The Sun.
London, England, 1827-05-14 00:00:00

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that one thing is true, when he knows
is not true. There is also a letter written by hitnw
brother, in which he makes a similar de,claratolo
writing, and if that be true, then my observatalo4o
does not apply, but if it be false, why, what an aggraTd
of the offence must it be that there should be a consP;;
to associate her with a man who who would give a 5•1
declaration, in word and in writing, of that which 0110
founded in truth ? Here are two defendants now beforeo
Court ; one is younger than the other, no doubt ; but
of an age, whatever may have been his affection Off
brother, and however much under the influepd
es
that brother—of an age at which he
but know that what his brother was Practil
was calculated to bring disgrace on himself ow./
all his family, and calculated to destroy the po.ri.
and ruin the comforts of those individuals against whiriPl_,,,t
scheme was directed. Though he be younger, yet he
not to have lent himself a willing instrument!„..e
ought to have made a communication to her IlY'Lo.

to enable- them to have taken care to have 1701
trated that which would inevitably bring °I AA
own family a very considerable negree of degraus-od
and which was calculated to produce on Miss Turner fs
her family the greatest and bitterest misery, that Arco
to become the wife of an individual who had
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ducted himself in a way this individual had condo 0
himself ; that it was not merely that a _child was to
married at an age at which she could not judge for be7o,
maarried without the knowledge and consent of her pareoei
but to a man who after this transaction, never coil
be looked upon by, her with the eye of respect'
scarcely I think with the eye of affection.
Court does carefully consider the circumstances 0
this case----it recollects that there has already beenod
one of the individuals some period of imprisonment;
individual, in his address to the Court, has contra"'
this case with an earlier case that was before the •
but a case not of this malignity,—a case in ty t
it is true, there was a • cons!: iracy to bring abriu
marriage, but in which the circumstances did
amount to anything like the malignity which t'
is here, and in which the aggravation of the P3fti
being in a higher situation of life, did not occtiPtil
This is a case in which a person not young, acquainet
with marriage duties, acquainted with what ought to be
pected from a husband, and what may be expected ?
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wife, proposes to marry a wife infinitely younger than b
self. The Court has carefully considered the eirc
stances of this case, and it does order and adjudge,
for this offence, you Edward Gibbon Wakefield
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imprisoned in his Majesty's Goal of Newgatecios
the apace of THREE YEARS ; and that you NV-";
Wakefield be imprisoned in his Majesty's gaol of
caster for the same space.
The prisoners were then led out of Court.

COVENT GARDEN MEETING.

(THIS DAY.)

