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$$$ T BE E XjM A BiE iEt. [No. ,'325, Sa...
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THE 'COSTVICT PALMER. "By the time ihese...
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MR. EOE BUC K ON ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM. ...
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AMERICA. The alleged dismissal of Mr. Cr...
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Palmer At Stafford. (From Our Special Co...
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JPJ 3 . — -By oiderof the high sheriff and the chairman of the-gaol'committee , the gallery intended for thearepresentatives of the Press has been countermanded , in spite of theuemonstrancea of Major ffulford and the kind interposition of Dr . Knight . Possibly some other arrangement may yet be made , or little chance will there be of witnessing the 'last moments of this consummate criminal .
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The 'Costvict Palmer. "By The Time Ihese...
THE 'COSTVICT PALMER . "By the time ihese lines are in the reader ' s hand , Palmer , in all probability , will be a corpse . The particulars of his last week ,- ^ however , must be related . The convict . clung to the hope of a commutation-of his sentence , being encouraged in that anticipation by his brothers , wlio appeared confident that their exertions would end in success . ; but the Rev . Mr . Goodacre , the chaplain of the gaol , and Major TSulford , the Governor , impressed on the condemned man the extreme improbability of his life . ' being spared . He continued vehemently to deny Ms . guilt ,- 'a nd was fond of arguing on the facts of the case , inorderto show that there was really no proof against him , and that he had not been fairly dealt with . He persisted in charging the witness Newton with falsehood ; but , on being reminded , a few days ago , that the fact of ' . his having purchased strychnine was proved by another witness , he replied : — "Oh , I don ' t deny that I purchased six grains on the Tuesday ; but , if I had wished to kill Cooke with strychnine , there was no necessity for purchasing such a quantity as that , which ¦ would have been sufficient to kill half a dozen men .
It is well known that I used the strychnine to poison dogs , and 1 could have proved it . " Immediately afterwards , he added that he could not prove his assertion , because the orily witness he could have called for that purpose was his own groom , " and he would not have been ^ believed . " He is stated to have been mindful of his religious duties , and to have paid attention to the advice of the chaplain ; but it is also reported that , after having exhibited great . penitence and pious fervour ( though without any admission of the murder ) to Mr . " Wright , a gentleman who is authorized by Government to visit the different gaols of the country , he resumed his usual manner on the departure of his visitor , who had been greatly impressed in his-favour . To those about him , it Iras evident > thait he had merelv been acting .
Mr . Thomas Wakley , the coroner , writes to the daily papers under date June 7 th : — " I trust you will allow me to state that u . pamphlet entitled , ' ¦ 'The Cries of ihe Condemned , or Proofs of the Unfair Trial and ( if executed *) Legal Murder of William Palmer , - < $ c , by Thomas Wafclet / , Esq ., Coroner ^ ia a vile fabrication , and that I never saw a line of it until this day , when it was sent to me inprint . " , "Mr . Charles Pooley , writing from Cirencester , communicates to tlie ' / Times * the results of some important experiments bo inade with regard-to the influence ; of antimony on strychnme . He states :- — " A day or two feefore the conclusion of Palmer ' s trial , it occurred- to mo that 'Ihe presence of antimony might poasibly interfere < ttith the detection , of strychnine by the ordinary tests .
The first experiment I made confirmed iny suspjaione . I . found that tlie existence of a fractional part of emetic tartar ( tartrate of antimony ) with a large amount of strychnine is sufficient to destroy the characteristic indiofttions exhibited by . that substance when treated with Mehromate of potass-and sulphuric acid . I repeated tlio experiment bo veral times with invariably the like reaultu . Should the inference . I have thrownxmtultinuutojy prove to kbe true , r * arnely , that the usual mode of findiujr strychnine . is ^ useless when . antimony is . preaeut ,. thu minds of the juny will he relieved from . the conflicting evidence 4 » f \ thachemioal r Professor ? , since it will account fas the-inability of Professor Taylor and Dr . Itcoa to Aiacover ita preeence in Cooke's body . " 3 P « , Lethebywrites to the . same , paper to discredit thitt opini on : and Messrs . J . JE . D . - Rogers , Lecturer on
Gliem > Bt | 7 r « A # n . ftt . iGeprge ' s School of Medicine , and G . Brout , ^^<>^ AWwtant Surgeon , Grenadiar Guards , « mj > h ^ cal ^ ff . | tontra 4 ict it . On the other hand , . Mr . Btenry Ajjcw ^ d ^ fflMu ^ y lecture r on iForanaio Modiciuo at the School of , Anatomy aud Medicine adjoining & t . &•!&>' * JfowW r m 6 J <*<* wMu Dr . Taylor iuithinking bat . ^ rjwJhaliip roay 7 l * e tah « a ^ b # d , ; «* nd he ramarkfl -. — v «* W * * rt | o -t » ke oa ^ pi & m , to ttacqnvioUon inituls «•***«? , . ' rBtiwt , proyo th ^ ftibx ) mi aldetha 8 . ti « fewi . pJtt « e ,
~ - 'the detection of'the poison 'ia essential to the . proof . ' There are -many vegetable . poisons as powerful and < as portable as Strychnine , ; for the detection of which , in tlie animal body , no-tests have yet been discovered . Would it not be . monstrous if iour Legislature or . our Gourts ware to -adopt such a principle ? The muTrderer'need only select one of . these in order to murder'with impunity . In Cooke ' s case , . the . proofs of-the poisoning and the conviction pf the . pfisoner developed themselves pani j 9 as 9 w £ rom ' the beginning-to the end of the'trial . " A memorial to the ? Home Secretary for signature by the medical profession- , of Leeds , praying for a . respite or reprieve ( for . Pahner > onvthe < ground-. that the'medical evidence was unsatisfactory and-inconclusive , waa recently laid von 4 he table of the Leeds-School of Medicine . Out of thirty-four medreaLgentlemeu , thirty-one refused to sign , the document .
