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SHIPPING INTELLIGPNCE.

CUSTOM-11OU:4E. Miocti 7.
ENTERED INWARDS.—The Caroline Wilhelmine. Voss; end
Doune Castle, Hart, from Haiohnrab ; Planet, Osborne, from
Smyrna ; Queen:J.onm, Out Thomas and Mary, Hutchings, from
!St. Michael's; Perseverance, Fowler, from Salrhellen (Norway) ;
Minerva, Guen, from Chrislians; Amara, Chadwick, from New
York; Ann and 'Elizabeth, Tarikealey, from-Sr. Michael's; Eu-
ropa, Throne, from Ponarrourni; Curlew, Ailkinhead, from Sour-
deaux ; Trade, Grant. from Hamburg!' ; Frederica, Reimer, from
Dantzic; Ifermina, Dorothea, Kruse, from Stettin ; Margaret
Bowman. from Mogailore; Johanna, }lokrendt, from Danteic ;
Mentor, Dorossrey, from Memel ; Titus. Peterson. front Keil ;
Emilie, Petterson, from Hernosard ; Dorothea Louisa, Knosek,
from Rostock; Gum Hof/hung, Frets, from Ilamburgh ; Vier
Gebroeders, &then, from !fever; Ant, Ealielby. front Ham-
burgh ; Helena, Pelt, from Soderham ; Carolina, Keening, front
Memel; Ann, Williams, from Liverpool; Lion. Dillon. from
Jamaica; Nbrake Klippe, Petershen, front Frederickstadt ; Sophia
Bergmann, from Memel ; Therese, Rcintrock, from Dantzic ;
Paul Frederick, Ithelberg, from Wismar; Speculation, Fred-
ricks, from NVyck ; Porsground. Funnemark, from Porsground ;
Dankbarkeit. Keding. from Stettin; Fortuna, Biomes; from
Tonsberg; Virsrry. Wildschut. from Wurcum ; bet (lode
Schien, from Gettenburgh; Blandford, Soper, from Figuera ;
Canton, Milne, from Plymouth; Gromsted, Evensen, from Alois.
and Fredericks's& ; Norske Love, Strap, from Carlsham ; Mar-
Nret Bork, Johnson, from Trieste ; Bustler, Leader, from Aire& ;
ancy, Cook, from Malaga; Wellington, Muller, from Pillau ;
3larianne, Schmidt, from Koningsburgh and Pillau 4 Carl Alex-
ander, Gylberg, from Illeaborg ; batons. Gilzean, from Teneriffe;
Jane, Riddell, from Madeira; Duke of Wellirgron, Butler, from
St. Michael's;: Eleonora. Schurdt, from Knoll:fiber); ; Iris, Zim-
merman, front Pillau • Watson, Werson, from !ribbon ; Volusia,
Thcrp, and Luna, Lang, from Hantburgh; Alfred, Balls, front
Annoerdani ; Dispatch, Browne, front %I's:Word; Belt's, Gibbs,
from Youghll ; Martin, Durae,, fro* Limerick ; Perseverance,
Clarks IiUM Cork; Alert; BarrseCiroks Wombed; Martha,
Thomas, from Limerick; William and Thomas, Smith, from
Cork; Jane, Williams, from Limerick; Hope, Nicholas, and
Rapid, Fowler, from ‘Voterford ; Rapid, Patrick, from Limerick ;
Triton, Owens, from Belfast ; Falcon, Littlewort, from Dublin ;
11'illiam Penn, Hughes, from Cork; and Hope, 11'okt-is, front
Limerick.
ENTERED OUTWARDS.—The Pelican, Rieke, for Antwerp
and Brussels; Amelia, Paddon, for Cape Coast Castle; Aurora,
Hallett, for Halifax; Jane, Lindsay, fur Pernambuco, Alaranham,
and Bahia; Wilson, Barber, for Hayti ; and Commerce, Frost, for
Rotterdam.
