The Sun.
London, England, 1859-08-30 00:00:00

THE CASE OF DR. SMETHU.RSZ

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Three of the medical witnesses for the defence 10
this case, B. W. Richardson, M.D., J. L. Nir• T 1111:
dicum, M.D., and Francis C. Webb, M., 11%
addressed a letter to the Home Secretary, etatiill'
their view of the case in a scientific view, lea
circumstantial evidence entirely aside. vin'
They 03113
" 1. The symptoms and pathology
to the following conclusions :
Bankes were consistent with dysentery occurrinng
in a pregnant and previously unhealthy
and her death is fairly ascribable to such producing
cause.
of Isabelle
"2. The symptoms and pathology
Bankes are not consistent with the hypothesi°ae
poisoning by arsenic, by antimony, or by boththe
poi Eons, nor is death fairly ascribable to thou.
of Isabella
t
3. There is no chemical proof whatever.tnu:
either antimony, arsenic, or any other irrits_.l
poison, was ever feloniously administered to Isabellti
Bankes."

No answer has yet been received from the Seers:
tary of
.State to the memorial of the prisoner ana
made to. him from different quarters,
the various other communications that have been
applying for
a respite of the prisoner, on the grounds that he,
has been convicted upon insufficient testimony, e.n:
a belief. that he is innocent of the crime for wi•eu*
he is sentenced to die. There is no change what-
ever in the demeanour of the prisener, and he ar
pears to be impressed with a elief that if he dwill
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not receive a free pardon the c belief that if be doo
not receive a free pardon the capital sentence
at all events be remitted.
The Lord Chief Baron has also been applied to
in reference to the case, and all the papers have
been submitted to him, and although, of course,
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such a matter, the precise nature of the reply cou.s.:
not be made public, it is believed that he dl,s_
tinctly stated that his opinion with reference to
the case has not been in any way altered by t.ne.
statements that had been published since the verdiq
of the jury had been delivered, and the supPouseut
new facts that had been brought to light, and tef
he still thinks the prisoner was justly convicted °
the crime ; but he at the same time said that if tir
advisers of the' Crown thought that any reasons ° I;
doubt had been created as to the righteousness °
the verdict h e should not think it his duty to offeS
any opposition to the prisoner being recommend
to the merciful consideration of the Crown.

A letter from Boston, U.S., says—,,There 15
strong Sabbatical feeling growing up in this countrY,,To,/
which principally exhibits itself in the large cities. in ''the
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liquor shall not be sa Id there on the Sabbath. Some° run
lines of railway have discontinued trains that used tF,_ if,
on that day. A similar feeling to that of Philadelphia
exhibiting itself in Baltimore. d'etrictii
The accounts from the manufacturing diet
ham
report business to be generally very quiet. At 13irniti.
eg_
are,
trade is dull, but the markets good. At Halifax 11,„Yoter.
moderately good but firm, and the same at Menu. ,„0„3
The Bradford markets are reported as very quiet, anecili Talb,
of Leeds satisfactory. At Newcastle business is g_kee'lace
dull, but the state of the iron trade is better. ILi
d the cora-
trade of Nottingham has somewhat improved,
1411neret.
menial interests generally are better. At S'hinetlj
is a fair trade doing, more especially
At Wolverhampton the staple trade of the town is
proving. of fire ill
with the Con Film.
Vesuvius is bursting out into patches
oc ss a°
faollndo‘ivresc:t—ion4.
hePfirorfeesmsonr
sPaallomnigeriind
formed conduits, the walls of which it burststhrongp a_nre,
in any great mass, and then overflows. Every spots
therefore, does not imply that a fresh mouth'
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opened, but that a rupture has taken place.
hidden
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-811 211 A lucET ANL CITY NEWS.