Ameoting ' infavour of staying * the execution of Palmer until further investigations « hould be made , -was ( held on Tuesday . evening in -St . Martinis Hall , Long Acre , and was very numerously attended . A petition in ^ accordance with the objects of the meeting lay outside in the lobby , and wassigned by several persons , though many others passed it by without attaching rtheir names . Jn the Hall itself , the . proceedings were : rather riotous . A man named Bridd would insist on < addressing the'ineetingonthe side of-inamediate execution , while another . person was still speaking . ; but the ^ disturber was at-length quelled by a > policeman . Mr . P . JEdwards was called to the chair , and in the courseof his address remarked that an . important fact bearingon . the case had been . made
known within the last few days . Professor Rogers , an analytical chemist in London , had -this week dug up a dog which was poisoned by strychnine ^ fourteen months ago , and , ' though the body of the animal was completely rotten , he found Btrychnine in its stomach , its tissues , and its skin , at this day . Mr . Rogers had communicated the fact to Sir George Grey , by whom he did not doubt it would receive the consideration it deserved . The other speakers were—Mr . Baxter Langley , Mr .. It . Hart , Mr . T . Ball , Mr . H . Harris , . Mr . Bridd , and the Rev . Mr . Pope , the last two in favour of amendments on the resolutions proposed . These amendments , however , were lost ; the resolutions , affirming that the execution should be stayed , were carried by large majorities ; and'the meeting separated .
Sir George Grey on Wednesday was waited upon at the Home-office by some of the persons who promoted the meeting , who requested him to name the time when he would receive the deputation . The Home Secretary , however , refused to receive any deputation on the subject , but said he would carefully peruse any documents that might be forwarded to him , and that an immediate answer should be returned if one was necessary or requested . Sir George Grey has refused to grant the prayer contained in theipetition of Mr . John Smith , Palmer's solicitor , for staying the execution .
Mr. Eoe Buc K On Administrative Reform. ...
MR . EOE BUC K ON ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM . The member for Sheffield having been appointed Chairman to the Administrative Reform Association ,. has addressed the body in a letter coutaining some admirable suggestions , and writtemthroughoutin an excellent spirit and with great . force and clearness . Ho observes : — " Hitherto , although tlie efforts of the association have been strenuous and . earnest , I am induced to believe that the success of those efforts has < not been * quol to the expectations of those by whom they have been made . ; I do not mean to say that the association has done-nothing during the . year-of its existence ; but I do mean toassert that the members of the-association nee not satisfied with the result of their labours . ; and that , therefore , they have determined to adopt « new > plan— -to pursue a < different course from , that which they have hitherto ¦ followed . " The causes of the comparative failure of the body arc thus pointed out : — , " There are three ways bywliicb political power-may be obtained'in ; this country— -viz ., by military , legal , mid Parliamentary renown or influence . The first two means you oannot obtain , , and tlie third , which Ho within your grasp , you voluntarily relinquished . These facts , then , — . firatj't hat you were a . body not belonging to the governing class , ; and next , that you resolved to work Out of doors , and not in the IIouso of Commons , —were , tlie firs t , circumstances -that brought about your want of adequate success . " The next important « ircumstanec that contributed to make your success partial and incomplete was iho peculiar situation held'by the -House of Commons' in this country . The House of Commons is , in fact , the * orerwgn power of the State ; by its determinations it governs-the land ; and , & h every Tesolve . is followed by a practical . result , its deliberations overpower and super * sedo all others . ^ No rival deliberative body oan stand in opposition to it ; and you , who were , in fact , a rival body , were absolutely pot out by the House of Commons . Thfefaat ie bo incontestable tbat I need duly to pojatit outH > -eay > furtheriiUustnation < i 9 'unnece « aury . " The " -new ; plAn "< whiah M euggestod . ia " 'to adopt < a mode of iprooeedtog which : ahall itflre" 'tlio ¦ association power in the House of GommoiiB . IMr . 'Roebuok adds : —
" Now , then , jeomes . th & inquiry—What are the means -by which this Parliamentary power can be obta ined ? in < order to explnin -my views upon this most important point , I will describe the constitution that 1 . should pr ©_ . pose for your association . The-association , then , in my judgment , ought to be governed . by the following responsible officers .: —1 , a chairman ; . 2 ,, a nuance -a ecre tary . ; 3 , a corresponding secretary ; 4 , a statistica l secretary , ; and 5 , a general secretary . These , to . compare small things with great , would constitute your ministry -The-constituent body , to whom these officers should be responsible , ought to be the whole body of the subscribers to the association , acting by means of the . general-committee , the constitution of which I : proposes to leave as -it at . present exists , and - which will exercise its power , as it now does , from time to time in general meeting .
