Litchfield enquirer., 1835-04-23

a0dS SnS0ne at the time when he committed | the ssh act. and abundant evidence there was
 to justify such verdict. The counsel for the
 prosecution might as well have thrown up his
 case before halfthe evidence had been given i;
 and in fact it would have been more grace
 iuI tn him t0 have done SO. for more palpa-
 ble case of t0Oaey was never exhibited in a
 court Of justice. The appearance the pris-
 Oner was. literally, primG .tdcis evidence of the 1 poor fellows condition. He has, as Doctor l Sewal justly observed, "that .indescribable
 something in hia cOanienance which cannot
 be mistaken by those who are accustomed to
 cases 0f insanity his eye, his complexion, his voice, and attitude, even are aIl'' those of" a ! tnOon-struck man." the probable reason of
 the thing, tno, Is not very far tO look for; it
 is hereditary: his father, it appeared from the evidence of near relative, was drranged
 in EnglaDd, and his aUni died mad. SOe much
 for tlfe 2. gunpOwtler treason and plOt'' part Ofthe alfaIr. 1e l It is a nevef. violated custom to make al!
 prisoners. on peculiar charges, handsome or
 interesting Lagl aware; hut. positively, Law renee is, in appearance, a very interesting and f (goOd-IOoktng man, with fine high forehead He was Oressed in gray coat, somewhat, it
 appeared to me. of the shape of shooting
 coat. black cravat and vest. and his whole ap- pearance was that Of neatness and geu,ilify.
 His manner was very dignifed-he seemed
 to be operated upon by very king-like feel. 1 iHgs and fer a considerable time during the ] early part Of the session. he seemed inclined
 t0 assert his pFerogative in a most absolutr
 manner; he rose repeatedly, and in ayiolcni 1 manner denied the ''pOwer of the court to fry
 him. inasmuch as they were his subjects ;'
 he said he had merely come up there to "claim the assistance of the court in getting his revenue out of the Bank 0fthe U. States; ;' 'sit was not for the court to pass judgment on him." he said, ''but on them ;'' and he re-
 minded Mir. Woodward, the deputy marshal, that if he did not take his seat and mind his own business, he should use him with EreateT severity than ever he had yet done.''
 ' The evidence Of the doctOrs was syith one exception most decisive, as to their opinion of his insanity. Keys witnesses the US. coun- ssI, alone were sufficient tO have proved mad ness; and yet he did argue most stsenuously to show political influence; (bah } aud the doctor whom have excepted above, Ia Dr.. CausiB,) did quirk and quibble to my appre-
 hension most ridieuiansly, to prove that the
 man was only under tue influence of a false
 maginatiua--and not of insanity; that he was able tp discriminate the President from
 MT. Woodbary. and t 50. might in some sort
 of way, could not tell exactly which. be-, perhaps, in some degree, to be held. it might
 be, 8 responsible eagent. Mir. Brent (his conn- seD pleaded hard to have Lawrence remov-
 ed out of court. as the crime was but mis-
 demeaDor; for IS have said at the first part of the trial he showed aymptan1s of consider | able excitement; but it was pot permitted, and on Brent assuring him ihst he would get his money for him, that day, he sat down quite quiet fOr the remainder of the trial keeping his head in an almost immovable po- sitiOn, 0finqnistix hilst the several wit
 nesses were exami0ed. Audrey Jackson was not examined.;, nor was the POindexter affair further allpd+d iO. than by a question put tU Governor Dicksrson, which elicited the answer that thA President did say in an- gry terms, :. he knew where that came from;" and he lAlr. D. had been informed some thing else which he did not hear. The jury were not out Of court more than five minutes. The court wps exceedingly crowded. The jury having given their verdict, Judge Cranch ordered that the marshal should see that ev- cry care should be taken to render Lawrence as comfortable as his situation would permit till further order was taken i0 the matter l by the court" Star.
 THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
 The Packet ship Ontario, arrived from London last night. having sailed on the 2sd from Portsmouth.
 The papers are usually barren ofnews. not l only from England hut from the Continent. 1 No great question had been taken in Parlia- l ment to test the strength of Parties.
 The correspondents of the Times under date of Paris 17th, says: '.The fate of the Amer ican question, however, seems tOlprably se- cure. 1t is expected that the report of the ccmmittee will he presented on Saturday, and that>the dscIssion will he brought on in the course of ii~xt week. An amendment on the motion for the ac.'otiOn of the report. 1 which is understood to reco1T.aed the simple and unconditional recognition of sst:..s treaty. will suggest thattlie whole question be Opca- l ed up, that rigorous investigation of the claims be entered into. and that nothing more be due. It is expected, however. that the Ministers. with inc aid of those earnest remon. strances which daily arrive from all the great hle to command a majority of upwards of 70 in favour of the simple adoption Of the report and the legislative sanctiOa Of the treaty"
 The opening speech Oftke new Premier in the French ChAtnbers, was very full a0d can did as to the intended measures Of the govern tnent. aod appears to have given much satis- facti0a. ssa tg. n-s.
 .sThe IL s. sAaadr6n in tbe Mediterranean had assembled at the Baicaris Island, and con-
 sisted Of two ships Of the line, two friSates, a
 slonp "f war and a gnobrig. It was reported in France that ,nOFe American men ct war were expected, and the French irigaie La Bell"ne had been despatched tO watch our l squadron.
 l An ac,iontook place in Spain. March l2th. | kaN oh