CITY, Two O'CLOCK.
The markets for foreign and colonial produce, dur-
lag the last few days, have been very inactive, and
ITliest of the principal staples have declined in value.
,ea, however, has been firm, no alteration having
declinedSugars,rted. in most instances, have
been about 6d. per cwt. For coffee there has
a brisk
current owing inquiry, and full values have, been
to the shortness of stocks on hand.
.
has
been dealt in to a moderate extent, at
boutf former quotations, and there is a good demind
the
new crop of fruit—two cargoes of Valencia
raisins having arrived in excellent condition. Salt-
pet.re and tallow have been dull, no material alte-
t_lon
viug taken place in prices.
illather more animation was apparent in the
Ber Pool Cotton Market yesterday, and about
In were bales were sold at Friday's quotations.
rartile Railway Share Market there was no alte-
rsof importance.
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the £155,000 £155,000 in gold was withdrawn from
emsoank yesterday.
The steamer La Plata has been announced from
heir W
limited est Indies with £250,000.
aPPlications for money at the Bank continue
rti
and in the open market there is only a
truuerate business ; but it is thought that increased
intaa, ne's will shortly be experienced, owing to the
:allnents to the new loans and other demands
thrlY to arise during the next few months. Should
sopinion gain ground, bankers and others, in
Oder to protect themselves, may soon be induced
bill k higher rates for negotiating commercial
haThe Tasmania, from the Brazils, is expected to
with arrived at Lisbon, en route to this country,
The
£26,600 in specie.
ahe meeting of the Oriental Inland Steam Com-
ehl took place to-day—Colonel Grimes in the
The report stated that there had been a
be at
°f a steam train on the Indus, but it had not
fen found sufficiently strong to resist the stream
tw the river. Alterations were being made, and
hu.c: steamers of competent strength -were being
sarlit' 80 that the difficulty would eventually be
mite:ite& The chairman, in answer to a pro-
said that eight knots an hour was the
"'LL obtained. After some discussion the report
48 adopted.
The half-yearly meeting of the Norfolk Com-
*trall took place to-day. The report stated that the
ale
of the associated undertakings for the half
etlyear had increased £6,112 as compared with the
r„na,e Period of the previous year. A charge was
ae-*"ebY the Eastern Counties Company against the
itu,len jilted companies for the past half year, for
/47,17 to Passengers to the large extent of £12,946,
Yeltst in the corresponding period of the previous
la:r the charge was only £826 ; this caused the ba-
ee-,,e4e now available to be reduced nearly 3s. 6d. per
la the capital entitled to dividend. A dividend
a„•
:1 48• per cent. for the half year was proposed,
u agreed to unanimously.
tv 617 little alteration has taken place in the
ainnglish Stock Market. It opened rather flatly,
th-ee but renewed firmness soon became visible, and
T:l2 an improvement of k per cent. has taken place.
toe°Perations as usual have been limited, owing
tne dulness of speculation, and the indisposition
hieWn to invest in Public Securities at the present
bligh rates of quotations. Consols have been 951
t t▪
he present price is 9514 for money and account,
rl market being firmer; the Government broker
Zought £15,000 stock for the Savings Banks.
th 4l'Avew Threes and the Reduced are heavy, at 961;
ate .i",e,w 23 per Cents., at 801 ; the 5 per Cents.
St 11'1- ; and Long Annuities, at 18 1-16. India
t -eeL has receded to 215 ; ditto DebQntures (1859),
119431 ; and Exchequer Bills to 21s. to 245. pm.
-81 e New Indian Loan Scrip has been dealt in at
thek lair amount of business has been recorded in
dei,:s3reign Stock Market, but prices have been
dit7e,ased• Turkish 6 per Cents. are 83 84, and
re 'l3 New Loan, 73 74 ; Chilian 41 per Cents. have
ceded to 88. ;
Peruvian, to 931; and ditto 3 per
petita., to 711 -1-; Mexican are steady, at 201 ;
ascidrt.,,liglteee, at 451 ; Venezuela 1 per Cents., at 15 ;
4Juteli 21 per Cents., at 651. The New Russian
c'ttll..l is 8 dis. toe prem.
hllr. Whitehead, the commissioner of the Mexican
,
oiliaholders in Mexico, having come under the ban
the Government of the capital, and having left
that
, eitY on the 21st ult. and Vera Cruz on the 4th
ios
Mlse„4" has arrived here. During his absence from
r--'e° his place there is supplied by his brother,
ej: G. S. Whitehead. Since the last advices re-
th- eu by the committee from Mr. Whitehead, dated
lvl,,e2st nit., the remittances received by him in
dei"'eo from Vera Cruz amounted to about 50,000
4;2are, increasing the aggregate amount of the
Isivlldend fund in Mexico to 300,000 dollars, which
it „ have to await the restoration of order before
'an be remitted in safety to the coast for ship-
'4elit* When Mr. Whitehead left both parties
7oet.re so much exhausted that it would be difficult
oth them• to undertake any operations against each
eThe Chief
Both had published a financial scheme.
eaief features of that of Miramon consisted of
ho„• r,Lefacf
tian (conversion, or rehabilitation) of the
for a the domestic debt—an issue of new ones
(1.01018. 80,000,000, and an annual assessment of
30,000,000 on the states, in the form of
(ai• eaPitation tax. That of Juarez's government
anegtine..d bY Don Miguel Lerdo de Tejada, and dated
, 27th ult.) secularises the property of the clergy,
eafe orders its valuation and realisation by public
eash',the terms of payment being 40 per cent. in
b in 40 monthly instalments, and 60 per cent.
7t:11(18 of the foreign or domestic debt, valued
hrr' Which had already had the effect of raising
4.,°alue of the latter from 5 to 9 per cent.
Lathe transactions in the Railway Share Market
wiltrie, been moderately active, but chiefly connected
the arrangements now in progress for the
slight
of the account. In most instances a
L ght improvement is apparent. Caledonian,
Midland
and Yorkshire, North-Western, and
North-Eastern
have advanced ss. ; and North British'
°Trtb-Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern, 10s.
leet he Foreign
undertakings have been quite neg-
n_ ed. Lombardo-Venetian old shares are
Tinally 101 101, and the new 108 10k.
pron the Colonial Market East Indian have im-
elitiveedss3. to 10s. Great Western of Canada de-
former rates.
Joint and
Grand Trunk of Canada brought
joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have
exhibited little activity, and prices are unaltered.

