a fine prize this ship would be for the
Russians to fall in with." I knew there was plenty of
gold on board, for 1 helped to bring it into the ship. I
laughed when the prisoner made the remark. The pri•
sower then made soma remark about the crew being
cooked if the Russians took the ship, unless they fell in
with a British man-of-war, and then they should be pre sed
into the service. The prisoner said he had a keg of
brandy, and asked me to drink. I did drink, and the
brandy was so strong that it nearly took my breath
away, and I said, " This is brandy." The prisoner
said, " Yes, that i 3 the right sort," and then began
to talk about killing the officers and seizing the
ship, and said it might be done easily. The prisoner
also said, " I'll sign a contract with my heart's blood if
you will stick by me." The prisoner then said, " How
would you like to fall in with a share of the gold ?" I
said we should not be strong enough to take her. The
prisoner raid he would be the master of the cabin in five
minutes, that he would do it alone, but that it was too
much for one,-and three would be better. He then asked
me who had pistols in the forecastle. I told him I did
not know, and he said we must bring them up and find
cut who had them, and get them all up. He then said,
"You were at the Ballarat riots, and you ought not to be
afraid of a pistol." I said I was no more afraid of a pistol
than he was. I then leant against the side of the vessel,
and the prisoner said "Don't be studying about
it." When I told him I was no more afraid of a
pistol than he wee, he said he knew that, and that was the
reason he put it to me. The prisoner told me to turn into
my bunk and consider of it, as the affair must come off in
the middle watch. When eight bells struck I turned into
my hammock. Nothing more was said that watch. After i
that in the dog-watch, from six to eight, at the beginning
of it, I was leaning against a water cask on deck, and the
prisoner said, " What do you think of it ?" I told the
prisoner he would not be able to manage the affair, and he
had better leave it alone. He asked me if there was any
oneelse would join in the plot to murder the officers and
seize the ship, and I told blue I did not know. He said"he
would try Jonathan, meaning Hugh Kent; and that I had
no pluck, and that ho had plenty of it. He had shots
flying about him while in the Peruvian service, like music."
From eight to twelve on the Tuesday forenoon I noticed
Walter 13olitho !ceiling over the prisoner's bunk and in
earnest conversation with him, and he was showing
him something. The prisoner came again to me oa the
Thursday, while it was his watch on deck, and talked
about the proposed mutiny to seize the ship again, and
said, "Have you made up your mind ?" 1 said, "No,
you had better leave it alone. I shall give it up." He
said again I hal no pluck. I told him it would not go
any further. Oa the Friday moreiug I revealed all the
prisoner had said to the chief mate. I had previously
spoken to Walter Bilitho.
In answer to plestions by Mr. Yardley, the witness
said he never had any intention to join the prisoner, but
he humoured him to get all he could out of him, with
the determination to reveal the horrible plot on the first
opportunity. Tee prisoner, when he first touched upon
the matter, said, " Here is a keg of brandy, and here is
a bottle of stuff (laudanum), and I will give all the crew
a dose, and quiet them if they won't join us." The pri-
toner also proposed that witness should stand at one
gang way with his six-barrel revolver, and shoot every
one that came from below on deck, while he (prisoner)
stood at another gangway and'shot all that came up.
Mr. Yardley—Did the prisoner know you had a re•
volver?

