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

THE CASE OF DR. SMETHURST.

Three of the medical witnesses for the defenes
this case, B. W. Richardson, M.D., J. L.W. Tllll-
dicum, M.D., and Francis C. Webb, M.D., hala
addressed a letter to the Home Secretary, stating
their view of the case in a scientific view, leaving.
circumstantial evidence entirely aside. They CO'
to the following conclusions :
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" 1. The symptoms and pathology
Bankes were cistent with d ysentery
in a pregnantons and previously unhealthy w°121.3/1'
and her death is fairly ascribable to such producing
cause.
" 2. The symptoms and pathology
Bankes are not consistent with the h/pothesis
these
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poisoning by arsenic, by antimony, or
poisons, nor is death fairly ascribable to then'.
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3. There is no chemical proof whate
either antimony, arsenic, or any other irritant..
poison, was everfeloniously administered to Isabel"'
Banker." of Isabella

No answer has yet been received from the Sec re;
tary of State to the memorial of the prisoner been
the various other communications that have beet;
made to him from different quarters, aPPlYing
a respite of the prisoner,, on the grounds that j
has been convicted upon nsufficient testimony, and
a belief that he is innocent of the crime for hi
he is sentenced to die. There is no change NOW'
ever in the demeanour of the prisener, and he er
pears to be impressed with a belief that if he do?!
not receive a free pardon the capital sentence
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at all events be remitted.
The Lord Chief Baron has also been applied t:
in reference to the case, and all the papershave
been submitted to hini, and although, of course,cut"
such a matter, the precise nature of the reply
not be made public, it is believed that ha day
tinctly stated that his opinion with reference
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the case has not been in any way altered beret
statements that had been published since the v,7
of the jury had been delivered, and the supgat
new facts that had been brought to light, an t-of
he still thinks the prisoner was justly convicteke
the crime; but he at the same time said that if t,lO
advisers of the Crown thought that any reason of
doubt had been created as to the righteousness,ror
the verdict he should not think it his duty to
0,,,1ea
any opposition to the prisoner being recomplenue
to the merciful consideration of the Crown.

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Sabbatical fromf e
elßoston,ing
growing
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which principally exhibits itself is the large cities• 1" the
York the liquor shops are closed, nominally at least, on , ,
Sabbath, the experiment having been commenced ahTli:o
month -Igo and persevered in The Philadelphians 411..
stopped the running of cars in their horse railways °linos-
days, and purpose to compel the steamboats on the --eople
FjthisucTouniletrrie,v.ltyd
ware and the Schuylkill to lay up that day Th" that
on .4.,
of St. Louis have formally voted. by a large rosior'wf the
liquor shall not be scld there on the Sabbath. Soinefh rot
lines of railway have discontinued trains that used '',;s ifi
on that day. A similar feeling to that of Philadelpw
exhibiting itself in Baltimore. ' trieti
The accounts from the manufacturing dis-
; ho
reportbusiness to be generally very quiet. At Birna-Pg Are
trade is dull, but the markets good. At Halifax tp 9
chaster•
moderatel? good but firm, and the stun° at Mane, 0100
The Bradford markets are reported as very. quiet, an" erailf
of Leeds satisfactory. At Newcastle business is g_.,.F_ hoo
dull, but the state of the iron trade is better. I:n_e„,,,r.
trade of Nottingham has somewhat improved, and tl.tTere
mercial interests generally are better. At SheffleiNeu.
is a fair trade doing, more especially with the Co
At Wolverhampton the staple trade of the town Is
proving. of fire In
Vesuvius is bursting out into patches
rotes "
all directions. Professor Palmieri describes the Pr naturally'
naturs
follows :—`F The fire runs along in hidden a h when
formed conduits, the walls of which it bursts throng.
of fire,
in any great mass, and then overflows. Evert' sP°'
"th has bees
therefore, does not imply that a fresh in?u
opened, but that a rupture has taken place.'

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