CLEARED OUTWARDS FINALLY AT GorswEsixes—The
William Shand, Kenn, for Van Diemen's Land and New South
Mules ; Sarah, Ely, fur St. Mary's (Africa); Prince of Waterloo,
Mailer, for ()sterl; Maria Anna, flarigkerst„ for Bremen ; Kra-
nos, Lundt, for Flenshurgh; Prince of t•axe Cobourg, Ladd, for
Rotterdam ; Hector, Nichols- for Orators and Tenerilie ; Charles,
Guilbert, for Havre; Furst Hardenberg, Miller, for Stettin; 3lar-
guret, Henderson, for the Cape of Good Hope; and Marshal
Blucher, Blake, fur Rotterdam.
CLEARING OUTWARDS.—The Piggott, Hodnett, for Jamaica;
Barbadoes Planter, Redmar, for Madeira arid Rarbadocs ; Rose,
Johnston, for 'Memel; Escape, Avery, and Limerick packet, '
Howard, for Faro; and Carolina. Olanda, for Rio Janeiro.
CLEARED OUTWARDS TO IRELAND.—The John, Poyntz, for
rougliall. 1
FROM LLOYD'S LIST.
FALMOUTH, MAUCH 6—Armed the Sphynx packer, from
Chatham, and not the Magnet packet, from Lisbon. as reported
yesterday; and the Harmony, Ross, from Bahia, sailed the 24th
December.
PLYMOUTH. MARCIE 6.—Arrived the Lady of the Lake,
Gray, from Sr. John's, New Brunswick ; and from the DOWOS, the
Eanaleffl, Whiteman, for Alexandria; and Triton, Carter, for
Tencriffe.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 7.—Arrived from the Downs the Hots
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Company's ship Herefordshire, Hope, for Madras apd China;
Briton, Sutton ; St. Mary, Baxter; and British Tar, Robinson,
for Jamaica; Hope, Forest, for Buenos Ayres; Lively, Ritchie,
for Smyrna ; and the Mint, Smith, for Lisbon.
Cowes, .MARCH 7.—Arrived the Sceptre, Stewart, from. Rio
Janeiro, in 79 days. for London ; and the following outward-bound
vessels front the Downs, viz.—the Hautonia, Tisdale, for Gib-
raltar; Diana. Hughes, for New York t Active, Lindy. for Cha-
rente ; Ann, Whitmore, for Trinidad ; and the Venus, Cowen, for
the Cape of Good Hope.
DEAL, MARCH 7.—Passed through, the Ocean, of IVhitbl.
from Sierra Leone; Argus, Girdler, from Charleston, in thirty.
two days, for Antwerp; and the Ann, Richie, from the %Vestward.
GRAVESEND, MARCH 7.—Arrived the Duke of Wellington,
Butler, Nymph, Watkins, Abeona, Patterson, and the Britannia.
Willer, from Sr. Michael's; Cynthia, Hart.from Treport; Betsey,
Cargill, from Lisbon . • Dolphin, —, from Rio Janeiro • Syn.
metry, Davison, tromDememra ; Ellen, Camper, from the Cape
of Good Hope; Peter and Maria, Hintz, from Rio Janeiro; Su-
perb, Emerson, from Finland; Bloom, —, from Copenhagen ;
Cornwall, Rubinson, from Gottenburgh ; Frederick and Louisa,
—, and Industry, t front Norway ; and about twelve sail of
foreigners from the !!aloe. Sailed th•Jobn Dantean, Leggit, for
Malta: Two Boorhers, Woolacott, for Pernambuco; Two Bro-
thers, Robson, far Hambutgh ; Aided*, Norfar, for Gibraltar;
Melpomene, Johnson, for Port Antonio; and Clementine, Wolff,
for Stettin.
LANCASTER, MARCH s.—The cargo of the Constitution, Att.
wood, from London to this port, which vessel was stranded near
Blackpool on Monday night, has been landed with trifling damage.
NORTH SHIELDS, MARCH s.—The Juno, King of Blyth, got
on the Herd Sand the sth instant, but was assisted off and brought
into this harbour. _ _

HULL. BIARCII 4.—The Caroline. Metham, from Spalding to
Lando.), is on shore near Saltfleet Haven, but it is expected will be
got off with little damage.
JERSEY, MARCH s.—The brig Kitty put back to Havannah,
for the second time, on the 10th January, and would be obliged to
discharge.
ANTWERP, MARCH 4.—By advice, from Flushing, dated 2d
and 3d instant, the Highlander. Le Brun, front St. Domingo and
Falmouth, bound to this port, hex struck on the west side of the
Bank Benjard, off Campvere' anti it is feared will be lost; the
greater part of the cargo saved.
