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ee which no trace can be foun’, but which Ds. Taylor de- Glares to be strycunine. iu both cases the persoas gail:y ‘ere presumed to be thoxe most totimate with tue de- ceared, and the crimes have veen cummities ia ull thy confidence of friendship. Mr, Co. k was tweoty-cight years of age, and seexa to have followed no particular business beyond that of rastng . He had a horse named Pole Star, which he bad entered for two ofthe stakes u; the Shrewsbury races on the 13th and 14th of November. The horee won, aad bis owner cleared £1,400, of which he reseived oae-haif on first full view of him tha: we ge: is tho Raven Hotel, on the evening of Weinesday, second dsy’s racivg. He ix driching with his Palmer, with woom be has seme conncction, wats. bas not been very clearly elicited, but which would probably ‘be explained if a certain betting-book that has strangely ‘disappeared could be discover tion, Pa'mer seems to have exersiied » pect over Cook, who at once dreaded and clung to him. these two were crinking their ined that there was something in became very Woatever the concec- ‘He a ‘and entrusted £700 eo the keep'ng of thas acquaintance, as he believed that he bad been joney. Without aclue to ihe connec'ion of the tw» parties it ix difficult to understand the conduct of Cook who, in spite of his suspicion: neas Se. He charged lowed for the sake of the sh singalar weak the next day with seems at onze to have been “I suppose he did not,’ remarked to the acquaintance t whom he had entrusted his money. ‘To another person he had observed, “Oh, that villaindid me!” and, wher enked what could ve ths motive, rep ied more than oace, ina sorrowful tone, ‘Ab, you don’t know all!’ this latrer conversation, states o Justice to Be wl sed with a simple denial. fact which {a morning of the duy on which Cook complainet of illnens, Keveral persons in the town, ho bimselt among the number, were sicalarly affozted. From the evidence, also, we learn that Cook ani Palmer were closely connected in betting, and that the latter tion to put Covk’s aam? forward, and, ring, to cunceal his own showed some dis «while himeelf baie in the various transac’ Leaving Shrews! timate friends arrit Thursday eve . and invited his f1 the day after the races, these in- at the Talbot Aims, Rogoy, on Mr, Palmer is @ surgeon at Rug:ly, nd to cinver the next duy. how one qil', Cook was jill oa Seturday mocning. Dr. Taylor found a considerable quaatity of antiacny in the body after death, al:hougu he believes that it was not the cause of deata wf the previous elokness? However that be, Palme~ <kindly promised to relieve it by sending some broth, and Cock zet used to touea the broth—suspicious again. frien¢ came inthe aflernoon, and declared “he must eat it,” bis patient did eat it, and bis sickness was re- newed. Another doctor was called in—Baaford—vhe Heribed for the patient twice tha. day. Palmer in both stacces {akivg the medicines away from Mtr. Buaiford’s house to the patient. But there was no impr -vemeat until Monday morning, and that was shortlived: At night Cook was seized with convalsions, in consequence ‘elsome pills which he had taken. found him beating the bedclothes wity acreomirg, and staring wildly. wcotfidence which is strange atter the previous sus- “Oh, doctor, I shall die,” he si the pity of the man’ whom he feared. lad. you won't,”’ said 1 spoke true for that nig «7, he went to the sl The chamoermiid He sent for Palmer, with kindhe ted man; On che following day, howev- p of a chemist in Rugeley, and bought mx grains of strychnine, two deashms of prussic acid, ond two drachms of Batley’s svlutiva of optum, It had been arranged bet ween Me, Bamford and Palmer “tbat tho morphino pits ahuald be repeated a¢ on the previous night, and it was sugzosted al ir. Cook should not knuw waat ‘he pills contained, a+ he strongly objected to the a.” In fact, there ts nobody knows what th» piils contained ‘aimer came over to thy hotel, (he lived ‘ opposite.) produced the pi.ls, and gave tuen ty Cook, i tations agaiast them, mun became d bis first thought was— ferch This was on Tuesday. yemarkivg that he had never dressol so qaiskly in is Teisel—was to the bedside of bis c.viiding friend? was of ao avail. Screaming, eulfocated, convalsod, pay bent like » bow, Cook died iu a few minutes —oiet, as De. Taylor solemnly be:leves, from tho elfect of stcychniaa. Ten minu‘es after he ceased to breathe Palmer was fount * searching his pockets and looking uncer the plilows and When a friend of the deceased came int tne rooma Palmer swid, with admicabie tact, his cearest friena, and tare possession of them.” ‘That nearest friend Laving left the raoin for only ‘ten winu'es, it was purely gratuitous fa Vaimer ro usurp ‘bis office. When they searcked the pockets together gotbing was found ia them but five guineas. The bet- ting hich bad been secn on the lookiog glass, was be found; but Patmer suppliod tne ia ing information that'all the beta were void, and th ouk was of no ure to any one, Such is cise aadstaace of "ehe evicencs adduced. “What the resuls of tire triak will Liake in the cassia uf ovidence are wantirg—the anaiysta cna detect vo trace of strych- émay be surmised that the tetanus which ended in death reeuiied trom some other cause than strych- nine. Who knows what loopholes may not be dissovereaY to appear at the Coroner's in- quest, and it is only faic to add that not one word has as yet begm u ged in bis de‘exce. ‘THE CORONER'S INQUEST ON JOHN PARSONS COOK— EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONS—-MANNER OF THE PRISONER IN THE 8:CK KOUM. (from the London Times, Dec, 22.) over Weinesday, friday and ley, on the body of a gen- K, ‘at Rugeley, who died had better search ‘his pockets, Deno one can foretell. The pri-oner was too ill An inquest, extending faturday last, was held at Ru; tloman named Joho Parsons © sudden)y carly on the morning of the 21st ult. Mr. Cook, at Lutterworth, was a racing and dotting map, aud the owner of the horse be had entered for two of the stakes at the late Shrows- buzy races, on the 18th and 14th of November, waen th While at Shrewsbury, after the race, Mr. Cook waa taken suddenly iil. He was subsequently re- eley, where he had been stayi ere he died in five days after A post mortem examination of the body was made on tho 26th of November, by direction of Me. Stoven: don, the step:ather of the deceased, the stomac being sont to Dr. Taylor, Professor cf Cremistry and Medics! Jurisprudence at Guy’s Hosptial, London, at the same time for analyzation, day evening an inquest on the the Talbot Arms Hotel, before Me. W. W. Ward, Coronor, ‘viewed the body, immediately ad- The first witness ea‘led was Mr. Willlam Henry Jones, who said—I am a surgeon, living at Lutterworth, tershire, @od bave known the late Joha Parsons timately; he was 28 years ot age, unmarried, and followed mo particular business; he kept racehcrsea; I last saw him before his death at Shrewsbury, on Tuesday, the Lith of November, and spent! the day with him; ho was thea in good health; he bad a borse named Polestar, waiza he invited me to come ond see run at Shrewsbury; the horse ran on that day at Shrewsbury, apd won; Mr. Cook was much excited in consequence of the resall, but ho did not require any medical treavment; ho afterwards drove down from the race course to the Haven Hotel, 1left him at the Raven [no the sano evening, shortly before 10 o'clock, and Mr. Fishor; following mornicg I recetved a letter from Mr. W. ‘the letter, whi On the following Thurs- body was nomaivacet, at where we dined; ch wae put in and read, was'an followst—= © My Drax Sin—Mr. Cook was taker II! at & obliged to cal ina medical mai fined to bis bed hi ed with dinrrho: ‘2 since thon he has Deen em re with a very severe bilious attack, combin- and J think ft advisavle for you to come and eee him as voon as possible. Yours falthtully, Rugely, Nov. 18. W. Witness coptinued—I came to Rugeley a faw mi after 3 o’cleck in the afternoon of fuveday, and found Cook in bet; be said he was very comfortabie, but vory weak, and not allowed to say much; he also told me tass be had been very ill; I remained with nim a short. tine, and then Mr. W. Palmer surgeon, came to see him; then examined him in the presenze of Mr. Palmer, aud found that his pulse was natural and 6 ow, and bia tongue k that it was hardl attack, when Mr. V’al- * You shoald have seen his tongue before;’’ I Im during the atteraoon aud eveniug evory half boar, altting with him fora time, aad then going dowa otairs again; Mr. Bamtord, anotier medisal gentioman, came to visit Mr. Cook about 7 o'clock; Mr. formed me that he had called Mr. Bamford in to his as- sistance, Mr. Bamford expresacd an opinion that Mr. satisfactorily: wo all then left ould be given him dori night, and it was propored between Mr. Palmor