Star.
London, England, 1826-08-16 00:00:00

THE ABDUCTION CASE

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tefatenca to.-our Asincaerfa wi4o44l.Eitader in
preisersion,of, the paelimitaries. ink . fir,
(villa)* after all; hit tot diffiethiefte4veli twitkpecu-
-14641 Miserurier, iii thefiritlibEe,initplifiletss.
its •the strict wow of the.term;itutiltit ts,not
cipal difficulty. The gist of. the crime of abductiarklies
in the forcible marriage. •Now the young Lady was
'carried away in England, where 'abduction is *aka,
and she was marTiert in Scotland, where such abfliicpon
is no crime at all: where the law supposes piety ;Woman
in a capacity for marriage as soon as :be is, filuateen
years of age, and holds all marriages valid if eodtnict&l
above that age, and above twelve years in the)s4le,
whether sanctioned by parents or guardians, orcoru. 11
Mr. Wakefield be tried for running away with
Turner, and marrying her, he cannot -be teed, in
England, for the crime was not comPletecrthers ;
and if he be tried in Scotland, be must be atquitied,
because .the law of Scotland does not recognise the
offence. But there is a more serious tonsequeues to
kiss T. She is to all intents and purposes, a married
woman, by the law of Scotland ; and Scotch mart es,
it is unnecessary to observe, have been recognize Cby
the Courts of England repeatedly. WI ether, theseThres
Mr. W. be punished
,oc acquitted, she is still his wife ;
for the same law of Scotland, agreeably to which she
was married, allows of no divorce, but for odultitry" or
voluntary abandonment ; a rd trtairiages there,- though
solemnized by minors, n.'t only without consept of
patients, but in the hulk if their pjohibitions*o,every
way binding; nor is the state of the questioil et all
altered by the conduct of the parties alter the ceremony.
It is a point that admits of no dispute, that were Mt.-Wakefield
imprisoned two years, or twenty years, still he would be'endiled, if
he pleased, by the l: w. of Scathed, to damns the yrnang,4aleyes his
wife; and if she should comrade ansthei troarriagkedorlntlitelife,
she would be obnoxious toga indictment fer bitamy,
chil-
dren of such *Marriage would beilleakimate. "k. •

CORNWALL AND DEVOWMINING CONTiNY.

Monday; a Meeting Shatehnlderi of,thit9im.
pang, who had • sired tlle .D'?ed. Of took
place at their R. loan, in.toenbaidsstrect. LOidslUaionat
PALliegit3Talt in the Chair. •-.•

The scene was an extraordinary one, and detUid ad-
ditional interest from the appearance of Idr. Wi3 jun.
who entered the room for the purpose of Anakitig his
statement to the Company.

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The following Minutes were send by tbiSeetetary :
" At a Special Meeting of the Board of Directors of Itte Oftrowall
and Devonshire Mining Company, held the 7th of A 460816.1
" Mr. Fisher, who was nominated by the DlftettmiStsiteitor to
the Company, was directed to examine the sitoatleti of the
Company, especially on the
.question. as to the porebastraltd sale
of the Minns in question, and also as to two notes, called prOinissory
notes, for 5,0091 each, given by some of the Ditectdrs to the Bank-
ing-houses of Sir W. Kaye and Co. and Sir John Firming add Co.
several Members of the two firms bring also •Directots of
the Conipany.
" Mr. Kershaw attended the Meeting of the Betardlbte fifty, Tie
was asked who attended the Meeting on the 7th of"AptiVlB2s.
lie answered, at this distance of time be c"uld not rkeoliect : he
declined naming the other parties besides himself' who reteetved
money from Mr. Walks: -
" Questions put to Mr. Aston, and his xviswers;wiisiltteitied the
Meeting at the Albiou, tm the lib of April, teed!' • :•• • ~.
" Mr. Willis, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Sint, Mv. KershmeortypeiS and
prrbaps others. :•• ••).
" Mr. Aston was asked, if he knew whether abyversen tillho WAS
now a Director had received .thy pioney?--"I beak rotas i and
the Director I allude to is Mr. Moore.' f: •
" Mr. Moore declared intmeillatkly, that po. liar) tistrieceivad
ally monies. .• 2..1- • 1 .
" On the motion of Mr. Sullivan, serondedligttatidorotslientpn.
" It vrai Rentkimr=That irtittirruptnimelitthis boarda.ollai no
r to
person, havingelsecome a Director, orhaving it
111
erinnt•—t Ls
become a Director of the Coniwall and bevatish* Mining Com-
. parr); cookliiiiiiiiiternly with .bit.datty:.as.a..-Dircrsarrlvs from
Mr. Wicks any payment in consideration of, or in any way with re-
ference to, the formation of the tompany.
" At a Meeting of the Board or Directors; held on the 7th of
August, love,
" Mr. Aston preduced •the list of persons-orb% bad reeeteed
money. from Mr. Wilits:—S. Bell Barrett, Esq. M.P. William
Kershaw, K'q. William Sins; Esq.'lP: %Phi, Esieltibstll;ay, Iraq.
William Aston, E.g." • • ‘. e
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Lord PA LIIIIRIITOS moved, that the Minuteshe approl;
Mr..Wit.xs now addtessed ,the Mer.tintnn„t soh-
j ct of the charges brought against hio? by bAct4elyrke.
all of which he designated as base calumnies.s.4, de-
fence consisted in :Taborting .tynn one pi,,ty(9 of tis
colleagues a shasein the, transactions nlitch hilitbeen
urged• as, constituting a fraud upon. the -.Ckyßany,
especiallr as retelling to the purchase of some mines at
an exorbitant pri,fit. '1 he. Directors, who. halls ttceived
snoney•fromtlim, had received it with/00401g any
siemand upon ivip, and they ought to:retnrp thttfruney
40 bone but him, although he did not ask for tt., was
gross to state that his bilis fur shaves were clishondbred.
Was not he (Mr. Wilk') the only peisnu who hid 'con-
%anted to receive his slimes in the Welshlrosi.Company,
and had he not given in payment a hill for.soot. which
bill was paid? Mr. Claske, had alisays,been.vely civil,
until he (Mr. Wilks) objected to his admission to tke
Welsh Slate Meeting. Mr. Cliike attacked ecinipanies,
and spoke of private transactions which had no ieference
whatever to the subject. Mr. Wilks then mentioned all
which he said he knew about what waLealled the
;44 Concoction" of the Company. He next entered into a
vari.ty of explanations in defence of his conduct, wtich
'were f illowed by the statements of others.;:io the course
14 which much acrimonious and angry,lafignage was
used, until Lord Palmerston declared he would quit
the Chair it it was not disc ontinued.
After much crimination and recrfiktination,• .
Mr. CLARIS said, 1 trust t shall have access to the, doinments
which may be necessary, aid I assure the. mooing, that.notbing
shall deter me from doing all I can to have dais eerie ;01), investi-
gated at the OW Willy—(A laugh and applause).
After the motion that the minutes be apprevesi, pud thanks
Lad been voted to his Lordship, the • Meeting .separased..
- Dr. Gooch has been appointed Librarian, to the Kutch
in the room of the late Bishop of Llandaff. The .HsAttiro like Sir
Wu.t.itm KNIGHTON, has been one of. thc..musf Awseysful Ay,
coucheurs of his time. • • • -7 to: at- •
CHESS. , • •
Tuesday, the Pbilidorian Match veil p1#164 it Bristol, by lafr.
Keen, of the Middle TernOlo..againd Mr; Riddle and Mr. Jake*.
the city of Bristol. Mr; seen played two games at the same
date one of them without seeing the pieces, geeing fur advantage
of the pawn and move in the game which/splajt4 sveinplie Pkees.
He won Both lames.
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GREAT MATCH.

