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giPr F I l r . E• SONG, BY MR. MEADOWS. -...-- FROM THE TOROZT ME NOT. Oh ! Lady, leave thy silken thread, And flowery tapestrie, There's living roses on the bush, And blossoms on the tree; Stoop where thou wilt, thy careless hand Some random bud will meet; Thou cant not tread but thou wilt find The daisy at thy feet ! 'Tis like the birthday of the world, When Earth was born in bloom; The light is made of many dyes, The sir is all perfume; There's crimson buds, and white and blue— The very rainbow show i rs Have turn'd to blossoms where they fell, And sown thu earth with fiow i n ! There's fairy tulips in the East, The Garden of the Sun; The very streams reflect the hues, And blossom as they run : While Morn opes like a crimson rose, Still wet with pearly show'rs; Tben, Lady, leave the silken thread Thou twinest into fiow'rs ! LENT ASSIZES. I k ~' C i A 4 4 I A' i yT I AYLESBURY, MARCH 8. TIIAL 01 CHARLES LYNN FOR THE MURDER OR ADRAHAM HOGO, AT WHADDON CHASE. On no occasion has there been so much interest ex cited at these Assizes, excepting on the atrocious murders of the poor toll-collector and his wife, at Aston-gate, as this trial has produced. Every inn in the town was on Monday evening filled by persons from all parts of the county, and at an early hour this morning the doors of the Court-house were literally be sieged the Bench was occupied by Ladies • and on the doors being opened for the public, the ru sh was tre mendous, and every corner of the Court was in a moo me it crowded to suffocation. Precisely at half-past eight o'clock, Mr. Justice GABBLES entered the Court, and the prisoner, Charles Lynn, was immediately placed at the bit by Thomas Collins, the principal turnkey. He wore a new suit of Mourning, with black silk gloves. His appearance was remarkably genteel, his manner composed and firm.— He bowed when placed in the dock to all around. Mr. Sherriff, the Governor, stood on his right hand. The Clerk of the Arraigns immediately read the in dictment, and the return of the Coroner's Inquisition, charging the prisoner with having, on the 7th day of ,Jativary last, feloniously, with malice aforethought, and not having the fear of GOD before him,, assaulted with a gun, a man named Abraham Hogg, from which assault the said Abraham Hogg died, in the parish of Whad don, in this county. The prisoner pleaded " Not Guilty," and on being asked in,theusual manner how he would beAried ? he said firmly, •4 By GoD and my country." Mr.. Justice GASELIDI rose, with the Coroner's return in his hand, and inquired of the. Under-Sheriff, if Mr. Burnham, the Coroner, was in Court ? and on being in formed he was not, said that such was the irregular manner in which the Coroner had framed his return, that lie felt it hi., duty not to allow the prisoner at the bar to be tried on it. He was willing to believe that the Gentleman must either be advanced in years, or that he was labouring under some mental infirmity, which he judged by the Style of writing; such a return Cad never before been handed to him. The Learned Judge further said, that he had been told the Gentle man was not in Court; he wished he hid been, but he Inii>ed that some Gentleman present would (if he did not feel himself that he was incompetent, either from old age or any other infirmity, to hold his situation) re commend him to retire from the duties of his office. Mr. ROBINSON then stated the case to the Jury. The deceased bad long been the intimate and bosom friend of the prisoner i they worked together . for a number of yea's, at the distillery of Sir It. Burnett, at Vauxhall, near London; and on the evening of the 6th January, they received their wages, and were not seenafter, unless indeed, in the manner stated ; they, on the 7th (next .day), appeared at Little Brickhill, in this County, at a public-house called the White Lion. The deceased night, but the prisoner left the of the two persons was very mys stenr had not yet beta cleared up. then proceeded to state all the A this moment the business was the confusion in the Ceurt)— a most extraordinary nature, he ious consideration, namely—the unhappy man at the bar were seen 7-hill-gap, when the prisoner was and in an angry manner, How _ for your share?" The reply was these words the Jury must form their such singular mystery were these he could not.at all define them. .man, in explaining the law of the in most cases of murder there some impulse—robbery, or re= case no stimblating impulse ap. ! excited. It was for them to form the prisoner did strike the fatal luence of mind, or whether at the ••Uish right from wrong, or whether ,'s life without knowing what he then be was an object regarded in of the country would be extended ild be found that be was of sound , then the awful certainty must be This question, the Learned Counsel decided by skilful and professional ly would be supported by strong prisoner's conduct. , examined by Mr. Morato.