AMSTERDAM, MARCII s.—The Prow Jacobs, Dreves, from
hence for Hull, got on shore in the Teed, but was resisted off.
A sloop, supposed to be from Koninsberg, is reported to be wrecked
at Terschilling.
CALCUTTA, SErr. 21.—The Louisa, Wools, sailed 17th ins%
for the Cape of Good Hap, grounded the next day below Melan-
choly Point, and must put back to be ducked.

The Princess Charlotte, 51acker.n, fur Livt??ool, put back to
Calcutta 21st Sept. to repair.
The Speedwell, Poole, from London to New Orleans, was aban-
doned by the crew on the 25th January, near Tenerife.
The Honourable Company's ship Earl of Balcarras was pro.
ceeding from the Sand Heads on her voyage to Penang and China,
on the 27th August.
The Vrow Jantina, Blauw, front Kiel to Hull; the Molly,
Giesken, from firemen to Bilbao; and the Doris, Hashagen, from
Bremen to Newcantle ; hare put into Delle)•l, damaged.
The Georgians (Country ship), from Bengal, is last near the
Cape of Good Hope.
The Bmcierne, Pekin'', from Rostock to Lisbon, put into Osiris-
horr.e with damage, previous to tte 15th ult. and will proceed to
Harlingen, to repair.
The t. Nicholas, Olf:rtt, from Malaga to Marseilles, has put
into Mahon with derange, and must ilischarge to repair.
VESSELS SPOILEg were.—The Mercy, from London to Bar.
badoes ; Commerce, front Lo•tdos to Bahia, 31st January ; Al-
bano, from Bahia to Havre, 17th ult.; and the Commerce, from
Sierra Leone to Plymouth, 19th ult.

Accounts from Copenhagen of the 22d ult. state, that in
the tempestuous night of the Sd Feb., the North Sea broke
through the narrow slip of land near Herboote; and joined
the narrow Bay of Lymfjord—a very remarkable event,
which may be attended with important consequences to the
inhabitants of Thye. The canal Which the North Sea has
thus opened is said to be thirty ells broad, and seven or
eight deep.
TIDLII.—The exactness of the time at which they ob-
served the recurrence of the swelling waters to take place,
occasioned our Danish ancestors to give that overflow the
designation of time itself; for tid, or tide, in their language,
signifies time. So that eves at the present day, a Dane, on
inquiring the hour, exclaims, Was Tid pea dagea ist ?
inat time cf the day, or oliat o'clock is it ? As there are
every day two tides, so in every month there are two courses
of great tides and email; fee seven days, about the change
of the moon, are the great or spring tides, so called from
the German springen, to rise ; and the next ensuing seven
are the small or seep tides, so called from the Saxon neap,
low ; which course of the sea is thus monthly renewed.
Papavoine, the murderer, has since his condetnnation had
several paroxysms of fury in prison, so that they have been
obliged to put on him the camisole defer (the iron waist-
c3at). •He at first obstinately refused to appeal to the
Court of Cessation, sayirg, " I should wish to die to-
morrow—the sooner it is over the better." But M. Pail-
let, after repeated supplications, at length wrung a con-
sent from him, by saying, if he refused to appeal, his
mother would die of grief. %%lien the iron waistcoat was
loosened for a moment, to allow him to sign the necessary
instrument, lie fell into an excess of rage, his hair stood an
end upon his head, he vociferated the most horrible impre-
cations upon those around him, and menaced them in the
most frightful and convulsive attitudes. He even made a
desperate effort to rush upon the two sentinels that watch
over him. He has deeared his intention not to see a
priest.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSIZES.
AYLESBURY, 3Ltsca
TRIAL OF CHARLES LYNN TOR THE lI,RDER OF
ABRAHAM HOGG, AT WHADDON CHACE.

On no occasion ha. th. re been so much Internt excited at thesis
Assizes, excepting on the atrocious murder of the root told-collector
and his wile at Asion-gate, as this trisl has produced. Every inn
in the town was on 31onday evening tilled by persons from all parts
I of the county, and at an early hourly yesterday ntorirmg the deems
of the Court House were literally besieged. On oaz obtairing
admission, through the kindness of .Mr. 'll'l4l, the Ureter Sheriff:
wa found the Bench occupied by ladies . • on the doors brier:
opened for the public, the rush was trentendous, and every comer
of the Court was in a moment crowded to suffocation.
