The Sun.
London, England, 1846-03-02 00:00:00

p Mr. Burnaby re-called—The prisoner said the statement
given by Pocock is strictly true, and my couscieoce will not
allow me tr, contradict it. I own lam guilty. He was a
bad mader to me, and I wonder I did not do it before.
Me. Dnwtnn, hoose.gurgeen, College—Hospital,
!lug.; that the cause of Bostock's death was a gun shot wound
Y the head. (A bullet taken from the brain of deceased was
produced in Court )
Cross-examined by Mr. BALLANTIWE--He believed that
the rupture of vessels in the head or concussion causing con-
gestion would injure a person's mind. Such an injury might
cause insanity in the case of an elderly person, but a younger
might regain the full power of his faculties.
The prisoner's statement before the magistrate was then
read. It added nothing to the evidence already produced.
Mr BALLAITINE, for the prisoner, addressed the jury. He
would not attempt to deal_ with the facts
,of the case.
He would rather confine himself to the state of the pri-
soner's mind at the time this act was committed. The
Learned Counsel then entered into an analysis of the
different degrees of insanity, and contended that from an in-
jury received some seven or eight years ago the prisoner's
brain was affected to such a degree that he (although ap-
parently sane enough on ordinary matters) had this singu-
lar morbid' delusion, that every action of his late master's,
however kind that might be, was distorted into an act of
tyranny, and to be revenged accordingly. The Learned
Counsel reviewed the whole facts adduced in evidence, and
endeavoured from them to carry out the particular line
of defence he had laid down.

Mrs. Wicks (mother of the prisoner) was then called, and
stated that her son had received a severe injury by a fall,
which had for a short time the effect of unsettling his under-
standing. He attempted to commit suicide about two years
ago.

Mr. Harvey, surgeon' proved that the prisoner had met
with an accident which had considerably injured his head,
at the period referred to by the mother.
Mr. Baron PAR summed up the evidence, and the Jury
almost immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE then addressed the prisoner, and said
it was impossible, after the, evidence that had been adduced,
that the Jury could come to any other conclusion than that
be was guilty of the foul and horrible crime of which he had
been accused, and it appeared to have been committed in the
most calm and deliberate manner. Under these circum-
stances it was impossible to hold out to him any hope of
mercy, and he therefore entreated him to make the best use of
the skert time that remained to him in this world, and en-
deavour to obtain pardon in that which was to come. The
Learned Judge then passed the sentence of death in the usual
form. .

The prisoner, who during the whole trial appeared to be
quite unmoved, did not appear in the least discouraged at the
sentence. As soon as the Learned Judge had concluded, he
begged to be allowed to say a few words. He then said " that
he wished to thank the gentleman who defended him for his
exertions ; he could see, however, it was of no use, but still he
wished to thank him."

The prisoner then walked away from the Bar with a firm
step.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH I.—Her Majesty's ship Calypso,
Captain Worth, came here' on Friday from the Nore, with
some men from the St.. Vincent. She sailed last night for
Plymouth, .there to be paid, and receive her orders for foreign
service. She is expected to be sent to the Cape of Good
Hope, to relieve the Cleopatra. The Calypso is anew ship,
carries twenty heavy guns, and resembles the Dido, except
that she has an upper deck.
The Fairy yacht went to Osborne House yesterday morn-
ing soon after eight o'clock, Commander Crispin taking the
result of the division in the House of Commons for the, in-
formation of her Majesty. The communication was made to
the officers at the Royal Clarence yard by the electric tele-
graph. In the forenoon Admiral Sir Charles Ogle went down
in the Comet steamer, to pay his respects to her Majesty.
On his return he came up with the Janus steamer, out on an
,experimental trial (without the Rattler), and seeing she
was in difficulty, and bearing that some 'part of the ma-
chinery had sustained injury, the Admiral directed a hawser
to be passed out, and, taking her in tow, brought her into
harbour.

Her Majesty's steamer Scourge goes to sea to-morrow
morning, to try her mortar ()Lite more; the engineer of the
Scourge appears to think that when it is tired there is some
disarrangement caused to the machinery in the engine-room.
Mr. Taplin, the mechanist of the dock-yard, has therefore
been ordered to go in the Scourge, and ascertain if the con-
cussion caused by the explosion does affect the machinery
or not. The Scourge will afterwards be kept at Spithead,
ready for sea.

The Retribution and Cyclops, first-class steamers, are in
the harbour ready for service. The. Cyclops came from the
Brazils, but it is doubtful if she returns thither, as the
Samson has been sent out to take her place. The Retribu-
tion has only been tried at sea during the passage round from
the•Nore.

The Harlequin and Wanderer, 16-gun brigs, are fitting
rapidly, and have got nearly all their crews. 1 hey will be
ready for sea by the end of this month. The Harlequin is
expectesl to be sent.to the West Indies, the Wanderer to the
coast of Africa. The 'Childers, 16, was masted yesterday,
and has been reported ready for,officers and men.
The Carysfort, 26, goes to Spithead on Tuesday, and will
be paid wages. Her compasses have been adjusted by
Commander Strange. The arrangements at present are,
for Governor Sir Charles Fitzroy, his family and suite,
to embark in the course of the week, and sail on Saturday
for Sydney.

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The
.Devastation, second-class, steamer, at Woolwich,
having been commissioned by Commander E. Crouch, a
tender will be sent from this port with her planer and sea-
men gunners from the Excellent. .

The Phoenix steamer has been . here on her way to Guern-
sey and Jersey with. Itoyal Artillery. After landing theM,
and taking the relieved party to Woolwich, she is to return
to Spithead, to take Vkers and men to the squadron in the
Mediterranean. The Phenix is fitted with a screw-propeller,
and is to be stationed at Gibraltar.