—l keep dic-house, at Little Brickhill. The coach stops at my house at half-past morn;ng, from Liverpool, and going , the evening. On the 6th January, house, I found the deceased and the parlour. The deceased re cannot say what became of the house; I saw him with the de g, about ten o'clock, for a few mi \bout- one . o'clock, when they went iggage they had was a great coat gun-case. On the following Sa-. Irisoner's friend lying dead at the in Whaddon parish ; whilst in my quiet and sober. y Mr. SToaxsy—They were also, house is 43 miles. from London.--.. understood, paid the whole fare to Liver to take off his boots, and have some • 4-- 'slipper? I asked him how be left the coach arta paying his fare to Liverpool ? he replied, because a man ois the • coach was drinking a deal of gin, and throwing the bottles away; be also said the man was a sailor. Ido not recollect anything more. The prisoner was very quiet, and drank only one glass of gin and water, and part of three pints of beer, between three persons. My wife asked them about the beds, whether they would have two beds ? but they said, No ; one bed would answer. A coachman came into the house, and in the presence of the prisoner said, that a robbery had been committed at Redburn ; and another man cams in, and said, the re surrection-men had robbed the church-yards of Brick bill of the body of Master Mills, the coke-man, and also observed, that he was determined their church-yard should not be plundered of the dead. The prisoner and the deceased afterwards left the house, and the deceased returned alone. I sat up till two o'clock; expecting the prisoner's return, but he never came ; had he slept in my house, he would have been comfortably accom modated. I saw him in the morning, about ten o'clock. The deceased drank with the prisoner, and Seemed on good terms with him. I saw the prisoner on the fol lowing Saturday, at Whaddon. I offered to shake hands with him, and touched his hand, but he said, di I will see you d—d first," and refused my band. By the Juvoz.—There was very little conversation, and never having seen the prisoner before, I cannot say he looked' wild, but he appeared very sa d. Thomas Weston, examined by Mr. ROBINSON.I am guard to the Eclipse Birmingham coach. On the 6th of Januaty last, two men, the prisoner was one, got upon the coach ; the prisoner asked if I had room for Birmingham? I told him Yes, and they went for their luggage, consisting of a trunk, case, hat-box, coat, jacket, and umbrella. This was at Little Brickhill. 1 sat behind in the dickey, and the prisoner and-his friend sat before me. They took not the least notice of each other, but the prisoner stood up repeatedly, and looked forward. When we came to Shenley Brook hill, the prisoner threw his gun-c'ase of, and the coach then stoppel, but the prisoner got off before it drew up, his friend did the same, and they walked back the same high road we had just travelled over. I saw the body at Whaddon-chase, and it was the size of the pri soner's friend. Cross-examined by Mr. Doves.—They only went six miles with us, and were to be entered on the way-bill at Stoney Stratford, for Birmingham. They had agreed for 16s. each. The prisoner threw his gun into the road ; they left their luggage on the coach. Joseph Grace, examined by Mr. MoNao—l e arn a blacksmith, and reside at Shenley-brook-end, which is a mile from the town. There is a road running towards Whaddon. My - shop is next a footpath, and is a quarter of a mile from Shenley-common, and a mile and a half from the Chase. On the 6th of January, I was at work in my shop, when the prisoner and another man passed by. The prisoner had a gun. They passed me at a distance of 20 yards. They were talking together, and the prisoner at the bar said, " How much do you count is coming to your sharer I did not hear the answer. They seemed to have had words. They were going straight towards Whaddon-chase.