Precisely at half-past eight o'clock Mr. Justice G^SELT. en-
tired r e Court, anti the prisoner, Chatics Lynn, was immediately
placed at the bar by Thomas Collins, the principal turnkey. lie
wore a nbw suit of mourning, with black silk gloves. His appear.
ance was remarkahly genteel, and hi, manner composed anti Erns
Ile bored when placed in the dock to all aroncd. 3.lt.Shetriff, the
worthy (lovernor, stood on his right bend. '
The Clerk of the ?resigns immediately read the indictment,
and the return of the Coroner's inquisition, charghig the prisorer
with having, on the 7th day of January last, feloniously, with
malice aforethought, and not haring the fear of God bafure him.
assaulted with a gun a man named Abraham lieu, from which
' assault the said Abraham Hogg died, in the parish of Whaddon ht
this county.
The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, and on being asked in the
usual manner how he would be tried, he answered firmly, " Ey
God and nee country." -
Mr. Justice Gastrge rose, with the Coroner's return in his
hand, and inehtiverd of the Under Sheriff if Mr. Burnham, the'
Coroner, was in Court; and on being it:formed that he was rot, I
said that such was the irregular manner in which the Corortse '
hid framed Er 'morn, that lie (Mr. Justice Giese:se) felt it hie "
duty not to allow. the prisones at. the bar to be tried upon it.
He was willing t 3 believe that the Gentleman must either be
advanced in years, sr that lie is labouring under 'tome mental in-
firmity,
as he judged by the style of his writing • au lt a re-
turn !tad never b?fires been handed to him. The Learned Judge
further Paid, that he had been told the Genders-tan was not in
Court ; lie wishe4,lse had been ; but he hoped that some Gentle-
man present sinin4 (if he did not feel himself that ha was in.
competent either Fan old age or any other infirmity to hold his
situation) recommend him to retire front the duties of his cffice.
Mr. limits/sox then stated the case to the Jury, and said, that
well knowing the.inevitable consequences to Vie Imolai., he felt a
great delicacy jr_ saying anything, or remarking upon the case ;
therefore he would content himself with stating the law of the ease
to the Jury ; and therefore would, under the Leatned Judge's ilt.
rection, draw the line of distinction between murder and manslaugh-
ter, which perhara was necessary in this important business. He
should be under the painful necessity, as his duty poin ed, of show-
' ing that no probable provocation appeared to have been given to
the prisoner for the violent outrage which ha then stood to answer
for. The deceased had long been the intimate and bosom
friend of the prisoner ; they worked together the a number of
vests at the distillery of Sir It. Burnett. at %%uxhall, rear
1 London ; end on the evening of the 6th of January, they
teceived their wages, and were not nor, after, unlessindeed
in the manner stated ; they on the 7th, tl a next day, ap-
peared at Little Brickhill, in this county, at a public-house,
called the White Lion. The deceased slept at that inn for the
night, but the prisoner left the holes. The manrer of the two
persons was very mysterious, and that mystery had not yet been
cleared up. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to state all
the facts of the case, (at this moment the business was greatly
interrupted by the confusion in the Court,) and upon one fact of
a most extraordinary nature he begged their meet serious
consideration, namely--the deceased and the unheppy man
at the bar were seen passing near Shenley Hill-gap, when the
prisoner was heard to say aloud, and in an angry manner—
How much do you expect for your share ?" The reply was
not heard. Upen these words the Jury must form their own
conclusion, as in arch singular mystery were these words
wrapped, that he could not at all define them. The Learned Gen-
tleman in explaining the law of the case observed, that in most
cases of murder there seemed always to be some impehe—robbery
or revenge. But in this case no stimulating Lnpulsi apparel to
I have been excited; it was for them to form an opinion irhether the
' prisoner did strike the fatal blow under the influence of an unsound
tnind, or whether at the time he could distinguish right from wrong,
or whether he took the deceased's life without knowing what he war
about. If no, then he wns an object regarded in la*, and the
mercy of the country would be extended to him ; but if it should
be found that he was of sound mind at the moment, then the awful
certainty must be pressed forward. This question, said the
Learned Counsel, would be decided by !skilful and professional
men, whose testimony would be supported .by strong concurrent
facts of the prisoner's conduct. Mr. Rubinson was proceeding to
remark on the evidence, whets
Mr. STOMCVS said, he was sorry in cases of this kind, particu-
larly one of this character, to cause any interruption, hut lee could
not allow the Leeriest Gentleman for the prosecution to descant
upon the evidence, to remark upon the case, and as it were, to an-
ticipate the defence likely to be advanced.