an the morphine peated, as on the previons night, and ft waa sugost- Cook should not know tne pills contained, as he strongly objected to them on the previous nig him go ill; | believe it wan a little after vlevea o'ciosk at night that Mr. Palmer came over and produced the pills, which he gave to Mr. Cook in my presence; i believe there were two pills; Mr. Cook made strong protestations against taking them, eaying that he was certain thoy made him ill the night bof re; «lt moet immedi A swotlowed the pills he vomitved, and [ and M. ‘ched the vessel for the pills, but could not ce- ; «few minutes before twelve o'clock I weat to bis bedrocm, and at his suggestion slept i after a short conversation | undrosved and got into bol! 4 wiched him good nigiit; at that time ho appeare t * as comfortable as usual; I suppore ihad not beea in bed more than a quarter of an how: or twenty mipr aped up in bel, utteriag the “Doetor. get up; Lain g ing to be til; riag thi went to him andj I made the re fa bilions diarrhe Cook was going on vo! im to artaoge what Bamford that Paimer that Mr. ase they made he sndéenly ju ‘etch Mr. Parmar dt are of tro minute + he had nower 4 opposite thy stopping;) | botioys ain! ‘making (he romark thst le wed so quickly in his life; where Mr. Go . ¢ wuether ho ha | or taking the plils he witer- ed loud fe cams, and threw hisaself back on the ped in Ho thon req:wated to bo ratsod We entervore! to aed out wita spaan When he found wo very strong convulsions, ap, saying, “( shall be suffocated.” raise him cp, bnt he waa so at that it was ‘imporsivle to do so, could not raire him he sald, “Tarn m9 over,” and L turned him over on his right wide thon of his heart, which 1 tound to in a few minutes ho died. T have never seen symptom ‘Toey were kymptoms of convuls anurete of tiie body was nuifened. the cause of convulsions. time that it was from over excitement. ‘The next witners called was Dr. Al’ Fellow of the College of Physicians ani cal Jurisprudence and Chemiatr: 89 Ktroug boloro. ions and tetanus T cannot any what was {apression waa at the | red Swatne Taylor, i Leetnrer on Meda- y at Gay'a Hospital, Lone ron Tuesday, the 27) the chemical ahora tags. Somat, tal, containing tho stomach and oe The’ surface of the ly examined with a intestines of tl wagalfying glass by Dr. d myrelf, he being associated therein, Tooro waa lide. lored Dilionsx-looking Uquid adnering. to NE the surfece of the lining membrane of the stomach. There was no appearaaoe of ulceration, peforstion, or o’hdr dis- ease. . The living membrane wae geagrally re dened aad shis redness was very s\eongly masked wewvards the lesser end of the stomach. There wa> a» appearance of eased biocd, nor ot mineral nor of vegetab.e matter, oa the sortwe of the stomach. There was no smell of gplam, of prvssic acid, nor of spirita, nor 0: hendaae, ncr, indeed, of spy poison, The large and small {ntes‘tnes were ox- amined throughcut; they presented eligot patches or 7e:- ness, bothen the outeide and the iuside, ow differont rts. The emali intestines contained a yellowish-colored Reid, ehiely consisting oi bile aud mucas. The contents of the intestices were removed utter they had been cat open, and sliowed to stand in » clear giuss versel 24 ho irs, sediment was eximined and found to contaia no mineral cr vegetable matter, or other suspicl ous sub- stances, There was no blood contained in or mixed wit the ecntente of the intestises. Ths second jar | reosived Tt contained the liver, kidaeys, the deceased. P Th health, and in thele structure there men nothing tov accouat for disease or desth, In the intestines ap’ stomach there was no- th to indicate the cause ee and bilious lok! liquid oa the surface of the stomach was tested for all the poisons which would cause sudden death, includin, Popeele SOR ape Eh shin, strychnine, veratria, a pi ot nicot the ayes ‘of tobacco: and e2nis, the polson of hemlock, as well as for arsenic, antimory, mercury, and ths other metallic poisons, The result of the must minute exami- nation by Dr. Rees and myself copjoiatly was that there wan only a slight trice of antimony on the parts ex- amined, and there was no trace of any other substance. The coats of the stewach vere also examined, with the resuit that there wos nothing bat s small quanti'y of timony in them. The coats of the intestimes and the conients of the intestines were similarly tested, and we f.und only anthnony in bo:h. Abvut one-eigath part of the liver, k'dieys and = were also analyzed, and also yielded cniimony. Tho druinings of tho jum after the conteuta had been taken out, were also examiacd, anc were found to contain a larger proportion of anti- m¢eny than the other They were specially ex- auined for morphia and strychnine, but was no trace of those bodies present which could be discovered by chemistry. There wae a bottic enclosed in the second far, containirg some, bloody Liquin, whtch was ana. Iyzed, and yiclded antimony. The conclusions which we have drawn from the investigation were :— 1. That antimony, derived from some antimovial prepara- tton taken during itt2, was presedt in the body of tno de- coated. ‘shat it had been absorbed and carried into the bleo1, and pelted in the various parta in which it wae found, ‘hat the quantiues found were small, and might be the of 4 large doze, or of various emallar doses, taken some hours or days be fore death. 4. That the quantity actually taken hy the deceased cannot be inferred trom the small quantities found in the body, or from the appearence of the stomach and intestines, 5. ‘The antimony, under the form of tartaric emetic, may produce nansea. vio'ent vomitiogs, purging and other symp- toma apd trritation of the stot and howes. ‘Ti was, also, apotocr symptom produced by tartaric eme'is, arsenic, or uercury, viz, restriction of the thrval, or a sense nohing, 1G, That the viscera of the deceased, 0 far as they were ox: amined by ns presented no appearance whatever to account for death from patural causes. and leetiv, That t ; fc emetic may be used as a safe and innocent raedicine, ya poluoa, according wo circum stances. We have no evisence before us to enable us to forma judg- ment as to the \sitnoes under waich it was taxen by or aciminiatered to | ne ja“ this case whether it was or therefore, the result is. thal we found antimony in the body, which must have been taken wol'e liviog, but there waa no canses of doath Dr Rees, who made the analvals with me, ful con- concuré in there couclusions. Dr. Rees ts asdistant paysician to Guy's Hospite). Fy Mr. Garduer—Convulsions would precede death by antimony if the coses were large. Elizabeth Mills, suid— 1 attended Mr. Cook while at tho Talbot Arms, Rugely, as chambermaid; he arrived trom phrewsbury about halt past uine o'clock in the evening of Weanesdey, the 15th of November, acoompanied by Air. Wil iam Palmer, surgeon; on Friday he dived at Mc. Pal- mers and came howe quite sober; he did not get upon fatorcay and sunday; on Sunday morning 1 gave him a cup ot coflve in bed, and he was sick famediately aftor- wards; about halt past twelve o’clook some brosh was sent for him; it was brought by @ person named Kowley; I heaid Mr. Palmer say in the morning that he wou'd send me broth; Mr. Cook would not take the b-oth; when Mr, Palmer came in about one o’eleck he dosized meto get the broth, saying, ‘he muat eat is." Tthon took it to Mr, Cook's room, and lef: xt there with Mr. Valaer, and I at derwerds saw it in thechamber utensil, as if it had beew throws off the stomech. dir. Cook eo {Ul ami sick onSa‘urday and Sunoay, On Monday ti mes ceased end heate some breakfast and inner, but continued very weak. On Monday night, about 12' o'clock, 1 was caked up to attend Mr. Cook. He was ia bed, aud ho re- quested me to ferch Mr. Palmer direc ly, 1 rent for Mr. Palmer, and wentinto fue room, when [ saw him sitting up yn bed beating the beiclotnes with his hands. Mr. Palmer had been ibere abont 9 o'clock. The devwased screamed twice before I vent to him. He said his ilnesa was in coreequence of some pills whish he had taken about halt past10. He looked very wild with hia eyes, end his head was moving about convulsive, Atter he bad been beating the bed bis arms became perfectly straight, and so did bis legs, but he was perfectly sensi- ble. Hesaid to Mr. Palmer, who was soon there, ‘Oh, doctor. I wha'l ‘To which he replied, “Ob, no, my lsd, you won’ M:. Palmer ther went and fetched two pills and scme mixture of a dark thick kind in a Winegless. It smelt like opium. He took the pills first, and then the draught, and vomited ic back immediately. We lockea for the pills but neither I nor Mr. }almer could find them: 1 remained with him until three o’clock; he asked me to rub his hands; they were stretched out, quite stiff, and were cold and moist, ‘The witness was then examined at some length as to the different inierviews she had with Mr. Cook during the Tuerday before bis death, and described the symptoms which he exhidited about twelve o'clock, when he re- quested her to go for Sr. Palmer, all which were similar to thove of the preceding night. She also said, cane in three minutes after he was calied. On tho re-assembling of the jury, after a short ad- Journment, the Coroner inquired whether it was the wish of the jury that Mr. Palmer should be seat for? And the general impression being that the cave had assumed an aepect in which Mr. Yaimer should be allowed to make avy explanation which he might deem proper, a letter was written to him by the Coroner to that effect.’ Mr. Palmer, hewover, who wes confined to his bed from indisposition stated lis inability to attend, and the inqusry was then proceeded with. Charles Joreph Roberts was next examined—He said, 1 in apprentice to Mr. Hawkins, chemist, of Kugetey; I have been wlib him six years; on the 20th of November last . sold six grains of strychnine to Mr. William Palmer, surgoon, of Rugeley; I have sold strychnine before, but to none but medical men; I believe it was between 11 and 12 o'clock when Mr Palmer came in‘o the shop to pur- chase the strychaino; 1 knew strychnine was a poison, and should not have sold it except t> a medical man; at the sume time he purchased two dcachis of prussic acid and two drachus of Batley’s solution of opium. Ishmael Fisher was next examined—He said, lama wino merctant, ard live at 12 Victoria street, London; I woe at tho inst Shrowsberry races; I put up at the Raven Hotel; Mr. Palmer “and Mr. Cook occupied the sitting room next that waich my friends and T ocenpied; between 11 and 12 o'clock on the night of the second day’s racing I waiked into Mr. Cook's Fitting room, and sav there Mr. Cook, Mr. Pal- mer and adother ‘gentleman; when T went in Mr, Palmer looked at me ina way so as to make me think that Iwas not weleome, and I was partiy iachned to lenve the room egain, but I want aad sat down by Mr. Cock; th ‘some grog before them: Mr. Cook's 'ass was full; Mr. Cock atked’ me to take something, and xt the same time he said to Mr. Patmer, * Palmer, "iL beve some more strog?’’ Mr. Palmer made answer 0, J will not have any mor i} you have drunk your’a®” or seme words to thas el :. Cooke replied, “Ou, T i wino, and thereupon he took up the glass rank the contents; he had not denuxita minute, before he exclaimed, ' Yeere is something in ft— it burns my throat’ swfally,’’ or somethmg to toat almer , Me. eilect; Mr. Palmer rose from his seat, went accore the room, took hold of the glass, im which « | peenful ct liquid was left, diank it off, and , * There is nothing in it”? Mr. Yalmer pustied the givss towar mo and said, “Do you think there is anythingin it?’ Mr. Cook left the room, taking with bim one of the candies; He returned in about ten minutes and called me, sud we went into my siting room; he told me he had been to the waterclosct, ana had been dreadfully sick, and that he believed Me. l’'almer baa ‘‘doged”’ him; he repeated this sevoral times daring the evening, adding that the stuff had barat his throat; he gave me hig money, hetween £700 and £800, to take care of tor him, as he found he had bsen ‘‘dosed’’ for the sake of the moncy; his words were, ‘Here is my money; take care of it, for 1 believe I ave been dosed; betore I could count the money he was taxon sick again, and was obliged to Jeave the room; he had not taken anything to drink in the meantime; after being absent agaia for ten minutes or 60, he came back, said he was certainly very ill, and avaed’ ine to go with bim to his bedroom; I ré- mained with him until nearly two o’clock; he continued to be sick occasionaily, but not purged; I sent for ths doctor, who at first recommended an emetic, but- on heering how sick he had already been, he vent a draught to qu'ct the system; we gave him a dose of the mixiure, aud his stomach became quiet, aad we aftorwords gave him the pills; the nex! morning Mr. Cook was up before me, aud came into my room, and I gave hin back his money. We ivded to the affair of the night before, and said that he believed Mr. Palmer put something Jato his brandy. Between 10 and 1lo'clock the samme morning h» told me that he taxed Mr, Palmer with having dosed him, but that ho replied that he had done nothing of the sort, and he added, “41 suppose he did not.’? It being now ten o’elock, the inquiry was adjourned til 8 o'clock on Saturday morning. George Herring was the firet witness cxanined. He said—I am living on my property. I live at 3 Albert termace, Hatton park, Surrey. I knew the deceased very well. I was with him at Shrowsbury Races, I met him there, 1 saw Mr. Palmer with Mr. Cook a great port of thetime, On the Uth, Wednesday mor ing, I was taken very unwetl with diarrhwa and vio- jeut peins in the stcmach, Other poreons in the town were similarly aff They were ail strangers, connected with the turf: Tour otber persons were with we, but they were not affected witn Iilners, The wine I drank was sherry and port; Mr. l'almer had not been one of our party before Iwas taken iil; the illness was on the same day that Mr. Cook was taken ill; T saw Mr. Cook during the day, and observed that he had a great Ceal of inoney in notes; J should not bo surprised if they exceeded £1,000; this was on the sare day that ho wos taken ill; he had received a large quantity of money that morning, and was arranging it; on Thursday morn- ing, the 15th, Mr. Cook came to iy room while wo were waiting for breakinst; he dre# me to the window, aud ‘i 4 and racing was mentioned, but I cannot recollect by which of us; 1 re rked, ‘How about that brandy and water you had!” and he replied, I believe, “Oh, that villain (or some other strong expression) did me}? from the previous conversation I re- marked, “You mean Palmer,”’ and he seid * yea; I bad some beta with Palmer, but not then, and have both won and lost. 1 have a bet against him now for next yor Thave laid him £25,000 to 2100 ogatnat Danube for t next year’s Derby. | I then remarked, “It is @ very ou- risus thing to accuse a gontleman of ‘such s thing; What could be his metive/’’ and he replies, iu a sorrowful tone, ‘You don’t know all.” He then continaed con- versallon about cactog matters, and [inte crupted him by W YORK HERALD, THORSDAY, JANUARY 24, } limb was fejsog, Good God if you suspect this man of each a shire, how can you go back and brestfest with hiw’’? Be eguin replied in on ab-ent manner, walsiog vw wards the door, ssid, “Ab! you don’t kcow all” I cannot remember that he said “be had say bets oa then with Mr. Paumer, I saw Me. Palmer agaia on tay Munday following, at No. 8 Beaufort Buitsings, Strand, in com- lance with @ letie- which I recelved the same eeorn- ng frou him. U inquired of him how Mr. Cook was, when he ‘aid, Oh, he is all righ; the phy- sictan hee given ‘him ‘some calome’, gad recom. mended him not to come out, belnyadamp day,” and | acded, “ What I want to cee you sbout is setting his ac- count’” holding .out halfa +heet of note-paper; I rore hligh'ly to take It, when he eai., “You had hotter take it down it towards ” toaring wome letter paper, and pusbi. me af the ced with pen od ten, ann apt “what T have bere will be a check against you.” Mr. Cock, druggist, of stafford, wno stated that a short time ego Mr. Palmor called at his sh asked what ‘Was the usual dose of prussic acid to jog, aud W. Sanders, borre-trainer, who showed the counestion de- tween the deceased and Mr. Palmer in beitiag matters, were the only other witne-ses examined, and the Coroner havi:g summed up, the jury, alter six or seven miautes’ deliveration, declared their finding to be that ‘‘cne ao- censed cled cf wilfully asuiviateced to him by Wiliam Valmer.’” The Coroner immediately made out his warrant for th» committal of Mr. Palmer to the coun y gaol at Stafford pra at the March assizes, for the wfiful marder of Mr PALMER'S TRANSACTIONS WITH THS INSURANOK OFTICES—-TEMPTATIONS TO MURDER. From the London Times, Jan. 3.) Within the last few days considerabie additional ligh has been thrown upon tne transactions of William ial mer with the various fe assurance offices of the metro relic. The following facts may be rohed om as authentic —It appears that in the early part of 1866 Mr. Walter Palmer, the brother of the accused, called st the Prince of Wales a ursnce oflice, Rezeat street, accompanied by Mr, Pratt, whoin he stated to be his brothec Willism’s solicitor, and intimated bis wich to insure his owa life for £13,060. From inquiries then made it was ascer ained that Mr. Palmer bad been suffering ‘rom dolicium tre- meu, avd the office therefore cecline to graat the po- licy unless at an increased rate of premium. It was stated on that cccasion that Mr. William Paimer ani his mother had both advansed money to Mr. Walter Palmer, aod that the policy would ba