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i e t .r • ~ P .~ ~~. .~. !;•10 /./ !•• ; s 4": --? ± ;1 • '.• —r• • ' LA •••• v0r .,,1 1 • Lam" - . et 4 t , *Ate' J c- / I X( 7 /// d \s :1; ;eorge i im by k bias- ,)(,,1 NUMIIER 9565. MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1823. PRICE S EVEN PINCE, daVIRALTY..OFFICA, March 'll, 1823. NOTICE is hereby given,, that a Session of Oyer arid Tervtine'r and Gaol Delivery, for the Trial of 0 9'( es6 , lnniztted on the High Sea., within the Jari,die "on of the 4dmiralty of England, will be held at Justice Mall, in the Old llaiko, London, on Friday, the 2311 i day of /Ipril next, at Eight o'Cloch in the Morning. E'TON, STOCK-BRQKIER, 2, CORN HILL, and LOMBARD-STEET / begs to Worm his Frinds the Public, that the NI XT DAY of DRAWING will he on.ST. GEORGE'S DAY, the 23d of THIS MONTH; on which day the Contractars give those Persons who intend ad venturing previously, the CHANCE of TWO PRIZES of £5,000, Sec. / 1 / 4 c &c. for NOTHING, LEICESTER ASSIZES. any great provocation, appears very strange, and is in my opi nion an indication of madness. It is, g,entletrien, a most trying and difficult case; that the prisoner's mind was much, and deeply affected, by the dombitic losses which had taken place in each rapid succession, no one can doubt. The death of his brother, fifteen days before the accident, and of his mother two days after that of his brother, must have made a deep impression, and may account for what ever aberrations of reason appeared to:exist in him ; but a man's being intoxicated is no excuse, for then o ur liv es an d p ro p ert i es would never be secure. The gener a l c h arac t er o f th e p risoner for humanity (which a great nuniber of respectable witnesses have given) is an important consideration. It is also worthy of attention, whether the evidence given by the soldier of, the heterogeneous conversation of the prisoner, after the commis sion of the fatal act, considering the accumulation of misery under which he was labouring, does not. shell a disordered mind. IF. BOUGHT AT EYTON'S. Particulars are specified in the Hand-bills. Tickets and Shares are Stflint, Warranted Undrawn, at /,CORNHILL and where all Business in the Public Funds is transacted with fidelity and dispatch. J. IT'. CROKER. POK I'EUSIAN BIBLE soGIE Is . Patron—His Royal Highness the DUKE of SUSSEY.' 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BEG leave to inform you, that ever since the whi year 17 ft0, 1 had been afflicted with the Lues Venereal, pre ch, from it s o b stinately resisting every course of medicine scribed by the most eminent of the faculty here, and un rlerpaing severalsevere course s o f salivation, and twice dis charged from th e. Hospital with little relief, Would appear to be of the most inveterate mature. In osp of last mr y aisiwriler b a d got to each a head, as the nearly rin to g peri od my existence -1 had a large ulcer on the crown of my head, on e on each arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful tier; my right was dreadfully painful, and had been in a of ulceration for the last seven years ; my left had also two large nodes on it, wits very much discoloured, and ga Pe lee such excruciating paiu, particularly when warm in bed, as ii early to deprive me of rest ; iu this lamentable state, 1 w" "c" " end ed bY Mr. J. !not p a (who received so greet a cure by them here) to take yi n Z. L ' eake's Patent Pills, which fortnightleigvgtaondtoooinecteltie:l!_elb o. May • in the course of a month the ulcers on my head ahnedneattm7w4erleitstoleunmdolyrehetailleattli-8 soon after, the sores on my legs healed also; leaving, bow" trer, considerable on in the skin, and pain in the !)otie of the left, ethic!), by the blessing of God, I:,lnger perseverance in your invaluable Medicine, subsided t and a little I,le nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue, and the nocturnal pains gradually going off.—l thus became, by :i!no liberal advice and medicine, perfectly free front all my tlieltuer complaints—have recovered my former spirits and c, n . l ?gtb, and am become jolly and fat, in which state having tuntied many months, to the astonishment of all who knew ti . ,' , l run at a loss in what terms to express my gratitude, but l g 70, for the good of other suffering mortals, to make i i, l . 