The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-10 00:00:00

mined in good demand at improving

n three WE

s had been at
per lb. The imports for the last week at
I been 3500 bales. The stock in hand was
20,000 hales, not including. 3,000 that

From the market. The entire
1, would reach 2,130,000 bales.
Ist of October, had amounted

being 600,000 bales over last year,

accounts very large quantities were ar-
'exian sea-ports from the interior. The
the last quotations for New York :-
9; Upland, 61. to 91; New Orleans, 7
7 to 10!.

n foreign exchange for the packet had
1 the rate on London had declined to
lavre, 5.30 to 5.32 ; Bremen, 77-)i ;
lamburg, 351. Freights were not so

.ounts from Campeachy, that place
by the sea and land forces of the

DWI

D OXFORD FOR HIGH

REASON

CRIMINAL COURT—TnunsnAx.
laving been fixed by the judges at the last
itral Criminal Court for the trial of Edward
with the offence of high treason, the Old

clock vy

pen for if

,ilmission of such of

rocured tickets from the Sheriffs

y the Under Sheriffs were precisely the

Lt trial of -C
ourvoisier,
'st confusion prevailed,

ery part by a liigbly

,ed Edward Oxford to be placed at

ne forward with a light step, and with the
countenance which he exhibited when ar-
cs. He looked carelessly round the court

having made a survey of the
it of the dock op his elbow, and

with the flOweis strewed before him. All
y directed towards him, but he did not

gaze, but retained his position with the
composure. The jury having taken their
t ten o'clock, the Sheriffs, Under Sheriffs,
officers ushered into court Lord Denman,
rson, Mr. Justice Patteson, and the Re-

for the prosecution were the Attorney Gene-
'Jar General, Mr. Frederick Pollock, Mr.
Gurney, and Mr. Wightman ; for the pri-
ney Taylor and Mr. Bodkin.
having pleaded not guilty,
EY-GENERAL opened the case. After ex-
teral nature of the law, he said he was inform-
stions would be submitted for the considera-
The first, he continued, is whether supposing
e accountable for his actions, he is guilty of
to his charge? and the second question will
le same time he committed the act he was
his actions ? The burden of the proof on
is entirely on the prosecution. The pri-
ke presumed to be innocent, and unless I
y before you clear and satisfactory evidence
Tilt, it will be your duty to acquit him. But
stion the evidence I am instructed to lay
see no reason to disbelieve the witnesses)
power to suggest any doubt ti at possibly
nnds. It is, however, for you to hear
to determine upon its weight. The pri-
you perceive, a young man, about 18 or
though, from his appearance, you would
had reached that age. He was born in
ne when young to London ; and went to
T.eambeth, and had since been in the
icans in the capacity of barman. He
,uggested and stated, a potboy, but a
.gaged in superintending the business of
zatis who employed him. And when I talk
Al stated out of court, 1 must very re-
of you to discard from your recollections
ave heard or read, and be guided entirely
fence which will be laid before you. He
the capacity of barman to his aunt, who
iuse at Hounslow ; he then served somewhere
other place he had held was at a public-house
t. He had left that service about ten days
usaction, and went into lodgings, at No. 6,
!of-square, Lambeth, where he resided up to
ence was committed. It would appear that
sly formed a plan to make a direct attempt
he Sovereign. On the 4th of May, in the
vill be• proved, while he was living at the
mentioned, he bought a pair of pistols from
name of Hayes, residing in Blackfriars-
lught at the same time a powder-flask.
he practised shooting at a shooting-
shooting-gallery in the
.6-gallery at the west end of the
, the 3d of June, the week before the
Actment, he went to the shop of a per-
Grey, with whom he had been at school,
ridge-road, Lambeth, and bought from
copper caps to use in firing pistols. He
ame time where he could buy some bul-
where bullets were to be had, and he said
self some gunpowder. On the evening of
of June, he had a pistol with him,which he
.ien asked what he meant to do with it,
said he bad been firing at a target. We
sday, the 10th of June. Gentlemen, you
of the custom of her Majesty Queen Vie-
ton with Prince Albert, frequently to take
fternoon or evening in the parks, without a
rill strictly in the manner of private life. It
'n this Wednesday, about four o'clock, the
4he park, and saw Prince Albert returning
going into Buckingham Palace. The
ustitution Hill, and there remained,
the Queen. At about six o'clock the
..nce Albert, left the Palace in a low
ith four horses and two outriders, who went
other attendants. Her Majesty was seated
if the carriage, and Prince Albert on the right.
re lip Constitution Hill, and about 120 yards
he prisoner, Edward Oxford, walking hack-
irds, width his hands under the lapells of
vas on the right hand side of the road.
a approached he turned round, nodded, then
a his breast, and when the carriage was
discharged the pistol. The ball whizzed
to side of the road, and in all probability
unconscious at that moment of any at-
nade upon her life: He then looked back
is standing near him, and drew another
at her Majesty. It would seem that the
ir,g at her, for she stooped down, and
of God preserved her. The Queen fin-
) the residence of her august parent.
'orable number of persons on the
among them a man

uare—at

nied by I

im-
• , xho rushed across anti
rd and took the pistols from Min.
nt believed to be the offender, but the
s I that shot at her." accord-
tody,
He was
and conveyed to the station-house;
y put the question, " Is the Queen hurt ?
he was not, he was asked if there were
stols, and he admitted that there were.
hen searched, and in his room was found
tied to be his, containing a sword scab-
;s, a bullet mould, a black crape, a razor,
c ounces of gunpowder, five bullets, and
ion caps. There were also found a pocket-
papers which I must read to you. (The
an then read the documents purporting to
y called Young England, but as these dom_
i already before the public, it is unnecessary.
Under these circumstances, and still emp-
tier to be accountable for his actions, it will
whether you have any doubt of his guilt.
3 have not been found, I do not think there
evidence any doubt that the pistols were
L. I now come to the second question—.
• the prisoner was in such a state of mind
discharged the pistols as to be account-
? I will at .once admit that if it can

time he could Rot,distinguish be:

ght and wrong, that he laboured under son)e de-
hat he was insensible to the consequences of the