eventually assigned to Mrs. Palmer as seowity for such advances. fue life was ultimately accepted, and in the month of Feb-uary last the first premium was paid by a check of Mr. Pratt, the family solicitor; but it has stace transpiced tha! the rao- rey to pay the check was found by Wikiam Palmer, Tho commision was allowed to Mr. Pratt, aa the solicitor or agent bringing the business. Tae Prince of Wales office, not wishing to take so heavy a risk waolly upon them: selves alone, divided the responidility with twenly-one other offices, retaining for themselves onty £500. Ia tho month of June following two other assuranoos, each for £18,000, were offered to the Indisputable and Athenaum offices, but they both declined them tne latter ollice having already taken part of the iisk fcom the Pritce uf ‘sled. On the 16th of August Iast Walter Palmer die’, and {wmeciately af erwards notice was given to the Prince of Wales cflice. An aaslgument was also sent of which no previous notice had been given at the office, alchough it was alleged thet a formal notice of assigaioent had al- ready been delivered there. ‘The assigament was not to Birv.” Valmer, as first alleged by the deceasoa, Walter Yalner, but turned out to be in favor of William Palmer, the acoused, and the coustlerstion was stated to be £400, It bas since transpired that the only loan fiom William Palmer to Wal'er ’almar was one of £60. Before the period of paying the claim arrived the directors of the Prince of Wales Assurance office reovived a iettec from a person in Staffordshire, who alleged that Willtun Palmer had used him bacly, and containing information which led thom to suspect that the deceased had diod by un‘air means. Kelying on this information, Me. Hornby, the actuary of the Prince of Wales, put himself into com: munication with the other officers sharing thy risk, ant the result of their deliberations was the formation of a committee, of which Mr. John Messeat, ot the Htriton of- fice, was appointed secretary, for the purpose of obtainiag , with the view of ascertaiaing who hor the suspicions ciroumstapoes were of sufficeat gravity to justify the offices in resisting any demand that might be made upon them ia respect to the payment ef these claus. In pursuonse of this arrangemsnt Mr. Hornby, accompanied by Mr. Deano, of the fira of Chubb, Dean & Chubb, solicitors, of Geay’s-saa, and by Fide and Simpeon, detective officers, pro: ceeded to Staflordshive to obtain information as to the habits cf the deceased, und the connection of Witham Va.mer with hs pecuniary affairs, On arriving at Ruge- bey the par y proceeded to wake {nquiries, the resuit of which wa. that they ascartaiaud that William Paimer was the person really interestea in the polisy of assu- rance in ques!ioo, and that he bad also been in the habit of msking propositiona for insurances to several London eflices, and that he had received £13,000 froi the No:- wich Union, Fquiiable, aud Sun offices on the life of his wife, who had died a Fhort time previously under very mysterious circumstances, ‘The deputation haviag been intermed that William Palmer bad made a proposal for insuring the life of “George Bates, Iisq.,”” aquired atthe Post office ‘or “George Bates, Esq',” and were inform that he would be found at Mr. J'almer’s; that he was a gentleman, and that, in all probability, he would give “the gentleman from London” a bottle of old wine, as he had @ capital cellar. Field then proceeded to Rugeley, and to hia amazement found “(George Bates, Esq.,”” who had been reprerented as a gentleman of property and posi:ioa in the county. in the act of cle out Palmer's stable Field inquired whether he was Mr. Georg: Bates? He replied io the afirmative. A conversation ensued, ia the course of which Mr. Meld sald, ‘I understand you are going to iusure your life; for what amount do you intend to insure?” Bates replied that he had left all that to Mr. Palmer, but that he to have some money for himself, the amount of which ho did aot state. Field subsequently had an ioterview with Wiliam Palmor, whom he informed ihat the object of his visit was to ob tain intormation respecting the death of his brother Walter. Palmer then expreraed himself perfectly satis. fled, and added that the insurauce offices had a pecfec’ right, and were, in fact bound to make every possiole inquiry in order to sati*fy themselves as to the justice of all claims made upon them, Field subsequently alluded to the mysterious death of Palmer's wite, and raid that, perhaps he would have no objection to lquisies being made by the Norwich Union, Equitable and Sua offices into the circumstances attending her death? Palmer replied, with the greatest coolness, that he cwald have no possibie objection to such a proceeding if the offices desired quent inquiries made by Mr. Homby, Mr. The «i Deane and tbe ofticers, led them to the conclusion that ‘Mr. Wildam Palmer had induced the medial man, by false representations es to his brother’s hatits and gan- cral health, to fil up the documents forwmded by the aseurance offices in stich a way as to lead tiem to sup- pore that the ife was one which they could ately accept. ‘The resuit of the investigation mace in Staif ite was, that the offices resolved to deeod themselyw to the ut- most, on the ground of fraud, against any Igal proceed- ings that migh; be taken by-Wiliim Palmer or the repro- sentatives of tho Jate Waler Palmer to racover the the policies. Mr. Deane afterwards repaired to the Ise of Man, where he discovered that Walter Talmer had resided some time, and had suffeed sevorely from attacks of delidum tremens, during one vf which he had attempted to commit suicide by cuttiog his throat. No proceedings have as yet boen taken against the Prince of Wales office, or uny of the other compantes, ty recover the amount ot the policy, THE DEATH OF PALMER'S WIFK AND BHOTAR— HUMATION OF THEIR BODIES—HORRIBLB Ar- RANCE OF THE CORPSES. (rem the Liverpool Journal, Jan. Disclosures of a most startlicg charwster, avd of a na- almost unsurpassed in the history of crime, are ex- edd to be made bofore the termination of the inquiry in this extraordinary case. It ix confidently asserted that, open reenming the inquiry, evidence will be givea to show that Mrs. Palmer, betoré her death, exclaimed to afumale atierdent in reference to her husband. ‘ Is that wretch in the house’ He's murdered me.” Tae +5 mptoms exhibited during her illness and at har decease are shleged to ve precisely similar to those detai'ed as annitested by the unfortunate Cook. A surgeon ia Staf- ford, who attended Walter Palmer several times @uilog the short illnees which preceded his death, will depose that on the occasion ot one viat Walter com plained to him that ine pills he had sent him to take the previous night had made him awtully il, The sargeou rot having sect bis patient any pills, told him so, and was answored that he must be mistaken, for hia brother (Wiliam Valmer) had given him the pills, aad declared that he (the stafford surgeon) had sent them. Of the £28,000 for which William had insared Walte:’s life, we aro assared not a farching was paic by any of ths various cflices, and therefore, if the crime o( fratriade, as sup- posed, was comwmitted with the view of gaining that sum, the intent was happily frustrated. Staribing as may appear, the names of no fewer than sixteen persons are mentioned at Rugeley, respecting whose death by poison atthe hands of the prisoner stalements are mare. . The coffias containing the remains of the deceaed Ann and Walter Palner were, upon their exaumation, con- veyed from the family vault to the ‘Talbot Ion, at Ruge- ley, and opened, in the presence of the coroner and jury, 1) the commercial room of the fan. The cofin of Sra. Paltmer, made of oak, was ficet opened. Having been buried @ long time, and the gaseous exbalations being anio to escape through the porous wood, the corpse was comparatively dry, ond the xmell duced’ endurable. On vhe removal of the outer cofiin a hole was bored in tho leaden receptacle in which Walter Valmer's body waa confined, and instantly a most sickening and noxious efinvium escaped, which penetrated the entire building, affected parties at tho other endof tho inn, and pro duced asickoning effect on al! in the immediate vivi- nity of the colin. Subsequently the leaden lid was removed, and the anetacle presented by the body was absclutely trightful. The checks were so terribly Cistended as to extend to either side of the ooflin; one ove was opened, and the mouth partiuily so, prosoating the appearance of a horrible grim anc grimasos. Each swollen to prodigious proportions, anc the Iting inthe extreme. Nearly all the ju icted with vomiting and fainting. Afver the pees, constderable Ume elapsed conla make the horse at all bearable; wards, tue clewe room in which tho were opene! strongly smelt of tho