The Express. — 1856-05-29 (London, England)

TEE CONVICT PALMER.  Notwithstanding the unanimous verdict of the jury, Palmer, Immediately altar the proceedings on Tenthly, complained to the under-sheriff (says the Put), that be had not received a fair trial. The under-sheriff observed that ke had no reason to complain, sad rescinded him that all the judges agreed to the Eluding of the Jury. Palmer'. reply ware—" Well, sir, but that don't satisfy me." Dating the charge of Lord Campbell he repeatedly eimmunicated verbally sod by written menages with Mr. John Smith, his sol titer, and the consul conducting his cue. After the learned judge had concluded, he add d a nets to Mr. 'Smith, in which he anted that Lord Campbell's summing up was very rafair tower's biro, and that, eons*. He the jury must be prejudiced against him. He added, b the expression of his belief that they would And a verdict of not guilty. When informed by the undercherlif, after the soutanes wu pealed, that he mast prepare immediately to return to his former quarters in Stafford gaol, he caked by what railway be was to be oonreyed—aad, oa being told that the London and N•irth-Western was the nasal sad wet direct rout*, he begged that he might be taken by the Great Wasters Railway, es he stated that he was so wall knows on the North. Western that he would he recceabed all along the line. The under sheriff informed him that his request aosid not be complied with, and he aoquieseed without any further obserestion. As it was suspected that the prisoner might attempt to commit suicide, mad thus defeat the ends of junkie, a new suit of clothes was prepared for him, which he was directed to put on after his return to his apaiteneot at Newgate. No parson mu allowed tone him or to communicate with him after the  senteatis was pseud, 'wept the ander sheriff sad the aatheritiee of the prison. Immediately after the verdict was delivered a telegraphic despatch was forwarded to the go. TOMO, of Stafford gal, requesting hint to provide goonsmorletios for the prisoner; and cm the arrival of the trata at Stafford, at about eleven o'clock, a • was in waiting, in which he was conveyed to W gaol. Mr. John Smith Lad Mr. George Palmer, the prisoaer's brother, are taking steps to lap beton the Home Secretary a statement of fate, mainly in connection with the medical evidence, which the, hope will induce the right hoe. gluttons% to unmanaged h.r Majuty to exercise the prerogative of mercy by mitigating the *spite! magnet. The groat& on which the appeal will be made are the socillet of medical evidence, and the absenoe of any direr* proof that poises bad been administered to the deemed. &vent eommunktations have been forwarded by  various medial peaentlonen, dean, ewe of tetanus hen =tarsi causes, auempanied by symptoms similar ti thine spoken to in Cook's cue ; and, al,holigh some of ,h conwisaications wen sot forwarded is time to be used at the Mel, the prisoner's friends are negates in the hope that they may have • favourable iadoseco is the only quarter to which ea appeal can now be made. It seams that, daring the trial the prisoner expressed a belief that sae at lout of the japan, whose personnel spooned te attract his attention, was not the man to return • verdict of guilty, sad es more that an ousition, in his eommanisa Ora with his ooutial cad his silmitor, allinad to this ovation's. The jury were accommodated at the London 011ere-kme. A large room was prepared for them, fitted up with .mien beds, is whieh they slept; aid they were twelve days "sequestered" from their familisia, friends, and penults. Some members of their families core admitted see them, bet only in presence of one of the officers of the court, and their dormitory was locked at night to prevent the possibility of communiceticg with the entered world. The sceouchemait of the wile of one of the jurors leek plus during his detention, avid an application was Wade to Lord Campbell to allow him to go home and see ter, in the pusses of as °Soar of the c .nrt. Lord Campbell, cm aseensising that the lady's health was not in auOn, said be felt bound to nfase the application ; as, if he panted it, he must in fairings CO( cede • similar favour to lb* whole of the feminine jurors, should they mks an to visit their families. On Sunday week we of thsjarers had • aarrow eseape of his life. 'While walling Is loping Forest, one of the large trees was blown down by the tempest, and fell with a groat crash within a few inches of his path; but, fortunately without doing any Byßy the saw set under which Palmer wu tried, an account of the expense of his removal end maintenance, dm., in Nswgate, Is to be delivered to the county treasurer of Staffan, who is to pay the same. Any objection to the amount must be mad* in writing, within • al. cedar month of its delivery. The sum mentioned II the total of the 'zonate is 10,M.  INSTITUTION or CIVIL ENoiNeras —The annual costessaions given by the ;resident of this institution took plate oa Tweday evenirg in Groat George street, Westminster, when the president, lie. Robert Stepheesos, gathered around him no less than 1,200 persons, many of whom wen gentlemen distinguished in !science, literature, or the ins arta. Amongst those present were—Str Edward Belcher Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, R A., Mr. David Roberts, 8.A., Sir S. 11. Pete, Sir Charles Fos, Sir Charles Berry, Mr. T. R. Crampton, Mr. Locke, Mr. George Bidder, Mr. Seunieds, Sir John Rennie, Sir W. Csbitt, Sir Jas. Ramon T t, Sir C. Fellows*, the Dean of Hereford, Mr Brrington, Sir Caseck Roney, Sir Charles Pulley, Lord Loutdale, Lord Radstock, Sir George Cayley, Dr. Lenkestir, Protestor Graham, Mr. Raton liodrkinson. Colonel Sabine, Captain Collinson, Dr. Jelf, Mr. Rends', Dr Billing, Mr. Hawkehsw, the Bishop of Si. David's, Professor lioffmaan, Mr. R. H. Sally. Mr. John Bell, Aldermen Copeland, Sir H. Ellis. Mr. Mark Lemon, Mr. P. Cunningham, Mr. Shirley Brooks, and others. The handsome suite of rooms was, as usual, decorated with choirs works of art, and ofttained also en interesting collector, of model, end representations of ecientille inventions; and the arrangements made by Mr. Charles Maltby, the secretary, were so far dratted that all the objects exhibited received their doe mod of attention frcm those who were folly invade of appestat's' their merits. The comerosiome was ta every reseret • most interstice and agreeable meeting.