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From the LONDON GAZETTE, April 19. Whitehall, April 17 The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be paned under the great seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Rohert Banks, Earl of Liverpool, K.G. ; the Right Hon. Frederick John Robinson ; Berkeley Paget, Esq. ' • Nlrm. Lowther, Esq. (commonly called Viscount Lowther); and Granville Charles Henry Somerset, Esq. (commonly called Lord Granville Charles Henry Somerset); and also Edmund Alexander M‘Naghten ' Esq; to be Commissioners for exe cuting the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain, and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. Whitehall, April 18. " Tha' Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury have appointed Robert 'Ward, Esq., to be Auditor of the Civil List, in the room of John Charles Herries, Esq., resigned. Foreigg O f fice, April 19. The King has been pleased to approve of M. Moselet, as his Most Christian Majesty's Consul in Edinburgh. Crown Office, April 19. Members returned to serve in this present Parliament. Shire of Inverness.—The Right Hon. Charles Grant, jun., of NVaternish ' Vice-President of the Board of Trade. Borough of Haslemere.--George Lowther Thompson, of Sheriff-Hutton.park, in the County of York, Esq., in the room of Robert Ward, Esq., who has accepted of the office of. Auditor of his Majesty's Civil List. BANKRUPTCIES ENLARGED. S. Wargstaff and T. Baylis, Kidderminster, carpet-ware housemen, from March 11 to April 29. It. Newhouse, Huddersfield, plumber, from May 3 to May 14. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. 0. - Ho'den, Clitheroe, Lancashire, calico-manufacturer. Holden, Msnehester, calico-d ea l er . AV. L )trell,•Kilmersden, Somersetshire, linen-draper. L. H. Martelly, Finsbury-spareonerehant. BANKRUPTS. . . J. Balton, Edward -street, Portman-square, ironmonger, to surrender April 26, May 3, 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Ba singhall.street. Solicitors, Messrs. Jones and Bland, Great Maryybone-street. J. Kirby, Chelsea, linen-draper, April 22, 26, May 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. (Gates, Cateaton-street. C. Spikins, Bethnal-green, Bookseller, April 26, May 3, 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Wilite, Garden-row, London-road. W. Under, New Windsor, saddler, April 20, May 3, 31, at the Banrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Webb, Bartlett's-buildings, Holborn. I'. Brown, Wharton, Lancashire, deal er , M ay 5,6, 31, at the office of Mr. Blackhurst, Preston. Solicitor*, Air. Wheeler, ,Castle-street, Holborn. H. F. T. Miller, Frome-Selwood,, money-scrivener, May 2, 3, 31, at the White Hart Inn, Bath. Solicitor, Mr. Williams, Red Lion-square. J. Dryden, liathbone-place, Oxford-street, haberdasher, April 26, May 6, 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall street. Solicitor, Mr. Fisher, Bucklersbury. T. Hedges, Bristol, grocer, April 23, May 2, 31, at the Com mercial Rooms, Brititol. Solicitors, Messrs.. Poole and Green field, Gray's-inn-square. H. A. Cooper, Stocklinch-Ottersay, Somersetsbire, dealer, April 23, 24, May 31, at the White Lion, Bristol. Solicitor, Messrs. Poole and Greenfield, Gray's-inn-square. - W. Leonard, Norfolk-place, Newington-butts, tea-dealer, April 22, May 16, 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basingliall street. Solicitor, Mr. Gellibrand, Ausunfriars. H. and J. Wainwright, Liverpool, timber-merchants, May 14, 15, 31, at the George Inn, Liverpool. Solicitors, Messrs. Black stock and Bunce, Temple. L. Lewis, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, milliner, April 24, May 12, 31, at the George Inn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Solicitors, Messrs. Bell and Brodrick, Bow-church-yard. D. Nash, Finsbury-place, Finsbury-square, livery-stable keeper, April 22, 29, May 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basing hall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Coates, Pump-court, Temple._ H. Chabaud, Plumtree.street, Bloomsbury-square, jeweller, April 26, May 3, 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, 13asinghall street. Solicitors, Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, King's-Bench walk, Temple. P. and J. Hardern, Macclesfield, silk-manufacturers, April 26, May 3, 31, at the Bankrupts Court, Basinghall-street. So licitor, Mr. Blacklow, Frith-street Soho. W. Henty, Pluckley, Kent smith, April 29, May 6, 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Lind say, St. Thomas's-street, Southwark. C. H. Banbury, Wood-street, Cheapside, silk-manufacturer, April 22 May 3, 31, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall. street. Solicitors, Messrs. Hurd and Johnson, King's Bench walk, Temple. DVIIDENDS. May 12, G. Bradford, Bristol, broker—May 10, NV. Tate, Cateaton-street, bookseller—May 7, J. Coates, itarith, Hunt ingdonshire, liquor-merchant--May 10, C. Vere, Cloth-fair, woollendraper—May 10, J. anti R. Cleugh, Leadenhall-street, wholesale linendrapers—May. 10, J. Still, Brixton, merchant —May 10, D. Gerrard, Old Cavendish-street, Mary-lebone, milliner—May 10, T. J. Piccadilly, chinaman—May 10, T., J. and J., Philips, Old City-chambers, m erc h ants —M ay 10, W. Streets, Aldermanbury, galloon-manufacturer—May ,13, J. Birch, Birmingham, jeweller—May 