dixgnsting odor, was found uecossary to bave the walls scraped ant ered, (he doors and wood work repainted, ants mof the floor, @n which foul matter had dropped © coflin of tha male deceased, ro-laid, it vom porsible by planing to civest the boards of the wus «tain apd stench. CUNNING OF THE ACOUSED—ARSENTC VALMER’S STOMAOK, {Frem tie London Timea, Jan. 5.J ‘The accused, William 1’almer, whose deata has pooa announced in eeveral of the London and provineta) jou ‘nails, and sabeequently contradicted, is still a prisoner the jaut ot Staford; and although he refused to take foot for Zoarly a we: k previous to bis arrest, and since then up to Thitraday Jast, on that day ho was induced to take nourishment, after being threatened that food would be foreibiy administered to him if be still refraided from takicg it, He is now in tolorably health, and erfectly free from any divease calculat death, “ Before the apprehension of the prisoner he rent for the postboy word ¥ en, to oonvay tho contenta of the stomach and intestines of the late Mr. Jobn Parsour Cook to the railway station, prepsrutory eight was FOUND IN MES. ta iboir transmleston to Professor Taylor for avalyrssion fa Lond a, aa. offered bim £101f be woull upset the con veyauee and break the jacs. place the p troner’s ap- Pichension, it vill b: rememoered that tue wovle of bis fice bud ut hoses and other : feos were roize: ander Wil of eaie fer £10 600, by a solisitor from Birmingnsur oud {ts now mmored that the prisomer will be declared @ bankrupt. It is aleo atated that threo wii's have Been cerved op Mrs Palmer, the prixoncr’s mother, a lady rseiding s: Rugeley, tor the recovery of bills amoant- ing to between £10000 and £20,000, eaid to bave bes accepted by her om boualf of the prisoner, aad which are now sileged to be forgeriae. The atalyees of the siomachs and intestings of the risonsr’s wity wad his brother, Walter Palmer, (whows lies were exaumed at Ri w ok,) is stilt being proceouted by Professor Taylor. Although the analysis 14 t present iaconrpiets, # small portion of arsenic baa boon found in tho intestines of Mra Palmer, on whose lite there was sa insuramce of £13,000 effivted, and which the Bprisoner bad shortly befure wished to increase to more then double that amount. It is net pipbable but that six or seven other bodies will be exhumed before the investigation of the ca-e ix comylotec— 10» of whieh is said to be that of a gentleman frcm London, yho @ year or two ago visited the prisoner for the purpie of zec:iving peyment of 9 large deb: owing bia, sal who, alchougn then in good health, a! four or five cays’ iilaess died at the prisoner's house. Every effort te fad the betiipg-book of the deceased’ Mr Cook has at present proved fruisess, CORRERPONIBNCE OF THE ACCUSED WITH THK CORONER. Tho jury having retired, Captatn Hatton made applica- tion 0 tne coroner fur a copy of a letter Me W. saic to have received from Me. Wiliam Pala mitted to gao fo. the wilful murder of wr. Cook. The Corcne--I rust know tho reason why you want it. Tbave no got it here. : tain Hatton—Iv is -of great importance that we shonld have tte letter. The counsel for the proseeuti will*oe in Srafford to morrow, (Phursd-+y,) and {am wnaiona to qisce it before them to have tueir opinion upenit. I chak itmay deanimoortan’ texture m the case. Will yen gives copy to Mr. Gardner? ‘The Corone-—Yes, 1 own give Mr. Gardner @ copy. Aol-cussio ensned as to when the coroner would fur nish the copyasked for, at the end of which he remarik- ed, I do not now what to do aboutgiving It; I am rather in the cark. Mr. Gardn's—You admit you have received a letter. I do pot thivkyou can suppress it. I want to know how the informition ecntained in it was communicated to Palmer. Captain Fatton—I am not safe in this matter, There is a great taitor scmehere. 1 will take my oath I never Jet the contuts of Uket communicaion esc ipe me. Mr. Geriner-The information in the letter you have ‘was sent ir private letter to me. tho Cooner—I do not wish to suppress the letter; neither an | well how Palmer obtained the information. That hedid get it almost as coon as you (Mr. Garduer) is evidmt, for it appears in the letter, Captin Hattau—i ropeat that thore ia a fearful traitor somewtore, and that it is recessary 1 should have a copy of this etter. I know enough of the letter to say thal, Row carl place confidential communications in 9 mun's havd uitil it ie explained ? E ‘The (broner—I taiok I will forward it to the Secretary of State Cuptin Hatiau—WIl! you send it to tho Secretary of State b: this night's post? The Qrover—t wil, and ask him whether Ian right or wrorg. Ceptan Ha'ton—Perhaps it will be better to enter into » fli explanation to si: George Grey, or I shail have to do sowhen I go up to London on Monday. ‘The Groner—1 will send ap an account as oorrect as I can reedlect of what bas takeu piace, ‘the s\hject then dropped. The nissive in question ie urdersoood to have been sent to he Coroner by Palwer, at the time the inquiry waa pewirg conceramg Cook's deat, and before the reau't ofProfesser Tsylor’s analysis had transpired. 1; is said teintimate that Palmer had seon a letter from Prote sus'laytor stating tiat he had not been able to detect ivCock’s stomach any trece of mineral poi-on, A letior that effect was received by Mfc. Gardner, who is poritivethat he did not divalge tue information. The police autioni tes caunot understand how Palmer became acquaintedwith what was thea a secret, and consider that it mag have eozed out from the Post office or Mr. Gardoer’s atablishment. SiKTCH OF MR. AND MRS. PALMER, [Fom the Liverpool Mercury, Jan. 9] Tho astomding exposures which have beea brought to light with repect to this tearful affair, are prompting the still mon xealous investigation of the case ay the po- lice authorites of the county. The accuscd, although he rofusea to tae food for nearly a weok previous to his arrest, and mee then up to Thureday week, on that day was inoueed{o take nourishment, after being threaten- ed that food rould be forcibly administered to him it he still refrainecfrom taking it, Before the pprehension of the prisoner, Wm. Palmer, he sent for tle postboy who was engaged to convey the contents of tl stomach and intestines of the late Mr. Jobn Parsonslork to the railway station, preparatory to their transmision to Professor Taylor for anatyzation in London, and flered him £10 if he would upset the con- veynnce andbreak the jar. Since the nisoner’s apprehension i: will be remember- ed that the vhole of his fine stud of horses and other efforts were ized under a bill of sale for £10,500, by sulidtor trom Birmingham, and it is now rumored that the prisoner will be declared a bankrupt. It is also stacd that three writs have been derved on Mrs. Palmer, the nisoner’s mother, a lady re:iiing a: Rugeley, for the Tecowry of bills amounting to between £10,000 ani £20,00, void to bave been accepted by her on behalf of the Plsocer, and which are now allecgea to be forgeries. Palaer was well known on the tarf as being the owner of Goldinder, who won the Chester Cup in 1862. Respecting the nomenclature of his horses, it is rather a singular circumstance that some years igo he had a horse called Strychmine, who iguredrather mysteriously on the turf. He wasalso the owner ¢ the mare Nettle, who as first favorite for the last Ona at Epsom, and on which Marlow, Lord Fglin- ton’ deckey, get with such a serious accident He also jor very th: ht 1 wane “a Gicken, out of the money he WAST & Hoes call ‘ance on his wife’s life. ‘Tho deceased Mr. Cook ness to the proposed paper for the asiurance on Bate’s life, and which assurance was subsequently roiused. Some extraordinary letters have been iatercepted, show- the extent of the transactions be*ween the pH Wit ner Palmer, the esa and other parties. The deccassd gentleman, Mr. Cook, was quite » young ma: and intended quitting the turt’ at the end of the presen season. He was bred to the iaw, and was much respected. The following insurances were effeated on the life of the late Walter Paimer, of Rugeley:— Britich Equitable Prince of Wales Brunswick, Saxon. Security Office not named. £2,500 The deceared was brother to William of the murder of Cook. A copy of this list was faraished so early at September last, to the different insurance cflices of London. Proposals wore, it is sald, also made to the Gresham and other offices, whizh, howover, were netaccepted. The medical exem'nera employed by the insurance offices could fad no trace of organic disease ia the deceased Waltor Palmer, but some of thom observed a stuper fer which there was no means of accouating by any statements which they coald ‘eo Respecting the sporting proceedings of both the prisa- ner and Cook, and the great intimacy which sabdsisted between theni, sporting paper says:—‘‘Among sporting men the subject of the wileged murder, or murders, i4 still the rulirg topic of conversation, and the sensation which was created on the first disclosure of the norril ticulars 14 rather deepened than diminishes, Both elmer ard the deceased were well known to every por- son connected with the turf; their horses were trained tog..ner, they lived on the most intimate tecms, and in- variably lodgedat the same hotel at the differant race meetings which they frequented. They wore bollzved to ‘be confederates in raciog matters, and poor Cook piaced the most implicit confidence in l’almor’s judgment. Of Palmer, he would always svsak famiilarly as’ ‘The Dos- ter.’ Once, in the month of October, Palmer was driving Cook to Rugely ims gig, when the vehicle upset; but we Welleve that Palmer’ was, the cucre injured of ihe two. Valmer was considered \ de rather ® fartumate man om the turf, and » quiet, careful betier. He won same large stakes in the course of his time. In 1863 his horae, Gold- finder,carned off the Chester Cup. During the past sacing seavon he was net quite so evccessful; still by hls horse Ghlcken, he purch -eed for # large sum, he won many good stakes, besides bets. The Chicken, however, waa twice beaten ai the Liverpool Autumn Meeting, when ho was heavily backed; and orce at the last myoting at Shrows- bury, where itis supposed the first dove of poison was acministered to poor Cook. Nettle, who waa first favor. itee for the Oska, and who fellover the chain, breaking her rider’s thigh, also vata to Palmer. Mr. Co#k had along carcer of ill luck. ifs losses during the prosent reason could not tallen tar short of £7,000, Ry thesuccees of bts tare, Polestar, howevor, at Wor- ces’er and Shrewsbury, he won nearly a moiety of that amount. It ia not generally known that the deceased Mra, Pal- mer, 11 $4 intestines of whose corpse Proiessor Teylor, of Guy's Hospital, han slready discovered trases of arsenie, was a ward In Chancery. Duriag a long period before her marriage to Palmer’ her gasrcixn resolutely opposed the unica, and the Mosler fa Chancery also withheld his consent for some time. Yielding, how- ever, to the entreaties of the young laly herselt, both objectors subsequently ceased their oppositioa, sad the mariage ensued. LORD GONG BENTINCK SUPPOSED TO HAVR BREN POISONED BY PALMER—SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. VALMIER AND OTHERS. [L'rom the Liverpool Journal, Jan. 9.1 ‘Tre ‘nqufites insticnted at Ragetoy and Statiunt with relation to tho antecedents of William Palmer and bis aeeociates, have brought several mew elecumstances to Iycht of « toysterfous and apgaliiog character. The names of other persons either missing or known to be de- comsed have been mentioned as having suddenly disap- peared from Kugely, and it is now aecortained, upow the evidence of two or threa persons, that r was veen in the company of the late Lord George Bentinok on the day of his death. Tt ix also aid that ho had had bevirg transactions with the noble lord, and o red lim a considerable sum of money at the time of his death, This information has tended to heighten the ex- citemont already prevailing in Stafford, Nottingham ant Lichiveld, where the acoused, Palmer, 18 well known. Ad- divienal ingutetes have been set on toot to trase Palmer’ moveruoats on tho day on which Ford George Bontiok’s body was found inthe field, and it ix stated that there are witaerves in Nottingham who can depoxe to having veen Palmer and Lord Bentiok tegother for some time Cofore the death of the latter. But, independent of this, evicerce hes heen collected t> unravel the mystort ous aseurance transactions with which the accused was connected. It appears that Mr. Pratt, the solicitor of Maytair, whose name has been alrealy montioned as negotiated the policy for £13,000 with the Prince tea Aseurance office, waa the person who resoived the amovate for which Williem Palmer's wife's life was ineured, and that he was the sere nm who pro- pored the sseurance on the life of George Kates, the groom, for 225,000, to the Solicitors’ and Veneral Avsu- rence office. ‘The first policies which bave been traced wore hore effected on the lite of Mrs. Valor. They wore for $6,000 ta the Sum, 95.000 'n the Sso'tsh Byullable, 1056. - , caped the designs of Palme | the £500 he expected to in (h0 Norwich Union. Mrs Palner was firet as i oa tha Ween ay atter the opeaieg of St. Gcorge’s HSH, 8s Liv cpr, 896 wae pesoat at the Corcmory m& “BS orcas ou. in Crupeny wila Paleuer'as biser, and eam "!Y *fe« retarniog toxe comptaine! of wecded ber, aud etwe? that she hed % es cholors, aad iu all prowaitity f” ved beosgat oa by getting wet feet. tte Podom © tomalacd it om Pasrade ? Friday end Saturdsy, @x"'"S which she is dessrioes o6 hsvirg tufsred from sla O¢s8 of the stomach ucti! ber s34'cm 73s ro much @xbas4'ed thet she was uo able to spear. Paimer them galled ia De. Bumford, of Rogeley, a gentlexram in bic 8B yeer, yh tound her ipsensitic snd compiet ly prostrate. Valser told tim that be bad treaied her tor Ciarcisem, anc De Bamford expressed his cpinion thst she war Arg. but reoom. mended that other mediem axnistonce shuld be pe cured immediate y. A mesenzer was then cesoatoved for Dr. Kaighs, ope of the best tcedicr! men in Stalferd, who vt- Mh uess, Patoner fo otterk of cram, “Oe, tendec #8 room a6 posible, and prescribed for the pation’, | Bef mcdicize recommended ni; ht wae rivec to leave, and she apprared much better. Dr. Knight reurned home on the folowing morang, bay first writtem acotber preserl ation, the contents of whick be chrectsd should be given (> Mfrs Paloor. Falmer promised that this shout po doze, aad Mra, Poumer havi: g expressed a wish thet Dr. Knight showké be seat for if che got worse, Palmer agreed with Dr. Knight, should that necessity ocenr, to summon him im- meciatey. Mrs. Peiwea efterwarcs beeame much worse . d died’ the fc towing dey. but Dr. Knaghs was not seat | a8 :. peitber ecund prescription written by hi evermade up and given toLer Notice of Mrs. Pala deoth waa chortly a‘terwarda given to ths ass ofice, accompanied bys certincate rigced 0; ace Paimer himself, oy Dr. Baufors ard by Us Kuigtt, devoriving | the cause of ¢eath to have been diarrbaa, The latter | gentlemen state that they were led to sige the eurtificate from he representations of Palmer, who wee himself « medical man, snd fiom the fact that ‘he state of the de- ceased whea they saw ber waa siailar to chat of a per- son suffering from revere attack of that melady. Toe had claised pivce the pb husa been taxen out, awekened ‘he cuspi ions «i the assurance offices, aad tue London manager of the Norwieh Union is uuderstood to bave com munteated his suspiciuna wo the Sua offies, and to bave udvired the pay meut to de withheld uatila fultin- quiry had ceen mace into the cl.cumatences utteadting the aestn of the deceased. The dicetors of the Sun office, however, thought that, as tazee aedical men had sigaed the certificue, pronouncag that sire. Peluor ind died of disrhees, they would nov be ju in withhol¢iag pay- mont. Acting upon this impcession, the Norwich Uaion and the Scot i-h Fyul able paid themoney. Pratt anbaa- quently mado t38 provorition to isaure tbe lite of Geores Butes in the Soticitezs’ ana General Assurencs office for 2:6 000, whieh they deciired to have wnythiug to do with. Another tea ure fn this moat extraordizary case, and which tends wo mynii'y the proc-edings of Palmer arc thore with whom he s*sccia ed otill more, is, tuat Mr. Gooke was the atte-tiog wi uess vo the rigeature of Bates. The preposas for the sasurance was filled up xt Palmer's heuse, ard George Bates states tha: he felt at the lnat moment # string disincliaation to aign the documeot, Cooke, however, ussaced him by say ug, ‘Sign away, George; I'd teust my Rife to Me. Tamer.’ Hetheu sigced, ‘and afterwards wld the de- testive officer, who congratulated hia on having es- % 28 S000 ox be had got ive be would have goue ma chance"? Pamer #- abroad, and nat rears to have Katt, who obtained cash, #4 he states, for bills deawn by Palmer on his mother, 8 witow of ame property, re- tidicg at Rugeley, (ut which, it is now alleged, | are forgeries. The debe atleged to be dee by Main: | to Pratt smouvts to £11,600; and there is rm to believe that had the rises 0} Wales | ott a Lar the £13000, wo les thea £11900 of ib | would bave gone at cuce to fsatt, loxving onl: 21,600 for Paleter,” Willian Velinse and Pratt called 5 iven | the Prines of Wales office in tho early pact .f January, | and Williaw Palmer said that of coucse ho would expect to be charged an inoreawd rate ot prewmtam on hiv bro- ther'a life, as the latter baa on aituck of delirium tee- mens, during which timo he hud deink a bo tie of brandy adey. He cenied, however, that his vrother was habit- ually of intemperate bebis. It appears that tke de- ceasea Walter Palme believed that his botaser intended to insure his life tor £1,000 only, un iwith thi: pression: he mgnea the proposed paper ia blank, William Palmer aftcewards filled it up tr £15,000, aud the transaction was compiered on the 51st of Janauary, Pratt's cheque being given for £710 12s 3d, being tue atzoant of the an- nual premium. Putt subsequently recsived froin the Prince of Wales’ cilice a cheque for av commirsion, which ho cluiued as the sulwvitor bring- ing tre busihers. Fer some time before the deaa of Walter Palmer William Palmer appears t» have doen in great pecuni>ry difficulty. the papers foun! In his house since bis committel proving thst the bil transao- tions with Piatt were growing more and more ciflicult of | adjustment, and that proceedings would be taken if moncy were uot procured somewnere. It may be men- tioved that Prait is a towusman of Palmer's his father being at prerent clerk to the magistrates at the latter lace. Among the persens who have either died sudden- jy at or divappeared mysteriously from Rugeley was the mother of Mrs. Paimer, who had formerly sprang from & very humble origin. She was a person of eccontric habita, living at Staord, and not keeping any servants, although possessed of considerable property. Shortly before her death, in the year 1848 or 1849, Palmer called upon her at Stulford, and she refused to adaait him, al- leging that rhe was afraid of him, as he had once given her something to drink which had made her very alck Patmer, finding he eould not get admission, induced the wife of his next door xcighbor to go to her and prevail upon her to aduit him, alleging that she was ill, and thatas he was her con-in Jaw and a medical man he must see her. Sho refused for a long time, but at are cemaented to see him, not in ber own howe, but in next house, and in the presence of a witaess. At the interview l'almer requested her to Iend him some money, and alto acked her to go and live at his house, atating that she would be far more comfortable with her daughter. Sbe refused to give him the money, and | left her much incensed. The foes woman after- waids, fearing that Palmer would ill-treat her dauzh- ter on his return home it she did not give nim some forwarded it to bim. “Sis 9p having procured £20, to ge and reside under the samo ech owi “Re ane would not live a fortnight. Her fore! proved to be bei as, notwithstanding her dread af personal vio- ‘was a commercial traveler, named Duily, who appears have been on terms of grevt intimacy,not only with P’aim- er’s mother, but with her sons, Tais person was known to have had acme misundorstanding with the Falmers, and to bave abruptly left the house, repairing to a small inn in Rugeley. He ordered his dinner and and went out, but has never since been heard of. Tho only luggage he brought with hia was a carpet bag, and this has rince been found to contain a number of letters trom Mra. Palmer, Sen., and from Wm. Palmee,whish loave no doubt asto the nature of the intimacy between the tormer and Duffy, and of the fact of Wiliam Pa mer being eng- pizant of it. i: isnow stated that shortly after tho dis- appearance o! Duffy a well in Paliner’a garden was fillod up, and another sunk at a short distance, it being alleged that the first well was doficiont im tts supply of water. Agentleman named Stevens, who married tae decoased Cooke's mother, ts doing everything in lis power io 4s- sis: the ends of j . The coolners of Palmer with re- apect to tho death of e almost exceeds belief. He himself proposed to Mr. Stevens te oondact the post mor- tem examination on the body of Cooke, aud in bis diary, now in the bands of the police, oatey in the foi ing words:—'‘Attonded poxt mor P re Mr. Henry A. Deane, of Gray’s ina, the solinitor eng ag by the assurance offices tor the prosecution, has boon i cefatigable in hia exertions to eclieet informacion, and hea obtained most impcriant ovidence relating to tho deaths of Mrs. Wm. Ralmer and Mr. Walter Palmer. The diaries and private popers of William Palmer contain entries of the deaths of those persons, and in the ch whieh took place Mr. Deane was enabled to make dt-coveries tenuing to throw Jight upon othor mat‘era connected with the personal history of the accused. Although tbe result of Dr. Tsylor!s analysis bas not yet officially transpired, itis known that he hss diseovered antimony in considerable quan‘ities in the stomach and viscors of Mrs. Palmer, and also arsenio; but tae quan tity of the latter is not sufficient to jasthy the suspicion that death was caused by ita agoncy--arsenic being fourd, in more or lose quantity, ia almoat every sub- stance. Since the committal of Paimer to Stafford guol no one has been permitted to communicate with blu. Ho ts re- served in manner, and two turnkeys are with him night and day, to prevent him from ¢ mmitring self-destric- tion. On his first admiesion to the prison he refused all food, taking seda water only, and expressing lus dotermi- nation to starve himself, On the eighth day after hia incarceration, the medical officers of the prison had consuitation on his case, and resolved to give him food by the medium of the stomach pump, If all persuasive measures foiled. When Palmer wes informed of this do- termination he yielded, and has tince takan the food or- dered 3 surgeon. The fhfluence which Palmer appears to have gained over several persona in his owa immediate neighborhood appears extraordinary, and ell admit that he was #o dangerous aman that'peoplo were afraid to hint theis suspicions as to his proceedings, it being his habit to threaten to bring actions against apy one that he heard hal) spoken unguardedly as to the suspicious deaths of the persona who died in bis house. ‘Walter Pulaer waa orly thirty-two years of agefwhon he died, and bis wife had not even the fon, sceing his body, ax om her arrival at Kageley, William Palmer met her before che had an ogportunity of enter- ing the rocm whore lt lay, and prevailed upon her not to wleging that the body presented so terrible an noe, ber feelings would be too eoverety tried by the sight. [he woman who washed and lL out the body, however, affirms that it had no such appearance as that represented by Paltaer, and that, on the con- trery, ‘be very color of the flesh of the face remained un- chorged—a remarkable fact, supposing tho blood to have deen eorgealed. 1. is & romowhat ourious fact that the noble lord's deh tock place within a week after the Si, Ledger, at Doteester, Mr Cocke's death having taken pico shertiy after Shrewsbury racee, It ie more than probable that bis betting bock may be still in possession of some member o. the Portland family. in which case his oon- nection with Palmer, if any auch extsted, may ba easily ced. The Latest. BY THS#RAMIE PROM LONDON rao, Wrovmpay, Jan, 03. A.M. (From the News City Article, Tuesday routing, Jan. 8.) The Kaglieh funds experienced a rally of Sf per cent at the opening this morning. At alnicr hour, however, salen of tock on government acooust being understood to continue, a relapse took piace. At the close of the stock exchange, the quotations were the same as yester- day afternoon. Money to-day wns in good demant, but without pressure, In tho Stock Exchange the current rate was five per cent on government securities, At Paris to-day, the three per cents closed Jy to % per cont lower than yesterday, The anowat of specie brought tn by the Balile from New York fa stated at £00,000, This avpply is not expected to remala here. The Tague has tuciepness of Mrs. Palmer's dea'h, and the short porlod | Mi extepeive bili traasactous with | satisteetion of | has takem £60,446 in epecie for Lishon and Cadiz, The foreiga exchanges this afternoon were graceally beiter, especially as regards Parts. Paper on that chy was much offered. Iu the reilway share morket to-day, one of the chief features was afresh fll in © Eastern coun ties," which deseended to (From the times City Ar'ic'o—Tuestay Evening.) The ductuations of the Cay were parily attributed to the preparations for the setuement of the account of the 10th iastent, but the graster steadinesa at the em. mencement waa created by lesa eutisfactory qaotations from the Paris Bourse. Money was ia g20d demand at 6 per cent in the Stock Exchange, aad out of docrs the ex- isting ratos were fully muintaived, the impression being that the approaching payment of dividends will create little permanent influence. It is stated that the estates of Meesrs. Palmer and Green, of the Litchfield Bank, will Sled a less unsatusfactory amount than had beon anviol- peted, aad that a realization of 124, 6d. to the pouad ts comaidered probable. The suspension of Messr:. Grey & Co., in the Cape trade, has been announce). e amouzt of thetr ltabil is cupp sed to be about $26,000, THE WAR IN ASIA. (From the Paris Moniteur.