The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-12
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The trial Of William Palmer fof causing the
dsa'h, by poisoning, Of John Parsons Cook,
cofnmenced on Thrrsdav the 18th inst, Ut the
Central Criminal Conrt, London. before three
Of the mast eminent Judges 10 the Kingdom
Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Anderson. and Mr..
Justice Crcsswel No stronger proof can be
adduced Of the intens. interest which the pub
lie tnke In Ibis trial than the fact that the Earl
~ Derby snd q considerable number Of the no
bility were In ATTENDANCE the first day. The
ttt0rIsy General led for The crown, and the
priTnncr is defended by Mr. Sergeant Shec sDd
,hrer % fopt other gentleman Of great legal
emiRbce The Attorney Generals opening OF
the case occupied ionr hours In the delivery
The medical evidence cannot iail 10 form an era
in this kind u criminal Jurisprudence. So far
The casr IL strongly against the prisoner; bat
10 rnscncrous advantage 10 taken Wy the crown
or ~ judicial representatives, and where
witness has deiailesl more than on the first oc
casion the fact Il admitted and pointed out, 10
nrdr 10 give the prisoner whatever benefit the
fact ia worth n Palmer w. acquitted In this
case hr will hc rcV' araignftl FIR the murder
u his wifi
In Crinesn Board ol Inquiry psohscts its
sitliilXNs GNH JthH VEN uftitttS7 " uttckHl
fore the Board IN the room Of Col. Tollock.
who Is unable 10 appear from sickness. In sb-
..noc 81 the Commissioner. therefore. the in
quiry cont inucs, bui draws within day or two
Of is termination The proprietors Of East
India stock have held meeting TO consider the
proposition for comforting psnaion Of E5000
year "a Lord Dalhousic. the late Governor
General OF India, With the exception Of six
disc ntients, the pension was unanimously vo-
ted Lord Dalhousie returns home Ia impaired
health after administering for eight years with
grca, distinguished ability The high trust com
mttrd 10 his charge. I..
/ Tnr Count ,le Montenuo,o, the son Of Count
Neilstg and Marie Louise, the widow Of Ne
polcon, l. now lieutenant fiellmsrshn 10 the
Austrian service. lie has still in bis posses
.ion Tie faiirti; c0iixf oi r rdts: i0fti sarfs
which the first Emperor gave Marie Louise
when they were married and his wife, the
Hungarian Duchess Bethany, now wear. il IN
the drawing rooms Of vienna.
Tho shipments Of whiskey from ireland to
Frnnco continue on n very large scale, and
much more than make up 10 the Irish distillers
from the augmentation Of duty during the late
substitute field beet Tor c0rn in the manutac-
tnrc Of whiskry
/ The oldest paintings IN the world are tho sev-
On irescoes that we're recently discovered in the
| Via tsfaicoza 10 Rome They were immeii.
a,eIy ,rrnsnor,eJ 10 the Vatican wbere thew
were visited dnripg holy week by large numbers
Of persons. II is supposed that these paintings
are ,ae to Greek pencil, for each u the Der.
sons represented had his name written beside
him IN The characters Of thar language
Rich ard extensive coal beds. the layers Of
coal ringing from two TO i've fet 10 thickness,
nave lately been discovered 10 The Impairment
o. 'ho NoSeie' fdRh' eo'npasw' nave been
iorned o~ofh Them. and nearly thousand
MINUS NV '''e''' '"p''!''
Mrs. Smith or ,rcu and family, SAYS q Linn.
crick paper ARE at present sojourning 10 KiIkee
smith % hr'sn WIN his eides, son, - travelling
~ "rce". ne 'n'en'e" ~ '"e course OF tss
year, 10 VISIT America nc may Ne expected
III '1hff'eA ." Tue course OF 'of'h'gnI
The eApens'' OF The celebrated Dyce Som
oFo ease IN lhr eonft 81 'hAncery nave nj
raoy nm"un',h 70 ie"'ooo' ana Inv case Nhot
yw;,h :, Ia,a s,,..n.,.d d~.r ,naI,. v..a'
hf i@lA'd - ha4 'et London !" take
ns 9Th ~" ,aln,is .s,.,I.sh., %,,o u""
h,,L a, xh;rh he IA chn;rmsn
Mr.. John Hughes has returned 70, Long.
ford without oppositiop.
The Cork Examiner states tina. q shin Of
the line has been nominated 10 hoist an admi.