10, J. G. La Serre, New England Coffeehouse, merchant—May 10. T. Shipway, Tidworth-warren-farm, Hampshire, sh ee p -d ea l er —M ay 10, 1). Long, Andover, gunmaker— play 13; H. Rinks and S. W. Woodward, Bankside, Southwark, timber-merchants—Alay 13, R. N. Rose, Holborn-hill, book-dealer. CERTIFICATES, MAY 10. D. Redfom, Ashborne, Derbyshire, grocer—A. J. L. Vieira &A. M. Braga, Tokenhouse-yard, merchants--J. Scudanaore, King's Bench-walk, Temple, dealer—R. J. Tratt, King-street, Bloomsbury, butcher—F. Finer, Drury-lane, grocer-_J. Event), Pinners'-hall, merchant—A. Knibb, Barnwell, St. Andrew's, Northamptonshire, miller—J. Troubridge, Shaftesbury, Dor setshire, stocking-manufacturer—G. Stock, Ashweek, Somerset shire, farmer—J. Greaves, jun. Liverpool, brok e r—D. John son, Nantwich, Cheshire, druggist—ll. Fangoin, Bristol, grocer —J. Wall, Birmingham, dealer. R PATNEILSH IPS DISSOLVED. J. Daniel and T. Ling, Beaminster, Dorset, surgeons—W. Sayes, sen. and W. Sayes, jun . Leeds, B lacking manufacturers —J. and W. Martyr, Reingate, tailors—T. Bourne and W. Carnley, Alford, Lincoln, attorneys—S. Burgess, J. M'Knoe, and J. Mitchell, Callington Cornwall, tea-dealers—J. Robert son, sen. J. Oughterson, iV. Robertson, and D. M'Alpine, Greenock—Eliza Simpson,. E. Simpson, M. Si mpson , an d E. Betty, Beverley, school - m istresses—.C. Jurton and It. Tuckey, Poole, Dorset—C. Hanlon and S. Picton, Wigmore-street, silk-mercers—J. Baynes and It. Ireland, jun., Newington, car. vers and gilders—R. Borradaile, IV. [lorradaile, jun., W. W. Landoll, E. Morgan, and C. R. Cotton, Salisbury-lane, Ber mordsey, coopers—T. Jopling, J. Head, E. Head, and It. Todd, Coldstream, Scotland, brewers—W. Pursall and 'l'. Jackson, Birmingham, drapers--G. Usher and J. Ne w z am , Durham; merchants — Rt. B. swinfen and C. Redfern; Leices ter, chemists—A. It. Garcia and F. Glover, Peckham, school masters—W. and J. Isard, Tonbridge, tallow-chandlers. THE KING, ON THE PROSECUTION or THE SECRETARY OF WAR, AGAINST JOHN HISHOP ALLEN. The prisoner was charged in the indictment with having, on the night of the 25th November, wilfully and maliciously fired at and wounded William Lane, late a drummer in the 39th regiment of foot; of which wounds the same William Lane languished till the 28th of the same month, and then expired. Mr. Sergeant Vauottas opened the proceedings by address ing the Jury, as follows : Gentlemen of the Jury—lt would be doing injustice to my feelings were I not to state the regret I experience at having to perform the painful duty which devolves upon me, in conduct ing the prosecution against the prisoner at the bar. The in dictment, Gentlemen, imputes the crime of Wilffil and preme ditated murder—the penalty for which, I need not inform you, is the utmost which an earthly Judge can inflict. The prose cution is directed by the Right Honourable the Secretary of War; not from a ny v i n dictive motive or feeling, htio solelyin fluenced by that which is imperiously due to the public justice of the country. On these grounds4t becomes a bounden duty to inquire, and minutely examine, mai the whole of this most unfortunate transaction. The laws of England (winch, lam proud to say, have humanity for their principle and justice for their end) enact that, when an individual takes away the life of another, malice must be imputed, and considered as an essen tial ingredient, to constitute the crime. Insanity, Gentlemen, cannot obviate the moral turpitude of crime ; and although a Jury ought always to incline to mercy, yet a grand distinction must be made between a temporary and a permanent insanity. It is your duty, - Gentlemen, to consider well all the circum stances of this most distressing case ; and I most solemnly ad jure you to keep an open and attentive ear to the evidence which will be adduced. The Learned Sergeant here recapitulated the leading circumstances, and then proceeded to state that the pri soner at the bar had recently sustained a severe domestic loss in the death of his mother, and of his brother, which might affect the prisoner's mind. It would also be attempted to prove, that insanity was hereditary in his family ; and although the absolute negation of reason might not have marked the pri soner's conduct prior to those calamitous events, yet it becomes your duty to determine if any latent spark of insanity might have been elicited by them ; and this will be equally the case, should such a state of mind hive been brought on from the effects of intoxication. But if, Gentlemen, you do not think that the prisoner at the bar laboured under insanity at the mo ment of his committing the act, it will then be your duty, how ever painful it may be, to convict him of the charge laid in the indictment. The Learned Sergeant then proceeded to call the following witnesses on the part of the Crown : John