After some conversation, Mr. Robinson concluded his statement.
William Newman examined by Mr.:Br:inn—l keep the White
Lion public-house, at Little Backhill. The Liverpool Express
coach stops at my house et half-pant two o'clock in the morning,
front Liverpool, and going out, at nine o'clock in the evening. On
the fith of January, on returning to my house, I found the deceased
and prisoner at the bar in the parlour. The deceased remained all
night. I cannot say what became of the prisoner; he left the house.
I saw him with the deceased the next morning about ten o'clock,
for a few minutes, and again shortly after, when they went
away. The only luggage they had was a great cost, and some-
thing in a gun-ease. On the following Saturday I aim the pri-
soner's friend lying dead at the Haunch of Ventson, in Whaddon
parish. Whilst in my house they were very quiet and sober.
Cross-examined,lby Mr. Strdaess—They were very friendly..
My house is 48 miles front London. They had, I understood, paid
the whole fare to Liverpool.
3lr. AI ts sect thought this mode of cross-examination irregular. 1
Mr. STORCES denied those premises, as the issue he meant to '
prove was insanity ; therefore any thing said bore upon the ease in
that point.
Cross-examination resumed—l asked him to take off his boots
and have some supper. I asked him how he left the coach after
paying his fare to Liverpool; he replied, because a man on tie 1
coach was drinking a deal of gin, and throwing the bottles away ; ,
he also said the man was a sailor. Ido rot recollect anything more.
The prisoner was very quiet, and drank only one Blass of gin, and
water, and 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 thepresence of the prisoner said that a rubbery had
been committed at Resiburn ; and another man came in and said,
the Resurrection.tngn had rubbed the church-yard of Brickhill of
the body of Master Mills, the coke-man ; and also ob.erved, that
Ito 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, expect.
ing the prisoner's return, but he never came ; had he slept in my
house lie would have been comfortably accommodated. 1 saw him
'in the morning about ten o'clock. The deceased drank with the
prisoner, end seemed on good terms with him. I saw the prisoner
on the Saturday following at Il'haddon. I offered to shake hands
I with him, and touched his hand; but he said, I will see you d—d I
first, and refused my hand.
By the JUDOL—There was very little conversation, and never
haring seen the prisoner before, I cannot say he looked wild, but he
appeared very sad.
Thomas Weston, examined by Mr. ROBINSOW—I am guard to
the Eclipse Birmingham coach. On the 6th January last two men
(the prisoner was one) got upon the conch. The prisoner asked it'
I had room for Birmingham. I told him yes, and they went for
1 their luggage, consisting of a truiik. case, hat-box, coat,
inkjacet,
I and umbrella. This was at Little BrickilL I sat behind the
I dickey, and the prisoner and his friend sat before me. They took
not the least notice of each other, but the prisoner stood up repeat-
' edly, and looked forward. When we came to Shenley Brook Hill
1 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
I saw the body at Vl'haddon Chace, and it was the size cf the pri.
I soner's friend. _ _ . ..

Cross-examined by Mr. Doe x n—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 les. each. The prisoner
threw his gun Into the road ; they left their luggage on the coach.
Joseph Grace examined by Mr. Mut:no—l -am a bbicksraith,
and reside at Henley Brook End, which is a mile from the town.
There is a road running towards Whaildon. My shop is next •
foot-path, and is a quarter of a mile front Shenley-common, and
a mile and a half from the Chace. On the 6th of January, 1 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 walked together, and the prisoner at the bar said, " How
much do you count is coining to your share?" I did not hear the
answer ; they se tined to have had words ; they were going straight
towards Whaddon Chace. . .

Nothing material was Relied in his cross-examinatio-t.
