The Sun. — 1825-03-09 (London, England)

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 meditated 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 symptoms 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 deceased lived in the greatest harmony and friendship up to the moment when the melancholy deed was perpetrated—a circumstance, 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 acquittal. 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 return, 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.