Tyersaleposed, that he lives at Thunnaston—was in the town street on Monday, 35th of November, about 10 o'clock at night—knows the house where the prisoner lives—was near unto it—Woffington and Judd were with me—saw William Lane, the drummer, against Allen's house—was talking with Lane for about a minute—prisoner put his head out of the win. dow, and said, " Will you chaps be off." Prisoner was in his shirt, and had a gun in his hand ; he said, " You chaps be off, or else I'll fire." I went up the lane. William Lane said, " I am on my march, on his Majesty's duty, , and hope you won't shoot me ; I hope you are only jokin e ' Prisoner then fired—the gun was pointed at Lane—saw time flash and heard the report. Lane tumbled about as if he was shot, and fell on his hand. I went and took him up, and placed him upon my left knee; he said, "I am shot, lam shot !" The wound was in the lower part of the belly. Priltoner said, " I will shoot again." Drummer said, " I hope you won't." Prisoner said, " Let you be who the devil you will, I'll shoot again." He did shoot again, and the drummer received a wound in his arm. He was sitting on my knee. I then laid him down; prisoner was then at his chamber window —saw the gun in his hand, and saw it go off; went for more assistance; and we took Lane into the public house. He was undressed, and I saw the wounds in the lower part of his belly. . Cross-exammed by Mr. DENsraw.—Witness said the gun was pointed towards Leicester; there is a lane near: It is a corner house ; was never in the house before the accident hap peneci. Judd is a boy. There was not in my company any one besides Ntralington and Judd. Two young women and a young man were standin g a t th e corner talking. There might be others down the lane. .One of the young women said, " GO look," and then ran down the lane. She was speaking to pri soner. The other girl and man went up the lane. The drum- Mer had the drum at his back; just tapped it. lie had been at Twyford statut es , an d i t was a very bad One : it was all done in a very short ti me , as such accidents 'do happen ; it struck mess being an accident. Woffenden, deposed that he was in the street when the drummer was shot, near Mr. Allen's house, in company with William Judd. Lane had the drum at his back. I said to hitri—" Well my lad, you have been at 'J'wyford statutes ?" He replied—" I have, and a bad one it was." I tapped two or three times upon his drum ; saw prisoner open the window, and observed his shirt sleeves. When prisoner fired, I saw the flash and heard the report the drummer called out—" I am shot, I am shot 1" I stood alpinst the corner to get out of the way of the shot. Tyers picked him up, and placed him upon his knee. Prisoner said—" Be you who the devil you will, I'll shoot again." He immediately shot ; it was from the same window. When the second shot was fired Tyers dropt the drummer. Then Tyers, with the as sistance of more men, picked him up, an d car ried hint to the public-house. I went to Mr. Allen's house at four in the morning; and saw Judd' there ; he is older than me ; he is about 18 years of age ; lrad been with Judd that evening ; was with him against Mr. Allen's House for about ten minutes; saw a a against the h ouse; w er e u n d er t h e w i n . dow— ndnerthd womane caves of the house. Tyers came up and tapped the drum two or three times.. It is a low house—window near the street. Cross-examined.—Deceased was seven or eight yards from the window.--Tyers was there with Judd and Wotienden be fore Lane came up. Did not hear the young women and man talking; don't know ifJudd now lives at Thurniaston. 31r,Birdsall, surgeon, deposeth, that he is a surgeon, resi dent at Syston, two miles distant from Thurmaston; was sent for to attend the deceased William Lane ; found him at the public-house; it was about eleven o'clock at night; has no doubt as to his death being occasioned by the wounds on the lower part of his belly. Cross-examined.—Says dip he saw him on Monday night, as he died on the Monday. following. Does not know any thing of the circumstances relating to Mr. Allen's family. David Bates, constable of Thurmaston, deposeth that he is constable of Thurniaston, his mother rents a house under the prisoner; has known him from a boy; was called upon and went to prisoner's house; it wanted a - quarter to twelve; ob seryed a great tumult in the street before the house; did not see the prisoner; it was a moonlight night ; went to Mr. Her rick's ; received a warrant from him about a.quarter past to apprehend prisoner, and went to his liaise._ Mr. Ilerrick's house is three quarters of a mile from it. I pl ace d seve ral persons round the house, to prevent prisoner's escape ; it was a quarter past three when I saw Mr. Allen ; it was at the window ; he was undressed, and in his shirt ; h a d a gull i n hi s hand. The crowd forced