On Wednesday morning the 4d instant, a gentleman started from
Edinburgh to ride to LochneU House, in Argykshire, baring re-
lays of horses at the end of each twelve miles. He accomplished the
journey. stoppages included, in. ten hours, the distaste:Acing 122
miles. An accident occurred, which rendered the performance more
difficult. A Highland lad to whom one of the boron was intrusted,
with strict orders to walk it about, bad the folly to mount, and in
endeavouring to pick up his bonnet which was blown of, he checked
the spirited animal roughly, and canoed it to rear suede biekwards,
when the horse and rider both tumbled over. o Arldiptto the depth
of to or so feet. The hone was killed ga.the sok and tkit unfor-
tunate rider only survived a few hours.'
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CORN =CHAIM& MARI:LA/4414 Atitel6.
The arrivals of all sorts of Grain are ezter'of Foreign
Oats, the quantity of which is emeiderablo. , Wheat maintains the
prices of Monday, with little doing. Earley, Beans, and Peas are
unaltered in value. Oats may be conldered the same mast market-
day, with little business doing.—Arrivals r English Wheat, 1,690
qrs. Barley, 200 qrs. Oats, 715 qrs. Foreign Oats, 4,963 qrs.

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FASHIONABLE- INTELLIGENCE.

MOVEMENTS.
The Earl of Sefton left town yesterday, for his seat, Stoke
Farm, Berkshire.

- The Earl of Itoeksavage arrived in town yesterday, from a tour.
Lord Efolyneux has arrived at his father's, thisEariof Sellout
scat, Ororteth HaU, near Uverpool, from a tour.
Lord and Lady Crawley left the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle
strLord eet, yesterday, for their seat in Surrey.
and Lady Nugent have left their seat, Lilieys, Bucks,
for Stowe.

Lord Folkestone has kft his father's, the Earl of Radnor, Long-
ford Castle, for the Isle of Wight.
Lady Charlotte Seymour arrived in town yesterday, from a visit
to Baroness Willoughby d'Eresby, at her seat, Grinisthurpe Castle
Lincolnshire. _ _

Worthing,
The Hon. George and Lady Georgina Ellis have left
for Rurnsey. Hants.
Captain and Airs Horsley have left the Bath Hotel, Arlington.
street, for the Continent.
Arrivals at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jameg's street—Sir C. and
Lady Mill, from a tour; and Captain fleresford. from Windsor.
Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook street—Colonel and
Mrs Fordyce and family, from their seat, Eyton House, 13erks ;
and Colonel Grey and Payne, Esq. from Ireland. The Rev.
John Meure has left ditto, for Ireland.
Departures from Thomas's Hotel. Berkeley square—Mr and
Mrs. Wyndham, for their seat in Norfolk and T. West, Esq.
M.P. for Brighton.
Arrivals at Bates Hotel, Dover street—The Right Hon. the
Earl of Lismore ; J. Williams, Esq. from Africa; Mr and Mrs.
G. Smith and family ; and H. Nelson, Esq. Departures—Mr and
Mrs.G. Thompson and family, for Norfolk ; Mrs Theobald and
family, for Brighton; Miss Ileror., for ditto; 11. T. Thompson,
for York ; Mr and Mrs Newcome, for Ramsgate; and G. Thorn-
wall,, Esq. for Birmingham.