The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-01-15 00:00:00

TIM BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MURDER.

The prisoner Lynn still continues in a very composed state of
mind, and employs his time in perusing religious books ; lie cats
little. Several Noblemen, anti other distinguished personages, re-
siding in the county, continue to visit him, and his conversation is
marked wilt rationality, and at times he seems to forget altogether
the enormity of his crime, and treats it with much levity. When
the mystery that hangs over the absence of Mangan is the subject
of conversation, he has more than once said—" Poor fellow, I wish
he was found," and continues the most solemn asseverations of his
innocence as to Daniel's disappearance.
The Rev. Alr.Ashtield, the Chaplain of the gaol, is indefatigsble
in his exertions to bring the wretched man to a sense of his awful
situation, and in which he has been somewhat successful. Road-
night, one if the principal turnkeys of the prison, is his constant
companion, and it: turns with the other turnkeys, sits up with the
prisoner nightly.
Yesterday morning lie requested to have his beard taken off,
which had grown to souse length; it was deemed expedient by Air.
Shetiffe, the worthy Governor, not to have him shaved, fearing.
front the sac of his mind, and his frequent attempts to destroy
himself, that he would avail himself of the opportunity, and effect
his purpose with the razor. When the request was made by the
prisoner, Mr. Sheri& seemed to hesitate; upon which the pri-
soner said—" Aye, I know you are afraid I shall do myself an
injury ; but I won't, you may rely On it: now do let me be shaved."
Mr. Sherif& told him he should be shaved, if he promised to be
quiet during the operation. The prisoner scented thankful, and
declared he would be quiet. lie was then shaved.
The following letter has been sent by the brother of Daniel
Mangan, to the Rev. Mr. Asitiield, the Chaplein
" No. 20._Glasshouse.street, Vauxhall,

13th January, 1325.
" Reverend Sir,—Under the impression that you will pardon
my presumption in troubling you with this letter, 1 have ventured
to make a request, which, if complied with, will be ever considered
an obligation.
" There is a young man, named Charles Lynn, in Aylesbury
gaol, for the murder or Abraham Hogg, and is strongly suspected,
in conjunction with Hogg, to be concerned in the extraordinary
disappearance of my brother, late postman and messenger to Sir
Robert Burnett and Co.. Vauxhall, for whose absence myself and
the rest of my family are inconsolable, being fearful that he has
fallen a victim to the prisoner Lynn, and the unfurtuna:e Hogg, I
have (well knowing that Lynn will not, from him disposition, dia.
close anything to his friends) taken the liberty of 'inking you, if you
can with propriety, in the course of your devotional intercourse'
with him, ask him it he knows anything st all about Dan. Mangan.
anti if he was, or was not, with 31angan on the Sunday Wore him
and Hogg left London on the Wednesday, at the house of ,Ir.
Clarke, the King's Head, at the corner of Manor-place, Wal-
worth, where they drank a glass of gin each at the bar. The
favour of an answer to this Kum. will ever be considered with
gratitude. " 1 ain, Reverend Sir,
" Your very humble servant,
" To the Rev. Mr. Aslitield, " THOMAS 31ANGAN.
Aylesbury Gaol."