me into the middle of the road. Prisoner said—" I will not be disturbed in this manner ; I'll shoot." I sa id, "M r . All en , m y de a r M r . Al len don'tshoot." There was no disturbance; but the crowd wanted tQ force the door. I said, "I am come here in the King's name to pre serve the peace; will you let me in, I want to see you." li e replied, " David, I will, but no one else, -by God. lie then shut the window, and in a few minutes came down stairs, and ordered the servant to open the door; some one came and half opened it. ' I observed the maid holding it. I was then let in ; -the door was put to again and fastened : no one but myself was admitted. I thought it better not. Mr. Allen was standing in the passaze; he was dressed his gun was presented. I stepped aside to avoid it; 1 bad a pistol in my hand and followed prisoner into the kitchen, there was a fire there and Mr. All e n sat bins down by it. Witness said, " Mr. Allen, this is an extreme unplea sant business, .1 never thought I should 'have to takeltiti) ens. tod_y so good a master ;" I clapped my hand on .his shoulder, anti said " Yen are my prisoner—l have a warrant from Mr. Herrick, and .youf situation I am very sorry te r ; he replied, " , arrender. -- ' , I sat down and said, " Will you allow me to take that gun from you ?" he said, " Do as you like with it." I took it and set I t down, desiring the servant to let six or e• I tig people into the house. Cross. examine 44 Mr. filo u Luaus-4 have said that when he shot that man he knew not what he did any more than a child ; I alwayS thought so, and do .so 'now. I think he was then intoxicated, as well as diatreased in mind ; and . 1 think Mr. Allen is the last man in the world that would take away the life of a fellow creature ; he is very humane. Bemetnbers seeing Mr. Bellamy at Syston ; I was used there in a very un fair manner; the whole company were cross-examining tae.--I knew prisoner's brother well ; t h e y were muc h attac h ed to each other, and much together; there was two or three years difference in their age. His mother was expected to die at the time of his brother's death; he was a very affectionate son. After the death of his brother he appeared to be much cast down ; he was a very different man. His brother dropt down and died in the held; prisoner was then attending his mother. Did not see him when the accident happened, but from the ge neral knowledge I haveof prisoner's character, I think he did Rot know what he was doing. Serjeant John Jennings deposed, that he is a serjeant in the 87th foot. Wm. Lane was a drummer in ourzegiment. heard of his death, and went to Thurmaston about half-past two in the morning of the 25th of November last ; went to the prisoner's house ; he was handcuffed ; Mr. Sitnpkin was there. I inquired where the prisoner was ; he said, " Here I am—it was I who committed the deed, and I ant sorry for it." One of my men was standing with a gun in his hand ; I asked if that was it with which he shot the man ? prisoner said " No, it was a double barrelled (,run." On my desiring the man to draw the ramrod to see it it was chareeid, prisoner said there was no occasion ; which proved to be tile case. I went to the public-house to see the drummer; on my return Mr.'Allen was sitting in his arm -chair, smoaking pipe ;he desired me to be seated ; he inqui re d how many campaigns I had seen, what action I had been in ? he said " he loved a soldier; I always liked the army, and should have been in it, but for my mo ther, who prevented me." He said, "I am sorry for what I have done ; that poor unfortunate man, who I never saw in my life, nor ever had an angry wo r d w i t h ; to t hi n k t h at he should fall by my hands." Here the case for the crown closed. The prisoner then re quested for permission to withdraw for a few minutes, which was-granted. He then retired from the bar, accompanied by -his professional advisers, and, after a short absence, returned into Court. Upon his return, be was asked by the Judge what he had to say in his defence. Ile drew a written paper front his pocket and requested it might be read, which was accordingly 'done by the clerk. In this paper the prisoner stated, that only a few d a y s b e f ore the fatal act was committed, he had sustained a severe mental shock. His only brother, to whom he was fondly attached, the companion of his childhood, and the inseparable associate of his matures years, dropped down slead without any previous illness, on the 10th of November. The day next but one after wards, his indulgent and kind-hearted mother, w ho h a d ever shewn to him the most affectionate consideration, and with whom he had constantly resided, expired also after a short ill. nets. Front the bed where he lay he heard her dying groans, and heard them treated from without with derision and vulgar ridicule by the