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BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.
a 1
per Cent. Reduced Annuities
96 6
3
r 0,3," i ra i
Cent. Consols Annuities
96 1 6
xew :1 per Cent. Annuities
- Iv 2i per Cent. Annuities
1111
°L01), cent. Annuities
th,ueg. Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860......5,
1 '4O for 30 years expire sth Apra, Ma 18 1-16
Ildiit St ' 25
bit ' c'ek
9,4
Ditto Debentures, 1858
94i I
Ditto
Ditto, 1859
98i a i
Ditto Lrip 5 000er cent
,1.40 Bonds, Zl,
3 d
titt) 'under £l,OOO
951
ctisols for Account (Sept. 7)
li:,elleciller Bilis, £l,OOO, lid
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21 4
Lao Sznall, lid
Chi.. FOREIGN FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES.
tt, 6 per Cent
urel? Ditto, 4i per Cent.
ada New Active, ...ii per Cent.
lirD4to Deferred
"lican 3 per Cent.
,obitto per
.. 20
r rnvian 4f per Cent 93 Ditto 3 per Cent 7l a
p Ditto per
72t
.(31'tl!ruese, 1853, 3 per Cent.
i urkieh 6
Ditto New per Cent B3k 3 2i 3
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batch Exchange,
12
the above payable in London.
Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 65 ji _

THREE O'CLOCK,
Consols, Money 951
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_uke of Somerset and the Junior Lords of
e Admiralty, with Lord Clarence Paget, the Secretary,
lid Sir Baldwin Walker, Surveyor to the Navy, are ex-
reted to leave town to-day on their annual official visit of
tri:Pection to Portsmouth. After a complete inspection of
collteanlsive naval establishment, the First Lord and
"rg
"e 3 Will visit the Channel Islands, and then further
ue the tour of inspection to Devonport, and afterwards
Proceed to Ireland.
„. The Marquis of Lansdowne has left Lansdowne
II Thy for his villa at Richmond. We are happy. to learn
frouih? noble and venerable marquis has quite recovere
his recent indisposition.