A special meeting was held yesterday in the Council-
chamber, "to consider further the report of the engineer
of the board on the sewage interception and main drain-
age of the districts south of the Thames, and Mr. Carp-
,tnael's motion for approving and adopting the report of
the committee of the whole board thereon."
The CHAIRMAN said that before they proceeded to take
up the question of the day be wished to address a few
observations to the board on a very important matter,
viz., fioances. They were about to discuss the propriety
of carrying out the plan recommended by the engineer
for the southern district, and they had already received
the plans for the northern district, therefore it became
a question of the first importance as to the most conve-
nient and economical mode of raising money for carry-
ing out these plans. (flew., bear.) It wan a question
i nvolving some little degree of difficulty, and he was
now prepared to make a short statement to the board
with the object of getting the question referred to the
finance committee fur its report. It would appear that
for the drainage of the northern and southern districts
they would require an expenditure of 2,500,0001., and
taking the debts of the commission in round numbers at
500,0001., the board would have to provide for sewage
purposes a sum of not less than 3,000,0001. This sum
would probably have to be raised within three years,
and therefore the best means of raising the money and
of going into the market were matters vitally affecting
the ratepayers. He thought that the board would
arrive at the conclusion that the borrowing powers of
the board under the act would, if carried out, greatly
pr, j rdice the ratepayers. Under the act they were em-
powered to borrow m,ney, and to charge the rates,
but the board were unable to charge these rates ex•
cept by way of mortgage. The amount of competi-
tion to be expected from the Ois.trict boards in the
market—inasmuch as they would themselves be com-
pelled to borrow— would give rise to difficulties which,
as they arose, would, he apprehended, raise the rate
1 per cent. ; therefore, it appeared very desirable to
be ene,bled to raise money on some more equitable prin-
ciple. The president then directed the attention of the
boar 1 to the manner iu which money was raised by
bonds in Paris, and said that he thought that some ar-
rangement might be made by which the board could
issue such bonds by registration, which latter plan would
save the parties from the risk of fire and theft, and would
affect the security probably one-half per cent. If the
board took the rated property over which they had juris-
diction they would probably be under the mark if they
set it down at 12,000,0001. ; and if the amount of
3,000,0001. were spread out equally over fifty years—
and he believed he expressed the sentiments of the board
when he said that they thought the cost of the very co-
lossal works they were about to construct should be
spread over a period of fifty years—it would involve an
annual payment of 135,650/ , requiring a rate of, 3d. in
the pound, which would produce about 150,0001. per
annum. By the terms "equally over fifty years," he
meant such a yearly payment of interest and prin-
cipal that they would have an equal annual payment at
the end of the period of one-fiftieth. (lear, hear.)
In reply to a question from Mr. D'lffanger the PRE-
SIDENT stated that he had based the above calculations
on an interest of 4 per cent., and that his statement had
no reference to the actual working expenses, but bore
solely upon the question of main drainage. Probably
the result of referring these financial matters to the com-
mittee would be to bring forth a report recommending
the application to Parliament for further borrowing
powers, but he would not anticipate.
Mr. Deputy HARRISON then gave notice of motion,
"that it be referred to the committee of finance to con-
sider and report to this hoard in what way the amount
requ'red for the construction of the sewage interception
works can be most economically raised, and report
thereon to this board."