William Reeves sworn-11y house is a mile and a half from
the last witness's. On the 7th of January two man passed my
house—that person at the bar was one, Ind he carried a gun on his
shoulder, and a big great cost thrown over it. They time into my
house. The gentleman at the bar asked if I had anything to eat
and drink ? 1 replied, " Yes, Sir." They sat down and drank
sune butter-milk, and talked very friendly. I asked if they would
have any food ? The tinvoner replied, " Never mind, we will
have it a little further." They left me, and went up the lane to-
wards the common, which is the bridle-way to Shstaley ; they
passed Shellswell copse and wood. In &bait half an hour after I
saw the dead body of the prisoner's fidend lying near the wood,
about 600 yards from my residence.
Croas-examined—While in my cottage they were on friendly
tennis ; did not observe the prisoner looking about while in the
cottage; was rot examined before the Coroner.
George 3leechein examined by Mr. Muxao.—l am a labourer,
and work fur Mr. l'larke, the farmer, of Shenley. I was at work
near Suellswell Copse ou the 7th of January hat, ditching ; two
men passed me; they were going towards Whaddont they rased
me at the distance of seventy-seven yards. I was cliiching up a
hedge, and did not notice their faces; one had an umbrella and'
the other a "unsafe. In about half an hour after I heard alarnurg
cries, which were not repeated; the sound came from the Copt*. I
immediately got out dine ditch, and saw a maw striking with a pin ;

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something on the ground.; the man held the muscle-end is b h
his hinds, and 'truck very violently; he did so several Wei -
as many as twenty times—until the gun broke. I was &boat •
hundred and eighty-three yards off; I stood behind • tree, ant
ass much aismed. aide continued the blowl even ince ale
ran broke; be then three tansy the piece of the gun, and mete i
backwards and forwards as it looking at Something. He walke
a abort distance and picked up a bundle, and brie towards air
a distance sof Fe yards, and took off his coat and pat on a futvaiMs
jacket and hairy cap; he had a hat 011 before, Which he coMed in
his hand, and walked away Inwards Shenley Common. The Math
wl em I aims at work sepnrated the copse fr.= the common. L.
waited until he went awnyoand then ran to the spot where I s
him etrikinn somethinn, and saw the dead and bleeding
et a man, an umbrella, two handkerchiefs, and tn.• broken pads
lof a gun, one part i t the case, and the other not. I then ran for
assistance, but could see the prisoner a considerable way. I have
the alarm, and *trine other persons and myself struck off is a
direction where we could meet the prisoner. and we did over.
take and secure him. When about thirty garils from him hoses
ns, and on coining ttp to him, he nild, " What 'h your reward
for taking me ?" fie was then cenninn out of the meadow gate
on ter the common. I collared him, gent asked him if Le bird
any tire arms. He answered. " If I hold 1 Would not ?is taken
by yea er cry men alive." We led him towards Whaddon, and
mt the way he said. " You have not told me waist your reward
I enameled, " I did not know what he meant,' he rejoined,
" Why blood-money ; you would take your oust father for six-
pence ; ' and as be was going en he pulled out hit watch and said,
" Oh, dear ! this will break the hearts of my friends who would
have thouniht I should have rotor to tine ?" and hoklinn up the
watch. said, " I wish some of them ter hare this." Od reachian
Whaddon we saw Mr. Panay, who raked if the man in the *mod
was quite dead. The prisnneo replied, " 1 hope he is." Thu
Send bade was that of the man oho passed with the ',tinned:l'
whe struck the blows. I could not be e'en, as die bark wee very
hl&r.
Themes Parry confirmed the latter part en the precedron
witness's testimony.
John King, constable, of Whaddon, ger* similar testimony se
tn the security o' the prisoner, and finding the dead body as de
railed by the last witness. The witness produced the broken pieta*
of the gun given him by the last witness, who on being recalled
proved they were the name us found near the dead body. The negeil
Übe shattrred, and the iron barrel was broken in two piece*.
Merchant was again called, and examined for the prisoner by Me
Sentential —The prisoner was nt first quiet and rea4 the Illibte,
but on the Sunday iumped up on the table, and pitched head fore-
most to the ground; and cue. his head very much. Two men after-
wards held him to prevent his injuring himself strain Wimako
did not know the name's of those persons, and has not aetti them ts
the Court, cr in the town.