} Eazenoum, Dec. 12, 1856, The Russian army took up its position at Kare las Monday, the 34 of December. The troops have boom qvertered im the town; and a nmall division of about 4,000 men, consisting of Covsncks and irregular Kurds, Lave been left at Sohardy Dsgb, where is ocoupied the fortifications ereeted in June last by Gen. Mouravielf. ‘Yeol Keni, a villege some fifty-four mi‘es from Erseroutm, on the road to Kars, is likewise occupied by the Russians, wo have thare collected their large stores of wheat, rye and barley. It appears that the Russian General is ap- prehevsive that Selim Pasha fs coming to attack Kars, for be hss eonceatraced all his forces ut that spot, ead Tas jeft at Alexsnodrineple only a weak garrison, hardly | birorg enough to do the duties of the ctiadel. The Turkist forcea, under the orders ct Selim Pasha, are still ea- comped in ihe mountains of Derch Bognou. There is me fear ef the epemy’s attempting now a coup de maia agvinst Erzeroum. The exbaustiom of the troops aad tos atate cf the roads furbia it, Darikcts. Loxpos Money Market, Januagy 8—Noox.—The de- mand for money ccnunues good, at former rates, The current quotation for the discount of first clays bills ia not below the r inimum ofetne Bank of England, The two vessels mentio’ ed yesterday as Laving arrived fiom Melbourne bring vo remittances. ‘The tirst failure in toe sugar trade, supposed io result from late transactions, was reported yesterday evening. ‘Tne liabilities of tue fi m ere stated wo by £80,000, ‘The mszéet for English seourities ia steady to-day, at better prices than ruled ducing the tival bours of buet- ness yes erday, Cousols are 80% to 87, beiog o cally of 4y per cont. Two O’Ctoox, P.M. Thore ja still but a very moderate amount of ‘business doing in sny of the stock or share markets. Ovasole bave receded to 864; to 804; for the February account they aio 87 to 872 Turke O'CLOoK. Consols for Mondey, 87 to 805;; do. for accoun’, 87 te BF 8 r IivEnpoor, Tuetday afternoon, Jan, 8, 1866, Cortox—-We heve ba’ a dead aod droopiog mark-t te- sy, 8n0 prices are 1-1¢d, to 30. per Ib. lower than F les. owlug to the acvices received tram tho States by the alti, ‘Lke sales to-day are 5,009 bales, const. ng of: — Sales, Quelitic Prices. Spec. & Paport. Im 44:0 American .—s Les Soa 28 Perneambu _ = 30 Babia & a = | 10° Mararbem on = | 600 Surat & bi - —_ 5 1,600 8,681 — We have po sales to notice on the spot, bui we Jean & cargo of brown Peroams has been sold for the Contirent, tue price ot whica has not been reported. MuLassts.—No further business done since tne Antigua previousy reported at 208. 6d. por owt., from the quay. Rom. —Dull and neglecter. Corres. —The Jamsiy offered to-day, by auction, sok in part, 70 to 80 tiercos fin ing buyers at 60s. to 80s. for fice croinsry 10 fine middling; a few fine beougat 107s; 40 bags Ceara sola at 483. 6d. per owt. ‘Tra.—The market is rathor ivactivo, the chiof parcels out of the recent arrivela, lately offering, haviag beem rold; common congon is nominally 944d. pec Ib. witnout any anxiety to realize, 3 VE ctions went off tamely, rates were accepted for common qualities; 700 bales charged bands a* Mekal ie gt from £15 for low com- mon to £17 per ton for medium quali y. 2 JnzWo0ne —In argols and tartars little or nothing 8 SumAC.—The sales yesterday and to-day were about 1.000 bags of Palermo, principally at 11s. 6d. vo ils. Od; 290 SDP mark, realizing 12s, 3d. par owt. Bximstonk.—200 tons 2ds wore sold to arrive, at £6 6a, per ton, NitTRATE.—8 per cent offering at 17s. 6d.; better refraa- tions 17#. 9d. to 183. per owt. Aruxs —The advices from the States are unchanged as regards the aan of States ashes, and the market was firm, but quiet, and bare of stock. Here the article is dull, though nut offering at lower rates than recently re- ted. The stocks in Glasgow show a simiser ratio of \éficiency to ours on the spot at the Slat Dee.:-- A re) ‘airow.—Ihe deliveries in spelen eatin 108 caske, apd the market had given way 3d. per cwt., busi- ners having been done at 67s. 6d.on the spot, at which “WERT OTL SoDVihues quiet, muu we... strall to-day. We hear of some Mogadore sold” ar een £50 108., quantity not x ae Sruurs o TuRPENTINK.—Ten tora French were sold yes- terday at 36a, Gd. per cwt., and a small quantity of Ame. rican at 368. per ewt. A. PF. AMD Re MAXWELL'S CIRCULAR. Liverpoot. Corn Excaancr, Jan. 8, 1866, The arrivals from Ireland and coastwise, during the st week, have been moderate. From foreign ports we have only received 2,76 quarters wheat, 7,19¢ quarters Indien corn, 3,867 xacks and 56% barrels flour; and frem Canada 704 quarters oats and 00 loads oatmeal. Tne ex- ports in the same time comprise 626 quariers wheat, 1,142 quarters berley, 296 quarters malt, 1,716 quarters cats. 2,802 quarters Incian corn, 877 sacks and 360 bar- reis four. ‘There has been more busin4ss doing, and alto~ ether a botter feeling in the trade auring the past week. heat and flour have boon taken pretty frooly om spe- culation, and importers have genecaily raised thelr pre- tensions fer these articles, Indiau corn, after declining to 41s. fd, has reccvered to 428 per quarter, ex shi for prime mixed Atcrican. The weather has been mi and open. ‘At inis day's market there was a fair attendance of the town ard country trade, and a good consamptire and speculative demand was experienced tor wheat, at ao a vance of 1d. per 70 los. on last Friday's rates, or Sd. Ter 10 ibs. cn the peice of last Friday week. Amorloua flour msy also bo quoted in improved request, aud 6d. | Rr bol. dearer; bu, Spanish was without imorovement in value. Best samples of oats maintainad their val ‘but inferior and caumeal were 4d to ld. per 46 Ibs. a1 6d. pex load lower, Barley and peas were neglected, but nonvnally without change; beans, however, were Is. to Qe. per qusrter lower. Indian corn was held at 42s. 63. yer quarter for mixed, but there were no buyers above 42s. Gd. per quarter from the quay; white corn may again be quoted from 44s. tor New Orieans, to 408. to 47a, par quarter tor prime Northern. We quote bet white whents saleable at 12s. to 12s. 4d.; mixed and Cama- ai Lia. Od. to 12s.; red Southern, Lv. 4d. to Ils. 6d. ; Westero, Viv. 1d. to 1s. Sd, per 70194. Prine flour, to 4s. per bb).; {nferior, 488. to 404. per bbl, STATK OF TRADI. Batrrax, Jax. 5.—The business in oar plece hall to-day bas been as scanty as has been customary of late; but we understand that fa the warehouses thore is more doiug, chiefly in mixtures of low quality for che American mar- ket. Yarns are in better demand, principally for the German export houser, and the rates are comer higher. Wool are more active, and the quotations are still tending upward. RocunaLy, fan. 7.—-Thore is ifitle alteration from laa week in home made flannel goods. (n the whole, in York= shire goode there has been an improvement. London bayers have been in town to-day, and have giv- cna little ectivity to business. “new wool mai has interfered with buslnese to-day; the attendance bag, therefore, not been large. Prices remain firm, and im fome cases a shade higher has been given than Jast week. The Court Common Pleas. Before Hon. Jadge Daly. THY, CASE OF FLOGGING ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP HERMANN. JAN. 23,—In the care of George Blumm vs. Edward 5, Captain of the Hermann (-eported yesterday), ' jury found a verdict for pliintiff for $500. It is thus es tablished under the rn.iog of the court thet flogsing om Ward ship in declared illegal by the act of Congress of United States Circult court, Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll. DRCISIONS. Jan. 28.—fehuchardt and Gibbards et. al. vs. Hugh Maxwell—Doeree for plaintiff. The same vs. Cornelins W. Lawrence—Decree for plain. John Schmaire et. al. va. Hugh Maxwell-—Verdist set asive and decree for defendant. ‘Wm. Hassiman et. al. vs. Hugh Maxwell—Deoree for cetendant. George W. Koop et. al. va. Hugh Maxwell—Deoree for defendant. Natbanicl Carnes et. al. va, Hugh Maxwell—Decree fer laintef. bi Cornelius V. S. Rosevelt et. al. vs. Kugh Maxwell—De- corre for plaintilis to recover back excess. ‘Wm, Crowley et. al. ve. Hugh Maxwell—Decree for de- fencan'. John Cockle v#. Hugh Maxwell—Decree for defendant. ‘Alson ot. al. v4. Hugh Maxwell—Decree for plaintifl Incob Freystadt vs, Hugh Maxwell—Deeree for ant An Ixcrpunt rear Beans 173 owN Commewr.— Tsage, & boy of Gen. Quitman, arrived home @ few days since. Shortly after the General reached Wash- ington city, Isaac reseed a great desire to returm home to Mideisstppl. ‘pon being pressed for his reasons for so sudden a wish, be told his master thet peatediy beset, by two white men from who urged him to accep? their ald to run from hi ter, He stated that he was afraid that he would napped into freedom, as he believed the two men capable of any atrocity. The General gave Ikaa> a pass, with which he sately reached home, to bis infinite Turton Marites (Mise) Pree Drazen, Fate By