The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-09 00:00:00

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ASSIZES.

AYLESBURY, TUESDAY, MARC!! 8.
Charles Lynn was indicted for the murder of Abra/zanz Hogg,
at Whaddon Chase. The particulars of this case our Readers
are already fulled informed of. The evidence on the trial added
scarce any thing to that adduced on the Coroner's Inquest and
other previous examinations. The Prisoner's Defence was of
the most incoherent description, clearly pioving a derangement
of intellect. He had laboured under a delusion.that Hogg me-
ditated his death, " and therefore," said he, " in what I did,
I acted only in self-defence." All the witnesses for the &fence
went to prove the wild and inconsistent conduct of the prisoner.
Lord NuclExT detailed at length his conversations with the
prisoner in the gaol relative to the transaction, and it was his
firm belief that he was labouring under strong mental delusion.
Sir J. DASHWOOD KIN G, Bart. Magistrate of the County of
Bucks, was of a similar opinion.
Mr:Haywood, surgeon to the gaol at Aylesbury, stated his
opinion to be, that the man was at the present moment in a state
of insanity. _

Dr. Fr-ancis Willis proved, from the circumstances of the
prisoner's case, that he had been seized with the incipient symp-
toms which precede insanity, and was now actually insane.
Mr. Justice GAZELEE commenced his summing up to the
Jury at a late hour last evening, having been engaged the
whole of the day in taking the evidence, he appeared a little
exhausted. Ile observed,' that no doubt could he 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 deliberation was the state of mind of
the prisoner at the time. His Lordship read to the Jury
the Acts of Parliament, by which Jurors are bound to state,
in cases of this description, if they believe the party
accused to be in the possession of their faculties at the
period the act was committed ; and if such were their opinion,
the party would be confined for life, or during his Majesty's
pleasure. It had been proved, that the prisoner and the de-
ceased lived in the greatest harmony and friendship up to the
moment when the melancholy deed was perpetrated—a cir-
cumstance, in his opinion, strongly confirming the evidence
of Doctor Willis, that he was labouring under a delusion at
the time he killed the unfortunate young man. There was no
apparent motive for his committing the offence imputed to
him; but if the Jury were of opinion, that at the t. me he
deprived 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 contrary, if he laboured under so
strong a delusion that he believed the deceased and others had
formed a plot to destroy him, they would find a verdict of ac-
quittal. He read over the whole of the evidence, and left the
Jury to decide upon his guilt or innocence.
The Jury retired to consider their verdict, and on their re-
turn, 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 expected to take
place to-morrow (this day,) as well as the Aston Clinton case.

CORN EXCHANGE, 111ARcu 9.

The wind having been favourable has brought in a great
many vessels with most kinds of Grain. Wheat of fine qua.
lity is very scarce, but there is very little business doing in any
sort to-day. Barley is unaltered from Monday. Beans saltvery heavily, and damp samples are cheaper. Pease have no
variation. There are abundance of Oats, both English and
Irish, at market, and this article, though not lower, sells very
heavily to-day.
AallivALs.—English Wheat, 4,90Q—Barley, 9,loo—Oats,
13,200—Irish Oats, 12,400 qrs.—English Flout, 6,200 sacks.