giddy clamours of thoughtless annoyance. He saw that insulted mother in her last moments • he saw her when the pangs of her agon y h a d su b s id e d ; and fte found him self, in a few fleeting hours, deprived of th e gu id e o f hi s yOuth, the brother of his heart, and suddenly become the re sponsible adviser of the afflicted widow of IN dear relative, and the only party to whom the helpless infants of that relative could look for protection. Under these accumulated sufferings his mind gave way, and at a moment when the memory of his dear brother was insulted, when his nerves were distracted be yond endurance,he committed the fatal act without knowing what he did. The functions of his mind had ceased to operate, and wild frenzy reigned triumphant. Though his hands were steeped in innocent blood, his heart acquitted 'hint of any mur. derous intention; impelled by the furor of a predisposition he could not controul, and perfectly unconscious of Ins acts, be consigned to an untimely grave an unoffentling - and valuable fellow-subject. He was above the miserable hypocrisy of af. fleeting for any purpose a derangement which did not exist.— During his imprisonment his mind had become tranquil, and reason had resumed her sway, Conscousness, with all her • dreadful attendants, had returned—a return, in his case, more to be dreaded than court e d. Th e paper concluded with a solemn protestation on behalf of the prisoner of any murderous inten -1 tion, and with leavisag his case in the hands of his country. 1 Mr. Needham deposed, that he is a surgeon, has attended the prisoner (Mr. Allen,) and his family for ten years, and has had op.portunties of observing that prisoner's disposition is kind, tender, and humane; knew his mother and'brother, they were most affectionately attached to each other. The brother died on the 10th, and the mother on the 12th of November last ; saw prisoner between the 12th and 25th of that month, it was about five days after his mother's death, at his brother's widow's house; the father of the widow was then ill in the house ; saw prisoner then, he so expressed himself concerning the death of his brother, that it appeared to me the prisoner was very un sound in mind . he said, " death was a very little-thing." I I said to him, " you must not give way to these thoughts; con. sider what a situation your brother's widow and her children are left in ;" he shook My hand and said, " I must live now ;" and I thought his mind appeared calmer. This was five or six days after his brother's death.—When I saw hint again at his brother's, he was leaning over the field-gate, talking to himself and waving his hand to and fro; I stepped forward, and said, " Mr. Allen, what are you talking about ? his appearance was very wild ; he said " he was looking at some men loading kids ;" they were three fields off, and he could not see them.—, I : thought it very strange; he was without his hat; I took hint into the house, and desired him to be pacified.—l met hint af. terwards in the market, three days after that; he seemed to wish to avoid me ; althOugh I was at some distance, his appear.. ance was wild and remarkable; lie said " I cannot eat ;I have not eat any thing for several days." Croas-ex.amined—ily -my desire he had abstained from all kinds of spirits. I advised him to take a little ale or wine in.. stead. Ile so expressed himself after his brother's death, that in my ,mind he was mesli,tating self-destruction. I thought bins then in a desponding state, and feared he might make away with himself. I recommended a change of scene, I thought it might be of service ; have remonstrated with him on the im. moderate use of spirits. Wm. Reynolds deposed that be is 74 years of age, and a framework knitter, at Thurmaston, has known Mr. Allen and his family intimately for a long series of years, he also deposed to several public anti well authenticated instances of insanity, both on the male and female sides of Mr. Affen's family, that there ceultl.not be a more kind, humane, or loyal person than the prisoner at the bar. • That the prisoner was always attached to his King : , Church, and the Constitution of his Country,- and always rejoiced when the Allied Armies gained a victory. Elizabeth Chambers deposed that she has known the Allen family for 35 years, and prisoner from his birth, and that his character is uniformly kind and humane. This witness also de posedto the insanity of the prisoner's father's sister. Wm. Berry carpenter, deposed, that he made the coffi n f or prisoner's broth er • h e also desired him to take measure td-' his mother, too, though she was still living. When he attempted to screw down the coffin-lid, prisoner conducted himself very strangely ; he rolled himself upon it, and declared he would lay upon it all night. It was here intimated that no more witnesses would be called, and