Star.
London, England, 1812-05-15 00:00:00

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London from SoutheMptoth upon hearing of his
crime. This Lady siaes that his insanity was a
fact, nodulous to all who kneW hirth and that she
verily belive.d, -hat if a Captain 'Dark: r, •of the Mi•
litia, tould be brought forward, 11: at gentleman could
:speak decidedly to the fact of the prisoner's de-
.rengernent.
The other affidavit was from a male rel.ttion of the
prisoner, and was to the same erect as the former.

- The learned Counsel was then proceeding to argue
the question of the prisoner's insanity, when Mr.nAtt-
now appealed to the Court whether it Was allowable
in a Couosel to-rnake a speech, arguing 'llion atfida-
•vits which were not yet admitted by the Court ?
,The Court agreeing with Mr.GAaaow, the affidavits
were then•put in and read.
The Attorney-General, Sir VICARY Glum, then
rose, ind addressed the Court on the point of insa-
nity now pleaded' for the prisoner. ' He said that
with the former part of his life the present circum-
stances in which thecrisoner was placed had nothing
to do. It would be given in evidence, that for these
4 menths Fast he had been resident in London. where
•he was known to multitudes, had transacted business
with the most perfect sagacity, and had uniformly
displayed as masculine en understanding as any now
present. He considered the affidavits, therefore, as
a mere contrivance on the part cf the Prisoner and
his friends, to defeat the ends of justice. He
hoped the Court would Call to their recollection
the artful manner in which he had now addressed
them, and mark the studious endeavours of the
Counsel to prevent him from making that display of
his talents. But he would ask who were the best
judges of the question of insanity ? Who but the me-
' dieal men of this great Metropolis, who were in ha:
bits of daily intercourse with persons labouring
under the unhappy malady alluded to ? Were the
Counsel for the 'Prisoner prepared to shew that
, there was any 'difficulty in obtaining access to
gentlemen upon whose judgment respecting insane
persons the Court could rely ? Why, he would ask,
were they not brought forward ? He concluded by
defying the opposite Counsel to shew that it had been
'usual for the Comt to listen to such an application,
founded upon such fl:msy materials.

, Mr. ALLEY, in rerly, again urged the propriety of
allowing time to the prisoner's friends to prepare for
his defencet I• answer to the Attorrey•Genetal's
question with-respect to obtaining the evidence of
professional men, he had to inform the Court, that
both he and Mr. REYNOLD% ♦mho was Counsel for the
prisoner, hact applied to the two most eminent men
in this country, who were generally consulted in
cases of insanity. Otte of these- gentlemen, from
what cause he knew not, haLd returned no answer :
the othct• gentleman bad refused to attend.
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The Court having deliberated, Sir JAIIFS MANS-
'MID stated their opinion to be, that the grounds
upon which the postponement was urged were not
heilficiently specific.
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While the e names of the Jury were called over, Mr.
GARlCOWstated, in reply to what had fallen from
the Prisoner himself, that so fax from being refused
access to his pretended documents, he was offered
copies of them, and any other assistance that he'
might point out, at the expense of the Crown;
-The' Jury were then impanelled—sevea having
beSts previously challenged—a circumstance very
unusual on the part of the Crown.
Mr. ALLEY again attempted to occupy the atten-
tion of the Court on the subject of the challenges, 1
canten,ling that Mr. GARROW, on the part of the
[Crown, was bound ta'at,iign the causes of his sinl.
lenge. His objection was, however, overruled.
,A) the Jurymen were sworn in, the Prisoner looked
ete4astly at each of thems

The Junior Counsel having opened the indictment,
" !rile ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose and addressed the
Jury-with great feeling and animation, as follows :
" My Lords, and Gentlemen of Me Jury,
a Many are the painful duties which are imposed
upon me in the course of my professional pursuits ;
but never until this moment have I been called upot;
under More afflicting or more heart-rending circum-
stances. Gentlemen, the ever-to-be lamented person
whose mortal career has been suddenly ended by the
barbarous assassin now at the bar, was one of rny•
earliest personal &knits. He was a man whose whole
life was such as would have. guarded him against the
arm of any other assassin than the person now at the
bar. He was a man, Gentlemen; whose arm was
never lifted in hostility against'any human being ;
ant, sure I am, that had the cleadly blow which put
an end to his existence given him time to breathe, his
last•breath would have been expended in a prayer
to HEAVE: for the forgiveness of his murderer.
44 Gentlemen--As it was not vengean.ce nor re-
eentment for any injury itceived from that ever-to-be
lamented individual, which guided the arm of the
assassin, I. do not ask that your verdict should be
given in a spirit of vengeance or resentment—l only
sieltion to take care by your verdict that the public
:shun not be left open in future tevench detested mur-
des and aisassination.
[During this part of the .Attorney-k....—__
speech, which was delivered with great pathos, the
priioher seemed tobe greatly agitated—a thomenta?y
flush came into his ooantenance, which -before was
pallid and composed.} • •

The A.Troittm-Gssznitr. then proceeded to pate

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