Mr. John CoWley, surgeon, eitartsined—txamired the body a
the deceased mined the Haunch of Venaoh, and discovered=
extensire wound upon the front of the head, five inches In
and two in depth. Thin wound in its nature would prove fatal.
Mr. Justice OASE LE E...-LOOk at the gun. •
Mr. Cowley having looped et the-piece, 'sal, that instrutnehl
was a very likely one to inflict such a wound. There were contused
wounds over the face and nose. The former blow caused the
death.
Oenege Hogg, brother to the rleceesed, examined—Thave known
the prisoner, having gone to school with him ; the prisoner and ma
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 In or 2d of January ; I afterwards saw hie dead body in
Whaddon Cht;rch on the 10th of Jannarn ; the prisoner's genera.
behaviour was good ; Ibbserved nothing uncommon in his conduct.
Cross-examined by MinStoanita—The prisnner and my brother
wrap sworn friends from their childhood. rind were always together
at the distillery where trey worked; a man named Mangan Wan
employed ; he had been mining, bet has. been heard of.
Mr. Thomas Davis called and examined by Mr. Ront*snar-a
I have the inepagenent of the vinegar aepartment of Sir R. Bue-
nett's distillery; the prisoner and the yoting man named Hagg
were there employed ; the prisoner was very steady and coined, and
a well-behaved man. On the Ist of January, 1 paid thetrt bbeh
their wages ; on that day, I eid not observe any thing tined:anon
in his conduct.
Re-examined—lle never came to the distillery after the first a
January.
Edward Sales, a cooper in the distillery, proved having seen the
prisoner and deceased together shortly before they dizapprauld ;
there was nothing uncommon in their appearance or manner.
Cross-examined by Mr. Set:times—One Of the other workmen
saw him on the Tuesday before he went away, and he eppesrel en
the man so queer that he asked him if he was going mad. The
witness observed on that day he seemed flush in the het ; he hve
worked very hard on the Monday ; could rot say whether lie hat
left his wages behind him.
Be the Junes —H ia comrades asked him if he was going mad,
and jeered him on the Tuesday.
TIIE DEFENCE.
The prisoner wee then allowed to retire, and on his return M
about a quarter of an hour,
Mr. Justice GASE LEE addressed bin. and said, " Prisoner, the
case for the prosecution against you is now closer.—Have you ant
thing to cffer in Your defence ?"
The prisoner looked steadily forward for some minutes, and their
homing at Mr. Sherrill, toe gaoler. asked what he was to do ?
Mr. Sheriff directed him to address hicusell to the Julgt ear
Jury in his defence.
After sonic consultation with Mr. Harmer. hisiolicitor, the pr.-
, saner, in a very low tone of voice, stud—My Lord, and Gentle-
: inert of the Jury [here hie voice faultered, and become eanest
audiblel ; and we mitleratood him to say he had lived at Valletta./
for a long period of time, and from some circumstances, particularly,
because he fancied the people jeered at hint, he determined release
Vauxhall. and communicated his intentions to the deceased min,
Abraham Hogg, who agreed to accompany him into the connrry
an arrangement was then mid, to go into the country in a day ot
two—the last day of December. The prisoner here rinsed his voice
and said—" From my deployment, I had been in tire habit or
drinking, and it took a great effect upon me, my Lord, and
sometimes drove rite altr.ost mad." The unfortunate man
again dropped his voice, and commenced a long and al.
most incoherently unconnected narrative of his intim/Icy and
habits of friendship with Abraham Hogg. That on alooday,
the 3d of January, having settled on leaving Vauxhall, welt
to town; the deceased having said the Saracen's Head, Scow_
hill, was the best place to get a coach to go to Liverpool. Haring,.
remained in town nearly the entire day, the prisoner said he got
rather drunk, and returned to his mother's house at Vauxhall. and
as Hogg was locked out, he agreed to let hint sit up with him ;
being admitted into the house by his ulster he sat in the parlour,
and were by themselves. I, my Lord, said the prisoner, nboagEt
my aunt world give Inc some money to help me on my joitrney,
and said to Abraham shall I go and auk her—" Do. affil be ;" so.