by one of the most distinguished advocates at the English
bar, and I must strongly recommeed you to attend to
everything that has been so eloquently, and im•
passively urged by him on the part of the prisoner, with
the exception of his own private personal opinion of 'the
innocence of the prisoner. That by no means ought to
influence your minds in arriving at a just conclu-
sion, if you are to try the prisoner upon the evidence
and not by the opinion of the learned counsel en-
gaged on either side. It would have been better
if the expression of such an opinion by the learned coun-
sel for the prisoner been had abstained from, and it would
be a lamentable and unfortunate thing for the ends of
justice if permitted. A prisoner's plea of not guilty goes
for nothing, and ought not to influence a jury, and if fol-
lowed out must, as I have already said, lead to disastrous
consequences. An advocate might be mistaken as to the
innocence or guilt of his client, and he ought to rest his
arguments of innocence on the facts of the case as pro.
sented in evidence, and not rely on a verdict of not
guilty from an expression of his own opinion
to that effect. I will now in a few words state to you the
allegations on one side and on the other. On the part of
the prosecution it is alleged that the deceased John Par-
sons Cook was first tampered with by antimony, and that
he was afterwards killed by strychnbs ; that his symp-
toms were those of poisoning by strychnia, and that the
prisoner having a motive for making away with him, took
an opportunity of administering strychnia to him, and
that the circumstances were so suspicious as to fall on him
and no one else ; that within a few days of the deceased's
death, and when the supposed poison was administered to
him, he actually purchased a quantity of strychnia, and
that the prisoner's conduct, previous to the death of John
Parsons Cook land subsequently, was not dictated from
feelings of humanity towards the deceased, but for the
purpose of being the better able to accomplish his purpose.
On the other side it was contended, and you are to say
whether or not it was so, that the prisoner's conduct before
thedeceased's death was dictated purely by motives of hu-
manity towards him—that he had no interest in the death of
the deceased, but on the contrary, that he had the greatest
interest in his life. Further, it was said that Cook did
not die by strychuia, but fram natural disease, and that
the symptoms preceding death wore those of death from
natural causes, and that no part of the evidence that has
been given shows anything at all consistent with death
from poisoning by strychnia. It is for you, however, to
decide whether the allegations on one side or the other
are proved, and a most anxious task is imposed on you
thereby, for if you fined the pri;oner guilty he will have
to expiate his crime on the seaff dd. It is of the greatest
importance, not only to him but also to society, that you
should thoroughly investigate the charge, for if persons
so acting are to escape with impunity, there 'would be no
safety to life, and society, in its present state, would be
hardly able to exist. Unless you feel
,fully convinced
that the proof of the prisoner's guilt is beyond all doubt,
it is your bounden duty to acquit him, but in cases of this
kind you cannot expect that witnesses should be called
who saw the deadly poison administered by the
poisoner openly to the world. Evidence has been called ne•
cessarily,of a circumstantial character tending to the con-
clusion of the guilt of the prisoner; but before you return
that verdict you must be satisfied that the evidence fully
justifies you in arriving at that conclusion. With respect
to the prisoner's motive, it is of great importance that ynn
should consider whether there was a motive or not suffi-
ciently strong enough to wish him to get rid of the deeertsed,
for in either case it was of the greatest importance. At
the same time you must bear in mind that the experience
of ourcriminal courts shows that acts of this kind have been
perpetrated from very slight motives indeed, and to gain a
small pecuniary advantage. It appears to me that the
question you will have to consider is this—whether the
symptoms presented by Cook's death are consistent with
death by strychnine, for, if not, sad you believe that death
arose from natural causes, the prisoner is at once entitled
to year verdict, and ought to have it ; tint if the symptom
are consistent with poisoning by strychnine, then yon
c
have another important question to answer whether
the evidence which has been adduced is snffi sent to
convince you that the poison was administered by the
prisoner. In cases of this sort the evidence is naturally
and generally confined to medical and moral evidence.
The medical evidence being that of the scientific men,
and the moral evidence the circumstantial facts connected
with the case; and it is impossible to separate them,
because ibis only by a comparison of the two that a verdict
ought to be returned. In this cage you will look to the
medical evidence, and say whether the deceased did die
by strychnia ; and to the moral evidence, and say whether
the prisoner not only had the opportunity, but did actually
avail himself of that opportunity, and administered the
Poison to the deceased. With these preliminary obser-
vations I will now proceed to read over the evidence
which has been given, and I most earnestly hope that you
will not be led away in the slightest degree by any observa-
tions that I might make, but that you will be guided en-
tirely by the evidence. The verdict must be yours, and
in your hands must this case rest. I shall begin reading
the evidence at that part of the case as opened by the At-
torney-General, respecting any motive the prisoner might
have had to induce him or to wish for the getting rid of
the deceased, and which, if it existed, must have arisen out
of certain pecuniary transactions the nature of which has
been laid before you. It appears that the prisoner bor-
roWed large sums of money open bills of exchange which
he drew, and which purported to be accepted by his
mother, one of which was in the hands of a gentleman
named Padwick. It was for 2,000 Z„ LOCO/. had been
paid, and there was 1,0001. remaining due on it. A soli-
citor of the name of Pratt bad also advanced large sum