—Nothing material was elicited in his cromexamination. • William Reeves sworn—My house is a mile and a half from the last witness's. On the 7th January two men passed my house, that person at the bar was one, and he carried a gun over his shoulder, and a big great coat thrown over it. They came into my house—the Gentleman it the bar asked if I had anything to eat and drink? I replied" Yes, Sir." They sat -down, and drank some buttermilk, and talked very friendly. I asked, " If they would have any food ?" the prisoner sAid, " Never mind,we will have it a little farther." They then left me, and went up the common towards the wood, , which is the b: idle way toShealey ; they passed Snells well-coppice and wood. In about half an hour after 1 saw the dead body of the prisoner's - friend lying near the wood, about 600 yards horn my residence. Cross-examined—While in my cottage they were on friendly terms; did • not observe the prisoner looking about whilein .the-cottage; was not examined before ths.Coroner. George Mecham, examined by Mr. Momno.—l am a labourer, and work for Mr. Clarke, the farmer, of Shepley. I was at work near nellswell-coppice on the 7th of January last, ditching. Two men passed me ; they were going towards Whaddon ; they passed me at the- distance of seventy-seven yards. I was ditching up aledge. and did not notice their faces ; one had an umbrella, and the other a gun-case. In about half an hour after, I heard alarming cries, which were not repeated; the sound came from the coppice. I immediately got out of the ditch, and saw a man striking with a gun something on the ground (and the man held the muzzle-end, in both his hands), violently. He did so several times, as many as twenty times, - until the gun broke. I was about 183 yards off. I stood behind a tree, and was much alarmed ; he conti nued the blows even after the gun broke; he then throw away the piece of the gun, and then walked backwards and forwards, as if looking at something; he walked a short distance, and picked up a bundle, and came towards me, a distance of eighty-six yards, and took off his coat, and put on a fustian jacket and hairy cap ; he had a hat on before, which he carried in his hand, and walked away towards Shenley-cemmon. The ditch where I was at work separated the coppice from the common. I waited until be went away, and then ran to the spot where 1 saw him striking something, and saw the dead and bleeding body of a man, an umbrella, two handkerchiefs, and the broken parts of a gun, one part in the case, and, the other not. I then ran for as sistance, but co uld see the prisoner a considerable way. I gave the alarm, and some other persons and myself , struck off in a direction where we could meet the pri soner and secure him. When about thirty yards from him; he saw us ; and on going up to him, he said, " What is your reward for taking me r He was thew coming out of the meadow-gate on to the common. I collared him, and asked him if he had any firearms? He answered, " If.! had, I would not be taken by you or, any man alive." We led him towards Whaddon, and on the way he said, " You have not told me what your reward is?' I answered, " I did not knew what hq meant ?" he rejoined, " Why, ,blood -money ; you would, take yourown father for sixpence. And as he was going on, he pulled out his watch, and said " Oh, dear! this will break_ the hearts of my friends—who would have thought I should have come to this? and, holding up the watch, said, " I wish some of their to have this." On reaching Whaddon, he saw Mr. Parry, who asked if the man in the wood was quite dead ? The prisoner replied, " I hope be is." The dead body was ,that of the man who passed with the prisoner. Cron-examined by Mr. Svoaxa.—When the priio ner surrendered, I don't think he knew I saw him or any part of the transaction. I heard a cry, but cannot say which blow it followed: t observed the fustian -jacket he put on, it was made run and•large. I don't remember his saying . the resurrection-men were after him, or his saying he was Sold to them. By the Jirusz.—He did not run away from the body. Mr. Thomas Parry cotifirmed the latter part of the preceding witness's testimony, adding as follows :—I was in the room • with the prisoner at the Haunch of Venison public-house; when the writing materials were introduced—the witnesl recollected the prisoner writing " Dear mother, I have committed m--." He then put down the pen, and leaning his head on the table, said hecotild not write any more. I urged him to finish the letter; he appeared much , agitated, and taking up the pen wrote " murder," or knished it; as he had written the letter m before ; he afterwards tore off the written part, and threw it into the fire. John King, constable of Whaddon, gave similar tes timony as to the securing of the prisoner, and finding the dead body, as detailed by the last witness, and fur ther stated as follows :—I remarked in his presence _what a shocking thing it was. He replied, " I did not do it without a cause." I wrote a letter by his direction to his