his Lordship proceeded to charge. the Jury as Wows : Gentlemen of the Jury—The prisoner at the bar stands in dieted for the wilful murder of William Lane; and we ha-e been earnestly engaged for many hours, in investigating this most important subject. It is important to the best interests of society, and important to the prisoner, inasmuch as his-life depends upon the verdict that you will return. The Laws of England, gentlemen, under which we have the happiness to live, and which alike affbrd protection to the poor as well as the rich; are so provident of the life of the subject, that to constitute the crime of murder, they require malice aforethought to be shewn against the individual destroyed. But if the act be committed against mankind in general, as in the instance of discharging a loaded gun in the street, amongst a number of unarmed people, they then imply malice against the individual, although the perpetrator showed contrition' for the act. In this case the prisoner at the bar fired into the public street. There was no diaturbance,._no act of egression on the part of the poor man, who has fallen a victim ; ,and unless insanity is admitted to be the excuse, no thing can extenuate the crime. It is admitted by the prisoner Himself, that Lane's death was oceasoned by the event. The evidence you have heard in Court this d a y, gent l emen , h as b een gtven fairly ; and I must be allowed to say, the case has been conducted equally honourable on both sides, and a most coin plete elucidation of circumstance given. As doubts may have been entertained respecting the re. fufal of the Magistrate (Mr. Herrick), who committiel the pri soner, as to the taking of bail (as the man was not then dead), I think it important to state, that the conduct of that gentle man on the occasion was perfectly proper and correct. A Ma gistrate, in such a case, has no right to take bail. From the evidence . given, gentlemen, you ore to form a judgment of the state of the prisoner's mind at the tune the offence was committed. If you are of opinion that'he was in sane, and that a - sudden derangement had come on at that mo ment—he is not accountable for his actions: of this it is your province to decide. Ills getting out of bed, and tiring without The prisoner himself does not attempt to set up a plea of general insanity; and if, at the time the act was committed, the delusion operated upon his mind,it would he the same as if it was continued his whole life. The mind will sometimesregain its elasticity and tone instantaneously, and vice versa. The defence put in by the prisoner contains a - great deal of good sqtse; it states that, at the titne, his mind w as i n a corn prke state of oblivion. " 3ly mind," lie says, was agitated beyond the control of reason for several days before the com. mission of the: fatal act, for which I now appear as a criminal at this bar." These, gentlemen, are facts of the case, which yott have heard given in testimony this day; and the question for your consideration is, whether, at the moment of the prisoner's firing the gun, he was, or was not, in a sane state of mind ? For my own part I incline to think he was not. It is you who are to judge, from the concurring circumstances ; for no mortal eye saw him. It is probable —nay, it is more than probable— nay it is certain, that there was at the time a total eclspse of the mind. If this should be your opinion, you will find your verdict accordingly ; if it should be otherwise, however painful to your feelings, you are bound by the most solemn obligati& to say so. The Jury, having retired for a short time, returned into Court, finding the prisoner—Gullty of the Murder, being in a state ff insanity at the time of committing it. His Lordship ordered the prisoner to be retained in custody untill his Majesty's pleasure is known. We understand that upwards of GO witnesses were in 44cnth ance on behalf of the prisoner. prop' We have been obliged to abridge the evidence, but it is er to add, that alt of the witnesses concurred in represent., mg the prisoner as a benevolent and amiable man, and the me dical Gentleman equally concurred in opinion that he was insane. GALVANIC PAPERIIIIgNTS On tie Body of FALLows, Executed at Chester for the Murcia?' of BEvr Y SHAWCItOO3. After hanging about an hour and a quarter, the body having been cut down and reamed into the interior of the prison, it was, after dissection, determined to subject it to the influence or the galvanic power. The countenance appeared. almost natural—rather fuller than during life this circumstance giving to the face a handsomer and more placid appearance than the criminal bore at the trial.— There was no hardness or discolouration, excepting round the neck, from the presssure of the cord. There were pre sent, Doctor Pigot and Doctor Jones, of the Infirmary, with several other Medical Gentlemen and their pupils.