The Sun. — 1856-02-25 (London, England)

THE AUGELEY•P,'ISONING CASES.  We stated in our last that it was intended to institute a fresh inquiry into one or more of these case., before the county magistrates, with the special object of making the accused acquainted with the additional evidence which would be brought against hun on his trial. V" understand that Government has approved of that course being taken, and had instructed Mr. Bodkin, the erei• nent criminal barrister, to attend and conduct the eel for the prosecution. ,J. H. rfatton, Esq., the obi° constable, had, we believe, visited several parts of the kingdom to apprise the additional witnesses that the,' would be summoned, and the day had actually been fixed for the hearing to commence—viz., Tuesday next; c, Yesterday, however, a telegraphic mesae was receive,' by the chief constable, to the effect that the bearing We postponed ; and we understand it is now probable that any additional inquiry before the magistrates will be It together abandoned, and nothing more will be done till the trials commence. The Trial of Offences Bill, with amendments, was reparted in the House of Lords on Thursday last ; and this bill, our readers are aware, has been introduced with a view to remove such cases 0 that of W. Palmer for trial from any place where an en• favourable prejudice may be supposed to exist to the Central Criminal Court in London. There, in due time., a full investigation of these extraordinary cbarges take place before a tribunal the competency of whice cannot be disputed, and whose freedom from prejudice may be fully relied op.—Staffordshire Advertiser.  On Friday a petition before the Lords Justices 0'36 called on for hearing, appealing from the decision of Mr' CorninisFioner Balguy, of the Birmingham District Court, who had refused to adjudicate, William Palmer, surgeon, of Rugeley (now in Stafford Gaol on a charge of reur' der), a bankrupt, on the ground that an imprisontneo! of 21 days at the suit of Mr. Pad wick on a ca. ea., and on a charge of murder, did not constitute an act of hank" ruptcy. Against this decision the petitioning creditor° had appealed. Lord Justice Knight Bruce started an objection to the jurisdiction of the Court. There WO no order from the commissioner. Mr. Daniel submitted that the Court had a general jwisdiction. The attorney for the petitioning creditor said it was arranged that tb° question should ''be discussed. Lord Justice Knight Bruce said that the Court of Review had all the power! of a commissioner, but he was not aware that the act: under which they now sat gave the Court any sue° power. The case must go bask, unless Mr, Do Gea who appeared for William Palmer, would consent. kW' De Gex replied that the attorney who instructed ,him was only the agent in the matter, and could net consent. Mr. Daniel asked the Court to let the case stand for the next petition day ; all that was to be done was to get s' formal order from the commissioner. Lord Justice° Knight Bruce said it might be done in as inexpeosire a way as possible ; but at present the Court without a consent had no jurisdiction to hear the matter. The case accordingly stands over.  A Ca'einet Council was held on Saturday afternoohr at the Foreign-office. The Ministers present were Vie; count Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis 0, Lansdowne, En.' Granville, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir G. Grey, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lori Panmure, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir C. Wood, the Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley, the Right Hon. M. T. Baines, and the Duke of Argyll. The Council sat three huurs and a quarter. THE SPEAKEE'i