mother. Mr. Roatssok here submitted, in reply to a remark from the Lear ned Judge, that the proauction of the let ter written by the prisoner to mother was evidence. Mr. Justice GASRLIR stated his opinion to be against the production of the paper, and it was not produced. The witness produced the broken pieces of the gun, given to him by the last witnesb who, on being recalled, proved that they were the same as found near the dead body. [ln order to form a judgment as to the violence of the blows, we describe it. fhe stock was shattered, and the iron-barrel was broken in two pieces. King, in his cross-ezanvinitioa by Mr. SIMMS, said he did not see him make any violent attempts upon himseif. Mecham again called, and examined for the pri soner, by Mr. STORKS—The prisoner was at first quiet, and read the Bible ; but on the Sunday jumped up on the table, and pitched head foremost to the ground, and cut his head very much. Two men afterwards held him, to prevent him injuring himself again. Witness did not know their names, ar.d has not seen them in the Court or in the town. Mr. John Cowley, surgeon, examined.—Examined the body of the deceased man at the Haunch of Veni son, and discovered a very extensive wound upon the front of the head, five inches in length, and two in depth. This wound - in its nature would prove mortal. )Jr. Justice G....sum—Look at the gun. Mr. Cowley having looked at the pieces, said that in strument was a very likely one to inflict such a wound. There were contused wounds over the face and nose. The former blow canted the death. George Hogg, bother to the deceased, examined.— I have known the - prisoner, having gone to school with him; the prisoner and my brother Abraham worked at Sir Robert Burnett's for six or _seven years; they lived at Vauxhall ; I last saw my brother alive about the Ist or 2d of January; 1 afterwards saw his dead body at Whaddon Church, en the 100 of January. The prisoner's general behaviour was good. I observed nothing uncommon in his conduct. Cross-examined by Mr. S-roaxa---The prisoner and my brother were sworn friends from their childhood, and were always together at the distillery, where they worked. A man named Mangan was employed. He bad been missing, but he has since been heard of. Mr. Thomas Davis calledl and examined by Mr. Rosticsox.—l have the management of the 'vinegar department of Sir R. Burnett's distillery. The prisoner and the young man named Hogg were there employed. The prisoner was very steady and correct, and a well behaved man.' On the Ist of January I paid them botb their wages. On that day I did not observe anything uncommon in his conduct. Cross-examined.-4 superintended them; the prisoner had not earned so much for some weeks before he went away. Re-examined.—He never came to the distillery after Ist January. Edward Sales, a cooper in the distillery, proved having seen the prisoner and deceased together, shortly before they disappeared : there was nothing uncommon in their appearance or manner. Cross-examined by Mr. STORKS.—One of the other workmen saw him on the Tuesday, before he went away, and he appeared to tbe man so " queer" that he asked him if he was going mad ? The witness observed on that day he seemed flush in the face. He bad worked very hard on the Mcinday. Could not say whether he had left his wages behind him. By the Juane—His comrades asked bhp if he was going mad? and jeered him, on the Tuesday. Richard Simmons sworn—l worked for the distillery with Lynn, whom I have known for nine years. On Tuesday morning, January 3, he was working very hard. I said, " Are you going mad ?" But I did not think him mad ; I did not mean madness at the time, being merely a common expression. I never observed anything bordering on madness about him. Cross-examined.—He was in the habit of speaking to me of a morning, but he did not ou that day. He did not seem in his usual good spirits. This was the case for the prosecution. THE DEFENCE. The prisoner was then allowed to retire, and on his return, in about a quarter of an hour, Mr. Justice Gass- Lax addresses} him and said, " Prisoner, the case for the prosecution against you is now closed ; have you any thing to offer in your defence r. The prisoner looked steadily forward for some mi nutes' and then turning to Mr. Sherriff, the gaoler, asked what he was to do? Mr. Sherriff directed him to address himself to the Judge and Jury in his defence. After some consultation with Mr. Harmer, his Solicitor, the prisoner, in a very low tone of voice , said, " My Lord, and Gentlemen of the Jury." Here his voice fatlltered and became almost inaudible, and be said he had lived at Vauxhall for a