my Lord, I went up stairs and knocked at her dour. and teal,
aunt, 1 am going to leave l'auxhall fur ever, therefore will
you lend me ten pounds ? She screamed a little, and said,
Charles Lynn, go away ; I won't give you a half-penny :''
so my Lord, and Gentlemen, I went back to Abraham, who
was drunk as well as myself. Haying sat a short aims
I called my mother and sister, and told them my intention;
they cried very much. (here the unfortunate man sighed heavily. t
and wanted to dissuade me, but I got angry and threatened to blow
my brains out,. as I would hare done ; therefore they made up to,
things, and in the meriting Abrabem and I went to London. The
prisoner at some length described his going into the City on Tues-
day morning, and denied positively being at mink on Illonday and
Tondo/ at the distillery. Having some considerable time to spare
he left Hogg and loitered about the town, and on him return to the
thee from where the coach was to dart, Ire found Hogg talkies
earnestly and drinking with three men. Hogg coloured up on
emghim, and left the men and came towards him ; he seemed
flurried, and as he passed the bar of the public-house !coke(' at
a man and shook his heal. 071 my getting in a mach (raising
his voice), my Lord, I saw • man dressed like a sailor, but I ana
convinced he was not one; he was inquiring for the Liverpul
coach, and Abraham Hogg and he seemed to know each other, and
Herded tire very much. As I was getting into the coach. my Lana,
somebody asked me if I was going to carry my gun, and said yen
will not want it. The man disguised as a sailor spoke to Hoer,
end lam sure they looked and pointed at me. The coach started,
and the sailor produced a roartern loaf and a bottle of gin ; and,
my Lord, what do you think (greatly excited) on the war they
served out the gin, and gave me two glasses to their one? Oh I ma'
Lord, I felt convinced something was wrong. particularly as Hogg
seemed well acquainted with the man on the coach. I ttleatevea
they flung the gin away, and insisted on my thinking all that was
offered.-The man and Abraharreflogg had, my L'ird, and Dern
great deed of conversation which I could not he,: ; said,
lam fully convinced they intended to kill me. The man lonian*
at me said, " Oh, we will do the ttick —he is done, we have anted
" (Here the prisoner wiped the thick drops of perspiration
beta his brow, and in a manner contused, and frecnieutly Mamba. •
Mandible, proceeded to describe the conduct of the men *a eta
leach who he imagined to be resurrection men.l So convinced,
filid be, that their intention was to murder me, that in self defend)
drew my knife, and had it ready, and was determined to cla!end
alpelf. (The utterance of several sentences agar became so
audible that he stopped.l
Mr. Justice Gamennn—Prisoner, if you wish to ?Meer J 74
will be allowed time but if you have nothing else to offer. sat
Prisoner—My bird. I ant upon nit trial, tent have somennes
else to say. As the coach dune down. I was sure Abraham Clo 4
F intended to sell and nuirdegome, therefore I derermitied to *snaps,
and on my arrival at the gehfieman's house at Brick-hill—the pun.
tic house 1 mean—the same party appeared, and I left the bouts
and got • lodging, knowing. my Lord, if I remained, I should hay s
been murdered. The prisoner, on mentionirtg these etre:midi-ca.
seemed to be labouring uoder dreadful excitation of mirdot inertia
agony ; he leaned forward, his eyes protrudin from mem
sockets, and his bands firmly gessping the g_
dock. The ptisor sr
pr.seeeded to state, that when be returned to the inn,in the mute..
ing, he saw Abe:dont Ilog,n in deep coo
the place, and although dressed like
knew hint right well, so much so as -
He repeated hie Leiter that they intended
suspicions to the deceased, who limp)
described by the witnesses, and on the
men.o
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dratg
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waswen deovhfw asith et
yetor the prisoner's
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the delivery of hid defence he frequent
and his manner and delivery became'.
ginner unsealed and agitated
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with the men in
p Mtliref,3t.nri
countrymen he was sure they
s if he hid been at Vauxhall.
!tided to kill him, and told his
lay 'irallecd away frog'. him, si
the liar, being under the Ica-
d by Hkrg's associates, be de.
should die too. and struck him
what he had tior.e 'amoebic,
tress ass merely statements of
"wares saw were rmurrection
tame belief prevailed. During
lily wandered from the subjeirL
not orly in:ohne:lt, but alto
fee* was tiwiid Dtiaik a-to