OXFORD, MAY 26.
MATHEUATICAL CLASS LIST.—Toe following class list
in the school of mathematics was awarded this afternoon,
viz. :—Class 1. Horatins Davey, University College ;
Thomas Littleton Wheeler, Worcester College. Class
.2. James Bowden, University College ; Thos. Thomas,
Jesus College. Class 3. John Gauntiett, Worcester
College ; Samuel Hamerton, University College ; Abra-
ham Jackson, Worcester College. Class 4. R. Halcomb,
Biasenose College; John Mont:house, Queen's College ;
William Newnham, Balliol College; Albert Smith, Lin-
co!n College ; William Smith, Pembroke College ; Robt.
H. M. Warrand, Trinity College. Robert Walker, Wm.
Spottiswoode, Francis Ashpitel, examiners.
EARL STANHOPE'S PRIZE.—Tbe prize of the annual
value of 201., founded by the Right Hon. Earl Stanhope
in June last, with a view to the full development and
the continued growth and welfare' of the school of law
and modern history, was for the first time awarded on
Saturday to Mr. Robt. Wm. Henderson, Lodge's exhi-
bitioner, of University College, for the best e=say on
" The character of Lord Clarendon, first as a statesman,
and secondly as an historian."

Whenany of these dates fall on a Sunday, the maim ,Prue e de.
spatched on the following d.ty, with the exception of the India (O!
gonthampton), and the Malta, of which will be despatehed t 1 "
preceding day.

LOCAL SHARE MARKETS.

,Li YERPOOL, MAy 26.

STOCK EXCHANGIL—The market has been very brisk
to-day, and prices are a shade higher than Saturday'
London and North Western, 102 2A 2 Lancashire and
Yorkshire, IC/. F. share; d.—Midlands, 78i 8--
North Eastern and Berwick, 20/—South Eastern, 2114;
Dublin and Belfast, 1$ d.— Luxembourg constituted, 8,!!'
—Ditto, Pref., 5 per cent. Bonds, 3i—Buffalo and Lake
Huron,lj4 p.—Dutch Rhenish, lg p.—Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 29,i.

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A. letter was received from the department of the Chief
Commissioner of Works, stating that Mr. E. Borstal!,
R.N,, had been appointed, on behalf of the Chief Coin-
missioner, "to test the accuracy of the tidal observations
taken in 1851, and that that officer would be prepared to
give his attention to the subject on Monday fortnight,
the 9Lh of June next."

The discussion of the plan of South London drainage
was then resumed. Maj,r Lyon brought forward an.
amendment in favour of the praparation of a plan of
drainage with an outfail seven !Liles east of Woolwich.
Mr. Leslie seconded the amendment. After consider-
able discussion the motion in favour of adapting the en-
gineer's Illan as it stands was put to the vote ani carried
by 22 to 8 votes. A deputation was appointed to wait
up )n the Commissioner Of Works, in order to ask
for his sanction to the scheme, in accordance with the
provisions of thp act.
The court then adjourned.

Sporting Intelligence.

TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAY.

Business on the Monday before the Derby was never
so dull. The room, too, was not unusually crowded, and
ec •rcely any " dernon,tration" of importance was made.
The favourite remained firm ; 7 to 2 was:taken freely
about him, but the highest odds obtainable at the close
were .3 to 1. At first 500 to 100 was taken about Faz-
zoletto, but subsequently 11 to 2, 6 to 1, and 13 to 2
were betted against him. Cannobie was decidedly second
favourite ; early in the afternoon 1,000 to 200 was
booked about him ; his closing price, however, was 6 to
1, taken and offered.
7 to 1 was taken freely about Vandermulin, and
thosa odds were with difficulty obtainable at the close.
Fly-by-Night, who had been well supported in the
City during the morning, was backed at prices ranging
between 15 to 1 and 20 to I._ The investments on him
were, in the aggregate, to a tolerably large sum. 1,000 to
60, and ultimately 20 to 1, were laid against Ellington.
Bird-in-Hand received some spirited support at 25 to L
Puck was in brisk demand, and was rapidly advanced
from 50 to 1 to 40 to 1 ; the latter odds were taken
about him to several hundred pounds. The other quo-
tations show no important change, and do not require
comment.