long period of time, and from some circumstances, particularly because he fancied the people jeered at him, he .determined to leave Vauxhall, and communicated his intentions to the deceased man, Abraham Hogg, who agreed to accompany him into the country. An arrangethens was then made to go into the country. In a day or two (the last day of De cember-r-i The prisoner here raised his voice, and said, 41 Flom my employment I bad been in the habit of, drinking, and it took a great effect upon me, my Lord, and sometimes drove me almost mad." He again dropped his voice, and gave a long unconnected nar rative of his intimacy and habits of friendship with Abraham Hogg. His manner and matter both shewed an unsettled mind.] Several witnesses were then called to prove the insa nity of the prisoner, among whom were his sister and the parties with whom he spent the evening previousito the fatal deed ; Lord Nugent (who detailed a conver sation with the prisoner in the gaol), Sir J. D. King (a Magistrate before whom he underwent examination) Mr. Haywood (surgeon to the gaol), and Dr. Willis, who all concurred in opinion that he was deranged. Mr. Justice GAULS& commenced his summing ut !' to the Jury at a late houe last evening; having beets engiged the whole of the day in 'taking the it4wiance, he appeared a 'little eihausted. •He observed, that..tal doubt could be entertained of the prisoner being the person whO Inflicted the injury that caused the death of the deceased; and the only question that required their delibeiation was the state of mind of the priSoeit at the time? .His Lordship read . to the Jittt the Act at Parliament, by which Jurors arb bound to state hi aases.of this description, if they believe the party ac.t cured not to be irr the posiession of their faculties at thil period the act was committed; end if stub were theif opinion, the party would be confined for life, or during his Majesty's pleasure. It had been proved, that th prisoner and the deceased lived in the greateithairtiont and friendship up to the moment when the melancholy deed was perpetrated--a circumstance, in his opinioni strongly a:tanning the evidence of Di. Willis, that he was labouring under a delusion at the time he killed the unfortunate young man. There was no, appateiti motive for his committing the offence imputed to u n but if the Jury were of opinion, that at the time he de: prived his companion of his life, he possessed so much reason as to know he was doing wrong, then it would be their duty to find him Guilty; on the contrail; If he laboured under so strong a delusion that he, befiereil the deceased and others had formed a plot to'deitiOy him, they would find a verdict of acquittal, He reed over the whole of the evidence, and left the 'Jury to de.; cide upon his guilt or innocence. The Jury retired, to consider their ierdit:' and' o* their return, the Foreman said, " Guilty of killing the deceased, but we believe him insane at the time." The trial of Mr. Wood and Mr : Leith is etpeeted'to take place to-morrow ithis 'day), as well as the Astoii Clinton case. 4 * SURREY SESSIONS, MARCH 8. Elizabeth Stannard, the mother of the who was tried on Saturday, was indicted for.racesving some of the shoes which were stolen frum Mr. Mat thews's shops The prisoner had been confined' in the prison infirmary, since her son's conviction,' with a strong hysterical affection; during the time she stood at the bar, the business of the Court was interrupted byher violent and agonising. shrieks. It was proied by the pawnbroker that she pledged some pairs of shoes / 'and which were recognised' by the prosecutor to be his property. Mr. COWLZY took an objection to the form of the in-' dictment, and which he contended woulJ prove fatal to tho prosecution. It was stated in the indictment, " that the prisoner received the shoes which had been stolen by some ill-disposed persons," without asserting that such persons were unknown. The CHAIRMAN said, that the indictment oug'ui to have contained an averment that, after- due diligence, they were unable to discover the thief; and he directed an acquittal on account of the omission of the word "unknown." The prisoner, with considerable diffi culty, was removed from the bar. The prosecutor ex , pressed his dissatisfaction at the acquittal. - Mr. Genet—Non have done enough-, you km &ought ip one nephew to transport his higther. Prosecutor—l want the opinion of the Court,. My house is attacked, and windows are broken; and I consider my life to he in,danger.