" The chief great end of all the labours of this executive body should be toiform an efficient Parliamentary party . To this end , three separate means conduce : 1 , i ; o obtain influence > with the separate constituencies 2 , to correspond and aefwith such representatives of the ' ^ people as may be willing to act with you ; and , 8 , to employ the powers of the association in gathering toge ther such information as may be useful to these . friendly and co-operating representatives . " The gentlemen who have consented to act with Mr . Roebuck in the capacities above indicated axe : —Mr . Travers , as finance secretary ; Mr . Morley , as corresponding secretary ; Mr . Gassiot , as statistical secretary ; and Mr . Revans , as general secretary .
America. The Alleged Dismissal Of Mr. Cr...
AMERICA . The alleged dismissal of Mr . Crampton still remains in doubt . The intelligence received by the Asia brings dates from ^ New York to the 26 th ult . ; and , although the impression of the passengers is that the dismissal has taken place , there is no certain information to that effect . Captain Lott , of the Asia , was in conversation with the British Consul half an hour before his departure from New York ; but the Consul had not at that time received any intimation of Mr . Crampton's dismissal . In reply to a telegraphic . message he bad despatched to Washington for information , he was informed that there was none to send by the steamer . ¦ On the other hand , the Washington correspondent of the Nev : York Herald , writing on the 28 th ult ., asserts the fact with the utmost confidence , and so does the Loudon Morniag JW , adaing that the dismissal of Mr . Dallas must follow .
A Commiftee of Investigation appointed by the House of Representatives has waited on one of the members , Mr . Sunnier , and taken his testimony with regard to an assault committed on him in the Senate . He was in bed during the examination , and'was in a very weak state . His account of the outrage , given on oath , is as follows : — "I was addressed . [ white writing in the Senate-chamber ] by a . person who approached the front of my desk ; 'I was so entirely absorbed that I was not aware of his presence until I heard myname pronounced . As I looked up , with pen in hand , I saw a tall man , whose countenance was not familiar , standing directly over me , and at the same moment caught those words' I have 1 read your speech twice over carefully ; it is a libel on South Carolina , and on Mr . Butler , who is a relative of mine . ' While these words were still passing
from his lips , he commenced a succession of blows with a heavy- cane on my bare head , by the first of which I was stunned so as to lose my sight . 1 saw no longer my assailant , nor any other person or object in the room . What 1 did afterwards was doiio almost unconsciously , acting under the instincts of self-defence . With head already bent down , I rose from my seat—wrenching up my desk , which was screwed to tlie Hour—and then pressed forward , while my assailant continued hid Wows . I had no other consciousness until I found myself ten feet forwurd in front of my dealt , lying on the floor of the Senate , with my bleeding head supported on the kneo . of a gentleman whom I soon recognrml by voice bumner
and manner as Mr . ' Morgan , oi Kew York . " Mr . is an anti-slavery advocute ; Mr . Urooks , the assai ant , belongs to the opposite party . The subject has been discussed'in the Senate , when HOvernl members strongly condemned the assault . Mr . Wilson , while remarking that Mr . Suniner had been stricken down by a brutal , murderous , and cowardly assault , was interrupted by Mr . Butler with the exclamation " You arc a har . xne conversation was summarily arrested by the admonition of the Speaker . The Massachusetts J louse of Ktjprosentatives has passed , by 187 against 2 ! J , rcsolu ions u * nouncing the attack , and demanding the expulsion from the Senate of Mr . Breoka , ami of any meinucrs concerned with him . The student * and professors oi
Atnheret Collogo huvo met and passed ¦ aoino strong rcsulutions respecting tho outrage , nftcrwniua hanging nnu burning Mr . Brooks in efligy . On the other haiw , tno RidhmondWki i / " trusts that the ball may bu'W ptw motion , " and think * that " Sawirtl and others nhouia oatoh it next . " f Civil war 'has 'begun in 'Knnana . Tho town oi ' Lawrence is destroyed . Generari ' omeroy has HUTrcndewd into tho hands 6 f 'the ernvo-party all ?^• rnia jj this possession , without ¦ resistance , and i » now at Hutr , ; tot'Lawrence , according toono account , though , accu inK'to othera , 'fears « ro ontortained that hoia nmraoro .
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Leader (1850-1860), June 14, 1856, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_14061856/page/6/
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