Whittington—Yes, sir. He said he could soon settle
the captain and chiet mate, and he had two revolver.
and a single-barrired pist l, and he would then have 11
shots to spare ; and as to the passengers, after he ha
settled the captain and mate quietly, he would soon do
for them, as he was a dead shot. Tee prisoner also said
he -would shoot any passenger who interf:red.
The prisoner, on being asked if he had any questions
to put to the witness, said—He has sworn all falsehoods.
He and William Bolitho were the first to speak to me
about it, to murder the officers and scuttle the ship.
Mr. Yardley—l will hear your defence another time.
The Prisoner —I had just come from the diggings
when I joined the Stehonuea,th.
Walter Bolitho, a seaman, who also joined the Stebon-
heath in Melbourne, said on Feb. 18th he was looking
out on the forecastle ends, and the prisoner came up and
asked him if be was ever on the coast of Callao, and said
be (the prisoner) was in the Peruvian service while
the Peruvians were at war with the Chi iar.s. The wit-
ness then in a low tone related a variety of adventures
which the prisoner mentioned to him, the firing upon
a town, running away with a schooner, shooting senti-
nels, imprisonments, escapes, fights, and stealing gold.
Mr. Yardley desired the witness to state what he
knew of the plot to seize the ship and kill the officers.
The witness said the prisomr came to me and said,
" This ship will be a fine prize for the Russians.
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Tnere are three tons and a half of gold in this ship."
The prisoner then said, "How would you like your
share of the gold ?" I said " I should like it very well,
but that will never come to pass." The prisoner said,
"You only stick by me. I have everything ready fur
it, and I will tell you how it is to be done."
At this.stage of the investigation Mr. Yardley said it
was nearly five o'clock, and there was a good deal of
business to be disposed of. The case' could not be com-
pleted that day,batultirnatLeas of theytemustbestsiep beforewentrein
at
a
jury. He asked if the.
tendance ?

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CLOSING PRICES.
TILE DOEBY.,
3to 1 agst Wentworth (taken and offered)
6to 1 agst Cannobie (taken and offered)
13 to 2 agst Fazzoletto (taken)
7to 1 agst Vanderrnnlin (taken freely)
9 to 1 agst Artillery (taken and offered)
100 to 6 aget Fly by-Nizlit (20 to 1 also laid)
20 to 1 agst Ellington (taken)
20 to 1 agst Yellow Jack
25 to 1 agst Bird-in-Hand (taken).
30 to 1 agst Rogerthorpe (taken)
33 to 1 aget Mr. Ye:dant Green (taken and off.)
40 Co 1 agst Puck (taken freely)
40 to 1 aget Bay Hylton (taken)
40 to 1 agst Newington (taken)
50 to 1 agat Astrologus (taken)
50 to 1 agst Cotswold (taken)
1000 to 15 agst Coroner
1000 to 15 agst Leamington
4to 1 agst Scot.'s lot (offered)
THE OAKS.
2 to 1 agat Mincepie (taken and offered)
4to 1 aget Mermaid (taken)
7 to 1 agst Kalipyge (taken)

Inspector White—No, sir ; they are busy getting the
gold out of the ship, and cannot attend this diy.
➢ir, Yardley—Very well. I cannot go further into
the ca-A3 to-day. The prisoner is remanded.

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The prisoner endeavoured to win over a man named
Hugh Keit tl his horrible designs, as well as Initting-
ton and Bilitho. The prisoner, Wl° came on board,
prepared to carry out his nefarious plot, told thQ non