-- rhs:Conal said, they could gitre no opinion. Prosecutor-111 indict her again; she has had thousands of my shoes; I come here to obtain justice, and can get none, Edward Edwards, alias Hawkins, was indicted far violently assaulting Edwa - rd Deny. On the night ofthe • 13th January, the prisoner was•taken into the' Surrey watch-house, much intoxicated. He was allowed, cow; trary to custom, to -sit up by the fire, when he Suddenly ,st,arted up, and without any provocation on the part . of the prosecutor, who is an inspector of the watch, stabbed him in the side with a pair of entiffeis.--Ike was found guilty, and sentence(' to rainfall aft" imprisonment.. Several other minor cases were disposed of, and the , • . Seisions ter m in ated. 4:4.av -,.; • - • . 4. ha. The'LiiiD MAYOR has invited the principaA bitants of these Wards in which such strong animosity prevails upon the subject 'of Tithes,to dinner at the Mask sion-HOuse,where they will meet theClericalGentlernen who have so obitinately resisted all efforts to compromise the claitn to 2s. 9d. in the pound. Several dinners -are, be given to the Clergy and their parishioners by.the LORD MAYOR, who is very anxious that the disputes should be terminated amicably, and is resolved to use all his exertions for that purpose, from 'the respect in which he fields the Clergy, as well as from his attach ment to his fellow-citizens. • . In the early part of Jinnary, several slight sho cks.Qf an earthquake were experienced in Calabria.: aboutt4e same time, dreadful storms raged in the. Gulf of Venie.e, and in Sicily, which have been very disastrous to the interests of navigation.' . An. Austrian frigate would have foundered in the Sicilian waters, but for extraor.. workmen belonging to Mr. Matthewsi of ti removing the root of an oak tree, at dinLaiielleny,assistance. usome Marcie, they were came to a wall, which being . uncovered, proved to be the remains of the ancient Chapel, which, during the convulsion of the Marcie Hills, in the year 1.575, was ingulphed in the chasm or fissure created by the partial earthquake which has been so variously de , scribed by historians. The door or gateway is perfect, the wall is about threc feet in thickness, and is consi derably inclined in its position. BIRTHS. Saturday, the Lady of the Re;. ii. F. Cobb, of Nettleatead rent, of a daughter. Sunday, the Lady of Sir Thomas Farquhar, Bart. of a daughter. MA] The SlStlik. at Oben, tie Rev. Meander Reidy Glasgow, tu Jolla, eldest daughter of J. Robson, Eq. Oben. Monday, by her father, the Rev. L. Coddlngton, Elisabeth My prat, to the Rev. Mess King. DIED. In August last, in the 211 d year of his agejanalnsint Vas' Scott, 37th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, lead kW Mr. Joint Scott, of Corolla The sth instant, at his lodgings la Pantawarsare, the liev. G. Judson, M.A. Fellow of Trioky Carags. abridge. Saturday, at Hastings, after a eget ilhissa, Mr. Joseph Elliott, late Quartermaster in the Royal Artillery, aged ID. MAll4—Ta l B DAT,. km um &WI. Mk Dubs $ 0 Frame 0 0 Wats.lord n 0 Ibusbargb • 1 Guernsey and Jenny 0 0 Plunders 0 0 Lisboa 0 0 Holland • 0 Gottenborsh 0 1 Leeward Islands o 0 America 0 0 Jamaica 0 1 HIGH- W ATEA at LONDON-BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning • • • 41 lobate. after 5 Afteraeoa • 17 isthmus after 5 LONDON : PR Wed and Published by J. F. lELLY, al the Sus OTYJCEp No. 1, P►ckatt-Plac., Tivsple-Dar • 1 / public-nouse CaUCLI ui ti slept at that inn for the house. The manner of terinlis, and that mystel The Learned Counsel facts of the case—(At ,i. greatly interrupted by and upon one fact of 1 begged their most seri deceased and the unh t passing near Shenley-h li, heard 'to say aloud, an t much do you expect fi t'' 1 • not heat d. Upon them .„ i t i ow n conclusion, as in s ' , : words'wrapped, that h k The Learned Gentlem: . 1 case,seem observed, il. • verge; but in this c, I ' 1 P edaiw.ays to o that i be i i eared to have been el an opinion whether the , . . t , blow under the influer ‘ 1 time he could distingt3 . ! c be took the deceased's t was al out? If so, the • ' I f , law, and the mercy o to him ; but if it shoul mind at the moment, tl Z. , pressed forward. Thi ) , Ii if said, would be decid 1 men, whose testimony 1 ' concurrent facts of the William Newman, e . • ; . the White Lion public I Liverpool Express•com two o'clock in the sna 1 - oat, at nine o'clock in , on returning to my h i : . I prisoner at the bar in ‘t . 'pained all night. I prisoner; he left the , I ceased next morning,] 1 mutes, and again aboi away. The only lag ; : 1 and somet'.ing in a j I turday, I saw the pri: Haunch of Venison, it 1 $ Louse they were very cross-examined by very friendly. My hi They had, I nnderstc ; 1 • pool. Duiked him to . • . N, milk. .