In consequence of a notification from Messrs. Cobb' ,f
Hunt, and others of the Radical fraternity,'that it was tbetie
intention to harangue the populace this day, two or tey,
workmen commenced erecting hustings opposite St. Pw„.6,'
Covent Garden, shortly before 12 o'clock ; but in a few'
nutes, Mr. Lee, the High Constable of Westminster,
large body of the Police arrived, and sans cerenwnic,
menced pulling down the platform, as an obstruction te„,l
footway. Those persons who had been most active la 0!
ting up the meeting protested against this infringensea,
the freedom of discussion ; but the constables persists?oe
performing their duty, and in a few minutes the basi
were demolished.
Mr. Pitt, the auctioneer, then proceeded to Bow-st to
and applied to the Sitting Magistrate to give directions
their officers to prevent abreachof the peace, and to T,„
v
port him and the other individuals who• had called„ed
Meeting, in the performance of what they consider
a duty to their King and country. bit
; The Sitting Magistrate (Mr. HALLS) said that, -A tie'
opinion, the meeting was illegal ; and that, under og
Paving Act, the constables were quite right in relolor
rtloieugphlafatrfoer.m,Atsvhtiochthseva of the in public fa
protectionii-
san obstruction
peace, the •`'
gistrate said that in the event of a breach of the per
ty
was quite sure the officers would do their duty and test
offender, whoever he might be, into custody.
a
Mr. Pitt, with a very lachrymose countenance) Orr he
hibited his right hind, the thumb of which, he soult be
been cruelly bruised, by one of the constables, Irbr rei
(Mr. Pitt) was engaged in performing what he colig'"e•tS
his duty to his country. The magistrate condoled 'l'd
Mr. Pitt, on the injury done to his thumb, but inforoity
him that if he meant to make a charge of assatattoo
party complained against must be brought up arid pill
the matter might be fairly dealt with. Whilst Mi. tb•
was engaged in this conference with the Magistrate*. .4
other Members of the Committee were occupied in den"by
means to meet the exigency of the moment, and eO b
them to effect their purpose of addressing the mob, "'lice
by this time had considerably augmented. Aft"
interval of about half an hour, during which the enlig°_,.o%
Electors who were assembled, amused themselves by fit.)l
about dead dogs, and cabbage heads, and playing cell
variety of practical jokes equally good, a shout sures° is
the arrival of Mr. Hunt's blacking ear, bearing outsidefiv,
large letters, the word Matchless, and carrying Wish.l/Ite of
leaders of popular feeling, and the redoubted oppone°oool
the existing Administration, in the person of Moire' sl'er
and Cobbett. Thecar having drawn up in front of St. re
Mr. Lee, the High Constable, informed Mr. HuOt that
could not permit him to obstruct the public thorougbfarePhinst
that if he did not drive on, the constables would force
to do so. Mr. Hunt replied to this intimation by t` vjareif
of abuse directed against the constables, and partieuty- be
against Lee, whom he characterized as the Pere6,,n„bhett
Great down to Botley to take Cobbett. Mr-
himself also addressed the multitude, but was, of co
at"
very indistinctly heard.
Mr. Lee again informed the party that they must nut 11'
main Mr. COBBETTto obstruct the Aye, thorLoee,ughw e fare
are stopping the tl.
egir
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fare—the thoroughfare which has been made by theood
and sweat of the people.
A scene of tumult here ensued of which it is iner's
to offer any adequate description.
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The officers finding that Mr. Hunt and his eel—ceps
refused to attend to their suggestion, proceeded to Ks
the honks, which Mr. Hunt's charioteer manfully resin
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until he was at length taken into custody and loo'
Covent-garden watchhouse. Whilst this was passing' toorl
H. occasionally addressed the populace, and we ontilijoi'
him to say that the rascals who had coalesced with the 110
stens to rob the public had arranged that he she villa'
prevented from being heard. But this was .014
he wanted. Burdett and Hobhouse did pot refer'
to meet them they were afraid—and °lord,
they wished to prevent them from being tbe
At the conclusion of this address, Mr. Hunt se,g7j not
horses' reins, and observing that as they svual tbel
be allowed to speak truth in Covent-garden) per
would speak it elsewhere, drove off, to the intiu.ite,eces
tification of those who had disbursed their o,e%rcrtellg.
for places on the roofs of the Green-grocers
„coalt
It was generally understood amongst the he olds
that the orators had proceeded to Lincoln's-inn-squat but
a great number of persons proceeded in that.direetiolllest
it appeared that the fear of the Marlborough-street Uur`tto%
repeating the interruption, prevented them from tooei
Lincoln's-inn-square into a theatre of oratory.. o,oo'
therefore drove, after some short delay, to Wellin°,lo/
street, near Waterloo-bridge, where, it appeared) toe.
were allowed to proceed, without any further interror
On our arrival at Wellington-street, we found WOO,
commencing his address to the meeting. I'
he entered on the business of the meetil big
begged to intimate to the gentleman who hey
be
gold snuff-box and gold chain and seals, that
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would be so polite as to bring it to No. 3, Adag`
he (Mr. P.) would present him with ,
laughter.)—He then entered into a long eulogio°os reel
Majesty's firmness, in choosing his own Ministeres 8 010
an address, expressing warm admiration of such c:
and sanguine hopes that the country would receive
siderable benefit therefrom.--(Cries of " all, all.,
bar(
Mr. HUNT then rose to address the meeting.%ittgito
that the free and independent inhabitants of We'_fie
would express their real opinion on this address- ells;
aware how they were generally served. While they
to follow and applaud the doctrine of ther:e.et sfoo:
submitted every thing to their notice,
independent electors of Westminster, but the morn
called d
they attempted to judge for themselves they were eho
set of stupid numskulls. (Laughter.)--- If to to
second the motion, because it should not ,d yr°,
ground ; but he hoped that the people viol'ee
that they were not the puppets , which `,4 oat'.
represented to be, and that they would on "were let;
lion, differ from the principle on whit& they 0000130
namely, that of Hobson's choice.—(A laugh.) to w
observations en the proposed address, be adverted
Ministry. He was happy to find that Lsetigh).../0
Lord Wellington, and the rest of thern--(a Ithens gi
given his Majesty an opportunity of turning d the 11,0
right about. But what, he would ask them) "
triad they'
ejf
Ministry done? What would they do? Wo _ „row sl4
off' td. a pot from their porter, and 4d. a lea a
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bread ?—or, he would be glad to know, wow
ea eg
off a single one cf the taxes? The country lu