— A voltaic batterN consisting of nearly one Ifiindred and fifty pairs of plates, was procured. Dr. Jones proceeded to lay bare the different nerves on which it was intended to operate. In the first e'xperhnent an attempt was made to restore the action. of the respiratory function, according to the suggestion of Dr. Ure, the professor at Glasgow. For this purpose. Dr. Jonet laid bare, and brought into vi e w th e phrenic nerve, as it runs down under the muscles, about the middle part of the side of the neck. Another incision was made at the under edge of the seventh rib for the purpose of getting ingress to the diaphragm; the chief of the muscular powers by which the phenomena of the breathing process are affected ; the phrenic nerve above-men tioned being the chief agent by which the necessary nervous in.. thience is furnished to those powers. One of the poles of this battery was placed in contact with the phrenic nerve, the other in contact with the diaphragm through the incision under the rib —a " slight butunequivocal respiratory movement followed." This movement was several times repeated. In the subsequent experiments the muscles of the arm and leg performed their na., tural movements to an extent commensurate with the power of the battery, in a manner that excited the wonder of the unin structed bye-standers. The muscles of the face were made to contract with much effect, particularly those of the eyes and mouth giving ris e t o a var i e ty o f painful expressions. An ob. jectioM was made to the removal of a piece of bone in the back of the neck, by which the spinal' marrow would have been brought into view, and exposed to contact with one pole of the battery, or, in Dr. Jones's opinion, effects almost equal to those produced by Dr. iJre, on the body ,of Clydesdale, at Glasgow, might have been expected. OLD BA I LEV.—SxrunDAY. BIGAMY,— WM. Gut/ stood indicted for bigamy, he having intermarried with Julia ihyley, on the 14th Nov., 1819, during the lifetime of his lawful wife, taking with him some of her wear.: ing apparel, and in consequence of which she was compelled to resort to the parish officers of St. Martin's for parochial relief. The ItEcorthEn summed up the case to the Jury, who in stantly returned a verdict of Guilty, and the Recorder passed judgment upon 'the prisoner, commenting in very serious terms upon the enormity of the offence, which, he observed, embraced robbery, seduction, and perjury, and sentenced him to be transported for seven years. Wm. llionroe, aged 67, by profession a surgeon, who ap. peered a once respectable man, was convicted ,of stealing two sheets, the property of Thomas Annie, in the The written detente of the prisoner, couched in respectful language, detailed a short history of his distressed situation. The wife of the prosecutor recommended him to mercy. George Huggett was indicted for stealing a quantity of pepper, the property of the East India Company.--Guilty. Sittings appointed to be hell in Middlesex and London be. fore the Right lion. Sir CtrABLEs ABBOTT, hnt., Lord Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in and after Easter Term 18 . 23 11. W 7ERM. miuni.Eanc. Lowbox. Monday - - . April 21 Wednesday - April 23 Monday -- - - April 20 Friday . - . May 2 Friday - - - - May 9 Saurday - May W AV T Ell TERM. Tuesday - - May 131 Wednesday - May 14 To sit at half-past twelve o'clock on the 21st, 23d, and . 21101 of April, and 2d of flay; on the other days, at half-past nine. A conspiracy to escape from our County Gaol, has been detected amongst those prisoners that were tried at our late Assizes. On Sunday last, about 9 o'clock in the evening, one of the turnkeys heard a noise in Shaw's cell. On examiea. don, it was discovered that he had contrived, by the aid of a knife used to cut his food, and the handle of a saucepan, to make a considerable bole in the wall, and in a short time he would have made it sufficiently large to allow him to get out. Shaw has since confessed that he with Mathews, (condemned for burglary and reprieved), 'Smalltuan (for. horse-stealing), amt Williants (for a robbery -Morville), combined to attempt their escape : he was to have got out himself, and then to hero broke the locks from the doors of the prisoners before-mentien ed. The prisoners were searched next morning, when there was ul upon the person of Thomas Ward, who is under sentence. of transportation, the sum of Mi., concealed in the waistband of his breeches.—(Bfireirsbniy Chrenicle, April 18). In digging foundations at Dean Bank, Stockbridge, it few days ago, several rude earthen urns were found at various depths under the • soil, containing human bones. There were likewise discovered some vaults, or cavities, termed of unhewn stone, which also contained burrito bontw. 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